Podcasts about nbs

[뉴스 신세계] 1) 국힘 단일화 갈등에 김문수 측, ‘대선후보 지위 인정' 가처분 신청 1-1) 권영세 “단일화 안되면 이번 대선 기호 2번 없어져” 1-2) 김문수-한덕수, 오후 4시반 국회서 2차 담판 2) 김상욱, 국민의힘 탈당… “이재명·이준석 만나고 싶다” 3) ‘삼자대결'서 이재명 44% 한덕수 34%… 이재명 43% 김문수 29% [NBS] - 헬마우스 임경빈 작가 [거침없이 하이킥] 계속되는 국힘 ‘단일화' 갈등… 어떻게 정리될까? - 장윤선 정치전문기자, 장성철 공론센터 소장

Studijā NBS Zemessardzes štāba virsnieks, majors Jānis Slaidiņš un bijušais NBS komandieris, atvaļināts ģenerālmajors Juris Maklakovs.

V tejto časti podcastu som sa rozprával s Jurajom Hrbatým, zakladateľom a CEO spoločnosti Finax, ktorá priniesla revolúciu do sveta investovania na Slovensku. Juraj nám priblížil, ako sa z nespokojnosti s tradičnými finančnými službami zrodila myšlienka vytvoriť Finax – prvého slovenského robo-poradcu, ktorý sprístupnil pasívne investovanie širokej verejnosti. Juraj začal podnikať po tom, čo prekonal rakovinu. Tá mu podľa jeho slov otvorila oči. Diskutovali sme o jeho podnikateľskej ceste, ktorá sa začala po rokoch v zamestnaní. Pokecali sme o výzvach pri budovaní firmy a o tom, ako sa mu podarilo získať dôveru investorov. V podcaste spomína Juraj historku, ktorá hovorí o tom, že samotná NBS nechápala a neverila konceptu investovania online.V rozhovore sme sa venovali aj tomu, ako Finax expandoval na zahraničné trhy a aké stratégie využíva na udržanie rastu. Juraj zdôraznil význam emócií v investovaní a vysvetlil, prečo je dôležité mať jasne stanovené investičné ciele. Dobré investovanie by podľa Juraja mala byť nuda aj napriek tomu, že množstvo ľudí hľadá skratky a špekuluje so stratégiami. Hovorili sme aj o investovaní do nehnuteľností. To podľa Juraja nemá zmysel z dôvodu, že pri ETF z dlhodobého horizontu môžu ľudia získať rovnaký podiel bez starostí. Podelil sa aj o víziu Finaxu, ktorá chce, aby ľudia investovali viac, jednoduchšie a s jasným cieľom.V závere sme sa dotkli tiež témy investovania do slovenských firiem. Juraj zdôraznil dôležitosť tejto témy a spôsobu, ako na to. Táto epizóda je plná praktických rád a inšpirácie pre každého, kto sa zaujíma o investovanie a príbeh Finaxu.---------------------------------------------------------------------------Kapitoly:00:00:00 – Predstavenie hosťa00:01:31 – Investovanie do vlastných firiem00:05:43 – Ako vznikol Finax?00:14:19 – Otravní finanční poradcovia00:19:25 – Biznis v zahraničí zo Slovenska00:26:23 – Ako živiť rast kapitálom?00:31:41 – Vízia Finaxu00:39:24 – Investovanie na vlastnú päsť00:49:10 – Emócie v investovaní00:52:06 – Rozloženie a výber investícií01:02:24 – Investovanie do slovenských firiem01:11:07 – Čo odporúča Juraj Hrbatý?01:15:18 – Zmysel života podľa Juraja Hrbatého---------------------------------------------------------------------------Viac z podcastov nájdete na:https://www.truban.sk/podcast/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Všetky spomenuté knihy a podcasty nájdete v článku na blogu:https://wp.me/p5NJVg-QH---------------------------------------------------------------------------Podcast si môžete vypočuť aj na streamovacích platformách:● Spotify ▸ https://spoti.fi/31Nywax ● Apple podcast ▸ https://apple.co/3n0SO8F---------------------------------------------------------------------------● Najlepšie z podcastu na Instagrame ●https://www.instagram.com/truban.podcast/● Truban.sk ●https://bit.ly/3r1vYQJ ● Instagram ●https://www.instagram.com/truban/● Facebook ●https://www.facebook.com/miso.truban● LinkedIn ●https://sk.linkedin.com/in/truban

Business-as-usual this morning as TDS sufferers freak about the President, his interview w/ NBS's Kristen Welker being the chief trigger. And then there's that little thing about the Pope.

This week's bumper edition of the SBK Betting Podcast covers high-quality action across the globe. The team kick off at Newmarket where they give their betting tips for both the 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas before crossing the Irish Sea for the SBK Irish Mares' Champion Hurdle where Brighterdaysahead looks to bounce back from Cheltenham disappointment. NAPs & NBs round off this week's pod with our US Racing expert, Tom Collins giving his selection for the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The SBK Betting Podcast crew preview the finale of the UK Jumps Racing season covering three races on Sandown's card. NAPs & NBs follow with TC sticking to the flat. Download SBK: https://betsbk.comFollow us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/sbk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

YiFan Li comes on to talk about the strength we've seen in GDT/SGX prices and NBS data suggesting milk production in China was up 1.7% during the first quarter.

[뉴스 신세계] 1) 법원, 尹 공판 촬영 허가… 변호인단, “무죄추정 원칙 위배” 반발 2) 헌재, 헌법재판관 지명 가처분 전원일치 인용… 철회 입장 없는 한덕수? 2-1) 국민의힘, 경선 토론 대진표 확정 3) 정권교체 54% 재창출 33%… 이재명 39%, 홍준표·김문수 8%[NBS] - 헬마우스 임경빈 작가 [거침없이 하이킥] 헌재 가처분 인용… 한덕수 대행은 왜 그랬을까? - 장윤선 정치전문기자, 장성철 공론센터 소장

The race for the Trainers Championship heads north of the border to Ayr where Willie Mullins has entered a battalion of horses to try and regain his title. The Scottish Grand National and Scottish Champion Hurdle are covered while the SBK Betting Podcast crew also cast their eye over the Greenham Stakes at Newbury. NAPs and NBs then round off this week's podcast.Download SBK: https://betsbk.comFollow us on X (Twitter) - https://x.com/sbk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Esmu bijis tajā tumšajā vietā, kur es neticu vairs nekam, un eju uz to, lai apkārt viss degtu, lūztu. Tā esmu dzīvojis gadiem," rubrikā "Dzīvei nav melnraksta" stāsta Artūrs Staprēns jeb Steps. Steps, īstajā vārdā Artūrs Staprēns, ir latviešu reperis, kurš savu pasaules redzējumu pauž gan caur mūziku, gan caur savu tēlu. Ar vairāk nekā 50 tetovējumiem, spilgtu attieksmi un godīgumu, viņš atklāj savas pārdomas un iet pret ierasto sistēmu. Šogad viņš pievienojās NBS rezervistu apmācībai – vēl viens veids, kā sevi pārbaudīt un izkāpt no komforta zonas. #dzīveinavmelnraksta

There are two state conventions going on the through the weekend of April 5 where young adults are preparing and competing for their futures. Click on the podcast to learn more about what drives Montana’s young adults, as NBS’s Joe […] The post Young Adults Prepping, Competing for Their Futures first appeared on Voices of Montana.

Studijā bijušais NBS komandieris, atvaļināts pulkvedis Juris Dalbiņš un Zemessardzes kapteinis Māris Bruža.

