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Extreme weather is intensifying, and funding for adaptation measures remains a challenge. Emerging markets face growing economic and credit risks given limited resilience and insurance protection.  In this new video podcast ahead of the COP30 meeting in Belém, Brazil, our Moody's experts discuss whether innovative private and multilateral finance are the answers to bridging the gap.Watch the full episode at: moodys.com/sustainable-finance Host: Colin Ellis, Head of Centre for Credit Research, Moody's Ratings Guests: Rahul Ghosh, Global Head of Sustainable Finance, Moody's Ratings; Marie Diron, Global Head of Sovereign and Sub-Sovereign Risk, Moody's Ratings Related Research:Environmental Risk – Global – Strong water management increases economic resilience to physical climate risk 27 Oct 2025Environmental Risk – Global – Adaptation can support credit strength, but faces race to keep up with climate risks 22 Sep 2025 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

No “Estadão Analisa” desta terça-feira, 28, Carlos Andreazza fala sobre o início da campanha eleitoral de Lula para 2026. Lula demitiu aliados de olho no próximo ano, mas Centrão ainda controla R$ 97 bilhões e 63 cargos no governo. Levantamento do Estadão mostra que o bloco formado por PP, União Brasil, Republicanos, PSD e MDB mantém influência sobre o governo por meio de ministérios e de postos-chave em presidências e diretorias de agências reguladoras, estatais e autarquias. O grupo administra R$ 97,8 bilhões, valor equivalente ao total autorizado para as pastas da Fazenda; Justiça e Segurança Pública; Ciência e Tecnologia; Cultura; Relações Exteriores; Meio Ambiente; Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio; Povos Indígenas; Direitos Humanos; Mulheres; Empreendedorismo e Igualdade Racial - que, juntas, somam R$ 82 bilhões. Mesmo com essa estrutura, integrantes desses partidos têm votado contra a orientação do Planalto em pautas centrais. Como mostrou o Estadão, o governo Lula 3 enfrenta a base aliada mais infiel dos últimos 30 anos, o que levou recentemente à rejeição da Medida Provisória 1.303, cujo texto buscava compensar a perda de arrecadação e garantir R$ 20,6 bilhões extras para 2026, ano eleitoral. Assine por R$1,90/mês e tenha acesso ilimitado ao conteúdo do Estadão.Acesse: https://bit.ly/oferta-estadao O 'Estadão Analisa' é transmitido ao vivo de segunda a sexta-feira, às 7h, no Youtube e redes sociais do Estadão. Também disponível no agregador de podcasts de sua preferência. Apresentação: Carlos AndreazzaEdição/Produção: Jefferson PerlebergCoordenação: Leonardo Cruz e Everton OliveiraSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mit einem Mandat ist es gewissermaßen wie mit einer Schwangerschaft – man weiß vorher nicht wirklich worauf man sich einlässt. Umso schwieriger ist es, wenn beides zusammen gestemmt wird, denn Abgeordnete sind keine klassischen Arbeitnehmer. Es gibt keine Elternzeit, keine geregelten Arbeitszeiten, meist lange Dienstwege und viele weitere kleinere und größere Probleme. Nachdem zuletzt mit Hannah Steinmüller (MdB, Grüne) und ihrem Sohn erstmals ein Baby mit am Rednerpult des Deutschen Bundestags war und Julia Klöckner als Bundestagspräsidentin elternfreundliche Reformen der Parlamentsarbeit angekündigt hat, ist Bewegung in das Thema gekommen. Grund genug, dass auch wir uns im Zwischenruf-Podcast einmal damit befassen. Eingeladen haben wir dieses Mal Nadine Heselhaus, SPD-Abgeordnete und vierfache Mutter aus dem Kreis Borken und Dr. Elena Frech von der Universität Bamberg. Frau Frech hat im Rahmen des Projekts „Parents in Parliaments“ dazu geforscht, wie eltern- und kindgerechte Parlamentsarbeit aussehen könnte. Grundlegend, realitätsgerecht, praxisnah ist das Motto des Instituts für Parlamentarismusforschung (IParl). Das gilt auch für unseren „Zwischenruf – der politikwissenschaftliche Podcast rund ums Parlament“. Wenn wir mit unseren Gästen aus Politik, Wissenschaft und Journalismus über Themen rund ums Parlament sprechen, verbinden wir politikwissenschaftliche mit praktischen, politischen Perspektiven. Garantiert ohne Elfenbeinturm. Redaktion und Produktion: Daniel Hellmann, Oliver Kannenberg.

Wie sieht gute Arbeitskultur im Politikbetrieb aus? Nancy Faeser, erste weibliche Bundesinnenministerin Deutschlands und heute MdB, spricht über Führung, Verantwortung, Macht und Kommunikation vor und hinter den Kulissen des Bundestags. Eine Folge über Respekt, Sinn und die Zukunft der Arbeit in der Demokratie.

Integrantes de partidos como MDB e até Podemos votaram contra a convocação do irmão do presidente LulaMeio-Dia em Brasília traz as principais notícias e análises da política nacional direto   de Brasília.     Com apresentação de José Inácio Pilar e Wilson Lima, o programa aborda os temas mais quentes do cenário político e econômico do Brasil.     Com um olhar atento sobre política, notícias e economia, mantém o público bem informado.   Transmissão ao vivo de segunda a sexta-feira às 12h.   Apoie o jornalismo Vigilante: 10% de desconto para audiência do Meio-Dia em Brasília   https://bit.ly/meiodiaoa   Siga O Antagonista no X:  https://x.com/o_antagonista   Acompanhe O Antagonista no canal do WhatsApp. Boletins diários, conteúdos exclusivos em vídeo e muito mais.  https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va2SurQHLHQbI5yJN344  Leia mais em www.oantagonista.com.br | www.crusoe.com.br 

Henning Rehbaum, MdB von der CDU, spricht heute mit Matthias Ballweg im Mobility Pioneers Podcast über:> Der Verkehrsausschuss und die Rolle von Henning Rehbaum> Effiziente Nutzung des Sondervermögens für die Mobilität von Morgen> Stadt und Land als gemeinsame Chance – die Rolle von ländlicher MobilitätDie Episode wurde am 29.09.2025 aufgezeichnet. 

Confira nesta edição do JR 24 Horas: O governo começou a exonerar aliados políticos de partidos do centrão após a derrota na Câmara da medida provisória que tratava do aumento do IOF.  As demissões atingem indicados do MDB, PSD, PP e União Brasil, em cargos de segundo escalão em ministérios e estatais.  E ainda: Brasil registra 32 casos de intoxicação por consumo de bebidas alcoólicas com metanol.

Wie fühlt es sich an, wenn man plötzlich Teil der großen Politik in Berlin ist – und doch tief mit der Heimat verwurzelt bleibt? In dieser Folge von „Bei uns am Diemelsee“ erzählt Jan-Wilhelm Pohlmann, was ihn im ersten Jahr als MdB besonders bewegt hat und wie der persönliche Draht zum Kanzler aus Brilon aussieht. Ein Blick hinter die Kulissen – direkt aus dem Herzen des Waldecker Landes.

Ema Hofmann Benedet e Rodrigo Dias participaram de audiências com deputados e senadora; pleitos incluem áreas de lazer e custeio da saúde municipal Os vereadores Ema Hofmann Benedet e Rodrigo Dias, ambos do MDB de Lauro Müller, estiveram em Brasília nesta semana em busca de novos recursos para o município. A comitiva realizou visitas aos gabinetes dos deputados Valdir Cobalchini e Luiz Fernando Vampiro, além da senadora Ivete da Silveira, apresentando demandas para o próximo ano. Em entrevista ao programa Cruz de Malta Notícias desta sexta-feira (10), a presidente da Câmara, vereadora Ema Hofmann Benedet, destacou os principais resultados da agenda na capital federal. Entre os pedidos, estão recursos para a construção de áreas de lazer nas comunidades de Mina Nova e Farroupilha, apresentados ao deputado Luiz Fernando Vampiro. Ema também anunciou que o deputado Valdir Cobalchini garantiu o repasse de R$ 500 mil para o município em 2026, e que a senadora Ivete da Silveira se comprometeu a destinar uma nova verba para o custeio da Saúde, com o valor ainda a ser definido. Durante a entrevista, a presidente comentou ainda sobre a mobilização regional em torno da construção do túnel no Morro dos Cavalos, tema que ganhou destaque na audiência pública macrorregional realizada na noite de quinta-feira (9) pela Câmara de Vereadores de Criciúma, no auditório da Satc. O encontro reuniu vereadores, prefeitos, lideranças políticas, comunitárias e empresariais de todo o Sul catarinense e resultou em um manifesto coletivo que será encaminhado ao Governo do Estado e ao Governo Federal.

Orleans foi contemplada com um Centro de Atendimento à Pessoa Idosa (Capi), dentro do projeto do Governo de Santa Catarina que prevê a construção de 11 unidades em todo o Estado. O município será o único da Associação dos Municípios da Região Carbonífera (AMREC) a receber o investimento, que tem como objetivo fortalecer as políticas públicas voltadas à terceira idade. Com estrutura de mais de 1.200 metros quadrados, o novo centro oferecerá um espaço completo para promoção da saúde e bem-estar dos idosos. O projeto inclui piscina para hidroterapia, ambulatório, refeitório, salas de oficinas, espaço multiuso e ambientes de convivência, tudo pensado para atender com conforto e acessibilidade. A previsão é de que o Capi tenha capacidade para atender até mil idosos por mês. A unidade será entregue totalmente equipada, cabendo ao município organizar as equipes de atendimento e coordenação das atividades. O espaço deve se tornar uma referência regional em cuidado e integração social da população idosa. De acordo com a vereadora Maiara Dalponte Martins (MDB), que participou de entrevista no programa Cruz de Malta Notícias, a conquista é resultado de uma mobilização conjunta de vereadores do MDB e do PSDB, que atuaram para garantir que Orleans fosse contemplada. “Esse é um investimento muito importante para os nossos idosos, que merecem um espaço adequado para receber atenção, cuidado e atividades que melhorem sua qualidade de vida”, destacou a vereadora.

Azərbaycanın mədəni irsi və tarixi abidələri turizm potensialında hansı rola malikdir?"Xarici vətəndaşlar sadələşdirilmiş viza sistemi vasitəsilə ölkəmizə səfər edə bilirlər"Dövlət və özəl sektor əməkdaşlığının turizmin inkişafında rolu nə dərəcədə əhəmiyyətlidir?Sağlamlıq turizminin inkişafı istiqamətində hansı addımlar atılır?"Naftalan neftinin dünyada tanıdılmasına böyük ehtiyac var""MDB Oyunları regionlarımızın turizm potensialının artırılmasında mühüm rola malikdir"Qonağımız Dövlət Turizm Agentliyinin sektor müdiri Rüstəm Mehtizadə oldu

A Comissão de Constituição e Justiça do Senado deve votar hoje a PEC da Blindagem, que dá ao Congresso o poder de autorizar ou barrar a abertura de processos contra parlamentares. O relator declarou que o texto é inconstitucional.  Alessandro Vieira do MDB do Sergipe defende a rejeição da proposta.O Giro de Notícias mantém você por dentro das principais informações do Brasil e do mundo. Confira mais atualizações na próxima edição.

