Podcasts about Mercator

Lorsque nous imaginons une carte du monde, nous avons en tête une représentation bien précise : l'Amérique du Nord et l'Europe en haut, l'Amérique du Sud et l'Océanie en bas. Pourtant, cette orientation n'est pas une évidence universelle, mais le résultat de choix historiques, culturels et technologiques.Une question de convention historiqueAvant l'ère moderne, les cartes n'avaient pas d'orientation fixe. Dans l'Antiquité, les Égyptiens plaçaient souvent le sud en haut, car le Nil coulait du sud vers le nord. Les Chinois, eux, privilégiaient le sud en haut, car c'était symboliquement associé au pouvoir et à la divinité. Au Moyen Âge, les cartes européennes chrétiennes, appelées mappemondes T-O, plaçaient Jérusalem au centre et l'orient (l'est) en haut, d'où l'expression "s'orienter".Ce n'est qu'au XVIe siècle que le nord s'est imposé comme direction standard sur les cartes occidentales. Cette évolution est en grande partie due aux progrès de la cartographie et de la navigation. L'invention du compas magnétique, qui pointe naturellement vers le nord, a influencé la manière dont les marins représentaient le monde. De plus, les explorateurs européens de la Renaissance utilisaient des cartes basées sur la projection de Mercator (1569), qui positionnait le nord en haut pour faciliter la navigation maritime.Un choix influencé par l'eurocentrismeL'adoption définitive du nord en haut est aussi liée à l'hégémonie des puissances européennes. À mesure que les cartes devenaient des outils de domination et d'exploration, elles reflétaient la vision du monde des nations qui les produisaient. L'Europe, située dans l'hémisphère nord, occupait alors une place privilégiée en haut des cartes, renforçant une perception du monde où le nord semblait "supérieur" et le sud "inférieur".Une orientation arbitraireEn réalité, il n'y a aucune raison scientifique pour que le nord soit en haut. D'autres représentations existent : certaines cartes modernes placent le sud en haut pour remettre en question notre vision du monde. En Australie, il est même courant de voir des cartes où leur continent est en haut !Finalement, l'orientation des cartes est un choix culturel et historique. Elle pourrait être différente, mais nous sommes simplement habitués à voir le nord en haut… parce que ce sont les Européens qui ont imposé cette convention au fil des siècles. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

durée : 00:02:21 - Le billet sciences - Une équipe de scientifiques a créé un jumeau virtuel des océans, permettant d'obtenir en temps réel des données sur la température, les courants et les vagues afin d'anticiper les phénomènes climatiques et surveiller la pollution. Cet outil sera officiellement présenté en juin à Nice.

Weltkarten in Nachrichtensendungen oder als Poster zeigen die Erdoberfläche meist in der Mercator-Projektion. Diese uns vertraute Weltsicht hat einige Tücken. So erscheint Grönland viel größer als es tatsächlich ist, Afrika dagegen viel zu klein. Lorenzen, Dirk www.deutschlandfunk.de, Sternzeit

Mojca Briščik je kariero začela kot novinarka, a se je po letih nabiranja izkušenj na številnih medijih, od Radia Capris do Radia Ekspres in POP TV-ja, pričela razgledovati še po drugih izzivih. Bila je direktorica blagovnice Maximarket, direktorica korporativnega komuniciranja v Mercatorju, zdaj pa že več kot osem let vodi Slovensko oglaševalsko zbornico, kjer predseduje tudi priznanemu oglaševalskemu festivalu Zlati boben. IzobrazbaMojca Briščik je diplomirana novinarka ter magistra ekonomije, ki je iz lastnega zanimanja do trajnostnega razvoja uspešno zaključila tudi intenziven osem tedenski program »Business Sustainability Management« Univerze v Cambridgeu, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL). Mojca Briščik je izvršna direktorica Slovenske oglaševalske zbornice (SOZ) in predsednica mednarodnega kreativnega festivala Zlati boben. Ponaša se s široko paleto znanj in izkušenj, še zlasti s področja korporativnega komuniciranja, marketinga in odnosov z javnostmi, ter tudi vodenja in upravljanja prodaje na drobno. Karierno pot je začela še v času študija kot radijska in televizijska novinarka ter radijska voditeljica in snovalka radijskih oddaj. Svojo medijsko pot pa je zaključila na mestu urednice Radia glas Ljubljane. Poklicno pot je po 17 letih aktivnega delovanja v medijih nadgradila kot direktorica blagovnice Maxi. Po štirih uspešnih letih je nato prevzela mesto direktorice korporativnega komuniciranja v Mercatorju, ki je zajemalo, ne zgolj komuniciranje z vsemi deležniki v matični državi, temveč tudi koordiniranje vseh PR služb po tujih trgih (skupno šestih) kjer je družba delovala. Pod njenim vodstvom je družba Mercator, za področje družbene odgovornosti, prejela tudi mednarodno nagrado European Business Award. Trenutno je zaposlena na Slovenski oglaševalski zbornici, kjer ji je Upravni odbor spomladi potrdil že tretji mandat. Najljubša knjiga: Nekoč sem bila pravi knjižni molj, že v srednji šoli so se mi posmehovali, ker sem brala knjige Antona Trstenjaka, a se zanje nisem ravno zmenila. Danes pa se na moji nočni omarici ali v potovalni torbi znajdejo predvsem strokovne knjige, po romanih pa le še redko sežem. Iz tega obdobja (izpred več kot 15-imi leti) izstopa predvsem eden, to je delo z naslovom 2.999 SIT francoskega pisca Frédérica Beigbederja, ki je zagotovo pomembno vzbudilo zanimanje za svet v katerem tičim še danes.  Sicer pa … tisti, ki me dobro poznajo vedo, da imam rada 'praholovce' v obliki knjige. Sem generacija, ki še vedno vzame v roke ne samo knjigo, temveč tudi časnike in revije.Najljubša serija: Razdvojena med serijo Peaky Blinders in The gentleman, režiserja Guyja Ritchieja. Hobiji: Sem aktivna oseba, kardio vadbe sem zamenjala za vadbe za krepitev mišične mase (starostno pogojena odločitev), sprehodi s psom so obvezni in pa rada prebedim noči ob kakem dobrem filmu ali seriji. Najbolj me nasmejijo francoske ali španske komedije in skandinavski trilerji. Nesporno pa noči ne bi prebedela zaradi grozljivk.Najljubša hrana: Mediteranska kuhinja.Najljubši podjetnik: Od tujih je to zagotovo Angela Ahrendts, nekoč direktorica Burberryja, nato podpredsednica v Apple-u, odgovorna za prodajo, danes predavateljica in predsednica upravnega odbora »Save the Children International« - izjemno karizmatična ženska, ki zna povezovati in spodbujati ljudi s katerimi deluje tako da dosežejo svoj največji potencial.Od domačih pa Blaž Brodnjak, predsednik uprave NLB, ki zna reči bobu bob - več pa ni potrebno dodati.Najljubši app: LinkedIn (službeno), Podcasts (zasebno)Zaključni nauki: ·      Družina naj bo vedno na prvem mestu. ·      Ne dajaj nasvetov, če te zanje eksplicitno ne prosijo.·      Poskusi ohraniti moralni kompas.

There is so, so much to take in this week. Hands up if you already know what The Mercator projection is? Plus, more control panel misery for Mr Whitehall and the G.O.A.T DL initialism yet.You can email your questions, thoughts or problems to TheWitteringWhitehalls@gmail.comOr, perhaps you'd like to send a WhatsApp message or Voice note? Why not?! Send them in to +447712147236This episode contains explicit language and adult themes that may not be suitable for all listeners.Please review Global's Privacy Policy: https://global.com/legal/privacy-policy/

Chloé Azzopardi - Non Technological Devices est à voir à la galerie L'Enfant sauvage, dans le cadre du PhotoBrussels Festival, jusqu'au 16 mars. À l'aide de la fiction et du jeu, Chloé Azzopardi cherche d'autres manières d'imaginer les vies augmentées, créant des cyborgs organiques dont le but serait d'inscrire le corps différemment dans l'environnement. Ludiques, parfois espiègles, poétiques, et délicates, ses photos sont autant de miroirs qui savant aussi, plus gravement, interroger, notre fragilité et la place que nous lui accordons. Rencontre ensuite avec Eric Hennaut à propos de sa très belle et passionnante monographie de l'architecte Antoine Pompe, édité par le fonds Mercator, dans la collection Parcours d'architectes. Réalisation Yves Robic Merci pour votre écoute Par Ouïe-Dire c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 22h à 23h sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes de Par Ouïe-Dire sur notre plateforme Auvio.be : https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/272 Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement.

"Pre-construction is actually just free construction because it's a lot of work up front that you don't often get paid for." - Chloe Smith, CEO of Mercator In today's episode of Bricks and Bytes, we sat down with Chloe Smith, who shared her journey of building Mercator, a construction tech startup that's changing how contractors find early-stage project opportunities. Tune in to discover: ✅ Why Mercator focuses only on Texas (for now) and how they plan to expand ✅ The power of hiring for talent over skill in a fast-growing startup ✅ How they built their own "accelerator" by carefully selecting operator-investors ✅ Their unique approach to product development through an intensive beta program with general contractors Listen to the full episode on Spotify to learn how Mercator is helping contractors get involved in projects before the bidding phase even begins - as Chloe puts it, "It's almost like using a marriage registry as a dating app." ------ 00:00 Intro 02:43 Introduction to Chloe Smith and Mercator 05:45 The Journey into Construction and Data Strategy 08:40 Understanding Mercator's Functionality 11:46 Data Sources and Technology Behind Mercator 14:50 The Role of Large Language Models 17:34 Target Customers and Market Focus 20:41 Project Detail Pages and User Experience 23:45 Data Visibility and Insights 26:29 Utilizing Construction Data for Industry Reports 29:50 Expansion from Canada to the US 32:48 Revenue Model and Future Growth 36:46 Understanding Product-Market Fit 38:57 The Fundraising Journey 45:07 Building a Strong Investor Network 51:44 Evolving Go-To-Market Strategies 1:02:43 Hiring for Talent vs. Skill 1:04:43 Defensibility in the Age of AI 1:05:20 Choosing the Right Mentors

V začetku leta 2025 je v nagradni igri Srčna soseska, ki jo je organiziralo podjetje Mercator, Društvo prostovoljcev Vincencijeve zveze dobrote osvojilo prvo nagrado - 75 tisoč evrov. Zmaga je prišla ob pravem času, saj Dnevnemu centru in zavetišču za brezdomce že zadnjih nekaj let grozi prekinitev dovoljenja za uporabo že zdaj skromnih prostorov v Plečnikovem podhodu. Denarna sredstva bodo porabili za nakup in obnovo sicer že dotrajane hiše, ki je prav tako v centru Ljubljane. Tako prostovoljci kot brezdomci so veseli in ponosni na osvojeno nagrado, ki so si jo zelo želeli, za ta dosežek pa je bilo potrebnega tudi veliko truda in angažiranosti. Za zmago so namreč zbrali kar 92 550 glasov. O tem, kako bodo denarna sredstva porabili, je poizvedovala Lucija Vidergar. Bere Andreja Čokl.

