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December 2012

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The Huffington Post : Shame on Us, America: Take a Stand and #BanGuns Now

The mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., was the deadliest elementary school shooting in American history. Every single mother, every single father, every teacher, every brother and sister, every single person who cares about our children and their safety must take a stand and demand action from our senators and congressmen on stronger gun legislation now.

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December 19, 2012
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National Journal : 5 Strategies to Increase Diversity in Urban Tech Scenes

Entrepreneurial high-tech start-ups have taken an urban turn. Nowhere is this shift more apparent than New York City, which has emerged as the nation’s second-largest center of venture capital-financed high-tech start-ups, thanks to Google’s significant presence in the old Port Authority building in Chelsea and companies ranging from Foursquare to burgeoning tech-fashion players like Rent the Runway, Warby Parker, and Gilt Groupe.

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December 19, 2012
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The Globe and Mail : Richard Florida: Toronto needs a muscular mayor

Rob Ford’s downfall is stunning – and it opens up a bigger can of worms for Toronto’s future than even his contentious mayoralty did. In the short term, there are some daunting questions: Will he leave office in two weeks as ordered for violating conflict-of-interest rules? His lawyers have filed a request for a stay pending an appeal. If Mr. Ford does step down, will city council appoint his successor or will there be a by-election? If there’s an election, will Mr. Ford’s name be “the first one on the ballot”?

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December 4, 2012