O senador Alessandro Vieira (MDB-SE) foi indicado pelo presidente da Comissão de Constituição e Justiça (CCJ) do Senado, Otto Alencar (PSD-BA), para ser o relator da PEC da Blindagem.Alencar justificou a escolha destacando que Vieira é delegado de carreira, membro atuante da CCJ e filiado a um partido (MDB) com histórico de defesa da justiça e democracia.Segundo o presidente da CCJ, o relatório será apresentado na quarta-feira, 24, e recomendará a rejeição da proposta.Felipe Moura Brasil, Duda Teixeira e Ricardo Kertzman comentam:Papo Antagonista é o programa que explica e debate os principais acontecimentos do   dia com análises críticas e aprofundadas sobre a política brasileira e seus bastidores.     Apresentado por Felipe Moura Brasil, o programa traz contexto e opinião sobre os temas mais quentes da atualidade.     Com foco em jornalismo, eleições e debate, é um espaço essencial para quem busca informação de qualidade.     Ao vivo de segunda a sexta-feira às 18h.    Apoie o jornalismo Vigilante: 10% de desconto para audiência do Papo Antagonista  https://bit.ly/papoantagonista  Siga O Antagonista no X:  https://x.com/o_antagonista   Acompanhe O Antagonista no canal do WhatsApp. Boletins diários, conteúdos exclusivos em vídeo e muito mais.  https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va2SurQHLHQbI5yJN344  Leia mais em www.oantagonista.com.br | www.crusoe.com.br 

Confira nesta edição do JR 24 Horas: O senador Alessandro Vieira, do MDB de Sergipe, foi escolhido para ser o relator da PEC das Prerrogativas na Comissão de Constituição e Justiça do Senado. o parlamentar já se declarou contrário à proposta, que ficou conhecida como 'PEC da Blindagem', por ampliar o foro privilegiado de deputados e senadores. O presidente da CCJ, senador Otto Alencar, também é contrário à PEC, e chegou a afirmar que o texto - aprovado por ampla maioria na Câmara - será "enterrado" no Senado. E ainda: Donald Trump anuncia novos ataques contra supostas embarcações de narcotraficantes venezuelanos.

Em vídeo publicado publicado em suas redes sociais, o senador Alessandro Vieira (MDB-SE) afirmou que a PEC da Blindagem pode transformar o Congresso numa “casa de bandidos”.Vieira também confirmou que a bancada do MDB no Senado vai votar contra o texto. O senador Renan Calheiros (MDB-AL) e o governador de Goiás, Ronaldo Caiado (União Brasil-GO), também se manifestaram contra a proposta.Felipe Moura Brasil, Duda Teixeira e Ricardo Kertzman comentam:Papo Antagonista é o programa que explica e debate os principais acontecimentos do   dia com análises críticas e aprofundadas sobre a política brasileira e seus bastidores.     Apresentado por Felipe Moura Brasil, o programa traz contexto e opinião sobre os temas mais quentes da atualidade.     Com foco em jornalismo, eleições e debate, é um espaço essencial para quem busca informação de qualidade.     Ao vivo de segunda a sexta-feira às 18h.    Apoie o jornalismo Vigilante: 10% de desconto para audiência do Papo Antagonista  https://bit.ly/papoantagonista  Siga O Antagonista no X:  https://x.com/o_antagonista   Acompanhe O Antagonista no canal do WhatsApp. Boletins diários, conteúdos exclusivos em vídeo e muito mais.  https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va2SurQHLHQbI5yJN344  Leia mais em www.oantagonista.com.br | www.crusoe.com.br 

Agrarpolitik im Fokus: Politik, Praxis und Perspektiven im Dialog In Folge 30 von „Fakten-Futter“ diskutiert DVT-Sprecher Dr. Hermann-Josef Baaken mit Dr. Franziska Kersten, MdB und agrarpolitische Sprecherin der SPD-Bundestagsfraktion. Das Gespräch fand anlässlich der 25. DVT-Jahrestagung in Berlin vor mehr als 300 Gästen statt und fiel zeitlich in eine Phase intensiver Haushaltsberatungen des Deutschen Bundestages und politischer Richtungsentscheidungen. Die Tierärztin Dr. Franziska Kersten bringt als Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestags seit 2021 ihre langjährige fachliche Erfahrung in die politische Arbeit ein und ist jetzt agrarpolitische Sprecherin der SPD-Bundestagsfraktion. Themen waren u. a. das Tierhaltungskennzeichnungsgesetz, Fragen der Tiergesundheit und Emissionen, die Proteinstrategie, Bürokratieabbau, Digitalisierung, Förderung der Weidetierhaltung, die Rolle der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik (GAP) sowie Erwartungen an einen fairen Dialog zwischen Politik und Branche. Mit Blick auf die anstehenden Entscheidungen wurde deutlich: Planungssicherheit, Wertschätzung und Vertrauen sind die Faktoren, um Landwirtschaft und Tierhaltung zukunftsfest aufzustellen. Zudem teilt Dr. Kersten spannende Einblicke in die laufenden Verhandlungen innerhalb der Regierungskoalition – ein Reinhören lohnt sich. Über "Fakten-Futter": Als Teil der Wertschöpfungskette für Lebensmittel spielt die Fütterung von Nutztieren und die Nutzung der Agrarrohstoffe eine entscheidende Rolle. Dr. Hermann-Josef Baaken lädt regelmäßig Gesprächspartner*innen ein und berichtet zugleich über Neuigkeiten rund um dieses Arbeitsgebiet.

Confira no Morning Show desta terça-feira (16): Ruy Ferraz Fontes foi vítima de uma emboscada nesta segunda-feira (15) na Praia Grande, no litoral paulista. Uma sequência de vídeos, gravados por testemunhas, mostram a ousadia dos criminosos. O crime aconteceu a poucos quilômetros da prefeitura da cidade, onde ele trabalhava. Os criminosos o perseguiram de carro até ele bater em um ônibus e desceram do veículo após o acidente, atirando mais de 20 vezes contra ele. Mais de mil policiais civis do Rio de Janeiro estão nas ruas em uma megaoperação contra quadrilhas especializadas no tráfico de animais silvestres. A ação, que ocorre em três estados, é considerada um marco na desarticulação de grupos que atuam há décadas e tem como um dos alvos o ex-deputado estadual Tiego Raimundo dos Santos Silva, o "TH Jóias" (MDB). A operação desta terça-feira (16) aprofunda as investigações contra o ex-parlamentar, que já havia sido preso há duas semanas por sua suposta ligação com o tráfico de drogas, evidenciando a conexão entre os diferentes braços do crime organizado. Comentaristas: Mano Ferreira, Anna Beatriz Hirsh, Fernando Fonseca e Jess Peixoto Veja essas e outras notícias nessa edição do Morning Show.

Rechtsruck, Anti-Migrationspolitik, Rückbau beim Klimaschutz: Mit Sorge betrachtet Ricarda Lang (31), MdB und ehemalige Parteivorsitzende der Grünen, die aktuelle Regierungspolitik. Der amtierenden Bundestagspräsidentin Julia Klöckner wirft sie vor, mit Symboldebatten gesellschaftliche Polarisierung voranzutreiben. Sie zeichnet ein Bild von dem, was Deutschland ihrer Meinung nach braucht: Mehr Bewusstsein für Klimagerechtigkeit und Soziales, aber auch mutmachende Geschichten des Gelingens. Ricarda Lang verteidigt ihren neuen Ruf als Klartextrednerin bei allen Themen, und bringt sich für ein politisches Comeback in Stellung. Link: Ricarda Langs Präsenz im Netz: https://ricarda-lang.de/+++ 5-Minuten-Talk – wir haben ja nicht ewig Zeit - Podcast | RTL+ +++"Die Boss" ist ein Podcast von RTL+.Gastgeberin: Simone Menne.Redaktion: Verena Carl, Kirsten Frintrop, Isa von Heyl, Sarah Klößer und Sarah Stendel.Mitarbeit: Schirin Wolski.Projektmanagement RTL+ & Schnitt: Kirsten Frintrop.Postproduktion & Sounddesign: Aleksandra Zebisch.+++ Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.html +++ Wir verarbeiten im Zusammenhang mit dem Angebot unserer Podcasts Daten. Wenn Sie der automatischen Übermittlung der Daten widersprechen wollen, klicken Sie hier: https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.html+++ https://www.rtl.de/cms/service/footer-navigation/impressum.html +++Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

It's never too late to make the right investing decision. Today on Motley Fool Money, Rick Munarriz, with analysts Tim Beyers and Jason Hall dig into a document database developer and a cybersecurity leader that they believe can keep beating the market. There's also a short-form look at three long-term opportunities with an improv game that has a stock market bent. They unpack: - A stock that soared 44% last week, but can keep moving higher in the long run. - A cybersecurity leader that has bounced back after a whopper of a blunder last summer. - The bullish case for three stocks, one point at a time. Companies discussed: MDB, CRWD, S, MELI, DUOL, WRBY Host: Rick Munarriz, Tim Beyers, Jason Hall Producer: Anand Chokkavelu Engineer: Dan Boyd Disclosure: Advertisements are sponsored content and provided for informational purposes only. The Motley Fool and its affiliates (collectively, “TMF”) do not endorse, recommend, or verify the accuracy or completeness of the statements made within advertisements. TMF is not involved in the offer, sale, or solicitation of any securities advertised herein and makes no representations regarding the suitability, or risks associated with any investment opportunity presented. Investors should conduct their own due diligence and consult with legal, tax, and financial advisors before making any investment decisions. TMF assumes no responsibility for any losses or damages arising from this advertisement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ⁠megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S&P Futures are trading slightly higher this morning as markets look to tech earnings as being a positive catalyst. President Trump's actions on his intended removal of Fed Gov Cook remains a hot news item for the media, however the markets are focused on earnings. New tariffs on India went into effect today, significantly increasing duties on many Indian imports by an additional 25%, bringing some tariffs up to as high as 50%. This tariff hike is a direct retaliation for India's continued purchases of discounted Russian crude oil. Cracker Barell is moving higher this morning as the company will revert back to its old logo. Seeing strong gains in BOX, MDB, NCHO, OKTA & PVH after earnings releases. After the bell today NVDA, CRWD, SNOW, VEEV, TCOM, A, & NTAP will be reporting. Tomorrow morning, DG, DKS, BURL, HRL, BBY & OLLI are scheduled to report.

Some software names got an earnings boost ahead of Nvidia's (NVDA) market moving report after the bell. Jenny Horne talks about the heavy bullish commentary from MongoDB's (MDB) leadership after the company posted a massive beat. Okta Inc. (OKTA) rallied on its own beat and raise, a reversal from the cybersecurity firm's last earnings. ======== Schwab Network ========Empowering every investor and trader, every market day. Subscribe to the Market Minute newsletter - https://schwabnetwork.com/subscribeDownload the iOS app - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/schwab-network/id1460719185Download the Amazon Fire Tv App - https://www.amazon.com/TD-Ameritrade-Network/dp/B07KRD76C7Watch on Sling - https://watch.sling.com/1/asset/191928615bd8d47686f94682aefaa007/watchWatch on Vizio - https://www.vizio.com/en/watchfreeplus-exploreWatch on DistroTV - https://www.distro.tv/live/schwab-network/Follow us on X – https://twitter.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/schwabnetworkFollow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/schwab-network/ About Schwab Network - https://schwabnetwork.com/about

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S&P Futures are weakening this morning following the news that President Trump removed Fed Gov Lisa Cook from her duties at the Fed. Political turmoil in France is also a source of concern as Prime Minister Bayrou called for a confidence vote on Sept 8th. Markets are also on watch for a potential ruling on Trump's tariff action. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is expected to make a ruling on President Trump's International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs ruling within the next few weeks. The key economic data point for today will be the Home Price Index. IBKR will be added to the S&P 500 on Thursday. After the bell today MDB, OKTA, BOX & PVH will be reporting. Tomorrow morning, WSM, SJM, DCI & ANI are scheduled to report.

