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CIRCULAR WEEK
MAZOVIA CIRCULAR CONGRESS
Speakers OF MAZOVIA CIRCULAR CONGRESS 2021
Helena Braun
Ms Helena Braun, Member in the Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Timmermans of the European Commission, European Green Deal.
Helena Braun is a Member of the Cabinet of Frans Timmermans, the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission leading the work on the European Green Deal. Under the Green Deal, Helena is responsible for the EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, the EU Forest Strategy, the new Circular Economy Action Plan, including the EU Textiles Strategy, and the EU Chemicals Strategy. Before that, Helena was the sustainable development advisor of Mr Timmermans in the previous Commission. Prior to joining the European Commission, Helena held different positions in the Estonian Government. She was a diplomat working for the Estonian Agent before the Court of Justice of the EU and helped develop the Estonian Better Regulation system in the Justice Ministry. Helena has also advised OECD on regulatory policy and good governance in several countries, and has been a lecturer of EU Law.
Adam Krzysztof Struzik
Adam Krzysztof Struzik – doctor of medicine, parliamentarian, politician, committed to the communityand self-government. He was the marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland from 1993 to 1997, senator of II, III, and IV tenure and since 2001 he has been the Marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship. In 2007 he was chosen to be the Vice-chairman of the Union of the Voivodeships of the Republic of Poland, the main tasks of which are: support for the idea of territorial self-government, the protection of mutual interests of voivodeships, the aspiration for social and economic development of the polish voivodeships.
Since 2004, the Marshal of Mazovia Voivodeship is a member of the Committee of the Regions. On the 10th of February 2010 he has been appointed to the Bureau of the Committee of the Regions. He participates in the committees: COTER (Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy) and ENVE (Committee on Environment, Climate Change and Energy).
Promoter of cultural, scientific and business cooperation in the Mazovia Voivodeship. Initiator of projects and programs related to, i.a. innovation and economic competitiveness, e-development, security, protection and dissemination of cultural heritage. He is involved in the matters of the region, its sustainable and dynamic multifaceted development, he cares for the effective pro-development strategy and building the information and civil society. Under his leadership Mazovia has become one of the best developing European regions.
Marcin Podgórski
Director of the Department of Waste Management Emissions and Integrated Permits in the Office of the Marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship
Education in the field of environmental protection, agriculture, pedagogy as well as energy management and control and audit in territorial self-government unit.
Education in the field of environmental protection, agriculture, pedagogy as well as energy management and control and audit in TSU. For several years associated with administration. Extensive experience in management of governmental and self-governmental institutions gained in managerial positions, among others as Director of the Mazovian Branch of the largest Paying Agency in Europe. For many years involved in the process of co-financing projects mainly in the areas of water management, waste management, local social infrastructure, investment in agriculture. Responsible for the creation of local law projects in the area of environmental protection. Member of many teams and expert groups at the local and central government administration. Currently Director of the Department of Waste Management, Emissions and Integrated Permits in the Office of the Marshal of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship.
Sanne Kaasjager
Sanne Kaasjager started in his position as Economic Counsellor at the Netherlands Embassy in Poland in February 2019. He has been working for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1998. First at the UN department, than as a diplomat in Sri Lanka and Geneva. He returned to the ministry in The Hague in 2007 and took positions in climate negotiations, peacekeeping operations and relations with Africa, as senior expert and manager. Nowadays, trade promotion and economic policy are the two legs he stands on, trying to translate Dutch business interests and the sustainable development goals into a win-win for the Netherlands and Poland.
Ton van der Giessen is also chair of the Dutch branch organization BRBS Recycling, vice chair of PCEP (Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform), vice chair of the Supervisory Board Holland Circular Hotspot and board member of the Dutch Waste Transport branch organization.
With an experience of more than 40 years he is one of the more senior experts in the field of waste management and recycling.
Previously he was working in several directors positions for waste companies like Van Gansewinkel, WATCO and SUEZ.
Freek van Eijk
Freek van Eijk is CEO of Holland Circular Hotspot. The Holland Circular Hotspot (HCH) Foundation is a public-private initiative, that wants to make Circular Economy happen by sharing Dutch knowledge and innovation and stimulate international partnerships by connecting governments, knowledge institutions and businesses. HCH creates and strengthen Circular Economy export and investment opportunities, stimulates knowledge exchange and at the same time accelerates reaching societal goals like the Paris Climate objectives and SDG's.
Freek van Eijk is also vice-chair of the Circular and Biobased Delta (CBBD), an alliance of Dutch provinces, businesses and knowledge centres in the delta region of the provinces of North Brabant, Zeeland and South Holland. Together, we are pioneering a sustainable circular and biobased economy. The CBBD support initiatives to use biomass as a raw material in the chemical, construction and packaging industries
He is one of the more senior Dutch experts in the field of Waste Management and Circular Economy (CE) and a frequent member of jury in innovation challenges. He also serves as Managing Director of Acceleratio.
Previously, he served for over a decade as Director of strategy and PA at multinational SUEZ and served as a board member at the Dutch Waste Management Association, the Society and Enterprise Foundation (SMO) and acted as a Sherpa of the EU Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials.
He is and MSc. Eng. (Delft University of Technology)
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/freekvaneijk
E: freek.vaneijk@hollandcircularhotspot.nl
Andrzej Grzymała
Andrzej Grzymała, managing director and vice president of the RLG's management board in Poland
From the beginning of his professional career, he has actively supported entrepreneurs in the field of broadly understood environmental protection, also in the international arena. He promotes modern technological solutions for waste management. He graduated from the Interfaculty Studies of Environmental Protection at the University of Warsaw, as well as postgraduate studies in environment auditing at the University of Gdańsk and business psychology at the Kozminski University. He started his career in 2008 in Rekopol Packaging Recovery Organization SA, where he was responsible for purchases and projects. Afterwards, he was the Director of the Polish Regional Environmental Center and the president of the board of the REC Polska Foundation. In 2015 he started cooperation with RLG – Reverse Logistic Group – as a development director and proxy, then in 2019 he became the managing director and vice-president of the management board in the Group's companies in Poland (CCR Polska Sp. z o.o.; CCR RELECTRA OOSEiE SA and CCR REPACK Polska OOO SA *).
Dr Agnieszka Sznyk
Doctor of Sciences title obtained on Warsaw University of Life Sciences. Expert in the field of sustainable production and consumption, circular economy and economic aspects of Polish healthcare system. For many years was connected with nongovernmental organizations. Currently works as President of the Board of Institute of Innovation and Responsible Development, think tank which operating in development and implementation of systemic changes for sustainable socio-economic progress – www.innowo.org
Participated as an expert in Pan European projects e.g. Horizon 2020 "R2Pi route from linear to circular economy". Initiator and coordinator of Polish Circular Hotspot nationwide programme for transition into circular economy – www.circularhotspot.pl
Circular Economy expert at CE Working Group under National Smart Specialization appointed by the Steering Committee, consisting of representatives of the Ministry of Development, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education and the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy.
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/agnieszka-sznyk-phd-5a668964/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/INNOWOInstytut
www.innowo.org
www.circularhotspot.pl
Johannes Kisser
Studied Chemical Engineering with specialization in food and plants, and metal accumulation in plants. He started with environmental analysis for the Austrian Environmental Protection Agency in 1998, working his way through waste management, with the focus shifting to circular economy solutions from 2006 onward. He has held lectureships on Sustainable Product Design, Supply Chain Management and CSR at two Austrian Universities of Applied Science, together with delivering countless speeches and talks at conferences on a variety of different topics. He has worked at alchemia-nova since 2002, becoming Chief Executive Officer in 2010 and then Technical Director in 2019 in order to place greater focus on innovations, knowledge sharing and consulting for ministries and companies. He is the developer and initiator of several national and international projects including the transdisciplinary H2020 projects HYDROUSA, HOUSEFUL and the COST Action Circular Cities – co-creating ideas and nurturing them to life. The strong systems-approach combines technology innovation with nature inspiration and drives social transformation.
Agata Czachórska
Agata is a circularity enthusiast, business-development-through-sustainability practitioner and sustainable living believer; within CSR for many years. With IKEA since 2009; she dealt with implementation of eco-standards, CRM campaigns and social initiatives, cooperation with NGOs, and the process of participation and dialogue with local communities in IKEA's commercial investments. During last 3 years she has led Circular IKEA project in Poland focusing on innovations and development of circular services and activities, including prolonging life of home furnishing products and Furniture as a Service concept. Since August 2020 she is Country Sustainability Manager at IKEA Retail Poland responsible for deepening the integration of IKEA's People & Planet Positive strategy within the organization and for facilitating the democratization of sustainable & circular living.
Dr Anna Sapota
Dr Anna Małgorzata Sapota – Vice President for Government Relations for North-Eastern Europe within the TOMRA Group, which is a supplier of technological solutions for collection and sorting of food, mining and waste management. As part of her professional duties for the TOMRA Group, Ms. Sapota is responsible for shaping the Group's position in relation to changes in legislation in the field of environmental protection and waste management in its broadest sense and for maintaining relations with public administration bodies and market stakeholders. In 2020, she took up this position, earlier she was responsible for organisational and legal matters and government relations in the packaging recovery organisation, which is part of the group of companies manufacturing metal and glass packaging.
She received a doctorate in law from the Jagiellonian University and a master's degree in international law from the University of Orleans.
Bartłomiej Samardakiewicz
Expert in Strategy, Innovation and Investor Relations Office in PKN ORLEN S.A., alumnus of Wroclaw Technical University, specialized in Crude Oil and Natural Gas Technology. Continuously since 2007 engaged professionally into mid and big, international R&D projects for chemical industry with particular focus on chemical recycling in all aspects, from business, strategy to technology. In 2013 he graduated from the Executive MBA program at Warsaw University of Technology Business School. Co-inventor of numerous patents and patent applications in the field of chemical recycling. In PKN ORLEN S.A. he implements strategic projects in the field of Circular Economy in the area of chemical recycling and biomass processing towards green petrochemicals, successfully combining his experience across the Capital Group.