The Flat is back!!! On this week's episode of the SBK Betting Podcast it is impossible to wipe the grin off the face of Tom Collins as his beloved flat racing has returned with the Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster. The team also cover the action at Kempton and Ross takes a trip to Stratford for the NAPs & NBs.Download SBK: https://betsbk.comFollow us on X (Twitter): https://x.com/sbk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on The Sneaker Podcast, the squad thinks of breaking out all their NBs, we find out what hunter-killer might be about, and we go back and remember the last time particular sneaker situations happened to us! Time to turn back time! Time to turn it up!   The sponsors: Our favorite streetwear https://kuwallatee.com/ Our favorite hat shop https://www.styll.ca/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesneakerpodcast/   The Crew: https://www.instagram.com/misterqmart/ https://www.instagram.com/justkalby/ https://www.instagram.com/po.tato/ https://www.instagram.com/christopher.chiu/   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheSneakerPodcast   Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesneakerpod   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesneakerpodcast/   #TheSneakerPodcast

This week the SBK Betting Podcast crew cover the feature races on both sides of the border with action at Kelso and Newbury. The team then finish off with their usual NAPs and NBs with TC surfing the sand again at Wolverhampton.Download SBK: https://betsbk.comFollow us on X (Twitter): https://x.com/sbk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hostia: Roman Fusek (riaditeľ odboru ochrany finančných spotrebiteľov NBS) a Filip Hanker (šéfredaktor technologického portálu žive.sk). | „Stačí investovať 100 eur a zarobíte 10-tisíc" - sľubujú internetoví podvodníci. Neraz pritom zneužívajú mená, či tváre známych osobností, útočia na naše emócie a dôverčivosť. Namiesto zisku však o svoje peniaze môžeme rýchlo prísť. S akými druhmi on-line podvodov sa môžeme stretnúť? Čo ak im podľahneme? Dajú sa útočníci odhaliť? Téma tejto epizódy Kontaktov s Michalom Čabákom. | Podvody vo svete financií. | Moderuje: Michal Čabák; | Kontakty pripravuje Slovenský rozhlas, Rádio Slovensko, SRo1. V premiére v pondelok až štvrtok po 20. hodine v Rádiu Slovensko.

China's economy continued to recover in the first two months this year as consumption and investment showed improvement, official data showed on Monday, making a steady start for 2025.今年前两个月，随着消费和投资状况改善，中国经济持续复苏。官方周一公布的数据显示，这一表现为2025年实现了平稳开局。 Retail sales, a key measurement of consumer spending, surged 4 percent year-on-year over the January-February period, after the 3.7 percent rise in December.衡量消费支出的关键指标——零售销售，在1月至2月期间同比增长4%，较12月的3.7%增幅有所提升。 China's value-added industrial output - a gauge of activity in the manufacturing, mining and utilities sectors - grew by 5.9 percent over the January-February period from a year earlier after a 6.2 percent rise in December, figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics NBS showed.国家统计局（NBS）数据显示，中国工业增加值（衡量制造业、矿业和公用事业部门活动的指标）在1月至2月期间同比增长5.9%，而12月的增幅为6.2%。 Fixed-asset investment - a gauge of expenditures on items including infrastructure, property, machinery and equipment - increased by 4.1 percent over the January-February period year-on-year, compared with a 3.2 percent rise for the whole year of 2024.固定资产投资（涵盖基础设施、房地产、机械设备等领域的支出指标）在1月至2月期间同比增长4.1%，相比之下，2024年全年增幅为3.2%。 The surveyed urban jobless rate came in at 5.3 percent in the first two months, up from 5.1 percent in December, according to the NBS. The figure came in at 5.4 percent in February, 0.2 percentage point higher than that in the previous month.据国家统计局数据，前两个月调查城镇失业率为5.3%，高于12月的5.1%。2月失业率为5.4%，较前月上升0.2个百分点。 The NBS said the Chinese economy maintained growth momentum in the first two months with various n.花费,使用policy measures taking effect gradually.国家统计局表示，前两个月中国经济保持增长势头，各项宏观政策逐步显效。 Meanwhile, the bureau warned of challenges from a more complicated and grimmer external environment and the lackluster domestic demand, saying some enterprises still face production and operational difficulties and the foundation for sustained recovery is not yet solid.但该局同时警告，外部环境更趋复杂严峻，国内需求不足，部分企业仍面临生产经营困难，持续复苏的基础尚不牢固。 Looking ahead, the NBS said the country should implement more proactive and effective macro policies, calling for more moves to stimulate domestic demand, further deepen reforms and opening-up as well as boost economic vitality and improve expectations.展望未来，国家统计局提出应实施更加积极有效的宏观政策，呼吁进一步刺激内需、深化改革开放、增强经济活力并改善预期。 consumptionn. 消费，消耗；消费[耗]量expendituren. 花费,使用grimadj.严酷的,无情的solidadj.固体的；实心的结实的；稳定的

NATO prasība Latvijai palielināt NBS skaitlisko sastāvu – par cik un kā tas iespējams? Par to diskusija Krustpunktā, kurā piedalās aizsardzības ministra padomnieks Jevgēnijs Rjaščenko Šaraks, Saeimas Aizsardzības, iekšlietu un korupcijas novēršanas komisijas sekretārs Jānis Skrastiņš, atvaļinātais viceadmirālis Gaidis Andrejs Zeibots un Latvijas Televīzijas raidījuma "De facto" žurnāliste Inga Šņore. Sazināmies arī ar bloga "Vara bungas" autoru un rezerves kapteini Mārtiņu Vērdiņu, kā arī Latvijas Darba devēju konfederācijas ģenerāldirektoru Kasparu Gorkšu.  

NATO prasība Latvijai palielināt NBS skaitlisko sastāvu – par cik un kā tas iespējams? Par to diskusija Krustpunktā, kurā piedalās aizsardzības ministra padomnieks Jevgēnijs Rjaščenko Šaraks, Saeimas Aizsardzības, iekšlietu un korupcijas novēršanas komisijas sekretārs Jānis Skrastiņš, atvaļinātais viceadmirālis Gaidis Andrejs Zeibots un Latvijas Televīzijas raidījuma "De facto" žurnāliste Inga Šņore. Sazināmies arī ar bloga "Vara bungas" autoru un rezerves kapteini Mārtiņu Vērdiņu, kā arī Latvijas Darba devēju konfederācijas ģenerāldirektoru Kasparu Gorkšu.  

Can Nature-based Solutions help us address environmental challenges, while laying the groundwork for creating millions of new jobs? A report by the ILO, the UN Environment Programme and the International Union for Conservation of Nature titled “Decent Work in Nature-based Solutions (NbS) says NbS has the potential to add up to 32 million jobs by 2030 to the already more than 60 million working to protect, and restore and sustainably use natural resources with the greatest gains in Africa, Latin America and the Arab States. At the same time, NbS will also require new skills training and reskilling of some workers. In this podcast, two lead editors of the report, Maikel Lieuw-Kie-Song, Senior Technical Specialist of the ILO Employment Policy Department, and Rowan Palmer, Programme Officer in the United Nations Environment Programme's Economic and Trade Policy Unit explain.