Na manhã desta quarta-feira (20), vereadores de Siderópolis, Treviso e Lauro Müller estiveram reunidos na sede da Ferrovia Tereza Cristina (FTC), em Tubarão, para discutir uma solução definitiva para as constantes interrupções do trânsito na SC-446, ao lado da caixa de embarque da ferrovia, em Siderópolis. O encontro contou com a participação do diretor da FTC, Benony Schmitz Filho, que apresentou duas alternativas em estudo para amenizar o problema: a construção de um elevado ou a pavimentação da via de desvio existente. Schmitz Filho também manifestou disposição em acompanhar a comitiva em agenda futura junto ao Governo do Estado, onde serão discutidos recursos e a viabilidade das obras. As paralisações na rodovia, que ocorrem várias vezes ao dia, chegam a reter até ambulâncias e veículos de emergência. O tempo médio de espera é de aproximadamente 10 minutos, o que tem causado transtornos a motoristas, trabalhadores e moradores que utilizam a via diariamente. Para os legislativos municipais, a união de forças é essencial para que o pleito avance. Esse é um problema que impacta diretamente a vida das pessoas e precisa de uma solução definitiva. A presidente da Câmara de Vereadores de Siderópolis, Gláucia Cesa Périco (MDB), participou de entrevista no Cruz de Malta Notícias nesta quinta-feira (21), e relatou detalhes da reunião em Tubarão e reforçou a importância da mobilização regional. Ouça a entrevista completa:

O ex-prefeito de Orleans e pré-candidato a deputado estadual pelo MDB, Jorge Koch, foi o entrevistado do programa Cruz de Malta Notícias nesta quarta-feira (20). Durante a conversa, ele detalhou como vem conduzindo sua pré-campanha e destacou a importância da representatividade política do Sul de Santa Catarina na Assembleia Legislativa. Segundo Koch, sua agenda tem sido intensa, com visitas diárias a diferentes municípios da região Sul e também a outras áreas do estado. O pré-candidato reforçou a necessidade de manter o gabinete 112 na Alesc, atualmente ocupado pelo deputado Volnei Weber (MDB), como um espaço de defesa dos interesses do Sul catarinense. Na entrevista, Jorge Koch revelou ainda que o MDB já definiu os nomes que irão representar o partido na disputa estadual pela região. Ele será o candidato pela Amrec e Amurel, enquanto Tiago Zilli representará a Amesc. Sobre a disputa para deputado federal, o pré-candidato informou que a sigla ainda não fechou a lista de nomes. Ouça a entrevista completa: 

A Sessão Ordinária da Câmara de Vereadores de Orleans, realizada na última segunda-feira (21), foi marcada por momentos de tensão, discussões acaloradas e quase terminou em confronto físico entre parlamentares. O episódio mais conturbado ocorreu durante o pronunciamento do vereador Dovagner Baschirotto (MDB), que abordava assuntos relacionados à área da saúde. Ao ceder parte do tempo de fala ao líder do governo, vereador Osvaldo Cruzetta (PP), a discussão entre os dois esquentou e foi necessária a intervenção de vereadores e servidores da Câmara para evitar um confronto físico. Além disso, a postura do presidente Joel Cavanholi durante a sessão também gerou repercussão. O PSDB de Orleans emitiu uma nota de repúdio, classificando como agressiva e desrespeitosa a atitude do presidente durante uma discussão com a vereadora Marlise Zomer (PSDB). Na sequência dos acontecimentos, tanto o PSDB quanto o MDB municipal divulgaram notas públicas de repúdio direcionadas à conduta do presidente da Câmara. A presidente do PSDB de Orleans, vereadora Mirele Debiasi, e o vereador Dovagner Baschirotto (MDB), participaram de entrevista no programa Cruz de Malta Notícias desta quarta-feira (23) e comentaram os acontecimentos da sessão e a repercussão política do episódio.

A Sessão Ordinária da Câmara de Vereadores de Orleans, realizada na última segunda-feira (21), foi marcada por momentos de tensão, discussões acaloradas e quase terminou em confronto físico entre parlamentares. O episódio mais conturbado ocorreu durante o pronunciamento do vereador Dovagner Baschirotto (MDB), que abordava assuntos relacionados à área da saúde. Ao ceder parte do tempo de fala ao líder do governo, vereador Osvaldo Cruzetta (PP), a discussão entre os dois esquentou e foi necessária a intervenção de vereadores e servidores da Câmara para evitar um confronto físico. Além disso, a postura do presidente Joel Cavanholi durante a sessão também gerou repercussão. O PSDB de Orleans emitiu uma nota de repúdio, classificando como agressiva e desrespeitosa a atitude do presidente durante uma discussão com a vereadora Marlise Zomer (PSDB). Na sequência dos acontecimentos, tanto o PSDB quanto o MDB municipal divulgaram notas públicas de repúdio direcionadas à conduta do presidente da Câmara. A presidente do PSDB de Orleans, vereadora Mirele Debiasi, e o vereador Dovagner Baschirotto (MDB), participaram de entrevista no programa Cruz de Malta Notícias desta quarta-feira (23) e comentaram os acontecimentos da sessão e a repercussão política do episódio.