Krzysztof Łokaj, PhD
Project Manager in New Business Streams Development Department, PKN ORLEN. Krzysztof is responsible in PKN ORLEN for implementation of circular economy solutions in ORLEN Capital Group and is involved in area of low and zero-emission alternative fuels. His expertise lies in areas of polymer chemistry and technology and recycling of thereof. He's particularly interested in conversion of municipal and industrial waste into petrochemical intermediates and products.
Dr Anna Kozera-Szałkowska
Dr Anna Kozera-Szałkowska – Managing Director at PlasticsEurope Polska. A chemist from education, received her Master and PhD degrees in a field of polymer chemistry in the Chemical Faculty of Warsaw University of Technology). She also completed post-graduate studies in communication at Instytut Badań Literackich PAN. She worked as journalist and editor in chief for specialized magazines on plastics, cosmetics and ecology, and afterwards as a technical and advocacy manager for the industry association of FMCG.
Jakub Tyczkowski
He commenced his professional career with EdS-PL a subsidiary of the Belgian industrial group TRACTEBEL / WATCO, participating in the start-up of the waste management operation of the group in Poland. His responsibilities included, among others, the preparation of new projects.
He was subsequently connected with the launching of a recycling project in few towns in Poland and became member of the Board in the appointed recycling company.
As of 1996 Commercial Director in the first company in Poland processing hazardous wastes into alternative fuel for cement plant.
Connected with the Polish recovery organization – Rekopol Organizacja Odzysku S.A. from 2001 and as of September 2005, Member of the Board of Rekopol. Rekopol is member of ProEurope. By 2014, he was elected to the position of President of the management Board Rekopol Packaging Recovery Organization SA.
Dr hab. Danuta Ciechańska
Dr hab. Eng. Danuta Ciechańska, vice president of the Association Bioeconomy Cluster, graduate of the Faculty of Food Chemistry (currently the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences) of the Lodz University of Technology; R&D expert in enterprises of the paper, agri-food and chemical sectors; long-term researcher and manager in research institutes (1990-2020); member of the Council of Science and Higher Education; Chair of the Working Group for National Smart Specialization No. 3 Biotechnological and chemical processes, bioproducts and products specialized chemistry and environmental engineering (Min. of Economic Development and Technology); Member of the Expert Group in the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) Leadership Group – Food Waste, Food Systems, Bioeconomy; member of many scientific organizations, associations and scientific committees; has many years of experience in coordinating and implementing research projects in national and international scientific and industrial consortia (including EU Framework Programs, POIG, POIR); has experience in organizing work in the food sector institution (EITFood Co-location Center North-East); specialization: circular bioeconomy / circular economy, industrial biotechnology, biomaterials, biopolymers / bioplastics, cascade management of bio-waste.
Monika Romenska
Monika Romenska started her career in the Bulgarian Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, where she held the positions of Expert, Senior Expert and acting Head of International Relations Department. In 1997 she joined the newly established National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria, where she was Head of International Relations Department and in 2001 was appointed a Deputy Executive Director. From 2007 until 2014 she worked in ECOPACK Bulgaria, the leading non for profit packaging recovery orgnization as Public Affairs & Regulations Director, responsible for the communication with internal and external audiences, including educational programs on separate collection of waste for schools and local authorities. Since 2014, Ms Romenska is Regulatory & Public Affairs Manager at the Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA), which acts as the authoritative voice and common policy platform representing the interests of all its 27 member packaging recovery and recycling organizations from 25 countries, including 17 EU Member States, founded and run by or on behalf of obliged industry. She has extensive experience in waste management (with a focus on packaging), developing and implementing communication and education campaigns on separate collection, regional development, local and regional self-government and project management.
Richard Stephens
Richard Stephens, Founder & Editor, Poland Today
Richard Stephens is founder and editor of Poland Today, an English-language media & communications company based in Warsaw. Richard established the company in 2012 with the aim of providing business news, information and context about Poland to an international investor audience, as well as promoting the country as a business destination & Polish business abroad.
The company publishes the award-winning Poland Today magazine, organizes events on a wide variety of subjects in several sectors – including its flagship conference at MIPIM real estate fair in Cannes each year – and creates films and videos. While the magazine and conferences have been temporarily suspended due to the economic effects of COVID-19, Richard and his team are currently re-shaping the company to operate fully online.
He was previously editor of Eurobuild CEE magazine, where he established the conference department and created the hugely successful Eurobuild Awards Gala. Throughout his career, Richard has organised over 120 international conferences and events, including 10+ trips of international journalists to Poland & CEE countries for Poland Today and entities such as UEFA, ahead of EURO 2012 in Poland & Ukraine. Richard is English and graduated with a BA in Theology & Religious Studies from Bristol University.
Hubert Bukowski
Research Director at INNOWO. A long-time employee of the Economic Institute of the National Bank of Poland, where he was working on, inter alia, econometric projections and regulatory impact assessment. Currently he deals in sustainable economic development, both in circular economy area as well as health economics. He has led a vast number of circular economy projects, ranging from plastics' sustainable usage, circular business opportunities and circular business models, to waste hierarchy implementation. He is interested in influencing real, measurable circular transition in areas where the urgency or the potential efficiency of such practices is the highest, e.g. construction, bioeconomy and the energy sector. To this end he carries out i.a. economic analyses, regulatory impact studies, roadmap development and case studies. In the realm of health economics he deals in burden of disease analysis, the effects of health on macroeconomic stance as well as cost-benefit analyses. The health project he has led range from innovative medical therapies health economic effects to COVID-19 fiscal outcomes.
Joanne Rourke
Joanne Rourke has worked in the Waste Management Plan Office for Ireland since 2016. Prior to this, her career of over 25 years included environmental science, communication, policy, research and education. In her role as Resource Efficiency Officer with the Waste Management Plan Office, she has worked on a range of national and regional awareness and communication campaigns as well as sustainability programmes for business. Joanne holds an MSC in Science Communication and her PhD focused on environmental risk communication, particularly in the area of waste management. Joanne is interested in interdisciplinary collaboration to enact behavioural change and tackle environmental issues.
Anne-Christine Ritschkoff
Anne-Christine Ritschkoff holds the position of Senior Advisor, bioeconomy and circular economy at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Her special task is to foster technologies, knowledge and practical solutions in the area of natural resources, environmental and clean technologies, resource efficiency and circularity. Her previous position as VTT´s Scientific Director & CTO gave her an excellent background and insight of different technologies and scientific disciplines. She promotes enthusiastically new, sustainable solutions and radical innovations for the benefit of the sustainable and equal society and economy by integration of different competences and disciplines. She is also actively building strategic networks between Research & Development & Innovation, industry and commerce and government. She has close to 100 scientific and other publications.
Avi Blau
Avi Blau is a senior sustainability consultant to the Israeli Ministry of Finance , Israeli Ministry of Environment, local authorities and large corporations covering renewable energies, green building, energy efficiency, green procurement, and green innovation. Israel's leading expert on circular economy, head of the Afeka Institute of Circular Engineering and Economy and Directing the UNIDO project on circular plastics in Israel. Head the cleantech sector at "fundem.capital – connecting Israeli cleantech to SPACs", and a frequent speaker on circular economy at national fora.
Prof. dr. Jacqueline Cramer
Prof. dr. Jacqueline Cramer is member of the Amsterdam Economic Board, particularly in charge of the circular economy and professor of sustainable innovation at Utrecht University. Before she was Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment for the Labour Party (2007 –2010). Her background is primarily related to industry, working as a consultant for many years with more than 200 companies on the implementation of sustainable entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility and circular economy. Moreover, she worked as part-time professor since 1990. She was and still is member of various (inter-)national advisory boards of the government, industry and non-profit organisations, among which chairman of the Supervisory Board of Holland Circular Hotspot, Mayor of Circle City and chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Plastic Soup Foundation. In recent years she was asked by various governments and local boards to assist in implementing circular economy, viz. Canada, Hungary, Rumania, Great Britain and the OECD. Moreover, she is invited speaker at many conferences in the Netherlands and abroad, among other on circular economy.
François Gaudet
François Gaudet heads the Thematic Impact Finance Operations unit in the Infrastructure division of the Equity, New Products and Special Transactions department of the European Investment Bank. His work focuses on the development and deployment of innovative financing solutions for the infrastructure space with an emphasis on circular economy, the transport and energy sectors.
Between 2011 and 2014, he was Principal Advisor at the European PPP Expertise Centre also part of the EIB where he advised public authorities on different aspects of PPP infrastructure projects and policies.
Before joining EPEC, he was a Senior Banker in the municipal and environmental infrastructure team of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London and Ukraine where he focused on private sector transactions, both equity and debt. Prior to joining EBRD, Mr Gaudet worked at JP Morgan Chase Private Equity Asia where he was part of a management team restructuring an investment in the telecom sector in Asia. Mr. Gaudet has a wide experience in mergers and acquisitions, structured finance and regulated industries acquired both through his former legal practice and banking work.
Mr Gaudet is a Canadian and British national and holds a degree in law (cum laude) from the University of Ottawa, Canada and a diploma in financial management (DipFM) from the ACCA, UK.
Oriana Romano
Oriana Romano is the Head of Unit, Water Governance and Circular Economy, Urban Policies, and Sustainable Development Division of the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities. In 2018, she initiated a Programme on the Economics and Governance of Circular Economy in Cities, which supports cities and regions in developing and implementing circular economy strategies. She organised the OECD Roundtable on the Circular Economy in cities and regions, gathering more than 100 stakeholders from the public, private and non-for profit sectors. Before joining the OECD in 2013, she was research assistant and university lecturer in Environmental Economics at the "Centre for International Business and Sustainability"(CIBS), London Metropolitan University (London, United Kingdom) and the Department of Social Science of the University "L'Orientale"(Naples, Italy). She holds a Ph.D in "Institution, Economics and Law of Public Services".
