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The companies in this year’s class represent the ever-growing and diversifying entrepreneurial ecosystem. Our companies come from all over the country and bring unique skills, background and expertise to Boulder this summer. While individually different, they are all fueled by an unquenchable desire to improve the world by solving big problems.
This year’s class includes companies that are focused on helping brides get the dress they dream of (while staying within their budget) to enabling any child to make music to wearables that notify a loved one if you feel unsafe to helping home buyers/sellers save money and many more. These 10 companies stood out for their drive and passion to do something great and it’s a true honor and privilege to work with them.
We’re very excited to introduce the Techstars Boulder 2015 class:
adHawk: A mobile app that provides a bird’s eye view of all your digital marketing data in one place.
Blazing DB: An SQL database at supercomputer speeds that’s incredibly easy to use.
Edify: Empower every kid in the world to make their own music.
Flytedesk: A platform for buying and selling uncollected media, starting with college newspapers.
HobbyDB: The definitive database for collectors and hobbyists to manage and monetize their collections.
MadKudu: Data science that helps sales and support teams fight customer churn.
Revolar: The world’s smartest personal safety wearable device keeps you safe anytime, anywhere.
Stryd: The world’s first running power meter that helps runners improve their performance.
TRELORA: A commission-free real estate company, replacing percentage-based commissions with one flat fee.
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This is one of two large murals inside the lobby of Buffalo City Hall. Entitled "Talens Diversified Find Vent in Myriad Forms," it was painted by William de Leftwich Dodge, a New York City artist. The mural depicts Buffalo's industries at the time City Hall was built, which include agriculture, grain storage, water commerce, steelmaking, construction and transportation.
Buffalo has some wonderful Art Deco architecture, and Buffalo City Hall is one of the highlights. It was completed in 1931 and designed by Dietel, Wade & Jones. The Art Deco design includes symbolic bas relief on the ground-level exterior and colourful terra cotta decoration at the top. The interior also includes amazing murals, which are also symbolic in nature.
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Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries is a diversified heavy industrial company specialising in shipbuilding, ship breaking, offshore construction, modular construction, civil and marine engineering, renewables and project management, located in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Harland and Wolff owns the world's largest dry dock, which is in Belfast. The shipyard has built many types of ships, including RMS Titanic.
Harland and Wolff was formed in 1861 by Edward James Harland (1831–1895) and Hamburg-born Gustav Wilhelm Wolff (1834–1913, in the UK from age 14). In 1858 Harland, then general manager, bought the small shipyard on Queen's Island from his employer Robert Hickson. After buying Hickson's shipyard, Harland made his assistant Wolff a partner in the company. Wolff was the nephew of Gustavus Schwabe, a financier from Hamburg, who was heavily invested in the Bibby Line, and the first three ships that the newly incorporated shipyard built were for that line. Harland made a success of the business through several innovations, notably replacing the wooden upper decks with iron ones which increased the strength of the ships; and giving the hulls a flatter bottom and squarer section, which increased their capacity.
When Harland died in 1894, William James Pirrie became the chairman of the company until his death in 1924. Thomas Andrews also became the managing director and head of the draughting department in 1907. It was during this period that the company built the RMS Titanic and her sister-ships RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic between 1909 and 1914, commissioning William Arrol to construct a massive twin gantry and slipway structure for the project. These were three of over 70 ships constructed for the White Star Line by the company, the last being the RMS Britannic in 1929.
In 1912, the company acquired another shipyard at Govan in Glasgow, Scotland. It bought the London & Glasgow Engineering & Iron Shipbuilding Co's Middleton and Govan New shipyards in Govan and Mackie & Thomson's Govan Old yard. The three neighbouring yards were amalgamated and redeveloped to provide a total of seven building berths, a fitting-out basin and extensive workshops. Harland & Wolff specialised in building tankers and cargo ships at Govan. The yard was eventually closed in 1962, when the company opted to consolidate its operations in Belfast.
During World War I, Harland and Wolff built monitors and cruisers, including the 15-inch gun armed "large light cruiser" HMS Glorious. In 1918, the company opened a new shipyard on the eastern side of the Musgrave Channel which was named the East Yard. This yard specialised in mass-produced ships of standard design developed during the First World War.
The company started an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary with Short Brothers, called Short and Harland Limited in 1936. Its first order was for 189 Handley Page Hereford bombers built under license from Handley Page for the Royal Air Force. During the Second World War, this factory built Short Stirling bombers as the Hereford was removed from service.
The shipyard was busy during World War II, building 6 aircraft carriers, 2 cruisers (including HMS Belfast) and 131 other naval ships; and repairing over 22,000 vessels. It also manufactured tanks and artillery components. It was during this period that the company's workforce peaked at around 35,000 people. However, many of the vessels built during this era were commissioned right at the end of World War II, as Harland and Wolff were focused on ship repair during the first three years of the war. The yard on Queen's Island was heavily bombed by the Luftwaffe in April and May 1941 causing considerable damage to the shipbuilding facilities and destroying the aircraft factory. With the rise of the jet powered airliner in the late 1950s, the demand for Ocean liners declined; and this coupled with competition from Japan led to difficulties for the British shipbuilding industry. The last liner that the company built was the SS Canberra in 1960.
In the 1960s, notable achievements for the yard included the tanker Myrina which was the first supertanker built in the UK, and the largest vessel ever launched down a slipway (September 1967). In the same period the yard also built the semisubmersible drilling rig Sea Quest which, due to its three-legged design, was launched down three parallel slipways. This was a first and only time this was ever done.
In the mid-1960s, the British government started advancing loans and subsidies to British shipyards to preserve jobs. Some of this money was used to finance the modernisation of the yard, allowing it to build the much larger post-war merchant ships including one of 333,000 tonnes. However continuing problems led to the company's nationalisation as part of British Shipbuilders in 1977.
The company was bought from the British government in 1989 in a management/employee buy-out in partnership with the Norwegian shipping magnate Fred Olsen; leading to a new company called Harland and Wolff Holdings Plc. By this time, the number of people employed by the company had fallen to around 3000.