Stuart Pollington was born in the United Kingdom and grew up there. After college he began working and along the way he decided he wanted to travel a bit. He worked in Las Vegas for six months and then had the opportunity to work for a year in Australia. He then ended up doing some work in Asia and fell in love with Thailand. For the past 20 years he has lived in Thailand where he helped start several entrepreneurial endeavors and he began two companies which are quite alive and well.   My discussion with Stuart gave us the opportunity to explore his ideas of leadership and entrepreneurial progress including what makes a good entrepreneur. He says, for example, that anyone who wishes to grow and be successful should be willing to ask many questions and always be willing to learn. Stuart's insights are quite valuable and worth your time. I believe you will find most useful Stuart's thoughts and ideas.     About the Guest:   Stuart Pollington is a seasoned entrepreneur and digital strategist who has spent over two decades building businesses across the ASEAN region. Originally from the UK, Stuart relocated to Thailand more than 20 years ago and has since co-founded and led multiple ventures, including Easson Energy and Smart Digital Group. His experience spans digital marketing, AI, and sustainability, but at the heart of it all is his passion for building ideas from the ground up—and helping others do the same.   Throughout his career, Stuart has worn many hats: Sales Director, CTO, Founder, Digital Marketer and growth consultant. He thrives in that messy, unpredictable space where innovation meets real-world execution, often working closely with new businesses to help them launch, grow, and adapt in challenging environments. From Bangkok boardrooms to late-night brainstorms, he's seen firsthand how persistence and curiosity can turn setbacks into springboards.   Stuart's journey hasn't always been smooth—and that's exactly the point. He's a firm believer that failure is an essential part of the learning process. Whether it's a marketing campaign that flopped or a business idea that never got off the ground, each misstep has helped shape his approach and fueled his drive to keep moving forward. Ways to connect with Stuart:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartpollington/ www.smart-digital.co.th www.smart-traffic.com.au www.evodigital.com.au https://easson.energy     About the Host:   Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening!   Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! 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The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Well, hello, everyone. Once again, it is time for an episode of unstoppable mindset. And today we have a guest, Stuart pullington, who is in Thailand, so that is a little bit of a distance away, but be due to the magic of science and technology, we get to have a real, live, immediate conversation without any delay or anything like that, just because science is a beautiful thing. So Stuart is an entrepreneur. He's been very much involved in helping other people. He's formed companies, but he likes to help other entrepreneurs grow and do the same things that he has been doing. So I am really glad that he consented to be on unstoppable mindset. And Stuart, I want to welcome you to unstoppable mindset. And thank you for being here,   Stuart Pollington ** 02:14 Ryan, thank you for the invitation, Michael, I'm looking forward to it.   Michael Hingson ** 02:18 And Stuart is originally from the United Kingdom, and now for the past, what 20 years you've been in Thailand? Yes, over   Stuart Pollington ** 02:27 a bit over 20 years now. So I think I worked out the other day. I'm 47 in a couple of weeks, and I've spent more than half of my life now over in Asia.   Michael Hingson ** 02:39 So why do you like Thailand so much as opposed to being in England?   Stuart Pollington ** 02:46 It's a good question. I mean, don't get me wrong, I do, I do like the UK. And I really, I really like where I came, where I'm from. I'm from the south coast, southeast, a place called Brighton. So, you know, pretty good, popular place in the UK because of where we're situated, by the, you know, on the on the sea, we get a lot of, you know, foreign tourists and students that come over, etc. I mean, Asia. Why? Why Asia? I mean, I originally went traveling. I did six months in America, actually, first in Las Vegas, which was a good experience, and then I did a bit of traveling in America, from the West Coast over to the East Coast. I did a year in Australia, like a working holiday. And then on my way back to the UK, I had a two week stop over in Thailand, and I went down to the beaches, really enjoyed kind of the culture and the way of life here, if you like. And ended up staying for a year the first time. And then after that year, went back to the UK for a little bit and decided that actually, no, I kind of liked the I liked the lifestyle, I liked the people, I liked the culture in Thailand, and decided that was where I wanted to kind of be, and made my way back   Michael Hingson ** 04:13 there you are. Well, I can tell you, Las Vegas isn't anything like it was 20 years ago. It is. It is totally different. It's evolved. It's very expensive today compared to the way it used to be. You can't, for example, go into a hotel and get an inexpensive buffet or anything like that anymore. Drinks at the hum on the on the casino floors are not like they used to be, or any of that. It's it's definitely a much higher profit, higher cost. Kind of a place to go. I've never been that needy to go to Las Vegas and spend a lot of time. I've been there for some meetings, but I've never really spent a lot of time in Las Vegas. It's a fascinating town. Um. One of my favorite barbecue places in New York, opened up a branch in Las Vegas, a place called Virgil's best barbecue in the country. And when they opened the restaurant, the Virgil's restaurant in Las Vegas, my understanding is that the people who opened it for Virgil's had to first spend six months in New York to make sure that they did it exactly the same way. And I'll tell you, the food tastes the same. It's just as good as New York. So that that would draw me to Las Vegas just to go to Virgil's. That's kind of fun. Well, tell us a little about the early Stuart kind of growing up and all that, and what led you to do the kinds of things you do, and so on. But tell us about the early Stuart, if you would.   Stuart Pollington ** 05:47 Yeah, no problem. I mean, was quite sporty, very sporty. When I was younger, used to play a lot of what we call football, which would be soccer over, over your way. So, you know, very big, younger into, like the the team sports and things like that, did well at school, absolutely in the lessons, not so great when it came to kind of exams and things like that. So I, you know, I learned a lot from school, but I don't think especially back then, and I think potentially the same in other countries. I don't think that the the education system was set up to cater for everyone, and obviously that's difficult. I do feel that. I do feel that maybe now people are a bit more aware of how individual, different individuals perform under different circumstances and need different kind of ways to motivate, etc. So, yeah, I mean, I that that was kind of me at school. Did a lot of sport that, you know was good in the lessons, but maybe not so good at the PAM studying, if you like, you know the studying that you need to do for exams where you really have to kind of cram and remember all that knowledge. And I also found with school that it was interesting in the lessons, but I never really felt that there was any kind of, well, we're learning this, but, and this is how you kind of utilize it, or this is the practical use of what we're learning for life, if that, if that makes sense. Yeah. So, you know, like when we were learning, and I was always very good at maths, and I love numbers, and you know, when we were learning things in maths and things like that, I just never felt that it was explained clearly what you would actually use that for. So when you're learning different equations, it wasn't really well explained how you would then utilize that later in life, which I think, for me personally, I think that would have made things more interesting, and would have helped to kind of understand which areas you should focus on. And, you know, maybe more time could have been spent understanding what an individual is good at, and then kind of explaining, well, if you're good at this, or passionate with this, then this is what you could do with it. I think I remember sitting down with our I can't they would have been our advisors at the time, where you sit down and talk about what you want to do after school, and the question was always, what do you want to be? Whereas, you know, for me personally, I think it would have been more useful to understand, what are your passion you know? What are you passionate about? What are you good at? What do you enjoy doing? And then saying, Well, you know, you could actually do this. This is something you could do, you know. So you could take that and you could become, this could be the sort of career you could do, if that makes sense. So anyway, that that was kind of like, like school and everything like that. And then after school, you know, I didn't, I worked for a couple of years. I didn't really know what I wanted to do. Funnily enough, there was actually a Toys R Us opening in Brighton in one of the summers she went and got, I got a summer job there at Toys R Us. And I really enjoyed that. Actually, that was my first step into actually doing a bit of sales. I worked on the computers. So we were, you know, selling the computers to people coming in. And when we opened the store, it's a brand new store. You know, it was just when the pay as you go. Mobile phones were kind of just coming out. We had Vodafone analog, but it was the non contract where you could just buy top up cards when they first came out, and I remember we were the first store, because we were a new store. We were the first store to have those phones for sale. And I remember just being really determined to just try and be the first person to just sell the first ever mobile phone within Toys R Us. And I remember I started in the morning, and I think my lunch was at, say, 12, but I missed my lunch, and I think I was up till about one, one or 2pm until finally I managed to find someone who, who was, who me, had that need or wanted the phone, and so I made that first sale for toys r us in the UK with the mobile phone, and that that, in itself, taught me a lot about, you know, not giving up and kind of pushing through and persevering a bit. So yeah, that that was kind of my, my early part. I was always interested in other cultures, though. I was always interested at school, you know, I do projects on Australia, Egypt and things like that. And, you know, in the UK, when you get to about, I think similar, similar to America, but, you know, in the UK, where you either before or after uni, it's quite usual to do, like, a gap year or do a bit of traveling. And I just kind of never got round to it. And I had friends that went and did a gap year or years working holiday in Australia, and I remember when they came back, and I was like, Yeah, you know, that's that's actually what I want to do. So when I was about 22 it was at that point, and I'd worked my way up by them from Toys R Us, I'd already moved around the country, helped them open new stores in different locations in the UK. Was working in their busiest story of in Europe, which was in London. But I decided I wanted to kind of I wanted to go and travel. So I remember talking to my area manager at the time and saying, Look, this is what I want to do. I had a friend who was traveling, and he was meeting up with his sister, and his sister happened to be in Las Vegas, which is how we, we kind of ended up there. And I remember talking to my area manager at the time and saying that I want to leave, I want to go and do this. And I remember him sat down just trying to kind of kind of talk me out of it, because they obviously saw something in me. They wanted me to continue on the path I was doing with them, which was going, you know, towards the management, the leadership kind of roles. And I remember the conversation because I was saying to him, Look, I want, I want to, I want to go and travel. I really want to go. I'm going to go to Las Vegas or to travel America. And his response to me was, well, you know, if you stay here for another x years, you can get to this position, then you can go and have a holiday in America, and you could, you can get a helicopter, you can fly over the Grand Canyon, and kind of really trying to sell me into staying in that path that they wanted me to go on. And I thought about that, and I just said, No, I don't want to just go on a holiday. I really just want to immerse myself, and I just want to go there, and I want to live the experience. And so yeah, I I left that position, went to Las Vegas, ended up staying six months. I did three months. Did a bit in Mexico, came back for another three months. And that's where I met a lot of different people from different countries. And I really kind of got that initial early bug of wanting to go out and seeing a bit more of the world. And it was at that point in my life where I was in between, kind of the end of education, beginning of my business career, I guess, and I had that gap where it was the opportunity to do it. So I did, so yeah, I did that time in America, then back to the UK, then a year in Australia, which was great. And then, yeah, like I said, on the way home, is where I did my stop over. And then just obviously fell in love with Thailand and Asia, and that became my mindset after that year going back to the UK. My mindset was, how do I get back to Thailand? You know, how do I get back to Asia? I also spent a bit of time, about five years in the Philippines as well. So, you know, I like, I like, I like the region, I like the people, I like the kind of way of life, if you like.   Michael Hingson ** 14:23 So when you were working in the Philippines, and then when you got to Thailand, what did you do?   Stuart Pollington ** 14:30 Yeah, so I mean, it all starts with Thailand, really. So I mean, originally, when I first came over, I was, I was teaching and doing, trying to kind of some teaching and voluntary stuff. When I came back, I did a similar thing, and then I got, I get, I wouldn't say lucky, I guess I had an opportunity to work for a company that was, we were, we were basically selling laptop. Laptops in the UK, student laptops, they were refurbished like your IBM or your Dell, and we they would be refurbished and resold normally, to students. And we also, we also used to sell the the laptop batteries. So we would sell like the IBM or Dell laptop batteries, but we sell the OEM, you know, so we would get them direct from, from from China, so like third party batteries, if you like. And back in the day, this is just over 20 years ago, but back then, early days of what we would call digital marketing and online marketing. And you know, our website in the UK, we used to rank, you know, number one for keywords like IBM, refurb, refurbished. IBM, laptop Dell, laptop battery, IBM battery. So we used to rank above the brands, and that was my introduction, if you like, to digital marketing and how it's possible to make money online. And then that kind of just morphed into, well, you know, if we're able to do this for our own business, why can't we do this for other businesses? And that would have been the, you know, the early owners and founders of the of smart digital and smart traffic seeing that opportunity and transitioning from running one business and doing well to helping multiple businesses do well online and that, that was the bit I really enjoy. You know, talking to different business owners in different industries. A lot of what we do is very similar, but then you have slightly different approaches, depending on them, the location and the type of business that people are in.   Michael Hingson ** 16:47 Well, you, you have certainly been been around. You formed your own or you formed countries along the way, like Eastern energy and smart digital group. What were they? Right?   Stuart Pollington ** 16:59 Yeah. So, so yeah, going back to the computer website. Out of that came a company called smart traffic that was put together by the free original founders, guy called Simon, guy called Ben, and a guy called Andy. And so they originally came together and put and had created, if you like, smart traffic. And smart traffic is a digital marketing agency originally started with SEO, the organic, you know, so when someone's searching for something in Google, we help get websites to the top of that page so that people can then click on them, and hopefully they get a lead or a sale, or whatever they're they're trying to do with that, with that traffic. So, yeah, they originally put that together. I being here and on the ground. I then started working within the business. So I was running the student website, if you like, the laptop website, and then got the opportunity from very early on to work within the Digital Marketing Company. I've got a sales background, but I'm also quite technical, and I would say I'm good with numbers, so a little bit analytical as well. So the opportunity came. We had opened an office in the Philippines, and it had been open for about, I think, 18 months or two years, and it was growing quite big, and they wanted someone else to go over there to support Simon, who was one of the founders who opened the office over there. And that's when I got the opportunity. So I was over in Cebu for what, five, five and a half years. At one point, we had an office there with maybe 120 staff, and we did a lot of the technical SEO, and we were delivering campaigns for the UK. So we had a company in the UK. We had one in Australia, and then also locally, within the kind of Thai market. And that was fantastic. I really enjoyed working over in the Philippines again. Culture enjoyed the culture enjoyed the people. Really enjoyed, you know, just getting stuck in and working on different client campaigns. And then eventually that brought me back to Thailand. There was a restructure of the company we, you know, we moved a lot of the a lot of the deliverables around. So I was then brought back to Thailand, which suited me, because I wanted to come back to Thailand at that point. And then I had the opportunity. So the previous owners, they, they created a couple of other businesses in Thailand. They're one that very big one that went really well, called dot property, so they ended up moving back to the UK. Long story short, about maybe 10 years ago, I got the opportunity to take over smart digital in Thailand and smart traffic in Australia, which are both the. Marketing agencies that I'd been helping to run. So I had the opportunity to take those over and assume ownership of those, which was fantastic. And then I've obviously been successfully running those for the last 10 years, both here and and in Australia, we do a lot of SEO. We do a lot of Google ads and social campaigns and web design, and we do a lot of white label. So we we sit in the background for other agencies around the world. So there'll be agencies in, you know, maybe Australia, the UK, America, some in Thailand as well, who are very strong at maybe social or very strong ads, but maybe not as strong on the SEO so we, we just become their SEO team. We'll run and manage the campaigns for them, and then we'll deliver all the reporting with their branding on so that they can then plug that into what they do for their clients and deliver to their clients. So that's all fantastic. I mean, I love, I love digital marketing. I love, I love looking at the data and, you know, working out how things work. And we've been very successful over the years, which then led on to that opportunity that you mentioned and you asked about with Eastern energy. So that was about three and a half years ago, right right around the COVID time, I had a meeting, if you like, in in Bangkok, with a guy called Robert Eason. He was actually on his way to the UK with his family, and kind of got stuck in Bangkok with all the lockdowns, and he was actually on his way to the UK to start Eastern energy there. And Eastern energy is basically, it's an energy monitoring and energy efficiency company. It's