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There has been no effort to look for subtle, long term health effects that could affect workers exposed to levels of pollutants that fall within the official limits. Recent studies in international cities (like Parisand Seoul) have suggested that toxic pollutants — including manganese and chromium — may be present in the ambient air of underground transport systems, creating toxic environments for workers who spend much of their time underground.
There is an important need for further research to elaborate on the relationship between airborne pollutants in subway stations and public health. But, "to do any further studies, we need to find funding first," says Steve Chillrud, an environmental geochemist at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and the man behind David Epstein's 2001 mission.
Certainly the potential for damaging health effects is high, especially for vulnerable populations such as asthmatics, the elderly, children and veteran subway workers. More than 4.3 million New Yorkers take the subway daily. At least another 38,000 people work in this microcosm, repairing equipment, driving trains and welding tracks.
The original experiment
Chillrud had originally zeroed in on the subway because of the unforeseen results of a previous project. In the winter of 1999, the TEACH study, the Toxic Exposure Assessment, a Columbia and Harvard study, followed 38 New York City high school kids outfitted with custom designed pump-backpacks.
Their aim: to figure out where these inner-city teenagers were being exposed to the highest levels of urban air toxics.
The results: The backpack samples had much higher levels of toxic metals than the air samples collected from the students' homes, schools or the outdoors.
As the team puzzled over where these particles were coming from, Chillrud connected the dots. Students who lived far away from school and commuted showed the highest levels of metal exposure. Here was the answer: The toxic particles were from pollution in the NYC subway system. Even worse, Chillrud says, "The results suggested that levels could be 100 times higher than the levels measured outside."
Friction is the most likely culprit for underground steel dust. As wheels scrape rails, the impact of steel on steel causes clouds of large, angular steel shavings to rise. So when a train thunders into a station, screeching to a halt at the platform, it is kicking up a massive steel dust fuss. These particles are recognizably different from steel dust particles on the street, says Chillrud: larger in diameter, enriched with iron, manganese and chromium and heavier by weight.
To explore this further, Chillrud measured students' exposure levels to steel dust, defined as underground metal particles with a diameter smaller than 2.5 micrometers. The findings, a part of student David Epstein's undergrad thesis, were below federal safety standards for occupational exposures.
In the second part of his study, Chillrud also looked at the effects of this dust in a small, random group of subway workers. He measured for short-term stress indicators in the workers' blood and urine samples, including DNA damage. The good news was that these indicators did not seem to increase with higher exposure to steel dust. The bad news: No one looked at long-term effects of metal poisoning.
Potentially poisonous metals
We already know that manganese, iron and chromium can be particularly malevolent metals. Herman Gibb is an environmental epidemiologist who worked at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and is now the president of Tetra Tech Sciences, a private environmental consulting company. His major interest is toxic metals in humans; and chromium tops the list. Gibb says that hexavalent chromium, one of the two forms of the metal, "is certainly the most carcinogenic of all elements we know.
Although this form of chromium is not usually found in steel metal, steel welding (often performed in the subway) is known to create hexavalent fumes. The Columbia scientists believe the noxious chemical could pervade the subway, but since only total chromium was measured, they cannot be sure. Chillrud says that a follow-up study could rectify this discrepancy by looking specifically for hexavalent chromium.
Exposure to manganese and iron — the other components of steel dust — have been linked to neurodegenerative illnesses like Parkinson's disease. Studies have shown that concentrations of 31 parts per billion (ppb) can lead to neurological changes and elevated manganese in people's blood and urine. However, the maximum levels of exposure found in the Columbia study were
about 0.9 ppb, well under this lower limit.
Chillrud's study showed that the concentration of steel dust from Epstein's eight hours in the New York subway was 27.5 ppb. This figure is at least two magnitudes smaller than what's listed in the Occupational Health and Safety Association guidelines, over 8 hours of exposure.
Some evidence suggests that even low-level exposures may have a biological effect. In 2006, medical bioscientist Hanna Karlsson at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden discovered that many of these subway particles undergo a toxic transformation when they contact cellular DNA. Once inside a cell, they become what chemists call "free radicals" — molecules with an unpaired electron in their outer orbit. This means their chemical reactions can destabilize our DNA by mutating its sequence; in turn, these mutations could lead to cancer and other chronic diseases.
Currently, there is no experimental evidence for this in people exposed to steel dust. Not only would scientists learn from further experiments, but more importantly, research would benefit the people who have spent years working in the cavernous depths of the subway.
The ultimate risk group: subway workers
Meet Frank Goldsmith, director of occupational health at the Transit Workers Union in New York. Frank is a tall, gaunt man with bright eyes and a snowy beard. He has a firm handshake, a sudden smile and refers to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) only as "The Company."
"Everybody uses it and loves it, but almost nobody has done any primary research on the urban mass transit," he sighs. "It's a big question mark."
In November 2001, Steven Chillrud began calling Goldsmith repeatedly. Chillrud had just got the results from David Epstein's backpack expedition and was worried. "We wanted to look at workers in the subway systems because they should be exposed to even higher levels and we might have seen hints of health effects," Chillrud says.
Although the results from the study did not seem to be significantly negative, there was still need for further research. Health outcomes of steel dust pollution are much more visible over prolonged exposure times — respiratory disease can take 15 to 20 years to develop. But the workers studied were not picked from among the most experienced. "The question is what workers did you look at and how many years have they been on the job?" asks Goldsmith.
In fact, Dr. Frank Kelly, an environmental health professor at Kings College, London, believes there are almost no long-term or "chronic" studies looking at this issue. "I'm not aware of any occupational studies done in this group of workers, which have been carried out over the time period needed to confirm [health effects]," he says.
The transit workers union vs. the MTA
To fill the gap, Goldsmith decided to take matters into his own hands. In the winter of 2008, he approached the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), for the vital ingredient: money. The idea was to look at medical insurance claims being made by workers of the Metropolitan Transport Authority, according to their job titles and experience, and look for patterns in their illnesses. The proposal passed the internal NIOSH review and was approved for funding in early 2010.
"To do the study, we needed approval from MTA for release of the medical claims data," says Fred Blosser, a NIOSH Press Officer, in an email. Surprisingly, permission was denied.