For the next few years, Harland and Wolff specialised in building standard Suezmax oil tankers, and has continued to concentrate on vessels for the offshore oil and gas industry. It has made some forays outside of this market. The company bid unsuccessfully tendered against Chantiers de l'Atlantique for the construction of Cunard line's new Queen Mary 2.
With the Shipyard being situated in the mainly Protestant area of East Belfast, for most of its history the workers at Harland and Wolff were almost exclusively Protestant. At certain times, some Roman Catholics working in the shipyard did report discrimination and occasionally violent and threatening behaviour. While there is little concrete proof of this (except in the case of Catholic Maurice O'Kane who was shot by the Ulster Volunteer Force), some Catholic workers insist on its accuracy. The O'Kane case, while occurring within the shipyard, was not carried out by any of Mr O'Kane's co-workers, and indeed a number of workers from both sides of the divide have claimed that the mainly working class status of the yard's workers united them, regardless of political and religious affiliation.
In the late 1990s, the yard was part of the then British Aerospace's team for the Royal Navy's Future Carrier (CVF) programme. It was envisaged that the ship would be constructed in Belfast. However in 1999 BAe merged with Marconi Electronic Systems. The new company, BAE Systems Marine, now own the former Marconi shipyards at Barrow and on the Clyde and will likely construct the ships at one of these.
Faced with competitive pressures (especially as regards shipbuilding), Harland and Wolff sought to shift and broaden their portfolio, focusing less on shipbuilding and more on design and structural engineering, as well as ship repair, offshore construction projects and competing for other projects to do with metal engineering and construction. This led to Harland and Wolff constructing a series of bridges in Britain and also in the Republic of Ireland, building on the success of its first foray into the civil engineering sector with the construction of the Foyle Bridge and others such as Dublin's Millennium Bridge, which some perceived as a historic turnaround, given the company's controversial history.
Harland and Wolff's last shipbuilding project (to date) was the MV Anvil Point, one of 6 near identical Point class sealift ships built for use by the Ministry of Defence. The ship, built under sub-contract from German shipbuilders Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, was launched in 2003.
Belfast's skyline is still dominated today by Harland and Wolff's famous twin Gantry cranes, Samson and Goliath, built in 1974 and 1969 respectively. There is also speculation about a resurgence in the prosperity of the shipyard thanks to the company's diversification into Emerging technologies, particularly in Renewable energy development, such as offshore Wind turbine and Tidal power construction, which may provide an opportunity to further improve the company's fortunes in the long term.
In recent years the company has indeed seen its ship-related workload increase slightly. Whilst Harland & Wolff has no involvement in any shipbuilding projects for the foreseeable future, the company is increasingly involved in overhaul, re-fitting and ship repair, as well as the construction and repair of off-shore equipment such as oil platforms. In late 2007, the 'Goliath' gantry crane was re-commissioned, having been moth-balled in 2003 due to the lack of heavy-lifting work at the yard.
In March 2008 the construction of the World's first commercial tidal stream turbine, for Marine Current Turbines, was completed at the Belfast yard. The installation of the 1.2MW SeaGen Tidal System was begun in Strangford Lough on the third of April 2008.
Ships built by Harland and Wolff include:
* 89 of the White Star liners (most notably RMS Titanic)
* RMS Mooltan: Launched on 15 February 1923
* RMS Maloja: Launched on the 19th April 1923
* SS Minnewaska:Maiden Voyage 1st September 1923
* SS Minnehaha Built in 1900, Sunk in 1917
* Aircraft Carriers
o HMS Formidable (R67)
o HMS Eagle (R05)
o HMS Unicorn (I72)
o HMS Glory (R62)
o HMS Warrior (R31)
o HMCS Magnificent (CVL 21)
o HMCS Bonaventure (CVL 22)
o HMS Centaur (R06)
o HMS Bulwark (R08)
* Cruisers
o HMS Penelope (97)
o HMS Belfast (C35)
o HMS Black Prince (81)
o HMCS Ontario (C53)
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ERF Policy Seminar on Export Diversification in the ERF Region
March 21st, 2014
Cairo, Egypt
Photographed by: Emad Samir
Edited by: Shady Helal
The Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 244 m spire[2]) of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world. The building was opened in 2010 as part of a new development called Downtown Dubai. It is designed to be the centrepiece of large-scale, mixed-use development. The decision to construct the building is based on the government's decision to diversify from an oil-based economy, and for Dubai to gain international recognition.
In 1987, Dr. Gerald Chan co-founded Morningside, a diversified investment group engaged in private equity and venture capital investments in North America, Asia and Europe. Morningside began its investments in China in 1992 and remains active in China’s internet, life science and education sectors. Dr. Chan is a director of publicly listed Hang Lung Group Limited, a Hong Kong-based property holding company. He serves on the boards of several private biotechnology companies including Stealth Peptides, Advanced Cell Diagnostics, Matrivax and Vaccine Technologies Inc. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Fudan University in Shanghai, the Board of Overseers of the Morningside College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Global Advisory Council of the International Society for Stem Cell Research, and the International Board of Governors of the New York Academy of Sciences. Dr. Chan received his BS and MS degrees in Engineering from UCLA, a Master of Science degree in Medical Radiological Physics, a Doctor of Science degree in Radiation Biology and his post-doctoral training from Harvard University. Please visit: nanjing.jhu.edu/news-and-events/index.htm to read transcript of Dr. Chan's commencement address
To diversify livelihoods and improve women’s economic freedom, UNDP has implemented several other projects in Herat districts. These include: 6 raisin houses, 10 greenhouses, 1 apiary, and kitchen gardens for 30 women.
UNDP’s Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP), is a five-year project, made possible by the Global Environment Facility Least Developed Countries Fund. Over the next three years, together with the Ministry of Agriculture, UNDP will implement more than 100 livelihoods projects, including building more greenhouses and training farmers on food processing and food storage, as well as protecting 800 hectares of land from flooding, irrigate 4,000 hectares of agricultural land and repairing 30 canals.
© UNDP Afghanistan / S. Omer Sadaat / 2017
bit.ly/ Jaydeep Biswas - Astra Mining Ltd to Enter into Joint Venture Agreements with Vietnamese Groups.