Zdzisław Czucha
Zdzisław Czucha – advisor in the Association of Polish Cities.
Civil engineer. Energy advisor. Specialisation in the field of energy efficiency, energy transition and management in municipalities and districts.
Experience in the field of self-governmental municipal management and conducting projects at the level of cooperation between self-governments. Mayor of Kościerzyna in 1994-2014.
Monika Ślusarska-Czuber
Monika Ślusarska-Czuber is a Senior Specialist for Development Projects at the Development Projects Coordination Department of the General Directorate of the State Forests. Her main activity is coordination of activities in the field of implementation of development projects of the State Forests, as well as monitoring and analysing legal acts related to the European and national departmental strategies. She also coordinates CSR (Corporation Social Responsibility) projects in Poland and abroad. In the past she held the position of a Project Coordinator in the Department of Natural Resources Protection, where she supervised a nature project co-financed from EU funds. Previously, she worked at the Ministry of the Environment and at subordinate units to the ministry in various positions related to climate change and environmental protection. She also had the opportunity to hold the office of an external expert at the UN in the organisation of a climate conference COP15. Monika has experience in preparing and coordinating thematic workshops also national or international conferences.
Grzegorz Adamski
Grzegorz Adamski is the head of public affairs and sustainable development at Kompania Piwowarska S.A. – a market leader in the brewing industry in Poland selling and brewing such beers as Tyskie, Żubr, Książęce, Lech, Redd's and many others. Kompania Piwowarska is also a leader in using reusable packaging – 44% of its beers are sold in returnable bottles. As part of his work, G. Adamski is involved, among others, in legislative issues concerning deposit systems for reusable packaging, educational activities aimed at correct and large-scale use of such packaging, the company's activities aimed at counteracting irresponsible alcohol consumption and reporting on sustainable development. Grzegorz Adamski is also Vice-President of the Management Board of EKO-PAK, the Association of Packaging and Packaging Products Industry Employers.
Guido Braam
Guido Braam is a circular economy expert and has been named 'Circular Hero' of the Netherlands 2021. In the last 10 years he has started several impact-driven companies, and set up multiple initiatives with the sole aim to accelerate the transition towards a circular economy. One of the initiatives was a campaign that positioned the Netherlands as a circular hotspot during their 2016 EU presidency, which resulted in the foundation of Holland Circular Hotspot (HCH). Currently, Guido is a the owner of Powered by Meaning: a portfolio company that has set its mind on transforming the real estate and construction industry into a circular one by renovating obsolete buildings into vibrant community based places. He wants to use his set of talents to speed up meaningful initiatives to create a better world for the generation to come. Additionally, Guido fulfils several roles in different commissions and supervisory boards, and is the author of 'Circular Route', a research-based book to inspire and help companies to make the step towards a circular business model.
Guido ''Let's stop discussing and start by doing, because we are the people we have been waiting for.''
Maria Andrzejewska
Director General of the UNEP/GRID-Warsaw Centre, Vice-President of the National Environmental Protection Foundation (Narodowa Fundacja Ochrony Środowiska). Graduate of Warsaw University with many years of experience in environmental projects. UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and EU expert in environmental data analysis. Involved in the UNEP Global Environment Outlook 6 report, for which she received 2020 Prose Awards (Association of American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence) in the environmental science category. Three times awarded, together with the UNEP/GRID-Warsaw Centre team, the award of the Minister of Environment for special scientific and research achievements in the protection, shaping and use of the environment and its resources. Initiator of the Partnership for the Implementation of the Environmental Dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) "Razem dla środowiska" (2016). Sustainable development leader of FORBES Women Poland magazine (2021).
Ton van der Giessen
Ton van der Giessen is CEO of Van Werven, a Dutch family owned company active in Infra and Recycling. One of the recycling activities is the recycling of post-consumer hard plastics. Van Werven Plastic Recycling is exploiting recycling locations in several European countries including Poland.
Michel Schuurman
Director Business & Politics
Realizing a tipping point towards a new economy by 2025: that's the mission of CSR The Netherlands (MVO Nederland). As Director Business & Politics I'm responsible for a team that works with frontrunning companies to realize this new economy. By setting up innovation projects and coalitions that enable climate friendly, circular and/or inclusive business models, set the annual sustainable business agenda and lobby politics and financial institutions to create the right conditions for this to become mainstream.
Prior to working at CSR Netherlands I worked as Managing Consultant Sustainability at Capgemini, ran a small consultancy firm for 6 years and had a career in the Royal Dutch Marine Corps. For me sustainable entrepreneurship is a synonym for successful entrepreneurship; a constant improvement process of innovation, cooperation and execution.
Publications (mostly Dutch)
Circulair (ver)bouwen in 4 stappen
De circulaire economie – een routekaart voor transformatie van de maakindustrie
Ondernemen in de circulaire economie – nieuwe verdienmodellen voor bedrijven en ondernemers
The Circular Economy Index of Dutch Businesses
15 mythes over circulair ondernemen
http://blog.mvonederland.nl/author/michel-schuurman/
Tamara Streefland
Tamara Streefland leads the Circular Cities Program at Metabolic, a consultancy and think tank focused on tackling global sustainability challenges and advancing a circular economy. Tamara has worked on a wide range of urban resilience projects, focused on water ecology, the freight sector, waste systems, and renewable energy in cities including Amsterdam and New York City. Her background as an earth scientist, coupled with her experience in data-driven analysis, collaborative design, and systems thinking, has formed the basis for creative and feasible strategies to help cities transition to more sustainable and circular models.
Dion Vijgeboom
Dion has gained 20 years of experience in manufacturing, developing and sourcing denim products. In 2015 Dion and his wife became co-owner at MUD Jeans. Motivated by the possibilities that modern innovations offer, a perfect match was found with the business concept of MUD Jeans. Currently they are able to use up to 40% post consumer recycled jeans in their new denim fabrics. In the coming year the objective is to reach 100%. Moreover the brand is known for being the first company worldwide to offer consumers a subscription model for jeans – Lease A Jeans.
Karin Huber - Heim
Karin is leading Circular Economy Forum Austria, a multi-stakeholder initiative promoting the exchange and further development of knowledge, ideas and implementations on corporate level by identifying potential synergies among companies, politics, science, research and design. Karin has extensive international expertise in Corporate Sustainability and Stakeholder Involvement and a strong academic background in communication and psychology.
As a board member of the Global Compact Network Austria, she is strongly committed to systemic change at all levels towards sustainable development of society. Karin is also academic director of an MSc programme for Sustainability & Responsible Management, as well as Sustainable Finance and lectures on regenerative business models at several universities of applied sciences.
Agnieszka Sznyk PhD
President of the Board INNOWO
Doctor of Sciences title obtained on Warsaw University of Life Sciences. Expert in the field of sustainable production and consumption, circular economy and economic aspects of Polish healthcare system. For many years was connected with nongovernmental organizations. Currently work as President of the Board of Institute of Innovation and Responsible Development, think tank which operating in development and implementation of systemic changes for sustainable socio-economic progress – www.innowo.org
Linedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/agnieszka-sznyk-phd-5a668964/
Ashleigh McLennan
Ashleigh McLennan is a Sustainable Procurement and Economy Officer at ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability. Ashleigh works across a range of European sustainable procurement and circular economy projects, including co-authoring the European Commission's Public Procurement for a Circular Economy brochure and supporting public procurement practitioners through the EC's Helpdesk for Green Public Procurement. She holds a MSc Environmental Governance from the University of Freiburg and a MA Geography from the University of Edinburgh. Before joining ICLEI, Ashleigh worked for the Scottish Council for Development and Industry, with a particular focus on the circular economy, skills development, and procurement reform.
Petra Wentholt
Petra is a sales professional with a history of 19 years in the the apparel, media and hospitality industry. Skilled in Sales Operations, Office Operations, Public Relations and Event Planning.
Since 2015 co-owner of MUD Jeans – the first circular Denim brand in the world. Dedicated to change the traditional lineair way of thinking into a sustainable circulair way of doing business.
Dr hab. Bolesław Rok
Professor at Kozminski University in Warsaw, coordinator of postgraduate "CSR. Responsible Business Strategy" in ALK. Member of the UN Global Compact Program Council. Expert in CSR, business ethics, circular economy. Participates in Polish and international projects on business ethics and responsibility, author of strategic reports, studies and articles, among others "Podstawy odpowiedzialności społecznej w zarządzaniu". (2013), "Kręgosłup moralny firmy" (Thinktank, 2013). For almost thirty years he has been involved in business as an entrepreneur and advisor. Co-founder of Responsible Business Forum (2000), Polish Business Ethics Association EBEN (2002). National expert on CSR in the European Commission (2003-2007). Co-author of the annual Responsible Companies Ranking (since 2007) – currently published by Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.
Anna Sapota
Anna Małgorzata Sapota – Vice President for Government Relations for North-Eastern Europe within the TOMRA Group, which is a supplier of technological solutions for collection and sorting of food, mining and waste management. As part of her professional duties for the TOMRA Group, Ms. Sapota is responsible for shaping the Group's position in relation to changes in legislation in the field of environmental protection and waste management in its broadest sense and for maintaining relations with public administration bodies and market stakeholders. In 2020, she took up this position, earlier she was responsible for organisational and legal matters and government relations in the packaging recovery organisation, which is part of the group of companies manufacturing metal and glass packaging.
Łukasz Sosnowski
Łukasz Sosnowski: lawyer, graduated from the University of Warsaw and the University of Montesquieu in Bordeaux. President of ProKarton Foundation dedicated to ecological education and promoting beverage cartons. Founder of GOZ WORLD, where he advises on how to best implement Circular Economy in Polish economic realities. Earlier, for many years working at government administration, coordinator of strategic framework for implementing Circular Economy in Poland, author of clean-air and waste management regulations.
Anna Kozera - Szałkowska
Anna Kozera-Szałkowska, PhD – as a communication manager in PlasticsEurope Polska (since 2007 when organization was established in Poland) she is inter alia responsible for communicating on plastics as a material of 21st century and on its role in circular economy and sustainable development.
A chemist from education, received her Master and PhD degrees in a field of polymer chemistry in the Chemical Faculty of Warsaw University of Technology). She also completed post-graduate studies in communication at Instytut Badań Literackich PAN. She worked as journalist and editor in chief for specialized magazines on plastics, cosmetics and ecology, and afterwards as a technical and advocacy manager for the industry association of FMCG.