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Back by popular demand: MORE of Sophie Grace Jones' lunchbox ideas. All on my list to try over the next few days :)
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Couscous and halloumi salad
Cook 1 cup of couscous, add 1 tbsp of butter and use a fork to fluff up. Leave to cool. In a separate bowl add half a tin of washed and drained chickpeas and 1 grated carrot. Mix well and add to the couscous. Meanwhile dry fry half a pack of halloumi cut into small chunks until browned and add to the couscous. My daughter loves a spoon of mayonnaise on top or pesto (pesto not for lunchbox though, as it contains nuts).
Sausage and cheese breakfast bagel
Slice a bagel in half and toast under the grill. Place slices of Cheddar cheese over the top for a minute until melted. Meanwhile cook your child favourite sausage (we like the Quorn vegetarian ones!) once cool slice into long strips and place inside the bagel. Cut into easy child size pieces. You could also use mashed avocado and cream cheese.
Egg fried rice
Boil 100gr brown rice, drain and set aside. Meanwhile in a saucepan heat a little olive oil and add 1 chopped carrot, 1 chopped courgette, 5 chopped mushrooms and stir-fry until soft for a few minutes. Add in the rice and 1 egg and cook, always stirring, for 1-2 minutes or until the egg has browned.
Tuna and black olive pockets
Drain a tin of tuna and put into a bowl with 1 tbsp of mayonnaise, 6 chopped black olives, 1 small cucumber diced finely, a squeeze of lemon juice and mix well. Use Arabic bread or pitta breads and fill.
Banana and blueberry smoothie
In a blender add 1 banana, 1 cup of milk, half a cup of frozen blueberries, 2 tbsp of natural yoghurt and blend well. When my daughter is not taking this to school I would use almond milk or add in a large spoon of peanut butter for protein.
Thanks again, Sophie! xx
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Sophie Grace Jones
Sophie enjoyed working as a professional nanny in London and Dubai working with high profile clients. After having a daughter of her own, she decided to reach out to parents offering support, advice and to share her experiences through her online community Facebook page: Right Routine. Sophie has studied nutrition and has a huge passion for healthy eating and exercise, incorporating her learning into the recipes and ideas that she shares.


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A couple who was happily married for years has moved to a wonderful modern city. Got a nice apartment nicely furnished. Morning wind blows windows silky pink curtains. A portrait reflects happened welcomes visitors at the main door.
Things changed dramatically when suspensions started to control wife's soul. She spotted her husband in the car par with a blond. She was tall, slim, dresses in a black leather mini skirt. Doubts started to penetrate her mind and anger filled her heart. This time, I will not keep calm, she thought.
Baby, today I have all the reasons in the world to express that this is the time to smash this pest; jealousy. I can not stand your secretary, please quit this job and let us leave this city.


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ACBC Victoria is pleased to invite you to the next event in our SME Briefing Series exploring the skills, protocols and language issues you need to be aware of when negotiating with the Chinese, as well as how to avoid potential pitfalls.
Our guest speakers are Ms Kate Ritchie, CEO and Mr Charles Qin, Managing Director and Chief Interpreter, Chin Communications.
- They will offer practical steps to those involved in or considering doing business with China regarding how to avoid communication problems with Chinese counterparts.
The presentations will be followed by the opportunity for discussion and Q&A, as well as ample networking opportunities.


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Part 1 In Cold Blood
This book is an interesting book don't get me wrong but it is a really hard book to get into. I find the different use of perspectives a nice way to change up the style of writing but I think there is way to much narration and detail. I get why the detail is needed in the beginning but even on page 100 there is still a lot of detail and it is hard to keep engaged in the story. I felt really bad when the little girl was the one who found Nancy dead. That was a really horrible thing to have to read and the way they described how they found the bodies was rather disturbing.
I did find one quote that I really liked just because it made no sense but it sounds like it should. "If one bird carried every grain of sand, grain by grain, across the ocean, by the time he got them all on the other side, that would only be the beginning of eternity" (69).
But I did like the perspective of Perry and Dick because you can tell by the way they talk to each other and the way they act that there is some kind of history and it is an interesting thing to try and figure out before you are told.
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Are you running short on energy nutrients?
We hear it all time that we need nutrients like folate, calcium and Vitamin C. However, there are energy nutrients that you don't hear about as often and may be overlooked to the point that you lack these nutrients in your diet.
This article will tell you about the 5 major energy nutrients that can help enhance your energy and fight disease.
Here are the most popular energy nutrients that can help you find a better well-being in you and a specific solution to increase your energy level while reducing stress.
5 Energy Nutrients You May be Lacking:
The following are 5 energy nutrients which you may be lacking and some tips on where to get them.
Vitamin E. Studies show that around 28% of people are deficient in this vitamin. The normal dose of vitamin E is 15 mg each day.
What it does? It reduces the risk of getting heart diseases and improves a person's immunity.
Why you're lacking it? If your diet is very low in fat, this could be a reason why your body is vitamin E deficient.
How to obtain it? This vitamin is typically found on natural fat-rich plant foods such as nuts, seeds and oils. If you can add to your diet fortified cereals, it would be a good thing.
Iron. This is one of those energy nutrients we don't think of often and evidence tells us that 12% of people are lacking in iron.
What it does? This energy nutrient is needed to assist in delivering oxygen all through your body.
Why you're lacking it? If you are on a diet and you are trying to avoid meat, this could be the major reason why you are iron-deficient. The iron found in animal proteins such as poultry, beef or lamb is directly absorbed by our body while iron found in vegetables aren't as effectively absorbed.
How to obtain it? For the body to have enough iron, your diet must also consist of animal protein daily. The redder the color of the meat, the more iron it contains. Beef is the best source of iron compared to chicken and pork. In addition to meat, clams are also known to contain iron. Ten steamed clams are said to have the ability to supply 27 mg of iron with less calories than the meats mentioned above.
Potassium. According to research, most people are low in potassium.
What it does? The normal daily dosage of this energy nutrient is 4700 mg. It helps assist in muscle contraction and controls fluid and mineral balance every time you sweat.
Why you're lacking it? You probably are not eating enough vegetables and fruits.
How to obtain it? The best potassium sources include a baked potato, tomato sauce, white beans and bananas.
Zinc. Studies tell us that almost 50% of people are deficient in zinc.
What it does? This energy nutrient is known to assist in controlling the body's metabolism and is known to stimulate your protective immune system.
Why you're lacking it? Your diet might not include beans and wheat germ, that's why.
How to obtain it? Consume a cup of baked beans and get almost half of the recommended daily dose.
Magnesium. According to studies, most people get only 3 quarters of the recommended daily dose of magnesium.
What it does? This energy nutrient is needed in producing energy and in muscle function.
Why you're lacking it? Your diet might not contain enough seafood.
How to obtain it? Eat more fish! Three oz of halibut can give you 91 mg of magnesium. If you simply don't love seafood, you can also consume one-half cup of all-bran cereal, black beans or cooked spinach.
Get Energy Nutrients When You Eat or You Must Supplement:
Energy nutrients can be found in a wide variety of foods and the above list will help get you get started on the right track. If you find that eating the proper foods to provide you with these energy nutrients seems a bit too difficult then you must supplement.
Besides these energy nutrients there are 2 herbs, Tulsi and Ashwagandha, proven to increase energy and as a side benefit, provide stress relief. Energy nutrients are important and these two herbs when used together are known to have the capabilities to balance energy and build a calm more focused person in you.


