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Donald Trump has begun a mafia-like struggle for global power

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This new system has a new hierarchy. America is number one. Next are countries with resources to sell, threats to make and leaders unconstrained by democracy. Donald Trump has begun a mafia-like struggle for global power https://economist.com/leaders/2025/02/27/donald-trump-has-begun-a-mafia-like-struggle-for-global-power from The Economist Best Regards Seetha Ram
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Welcome to Toolkits Master Plan Preparation

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many developing countries will mortgage their future in a decade or two in terms of water security, by considering sanitation only in a very restricted sense of collecting and transferring the untreated sewage to another area thereby contaminating freshwater sources. https://ncrpb.nic.in/NCRBP%20ADB-TA%207055/watersupply/Sector-Review-ar-National-&-State-Level.html Best Regards Seetha Ram
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Behind DeepSeek lies a dazzling Chinese university

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In January China released a plan to become an "education power…with global influence" by 2035. Not long ago that goal would have looked overly ambitious. Now, places like Zhe Da have made it look surprisingly likely. Behind DeepSeek lies a dazzling Chinese university https://www.economist.com/china/2025/02/19/behind-deepseek-lies-a-dazzling-chinese-university from The Economist Best Regards Seetha Ram
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Behind DeepSeek lies a dazzling Chinese university

By KESLS RAM
In January China released a plan to become an "education power…with global influence" by 2035. Not long ago that goal would have looked overly ambitious. Now, places like Zhe Da have made it look surprisingly likely. Behind DeepSeek lies a dazzling Chinese university https://www.economist.com/china/2025/02/19/behind-deepseek-lies-a-dazzling-chinese-university from The Economist Best Regards Seetha Ram
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It’s not just AI. China’s medicines are surprising the world, too

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With more brains and money, Chinese firms moved beyond copying Western drugs. Instead of waiting for patents to expire and making identical generics, they adopted a "fast-follower" strategy—taking known drugs and modifying them to improve safety, efficacy or delivery. It's not just AI. China's medicines are surprising the world, too https://www.economist.com/business/2025/02/16/its-not-just-ai-chinas-medicines-are-surprising-the-world-too from The Economist Best Regards Seetha Ram
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Post by The Economist on X

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    The Economist ⁦‪@TheEconomist‬⁩ If remote work is, like the provision of benefits, costly to companies but valuable to workers, wages should follow the same pattern. Yet in most cases so far they have not econ.st/4hi6PbH   17/02/2025, 05:49     Best Regards Seetha Ram
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Digital Textbooks: System of Choosing Between Physical, Digital to Cause Educational Disparities - The Japan News

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Digital textbooks have the advantage of being able to utilize video and audio, but there have been a spate of research reports showing that physical textbooks are superior for deep thinking and memorization.  https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/yomiuri-editorial/20250215-238800/ Best Regards Seetha Ram
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The Uniqueness Trap

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Do Unique Projects Actually Exist? The short answer is no. In fact, whenever we came across a project we thought was unique, it turned out not to be. Here's an example: In 2004 the top civil servant in charge of decommissioning nuclear power plants in Sweden needed a reliable estimate of how much that effort, which would take decades, would cost, as well as how expensive it would be to safely store nuclear waste, which would last centuries. https://hbr.org/2025/03/the-uniqueness-trap Best Regards Seetha Ram
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Idol Leads "Bathing Cancel Clique" Trend Among Young in Japan - Unseen Japan

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One expert, Edagawa Yoshikuni, a professor of neuroscience at Ritusmeikan University in Kyoto, has one explanation. He argues young people are exhausting their brains through smartphone addiction. That leaves them with little mental energy left for basic self-care. https://unseen-japan.com/idol-bathing-cancel-clique-japan/ Best Regards Seetha Ram
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What’s “Inside Bill’s Brain?" A Review of the Netflix Docuseries - Janice Greenwood

By KESLS RAM
But I still wonder what gets lost when we, as a society, rely on the philanthropy of a few wealthy men rather than demand a more transparent government to ensure equality for all?  https://janicegreenwood.com/2020/12/whats-inside-bills-brain-a-review-of-the-netflix-docuseries/ Best Regards Seetha Ram
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Kintsugi Artist Restores Ceramics Broken by Noto Earthquake, Adding Touch of Gold Along the Scars - The Japan News

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https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/society/noto-peninsula-earthquake/20250212-238059/?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=31630&pnespid=4faInIdVuvCZ_qOyqBv1sflJ5A4dqzN4ywdwA1A_vB2Vch_Kct7Dzr4ThZ9UbDcSigOJCg "If it can be fixed, then you don't need to feel down about it, even if it's something precious that has broken," Best Regards Seetha Ram
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Article on etcs and japanese system for signalling