Trump pozastavil vojenskú pomoc Ukrajine, prerušil aj zdieľanie spravodajských informácií s Ukrajinou. Vyzerá to tak, že momentálne je americký prezident viac v línii s Ruskom, než so Západom či Ukrajinou.V tomto znamení bol aj summit tento týždeň, lídri EÚ sa zhodli na vyhlásení, ktoré sľubuje ďalšiu podporu Ukrajine. Všetci lídri v dohodnutom texte o obrane súhlasili s výrazným zvýšením príspevkov na prezbrojenie Európy, premiér Fico najprv hrozil vetovaním, ale nakoniec vyhlásenie podporil výmenou za to, že v texte sa spomína preprava plynu z Ruska cez Ukrajinu.Jediný, kto text vetoval, bol maďarský premiér Viktor Orbán. A veci sa dejú aj doma, europoslanec Smeru Erik Kaliňák pobúril výrokmi o tom, že Rusi na našich hraniciach, teda na Ukrajine, by znamenali, že Slovensko by malo konečne spoľahlivého suseda, Ľuboš Blaha je opäť na návšteve v Moskve, a vláda má nového ministra - Rudolf Huliak sa stal ministrom športu. Odvolaný Dušan Keketi by sa mal stať viceguvernérom NBS.Sobotným Dobrým ránom vás sprevádzajú Zuzana Kovačič Hanzelová a dnes s hosťujúcim spolumoderátorom Samom Marecom.Otázky do nasledujúcej epizódy Dobrého rána sobota nám zasielajte na e-mail dobrerano@sme.sk, ideálne vo forme hlasovej správy. Do predmetu napíšte Otázka do sobotného Dobrého rána.Zdroje zvukov: 360tka, RTVS, TV Markíza, TASR–Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sme.sk/podcasty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠–Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SME.sk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ s najdôležitejšími správami na⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ sme.sk/brifing⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

With the Cheltenham Festival just days away, this Saturday's horse racing provides an opportunity to get some winners under your belt. The SBK Betting Podcast crew have their sights firmly set on Sandown with the Imperial Cup and EDF Final headlining the card. NAPs and NBs round off this week's podcast.Download SBK: https://getsbk.comFollow us on X - / sbk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week's podcast kicks off north of the border at Kelso, where trainer Dan Skelton looks to extend his lead in the Trainers' Championship. After covering the Morebattle Hurdle and the Bet365 Handicap Hurdle, the team then travels south to Newbury for the Greatwood Gold Cup. NAPs & NBs round out this week's podcast, with TC even sticking to the jumps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A wannan makon shirin ya mayar da hankali ne kan yadda ake kara samun saukar farashin kayan masarufi a sassan Najeriya. Bayanai da muka tattaro na nuni da cewa yawancin kayayyakin da farashin su ya sauka na amfanin gona ne da kuma na kamfanonin kasashen waje, amma na kamfanonin cikin gida har yanzu suna nan a yadda suke.A makon jiya Hukumar ƙididdiga ta Najeriya NBS, ta ce an samu sauƙin matsalar hauhawar farashin kayayyakin masarufi a ƙasar da a ƙalla kashi 10.3.Cikin sanarwar da ta fitar a Talatar wancan makon, hukumar ta NBS ta ce hauhawar farashin kayayyaki a Najeriyar ya sauka ne zuwa kashi 24.4 a watan Janairun wannan shekara, saɓanin kashi 34.8 da aka gani a watan Disambar shekarar bara ta 2024.

NBS komandieris Kaspars Pudāns iesaka izvairīties no starpnieku lomas miera uzturēšanā starp Krieviju un Ukrainu. Meklē idejas Rīgas centra atdzīvināšanai. Uzņēmēji aicina ieklausīties biznesa pārstāvjos. Valsts apmaksātu veselības aprūpes pakalpojumu saņemšanai no nākamā gada prasīs dzīves vai darbavietas deklarēšanu Latvijā. Visā Latvijā – īpaši Kurzemē un Rīgā – ir slikta gaisa kvalitāte. Latvijas biatlonista Andreja Rastorgujeva un trenera Ilmāra Briča konflikts. Biatlonists vērsies policijā.

The Cheltenham Festival is fast approaching; will there be more clues this weekend? The panel discuss the headline action at Kempton and Newcastle before stopping off in Riyadh for the Saudi Cup. NAPs & NBs round off this week's podcast with TC in his element thanks to action in Saudi and the Winter Derby at Southwell. Download SBK: https://betsbk.comFollow us on X (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/sbk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hukumar ƙididdiga ta Najeriya NBS, ta ce an samu sauƙin matsalar hauhawar farashin kayayyakin masarufi a ƙasar da a ƙalla kashi 10.3. Cikin sanarwar da ta fitar a jiya Talata, hukumar NBS ɗin ta ce hauhawar farashin kayayyaki a Najeriyar ya sauka zuwa kashi 24.4 a watan Janairun wannan shekara, saɓanin kashi 34.8 a watan Disambar shekarar bara ta 2024. Domin jin halin da ake ciki....la'akari da wannan rahoto, Nura Ado Suleiman ya tattauna da Musa Idris daga jihar Jigawa, magidanci kuma ɗan kasuwa.Ku latsa alamar sauti don sauraron tattaunawarsu..........

The attention of the racing world turns to Ascot and Haydock this weekend. The latter hosts the Grand National Trial Handicap Chase, while the former has the Ascot Chase and Swinley Handicap Chase to look forward to. NAPs and NBs then conclude this week's podcast. Download SBK: https://betsbk.comFollow us on X (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/sbk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Koalīcija Latvijas Bankas prezidenta amatam virzīs vadītāja vietnieci Santu Purgaili. Baltijas valstu enerģētikas ministri: esam gatavi sinhronizācijai ar Eiropas energosistēmu. Kritisko infrastruktūru sargās pastiprināti. Svinīgā ceremonijā NBS komandiera amatā stājas Kaspars Pudāns. Asins krājumu trūkuma dēļ ierobežotas plānveida operācijas.

China's gross domestic product expanded by 5 percent in 2024 - meeting the country's preset annual growth target of around 5 percent, fueled by a slew of policy measures taking effect gradually last year, official data showed on Friday.The country's annual GDP came in at 134.9 trillion yuan ($18.4 trillion) in 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. For the fourth quarter of 2024, the Chinese economy grew 5.4 percent year-on-year, following a 4.6 percent growth in the third quarter.China's value-added industrial output grew by 5.8 percent year-on-year in 2024. The figure rose by 6.2 percent in December following a 5.4 percent growth in November. Retail sales, a key measurement of consumer spending, grew by 3.5 percent for the year, while retail sales in December increased by 3.7 percent versus the 3 percent growth recorded a month earlier. Fixed-asset investment - a gauge of expenditures on items including infrastructure, property, machinery and equipment – rose by 3.2 percent in 2024, while in the first 11 months, it grew by 3.3 percent. The surveyed urban jobless rate came in at 5.1 percent in December versus 5 percent in November, according to the NBS. NBS data showed over the past five years, China's contribution to global economic growth has averaged around 30 percent, making it the largest driver of growth for the world economy.Looking ahead, Zhang Ming, deputy director of the Institute of Finance and Banking, which is part of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said China's annual GDP growth rate is likely to reach 4.7 percent to 5 percent in 2025 if the government takes expansionary moves in macroeconomic adjustments.