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Housing News Roundup: September 21, 2016
Presidential Candidate Cites Affordable Housing as Key to Ending Poverty
In a New York Times op-ed, Hillary Clinton notes that while poverty rates are going down and incomes are rising, "we still have work to do" to end poverty for American families. A central part of Clinton's description of her poverty plan is creating more affordable housing by expanding the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and emphasizing reinvestment in neglected communities, including those with long histories of poverty and those with large minority populations. The reinvestment plan would draw from a 10-20-30 proposal from Rep. Jim Clyburn, which has generated bipartisan support. Under the proposal, 10 percent of federal investments in communities would go to places where at least 20 percent of the population has been living below the federal poverty level for at least 30 years.
Source: The New York Times
Energy Insecurity Threatens Residents' Health
Energy insecurity and households' financial inability to heat, cool, or otherwise power their homes, poses health risks for residents. The lowest 20 percent of earners in the United States spend about 10 percent of their monthly income on electricity, over seven times more than that paid by the top 20 percent of earners, leaving an estimated 16 million US households energy insecure. Insufficient heating and cooling causes residents to experience asthma attacks, chronic anxiety, and depression. Additionally, families who create makeshift solutions with candles for light or open ovens for heat put themselves at greater risk for house fires. An energy rating system to inform renters and owners of energy costs before moving in, greater support from federal programs, or stronger state and local regulations could reduce the financial hardship experienced by low-income residents because of energy costs. More importantly, energy efficiency needs to be not only "for the environment's sake," but it also needs to address "the human toll when families are forced to meet their basic energy needs."
Source: CityLab
Increased Funds Could Increase Affordable Housing near a New Revitalization Project
The Atlanta BeltLine revitalization project would use an additional $7.5 million to increase housing affordability in adjacent areas, attempting to decrease displacement. As part of a campaign for a new $50 million bond that would help fund BeltLine development, 15 percent of that funding would finance affordable development. While repurposing old railroad thoroughfares into new public parks, trails, and other transportation pathways, the project plans to build 5,600 affordable units along the revitalized areas; only 560 have been built thus far. A segment of the project, the eastside trail, has already experienced significant increases in housing costs. Targeting additional funds for affordable housing would attempt to alleviate the problem noted by Atlanta city councilman Andre Dickens: "What is affordable today may not be affordable tomorrow."
Source: Next City
Public Housing Repairs Attract Private Funds through the Rental Assistance Demonstration
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a 20-month evaluation of the Rental Assistance Demonstration program, which uses private capital to renovate public housing, addresses capital backlogs, and keeps the units viable as affordable housing. Using $2.5 billion in private investments, the program repaired over 19,000 public housing units between 2012 and 2015. This equates to $9 in private investment for every $1 in public funds. The public-private partnerships worry some advocates, especially when property ownership is given to private operators who work with the public housing authority on the condition that the rent for the units remain below market levels. However, without this partnership, approximately 10,000 units per year would become uninhabitable because of disrepair. HUD secretary Julián Castro said, "The Rental Assistance Demonstration is attracting substantial investment in a budget environment where public dollars simply can't keep pace with the growing backlog of capital needs."
Source: The Wall Street Journal
Impact Fees and Property Tax Increase Pass through Denver City Council
The Denver City Council voted to increase property taxes and impose an impact fee on new construction to fund affordable housing. After hearing public debate over two competing pieces of legislation, the city council chose not to delay a constant funding source for affordable housing another year but pass revenue-generating measures that will provide affordable housing development plans with $15 million annually for 10 years. Amendments to the legislation allow the impact fee to be raised in three years and require the program to be reauthorized. Next year, a comprehensive housing plan will be developed and will direct the funds to specific projects. Housing advocates view this as a victory, but developers claim that this is an undue burden that will be passed on to consumers. However, including the impact fee "makes sure those making money off the city's boom pay to offset the rising housing costs that have come with it."
Source: Denverite
Help for Low-Income Renters Is Not Available
The lack of housing affordability coupled with a shortage in government housing assistance programs leaves many low-income renters severely housing-cost burdened. According to the 2013 American Housing survey, 52 percent of renters living below the federal poverty level spent more than half their income on rent. Alex Schwartz of The New School states, "Low-income people simply cannot afford low-income housing." While government programs such as the Housing Choice Voucher Program, Section 8, and public housing alleviate housing affordability problems for some eligible households, the programs fail to keep pace with demand. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities calculates that 75 percent of families who rent their homes and qualify for government housing programs are not provided assistance. In contrast, tax incentives for homeowners account for most of the tens of billions of dollars the government spends annually to subsidize housing. Whether in support of additional government assistance or regulatory relief and market solutions, both sides agree that "for many of these families, the issue isn't that they don't qualify for help. It's that the help they need isn't available."
Source: FiveThirtyEight


