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A Dictionary of Chemical Engineering
Carl Schaschke
This dictionary provides definitions and explanations for chemical engineering terms in areas including: materials, energy balances, reactions, separations, sustainability, safety, and ethics. Comprehensively cross-referenced and complemented by over 60 line drawings, this dictionary is the most authoritative of its kind. It also covers many pertinent terms from the fields of chemistry, physics, biology, and mathematics.
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Costa Rica is one of the most expensive countries in Central America. While still cheaper than the U.S., there were times on our trip when Yuting and I still felt like we were in the U.S. For one, many of the hostels, restaurants, and tours we encountered were comfortable dealing in dollars. This was a major red flag for us, as that's usually a sign we're in an area which is too touristy…Still, Yuting and I did our best to save money, while making sure not to miss out on all fun.
In this post, is a rough estimate of what we spent over the course of nine days in Costa Rica. Since we visited Costa Rica during the high season though, the prices I've included are likely a little higher than they would in the off-season. For reference, Costa Rica's high season runs from mid-November to April, with the peak being Christmas and New Year's (when we were there).
I've also included the costs of a backpacking couple Yuting and I met in La Fortuna. Their names are Andy and Felicia and they were traveling through Mexico and Central America. Andy and Felicia were on a 4-5 month backpacking adventure, and were more budget-conscious than Yuting and I were. I always like to know how cheaply one can travel a country and feel like their costs give a second insight into how much it costs to travel Costa Rica.
Considering we visited Costa Rica during the high season, Yuting and I did well finding budget accommodation. Over the course of our nine day stay, we only spent $200 total. That's an average of $12.50/night/person. Room wise, we booked a mix of hostel dorm beds and private rooms throughout the trip.
Our backpacker friends spent: $435 for 18 nights. About $12/night/person.
The hostel we stayed at in La Fortuna cost us about $18/person/night. Two of the nights we were there, we were able to save money by sharing a bunk. Not the most roomy two nights of sleep, but definitely cheap!
As you can see from the price range, some private rooms come out to about the same price as a dorm bed in a hostel. When you're splitting the costs with someone else, booking a cheap private room could help you save money.
We didn't stay in any hotels or resorts while we were in Costa Rica, but two people we met did. For a last minute room at the Hilton in Liberia, they paid about $150. Online, a room at the Tabacon resort in La Fortuna starts at around $370.
Food and drinks made up most of our spending. Over the course of nine days in Costa Rica, Yuting and I spent about $400 total on food and drinks. On average, that comes out to about $22/day/person. We spent that amount by eating at a mix of local restaurants and touristy restaurants and spoiling ourselves with snacks from the grocery store now and then.
Had we been on a tighter budget, we could've brought our daily food spending down by avoiding those pricier restaurants. Not going to lie though, I got tired of eating Casado quickly and started craving things like burgers and pizza…oops.
We spent: $400 for 9 days. About $22/day/person.
Our backpacker friends spent: $650 for 19 days. About $17/day/person.
Casado is a traditional Costa Rican dish served at all of the local 'sodas.' It usually includes some type of meat, rice, beans, salad, and plantains. 'Soda' is what the local restaurants are called. Here is where you'll find the cheapest eats in Costa Rica.
I definitely recommend ordering a fresh juice over the smoothies in Costa Rica. The smoothies we got were usually made from a mix, whereas the fresh juices were made from local fruits like passion fruit and tamarind. So yummy!
By tourist food, I'm talking about the restaurants in Costa Rica which are geared specifically towards foreigners. At these restaurants, the prices are usually in dollars and the meals cost about the same as they would in the U.S.
When we first decided to visit Costa Rica, Yuting and I really wanted to rent a car. With only nine days to explore the country, we didn't want to waste valuable time waiting for the bus or calling a taxi. Unfortunately, booking a last-minute trip to Costa Rica during the high season means no rental cars (or at least no rental cars within a reasonable price point).
Having no rental car meant the next best option for us would've been taking a shuttle. However, shuttle prices in Costa Rica are insane. To go from Liberia to La Fortuna, a 2.5-hour car ride, we were quoted $45/person by our hostel! No way were we paying $90…Like the backpackers we are, we dug up information about the local buses in Costa Rica. In the end, we took a series of three buses to La Fortuna and only spent $8.50 per person.
While we were in La Fortuna, we started off by taking taxis to and from wherever we needed to go. Then we got smart and rented a scooter for the day. The scooter rental cost us $30 for 12 hours but gave us total freedom.
We spent: $100 for 9 days. About $5.50/day/person.
The local buses are cheap and reliable in Costa Rica. Every time we were waiting for the bus, it arrived right on schedule. The only downside to riding the bus is it can eat up an entire day if you have a long distance to go (traveling from Liberia to La Fortuna took an entire day).
Renting a scooter for the day was one of the best decisions we made in Costa Rica. It gave us total freedom and saved us from having to constantly call a taxi. Riding a scooter is also a lot of fun. I got hooked on them in Southeast Asia and am totally going to own one someday.
We didn't take any shuttles in Costa Rica because they were simply too expensive. If money is less of a concern for you though, a shuttle can save you a lot of time compared to catching a local bus. To book a shuttle, try asking the staff at your hotel/hostel.
Over the course of nine days in Costa Rica, Yuting and I spent about $300 total on tours and entertainment. On average, that comes out to almost $17/day/person.
Compared to other countries we've visited, we felt like the tour companies we encountered were unwilling to negotiate prices. After speaking to a local Costa Rican about this, I learned there are simply too many tourists around the holidays. Since every tour is getting plenty of business, they can afford to stand strong on their prices. According to the people who worked at our hostel, tour companies often raise their prices during the high season as well.
We spent: $300 for 9 days. About $17/day/person.
Our backpacker friends spent: $190 for 19 days. About $5/day/person.
La Fortuna Waterfall is one of the most well known waterfalls in Costa Rica. It currently costs $15 per person to hike down to it. I also learned the waterfall used to be free to visit, but now costs money due to its growing popularity.
Activities such as rafting will cost more during the high season. Tour companies are also fairly unwilling to negotiate the price. We were able to get our rafting tour down to $55 though, after initially being quoted $65.
We wouldn't normally book a zip line tour abroad, but ended up having a really good time. Our tour group got along well and ended up hanging out after the tour was over. A few of us even traveled to Tamarindo together to celebrate the new year.
In total, Yuting and I spent about $1000 over the course of nine days in Costa Rica. That comes out to a little over $55/day/person. Our budget backpacker friends, Felicia and Andy, spent a total of $1435 over the course of 19 days in Costa Rica. That's approximately $38/day/person.
For an interesting comparison, check out how much we spent in Morocco in during the exact same time of year in 2017.
Book accommodation ahead of time. Most of the cheap places with decent reviews tend to disappear quickly during the high season.
Eat at the sodas. Sodas are what local restaurants are called. This is where you'll often find the cheapest food in Costa Rica.
Entertain yourself with free activities. In La Fortuna, this means swinging off a rope swing at El Salto, looking for sloths along the road, and visiting the free hot springs. Read more about adventurous things to do in La Fortuna.
Travel with a friend. You can split things like taxis, a scooter rental, and accommodation.
Take local transportation. We saved a lot of money in Costa Rica by taking local buses instead of shuttles.
Travel during the low season. There's no doubt that tours, accommodation, and even food and drinks are more expensive during the high season. Costa Rica's high season runs from mid-November to April.
Visit Costa Rica's less touristy areas. Monteverde for example, is touristy, yet way less touristy than La Fortuna. As a consequence, the hostels in Monteverde run about $10 cheaper than the hostels in La Fortuna - and they include breakfast.
Shout out to Andy and Felicia for letting me include their trip costs in my post! If you'd like to read more about their backpacking adventure through Mexico and Central America, check out their travel blog: AndyandFelicia.com.
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Stoke City hunt for new manager LIVE! Preston issue fresh statement on Alex Neil speculation
Stoke City have sacked Nathan Jones following a disastrous start to the season
Richard CusackFootball writer
Martin SpinksStoke City correspondent
Updated 22:25, 2 NOV 2019
Markus Weinzierl has been put forward as a contender to be new Stoke City manager. (Image: TF-Images/Getty Images)
Stoke City sacked Nathan Jones on Friday following a disastrous start to the season that has seen the club lose 10 of their opening 14 matches.
The Potters are set to face league leaders West Brom on Monday and have made the decision to make a change before their clash with the Baggies.
We are also hoping to glean some up-to-date info on the state of the likely starting 11 for Albion as they mull over one or two fitness concerns.