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:55:14 +0000 https://talerundtalar.podigee.io/41-unternehmen-politisch 345521120c2b63f8f239dcea4f8bfa25 Warum müssen Unternehmen politisch sein und was bedeutet das? Gespräch mit Dr. Anne Duncker, Head of CSR at Goldbeck und Kuratoriumsvorsitz der Goldbeck Stiftung. Zuvor war sie bei Mercator und im Auswärtigen Amt. Für unsere Konferenz in 2025 gibt es nur noch bis Ende Tickets mit Early Bird Preis. Danke an alle, die dabei sind. Wir haben schon jetzt viel Vorfreude. Zur Website geht es hier. 41 full no Politik,Wirtschaft,Goldbeck,Talar Taler und Talar

Aujourd'hui, on va vous parler d'innovation marine avec le label Perséus. Créé en 2023, ce dernier constitue l'un des 3 axes du plan MERCATOR. L'objectif : accélérer la boucle de l'innovation en rapprochant les marins, les ingénieurs de la DGA et les industriels. Comment ? En privilégiant un travail en boucle courte pour permettre un développement plus rapide ainsi qu'une meilleure intégration des technologies au sein de la Marine. L'édition 2023 a ainsi permit de labeliser 3 projets dont un sur des munitions rôdeuses sous-marines. Et l'édition 2024 n'est pas en restes : 10 entreprises ont été récompensées dont un projet sur un drone aérien quadricoptère, le projet Blackbird. Le label Perséus semble ainsi vouloir s'inscrire dans le temps long, pourquoi ? Quels sont les autres atouts de ce label ? Et que représente-t-il pour les entreprises lauréates ? Pour en parler, le CESM a le plaisir de recevoir :  L'ingénieur Général Frédéric PETIT, conseiller armement et innovation au Sous-chef d'Etat-Major Plan Programmes. Le capitaine de frégate Jérôme, Responsable de l'AERO Lab au centre d'expérimentations pratiques de l'aéronautique navale, le CEPA 10S. Le capitaine de frégate Vincent, Officier de cohérence dans la partie dissuasion au Sous-chef d'Etat-Major Plan Programmes. Monsieur Vincent MARIONNET, représentant de société CAE France (projet MAD XR). Monsieur Olivier JACQUES, représentant de Alseamar, (bouée radio X SUB et drone Blackbird).   Bonne écoute ! Vous en voulez plus ? Retrouvez l'intégralité des publications du Centre d'études stratégique de la Marine sur notre site : ⁠Centre d'études stratégiques de la Marine (CESM) | Ministère des Armées (defense.gouv.fr) N'hésitez pas aussi à vous abonner au podcast et à nous faire part de vos retours à l'adresse mail : ⁠podcast.cesm@gmail.com.

Kljub novemu obračunavanju omrežnin strošek ljudi za to zimo ne bo višji, je zatrdil premier Robert Golob, ki je v odgovoru na poslanska vprašanja podvomil o pozitivnih učinkih novega sistema. Razpravo na to temo medtem nadaljuje tudi parlamentarni odbor za okolje, ki naj bi na zahtevo strank koalicije pozval Agencijo za energijo, da umakne novi sistem ali ga spremeni v uporabnikom bolj prijaznega. Druge teme: - Fajon: odločitev o uporabi raket dolgega dosega je v rokah držav dobaviteljic - Mercator odstopil od nakupa Engrotuša - Opolnoči sprememba cen goriv

In der 266. Episode von Irgendwas mit Recht begrüßen wir Marcel Werner, Justiziar der Stiftung Mercator, um über die vielseitigen Facetten des Stiftungsrechts und seine persönliche Laufbahn zu sprechen. Marcel gibt spannende Einblicke in die Definition und Bedeutung von Stiftungen als gemeinnützige Körperschaften, die dem Allgemeinwohl dienen und durch steuerliche Anreize gefördert werden. Er beschreibt die gesetzlichen Grundlagen im BGB und in der Abgabenordnung, die Organisation und den Unterschied zwischen klassischen und unternehmensverbundenen Stiftungen. Im Laufe des Gesprächs berichtet Marcel auch von seiner früheren Station bei der Krupp Stiftung und wie persönliche Kontakte und zufällige Begegnungen seine berufliche Richtung beeinflussten. Welche Projekte förderte die Stiftung Mercator in letzter Zeit? Welche Rolle spielen Initiativen zur sozialen Teilhabe sowie die digitale Gesellschaft in diesem Zusammenhang? Wie kann man parallel dazu noch als Of Counsel in einer Kanzlei tätig sein? Warum ergeben sich hierdurch spannende Synergien? Antworten auf diese und viele weitere Fragen erhaltet ihr von Marcel in dieser Folge eures Jurapodcasts zu allen Karrierethemen. Viel Spaß!

Dr. Michelle Cretella is a distinguished pediatrician, researcher, and former executive director of the American College of Pediatricians joins Trending with Timmerie.  What medical aftermath do we know occurs for minors who have been transitioned? (1:34) What anticipated influence will President Trump's administration have on medical policy over gender? (17:15) What needs to be restored in our Catholic medical understanding of the body? (27:34) Remorse of the feminists. What can we do? (44:28)  Resources mentioned :  Biological Integrity  https://biologicalintegrity.org/   Dr. Michelle Cretella episode: https://relevantradio.com/2024/02/pediatrician-on-transgender-treatment/   Detransitioner testimonies:  Chloe Cole episode  https://relevantradio.com/2023/05/chloe-destransitioned-from-being-a-boy/   Oli London episode  https://relevantradio.com/2023/09/detransitioner-oli-london-why-you-shouldnt-transition/   Abel Garcia Ep https://relevantradio.com/2022/10/he-identified-as-a-woman-detransitioned/   Listen to Sarah's story: how she became a feminist https://relevantradio.com/2024/08/the-most-influential-feminists-in-brazil-interview/   Chemical abortion nearly killed her  https://relevantradio.com/2024/10/chemical-abortion-nearly-killed-her/   Radical Feminist Who Desecrated Notre Dame Cathedral Apologizes to Catholics https://www.ncregister.com/blog/ex-femen-activist-apologizes-notre-dame-cathedral _______   The Sexless State of Cinema, by the Numbers - The Ringer   Women's sports Imane Khelif : ni ovaires ni utérus, mais des testicules  Remorse of the feminists 3 states remove definition of marriage from state constitutions | Catholic News Agency    Church in Argentina hails ‘exemplary ruling' against surrogacy | Catholic News Agency    One place in Japan where fertility is sky-high - Mercator   

durée : 00:04:16 - Chroniques littorales - par : Jose Manuel Lamarque - Mercator Océan International est un centre de prévision océanique bientôt intergouvernemental. Mais il y a d'autres centres de prévision océanique, et ce serait bien qu'ils travaillent tous ensemble, comme l'explique Pierre Bahurel, le directeur général de Mercator Océan International...

SIGN UP TO MY FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER: resourceinsider.com John Harpole has spent over 40 years moving billions of cubic feet of natural gas across America. He is the Founder and President of Mercator Energy, a company that brokers natural gas for producers and end-users in the western United States. Today, Mercator manages over a billion cubic feet of gas per day, representing about 1% of US natural gas production. In an industry known for its volatility, where fortunes are made and lost in a day, John has unprecedented access to information. For show notes, please visit: resourceinsider.com/061-john-harpole Follow Resource Insider: ​Twitter: twitter.com/Jamie_Keech​​ YouTube: youtube.com/@resourceinsider693 LinkedIn: ca.linkedin.com/in/jamiekeech ----- DISCLAIMER: Ivaldi Venture Capital Ltd. – parent company of resourceinsider.com – is not a registered investment advisor or broker/dealer. Viewers are advised that the material contained herein are solely for entertainment purposes. Neither resourceinsider.com, Ivaldi Venture Capital Ltd, or any of their principals or employees purport to tell or suggest which investment securities members, viewers or readers should buy or sell for themselves or others. Readers, viewers, subscribers, site users and anyone reading or viewing material published by the above-mentioned entities or individuals should always conduct their own research and due diligence and obtain professional advice before making an investment decision. The above- noted entities and their principles, employees and contractors are not liable for any loss or damage caused by a reader's reliance on information obtained in any of its our posts, newsletters, special reports, videos, podcasts, email correspondence, membership services or any of our websites. Viewers are solely responsible for their investment decisions. The information contained herein does not constitute a representation by Ivaldi Venture Capital Ltd, resourceinsider.com or any of their principals or employees, nor does such constitute a solicitation for the purchase or sale of securities. Our opinions and analysis are based on sources believed to be reliable, but no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, is made as to their accuracy or completeness of such information, opinion and/or analysis. All information contained in our newsletters, on our website or YouTube channel, or in this video should be independently verified with the companies and individuals mentioned. The editor and publisher are not responsible for errors or omissions. Ivaldi Venture Capital Ltd, resourceinsider.com and/or their principals and employees may receive compensation from time to time from the companies or individuals that may be mentioned in our newsletter, videos, podcasts special reports or on our websites. You should assume a conflict of interest and proceed accordingly. Any opinions expressed are subject to change without notice. Principals, owners, employees and contractors have the right to buy and sell securities mentioned on our websites, videos or other channels of communication without providing notice of such purchases and sales. You should assume that if a company is discussed in this video, or on any content or websites produced by Ivaldi Venture Capital Ltd, resourceinsider.com or by any of their principals or employees, that their principles and/or employees have purchased securities, or may make an investment in the future in a company that we cover and/or discuss.

