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Rajeev Parlikar, who has a son at Newton North, and who has been one of the chairs of the Newton Special Education Parent Advisory Committee for the past four years announced he was running this week. (Urmila Parlikar, courtesy)
NEWTON, MA A Newton father is throwing his hat into the ring to run to replace Ward 1 School Committee Member Bridget Ray-Canada, who is not running for re-election. So far, he is the only Ward 1 candidate to announce he plans to run.
Rajeev Parlikar, who has a son at Newton North, and who has been one of the chairs of the Newton Special Education Parent Advisory Committee for the past four years announced he was running this week.
Meet the New-Age Strength-Training Tool That Firefighters Swear By
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A few months ago, the
Los Angeles Timesreported on a Southern California man who was collecting discarded dumbbells from dumps, garage sales and dark corners of the internet, then selling them for absurd profits. He detailed his process with a measure of pride: soak the weights in vinegar, scrub them with a steel brush, spray-paint them black. He sold one $50 pair of weights for $500.
It’s a predictable,
Mad Max-esque endgame in a world where demand for home fitness equipment has far outpaced the production capacity of a broken supply chain for almost a full year. The dumbbell shortage is real, it’s still going strong, and Americans unable or unwilling to return to the gym are paying more for someone’s 30-year-old 10-pound weights than the most respected fitness manufacturer in the country would normally charge them for a pair of
Practicing strategy in an uncertain world
A modern strategy that works will require leaders to learn new skills and apply new tools. Here’s a primer for a refreshed approach.
Illustration by Klaus Vedfelt
Kristian Ebbesen Fjelde and his team knew that the executive committee meeting scheduled in mid-2019 to discuss the future strategy of their company was more important than most. Equinor had changed its name in May 2018 from Statoil to signify that it wanted to become a more diversified energy company and take a leading role in the long-term goal of transitioning out of fossil fuels. Equinor was Norway’s biggest energy producer, and its leaders understood that the structural shifts in the market necessitated a radical shift in the business that would require more than a simple rebranding. Instead of putting together a presentation, Fjelde decided to run a “strategic beliefs” card game. His team circulated 16 statements, each describing what might become a core belief of
Roberts Named President of Foss Maritime
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Will Roberts (Photo: Foss Maritime)
Seattle-based tug and towing company Foss Maritime said its chief operating officer Will Roberts has been promoted to president.
“It was evident to our leadership team that Will’s ability to perform at the highest level along with his business acumen continues to align very well with our organization,” said Jason Childs CEO of Foss parent company Saltchuk Marine. “As we look to the future, we’re confident that Will is the right person to lead Foss and carry on the long legacy of providing the highest level of service and support to our team and customers in the maritime sector.”
December 28, 2020
A selection of foods made using jackfruit-based pork alternatives from Singapore-based Karana, Asia’s first whole-plant meat company.
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Blair Crichton was four years old when his parents helped him understand the connection between the meat on his plate and the animals it was derived from. Horrified, he put down his fork and refused to eat meat.
That was 31 years ago, and today the Hong Kong-born banker turned entrepreneur is co-founder of Asia’s first whole-plant meat company, Karana.
From junior school at Kellett School, he went to boarding school in Australia, where it was more challenging to not eat meat. He resumed his vegetarian diet at Durham University in the UK where he did an undergraduate degree in politics, philosophy and economics and wrote a paper on the moral value of animals.