Astra Mining Ltd, an Australian diversified mining company (CEO - Jaydeep Biswas ), through its wholly owned subsidiary Astra Vietnam Pty Ltd, has signed Business Cooperation Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding with two Vietnamese groups to enter into joint venture operations in respect to the operation of multiple extraction permits.
Adelaide, Australia - May 17th 2011: Astra Mining Ltd, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Astra Vietnam Pty Ltd, has signed Business Cooperation Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding with two Vietnamese groups to enter into joint venture operations in respect to the operation of three exploration and extraction licenses in Hoa Binh, which is situated in the Doi Bu gold region of Vietnam, and three exploration and extraction licenses in the Nghn An province. Negotiations in respect to a joint venture operation for a further exploration and extraction license in Cambodia are being concluded in the Ou Yadav District of Ratanakiri. These exploration and extraction licenses are for gold mines, with a further exploration and extraction license being applied for in relation to a tin mine in the Vietnam region, prior to acquisition. All licenses are subject to final verification and due diligence.
The Lower Mekong region of South East Asia, consisting of Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, is considered by some geologists as being one of the most impressive natural geological laboratories in the world. However, this area is yet to be fully explored. The increased demand for natural resources both internally and externally, spearheaded by the rapid economic transformation that is currently occurring in South East Asia, means these areas need to undergo full geological exploration and commercialisation.
The mineralised gold system in the Doi Bu region of Vietnam covers an area of 15km2 and contains around 20 different mining leases. It is believed from information obtained through lease holders that the entire area could hold anywhere from 100 – 200 tonnes of gold, however extensive drilling is needed. Gold mineralisation in the region is believed to vary from 1 to 12.9 grams of gold per tonne, with evidence suggesting the potential for various undiscovered epithermal gold deposits. Other mineral assets are also present, including tin, which is of interest to Astra Mining Ltd as it is a material used in steel making products. With known mineralisation located at surface level, some of which has previously been mined by hand, the opportunity for small-scale open cut mining explorations is a viable option. Once open cut-mining has commenced this can be expanded to drilling which will extend known resources both laterally and vertically. ‘Being situated near a major city with easy access to the facilities required for mining means the mines in the Doi Bu region are economically viable and, as many of these mines have not been fully explored by advanced exploration, the opportunities are immense,’ said Dr Jaydeep Biswas, Chief Executive Officer of Astra Mining Ltd.
Quy Hop, in the Nghe An region of Vietnam, covers an area of 0.45km2 and contains various mineral resources including tin and tantalite. This area has the potential to bring in a number of other areas to create a major tin project, something that is enhanced by the areas close proximity to a government owned processing plant that can be purchased in the future and nearby port facilities.
Jaydeep Biswas - The Vietnam mining sector
The Vietnam mining sector, which has grown rapidly since 2000, is governed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and its Department of Geology and Minerals (DOGM), with the mineral resources of the area belonging to the people of Vietnam and managed by the State. Although the countries mineral laws were revised, with new laws being effective from October 2005, further expected revisions are yet to be completed. The government is currently continuing with reforms, which focus on areas such as occupational health and safety and environmental protection. Foreign corporations are currently able to invest in mining and exploration opportunities and the government is attempting to simplify the application process, meaning the percentage of foreign investment is expected to grow considerably. ‘The mining sector in Vietnam is becoming more open to foreign investment as the government attempts to curtail illegal mining. Astra Mining will bring up-to-date technology and revised health and safety protocols to the mining sector, something that will be welcomed as it will aid in reducing the prevalence of illegal mining and the subsequent accidental deaths,’ said Silvana De Cianni, Managing Director of Astra Mining Ltd.
The Ou Yadav District in the Ratanakiri region of Cambodia is situated in the northeast of the country and covers an area of 222km2. The district is currently approved for mining, with gold resources of 4.8 to 12.6 grams per tonne proven. It is estimated the reserve could contain anywhere from 1 to 2 million ounces of gold, and resources of other metals are also a possibility, subject to further exploration.
The Cambodian mining sector
The mining industry in Cambodia is currently at a very early stage of development, with many mining laws still under review. Cambodia took longer than neighbouring countries to encourage development of this sector, something that was influenced by the fact that the need for basic mining laws was only fulfilled in 2001. However, due to the increase in global demand for mineral resources, the mining sector saw a surge in 2004. Since 2006, 104 exploration licenses have been issued and as of 2010 approximately 50 companies hold over 100 concessions, including Australian mining companies. ‘There is evidence that, due to the large number of promising mineral occurrences in Cambodia, many exploration companies are currently looking into mining opportunities in the area. Nineteen of the current opportunities on offer relate to gold occurrences, which is the area that Astra Mining is currently looking into as gold is countercyclical in its strength,’ said Dr Jaydeep Biswas, Chief Executive Officer of Astra Mining Ltd.
For more information on Astra Mining Ltd, please visit the website located at www.astramining.com or stay in touch with Jaydeep Biswas and Astra Mining Ltd via the Facebook page. Jaydeep Biswas - CEO Astra Mining Ltd.
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The Ich Kool Milpa is a highly diversified system relying on the sustainable use of biodiversity where the triad – maize, beans, and squash – found in all milpas, are also accompanied by Lima beans making a distinctive feature. Besides, since the system depends on the forest, its conservation has been indispensable and reflects one of the core elements of this GIAHS based on forest-friendly practices that are anchored in technical management and the milperos’ identity.
Credits: (c) Secretaría de Desarrollo Sustentable, Gobierno del Estado de Yucatán
Photo credit: UNDP Bangladesh
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Sims Crane works with Diversified Environmental Services, lifting their oil diaster response boats and barges in and out of the Port of Tampa for training.
Bellingham, Washington has adapted and diversified its economy since the decline of the salmon industry which made Bellingham prosperous in the first place. The city’s prosperity is now maintained by a blend of several key industries, including (a) education, with Western Washington University in the neighborhood; (b) a robust healthcare industry; (c) tourism, with surrounding natural beauty and a variety of attractions and outdoor activities, a vibrant art scene and historical sites, nearly 20 breweries, and the Bigfoot festival; and (d) the presence of government jobs to stabilize the economy.