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Academician or Tata's Trojan Horse
In the entire Tata boardroom episode one man who definitely exceeded his mandate was none other than HBS Dean and Director at Tata Board- Prof. Nitin Nohria. So who is Nitin Noharia? How and why did he get so much prominence at the Tata Board? Is it because of his academic track record (Incidently he is NOT from Harvard but an outsider) or his willingness to promote a business house agenda with there money and his power.
His profile at HBS read, 'he has served as co-chair of the Leadership Initiative, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development, and Head of the Organizational Behavior unit. Dean Nohria's intellectual interests centre on human motivation, leadership, corporate transformation and accountability, and sustainable economic and human performance'.
Nohria, son of the former Chairman of Crompton Greaves, Kewal Krishan Nohria, was appointed to the Tata Sons board in September 2013. It is in public domain, that Tata had made a generous donation of $50 million to Harvard Business School in 2010 which helped Nohria get appointed as Dean of HBS. Harvard Business School had said at the time that this was the largest gift from an international donor in the school's 102-year history. Though prima facie its not illegitimate for a big donor to play a recommendatory role in the school's next Dean's appointment. It was the possible acts of corruption, ethical misconduct and conflict of interest that followed his appointment as HBS Dean were what raised alarms across the world.
The real problem is how the Dean of HBS became a lobbying person for corporate interests across the world. As per reports in the media, Prof. Nohria and his brother in law Mr. Amit Chandra played the role of corporate henchmen to remove Mr. Mistry's as the Executive Director of the Tata Group. The legal charges filed by Mistry in the court, allege that the newly inducted directors Amit Chandra and Ajay Piramal compromised on their fiduciary duty when they should have abstained from voting. "The three newly inducted independent directors had barely attended one board meeting and yet have purported that it was more than adequate for them to form a judgement over how a complex group of companies was being run and that its executive chairman who had run the Tata group for a period of four years must be removed," said the affidavit.
Mr. Amit Chandra, country head of private equity firm Bain Capital, Mr. Ajay Piramal, Chairman of Piramal Enterprises Ltd, and Venu Srinivasan, Chairman of TVS Motor Co., joined the Tata Sons board on 25 August, 2016. The ouster of Mistry happened on 24 October, 2016.
As per the affidavit "Not only are they (Nitin Nohria and Amit Chandra) related, they have also been consultants to and earned revenues from the companies which were under the control of Ajay Piramal."
Nohria has been also blamed for knowing the financial fraud in an Air Asia deal, he concealed the information from the Board of Directors and not reporting it. It has been widely reported how he left a board meeting for an hour to take instructions from Ratan Tata. In an email from Cyrus Mistry, former Chairman, Tata group to Tata Board has made serious allegations on role of independent directors- "I have often presented to the trustees, before and after Tata Sons board meetings. This created alternative power centres without any accountability or formal responsibility, invalidating the very governance role of nominated directors, who I would assume would use their own independent judgment and discharge their fiduciary duties, were reduced to mere postmen. As an example, once, the trust director (Nitin Nohria) had to leave a Tata Sons board meeting in progress for almost an hour, keeping the rest of the Board waiting, in order to obtain instructions. Such a work pattern has also created the added risk of contravening insider trading regulations and exposed the Trust, apart from exposing the trustees to potential tax liabilities. These circumstances forced me to circulate a note on corporate governance in order to clarify the distinct roles of Tata Trusts, Tata Sons Board, and the Boards of the operating companies".
The Securities Exchange Board of India and Bombay Stock Exchange (India's largest stock exchange) started an investigation into this act as reported by the media. Even if Prof. Nohria has not committed any criminal offense but India's biggest stock exchange opening investigation into his actions and Prof. Nohria (along with his brother in law) acting as henchmen of corporate interest is nothing less than ethical malafide.
Few allegations made against Prof. Nohria which he should explain in form of a clarification:
- As Dean of HBS, would it not be conflict of interest for Dean to become a Director in a company where one party is donor to HBS?
- Does it behove a Director who doubles as prof of ethics to step into a Chairman's office ask him to resign or he would be fired?
- Did he walk out of a board room meeting to get on a phone call? Considering no form of outside communication is allowed during a Board Meeting.
- Who did he make a call to?
- Is India's Securities Exchange Board of India and Bombay Stock Exchange investigating a case of insider trading where the Dean of HBS is a possible accused?
- When did he first know of Air Asia fraud? And what actions did he propose as a Board Member to unearth the fraud?