basically a UK design solution where we have a hardware technology that we retrofit, which is connects, like to the MDB, and then we have sensors that we place around the location, and for every piece of equipment that we connect to this solution, we can see in real time, second by second, the energy being used. We can then take that data, and we use machine learning and AI to actually work with our clients to identify where their energy wastage is, and then work with them to try and reduce that energy wastage, and that reduces the amount of energy they're using, which reduces their cost, but also, very importantly, reduces the CO two emissions. And so I had this chance encounter with Robert, and I remember, at the time I was we were talking about how this solution worked, and I was like, oh, that's quite interesting. You know, I've I, you know, the the digital marketing is going quite well. Could be time to maybe look at another kind of opportunity, if you like. So I had a look at how it worked. I looked at the kind of ideal clients and what sort of other projects were being delivered by the group around the world. And there were a couple of big name brands over in there. So because it works quite well with qsrs, like quick service restaurant, so like your fast food chains, where you have multiple locations. And it just so happened that one of the in case studies they'd had, I just through my networking, I do a lot of networking with the chambers in Bangkok. Through my networking, I actually happened to know some of the people in the right positions at some of these companies. I'd never had the opportunity to work with them, with the digital marketing because most of them would have their own in house teams, and I just saw it as an opportunity to maybe do something with this here. So I, you know, I said to Robert, give me a week. And then a week later, I said, right, we've got a meeting with this company. It's international fast food brand. They've got 1700 locations in Thailand. So when ended that meeting, very, very positive. And after that meeting, I think Robert and I just I said to Robert, you know, currently you have a plan to go to the UK. Currently you're stuck in Thailand with lockdown, with COVID. We don't know what's going to happen and where everything's going to go. Why don't we do it here? And that's where it originally came from. We decided, let's, you know, let's, let's give that a shot over here. Since then, we've brought in two other partners. There's now four of us, a guy called Gary and a guy called Patrick. And yeah, I mean, it's a bit slower than I thought it would be, but it's in the last. Six months, it's really kind of picked up, which has been fantastic. And for me, it was, for me, it was just two things that made sense. One, I love I love data, and I love the technology. So I love the fact that we're now helping businesses by giving them data that they don't currently have the access to, you know. So when you get, you know, when you when you get your electricity bill, you get it the month after you've used everything, don't you, and it just tells you how much you've got to pay. And there's not really much choice. So what we're doing is giving them the visibility in real time to see where their energy is going and be able to make changes in real time to reduce that energy wastage. And I just thought, Well, look, this is great. It's very techie. It's using, you know, date big data, which I love, using machine learning and AI, which is great. And then I also, you know, I do care about the environment. I got two young kids, so I do care about what's happening around the world. And for me, that was a win, win. You know, I got to, I got to do something with tech that was new and exciting. It's definitely new to this region, even though it's been new to the same sort of technology has been utilized in Europe and America for a number of years. So it felt new, it felt exciting. And it's also good, you know, because we are helping people on the path to net zero. You know, how can we get to net zero? How can we reduce these emissions? So, yeah, I mean that that, for me, is   Stuart Pollington ** 26:40 two different types of, in my opinion, entrepreneurial kind of journeys. One is that the with the digital marketing is, is all it's a story of working my way up to then reach the top, if you like. And whereas Eastern energy is more of a traditional kind of as an entrepreneur, this is, this is an idea. Let's do something with it and get an exciting about it. So two kind of, two different approaches to get to the ownership stage, if you like.   Michael Hingson ** 27:14 I have an interesting story. I appreciate what you're saying. The whole entrepreneurial spirit is so important in what we do, and I wish more people had it. But years ago, one of my first jobs out of college was working for a company in Massachusetts, Kurzweil Computer Products. Ray Kurzweil, who developed, originally a reading machine for the blind, and then later a more commercial version of it. And there's somebody that I had met when I was a student at UC Irvine who ended up being back in Massachusetts working for at that time, a think tank consulting company called Bolt Beranek and Newman. I don't know whether you're familiar with them. They changed their name to, I think it was CLOUD NINE or Planet Nine. But Dick was telling me one day that, and this is when mainframe computers were so large and there was a lot needed to keep them cool and so on. Anyway, he was telling me that one day the gas utility came in because the total heating bill for the six story building was like $10 and they wanted to know how BBN bolt, brannic and Newman was stealing energy and and making it so that they didn't pay very much money. And the the president of the company said, let me show you. They went down to the basement, and there they had two PDP 20s, which are like dual PDP 10s. And they put out a lot of heat, needless to say, to run them. And what BBN did was to take all of that heat and pipe it through the building to keep the building warm in the winter. Rather than paying all the gas bills, they were using something that they already had, the entrepreneurial spirit liveth well. And the bottom line is they, they kept the building well heated. And I don't know what they did in the summer, but during the winter it was, it was pretty cool, and they were able to have $10 gas bills for the six story building, which was kind of fun. No,   Stuart Pollington ** 29:39 that's brilliant, yeah, and that just goes to show me, that is what a large part of this, you know, energy efficiency and things like that, is, it's, it's, it's not about just completely replacing or stopping something. It's about better utilizing it. Isn't it? So they, you know the example you just gave there, with the heat and the wasted energy of being lost in that heat release they've used and utilized, which is brilliant.   Michael Hingson ** 30:12 I a couple of years ago. So my wife passed away in 2022 and we have a furnace and so on here, and we had gas bills that were up in the $200 a month or more up as much as $300 a month in the winter to keep the house at a temperature that we could stand. And two years ago, I thought about, how do we lower that? And I was never a great fan of space heaters, but I decided to try something. We got a couple of space heaters, and we put them out in the living room, and we have ceiling fans. So turned on the space heaters and turned on the ceiling fans, and it did a pretty decent job of keeping the temperature down, such that for most months, I didn't even have to turn the furnace on at all, and our heating bill went down to like $39 a month. Then last year, we got an additional heater that was a little bit larger, and added that to the mix. And again, the bottom line is that if I start all of that early in the morning, our heating bill is like 30 $35 a month. Now I do cheat occasionally, and I'll turn the furnace on for about 45 minutes or 50 minutes in the morning with the ceiling fans to help distribute the warmer air, and I can get the house up to 75 degrees, or almost 30 Celsius, in in a very quick time. And then with the other two space heaters running, I don't have to use furnaces or anything for the rest of the day. So I think this year, the most expensive heating bill we had was like $80 because I did occasionally run the the the heaters or the furnace, and when I was traveling, I would turn the furnace on for the cat a little bit. But the bottom line is, there's so many things that we can do to be creative, if we think about it, to make things run more efficiently and not use as much energy and eliminate a lot of the waste that that we have, and so that that has worked out pretty well, and I have solar on the house. So in the summer, when most people around here are paying four and $500 a month for their electric bills to run the air conditioning. My electric bill year round, is $168 a month, which is   Stuart Pollington ** 32:47 cool. Yeah, no, that's great that you've and you've that is a great example there of kind of how you know our approach to energy efficiency. You know what? What are you currently doing? Is there a more efficient way of doing it? Which is exactly what you found, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 33:07 yeah, and it works really well. So I can't complain it's warming up now. So in fact, we're not I haven't turned the furnace or anything on at all this week. This is the first week it's really been warm at night. In fact, it was 75 degrees Fahrenheit last night. I actually had to turn the air conditioner on and lower the house to 70 degrees, and then turned it off because I don't need to keep it on, and made it easier to sleep. But it's it's amazing, if we think about it, what the things that we can do to make our energy lives more efficient, lower the carbon footprint, and all those kinds of things. So I hear what you're saying, and it's and it's important, I think that we all think about as many ways as we can of doing that. I   Stuart Pollington ** 33:56 think one of the biggest problems with energy is just invisible. You don't, you know, you don't really see it. No. So just, it's just one of those. You just don't really think about it. And again, you only get, you only get told what you've used once you've used it. Yeah, so it's too late by then. And then you go, Oh, you know, you might get an expensive bill. And go, oh, I need to be careful. And then you're careful for a few days or a week, and then again, you don't see it until you get your next bill. Yeah, it's really hard as with anything. I mean, it's a bit like going to the gym. If you go to the gym or the fitness and you just do it sporadically. You don't really have a routine, or, you know, it's gonna be very hard to achieve anything. But then if you, if you set your mind to it, if you maybe get a trainer, and you get a you go onto a better diet, and you follow your routine, you can you will see the results. And it's very similar to what we do. If you've once you've got the data, and you can actually see what. Happening, you can make proper, informed and educated business decisions, and that's what we're trying to do with that is to help businesses make the right decision on the path to net zero   Michael Hingson ** 35:11 well, and you have to develop the mindset as the consumer to bring in a company like yours, or at least think about yourself. What can I do consistently to have a better energy pattern? And I think that's what most people tend not to do a lot, and the result of that is that they pay more than they need to. The power companies like it, the gas companies like it. But still, there are better ways to do it so. So tell me you have been in business and been an entrepreneur for a long time. What is maybe an example of some major crisis or thing that happened to you that you you regard as a failure or a setback that you have had to deal with and that taught you something crucial about business or life.   Stuart Pollington ** 36:08 Brilliant question. I mean, I would, I would guess, over 20 years, there's been a lot of different, sorry, a lot of different things that have happened. I think probably, probably an impactful one would have been. And this taught me a lot about my team, and, you know, their approach and how everyone can pull together. So it would have been, I think it was about, it was when I was in the Philippines. So it would have been about maybe 1212, years ago, we're in Cebu, and there was a big earthquake, and when it hit Cebu, I think it was quite early in the morning. It was like 6am and I remember the whole bed was kind of shaking and rocking, and we, you know, had to get out of the condo. And we're, at the time, living in a place called it Park. And in the Philippines, there's a lot of cool centers, so it's very much 24/7 with an office environment. So as we're coming out of the condo, in literally pants, as in, when I say pants, I mean underwear, because you literally jump out of bed and run. And they were like 1000s, 1000s of all the local Filipinos all all in their normal clothes, because they've all doing the call center work. And I remember just, you know, sitting out on the ground as the aftershocks and whole grounds moving and and, and that that was a very, you know, personal experience. But then on top of that, I've then got over 100 staff in in Cebu at the time that I then have to think about. And, you know, is everyone okay? And then, because of the time it happened, Luckily no one was in the office because it was early, yeah, but it all but it also meant that everything we needed   Michael Hingson ** 38:08 was in the office. Was in the office. Yeah, yeah. So,   Stuart Pollington ** 38:10 so I remember Matt, you know, I remember getting a group of us there, was myself and maybe three or four others from the office, and I remember getting in my car, drove to the office. We were on, I think it's like the eighth or ninth floor, and they didn't want to let us in because of, obviously, the earthquake, and it was a, it was a couple of hours later, and you've got to be obviously, you know, everything needs checking. You still got all the aftershocks, but we managed to let them allow us to run up the fire exit to the office so we could grab, you know, I think we were grabbing, like, 1520, laptops and screens to put in the car so that we could then, and we had to do that of the fire exit, so running up, running down, and that was all into The car so we could then drive to a location where I could get some of my team together remote and to work in this. I think we ended up in some coffee shop we found that was open, and we had the old free G boost kind of the Wi Fi dongles, dongles. And I just remember having to get, like, 1015, of my team, and we're all sat around there in the coffee shop in the morning. You know, there's still the after shops going on the I remember the office building being a mess, and, you know, the tiles had come in and everything, and it was all a bit crazy, but we had to find a way to keep the business running. So we were in the Philippines, we were the support team. We did all of the delivery of the work, but we also worked with the account managers in the UK and Australia as their technical liaisons, if you like. So we. Helped do the strategy. We did everything. And so with us out of action, the whole of Australia and of the whole of the UK team were kind of in a limbo, so we really had to pull together as a team. It taught me a lot about my staff and my team, but it also kind of it taught me about, no matter what does happen, you know, you can find a way through things, you know. So at the time that it happened, it felt like, you know, that's it, what we're going to do, but we had to turn that around and find the way to keep everything going. And yeah, that, that that just taught me a lot of you know, you can't give up. You've got to find a way to kind of push on through. And yeah, we did a fantastic job. Everyone was safe. Sorry. I probably should have said that. You know, no one, none of my team, were affected directly from the from the earthquake, which was great, and we found a way to keep things going so that the business, if you like, didn't fall apart. We,   Michael Hingson ** 41:09 you know, I guess, in our own way, had a similar thing, of course, with September 11, having our office on the 78th floor of Tower One, the difference is that that my staff was out that day working. They weren't going to be in the office. One person was going to be because he had an appointment at Cantor Fitzgerald up on the 96th floor of Tower One for 10 o'clock in the morning, and came in on one of the trains. But just as it arrived at the station tower two was hit, and everything shook, and the engineer said, don't even leave. We're going back out. And they left. But we lost everything in the office that day, and there was, of course, no way to get that. And I realized the next day, and my wife helped me start to work through it, that we had a whole team that had no office, had nothing to go to, so we did a variety of things to help them deal with it. Most of them had their computers because we had laptops by that time, and I had taken my laptop home the previous night and backed up all of my data onto my computer at home, so I was able to work from home, and other people had their computers with them. The reason I didn't have my laptop after September 11 is that I took it in that day to do some work. But needless to say, when we evacuated, it was heavy enough that going down 1463 stairs, 78 floors, that would have been a challenge with the laptop, so we left it, but it worked out. But I hear what you're saying, and the reality is that you got to keep the team going. And even if you can't necessarily do the work that you normally would do you still have to keep everyone's spirits up, and you have to do what needs to be done to keep everybody motivated and be able to function. So I think I learned the same lessons as you and value, of course, not that it all happened, but what I learned from it, because it's so important to be able to persevere and move forward, which, which is something that we don't see nearly as much as sometimes we really should.   Stuart Pollington ** 43:34 Yeah, no, no, definitely. I mean the other thing, and I think you you just mentioned there actually is it. You know, it was also good to see afterwards how everyone kind of pulls together. And, you know, we had a lot of support, not just in the Philippines, but from the UK and the Australia teams. I mean, we had a, we had a bit of an incident, you know, may have seen on the news two weeks ago, I think now, we had an incident in Bangkok where there was a earthquake in Myanmar, and then the all the buildings are shaking in Bangkok, yeah, 7.9 Yeah, that's it. And just, but just to see everyone come together was, was it's just amazing. You know? It's a shame, sometimes it takes something big to happen for people to come together and support each other.   Michael Hingson ** 44:27 We saw so much of that after September 11. For a while, everyone pulled together, everyone was supporting each other. But then over time, people forgot, and we ended up as a as a country, in some ways, being very fractured. Some political decisions were made that shouldn't have been, and that didn't help, but it was unfortunate that after a while, people started to forget, in fact, I went to work for an organization out in California in 2002 in addition to. To taking on a career of public speaking, and in 2008 the president of the organization said, we're changing and eliminating your job because nobody's interested in September 11 anymore, which was just crazy, but those are the kinds of attitudes that some people have, well, yeah, there was so little interest in September 11 anymore that when my first book, thunderdog was published, it became a number one New York Times bestseller. Yeah, there was no interest. It's   Stuart Pollington ** 45:31 just, I hope you sent him a signed copy and said, There you go.   Michael Hingson ** 45:35 Noah was even more fun than that, because this person had been hired in late 2007 and she did such a great job that after about 18 months, the board told her to go away, because she had so demoralized the organization that some of the departments were investigating forming unions, you know. So I didn't need to do anything. Wow, so, you know, but it, it's crazy, the attitudes that people have. Well, you have it is, it's it's really sad. Well, you have done a couple of things that I think are very interesting. You have moved to other countries, and you've also started businesses in unfamiliar markets. What advice? What advice would you give to someone who you learn about who's doing that today, starting a business in an unfamiliar market, or in a foreign country, or someplace where they've never been?   