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Revolve Shareholders Approve All Resolutions Proposed by the Board of Directors at the Annual and Special General Meeting. hen asked why he didn’t begin writing novels until his 30s, the celebrated Czech author Milan Kundera said he didn’t have the requisite experience when he was younger. “This jerk that I was, I wouldn’t like to see him,” he added. Many of us look back at our former selves and wince to recall our immaturity. We vary quite a lot in the degree to which we feel friendly toward, and connected to, both our former and our future selves. Psychologists call this trait self-continuity, and suggest that it carries enormous weight in determining our long-term well-being. In recent years, increasing research has shown that a sense of coherence between our past and present selves can bolster mental health and, particularly, . Our connection to our future selves, on the other hand, can sway on our future welfare, from to . Self-continuity, says Cornell University gerontologist Corinna Löckenhoff, who researches the trait, gives us “an understanding of where we came from and where we’re going. It gives us direction and purpose and identity.” The 19th-century psychologist William James compared human experience to being perched on a saddle “from which we look in two directions into time.” But modern researchers have found that the ability—or willingness—to look meaningfully in either direction varies from person to person, just like other psychological traits such as being extroverted or introverted. “Some people feel a great degree of overlap and continuity with their future selves, and some people don’t even think about that self, and it feels almost like a stranger,” says psychologist Hal Hershfield of the University of California, Los Angeles. Most studies of self-continuity look to the future, not the past. Researchers typically measure future self-continuity by asking people how similar they feel to an imagined future self. In a 2009 study of 164 people, for example, Hershfield and his team employed a series of Venn diagrams, with two circles overlapping to various degrees. Participants were asked to pick the circle pair best describing . People’s responses ranged from almost no overlap to almost complete overlap. The differences between people depend on a hodgepodge of factors, in addition to basic influences of nature and nurture. Studies have reported that , whose expected time horizons are shorter, tend to have a greater sense of self-continuity, as do members of , which, as some scholars speculate, tend to have a more holistic, connected world view. But researchers have found that people struggling with , tend to feel less connected to their future selves. The degree of coherence we feel with ourselves over time can support or sabotage us. People with a sturdier connection with their future selves may be more likely to pay for future benefits, and vice versa. The comedian Jerry Seinfeld illustrates the conflict in his riff about how Morning Guy always suffers for the carpe-diem antics of Night Guy: “You get up in the morning, your alarm, you’re exhausted and groggy,” he says. “Oh, I hate that Night Guy! See, Night Guy always screws Morning Guy. ...” The same tension is evident in the broader and more serious failure by many Americans to save for retirement. In a 2022 survey of more than 1,100 retirees, 70 percent said . Hershfield says this emerging crisis is what drew him to focus his research on self-continuity and its behavioral consequences. He and others have found that people with more self-continuity are more likely to engage in behaviors that deliver future benefits, including not only saving for retirement but also taking better care of their health in the present. People with stronger self-continuity are also more likely to behave ethically and responsibly, Hershfield’s research suggests. In a 2012 study, he and colleagues measured the self-continuity of 85 Northwestern University students, then followed up with a test to assess their ethical conduct. Only 50 percent of those who scored low in self-continuity showed up for the follow-up, they found, compared with 73 percent of those who scored high. What’s more, of the low scorers who did show up, 77 percent were willing to lie to an anonymous partner to earn more money when tested with a “ ,” while only 36 percent of the high scorers would do so. A stronger sense of connection with one’s future self may also push people toward environmentally responsible behavior. In a 2022 study, researchers recruited 175 undergraduate students at an unnamed United States public university, randomly assigning them into three groups: one that was encouraged to visualize themselves at age 60, and the others told to visualize themselves, or another person, at the present time. Afterward, all of the students played a game where they could take simulated fish from a pool. The students who