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Nature is a powerful thing. While hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in 2006, our guest let go of her dream to compete at the 2008 Olympics to pursue a career protecting the environment. In Season 8, Episode 6, host Sarah Thorne and Jeff King, National Lead of the Engineering With Nature (EWN) Program, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), are joined by special guest Robyn DeYoung, who now leads the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Green Infrastructure Program. Through the Green Infrastructure Federal Collaborative, Robyn is bringing federal agencies together to advance nature-based solutions (NBS), including finding ways to streamline permitting and helping communities navigate funding. The Collaborative has just released a best practice guide on Federal Permitting and Environmental Reviews for Nature-Based Solutions and short videos for funding and technical assistance.Robyn joined the USEPA in 2010 working with states and local governments on clean energy, applying all that she had learned—including the value of teamwork that she learned from field hockey. In her current role as Green Infrastructure program manager, she continues to help people work together: “How can we collaborate and use people's unique talents—even people that might not agree with you, but have great ideas?”Green infrastructure can mean different things to different people. As Robyn describes it, “If I'm in a room full of engineers, then green infrastructure means you're using natural systems—native plants, soils, permeable surfaces—to help with bringing us back to predevelopment hydrology. But for the rest of us, the way that I define green infrastructure is that we're creating functional green space and other designs so that we can prevent flooding, keep our cities cool, and keep our waters clean using natural processes, using things like rain gardens or street trees.”Robyn notes that one of the primary functions of EPA's Green Infrastructure Program is outreach, providing resources to help people understand the economic, environmental and social benefits of green infrastructure, including handbooks for Green Infrastructure Design, peer exchange webinars, and models and tools. “One of the focuses of our program is to make sure that we have free information so people can design, build, maintain, and monitor the green infrastructure in their cities and communities.” Looking forward, Robyn notes some of the focus and priorities she sees in the next year, starting with EPA's 2035 Green Infrastructure Strategic Agenda that her program has been working on. She describes three priority areas: (1) Demonstrating the benefits of green infrastructure in ways that align with the economic, environmental, and social benefits that people value; (2) Connecting more communities to federal funding and technical assistance. And (3) continuing to engage with communities. “We want to do everything we can to bring nature-based solutions into those neighborhoods in a way that they want to use them, that's culturally relevant, so that they can really take it and run with it.”Robyn's call to action is for listeners to learn more about what the Green Infrastructure Program is doing and find out about the resources that are available to support individuals and communities interested in green infrastructure. For more information and resource links, please visit the EWN Podcast page on the EWN website at https://www.engineeringwithnature.org/  Jeff King at LinkedInRobyn DeYoung at LinkedIn

Measuring the impact of nature-based solutions (NBS) interventions takes consistent ground-level data alongside independent, verifiable, satellite-based data. When collected together, the door opens for more private sector investment, helping to close the nature finance gap that's at least $700 billion large. We bring you examples from Bangladesh and India to explore how projects are enticing more resources through the capture and use of remote sensing data. Episode Guests include: - Paulina Villalpando, Associate Director for Nature, HSBC - Fred Stolle, Land & Carbon Lab Director of Impact, WRI - Dipak Zade, Social Sciences Thematic Lead, WOTR - Tapas Ranjan Chakrabotry, Climate Change Senior Programme Manager, BRAC

China is planning a fresh set of policies to propel growth in the equipment manufacturing sector, focusing on nurturing new growth engines such as new energy vehicles and low-altitude aircraft, amid the country's concerted efforts to promote industrial upgrading and enhance global supply chain resilience, said officials and experts.The move mirrors the directive to nurture technological innovation to boost the development of new quality productive forces and the establishment of a modern industrial system, which was mapped out at a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee on Monday.The meeting, which was presided over by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, anchored China's key focal points for next year's economic development, as the nation is in a pivotal process of changing its development paradigm from quantity-driven to quality-driven.The vision is backed by China's ever-stronger equipment manufacturing capability, as reflected in the fact that annual production of new energy vehicles passed the milestone of 10 million units on Nov 14, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, making China the only nation to realize such an achievement.It took only six years for this figure to grow from 1 million to 10 million, showcasing the nation's unwavering commitment to innovation-driven development."Innovation stands as a pivotal force propelling the high-quality advancement of the manufacturing sector, and companies are increasingly assuming central roles in driving innovation," said Li Jinghong, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a professor at Tsinghua University.To date, China has built nearly 10,000 digital workshops and smart factories, of which over 400 have developed into national-level intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories. Artificial intelligence, digital twins and other cutting-edge technologies have been applied in more than 90 percent of these demonstration factories, according to a report released at the 2024 World Internet Conference.In the first 10 months of this year, total output of high-tech manufacturing businesses grew 9.1 percent year-on-year, surpassing the average growth rate of businesses from all industries by 3.3 percentage points, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.Businesses are also stepping up efforts to promote green transformation. NBS data showed that the proportion of nonfossil energy consumption increased 2.6 percentage points in the first three quarters, compared with the same period last year, while coal consumption decreased 1.9 percentage points and petroleum use fell 0.9 percentage point."Despite China's rapid advancement in the manufacturing sector, challenges persist, notably in balancing innovation investments with operational demands," said Li, the CAS academician. "The substantial investments required for technological innovation exert significant operational pressures on companies, posing dilemmas between long-term innovation and short-term financial sustainability."Xin Guobin, vice-minister of industry and information technology, said at a recent conference that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's upcoming policies to further boost manufacturing are expected to strengthen the implementation of large-scale equipment upgrades and trade-in programs for consumer goods to stimulate consumption of major commodities like automobiles.Xin said that policies are also underway to proactively foster new growth drivers such as intelligent connected NEVs, low-altitude aircraft and service robots, as well as major technological projects such as machine tools and smart manufacturing systems."It is crucial to unlock the innovation capabilities of companies and make full use of the leading role of industry front-runners in research investment and the fostering of practical technologies. Further efforts are also expected to enhance the collaboration among businesses, academia and research institutes," Li said.Shan Zenghai, chief engineer and vice-president of the listed arm of construction equipment maker Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group, said that promoting the renewal of construction machinery equipment can foster new growth points for related businesses such as electronic components and software development, and further propel the high-quality development of the manufacturing sector.It is expected that policy support for the renewal of construction machinery equipment will be accelerated, while the transformation from traditional fuel-powered construction machinery to equipment powered by new energy sources will be encouraged, the market environment will be continuously optimized, and the coordinated development of the industrial chain will be promoted, he said.Zhang Xiaolun, chairman of China National Machinery Industry Corp, underscored the importance of machine tools as the foundation of the manufacturing sector. Despite China's dominance in global production and consumption of machine tools, a gap exists in high-end manufacturing in this specific sector, compared with international rivals. Efforts are required to foster a robust industrial ecosystem and propel technological progress, Zhang said.

