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McKinsey Global Infrastructure Initiative Summit
Tokyo, Japan
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
15:10–15:30
PRIORITIZING THE PATHWAY TO SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
The combined impacts of COVID-19 and net-zero commitments have resulted in an unprecedented disruption of the $11.6 trillion global infrastructure industry. Meeting net-zero targets will require the industry to transform project development and delivery to deliver a global portfolio of projects at an unprecedented scale and pace. What are the pivotal actions we need to take now to enable sustainable infrastructure for the decades to come?
Facilitators:
Tip Huizenga, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-chair, GII
Detlev Mohr, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-chair, GII
In this interactive session, Detlev and Tip will briefly frame the topic with a few slides to set the context. This will be followed by them asking the question to the audience, “What are the pivotal actions we need to take now to enable sustainable infrastructure for the decades to come?” The audience will be requested to discuss the question for ~7 minutes in their pods, submitting their ideas through the GII app to form a Word Cloud on the screen.
Photograph by McKinsey Global Infrastructure/Stuart Isett
008
McKinsey Global Infrastructure Initiative Summit
Tokyo, Japan
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
15:10–15:30
PRIORITIZING THE PATHWAY TO SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
The combined impacts of COVID-19 and net-zero commitments have resulted in an unprecedented disruption of the $11.6 trillion global infrastructure industry. Meeting net-zero targets will require the industry to transform project development and delivery to deliver a global portfolio of projects at an unprecedented scale and pace. What are the pivotal actions we need to take now to enable sustainable infrastructure for the decades to come?
Facilitators:
Tip Huizenga, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-chair, GII
Detlev Mohr, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-chair, GII
In this interactive session, Detlev and Tip will briefly frame the topic with a few slides to set the context. This will be followed by them asking the question to the audience, “What are the pivotal actions we need to take now to enable sustainable infrastructure for the decades to come?” The audience will be requested to discuss the question for ~7 minutes in their pods, submitting their ideas through the GII app to form a Word Cloud on the screen.
Photograph by McKinsey Global Infrastructure/Stuart Isett
The United States prioritizes high-quality U.S. direct investment and economic engagement throughout the Indo-Pacific region, including the Lao PDR.
Today, #AmbHaymond hosted the Indo-Pacific Business Forum event in Vientiane Capital, which convened more than 40 people from senior representatives from government, industry, and the non-profit sector for a major event linked to the 2020 Indo-Pacific Business Forum – which is being held in Hanoi, Vietnam.
“We will continue to partner with the Lao government and private sector to further enhance the business environment and promote transparent public-private dialogue, thereby creating more opportunities for foreign investors, including American companies, to contribute to socio-economic development in Laos.” said Ambassador Haymond.
To learn more click here: www..usaid.gov/laos/news-information/press-releases/unite...
ສ. ອາເມລິກາ ໄດ້ໃຫ້ບູລິມະສິດສູງກ່ຽວກັບ ການລົງທຶນຂອງ ອາເມລິກາ ທີ່ມີຄຸນະພາບສູງ ໃນພາກ ພື້ນ ອິນໂດ-ປາຊີຟິກ ລວມທັງ ສປປ ລາວ.
ມື້ນີ້ ສະຖານທູດສະຫະລັດອາເມລິກາປະຈຳລາວທີ່ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນໄດ້ຈັດກອງປະ ຊຸມຂຶ້ນໃນວັນທີ 29 ຕຸລາ ເຊິ່ງມີຜູ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມຈາກລັດຖະບານ, ເອກະຊົນ ແລະ ພາກສ່ວນທີ່ບໍ່ຫວັງຜົນກຳໄລ ຫຼາຍກ່ວາ 40 ທ່ານ ເຊິ່ງກອງປະຊຸມດັ່ງກ່າວຖືກຈັດຂຶ້ນຄຽງຄູ່ກັບກອງປະຊຸມການດຳເນີນທຸລະກິດໃນພາກພື້ນອິນໂດ-ປາຊີຟິກ ປະຈຳປີ 2020 ທີ່ຈັດຂຶ້ນທີ່ ນະຄອນຫຼວງ ຮ່າໂນຍ ປະເທດຫວຽດນາມ.
#ທ່ານທູດປີເຕີ ກ່າວວ່າ: ພວກເຮົາຈະສືບຕໍ່ເຮັດວຽກຮ່ວມກັບລັດຖະບານລາວ ແລະ ພາກເອກະຊົນເພື່ອສ້າງສະພາບແວດລ້ອມທີ່ເອື້ອອຳນວຍຕໍ່ການເຮັດທຸລະກິດ ແລະ ສະໜັບສະໜູນເວທີການສົນທະນາປຶກສາຫາລືລະຫວ່າງພາກລັດ ແລະ ເອກະຊົນແບບໂປ່ງໃສຍິ່ງຂຶ້ນເຊິ່ງຈະມີຜົນປະໂຫຍດໃຫ້ແກ່ການສ້າງໂອກາດໃຫ້ແກ່ບັນດານັກລົງທຶນຕ່າງປະເທດ ລວມທັງບໍລິສັດຂອງອາເມລິກາເພື່ອ ປະກອບສ່ວນເຂົ້າໃນການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດ - ສັງຄົມ ໃນ ສປປ ລາວ.
ອ່ານເພີ່ມເຕີມທີ່: www..usaid.gov/laos/news-information/press-releases/unite...
The Tree -- 1992,
Herbert Gentry,
Interlocking faces, masks, and bird-like creatures populate this fiery red background. Images like these recur throughout Herbert Gentry's work. They suggest a powerful connection between nature and the spiritual realm.
Stationed in Paris during World War II, Gentry saw the French city as a gateway for his creative expression. He was closely aligned with CoBrA, an artist group that prioritized spontaneity over rigid forms of abstraction. Gentry's expressive use of color, active brushwork, and distortion of forms marked a fresh approach to abstract painting.
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With Passion and Purpose
Gifts from the Collection of Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson
June 7 - October 5, 2025
Locations East Building, Mezzanine — Gallery 214
See standout works by Black artists from the past century, newly gifted to the Nation.
For over four decades, Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson have championed the work of Black artists. They have supported exhibitions and scholarship as they built a remarkable collection that spans 100 years of Black creativity in America.
This exhibition celebrates the recent and promised gifts of 175 works from the Thompsons to the National Gallery—the largest group of objects by Black artists to enter our collection at one time. Explore more than 60 paintings, sculpture, drawings, and prints organized in sections around themes of music and abstraction, figuration and portraiture, civil rights and social politics, as well as landscape and transcultural connections and influences.
Works range from a captivating portrait by Beauford Delaney and lyrical abstractions by Mildred Thompson to a towering allegorical woodcut by Alison Saar and an intricate sculpture of found objects by vanessa german. Enjoy works by renowned artists—Jacob Lawrence, Archibald Motley, and Kara Walker—and discover artists you may not yet know, such as Camille Billops, Vivian Browne, Moe Brooker, and Alonzo Davis.
www.nga.gov/exhibitions/passion-and-purpose
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"In April of this year, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC announced that it received a substantial gift of more than one hundred seventy artworks by Black American artists from art collectors Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson. “The breadth of artistic achievement across media and styles in this transformative gift enriches the story of American art that we can share with our visitors,” Kaywin Feldman, director of the National Gallery of Art, stated in the press release. The National Gallery of Art collection includes one hundred sixty thousand artworks that span the history of Western art from the Middle Ages to the contemporary moment, but although the collection covers a huge period of time, its holdings are not as diverse as the people who live and work in the Western world. The Thompsons’ gift is the largest gift of Black art the museum has ever received, and because Western art is so heavily Eurocentric, the Thompsons’ gift is, indeed, “transformative”—and vital.
The exhibition With Passion and Purpose: Gifts from the Collection of Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson, on view at the museum until October 5, features sixty paintings and sculptures from the collection. The donation spans one hundred years and features works by well-known artists, including Jacob Lawrence and Kara Walker, and more obscure artists like Moe Booker and Alonzo Davis. The collection is diverse in style, subject matter, and genre, featuring representational portraits to abstract paintings.