V epizodi 150 je bil moj gost Zoran Janković, župan občine Ljubljana. Poznan tudi kot nekdanji predsednik uprave družbe Mercator, d.d.. V epizodi se dotakneva naslednjih tematik: Pri delu ne uporabljam računalnika Odraščanje s knjigami, politična usmeritev in javni sektor Mestna občina Ljubljana, Ljubljanica - mestno kopališče Sežigalnica Ljubljana, zelena politika, selitev remize LPP Proces kolegija, dogovarjanje, delovanje župana Mercator, vodenje uspešne trgovine, ekonomija obsega Ključni kazalniki uspeha in projekti mesta Ljubljana Otroštvo, vrednote in odraščanje Razvoj Ljubljane, sodelovanje in pretok informacij Kritike, obtožbe Moč, blagovna znamka Odnos z Janezom Janšo Nasvet novim generacijam ========================================­===== Prijavi se na newsletter in vsak petek prejmi 5 linkov, ki jih ustvarjalci podkastov Dialog in RE:MOAT izberemo tisti teden (knjige, dokumentarci, članki, podkast epizode …). https://aidea.si/aidea-mailing-lista  ========================================­===== AIDEA Podkast: Pogovori o zavesti, vesolju, naši kulturi, tehnologiji in prihodnosti človeštva ... Pogovori o idejah. Vodi Klemen Selakovič Spletna stran: https://aidea.si Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aidea_podkast/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@klemenselakovic 

Episode: 2301 Making sports balls: how to get from flat to round.  Today, scientist Andrew Boyd makes flat into round.

This podcast focuses on the life and work of Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594), who mapped the world in a new way, and the geographic implications of his life and work.    The post Mercator: Mapping the World in a New Way appeared first on Joseph Kerski, Ph.D. - Geographer.

Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Chloe Smith, CEO & Co-Founder of Mercator AI, an AI-powered business development platform for commercial general contractors that has raised $4.5 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Background and Inspiration: Chloe comes from a background in data strategy and marketing, not directly from construction, but her family's involvement in the industry piqued her interest and led to the inception of Mercator AI. Cross-Industry Application: Although her background is not in construction, Chloe's experience in data strategy and marketing allowed her to identify and address a gap in the construction industry, demonstrating the value of cross-industry application of skills. Foundational Shifts: Mercator AI helps construction businesses identify early project opportunities by tracking land development, which allows their clients to engage earlier and more effectively in potential projects. Navigating Industry Challenges: Chloe discusses the challenges of transitioning from other sectors to construction tech, highlighting the importance of understanding and adapting to industry-specific dynamics. Focus on Business Development: The platform is designed to 'force multiply' the efforts of business developers in the construction industry by streamlining the research and pursuit process, fundamentally changing how contractors approach new opportunities. Early Struggles and Adjustments: Reflecting on the initial challenges, Chloe emphasizes the importance of resilience and adaptability, sharing an anecdote about early investor interactions that shaped the company's trajectory.   Sponsors: Front Lines — We help B2B tech companies launch, manage, and grow podcasts that drive demand, awareness, and thought leadership. www.FrontLines.io The Global Talent Co. — We help tech startups find, vet, hire, pay, and retain amazing marketing talent that costs 50-70% less than the US & Europe. www.GlobalTalent.co

Danes pa o slovenskem športu. A ne – kako stereotipno – o njegovih mogočnih zmagah, temveč danes o njegovih grenkih porazih. Slovenski šport je namreč izgubil … Izgubil je svoj slogan in s tem mu grozi, da izgubi najprej navijače, posledično pa še svoje bistvo. Na uradu za intelektualno lastnino je že pred časom trgovsko podjetje Hofer registriralo  slogan "Kdor ne skače, ni Sloven'c", ki je bojni klic navijaštva ob slovenskih športnih uspehih. In ker v Sloveniji vse, kar nosi pridevnik "intelektualno", poteka bolj počasi, se šele danes ukvarjamo z nezaslišanim dejanjem tega trgovca. Da so zadeve zelo resne, govori tudi napoved Olimpijskega komiteja Slovenije, ki je pomembna institucija, da se bo z vsemi sredstvi in z obema tajnicama boril za izničenje te poteze. Pa gremo lepo po vrsti, kot so zlate medalje v vitrini. Najprej; Hoferjeva poteza je sprožila val posnemanja ostalih trgovskih podjetij. Ker danes že vemo, da so si, kar se reklamiranja tiče, trgovske verige enake kot jajce jajcu. Običajno si vsaka nabavi svojega dramskega igralca, če je le možnost, prvaka Drame, in vsaka svojega športnika, ki potem bolj ali manj posrečeno zbirata točke in se smehljata blagajničarkam. Zadeva s sloganom pa je reklamarski svet slovenskih trgovcev spremenila do obisti. Tako je Tuš na uradu za intelektualno lastnino že registriral: "Ubi, ubi žabara", kar ima smisel, ker je Tuš iz Celja, Celjani pa so nogometni prvaki, žabarji pa so komaj tretji. Mercator, ki ga je med trgovske zvezde povzdignil ljubljanski župan, ki ima kar nekaj opravkov po slovenskih sodiščih, je registriral: "Sudja, lopove", Lidl, ki je marketinško izjemno samozavesten, pa je registriral: "Gotovo je gotovo!" Špar, ki je nizozemski in ga oblikuje protestantska etika, pa je registriral "Maribor šampinjon …" s čimer so se poklonili mestu, ki njihovo trgovino razume kot svetišče, hkrati pa promovirajo tudi svoj oddelek sadja in zelenjave. Kakorkoli; na uradu za intelektualno lastnino je te dni vrsta in prostori ter zaposleni tam se šibijo od biološko razgradljivih vrečk ter kartic zaupanja. Kot rečeno, pa je vse to sprožil Hofer, ko je registriral slogan: "Kdor ne skače ni Sloven'c!", ki pa je nekaj najbolj idiotskega, kar si je izmislil slovenski lirični genij. Najprej in na začetku. Slogan je skrajno diskriminatoren ter celo žaljiv do nekaterih družbenih skupin. Zadeva je namreč ta, da ogromno naših državljanov ne more skakati, pa to še ne pomeni, da niso Slovenci. Ker je postal slogan tako strašansko priljubljen, so nekatere upravne enote namesto prstnih odtisov in izpiskov iz rojstno-matične knjige za ugotavljanje ali podeljevanje državljanstva že zahtevale, da je določen parkrat poskočil in mu je bilo slovenstvo odobreno. Kar pa mora biti v nasprotju z duhom slovenske ustave. Kaj navijači resnično menijo, da starejši od 70 let, invalidi, tisti s čezmerno težo, ali tisti s slabimi, oziroma operiranimi kolki ali koleni niso Slovenci?  Kaj pa tisti, ki so doživeli prometno nesrečo in so obsojeni na posteljo, oziroma invalidski voziček … Mar moramo vsi Slovenci resnično postati zeleni Tito, da dokažemo svoj rod? Vezanje nacionalne pripadnosti na telesno aktivnost, ki je povrhu vsega še zahtevna, saj premagovanje gravitacije zahteva določeno spretnost, se zdi neumestno, ali kot smo zapisali na začetku, diskriminatorno. In sploh; kako misli Hofer unovčiti svoj slogan? Najenostavneje se zdi, da bo ob zadetkih naših nogometašev na bližajočem se Evropskem prvenstvu v nogometu, ekrane zamračil pogled na Lada Bizovičarja; bolj zahtevno pa bi bilo, da bi varnostniki kupce pred vstopom v Hofer nadzorovali, če so res sposobni narediti pet poskokov. Tisti, ki hočejo kupovati izdelke v akciji, pa bi morali skočiti prek kolebnice. Zadeva pa ima še en diskriminatorni vidik. Namreč do jezika, oziroma do slovenščine. Pri Hoferju so registrirali slogan, ki Slovence v sklonu razume kot Slovence z opuščajem ali apostrofom. "Kdor ne skače, ni Sloven'c!" Gre za bolj osrednjeslovensko, oziroma celo gorenjsko pregibno prakso in ostali deli Slovenije se čutijo ob tem vsaj nekoliko užaljene. Kajti lepo je bilo brez apostrofa rečeno že v starih časih: "Slovenec sem, Slovenec sem, tako je mati djala!" In čeprav gre za narodno blago, ki uporablja arhaične izraze, kot je "djala", niso naši predniki zapisali in izgovarjali: "Sloven'c sem, Sloven'c sem." Hofer si je tako nevede, ker so seveda Nemci, na glavo nakopal slovensko črkarsko vojno in naj se potem ne čudijo, če bo obisk njihovih trgovin na Štajerskem recimo upadel. So pa bili pri nemškem trgovcu neprevidni, da ne zapišemo šlampasti. Niso zaščitili celotnega slogana, zato se danes smejimo vsem trgovskim verigam v brk in svoje izvajanje intelektualno nezaščiteno končujemo s: "Hej, hej, hej!"

durée : 00:04:12 - Chroniques littorales - par : Jose Manuel Lamarque - Mercator Océan International étudie les données océaniques. Pierre Bahurel, son directeur général, présente Mercator International dans les Chroniques Littorales.