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Preston issue fresh statement 22:25
German press throw Markus Weinzierl in as surprise contender 19:25
Number one target still with his players as Preston threaten action 14:12
Update on Stoke City search for manager 13:43
Hughton 'not keen' 11:59
Preston issue fresh statement
Another statement from Preston released at around 10pm.
Following recent press speculation Preston North End Football Club can confirm that their manager Alex Neil has reiterated his commitment to the football club and to the contract that he signed earlier this year.
More HERE.
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Loan watch: Verlinden 2 Souttar 1
A bad afternoon for Harry Souttar as his promotion-chasing Fleetwood side lost 2-1 at Bolton.
His poor back pass let Bolton in for the first of two goals in five first-half minutes - and that was enough to get Bolton their second win of the season.
Bolton Wanderers: Matthews, Emmanuel, Zouma, Wright, Chicksen, Dodoo, Murphy, Lowe, Verlinden (Politic 55, Graham 89), O'Grady, Murphy. Subs not used: Weir, Hall, Boon, Senior, Alexander.
Fleetwood Town: Cairns, Coyle, Souttar, Dunne, Andrew, Burns (Morris 60), Coutts, Rossiter (McAleny 60), Dempsey, Evans, Madden (Hunter 60). Subs not used: Crellin, Clarke, Biggins, Mooney.
Get involved: your verdict on Stoke City
Nick Fellgett, Sheffield: We are in a desperate position. Jones got a lot wrong but the players are consistently under performing, we need Pulis on a contract until the end of the season to kick ass, wake a few up, sort the system out on the field and keep us in this division. Review at the end of the season.
Gerry, Bentilee: Seriously who is making decisions at Stoke? We are going again for a young inexperienced manager for the third time in a row? Don't they learn any lessons? And it seems if we don't get Neil, then next on the list is a man whose only league experience was at Brechin in Scotland. It is utter madness.
Dave Cope, Newcastle: Stop messing about and get Pulis back with Rory as his number two, and we will be safe.
What is Weizierl's style of play?
Back when his stock was at its highest with Augsburg, he was winning comparisons with Jurgen Klopp due to a high octane style of play, with pressing in the final third key to his game plan.
OneFootball said: "Weinzierl's crop of players are structured with great balance in a 4-1-4-1 or 4-2-3-1 formation which gives them an attacking output while maintaining a solid defensive shield. They've been able to reap the rewards of continuity and stability by fulfilling their duties to the best of their abilities. It really is a team effort."
The Bleacher Report added: "Weinzierl has a preferred style, with Augsburg set up with a strong and stubborn back line and a midfield and attack that likes to press aggressively and counter at speed.
"He is not afraid though to adapt his tactics as and when required. Indeed, in numerous games this season, Weinzierl has shown he understands the need to cater for each opponent on an individual basis."
Markus Weinzierl was once seen as one of the most promising coaches in Germany. (Image: TF-Images/Getty Images)
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German press throw Markus Weinzierl in as surprise contender
The 44-year-old coach built a reputation for a 'refreshing form of pragmatic football' when he took unfancied Augsburg to the brink of the Champions League.
Markus Weinzierl was in charge of VfB Stuttgart for just six months up to April. (Image: TF-Images/Getty Images)
Preston fans have their say
A happy bunch, Preston fans.
They've had their say on the club's strong statement this afternoon.
Stoke fans react to Preston statement
Stoke fans have had their say on the statement issued by Preston.
Read their thoughts HERE.
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A statement from Preston
Here is a statement released by Preston this afternoon.
Contrary to reports on Talksport today, Preston North End Football Club can confirm the following.
Stoke City Football Club have not been given permission to speak our contracted manager Alex Neil.
As a result of the reports that were made this lunch time, there are now no circumstances under which Stoke City would be given permission to speak to Alex Neil.
We have today reported Stoke City to the EFL for an illegal approach.
There will be no further comment at this stage.
Adam on Jones departure
The former Luton boss was handed his P45 on Friday after a disastrous start to the campaign which has left the Potters bottom of the Championship.
And former Stoke man Adam has given his opinion on the manager he played under during the second half of last season.
The Scottish midfielder played for the Potters across six years from 2012 to 2019 before joining Reading in the summer.
"If you don't win enough games, someone is going to bare the brunt," he said on talkSPORT.
Charlie Adam.
How much responsibility should players take?
Michael Brown: "There are a lot of good players still there at Stoke City.
"Did Nathan Jones go in too strong and did he lose them all straight away? He went heavily on the senior players.
"But it's not all Nathan Jones. You can look at systems and personnel and those players themselves will say with the ability in that changing room they shouldn't be anywhere near the bottom of the league.
"They've also got to say, we're the ones who are selected and we've got to do our job."
Is this why Alex Neil would be tempted?
Michael Brown: "It would be an incredible story if Alex Neil can take Preston up but just look at the size of the clubs, the contract he'd be given and the backing to go and get players. It does suck you in.
"You think how far you can take the club you're at and it will always be that which sways you.
"With Nathan Jones going from Luton to Stoke it was a no brain decision. Yes they got promoted but how far could that side have got?
"You turn around Stoke City and with that backing...
"It's personal, too, contracts and managers looking after themselves as well."
He added: "He will be looking at Preston and wondering how he can keep producing it. They've had such an unbelievable run and if they lose a couple of players or even if they don't, people start to find you out, realise your strengths and weaknesses. It's always hard to do it the next season on. It's when do you jump and go somewhere else?"
It would be a big call to go from high-flying Preston to low-lying Stoke?
That was the question put to New York Times chief football reporter Rory Smith on 5Live.
He said: "It would, yes - and the initial reaction is that it would be short sighted. But then you look and the money at Stoke is obviously greater, you have an ability to spend...
"It's a shame what's happened to Nathan Jones. What he did at Luton was pretty special and you thought this was another talented British manager coming through. It won't be the last job Nathan Jones ever does but it's obviously a set-back.
"Alex Neil will be inclined to see that as a parable I guess.
"You would be inclined to say that if Preston are going well... you'd give that a season?"
Michael Brown: What a job Alex Neil has done at Preston
Former Port Vale manager Michael Brown has been quizzed on Stoke's managerial situation on Radio 5Live.
He said: "The Stoke board was very, very patient with Nathan Jones. He had 14 games this season; they made a dreadful start then at a win at Swansea and at home to Fulham and you're thinking, is it back on track? Then they go and lose at Sheffield Wednesday and Millwall - and to Gary Rowett in his new job too, which probably didn't help with supporters.
"But they have fully backed him, given him a lot of time and he looked beaten a few weeks ago before those wins and you thought a change would happen.
"They've made the change now and I think Rory Delap will take charge on Monday. He gets an opportunity at a huge club, which has had a lot of problems.
"They need to get the right fit this time. They've had manager after manager and don't seem to be getting it correct. Chris Hughton has been linked but it doesn't sound like it's the job for him.
"Then what a job Alex Neil has done at Preston, to get them into the top three is unbelievable."
Get involved: your verdict on what should happen next?
Number one target still with his players as Preston threaten action
The latest from Martin Spinks on a quickly-changing situation.
Unamused by approach... Preston chairman Peter Ridsdale
Preston reporting Stoke for 'illegal approach'
Alex Neil with the Preston squad
Update on Stoke City search for manager
Stoke City have been in detailed discussions with Preston in a bid to prise Alex Neil out of Deepdale.
Lengthy talks are understood to have taken place between Stoke's chief executive Tony Scholes and Preston chairman Peter Ridsdale.
The issue of compensation had been a stumbling block, while a further complication is the fact Preston play tomorrow at Charlton and Neil has travelled with his players.
Preston manager Alex Neil (Image: Getty)
Odds tumble
Alex Neil has emerged as the new bookies' favourite to be the new Stoke City manager in the early hours after Nathan Jones's exit.
The Preston North End boss has crashed in from outside mention to 10/11 this afternoon, overtaking frontrunners including Tony Pulis, Chris Hughton and Michael O'Neill.
It is an interesting development considering Neil signed a new long-term deal in April after being the leading contender to take over at West Bromwich Albion.
He has guided Preston to second in the Championship after 14 games and has the club dreaming of a return to the top flight for the first time since 1961.
Alex Neil, manager of Preston North End. (Image: Matthew Lewis)
More bad news predicted
Stoke City are back in action on Monday night when they welcome league leaders West Bromwich Albion to the bet365 Stadium.
The Potters' preparation for the game couldn't have been much worse with manager Nathan Jones sacked on Friday.
