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Gnetophyta () is a division of plants (alternatively considered the subclass Gnetidae or order Gnetales), grouped within the gymnosperms (which also includes conifers, cycads, and ginkgos), that consists of some 70 species across the three relict genera: Gnetum (family Gnetaceae), Welwitschia (family Welwitschiaceae), and Ephedra (family Ephedraceae). Fossilized pollen attributed to a close relative of Ephedra has been dated as far back as the Early Cretaceous. Though diverse in the Early Cretaceous, only three families, each containing a single genus, are still alive today. The primary difference between gnetophytes and other gymnosperms is the presence of vessel elements, system of small tubes (Xylem) that transport water within the plant, similar to those found in flowering plants. Because of this, gnetophytes were once thought to be the closest gymnosperm relatives to flowering plants, but more recent molecular studies have brought this hypothesis into question.

Though it is clear they are all related, the exact evolutionary inter-relationships between gnetophytes are unclear. Some classifications hold that all three genera should be placed in a single order (Gnetales), while other classifications say they should be distributed among three separate orders, each containing a single family and genus. Most morphological and molecular studies confirm that the genera Gnetum and Welwitschia diverged from each other more recently than they did from Ephedra.

Ecology and morphology
Unlike most biological groupings, it is difficult to find many common characteristics between all of the members of the gnetophytes. The two common characteristics most commonly used are the presence of enveloping bracts around both the ovules and microsporangia as well as a micropylar projection of the outer membrane of the ovule that produces a pollination droplet, though these are highly specific compared to the similarities between most other plant divisions. L. M. Bowe refers to the gnetophyte genera as a "bizarre and enigmatic" trio because the gnetophytes' specialization to their respective environments is so complete that they hardly resemble each other at all. Gnetum species are mostly woody vines in tropical forests, though the best-known member of this group, Gnetum gnemon, is a tree native to western Malesia. The one remaining species of Welwitschia, Welwitschia mirabilis, native only to the dry deserts of Namibia and Angola, is a ground-hugging species with only two large strap-like leaves that grow continuously from the base throughout the plant's life. Ephedra species, known as "jointfirs" in the United States, have long slender branches which bear tiny scale-like leaves at their nodes. Infusions from these plants have been traditionally used as a stimulant, but ephedrine is a controlled substance today in many places because of the risk of harmful or even fatal overdosing.

Fossil Gnetophyta
Knowledge of gnetophyte history through fossil discovery has increased greatly since the 1980s. Gnetophyte fossils have been found that date from the Permian and the Triassic. Fossils dating back to the Jurassic have been found, though whether or not they belong to the gnetophytes is uncertain. Overall, the fossil record is richest in the early Cretaceous, with fossils of plants, seeds, and pollen have been found that can clearly be assigned to the gnetophytes.

Classification
With just three well-defined genera within an entire division, there still is understandable difficulty in establishing an unambiguous interrelationship among them; in earlier times matters were even more difficult and we find for example Pearson in the early 20th century speaking of the class Gnetales, rather than the order. G.H.M. Lawrence referred to them as an order, but remarked that the three families were distinct enough to deserve recognition as separate orders. Foster & Gifford accepted this principle, and placed the three orders together in a common class for convenience, which they called Gnetopsida. In general the evolutionary relationships among the seed plants still are unresolved, and the Gnetophyta have played an important role in the formation of phylogenetic hypotheses. Molecular phylogenies of extant gymnosperms have conflicted with morphological characters with regard to whether the gymnosperms as a whole (including gnetophytes) comprise a monophyletic group or a paraphyletic one that gave rise to angiosperms. At issue is whether the Gnetophyta are the sister group of angiosperms, or whether they are sister to, or nested within, other extant gymnosperms. Numerous fossil gymnosperm clades once existed that are morphologically at least as distinctive as the four living gymnosperm groups, such as Bennettitales, Caytonia and the glossopterids. When these gymnosperm fossils are considered, the question of gnetophyte relationships to other seed plants becomes even more complicated. Several hypotheses, illustrated below, have been presented to explain seed plant evolution. Morphological studies have supported a close relationship between Gnetophyta, Bennettitales and the Erdtmanithecales.

Recent research by Lee, Cibrian-Jaramillo, et al. (2011) suggests that the Gnetophyta are a sister group to the rest of the gymnosperms, contradicting the anthophyte hypothesis, which held that gnetophytes were sister to the flowering plants.

Gnetifer hypothesis
In the gnetifer hypothesis, the gnetophytes are sister to the conifers, and the gymnosperms are a monophyletic group, sister to the angiosperms.The gnetifer hypothesis first emerged formally in the mid-twentieth century, when vessel elements in the gnetophytes were interpreted as being derived from tracheids with circular bordered pits, as in conifers. It however only gained strong support with the emergence of molecular data in the late 1990s. Although the most salient morphological evidence still largely supports the anthophyte hypothesis, some more obscure morphological commonalities between the gnetophytes and conifers lend support to the gnetifer hypothesis.These shared traits include: tracheids with scalariform pits with tori interspersed with annular thickenings, absence of scalariform pitting in primary xylem, scale-like and strap-shaped leaves of Ephedra and Welwitschia; and reduced sporophylls.

Anthophyte hypothesis
From the early twentieth century, the anthophyte hypothesis was the prevailing explanation for seed plant evolution, based on shared morphological characters between the gnetophytes and angiosperms. In this hypothesis, the gnetophytes, along with the extinct order Bennettitales, are sister to the angiosperms, forming the "anthophytes". Some morphological characters that were suggested to unite the anthophytes include vessels in wood, net-veined leaves (in Gnetum only), lignin chemistry, the layering of cells in the apical meristem, pollen and megaspore features (including thin megaspore wall), short cambial initials, and lignin syringal groups. However, most genetic studies, as well as more recent morphological analyses, have rejected the anthophyte hypothesis.

Several of these studies have suggested that the gnetophytes and angiosperms have independently derived characters, including flower-like reproductive structures and tracheid vessel elements, that appear shared but are actually the result of parallel evolution.

