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The below transcript is from Episode 65 of the Trending: Pet Food podcast. Host Lindsay Beaton talks with Wilbert van de Corput, area manager with OPEM and member of the Petfood Competence Network, about the status of sustainable packaging in Europe, including evolving regulations and innovative sustainable practices. You can find the episode at Trending: Pet Food, on SoundCloud or on your favorite podcast platform. This episode originally aired on July 3, 2024.We want to thank AFB International for sponsoring this podcast. AFB is the premier supplier of palatants to pet food companies worldwide, offering off-the-shelf and custom solutions and services that make pet food, treats and…
Robert Wright, whose books include “Nonzero” and “The Evolution of God,” is publisher of the Nonzero Newsletter and host of the “Nonzero” podcast. This essay is adapted from a longer entry in the Nonzero Newsletter.“Progressive realism,” according to Wikipedia, is “a foreign policy paradigm largely made popular by Robert Wright.” That’s me! So in principle I should have been gratified by the recent Foreign Affairs essay “The Case for Progressive Realism,” by British politician David Lammy. And I should be close to ecstatic now that Lammy, thanks to the Labour Party victory in last week’s election, is Britain’s foreign secretary.Yet…
Is this the end of Target VC? Getty A recent U.S. court ruling banning venture capital funds from focusing on funding minority entrepreneurs may seem like a setback. But the change could empower minority entrepreneurs to follow the unicorn path that has enabled many to succeed without venture capital or with delayed venture capital. Historically, about 94% of billion-dollar startups in the U.S. have done so without venture capital and maintained control over their businesses and the wealth they created. Without debating whether the court’s decision was wise or unwise, it might be worth exploring why this is not as…
Lower interest rates could benefit bonds (including both junk and investment-grade bonds), small and mid-cap stocks (which have been struggling for a long time), and European stocks (which are recovering from the economic slowdown and war).That’s the message from Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s interim outlook, released on Tuesday, as we enter a new era of interest rate cuts. “Expected U.S. interest rate cuts have been repeatedly pushed back to the first half of 2024 due to inflationary pressures, while other central banks have signaled their intention to cut rates or have begun to do so,” Ashish Shah, Goldman’s chief investment…
On CNN Tuesday night, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) said what many Democrats are likely thinking: With less than 120 days until the election, his party is in serious trouble.”If you’re worried about the future of this country, this race is on a very worrying trajectory,” Bennet told CNN host Caitlin Collins. “Joe Biden had a nine-point lead in the last election. Hillary Clinton had a five-point lead. It’s the first time in more than 20 years that a Republican president has had a lead at this stage of the campaign.””I think Donald Trump is going to win this election,” Bennet…
Magnesium has received a lot of attention recently as a potential treatment for anxiety, with social media influencers on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter flooding the internet with viral reels and posts reporting significantly improved mental health after taking magnesium supplements and positive experiences with this important nutrient’s effectiveness in reducing symptoms of anxiety. As a natural supplement, magnesium may be appealing for those looking for non-pharmaceutical options to manage anxiety, and a 2017 study also found that the nutrient appears to have beneficial effects on anxiety, although the quality of the evidence is mixed and more research is needed.…
Should progressives be more concerned about Donald Trump’s threat to the Constitution, or the threat that constitutional progressivism poses? Read on to find out.Woodrow Wilson, a progressive and the first president to criticize the Founding, believed that the Constitution’s essential separation of powers precluded the modern imperative of a comprehensive government exercised by an unimpeded executive branch. Progressives’ dismay at the two Supreme Court termination decisions shows that their criticism of the Constitution goes far beyond Wilson’s.When a federal agency ordered four small fishing companies to pay an estimated $700 in costs for on-board government inspectors (reducing their profits by…
Schematic diagram of the microstructural evolution of nickel-rich cathode materials with synthesis temperature and the strategy to synthesize single crystals at the critical temperature. Credit: POSTECH The research team recently demonstrated a single-crystal synthesis technique that significantly extends the lifespan of cathode materials for electric vehicles. ACS Materials and InterfacesAn international journal in the field of materials science. Lithium (Li) secondary batteries, commonly used in electric vehicles, store energy by converting electrical energy into chemical energy through the transfer of Li ions between the cathode and anode, generating electricity, and releasing the chemical energy into electrical energy. Nickel (Ni) cathode…
## Tailoring your pitch style to the novelty of your idea will increase acceptance and investment## Tailoring your pitch style to the novelty of your idea will increase acceptance and investment Original and progressive ideas: When presenting groundbreaking ideas that challenge the status quo, Specific “method” approachThis means emphasizing practical details like product features, technological advancements, and user experience, which can help reduce the confusion that can come with a novel concept and demonstrate the feasibility and viability of your idea. Incremental and familiar ideas: For ideas that represent more gradual progress, The Abstract “Why” Approach It is more effective…
Getty Images In July, top media executives and top politicians flock to the famed mountain resort to hike, chat and go whitewater rafting. The elixir of relaxed intimacy exuded in Sun Valley’s rustic forests is said to have helped close many big deals over the decades. But could one deal be backed out this year? It’s unlikely, but Paramount chief Shari Redstone and Barry Diller, who wants to back out, are both in attendance, and Paramount and Skydance’s recent merger deal includes a 45-day grace period during which other interested buyers could enter the fray. Skydance CEO David Ellison is…