Barnsley's draw with Bristol City on the same night then sent Stoke bottom of the Championship table, leaving them needing at least a point against the leaders on Monday to climb the standings.
But that won't be the case, according to former player-turned-Sky Sports pundit David Prutton, who predicts more misfortune for the Potters against Albion.
Joe Allen down in the dumps at full-time. (Image: EMPICS Sport)
Hughton 'not keen'
Stoke City hadn't lined up a replacement before firing Nathan Jones.
That's according to Sky Sports, who claims the Potters were unprepared before pulling the trigger.
Jones made a disastrous start to life at the bet365 Stadium, and he leaves City bottom of the Championship.
The likes of Alex Neil, Michael O'Neill and Chris Hughton are being talked about as possible replacements.
But the latter isn't keen on taking up the mantle at the bet365 Stadium, according to Sky Sports.
Nathan Jones has been Stoke City manager since January. (Image: Nick Potts/PA Wire)
Inside story of the Iceland consortium
It was on, then off, then on again.
And then, 20 years ago this afternoon, it was done. Stoke City had been bought by a a consortium of Icelandic businessman for a figure of just over £3.5m.
"The momentous deal was announced this afternoon after the Icelanders agreed to buy a 66 per cent controlling interest in the financially-stricken club," reported the Sentinel, although the historic handover would only be official just under a fortnight later.
The move ended an increasingly-troubled reign of chairman Keith Humphreys and his predecessor Peter Coates, who would be back as chairman and much richer owner six-and-a-half years later to bankroll one the climb into the Premier League.
Stoke City fan Greg Smith dressed as a Viking in front of a 'Twinned with Reykjavik' banner on the Britannia Stadium. (Image: Steve Bould)
Back in action, back in the goals
Mame Biram Diouf marked his return in a Stoke City shirt with a goal but it wasn't enough to seal all three points as City's under-23s were held to a draw by West Bromwich Albion.
Goals from Diouf and Cameron McJannet had put Stoke into a two-goal lead within 22 minutes, but Albion roared back at Harrison Park.
Diouf was making his first appearance in a Stoke shirt since April and he opened the scoring with a low finish.
Dan Jarvis found a pocket of space before laying the ball off to Diouf and the Senegalese international fired into the bottom corner via the palm of the 'keeper.
The sacking of Nathan Jones had thrown Stoke's pre-match plans into disarray, with Wade Elliott and Gareth Owen taking charge following Kevin Russell's promotion to first team duties, and the duo soon had more to cheer.
Full report here
Stoke celebrate Diouf opener. (Image: James Knowles)
NI boss 'emerges as favourite'
Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill is high on the list of Stoke City targets as the club search for a new manager, according to reports.
The Potters parted ways with Nathan Jones on Friday following a disastrous start to the season which has left them bottom of the Championship table.
Preston North End boss Alex Neil has emerged as an early candidate, but with his Lilywhites riding high in the table, the former Norwich City boss could be inclined to stay put.
That may push the Potters elsewhere, and according to The Times, Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill 'has emerged as the favourite'.
Northern Ireland's manager Michael O'Neill gestures on the touchline during the the Euro 2020 football qualification match between Northern Ireland and Germany. (Image: PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images)
Nathan Jones lived in Alan Ball's old house
The uncanny coincidences between departing Stoke City manager and his predecessor didn't end there...
Alan Ball... retained his sense of humour despite a hard time from fans
Latest managerial update
Stoke City are prepared to be patient and test the water to see if another `Lou Macari' comes out of the woodwork and puts himself forward as the next manager of Stoke City.
Macari famously came on the blindside before being appointed in 1991 and promptly became one of the best and most popular managers in the club's history.
Stoke's owners have irons in the fire to replace Nathan Jones, who was sacked this morning, but are also waiting to see if anyone else offers themselves over the weekend before appointing the club's fifth manager in less than two years.
Nathan Jones... upset but not surprised
Managerial update
Regarding this man. HERE'S THE STORY
Stoke City FCStoke City boss prepared to be cutthroat if he spies chance in transfer marketStoke City have moved quickly to sign four players in January, including one they almost got over the line in the summer
Michael O'Neill explains how Stoke City have funded busy transfer window with insurance and exits
Stoke City FCStoke City have brought in four new signings so far this month and there will be more business to come

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A common scam that is seen in many industries is price inflation, and moving is no different. Companies performing this scam tend to do so by using an over the phone estimate. Because moving costs are based on the size and weight of your possessions, these companies purposely create a bad estimate. Once you move, they greatly increase the price by claiming their over the phone estimate was only a guess. To avoid this scam, only work with movers who base their estimates on an in-person visit. Also look for a "Guaranteed Not to Exceed" contractual option which commonly states the final moving cost charged cannot be greater than the original estimate plus 10 percent.
A bill from your moving company should have every expense carefully listed and clearly explained. Less than reputable moving companies will often try to make extra money by adding in miscellaneous fees that were not discussed beforehand or explained on your bill. When reviewing your bill look for anything strange, out of place or that wasn't discussed. A common example of this scam is charging a customer for a change of moving trucks that never occurred and claiming it was due to 'narrow streets' or something of the sort.
A reputable moving company only bills you for their services and use of their equipment. Billing is also only done once you have been successfully moved to your new residence. A moving company that asks for a large deposit beforehand is one to be avoided as they could simply not show up on moving day and keep the deposit.
Many scams by moving companies do not go ignored by the customers they defraud and are reported to the Better Business Bureau, local media, or popular review websites. However, these types of movers workaround this by regularly changing their company name. To avoid a company that may be covering up for past fraud always make sure they are local, are licensed for your state, have proper insurance, have references and have a traceable public record.
Lastly, some moving companies will ask you to sign an incomplete or totally blank contract with the claim they will fill it in later when they have the time and more exact figures. Essentially what they are trying to do is get you to agree to whatever charges they later claim. Never do this, a proper contract will be completely filled out and have all relevant information. Naturally, you should fully read any contract before signing to assure the information is correct.
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Aw, he is too cute!
I've got to agree, he's cute!
What a cute little penguin!
So cute!! Definitely agree that a little family would be fab!!
He is so lovely, I will have to show him to my 10 year old, he is penguin mad.
Yep. I think its safe to say "We love him too".


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Are we educating a generation of children for yesterday's jobs?
Technological change has posed a threat to unskilled labour since the Industrial Revolution
Britain's prime minister David Cameron sits with pupils in a computer class at St Mary's and St John's CE School in north London. Chris Johns' says the UK labour market has proved to be more flexible than previously thought but fears children are being educated with a view to taking the wrong jobs. Photograph: Getty Images.
Chris Johns
Thu Jul 11 2013 - 12:16
One of the many mysteries left in the wake of the Great Financial Crisis is the way employment has held up in the UK. If, five years ago, you had told an economist what was about to happen to the economy he would have forecast a rise in unemployment, much, much bigger than what actually transpired.
There are, unsurprisingly, various theories about why more people than expected kept their jobs. Some suggest that "zombie companies" have been kept alive by the Bank of England's quantitative easing (QE). Under normal conditions, these businesses would, it is argued, have gone to the wall.
More plausible is the idea that wages have responded to the recession by more than was forecast; real wages and earnings have fallen. Lower wages led to more jobs being saved; the UK labour market has proved to be more flexible than previously thought. QE has played a role by ensuring that UK inflation has stayed relatively high - this, as much as anything else, has reduced real wages, boosting employment.
But, in the longer term there are headwinds facing the labour market that are likely to be common to all countries. Dark structural clouds are gathering that have profound implications for all workers, everywhere.
An established trend for many decades, even centuries, is the way in which machines eventually take over work previously done by human hands. This trend is accelerating.
Technological change has posed a threat to unskilled labour since the Industrial Revolution, if not before. A new feature of this process is the way in which jobs much further up the value chain are threatened by machines. If there is anything about a task that is in any way routine, there is, it seems, an app that can do it better than a humble human. And not just routine tasks. Artificial intelligence may have been slow to move from the pages of science fiction into the real world but the ways in which machines are becoming smarter are multiplying.
This is not about high-end jobs moving to be performed by highly qualified people in India and China. This affects China and India as well. To exaggerate what unlimited capital for labour substitution might mean, imagine a world where one large machine produces every conceivable physical good, and an army of robots supplies us with every personal service that we could possibly need.
This rather extreme version of what is happening illustrates both the upside and downside: productivity growth expands exponentially, making society unbelievably richer than we can imagine today. But who gets to consume the output of the machines? Who owns the output? Presumably, the owners of the machines. There are no workers, so no wages for anyone who is not an owner, not a capitalist. In this brave new world, the machines even make the machines - the advent of 3D printing is the start of this.
