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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the 10th anniversary of its New Approaches to Economic Challenges (NAEC) an interview with William Hynes, Senior Advisor to the Secretary General and the Head of the New Approaches to Economic Challenges (NAEC), its illustrious think tank. It is an open exchange about the faultiness in the current financial system and the urgent need for a novel, inter-disciplinary approach to the flaws affecting society, nature, and the financial architecture. A clear call for new system think away from traditional economic doctrine. F - Can you briefly describe your role at the OECD and specifically as the Head of the New Approaches to Economic Challenges (NAEC)? WH - The New Approaches to Economic Challenges (NAEC) Initiative was established in 2012. The objective was to distill lessons from the Global Financial …

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- A + A BERA (Oct 17): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said that it was his elder brother Kamarazaman Yaakob’s right to set up a new party, Parti Kuasa Rakyat, in the country’s democratic practice. Ismail Sabri, who is also an UMNO vice-president, said family members belonging to different political parties was not something new in this country. “It has been happening in Malaysia….this is democracy and that’s his right...there’s no quarrel over it and so on,” said the Bera Member of Parliament when asked on Kamarazaman’s action of setting up Parti Kuasa Rakyat recently. He was speaking at a media conference after the pinning of the badge for Bera district police chief, Supt Mansor Samsudin who was promoted to the rank of DSP, at Dewan Sri Kempas of the district police headqarters on Sunday. Officiating at the event was Inspector-General of Police, Datuk Seri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani. Also promoted was the Bera district police deputy chief, DSP …

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advertisement advertisement advertisement advertisement Americans are more likely to see employer vaccine mandates as a plus than a minus, according to a new Fast Company /Harris Poll. advertisement The survey of U.S. adults currently in the workforce found that 47% would be more willing to accept a job offer from a company with such a mandate, compared to only 29% who said they would be less likely. More than 3,500 organizations have already implemented vaccine mandates for COVID-19, according to White House Covid coordinator Jeffrey Zients, and the Biden administration’s requirement that companies over 100 people mandate vaccines or regularly test employees could be finalized as soon as next week. The survey suggests more people think this is a good thing than a bad thing. Here are the poll’s key findings: Higher education level correlated with more positive attitudes toward employer vaccine mandates (high school diploma or …

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A “masakaki” tree, a ritual offering sent by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, is pictured at Yasukuni shrine, seen by China and South Korea as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism, during the shrine’s biannual festival held in the spring and autumn, in Tokyo, Japan October 17, 2021 in this photo taken by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS TOKYO — Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead for the autumn festival, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, prompting the South Korean government to express “disappointment”. Kishida was following the example of previous Japanese leaders, who have refrained from visiting in person during the spring and autumn festivals or on the anniversary of Japan’s World War Two surrender to avoid angering China and South Korea. The shrine, in Tokyo, is seen by Beijing and Seoul as a symbol of Japan’s past military aggression because it honors 14 Japanese wartime leaders convicted as …

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MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Storm Ramon (International name: Kalmaegi) has maintained its strength while closing in on the eastern side of Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Sunday. Pagasa said Ramon, last located 285 kilometers east northeast of Casiguran in Aurora, still packs maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 80 kph as it moves west at a speed of 15 kph. As of 5:00 p.m., the state weather bureau’s weather bulletin said, Cagayan province including Babuyan Islands, Apayao, Isabela, the northern portion of Aurora, particularly Dilasag, Casiguran, and Dinalungan remain under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal Number 1. “Today, light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains may be experienced over the eastern portions of Cagayan and Isabela,” Pagasa said in a statement. “Tomorrow (Monday), light to moderate with occasional heavy rains may be experienced over Cagayan, …

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The upcoming Covid-19 support package will include ways to help the social service sector, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat yesterday. Mr Heng said in a Facebook post that he received many good ideas from 30 social service organisations during a virtual meeting on Saturday ahead of his ministerial statement on Tuesday - announcing the fourth set of support measures in the light of the pandemic. Mr Heng, who is also Finance Minister, said the discussion touched on how social service agencies can strengthen collaboration and capability building, and difficulties with fund-raising during the pandemic. "The circuit breaker has accelerated the shift to digital, as more services are provided online. This highlighted both the potential and also the current constraints of going digital," he added. In addition to looking at providing better support on Tuesday, the Government will work with the sector to "embrace digitalisation, accelerate transformation and scale up new …

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Coral is far more robust in the face of global warming than scientists previously suspected, according to new research from the Smithsonian Institution. The scientists found that coral species have survived dramatic temperature changes in the past. The number of coral species increased steadily between 3.5 million and 2.5 million years ago, despite drastic cooling. “We see hope in our results that Orbicella species survived a dramatic environmental variation event,” Dr. Carlos Prada, who was involved in the research at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, told The Independent . “It is likely that surviving such difficult times made these coral populations more robust and able to persist under future climatic change.” The research was published in the peer-review journal Current Biology. Scientists previously feared Earth’s coral ecosystems would break down under ecological pressures and temperature changes. A study published in April found plankton endure …

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Fish will likely handle global warming much better than environmentalists predict, according to new government-funded research. Researchers from the University of East Anglia and Dalhousie University found the Winter Skate, a kind of ray-like finish similar to a shark, could adapt to environmental changes far more rapidly than predicted. In fact, skates have survived much more serious climatic shifts events in their evolutionary history. Scientists suspect these fish are capable of modifying their gene expression, allowing them to handle changing conditions. The skates have persisted for more than 150 million years through two mass extinctions, suggesting they have a resilience and an evolutionary strategy allowing them to withstand environmental changes — even though they are currently listed as endangered . “Our work suggests that some success of sharks, skates and rays over very long evolutionary time scales may be due to their ability to respond rapidly to environmental …

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What happened Shares of HubSpot ( NYSE:HUBS ) surged to a new all-time high on Tuesday, gaining as much as 16.7%. As of 2:02 p.m. EDT, the stock was up by 15.9%. The catalyst driving the inbound marketing and customer relationship management (CRM) specialist higher was an announcement at its annual marketing event that it was getting into a lucrative new business: payments. So what The company announced the launch of HubSpot Payments, "an end-to-end payment solution built to deliver a more delightful and connected buyer experience." It's built directly into the company's software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform and doesn't require "writing code or clunky integrations." Image source: Getty Images. To encourage customers to use HubSpot Payments, the company will waive the fees for the first $50,000 of ACH transactions processed each month. HubSpot said it is teaming up with global online payment processor Stripe -- a longtime partner -- to help power the solution. …

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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Jim Denevan is probably best known as the mastermind of Outstanding In The Field (OTIF), bespoke culinary experiences set in farm vineyards, beaches, meadows, fishing docks, and city streets across the U.S. and beyond. But chef Denevan is also a talented multimedia artist who creates eco-friendly, geometric sand paintings—called “land art”—that only exist for a short time before they succumb to the elements. Using a rake and stick as his tools, he creates works so perfect and symmetrical that they look engineered. Now a new documentary, Man in the Field , tells the extraordinary story of this creative genius, an artist and chef whose background is as unique as has been the course of his life’s work. About Outstanding in the Field Since 1999, well before farm-to-table became an overused buzzword, Denevan came up with the idea of bringing chefs and farmers together in natural settings. He gathered food enthusiasts …

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