Gnepine hypothesis
The gnepine hypothesis is a modification of the gnetifer hypothesis, and suggests that the gnetophytes belong within the conifers as a sister group to the Pinaceae. According to this hypothesis, the conifers as currently defined are not a monophyletic group, in contrast with molecular findings that support its monophyly. All existing evidence for this hypothesis comes from molecular studies since 1999. A 2018 phylogenomic study estimated the divergence between Gnetales and Pinaceae at around 241 millions of years ago, in the early Triassic while a 2021 study placed it earlier, in the Carboniferous.

However, the morphological evidence remains difficult to reconcile with the gnepine hypothesis. If the gnetophytes are nested within conifers, they must have lost several shared derived characters of the conifers (or these characters must have evolved in parallel in the other two conifer lineages): narrowly triangular leaves (gnetophytes have diverse leaf shapes), resin canals, a tiered proembryo, and flat woody ovuliferous cone scales. These kinds of major morphological changes are not without precedent in the Pinales, however: the Taxaceae, for example, have lost the classical cone of the conifers in favor of a single-terminal ovule, surrounded by a fleshy aril.

Gnetophyte-sister hypothesis
Some partitions of the genetic data suggest that the gnetophytes are sister to all of the other extant seed plant groups. However, there is no morphological evidence nor examples from the fossil record to support the gnetophyte-sister hypotheses.

Fossil lineages
Ephedraceae
Leongathia V.A. Krassilov, D.L. Dilcher & J.G. Douglas 1998 Koonwarra fossil bed, Australia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Jianchangia Yang, Wang and Ferguson, 2020 Jiufotang Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Eamesia Yang, Lin and Ferguson, 2018 Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Prognetella Krassilov et Bugdaeva, 1999 Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian) (initially interpreted as an angiosperm)
Chengia Yang, Lin & Wang, 2013, Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Chaoyangia Duan, 1998  Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Eragrosites Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Gurvanella China, Mongolia, Early Cretaceous
Alloephedra China, Early Cretaceous
Amphiephedra China, Early Cretaceous
Beipiaoa China, Early Cretaceous
Ephedrispermum Portugal, Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian)
Ephedrites China, Early Cretaceous
Erenia China, Mongolia, Early Cretaceous
Liaoxia China, Early Cretaceous
Dichoephedra China, Early Cretaceous
Gnetaceae
Khitania Guo et al. 2009 Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Welwitschiaceae
Priscowelwitschia Dilcher et al., 2005 Crato Formation, Brazil, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Cratonia Rydin et al., 2003 Crato Formation, Brazil, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Welwitschiostrobus Dilcher et al., 2005 Crato Formation, Brazil, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Incertae sedis:
Drewria Crane & Upchurch, 1987 Potomac Group, USA, Albian (possible affinities to Welwitschiaceae)
Bicatia Friis, Pedersen and Crane, 2014 Figueira da Foz Formation, Portugal, Early Cretaceous (late Aptian early Albian), Potomac Group, USA, Albian (possible affinities to Welwitschiaceae)
Liaoningia Yang et al, 2017 Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Protognetum Y. Yang, L. Xie et D.K. Ferguson, 2017 Daohugou, China, Middle Jurassic (Callovian)
Itajuba Ricardi-Branco et al, 2013, Crato Formation, Brazil, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Protoephedrites Rothwell et Stockey, 2013 Canada, Valanginian (possible ephedroid affinities)
Siphonospermum Rydin et Friis, 2010 Yixian Formation, China, Early Cretaceous (Aptian)
Welwitschiophyllum Dilcher et al., 2005 Crato Formation, Brazil, Early Cretaceous (Aptian), Akrabou Formation, Morocco, Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian-Turonian) (Initially interpreted as a member of Welwitschiaceae, later considered uncertain).
Dayvaultia Manchester et al. 2021 Morrison Formation, USA, Late Jurassic (Tithonian)
Possible gnetophytes (not confirmed as members of the group)
Archaestrobilus Trujillo Formation, Texas, United States, Upper Triassic
Dechellyia-Masculostrobus Mongolia, Early Cretaceous (Aptian-Albian)
Dinophyton Chinle Formation, United States, Upper Triassic
Nataligma Molteno Formation, South Africa, Upper Triassic (Carnian)
Palaeognetaleana Wang, 2004, China, Upper Permian
Sanmiguelia United States, Late Triassic-Early Jurassic
Eoantha Russia, Early Cretaceous
Bassitheca Morrison Formation, USA, Late Jurassic (Tithonian)

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La spatola africana (Platalea alba ) è un uccello trampoliere della famiglia Threskiornithidae. La specie è diffusa in Africa e Madagascar, inclusi Botswana, Kenya, Mozambico, Namibia, Sudafrica e Zimbabwe.

Descrizione

In tutto il suo areale, la spatola africana è un uccello inconfondibile. Gli adulti hanno dimensioni medie, con una lunghezza di 90-91 centimetri, un'apertura alare di 36-40 centimetri ed un peso medio di 1,8 kg, e presentano un piumaggio interamente bianco candido, in contrasto con il viso e le zampe che sono rosse, ed il lungo becco grigio-azzurro. Il becco, lungo e appiattito, termina con una estremità simile ad un cucchiaio. Durante la stagione riproduttiva, sviluppa una piccola cresta nella parte posteriore del piumaggio del collo, simile ma meno prominente di quella della spatola comune.

Gli esemplari più giovani hanno la faccia rossa ed il becco giallo. A differenza degli aironi, le spatole volano con il collo disteso in avanti anziché ritratto sul dorso.

Distribuzione e habitat
La specie ha un ampio areale che abbraccia gran parte dell'Africa subsahariana e del Madagascar, inclusi Botswana, Kenya, Mozambico, Namibia, Sudafrica e Zimbabwe.

Popola laghi e fiumi, pozze stagionali e permanenti, paludi, pianure alluvionali, bacini artificiali e stagni, più raramente lagune costiere, saline, insenature ed estuari.

Biologia

Alimentazione
La spatola africana si nutre in acque poco profonde e predando vari pesci di piccola taglia, molluschi, anfibi, crostacei, insetti e larve. Quando cerca il cibo, la spatola mantiene il becco aperto facendolo oscillare nell'acqua da un alto all'altro, chiudendo di scatto il becco quando una preda gli passa attraverso o vicino. Le zampe lunghe e le dita sottili e appuntite gli permettono di camminare facilmente attraverso le acque fangose.