For episode 9 of the Seabed 2030 podcast we've used a recording made of the session hosted by the International Hydrographic Organisation during the UN Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona in April. The session was called "The Seabed Data we need for the Ocean We Want" and started with three keynotes moderated by Claire Jolly of OECD - Dr Mathias Jonas, IHO Secretary General; Mr Mitsuyuki Unno, Executive Director of the Nippon Foundation; Professor Gideon Henderson, Chief Scientific Adviser of DEFRA, UK; followed by a panel session moderated by Sam Harper of IHO consisting of lawyer Dr Virginie Tassom Campanella; Mr Virgil Zetterlind the Director of 'Protected Seas'; Mr Pierre Bahurel of MERCATOR; and Dr Jyotika Virmani of the Schmidt Ocean Institute. Unfortunately due to a technical issue the keynote by Dr Jonas failed to record but all of the others are on this podcast, but without the Q&A session as permission could not be sought from members of the audience. We hope you find this session of interest - thank you for listening!Find out more about Seabed 2030 at www.seabed2030.orgContact podcast producer Steve Hall at partnerships@seabed2030.orgMusic & opening/closing narration by Emily Boddy Seashore wave recordings from Aberavon Beach, WalesRevealing Hidden Depths - the Seabed 2030 Podcast Find out more about our project at www.seabed2030.org Brought to you by the Nippon Foundation and GEBCO

Chủ tịch Trung Quốc Tập Cận Bình từ ngày 05/05 đến ngày 10/05/2024 sẽ đi thăm ba nước châu Âu Pháp, Hungary và Serbia. Đây là chuyến công du  châu Âu đầu tiên của ông kể từ sau đại dịch Covid-19 và sẽ được Hoa Kỳ theo dõi chặt chẽ nhằm phát hiện bất kỳ chỉ dấu nào báo hiệu một sự suy giảm ủng hộ đối với chính sách đối ngoại quan trọng của Washington. Theo lịch trình, chủ tịch Trung Quốc Tập Cận Bình có chuyến thăm cấp Nhà nước hai ngày 06 và 07/05/2024 tại Pháp nhằm đánh dấu 60 năm thiết lập quan hệ song phương giữa Paris và Bắc Kinh, trước khi đến Serbia và kết thúc chuyến công du châu Âu tại Hungary từ ngày 08 đến ngày 10/05/2024.Liên Hiệp Châu Âu trong vòng xoáy căng thẳng Mỹ - TrungThông cáo của điện Elysée nêu rõ « ác cuộc khủng hoảng quốc tế như chiến tranh Ukraina và tình hình Trung Đông, hồ sơ thương mại, hợp tác khoa học, văn hóa và thể thao cũng như những hành động chung để đối phó với các thách thức toàn cầu như biến đổi khí hậu, bảo vệ đa dạng sinh học và tình hình tài chính các nước dễ tổn thương nhất » sẽ là những chủ đề trọng tâm trong cuộc thảo luận giữa đôi bên.Chuyến thăm Pháp của ông Tập Cận Bình diễn ra trong bối cảnh căng thẳng giữa Mỹ và Trung Quốc gia tăng đáng kể. Cuộc đọ sức trong lĩnh vực công nghệ mà gần đây nhất liên quan đến Tik Tok, là một bước leo thang mới trong cuộc cạnh tranh gay gắt giành thế bá quyền giữa hai ông khổng lồ trên thế giới.Lãnh đạo Trung Quốc đến châu Âu vào một thời điểm nhạy cảm : Hoa Kỳ bước vào một giai đoạn bầu cử mà kết quả vẫn bất định, Ấn Độ trong mùa bỏ phiếu bầu mới Quốc Hội kéo dài nhiều tuần, trong khi Châu Âu, vừa phải tập trung các nỗ lực cho Ukraina, vừa phải chuẩn bị cho cuộc bầu cử Nghị Viện Châu Âu vào tháng Sáu tới đây.Một bối cảnh bất lợi cho Pháp và châu Âu, nhưng đó lại là một cơ hội cho Trung Quốc khẳng định quyết tâm thể hiện như là một cường quốc dấn thân, « nguồn lực cho hòa bình, ổn định và tiến bộ trên thế giới » theo như phát biểu của ngoại trưởng Vương Nghị hồi đầu tháng Ba, trước đối thủ Hoa Kỳ, hiện đang « bị sa lầy » trong hai cuộc xung đột quy mô lớn.Thăm Paris, Bắc Kinh ve vãn, lôi kéo Liên Âu tránh xa Washington Trung Quốc tìm cách nối lại quan hệ với Châu Âu, muốn tận dụng nỗi lo lắng của khối 27 nước liên quan đến bầu cử tổng thống Mỹ để bảo đảm rằng châu Âu khẳng định rõ ràng hơn và cụ thể hơn quyền « tự chủ chiến lược » thường xuyên được nói đến nhưng chưa được thực hiện đầy đủ trong nhãn quan của Bắc Kinh.Theo South China Morning Post, quan hệ giữa Trung Quốc và Liên Hiệp Châu Âu những năm gần đây đã trở nên căng thẳng do mất cân bằng cán cân  thương mại. Liên Âu tỏ ra bất mãn trước những khó khăn tiếp cận thị trường Trung Quốc. Khối 27 nước gần đây còn cho mở điều tra về cáo buộc Bắc Kinh ưu đãi cho các công ty Trung Quốc trong việc mua sắm thiết bị y tế, cũng như những nghi ngờ trợ giá cho các dòng sản phẩm phục vụ cho chuyển đổi năng lượng như tua bin gió, pin năng lượng mặt trời…, hay vấn đề xe ô tô điện do Trung Quốc sản xuất để có lợi thế giành các hợp đồng ở EU hay thâm nhập thị trường EU.Những động thái mà theo phân tích Agatha Kratz, chuyên gia về kinh tế Trung Quốc, với đài France Culture, cho thấy « có nhiều sự liên kết giữa mối quan tâm của Mỹ và các quan tâm của châu Âu, đặc biệt là trong lĩnh vực kinh tế. Chúng ta đã thấy là châu Âu đưa ra rất nhiều công cụ, sáng kiến nhằm giải tỏa những lo ngại này. »Vài ngày trước chuyến công du đến Paris của ông Tập Cận Bình, ngoại trưởng Vương Nghị trong cuộc điện đàm với người đồng cấp nói rằng Bắc Kinh « hy vọng phía Pháp sẽ thúc đẩy Liên Hiệp Châu Âu theo đuổi chính sách tích cực và thực dụng hơn đối với Trung Quốc ». Sự việc cho thấy Bắc Kinh hy vọng là không cuộc điều tra nào trong số này sẽ dẫn đến sự tách rời về kinh tế hay ngăn chặn công nghệ của Trung Quốc, một con đường mà Hoa Kỳ đang đeo đuổi.Pháp : Quân cờ « hữu ích »Để đạt được mục tiêu này, Trung Quốc thúc giục các nước châu Âu phát huy quyền tự chủ và trong chiến lược này, Pháp rõ ràng là một quân cờ hấp dẫn. Đảng Cộng sản Trung Quốc xem Pháp là một quốc gia « có tầm nhìn tương tự » như Trung Quốc.AP nhắc lại, đến thăm Trung Quốc hồi tháng 4/2023, tổng thống Emmanuel Macron từng kêu gọi khối 27 nước nên áp dụng quyền tự chủ chiến lược và không trở thành « chư hầu » trong cuộc xung đột Mỹ - Trung. Tổng thống Pháp còn khiến Mỹ lo lắng khi tuyên bố Paris sẽ không mù quáng đi theo Washington tham gia các cuộc khủng hoảng mà họ không liên quan, ám chỉ rõ ràng đến yêu cầu thống nhất Đài Loan của Trung Quốc.Nhưng nhà Trung Quốc học Alice Ekman, trả lời phỏng vấn báo Pháp L'Opinion ngày 14/03/2024, lưu ý Liên Âu chớ mất cảnh giác trước chiến dịch ve vãn của Trung Quốc : « Giọng điệu hòa dịu hơn, nhưng lập trường không thay đổi và vẫn đối lập nhau trên nhiều hồ sơ lớn, trên hết là hồ sơ Ukraina ».Theo bà, Liên Hiệp Châu Âu có thể vẫn là đối tác thương mại hàng đầu, nhưng vì những lý do ý thức hệ và thực tiễn địa chính trị, Trung Quốc vẫn xem Nga như là một đối tác ưu tiên và tự nhiên. Quyết định chọn đến thăm Hungary và Serbia, hai nước chủ trương thân Nga, là một thông điệp rõ ràng : Chớ có kỳ vọng vào Bắc Kinh, thông qua mối quan hệ cá nhân giữa ông Tập Cận Bình và đồng nhiệm Nga Vladimir Putin, để gây áp lực với Matxcơva nhằm giải quyết xung đột tại Ukraina !François Chimits, kinh tế gia thuộc Trung tâm tư vấn Mercator, Viện Nghiên cứu về Trung Quốc, trên làn sóng France Culture, nhìn nhận Pháp và Liên Âu chỉ là một phần tử trong phương trình lớn : « Đối diện với tình thế này, Trung Quốc muốn tìm cách "bắt cá hai tay", nghĩa là vẫn duy trì đối tác chiến lược với Nga, nhưng đồng thời vẫn gìn giữ lối vào rộng mở, cũng như những trao đổi kinh tế năng động với Liên Hiệp Châu Âu. Theo tôi, điều này có thể giải thích cho việc tăng cường quan hệ ngoại giao song phương Pháp – Trung từ 4-5 năm qua. »Cũng theo ông François Chimits, trong triển vọng bầu cử châu Âu và tổng thống Mỹ, « Trung Quốc muốn tìm kiếm khả năng thắt chặt hơn các mối quan hệ với châu Âu nhằm tránh cho việc khối này siết chặt mối quan hệ xuyên Đại Tây Dương hơn là với Trung Quốc ».Hungary : « Đối tác » chiến lượcĐể có thể giữ chân Liên Âu, Bắc Kinh có thể trông cậy vào hai đối tác : Hungary – thành viên Liên Hiệp Châu Âu và NATO – Liên Minh Bắc Đại Tây Dương và Serbia, quốc gia vùng Balkan, có lập trường khá thân Nga.Vào tháng 7/2024, Hungary dưới sự lãnh đạo của thủ tướng Victor Orban sẽ đảm nhiệm chức chủ tịch luân phiên của khối 27 nước châu Âu. Cũng theo South China Morning Post, vài ngày trước khi ông Tập lên đường đến Paris, ngoại trưởng Vương Nghị trong cuộc gặp với người đồng cấp Hungary Peter Szijjarto tại Bắc Kinh cũng đưa ra một thông điệp tương tự như với ngoại trưởng Pháp.Khi ca tụng Hungary là « một quốc gia châu Âu có ảnh hưởng độc đáo, áp dụng chính sách độc lập », lãnh đạo ngành ngoại giao Trung Quốc bày tỏ hy vọng « Hungary sẽ tăng cường hợp tác chiến lược Trung Quốc – EU », khuyến khích khối 27 nước có « quan điểm hợp lý và thân thiện về sự phát triển của Trung Quốc » và theo đuổi « chính sách Trung Quốc tích cực và thực dụng hơn ».Đáp lời, ngoại trưởng Hungary cho biết chính phủ Budapest phản đối việc « tách rời » khỏi Trung Quốc, một đối tác của sự « lựa chọn đúng đắn », đồng thời khẳng định Trung Quốc là một nước lớn có ảnh hưởng toàn cầu, và kêu gọi « thắt chặt » hơn quan hệ Hungary – Trung Quốc cũng như Liên Âu – Trung Quốc, trong bối cảnh quốc tế hỗn loạn.Nếu như Pháp kỳ vọng nhân chuyến thăm của ông Tập Cận Bình, Trung Quốc có thể gia tăng đầu tư tại Pháp, nhất là trong lĩnh vực xe ô tô điện, thì chính  Hungary là nơi tập trung nhiều nhất đầu tư của Trung Quốc. Không chỉ trong lĩnh vực kinh tế, quan hệ Trung – Hung còn được tăng cường cả trong vấn đề an ninh. Tháng 2/2024, Budapest công bố thỏa thuận an ninh mới với Trung Quốc, theo đó, cảnh sát Trung Quốc có thể tuần tra ở nước này.Theo François Chimits, mối quan hệ đặc biệt này có thể gây ra nhiều rủi ro chính trị trên phương diện tầm ảnh hưởng và khả năng ra quyết định độc lập của châu Âu : « Bởi vì trong tất cả các vấn đề về quan hệ quốc tế, Liên Hiệp Châu Âu vận hành với sự nhất trí cho đến hiện tại. Đương nhiên, Hungary – với tư cách là một trong 27 nước thành viên – một mình có thể ngăn chặn rất nhiều quyết định. »Đây chính là những gì đã diễn ra gần đây cho Thụy Điển. Chính phủ thủ tướng Orban đã trì hoãn việc quốc gia Bắc Âu này gia nhập khối NATO trong nhiều tháng. Với Trung Quốc, chính việc mở rộng khối liên minh quân sự này đã kích động ông Putin xâm chiếm Ukraina.NATO, chất xúc tác cho mối quan hệ Beograd – Bắc Kinh Cuối cùng liên quan đến Serbia, từ nhiều thập niên qua, Bắc Kinh đã xây dựng một mối quan hệ bền chặt, bao gồm cả việc chuyển giao hệ thống tên lửa phòng không một cách bí mật cho nước Cộng hòa Nam Tư cũ vào năm 2022.Theo dự đoán, nguyên thủ quốc gia Trung Quốc có khả năng đến Beograd vùng Balkan này vào ngày 7/5. Ngày này có một ý nghĩa đặc biệt quan trọng, đúng kỷ niệm 25 năm vụ NATO ném bom trúng đại sứ quán Trung Quốc làm thiệt mạng ba nhà báo Trung Quốc. Tòa đại sứ năm xưa nay đã được biến thành một trung tâm văn hóa Trung Quốc rộng lớn và được coi là lớn nhất châu Âu, nhưng vẫn chưa được khai trương chính thức. Nhiều suy đoán cho rằng giới chức Trung Quốc và Serbia chờ chuyến thăm của ông Tập để đánh dấu sự kiện.Ngoài ra, Trung Quốc cũng đầu tư rất nhiều tại quốc gia vùng Balkan, xây dựng cơ sở hạ tầng và nhất là trong lĩnh vực khai thác mỏ. Theo một phóng sự của kênh truyền hình ARTE hồi tháng 12/2022, Trung Quốc tập trung khai thác chủ yếu vàng và đồng, những khoáng sản dồi dào ở vùng phía đông Serbia. Quốc gia này cũng là cửa ngõ để Trung Quốc tiến vào thị trường châu Âu. Bắc Kinh, Budapest và Beograd hiện đang đàm phán về việc xây dựng một tuyến đường sắt nối Budapest – Beograd trị giá 1,9 tỷ đô la do Trung Quốc tài trợ.Tóm lại, theo Alice Ekman, nhà Trung Quốc học Viện Nghiên cứu An ninh của Liên Hiệp Châu Âu, nền ngoại giao Trung Quốc sẽ tiếp tục khéo léo trải thảm đỏ đón tiếp Pháp và những nước châu Âu nào mà Trung Quốc có thể xem là những nước phương Tây hữu ích trong ngắn hạn, để khoét sâu thêm nữa những bất đồng trong lòng phe phương Tây.Cụ thể, nếu như chuyến thăm Paris là cơ hội để Bắc Kinh tập trung vào mối quan hệ rộng lớn hơn với châu Âu, thì các điểm dừng Hungary và Serbia cho phép Trung Quốc khẳng định rằng ảnh hưởng của mình ở Đông và Trung Âu vẫn còn nguyên vẹn !