focused on their future selves limited the number of fish they took each round , the experiment revealed, while those who focused on the present were more likely to quickly exhaust the pool. For more than a decade, scientists have searched for ways to manipulate self-continuity in study participants to try to get them to behave more prudently. They have reported success with a variety of approaches, including having people interact with a of themselves, sometimes with the help of . Most recently, a new program called developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, offers young people a chance to chat with an online, AI-generated simulation of themselves at age 60. A recent found that users who interacted with their future selves reported “increased future self-continuity” and, perhaps as a consequence, significantly less anxiety, compared with those who did not. Future You is a high-tech version of a technique long practiced by high school teachers and counselors who encourage students to write letters to their future selves, as if writing to a pen pal. In a pilot study of high school students in Japan, social psychologist Anne E. Wilson, at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, took the exercise one step further. She and her colleague Yuta Chishima instructed students who had written the letter to their future selves to respond to it as they imagined their future selves might. Writing a letter back from the future made the students feel , the researchers found. A month later, students who had written back from their future self’s perspective reported “more intensive career planning and a greater willingness to study hard at school even when temptations beckon,” compared with students who wrote only the single letter, . To be sure, there are times when a shorter horizon may be useful, researchers from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom note in the 2023 . For example, too strong a sense of continuity with one’s past self might hamper efforts in the present to abandon “sunk costs”—investments already made in a doomed plan or project—they report. The same may apply to quitting a such as . “A bad past could be like an anchor for someone,” says Wilson. “Like, ‘If I’ve failed at this in the past, it means I’m going to fail at this in the future.’ “On the other hand,” adds Wilson, “a bad past could be something that we learn from and then figure out different strategies for the future, so we don’t keep making the same mistakes.” Perhaps like Milan Kundera, who so forcefully repudiated the man he was in his 20s, and died at 94 in 2023, after a long and celebrated writing career. Posted on is a journalist and author and co-author of 12 nonfiction books, including the ADHD family memoir, . Cutting-edge science, unraveled by the very brightest living thinkers.
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SOCIAL Security recipients could have their payments delayed thanks to head-aching political infighting, the administration has warned. The Social Security Administration is begging for money to retain essential employees, but some lawmakers refuse to hand out the funds. Congress is at war over Social Security spending , which, at $1.4 trillion, made up a massive 21% of the federal government's annual budget last year. Republican representatives are standing strong to try to stop the federal debt from increasing, so they stopped a funding increase for the SSA in September. That put the department on a hiring freeze, and party members are still deadlocked on how they should move forward. Now, Social Security leaders warn lawmakers that beneficiaries could see serious consequences in the new year as staffing faces a 50-year low. read more money stories "If SSA does not receive increased appropriation through March, over 2,000 additional employees will be lost through attrition in the next three months, including experienced staff," the SSA told The Hill . "Customer service will decline as wait times in our field offices and on the 800 number increase, backlogs grow, and customers experience further delays in waiting for their claims to be processed." This past year, the SSA celebrated increased productivity despite its funding being cut off. However, the administration said this would come to a screeching halt if people are laid off in the new year. Most read in Money "The Social Security Administration was forced to institute a hiring freeze on November 21," a spokesperson said. "Many of the gains we've experienced will be lost under continued flat funding." Republicans want demonstrated proof that everyone is pulling their weight before they shell out more cash. They've been at war with the department over remote work, as senators uncovered that only 39% of SSA officials in Washington report to the office at least three days a week. Others say the SSA has been given plenty of funding and needs to make the most of its existing resources. "They have