Since 1970, the bird population in North America has declined by about 3 billion birds. In Season 8, Episode 5, host Sarah Thorne and Jeff King, National Lead of the Engineering With Nature (EWN) Program, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), are joined by special guest, Dr. Elizabeth Gray, CEO of the National Audubon Society. Elizabeth is an ornithologist and a world-renowned champion of science-based conservation and leads an organization dedicated to protecting birds by altering the course of biodiversity loss. Elizabeth is the first woman CEO of Audubon since its founding in 1905. In her lifetime, Elizabeth has seen significant changes in bird populations. “This is just really tragic, and we know two-thirds of those birds are threatened by climate change. When I go out in the field, I see increasing habitat loss and habitat fragmentation. Climate change is a magnifier of all these effects, and birds are indicators of planetary health—really the sentinels and the symbols of how the planet's doing.”Audubon's 5-year strategic plan, called “Flight Plan,” is designed to “bend the bird curve”—to halt, and ultimately reverse, this decline of birds across the Americas by using science; building strong partnerships; and finding solutions that are positive for birds, for people, and for the planet. “We believe that what birds need—clean water, clean air, a healthy food system, a healthy climate—is also what people need.” Elizabeth notes how these efforts continue a tradition going back to the early 1900s when Audubon began protecting one of the last Reddish Egret rookeries. These efforts grew into Audubon's Coastal Bird Stewardship program, which now has over 500 sites in coastal areas, 1500 volunteers, and 250 partner organizations.Collaboration and partnerships are key to addressing these complex and interconnected issues and Audubon is well known for bringing together unlikely partners, industry, local communities, policy makers, decision-makers, government officials, Indigenous communities, and other conservation organizations. “We often have different priorities, but we've found that you can get people who have different priorities, even different values, certainly different approaches, to sit at a table if you can align around the outcome that you want to achieve together.” She adds that birds are Audubon's “superpower.” “Birds don't pay attention to geographic boundaries. They don't pay attention to what divides people or countries and things like that. They're really the ultimate unifier here. And I think to me, birds remind us of our shared humanity and the fact that we really share this planet.”Nature-based solutions (NBS) play a key role in Audubon's efforts. As Elizabeth notes, NBS can contribute significant greenhouse gas reductions through protecting, restoring, and appropriately managing natural areas, coastal systems, mangroves, grasslands, and forests while also delivering cobenefits to nature and society. Jeff notes the strong synergy and alignment between the mission of Audubon and the objectives of EWN. “With nature-based solutions, we can create resilience while also enhancing habitat and biodiversity and accomplish many more cobenefits. I see so many things that are complementary here, and I'm just excited about what you're doing and seeing on the horizon within Audubon.” For more information and resource links, please visit the EWN Podcast page on the EWN website at https://www.engineeringwithnature.org/  Jeff King at LinkedInElizabeth Gray at LinkedIn 

When we think about the use of nature-based features to increase coastal resilience, the focus is mostly on coasts along the ocean. But what about the Great Lakes? Over the past 10 years, the Great Lakes have experienced both historic high and low lake levels. These extreme fluctuations cause flooding, erosion, and property damage, often putting people living in communities at risk. In Season 8, Episode 4, host Sarah Thorne is joined by Burton Suedel, Research Biologist in the Environmental Laboratory at the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and David Bucaro, Chief of the Planning Branch, Chicago District, USACE. They are discussing the important work underway to make the Great Lakes more resilient to the effects of climate change.The Great Lakes play a critical role in the heart of North America and are being affected by climate change, including rapidly changing water levels and less ice coverage. There is a complex interaction between the lakes, land, and atmosphere that make it difficult to model the system. As David notes, this creates high levels of uncertainty in long-term projections of lake levels and challenges for making informed, resilient, and adaptable decisions about needed long-term investments.To help better prepare for these future conditions, David and his colleagues are working with other federal agencies, Tribal nations, state and local governments and academic partners, to identify the full range of Great Lakes water levels, wave heights, and ice conditions under a range of plausible climate change scenarios. This is the focus of the 6-year, $14M Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Study (GLCRS), a regional partnership to create a strategy that identifies vulnerable coastal areas and offers an array of potential actions that can be taken to bolster the built natural coastal environments.The first step was the development of a shared vision and a basin-wide assessment of vulnerabilities looking at existing populations, infrastructure, habitat, land use, and socially vulnerable populations across all of the Great Lakes coasts. This effort will help communities better understand the frequency and impacts of various climate scenarios and will provide detailed information for planners and engineers, including an assessment of “hotspot areas” more vulnerable to future conditions. The next step will be to identify specific actions for the hotspot areas, which may include a combination of monitoring and further study. The final step will be to produce the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Plan, which will include strategic recommendations and prioritize actions for USACE, other federal agencies, states, locals, and other nonfederal interests.This effort is complemented by the work that Burton and his team are doing on The Great Lakes Natural and Nature-Based Features Playbook, which is intended to develop new conceptual nature-based designs specific to the Great Lakes that will achieve greater resiliency and adaptability to climate change. The Playbook is intended to be used by planners and NBS practitioners within and outside of USACE to support the planning-level cost-benefit analyses. David and Burton hope the Great Lakes Coastal Resiliency Plan and the EWN Playbook will benefit other regions and advance the practice of NBS.For more information and resource links, please visit the EWN Podcast page on the EWN website at https://www.engineeringwithnature.org/  Burton Suedel at LinkedInDavid Bucaro at LinkedIn 

Nature-based solutions (NBS) play a pivotal role in delivering tangible impact and addressing corporate sustainability commitments. To achieve progress around nature protection, restoration and emissions mitigation at scale, collaboration between industry actors is also key.  In this webinar, we explored the real-life applications of NBS through the eyes of various stakeholders, to understand how companies can deliver large-scale, long-term solutions that fulfil their sustainability objectives, while also benefitting biodiversity and improving people's livelihoods. Our panel of experts included: Martin Huxtable, global sustainable sourcing director, Unilever. Emily Kunen, senior director, positive agriculture capabilities & forest risk, PepsiCo. Michal Zrust, founder and CEO, Lestari Capital. Andika Putraditama, director, Rimba Collective. The discussion was moderated by Ian Welsh, publishing director, Innovation Forum.

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In Season 8, Episode 3, host Sarah Thorne and Amanda Tritinger, Deputy National Lead of the Engineering With Nature (EWN) Program, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), are joined by Brian Davis, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Virginia (UVA), and Cathy Johnson, Coastal Ecologist, Northeast Region, National Park Service (NPS). Along with their colleagues and collaborators, Brian and Cathy are working with nature and incorporating innovative nature-based solutions (NBS) to combat the significant effects of climate change on three coastal national parks at high risk for extreme storms and rising sea levels.Brian is passionate about the opportunity that NBS provides to protect natural resources, while also designing for people—protecting the things we value and the way we use public spaces. “Traditionally a lot of design practices saw those two things as separate. One of the amazing things that's happening through landscape architecture and EWN and NBS is to unify those things.Cathy is passionate about the NPS's dual mandate of conserving natural resources and preserving cultural resources. “I feel so lucky to work here to preserve values of the NPS for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.” Cathy notes that NPS's challenging mandate is made all the more difficult by climate change and its broad scale impacts, especially along the coast. About three years ago, Brian and Cathy formed the Preserving Coastal Parklands Team. The idea was to bring together designers and scientists, as well as engineers and other subject matter experts that could work with NPS in these different contexts and develop new nature-based solutions. Brian and Cathy describe projects that they worked on located at the Colonial National Historical Park, Assateague Island National Seashore, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Park.Asked what they have learned from their experience, both Brian and Cathy note the value of collaboration. “One of the key lessons that we took away” Brian says, “was the value of being able to work with and listen to the people that are managing the landscape—especially the Park staff, but it also other special interest groups, people that go out there for particular reasons, or have some stake in the future of the place and some ideas about it.”Amanda reflects on how these examples of NBS can be used by others: “What you and your team are building is a framework for how to approach these issues to achieve the compromise of these multiple needs and multiple benefits. You are creating a framework that ideally could be picked up by others in similar situations.”When asked for their calls to action to listeners, Cathy encouraged people to “Visit your parks and the other natural places around you to better understand what's at risk from climate change and talk to other folks about it.” Brian's call to action is one of optimism: “Sometimes, especially studying climate change, the scale of the problem can seem daunting. But just being out in these landscapes—meeting the people that work in them and visit them—leads to ideas about preserving those values and understanding better what's possible in the future. That fills me with optimism.”For more information and resource links, please visit the EWN Podcast page on the EWN website at https://www.engineeringwithnature.org/  Amanda Tritinger at LinkedInBrian Davis at UVACathy Johnson at ResearchGate 

Yippie-ki-yay, old time radio fans! We're heading west for some radio mysteries set in the wide open spaces of the American frontier. Alan Ladd is on the trail of his brother's murderer in "A Killing in Abilene" from Suspense (originally aired on CBS on December 14, 1950), and Joel McCrea hunts for a cowboy's killer in "The Cactus Pear" from Tales of the Texas Rangers (originally aired on NBC on December 17, 1950). As Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Edmond O'Brien has to determine if - and why - a rancher's wife bumped off her husband in "The Jarvis Wilder Matter" (originally aired on CBS on February 24, 1951), and William Conrad has to clear his own name in "Matt for Murder" from Gunsmoke (originally aired on CBS on July 26, 1954). Finally, Jack Webb stars in an urban western as the police face off against an armed and delusional man who believes he's defending a fort against the Indians in "The Big Cowboy" from Dragnet (originally aired on NBS on June 1, 1954). Click here for some of my original audio comedy, including some old time radio show parodies!

