Record Number of GOP Women in Congress Didn t Come to Compromise
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In early February, just one day after the House banished Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from congressional committees for incendiary behavior and two days after GOP lawmakers decided by secret ballot to allow Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney to retain her leadership position despite her vote to impeach Donald Trump, a third drama involving Republican women was unfolding in upstate New York. In a case over disputed ballots in the state s 22nd congressional district, a judge ruled in favor of Republican Claudia Tenney, handing her victory over Democrat Anthony Brandisi by a mere 109 votes thereby settling the last undecided race of the 2020 election. That decis
Business digest: New partnership to develop platform for agritech research
14 Feb, 2021 07:00 PM
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A freshly inked scientific partnership is developing AI computing power and technology to meet demand from Bay of Plenty-based scientists for faster processing of complex research data. The initiative, a marriage between the needs of PlantTech Research Institute in Tauranga and the expertise of New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI), is accelerating innovative research, starting in the agritech sector.
It will remove computer processing bottlenecks that limit the ability for data scientists to train artificial intelligence (AI) models that learn from high volumes of complex and tightly coupled data. It will also dramatically reduce the turnaround times for AI research.
T.J. English didn’t quite know what to expect when he went up to Boston earlier this year to promote his eye-opening new book, Paddy Whacked: The Untold Story of the Irish American Gangster.
“Boston is the one place where this story is still a contemporary story, because of South Boston and the way Irish-American culture has been preserved in South Boston like no place else,” said English.
Boston, of course, is Whitey Bulger’s old stomping grounds. The man who remains one of the FBI’s most wanted has been on the run for years. But more than a handful of his old soldiers and associates remain in and around Boston. Then there is the perception that Irish Boston remains hostile to any and all outsiders, particularly those who are taking notes or have written books that name names.
Speaker Series celebrates business women
Siouxsie Wiles. Supplied photos.
What do a fashion designer, microbiologist and eco-conscious beauty product pioneer all have in common?
They are Kiwi business women at the forefront of change – and the key note speakers at a brand new event happening in Tauranga.
Hosted by Business Women’s Network, in partnership with Cooney Lees Morgan and Craigs Investment Partners, the inaugural BWN Speaker Series brings together inspirational, influential and innovative women from around New Zealand and the Bay of Plenty to share their insights into the new ways of doing business.
BWN is a networking group formed by women, for women, as part of the Tauranga Chamber of Commerce, with a goal to connect local women to exciting and engaging opportunities.
The Changing Face of Politics: Giving voice, building a more equitable future
Joanne Murray
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Amidst the turmoil of political upheaval and insurrection, it has been easy to overlook the changing face of politics we are now witnessing. Only in his second full week as the United States 46th president, Joe Biden is rapidly following through on his pledge to make his cabinet more representative of our country’s demographics. In all of its members, cabinet or cabinet-level positions, 48% of those nominated are women. Non-white cabinet or cabinet-level nominations positions comprise 52%. The country’s first openly gay cabinet member will be sworn in with his husband holding the Bible. A Cuban immigrant is the first immigrant nominated to become the Secretary of Homeland Security. All will be sworn in by the country’s