Riproduzione

Durante la stagione riproduttiva la spatola africana forma colonie numerose in siti di nidificazione quali piccoli laghi riparati, lanche fluviali, isole di vegetazione. Diversamente da molti altri uccelli aquatici africani, questo animale non condivide i suoi siti di nidificazione con altri uccelli come cicogne, aironi o ibis. Questi uccelli iniziano a riprodursi in inverno fino alla primavera. Il nido è una piattaforma ovale di ramoscelli e canne e rivestito di foglie situata in vicinanza dell'acqua, su alberi parzialmente sommersi, canneti, isolotti rocciosi. La costruzione del nido ricade quasi esclusivamente sulla femmina, il maschio si limita ad aiutare reperendo i materiali. Durante i mesi di aprile o maggio, la femmina depone da 3 a 5 uova. L'incubazione delle uova viene eseguita a turno da entrambi i genitori, per circa 20-30 giorni, così come la successiva alimentazione dei pulcini e la loro cura che durerà per circa 20-30 giorni. I giovani sono pronti a lasciare il nido già dal primo mese di vita, iniziando a volare pienamente dopo altre quattro settimane.

Conservazione
La IUCN Red List classifica P. alba come specie a basso rischio (Least Concern). In Madagascar la sopravvivenza della specie è seriamente minacciata dalla distruzione dei suoi siti di nidificazione.