In this artificial thought experiment, you really want to be a capitalist. Or have voted in a new type of society that is, well, much more communist than capitalist. Maybe. At the very least, debates over inequality are only going to get louder.
Between now and then, what types of jobs are likely to be available (albeit temporarily)? Just as most of the jobs being done today were unimaginable only a few decades ago, we cannot possibly expect to be able to forecast what work our children and grandchildren will do in years to come. But the jobs will, to a considerable extent, be very different to today's. They will require not just the basic literacy and numerical skills that are the focus of our education system. Creativity, curiosity and adaptability will be crucial. Knowledge of facts, while important, will prove insufficient. That knowledge is now free and ubiquitous. Even teaching is threatened by technology: education is moving on-line at an astonishing speed.
The future belongs to those who know what to do with knowledge, not those who just endeavour to acquire it. I worry that we are educating a generation of children for yesterday's jobs.
Reform of the education system is inevitable. That seems obvious, perhaps verging on cliche. A radical suggestion: tell teenagers the truth. Tell them the future is very uncertain, that many think the curriculum is past its sell-by date. Schools can wait for centrally dictated reform or push on with their own experiments. Another obvious suggestion: teach children how to learn, in a life-long context, not just to pass exams. Tell them that they will have many jobs, multiple careers. As part of what we call careers guidance, provide much more education about how to start a business.
I fear that our current education system was built with an eye on jobs in government, banks and the professions. Does that sound like a structure suitable for what is coming next?
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Nick and the elliottstudios team are excited to announce that Nick has another fine art gallery residency, this time, at the reputable Open Space Gallery, based in Birstall, Leicester. Open Space Gallery promotes the artwork of a select group of artists from all over the U.K. It's diverse range of fine art encapsulates fine art oil paintings, intricate sculptures, glasswork, pottery, and photography. Nick's…
ITS A PERSONAL PODCAST
Nick has started to develop his own personal podcast, for release in the next few weeks. As Nick has become increasingly in demand over the last few years. His unseen rock images are now being distributed amongst galleries, his controversial Dark Art Projects are causing a stir with fine art collectors, London exhibitions are being organised, and several commissioned projects with high profile music…
A LONDON SHOW IN MAYFAIR
Nick and the elliottstudios team are pleased to announce another huge success for Nick's conceptual Dark Art Projects. Gabriel Fine Arts, based in Canary Wharf London, were so impressed with Nick's Dark Art projects, that they have invited him to be included as a special guest in their next show, Unity In Variety XI Annual Exhibition. The Exhibition will be held at St George…
THE ART OF FRIENDSHIP
It was with immense pride that Chris Moore, one of Nick's closest friends and radio co-presenter, has chosen Nick to write the forward to his latest publication brimming with personal poetry penned over a life -time. Chris and Nick first met over eight years ago, whilst co-hosting a radio show together. Their mutual love of music and shared bizarre sense of humour cemented their…
Step Back To The Stage…
Nick made a much anticipated trip back to the DeMontford Hall Leicester, to revisit the concert hall enriched with many memories for him. Nick has close connection with DeMontfort Hall since 1972. He enjoyed the position of DeMontfort Halls official photographer for nearly 10 years. Being commissioned to shoot front and backstage artists, artwork featured in DeMontfort Hall magazines, promotional material programme and covers…
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To view the full range! " I'm really pleased to be part of this association with this brand-new company. The quality of the shirts are second to none. Custom Clothing will be producing all the tour apparel before and during the tour. Nick Elliott Rock Art Photgrapher
Kings Lynn in 30 Days…
Nick's new book "From nothing to Kings Lynn in 30 days" is hot off the press from elliottstudios publishing. This 100 page commissioned book, depicts a pictorial journey of a young man's struggle to get his race car to the start line for his very first race meet, held at the Trackstar Raceway in Kings Lynn West Norfolk. The project took just two months…
NATTERING AND CHATTERING…
Nick has had several interview invites recently, for dissemination in various local magazines and online news publications. The Norfolk Broads was the most delightful of locations for an interview with John Kerrison, during a warm sunny day at the waters edge. Nick discussed in great depth his latest projects and recent negotiations for his continued workload at elliottstudios. Nick revealed his future plans for…
U.K. TO USA AND BACK AGAIN…
Nick has been busy filming several show reels to accompany his USA and UK tours as promotional material. The reels will be distributed to potential booking agents and additional dates added to the current USA and UK tour dates. Due to the current pandemic issues, Nick's tours have been temporarily rescheduled for 2022, however these restrictions have been advantageous to add additional tour dates…
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Mirsku, our mightiest member, and Jaava, our most dimunitive save Mesi, were sharing a small area on top of a stool while reaching for a flying feather toy. Mirsku is a bit partial to torties so was happily sharing the same surface with Jaava who was doing some very dynamic yoga trying to catch it.
He was of course going to join in, but tried using his capacious mouth.
Having failed, his paws flew. Failure there too.
Jaava was not discouraged but poor Mirsku turned his back in shame.
The sneaky girlcat won! She spread her tailio where he had been an continued to fight the feathers, while Mirsku looked on with a slightly wounded stinkeye.
Sorry buddy, you shouldn't even have tried to compete with Jaava. No one would lay bets on you to win.
Only the manliest of mancats concedes to a ladycat. We are furever in awe of you, Mirsku.
She's a supple, sinewy, scintillating kind of girl, isn't she?
Oooo, that was embarrassing, Mirsku!
Mirsku was the moral winner!
Hilarious photos! Mirsku is quite a lazy hunter.
What did you expect Mirsku? You weren't exactly over enthusiastic in your attempts.
So cute- and agile too.
Mirsku LET the beautiful girl kitty win. Typical male behaviour when dealing with a pretty face.


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DOI: 10.5603/CJ.2022.0064
Simultaneous angiographic and instantaneous wave-free ratio co-registration assisted with intravascular ultrasound for optimal assessment of left main coronary artery ostial stenosis and optimization of the angioplasty effect
Stanisław Bartuś12Łukasz Rzeszutko12Rafał Januszek1
1Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Interventions, University Hospital, Krakow, Poland
2Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
Address for correspondence: Rafał Januszek, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Interventions, University Hospital in Krakow, ul. Jakubowskiego 2, 30–688 Kraków, Poland, tel: +48 12 400 22 50, fax: +48 12 400 22 67, e-mail: jaanraf@interia.pl
Received: 12.10.2021 Accepted: 18.05.2022
Presented herein, is the case of a 58-year-old man with a prior history of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with fibrinolysis. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of circumflex artery (Cx) was performed in 2001, left descending coronary artery (LAD) in 2003, and again in 2012 as well as Cx and right coronary artery (RCA). PCI of the left-main coronary artery (LMCA) was performed in 2013.
The present angiography revealed 50% ostial in-stent re-stenosis of the LMCA (Fig. 1A). The good effect of PCI was maintained within the Cx, LAD and RCA. Fractional flow reserve (FFR) was 0.79 (intracoronary bolus of adenosine 200 µg) (Fig. 1B), while instantaneous wave free ratio (iFR) was 0.82 and pull-back demonstrated the main gradient drop in the ostial LMCA (Fig. 1C). Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) was performed using the Verrata pressure guidewire (Philips Medical Systems, Best, Netherlands). Minimal lumen area (MLA) of the LMCA was 5.5 mm2 (Fig. 1D). Co-registration of angiography and iFR assisted with manual IVUS pull-back made it possible to select stent length, despite the lack of mechanical IVUS pull-back. The 4.0 × 15 mm drug-eluting stent Ultimaster (Boston Scientific, MA, USA) was directly implanted at 20 atm. Optimization was performed with a 4.5 × 15 mm 25 atm non-compliant balloon using the proximal optimization technique. The control LMCA MLA was 9.3 mm2 (Fig. 1E).
In conclusion, co-registration of coronary angiography, IVUS and iFR assisted with IVUS enables precise assessment of lesion morphology, its length and vessel width, as well as stenosis significance, especially in patients with ostial LMCA in-stent re-stenosis, where FFR assessment could be misleading (Fig. 1F).
Figure 1. A. Coronary angiography — left coronary artery before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with instantaneous wave free ratio (iFR) co-registration markers; B. Fractional flow reserve measurement before PCI; C. Instantaneous wave free ratio pull-back and parallel intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) longitudinal view before PCI; D. Transverse view of the stenosis presented in IVUS before PCI — virtual histology; E. Longitudinal and transverse views of the stented artery in IVUS after PCI; F. Coronary angiography — left coronary artery after PCI within the left main coronary artery. *A section of the artery with a significant drop in the iFR gradient.