Stuart Pollington ** 46:34 Yeah, again, good questions. I looking back and then so and seeing what I'm doing now, and looking back to when I first came over, I think chambers, I think if I have one, you know, obviously you need to understand the market you want. You need to understand, like the labor laws, the tax laws and, you know, the business laws and things like that. But I think, I think the best thing you could do in any country is to check out the chambers. You know, I'm heavily involved and active with aus Jam, which is the Australian Chamber of Commerce, because of the connection with smart traffic in Australia, in Sydney, the digital marketing. I'm also involved with bcct, the British chamber as British Chamber of Commerce Thailand as well, that there's a very big AmCham American Chamber over here as well. And I just think that the chambers can help a lot. You know, they're good for the networking. Through the networking, you can meet the different types of people you need to know, connections with visas, with, you know, work permits, how to set up the business, recruiting everything. So everything I need, I can actually find within this ecosphere of the chambers. And the chambers in Thailand and Bangkok, specifically, they're very active, lots of regular networking, which brings, you know, introductions, new leads to the business, new connections. And then on top of that, we've had, we've had a lot of support from the British Embassy over in in Thailand, especially with the Eastern energy, because it is tech based, because it is UK Tech, and because it is obviously something that's good for the environment and what everyone's trying to push towards. So I think the two key areas for me, if you are starting a business in an unfamiliar area, is one. Check out the chambers. So obviously the first one you'd look at is your own nationality. But don't stress too much about that. I mean, the chambers over here will welcome anyone from any nationality. So, you know, utilize the chambers because it's through that that you're going to get to speak to people, expats, already running businesses. You'll hear the horror stories. You'll hear the tips. It will save you some time, it will save you some money, and it will save you from making similar mistakes. And then also talk to your embassy and how they can maybe support you. We've had, again, some great support from the British Embassy. They've witnessed demo use. They've helped us with introductions. On the energy efficiency side,   Michael Hingson ** 49:26 one of the things that clearly happens though, with you is that you also spend time establishing relationships with people, so you talk about the chamber and so on. But it also has to be that you've established and developed trusting relationships, so that you are able to learn the things that you learned, and that people are willing to help teach you. And I suspect that they also realize that you would be willing to help others as well.   Stuart Pollington ** 49:55 Yeah, and I think I mean yes, and I'm talking about. And I mentioned, sorry, networking and the changes. But with networking, you know, you don't, you shouldn't go in there with the mindset of, I'm going into networking. I want to make as many sales as I can. Whatever you go into the networking. Is an opportunity to meet people, to learn from people you then some of those people, or most of those people, may not even be the right fit for you, but it's about making those relationships and then helping each other and making introductions. So you know, a lot of what I do with the chambers, I run a lot of webinars. I do workshops where I do free training on digital marketing, on AI, on SEO, on ads, on social. I use that as my lead gen, if you like. So I spend a lot of time doing this educationally and helping people. And then the offshot of that is that some of those will come and talk to me and ask me to how I can help them, or they will recommend me to someone else. And you know, we all know in business, referrals are some of the best leads you can get.   Michael Hingson ** 51:11 Yeah, by any, by any definition, one of, one of the things that I tell every sales person that I've ever hired is you are a student, at least for your first year, don't hesitate to ask questions, because in reality, in general, people are going to be perfectly willing to help you. They're not going to look down on you if you ask questions and legitimately are looking for guidance and information. Again, it's not about you, it's about what you learn, and it's about how you then are able to use that knowledge to help other people, and the people and the individuals who recognize that do really well.   Stuart Pollington ** 51:50 No, exactly, and I don't know about you, Michael, but I like, I like helping people. Yeah, I like, it makes me feel good. And, yeah, that's, that's a big part of it as well. You know   Michael Hingson ** 52:01 it is and, and that's the way it ought to be. It's, that's the other thing that I tell them. I said, once you have learned a great deal, first of all, don't forget that you're always going to be a student. And second of all, don't hesitate to be a teacher and help other people as well.   Speaker 1 ** 52:16 Man, that's really important. Yeah, brilliant.   Michael Hingson ** 52:20 Now you have worked across a number of sectors and market, marketing, tech, sales, energy and so on. How did how do you do that? You You've clearly not necessarily been an expert in those right at the beginning. So how do you learn and grow and adapt to be able to to work in those various industries.   Stuart Pollington ** 52:41 Yeah, I mean, for the marketing, for the marketing, it helps that I really was interested in it. So there was a good there was a good interest. And if you're interested in something, then you get excited about it, and you have the motivation and the willingness to learn and ask the questions, like you said, and then that is where you can take that kind of passion and interest and turn it into something a bit more constructive. It's a bit like I was saying at the beginning. It's the sort of thing I wish they'd done a bit maybe with me at school, was understand what I was good at and what I liked. But yeah, so with the marketing, I mean, very similar to what you've said, I asked questions. I see it just seems to click in my head on how it worked. And it kind of made sense to me. It was just one of these things that clicked, yeah. And so for the marketing, I just found it personally quite interesting, but interesting, but also found it quite easy. It just made sense to me, you know. And similar, you know, using computers and technology, I think it just makes sense. It doesn't to everyone. And other people have their strengths in other areas, but, you know, for me, it made sense. So, you know that that was the easy part. Same with Eastern energy, it's technology. It makes sense. I love it, but at the end of the day, it's all about it's all about people, really business, and you've got your people and your team, and how you motivate them is going to be similar. It's going to be slightly different depending on culture and where you're based, in the type of industry you're in, but also very similar. You know, people want praise, they want constructive feedback. They want to know where they're gonna be in a year or five years. All of that's very similar. So you people within the business, and then your customers are just people as well, aren't they? Well, customers, partners, clients, you know that they are just people. So it's all, it's all, it's all about people, regardless of what we're doing. And because it's all very similar with tech and that, it just, yeah, I don't know. It just makes sense to me. Michael, I mean, it's different. It's funny, because when I do do network and I talk to people, I say, Well, I've got this digital marketing agency here. Work, and then I've got this energy efficiency business here. And the question is always, wow, they sound really different. How did you how did you get into them? But when, again, when I look at it, it's not it's it's tech, it's tech, it's data, it's people. That's how I look at it,   Michael Hingson ** 55:16 right? And a lot of the same rules apply across the board. Yes, there are specific things about each industry that are different, but the basics are the same.   Stuart Pollington ** 55:28 That's it. I, in fact, I that isn't almost, there's almost word for word. What I use when I'm explaining our approach to SEO, I just say, Look, you know, there's, there's three core areas with SEO, it's the tech, the on site, it's the content, and it's the off site signals, or the link building. I said they're the three core areas for Google. They've been the same for, you know, 20 years. Within those areas, there's lots of individual things you need to look at, and that changes a lot. And there's 1000s of things that go into the algorithm, but the basics are the same. Sort your tech, sort the text, sort the tech of it out, the speed of the site and the usability. Make sure your content is good and relevant and authoritative, and then get other sites to recommend you and reference you, you know So, but, yeah, that's very similar to how I try and explain SEO. Yeah, you know all this stuff going on, but you still got the core basics of the same.   Michael Hingson ** 56:29 It is the same as it has always been, absolutely. So what do you do? Or how do you deal with a situation when plans necessarily don't go like you think they should, and and all that. How do you stay motivated?   Stuart Pollington ** 56:45 I mean, it depends, it depends what's gone wrong. But, I mean, I'm, I'm, I'm a big believer in, you know, learning from your mistakes and then learning also learning from what went wrong. Because sometimes you don't make a mistake and something goes wrong, but something still goes wrong. I think it helps. It helps to have a good team around you and have a good support team that you can talk to. It's good to be able to work through issues. But, I mean, for me, I think the main thing is, you know, every like you were saying earlier, about asking questions and being a student for a year. You know everything that happens in business, good or bad, is a lesson that should help you be better in the future. So you know the first thing, when something goes wrong, understand what's gone wrong first. Why did it go wrong? How did it go wrong? How do we resolve this, if we need to resolve something for the client or us, and then how do we try and limit that happening in the future? And then what do we learn from that? And how do we make sure we can improve and be better? And I think, you know, it's not always easy when things go wrong, but I think I'm long enough in the tooth now that I understand that, you know, the bad days don't last. There's always a good day around the corner, and it's about, you know, working out how you get through   Michael Hingson ** 58:10 it. And that's the issue, is working it out. And you have to have the tenacity and, well, the interest and the desire to work it out, rather than letting it overwhelm you and beat you down, you learn how to move forward.   Stuart Pollington ** 58:25 Yeah, and that's not easy, is it? I mean, let's be honest. I mean, even, even being when we were younger and kids, you know, things happen. It does. We're just human, aren't we? We have emotions. We have certain feelings. But if you can just deal with that and then constructively and critically look at the problem, you can normally find a solution.   Michael Hingson ** 58:46 Yeah, exactly. What's one piece of advice you wished you had learned earlier in your entrepreneurial career?   Stuart Pollington ** 58:56 Um, I Yeah. I mean, for this one. I think, I think what you said earlier, actually, it got me thinking during wise we've been talking because I was kind of, I would say, don't be afraid to ask questions just based on what we've been talking about. It's changed a little bit because I was going to say, well, you know, one of the things I really wish I'd learned or known earlier was, you know, about the value of mentorship and kind of finding the the right people who can almost show you where you need to be, but you could, you know, but when people hear the word mentor, they think of either or, you know, someone really, yeah, high up who I could I'm too afraid to ask them, or someone who's going to cost you 1000s of dollars a month. So actually, I'm going to change that to don't be afraid to ask questions, because that's basically what you'd expect from a mentor, is to be able to ask. Questions, run ideas. And I think, I think, yeah, I think thinking back now, understanding that the more questions you ask, the more information you have, the better your decisions you can make. And obviously, don't be afraid to learn from other people's experience, because they've been through it, and potentially they could have the right way for you to get through it as well.   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:24 And you never know where you're going to find a mentor. Exactly,   Stuart Pollington ** 1:00:28 yeah, no, exactly. I think again, you hear the word mentor, and you think people have this diff, a certain perception of it, but it can be anyone. I mean, you know, if I my mom could be my mentor, for, for, for her great, you know, cooking and things that she would do in her roast dinners. You know that that's kind of a mentor, isn't it making a better roast dinner? So I think, yeah, I think, I   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:54 think, but it all gets back to being willing to ask questions and to listen,   Stuart Pollington ** 1:01:02 and then I would add one more thing. So ask the questions, listen and then take action. And that's where that unstoppable mindset, I think, comes in, because I think people do ask questions, people can listen, but it's the taking action. It's that final step of having the courage to say, I'm going to do this, I'm going to go for   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:23 it. And you may find out that what was advised to you may not be the exact thing that works for you, but if you start working at it, and you start trying it, you will figure out what works   Stuart Pollington ** 1:01:37 exactly. Yeah, no, exactly. That's it, yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:41 Well, what a great place to actually end this. We've been doing this now over an hour, and I know, can you believe it? And I have a puppy dog who probably says, If you don't feed me dinner soon, you're going to be my dinner. So I should probably go do that. That's   Stuart Pollington ** 1:01:57 all good. So for me, I'm going to go and get my breakfast coffee. Now it's 7am now, five past seven in the morning.   Michael Hingson ** 1:02:03 There you are. Well, this is my day. This has been a lot of fun. I really appreciate you being here, and I want to say to everyone listening and watching, we really appreciate you being here with us as well. Tell others about unstoppable mindset. We really appreciate that. Love to hear your thoughts and get your thoughts, so feel free to email me with any of your ideas and your your conceptions of all of this. Feel free to email me at Michael H, I m, I C, H, A, E, L, H, I at accessibe, A, C, C, E, S, S, I B, e.com, you can also go to our podcast page. There's a contact form there, and my podcast page is www dot Michael hingson.com/podcast, and Michael hingson is spelled M, I, C, H, A, E, L, H, I N, G, s, O N. Love to hear from you. Would really appreciate it if you'll give us a five star rating wherever you're watching or listening to the podcast today, if you know anyone and steward as well for you, if any one of you listening or participating knows anyone else that you think ought to be a guest on unstoppable mindset, we'd love to hear from you. We'd love introductions, always looking for more people to tell their stories. So that's what this is really all about. So I really appreciate you all taking the time to be here, and Stuart, especially you. Thank you for being here. This has been a lot of fun, and we really appreciate you taking your time.   Stuart Pollington ** 1:03:26 Thank you, Michael. Thank you everyone. I really enjoyed that. And you know, in the spirit of everything, you know, if, if anyone does have any questions for me, just feel free to reach out. I'm happy to chat.   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:39 How do they do that? What's the best way, I   Stuart Pollington ** 1:03:41 think probably the LinkedIn so I think on when you post and share this, you will have the link. I think   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:49 we will. But why don't you go ahead and say your LinkedIn info anyway? Okay, yeah.   Stuart Pollington ** 1:03:53 I mean, the easiest thing to do would just be the Google search for my name on LinkedIn. So Stuart pollington, it's S, T, U, a, r, t, and then P, O, L, L, I N, G, T, O, N, and if you go to LinkedIn, that is my I think I got lucky. I've got the actual LinkedIn URL, LinkedIn, forward slash, I N, forward slash. Stuart pollington, so it should be nice and easy.   Michael Hingson ** 1:04:19 Yeah, I think I got that with Michael hingson. I was very fortunate for that as well. Got lucky with   Stuart Pollington ** 1:04:23 that. Yeah, they've got numbers and everything. And I'm like, Yes, yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 1:04:30 Well, thank you again. This has been a lot of fun, hasn't   Stuart Pollington ** 1:04:33 it? He has. I've really enjoyed it. So thank you for the invitation, Michael.   **Michael Hingson ** 1:04:42 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. While you're on the site., please use the form there to recommend people who we ought to interview in upcoming editions of the show. And also, we ask you and urge you to invite your friends to join us in the future. If you know of any one or any organization needing a speaker for an event, please email me at speaker at Michael hingson.com. I appreciate it very much. 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No podcast ‘Notícia No Seu Tempo’, confira em áudio as principais notícias da edição impressa do jornal ‘O Estado de S.Paulo’ desta quarta-feira (09/07/2025): Relator na Câmara do projeto de lei que isenta de Imposto de Renda (IR) quem ganha até R$ 5 mil mensais, o deputado Arthur Lira (PP-AL) afirma que a proposta do governo para compensar essa perda arrecadaria mais do que o necessário. Por isso, parlamentares discutem reduzir a alíquota mínima de IR da alta renda de 10% para 9% ou 8%. Segundo Lira, a isenção de IR para quem ganha até R$ 5 mil resultaria em renúncia de R$ 25,8 bilhões. A cobrança de 10% sobre altas rendas arrecadaria R$ 34 bilhões. A proposta do governo é taxar em até 10% quem ganha R$ 1,2 milhão por ano. A tributação, crescente, começaria a partir de quem ganha R$ 600 mil por ano E mais: Economia: IOF rejeitado pode ser compensado no novo IR Política: PF cumpre mandado de busca na Câmara em investigação de fraude Metrópole: Horário de verão poderá ser necessário neste ano, afirma a ONS Internacional: Trump critica Putin, promete armas para Ucrânia e avalia sanções à Rússia Esporte: Cria da base tira Fluminense do MundialSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Integrantes de siglas como o PSD, MDB e Republicanos buscam se desvincular do governo Lula em reta final de mandato.Meio-Dia em Brasília traz as principais notícias e análises da política nacional direto   de Brasília.     Com apresentação de José Inácio Pilar e Wilson Lima, o programa aborda os temas mais quentes do cenário político e econômico do Brasil.     Com um olhar atento sobre política, notícias e economia, mantém o público bem informado.   Transmissão ao vivo de segunda a sexta-feira às 12h.   Apoie o jornalismo Vigilante: 10% de desconto para audiência do Meio-Dia em Brasília   https://bit.ly/meiodiaoa   Siga O Antagonista no X:  https://x.com/o_antagonista   Acompanhe O Antagonista no canal do WhatsApp. Boletins diários, conteúdos exclusivos em vídeo e muito mais.  https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va2SurQHLHQbI5yJN344  Leia mais em www.oantagonista.com.br | www.crusoe.com.br  