Dr inż. Kazimierz Borkowski
Dr Kazimierz Borkowski has been Managing Director of PlasticsEurope Polska Foundation since 2011. PlasticsEurope Polska is a Polish subsidiary of PlasticsEurope – one of the leading European trade associations with centres in Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan and Paris. PlasticsEurope has more than 100 member companies, producing over 90% of all polymers across the EU28 member states plus Norway, Switzerland and Turkey.
Dr Borkowski has been working for chemical and plastics industry for over 20 years as senior executive in international chemical groups, recently as CEO of Polish subsidiary of Arkema – international group producing worldwide chemicals and plastics.
Dr Borkowski is a chemist, received his Master and PhD degrees in the Chemical Faculty of Warsaw University of Technology. He also completed post-graduate studies in Management in Haute Ecole de Commerce. Speaks fluently English and French and has a good command of German and Spanish and Russian.
Ran J. Sharon
President & CEO of Clariter – a global clean-tech company whose proprietary technology delivers an innovative solution for the world's plastic waste problem.
Ran is an entrepreneur & businessman with an affinity for business strategy, persuasive trade tactics & a strong focus on team cohesion. He founded the Kornelius Group & co-founded the IIF Group (Internet Investment Fund).
He lectures at Harvard, London Business School (LBS) & elsewhere on entrepreneurship, green economy & effective networking. He is active in Poland, South Africa, the USA, Luxemburg & Israel.
A member of the Young President Organization & winner of the Global Best of the Best Award, Ran holds a Doctoral Degree in jurisprudence & political science from ELTE Univ., Hungary (With High Honour). He's a graduate of the YPO/LBS program at the Alumni of LBS, London, & the HBS/YPO PPL program at the Alumni of Harvard Business School, USA.
Grzegorz Lada
Grzegorz has vast experience in the business development and project management of innovative ventures. He has been involved in number of projects from telecommunication, IT, and green energy to clean-tech industries.
He joined Clariter in 2009 as part of the business development project in Poland. He is responsible for everything from defining the local strategy and ending at project implementation.
Previously Grzegorz worked in the telco industry as well as infrastructure projects where he led complex ventures and managed negotiations with strategic partners.
Grzegorz holds M.Sc. diploma in electronics and information technology from Warsaw University of Technology and MBA diploma from Warsaw University of Technology.
Dina Epifanova
Dina Epifanova is the Sustainability Transformation Manager at Tetra Pak for RUBECCA countries (Eastern Europe, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Caucasus and Central Asia) and leads the Climate Change program in the Europe & Central Asia Cluster. Her focus areas include sustainable supply chains, innovations in the packaging portfolio, increasing the share of renewable materials and recycling, climate-efficient solutions, including plant-based polymers, environmentally efficient equipment and services, as well as supporting Tetra Pak partners in achieving their strategic goals in sustainability. Before joining Tetra Pak Dina gained extensive experience in Chr.Hansen, cooperating with dairy, meat and other food sector industries, as well as in FMCG and retail at MARS PetCare.
Frédéric Guichard
Frédéric Guichard – General Manager of Żywiec Zdrój S.A. since October 2017 and General Manager Integrator for DANONE companies in Poland.
Working for DANONE for almost 20 years, he joined the company's Waters Division in 2009 as Business Unit Director for Evian and Volvic in France. In 2014 he became Managing Director of Evian Volvic International. He graduated engineering at National School of Arts and Crafts, as well as postgraduate master at ESCP Europe Business School in Paris.
Marek Sumiła
Marek Sumila is an expert in the area of business development. For over 20 years he has been gaining experience in the FMCG industry, successfully building, in a sustainable way, a strong position of brands on the markets. Marek is a graduate of the Faculty of Management and Economics at the Gdansk University of Technology and postgraduate program Master, Banking & Finance at NEOMA Rouen Business School.
He has been associated with the DANONE group of companies since 2000. He worked and then managed the sales area for water and beverage categories. He also deepened his skills and knowledge by working at the Danone headquarters in Paris and managing the Alpro brand in the DACH region (Germany, Austria and Switzerland). In 2019 he became Development Director for Alpro in Poland, the Baltic States and the Nordic countries, and in 2020 he became Market Director for Poland and the Baltic States for dairy and plant products categories. Marek is an example of a leader who focuses on team development. He believes that profit is a tool to develop people and then to build a strong and responsible business.
Prof Dr Gerhard Schmitt
Gerhard Schmitt is Professor of Information Architecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) and director of the Singapore-ETH Centre in Singapore.
His work focuses on the definition and design of Information Architecture (iA) as the next level of Computer Aided Architecture Design (CAAD). The creation of a simulation, visualisation and interaction platform for the Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) is at the centre of his research, which focuses on the development of intelligent design support systems using artificial intelligence methods.
From 1998 – 2008, he served as Vice President for Planning and Logistics and Member of the Board of ETH Zurich. He directed the development of ETH's strategy and planning in cooperation with the 16 scientific departments and the central administration. In 2000, he initiated the development of a third and virtual campus, named ETH World, with an international master plan competition.
In 2003, Prof Schmitt initiated the concept for Science City, ETH's new campus in Zurich, a revolutionary interchange between ETH Zurich and the public. In 2007, he initiated the transition of ETH Science City towards a zero carbon emission campus. Prof Schmitt's efforts in developing and transforming ETH Science City earned him the European Culture of Science Award in 2010.
Paulina Kaczmarek
Paulina is responsible for driving and managing sustainability agenda under the vision "One Planet. One Health" in DANONE companies: essential dairy and plant-based products (Danone) , waters (Żywiec Zdrój) and specialized nutrition (Nutricia). Paulina is not only responsible for Poland, but also for Baltics, Nordics and Central Europe. Main focus of Paulina is leading activities related to circular agenda and food revolution of DANONE and developing cooperation with external stakeholders to accelerate implementation of circular and regenerative business models. Paulina is having 16 years of experience in sustainable development and corporate social responsibility. She worked before as sustainability consultant in Deloitte and PwC helping clients from various industries to implement sustainability strategy. She started her career in United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Kamil Mirowski
Kamil Mirowski is in charge of Public Affairs, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in Grupa Żywiec – one of the leading brewing companies in Poland. Passionate about public policy & political affairs.
Tomasz Jan Jamróz
Tomasz Jamroz – Director of Economic Cooperation Department at Poland's MFA. Earlier, he was responsible for technology cooperation in the same Department and before that spent 5 years in Japan serving as I. secretary, then counsellor for energy and S&T cooperation at the Polish Embassy in Tokyo. Between 2007 and 2012 employed in the Asia-Pacific Department at Poland's MFA. Studied at the Warsaw School of Economics and the University of Warsaw (Japanese studies). Interested in transmigration of matter and different aspects of circularity.
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Zenit St Petersburg 99
Dolomiti Energia Trento 102
November 21, 2018 CET: 18:00
Local time: 20:00 SIBUR ARENA
Gomes leads Trento to historic comeback win against Zenit
Dolomiti Energia Trento earned one of the most remarkable comeback victories in 7DAYS EuroCup history, roaring back from 16 points down with three and a half minutes remaining to stun host Zenit St Petersburg with a 99-102 overtime triumph. Zenit appeared to be cruising to the Top 16 after leading by 22 at half-time, but Trento showed incredible resolve to keep going and eventually earned its reward to keep its qualification hopes alive. Aaron Craft scored the game-winning basket with 4 seconds of overtime remaining, and he finished with a double-double of 17 points and 13 assists. Beto Gomes was the other hero for Trento after scoring 19 points in the final quarter, including a triple to force overtime with 15 seconds left. He finished with a total of 28 points, including 6-of-10 three-point attempts.
Three pointers from Marko Simonovic and Sergey Karasev gave the hosts an early edge, and a couple of close-range scores by Jalen Reynolds made it 10-2. A pair of triples from Fabio Mian kept Trento in touch, but a big put-back slam by Reynolds gave Zenit a double-digit lead. The margin stayed roughly the same for a long time, despite a steady stream of points from Davide Pascolo, and the lead grew to 45-28 with a flurry of points from Vladislav Trushkin and Evgeny Voronov. A buzzer-beating triple by Philip Scrubb made it 52-30 at the break. Trento gave itself hope with the first 5 points of the second half, and a three-point play by Craft plus Pascolo's fadeaway jumper pulled it back to 60-48 midway through the third. But a triple and reverse layup from Vadim Panin settled Zenit, and it was 71-54 after three quarters.
Baskets were traded evenly in the early stages of the fourth, before Gomes scored 8 quick points to force Zenit into timeout at 87-78. Craft had a three-point play, Gomes netted again from deep and Pascolo laid up to make it a one-possession game, 89-86, with 40 seconds left. Zenit didn't score so Trento had a chance to tie it, and Gomes took that chance with an incredible three-pointer to force overtime. Zenit reasserted itself in the extra period with three-pointers from Trushkin and Voronov, but Mian's triple kept Trento in the hunt. Free throws from Flaccadori gave Trento its first lead, 97-98, with 20 seconds remaining, before Karasev also made foul shots to restore Zenit's lead. But Craft scored a mid-range jumper, Diego Flaccadori made a steal from the inbounds pass and then converted both free throws, completing a sensational victory.
Famous five for Trento
Victorious coach Maurizio Buscaglia leaned almost exclusively upon five players to seal the memorable win. The quintet of Aaron Craft, Beto Gomes, Diego Flaccadori, Davide Pascolo and Fabio Mian all played at least 27 minutes, and they all scored in double figures. Gomes led the way with 28 points, followed by Craft (17), Pascolo and Flaccadori (16) and Mian (14). Nobody else scored more than 5 points.
Notable in defeat
Several players shone for Zenit during the first 35 minutes, including league leading scorer Sergey Karasev who finished with 20 points. Evgeny Voronov added 18, Philip Scrubb scored 16 and Vladislav Trushkin scored 14.
Never ahead until the final seconds
Zenit took early command of the game, scoring the first basket and soon advancing into a double-digit lead. Trento was never on level terms until 15 seconds remaining, when Gomes sank a triple to force overtime. Even then, Zenit moved ahead again and Trento only took its first lead of the entire night when Flaccadori made a pair of free throws with just 20 seconds of overtime still on the clock.
Next round
Trento will look for another huge road victory when it travels to Turk Telekom Ankara, while Zenit will attempt to revive its fortunes with an away game at Valencia Basket.
Eurocupbasketball.com
Referees: KOWALSKI, MARCIN; VOJINOVIC, MILIJA; ISGUDER, SINAN
Zenit St Petersburg 26 26 19 18 10
Dolomiti Energia Trento 16 14 24 35 13
Dolomiti Energia Trento 16 30 54 89 102
2 REYNOLDS, JALEN 27:19 8 3/7 2/2 6 6 12 1 5 2 1 11
7 KARASEV, SERGEY 30:21 20 4/7 2/5 6/6 4 4 7 1 2 5 4 23
14 PUSHKOV, ANTON DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
16 TRUSHKIN, VLADISLAV 34:39 14 3/4 2/4 2/2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 3 20
18 VORONOV, EVGENY 32:19 18 3/4 2/6 6/6 1 1 2 5 3 4 6 19
19 SIMONOVIC, MARKO 13:44 5 1/1 1/2 1 1 1 2 1 1 8
20 PANIN, VADIM 18:50 7 2/4 1/1 1 4 5 3 2 1 1 2 15
21 UTHOFF , JARROD 9:43 2 1/2 0/1 3 3 1 2 2
23 SCRUBB, PHILIP 32:54 16 4/8 2/3 2/2 4 4 1 3 3 3 13
31 VALIEV, EVGENY 25:11 9 3/4 0/1 3/4 2 2 2 2 3 3 8