the resources and should responsibly use the increase they've already been given," a Republican aide told The Hill. Social Security payments are issued on the second, third, or fourth Wednesday of each month based on the recipient's birthdate: Second Wednesday : For individuals born between the 1st and 10th of the month Third Wednesday : For those born between the 11th and 20th Fourth Wednesday : For those born between the 21st and 31st PAY DAY Social Security checks are given to retirees as well as those with disabilities and families in which a spouse or parent has died. Beneficiaries have only three more chances to get December checks. This is because payments are handed out on a schedule based on a recipient's birthday. Americans with birthdays from the 1st through the 10th of their birth month receive Social Security money on the second Wednesday of each month. Recipients born on the 11th through the 20th are paid on the third Wednesday of each month. Those whose birthdays are from the 21st through the 31st of their birth month receive their Social Security payment on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Read More on The US Sun The U.S. Sun previously spoke to a Social Security expert, who explained why delaying benefits can earn you $26,000 more annually .Canada expands list of banned firearms to include hundreds of new models and variants
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HIDDEN Valley Mine (HVM) has once again demonstrated its commitment to community by partnering with Bulolo Disrict and the Morobe Provincial Government to celebrate World Children’s Day. The event was part of an annual 20-day activism initiative that promotes the rights and future of children, and addresses critical social issues that affect families and communities. HVM said: “Children’s Day is not just a celebration; it’s a reminder of the responsibilities HVM share in safeguarding the rights of our children. “By partnering with local stakeholders, we aim to create opportunities for children to thrive in a supportive environment.” In addition to celebrating children’s rights, the initiative tackled pressing issues such as gender-based and family violence, which significantly impact children and other vulnerable groups. HVM’s approach combines awareness-raising, prevention strategies, and support for survivors through collaborations with community organisations. HVM community affairs supervisor Esther Bill said: “Family violence doesn’t just harm individuals—it disrupts entire communities. “We’re committed to creating a safer environment where children can grow up free from violence, and families can rebuild trust and security.” Children’s Day featured a series of activities designed to engage, educate, and inspire young participants. The event also provided a platform for discussions on child protection and the broader societal impacts of violence, underscoring the importance of proactive community involvement. Local leaders commended HVM’s continued dedication to community development. “Hidden Valley Mine has proven to be a valuable partner, not just in economic development but in addressing social challenges,” said a representative from the Bulolo district administration. “Their support for initiatives like this strengthens our collective efforts to ensure a better future for our children.” Through initiatives like Children’s Day, HVM continues to champion community development, demonstrating its role as a trusted partner and advocate for the protection and empowerment of children and families in the region. The company’s efforts reflect its broader vision of building a sustainable future for all members of the community.Ready your boots and wax your skis: Great Divide Ski Area will officially open Saturday morning for the 2024-25 season. "We spend every day, May through now, getting excited for the winter," general manager Travis Crawford said. "We're going to have fun." Guests can get started at 9:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, with the area closing at 4 p.m. both days, according to posts on social media. Good Luck Chairlift will be open, as is the Good Luck trail going into Broadway. Lift tickets are $25 for the weekend, and walking waffles from Missing Lynx Saloon are free while supplies last. On Saturday there will be a Brawl of the Wild watch party at the Missing Lynx Saloon. Competing with the big rival game between Montana State and the University of Montana, Crawford isn't sure how big of a turnout they'll have for this weekend. That said, the ski area aims to open as soon as possible every year. The ski area is around 30 minutes northwest of Helena, at 7385 Belmont Drive, Marysville. Adult day lift tickets are $68, and $48 for middle school and high school students. Elementary-aged student tickets are $30. Good Luck runs about 2,600 feet with a 6 1/2 minute ride. Equipment can be rented. The early season will last from Nov. 23 through Dec. 22, open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Great Divide then opens for weekdays through early January. The ski area usually is open through March. The ski area employs around 100 people and has around 50 volunteer ski patrol members, Crawford said. Discovery Ski Area near Philipsburg opens Nov. 23, and Big Sky Resort in Big Sky opens Nov. 27. Showdown Mountain in Neihart opens Dec. 13. Bridger Bowl Ski Area near Bozeman also expects to open Dec. 13, according to their websites.