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But, you would have also thought Brexit would never happen and Trump would never be elected, you would also be getting pitched some fairy tales like Islam is the most feminist religion and Multi-Culturalism works.
The ground swell of support against Cultural Marxism (Multi-Culturalism) is strong around the world, no-one wants to take Obama's refugees.
Western countries will not tolerate the assault on their culture regardless of how much the media tell them if they do not accept it or be branded racists.
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Home / Blog / Ireland at UN 2018: reporting on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals – live!
Huge thanks to the civil society delegation who fed information, tweets, links and updates from New York (including Freyja Bourke, Deirdre Carolan, Anne Carthy, Paul Dockery, Valerie Duffy, Michael Ewing, Heydi Foster, Lauren Flanagan, Frank Geary, Suzanne Keatinge, Pierre Klein, Elaine Nevin, Patrick Paul Walsh and Caitriona Rogerson), Coalition 2030, the official delegation (including Denis Naughten, the Depatment of Communications, Climate Action and Envionment, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) and to readers for sticking with this experiment in #Ireland4SDGs #HLPF2018 live-blogging.
Ireland is seen as a leader in involving young people in national SDG processes and decision-making opportunities. This is striking for a number of reasons, particularly for those that have been working in non-formal education and action project contexts. Many country representative observers congratulated Ireland on involving young people to present the youth voice as part of the official delegation time slot. The youth delegates, Paul and Laura, were the stand-out highlight contributions for a number of observers to Ireland's VNR. Minister Naughten's Department, team, Irish Aid, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the National Youth Council of Ireland played a blinder – as anyone familiar this has been years in the making.
In a response to a question from the Lithuanian representative, Minister Naughten talked with a sense of ownership, and dare I say it, pride, leaning into the fossil fuel divestment bill that sailed through a parliamentary vote in the Dail last week when talking about wanting to 'take dirty fossil fuels out of electricity and energy' and stimulate investment in sustainable and renewables. Capitalising on wins such as this, as the Minister did, is crucial for advancing incremental change. How this change happened is a whole other story that has been underwritten by movements for change that have been active for many, many years, sometimes a decade (and more) in the making. Remembering the work of the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition, Trócaire, passionate politicians, the Global Legal Action Network and others has been vital in building pressure and making the case for change by demonstrating how this can happen (note: see check out the divestment campaign of Fossil Free TCD to see what I mean.
A fundamental challenge to "transforming our world" by moving beyond geographic and inward looking national silos includes moving beyond policy silos where one government department or group of officials knowingly acts in complete contradiction to another on a similar issue. This may be harder in practice than it sounds against a lifetime of conditioning by wearing grooves into shoes that practice then follows, step by step. Reconciling human rights-based approaches overseas, for instance, with human rights approaches to business at home (with an impact overseas) is no easy task, and so must be stated again and challenged to bring about a whole-of-government approach instead. (As an aside, I avoided using the terms 'policy alignment' and 'policy coherence' as they have the potential to come off as buzzwords and jargon, which there's plenty of for one day).
As the first national voluntary review on Ireland's progress on the Sustainable Development Goals there was an undeniable bulwark of stakeholders, critical supporters and representative groups invested in delivering on the letter and the ideals of the Goals (and targets). There is much room for improvement, undeniably so, and after three years of activity on the SDGs there was a mixed sense of frustration, empowerment and fortitude today for the long road to 2030 we have yet to travel based on the pace and evidence to hand. Getting access to and building decentralised and reliable data sources on progress on the SDGs rang through across all countries under review today, including Ireland.
For anyone that stayed with the remaining country reports from session 2 on the UN Web TV live cast of the HLPF they would have been disturbed by the input on the last country report of the day by the Palestinian representative. Speaking to the core agenda of the Sustainable Development Goals, and a key principle and motto which has come to define how governments should think about making sure to 'Leave no one behind', six members of the the Palestinian delegation were denied visas by US authorities.
"Owing to the particularly unique reality of the State of Palestine and its people under Israeli military occupation, this review highlights the importance of localising the SDGs to suit Palestine's particular political and socioeconomic context. The external constraints and challenges of the occupation policies and practices have no doubt severely affected the State of Palestine's capacity to provide adequate and quality services to its population.
A large number of non-governmental organisations are clearly uncomfortable with the news of US officials denying visas to the Palestinian delegation, excluding them from the HLPF, as it overshadowed the conclusion of the session in what was, in general, a supportive national review exercise on a global platform. For Irish civil society members in the room, the news filerting through had a particular resonance on foot of the cross-party vote which passed in the Seanad (Irish Senate) supporting a new bill which would ban imports (goods and services) from Israeli settlements.
Tea break! Will be back in a couple of hours for the summary and wrap up.
An interesting show of support from other departments to Minister Naughten and his team today from across government. Great to see the departmental Thunderclaps on the day. A strong signal of things to come (which Departments weren't a part of the Thunderclap today I wonder…).
For those that have hung on until now, here are five reports worth checking out related to Ireland's work on the Sustainable Development Goals. You may need a full pot of coffee to work your way through all of them in one go.
The open public call for submissions to the VNR – a compendium of contributions was gathered of submissions of less than 500 words each, which many typical and non-typical stakeholders made in the lead-up to the UN review of Ireland's progress. For example, short submissions included a meat processing business, a private fisheries business, a road transport business, an all-girls debating team and an electricity association.
Youth survey report on the SDGs, led by Ireland's youth delegate. A Generation for Change: Spotlight Report on Young People, the Sustainable Development Goals and Ireland is a report published in 2018 by the National Youth Council of Ireland that details issues that are affecting young people at a local and global level; how these issues relate to the SDGs; and Ireland's commitments in relation to these.
The Sustainable Development Goals National Implementation Plan 2018 – 2020 is in direct response to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and provides a whole-of-government approach to implement the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as a strategic priorities focus on awareness raising, participation, support and policy alignment. The NIP is the key policy document on the SDGs, currently led from the government's perspective by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment.
Is it just me, or is the Jamaican representatives introduction to the HLPF the best opener of the day with an energetic roll-call of the delegation that includes the main electricity public service (Jamaica Public Service), the Planning Institute of Jamaica and the deputy director general of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica.
Key tweets on the session from our boots on the ground observer, Freyja Bourke of Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland.
The Minister's address and the address by Youth Delegates Laura Flanagan and Paul Doherty was recorded by someone sitting on the front row. Handy one!
"I welcome the youth involvement and youth forum work.
What I liked the most from Ireland's VNR is the focus on social care.
What are the mechanisms that Ireland has implemented to involve young people as you implement the SDGs? We want to get inspiration from Ireland's approach to date and would value share it with us.
What measure will government put in place for whole of society involvement in realising the SDGS? What about the OECD dashboard, which mentions a poor performance from Ireland in relation to Goals 12-15 that are focused on a healthy environment as the focus for all other goals. What genuine steps is the government taking?
"How are you going to provide additional resources to the CSO and to civil society organisations to collect good data?
"We are a strong and consistent champion for disarmament and the need to restrict the use of nuclear weapons. This is why we are seeking election to the UN Security Council in 2020.
Our international development cooperation and our humanitarian action, along with our work at the UN on human rights, peacekeeping, disarmament and security, is at the heart of our efforts to create a more secure, stable and inclusive world.
Our own history of famine, conflict and migration propels Ireland's international outreach and engagement.
Minister Naughten is on his feet, placing young people front and centre.
Also, Ireland's presentation has JUST STARTED. Catch it at UN Web TV streaming live.
An interesting report from the World Resources Institute on how responsibility for the SDGs within governments has been assigned.
Its been a busy week. On Thursday last week the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, along with Irish Aid, launched the public consultation to review Ireland's international development policy. It was, by all means, a strong event with a highlight at the Q&As with Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney's sharing some candid remarks about Ireland's role and the opportunity to consider the political economy of development, and not just economic development, as a small island with a global footprint.
the public consultation process will run from now until early October.
There will also be a number of public consultations happening around the country (Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway and Sligo) in September and early October – dates to be confirmed.
You can find out more and download the consultation paper here.
Session 1 adjourned and after a quick biscuit break, onto session 2. The Irish delegation will begin their presentation at 16:30 but I'd suggest checking out the webcast now at UN Web TV. Placing the challenges of realising the Sustainable Development Goals within a global forum of dialogue is building an interesting and vital picture of global solidarity and shared struggles.
This may sound a tad fluffy but imagine a global agenda as ambitious as this speaking and reporting into national silos alone. Refreshing to listen to the work to realise the SDGs on a global context with many perspectives with geographical insights and realities.
Next up, Armenia, Ireland, Jamaica, Namibia and the State of Palestine.
Pictures paint a thousand words. Here are six visual highlights from Coalition 2030's shadow report to Ireland's review at the UN, published today.
Great to hear so many civil society members represented and included in the official delegation of the Sudanese VNR with speaking time.
Two members of from the Irish civil society delegation are ready to speak, if the minister review Q&A session has enough time left to fire a few questions in. Remember, the session time is quite short. Government ministers/representatives take the floor for 15minutes. The Q&A session, to include questions from participating country ministers AND civil society, will be 15 minutes.
For the mathematicians out there, that's 30 minutes from start to finish for what is a full-country review. Time, and words, are precious commodities in this context.
A lot of activity on Twitter today, particularly from Coalition 2030, an alliance of over 100 civil society organisations working together to ensure Ireland keeps its promise to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), both at home and abroad. Some may have heard Fr Sean Healy of Social Justice Ireland earlier today on Morning Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1 discussing the report.
And the shadow report authored by Coalition 2030, timed for release for today's review in New York (which I'll summarise next).
Albania is up first; looks like the sound has been restored after a rocky start. In the meantime, Minister Naughten has been busy on Twitter warming up for the session, putting the Government's case forward.
I think I'm early for the meeting. The coffee must be good [snapshot from UN Web TV for the meeting, with 5 minutes to go before lift off]. Can get confirmation from our people on the ground shortly.
Our rolling acronym buster is ready to work.
"The establishment of the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) was mandated in 2012 by the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), "The Future We Want".
The Forum meets annually under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council for eight days, including a three-day ministerial segment and every four years at the level of Heads of State and Government under the auspices of the General Assembly for two days.
The Forum's first meeting was held on 24 September 2013. It replaced the Commission on Sustainable Development, which had met annually since 1993.
The HLPF is the main United Nations platform on sustainable development and it has a central role in the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the global level. General Assembly resolution 70/299 provides further guidance on the follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs.
Good afternoon all and welcome to live coverage of the HLPF on Sustainable Development, better known as the voluntary peer-review of progress towards achieving the global goals for a more sustainable, more equal, peaceful world.Not to be confused with the High-Level Pharmaceutical Forum, which is also a big deal.
We'll be catching key reactions and commentary online and from New York, breaking down the jargon as well as sharing any memes that strike the right tone between pomp and bluster.
Freyja will be joining us from New York shortly from inside UN buildings.