Happy hump day scummers! In this instalment, the boys are joined by Simon (aka 3 Ogryns In A Trenchcoat) from Second best guides. He gives his villain origin story, his foray into the glorious tradition of Ogryn warfare, picks a terrible favourite lasgun pattern and makes Spamuel apologise on the record. We talk to him about his website and why he is making it his personal mission to bring life to the non house gangs and make sure that everyone knows how to get their absolute bang for their buck when using them. If you haven't seen the work Simon is doing, make sure you check it out. If you have questions, complaints, corrections or suggestions, email us at  Underhivelorekeepers@gmail.com. Want to support the show? ⁠https://linktr.ee/underhivelorekeepers Second Best Guides! https://www.secondbestguides.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/underhivelorekeepers/message

In this episode of Medsider Radio, we had a fun chat with Trent Reutiman, CEO of Mercator MedSystems. Trent and his team have developed microinfusion devices with the unique ability to locally and directly deliver targeted therapeutics during catheter-based interventions where mechanical therapy isn't sufficient.  Trent has 25 years of leadership experience in medtech including roles in sales, marketing, and business management with a focus on minimally invasive interventional products for companies like IDEV, ROX Medical, RITA Medical Systems, Guidant, and Cordis.In this interview, Trent talks about the importance of generating data, how to balance commercial efforts with clinical initiatives, and why meticulous management is critical for successful commercialization. Before we dive into the discussion, I wanted to mention a few things:First, if you're into learning from medical device and health technology founders and CEOs, and want to know when new interviews are live, head over to Medsider.com and sign up for our free newsletter.Second, if you want to peek behind the curtain of the world's most successful startups, you should consider a Medsider premium membership. You'll learn the strategies and tactics that founders and CEOs use to build and grow companies like Silk Road Medical, AliveCor, Shockwave Medical, and hundreds more!We recently introduced some fantastic additions exclusively for Medsider premium members, including playbooks, which are curated collections of our top Medsider interviews on key topics like capital fundraising and risk mitigation, and a curated investor database to help you discover your next medical device or health technology investor!In addition to the entire back catalog of Medsider interviews over the past decade, premium members also get a copy of every volume of Medsider Mentors at no additional cost, including the latest Medsider Mentors Volume V. If you're interested, go to medsider.com/subscribe to learn more.Lastly, if you'd rather read than listen, here's a link to the full interview with Trent Reutiman.

We start with some listener feedback and corrections regarding Tridentinosaurus Antiquus – the origin of its name was wrong and despite what we said, it wasn't a a dinosaur. In TWISH we hear about Gerardus Mercator, the man behind most world maps. Then we get to the news:SWEDEN: Companies exploit fear of war to sell pretty useless and expensive “emergency equipment”RUSSIA: Rumors surrounding the death of Alexei NavalnyINTERNATIONAL: How harmful are ultra-processed foods?UK: Cochrane UK closing shopThe UK government gets this week's Really Wrong Award for covering up the statistics about the deaths of homeless people.Enjoy!Segments: Intro; Greetings; TWISH; News; Really Wrong; Quote and Farewell; Outro; Out-Takes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Evropska komisija je napoved gospodarske rasti za našo državo za letos popravila navzgor na 1,3 odstotka, za prihodnje leto pa navzdol na 2 odstotka. Jesenska napoved je nižja od poletne tudi za evrsko območje in Unijo. Gospodarstveniki v Sloveniji menijo, da je recesija pred vrati, in se čudijo zaradi napovedi novih dajatev. Druge teme: - Mercator je podpisal pogodbo o nakupu Engrotuša. Trgovsko verigo bo po neuradnih informacijah kupil za 30 milijonov evrov. Slovenski dobavitelji so zaskrbljeni, češ da bo boj za police še težji kot doslej. Direktorica Zbornice kmetijskih in živilskih podjetij Tatjana Zagorc je dejala, da je prisotnost domačih, lokalnih proizvajalcev, slovenske industrije lahko zelo pod vprašajem. - V sedmih upravnih enotah stavka skupno približno 800 zaposlenih. Glavni razlogi so pomanjkanje kadra, vse več dela in nizke plače. Kot je dejal sindikalist Miloš Kukovič, stavkajo za dostojanstvo, zato ker imajo ogromno ljudi, ki prejemajo plačo, manjšo od minimalne. - Prvič po začetku spopadov med Hamasom in Izraelom je v Gazo pripeljal tovornjak z gorivom. Mednarodna skupnost obsoja vdor izraelske vojske v bolnišnico Al Šifa.

