Award and medals

Carlos Yulo wins gold medals in men’s floor exercise and still rings. SEA GAMES POOL Carlos Edriel Yulo slumped behind one of the monitor screens strewn around the Quan Ngua Sports Palace, hiding himself from public view as he awaited his turn to hit the rings. But when his time came to perform, the pocket-sized wonder gave everyone present a sight to see. Flashing a perfectly steady maltese—a difficult pose that gives the impression of one flying—Yulo captured the crowd’s adulation and went on to claim his third gold medal o n Sunday to continue fueling the Philippines’ campaign in Hanoi in the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. “I’m very happy. I really wanted to win that gold,” said Yulo in Filipino after upstaging two Vietnamese bets. “I wasn’t expecting to win, but I just focused on my routine. I’m happy I got it.” He had also ruled the floor exercise in the afternoon for his second gold, which came after Friday’s all-round crown. He will vie for three more golds (high … [Read more...] about Carlos Yulo becomes first Filipino to win three gold medals in Hanoi

Britt Frank is a licensed psychotherapist, trauma specialist, educator, and former addict. She is an award-winning adjunct professor for her time teaching at the University of Kansas. She also speaks and writes widely about achieving and maintaining emotional wellness. advertisement advertisement Below, Frank shares five key insights from her new book, The Science of Stuck: Breaking Through Inertia to Find Your Path Forward . Listen to the audio version—read by Frank herself—in the Next Big Idea App. 1. We need anxiety. People often enter therapy suffering from severe symptoms and think that all they need is to “get rid of” their anxiety. While anxiety can be debilitating and, in some cases, must be medically managed before any other interventions can be applied, trying to get rid of anxiety is as pointless as trying to disable the smoke alarm in your home. When your smoke alarm starts screeching, the noise is uncomfortable and inconvenient, … [Read more...] about There’s no such thing as self-sabotage. A psychotherapist debunks the most common concepts that keep us stuck

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin How can venture capital finance be disrupted and better harnessed to finance the transition to net-zero? Danijel Visevic, Co-founder of the recently launched World Fund – Europe’s biggest climatetech venture capital fund – set out to find answers. Together with Co-founders Tim Schumacher – who was awarded Best Male investor in 2020, Daria Saharova – who was awarded Best Female Investor in 2020 by the German Startup Award Association, and Craig Douglas – a 15-year climatetech and investing veteran, he set up the World Fund . “We did a pre-closing, that's something very unique. Usually, as a venture capital fund, you have a first closing, then you invest, and you have a final closing a year later. “But we knew if we want to raise 350 million Euros as a first-time fund, we need a portfolio, otherwise, those institutional investors who can invest 10-20-30 million won't invest. So we needed a portfolio and we … [Read more...] about Europe’s Largest Climatetech VC Fund Offers Investment Insights

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Is Elon Musk a climate hero that the climate movement and its allies should embrace, or does his libertarian (or conservative) politics turn him into an object of scorn? Musk poses a deeper question that the movement must confront: should climate politics get subsumed under the broader liberal-versus-conservative conflict, or should it be guided by bipartisanship? There is no easy answer because there is a political logic to both partisanship and bipartisanship. Many climate activists are frustrated (and rightly so) with the slow pace of progress on climate issues and blame it on Republicans or conservative Democrats. They believe that the “other” side does not act in good faith and cannot be trusted in making political compromises. Furthermore, the movement’s internal dynamic favors partisanship. Social media, which shapes the political discourse of young climate activists, views bipartisanship as selling out. Indeed, … [Read more...] about Climate Policy And Partisan Wars: Elon Musk And Twitter

Gilas Pilipinas in training for the 31st SEA Games. SEA GAMES POOL HANOI—Gilas Pilipinas opens up on its quest for the gold medal that matters most back home, as the National Five slugs it out with dangerous Thailand in the men’s basketball competition of the 31st Southeast Asian Games. A squad that’s armed to the teeth takes the Thanh Tri Gymnasium floor at 4 p.m. (5 p.m. in Manila) against an enemy that coach Chot Reyes sees has improved leaps and bounds and definitely cannot be taken lightly. “The kind of opposition that we have is serious,” said Reyes, who has coached a lot of Gilas squads but has never won a SEA Games gold medal. “They are a serious threat. We saw what happened in the 3X3. Those guys are the guys. We know their level [of play] and that’s why it’s very important that we are able to beat that challenge.” No country other than Malaysia has beaten the Philippines in the biennial meet, and like the others, Thailand has never come close to doing so. The … [Read more...] about Gilas starts hunt for SEA Games gold that counts most

Bharat Biotech founders Dr Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella. India’s vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech along with an international multidisciplinary consortium will receive funding of $19.3 million to support the development of a ‘variant-proof’ coronavirus vaccine candidate. The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) announced the latest award under its $200 million programme to advance the development of vaccines that provide broad protection against SARS-Cov-2 variants and other beta coronaviruses. The international multidisciplinary consortium will comprise Bharat Biotech International, the University of Sydney, Australia and ExcellGene SA, Switzerland. “In this new vaccine design, modified trimeric spike immunogens will be produced in a robust and scalable process with high purity and yield at low cost, based on a biomanufacturing approach that has provided significant quantities of protein therapeutics to the world,” CEPI said in a release. This … [Read more...] about Bharat Biotech partners with CEPI to develop ‘variant-proof’ COVID-19 vaccine

While the average trend is negative, there are family firms across industries that have performed exceedingly well. (Photo by Mikhail Nilov/Pexels) By SOUGATA RAY, NUPUR PAVAN BANG, NAVNEET BHATNAGAR Concentrated ownership of a firm in the hands of a family presents unique opportunities and challenges that impact its performance. In India, family firms are a dominant force in the economy, contributing significantly to nation-building, the exchequer, creation of jobs and asset creation. Their footprints on the Indian economy are indelible. It is imperative for family firms to perform well, grow profitably, create value and contribute to economic progress if India has to realise its full potential. Researchers have argued that family firms have better monitoring and lower agency costs than non-family firms, have incentives to take long-term views of maximising firm value, and are value-driven organisations. Yet, many of them are found to be plagued by rent-seeking … [Read more...] about Family Firms in India: Performance and Relevance

A researcher examines solutions being tested for use in drugs to treat thrombosis at a Bayer Pharmaceuticals research centre in Wuppertal, Germany. Photo: Peter Ginter Health crises and emergencies such as Covid-19 have brought into sharp focus the critical need for preparedness. The unprecedented pandemic has led to a dynamically changing environment across the healthcare industry, posing challenges that call for innovative solutions. Prior to the pandemic, major progress was being made in improving the health of millions of people. The world has made remarkable strides in increasing life expectancy and reducing some of the common killers associated with child and maternal deaths, according to the United Nations. At the same time, more efforts were being put into fully eradicating a wide range of diseases while addressing many persistent as well as emerging health issues. Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being at all ages is now considered essential to sustainable … [Read more...] about Post-pandemic healthcare