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Trump's Latest Round of Pardons Includes George Papadopoulos, GOP Congressmen, Blackwater Guards
Full pardons were given to the four contractors convicted of murdering Iraqis in a firefight in Baghdad.
Scott Shackford | 12.22.2020 10:15 PM
(Luis Santana | Times/ZUMA Press/Newscom)
Two men convicted as a result of the investigation of President Donald Trump's staff ties to Russia, a Republican congressman convicted of misusing campaign funds, and four Blackwater security guards convicted of murder for the deaths of 17 Iraqis in Baghdad are among the 20 people granted some form of clemency by Trump this evening.
In addition, some lesser-known people convicted of drug crimes or smaller incidences of fraud were granted mercy by the president. Weldon Angelos, who became a cause celebre demonstrating the harshness of federal mandatory minimums, was granted a full pardon this evening. Angelos was sentenced to 55 years in prison for three marijuana deals. He was freed in 2016 due to the mercy of a prosecutor who had second thoughts about all the charges piled on the man.
Pardoning Angelos, along with some other lesser-known folks, is genuinely good for criminal justice. Unfortunately, Trump's dollops of mercy here will be overshadowed by some of the other very politicized pardons.
Trump pardoned two more people who gotten caught up in the Russia probe of Trump's campaign in Robert Mueller's special investigation, George Papadopoulos and Alex van der Zwaan. The two men, much like Michael Flynn, had been convicted of lying to FBI agents during the course of the investigation. And much like Flynn, they were not charged with any additional crimes. Both have already served their time (14 days for Papadopoulos, and 30 days for van der Zwaan, who was also subsequently deported).
Trump pardoned former California Republican Rep. Duncan Hunter. Hunter was convicted in March and sentenced to 11 months in prison for misusing hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds for personal purposes, including trips, parties, and entertainment.
Two other Republican politicians also received mercy from Trump. Former U.S. Rep. Chris Collins of New York, who pleaded guilty to insider trading in 2019 and was sentenced to 26 months in prison, was given a full pardon. Former Texas Rep. Steve Stockman, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2018 for misusing charitable and political donations for personal use, wasn't pardoned, but Trump commuted the remainder of his sentence.
Beyond that crop of purely political clemency gestures, Trump also fully pardoned four men—Nicholas Slatten, Paul Slough, Evan Liberty, and Dustin Heard—who were all convicted of various murder and manslaughter charges for the shooting deaths of 17 Iraqi civilians in Nisour Square in Baghdad while serving as private contracted guards with Blackwater. In the pardon announcement, the White House justified the pardons because:
On appeal, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that additional evidence should have been presented at Mr. Slatten's trial. Further, prosecutors recently disclosed—more than 10 years after the incident—that the lead Iraqi investigator, who prosecutors relied heavily on to verify that there were no insurgent victims and to collect evidence, may have had ties to insurgent groups himself.
Meanwhile, this very same administration is setting modern records by executing prisoners convicted of murder, even as their defense attorneys make complaints that courts and juries weren't given the full picture of their crimes. Just two weeks ago, the Department of Justice under Trump executed Brandon Bernard, even though five jurors who sentenced him to death and a prosecutor who worked on the case had come forward to say they had changed their minds.
The White House letter explaining these pardons lists who pushed the president for mercy, and very frequently it's Trump allies in Congress or in the administration who have pushed for these pardons.
This doesn't necessarily make them bad and wrong—we should all take a dim view of any federal conviction whose sole charges are lying to the FBI—but the list of commutations shows a president who is not terribly interested in mercy for anybody outside of his orbit. Trump ultimately has a poor record of commutations and pardons (though he has just improved on it). The New York Times notes, "A tabulation by the Harvard Law School professor Jack Goldsmith found that of the 45 pardons or commutations that Mr. Trump had granted up until Tuesday, 88 percent aided someone with a personal tie to the president or furthered his political aims."
Tonight added more pardons and commutations to those with ties to Trump, as well as to those without.
Surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden was not on tonight's list, but we know several lawmakers in Trump's orbit are trying to convince him. And, of course, there are many, many more people behind bars who are in situations like Angelos. Let's hope Trump's mercy extends to them as well.
NEXT: Trump Threatens to Sink COVID-19 Relief Bill Unless Congress Cuts Wasteful Spending, Spends More on $2,000 Stimulus Checks
Scott Shackford is an associate editor at Reason.
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The Mandurah product burst onto the scene in 2010 when he played 23 games and looked certain to become a star as a big-bodied midfielder.
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AA Country Uses Sea Level Rise as Excuse for Property Confiscation
Beach at Cape St. Claire.
Cape St. Claire planned to restore its eroding shoreline. Too late, county says, sea-level rise washed it away.
Cape St. Claire has spent years planning a shoreline project to restore its eroding beach, only to face a surprise roadblock.
Their community beach isn't just eroding, part of it is gone — along with waterside building rights known as riparian rights.
The association owns lots once connected by a strip of shoreline. But Anne Arundel County says that strip is gone now, and instead of restoration plans they issued permits for two piers requested by the new waterfront property owners.
Councilwoman Amanda Fiedler, R-Severna Park, said the case will likely set a precedent in a county with 533 miles of shoreline. Many waterfront communities have similar agreements with property owners, she said.
"I think that we could see more of these situations as community beaches erode and get closer to property lines of residents," she said.
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While the association did at one point own property between 1222 and 1224 River Bay Road and the Magothy River, county officials have checked and said that land is now gone — underwater, county Environmental Policy Director Matt Johnston said. What was land in 1949 is now river bottom.
"So much shoreline has eroded that all the evidence points to, the community lost that lot that was their community beach," Johnston said.
They could have allowed a shoreline project to protect and grow the beach. They just didn't want to. "Climate change" was just a convenient excuse. It must have been those last four millimeters...
Labels: Annapolis, Chesapeake Bay, sea level rise
The article appears to use the terms "sea level rise" and "erosion" interchangeably. The missing land more than likely eroded away. If the sea level rose as much as it would take to make the strip of land disappear, there would be a lot more "missing" land than just a strip of barrier beach.
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Unleashing the power of Canadian ideas with intellectual property: Inside Policy June 2016
in Back Issues, Inside Policy, Latest News, Releases
The magazine of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute examines how to make Canada world leader on intellectual property
OTTAWA, June 10, 2016 – The excitement over the federal election is now over, and the not-so-new Liberal government is facing a number of troublesome issues that have the potential to affect Canadians for years to come. Among their priorities are strengthening Canadian culture, boosting innovation, and growing the economy. Which makes it odd that there hasn't been a more serious national discussion on intellectual property protection.
The June 2016 issue of Inside Policy, the magazine of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, charts a path for making Canada a world leader in intellectual property.
To read the full version of the magazine, click here.
Canada's lack of attention to the issue has been to our detriment. Why wouldn't Canada want to protect the ideas and creativity of its artists and knowledge industries?
Laura Dawson writes that this country has been fairly lax at protecting its intellectual property, particularly its drug patents;
Adrienne Blanchard outlines specific court challenges that have been launched by drug makers concerned about the invalidation of existing patents;
Former Minister of Industry James Moore emphasizes that at a time when our commodity-based and manufacturing industries are suffering, we must support our ideas-based economy through effective IP laws;
Sean Speer and Michael Robichaud remind us that stronger IP laws are a key ingredient to any effective Innovation Agenda;
Richard C. Owens reacts to the negative media commentary on the Trans-Pacific Partnership's IP provisions;
Brian Lee Crowley notes that, even with an "Innovation Agenda," government can't make businesses innovate; it would work better were it to get out of the way, and let businesses make their own decisions.
This issue also features James Bowden on the problems with Ottawa's electoral reform agenda, Stanley Hartt on the long-form census and the limits of statistics in policy making, Brian Lee Crowley on the positives of Aboriginal entrepreneurialism, Gaétan Caron on how pipeline projects have become bogged down in politics, Philip Stevens on why well-intentioned people are incorrect about drug patents and developing countries, Ian Blue on the far-reaching implications from the Comeau case in New Brunswick, and Elizabeth May on why Canada is a miraculous option for Syrian refugees who've arrived on our shores.
Inside Policy, the flagship magazine of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, is published six times a year.
The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is the only non-partisan, independent national public policy think tank in Ottawa focusing on the full range of issues that fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government.
For more information, please contact Mark Brownlee, communications manager, at 613-482-8327 x105 or email at mark.brownlee@macdonaldlaurier.ca.
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Canada's trouble with the farm: Brian Lee Crowley in the Globe and Mail
"Geeky" policy: intellectual property reform and the innovation agenda: Sean Speer and Michael Robichaud in Inside Policy