What is life like on an Imperium World? To answer this question we focus on the storied world of Necromunda. We take a look at the planet as a whole before concentrating on the “capital” of the Palatine Hive. We look at the social hierarchy and the lives of the planet's rulering power, House Helmwar. We then descend through the hive exploring the lives of the citizens be they from the Great Houses, Clan Houses or the ever-present Mercator guilds. At each level of society we discuss the responsibilities expected (imposed) on them and how the society provides for them. We close out with a list of threats and dangers that arise from such a society and how that is multiplied across the stagnant Imperium of man. Support Us Buy from Element Games. Want more content?  Join our Patreon. Watch us fail on Twitch. Find show notes here. 

The General Counsel Conference East has long been the premier forum for general counsel to learn, network and evolve in their roles.  This year's conference is being held in Brooklyn, New York and Legal Speak is there.  In this episode, Law.com's Zack Needles speaks with Bianca Erb, the Business Development Manager of Mercator by  Citco

La firma de inversiones Oppenheimer hace la apuesta más alcista para el índice S&P 500; Mercator explica por qué América Latina no conviene a las multinacionales; Scott Squires, periodista de Bloomberg News en Buenos Aires, explica detalles del último acuerdo con el FMI, y como algunos inversionistas valientes vuelven al país.Guión y locución: Laura MillánProducción y edición: Eduardo ThomsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's convention season, and the big one is almost upon us, as board gamers across America prepare to descend on Indiana. Gen Con! We won't be there this year, but that won't stop us anticipating what we could be playing at the show. Before we want what we can't have, we talk about Fancy Feathers, Beast, Mr. President: The American Presidency, 2001-2020, and Mercator. Timecodes: 02:43 - Fancy Feathers 08:31 - Beast 16:55 - Mr. President: The American Presidency 22:43 - Merkator 29:53 - Aurum 31:12 - Age of Innovation 35:06 - Ahau: Rulers of Yucatán 37:03 - Inheritors 40:11 - City of the Great Machine 42:41 - The Fox Experiment 44:01 - SpellBook 46:13 - Tesseract 48:15 - Wild Tiled West 50:14 - Kutná Hora: The City of Silver 52:38 - General Orders: World War II  54:13 - 3 Ring Circus 56:21 - Wandering Towers 1:00:32 - The Search for Lost Species 1:01:02 - Legacies Send us topic ideas at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/topics Check out our wiki at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/wiki Join the discussion at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/discord Join our Facebook group at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/facebook Get a Board Game Barrage T-shirt at: https://boardgamebarrage.com/store

Chloe Smith is the CEO and Co-founder of Mercator AI, a construction intelligence platform that delivers project insights for general contractors, engineering firms, real estate firms, and building project manufacturers. Prior to launching Mercator, Chloe developed market intelligence tools for business developers in the marketing and advertising space, where she helped reduce time spent on gap analyses. With a strong background in data strategy, big data, AI, and data monetization, Chloe was able to leverage her expertise to create Mercator. Today, Mercator analyzes millions of construction data activities—from conception to post-construction—to enable early project detection, uncover risk signals and surface competitive and client insights in real-time. Together with her Co-founder, Hogan Lee, who has a background in building high performing multi-disciplinary teams, Chloe is building a company that is at the forefront of industry intelligence and innovation. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada's economy. To support Canada's businesses, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to stay up-to-date on the latest #entrepreneur podcasts and news? Subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter

Think about the world. You might be picturing a globe in a classroom, with its patchwork of multi-colored nations. Or perhaps you have an image of a 2-D map in your head, the famous Mercator projection, a static jigsaw puzzle of borders and countries. From elementary school classrooms to the Olympic stage, the globe and the map tell a story of how the world works, one in which state sovereignty reigns supreme, from the Treaty of Westphalia until now. But what if that's only part of the story? As Quinn Slobodian writes, “The modern world is pockmarked, perforated, tattered and jagged, ripped up and pinpricked. Inside the containers of nations are unusual legal spaces, anomalous territories and peculiar jurisdictions..”Lawfare Managing Editor Tyler McBrien spoke with Quinn, Professor of History at Wellesley College, to discuss his new book, “Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy.” They talked about some of these sites of exception—the city-states, havens, enclaves, free ports, high-tech parks, duty-free districts, and other spaces Quinn calls zones; why states give up these slivers of sovereignty; and how the world actually works, as Quinn sees it. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chloe Smith is the CEO and Co-founder of Mercator AI, a construction intelligence platform that delivers project insights for general contractors, engineering firms, real estate firms, and building project manufacturers. Prior to launching Mercator, Chloe developed market intelligence tools for business developers in the marketing and advertising space, where she helped reduce time spent on gap analyses. With a strong background in data strategy, big data, AI, and data monetization, Chloe was able to leverage her expertise to create Mercator. Today, Mercator analyzes millions of construction data activities—from conception to post-construction—to enable early project detection, uncover risk signals and surface competitive and client insights in real-time. Together with her Co-founder, Hogan Lee, who has a background in building high performing multi-disciplinary teams, Chloe is building a company that is at the forefront of industry intelligence and innovation. In this episode, you'll discover:  How marketing, AI and construction collide Why diversity of experiences matters for entrepreneurs How early project detection can change your revenue model  The one factor that makes or breaks an entrepreneur How using data can be your competitive edge Resources: mercator.ai Show notes: If you enjoyed this episode, and you've learnt something or it inspired you in some way, I'd love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, and post it to your Instagram Stories, and tag me, @elinormoshe_ or Elinor Moshe on LinkedIn.   Join the home of young guns here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/weareyoungguns   Get a copy of my book: https://amzn.to/31ILAdv

Es dürfte eine der wichtigsten politischen Entscheidungen des Jahres werden: In der Türkei werden Parlament und Präsident neu gewählt, und dabei könnte Staatschef Recep Tayyip Erdogan seine Macht verlieren. Auch für die Finanzmärkte hat die Wahl eine große Bedeutung: Erdogan hatte mit seiner Politik die galoppierende Inflation noch weiter angeheizt, die türkische Währung belastet und Investoren aus dem Land getrieben. „Die Wirtschaft spielt die wichtigste Rolle im Wahlkampf“, sagt Jannes Tessmann, Leiter des Istanbuler Büros der Stiftung Mercator, im Podcast „Die Stunde Null”. Die Inflation habe die Lebenshaltungskosten der Türken in die Höhe schießen lassen und die Bevölkerung verunsichert. „Die Kaufkraft der Menschen schmilzt dahin. Und mit dem jetzigen Wirtschaftsmodell scheint da auch kein Ende in Sicht“, sagt Tessmann. Es gehe aber auch um eine „Rückkehr zum Rechtsstaat“. Erdogans wichtigster Herausforderer Kemal Kilicdaroglu verspricht eine Stärkung eigentlich unabhängiger Institutionen wie Zentralbank und Justiz und bessere Beziehungen zur Europäischen Union. „Das Oppositionsbündnis hat sich darauf festgelegt, den EU-Beitritt wieder ernsthafter zu verfolgen“, sagt Tessmann. „Ich halte das für glaubhaft.“ // Weitere Themen: Aufruhr bei der VW-Hauptversammlung +++60 Tage lang kostenlos Capital+ lesen - Zugriff auf alle digitalen Artikel, Inhalte aus dem Heft und das ePaper. Unter Capital.de/plus-gratis +++Weitere Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern finden Sie hier: https://linktr.ee/diestundenull +++Unsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.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.

ABOUT CHLOE SMITH:CEO and Co-Founder of Mercator AIChloe Smith is the CEO and Co-founder of Mercator AI, a construction intelligence platform that delivers project insights for general contractors, engineering firms, real estate firms, and building project manufacturers. Prior to launching Mercator, Chloe developed market intelligence tools for business developers in the marketing and advertising space, where she helped reduce time spent on gap analyses.With a strong background in data strategy, big data, AI, and data monetization, Chloe was able to leverage her expertise to create Mercator. Today, Mercator analyzes millions of construction data activities—from conception to post-construction—to enable early project detection, uncover risk signals and surface competitive and client insights in real-time.Together with her Co-founder, Hogan Lee, who has a background in building high performing multi-disciplinary teams, Chloe is building a company that is at the forefront of industry intelligence and innovation. CONNECT WITH CHLOE:• Website:  https://www.steelpines.com• Website:  https://www.stackct.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steelpines• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darcie-burroughs-8b592279• Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/darcieinthesticks WAYS TO CONNECT WITH STEFANIE…• Website: https://shebuildshomes.com• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shebuildsbetter• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shebuilds.homes• YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/shebuildsshow

Last year, Melas and her family visited the set of Masters of the Air, the Playtone (Tom Hanks)/Amblin Entertainment (Stephen Spielberg) Apple+ series coming in early 2023. Her grandfather is the basis of the character featured in the series and planed by Jonas Moore. Now, along with her mother and grandmother, she has shepherded the reissue of Murphy's 2001 memoir, LUCK OF THE DRAW: My Story of the Air War in Europe (St. Martin's Press Griffin; on sale February 28, 2023; $18.99 USD) to coincide with the premiere of the series. "My grandfather once told me he spent the rest of the life walking with ghosts but looking back with pride," Melas writes in the foreword she co-wrote with her mother, Elizabeth Murphy and with the support of her grandmother, Ann Murphy. "Our family's goal is to keep Frank's memory and that of his fellow men alive and pass on the greatness to the next generation." Murphy was a member of the 100th Bomb Group, one of five B-17 bomb groups sent to England in the spring of 1043 to form the new 4th Bomber Wing. He landed in England in June and by the time his plane was shot down in October, her served 126 hours in combat over Europe, experiencing some of the bloodiest fighting of the war. In 2001, Murphy wrote about his combat tour, "It lasted only four months - four months, however, in which were compressed many of the most exciting, and all of the most frightening and life-threatening, experiences I have known in my entire life." Given today's technology, stepping into a WWII vintage B-17 is akin to entering a tin can - one that flies and is manned by a crew of ten. Four of the crew members were officers in the front, the pilot, co-pilot, bombardier, and the navigator - the position held by Murphy. The navigator, Murphy wrote, "climbed aboard lugging a briefcase crammed with maps, Mercator charts, books, paper, pencils, drawing instruments, a hand-held calculator, and strange looking optical instruments. He was invariably hunched over his narrow shelf-like table in front of which was a repeater set of basic flight instruments and radio controls. He looked at his watch constantly, drew lines, and scrobbled notes to himself on the papers, maps, and charts in front of him, much like Scrooge's wretched drudge, Bob Cratchet, in Dicken's classic tale, A Christmas Carol." In typical self-deprecating style, Murphy neglected to mention that he also led them to their target and got them home safely.