The four galleries that make up With Passion and Purpose are curated by Kanitra Fletcher, associate curator of African American and Afro-Diasporic Art; Shelley Langdale, curator and head of the department of modern prints and drawings; Claudia Watts, research assistant; and Emily Wehby, curatorial assistant, all of the National Gallery of Art. Vibrant abstract works greet the viewer upon arrival, setting up for a dynamic exhibition of varied artistic styles and subjects. While many artworks express narratives about Black America, not all of them take on such an arduous task; others celebrate beauty and joy. Artworks like Mento, 1968 by Mavis Pusey and Untitled, 1971 by Daniel LaRue Johnson exude the transformative nature of the post-civil rights moment they were created in. Other artworks like Sweeping Beauty, 1997 by Alison Saar and New York Rail, 1993 by Radcliffe Bailey illustrate Black life by expressing narratives that speak to harsh historical realities.
Sweeping Beauty, a woodcut on Okawara Natural Paper, depicts the figure of a pregnant nude woman positioned upside down, rendered in yellow pigment against a red and black background. The play on the classic children’s story Sleeping Beauty is evident, but Saar subverts the stereotypical female figure who is required to be chaste and dainty. The bold colors defy misogynist desires for women to be demure. For Black women, being modest was not always a choice, as from the time African women stepped onto American soil in the 1600s, they were relegated to chattel, and poked, prodded, and examined as such. Saar’s artwork of the nude figure might be also reckoning with the reality that Black women for so long were domestics made to clean and sweep. In these roles, Black women were not respected for their full humanity, and they were often forced to succumb to unwanted advances from their enslavers and bosses. Saar’s artwork is layered: her depiction of a fertility goddess highlights the notion that Black women birthed a workforce, and the figure’s hair sweeping the floor alludes to domestic servitude.
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Alison Saar
Sweeping Beauty,1997
3-color woodcut on Okawara Natural Paper
overall: 193.04 × 83.82 cm (76 × 33 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Promised Gift of Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson
© Alison Saar. Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA
In April of this year, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC announced that it received a substantial gift of more than one hundred seventy artworks by Black American artists from art collectors Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson. “The breadth of artistic achievement across media and styles in this transformative gift enriches the story of American art that we can share with our visitors,” Kaywin Feldman, director of the National Gallery of Art, stated in the press release. The National Gallery of Art collection includes one hundred sixty thousand artworks that span the history of Western art from the Middle Ages to the contemporary moment, but although the collection covers a huge period of time, its holdings are not as diverse as the people who live and work in the Western world. The Thompsons’ gift is the largest gift of Black art the museum has ever received, and because Western art is so heavily Eurocentric, the Thompsons’ gift is, indeed, “transformative”—and vital.
The exhibition With Passion and Purpose: Gifts from the Collection of Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson, on view at the museum until October 5, features sixty paintings and sculptures from the collection. The donation spans one hundred years and features works by well-known artists, including Jacob Lawrence and Kara Walker, and more obscure artists like Moe Booker and Alonzo Davis. The collection is diverse in style, subject matter, and genre, featuring representational portraits to abstract paintings.
The four galleries that make up With Passion and Purpose are curated by Kanitra Fletcher, associate curator of African American and Afro-Diasporic Art; Shelley Langdale, curator and head of the department of modern prints and drawings; Claudia Watts, research assistant; and Emily Wehby, curatorial assistant, all of the National Gallery of Art. Vibrant abstract works greet the viewer upon arrival, setting up for a dynamic exhibition of varied artistic styles and subjects. While many artworks express narratives about Black America, not all of them take on such an arduous task; others celebrate beauty and joy. Artworks like Mento, 1968 by Mavis Pusey and Untitled, 1971 by Daniel LaRue Johnson exude the transformative nature of the post-civil rights moment they were created in. Other artworks like Sweeping Beauty, 1997 by Alison Saar and New York Rail, 1993 by Radcliffe Bailey illustrate Black life by expressing narratives that speak to harsh historical realities.
Sweeping Beauty, a woodcut on Okawara Natural Paper, depicts the figure of a pregnant nude woman positioned upside down, rendered in yellow pigment against a red and black background. The play on the classic children’s story Sleeping Beauty is evident, but Saar subverts the stereotypical female figure who is required to be chaste and dainty. The bold colors defy misogynist desires for women to be demure. For Black women, being modest was not always a choice, as from the time African women stepped onto American soil in the 1600s, they were relegated to chattel, and poked, prodded, and examined as such. Saar’s artwork of the nude figure might be also reckoning with the reality that Black women for so long were domestics made to clean and sweep. In these roles, Black women were not respected for their full humanity, and they were often forced to succumb to unwanted advances from their enslavers and bosses. Saar’s artwork is layered: her depiction of a fertility goddess highlights the notion that Black women birthed a workforce, and the figure’s hair sweeping the floor alludes to domestic servitude.
Radcliffe Bailey
NY Rail (Transportation), 1993
cut-and-pasted offset printed paper and painted paper, acrylic paint, and blue crayon on wove paper
sheet: 45.8 x 58.9 cm (18 1/16 x 23 3/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art, Gift of Larry D. and Brenda A. Thompson
2023.145.14
Radcliffe Bailey, who passed away in 2023 and is known for telling Black American narratives through his artwork, is represented here by the six separate paintings that make up his NY Rail. Like Jacob Lawrence’s Migration Series, this artwork depicts the migration of Black people from the south and the Caribbean to parts of the United States. For NY Rail (Transportation), Bailey uses an archival photograph of Black people boarding a train, overlayed with a grid of colorful acrylic paint and a depiction of tree limbs with leaves. In NY Rail (Boats Arriving), he paints three and a half row boats, with the word “Mississippi,” “Jamaica,” and “Cuba” written on the sides of them, telling where and how Black people migrated. The background is in coordination with the other paintings in the series, as they incorporate the orange, blue, yellow, and green painted horizontal stripes depicting water and the landscape. In other artworks, NY Rail (Bird of Death) and NY Rail (Death of Infant), the artist illustrates the unfortunate trials faced during the migration. Though optimism drove the migrants, they still faced challenges that led to death in Northern cities, from mob violence to unhealthy environments in ghettos.
Without the stewardship of Black art collectors from the beginning of the early twentieth century when Black art burgeoned due to the New Negro Movement, commonly known as the Harlem Renaissance, the preservation of Black art would not have happened, and the art would be lost. During the early twentieth century, instead of exhibiting in downtown New York museums and galleries, Black artists exhibited their work in libraries, churches, and private homes. In 1921, the 135th Street Branch of the New York Public Library in Harlem held its first exhibition by African American artists. The library became a focal point for the Harlem Renaissance. Today, the library is known as the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, after Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, who was fundamental to the movement and in 1926 contributed his collection of more than four thousand books to the library for $10,000 furnished by the Carnegie Corporation. Black American artists were excluded from the art establishment largely until the mid to late twentieth century when postmodern conceptual art started to become popular. Because of this exclusion, museum collections around the country lack art that represents historical Black narratives. But today, museums are beginning to acquire art that fills the historical gaps in their collections through the generosity of collectors like the Thompsons, University of Georgia emeritus trustees, who have been collecting art since 1980. In 2011, they donated one hundred artworks to the Georgia Museum of Art, and in 2008, they gifted thirty nine artworks to the David C. Driskell Center at the University of Maryland, College Park. Collectors Walter O. and Linda Evans, who hold one of the largest collections of Black art, gifted the Telfair Museums thirty artworks; Seteria and Najee Dorsey, founders of Black Art in America, gifted the Columbus Museum fifteen artworks; and Constance E. Clayton, an educator and civic leader who collected Black art over fifty years, gifted the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art more than seventy artworks.
Without Black art collectors, so much of the artwork by Black artists would be forgotten. With the loss of the physical art, the impalpable sensibilities of Black life throughout varied stages of history would not be preserved. Black collectors have cared for their collections and also contributed to the dissemination of the art and ideas through gifts to institutions that benefit from the inclusion of Black history. These Black collectors who steward Black art are making judgments on what should be preserved in a field that is dominated by western culture’s Eurocentric gaze. And though Black collectors have gifted historically Black institutions, including Clark Atlanta University, Hampton Unviersity, and Howard University, with artworks throughout African American art’s history, it is notable that the Thompsons are Black collectors making a profound contribution to one of the most highly regarded collections in the United States—the National Gallery of Art.