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WARNING: Spoiler for the first minute of the Serenity movie.
One of the big questions about Firefly, at least for nerdy types like me, was "Can Serenity travel faster than light?" Seventy (or more) Earth-like planets normally take up a lot of interstellar real estate, but there wasn't any indication of FTL travel in Firefly. One hypothesis that came up on the boards (and I have no idea who first proposed it) was that the setting was a large solar system centered on a blue star. For the non-astrophysicists, that's a very big, very bright star which would have a much larger area where planets would receive Earth-like levels of radiation, so there'd be room for many useful planets to orbit around it. This would also explain the Blue Sun corporation's name--it's the big star that everybody else revolves around.
There's a few problems with this, though. Planets are spaced far enough apart that even a blue star would only have one or two in the habitable zone. That's assuming it does have planets--some theorists think the intense radiation from the star would blow away dust and gas before it could condense into planets. So you're way short of the seventy new Earths Mal mentioned.
But Serenity settles the question right in the first minute by saying humanity relocated to a blue star system. So how the heck did it get so many planets?
Poul Anderson set a story on a group of planets around a blue star. His scenario was that some fully formed rogue planets (ie, planets formed away from any star) wandered into the newly formed blue star's gravity well, were slowed into orbit around the star by drag from the surrounding nebula, and assumed their final orbits as the newly ignited star blew the nebula away. The timing on that is incredibly narrow though. Anderson was only willing to suppose a half dozen planets in the habitable zone even with that unlikely coincidence.
Now we can broaden the definition of "habitable zone" with terraforming methods. Planets close in to the sun could have a thick cloud layer established to reflect away as much light as possible (this matches Wash's description of his homeworld). Outer planets could have dark lichen or plankton covering the surface to absorb energy. Moons of gas giants can also be warmed by their primaries--a superjovian planet can put out enough heat to let a colony survive outside the nominal habitable zone. But that's still not going to get us seventy worlds.
So what's going on? Could be the 'verse has a natural accumulation of planets around a blue star. That trashes hell out of the current planetary formation theories, but those have been coming apart anyway as more extrasolar planets are discovered (they're not matching the old theories at all). In some SF settings it'd be perfectly reasonable to assume that some old alien race had arranged the planets for their own reasons and then died out, but the Firefly 'verse is alien-free and it'd be nice to keep it that way. Possibly another star had a close approach and lost its planets to the blue star, but that'd be hard to arrange, and you still wouldn't get up to seventy, because a 2nd pass like that would trash most of the planets from the first encounter.
So how else could it happen? Well, some of the technology we've seen in the Firefly 'verse is cheap contragravity and safe cold-sleep. Cold-sleep was essential for evacuating Earth. Most of the population probably stayed in storage until a planet was prepared for them to land on. It also allows a terraforming crew to start some process going, then step out for ten years until it's time to do the next step.
But the contragravity tech could scale up. We haven't seen any terraforming ships, but the Alliance cruiser is huge. Presumably an even bigger tug could be built. Or they might have some big ships lying around--the motherships which hauled a good chunk of the human race many lightyears in just a century or two, sublight. That's going to be a *huge* ship with *very* *powerful* engines. Something like that could nudge a small planet into a new, more usable orbit. Sure, it'll take decades, but what's your rush? The population is still frozen, dumped in some nice parking orbit. The terraforming crew can freeze out for a few more years until it's time for the next maneuver, or move on to the next planet.
Once we have them in a good orbit they need air and water, but smashing a few comets into them will supply that. The really hard part is getting Earth-normal gravity on them. I figured this wasn't really possible, and we'd just have to handwave the show having 1.0g for every planet,
EDIT: Oops. Gerry Tyra has pointed out that neutronium is only stable under pressure. So unless there's some way to use contragravity to crush silicon and iron into heavier elements such as mercury, as soon as you release the pressure from a planet you're crushing it'll spring back to its original size. With a noticable energy release. So that leaves us playing billard balls with planets and asteroids to merge them until they're big enough to have acceptable gravity. You'd still have some crushing work going on to round out the merged mass--wait for gravity to settle it would take too long. That won't get us to exactly 1.0g, though. But anything close to that should be tolerable.
That's the heavy-industry part of the job. It leaves you an utterly uninhabitable world--the atmostphere has no free oxygen, there's no plants growing, and the crust is unstable. But that's when you bring in your expendable-labor terraforming crews. They do the detail work of spreading plants over the whole surface. Dangerous work. Which is why the slaver ship captain was making such profit bringing in replacements in Ariel. Hard labor, breath mask accidents, frequent earthquakes--lots of replacements.
But in the end they'll have dozens of habitable worlds, bringing on another every few years. That can explain some of the different numbers--you'll get different ones depending on whether you count ones open for colonization or just reaching its target orbit.
So I think I can buy Whedon's setting after all. The key assumption--big ships with powerful contragravity drives--fits with the opening scenario. The final stage matches what we saw in the episodes. And Joss can tell the difference between SF and fantasy.


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Earlier, I had a post about the importance of drinking water to prevent kidney stones. However, that's just one of a number of strategies to reduce your chances of getting a stone. Though kidney stones can be common and recur once you've experienced them once, there are simple preventative steps you can take. And when I say simple, I really mean it. See below for a few ways to decrease your chances.
Obviously, drink enough water. You already know this. I already know this. But it bears repeating. The National Kidney Foundation found that people who produced 2 to 2.5 liters of urine each day were 50% less likely to develop kidney stones than those who produced less. To make that much urine, a person should drink between eight and ten 8-ounce glasses of water daily.
Skip high-oxalate foods. This includes spinach, beet, and almonds. They raise oxalate levels in the body, which can lead to a type of calcium stone formation. In most cases, moderate amounts of low-oxalate foods—think chocolate and berries—are okay.
Watch your sodium intake. High-sodium diets can trigger kidney stones. They increase the amount of calcium in your urine, creating—you guessed it!—calcium stones. Limit your daily sodium intake to 2,300mg and see what happens. If sodium has contributed to past kidney stones, try reducing your daily intake to 1,500mg.
Decrease your animal protein intake. Yes, I know, we all love our meat. However, eating too much animal protein (think meat, eggs, and seafood) can boost uric acid levels. If you're already prone to stones, limit your daily meat intake to the suggested single serving size—often, a stake around the size of a deck of playing cards.
Eat lemons. This is the weirdest one I've come across, but it makes a bit of se.se Citrate, a salt in citric acid, binds to calcium to block stone formation. Apparently, studies have shown that drinking ½ cup of lemon juice concentrate (diluted in water, of course) each day can increase urine citrate and reduce kidney stone risk. I wouldn't count on this one being your best bet for stone prevention, but hey, it's worth a shot.


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Sway Started cutting hair as a junior in high school. Cutting friends and family in his 160sq ft room to help his single mother who had to support a family of 4 children.
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At 19 years old, Sway enrolled into the Lubbock Hair Academy in Lubbock, Texas after graduating high school. Obtaining the knowledge of how far a barber could go. He began networking with multiple barbers around the globe who were already doing spectacular and inspiring things for the barbering industry. He decided to dedicate his life to this craft.
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To this day, Anthony religiously works on mastering his craft, priding himself in his attention to detail and understanding of hair on a technical level. In addition to being an outlet for creative and artistic expression, Anthony sees barbering as an opportunity to serve and share his passion with others.