S&P Futures are trading slightly higher this morning ahead of some important economic announcements. The ECB is expected to announce a rate cut this morning of 0.25%. Jobless Claims & data on the U.S. trade deficit are due out this morning. President Trump will be meeting with German Chancellor Merz today, discussions will likely focus on NATO, Ukraine, tariffs & trade relations. The Senate is preparing to make major changes to the Reconciliation bill. KMB is nearing a sale of its tissues business to a Brazilian firm. On the earnings front, LE, MDB & FIVE are higher after earnings reports After the bell today, AVGO, LULU & DOCU are scheduled to release earnings.

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No podcast ‘Notícia No Seu Tempo’, confira em áudio as principais notícias da edição impressa do jornal ‘O Estado de S.Paulo’ desta quarta-feira (30/04/2025): Em declaração no Fórum Liberdade de Expressão, evento em comemoração dos 150 anos do Estadão, o vice-presidente do STF, Edson Fachin, fez cobrança velada ao Congresso pela aprovação da regulamentação das redes sociais. “O Congresso Nacional hoje é interpelado a discutir a regulamentação de tais plataformas e, por consequência, a criar legítimos mecanismos de contenção democrática dos impactos danosos das fake news”, afirmou. Fachin também disse que as redes sociais privilegiam o compartilhamento de informações que buscam o maior número de visualizações e não a prestação de informações. O ministro chamou o movimento de “populismo digital autoritário”. O Congresso não discute a regulamentação das redes sociais desde maio de 2023. E mais: Política: Ex-presidente do INSS deu descontos ‘excepcionais’ para entidades, diz PF Metrópole: PF prende 23 por tráfico de drogas em veleiros do PCC para Europa e África Economia: Trump alivia taxas para carros e peças importados por montadoras Internacional: Novo premiê busca papel global contra Trump após vencer eleição no Canadá Esportes: Real trava negociação e CBF desiste de contratar AncelottiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A equipe de Lula divulgou nesta sexta-feira, 25, uma foto da comitiva brasileira no funeral do papa Francisco. Além do petista, estão na lista a primeira-dama Janja; o presidente da Câmara dos Deputados, Hugo Motta; o presidente do STF, Luís Roberto Barroso; a diretora do Banco dos Brics, Dilma Rousseff; o ministro Relações Exteriores Mauro Vieira; o presidente do Senado, Davi Alcolumbre;o ministro da Justiça Ricardo Lewandowski; o senador Renan Calheiros, do MDB; entre outros nomes.Felipe Moura Brasil e Duda Teixeira comentam:Papo Antagonista é o programa que explica e debate os principais acontecimentos do   dia com análises críticas e aprofundadas sobre a política brasileira e seus bastidores.     Apresentado por Felipe Moura Brasil, o programa traz contexto e opinião sobre os temas mais quentes da atualidade.     Com foco em jornalismo, eleições e debate, é um espaço essencial para quem busca informação de qualidade.     Ao vivo de segunda a sexta-feira às 18h.    “Atenção você que é leitor de O Antagonista e Crusoé e ainda não é nosso assinante. Estamos chegando na reta final da promoção de 30% de desconto para novas assinaturas de 2 anos.   Clique agora no link e faça como Carmelina Dias e Felipe Coelho, que agora usufruem do acesso integral ao conteúdo de O Antagonista e Crusoé em uma navegação livre de anúncios invasivos. Apoie o jornalismo independente. Assine agora:  papo-antagonista (https://bit.ly/promo-2anos-papo)   Desconto de 30% aplicado sobre os valores vigentes do Combo anual | Promoção não cumulativa com outras campanhas vigentes. 