Legendary singer-songwriter David Crosby will release Croz, his first solo album of studio material in 20 years. And let me say it right here, right now: It's been well worth the wait. In fact, it's freakin' amazing!
Featuring 11 new original songs, Croz is a digital and physical release on Blue Castle Records, the label Crosby co-founded with Graham Nash in 2011; distribution is through ADA. The songs are smooth, captivating and thought provoking – just what you would expect from the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer.
In support of the release, Crosby and his touring band are performing a series of concert dates in early 2014. The shows will feature repertoire spanning Crosby's entire career, including songs from Croz and his 1971 solo debut If I Could Only Remember My Name, as well as selections from The Byrds, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and his partnership as a duo with Nash. Accompanying Crosby on the road are James Raymond (keyboards), Shane Fontayne (guitar), Kevin McCormick (bass), Steve DiStanislao (drums, percussion), and Marcus Eaton (guitar).
David Crosby, James Raymond, and Daniel Garcia produced Croz; and, Crosby and Raymond (David Crosby's son) co-wrote a number of the songs together. In addition to Crosby's band, the album features guest players including Wynton Marsalis (Holding On To Nothing), Mark Knopfler (What's Broken), Leland Sklar (Find A Heart) and Steve Tavaglione (Morning Falling, Find A Heart).
Crosby is a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, inducted with The Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash; he is also in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In addition to his solo work, Crosby still tours and records with CSN, CSN&Y, and as a duo with Nash. He has written books— Stand and Be Counted: Making Music, Making History/The Dramatic Story of the Artists and Causes That Changed America, and the autobiographical volumes Long Time Gone and Since Then: How I Survived Everything And Lived To Tell About It.
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My daughter likes to shoot the ball in the hoop. Value for money given the price.
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If there aren't enough jobs, there will soon be bloodshed, warns R Sarathkumar
AISMK President R Sarathkumar talks about how FDI, a more modern education system and stricter laws are the only way to ensure the youth of today don't end up revolting when the jobs dry up
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Sarathkumar at the ThinkEdu conclave
R Sarathkumar is one of the few heads of a political party in Tamil Nadu who will tell you that he doesn't want to be the next Chief Minister. Rather idealistically, the actor-turned-politician says that it would give him more joy in empowering a young, educated man from the rural heartland to get that top spot. Incidentally, the AISMK founder-president is one of the few active politicians who hasn't started an engineering college, as has been the wont these past few decades. Reflecting on capitation, violence against women and the need for FDI in education, Sarathkumar opened up on a host of issues. Excerpts:
You were one of the few people who said that you got why colleges took capitation. That's not a popular thing to say.
There has to be a total change in policy when it comes to capitation. I'm not for it at all. Private colleges are pumping money into colleges and they are very clear that they have to make money out of it. And they start thinking that the infrastructure they need to provide requires resources. If they run at a loss, they can't run an institution. The way to ensure there is funding is the government finding ways to bring FDI in education — this will bring in uniformity.
Today, a lot of engineering colleges are empty, several others are closing down. In a country where college education is still low, isn't this a bigger issue?
It is sad that institutions are closing down. It's because people are unable to pay huge amounts of capitation. So many engineering colleges are empty, nobody even goes there. This mismatch will really create a huge problem. We talk proudly about how we have one of the youngest populations in the world, if they're jobless and educated, there's going to be a revolution and there will be bloodshed.
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They're already coming together en masse for issues like Jallikattu and Neduvasal. Can this boomerang on them?
Educated, unemployed and frustrated. That is the issue bothering youth today. Boys from small towns are exposed to things they've never been exposed to. They want to be America overnight, but you're some 150 years behind - how will it happen? Reverse migration is a real issue. Sons of farmers want to study engineering and leave their villages. They want to move in different social circles and leave their village lives behind. Amitabh Bachchan keeps talking about every every villager needing to have their own toilet, but this doesn't exist there. The villager doesn't have a proper sewage system or toilets. He doesn't want to take his affluent friends back there and show the village where he comes from. I want to educate and empower this youth to understand how to live. I don't want to be the future CM of Tamil Nadu. I'd rather make this youngster worthy of being the CM of Tamil Nadu.
I want to educate and empower this youth to understand how to live. I don't want to be the future CM of Tamil Nadu. I'd rather make this youngster worthy of being the CM of Tamil Nadu
R Sarathkumar, AISMK President
Recently, your daughter Varalaxmi came out and posted on social media about how a studio head propositioned her. Crimes against women are increasing. is it frightening that most of the perpetrators are young men?
Every profession has it's drawback, not just the film industry. I won't say men will be men, because there are decent men too. It depends on the bringing up of the individual. Men should know where to draw the line in a relationship. Not every man gets the woman of his dreams and so maybe, he starts thinking its the only way to get his woman. And that's how the attacks begin. He begins to think that he won't get a good looking girl. People are going to look at your personality, your position, how you've come up, your character. That will attract women to you. That has to be inculcated in the child. Women becoming empowered is bothering men and as competition goes up, a woman has a better leverage to propel herself to success and that bothers men. This is pushing up crimes against women.
They say that movies are adding fuel to the fire. Stalking is one particular aspect that some movies have glorified recently. As a former head of the Nadigar Sangam what's your take on how much cinema influences today's 'angry young man'?
I don't want to criticise scripts today. But when you go to the movies, what do you see? Your hero is jobless. He leaves the house and his only aim in life is to get a beautiful girl and marry her, even if she's engaged to someone. Do you mean to say that it's OK for a man to not have a job but run behind a girl full-time? These are the scripts that bother me. It may be entertainment, but it has to have some value, I don't want a sermon or something that is preachy. Every other film that I've seen recently is depressing me. You always have a man, who may be from the lower strata of society and he will always want to get a girl who is very rich. 'Why can't I' is the question that a lot of people ask themselves when they watch such movies. I used to watch MGR movies, where he doesn't drink or smoke and I was inspired by that. There is a certain amount of hero worship, but that has to be within the parameters of morality.
What's the solution? Not every woman can talk about it openly.
Women should come to the fore. They need to be independent and think out of the box. They have every single right and they should not lean on old sayings about how women should be seen and not heard. They have to fight for themselves and be bold in their approach. That is what is required of women across the country. There is so much violence against women that it is depressing that so much is happening in our so-called educated society. Stricter laws and better implementation are what we need.
Some colleges are still keeping boys and girls apart, in buses, classes, everywhere. They call this segregation a type of 'discipline'. Isn't that adding to the issue?
They're still debating whether sex education needs to be a part of the curriculum. Why not? My son is 12. I'm talking to him about these things. I am telling him about physical and hormonal changes that he will undergo. It's better to tell him now rather than him finding out later and not knowing what is right and wrong. I think raising children in a sheltered manner has spoilt them. Social media is bringing youngsters together. Nobody can stop them from moving together. Parents need to teach them values, draw a lakshman rekha and give them independence. By segregating them and not letting them talk to boys and girls, that has to go. Moral policing needs to go, When a man and a woman, who are young, literate, modern want to talk, you cannot stop them.


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Coach John Kear will bring his Batley Bulldogs side to Featherstone's Big Fellas Stadium on Monday.
Featherstone coach Jon Sharp expects a difficult test against relegation-threatened Batley Bulldogs in Monday's Championship Shield clash at Big Fellas Stadium (3pm kick-off).
The Bulldogs, coached by John Kear, are third bottom, just four points ahead of Hunslet Hawks, who won 41-24 at London last Sunday.
Table-toppers Rovers are already guaranteed a play-off place and a fourth successive victory on Monday could clinch a home semi-final.
"Batley will be desperate for points and I know they will be a challenge," said Sharp.
"They have a very good coach who knows his stuff and knows how to get teams ready for big games.
"We've got to be on our mettle and at our best. There's a lot riding on this game for us as well. If we win and other results go our way we'll have a home tie in the semi-finals.
"There's a lot at stake for both teams so I'm expecting a really tough encounter."
Sharp is set to field a similar team to the one that won 24-10 at Workington Town last Sunday.
"There won't be wholesale changes for Monday. I might make one change, that's all I'm looking at," he added.
"The team has earned the right to play together again.
"The performances of the young lads for the last few weeks has warranted them keeping their places. The team won't change very much this week, irrespective of whether blokes declare themselves fit or not."