China's economic growth is expected to strengthen on a sequential basis amid the latest stimulus package and with more incremental policies in the pipeline, translating into over 5 percent year-on-year growth in the fourth quarter, analysts and economists said on Sunday.10月13日，分析人士和经济学家表示，在最新的经济刺激计划和一揽子增量政策的推动下，中国经济增长有望连续走强，第四季度同比增长将超过5%。They said a long-awaited policy shift is unfolding for China's economy and markets, as policymakers have pledged to strengthen countercyclical adjustment and step up fiscal policy support. This will include the largest debt resolution support in recent years, with a particular focus on addressing pressing challenges such as the prolonged housing downturn, debt issues and sluggish domestic demand.他们认为，由于决策者宣布加强逆周期调节、加大财政政策支持力度，中国经济和市场正在发生期待已久的政策转变。这将包括近年来最大规模的债务化解支持，尤其是重点解决住房长期低迷、债务问题和内需不振等紧迫挑战。Their comments came as data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Sunday that China's consumer prices rose at a slower pace in September, while the decline in factory gate prices continued, pointing to pressures on the world's second-largest economy and intensifying the need to roll out more incremental policies.国家统计局13日公布的数据显示，9月份中国居民消费价格涨幅放缓，出厂价格继续下降，这表明中国作为世界第二大经济体面临的压力，更有必要推出更多增量政策。The country's consumer price index, the main gauge of inflation, rose 0.4 percent year-on-year in September, compared with a 0.6 percent increase in August. The producer price index, which gauges factory gate prices, dropped 2.8 percent last month, widening from a 1.8 percent fall in August, the NBS said.国家统计局称，作为衡量通货膨胀的主要指标，9月份全国居民消费价格指数（CPI）同比上涨0.4%，而8月份的涨幅为0.6%；工业生产者出厂价格指数（PPI）上个月下降2.8%，降幅比8月份的1.8%有所扩大。"The slower CPI growth in September was mainly due to still-weak domestic demand, seasonal factors and the high comparison base in the previous year, while the deeper PPI drop was influenced by falling commodity prices, especially in the energy sector," said Zhou Maohua, a researcher at China Everbright Bank.光大银行研究员周茂华表示：“9月份CPI增速放缓的主要原因是国内需求依然疲软、季节性因素和去年对比基数较高，而PPI降幅加深则是受大宗商品价格下跌，尤其是能源行业的影响。”Shen Bing, director-general and a senior research fellow at the market and price research institute of the Chinese Academy of Macroeconomic Research, said the growth in CPI is expected to register a mild recovery while maintaining overall stability in the fourth quarter of the year.中国宏观经济研究院市场与价格研究所所长、高级研究员申兵表示，预计今年第四季度CPI增速将在保持总体稳定的基础上温和回升。This is because consumer demand has shown signs of pickup, with the sales of passenger vehicles and home appliances having improved, a trend that would be consolidated upon the implementation of incremental policies to expand domestic demand, Shen said.申兵解释，这是因为消费需求出现了回暖迹象，乘用车和家电的销售都有所改善，这一趋势将在扩大内需的增量政策实施后得到巩固。On Saturday, the Ministry of Finance announced plans to soon introduce a comprehensive package of new targeted policy measures, with a key focus on improving the financial situations of local governments, facilitating the stabilization of a bottomed out property market, and enhancing the risk resilience and credit allocation capabilities of major banks, among other things.10月12日，财政部宣布将在近期推出一揽子有针对性的增量政策举措，重点是改善地方政府财政状况，支持推动房地产市场止跌回稳，以及提升大型银行抵御风险和信贷投放能力等。The ministry said there is still ample room for the central government to borrow and increase its deficit. It plans to enhance the large-scale debt limit at once, replace the hidden debt of local governments, and increase support for local governments to resolve debt risks.财政部表示，中央财政还有较大的举债空间和赤字提升空间，拟一次性增加较大规模债务限额置换地方政府存量隐性债务，加大力度支持地方化解债务风险。Chang Haizhong, executive director of corporates at rating agency Fitch Bohua, said this policy is the largest supportive debt measure introduced in recent years and will greatly alleviate the pressure on local governments.评级公司惠誉博华工商企业部执行总监常海中表示，这一政策是近年来出台的最大的支持性债务措施，将大大缓解地方政府的压力。"It is expected that the hidden debt of local governments may be replaced in large part by increasing the issuance of treasury bonds in the future," he said.常海中说：“预计今后地方政府的隐性债务可能会在很大程度上通过增发国债来置换。”According to Chang, the current economic growth is under pressure and fiscal revenue is lower than expected, making some local governments more stretched financially.常海中认为，当前经济增长压力较大，财政收入低于预期，使得一些地方政府财政更加紧张。"Once implemented, this policy will substantially reduce local fiscal pressure, unleashing fiscal funds for economic development and ensuring people's livelihoods. At the same time, the balance sheets of local government financing vehicles will also be strengthened," he said.“这一政策一旦实施，将大幅减轻地方财政压力，释放财政资金用于经济发展和保障民生。同时，地方政府资产负债表也将得到改善。”常海中说。Wang Qing, chief macroeconomic analyst at Golden Credit Rating International, said his team estimates that the size of the announced fiscal stimulus package will be at least 4 trillion yuan ($566 billion), surpassing market expectations.东方金诚首席宏观分析师王青表示，他的团队估计，已宣布的财政刺激计划规模将至少达到4万亿元人民币（约5660亿美元），超出市场预期。"It will directly drive GDP growth in the fourth quarter to rise above 5 percent, thereby helping achieve the annual growth target of around 5 percent this year," he added.王青补充：“这将直接推动第四季度GDP增长率升至5%以上，从而有助于实现今年5%左右的年度增长目标。”Lu Ting, chief China economist at Nomura, said he believes that much of the incoming fiscal stimulus will likely be used to fill the fiscal gap faced by local governments.野村证券中国首席经济学家陆挺认为，即将出台的财政刺激政策很可能会被用于填补地方政府面临的财政缺口。"In addition to the 200 billion yuan for strategic projects announced by the National Development and Reform Commission, we expect the country to increase fiscal transfers to local governments and give them a large quota for borrowing," he said.陆挺表示：“除了国家发展改革委宣布的2000亿元中央投资计划外，我们预计国家还将增加对地方政府的财政转移支付，并给予地方政府大量债券额度。”Lu added that policymakers might consider an increase in spending on social security to help those with lower incomes and to encourage childbirth, and they will likely provide funding to those presold residential projects that have been delayed.陆挺补充，决策者可能会考虑增加社会保障支出，以帮助低收入群体，并鼓励生育，且很可能会为那些被推迟的预售住宅项目提供资金。sequentialadj. 按次序的，相继的countercyclicaladj. 逆周期的unleashv. 释放consumer price index居民消费价格指数producer price index工业生产者出厂价格指数