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Q: Unknown column error in MySQL (#1054) This sql fails:
select * from RRICallouts as r
    JOIN LevelToCalloutsJT as lc on ( `r.__kp_RecID` = `lc._kf_RecID~Callout` )
    JOIN Levels as l ON ( `lc._kf_RecID~Level` = `l.__kp_RecID` )
  where `l.__kp_RecID` = 201006221644060009

#1054 - Unknown column 'l.__kp_RecID' in 'where clause

This works:
select `__kp_RecID` from Levels as l ;

Using MySQL 5.0.77 on some linux variant

A: The problem is in your backticks. You should use them as follows:
`r`.`__kp_RecID`

... instead of:
`r.__kp_RecID`

Test case:
CREATE TABLE test (id int, value int);
INSERT INTO test VALUES (1, 100);

SELECT `t`.`id` FROM test AS t;
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| id   |
+------+
|    1 |
+------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

SELECT `t.id` FROM test AS t;
ERROR 1054 (42S22): Unknown column 't.id' in 'field list'

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Wesleyan's Sustainability Action Plan Progress Report Features Impact on Local Community
Wesleyan's Sustainability Action Plan (SAP), developed in 2016, is a five-year plan that reflects Wesleyan's commitment to a sustainable future. Written with input from more than 130 students, faculty, and staff, the plan establishes goals, objectives, strategies, timelines, metrics, and responsible parties in topic areas. In November, Wesleyan's Sustainability Office released its first Sustainability Action Plan…
Notes from Engage Today: Bridging the Ballot and the Block
On Saturday, October 27th the Jewett Center for Community Partnerships hosted Engage Today: Bridging the Ballot and the Block – a half-day long conference designed to continue a dialogue between Wesleyan students and community partners interested in supporting voter registration efforts, while also exploring potential points of collaborations for engaging folks beyond this election cycle.…
Rhea Drozdenko hired as Coordinator of Community Participation
In September, the Jewett Center for Community Partnerships (JCCP) hired Rhea Drozdenko, to serve as its first Coordinator of Community Participation. The newly created position, will oversee the center's effort to deepen and broaden K-12 student access to the wide range of resources available at Wesleyan University. This focus reflects a key priority of the…
2018 JCCP Student Political Engagement Fund
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Celebrating Six Years of Civic Engagement Fellows
In July 2018, the Jewett Center for Community Partnerships (JCCP) will end the Civic Engagement Fellowship. This was a one-year position for recent graduates to foster civic engagement on Wesleyan's campus in a variety of ways. In an 2012 Argus article, former director of JCCP Cathy Lechowicz said "our students are so engaged when they're…
Notes from the Commission on Equity and Opportunity Town Hall
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20 Years of Service Learning at Wesleyan
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Anthony Price '20: Here's Why I Created a Nonprofit at 19
Guest post from Allbritton Fellow and Patricelli Center Fellow Anthony Price '20: Most people my age are wrapping up their second year of college, struggling with finals, preparing for what the summer offers. Perhaps sleeping in until 10, going out to brunch with friends who you haven't seen since winter break, or starting the internship…
Apply for Prizes from the Office of Equity and Inclusion
From Dean Teshia-Levy Grant: The Peter Morgenstern-Clarren '03 Social Justice Award was created in memory of Peter Morgenstern-Clarren who pursued social justice while a student at Wesleyan. His activism included securing benefits for Wesleyan custodial staff, participating in the United Student and Labor Action Committee, and contributing his leadership to the campus chapter of Amnesty International. …
Connect Middletown- New Transit Options
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Der Cross Sound ist eine 19 km lange Meerenge im Alexanderarchipel im Panhandle von Alaska. Sie verbindet den Golf von Alaska mit der Icy Strait und liegt zwischen Chichagof Island im Süden und dem Festland im Norden.

