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Sharing with younger generation In 2021, after reaching the retirement age and becoming a contract employee of JR East, he enrolled in the doctoral program of the University of Tsukuba's Graduate School of Policy and Planning Sciences. Prior to the move, when he was responsible for training younger employees in the field of safety, he felt that academically systematizing the practice of safety measures would make it easier to understand the practice. Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vijay_K._Nambiar -- Best regards Seetha Ram "Life is a journey. The destination is within oneself."

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Best Regards Seetha Ram On 28 Sep 2025, at 10:51, Lakshmi and Seetha Ram <keslsrams@zohomail.in> wrote:  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchmUhWMFiaRyzhAA2hkMk4MnpxEuz-0si6_VE8TaWUoGQmEQ/viewform Sent using Zoho Mail

The individual usurps the firm as the leading actor in business https://economist.com/business/2025/09/25/the-individual-usurps-the-firm-as-the-leading-actor-in-business from The Economist

The desperate search for superstar talent https://economist.com/leaders/2025/09/25/the-desperate-search-for-superstar-talent from The Economist

*Dasara* — we celebrate this fortnight, A time of courage, compassion, and light. We gather with hearts open wide, Honoring women, our strength and guide. DA — compassion, soft yet strong, Binding us where we belong. SA — strength that mothers share, A steady hand, a loving care. RA — resilience, bold and bright, Turning struggle into flight. In every step, in every voice, Women rise, and we rejoice. Unity and peace — their lasting gift, They shape the world, they heal, they lift. https://youtube.com/watch?v=IucUU0728KE&lc=UgwsuwHPMBjRwBr98UR4AaABAg&si=Ug7-GUba5SrXkr7B Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://appsv.main.teikyo-u.ac.jp/tosho/ctorii26.pdf

https://www.perplexity.ai/page/scientists-warn-750-million-co-nNXl5_clREe7r24xNa50qw

https://www.msn.com/en-in/health/medical/mumbai-ahmedabad-bullet-train-first-phase-to-begin-in-2027-explained/ar-AA1NcJNC?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=68d4beb7362c461cbc5589d45e987c51&ei=19 -- Best regards Seetha Ram "Life is a journey. The destination is within oneself."

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/the-world-needs-a-maga-approach-trump-tells-un Best Regards Seetha Ram

    Dr Sundaravalli N 🇮🇳 ⁦‪@sv_iima‬⁩ ⁦‪@svembu‬⁩ Hearty congratulations ⁦‪@svembu‬⁩ ! Proud and privileged to have written a business case on ⁦‪@Zoho‬⁩ and registered at ⁦‪@IIMAhmedabad‬⁩ case centre! Link: cases.iima.ac.in/index.php/zoho…   2025/09/23, 12:11    

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The perverse consequence of America's $100,000 visa fees The new visa fee could therefore accelerate the shift by multinationals to expand operations in India. (Smaller startups, though, may find it harder to hire.) Research by Britta Glennon, of the Wharton School, examining restrictions introduced in 2004, found that firms heavily reliant on H-1Bs increased their overseas employment by about a quarter compared with those less dependent on them. R&D-intensive jobs were among the first to move, and the main beneficiaries were Canada, China—and India https://economist.com/business/2025/09/22/the-perverse-consequence-of-americas-100000-visa-fees from The Economist

## Technofeudalism: Core Thesis - **Technofeudalism** is the concept that capitalism is being replaced by an economic system dominated by *digital platforms* or "cloud fiefdoms," where power is concentrated in the hands of Big Tech, which extracts rent from data, user activity, and digital attention rather than through productive competition[1]. - Varoufakis clarifies that this is *not a return to classical feudalism,* but an advance into a hyper-capitalist order, driven by a new type of capital—*cloud capital.* This power structure bypasses markets and profit norms, transforming individuals from consumers or workers into "digital serfs"[1]. *** ## Evolution of Capital: Feudalism, Capitalism, Technofeudalism - **Feudalism:** Hierarchy based on *land ownership*; wealth comes from rents charged to those working the land[1]. - **Capitalism:** Shift to *means of production*—machinery, factories, tools. Power accrues to owners of produced capital, not j...

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https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/india/vande-bharat-will-not-operate-on-mumbai-ahmedabad-bullet-train-corridor-announces-ashwini-vaishnaw/ar-AA1MXNPG?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=4110d9f2057f4bc5cb689c513456461c&ei=18 -- Best regards Seetha Ram "Life is a journey. The destination is within oneself."

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A growing body of research hints at health benefits from sunlight that go beyond just those offered by vitamin D. These include protections against heart disease, cancer and autoimmune diseases. The health benefits of sunlight may outweigh the risk of skin cancer https://economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/09/17/the-health-benefits-of-sunlight-may-outweigh-the-risk-of-skin-cancer from The Economist

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Page 60 Peter Rogers lecture at PUB in 2011. https://issuu.com/nuslkyschool/docs/gia_12 Best Regards Seetha Ram

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China's urban planners could determine the future of city life https://economist.com/china/2025/09/04/chinas-urban-planners-could-determine-the-future-of-city-life from The Economist

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Most people are neither early birds nor night owls, but in between.  https://www.economist.com/business/2024/06/06/is-it-better-to-be-an-early-bird-or-a-night-owl Best Regards Seetha Ram

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Growth-loving authoritarians are failing on their own terms https://economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/08/14/growth-loving-authoritarians-are-failing-on-their-own-terms from The Economist

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    Nikkei Asia ⁦‪@NikkeiAsia‬⁩ ADB to fund Pakistan's core Belt and Road project as China steps aside A Pakistani government official told Nikkei Asia that the ADB is set to provide a $2 billion loan for upgrading the 480-kilometer Karachi-Rohri section of the Main Line-1 railway. s.nikkei.com/4m2jIIz pic.x.com/8fXkrWfEZl   2025/09/03, 10:49    

Did you work on this as well ? https://japantoday.com/category/tech/google-not-required-to-sell-chrome-judge-rules ? Best Regards Seetha Ram

That moment has a name: phubbing, a mash-up of "phone" and "snubbing." It's become an almost inevitable feature of modern relationships, as smartphones claim a place at the table – sometimes literally. https://japantoday.com/category/features/lifestyle/'phubbing'-why-ignoring-your-partner-for-your-phone-infuriates-certain-people? Best Regards Seetha Ram

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/India/india-s-bullet-train-project-is-designed-for-japanese-shinkansen-trains-says-ashwini-vaishnaw/ar-AA1LxkrY?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=62dd48ad723e4a07efd711b5675a4357&ei=16 -- Best regards Seetha Ram "Life is a journey. The destination is within oneself."

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/india/why-india-s-trains-ask-you-to-pay-less-but-still-end-up-costlier-than-japan-s-bullet-trains/ar-AA1LCyps?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=68b5618331974cdcb27616fe959edb51&ei=16 -- Best regards Seetha Ram "Life is a journey. The destination is within oneself."

The E10 Series is currently under development by East Japan Railway Co., and their introduction in India is expected in the early 2030s. https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/world/asia-pacific/20250831-278208/?utm_source=piano&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=8464&pnespid=.7Ken5Zf47bK.PPuuBOzraka.xgZrD1shxEzEk48sxyV8WGKWcbbdn7nNAuitKmqnqsvBw Best Regards Seetha Ram