Shantay Robinson, educator and art writer, lives in Northern Virginia. Her work has appeared regularly in ARTnews, Smithsonian Magazine, Black Art in America, and other notable publications where she primarily writes about Black Art. She holds a PhD in Writing and Rhetoric from George Mason University."
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“Taking care of you is not selfish, it’s selfless. A better you is more capable to serve the needs of others.” – Quote unknown
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008
McKinsey Global Infrastructure Initiative Summit
Tokyo, Japan
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
15:10–15:30
PRIORITIZING THE PATHWAY TO SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
The combined impacts of COVID-19 and net-zero commitments have resulted in an unprecedented disruption of the $11.6 trillion global infrastructure industry. Meeting net-zero targets will require the industry to transform project development and delivery to deliver a global portfolio of projects at an unprecedented scale and pace. What are the pivotal actions we need to take now to enable sustainable infrastructure for the decades to come?
Facilitators:
Tip Huizenga, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-chair, GII
Detlev Mohr, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-chair, GII
In this interactive session, Detlev and Tip will briefly frame the topic with a few slides to set the context. This will be followed by them asking the question to the audience, “What are the pivotal actions we need to take now to enable sustainable infrastructure for the decades to come?” The audience will be requested to discuss the question for ~7 minutes in their pods, submitting their ideas through the GII app to form a Word Cloud on the screen.
Photograph by McKinsey Global Infrastructure/Stuart Isett
008
McKinsey Global Infrastructure Initiative Summit
Tokyo, Japan
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
15:10–15:30
PRIORITIZING THE PATHWAY TO SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
The combined impacts of COVID-19 and net-zero commitments have resulted in an unprecedented disruption of the $11.6 trillion global infrastructure industry. Meeting net-zero targets will require the industry to transform project development and delivery to deliver a global portfolio of projects at an unprecedented scale and pace. What are the pivotal actions we need to take now to enable sustainable infrastructure for the decades to come?
Facilitators:
Tip Huizenga, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-chair, GII
Detlev Mohr, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-chair, GII
In this interactive session, Detlev and Tip will briefly frame the topic with a few slides to set the context. This will be followed by them asking the question to the audience, “What are the pivotal actions we need to take now to enable sustainable infrastructure for the decades to come?” The audience will be requested to discuss the question for ~7 minutes in their pods, submitting their ideas through the GII app to form a Word Cloud on the screen.
Photograph by McKinsey Global Infrastructure/Stuart Isett
The United States prioritizes high-quality U.S. direct investment and economic engagement throughout the Indo-Pacific region, including the Lao PDR.
Today, #AmbHaymond hosted the Indo-Pacific Business Forum event in Vientiane Capital, which convened more than 40 people from senior representatives from government, industry, and the non-profit sector for a major event linked to the 2020 Indo-Pacific Business Forum – which is being held in Hanoi, Vietnam.
“We will continue to partner with the Lao government and private sector to further enhance the business environment and promote transparent public-private dialogue, thereby creating more opportunities for foreign investors, including American companies, to contribute to socio-economic development in Laos.” said Ambassador Haymond.
To learn more click here: www..usaid.gov/laos/news-information/press-releases/unite...
ສ. ອາເມລິກາ ໄດ້ໃຫ້ບູລິມະສິດສູງກ່ຽວກັບ ການລົງທຶນຂອງ ອາເມລິກາ ທີ່ມີຄຸນະພາບສູງ ໃນພາກ ພື້ນ ອິນໂດ-ປາຊີຟິກ ລວມທັງ ສປປ ລາວ.
ມື້ນີ້ ສະຖານທູດສະຫະລັດອາເມລິກາປະຈຳລາວທີ່ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນໄດ້ຈັດກອງປະ ຊຸມຂຶ້ນໃນວັນທີ 29 ຕຸລາ ເຊິ່ງມີຜູ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມຈາກລັດຖະບານ, ເອກະຊົນ ແລະ ພາກສ່ວນທີ່ບໍ່ຫວັງຜົນກຳໄລ ຫຼາຍກ່ວາ 40 ທ່ານ ເຊິ່ງກອງປະຊຸມດັ່ງກ່າວຖືກຈັດຂຶ້ນຄຽງຄູ່ກັບກອງປະຊຸມການດຳເນີນທຸລະກິດໃນພາກພື້ນອິນໂດ-ປາຊີຟິກ ປະຈຳປີ 2020 ທີ່ຈັດຂຶ້ນທີ່ ນະຄອນຫຼວງ ຮ່າໂນຍ ປະເທດຫວຽດນາມ.
#ທ່ານທູດປີເຕີ ກ່າວວ່າ: ພວກເຮົາຈະສືບຕໍ່ເຮັດວຽກຮ່ວມກັບລັດຖະບານລາວ ແລະ ພາກເອກະຊົນເພື່ອສ້າງສະພາບແວດລ້ອມທີ່ເອື້ອອຳນວຍຕໍ່ການເຮັດທຸລະກິດ ແລະ ສະໜັບສະໜູນເວທີການສົນທະນາປຶກສາຫາລືລະຫວ່າງພາກລັດ ແລະ ເອກະຊົນແບບໂປ່ງໃສຍິ່ງຂຶ້ນເຊິ່ງຈະມີຜົນປະໂຫຍດໃຫ້ແກ່ການສ້າງໂອກາດໃຫ້ແກ່ບັນດານັກລົງທຶນຕ່າງປະເທດ ລວມທັງບໍລິສັດຂອງອາເມລິກາເພື່ອ ປະກອບສ່ວນເຂົ້າໃນການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດ - ສັງຄົມ ໃນ ສປປ ລາວ.
ອ່ານເພີ່ມເຕີມທີ່: www..usaid.gov/laos/news-information/press-releases/unite...
If you need more evidence on why leaders should prioritize climate, look no further than this year’s hurricane season— currently tied for the most active hurricane season in the Atlantic with 28 named storms. We experienced a similar season in 2005, with 27 named storms and one unnamed storm.
This year, storms have also formed much earlier in the season than previous years. Zeta developed on October 24th, beating out 2005’s Zeta which formed on December 30, 2005. It’s been a similar story for the 23 other named storms this season.
2020 also saw 3 storms in a single day, which tied a record. 2020 also broke the record for most named storms in the month of September. And 2020 also saw 11 US landfalls— breaking the previous record of 9 set back in 1916.
Record-breaking weather has been a trend over the last few years, and scientists believe that human-caused climate change is a contributing factor. The science of climate change is no longer a debate. Climate change is HERE, and we need our leaders to believe the experts. Vote for science on November 3.| Illustration by @jentannerdesign
By: Maiya, www.instagram.com/maiyamay_/
The Government of Azerbaijan and United Nations launched the formulation of the joint strategic partnership framework for the next five years.
The Ministry of Economy and Industry hosted the launch of the joint consultation process, which brought together senior government officials, development partners, representatives from the private sector and civil society to identify the broad priority areas for the cooperation between the UN system and the Government. The prospective collaboration framework will be aligned with the national priorities that are articulated in ‘Azerbaijan: Vision 2020’ development concept, which builds on the country’s latest socio-economic achievements and provides a framework for its transition from a traditional economy to a knowledge-based, competitive and diversified economy.
The new strategy will support the agreed international goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda, a new framework for sustainable development, reaffirming the mutual commitment of the Government of Azerbaijan and United Nations to further deepen partnership and continue working in a concerted and effective manner. It will constitute a robust mechanism to foster coherence, relevance, effectiveness and efficiency within the UN system, and will give a significant attention to achieving results, with a focus on strengthening national Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) capacity and deepening the integration of M&E into national development planning process.
On behalf of the Government of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Economy and Industry will further co-lead the process of the preparation of the next partnership strategy until the end of August together with the United Nations and in consultation with all government and international partners. The strategic directions and expected results of the next partnership framework will be validated tentatively by end-September and endorsed by the Government by December 2014.
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The United States prioritizes high-quality U.S. direct investment and economic engagement throughout the Indo-Pacific region, including the Lao PDR.
Today, #AmbHaymond hosted the Indo-Pacific Business Forum event in Vientiane Capital, which convened more than 40 people from senior representatives from government, industry, and the non-profit sector for a major event linked to the 2020 Indo-Pacific Business Forum – which is being held in Hanoi, Vietnam.