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Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier in hospital
Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier has been admitted to hospital, the club has confirmed.
The 63-year-old was taken to hospital in Birmingham overnight.
He has spoken to the club's chief executive Paul Faulkner and his condition is said to be comfortable.
Assistant manager Gary McAllister will take Thursday's training session. Houllier has thanked supporters for their concern.
He is expected to remain in hospital for several days and is undergoing tests.
'Big shock'
McAllister will take charge of the team on Saturday for their game against Stoke at Villa Park.
Villa striker Darren Bent said: "Obviously everyone in the squad wishes that Gerard has a speedy recovery and that he is back soon, but yeah it was a big shock to all the players.
"But the main thing is his health and that he gets that right and hopefully he will be back soon."
Mr Faulkner said Houllier had sounded "positive" when he spoke to him.
He said: "I've also received a lot of good wishes from fans and I would like to thank them for their kind thoughts in wishing Gerard a speedy recovery.
"I will see him this afternoon, along with Gary, and we will pass on the fans' messages.
"I know they will mean a lot to him. We would ask everybody to respect his privacy and that of his family at this time."
Houllier had major surgery after suffering heart-related problems in 2001 when he was manager of Liverpool FC.
'Healthier and fitter'
Current Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish said: "Like everyone, his health is more important than anything else.
"We wish him well and I'm sure he is in the best possible hands."
Houllier arrived at Villa Park in September to succeed Martin O'Neill.
When he took the position Houllier revealed he had consulted his heart surgeon before accepting the job.
He said he had returned to speak to Dr Abbas Rashid, the man who led the team who performed his 11-hour operation, and was given a clean bill of health.
"When you go into a job you know there will be pressure, that it will be hard work and you won't sleep every night," he said at the time.
"You need to make sure your body is ready. I have checked that. I am much healthier and fitter now than I was before."
Villa have been hovering around the relegation zone in recent weeks, although they have won their past two matches and the club previously said Houllier had their "total support" as he attempts to guide them to Premier League safety.


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We got great news concerning Patty's blood counts on Thursday. There were all normal with the white count back up to 4.7! Hallelujah. Normal is 4 to 11. Patty and I went for her appointment with the thyroid doctor today. It was interesting. I'm in the medical field and I was finding his description of what might be going on hard to follow. In the end, he said that her thyroid levels indicated that she had hyperthyroidism. But, he suspected that she has what he called "Silent Thyroiditis" and that this would probably go away. Indeed he called later today and said that her thyroid levels were normal. He thinks that when she had the thyroid function test that maybe she already had some iodine in her system that prevented uptake in the thyroid.
As for the nodule, he thinks this could have been caused by the inflammation but can't be sure thus he is going to wait 4 weeks and re-ultrasound her thyroid to see if it has shrunk. If not, then he will probably biopsy it. So for the next few weeks pray that God will shrink the nodule so Patty want have to suffer another agonizing biopsy.
Friday, August 10, 2007
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Kira was born and raised in New Jersey until age 16 when her mom's job relocated the family to Land O'Lakes, Florida. Shortly after living in Florida, Kira heard the call of the Gator Nation and officially became a Gator in Fall 2009. At the University of Florida, Kira studied Marketing at the Heavener School of Business and was involved in various organizations in the business school such as Florida Leadership Academy and Warrington Diplomats. She was also actively involved in Alpha Kappa Psi, Professional Business Fraternity, and served as VP of Professional Development. In Spring 2012, Kira spent five unforgettable months in Grenoble, France where she studied abroad and received a Certificate in International Business at the Grenoble Graduate School of Business. She graduated from UF in 2013 with a Bachelor degree in Business Administration and minor in Retailing Leadership.
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Level Set-Based Topology Optimization for the Design of an Electromagnetic Cloak With Ferrite Material
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- This paper presents a structural optimization method for the design of an electromagnetic cloak made of ferrite material. Ferrite materials exhibit a frequency-dependent degree of permeability, due to a magnetic resonance phenomenon that can be altered by changing the magnitude of an externally applied dc magnetic field. Thus, such ferrite cloaks have the potential to provide novel functions, such as on-off operation in response to on-off application of an external magnetic field. The optimization problems are formulated to minimize the norm of the scattering field from a cylindrical obstacle. A level set-based topology optimization method incorporating a fictitious interface energy is used to find optimized configurations of the ferrite material. The numerical results demonstrate that the optimization successfully found an appropriate ferrite configuration that functions as an electromagnetic cloak.
- Type:
- Journal article
- Language:
- English
- Published in:
- I E E E Transactions on Magnetics, 2013, Vol 49, Issue 5, p. 2081-2084
- Keywords:
- Electromagnetic cloak; Ferrite; Level-set method; Topology optimization
- Main Research Area:
- Science/technology
- Submission year:
- 2013
- 241509725


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Unplanned Extubation
Common. Costly. Preventable.
In health care, a significant threat to ventilated patient safety is Unplanned Extubation, which occurs when a patient or other external force pulls an inadequately stabilized breathing tube out of the airway.7,11,41,42
Every year, unplanned extubation impacts more than 121,000 patients, causes over 36,000 cases of ventilator-associated pneumonia, leads to more than 33,000 preventable deaths, and adds more than $4.9 billion in wasteful healthcare costs. The median incidence rate of Unplanned Extubation is 7.3% in all ventilated ICU patients.7,11,41,42 As the current standard of care, this is unacceptable.


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The Lion In Me has been inspired by my own personal experiences, it is a reflection of my own internal conflict. I have struggled to manage social expectations of conforming to traditional femininity. Every cell in my body rejects the social construction that builds women as weak characters. I believe that everyone has a lion in them and I want to encourage us all to let it roar!
The Lion In Me is the journey of a young girl and her exploration of self. The character in my story imagines that there is something inside her that is separate from her physical frame. This 'thing' inside her is fierce, strong, and brave which is how I wish all girls would feel. The lion, a symbol of pure strength represents the parts of her character that she feels are not normal for a young girl. She refers to the lion as an unconventional guardian angel, an alter ego that protects her and only comes to the surface when required. This story is warning the reader that this is not a lion be reckoned with, it is not afraid to rise up for good causes and be brave in the face of bigotry.
The Lion In Me considers matters of gender, inner-beauty, self-esteem, self-assertion, and standing up for the underdog. The purpose is simple – to empower people and women in particular to stay true to their guts and be the kind of person they want to be. The process and journey of finding and accepting ones 'inner self' is very invigorating and brave.