While the logging industry has a historical presence in the region, it isn’t the primary driver of the economy anymore. However, companies like Nielsen Brothers Inc. still operate in the area, indicating that logging and forest management remain a part of the economic landscape.
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Canon R5 tests. Diversifying into the second system while my main Nikon lens is being repaired.
So far, AF has been patchy, surprisingly, compared to Z9. I love the colours though, straight from the camera with no further tweaking.
CGIAR food systems accelerator program launch participants pose for a group photo in Nairobi, Kenya on 23 November 2022 (photo credit: Wilson Maina/ILRI).
"I'm a Modern Man"
George Carlin, November 5th, 2005
Beacon Theater, NYC
I'm a modern man.
I'm a modern man.
I'm a modern man.
I'm a modern man.
I'm a modern man,
A man for the millennium,
Digital and smoke free.
A diversified multicultural postmodern deconstructionist,
Politically anatomically and ecologically incorrect.
I've been uplinked and downloaded.
I've been inputted and outsourced.
I know the upside of downsizing.
I know the downside of upgrading.
I'm a high tech lowlife.
A cutting edge state-of-the-art bicoastal multitasker,
And I can give you a gigabyte in a nanosecond.
I'm new wave but I'm old school,
And my inner child is outward bound.
I'm a hot wired heat seeking warm hearted cool customer,
Voice activated and biodegradable.
I interface from a database,
And my database is in cyberspace,
So I'm interactive,
I'm hyperactive,
And from time-to-time,
I'm radioactive.
Behind the eight ball,
Ahead of the curve,
Riding the wave,
Dodging a bullet,
Pushing the envelope.
I'm on point,
On task,
On message,
And off drugs.
I got no need for coke and speed,
I got no urge to binge and purge.
I'm in the moment,
On the edge,
Over the top,
But under the radar.
A high concept,
Low profile,
Medium range ballistic missionary.
A street-wise smart bomb.
A top gun bottom feeder.
I wear power ties,
I tell power lies,
I take power naps,
I run victory laps.
I'm a totally ongoing bigfoot slam dunk rainmaker with a proactive outreach.
A raging workaholic.
A working ragaholic.
Out of rehab,
And in denial.
I got a personal trainer,
A personal shopper,
A personal assistant,
And a personal agenda.
You can't shut me up,
You can't dumb me down.
'Cause I'm tireless,
And I'm wireless.
I'm an alpha male on beta blockers.
I'm a non-believer and an over-achiever.
Laid back but fashion forward.
Up front,
Down home,
Low rent,
High maintenance.
Super size,
Long lasting,
High definition,
Fast acting,
Oven ready,
And built to last.
I'm a hands on,
Foot loose,
Knee jerk,
Head case.
Prematurely post traumatic,
And I have a love child who sends me hate mail.
But I'm feeling,
I'm caring,
I'm healing,
I'm sharing.
A supportive bonding nurturing primary care giver.
My output is down,
But my income is up.
I take a short position on the long bond,
And my revenue stream has its own cash flow.
I read junk mail,
I eat junk food,
I buy junk bonds,
I watch trash sports.
I'm gender specific,
Capital intensive,
User friendly,
And lactose intolerant.
I like rough sex.
I like rough sex.
I like tough love.
I use the f word in my email,
And the software on my hard drive is hard core, no soft porn.
I bought a microwave at a mini mall.
I bought a mini van in a mega store.
I eat fast food in the slow lane.
I'm toll free,
Bite sized,
Ready to wear,
And I come in all sizes.
A fully equipped,
Factory authorized,
Hospital tested,
Clinically proven,
Scientifically formulated medical miracle.
I've been pre-washed,
Pre-cooked,
Pre-heated,
Pre-screened,
Pre-approved,
Pre-packaged,
Post-dated,
Freeze-dried,
Double-wrapped,
Vacuum-packed,
And I have an unlimited broadband capacity.
I'm a rude dude,
But I'm the real deal.
Lean and mean.
Cocked, locked and ready to rock.
Rough tough and hard to bluff.
I take it slow.
I go with the flow.
I ride with the tide.
I got glide in my stride.
Drivin' and movin',
Sailin' and spinnin',
Jivin' and groovin',
Wailin' and winnin'.
I don't snooze,
So I don't lose.
I keep the pedal to the metal,
And the rubber on the road.
I party hearty,
And lunch time is crunch time.
I'm hanging in,
There ain't no doubt.
And I'm hanging tough,
Over and out.
Sims Crane works with Diversified Environmental Services, lifting their oil diaster response boats and barges in and out of the Port of Tampa for training.
Sims Crane works with Diversified Environmental Services, lifting their oil diaster response boats and barges in and out of the Port of Tampa for training.
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Karima and her husband Khalil, 36 checking the beehives in Qala Safid village of Karokh district in Herat province.
Diversified livelihoods such as beekeeping can help improve the income of rural communities. Apart from producing honey to sell to market, beekeeping helps promote conservation of the natural environment, which many poor communities depend on for food and energy
UNDP’s Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP) is committed to helping vulnerable rural families increase their incomes.
As part of the livelihood component, the project provided four beehives, beekeeping tools and jars for honey, including a 12-day training that gave beneficiaries the necessary skills to maintain their beekeeping business.
© UNDP Afghanistan / S. Omer Sadaat / 2018
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For Karima, one of the happiest moments of her life was when she earned her first thousand Afghani (US$ 15), when she sold a kilo of honey made from her own bee-keeping business. It may seem like a small amount, but for Karima, it was life changing!
Karima is a housewife and a mother of four. Her husband could barely feed the family from the work he could get, so Karima’s contribution to the household income was significant.
She has seen a lot in her life. She still remembers the agony and frustration when they had no money and their son was sick. As tears well in her eyes, she relates, “We were not able to buy him medicine. We couldn’t do anything but cry and wait for him to either die or recover by himself.”