“We will continue to partner with the Lao government and private sector to further enhance the business environment and promote transparent public-private dialogue, thereby creating more opportunities for foreign investors, including American companies, to contribute to socio-economic development in Laos.” said Ambassador Haymond.
To learn more click here: www..usaid.gov/laos/news-information/press-releases/unite...
ສ. ອາເມລິກາ ໄດ້ໃຫ້ບູລິມະສິດສູງກ່ຽວກັບ ການລົງທຶນຂອງ ອາເມລິກາ ທີ່ມີຄຸນະພາບສູງ ໃນພາກ ພື້ນ ອິນໂດ-ປາຊີຟິກ ລວມທັງ ສປປ ລາວ.
ມື້ນີ້ ສະຖານທູດສະຫະລັດອາເມລິກາປະຈຳລາວທີ່ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນໄດ້ຈັດກອງປະ ຊຸມຂຶ້ນໃນວັນທີ 29 ຕຸລາ ເຊິ່ງມີຜູ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມຈາກລັດຖະບານ, ເອກະຊົນ ແລະ ພາກສ່ວນທີ່ບໍ່ຫວັງຜົນກຳໄລ ຫຼາຍກ່ວາ 40 ທ່ານ ເຊິ່ງກອງປະຊຸມດັ່ງກ່າວຖືກຈັດຂຶ້ນຄຽງຄູ່ກັບກອງປະຊຸມການດຳເນີນທຸລະກິດໃນພາກພື້ນອິນໂດ-ປາຊີຟິກ ປະຈຳປີ 2020 ທີ່ຈັດຂຶ້ນທີ່ ນະຄອນຫຼວງ ຮ່າໂນຍ ປະເທດຫວຽດນາມ.
#ທ່ານທູດປີເຕີ ກ່າວວ່າ: ພວກເຮົາຈະສືບຕໍ່ເຮັດວຽກຮ່ວມກັບລັດຖະບານລາວ ແລະ ພາກເອກະຊົນເພື່ອສ້າງສະພາບແວດລ້ອມທີ່ເອື້ອອຳນວຍຕໍ່ການເຮັດທຸລະກິດ ແລະ ສະໜັບສະໜູນເວທີການສົນທະນາປຶກສາຫາລືລະຫວ່າງພາກລັດ ແລະ ເອກະຊົນແບບໂປ່ງໃສຍິ່ງຂຶ້ນເຊິ່ງຈະມີຜົນປະໂຫຍດໃຫ້ແກ່ການສ້າງໂອກາດໃຫ້ແກ່ບັນດານັກລົງທຶນຕ່າງປະເທດ ລວມທັງບໍລິສັດຂອງອາເມລິກາເພື່ອ ປະກອບສ່ວນເຂົ້າໃນການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດ - ສັງຄົມ ໃນ ສປປ ລາວ.
ອ່ານເພີ່ມເຕີມທີ່: www..usaid.gov/laos/news-information/press-releases/unite...
The Community Archiving Workshop prioritized collections centering Native Hawaiian culture and history, as well as prioritizing workshop volunteers with Native Hawaiian or other Indigenous ancestry. We partnered with the Lāna'i Culture & Heritage Center and the Ka Ipu Makani Cultural Heritage Center, with support from the ʻUluʻulu: The Henry Kuʻualoha Giugni Moving Image Archive.
Every Mind Matters: The Many Dimensions of Mental Illness
The Hill brings together lawmakers, mental health experts, and advocates to discuss these questions and more and explore why prioritizing mental health is intrinsically linked to good health overall.
The United States is facing an unprecedented mental health crisis as two in five American adults reported experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression in 2021. Fortunately, the country has witnessed a positive sea change in recognizing the importance of mental health and self-care in recent years, but significant work still remains to create a system that recognizes the nuances and needs of those with mental illness.
Schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disease, and post-traumatic stress disorder are just some of the many conditions affecting the 1 in 20 Americans experiencing serious mental illness today. The generalization of these disorders extends beyond everyday vernacular as one-size-fits-all policies, drugs and treatments continue to fail patients. Even when services are available, barriers like cost, cultural bias, and inconvenience often prevent people from accessing the care they need.
How can we break down the stigma associated with mental illness? How can we build a comprehensive care system to support all individuals affected by it?
LOCATION
In person at National Press Club Holeman Lounge, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045 & streaming nationally
DATE & TIME
Wednesday, October 18
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
Speakers:
Daniel Gillison, CEO, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Dr. Joshua A. Gordon, Director, National Institute of Mental Health
Susan Gurley, Executive Director, Anxiety & Depression Association of America
Gabe Howard, “Inside Mental Health” Podcast Host, Author, Speaker
Dafna Michaelson Jenet, Colorado State Senator (CO-21)
Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), Co-Chair, Task Force on Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder
Rep. David Trone
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Few trends in the solar energy space are as exciting as the possibilities offered by interconnected technologies. Whether it’s the coupling of solar PV arrays with battery storage for increased energy independence or the potential for blockchain to create a new market for clean energy, advances in technology keep taking solar power to the next level. As the efficiency, stability, and economic viability of solar installations continue to improve, new possibilities reveal themselves.
One growing subset of clean energy technology uses interconnected devices to monitor and manage the energy production and usage of entire buildings, making them more efficient and saving money as a result. These “smart buildings” offer a glimpse into a future in which energy generation and management are more accessible and customizable - where the power to control a building’s worth of devices fits in the palm of your hand.
The Internet of Things
What’s enabling this type of progress? The Internet of Things (IoT), which WIRED notes “is increasingly being used to define (any) objects that ‘talk’ to each other.” Encompassing devices from smartphones and remote speakers to small wearable technology like fitness bands and large smart appliances, the IoT is already reshaping the way we manage communication, health, and our homes and offices. These devices can interface with each other and with cloud-based applications or storage systems to do everything from adjusting the thermostat when we leave the house to alerting emergency personnel in the event of a heart attack or stroke.
Entrepreneur Ludovic Deblois writes in Medium that “in 2020, the Internet of Things should number 50 billion connected devices communicating with applications in the cloud, compared with ‘only’ 14 billion today. That will be an average of more than 7 objects per person on Earth…” In addition to communicating across interconnected devices to make our lives easier, these devices also collect and store massive amounts of data, which can help us eliminate waste and diagnose inefficiencies or potential dangers.
Beyond Green Buildings
The Internet of Things is also changing the way we think about the buildings in which we live and work. Nearly twenty-five years ago, the green building standard was developed to encourage sustainable, environmentally friendly, healthy building practices. The primary considerations set forward by the U.S. Green Building Council include “energy use, water use, indoor environmental quality, material selection and the building's effects on its site.” Now, IoT applications can help address many of the same issues, both when included in new construction and retrofitted to systems in older buildings.
Internet of Things devices can be used to connect various building systems from HVAC and ventilation to computer servers, lights, and alarm systems. These “smart” buildings or homes are then able to integrate and process information from each system to increase efficiency and reduce operating costs. When paired with green building practices, IoT can create incredibly low-impact facilities that use less energy and produce less waste than ever before. When applied to older buildings, IoT devices can address and mitigate many issues such as water management, energy efficiency, and air quality.
As GreenTechMedia recently explored, there are several converging trends that make IoT-connected smart buildings the smart choice for building managers and owners. These include the growing market for green buildings and the higher prices that they can demand from buyers or renters, the desire for high-tech spaces (in both residential and office buildings), and a “renewed focus on space utilization and space analytics.” Smart buildings satisfy all of these needs, and many facilities are recognizing that a “building retrofit can be funded by the future reductions in energy cost.”
Solar Power Meets the Internet of Things
What’s the next step for smart buildings and homes? Imagine a systems-integrated solar installation that can provide power to a building’s interconnected devices and store the excess for use when needed (or to be sold to a nearby facility or back to the utility company). These solutions are being actively developed by innovators such as those behind WISE Power technology, which “integrates smart devices through a vendor-neutral hub to facilitate home automation as well as building management through smart HVAC, electrical, and solar plus storage solutions.”