LUCK OF THE DRAW: MEMOIR BY WWII AIRMAN FRANK MURPHY - CHARACTER IN APPLE+ "MASTERS OF THE AIR"CNN Correspondent Chloe Melas, Her Mother, and Her Grandmother Band Together to Honor His LegacyMurphy was a member of the 100th Bomb Group, aka "The Bloody Hundredth""In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than 'I was there.' Read LUCK OF THE DRAW and the life of Frank Murphy and ponder this: How did those boys do such things?"-Tom HanksChloe Melas is a much-recognized CNN Entertainment correspondent by day, but she has a passion that bridges her chosen field with the legacy of her late grandfather, Frank Murphy.Last year, Melas and her family visited the set of Masters of the Air, the Playtone (Tom Hanks)/Amblin Entertainment (Stephen Spielberg) Apple+ series coming in early 2023. Her grandfather is the basis of the character featured in the series and planed by Jonas Moore.Now, along with her mother and grandmother, she has shepherded the reissue of Murphy's 2001 memoir, LUCK OF THE DRAW: My Story of the Air War in Europe (St. Martin's Press Griffin; on sale February 28, 2023; $18.99 USD) to coincide with the premiere of the series."My grandfather once told me he spent the rest of the life walking with ghosts but looking back with pride,"Melas writes in the foreword she co-wrote with her mother, Elizabeth Murphy and with the support of her grandmother, Ann Murphy. "Our family's goal is to keep Frank's memory and that of his fellow men alive and pass on the greatness to the next generation."Murphy was a member of the 100th Bomb Group, one of five B-17 bomb groups sent to England in the spring of 1043 to form the new 4th Bomber Wing. He landed in England in June and by the time his plane was shot down in October, her served 126 hours in combat over Europe, experiencing some of the bloodiest fighting of the war.In 2001, Murphy wrote about his combat tour, "It lasted only four months - four months, however, in which were compressed many of the most exciting, and all of the most frightening and life-threatening, experiences I have known in my entire life."Given today's technology, stepping into a WWII vintage B-17 is akin to entering a tin can - one that flies and is manned by a crew of ten. Four of the crew members were officers in the front, the pilot, co-pilot, bombardier, and the navigator - the position held by Murphy. The navigator, Murphy wrote, "climbed aboard lugging a briefcase crammed with maps, Mercator charts, books, paper, pencils, drawing instruments, a hand-held calculator, and strange looking optical instruments. He was invariably hunched over his narrow shelf-like table in front of which was a repeater set of basic flight instruments and radio controls. He looked at his watch constantly, drew lines, and scrobbled notes to himself on the papers, maps, and charts in front of him, much like Scrooge's wretched drudge, Bob Cratchet, in Dicken's classic tale, A Christmas Carol."In typical self-deprecating style, Murphy neglected to mention that he also led them to their target and got them home safely.The six sergeants in the rear were aerial gunners and a radio technician. "No fighting men in military service anywhere, anytime, would be more deserving of respect," Murphy wrote. "The risks they took were all out of proportion to their military ratings or pay. Their job was difficult mentally and physically, and fraught with the danger of injury or death, almost always deep in enemy territory."The 100th Bomber Group lost forty-five aircrafts together with their crews in less than 4 months of combat operations. Because of its heavy losses at Regensburg, Bremen, and Muster in August and October 1043, they became known throughout the Army's Eighth Air Force as The Bloody Hundredth.LUCK OF THE DRAW features Murphy's harrowing descriptions of the battles, including the "suicide mission" that he and his fellow crewmen survived deep over enemy territory in Regensburg, and their final battle over Muster during what came to be known as Black Week (October 8-14, 1943), what Murphy describes as "a staccato succession of trials of fire on a scale unprecedented in aerial warfare."Shot down over enemy territory, Murphy and the other surviving crew members were arrested by the German police. With the same eye for detail and storytelling ability that serves his combat writing, Murphy shares the highs and lows of his internment in the infamousStalag Luft III, later made famous by the Hollywood feature, The Great Escape. The men survived freezing conditions, near starvation and a last-minute forced march as the Russian Army approached. He was liberated on April 29, 1945.Although he is not here to further describe those 22 months himself, his granddaughter Chloe Melas is available to share the stories learned at her grandfather's knee.Among the items she could discuss are:*The ragtag group of twenty-somethings, hailing from cities and small towns across the U.S. that made up the crew of Murphy's plane, The Bastard's Bungalow.*Early flight technology described in minute detail by Murphy in the book.*Bombing strategies that were only just taking shape as the war started, and the heroism involved in flying over fortified enemy territory.*Conditions in the World War II POW camps, and how The Great Escape and Hogan's heroes barely scratched the surface.*The trip forty years after the war that nudged Murphy to talk about his WWII experienced, and the camaraderie that developed among the survivors over the years.*Why it is so important to share stories like this with a new generation.In a tribute to his comrades, Murphy made this observation: "There was no single reason why men who looked death in the face over Europe in 1943 went back into battle day after day. The airmen of the Eighth were amateurs, not professional soldiers. We had no idea whether we were good soldiers or not, but we had not collapsed in the face of a difficult enemy. Duty, honor, country played their part, certainly, but not because these precepts were drilled into us by the Army. It was just the way we were. In my view, however, the single driving force that kept us going was the bond one felt with the men who stood steadfastly beside him when all their lives were at stake."PRAISE FOR LUCK OF THE DRAW"Murphy describes some of the bloodiest air battles of the war as only a person who was actually there can. Luck of the Draw is a riveting and often harrowing must-read for anyone interested in military aviation, the second world war, or just plain real-life adventure."- John Orloff, writer, HBO's Band of Brothers and Apple+'s Masters of the Air"Navigator Frank Murphy's propulsive account of the American bomber war against Nazi Germany is also a powerful and poignant memoir of survival in a German POW compound. The books' heart-stopping account of the brutal Winter March of the captured Allied airmen across the heart of Hitler's dying Reich placed it with Twelve O'Clock High as a classic of World War II literature." -Donald L. Miller, author of Masters of the Air: The Greatest Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany"A gripping, inspirational account of incredible bravery, resilience, and sheer will to survive. Frank Murphy was a true American hero who served courageously in the skies over Europe during WWII and who then demonstrated extraordinary fortitude and determination in the face of unimaginable challenges as a prisoner of war. A truly extraordinary story!"- General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, US Central Command, and NATO and US Forces in Afghanistan, and former Director of the CIA"Ever wonder if you had what it took to stare death in the face and push it aside and go forth into the unknown? That is what these young airmen of the 8th Army Air Force accomplished every time they leaded up for another mission. Frank Murphy has eloquently described the harrowing experiences of a B-17 crew from the loss of crewmembers, confronting his own mortality and ultimately the trauma of incarceration as a prisoner of war. This account is partly to honor his noble brothers of the air but also a reminder to future generations of the heroic young men of the Bomber Command."-Rick Perry, son of B-17 tail gunner BG, 14th Governor of Texas, and 7th Secretary of Energy"Every generation needs a spokesman for it endeavors. In this respect Murphy does the young men of VIII Bomber command proud."-Roger A. Freeman, author and Eighth Air force historianABOUT FRANK MURPHY AND CHLOE MELASFrank D. Murphy survived months in a German POW camp after being shot out of his B-17 Flying Fortress. He withstood a harrowing death march in sub-zero temperatures - and his bravery earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart, and the Air Medal. The incredible stories of Frank Murphy and his 8th Air force's 100th Bomb Group - nicknamed The Bloody Hundredth - will be featured in the upcoming Stephen Spielberg and Tom Hanks Apple+ TV Series, Masters of the Air.Chloe Melas is an entertainment reporter for CNN, covering breaking celebrity news, industry analysis and in-depth investigations. She currently resides in New York with her husband and their two sons.https://twitter.com/ChloeMelashttps://www.cnn.com/profiles/chloe-melas

HR2 Is Europe's Natural Gas Crisis Coming to Our Shores? John Harpole: Mercator Energy. 11-28-22 by John Rush

Kraven is on the loose and he is looking for a way into Krakoa and Deadpool is the key. The Knights of X final battle in Mercator ends here with far reaching implications for Otherworld, Krakoa, and resurrection. The X-Men still defending Krakoa are met with a world ending attack and Iceman and Firestar are the catalyst. Then we get to our circuit party this week… take a listen lol.

John Harpole is the president of Denver-based natural gas broker Mercator Energy. In his third appearance on the podcast (previous episodes were on March 10, 2022, and May 25, 2021), Harpole talks about the impact that the shuttering of Europe's fertilizer plants will have on food prices and food security, soaring natural gas prices (on August 29, gas at the Dutch TTF hub was selling for $100 per mmBtu), deindustrialization, and how the shale revolution helped save the U.S. from the catastrophe now facing Europe.

