After barely changing at all for decades‚ the startup funding business is now in what could‚ at least by comparison‚ be called turmoil. At Y Combinator we’ve seen dramatic changes in the funding environment for startups. Fortunately one of them is much higher valuations. The trends we’ve been seeing are probably not YC-specific. I wish I could say they were‚ but the main cause is probably just that we see trends first—partly because the startups we fund are very plugged into the Valley and are
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The New York House of Refuge was the first juvenile reformatory in the nation. It began as a product of a humanitarian association. Organized in 1815‚ it was originally called the Society for the Prevention of Pauperism. The Reverend John Stanford founded this Society. During the year 1820 and continuing through the middle of 1821‚ the Society completed a survey of the United States prisons. Upon completion‚ the Society then appointed a committee to study the findings. The report the committee
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MIGRATION FROM A LANDFILL December‚ 2003 1 INTRODUCTION A two-dimensional‚ steady state transport modeling using MODFLOW/CTRAN was carried out following the particle tracking calculations to simulate potential contamination for leachate migration from Gibraltar landfill. Gibraltar landfill was a disposal waste site in Bogotá (Colombia) until 1988. The site presented problems related to contamination for leachate migration after its closure‚ since the operation of the site did not meet
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Has Capital Punishment Ever Been Effective? Introduction Merriam Webster’s dictionary defines capital punishment‚ otherwise known as the death penalty‚ as the practice of killing people as punishment for serious crimes. Capital punishment dates back to the early eighteenth century B.C. in Hammurabi’s Code (“History of Death Penalty Laws”). The death penalty can also be found in the Hittite Code in the fourteenth century B.C. ‚ the Draconian Code of Athens in the seventh century B.C.‚ and the Roman
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participation in an open global economy would be crucial to its survival (Chow‚ 2002) During the three decades since these reforms China ’s political and economic institutions have undergone a dramatic transition (Overholt‚ 2005 and Economy‚ 1998). China has shifted from the world ’s greatest opponent of globalization into a committed member of a global economy and advocate of globalization (Overholt‚ 2005). The pinnacle of this transformation and China ’s economic growth was its admission into to the World
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Turn landfill problem into history With the wasteful lifestyle of Hong Kong citizens‚ the 4 major landfills in Hong Kong are going to be saturated. From the government’s words‚ these landfills will be fully saturated before late 2010s. The situation is getting worse in these years‚ as people have no improvement in their consumption style. They are not aware of their responsibility on reducing waste. Also‚ people cannot develop the routine on recycling‚ and send much unnecessary rubbish to the landfill
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ocean into part of the growing maritime empires‚ booming with trade. As the region progressed‚ economic‚ political‚ and social changes occurred rapidly due to the emergence of the Triangular Trade Route and the Trans- Atlantic Slave Trade. By the late 1600s‚ the increased participation in these trade routes allowed a multitude of commodities to reach the Atlantic World‚ permitting Europeans to construct big maritime empires and constantly serve as the dominant countries in trade and
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Studying in UK By Group 6 Kingsley Ibeji 1101620 COURSE TITLE: Communication in Business April 6‚ 2011 Table of Content 1.0 Executive summary…………………………………………………………2 2.0 Introduction…………………………………………………………………..3 3.0 Findings……………………………………………………………………...4. 3.1 Expectation role from teacher/ student ………………………………….5 3.2 Ethical challenges/ policies………………………………………………..5 3.3 Method of assessment as it defer…………………………………………6 3.4 Ability to
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education in order that they will get good chances and have a better life. Some people continue their studies locally‚ while many people choose to study abroad. For me‚ studying abroad is better than studying locally for a number of important reasons. Firstly‚ studying abroad helps people improve their foreign language whereas studying locally does not. When people go to study abroad‚ they have to use foreign language all the time to communicate with other people. From this point‚ it will help people
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What is Land Pollution? Land pollution can be defined as acts occurring on an area resulting in colour change‚ fertility‚ and erosion. It is caused by waste in the form of liquid or solid. Introduction to Land Pollution The presence of chemicals or other alteration in the natural soil environment Results in a change of the soil quality Affects the normal use of the soil Endangering public health and the living environment Causes of LAND POLLUTION
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