Totals 225:00 99 24/41 10/23 21/22 9 29 38 21 8 19 4 0 21 23 122
Head coach: KARASEV, VASILY
Dolomiti Energia Trento
1 MARBLE, DEVYN 20:37 4 2/4 0/3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 2
7 PASCOLO, DAVIDE 37:22 16 7/13 2/2 2 3 5 5 2 1 4 3 20
9 MIAN, FABIO 27:16 14 1/1 4/7 1 4 1 7
10 FORRAY, TOTO 16:59 5 1/4 1/4 1 2 3 4 1 1 3 2 5
12 FLACCADORI, DIEGO 28:25 16 5/7 0/2 6/6 2 2 3 2 3 4 5 17
13 CRAFT, AARON 35:08 17 6/10 0/1 5/5 1 2 3 13 2 1 1 1 4 31
14 MEZZANOTTE, ANDREA 4:34 0/1 0/1 1 -3
15 GOMES, BETO 39:20 28 5/8 6/10 6 6 1 2 2 3 27
19 KITSING, KASPAR DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
25 LECHTHALER, LUCA 15:19 2 1/4 2 2 1 2 1 3 1 -3
Totals 225:00 102 28/52 11/28 13/13 12 20 32 25 10 12 0 4 23 21 110
53.8% 39.3% 100%
Head coach: BUSCAGLIA, MAURIZIO
KARASEV, VASILY
"We lost a game that we had to win. Maybe it was because of tiredness, but we stopped in the second half. We were one step below Trento every time. This is the reason why they scored a lot of 3-point shots. We still can qualify for the next round. We have the game against ASVEL, so we still have to pass group stage."
BUSCAGLIA, MAURIZIO
"Following the third quarter we felt our defense growing, and our offense was a little bit better. My mind is on my five players who finished the second half and overtime with incredible energy, control and mentality. That was the key in overtime and this is a very good victory."
VORONOV, EVGENY
"We gave Trento a chance for a comeback in the second half. They scored a lot of open 3-point shots, it was our main problem. Our head coach explained it at half time, but we didn't make the things we had to. We were sure that the game was already done. When you have lost a game in such a way, you have no excuses."
GOMES, BETO
"We kept believing even when we were down by 20. I trust myself, that's why I take the shots. We've got a big chance for the Top 16 after this win, we've just got to keep believing and keep playing like we did in the second half. We started very bad but we changed our chip and it finished as a great game."
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ALBA Berlin 84
Limoges CSP 76
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Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt 65
Rytas Vilnius 63
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Case Study: Remote Call Center Agent Stations
September 1, 2003 Peter Lyle DeHaan
By Gary J. DuPont
The use of remote workers is increasing and often expands the pool of available talent. Recognizing the need to address attrition, load balancing, quality and costs that are problematic to all call centers today, Masco Services Inc. (MSI) took proactive steps utilizing remote workers to change its call center staffing paradigm. It serves as a model and complements a corporate initiative to reduce traffic in Boston's Longwood Medical Area.
MSI is utilizing two technologies to accomplish the integration of remote workers. The first implementation involves the use of the Teltone Office Link product. It is a flexible, affordable solution that offers seamless connectivity from any location. Two units are required per agent, one at the agent site, the other at the host/automatic call distribution (ACD) location. This technology allows a remote agent to dialup and log into their Avaya ACD. Once logged on, the agent appears to the ACD like any other on-site agent. Agents use 2500 compatible telephone sets with 10-20 programmable speed dial buttons for ACD access codes and frequently called numbers. Staff working on different shifts can share access to the unit. However, agents cannot use the proprietary ACD sets at the remote site.
All connections are made using feature access codes. Several routine call types are sent to these remote agents. A call whisper feature on the PBX/ACD identifies the call type to the agents. The client database is available to the remote worker via high-speed Internet connection and a virtual private network (VPN). The greatest advantage of this application is the ability to build and test the system one agent at a time without significant up front investments.
The second technology that MSI uses is the Avaya Definity Extender unit and a standard Avaya CTI application. This technology permits remote agents to dial up and log into the ACD over standard analog lines, using Avaya proprietary digital ACD telephone sets. The host unit (or Avaya switch) has two ports, one for the ACD and one to the switched line; at the agent end, one port is for the switched line, the other for the digital proprietary set. The telephone interfaces with the PC to provide computer telephony integration (CTI) using Avaya Passageway units. Working closely with Xtend Communications, MSI's agent console vendor, the remote agent has full functionality to the console features and ACD. Again, high-speed Internet access is required in addition to a VPN. This technology is compatible with Avaya and Nortel ACDs, but there may be restrictions on how far from the central office the agent can be located.
No matter which technology is deployed, toll charges may apply so it is important that the remote agents have a flat-rate long distance price plan. Remember that the technology is only as good as the people using it. MSI recommends that call centers develop a sound interviewing and selection process and establish firm policies and procedures to monitor performance, quality assurance (QA), and communication pathways to the home office.
In the future, MSI plans to change its remote agent platform to Avaya IP Agent, a soft phone application that works through the agent's personal computer. It is a cost effective solution that will allow them to expand their remote worker program. Avaya IP Agent allows the agent to work from any PC, as long as there is high-speed access via VPN to the corporate network. Remote agents will be able to administer CTI screen pops more easily, eliminating the use of extraneous hardware devices.
Gary J. DuPont is Director of Telecommunications for Masco Services Inc.
[From the Summer 2003 issue of AnswerStat magazine]
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Industry minister sacked over mobile data tariffs
https://english.radio.cz/industry-minister-sacked-over-mobile-data-tariffs-8200045#player=on
Length of audio 3:48
Jan Mládek, photo: CTK
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka has fired Czech Trade and Industry Minister Jan Mládek just eight months ahead of general elections. The minister, who survived a number of crises in office, was given the boot over his alleged unwillingness to secure lower telephone and mobile data tariffs in the Czech Republic.
Following a series of gaffes relating to mobile data tariffs, Prime Minister Sobotka called a press briefing on Monday to announce the dismissal of Jan Mládek over his failure to support the Czech government's efforts to cut the excessively high bills Czechs pay for mobile phone services. Although only last week, Sobotka stood up for the industry minister, the growing negative publicity surrounding an issue as sensitive as the cost of mobile tariffs turned the tide.
"As prime minister I have been pushing for a reduction of mobile data tariffs. That has been a strategic goal, but regrettably I did not receive sufficient support from the Ministry of Industry."
Under Mládek's leadership Czech officials opposed the recent decision by the EU to cut mobile roaming costs around the block. His words that roaming was a luxury for an elite class of people – approximately five percent of the population, made headlines and even before the uproar surrounding that statement had died down Mládek's deputy made another gaffe. In an online debate he told people dissatisfied with the high costs of mobile data tariffs that if they want low tariffs like in Poland they should move there. Adding to the general outrage, Mládek failed to dismiss his deputy, instead opting to fire a press official whom he said had left the deputy "in the lurch". The prime minister quickly distanced himself from these statements, saying they were unbelievably arrogant and offensive to the public.
In a press briefing following news of his dismissal the industry minister said he was victim of a media campaign waged by media formerly owned by ANO leader and Finance Minister Andrej Babiš.
"The prime minister acted on the advice of his PR aides, he acted in reaction to the media campaign against me. I may be old-school, but what should count, in my book, is economic data not media headlines."
Photo: Dean Moriarty, Pixabay / CC0 Public Domain
The industry minister briefly listed his successes in office, citing stable economic growth, support for Czech exporters and growing foreign investments. Meanwhile, the minister's dismissal – which has been on the cards for various reasons since 2015 –has elicited mostly negative reactions from coalition and opposition politicians. While some Social Democrats say that Minister Mládek, who once kicked up a storm by calling entrepreneurs parasites, had simply gone too far, others, particularly members of the opposition Civic Democrats and TOP 09, say Mládek is the proverbial lamb led to slaughter ahead of the elections. And ANO leader Andrej Babiš, whom Mládek holds responsible for his downfall, says Mládek's dismissal is hypocritical since the Social Democrats were never serious about lowering mobile data tariffs.
Now the ball is in the court of Czech President Miloš Zeman, whose prerogative it is to accept or reject the prime minister's proposal as well as his choice of successor. The hot candidate for the post is Tomáš Prouza, State Secretary for European Affairs and chief coordinator of the government's Digital Agenda.
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Portland City Council to vote on settlement with ex-cadet
The Portland City Council was scheduled to approve a $200,000 settlement today with a 24-year-old former police cadet who sued the city after her left index finger was chopped off during a fundraiser.
Erin Berry of Vancouver filed suit in Multnomah County Circuit Court three months ago asking for $400,000, half to cover the lifetime costs of a prosthesis and the rest for pain and suffering. Her finger was severed Feb. 16, 2004, during the Portland Police Bureau's annual polar bear jump into the Columbia River to raise money for the bureau's cadet program. Cadets are aspiring officers whose volunteer duties include assisting officers.
If the settlement passes, "great," Berry said Tuesday. "I don't think 'Where's my money?' every day. I have a busy life. Yeah, I'm missing a finger, but life goes on."
In March, Berry was hired to train to become a Washington State Trooper. As a trooper cadet, she began duties this week that include guarding Gov. Christine Gregoire's mansion. She expects to be sworn in as a trooper next year. She had been working as a nonsworn desk clerk in the Portland Police Bureau's Central Precinct for about six months.
Her accident occurred after Berry and an officer jumped into the Columbia's frigid waters off a county river patrol boat tied to a Jantzen Beach boat dock. When she reached a Portland Fire Bureau boat about 100 feet away, she used her left hand to grab a free-floating, bendable ladder attached to the side of the boat. Then she reached back with her right hand to help an officer behind her, Berry said. When the officer began to climb up the ladder, the weight pressed against the ladder and into her left index finger, which had slipped between the ladder and the boat, she said.
Berry said the accident caused "a lot of pain" that still lingers whenever she hits her stub.
"Are some things hard? You bet," she said. She can't play the piano anymore. And she must shoot a gun with her middle finger as her trigger finger on her weak hand.
On Feb. 13, the city's liability manager, Mark Stairiker, told Berry's Portland attorney, Michael Colbach, that the city would pay $50,000 toward Berry's prosthesis costs and that " 'we don't write checks for $200,000 unless there is a judgment against us,' " according to a letter Colbach wrote to Mayor Tom Potter. Stairiker also warned Colbach that a lawsuit would damage Berry's chances of becoming a Portland officer, the letter said.
Berry on Tuesday said she will never work for the Portland police.
"It bothered me that they drug their feet and it came to the suit in order to say that they will pay for my prosthetic," she said. "That says a lot about the bureau and the city and how things are run and dealt with."
City documents recommending the settlement describe how an investigation into Berry's claim by the risk management office indicates a risk the city may be found liable. "Therefore, in order to avoid the risk of a large jury award, we feel it is prudent to compromise the lawsuit at this time," according to the documents.
City officials in the mayor's, attorney's and risk management offices could not be reached for comment Tuesday.
-- Boaz Herzog