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윤석열 대통령 탄핵... 한국 정치 위기의 새로운 국면 Published: 24 Dec. 2024, 07:03 Protestors are seen in front of the National Assembly building in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Dec. 14, ahead of the second impeachment vote against President Yoon Suk Yeol [YONHAP] 12월 14일 서울 여의도 국회 앞에 윤석열 대통령 2차 탄핵소추안 표결을 앞두고 시위대가 집결하고 있다. [연합뉴스] Yoons impeachment marks new phase in Korea’s political crisis 윤석열 대통령 탄핵... 한국 정치 위기의 새로운 국면 Korea JoongAng Daily 1면 기사 Monday, Dec. 16, 2024 The National Assembly’s vote to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol on Saturday marks the start of a new phase in the high-stakes political drama that has unfolded in Seoul following Yoon’s botched martial law declaration on Dec. 3. botched: 실패한, 망쳐버린 high-stakes: 중대한, 이판사판의 윤석열 대통령에 대한 국회의 탄핵소추안 통과는 실패한 12월 3일 계엄령 선포 이후 한국에서 일어나고 있는 중대한 정치 격변의 새로운 국면이다. The impeachment motion passed during a plenary session that started around 4 p.m. and was approved through a secret ballot. impeachment motion: 탄핵소추안 plenary session: 본회의 secret ballot: 비밀 투표 approve: 가결하다, 찬성하다 국회는 이날 오후 4시 본회의를 열고 비밀투표를 통해 탄핵소추안을 가결했다. All 300 of the National Assemblys lawmakers participated in the vote, with 204 supporting the motion, 85 opposing it, three abstaining and eight votes declared invalid. lawmaker: 의원 abstain: 기권하다 invalid: 무효 재적의원 300명 전원 참석한 가운데 찬성 204표, 반대 85표, 기권 3표, 무효 8표로 탄핵안은 가결됐다. While at least eight lawmakers from the president’s conservative People Power Party (PPP), which formally opposed the impeachment, needed to defect and vote in favor for the motion to pass, 12 appear to have broken ranks and joined the 192 lawmakers from the liberal bloc led by the Democratic Party (DP). The defections were enough to push the impeachment motion past the required 200-vote threshold. defect: 이탈하다 부결 당론을 유지한 국민의힘에서 최소 8명이 찬성해야 탄핵안이 가결되는 가운데, 민주당을 포함한 범야권 192명에 더해 국민의힘에서 12명이 이탈한 것으로 보인다. 이탈표로 재적의원 200명 찬성으로 정족수를 채우는데 충분했다. Saturday’s motion marks the third impeachment of a sitting president by the National Assembly in Korean history, following the late President Roh Moo-hyun in 2004 and Park Geun-hye in 2016. sitting president: 현직 대통령 현직 대통령에 대한 탄핵안이 통과된 것은 2004년 고(故) 노무현 대통령, 2016년 박근혜 전 대통령에 이어 한국 역사상 세 번째다. The impeachment motion accused Yoon of violating the Constitution and regulations that govern martial law. It also charged him with committing treason and insurrection with his short-lived martial law declaration on Dec. 3. treason: 내란 insurrection: 반란 탄핵소추안은 윤 대통령의 탄핵 사유로 헌법과 법률을 어기고 비상계엄을 선포한 혐의를 제기했다. 또 짧은 시간 지속된 12·3 계엄령이 내란죄, 반란죄에 해당한다고 고발했다. With Yoon’s authority now suspended, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will step in as acting president in accordance with the Constitution. suspend: 정지되다 acting: ~의 권한대행 이날로 윤 대통령의 직무가 정지되면서 헌법에 따라 한덕수 국무총리가 대통령 권한대행을 맡게 된다. The impeachment motion is due to be reviewed by the Constitutional Court, where six out of nine justices need to give their approval for the president’s removal to be finalized. If his impeachment is upheld, Yoon will become the second Korean president to be removed from office during their term, following Park’s ouster in 2017. Roh, in contrast, returned to office after the court rejected the motion and completed his term. reject: 기각 앞으로 헌법재판소는 탄핵 청구를 심판하게 된다. 헌재는 재판관 9명으로 운영되며, 6명 이상이 찬성해야 탄핵을 확정할 수 있다. 탄핵이 결정되면 윤 대통령은 2017년 박근혜 전 대통령에 이어 임기 중 파면되는 두 번째 대통령이 된다. 반면 노무현 대통령은 헌재의 기각 결정으로 직무에 복귀해 임기를 마쳤다. WRITTEN BY LIM JEONG-WON AND TRANSLATED BY SARAH KIM [ [email protected] , [email protected] ] var admarutag = admarutag || {} admarutag.cmd = admarutag.cmd || [] admarutag.cmd.push(function () { admarutag.pageview('3bf9fc17-6e70-4776-9d65-ca3bb0c17cb7'); });
NoneThe 18-team conference had three of the top-four teams in the AP poll this week — No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 4 Penn State. A one-loss Indiana team is ranked 10th but is still very much a contender to make the playoff, given how many Southeastern Conference teams have three defeats or more. Indiana's rise has been perhaps the Big Ten's biggest story this season. Much of the spotlight was on newcomers Oregon, Southern California, UCLA and Washington, but aside from the top-ranked Ducks, that foursome has struggled to impress. Meanwhile, the Hoosiers won their first 10 games under new coach Curt Cignetti before losing at Ohio State last weekend. Oregon beat Ohio State 32-31 back in October, and if the Buckeyes beat rival Michigan