  In this episode we sit down with Jaimie Tapper, Head of Performance Coaching at The Royal Ballet, to explore the significant changes she's witnessed in ballet schools since her own dancing days. Jaimie discusses key challenges today's ballet students face and questions whether schools are being asked to take on responsibilities they may not be equipped for. She also underscores the importance of cultivating interests outside of ballet. While acknowledging that there's still much progress to be made, Jaimie remains optimistic about the future of the art form. Links: Ballet Help Desk Buy Corrections Journals Discounts On Your Favorite Ballet Brands! Support Ballet Help Desk Instagram: @BalletHelpDesk Facebook: BalletHelpDesk   Music from #Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/ian-aisling/new-future License code: MGAW5PAHYEYDQZCI

Dr Melanie Gillingham, PhD, RD, joins the podcast to discuss eye disease in LCHADD and changes in outcomes following early or late diagnosis. Early diagnosis and treatment by newborn screening (NBS) or family history is associated with improved visual outcomes for long-chain 3-hydroxyacylCoA dehydrogenase deficiency (LCHADD) chorioretinopathy Melanie B. Gillingham, et al https://doi.org/10.1002/jimd.12738

As summer wanes and we celebrate back-to-school time with our friends in academia, students, and parents, we're pleased to launch Season 8 of the Engineering With Nature® Podcast! Host Sarah Thorne recently caught up with Jeff King, National Lead of the Engineering With Nature (EWN) Program, to discuss what the EWN Team has been up to over the summer, share some highlights from Season 7, and offer a glimpse of what's ahead in Season 8.As Jeff describes, the EWN Team has had a busy summer extending the reach of EWN by collaborating with engineering and landscape architect colleagues, and working with the EWN Proving Grounds leads on larger, more ambitious projects. “We've started to envision really large EWN projects that will be pursued at a systems level so that we can maximize the function and benefits that can be derived from these projects. I'm really excited about having an opportunity to publish these as ‘EWN Playbooks' and have them available soon.” The EWN Team is also growing. Steven Bailey, a landscape architect, recently joined the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC). His hire reflects the growing importance of landscape architecture in EWN. And continuing EWN's tradition of training the next generation of EWN practitioners, Claire Middendorf, an Environmental & Ecological Engineering student at Purdue University, completed a summer internship working with Burton Suedel, one of our frequent EWN Podcast hosts.Jeff is encouraged, and excited about the progress of EWN more broadly within the USACE on the contribution EWN and NBS are making to the navigation, flood risk management, and ecosystem restoration missions. “Many elements within the USACE are now focused on NBS and wanting to have NBS be prioritized across all of our business lines. The conversations we're having are focused on what can we do as an organization to accelerate implementation of NBS.”Jeff and the EWN Team continued outreach to external partners to expand opportunities for integration of NBS. They have been reaching out to colleagues in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US, and internationally, to colleagues with the Environmental Agency in the United Kingdom, and the Rijkswaterstaat, which is responsible for the design, construction, management and maintenance of the Netherlands' primary infrastructure facilities. The theme for Season 8 is Channeling the Energy. That Jeff explains is inspired by the energy and excitement in the conversations that he has with all the EWN and NBS practitioners, collaborators and educators that he meets. “It's that energy and it's very contagious. So, that's our theme – channeling the energy.” Listeners can expect another great lineup of episodes in Season 8, including topics such as the nexus of climate change and health, climate policy initiatives being driven by NOAA; how the Navy is incorporating NBS into their plans and projects; and some of the groundbreaking work being done by our EWN colleagues in both the policy and program areas.Mark your calendar for the launch of Season 8 on September 25! In Season 8, Episode 1, we're speaking with Dr. Chris Lemon, Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health, and Fellow of the Bloomberg American Health Initiative. We focus on Chris's journey into climate change and global health challenges. We hope you'll tune in.For more information and resource links, please visit the EWN Podcast page on the EWN website at https://www.engineeringwithnature.org/  Jeff King at LinkedInSarah Thorne at LinkedInDave Trafford at LinkedIn

Join us for another episode as we sit down with long time NBS member, Sherry Stewart, to talk about her 1000 classes milestone!Don't forget to subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoyed the show. And, as always, stay tuned for more incredible stories and adventures on NBS Fitness Radio.Talk to Us About Your Goals: https://www.nbsfitness.net/Connect with NBSWebsite: https://www.nbsfitness.net/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/nbsfitnessFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/nbsfitnessmemphisInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nbs_fitness/

Today on The Ops Authority Podcast I'm sharing some powerful ways to grow as an operator — even if you're not ready for the DOO Certification! I am sharing the concept of your “next best self” (NBS) as a guiding principle for development. I share the importance of a supportive network, self-awareness, and motivation. I am also sharing a way that you can grow as an operator with The Ops Academy! Tune in to hear more! For full show notes, check out www.TheOpsAuthority.com/podcast/258 Stay Connected: Join the Ops Insiders FREE Facebook community! Other Ways to Connect with Me: Facebook Page Instagram Brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network

Introducing Dr. Brian Bledsoe, Director of the Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Georgia and farmer, guitar player, and dad (not in that order.)Our hosts Alysha Helmrich and Todd Bridges join Bledsoe in reviewing his lifelong commitment to research and interdisciplinary collaboration. His career has largely focused on river management and hydrology, leading him to work not just with engineers but ecologists, economists, geologists, lawyers and more. When he proposed a new institute at UGA focusing on natural solutions for infrastructure problems, he found a large community of interest that confirmed just how critical interdisciplinary expertise was for resilience. Bledsoe described the "tremendous potential" nature-based solutions have to change how we approach development. His own mission in the movement is "to act as a connector of people who are committed to rethinking infrastructure." IRIS itself is meant to adapt to needs of the researchers, stakeholders and students that comprise it, but Bledsoe hopes that the institute can act as a lighthouse for natural infrastructure solutions. He explains how IRIS is promoting this work for their large community of students and partners, and calls on practitioners of the IRIS mission to be "relentless listeners," sharing knowledge while learning from others. Listen now to learn more about IRIS's ongoing work on nature-based solutions!Brian's poems:When in doubt,Don't just build it stout-Spread it out!Bend, don't breakHard and strong will failGreen sapling.Dr. Brian Bledsoe, UGA IRIS: https://iris.uga.edu/iris-people/brian-bledsoe-p-e/ Institute for Resilient Infrastructure Systems: https://iris.uga.edu/IRIS's new Natural Infrastructure Certificate: https://iris.uga.edu/natural-infrastructure-certificate/ASCE's statement on NbS: https://www.asce.org/advocacy/policy-statements/ps575---nature-based-solutionsIRIS's NbS Job Board: https://iris.uga.edu/the-iris-job-board/Check out this past episode that also discusses interdisciplinary resilience: https://iris.uga.edu/2023/11/15/resilient-futures-podcast-episode-2-promoting-resilience-interdisciplinary-expertise-and-collaboration/