Waterfall model in software engineering, got introduced as an idea, through a paper published by Winston Royce in 1970. However, it's ironic that he himself had introduced it as an example of a flawed software development method, that's vulnerable due to its many shortcomings.
Nevertheless, every methodology has takers and this model has been successfully implemented by many software companies. Waterfall model philosophy was inherited from the hardware manufacture strategies and construction strategies that were in practice during the 1970s. That's why, it has a very structured approach to software development.
The agile model of software development, evolved in the 1990s, when developers decided to break away from traditional structured, segmented, bureaucratic approaches to software development and moved towards more flexible development styles.
The 'Agile' or 'Lightweight' methods as they were called, were formally defined in a research paper by Edmonds in 1974.
Some of the most prominent and popular agile methods of software development, that subsequently evolved, are 'Scrum' in 1995, 'Crystal Clear', 'Extreme Programming' in 1996, 'Adaptive Software Development', 'Dynamic Systems Development Method' in 1995 and 'Feature Driven Development'.
In 2001, a group of pioneers in agile software development came together and declared the 'Agile Manifesto', which is a set of canonical rules of sorts, for agile software development methods.
Waterfall model, as the name itself signifies, is a sequential process of software development. Just like in a waterfall, the water progressively falls from one altitude to the lower, in a similar way, the production cycle progresses sequentially, from one stage to the other.
The phases of software development, in this model, are as follows: requirement specification, conception, analysis, design, coding, testing & debugging, installation and finally, maintenance. In this sequentially structured approach, the development team goes ahead to the next stage of development, only after the previous stage is fully accomplished.
Software development companies, adopting this model, spend a considerable amount of time in each stage of development, till all doubts are cleared and all requirements are met. The belief that drives this kind of software development model is that considerable time spent in initial design effort corrects bugs in advance.
Once the design stage is over, it's implemented exactly in the coding stage, with no changes later. Often the analysis, design and coding teams are separated and work on small parts in the whole developmental process. Emphasis is placed on documentation of every software development stage.
Compared to the 'set-in-stone' approach of waterfall development models, the agile breed of models, focus on 'agility' and 'adaptability' in development. Instead of one time-consuming and rigid development schedule, agile models involve multiple iterative development schedule that seek to improve the output with every iteration.
Each iteration goes through all the steps of design, coding and testing. The design is not set in stone and is kept open to last minute changes due to iterative implementation. The team structure is cross functional, closely knit and self-organizing.
The design idea is never totally frozen or set in stone, but it's allowed to evolve as new ideas come in with each release. Less importance is given to documentation and more to speed of delivering a working program.
Customers may be provided demonstrations at the end of each iteration and their feedback may determine the next course of changes in the next iteration. The iterative cycle continues till the customer is delivered with a product which exactly meets his expectations.
In the ongoing comparison, let's see how these two ideologies compare with respect to development efficiency. Efficiency is decided by the quality of ultimate software product, the number of bugs and the development time consumed.
Through my own research into the working of both these models, I found the agile models to be more efficient than the waterfall model, due to their adaptability to the real world.
The 'One Phase' and 'Rigid' development cycle, makes it difficult to make last minute changes in requirements or design. While the agile methods, due to their iterative and adaptable nature, can incorporate changes and release a product in lesser time. Of course, agile models are not perfect either, but are certainly more applicable than the waterfall model.
The expertise, skill set, attitude and ability of team members working in the project is a prime factor which affects efficiency. Be it agile or the waterfall model, that's adopted, communication within the team members and with the customer, goal setting and better planning contributes to improving efficiency.
The waterfall model is suited for development of programs that are already stable. That is, their design doesn't need a major makeover. In situations where the designers of a software program can accurately predict the flaws that may arise, in advance, waterfall model is the appropriate choice.
Despite all its flaws, its design is easier to manage and the development costs can be ascertained beforehand. It is a natural choice when the customer has provided a clear list of requirements, which are not likely to be modified.
On the other hand, when the customer is not clear about his expectations from the end product, adopting Agile model makes sense. The experience of the team members in handling the specific type of project should also be taken into consideration. If the developers are experienced enough at handling that project, then Agile approach is a better option.
Another point of consideration is the time frame within which the project is expected to be finished. When the time frame is long enough, choosing the Waterfall route is possible, while rapid delivery projects are best handled in the Agile way. Cost of the project is another point of consideration, which may influence your choice.
Agile models are applicable in every area of software development. It depends a lot more on the team effort of above average programmers, than relying on a few expert programmers.
It's best suited for web based applications where its iterative nature helps in incorporating and correcting the various bugs that arise over time. Choose a model that best suits the experience of your team.