Her husband, Khalil, who was very fond of honey, tried his hand at beekeeping before, but because he didn’t know how to maintain his beehives, his bees all died.
But, Karima and Khalil did not give up. They decided to seek help from the Directorate of Agriculture in Herat city.
UNDP’s Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP) is committed to helping vulnerable rural families increase their incomes.
As part of the livelihood component, the project
French postcard by Editions P.I., Paris, no. 60. Photo: Studio Piaz.
Noël-Noël (1897-1989) was a beloved French character actor and screenwriter. He appeared in 45 films between 1931 and 1966. His talents were diversified and he was known for his strong leftist political beliefs which seeped into many of his film scripts.
Noël-Noël was born Lucien Édouard Noël) in Paris in 1897. He was the son of Charles Celestin Noël, a wine merchant (then employed at the Bank of France), and Marie Eugenie Mathieu. He studied at the Lycee Turgot and learned to play piano. From 1914 till 1917, he was a trainee at the Bank of France, before he left for military service and was mobilized. After the war, he became a cartoonist for the magazine Le Canard enchaîné and the leftist newspaper l’Humanité. From 1920 on, he started to perform as singer. He made his stage debut at the music hall Noctambules, accompanying himself at the piano. He also was a skillful songwriter. He participated in the revues of the Théâtre de Dix-Heures: Ah ! La bonne heure (1927) and C'est l'heure exquise (1928). He continued to write and to compose songs, which he recorded for Odéon. With a lead role in the comedy La Prison en folie/Prison Madness (Henry Wulschleger, 1930), he began an acting career in film. He appeared in such films as the drama Mistigri (Harry Lachman, 1931) opposite Madeleine Renaud, the comedy Monsieur Albert/Mister Albert (Karl Anton, 1932) with Betty Stockfeld, L'Innocent/Bouquets from Nicholas (Maurice Cammage, 1937), which he also co-wrote, and Sur le Plancher des vaches/On solid ground (Pierre-Jean Ducis, 1940) for which he solely wrote the scenario. Noël-Noël became a star and he acted more rarely on stage. From October 1938 to the war, he hosted a show on Radio City with Saint-Granier. During the occupation of France, he continued to perform on stage. In 1943. he was banned by the Nazis after singing Vaches de boches. In 1926, during his years in the music halls and cabarets, he had created the comic character Adémaï, a blundering, chronically confused soldier. Adémaï became the cunning victim of countless misadventures in a series of (short) films written by singer and writer Paul Coline: Adémaï et la Nation armée/Adémaï and the armed nation (Jean de Marguenat, 1932), Adémaï Joseph à l'O.N.M./Ademai Joseph at the Weather Tower (Jean de Marguenat, 1933), Adémaï aviateur/Skylark (Jean Tarride, 1934) with Fernandel, Adémaï au Moyen Âge/Adémaï in the Middle Ages (Jean de Marguenat, 1935) opposite Michel Simon, and Adémaï bandit d'honneur/Everything 'Appens to Me (Gilles Gragnier, 1943) with Georges Grey. In the last part of the series, Adémaï au poteau-frontière/Adémaï at the post-border (Paul Coline, 1949), the character is played by Paul Coline himself.
In 1945, the year following the Liberation of France, Noël-Noël played the role of Matt Clement in La Cage aux rossignols/A Cage of Nightingales (Jean Dréville, 1945), for which he also participated on the script. Attracting an audience of over five million, it was the most popular French film to be seen in France in 1945. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Story and later inspired the successful comedy-drama Les Choristes/The Chorus (Christophe Barratier, 2004). James Travers at French Films Site: “La Cage aux Rossignols is an engaging film that still has an impact. It effectively makes the point that children thrive better in an environment of mutual respect, where they are encouraged to develop their individual talents, rather than one in which they are brutalised and subjected to inflexible rules administered by unthinking automata with fascistic tendencies.” Noël-Noël’s greatest role is probably the lead in the drama Le Père tranquille/Mr. Orchid (René Clément, 1946). He played an average, apparently selfish man mainly concerned with orchids, who actually is the leader of a network of the French Resistance. Hal Erickson at AllMovie: “Droll French comedian Noel-Noel essays the title role in Le Pere Tranquille (The Quiet Daddy). Contrary to expectations, the star isn't a secret father, but in fact the unknown head of a WW2 resistance movement. By playing the fool whenever the Nazis are around and about, Noel-Noel is able to conceal his double life and successfully carry out his various sabotage missions. This deft combination of comedy and melodrama builds to a particularly suspenseful climax.” This film, which was entered in the competition of the Cannes Film Festival allowed Noël-Noël to abandon comic roles for a while, but soon he returned with Les Casse-pieds/The Spice of Life (Jean Dréville, 1948). In 1950, he directed the musical La Vie chantée/Life in a Song, in which he performs many of his hits. Among his popular successes is also the film À Pied, à cheval et en voiture/On Foot, horse and on wheels (Maurice Delbez, 1957) with Denise Grey, which was followed by À Pied, à cheval et en spoutnik/ Hold Tight for the Satellite (Jean Dréville, 1958), for which Noël-Noël also worked on the scenario. He played in Messieurs les ronds-de-cuir/The Bureaucrats (Henri Diamant-Berger, 1959) and in the entertaining comedy Les Vieux de la vieille/The Old Guard (Gilles Grangier, 1960) with Jean Gabin and Pierre Fresnay as a trio of irritable, temperamental grouchy men. From then on, he gradually abandoned the screen. With Jean Dréville, he created the Science-Fiction TV Mini-Series Le Voyageur des siècles, (1971), about a journey back in time. Then, Noël-Noël retired and lived in Nice in the South of France. There he died in 1989. He was 92. He was married twice. In 1920, he also married his first wife, Bertha Marie Genevieve Cornet. In 1930, he married Isabelle Jeanne Rosa Julie Lavallée.
Sources: James Travers (French Films Guide), Hal Erickson (AllMovie), Gary Brumburgh (IMDb), AllMovie, Wikipedia (French and English), and IMDb.
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Apple bets big on India, but will still rely on China for 'years' to come
▫️Apple's 5% market share in India could soon surge as the Cupertino giant expands its footprint in the Asian powerhouse with the opening of two retail stores this week.