At Solar Design Studio, we’re excited to embrace the possibilities revealed through the interconnection of solar and other technology systems. Our decades of expertise in the rapidly-changing solar market have prepared us to integrate new technologies as we design solutions that prioritize effectiveness and ROI for our clients.
Are you interested in learning more about how solar energy can add to or kick-start your smart home or office? Contact us today!
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The Government of Azerbaijan and United Nations launched the formulation of the joint strategic partnership framework for the next five years.
The Ministry of Economy and Industry hosted the launch of the joint consultation process, which brought together senior government officials, development partners, representatives from the private sector and civil society to identify the broad priority areas for the cooperation between the UN system and the Government. The prospective collaboration framework will be aligned with the national priorities that are articulated in ‘Azerbaijan: Vision 2020’ development concept, which builds on the country’s latest socio-economic achievements and provides a framework for its transition from a traditional economy to a knowledge-based, competitive and diversified economy.
The new strategy will support the agreed international goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda, a new framework for sustainable development, reaffirming the mutual commitment of the Government of Azerbaijan and United Nations to further deepen partnership and continue working in a concerted and effective manner. It will constitute a robust mechanism to foster coherence, relevance, effectiveness and efficiency within the UN system, and will give a significant attention to achieving results, with a focus on strengthening national Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) capacity and deepening the integration of M&E into national development planning process.
On behalf of the Government of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Economy and Industry will further co-lead the process of the preparation of the next partnership strategy until the end of August together with the United Nations and in consultation with all government and international partners. The strategic directions and expected results of the next partnership framework will be validated tentatively by end-September and endorsed by the Government by December 2014.
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McKinsey Global Infrastructure Initiative Summit
Tokyo, Japan
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
15:10–15:30
PRIORITIZING THE PATHWAY TO SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
The combined impacts of COVID-19 and net-zero commitments have resulted in an unprecedented disruption of the $11.6 trillion global infrastructure industry. Meeting net-zero targets will require the industry to transform project development and delivery to deliver a global portfolio of projects at an unprecedented scale and pace. What are the pivotal actions we need to take now to enable sustainable infrastructure for the decades to come?
Facilitators:
Tip Huizenga, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-chair, GII
Detlev Mohr, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-chair, GII
In this interactive session, Detlev and Tip will briefly frame the topic with a few slides to set the context. This will be followed by them asking the question to the audience, “What are the pivotal actions we need to take now to enable sustainable infrastructure for the decades to come?” The audience will be requested to discuss the question for ~7 minutes in their pods, submitting their ideas through the GII app to form a Word Cloud on the screen.
Photograph by McKinsey Global Infrastructure/Stuart Isett
The United States prioritizes high-quality U.S. direct investment and economic engagement throughout the Indo-Pacific region, including the Lao PDR.
Today, #AmbHaymond hosted the Indo-Pacific Business Forum event in Vientiane Capital, which convened more than 40 people from senior representatives from government, industry, and the non-profit sector for a major event linked to the 2020 Indo-Pacific Business Forum – which is being held in Hanoi, Vietnam.
“We will continue to partner with the Lao government and private sector to further enhance the business environment and promote transparent public-private dialogue, thereby creating more opportunities for foreign investors, including American companies, to contribute to socio-economic development in Laos.” said Ambassador Haymond.
To learn more click here: www..usaid.gov/laos/news-information/press-releases/unite...
ສ. ອາເມລິກາ ໄດ້ໃຫ້ບູລິມະສິດສູງກ່ຽວກັບ ການລົງທຶນຂອງ ອາເມລິກາ ທີ່ມີຄຸນະພາບສູງ ໃນພາກ ພື້ນ ອິນໂດ-ປາຊີຟິກ ລວມທັງ ສປປ ລາວ.
ມື້ນີ້ ສະຖານທູດສະຫະລັດອາເມລິກາປະຈຳລາວທີ່ນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນໄດ້ຈັດກອງປະ ຊຸມຂຶ້ນໃນວັນທີ 29 ຕຸລາ ເຊິ່ງມີຜູ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມຈາກລັດຖະບານ, ເອກະຊົນ ແລະ ພາກສ່ວນທີ່ບໍ່ຫວັງຜົນກຳໄລ ຫຼາຍກ່ວາ 40 ທ່ານ ເຊິ່ງກອງປະຊຸມດັ່ງກ່າວຖືກຈັດຂຶ້ນຄຽງຄູ່ກັບກອງປະຊຸມການດຳເນີນທຸລະກິດໃນພາກພື້ນອິນໂດ-ປາຊີຟິກ ປະຈຳປີ 2020 ທີ່ຈັດຂຶ້ນທີ່ ນະຄອນຫຼວງ ຮ່າໂນຍ ປະເທດຫວຽດນາມ.
#ທ່ານທູດປີເຕີ ກ່າວວ່າ: ພວກເຮົາຈະສືບຕໍ່ເຮັດວຽກຮ່ວມກັບລັດຖະບານລາວ ແລະ ພາກເອກະຊົນເພື່ອສ້າງສະພາບແວດລ້ອມທີ່ເອື້ອອຳນວຍຕໍ່ການເຮັດທຸລະກິດ ແລະ ສະໜັບສະໜູນເວທີການສົນທະນາປຶກສາຫາລືລະຫວ່າງພາກລັດ ແລະ ເອກະຊົນແບບໂປ່ງໃສຍິ່ງຂຶ້ນເຊິ່ງຈະມີຜົນປະໂຫຍດໃຫ້ແກ່ການສ້າງໂອກາດໃຫ້ແກ່ບັນດານັກລົງທຶນຕ່າງປະເທດ ລວມທັງບໍລິສັດຂອງອາເມລິກາເພື່ອ ປະກອບສ່ວນເຂົ້າໃນການພັດທະນາເສດຖະກິດ - ສັງຄົມ ໃນ ສປປ ລາວ.
ອ່ານເພີ່ມເຕີມທີ່: www..usaid.gov/laos/news-information/press-releases/unite...
Every Mind Matters: The Many Dimensions of Mental Illness
The Hill brings together lawmakers, mental health experts, and advocates to discuss these questions and more and explore why prioritizing mental health is intrinsically linked to good health overall.
The United States is facing an unprecedented mental health crisis as two in five American adults reported experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression in 2021. Fortunately, the country has witnessed a positive sea change in recognizing the importance of mental health and self-care in recent years, but significant work still remains to create a system that recognizes the nuances and needs of those with mental illness.
Schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disease, and post-traumatic stress disorder are just some of the many conditions affecting the 1 in 20 Americans experiencing serious mental illness today. The generalization of these disorders extends beyond everyday vernacular as one-size-fits-all policies, drugs and treatments continue to fail patients. Even when services are available, barriers like cost, cultural bias, and inconvenience often prevent people from accessing the care they need.
How can we break down the stigma associated with mental illness? How can we build a comprehensive care system to support all individuals affected by it?
LOCATION
In person at National Press Club Holeman Lounge, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045 & streaming nationally
DATE & TIME
Wednesday, October 18
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
Speakers:
Daniel Gillison, CEO, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Dr. Joshua A. Gordon, Director, National Institute of Mental Health
Susan Gurley, Executive Director, Anxiety & Depression Association of America
Gabe Howard, “Inside Mental Health” Podcast Host, Author, Speaker
Dafna Michaelson Jenet, Colorado State Senator (CO-21)
Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), Co-Chair, Task Force on Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder
Rep. David Trone
Every Mind Matters: The Many Dimensions of Mental Illness
The Hill brings together lawmakers, mental health experts, and advocates to discuss these questions and more and explore why prioritizing mental health is intrinsically linked to good health overall.
The United States is facing an unprecedented mental health crisis as two in five American adults reported experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression in 2021. Fortunately, the country has witnessed a positive sea change in recognizing the importance of mental health and self-care in recent years, but significant work still remains to create a system that recognizes the nuances and needs of those with mental illness.
Schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disease, and post-traumatic stress disorder are just some of the many conditions affecting the 1 in 20 Americans experiencing serious mental illness today. The generalization of these disorders extends beyond everyday vernacular as one-size-fits-all policies, drugs and treatments continue to fail patients. Even when services are available, barriers like cost, cultural bias, and inconvenience often prevent people from accessing the care they need.