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package com.esri.hadoop.examples;

import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.fs.Path;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.IntWritable;
import org.apache.hadoop.io.Text;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Job;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.input.TextInputFormat;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.lib.output.TextOutputFormat;
import org.apache.hadoop.util.GenericOptionsParser;

public class AggregationSampleDriver
{
	public static int main(String[] init_args) throws Exception {
		Configuration config = new Configuration();

		// This step is important as init_args contains ALL the arguments passed to hadoop on the command
		// line (such as -libjars [jar files]).  What's left after .getRemainingArgs is just the arguments
		// intended for the MapReduce job
		String [] args = new GenericOptionsParser(config, init_args).getRemainingArgs();

		/*
		 * Args
		 *  [0] path to Esri JSON file
		 *  [1] path(s) to the input data source
		 *  [2] path to write the output of the MapReduce jobs
		 */
		if (args.length != 3)
		{
			System.out.println("Invalid Arguments");
			print_usage();
			throw new IllegalArgumentException();
		}

		config.set("sample.features.input", args[0]);
		config.set("sample.features.keyattribute", "NAME");
		config.setInt("samples.csvdata.columns.lat", 1);
		config.setInt("samples.csvdata.columns.long", 2);

		Job job = new Job(config);

		job.setJobName("Earthquake Data Aggregation Sample");

		job.setOutputKeyClass(Text.class);
		job.setOutputValueClass(IntWritable.class);

		job.setMapperClass(MapperClass.class);
		job.setReducerClass(ReducerClass.class);

		// In our case, the combiner is the same as the reducer.  This is possible
		// for reducers that are both commutative and associative
		job.setCombinerClass(ReducerClass.class);

		job.setInputFormatClass(TextInputFormat.class);
		job.setOutputFormatClass(TextOutputFormat.class);

		TextInputFormat.setInputPaths(job, new Path(args[1]));
		TextOutputFormat.setOutputPath(job, new Path(args[2]));

		job.setJarByClass(AggregationSampleDriver.class);

		return job.waitForCompletion(true)?  0 : 1;
	}

	static void print_usage()
	{
		System.out.println("***");
		System.out.println("Usage: hadoop jar aggregation-sample.jar AggregationSampleDriver -libjars [external jar references] [/hdfs/path/to]/filtergeometry.json [/hdfs/path/to]/earthquakes.csv [/hdfs/path/to/user]/output.out");
		System.out.println("***");
	}
}

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Alcohol and the prostate gland: Friend or foe?
J. Kellogg Parsons, MD, MHS
Studies show moderate alcohol intake has surprising links to prostate disease.
Dr. Parsons is professor of urology, division of urologic oncology, department of urology, Moores UCSD Comprehensive Cancer Center, La Jolla, CA.
Patients have become voracious consumers of the medical literature. Each week, a flurry of new urology studies surface in the popular media to feed public interest. Many of the high-profile articles focus on prostate disease and lifestyle factors. Popular topics include associations of prostate cancer and BPH with diet, exercise, vitamins, and supplements. Many present contradictory results; all have the potential to provoke anxiety and/or confusion among our patients.
A recurring topic is alcohol. Excessive alcohol consumption is, of course, unhealthy and should be discouraged. But what about moderate alcohol intake, such as a glass of red wine each day? Is moderate alcohol intake beneficial or harmful to the prostate, or neither?
Also see -Unintentional injury in men: Trends and risk reduction
Numerous observational studies have addressed this question with respect to prostate cancer, BPH, and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Here are some take-aways (summarized in the table).
For prostate cancer, the answer appears to be: neither.
A large number of studies and several meta-analyses have failed to turn up any consistent patterns of moderate alcohol consumption with prostate cancer risk. While some studies have observed dose-dependent, modestly increased risks of incident disease (BMC Cancer 2016; 16:845; Int J Cancer 2014; 134:971-8), others have not (Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008; 17:1282-7). Still others have arrived at mixed results. For example, a meta-analysis of 17 observational studies (611,169 participants) concluded that, while there were no overall associations between wine intake with prostate cancer, moderate white wine consumption increased while red wine decreased incident cancer risk (Clinical Epidemiology 2018; 10:431-44).
Keeping with the theme of red wine, patients may ask about resveratrol, a polyphenolic, antioxidant compound found in red wine and grape skin. Despite some pre-clinical in vitroand animal studies suggesting antineoplastic activity, there are no conclusive clinical data to demonstrate resveratrol prevents or protects against prostate cancer.
Next:How does moderate alcohol intake impact BPH?BPH
How does moderate alcohol intake impact BPH? Research shows it appears to be beneficial.
Individual studies and meta-analyses have observed that moderate alcohol intake appears to prevent incident BPH. Definitions of BPH in these studies included radiologic enlargement, decreased urinary flow rates, urodynamic studies consistent with bladder outlet obstruction, incidence of BPH surgery, acute urinary retention, physician-diagnosed BPH, LUTS, and histologic diagnosis. In a meta-analysis of 19 studies that incorporated 120,091 men, alcohol intake ≥36 g/day was associated with a 35% decreased likelihood of BPH (J Urol 2009; 182:1463-8).
On its face, this concept would appear counterintuitive. Alcohol is a potent diuretic with the potential to provoke symptoms associated with bladder outlet obstruction. Yet moderate alcohol intake has also been associated with a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease. Because obesity, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease increase the risk of BPH, a potential explanation is that alcohol positively modulates the phenotypic expression of BPH through beneficial effects on shared metabolic perturbations linked to cardiovascular health.
Finally, for LUTS, the answer to whether alcohol intake is beneficial or harmful appears to be: possibly beneficial.
LUTS, rather than BPH, has become the preferred term for describing urinary symptoms in male populations. The most commonly used measures are the AUA Symptom Index and the International Prostate Symptom Score.
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Observational studies have demonstrated both positive and negative effects of alcohol on LUTS, with a slight preponderance of studies favoring a positive effect (J Urol 2017; 198:1010-20). The relationship is complex, and perhaps the most robust way of describing it is through a so-called "J" curve, with LUTS severity (or LUTS probability) plotted on the y-axis and alcohol intake on the x-axis. In this model, low to moderate alcohol decreases LUTS risk, but increased amounts of alcohol increase LUTS in a dose-dependent manner (J Urol 2012; 187:1312-7).
Still, clinical judgment in individual cases should prevail. Reduction of alcohol intake in men with storage-predominant LUTS or primary nocturia, for example, is a simple and often efficacious approach to reducing symptoms.
Epidemiologic evidence suggests that alcohol intake is linked to prostate disease in surprising and beneficial ways, with moderate consumption associated with decreased risks of both BPH and LUTS. Alcohol appears to have no substantive effects on prostate cancer risk. Patients should be counseled, as with other lifestyle factors such as diet and exercise, to practice moderation when considering these data.
Section Editor Steven A. Kaplan, MD, is professor of urology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.
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Sound of the Zeekers @#^**?! - Leaders of the New School, Gordon, D.
Feminine Fatt - Leaders of the New School, King, M.
Transformers - Leaders of the New School, Dajani, J.
Show Me a Hero - Leaders of the New School, King, M.
The International Zone Coaster - Leaders of the New School, Dajani, J.
My Ding-A-Ling - Leaders of the New School, Jackson, P.
"The first thing that'll hit you while listening to this album is the uniqueness of the three rappers (Dinco D, Charlie Brown, and Busta Rhymes) in both lyrical content and delivery. Many of the songs have a real point to them (such as "Just When You Thought it was Safe" and "Teachers Don't Teach us Nonsense") but are still lots of fun. Then there's Cutmonitor Milo, who does some of the most creative sampling I've ever heard, on "What's the Pinocchio's Theory?" there are bagpipes and dialougue samples from Disney's "Pinocchio". Then there's "Sound of the Zeekers @#^**?!" the ultimate example of how strange and far sampling can go: There are 10 rappers in this song, you keep hearing things that sound like a chorus but are never repeated, and the music changes somehow with each rapper's part; maybe an extra sound, beat, or sample. This album is rap at some of it's best, and a must have for Busta Rhymes fans."
"An hour long c.d. that never gets tired, great routines, always on point back and forth delivery and creative production that makes the whole thing gel. It's a sort of loose concept album which follows LONS through a day in school. The opening track has a great feel with samples from the riot scene outside the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago, this is the "whole world is watching" bit.
Busta blew up but listen and see if he didn't work much better in the context of a group. At the time this dropped, it seemed like every week something new was coming out raising the bar for hip-hop, exciting times. Other classics of the same period would definitely include Gang Starr's Step in the Arena, Brand Nubian's All for One, Tribe's The Low End Theory, Diamond D's Stunts Blunts and Hip Hop, De La Soul is Dead, KMD's Mr. Hood and Cypress Hill's first one."
"This album expresses true Hip Hop to the fullest.every track. Speechless I dont even know what to say about it. Plus you get to hear Busta Rhymes when he had skills & wasn't just a mumblin mumblin yellin' jerk. dont sleep! pick up this Classic!"
"Classic timeless Hip Hop. An Essential acquisition for any true hip hop head/music fan.There isn't a single weak track on this album, all bangers that fit together perfectly to form an album that is greater than the sum of its parts(i.e. Yuh caaan skip nuh track). The production on this album by "The Leaders" and "The Bomb squad" is MindBlowinG and the three emcees from Strong island complement each other like thongs on big booties. I got this when it first came out and it still gets regular rotation to this day. I gotta say that the only thing better than L.O.N.S in your box is L.O.N.S on stage and since that ain't likely to happen any time soon I implore you to pick-up this gem from the Golden era of Hip Hop."
"I can't believe that "A Future Without a Past" is as unknown and underappreciated as it is. I can count on one hand the number of rap albums that are as consistently funny and entertaining as this one. This album is simply phenomenal throughout. The three MCs here are fantastic. Busta Rhymes would of course go on to be the quick-lipped apocalyptic mainstream MC, but here he is a hilarious, immature teen. Dinco Dean carries the weight as the one who gels Busta with the equally zany and funny Charlie Brown, whose yelling and chanting make him the one who really stands out. Cut Monitor Milo makes the beats, along with an assorted group of other producers, and raps on occasion. LONS are a joy to listen to because they celebrate youth, and are quite capable of tackling issues on the youth of the world amidst their crazy humor. The production is excellent, using samples and creative instrumentals to make a unique yet simple sound that doesn't sound slightly dated fifteen years later. I can't think of another group that has so much character and charisma. "A Future Without a Past" is a concept album that follows Busta, Dinco, and Charlie through a day at school. These guys have hysterical thoughts about the goings on at the high school, and I laugh frequently whenever I listen to this. This album is a must-have for any fans of 90s classic hip hop.
The skits are part of what make the concept work so well and make the album so much fun. Beginning with "Homeroom," which has the guys skirting into school amid some sort of riot, and the classic song "Case of the PTA" plays the school theme perfectly, poking fun at the school system over a legendary production with an infectious chorus. "Too Much on My Mind" allows the MCs to voice the problems of their teenage lives, with a horn-laden hook. "What's the Pinocchio's Theory?" is crazy and hilarious, anchored by Charlie Brown. Despite its standard fun, "Just When You Thought It Was Safe..." displays a social consciousness that only the best MCs had in 1991. After a visit to the "Lunchroom" is the incredible "Sound of the Zeekers," a crazy song with multiple guest rappers. "Sobb Story" is great, and "Feminine Fatt" is a funny song where Busta speaks happily of heavyset women. I love "Transformers," and "Afterschool" the LONS ask for role models on "Show Me a Hero." "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles" is infectious and fast, as is the well-produced and executed "International Zone Coaster." The self explanatory "Teachers, Don't Teach Us Nonsense" precedes Busta's hilarious "My Dingaling." The album closes with the perfect "Where Do We Go From Here?"
For as much success as Busta Rhymes would later find, in my opinion this is by far his greatest accomplishment. "A Future Without a Past" is amazing. It's unbelievably funny, musically catchy, and simply entertaining as the best hip hop is. Fans of A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and even Brand Nubian or Wu-Tang should pick this up without thinking twice, and they will see that LONS are a group as unique and enjoyable as any. This is an album that never received its due respect but is a must-have for any hip hop fan."