this weekend, they'll earn a rematch with the Ducks for the Big Ten title. And it's entirely possible another matchup between those two teams awaits in the CFP. Dillon Gabriel has quarterbacked Oregon to an unbeaten record, throwing for 3,066 yards and 22 touchdowns in 11 games. But don't overlook Iowa's Kaleb Johnson and his 21 rushing TDs, and quarterback Kurtis Rourke has been a big part of Indiana's improvement. Penn State's Abdul Carter has eight sacks and two forced fumbles and could be one of the top edge rushers drafted this year. Oregon (11-0, 8-0), Ohio State (10-1, 7-1), Penn State (10-1, 7-1), Indiana (10-1, 7-1), Illinois (8-3, 5-3), Iowa (7-4, 5-3), Michigan (6-5, 4-4), Minnesota (6-5, 4-4), Washington (6-5, 4-4), Southern California (6-5, 4-5), Nebraska (6-5, 3-5) and Rutgers (6-5, 3-5) have already reached the six-win mark for bowl eligibility. Michigan State (5-6, 3-5) and Wisconsin (5-6, 3-5) can join them. There may not be many firings in general at the top level of college football. The prospect of sharing revenue with athletes in the future might lead schools to be more judicious about shedding one coach and hiring a new one. Who should be most worried in the Big Ten? Well, Lincoln Riley is struggling to stay above .500 in his third season at USC. Purdue is 1-10, but coach Ryan Walters is only in his second season. Maryland's Mike Locksley has been there six years and his Terrapins are 4-7, but this was his first real step backward after guiding the team to three straight bowl wins. Cignetti has shown it is possible for a coaching change to push a previously moribund program to some impressive heights in a short amount of time — but the improvement has been more incremental at Michigan State following Jonathan Smith's arrival. Sherrone Moore wasn't a completely unknown commodity at Michigan after he won some massive games in place of a suspended Jim Harbaugh last year. But in his first season completely at the helm, the Wolverines have declined significantly following their national title a season ago. The Big Ten is home to one of the most dynamic freshmen in the country in Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith. He has 52 catches for 899 yards and nine touchdowns. Highly touted quarterback Dylan Raiola has teamed up with fellow freshman Jacory Barney (49 catches) to lead Nebraska to bowl eligibility. Ohio State is on track to land the Big Ten's top class, according to 247 Sports, but the big news recently was quarterback Bryce Underwood flipping from LSU to Michigan. If the Wolverines do in fact keep Underwood in his home state, that would be a big development for Moore.
Amazon said it will invest $8 billion in AI firm Anthropic, bringing its total investment in the company to $8 billion over just the past few months. The companies teamed up last September, with Amazon putting in $4 billion and Anthropic naming Amazon Web Services its primary cloud provider.’ The new agreement will see Anthropic name Amazon’s AWS as its primary training partner, in addition to continuing to be its primary cloud provider. The company will also use AWS Trainium and Inferentia chips to train and deploy its future AI models. The partnership will also give customers of AWS early access to the ability to fine-tune their own data on Anthropic models, the companies said in a press release. Anthropic is known as the company behind Claude, a family of large-language models. The deal comes as a wide range of businesses across most parts of the economy (particularly the tech sector) have been pouring billions into AI. “The response from AWS customers who are developing generative AI applications powered by Anthropic in Amazon Bedrock has been remarkable,” AWS CEO Matt Garman said. “By continuing to deploy Anthropic models in Amazon Bedrock and collaborating with Anthropic on the development of our custom Trainium chips, we’ll keep pushing the boundaries of what customers can achieve with generative AI technologies. We’ve been impressed by Anthropic’s pace of innovation and commitment to responsible development of generative AI, and look forward to deepening our collaboration.” Tens of thousands of customers, from startups to enterprises and government institutions, are using Anthropic’s AI models in the AWS cloud, the press release said. The tech is powering everything from customer service chatbots, coding assistants, and translation applications, to drug discovery, engineering design, and complex business processes. “This has been a year of breakout growth for Claude, and our collaboration with Amazon has been instrumental in bringing Claude’s capabilities to millions of end users across tens of thousands of customers on Amazon Bedrock,” said Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of Anthropic. “We’re looking forward to working with Amazon to train and power our most advanced AI models using AWS Trainium, and helping to unlock the full potential of their technology.”