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My art and writing are two channels I use to express gratitude for all the goodness in my life. Being creative requires me to step out of my comfort zone and explore new avenues. When I write and paint from the heart, everything makes sense. I am grateful for the opportunity to share my joy with you.
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'Tis the season for Peppermint Mocha Coffee! This keto friendly version is just as good as Starbucks' version without all the carbs and sugar. Plus, it contains valuable MCTs!
This post contains affiliate links, which means I'll make a small commission if you purchase through one of my links (at no extra cost to you). Thank you for your support!
What I love about keto is how fun (and sometimes really easy!) it is to "keto-ize" certain pre-keto favorites. My Keto Muddy Buddies recipe is my biggest success in that regard so far, but I think this Keto Starbucks Peppermint Mocha Copycat is a very close second. This stuff is GOOD.
I'd like to think that I made it "better than Starbucks" by including nutritious MCT oil powder and by skipping the espresso and using regular coffee instead (just for ease of making it — but if making espresso is your thing, I've included an option for that).
As long as you have all of the ingredients available, the only thing standing between you and a keto Peppermint Mocha right now is about five minutes! Here's what you'll need:
Ingredients Needed to Make Keto Peppermint Mocha (Starbucks Copycat)
NuNaturals Dutch Process Organic Cocoa Powder
This cocoa powder is amazing! It has a fantastic chocolate flavor without the natural bitterness found in traditional cocoa powder.
Swerve Confectioners Sweetener
Swerve Confectioners is an all-natural sweetener that looks, tastes, and measures just like real confectioners sugar! Because sugar alcohols do not count toward net carbs, it contains 0g net carbs.
Perfect Keto Chocolate MCT Oil Powder
This adds nutritious and energizing MCTs to the Peppermint Mocha, not to mention a delicious flavor! Use coupon code FORGETSUGARFRIDAY at checkout to get 15% off your entire order. (FYI, it's cheaper to buy Perfect Keto products from their site than from Amazon!)
Other ingredients:
- Unsweetened coconut milk from a carton (not a can!) — I tested it and found that I preferred this over almond milk, but you can use almond milk if it's what you have available
- Heavy whipping cream
- Peppermint extract — I used McCormick's
- Blonde roast coffee — I used Starbucks Blonde Verdana Blend
How to Make A Super Easy Keto Peppermint Mocha with 2.4g Net Carbs!
To make this drink, all you have to do is mix all ingredients (I suggest using an electric whisk) except the peppermint extract and place them in a pan over medium heat.
Warm the mixture to your desired temperature (it took me about two minutes to get to mine), turn off the heat, add the peppermint extract, and mix again. Pour into a glass, add optional keto friendly whipped cream and/or chocolate shavings, and enjoy!
How to Add Keto Friendly Whipped Cream
- The easiest method: look for canned whipped cream at the store that emphasizes "real cream" or "natural ingredients." I used Kroger Extra Creamy Dairy Whipped Topping with Real Cream with 1g net carbs per 2 tbsp.
- Make your own: follow this recipe!
Want a Chilled Keto Starbucks Peppermint Mocha?
If you want to drink yours chilled instead, use cold coffee and mix all ingredients (including the peppermint extract) together. Serve and enjoy!
Want to Use Espresso Instead of Regular Coffee?
I used regular blonde roast coffee in this keto coffee recipe because: 1) not everyone wants to make espresso and 2) I wanted the smooth, mild flavor of blonde roast.
However, if you want to use espresso, you'll just need 1 oz. If the drink tastes too strong to you after using only 1 oz. of coffee liquid, dilute it a bit by adding more coconut milk.
Want to Learn More About MCT Oil Powder?
I've got a post for that! Check out my MCT Oil Powder: What Is It and Should You Take It on Keto? post to learn more.
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Keto Peppermint Mocha (Starbucks Copycat!)
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk (from a carton, NOT a can! - you can use almond milk if you don't have coconut)
- 2 tbsp heavy whipping cream
- 4 oz blonde roast coffee (brewed)
- 3 tbsp Swerve Confectioners
- 1 tbsp dutch process cocoa powder
- 1 tbsp Perfect Keto Chocolate MCT Oil Powder
- 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
- keto friendly whipped cream (optional)
- keto friendly chocolate shavings (I suggest 100% cacao chocolate)
- Combine all ingredients (I suggest using an electric whisk/milk frother) except the peppermint extract and place them in a pan over medium heat.
- Warm the mixture to your desired temperature (it took me about two minutes to get to mine), turn off the heat, add the peppermint extract, and mix again.
- Pour into a glass, top with keto friendly whipped cream and/or chocolate shavings (optional), and enjoy!
Nutrition Disclaimer
Nutrition facts are included as a courtesy only. They are accurate to the best of our knowledge based on the ingredients and brands used, but their accuracy is not guaranteed. If applicable, sugar alcohols have already been removed from the total carb count.


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N.C. Symphony to perform annual holiday concert
From Contributed Reports
Saturday, November 17, 2018
Edgecombe Community College will present an evening of holiday music with the North Carolina Symphony at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 in the Keihin Auditorium on the college's Tarboro campus.
The concert is the second event in Season 14 of the Edgecombe Performance Series, which brings world-class entertainment to Tarboro and Edgecombe County. Each year, ECC presents a series of performances for the community in a variety of artistic disciplines.
The North Carolina Symphony Holiday Pops Concert is an annual tradition in Tarboro. Led by Associate Conductor Wesley Schulz, the concert will feature familiar seasonal and classical favorites, including selections from Irving Berlin, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Leroy Anderson, among others.
Familiar melodies like "The Christmas Song," "White Christmas" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" performed by a full symphony orchestra are sure to lift everyone's holiday spirits.
The program also features two arrangements by Chicago-based composer James M. Stephenson, including his "Holiday Overture" and "A Holly Jolly Singalong."
General admission tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for students.
Tickets for all Edgecombe Performance Series events are available through the ECC Box Office on the Tarboro campus. Tickets for the Dec. 5 Holiday Pops and Feb. 1 Barter Players events are also available online at www.etix.com. Season tickets and ballet tickets are available through the ECC Box Office only.
For more information, call ECC Cultural Arts Director Eric Greene at 252-823-5166, ext. 187.


