Think Pieces reviewed and written by Lakshmi and Seetha Ram

https://cse.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/state-of-working-india/swi-2021/ — Best regards Seetha Ram

https://www.readcube.com/articles/10.1007/s42240-021-00103-4

What about Covid tests and isolations? It is important for destination countries to realise that insisting on on-arrival tests and out-of-pocket quarantine is unsustainable over time. Travel, particularly leisure travel, can't resume under such conditions. If destination countries are well-vaccinated, as also airline-, rail- and liner-staff, then the insistence on pre- and post-arrival pandemic checks is unnecessary. If, over time, countries that have vaccinated most of their people can do away with the preventive border measures and liberalise travelling, then problems of selective vaccine-base travel can be overcome. https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/global-travel-cant-keep-insisting-on-covid-vaccines/2283722/ — Best regards Seetha Ram

Uncertainty is the biggest risk." https://japantoday.com/category/tokyo-2020-olympics/only-tokyo-could-pull-off-these-games-not-everyone-agrees?

The five kalaas of shiva suktam http://shaktanand.blogspot.com/2011/11/creation-as-per-shaiv-sidhant.html — Best regards Seetha Ram

https://www.jica.go.jp/english/news/field/2021/20210430_01.html — Best regards Seetha Ram

The image of the team here is a big sign of unity, because all of us are from different states," said Majok, 21. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2020-south-sudan-idUSKBN2A11F4 — Best regards Seetha Ram

https://rua.ua.es/dspace/bitstream/10045/61889/1/jhse_Vol_11_N_1_31-41.pdf

https://youtu.be/mJhZ64BvvFU   Wonderful video. Being Kind" was created on super short notice by an intercontinental crew of volunteers working out of their living rooms. It features footage from all over the world and heart-melting appearances by the children Nimo works with in the slums. Watch, listen, and prepare to smile big at this lyrical reminder that kindness really is "all we can leave behind." — Best Regards Seetha Ram

Repair is also a critical function for all forms of re-use and even extended useful life. Products that cannot be repaired become instant electronic-waste," not-for-profit organisation Repair.org has said on its website. https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/right-to-repair-movement-explained/article35440170.ece — Best regards Seetha Ram

From The New York Times:<BR><BR>The Simplest Tool for Improving Cities Is Also Free<BR><BR>The pandemic taught us that time might be our most valuable resource for building the environments we want.<BR><BR> https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/16/opinion/cities-reopening-time.html?smid=em-share — Best regards Seetha Ram

The shinkansen line and metro expressway, which sliced through the capital, "altered the urban fabric significantly," says Furukawa, whose research includes historical and cultural examinations of the '64 Olympics and the canceled Tokyo Games in 1940. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2021/07/15/olympics/summer-olympics/1964-tokyo-olympic-landmarks/  

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/07/16/commentary/world-commentary/japan-quiet-olympics/ — Best regards Seetha Ram

https://jnsafund.org/en/history/ — Best regards Seetha Ram

Hope you have seen this. The Pandemic had a global impact. The Trust donated or spent a total of US$ 2 Million, including donations to the state and central government relief funds, medical supplies to 14 quarantine centres in the district, and to convert a facility into 125-bed COVID hospital with 5 ICU beds with ventilators.  The objective is to provide advanced healthcare to those who are furthest behind in society. To meet these objectives, massive projects were initiated by the Trust by building hospitals and all relevant infrastructures in India. Two state-of-the-art "super-specialty" hospitals were constructed (named Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences) (the "Institutes"), in addition to two general hospitals, a "mobile" hospital, and in keeping with the latest technological advances, tele-health facility for patients located in remote rural areas.    https://sdgs.un.org/partnerships/sri-sathya-sai-medical-mis...

Running-shoe makers have long tried to boost athletic performance, observes Geoff Burns, a biomechanics expert at the University of Michigan. In olden days, a 1% improvement in "running economy"—the energy taken to travel a given distance—would have impressed. But in 2016 Nike released the first version of its "Vaporfly" model, which improved running economy by 4%. https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/07/14/new-running-shoes-are-smashing-records New running shoes are smashing records from TheEconomist — Best regards Seetha Ram

What an achievement and inspiration  The Brigada Eskwela or the National Schools Maintenance Week of the Department of Education won an Anvil Award of Merit given by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines, the only government line agency to win an award this year in the prestigious search. The award was received by Education Secretary Armin Luistro together with former DepEd Secretary Edilberto de Jesus and Undersecretary Mike Luz who were pioneers of the program. https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2011/02/21/deped%E2%80%99s-brigada-eskwela-bags-an-anvil-award/   — Best Regards Seetha Ram

UTokyo Researcher on Indian philosophy. https://u-tokyo.academia.edu/AkioTanabe — Best regards Seetha Ram

Jean-Loup Chappelet, a professor of public management who has long studied the Olympics, believes this summer's Tokyo Games will mark a watershed in the way future games are staged. In a recent online interview with Kyodo News, Chappelet contrasted Tokyo's first Olympics in 1964 with the firestorm of controversy that has engulfed this year's games, originally scheduled for 2020 but postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/07/14/national/olympics-watershed-moment/ — Best Regards Seetha Ram

Mie Prefectural Police's forensic science laboratory found about 40 times the concentration of urea at the bottom of the post compared with other traffic light poles that had been installed around the same time period. Police believe it's highly possible that urea and salt in dog urine eroded the 6.5-meter-tall steel pole.   https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210715/p2a/00m/0na/007000c   — Best Regards Seetha Ram

This is very nice. From: The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation < newsletter@randomactsofkindness.org > Subject: Kindness at Home Date: July 15, 2021 1:06:53 JST To: KE < keslsram@gmail.com > Reply-To: The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation < newsletter@randomactsofkindness.org > Over the last year we've hunkered down in more ways than one. We have been quietly but diligently working on a very exciting resource that will create a deeper connection to kindness at home. Guess what? It's called   Kindness at Home ! I know... so clever. With the Kindness at Home curriculum, you'll get: Quick, convenient kindness activities for families of all ages, Discussion topics, and Journal prompts emailed right to you each week. Each month covers a different kindness concept and offers more detailed activities and a final concept project—beyond the emails—to help you bring your family closer together through kindness. Download the   parent / guardian guide   to read ...

Super Crazy Kun's election win deemed invalid a second time After a hard-fought election win last January, 2021 was gearing up to the year of Councilman Super Crazy Kun. Despite his unorthodox fashion for a political candidate, Super Crazy Kun's novel strategy of campaigning to kids, who in turn had the ears of their parents and grandparents, ultimately earned him a seat on the Toda City Council in Saitama Prefecture. https://japantoday.com/category/politics/super-crazy-kun%E2%80%99s-election-win-deemed-invalid-a-second-time?  

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/07/14/national/olympics-watershed-moment/   Jean-Loup Chappelet, a professor of public management who has long studied the Olympics, believes this summer's Tokyo Games will mark a watershed in the way future games are staged. The 68-year-old Chappelet, an emeritus professor at the University of Lausanne, counts Olympic Games executive director Christophe Dubi and other International Olympic Committee senior officials among his former students.

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