U novoj epizodi Radar Foruma mišljenja su ukrstili redovni profesori Ekonomskog fakulteta u Beogradu – izazivačica Danica Popović i njen gost Dejan Šoškić, bivši guverner NBS. Danica Popović, poznata po analitičnosti, otpočela je debatu pitanjem kako je došlo do promena u globalnoj ekonomiji, odnosno, zašto se povlačimo iz otvorenosti koja je bila temelj ekonomskog rasta, a što u konačnici preti zatvaranjem privrede? Šoškić je istakao da su vrednosti koje su krasile zapadni svet polako počele da se napuštaju, čak i od strane onih zemalja koje su te vrednosti najviše zagovarale. On ukazuje na zabrinjavajući trend odstupanja od principa slobodne trgovine i poštovanja međunarodnih pravila, što dovodi do destabilizacije globalne ekonomske strukture. “To je zbunjujuće i po pitanju slobodne trgovine, i po pitanju vladavine prava, poštovanja međunarodnih sporazuma…”, ukazuje Šoškić. Popović je naglasila značaj institucionalne stabilnosti navodeći da privreda ne bi trebalo da trpi usled političkih promena. “Mnoge stvari moraju da se rade na odgovarajući način zarad dobrobiti građana nezavisno od toga da li je jedna ili druga politička opcija na vlasti. To je nešto što krasi jednu vrstu stabilnosti i građansko društvo. Neke stvari i vrednosti se postavljaju i doživljavaju od strane građanstva kao nepromenljive konstante u jednom organizovanom društvu. To ne zavisi od slobodne volje, da ne kažem hira - mislim da je to adekvatniji termin za ponašanje pojedinih političara koji misle da mogu naglo i mnogo svojim uverenjem, svojom ličnošću i nekom svojom energijom da menjaju. Dobre države to ne trpe i dobar sistem uvek treba da kanališe političare u pravcu održavanja kvalitetnih vrednosti koje su prethodne generacije ustanovile", jasan je Šoškić. Gosti Radar Foruma kritikovali su sa ekonomskog stanovišta i sankcije Rusiji, osvrnuli se na ulogu dolara i SAD-a u trenutnim globalnim odnosima, kao i na sve veću prisutnost Kine. Takođe su se dotakli i pitanja kompetencije kadra u Narodnoj banci Srbije i kako ona utiče na ekonomsku politiku zemlje. Više na radar.rs.

The Arctic is changing more rapidly than anywhere else on earth due to climate change, and this is profoundly impacting the people that live in and depend on the ecosystems in these cold regions. In Season 7, Episode 13, host Sarah Thorne and cohost Jeff King, National Lead of the Engineering With Nature (EWN) Program, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), welcome back Laura Wendling, Senior Research Scientist at SINTEF Community in Trondheim, Norway. We continue our conversation on how innovative nature-based solutions (NBS) are being used in cold regions. After recording Episode 12, Laura was headed to the Gaia Arctic Summit held in Vesterålen in Northern Norway. The summit focused on how to accelerate the transition to climate resilience in the Arctic. She returned inspired: “It was fabulous from start to finish. The landscape there is absolutely stunning, and I think seeing it really brought home how important it is that we protect this beautiful area and the people who live there.” The summit brought together people from policy, finance, business, research and innovation, and public administration. “The main message for me is the need to collaborate across disciplines in how we work every day—not just having a meeting once a year but how we work in our daily life and how we plan things.”Laura goes on to discuss the policies, challenges, and opportunities for advancing NBS in cold regions and some of the efforts going on in Europe. She notes that there is strong explicit support for NBS within the European Green Deal and associated strategies such as the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030—policies designed to set goals to deliver on international commitments. One of the challenges that Laura notes is aligning policy at various levels, from the high-level European national policies to those on the ground at the local level. Jeff notes a similar challenge in the US: “Even those individuals or organizations that are receptive to the idea of NBS still have their own set of policies, rules, or regulations that they must adhere to and sometimes those can be contrary to the overall goal of integrating NBS into a landscape. We must find that common ground and be able to highlight the value of NBS and what that means for local economies, sustainability, and resilience.”Laura also notes challenges in valuing NBS and making trade-offs are particularly evident in the Arctic. “Where we see the sea ice dissolving and opening up new transport routes and revealing previously unknown mineral resources, there are all sorts of development possibilities. How do we ensure that the Arctic is developing in a way that's consistent with the needs and desires of the local populations?”Looking forward, Jeff highlights the ongoing work at ERDC's Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. “We are continuing to prioritize NBS and look for opportunities to integrate NBS concepts and projects into our Arctic communities. International collaboration is something that I want to see EWN continue to support.” Laura agrees with this effort and has a call to action for listeners: “I would ask everybody listening—our global community—to think about a consolidated action plan to engage the full range of stakeholders and move across borders to address the issues of climate change because climate change doesn't stop at borders. We all have to work together. Only global action is going to have the outcome that we all need.”We hope you enjoy our final Season 7 episodes on NBS in cold regions with Laura Wendling. Season 8 kicks off in September. For more information and resource links, please visit the EWN Podcast page on the EWN website at https://www.engineeringwithnature.org/  •      Jeff King at LinkedIn•      Laura Wendling at LinkedIn 

From Iowa to Australia to Finland, and most recently Norway, Laura Wendling has followed her passion to integrate nature with engineering and technology to create solutions that, as she says, “are workable in lots of different situations, including cold regions.” In Season 7, Episode 12, host Sarah Thorne and cohost Jeff King, National Lead of the Engineering With Nature (EWN) Program, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), are joined by Laura Wendling, Senior Research Scientist at SINTEF Community in Trondheim, Norway. Jeff and Laura met at a recent conference sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers.Laura's interest in innovating with nature was sparked in her undergraduate years while working as a research assistant on a project comping how constructed and natural wetlands purify water from agricultural runoff. “That really got me interested in understanding how we could design natural, or pseudo-natural systems that worked as well or almost as well as the natural system itself—like a real ecosystem.” As she says, her “ah-ha moment” was when she learned about the use of nature-based solutions (NBS): “To have the added emphasis on stakeholder engagement right from the beginning, and making sure that we plan projects so that we're deriving social and economic benefit in addition to the core target of achieving some kind of ecological outcome—it just made so much sense to me.”Today, Laura is particularly interested in how climate change is affecting cold regions. “The Arctic is warming at a rate that's far greater than the rest of the world, and there's been profound—possibly irreversible—effects on terrestrial, aquatic, freshwater, marine ecosystems, and the cryosphere, as well as the people who live in these areas.” Laura highlights some of her recent projects. In her work at SINTEF, she focuses on water and the environment, everything from water-cycle services and water management to the broader environmental issues associated with climate change.Laura also talks about the importance of spreading the word about NBS, including her work as coeditor of the Nature Based Solutions Journal and Evaluating the Impact of Nature-Based Solutions: A Handbook for Practitioners. “We can't do science in secret. We should be telling everybody what we're doing and sharing our results widely, including the things that don't work.” Laura also stresses the importance of using these indicators and measures to communicate beyond the scientific community. “To talk with people in different sectors, we need to present information in different ways. Traditionally, we haven't been as good at talking with the public policy sector. We need better evidence that can help to underpin evidence-based policy.” Jeff feels that Laura's travels and experiences have really aligned her focus with the principles and practices of EWN: “Everything you describe speaks volumes in terms of your affinity for EWN. You've been in the United States, Australia, Finland, and now Norway. You've had exposure to so many diverse ecosystems and so many different people. Those opportunities to learn in those diverse environments will serve you well, both now and in the future. I know you're going to continue to be a leader in this space.”Jeff and Sarah invited Laura back for Episode 13 to talk about the policies that are driving strategies for including NBS in Europe. For more information and resource links, please visit the EWN Podcast page on the EWN website at https://www.engineeringwithnature.org/  •      Jeff King at LinkedIn•      Laura Wendling at LinkedIn