Sharp was delighted with his side's display as they ended Workington's five-match winning run last weekend.
Featherstone, who were without Matt James (toe), Ben Blackmore (shoulder) and Gareth Moore (hamstring), bounced back from 10-4 down at half-time to score 20 unanswered second-half points.
"The circumstances behind it made the performance an even greater achievement," said Sharp.
"Three players pulled out and didn't make themselves available due to injury as late as Wednesday and Friday.
"We had some adversity and we had a really good team meeting to discuss the late withdrawals. We spoke about the young kids coming in and about how important it was for us to come together as a group and be confident in one another and realise that these young fellows will bring vigour, enthusiasm and energy and they certainly did that.
"At half-time, we spoke about how well we completed and how well we kicked. We were in front in every facet of the game apart from the scoreboard.
"I just spoke to the players about sticking with the process. Afterwards, Paul Cooke and Tim Spears both came to me individually and said they thought the half-time discussion was pivotal. It gave them confidence and belief that what we were doing was right and they stuck with that process and we won the second-half 20-0.
"We got an early score in the second-half and we defended a couple of sets back to back after the referee gave Workington three penalties on the bounce. After that, we grew in confidence.
"It's the first time we've played for 80 minutes since I came to the club.
"I only made two changes in the first-half because the guys are starting to look fit and energised and capable of playing longer minutes."
Sharp was again thrilled with the performances of the side's young players.
"We had a bench that averaged 22 years of age and collectively had around eight first-team appearances between them. We also took up two 18 year olds as 18th and 19th men," he said.
"Will Milner was fantastic. He came in for Moore and was really good. Luke Cooper came in to replace James and he was also excellent. Jack Coventry made his debut from the bench and did well in the short spell he had on the field.
"Kyran Johnson was outstanding and has been every week since he's been in first grade. Sam Day came on and looked a threat around the ruck and Luke Cooper added some punch.
"I started Jack Ormondroyd at 13 because I wanted to pick the biggest team I could and get off to a good start against a really big Workington pack. Although we were behind on the scoreboard, I thought that physically we were dominating them.
"I've introduced a lot of young players into the side who would probably be playing reserve grade and they've grasped their opportunity in the first-team and they are doing ever so well.
"The trio of Cooke, Spears and Ellis have also been magnificent in galvanising the team this week.
"The youngsters who have come in have been great for us but I also think the senior players are playing as well as I've seen them play. Spears and Ellis are in great form at the minute.
"I also think Steve Snitch has added a new dimension and Alex Foster has been outstanding playing at centre the last three weeks."
Sharp believes Rovers are now moving in the right direction.
"Winning is a good habit and the players are starting to reap the rewards from the hard work they are putting in," he said.
"I am pleased with the young players who are coming in and I am pleased with how training has gone.
"I think the players are adapting to a different type of training regime that is tough but also geared towards playing well.
"The challenge now is maintaining the momentum.We do that by practising well and keeping our standards high in practice and keeping the pressure on the players to perform."
Monday's Championship Shield game against Batley will incorporate a family fun day at Big Fellas Stadium.
Activities will include bouncy castles, tombola and face painting.
For all Featherstone's home Championship Shield fixtures admission is £10 for adults and concessions, with free admission for under 16s.


SS Oberführer. Division "Götz von Berlichingen".
08-07-1973, heart failure, age 59, Offenbach am Main.
Offenbach am Main, Neuen Friedhof. Feld II- Reihe 4-Grab 11/12, stone removed.
, 10th SS Panzer Division "Frundsburg" "A bridge too far" Arnhem, under SS Brigadeführer Heinz Harmel, with Generalfeldmarschall der Panzertruppe, Walter Model's the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, Götz von Berlichingen and the 18th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division SA Sturmführer, Horst Wessel under SS Brigadeführer, August Wilhelm Trabandt . Trabandt died age 76 on 19-05-1968, in Hamburg. In November 1939 Bochmann was appointed SS Obersturmführer and was a prime mover SS Obersturmführer in the creation and outfitting of the SS Totenkopf Division, 1939-1940. In 1940 he assumed command of an armoured unit within the 3rd SS Division Totenkopf and during the French campaign the Division fought at Cambrai, Arras. Bochmann got the Eichenlaub with Schwerten on 30-03-1945 from Hitler (see Hitler parents) (see Adolf) (see William Hitler). He was assigned with the command of the 17th SS-Panzer-Division "Götz von Berlichingen" here in the middle, succeeding SS-Oberführer Fritz Klingenberg and with this Waffen SS Division he was involved in the battles for Nuremberg and in Niederbayern. Total casualties amongst the Waffen-SS will probably never be known, but one estimate indicates that they suffered 180.000 dead, 400.000 wounded, and 40.000 missing. World War II casualties indicates that the Waffen-SS suffered 314.000 killed and missing, or 34.9 per cent. By comparison, the United States Army suffered 318.274 killed and missing in all theatres of the war. On 09-05-1945 he capitulated with a part of his Division to the American Army in Rottach Egern, Bavaria.
Death and burial ground of Bochmann, Georg.
The rest of his life he suffered of swamp fever, which he catches in Russia. Georg Bochmann died on 08-06-1973, age 59, in Offenbach am Main. His funeral was visited by many high WWII personalities like, SS Obergruppenführer, Kommandeur der II SS Panzerkorps, Wilhelm Bittrich. Bochmann is buried on the the Neuen Friedhof in Frankfurt am Main, but alas his gravestone is removed.


Please find photos of ACE 20th Anniversary here.
In the presence of CEOs of ACE member companies, we were celebrating our 20th Anniversary event with representatives of the European Commission, the Council of the EU, Members of the European Parliament and NGOs on 3 December 2014 in Bibliothèque Solvay in Brussels.
The 20th Anniversary event served as a forum for high level discussion between EU policy makers and key stakeholders on the emerging policy framework for a circular economy, following the recent package of measures proposed in this area by the European Commission this July. A particular focus was put on identifying the contribution of sustainable resource management to this policy agenda.
To view the detailed agenda of the event, please click here.
Dennis Jönsson is President and CEO of the Tetra Pak Group, the world's leading food processing and packaging solutions company. Tetra Pak is privately-owned company based in more than 85 countries and has global revenues of €11.07 billion in 2013.
Prior to his present position, Dennis Jönsson served in several managerial posts in the Group, including Managing Director of Tetra Pak in Panama, Mexico and the USA. He joined Tetra Pak in Lund, Sweden in 1982 as a marketing trainee and was appointed to the Tetra Pak Global Leadership Team in 2001 as head of the Carton Ambient Business Area. In this position, he was responsible for strategic planning, portfolio management, product development and the manufacture of packaging lines and packaging material, including technical support and service to customers.
Dennis Jönsson is 58 years old and has a degree in Business and Administration from the Swedish University of Stockholm. He is married, with two children and lives in Switzerland.
Tony Long has 35 years of environmental leadership experience in Europe. He founded and heads the World Wide Fund for Nature's European Policy Office in Brussels which opened in 1989.
Prior to moving to Brussels, he worked for WWF in the UK (1986-88). He was assistant director of the Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE) (1981-85) and worked in local authorities in the north of England (1974-77). He worked for two years in the US Senate and House of Representatives in Washington D.C. and later in Oregon and New Mexico as a Harkness Fellow and Congressional Fellowship of the American Political Science Association (1977-79). He was a German Marshall Travel Fellow (1984), a research fellow at the Laboratoire d'Econometrie at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris (1985-86) and a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges (1997-2002).
He is the author of several publications on environmental campaigning. He is a first-class honours graduate of Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, in Town and Country Planning. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts (FRSA) and a member of the Club of Rome (Brussels chapter).
Erika Mink is the Tetra Pak Group's Global Director for Environment and Public Affairs. She serves as President of The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE), as vice-chair in the Executive Committee of the European Association for Packaging and the Environment (EUROPEN) and as an expert in the Consumer Goods Forum's work on sustainability.
Niels Petter Wright, has been CEO of Elopak since May 2007, having held the position as Elopak's CFO since 2000. Prior to this Wright worked as CFO for the leading Norwegian automobile BOS Group. Before that he worked throughout the 1990s in various management roles for Dyno Nobel Industries, a global explosives and chemicals group. Wright, a Norwegian national, started his career as a management consultant. In terms of education he has a Masters degree in business from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in Bergen, Norway.