▫️This is part of Apple's efforts to diversify its assembly of products from China after increasing U.S.-China tensions and supply chain disruptions from the pandemic.
▫️However, India will continue to play second fiddle to Vietnam in the production of more sophisticated products such as the MacBooks.
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Global balance of population and power is shifting
The distribution of people across our planet is changing pretty dramatically, with populations booming in sub-Saharan Africa and shrinking in parts of Europe and East Asia, including China.
Driving the news: According to a new UN report, India will surpass China as the world’s most populous nation by the middle of this year, if it hasn't already.
🔸China’s population declined last year for the first time in six decades. Decades of strict population control measures helped push China’s fertility rate (1.2) to the lowest in the world other than Singapore and South Korea. Beijing is now encouraging people to have more children.
🔸China also has very little inward migration. Less than 0.1% of the population is foreign-born vs. 15% in the U.S. — a big part of the reason the U.S. workforce is expected to continue to grow as China’s shrinks.
🔸China will increasingly face a similar challenge to Japan — where the population peaked 15 years ago, and the government is turning to automation and foreign workers to help care for the elderly and stoke the economy — at a much larger scale.
The flipside: India’s working-age population is expanding, a potential “demographic dividend” for an economy that’s already the fastest-growing in the G20, and could be the third-largest in the world by 2030.
🔸Companies including Apple are increasing manufacturing in India, often at the expense of China. The UN report had already led to a flurry of stories analyzing whether India could become the more economically powerful Asian giant.
🔸Yes, but: The economy is still not creating nearly enough jobs for all the young people entering the workforce. More than 80% of Indians polled in the UN report said India’s population was already too high, with 63% saying economic issues tied to population growth were a top concern.
🔸While India’s population is expected to keep growing in the 2060s, the fertility rate has gradually fallen over several decades to 2.0 per woman, below the global average of 2.3.
Zoom out: Population growth around the world has slowed significantly due to factors including increased education and access to contraception for young women, per the report.
🔸The UN expects the global population to climb from 8 billion today to 9.7 billion by 2050, but then peak at around 10.4 billion in the 2080s.
🔸Europe is the only region whose population will shrink between now and 2050. Eastern European countries including Bulgaria and Moldova have among the fastest-shrinking populations in the world, due to large-scale emigration and low birth rates.
🔸By contrast, half of all global population growth over that period is expected to come in eight countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo; Egypt; Ethiopia; India; Nigeria; Pakistan; the Philippines and Tanzania.
The population of sub-Saharan Africa is growing far faster than any other region, and is expected to nearly double to 2.1 billion by 2050.
🔸The region’s demographics look markedly different from every other region. In Nigeria, for example, 43% of the population is under 15 while just 3% is over 65, while the fertility rate per woman is 5.1.
There's another big reason the global population is growing: people are living longer, healthier lives.
🔸Life expectancy has jumped from 64 to 73 globally since 1990, and 52 to 64 in Africa. Those trends are expected to continue.
bit.ly/ Jaydeep Biswas - Astra Mining Ltd to Enter into Joint Venture Agreements with Vietnamese Groups.
Astra Mining Ltd, an Australian diversified mining company (CEO - Jaydeep Biswas ), through its wholly owned subsidiary Astra Vietnam Pty Ltd, has signed Business Cooperation Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding with two Vietnamese groups to enter into joint venture operations in respect to the operation of multiple extraction permits.
Adelaide, Australia - May 17th 2011: Astra Mining Ltd, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Astra Vietnam Pty Ltd, has signed Business Cooperation Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding with two Vietnamese groups to enter into joint venture operations in respect to the operation of three exploration and extraction licenses in Hoa Binh, which is situated in the Doi Bu gold region of Vietnam, and three exploration and extraction licenses in the Nghn An province. Negotiations in respect to a joint venture operation for a further exploration and extraction license in Cambodia are being concluded in the Ou Yadav District of Ratanakiri. These exploration and extraction licenses are for gold mines, with a further exploration and extraction license being applied for in relation to a tin mine in the Vietnam region, prior to acquisition. All licenses are subject to final verification and due diligence.
The Lower Mekong region of South East Asia, consisting of Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, is considered by some geologists as being one of the most impressive natural geological laboratories in the world. However, this area is yet to be fully explored. The increased demand for natural resources both internally and externally, spearheaded by the rapid economic transformation that is currently occurring in South East Asia, means these areas need to undergo full geological exploration and commercialisation.
The mineralised gold system in the Doi Bu region of Vietnam covers an area of 15km2 and contains around 20 different mining leases. It is believed from information obtained through lease holders that the entire area could hold anywhere from 100 – 200 tonnes of gold, however extensive drilling is needed. Gold mineralisation in the region is believed to vary from 1 to 12.9 grams of gold per tonne, with evidence suggesting the potential for various undiscovered epithermal gold deposits. Other mineral assets are also present, including tin, which is of interest to Astra Mining Ltd as it is a material used in steel making products. With known mineralisation located at surface level, some of which has previously been mined by hand, the opportunity for small-scale open cut mining explorations is a viable option. Once open cut-mining has commenced this can be expanded to drilling which will extend known resources both laterally and vertically. ‘Being situated near a major city with easy access to the facilities required for mining means the mines in the Doi Bu region are economically viable and, as many of these mines have not been fully explored by advanced exploration, the opportunities are immense,’ said Dr Jaydeep Biswas, Chief Executive Officer of Astra Mining Ltd.
Quy Hop, in the Nghe An region of Vietnam, covers an area of 0.45km2 and contains various mineral resources including tin and tantalite. This area has the potential to bring in a number of other areas to create a major tin project, something that is enhanced by the areas close proximity to a government owned processing plant that can be purchased in the future and nearby port facilities.