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https://www.hitachihyoron.com/jp/pdf/2014/09/2014_09_05.pdf?copilot_analytics_metadata=eyJldmVudEluZm9fbWVzc2FnZUlkIjoiQUJyYVh5cUoxbXVkQ1dMSDFjSkxzIiwiZXZlbnRJbmZvX2NsaWNrU291cmNlIjoiY2l0YXRpb25MaW5rIiwiZXZlbnRJbmZvX2NvbnZlcnNhdGlvbklkIjoiTTEyUjVhdFR2UmZ1UTVhZmUyUHlFIiwiZXZlbnRJbmZvX2NsaWNrRGVzdGluYXRpb24iOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmhpdGFjaGloeW9yb24uY29tXC9qcFwvcGRmXC8yMDE0XC8wOVwvMjAxNF8wOV8wNS5wZGYifQ%3D%3D&citationMarker=9F742443-6C92-4C44-BF58-8F5A7C53B6F1
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Dasaratha's Choice

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https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/research/moynihan-institute-of-global-affairs/regional-centers/south-asia-center/engagement-with-k-12-classrooms/the-ramayana/moral-dilemmas-lesson-plan/dasaratha-s-choice
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Post by Elon Musk on X

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    Elon Musk ⁦‪@elonmusk‬⁩ Can you believe that universities with tens of billions in endowments were siphoning off 60% of research award money for "overhead"? What a ripoff!   08/02/2025, 09:29     Best Regards Seetha Ram
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Post by Sidhant Sibal on X

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    Sidhant Sibal ⁦‪@sidhant‬⁩ Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck at Kumbh Mela pic.x.com/EB4LOnZ5IN   04/02/2025, 17:01     Best Regards Seetha Ram
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The Michelin Guide is no longer the only tastemaker in town

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Michelin launched the Green Star, given to restaurants that demonstrate a commitment to sustainability. (So far only 608 have qualified.) Mr Poullennec notes that restaurants "are making a great deal of effort" to balance their menus with plant-based offerings to satisfy the 1.5bn vegetarians and 88m vegans worldwide. A top chef told him that, after winning a Green Star, his restaurant attracted a younger crowd who ordered vegetarian dishes. The Michelin Guide is no longer the only tastemaker in town https://www.economist.com/culture/2025/01/30/the-michelin-guide-is-no-longer-the-only-tastemaker-in-town from The Economist Best Regards Seetha Ram
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China needs its frightened officials to save the economy

By KESLS RAM
The burden of looking busy is often passed down to lower-level cadres, some of whom, at least, are getting creative. In one example highlighted by Ms Zhao, a group of them were required to hold two (unnecessary) meetings each day as part of an anti-poverty campaign. Instead they met once every three days, taking six photos per meeting with different outfits, lighting and seating. China needs its frightened officials to save the economy https://www.economist.com/china/2025/01/30/china-needs-its-frightened-officials-to-save-the-economy from The Economist
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Many governments talk about cutting regulation but few manage to

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A recent paper by Leah Brooks of George Washington University and Zachary Liscow of Yale Law School gives a sense of how regulatory burdens can add up. From the late 1950s to the mid-1980s, they find, the cost in America of building a mile of highway rose from $8.5m in 2016 prices to more than $25m. Many governments talk about cutting regulation but few manage to https://www.economist.com/briefing/2025/01/30/many-governments-talk-about-cutting-regulation-but-few-manage-to from The Economist
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Many governments talk about cutting regulation but few manage to

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Cutting red tape will not necessarily send growth soaring. Even if Mr Musk is successful, Mr Trump's other policies, such as jacking up tariffs and deporting millions of workers, could easily erase the benefit. Effective deregulatory drives anger people who lose out, including those exposed to more competition and NIMBYs who dislike growth. But a boost to construction, business formation and innovation is worth ruffling a few feathers for. Many governments talk about cutting regulation but few manage to https://www.economist.com/briefing/2025/01/30/many-governments-talk-about-cutting-regulation-but-few-manage-to from The Economist Best Regards Seetha Ram
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Many governments talk about cutting regulation but few manage to

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Cost overruns and huge delays are now par for the course when it comes to infrastructure. Some big projects, including a high-speed rail system in California, will probably never be built, given how tied up they are in environmental reviews. Britain has a vast queue of planned wind farms awaiting the promise of a future grid connection before beginning construction. Many governments talk about cutting regulation but few manage to https://www.economist.com/briefing/2025/01/30/many-governments-talk-about-cutting-regulation-but-few-manage-to from The Economist Best Regards Seetha Ram
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