How can we break down the stigma associated with mental illness? How can we build a comprehensive care system to support all individuals affected by it?
LOCATION
In person at National Press Club Holeman Lounge, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045 & streaming nationally
DATE & TIME
Wednesday, October 18
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET
Speakers:
Daniel Gillison, CEO, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Dr. Joshua A. Gordon, Director, National Institute of Mental Health
Susan Gurley, Executive Director, Anxiety & Depression Association of America
Gabe Howard, “Inside Mental Health” Podcast Host, Author, Speaker
Dafna Michaelson Jenet, Colorado State Senator (CO-21)
Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI), Co-Chair, Task Force on Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder
Rep. David Trone
I'm having a little prioritization with my breakfast this morning. Guess which task I would most like to be doing, and which task I most HAVE to be doing...
A snapshot of new software testing tendencies
Automation and AI-based approaches are often used in non-functional testing to identify and prioritize application components that may be more vulnerable to performance or security concerns. While cloud-based testing offers more scalability and flexibility, shift-left testing tries to identify issues early in the development process. Trends in automation testing are assisting in increasing the process's effectiveness, economy, and dependability. These developments will keep influencing how software is tested and used.
Keep in Mind These Testing Trends
•DevOps and security testing
•Cybersecurity testing
•IoT testing
•Big data testing
•Cloud-based testing
•Automated Testing
•Continuous and Performance Testing
•Artificial Intelligence (AI)
•Mobile App testing
What role does AI play in software testing?
Astute test selection
Because AI can automatically collect and analyze information and evaluate test results, it can identify which tests are required and which are unnecessary.
Machine learning
Machine learning may aid software testing by automatically: creating test cases, auditing existing tests for coverage, speed, and completeness, as well as running them.
Advantages of AI for software testing
Reduced test execution time
AI may shorten test execution time by refuting or deleting redundant tests and improving test data management flow by ensuring high-quality data reaches the test cases initially.
•Improved test management
Software code develops quickly and adjusts tests to ensure compatibility with new source code, increasing the time and cost of test maintenance. AI can help to lessen this by employing computer vision bots and brilliant test selection.
•Expand test coverage
AI may analyze the results of exploratory tests to generate new tests to enhance test coverage and use software testing data to determine the likelihood and severity of bugs in various product portions.
•Generating test data
ML generates test data similar to production data to train ML models and test applications directly.
Challenges of AI in software testing
•Data accessibility
AI models need high-quality data before going into production to avoid junk
•Absence of generality
Although AI algorithms can answer specific issues appropriately, they cannot generalize, limiting their application cases.
•Computationally pricey
Machine learning and deep learning are computationally costly to implement. Because of the high computing cost, several AI models built by Facebook and Google are commercially unviable.
Important Procedures for Software Testing Services
•Test Automation with No Code
Low-code or no-code solutions provide by test automation technologies to increase application delivery speed and quality. These tools include functionality like recording and playback, drag and drop, and AI/ML technology integration.
•RPA-led Testing
RPA technologies use to shorten the test cycle by creating reusable components and bot to assist in various testing phases. In addition, AI/ML and RPA approaches can help the software testing process to keep up with new technologies.
•AI/ML Methodologies
AI/ML approaches enhance software development and quality assurance procedures, such as finding duplicate test cases and improving regression testing.
•DevTestOps
DevTestOps reduces bugs by combining the Development, Testing, and Operations Teams to ensure a high-quality result.
Sun Technologies follows a developer-centric approach to test automation. Our QA Automation CoE (Center of Excellence) comprises test automation architects, automation leads, and test engineers with diversified experience and expertise in automation testing across industries.
Our QA team specializes in creating automation frameworks based on Behavior Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) for efficient testing. From automating regression sets to designing new test cases and instant test automation scripts, we ensure end-to-end support for your business process automation and testing.
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The Community Archiving Workshop prioritized collections centering Native Hawaiian culture and history, as well as prioritizing workshop volunteers with Native Hawaiian or other Indigenous ancestry. We partnered with the Lāna'i Culture & Heritage Center and the Ka Ipu Makani Cultural Heritage Center, with support from the ʻUluʻulu: The Henry Kuʻualoha Giugni Moving Image Archive.
Rental companies in waste management prioritize safety by following strict rules and guidelines for handling waste. They make sure their employees receive proper training on safety measures and use the right equipment. They also maintain their equipment and vehicles to ensure they are in good working condition. These companies promote environmentally friendly practices by encouraging recycling and reducing waste. By following these practices, they ensure the safety of their workers and protect the environment.
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McKinsey Global Infrastructure Initiative Summit
Tokyo, Japan
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
15:10–15:30
PRIORITIZING THE PATHWAY TO SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
The combined impacts of COVID-19 and net-zero commitments have resulted in an unprecedented disruption of the $11.6 trillion global infrastructure industry. Meeting net-zero targets will require the industry to transform project development and delivery to deliver a global portfolio of projects at an unprecedented scale and pace. What are the pivotal actions we need to take now to enable sustainable infrastructure for the decades to come?
Facilitators:
Tip Huizenga, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-chair, GII
Detlev Mohr, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-chair, GII
In this interactive session, Detlev and Tip will briefly frame the topic with a few slides to set the context. This will be followed by them asking the question to the audience, “What are the pivotal actions we need to take now to enable sustainable infrastructure for the decades to come?” The audience will be requested to discuss the question for ~7 minutes in their pods, submitting their ideas through the GII app to form a Word Cloud on the screen.
Photograph by McKinsey Global Infrastructure/Stuart Isett
Success is often painted as a straight path filled with triumphs and victories. However, the reality is that the journey to achieving our dreams is often fraught with challenges and, notably, rejection. Myron Golden teaches us to embrace rejection, showing how it can be a transformative part of fulfillment. We can cultivate resilience and strength by shifting our mindset and viewing rejection as a necessary step toward our goals.
Embracing Rejection as a Stepping Stone to Success
Accepting rejection is especially important in sales. Many individuals struggle with hearing "no," but understanding that each rejection is merely a stepping stone toward securing more "yes" can be transformative. To excel in sales, one must navigate numerous rejections to uncover valuable outcomes. This perspective shifts the fear of rejection into a motivating force for growth. Instead of feeling discouraged by rejection, view it as an opportunity to learn and improve your approach.
Rejection can serve as a valuable feedback. It encourages introspection and evaluation of your methods, allowing you to refine your skills. Many successful sales professionals credit their achievements to a willingness to confront rejection head-on, using it as a launching pad for future successes. Embracing rejection transforms your mindset from fear to empowerment, enabling you to take bold steps toward your goals.
The "Ten No" Strategy for Network Marketing Recruits
A unique strategy for shifting perspectives on rejection is to seek out ten consecutive “nos.” This approach fosters resilience and encourages individuals to understand that each rejection brings them one step closer to success. Reframing rejection as a positive experience, individuals can build the emotional strength needed to thrive in their endeavors. This simple exercise desensitizes individuals to rejection and empowers them to take more risks in pursuing their goals.
This method can be particularly effective in network marketing, where the fear of rejection often holds individuals back. By actively seeking rejections, you reduce the anxiety associated with them and create a mindset where rejection is simply a part of the process. Each “no” becomes a badge of honor, representing your willingness to step outside your comfort zone and strive for success. This resilience will help you in your network marketing efforts and other aspects of life.
Financial Discipline: Saying "No" for Long-Term Security
Financial discipline is essential for creating a secure future. Saying "no" to unnecessary expenses and distractions allows individuals to focus on a path toward financial independence. Cultivating a mindset prioritizing essential expenditures lays a strong foundation for future wealth. It involves assessing your spending habits, identifying areas where you can cut back, and committing to a budget that reflects your financial goals.
The ability to delay gratification is a crucial aspect of financial discipline. Many people struggle with impulse buying or indulging in luxuries they cannot afford. By learning to say "no" to immediate desires, you can make room for more meaningful investments in your future. This discipline extends to retirement savings, investing in education, or building an emergency fund. Prioritizing your long-term goals over short-term pleasures will create a more secure and fulfilling financial future.