Ms. Sirpa Pietikäinen is a Finnish member of the European People's Party (EPP) in the European parliament. Ms. Pietikäinen is former Finnish Minister of Environment (1991-1995). Her career at the Finnish parliament is extensive, ranging from the year 1983 to 2003. She first came to the European parliament to replace Alexander Stubb in 2008, and was re-elected in 2009 and 2014.
At the European parliament, Ms. Pietikäinen is member of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee and substitute member of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee as well as of the Women's Right and Gender Equality Committee.
She was also the EPP-shadow person attending the work of the Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis. A graduate from the Helsinki School of Economics, Ms. Pietikäinen has MSc (Business), and still teaches university courses on negotiations theory and practices.
Rolf Stangl was appointed Chief Executive Officer of SIG and a member of SIG executive board in November 2008. Prior to this, Mr. Stangl was Head of Global Market Operations of SIG Combibloc, the Managing Director of SIG Beverages and occupied various other functions within SIG Group incl. amongst others Head of SIG Corporate Development and Mergers and Acquisitions during the period from May 2004 to April 2007. Prior to joining SIG, Mr. Stangl was working in Private Equity as well as in Strategy Consulting.
Rolf Stangl was born in 1971, is married with two children. He graduated with diploma of ESC Reims (Diplome d'Etudes Superieures de Management in European Business Administration) and of ESB Reutlingen (Dipl. Betriebswirt) and successfully completed the executive education program GMP at Harvard Business School.
Drs. Kitty van der Heijden is the Director of WRI's Europe Office, representing WRI's vision and strategy in Europe and facilitating engagement with European governments, businesses, and institutions. Kitty leads WRI's engagement in the post 2015 Development Agenda, and also embraces work on the international climate regime; the role of the private sector in development; global indicators on resource productivity and efficiency; and inequality. Prior to joining WRI, Kitty was the Ambassador for Sustainable Development and Director of the Department for Climate, Energy, Environment and Water in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, responsible for policy development on environmental global public goods and managing the sizeable aid budget of the Department. She was given a National Ribbon of Honor in 2013 for her efforts to raise awareness on sustainable development.
After graduating from law school (University of Graz, Austria), Dr Hugo-Maria Schally practiced law in Austria for several years. He then did postgraduate studies in international relations at the Vienna Diplomatic Academy. In his further career he worked mainly on issues linked to sustainable development holding jobs with UNDP, the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna. He joined the European Commission in 1998 and has been Head of Unit in the Directorates General "External relations", "Development" and "Environment".
In the course of his career he has participated in the negotiation and implementation of many multilateral environmental agreements as well as in major global conferences. He has been closely involved in the discussion on the interface between environment and trade and in international forest policy matters. He has also been the main negotiator for the EU for the "Nagoya Protocol on the Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilisation" adopted in 2010 and in its subsequent implementation in the EU.
Since 1st June 2014 he is heading a unit in the Directorate General "Environment" of the European Commission dealing with " Eco-innovation and circular economy".
Dr. Kevin Bradley is Director for Advocacy of the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment (ACE) since October 2014. He leads ACE's engagement with EU officials and stakeholders on key policies issues such as the circular economy package.
An experienced public policy and regulatory affairs specialist, Kevin has more than 23 years' experience at the EU and international level in a variety of positions ranging from the European Commission to international trade associations and consultancy. An Irish national with an MA and Ph. D in freshwater ecology from Trinity College Dublin, Kevin's expertise and experience is in the environmental, energy and resources fields.
Before joining ACE, Kevin has held numerous senior consultancy and international trade association positions in Brussels. He most recently served as President of the Nickel Institute and was from 2000 – 2006 Director General of the Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment. He started his public policy career in the European Commission's Directorate General for Environment in 1991.


Teething can be uncomfortable for your dog.
Dogs may chew to ease tooth and gum pain at different stages of life, especially when baby teeth are coming in and when baby teeth fall out and adult teeth start to erupt. Adult dogs may chew if they have a gum disorder, broken or injured tooth, or some other form of mouth discomfort that can be soothed by chewing on objects.
When puppies teethe, they chew on things to help their emerging teeth break through their gums. The pain of this process can be soothed by gnawing on appropriate doggy chew toys, or by chewing shoes, children's toys or even the body parts of the pup's human companions. This is a good time to direct your puppy to appropriate teething resources like rubber chew toys. Consider giving your pup ice to chew, as this can soothe sore gums. Even though it might seem cute for your puppy to chew on you, it sets a precedent for bad behavior, so don't let this become a habit.
You may notice your juvenile dog teething if you start seeing baby teeth around his chew toys, or find your pup drooling and chewing a lot. Continue the techniques you used when your puppy was developing his baby teeth and keep him focused only on appropriate teething items. Keep valuables and favorite personal items away from your pup, as they can all become teething toys in the eyes of your growing dog.
Human babies are often cranky during the teething process, and teething can be painfully uncomfortable for your dog as well. If it seems your dog is having an especially difficult time with teething, consult your vet. He may refer you to a veterinary dentist to help you decide the best course of action for handling your dog's oral hygiene needs.
If your dog exhibits teething behavior after typical teething periods have passed, he may be suffering from gum disease or a sore or fractured tooth. Fast vet attention is essential to curbing pain and stopping the potential for infection entering the bloodstream. Take swift action if your dog has bloody or swollen gums or a visibly broken tooth.


Emily Heizer Photography: Lake Tahoe, Sacramento, San Francisco Wedding Photographer: Gold Country Coloma Wedding in a Boat!
Gold Country Coloma Wedding in a Boat!
Selena & Jesse married in Gold Country a few weeks ago now. I just wrapped up editing their pictures and just loved this shot of them in the rowboat on the lake! I love boat wedding pictures!
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Manitoba's Plan To Kill Zebra Muscles, Harbors to be Closed a Fortnight
[caption id="attachment_83384" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Manitoba Harbors to be Closed a Fortnight to Combat Invasive Zebra Mussels
[/caption]Potash, the manufactured water soluble salt or potassium, is a key ingredient in fertilizers. It will soon become a key ingredient along the shores of Balsam Bay, Arness Harbour, Gimli & Winnipeg beaches as the province of Manitoba seeks to deal the zebra mussels a crushing defeat if not total eradication in these parts. It should be noted that this will be the first time anyone has dumped potash into an open waterway. However, as the adage goes, desperate times call for desperate measures. At least the provincial government has a scientific recommendation backing them. They had convened a science advisory panel to discuss options for dealing with the zebra mussels and potash was the best thing they came up with.
The applications are set to begin promptly with the hopes of being completed ahead of the start of the fishing season. The process will formally begin this month or in early June and last a fortnight (14 days). Zebra mussels are a pernicious invasive species which attach themselves to boats and spread along waterways and shores. They choke off the supply of plankton to other species, give rise to algae growth, and eventually cause blockages in water pipes. They were already discovered in Lake Winnipeg this past fall.
By being designated an invasive species, anyone is allowed to kill them at will no questions asked. The species has been in Canadian Great Lakes for several years now and have been causing damage as per their well-earned reputation. They also made their way into neighboring North Dakota. Fisherman and recreational boaters are urged to examine their vessels before launching them into the water to prevent the spread of mussels in the environment. Manitoba has been attempting to eradicate mussels for several years. Hopefully, the potash will prove to be the game changer that is needed.
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Manitoba+close+down+several+harbours+fight+infestation/9793703/story.html
Despite Police Efforts Manitoba Drivers Still Too Distracted


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Meet the curators of the Serendipity Arts Festival 2019
As attendees, our festival experience truly begins just as the curtains are about to be raised. What we see as a result is the final production, the perfect performance, mastered after months of preparations, rehearsals & revisions. Therefore, as an observer, it can be difficult to grasp the full extent of the efforts that have gone into the very spectacle that is about to unfold. Yet not a moment of our enjoyment in the midst of the action would ever be possible without to the great deal of work and day to day dedication of the people behind it.
And like with every great production, it all begins with an idea and it is the task of the curator to bring that vision to life.
So without further ado, we would like to introduce you to the 14 gems of contemporary art curating India's largest multi-disciplinary arts festival, the Serendipity Arts Festival 2019.
Prahlad Sukhtankar
Prahlad is a renowned chef, sommelier and restaurant owner with a background from Les Roches, Switzerland. He was quickly picked up post his graduation by the ultra-luxury, Four Seasons group of hotels. In 2014 Prahlad with his wife and business partner, Sabreen, opened the doors to their first restaurant, The Black Sheep Bistro. With a vision and concept that stepped out of the mainstream and provided their guests with unique experiences, the restaurant has enjoyed much success through the years leading to the inception of Black Market, their second restaurant, in 2019 located in Panjim.