Jaydeep Biswas - The Vietnam mining sector
The Vietnam mining sector, which has grown rapidly since 2000, is governed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) and its Department of Geology and Minerals (DOGM), with the mineral resources of the area belonging to the people of Vietnam and managed by the State. Although the countries mineral laws were revised, with new laws being effective from October 2005, further expected revisions are yet to be completed. The government is currently continuing with reforms, which focus on areas such as occupational health and safety and environmental protection. Foreign corporations are currently able to invest in mining and exploration opportunities and the government is attempting to simplify the application process, meaning the percentage of foreign investment is expected to grow considerably. ‘The mining sector in Vietnam is becoming more open to foreign investment as the government attempts to curtail illegal mining. Astra Mining will bring up-to-date technology and revised health and safety protocols to the mining sector, something that will be welcomed as it will aid in reducing the prevalence of illegal mining and the subsequent accidental deaths,’ said Silvana De Cianni, Managing Director of Astra Mining Ltd.
The Ou Yadav District in the Ratanakiri region of Cambodia is situated in the northeast of the country and covers an area of 222km2. The district is currently approved for mining, with gold resources of 4.8 to 12.6 grams per tonne proven. It is estimated the reserve could contain anywhere from 1 to 2 million ounces of gold, and resources of other metals are also a possibility, subject to further exploration.
The Cambodian mining sector
The mining industry in Cambodia is currently at a very early stage of development, with many mining laws still under review. Cambodia took longer than neighbouring countries to encourage development of this sector, something that was influenced by the fact that the need for basic mining laws was only fulfilled in 2001. However, due to the increase in global demand for mineral resources, the mining sector saw a surge in 2004. Since 2006, 104 exploration licenses have been issued and as of 2010 approximately 50 companies hold over 100 concessions, including Australian mining companies. ‘There is evidence that, due to the large number of promising mineral occurrences in Cambodia, many exploration companies are currently looking into mining opportunities in the area. Nineteen of the current opportunities on offer relate to gold occurrences, which is the area that Astra Mining is currently looking into as gold is countercyclical in its strength,’ said Dr Jaydeep Biswas, Chief Executive Officer of Astra Mining Ltd.
For more information on Astra Mining Ltd, please visit the website located at www.astramining.com or stay in touch with Jaydeep Biswas and Astra Mining Ltd via the Facebook page. Jaydeep Biswas - CEO Astra Mining Ltd.
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Premier Danielle Smith addressed attendees at the Resource Diversification Council reception in Edmonton on Monday, November 27, 2023.
The Resource Diversification Council is a non-profit association compromised of industry (Dow, Inter Pipeline, Keyera, NOVA Chemicals, Nutrien, Pembina), post-secondary (NAIT), and labour (Construction Labour Relations Alberta) leaders who share a mutual interest in advancing Alberta’s resource value added sector. Currently, the group is focused on advancing decarbonization policies, enhancing workforce development, and incremental improvements to APIP to ensure Alberta is the number one jurisdiction for our members to invest in. (photography by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta)
Sims Crane works with Diversified Environmental Services, lifting their oil diaster response boats and barges in and out of the Port of Tampa for training.
European energy security and diversification of energy sources remain critical challenges against a backdrop of growing worldwide energy demand, the lingering effects of the global recession, and the challenge of mitigating climate change. European leaders struggle with defining a common energy policy, especially on such issues as nuclear energy and renewable energy, while attempting to assess the impact of unconventional gas and increased availability of worldwide liquefied natural gas (LNG). How do European Union energy and environmental regulations and the European Energy Charter impact greater security and diversification needs? Our discussion with Ambassador Vaclav Bartuska, the Czech Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security, focused on the current situation of European energy security and its future challenges and opportunities.
My mom is in this photo from her 1962 senior yearbook at Woodrow Wilson High School (Virginia). She's the fifth one on the top row. I don't know what kind of club this was? What does "Diversified Occupations" even mean?
CGIAR Research Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa (Ukama Ustawi) Scaling Hub workshop participants pose for a group photo in Nairobi, Kenya on 24 November 2022 (photo credit: ILRI/ Saba Ermyas).
Local governments, First Nations and other organizations looking to strengthen their communities can apply for new funding to build capacity and diversify rural and remote economies in B.C. Learn more:
The Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 244 m spire[2]) of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world. The building was opened in 2010 as part of a new development called Downtown Dubai. It is designed to be the centrepiece of large-scale, mixed-use development. The decision to construct the building is based on the government's decision to diversify from an oil-based economy, and for Dubai to gain international recognition.
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Sims Crane works with Diversified Environmental Services, lifting their oil diaster response boats and barges in and out of the Port of Tampa for training.
We're fortunate to live in such a diversified part of the country. That, in my books, is a real plus. I look around, and there are people of every race, everywhere we go. In the Norwthwest, we're lucky that the state recognizes that diversity as an asset. We celebrate that diversity in several, large city-wide events.
Today, we attended Aki Matsuri, a celebration surrounding Japanese culture. I'm proud that my daughter is mixed ethnically: half-Japanese, half-Filipino. All American. I love this country.
A generation or so ago, our cultures literally hated each other. My grandfather fought, and nearly died fighting the Japanese in the WWII. My mother-in-law's family spent time in the internment camps. Fast forward 60+ years. Is the world a better place? I will die trying to make it one for my family. I hope you have a great week ahead! Many blessings to you and yours!
The Ich Kool Milpa is a highly diversified system relying on the sustainable use of biodiversity where the triad – maize, beans, and squash – found in all milpas, are also accompanied by Lima beans making a distinctive feature. Besides, since the system depends on the forest, its conservation has been indispensable and reflects one of the core elements of this GIAHS based on forest-friendly practices that are anchored in technical management and the milperos’ identity.
Credits: (c) Secretaría de Desarrollo Sustentable, Gobierno del Estado de Yucatán
The Ich Kool Milpa is a highly diversified system relying on the sustainable use of biodiversity where the triad – maize, beans, and squash – found in all milpas, are also accompanied by Lima beans making a distinctive feature. Besides, since the system depends on the forest, its conservation has been indispensable and reflects one of the core elements of this GIAHS based on forest-friendly practices that are anchored in technical management and the milperos’ identity.