Rejecting Unnecessary Expenses and Embracing Financial Freedom
By prioritizing financial discipline, individuals can create a more secure future. Saying "no" to extra spending allows them to invest in opportunities that truly matter, ultimately leading to greater financial freedom. This conscious effort to cut out wasteful spending fosters a sense of control over one's financial destiny, paving the way for long-term stability.
Understanding your financial priorities is key. Create a list of your essential expenses and differentiate them from wants. For instance, housing, utilities, and groceries are necessities, while dining out or subscription services may fall into the wants category. By evaluating your spending habits, you can identify areas where you can reduce expenses and redirect those funds toward savings or investments.
Applying Scriptural Principles to Finances
Scriptural teachings illustrate the principle of rejecting certain behaviors before embracing positive actions. For instance, in Psalm 1, three "don'ts" precede the "do," highlighting the need to eliminate distractions before pursuing meaningful goals. This insight can guide financial decisions, encouraging a focus on what truly matters.
Applying these principles can be transformative. Consider setting aside a specific portion of your income for savings or charitable contributions before allocating funds for discretionary spending. This approach honors your values and reinforces the importance of prioritizing your financial goals. Aligning your spending with your values creates a more fulfilling and purposeful financial journey.
Laziness vs. Diligence: The Key to Overcoming Financial Challenges
Diligence is crucial in achieving financial success. Laziness can lead to poverty and destruction, while embracing hard work and dedication is a foundational element of financial achievement. This shift in mindset transforms work from a burdensome task to a valuable pursuit that ultimately pays off.
Many successful individuals share a common trait: they understand the value of hard work. Embracing a diligent work ethic enables you to overcome challenges and seize opportunities. Each task, no matter how small, contributes to your overall progress. Viewing work as an investment in your future fosters a sense of purpose and fulfillment.
Replacing Ignorance with Financial Wisdom
Overcoming financial challenges involves rejecting ignorance and prioritizing education about financial matters. Many financial struggles stem from a lack of understanding rather than insufficient income. By prioritizing financial literacy, individuals can equip themselves with the knowledge to make informed decisions and build wealth effectively.
Take the initiative to educate yourself about personal finance. Read books, attend workshops, and seek guidance from financial experts. Understanding budgeting, investing, and debt management concepts can significantly impact your financial journey. The more informed you are, the better equipped you will be to make sound financial decisions and avoid common pitfalls.
Skills, Relationships, and Personal Development Over Hard Work for Money
The belief that working hard for money is the key to financial success should be challenged. Instead, individuals should focus on developing skills and building relationships. Money will naturally follow when people become capable of generating wealth. This principle shifts the focus from mere labor to cultivating capabilities that lead to greater financial opportunities.
Investing in personal development is essential. Seek opportunities to learn new skills through formal education, online courses, or mentorship programs. Building relationships within your industry can open doors to new opportunities and collaborations. Networking can be a powerful tool for advancing your career and earning potential.
Continual Learning as a Pathway to Growth
Continual learning and personal development are vital for achieving personal and financial success. Seeking knowledge in various areas fosters adaptability and resilience in an ever-changing world. This lifelong learning mindset is essential for those aiming to grow and improve.
Embrace curiosity and remain open to new ideas. Attend seminars, engage with thought leaders, and participate in discussions that challenge your thinking. By continually expanding your knowledge, you position yourself for growth and success. Remember, the more you invest in yourself, the greater the returns you will see in your personal and financial life.
Financial Pressure vs. Income: A Flying Metaphor
Financial pressure can be likened to the weight of an airplane. Just as a plane must generate lift to overcome its weight, individuals must earn income that exceeds their spending. Understanding and balancing financial realities is essential for achieving peace of mind.
Recognizing the sources of financial pressure is key to addressing it. Create a detailed budget that outlines your income and expenses. This process lets you identify areas to cut back on and prioritize spending. By maintaining a clear view of your financial situation, you can make informed decisions that alleviate pressure and promote financial stability.
Creating Daily Income and Multiple Revenue Streams
Generating income daily and developing multiple streams of revenue is crucial. Exploring opportunities for earning money, such as selling items online or freelancing, can create greater financial security. This proactive approach to income generation helps build a safety net, reducing the impact of unexpected financial challenges.
Consider diversifying your income sources. Relying on a single paycheck can be risky, but creating multiple income streams mitigates potential setbacks. Enhancing your financial security is essential, whether through side hustles, investments, or passive income strategies.
Financial Literacy and Disciplined Spending for Wealth Building
Financial literacy is a cornerstone of personal finance. Engaging with books and resources on finance helps dispel ignorance and foster wisdom. Investing time learning about personal finance enables informed decisions that contribute to long-term wealth-building strategies.
Consider joining financial literacy programs or workshops in your community. Many organizations offer resources and education aimed at improving financial knowledge. Additionally, seeking advice from financial advisors can provide valuable insights tailored to your specific goals and circumstances.
Growing Wealth through Disciplined Spending
Establishing a "money maternity ward," where initial investments can grow into greater wealth over time, is essential. Disciplined spending is important, emphasizing the significance of saving and investing rather than squandering the principal amount. This discipline in financial habits can lead to a more secure and prosperous future.
Make it a habit to review your spending regularly. This practice allows you to stay accountable and ensure that your financial decisions align with your goals. Maintaining a disciplined approach creates a pathway for your wealth to grow over time, leading to a more secure financial future.
Health and Financial Well-being: Parallel Paths to Success
Making healthy choices is equally important as managing finances. Focusing on whole, unprocessed foods instead of artificial options improves overall health. Prioritizing nutrition enhances physical well-being, which supports personal and financial aspirations.
Prioritizing disciplined actions in both finances and health leads to desired outcomes. Consistency is key to cultivating a fulfilling and prosperous life. This dual focus creates a holistic approach to well-being, ensuring that physical health and financial success go hand in hand.
The Role of Discipline in Family Dynamics
Teaching children about discipline and self-sufficiency is essential for preparing them for the realities of life. Providing opportunities for children to earn their own money fosters responsibility and independence. This foundational lesson helps children develop a strong work ethic that serves them well into adulthood.
Maintaining close family relationships requires setting boundaries against conflict. Prioritizing family unity and harmony creates a loving and supportive environment. These boundaries protect relationships, ensuring that family ties remain strong and nurturing.
Faith and Spiritual Prioritization
Rejecting worldly distractions in favor of nurturing spiritual lives is crucial. Immersing oneself in scripture strengthens faith and helps avoid temptations that lead away from values. This commitment to spirituality provides a sense of purpose and direction.
Cultivating gratitude and spiritual discipline is important for deepening one's connection to faith. Rejecting fleshly desires fosters a fulfilling life, and this practice of gratitude enhances overall well-being and satisfaction.
Empowering Yourself Through Rejection and Financial Literacy
Success is rooted in your ability to embrace rejection and cultivate discipline. Each "no" teaches you valuable lessons that bring you closer to your goals, while financial discipline lays the groundwork for a stable future. Coupled with financial discipline and a commitment to your health and relationships, you can create a life of fulfillment and purpose. If you're ready to transform your approach to rejection and finances, join the Make More Offers Challenge today and visit MyronGoldenLive.com for more information.
Learn more about Make More Offers Challenge and how to turn rejection into opportunity: myrongoldenlive.com/turn-rejection-into-opportunity/
The Community Archiving Workshop prioritized collections centering Native Hawaiian culture and history, as well as prioritizing workshop volunteers with Native Hawaiian or other Indigenous ancestry. We partnered with the Lāna'i Culture & Heritage Center and the Ka Ipu Makani Cultural Heritage Center, with support from the ʻUluʻulu: The Henry Kuʻualoha Giugni Moving Image Archive.
In Vietnam's climate-smart village of Ma in Yen Bai province, researchers and farmers discussed what tools they find most useful to tackle climate change. The tools will be whittled down and adapted for farmers to tackle the climate changes within their specific landscape. Vietnam, July 2015.
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McKinsey Global Infrastructure Initiative Summit
Tokyo, Japan
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
15:10–15:30
PRIORITIZING THE PATHWAY TO SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
The combined impacts of COVID-19 and net-zero commitments have resulted in an unprecedented disruption of the $11.6 trillion global infrastructure industry. Meeting net-zero targets will require the industry to transform project development and delivery to deliver a global portfolio of projects at an unprecedented scale and pace. What are the pivotal actions we need to take now to enable sustainable infrastructure for the decades to come?