Rahul Akerkar
Rahul  is all about mixing his passion for life, food, and science, and has managed to blend these key ingredients into a career as one of Mumbai's leading restaurant moguls. Regarded as the pioneer of the independent chef- restaurateur-run eateries in Mumbai, he has shifted the focus on fine dining away from the five-star hotel domain. With his new modern-cuisine restaurant Qualia opening its doors to the public this year, Rahul and his wife Malini are a force to be reckoned with in the dynamic culinary scene of the nation.
Arundhati Nag
Arundhati has been an actor for over 40 years with over 1000 multilingual shows, several film roles and several accolades under her belt. From Shakespeare to Karnad, Ibsen to Beckett and Tendulkar, Arundhati has performed in numerous genres. As the Managing Trustee of Sanket Trust and Creative Director of Ranga Shankara she almost single-handedly raised the necessary funds to build Ranga Shankara, perhaps the  only project of its nature in the country today, built entirely on donations and run with huge subsidies for the performing and audience communities.
Atul Kumar
Atul is The Company Theatre's Founder Member and Artistic Director. An acclaimed actor and director with more than 25 years of stage experience, Atul has dabbled with different languages and forms of theatre and has showcased his work all over India and abroad. He has served as a steering committee member of the International Network for Cultural Diversity, Canada and often participates in conferences, seminars and forums that are concerned with larger issues of art and culture.
Kristine Michael
Kristine is a ceramic artist, researcher, curator and arts educator based in New Delhi who trained under Dashrath Patel at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad and later with Alan Caiger Smith at Aldermaston Pottery in the UK. Her career has been an illustrious ride of exhibits and solo shows on a global scale with her ceramics being displayed in the collections of the Bradford Hall Museum UK, Clay Studio, Philadelphia USA, and World Ceramics Centre at Icheon Seoul and the NGMA, New Delhi.
Pramod Kumar KG
Pramod is the co-founder of Eka Archiving Services, India's first museum advisory firm that provides its services to a range of institutions / collectors and collections. Pramod is the founder director of the Anokhi Museum of Hand Printing at Jaipur and instituted the Jaipur Literature Festival and is currently the co-director of Mountain Echoes, the Bhutan Literature Festival. He has curated shows extensively across India and internationally besides having lectured across the world including at the MET New York and SOAS London. He is a published author and has also made contributions to several edited volumes besides journals, magazines and other publications.
Sneha Khanwalkar
Sneha has played a significant role in changing perceptions of Hindi film music by digitally mixing disparate noises, sounds of local instruments and voices to produce a track. Unlike most music directors, who are happy sitting in their studios, she is someone who thrives when composing music outside the studio. Born and brought up in Indore, Khanwalkar was taught music as a child, as her mother's family belonged to the Gwalior gharana of Hindustani classical music. Sneha has conceptualised projects projects like Gangs of Wasseypur, Khoobsurat, Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!, Love Sex aur Dhoka  and Manto with her a mix of eccentric as well as upbeat music winning accolades both nationally and internationally.
Aneesh Pradhan
One of India's leading tabla players,  Aneesh Pradhan is a disciple of the illustrious tabla maestro Nikhil Ghosh from whom he inherited a rich and varied repertoire of traditional tabla solo compositions from the Delhi, Ajrada, Lucknow, Farrukhabad and Punjab gharanas. Greatly appreciated by both the cognoscenti and the lay listener as a soloist and accompanist, Aneesh Pradhan is the recipient of several prestigious awards. He has been a keen researcher of trends in performance, music education and patronage that unfolded in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, a period that continues to fascinate him for its direct relation to and reason for the musical situation he finds himself in.
Ravi Agarwal
Ravi has an interdisciplinary practice as an artist, photographer, environmental campaigner, writer and curator. His work explores key contemporary questions around ecology, society, urban space and capital. He works with photographs, video, installations, and public art and has been shown widely in shows, nationally and internationally. Agarwal is also the founder of the Indian environmental NGO Toxics Link which has pioneered work in waste and chemicals in India. He serves on several high level policy committees, and writes extensively on sustainability issues in journals and books.
Rahaab Allana
Rahaab is the curator/publisher of the Alkazi Foundation for the Arts in New Delhi, and a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society in London. He has curated several exhibits, edited and contributed to national and international publications, and worked closely in museums and galleries such as The Brunei Gallery (London), Rencontres d'Arles (Espace Van Gogh), and the Rubin Museum (NY), among others. He also teaches an annual diploma course on the history of photography at Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Mumbai. Rahaab is the Founding Editor of PIX, one of India's first theme-based photography quarterlies, and is the author of Filmi Jagat: Shared Universe of Early Hindi Cinema.
Leela Samson
Leela  received the impulses for her growth as a dancer from Kalakshetra, Chennai, where she was a student initially from 1961 to 1967, while also studying in the Besant Theosophical High School. From 1975 to 2005 she taught at the Sriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra and privately in Delhi, and choreographed a body of work called 'Spanda' known for its innovations in Bharatanatyam. It is now twenty years since its inception and Spanda continues to enthrall audiences with it's innovativeness in tradition. Leela has travelled extensively and performed at leading festivals of dance in India and abroad, along with serving as Director for Kalakshetra from 2005 to 2012. From mid 2011 to early 2015, she also served as Chairperson, Central Board of Film Certification.
Mayuri Upadhya
Mayuri is a choreographer, an educationist and a creative entrepreneur, her career has foraged beyond the conventional dance network.Her transformation from a simple girl-next-door to a visionary entrepreneur is attributed to her grounding in Indian classical forms, complemented by contemporary training. A beautifully balanced mix of visual interpretations, cultural sensitivity, conditioning future generations and capacity building, marks her two decades long journey of making dance a sustainable industry in India. Currently heading Bangalore based premier dance organization Nritarutya, her canvas of work depicts a wide range. The "International Competition of Choreography for Asian Dance Productions", South Korea and the BROADWAY WORLD Best Choreographer Award for the epic musical Mughal-e-Azam are just a few of the numerous awards that Mayuri has won for her works.
Sudarshan, best known for his enigmatic sculptural installations, has long been recognized as one of his generation's most innovative artists in India. Shetty(b.1961) completed his BFA in painting from Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai in 1985.Moving from painting exclusively to installation early on in his career,Shetty explores the fundamental ontological challenges presented by our immersion in a world of objects. His installations are developed around a rigorous grammar of materials, mechanical exposure and unlikely juxtapositions of things that may belong to culturally distinct spheres.
Jyotindra Jain
Jyotindra, former Director of the National Crafts Museum; Professor of Arts & Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU); and Member Secretary of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, was also a visiting professor at Harvard University and a Rudolf-Arnheim Professor at Humboldt University, Berlin. An eminent scholar of Indian art and popular visual culture, Dr. Jain has extensively published in the areas of his specializations, and curated exhibitions shown in some of the most prestigious cultural institutions and museums in India and abroad. A recipient of the Prince Claus Award for Culture, The Netherlands in 1998 and the Cross of Merit, the highest civilian award of Germany in 2018, he presently is a Member of the International Advisory of the Humboldt Forum, a multi-arts complex in Berlin; a Tagore National Fellow; and Editor of Marg Publications, Mumbai.
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Curious to see the kind of experiences these 14 creative minds will curate? The Serendipity Arts Festival 2019 is free & open to all with exhibitions & performances taking place across the city of Panjim December 15th to the 22nd.
So mark your calendars, plan your visit & we'll see you soon!
Creating during COVID-19: on valuing the arts


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Q: How Trigger System To Destroy all files on specified LVM password? I want to delete all files on LVM encrypted disk if specified password for example "1234" was entered. Is there any way to do it?
I've found other questions that would trigger the system on specified user password but I want to set it on LVM decrypt.

A: In fact, this idea has already been implemented in the "LUKS Nuke Patch" which is installed by default on Kali (but not enabled by default).
Basically, it behaves exactly as you describe it (a specific password will trigger the deletion of the whole file-system at once).
You can find more information about its installation and set-up on this page or this one or even this page.
And, here is an interesting discussion about the security and the limits of this scheme.

A: You'd need a modified version of cryptsetup that at least overwrites the master key of the encrypted volume when the specific password is entered.
Here's a source code patch to cryptsetup that adds such functionality.
However, you should also read this thread. In a real-life scenario against a smart attacker that wants the data, you and the system will first be separated from each other, and the encrypted disk will be cloned (and possibly equipped with a write-blocker to save some time) before you get to do anything potentially destructive with it.

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