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City’s finance committee hears requests to appropriate funds

Cambridge City Council’s Finance Committee considered a number of requests from various departments, during its meeting this week. City Utility Director Lou Thornton made a request to appropriate $220,000 from the Unappropriated Sewer Fund. Of those funds $20,000 would go to sewer supplies, $20,000 to sewer miscellaneous service, $50,000 to sewer vehicle maintenance, $10,000 to sewer miscellaneous, $60,000 to sewer capital improvement and $60,000 to sewer equipment. “When we first put our budgets together in October of last year, it’s very difficult to anticipate what’s happened to the economy,” Thornton explained. “As a result between the budget being from last…

by •20/10/2025

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Islamic finance provides an alternative to debt-based systems

The growth of Islamic banks provides Muslims living in North America with options that reflect their beliefs. (Shutterstock)For years, Muslims in North America have struggled to find ways to purchase homes while complying with Islamic law, or shariah. The Qur’an prohibits both the collection and payment of interest. For more than a million Canadians, these religious structures are limited access to conventional mortgages. Recently, however, companies such as the Canadian Halal Financial Corporation have emerged to fill this void. The creation of a vehicle in North America to enable Muslims to finance home ownership is part of an emerging…

by •13/10/2025

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Corrigendum (credit rating AA+) – Alvaro Lario, global finance executive, takes helm at UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development

ROME, Oct. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Development finance leader Alvaro Lario takes the helmet of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development on Saturday with an urgent mission to battle poverty and hunger among the world’s rural poor as they face existential threats of climate change and food insecurity.Alvaro Larioglobal finance executive, takes helm at UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development Lario, a Spanish national who has served as IFAD’s chief financial officer since 2018, has led efforts to harness private sector investment to boost the resilience of millions of small-scale farmers and rural communities who are among those…

by •14/09/2025

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US Women Getting Fatter | Diabetic Mediterranean Diet

September 5, 2022 · 7:00 PMYou men are gaining weight, too! From the Journal of Obesity:…. 10-year weight gain is substantially greater in US women compared to men. On average (±SE), women gained 5.4 ± 0.3 kg and 9.2 ± 0.4 percent of their initial weight over the previous 10 years, whereas men gained 2.6 ± 0.2 kg and 3.8 ± 0.3 percent of their initial weight. in general, compared to US men, women gained about twice as much weight (kg) and 2.4 times more weight expressed as a percent of initial weight, over the previous 10 years.…

by •11/09/2024

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Benefits of Eating Meat | Diabetic Mediterranean Diet

July 1, 2023 · 2:15 PMMucho protein, amigo I found a review article at Animal Frontiers that makes the argument in favor of meat consumption. The authors admit little focus on the downsides of eating meat. I’ve been cutting back on my meat consumption out of sympathy for the animals. Here are some of the key points verbatim:Aspects of human anatomy, digestion, and metabolism diverged from other primates, indicating evolutionary reliability on, and compatibility with, substantial meat intake. Implications of a disconnect from evolutionary dietary patterns may contribute to today’s burden of disease, increasing the risk for both…

by •02/07/2023

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Do You Absolutely Hate Broccoli?

June 7, 2023 · 8:50 AMIf so, it may well be because of your genes according to an article at SBS.com. Particular genes determine whether you can detect a bitter chemical (called PTC) in broccoli and other brassicas like cauliflower and brussels sprouts. “Free broccoli and carrots in frying”/ CC0 1.0 “On average, about 70% of us can taste something bitter in broccoli or PTC, but those with two copies of the bitter sensitivity gene are closer to 20%, and they are much more likely to hate it.” US President George HW Bush said in March 1990, “I do…

by •08/06/2023

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The Dementia/Fructose Link | Diabetic Mediterranean Diet

May 28, 2023 12:59 PMMRI scan of brain Colorado researchers theorize that fructose metabolism may be the driving force behind Alzheimer’s Disease pathology. Diets high in sugar and high glycemic index carbohydrates would exacerbate the problem. Salt may also play a role. Fructose is a simple sugar (a monosaccharide) typically found in fruit, honey, and some vegetables. Table sugar is sucrose, a combination of fructose and a glucose molecule. High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is added to many processed foods as a bulk sweetener. From the article linked above:An ancient human foraging instinct, fueled by fructose production in the…

by •29/05/2023

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For These Personal Finance Influencers, Infertility Wasn’t Part of the Plan

Personal finance champions the idea of keeping your expenses low. If you’re trying to start a family, however, that aspiration may be easier said than done. Around 15% of couples encounter infertility problems globally, according to the World Health Organization. Some infertility diagnoses can be resolved naturally, but for many, procedures such as intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilization have the best chance of conception. In the US, the average cost of one round of IVF is $12,400, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, with most couples enduring multiple rounds of treatment. Ali and Josh Lupo were one…

by Wirya•14/03/2023