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Wyoming Students Selected for United States Senate Youth Program Shortgo Posted On February 22, 2021 Shares CHEYENNE – Zoe Marie Crisp and Grace Fain Steenbergen will join Senator John Barrasso and Senator Cynthia Lummis in representing Wyoming during the 59th annual United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) Washington Week, set for March 14—17, 2021.  Zoe Crisp of Jackson and Grace Steenbergen of Burns were selected from among the state’s top student lead...

Nicolle Cannon to Host Quarterly Webinar Series on Electronic Quality Management Systems Interactive Series to Look at Leading Vendors and Highlight Key Factors for Successful Implementation News provided by Share this article Share this article DANVILLE, Calif., Feb. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cannon Quality Group (CQG), a leading provider of compliant Quality Management solutions to the medical device, Medtech, life sciences, biotech, and IVD industries, has announced that its CEO and founder ...

Join us to mark International Women’s Day 2021!  Join us on International Women’s Day — 8 March 2021 — for a range of events and activities to reflect on the progress we have made in shaping a better gender-balanced world and the challenges we still must face.   45% of public service media’s employees are women (6% more than the industry average) and they are making great in-roads into leadership positions. This year, the United Nations will be celebrating the efforts made by wom...

Only 1pc of Britains start-up bailout money went to female founders Industry leaders had urged for the scheme to take into account diversity and existing gaps in funding last April 17 February 2021 • 8:00pm Britains start-up rescue package failed female founders who received a "shocking" level of funding compared to their male peers, industry leaders have said.  Figures released from the British Business Bank showed that just £13.7m of convertible loans were approved for companies whose sen...

Press Release – Socialist Equality Group On February 2, Dunedin City Council (DCC) warned about 1,500 residents of the coastal towns of Waikouaiti and Karitne, in the Otago region in the South Island, not to drink tap water, after tests found it was contaminated with lead. The council initially … On February 2, Dunedin City Council (DCC) warned about 1,500 residents of the coastal towns of Waikouaiti and Karitāne, in the Otago region in the South Island, not to drink tap water, after test...

Sunday, 14 February 2021, 4:28 pm On February 2, Dunedin City Council (DCC) warned about 1,500 residents of the coastal towns of Waikouaiti and Karitāne, in the Otago region in the South Island, not to drink tap water, after tests found it was contaminated with lead. The council initially said a sample taken on December 8 showed 39 micrograms of lead per litre, four times the Ministry of Health’s “acceptable” limit of 10 micrograms, based on guidelines from the World Health Organisation...

Investment Week is hosting its Global Emerging Markets Briefing at a pivotal time for investors as they start to position for the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, although risks remain. During this interactive briefing, we will hear from a number of global emerging market managers about their response to the extraordinary events of the past year and their outlook for the rest of the year and beyond. The managers will identify where they are seeing the biggest opportunities and risks at the ...

Capitalism versus socialism: The pandemic and the global class struggle 8 February 2021 On Sunday, February 7, the WSWS hosted an online meeting entitled, “Capitalism vs. Socialism: The pandemic and the global class struggle.” The speakers were SEP (US) National Secretary Joseph Kishore, SEP (US) National Chairman and WSWS International Editorial Board Chairman David North, WSWS writers and leading SEP (US) members Patrick Martin and Andre Damon, Johannes Stern, a leading member of the So...

Sunday, 7 February 2021, 4:52 pm On Sky News on February 1, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison called on New Zealand’s Labour Party-led government to “stick together” with the US-led Five Eyes intelligence network, which includes Australia, New Zealand, Britain and Canada, against China. Interviewer Paul Murray asked whether Morrison was concerned that New Zealand was “changing its priorities a little bit, or [is] China helping them change their priorities?… How important is i...

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