Die nördliche Küste mit der Taylor Bay und der Dundas Bay ist Teil des Glacier-Bay-Nationalparks. In die Taylor Bay mündet der Brady-Gletscher.

Als nördlicher Ausgang der Inside Passage, einem langen, geschützten Wasserweg entlang der Küste zwischen Inseln und Festland, der bis fast nach Seattle im Süden reicht, bietet der Cross Sound vielen marinen Lebewesen wie Heilbutt, Lachs, Buckelwal oder Schweinswal Zugang zum offenen Meer.

Das Cape Spencer Lighthouse steht am nördlichen Übergang zum offenen Meer.

Benannt wurde die Meerenge von James Cook, in dessen Kalender der Tag der Entdeckung, der 3. Mai 1778, als Holy Cross day gekennzeichnet war.

Das CrossSound Festival ist nach der Meerenge benannt.

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Meerenge (Pazifischer Ozean)
Meerenge in den Vereinigten Staaten
Gewässer in Alaska
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area
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Q: What does "&" mean in SymPy? What does "&" exactly mean in SymPy results?
Does it always mean "and"?
For example:
solve(Eq(216, abs(y**3)))

Output: (6 < y) | (y < -6) | ((-6 < y) & (y < 6))
So I can display it to the user like this:
print(str(solve(Eq(216, abs(y**3)))).replace("&", "and").replace("|", "or"))

Output: (6 < y) or (y < -6) or ((-6 < y) and (y < 6))

A: It is the Python "and" operator; the "|" is the "or" operator. Python also has "and" and "or" keywords. If you type in the "so it means" expression you will get an error because "and" and "or" are expecting things with bool(thing) == True or False.
SymPy knows that you probably don't want (x<1) and (x>2) to evaluate to True so it raises that error for you (while, for things like x and y, SymPy uses the normal Python semantics and returns y) To get the unevaluated expression you would write (x<1) & (x>2) or And(x<1, x>2). When you simplify that expression it will simplify to false: And(x<1, x>2).simplify() -> false. The expression And(x,y) will not simplify to anything.


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"MORE Local Power," by Staff Writer. Henning Sehmsdorf and Elizabeth Simpson work with OPALCO via the Member Owned Renewable Energy (MORE) Program, and Whidbey Sun & Wind to install and operate a 16 kW solar energy system for sustainability and energy independence. 18 September 2012
"Excerpt, Lopez Island 2025: Sustainable Transformations for Resilience," Knuckles, James, Amanda Bensel, Heather Bessette, Jessica Brandish, Robby Cheriton, Alexis Gabriel, Katherine Gordon, Alexis Gabriel, Katherine Gordon, Neil Heckman, Anna Lui, Deepak Shrestha, Patrick Young, Chris Greacen and Chom Greacen. A class product of the Islands and Sustainability class at Monterey Institute for International Studies. May 2012
"Meet the new Lopez School Superintendent," by Colleen Smith. The new superintendent plans to develop ecological program to get kids involved with helping and learning about the environment. Published with permission of The Islands" Weekly, Vol. 23, No. 41, October 11, 2005.
"It's so Easy Being Green!" Published with permission of the Lobo News (Lopez Island School Newsletter), February, 2005.
"Kudos to Sehmsdorf for bringing healthful food into the school." Editorial published with permission of The Islands' Sounder, Vol 40, No. 01, September 22, 2004.
"Bringing local produce into the school," by Ted Grossman. Institutional and economic hurdles to providing healthful foods to local students. Published with permission of The Islands' Sounder, Vol. 40, no. 01, September 22, 2004.
"Senate aides get a taste of Lopez." Congressional aides for Sen. Maria Cantwell and Sen. Patty Murray visited Lopez Island. The aides met with representatives of Lopez Housing Options (LOHO), Lopez School, and S&S Homestead. Published with permission of The Island's Weekly, April 29, 2004.
"Aides to Senators Cantwell and Murray Visit Lopez," by Leta Currie Marshall. Published with permission of The Islands' Weekly, Vol. 22, No. 17, April 27, 2004.
"Bill to bring local food into school cafeterias," by Amanda Leidig. Aides to Congressman Rick Larsen and Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray are invited to tour a "Farm to Cafeteria" pilot program. Published with permission of The Islands' Sounder, Vol. 40, No. 01, March 17, 2004.
"Congressional Aide Visits Lopez Farm," by Leta Currie Marshall. An aide from Congressman Rick Larsen's office comes to see why the legislature should pass a bill supporting agricultural education. Published with permission of The Islands' Weekly, Vol. 22, No. 11, March 16, 2004.
"Sustainable, organic farming's many benefits," by Amanda Leidig. The San Juan County organization "Navigating Our Future" presented a forum on locally grown,sustainable, and organic farming. The event began with a tour of S&S Homestead Farm. Published with permission of The Islands' Sounder, March 2004.
"Lopez Island, Washington, Begins to Embrace Model of Agricultural Sustainability," by Jeanna Carter. S&S Homestead Farm is an example of a model rural farm that lives agricultural sustainability and is promoting brighter economic prospects for the future. Published in Sustainable Ways Newsletter, A Prescott Publication of the Sustainable Community Development Program in the Adult Degree Programs, Autumn 2004. Vol 2(1).
"Farm Visit to S & S Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Homestead Farm," by Steven M. Garrett, WSU Extension Pierce County. Published with permission of Sustaining the Pacific Northwest Newsletter, WSU Extension, Sept. 2003 1(4):5.
"Nurturing a Niche: New-generation farmers are growing markets and a way of life," by Lynda V. Mapes and Benjamin Benschneider. Published in The Seattle Times: Pacific Northwest Magazine, September 15, 2002.