Credits: © Ivan Lowenberg
The Ich Kool Milpa is a highly diversified system relying on the sustainable use of biodiversity where the triad – maize, beans, and squash – found in all milpas, are also accompanied by Lima beans making a distinctive feature. Besides, since the system depends on the forest, its conservation has been indispensable and reflects one of the core elements of this GIAHS based on forest-friendly practices that are anchored in technical management and the milperos’ identity.
Credits: (c) Secretaría de Desarrollo Sustentable, Gobierno del Estado de Yucatán
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Khalil, 36, Karimaâs husband in a beekeeping uniform.
Diversified livelihoods such as beekeeping can help improve the income of rural communities. Apart from producing honey to sell to market, beekeeping helps promote conservation of the natural environment, which many poor communities depend on for food and energy
UNDPâs Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP) is committed to helping vulnerable rural families increase their incomes.
As part of the livelihood component, the project provided four beehives, beekeeping tools and jars for honey, including a 12-day training that gave beneficiaries the necessary skills to maintain their beekeeping business.
© UNDP Afghanistan / S. Omer Sadaat / 2018
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For Karima, one of the happiest moments of her life was when she earned her first thousand Afghani (US$ 15), when she sold a kilo of honey made from her own bee-keeping business. It may seem like a small amount, but for Karima, it was life changing!
Karima is a housewife and a mother of four. Her husband could barely feed the family from the work he could get, so Karimaâs contribution to the household income was significant.
She has seen a lot in her life. She still remembers the agony and frustration when they had no money and their son was sick. As tears well in her eyes, she relates, âWe were not able to buy him medicine. We couldnât do anything but cry and wait for him to either die or recover by himself.â
Her husband, Khalil, who was very fond of honey, tried his hand at beekeeping before, but because he didnât know how to maintain his beehives, his bees all died.
But, Karima and Khalil did not give up. They decided to seek help from the Directorate of Agriculture in Herat city.
UNDPâs Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP) is committed to helping vulnerable rural families increase their incomes.
As part of the livelihood component, the project provided four beehives, beekeeping tools and jars for honey, and, crucially, a 12-day training that gave beneficiaries the necessary skills to maintain their beekeeping business. Karima, who lives in in Qala Safid village in Herat province, was one of the recipients.
âWe learned many things about the bee keeping,â says Karima, âlike feeding times, honey extraction and reproduction of honey bees - things I never knew before.â She adds, âI once used lemon to bring back unconscious bees back to normal.â
Now, equipped with the knowledge and materials, Karima and Khalil expanded their apiary from just four to ten beehives, and they plan to increase the number to 13 in the next year. With the business growing, they are now making 80 to 90 thousand Afghanis each year by selling their honey.
âMy bees are our breadwinners now!â Karima says, looking at her queen bee proudly. âI feel like the queen is representing me and looking after the honey factory!â
Beekeeping requires less inputs for production compared to other agricultural activities and livelihoods. It requires less land, water and labor to generate high levels of income.
With low initial support, beekeepers can get an immediate high income. Thatâs why beekeeping has the potential to transform thousands of lives here in Herat province.
âBy the grace of God, we have a reliable income now and can buy what we need, including medicines or treatment,â says Karima.
Beekeeping in rural areas, where the communities have limited resources such as land and water, can help boost incomes for families like Karimaâs. In addition, beekeeping helps boost food security, and assists crop production through pollination. Almonds, apples, blueberries, cantaloupes, cherries, cranberries, cucumbers, sunflowers, watermelon and many other crops all rely on honey bees for pollination. Diversified livelihoods such as bee increasingly improve the income of rural communities consequently people can adapt and manage climate change risks.
So, thanks to her new beekeeping skills, Karima and Khalil truly have a reason to âbeeâ cheerful!
© UNDP Afghanistan / S. Omer Sadaat / 2018
A beneficiary in the district of Monze cultivates groundnut in addition to maize to diversify her crop production.
Photo credit must be given: ©FAO/A. Caesar. Editorial use only. Copyright FAO
The landscape with colourful diversified floating gardens has a unique aesthetic view. Dealing with nature and human needs, floating garden are integrated and sustainable in the Bengali landscape. In summer, flowers of water hyacinth bloom on the water. Contrast between light purple of flowers and deep green of leaves creates beautiful scenery.
Photo credit must be given to (c) Badal Sarker for the Department of Agricultural Extension, Bangladesh.
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The companies in this year’s class represent the ever-growing and diversifying entrepreneurial ecosystem. Our companies come from all over the country and bring unique skills, background and expertise to Boulder this summer. While individually different, they are all fueled by an unquenchable desire to improve the world by solving big problems.
This year’s class includes companies that are focused on helping brides get the dress they dream of (while staying within their budget) to enabling any child to make music to wearables that notify a loved one if you feel unsafe to helping home buyers/sellers save money and many more. These 10 companies stood out for their drive and passion to do something great and it’s a true honor and privilege to work with them.
We’re very excited to introduce the Techstars Boulder 2015 class:
adHawk: A mobile app that provides a bird’s eye view of all your digital marketing data in one place.
Blazing DB: An SQL database at supercomputer speeds that’s incredibly easy to use.
Edify: Empower every kid in the world to make their own music.
Flytedesk: A platform for buying and selling uncollected media, starting with college newspapers.
HobbyDB: The definitive database for collectors and hobbyists to manage and monetize their collections.
MadKudu: Data science that helps sales and support teams fight customer churn.
Revolar: The world’s smartest personal safety wearable device keeps you safe anytime, anywhere.
Stryd: The world’s first running power meter that helps runners improve their performance.
TRELORA: A commission-free real estate company, replacing percentage-based commissions with one flat fee.
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Diversification and job creation are watch words in Canada's prairie provinces these days as Nathan Mathies will attest. The journeyman electriction relocated from Alberta's oil patch to take a job servicing wind turbines for Siemen's in southern Saskatchewan. “I'm very optimistic, as everything seems to be going green power in Canada,” says Mathies. Alberta and Saskatchewan have only taken small steps so far, but in the U.S. there were more than 73,000 wind jobs by the end of 2014. Photo David Dodge, GreenEnergyFutures.ca See story: www.greenenergyfutures.ca/episode/morse-saskatchewan-wind...