Find out more about these new posts, 'Chris' Rambles'. Join Chris as she sets off, aided by an unusual sixteenth century map, encounters an excentric English polymath with big ambitions, and with the help of a medieval Irish monk, discovers a fresh view of the arrival of the Tuatha Dé Danann. And a good ramble is always best shared so please feel free to join in. Supporting links for this episode. Explore the map in an easily searchable formatThe Beauty of Maps: The programmes are not currently available on BBB i-player but there are trailers.View a short You tube video about the map from the Map House of London.John Dee, King Arthur, and the Conquest of the Arctic by Thomas Green Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford published in the Journal, 'The Heroic Age'.A Letter Dated 1577 from Mercator to John Dee by E. G. R. Taylor This is a Jstor paper requiring sign in to access but limited numbers papers can be read online without cost.The Battle of Motura: The Arrival of the Tuatha Dé DanannFurther information on Hugh of Ireland and the map

The Knights of X, without a moment to mourn their fallen teammate, immediately rush into the land of Mercator and are followed by not only Arthur but Merlin himself. A.X.E. begins here with a siege and two pronged attack on Krakoa and Arakko with many casualties and specific targets. Finally, in our circuit party, we discuss the intricacies of the racial identity of Arakkii mutants.

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Holly and Tracy talk about Alexis Soyer's legendary charm, Emma Jones, and famine soup. They also talk about the globes and maps they grew up with. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Mercator projection gets a lot of grief for distorting the relative sizes of different land masses, but Mercator's map was actually pretty good at helping people navigate long distances at sea. Research: "A new view: A new world map projection seeks to minimse the problems inherent in flattening the globe." Geographical, vol. 93, no. 4, Apr. 2021, pp. 6+. Gale In Context: Science, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A669328662/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=ab5b9ea8. Accessed 4 May 2022. Battersby, Sarah E. et al. “Implications of Web Mercator and Its Use in Online Mapping.” Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization, Volume 49, Number 2, Summer 2014. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/547504 Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "cylindrical projection". Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Oct. 2007, https://www.britannica.com/science/cylindrical-projection. Accessed 5 May 2022. DiSpezio, Michael A. “Seafarers, great circles, and a tad of rhumb: Understanding the Mercator Misconception.” Science Scope , NOVEMBER 2010, Vol. 34, No. 3. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43182923 Freitas, Pedro. “Pedro Nunes and Mercator: a Map From a Table of Rhumbs.” International Center for Mathematics. Bulletin #37. October 2016. http://www.cim.pt/magazines/bulletin/3/article/31/pdf Gaspar, Joaquim Alves and Henrique Leitão. “Squaring the Circle: How Mercator Constructed His Projection in 1569.” Imago Mundi, Vol. 66, No. 1 (2014). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24270927 "Gerardus Mercator." Science and Its Times, edited by Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer, vol. 3, Gale, 2001. Gale In Context: Science, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K2643411143/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=40780a22. Accessed 4 May 2022. Harvey, PDA. “Portolan charts before 1400.” British Library. https://www.bl.uk/picturing-places/articles/portolan-charts-before-1400 History Today. “Birth of Gerardus Mercator.” March 2012. "Introduction of the Mercator World Map Revolutionizes Nautical Navigation." Science and Its Times, edited by Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer, vol. 3, Gale, 2001. Gale In Context: Science, link.gale.com/apps/doc/CV2643450266/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=b5b64a31. Accessed 4 May 2022. Monmonier, Mark. “Rhumb Lines and Map Wars: A Social History of the Mercator Projection.” University of Chicago Press. 2004. Sokol, Joshua. “Can This New Map Fix Our Distorted Views of the World?” New York Times. 2/24/2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/24/science/new-world-map.html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Falling through a curve —Sum total of all forces…Zen's “total function”!* * *In this segment we will return our attention back to the more personal sphere of meditation practice. Beyond any consideration of what unlikely intersections we may find between Design thinking and the complex ethical and political issues of our times — other than personal solutions that may help mitigate the worst consequences of the seemingly incompetent or malicious intentions on the part of the powers that be — the deeper implications of some of the most advanced Design thinking and their association with Zen may not be readily apparent. One such example would be the Geodesic geometry of R. Buckminster Fuller, one of my many mentors. In case you are unfamiliar with it, a bit of background.Bucky and his students started out exploring what would become a new branch of geometry by modeling what he called the “closest-packing” of spheres, in the form of ping pong balls or cast acrylic spheres, stacking and gluing them in various configurations. Spheres are the closest approximation to a point in space, having the same radius in all directions, and stand as reasonable analogies to atoms in a molecular structure, or molecules in the structure of the periodic table of elements, as the familiar stick-and-ball models representing the geometry or shape of microscopic components, such as DNA.To illustrate the two simplest versions, imagine holding three balls in the palm of one hand, where they will nest and form a triangle. Then place a fourth ball on top, and you have a tetrahedron. This is the first and simplest geometrical solid that divides space into inside and outside, the technical engineering definition of a “system” according to Fuller. Theoretically, any system of whatever complexity can be reduced to four major components, or subsystems. If you can define the four major divisions, and describe their six connections — the edges of the tetrahedron — it can be said that you “understand” or comprehend that particular system, or so Bucky asserts.So the tetrahedron is the shape that represents the first level of closest packing of molecules, or any other singular entities, with a void at the center. The second example starts with a single sphere at the center, packing one layer around it. Surprisingly, the classic solid that results is the rhombi-cube-icosahedron, the unique solid that Bucky referred to as the “vector equilibrium.” Its surface planes consist of alternating triangles and squares, six of the latter and eight of the former. He called it a vector equilibrium because the tensional vectors, representing the outer edges of the surface, are exactly balanced by the compressive vectors, meaning the connections between the outer vertices and the central sphere. Interpreted as vectors, as in a soap bubble, they are in equilibrium, represented by the distance between all points being the same.I think the connection to Zen practice is pretty obvious, as our seated meditation posture, zazen, is basically a tetrahedron, especially when we brace ourselves by placing our hands on our knees. The arms complete the six edges of the tetrahedron. Similarly, the 12-pointed model of the rhombi-cube-icosahedron is the model for Buddhism's Twelvefold Chain of Interdependent Origination, with the 13th point being the center. I have used this geometry as semantic models of the main teachings of Buddhism (See Fig. 1). But how does Fuller's geodesic geometry reflect Design thinking?Fuller's first application of geodesic design thinking was in the form of a map of the earth. The geodesic domes came much later. In this design, the continents are laid out on a triangular grid, called a tessellation, that allows the two-dimensional flat projection to be folded into a three-dimensional solid that represents the globe. (See Fig. 2) The outlines of continents and oceans are projected from the center of the Earth rather than from outside, like the familiar Mercator projection. Compared to that standard, this approach distributes the distortion in the projection evenly to every triangle, rather than exaggerating it depending on how far away the area is from the center. A second advantage is that the flattened map can represent a one-continent map as illustrated, or unfolded a different way, a one-ocean map, with the continents at the edges.The question may arise, what is the design intent underlying this exercise? What would be the point in designing another kind of world map? Bucky was interested in precision in communication. It bothered him that scientists, who know better, would still refer to the sun as “rising” and “setting.” Far from picking nits, for Fuller these lazy tropes continue to reinforce ignorant conceptions of reality. It bothered him that the maps we were using distorted our perception of the interconnectedness of the world. You may argue that looking at a globe provides the same data — that is, accurate distances between points of interest — but this ignores the fact that you can see only one side of the map in 3D representation. It is more difficult to think and conceive in three dimensions, as the increased level of difficulty of three-dimensional chess illustrates. We tend to miss obscure connections, such as that the Japanese might fly over the North Pole to attack Pearl Harbor, the shortest distance from a world-around perspective.Zen and Design thinking share this premise: that we are limited mainly by self-imposed strictures and ways of thinking, adopted from the cultural memes and worldviews of our community, parents and peers. Breaking out of these constraints is common to the mission of Design as well as that of Zen. The seminal teachings of Buddha himself were basically correctives to the received wisdom of the time. He would welcome these challenges to conventional thinking.In fact one could argue that the foundational premise of Zen is that there is something missing in our apprehension of reality. Matsuoka Roshi would often say that people go through life with this sense of “something missing.” They don't know what it is, to belabor the obvious, but they definitely know that it is missing. They come to Zen to find it. This “IT” is the big carrot that Zen and other insight-based endeavors dangle to attract sincere students of the Way. It is the “that” of suchness, in Japanese inmo, the ineffable realization of Buddha's wisdom, to quote Master Dogen's definition of the meaning of zazen. The implication is that our present “normal” awareness is limited by dualistic thinking, or in the worst case scenario, limited to dualistic thinking. Only you know for sure.What is your worldview, exactly and in detail? How can you mount challenges to it? Bucky modified his worldview via the empirical scientific method — studying particular case experiences and deriving general principles therefrom — his definition of the standard operating procedure of human intelligence, itself. We can hopefully achieve higher approximations to reality by relinquishing the choke-hold that dualistic thinking has on our perception. In Zen, the way to that eventuality is zazen. Ride the cushion into that geodesic reality.* * *Elliston Roshi is guiding teacher of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center and abbot of the Silent Thunder Order. He is also a gallery-represented fine artist expressing his Zen through visual poetry, or “music to the eyes.”UnMind is a production of the Atlanta Soto Zen Center in Atlanta, Georgia and the Silent Thunder Order. You can support these teachings by PayPal to donate@STorder.org. Gassho.Producer: Kyōsaku Jon Mitchell

Author Peng Shepherd chats with Daniel Ford on Friday Morning Coffee about her latest novel The Cartographers. Caitlin Malcuit also discusses the issues surrounding the widely used Mercator projection and why we should examine maps more critically (shout out to the American Association of Geographers and The West Wing). To learn more about Peng Shepherd, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. The Cartographers was featured in March 2022's "Books That Should Be On Your Radar." Also listen to our last chat with the author. Writer's Bone is proudly sponsored by Libro.fm, A Mighty Blaze podcast, and Daniel Paisner's upcoming novel Balloon Dog.

John Harpole is the president of Denver-based natural gas broker Mercator Energy. In this episode, Harpole explains how Europe “fell into the trap” set by Russia and Vladimir Putin, fertilizer shortages, why Europe's energy crisis will last for years, and why the US should launch a “natural gas Lend-Lease” program for Europe.