Facilitators:
Tip Huizenga, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-chair, GII
Detlev Mohr, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-chair, GII
In this interactive session, Detlev and Tip will briefly frame the topic with a few slides to set the context. This will be followed by them asking the question to the audience, “What are the pivotal actions we need to take now to enable sustainable infrastructure for the decades to come?” The audience will be requested to discuss the question for ~7 minutes in their pods, submitting their ideas through the GII app to form a Word Cloud on the screen.
Photograph by McKinsey Global Infrastructure/Stuart Isett
The Community Archiving Workshop prioritized collections centering Native Hawaiian culture and history, as well as prioritizing workshop volunteers with Native Hawaiian or other Indigenous ancestry. We partnered with the Lāna'i Culture & Heritage Center and the Ka Ipu Makani Cultural Heritage Center, with support from the ʻUluʻulu: The Henry Kuʻualoha Giugni Moving Image Archive.
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McKinsey Global Infrastructure Initiative Summit
Tokyo, Japan
Wednesday, October 19th, 2022
15:10–15:30
PRIORITIZING THE PATHWAY TO SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
The combined impacts of COVID-19 and net-zero commitments have resulted in an unprecedented disruption of the $11.6 trillion global infrastructure industry. Meeting net-zero targets will require the industry to transform project development and delivery to deliver a global portfolio of projects at an unprecedented scale and pace. What are the pivotal actions we need to take now to enable sustainable infrastructure for the decades to come?
Facilitators:
Tip Huizenga, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-chair, GII
Detlev Mohr, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company; Co-chair, GII
In this interactive session, Detlev and Tip will briefly frame the topic with a few slides to set the context. This will be followed by them asking the question to the audience, “What are the pivotal actions we need to take now to enable sustainable infrastructure for the decades to come?” The audience will be requested to discuss the question for ~7 minutes in their pods, submitting their ideas through the GII app to form a Word Cloud on the screen.
Photograph by McKinsey Global Infrastructure/Stuart Isett
Waterpark builders at Splashtacular are eagerly awaiting the day we get to take our first ride of the season, there is still plenty to do while we wait.
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Module I: Mainstreaming biodiversity data.
Data for decisions: Exploring how evidence can inform policy development and how understanding the context is important for working out a mainstreaming strategy, including identification and prioritization of Stakeholders.
Exercise 1: Identifying mainstreaming components, policy entry points and stakeholders: Components of the mainstreaming process for integrating biodiversity information into decision making and card-based activity to prioritize stakeholders
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The Government of Azerbaijan and United Nations launched the formulation of the joint strategic partnership framework for the next five years.
The Ministry of Economy and Industry hosted the launch of the joint consultation process, which brought together senior government officials, development partners, representatives from the private sector and civil society to identify the broad priority areas for the cooperation between the UN system and the Government. The prospective collaboration framework will be aligned with the national priorities that are articulated in ‘Azerbaijan: Vision 2020’ development concept, which builds on the country’s latest socio-economic achievements and provides a framework for its transition from a traditional economy to a knowledge-based, competitive and diversified economy.
The new strategy will support the agreed international goals and Post-2015 Development Agenda, a new framework for sustainable development, reaffirming the mutual commitment of the Government of Azerbaijan and United Nations to further deepen partnership and continue working in a concerted and effective manner. It will constitute a robust mechanism to foster coherence, relevance, effectiveness and efficiency within the UN system, and will give a significant attention to achieving results, with a focus on strengthening national Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) capacity and deepening the integration of M&E into national development planning process.
On behalf of the Government of Azerbaijan, the Ministry of Economy and Industry will further co-lead the process of the preparation of the next partnership strategy until the end of August together with the United Nations and in consultation with all government and international partners. The strategic directions and expected results of the next partnership framework will be validated tentatively by end-September and endorsed by the Government by December 2014.
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The technological advances in solar PV systems over the last decade have been remarkable. Designers and manufacturers continue to create systems that are increasingly more efficient, less expensive, and easier to install. They’re also making them nicer to look at.
There are a number of companies that now produce solar panels that prioritize not only efficiency and effectiveness, but aesthetic beauty as well. And while embracing sustainable energy production is always a good look, it doesn’t hurt to choose panels that enhance a home or other building’s appearance as well. How can solar designers satisfy a client’s aesthetic desires without compromising on the quality and function of the installation itself?
Form and Function, Combined
Solar Design Studio recently embarked on an exciting project for a client in Mission Hills, KS. If you’re not familiar with the area, it’s a high-end neighborhood filled with large, stately homes - all of which tend to be built and outfitted with top of the line materials and finishes. This project was the first solar installation in the area, and as you may imagine, the neighborhood is quite particular about preserving its long-standing aesthetic quality.
In consultation with our client, we chose to design and install a system comprised of CertainTeed’s Apollo® Tile II line. CertainTeed is no stranger to the roofing industry, with an over 100-year history of providing high-end roofing materials. Their venture into the solar space doesn’t compromise on their aesthetic standards. The Apollo® Tile II integrates top-tier solar function, durability, and water and wind resistance.
“The Apollo® Tile II system is the pinnacle of roof-integrated energy production, using high-efficiency monocrystalline silicon solar cells to capture the most energy per square foot of any solar tile,” CertainTeed writes. “Apollo Tile II also functions as your roof, generating clean power while blending seamlessly into the surrounding tile and protecting your home from water intrusion.”
The tile is designed specifically to provide visual continuity with existing concrete roof tiles, complete with custom-colored frames that can match any tile color. They are lightweight, durable, wind resistant, and watertight. And with a power rating of 60 watts per tile, they provide maximum power and aesthetics. Our residential installation in Mission Hills has a total system size of 11.09 kW and includes the Tesla Powerwall for battery storage.
Residential Solar-Plus-Storage
No high-end solar system is truly complete without a battery storage component. As we’ve previously written in regard to Solar-Plus-Storage systems, for consumers “considering the return on their investment in solar technology, battery storage makes strong financial sense.” The ability to produce and store power liberates residential solar adopters from the increasing fees and rates implemented by utility companies.
The Tesla Powerwall is a “rechargeable lithium-ion battery with liquid thermal control” that stores excess energy generated by solar panels for use when needed. It’s also a gorgeously designed solution for home battery storage. When connected to a solar array, it is able to provide 100 percent of its own power needs and store enough power to provide over 7 days of electricity in the event of a grid outage. Integrating a Powerwall into a residential building minimizes consumer’s reliance on their utility company to seamlessly meet home power needs.
In their review of the product, EnergySage writes that the Powerwall “may represent the first time in history that everyday homeowners are truly excited about the potential of storing energy at their home.” They note that Tesla’s reputation for innovation and design excellence is a powerful draw for consumers looking for a high-end battery storage solution. Especially for homeowners who pay time-of-use utility rates, pairing solar panels with a battery like the Powerwall is a smart financial decision.
Our Commitment to Excellence
At Solar Design Studio, our history of providing residential solar consumers with cost-effective solar solutions is paired with a commitment to satisfying each client’s unique aesthetic and technical needs. Partnering with our client in Mission Hills has created an exciting opportunity to develop and implement a high-end solar-plus-storage system that combines unobtrusive visual beauty and top-tier power production and storage. The pairing of CertainTeed’s Apollo® Tile II and Tesla’s Powerwall is a potent combination that honors both form and function, and both our team and our client are thrilled with the result.
Are you looking for a residential solar solution that looks great and works beautifully? Contact us today to start a conversation about how our products and services can meet your power needs, save you money, and enhance the beauty of your new or existing home.
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The United States prioritizes high-quality U.S. direct investment and economic engagement throughout the Indo-Pacific region, including the Lao PDR.
Today, #AmbHaymond hosted the Indo-Pacific Business Forum event in Vientiane Capital, which convened more than 40 people from senior representatives from government, industry, and the non-profit sector for a major event linked to the 2020 Indo-Pacific Business Forum – which is being held in Hanoi, Vietnam.
“We will continue to partner with the Lao government and private sector to further enhance the business environment and promote transparent public-private dialogue, thereby creating more opportunities for foreign investors, including American companies, to contribute to socio-economic development in Laos.” said Ambassador Haymond.
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