Nesta edição do 20 Minutos, o renomado estrategista João Santana revela:✅ Análise dos últimos dados das pesquisas eleitorais✅ Cenários de alianças: PT, MDB, PSD e a volta do Lulismo✅ Riscos para Lula: Economia, desgaste de governo e operação Lava Jato 2.0✅ Estratégia de campanha: O que o PT já prepara para 2026?

Development finance is no longer just about aid. It's about power, priorities, and who gets to decide.For decades, institutions like the World Bank and IMF have set the agenda, with high-income countries holding the reins. But a shift is underway. Southern-led multilateral development banks (MDBs) – where borrowing nations are also the majority shareholders – are rewriting the rules.These banks, like CAF (Development Bank of Latin America) and the Trade and Development Bank (TDB) Group, bring something different to the table: speed, flexibility, and a laser focus on local needs. But they also face hurdles: higher borrowing costs, limited global visibility, and the challenge of financing a just climate transition in economies still grappling with poverty.With the Spring Meetings taking place later this month, this episode dives into the rise of these institutions. Are they the future of development finance? Can they complement – or even challenge – traditional MDBs? And what reforms are needed to unlock their full potential?GuestsSara Pantuliano (host), Chief Executive, ODI GlobalAlejandra Botero, Director of Strategy and Development, CAFChris Humphrey, Senior Research Associate, ODI GlobalAdmassu Tadesse, Group President and Managing Director, TDB GroupRelated resourcesODI Global resources on multilateral development banksSouthern-led multilateral channels for climate finance (Working paper, ODI Global)What makes an MDB an MDB? Southern-led multilateral banks and the sovereign debt crisis (Working paper, ODI Global)Climate-smart reform of multilateral development banks: priorities for the G20 (Policy brief, ODI Global)Investing for resilience: a panel discussion with Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank President Jin Liqun (Event video, ODI Global)What do borrowing countries think of MDB reform? (Think Change podcast, ODI Global)

S&P Futures are moving higher this morning as Commerce Sec indicated that the Trump Administration may announce a tariff reduction on Canada and Mexico today. European markets are displaying a strong upside move on new spending plans out of Germany. China talked stimulus action in the Two Sessions meeting. Trumps address to a joint session of Congress did not provide any new details of his economic plan and did not indicate a possible tariff reduction announcement on Canada and Mexico. CRWD earnings announcement disappointed the markets and shares are lower. After the bell today, MRVL, VEEV, ZS & MDB are scheduled to release. Jazz Pharmaceuticals to acquire Chimerix for $8.55 per share. evening. ECB rate announcement is scheduled for tomorrow. Congress remains challenged to advert a government shutdown next week as funding runs out on March 14th.

No “Estadão Analisa” desta quarta-feira, 18, Carlos Andreazza fala sobre a aprovação, pela Câmara dos Deputados, do texto-base do primeiro projeto do pacote de corte de gastos encaminhado pelo governo Lula ao Congresso. O projeto de lei complementar relatado pelo deputado Átila Lira (PP-PI) cria “reforços” ao arcabouço fiscal, prevendo disparo de novos gatilhos para congelamento de gastos em caso de piora das contas públicas, além de permitir que o governo possa bloquear até 15% das emendas parlamentares. Com 318 votos a favor (eram necessários 257) e 149 votos contrários. Os deputados rejeitaram três destaques (sugestões de mudanças ao texto principal) e deixaram outros três para serem analisados nesta quarta-feira, 18. Concluída a votação, o texto seguirá para a análise do Senado Federal. Uma das medidas proposta pela equipe econômica, contudo, caiu: a que limitava a restituição de créditos tributários pelas empresas. A proposta enfrentava forte resistência entre vários setores da economia, além de ter integrado uma Medida Provisória (MP) editada pelo governo em junho e que foi devolvida pelo presidente do Senado, Rodrigo Pacheco. Leia: https://www.estadao.com.br/economia/camara-aprova-primeiro-projeto-corte-gastos-arcabouco-bloqueio-emendas/ O colunista também comenta como um grupo de 17 líderes de bancadas da Câmara dos Deputados enviou aos ministros Rui Costa (Casa Civil) e Alexandre Padilha (Secretaria de Relações Institucionais) um ofício no qual “apadrinham” R$ 4,2 bilhões em indicações de emendas de comissão. No documento, que é sigiloso, os líderes explicam que assumem a autoria das indicações como forma de cumprir a determinação de 02 de dezembro do ministro Flávio Dino, do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), que liberou a execução das emendas; e a portaria publicada pelo governo Lula na última terça (10). Entidades consultadas pelo Estadão, no entanto, consideram que o ofício viola a decisão do STF. O documento é assinado pelos líderes das bancadas do PSDB, Adolfo Viana (BA); do PSD, Antônio Brito (BA); do PDT, Afonso Motta (RS); do Cidadania, Alex Manente (SP); do PL, Altineu Côrtes; do Solidariedade, Áureo Ribeiro (RJ); do PP, Dr. Luizinho (RJ); do União Brasil, Elmar Nascimento (BA); do PRD, Fred Costa (MG); do PSB, Gervásio Maia (PB); do Republicanos, Hugo Motta (PB); do MDB, Isnaldo Bulhões (AL); do PV, Luciano Amaral (AL); do Avante, Luís Tibé (MG); do Podemos, Romero Rodrigues (PB); e do PT, Odair Cunha (MG). O líder do governo, José Guimarães (PT-CE), também assina. Leia: https://www.estadao.com.br/politica/lideres-da-camara-descumprem-decisao-de-flavio-dino-e-fazem-indicacao-coletiva-de-emendas/ Apresentado pelo colunista Carlos Andreazza, o programa diário no canal do Estadão no YouTube trará uma curadoria dos temas mais relevantes do noticiário, deixando de lado o que é espuma, para se aprofundar no que é relevante. Assine por R$1,90/mês e tenha acesso ilimitado ao conteúdo do Estadão. Acesse: https://bit.ly/oferta-estadao See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eleito pelo Movimento Democrático Brasileiro (MDB) para um segundo mandato, em 27 de outubro de 2024, com 3.393.110 votos (59,35% dos votos válidos), é prefeito da maior cidade da América do Sul. Anteriormente, em maio de 2021, já havia assumido como prefeito da cidade de São Paulo após a morte prematura de Bruno Covas. A Chapa Bruno Covas/Ricardo Nunes foi vitoriosa nas eleições de 2020. Empresário, morador da Zona Sul, nascido na cidade que é considerada o principal centro financeiro, corporativo e mercantil da América do Sul. Filiado ao MDB desde os 18 anos, sempre participou de movimentos em defesa da democracia. Levou sua experiência de empreendedor ao Poder Legislativo, na Câmara Municipal de São Paulo, e estudou a fundo a situação econômica do município para propor mudanças consistentes e efetivas. Foi relator da Lei de Diretrizes Orçamentárias e do Orçamento Municipal por seis anos. Sua gestão à frente da Prefeitura tem como diretriz diminuir as desigualdades sociais e fazer de São Paulo uma cidade mais justa, com respeito às diversidades e acolhimento a todos que aqui chegam. Destacam-se os maiores programas habitacionais e de recapeamento da história da cidade de São Paulo, assim como a fila da creche zerada pelo quarto ano consecutivo.

A executiva nacional do MDB classificou como ‘oportunista' a discussão atual sobre o fim da jornada de trabalho de seis dias para um de folga. O partido lembrou que o tema foi alvode uma comissão temática instalada ainda quando o ex-vice-presidente Michel Temerera o presidente da Câmara.Meio-dia em Brasília traz as principais informações da manhã e os debates que vão agitar o dia na capital federal e do mundo. Apresentação Wilson Lima.      A melhor oferta do ano, confira os descontos da Black na assinatura do combo anual.     https://bit.ly/assinatura-black    Siga O Antagonista no X, nos ajude a chegar nos 2 milhões de seguidores!       https://x.com/o_antagonista      Acompanhe O Antagonista no canal do WhatsApp.    Boletins diários, conteúdos exclusivos em vídeo e muito mais.       https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va2S...      Ouça O Antagonista | Crusoé quando quiser nos principais aplicativos de podcast.      Leia mais em www.oantagonista.com.br | www.crusoe.com.br 

Os resultados eleitorais nas 51 cidades com 2° turno neste domingo consolidaram a vitória de dois nomes que sequer estavam nas urnas: Gilberto Kassab (presidente do PSD) e Tarcísio de Freitas (Republicanos). Em uma eleição cuja aposta inicial era a polarização entre o PT, do presidente Lula, e o PL, do ex-presidente Jair Bolsonaro, foram os partidos de centro e da direita que saíram vencedores. Para entender o saldo da disputa e como fica o jogo de forças a partir de agora, Natuza Nery recebe a jornalista Vera Magalhães e o cientista político Fernando Abrucio neste episódio especial a três. Colunista do jornal O Globo, comentarista da rádio CBN e apresentadora do programa Roda Viva, Vera explica como o PSD, MDB e União Brasil foram “turbinados” pelas emendas parlamentares e analisa a aposta do governador de São Paulo em Ricardo Nunes (MDB), que se reelegeu na maior capital do país, onde Bolsonaro teve uma atuação envergonhada na campanha. Professor da FGV de São Paulo e colunista da GloboNews e do jornal Valor Econômico, Abrucio aponta como o fato de Kassab ter “descoberto o estilo de política que o país precisa hoje” faz do presidente do PSD o nome desta eleição. Abrucio avalia também como a direita ampliou sua força por todo o país e de que modo o resultado de Fortaleza (CE) redesenha lideranças dentro dos partidos de esquerda.

O PSD e o MDB se consolidaram, neste domingo, como os partidos que conseguiram eleger o maior número de prefeitos em 2024.Meio-dia em Brasília traz as principais informações da manhã e os debates que vão agitar o dia na capital federal e do mundo. Apresentação Wilson Lima.    Apoie o jornalismo Vigilante: 10% de desconto para audiência do Meio-Dia em Brasília     https://bit.ly/meiodiaoa    Siga O Antagonista no X, nos ajude a chegar nos 2 milhões de seguidores!     https://x.com/o_antagonista    Acompanhe O Antagonista no canal do WhatsApp.   Boletins diários, conteúdos exclusivos em vídeo e muito mais.     https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va2S...    Ouça O Antagonista | Crusoé quando quiser nos principais aplicativos de podcast.    Leia mais em www.oantagonista.com.br | www.crusoe.com.br 

No primeiro saldo das eleições municipais, quem saiu na frente foram os candidatos que representam a continuidade (nas 26 capitais brasileiras, dez prefeitos já foram reeleitos) e que defendem partidos posicionados à direita – PSD (888), MDB (863) e PP (752) são as legendas que fizeram mais prefeituras. “Na ponta do lápis, a eleição mostra um Brasil conservador”, resume Jairo Nicolau, cientista político e professor da Escola de Ciências Sociais da FGV-RJ. O PL, partido de Jair Bolsonaro, não atingiu a meta de fazer mais de mil prefeitos, mas registrou votação expressiva e tem garantidos pelo menos 523. “É uma eleição que mostra a força de Bolsonaro”, afirma Malu Gaspar, colunista do jornal o Globo e comentarista da rádio CBN. Jairo e Malu são os convidados de Natuza Nery neste episódio especial, gravado na madrugada da segunda-feira, que analisa os resultados das principais cidades brasileiras e projeta o que pode acontecer nas 15 capitais onde haverá 2º turno – caso de São Paulo, onde Ricardo Nunes (MDB) e Guilherme Boulos (Psol) sintetizam uma disputa nacional no próximo dia 27.

Ricardo Nunes é candidato a prefeitura de São Paulo pelo partido MDB.