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Ben F. Meyer (1927–1995)
Autor/a de The Aims of Jesus
Princeton Theological Monograph Series
Jewish and Christian Self-Definition
Obres de Ben F. Meyer
The Aims of Jesus (Autor) 80 exemplars
Jewish and Christian Self-Definition: Self-Definition in the Greco-Roman… (Editor) 45 exemplars
Reality and Illusion in New Testament Scholarship: A Primer in Critical… 28 exemplars
Critical Realism and the New Testament (Princeton Theological Monograph… 25 exemplars
Five Speeches That Changed the World 20 exemplars, 1 ressenya
One loaf, one cup : ecumenical studies of 1 Cor 11 and other eucharistic… (Editor) 13 exemplars
Christus Faber: The Master-Builder and the House of God (Princeton… 11 exemplars
The church in three tenses 8 exemplars
Lonergan's Hermeneutics: Its Development and Application (Editor) 5 exemplars
The Early Christians: Their World Mission & Self-Discovery 5 exemplars
També de Ben F. Meyer
Authenticating the Activities of Jesus (Col·laborador) 30 exemplars
Authenticating the Words of Jesus (Col·laborador) 24 exemplars
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USA (birth)
Canada (residence)
University of Santa Clara (STM | 1958)
Biblical Institute, Rome, Italy (SSL | 1961)
Gregorian University, Rome, Italy (STD | 1965)
Society of Biblical Literature
Catholic Biblical Association
Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas
Canadian Society of Biblical Studies
Benjamin Franklin Meyer (1927–1995) was a theologian and scholar of religion. Born in November 1927 in Chicago, Illinois, he studied with the Jesuits, his studies taking him to California, Strasbourg, Göttingen, and Rome, where he received his doctorate from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1965. He taught briefly at Alma College and at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley before joining the faculty at McMaster University in 1969, where he taught in the religious studies department until 1992. Meyer's areas of specialization included the historical Jesus, the early expansion of the Christian movement, and the hermeneutics of Bernard Lonergan. He authored several important monographs over his 30-year career. He died on 28 December 1995 in Les Verrières, Switzerland.
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Putting two and two together
Are you on an NHS waiting list? With one in eight people in England now waiting for treatment and the backlog still growing, more and more of us can expect to get stuck in the queue for care.
It's not just waiting lists that are breaking records. The number of vacancies across the NHS in England reached a shocking new high last month of over 130,000 – nearly one in ten posts.
Put the two together and it's clear that patients are going to suffer.
NHS recovery needs a serious plan
As the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care takes the stage at the Conservative Party Conference today, every one of us who values the NHS, relies on public healthcare, and cares about the amazing staff who deliver it, will be hoping she has a serious plan to turn things around.
No-one pretends there aren't complex challenges facing our health system. Our ageing population, deteriorating economy and growing inequality all compound the problem. But some bits of the puzzle are an awful lot easier to solve. Maybe not as easy as ABCD – but certainly a bit of straightforward logic and arithmetic.
Same problem, same solution
"We want the best bankers to work in the UK". Those defending the new PM's decision to lift a cap on City bonuses are pretty clear about the equation 'more pay = attract and retain staff'.
When it comes to billionaire bankers, it seems the maths is straightforward. But many of the same voices argue that our NHS nurses, porters, physiotherapists, midwives and cleaners should keep coming to work for the love of it.
Health workers are facing hardship
For a long time, many have. Healthcare workers put their lives on the line during the Covid pandemic despite over a decade of falling pay. But as the cost of living crisis bites, the same workers are struggling to put food on the table, heat their homes, and even keep a roof over their heads. Many are deciding they just can't go on.
The pay award announced in July saw the real value of health workers' salaries fall yet again, outstripped by inflation running at 10%. In the past week, we heard of nurses so hard up they're skipping meals at work to feed their children, and record numbers quitting the NHS. And all this is before staff are hit by the effects of soaring mortgage rates.
"There's no light at the end of the tunnel. Everything just keeps getting worse."
An opportunity to offer hope
Things are really tough in the NHS at the moment. People across the health team tell us they're understaffed, suffering stress and burnout, and demoralised. It's time to offer them – as well as the 6.5 million people waiting for care – a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel.
Therese Coffey has an opportunity today to show leadership. A substantial pay award would send an important signal to both staff and patients that prioritising NHS recovery isn't an empty promise.
Write to your MP Share your support Download a poster
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Go to the #withNHSstaff homepage
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#WithNHSStaff is a joint campaign by the 14 unions collectively representing around a million NHS staff employed under the Agenda for Change pay system.


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A Project Supported by The Department for Women and Gender Equality
FieldSites
Events and Dialogue
McGill.CA / More Than Words
Treaty 6
Future Sites
The Saskatoon/Treaty 6/Traditional Homeland of the Metis site works with young Indigenous women, members of the girl group Indigenous Young Women's Utopia, to explore and navigate the colonial and gendered violent context that they survive and exist in. Empowered by each other and their Nehiwayan and Michif ways, these young women continue to explore self-love as a first form of resistance. Prayer and ceremony lead the sessions, they know that their ancestors prayed for them to be together to do this work. They continue to listen and learn from each other! Hiy hiy ekosi!
Rankin Inlet is an Inuit community located on the Kudlulik Peninsula, on the west coast of the Hudson Bay in Nunavut. This field site is the result of recognition in the community for the need to create a space where local Inuit girls and young women could come together and express themselves. The girls have experience engaging with participatory visual methods as they have produced music videos and cellphilms addressing GBV and food insecurity.
Eskasoni is located on Cape Breton Island, within the Unama'gi district of Mi'kmaq territory (Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada). The community is the largest Aboriginal community in Atlantic Canada. Young people in the community have been engaging with the topic of sexual and gender-based violence, and what it looks like in Eskasoni since 2016, as a field site for Networks for change. Their work has taken many forms including the production of a Mi'kmaw colouring book for survivors of SGBV, which focused on addressing SGBV in the community and language revitalization.
Future Fieldsites
Status of Women Canada launched the Blueprint Project Initiative to respond to the longstanding and emerging issues that women and girls face by building on positive results from previous funded projects. A Blueprint - or a trail - is a resource that provides an outline of a successful practice that can be replicated by other organizations and adapted to different local contexts. Such texts are important as they provide a solid foundation and framework from which others can build and implement the same or similar projects, adapted to local contexts. More than Words will be producing a document that will be continually drafted throughout the project and will be completed in the 4th year of the project.
Phase 3 of the project includes expansion to new communities. These new communities will be selected from organizations participating in the Canadian Women's Foundation Empowering Girls project (https://www.canadianwomen.org/empowering-girls/). These communities will help test out the promising practices that can be used by other communities to develop similar critical interventions with young people and their communities.
Art Making Workshops
Community Sharing
Oct 2019 to June 2020
On-site Mentorship Training for Gen 1 youth
April 2020 - Dec 2020
Gen 1 & Gen 2
Art Making workshops for Gen 2 youth facilitated by Gen 1 mentors
Participatory Cultures Lab
3700 McTavish Street
Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1Y2
Telephone: 514 398 4527 Ext 094461
McGill Partners
The Institute for Human Development and Well-being (IHDW)
Department of Integrated Studies in Education (DISE)
Participatory Research at McGill (PRAM)
Social and Transcultural Psychiatry
Insitutional Partners
First Nations University, Dept of Education
School of Child and Youth Care, Victoria U.
Sisters Rising
Girls Action Foundation
National Art Hives Network
Native Montreal
Dr. Shanly Dixon
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Spousal Abuse Counseling Program (SACP)


HAMILTON, 3300 ranks 465th on the best performing suburbs in Australia in terms of capital gains, returning capital gains of 14.58% for property investors.
The suburb also delivered a weaker performance in contrast to other Australian suburbs in terms of appreciation of property value. Investors saw the median home price rise to $220,000.
The upward trend in home prices in HAMILTON, 3300 averaged 3.33% per annum over a 3-year period.
Average weekly rents on listings have reached the $260 mark, reflecting a 6.15% increase in returns based on the current median price in HAMILTON.
An average of 20.17 real estate transactions take place per month in HAMILTON which translates to 242 per annum.
242 properties were sold in HAMILTON in 2016, making it the 388th most active market in VIC based on total real estate transactions.
HAMILTON, 3300 places 453rd in Australia based on median property value growth during the quarter.