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I've finally finished reading Naomi Klein's No Logo. It's been on my bookshelf for over a year, and I've been reading it for about a month. For some reason it was really slow reading for me, but overall it is a good book – if slightly dated (pre Seattle and pree 9/11).
This post was published on 2005-10-02 . It was modified on 2012-12-22 . It was tagged with review, books.


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PS3 - 40 GB - Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 JPN Steel-Edition - Pre-Order (6/12/2008)
Metal Gear Solid 4, The Brain child of Hideo Kojima and Konami, if you mention Metal Gear to anyone they would almost automatically know right away. First Created in 1987 the series has been around for now 20 yrs, starting with Metal Gear for the nes, has had games on gameboy, moved
onto the Playstation with Metal Gear Solid, and has had 3 more games in the series last one being Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops. ---- Snake has appeared on many consoles such as Nintendo, Gameboy, Mobile, PC. Playstation 1 and 2, PSP and Xbox. Snake will always be popular wherever he goes and was even a hidden character in Super Smash Brothers Brawl. Recently Konami released a Metal Gear Solid: Essential Collection which released Metal Gear Solid 1-3 (also for sale)
Regular Edition:Metal Gear Solid® 4: Guns of the Patriots is the final chapter in the saga of Solid Snake which sends him around the world in pursuit of his arch nemesis, Liquid Ocelot. Armed with new gadgets and abilities, Solid Snake must shift the tides of war into his favor, using the chaos of the battlefield to infiltrate deep into enemy territory. In his globetrotting final mission, Snake must sneak deep into enemy locations in the Middle East, South America, and other corners of the earth to foil Liquid Ocelot's plans for total world domination.
The special edition of Metal Gear Solid 4 Box contents includes:
Blu-ray Bonus Disc
Premium Edition:
PlayStation3 Console (HDD 40GB Hagane Model)
PS3 Wireless Hagane (Steel) Dual shock 3
Metal Gear Solid 4 Game (2-disc edition)
Extra Blu-ray "Making Of" Disc
Power Supply (110V)
The PlayStation 3 HDD 40GB console offers the latest way for gamers to upgrade to Sony's next generation system. Unlike the premium 60GB system, this 40GB release represents a more affordable entry point, with streamlined features designed to make the unit more cost-effective. The HDD 40GB now features 2 USB inputs instead of the previous 4, and no built-in multimedia card slots. In addition, backwards compatibility with PlayStation One and PlayStation 2 games has been removed, due to the reduced need for this feature from later PS3 purchasers.
The HDD 40 GB is much more of a plug-and-play device than previous models, designed for users to connect it to their preexisting systems and benefit from the PS3's powerful gaming hardware, high definition Blu-ray video playback capability, and other advanced entertainment features. The 40 GB internal hard drive provides ample storage, and the system comes with one SIXAXIS controller, featuring analog control, wireless Bluetooth support, and even motion sensor ability. With its built-in Internet connectivity and wide range of entertainment functions, the PS3 takes interactive entertainment to a whole new level.
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Well there I was this morning warming the car up and scrapping of the ice and I noticed the miles on the car "59,981". Great, so my lovely car is about to burst through the 60K mark, and this should be doing round about "cough" 70mph on the motorway. What a nice way to do it, the sun is out on a cool spring day.


Amanda* defends health professionals with tenacity and sensitivity. When facing an investigation or a lawsuit, Amanda's clients can count on advice that gets to the heart of the matter. As an advocate, Amanda acts§ with purpose to cut through the noise and identify practical solutions, keeping in mind the unique interests of each client. With a keen understanding of the legal issues that arise for healthcare practitioners, she litigates with integrity‡ in every case. Her strategic advice and sound arguments get results, allowing her clients to get back to the business of patient care. .
Amanda is a litigator with a focus on healthcare. She has acted for professionals in a range of sensitive and complex matters before disciplinary and regulatory tribunals, and before all levels of court in Ontario. She has also presented in continuing education programs for healthcare providers, providing practical advice on how to reduce the risk of complaints and litigation in professional practice.
Amanda graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2010, having received several awards and honours during her tenure. She also carried client files at Parkdale Community Legal Services; served as a Junior Editor for the Osgoode Hall Law Journal; and completed an independent study project on the causes of wrongful convictions.
After law school, Amanda served as a law clerk for the judges of the Ontario Divisional Court and the Superior Court in Toronto, gaining early exposure to the way judges think about and apply the law. She went on to use these insights as a litigator with a leading insurance defence firm in Toronto, defending professional negligence and malpractice claims, regulatory proceedings, human rights complaints, and related appeals. Amanda also gained experience defending occupiers' liability, commercial, and tort motor vehicle claims.


Wash the beans and soak in water overnight.
Add the onions and garlic and fry for 1 or 2 minute.
Add the chilli powder and salt and mix well to heat the chilli powder(low flame).
Add the tomatoes and fry for 1 - 2 mins, till it is done well.
Add the beans and 6 cups of water and cook in a pressure cooker till done well.
Add the cleaned paalak leaves to it.
Add the dal also (both if used).
Blend in a blender to a smooth puree.
Garnish with very finally chopped coriander leaves.
:- Excellent for diet conscious and diabetic.
:- There can be different variations to this v by adding pasta or mixture of finally chopped vegetables. For non vegetarians, cooked chicken pieces can be added. This will change the calorie value.


The company's IT infrastructure is a compound of data centres that covers the Tokyo metropolitan area and east Japan. According to Yahoo Japan, 88 per cent of Internet users in the country access its website regularly which places heavy demand on its data centre infrastructure.
Speaking at OpenStack Summit 2013 in Hong Kong, Yahoo Japan technical director Norifumi Matsuya told delegates that prior to virtualization, it was wasting rack space by only housing a few servers in each rack.
In April 2013, the company implemented OpenStack Neutron load balancer as a service (LBaaS) to allow future scaling requirements. It also selected Brocade ADX switches to help with fast application delivery.
"Eighty per cent of our VMs will be managed by OpenStack," said Matsuya.
Brocade cloud orchestration product manager Didier Stolphe said Yahoo Japan selected ADX as it wanted a solution that supported direct server return (DSR).
Since the implementation, Yahoo Japan has reduced its data centre energy and hardware costs.