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You are determined, focused and very industrious.
Born on the 3rd of December glory and fame are normally not the reason that you want to succeed. You want to succeed for your family, friends or your own fulfillment.
You are talented, creative and can be a perfectionist.
You put great importance on your privacy. You are very serious about your work. And you can be very devoted to what you like.
3 is your lucky number.
Jupiter is your protective constellation. You are very suitable for working on your own.
You tend to ignore your family and friends because of your work.
Try to spend more time with your family and take good care of them as well as yourself.
Keep a balanced diet. Take on some activities with your family
Pay more attention to your physical condition.
Give yourself room to breathe.
Focused, creative and talented.
Hard to get along with and unapproachable.


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How do you use the Internet to become rich and famous? I paraphrase but it's pretty much the question that came up at blog club (which I talked about in the last post.)
You know I don't know the answer to this, after all I'm neither rich nor famous. Not knowing never stops people giving advice so here is my answer anyway:
Stand out from the crowd. There are lots of people on the Internet, to be rich and famous you only have to appeal to a tiny percentage of them. This is different from every day life where a little conformity helps us get along. Be remarkable in other words: worth being remarked upon.
Say you wanted to visit and write about Ireland, does that make you stand out? What if you said Ireland was such a hospitable country that you'd always get a lift if you needed one. If you said they are so hospitable you'd get that lift even if you had the inconvenience of a fridge with you. That book is Tony Hawks' Round Ireland with a Fridge. That's a travel book that stands out; one that I just remarked upon.
On the Internet it pays to be nice. Consider me an old wife when I say 'show interest in other people and they'll show interest in you.' On twitter people often follow you when you follow them. If you write a blog post expanding on someone else's post you'll likely pique some interest. You have to be genuine, shameless self promotion this way is annoying and will have the opposite to desire effect.
Sensible use of technology
I am often asked how to get websites to the top of Google. Occasionally I get the impression that my questioner believes there is a magic trick. In fact Google works hard to push useful and interesting sites to the top of their searches and that is where effort should be spent rather than looking for tricks. However saying that Google uses computer programs to read websites and if you can help those programs understand your site correctly that will improve Google's estimate of the useful / interestingness of your site. The practice of dropping hints in your pages to improve the accuracy of search is called search engine optimisation. Knowing some basics of SEO is helpful but more than that belongs to the realms of astrology. Look at the periodic table of SEO as a nice starting point if you are interested.
Awareness and Luck
As soon as one route to riches has been found road blocks quickly go up. As everyone piles into a gold rush few make it out with a fortune. The key then is to have many routes.
Richard Wiseman in his book The Luck Factor describes the difference between people who consider themselves lucky and those unlucky. It turns out people who are in the lucky camp are far more aware of alternate ideas and paths in life than those in the unlucky camp. In fact they seem more alert to all possibilities. Richard describes an experiment requiring a subject to enter a shop to perform a task. A 10 pound note is placed near the entrance to the shop. Subjects who consider themselves lucky see the tenner and pick it up, those unlucky subjects are so focused on the task in hand they miss the note altogether.
You might think tenacity is counter to my suggestion of having many routes available. But as I said in my not flogging a dead horse blog post not giving up is not doing the same thing over and over again.
Nicholas Taleb in The Black Swan describes his strategy for making money on the markets. He invests knowing most of his investments will fail and he will lose out. However he picks these investments because he knows a fraction of them won't lose money and will in fact make lots of money indeed. Nicholas Taleb is a wealthy man.
However making investment after investment which fails and loses money is as you can imagine no fun at all. It must require a large degree of tenacity.
(By the way this isn't the investment strategy that big banks use that got us all in the financial mess we are in. They invest in lots of investments that mostly pay off but occasionally lose and lose very big. Imagine being late for a plane and driving like a maniac, overtaking on bends to make up time to catch your flight. Most times there isn't a truck coming the other way and you catch your plane, but just once… This is the game the city plays.)
So there is my guide to being rich and famous, I hope you succeed and I'll be along in a minute.


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The Resources Your Female-Led Business Has Been Looking For
It's 2018, being a successful business owner shouldn't depend on your gender – but it does. Female entrepreneurs are faced with hurdles all along their entrepreneurial journeys. Unfortunately, resources to help businesswomen in Canada are lacking and securing working capital is difficult. The ecosystem is still growing; if you know where to look, the support is out there.
Where should I look?
Our partner Mompreneur is one of the largest resources in Canada. It was created to support, educate and empower women in business. There is a wealth of content on their website ranging from accounting & finance tips to branding & marketing ideas and family & lifestyle. The community is vast, there's bound to be someone else out there who has faced the same challenges as you.
The Canadian government has also put together a great list of resources that deserves a few minutes of your time.
Where can I find business financing?
Although women in Canada now represent 47% of Canadian business owners and contribute $148 billion in economic activity, they receive less than 16% of all venture capital funding, yet companies with women in leadership roles outperform their male counterparts by 15%.
If you're in the STEM industry, we have a great opportunity for you. Evolocity has partnered with Startup Canada to launch the Women Founders Fund. The fund provides grants to women-led companies in Canada to help them start, or grow, their business. Applications close on August 31st so move quickly!
Evolocity is one of the biggest alternative lenders in Canada and a great place to start to see how much funding is available for your business. You can get a quote right here. Since our programs are only available to businesses that have been in operation for at least 6 months, if you're looking for funds to start your business, the BDC might be a great fit.
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Are you ready to kick summer off with Project Moshen?
Project Moshen will be hosting a Pop Up Workshop Series all summer long! Come move with your favorite ProMo girls and learn pieces from the company's commercial, athletic, jazz repertoire. During this high energy class you will learn the jazz technique behind Project Moshen's movement, have fun & have the experience of a lifetime! Must be 13 years or older to register.


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Home > Notice > News of 2016 Monday, February 22 - Tropical & Subtropical Arboretum "plant control center" temporariness closing
2016.02.19 Tropical & Subtropical Arboretum
Building "plant control center" in Tropical & Subtropical Arboretum closes for building security check temporarily for the time being from Monday, February 22. In addition, we will tell about user service that we offered in the plant control center conventionally in total as we cancel move continuation partly as follows at another point.
Plant control center
※Other facilities (plant sample ward, ground golf course, forest of banco) in Tropical & Subtropical Arboretum are available sequentially.
※Another plant display facility "tropical dream center" of Ocean Expo Park is opened as usual. I apologize for the inconvenience, but understanding, please cooperate.
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