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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Designates Critical Habitat for 125 Hawaiian Species
Posted in Critical Habitat, Fish & Wildlife Service
On March 30, 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("Service") issued a final rule designating critical habitat for 125 species listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act ("ESA") on the Hawaiian islands of Molokai, Maui, and Kahoolawe. The rule designated critical habitat for 50 plant and animal species, and revised critical habitat for 85 plant species, totaling approximately 157,002 acres of critical habitat on Molokai, Maui, and Kahoolawe. An additional 25,413 acres of critical habitat that had been proposed on Lanai, along with 59,479 acres on Maui and Molokai, were excluded from the final designation under section 4(b)(2) of the ESA due to economic and other impacts. As a result, 10 species included in the proposed rule received no designation of critical habitat in the final rule.
The Service applied an ecosystem-based approach to determining primary constituent elements of critical habitat, explaining:
[T]he conservation of each [species] depends, at least in part, on the successful functioning of the physical or biological features of their commonly shared ecosystem. Each critical habitat unit identified in this final rule contains the physical or biological features essential to the conservation of those individual species that occupy that particular unit, or areas essential for the conservation of those species identified that do not presently occupy that particular unit. Where the unit is not occupied by a particular species, we conclude it is still essential for the conservation of that species because the designation allows for the expansion of its range and reintroduction of individuals into areas where it occurred historically, and provides area for recovery in the case of stochastic events that otherwise hold the potential to eliminate the species from the one or more locations where it may presently be found.
The designations include both occupied and unoccupied habitat, the latter of which is intended to support species' recovery strategies, including habitat protection and establishment of additional populations.
Though the recent critical habitat rules were not yet finalized when this critical habitat designation was proposed, this final rule demonstrates the willingness of the Service to designate unoccupied habitat where that habitat is determined to be essential to species conservation, even though the habitat may not have the physical and biological features essential to the conservation of the species.
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Friday 14 January, 2022
China becomes largest destination for FDI
By Kong Dechen, People's Daily Overseas Edition on March 30, 2021
A worker is busy making parts and components of electronic products for domestic and overseas clients in a workshop of a foreign-funded company in the high-tech industrial development zone of Hai'an, east China's Jiangsu province, Feb. 1, 2021. (Photo by Zhai Huiyong/People's Daily Online)
While global foreign direct investment (FDI) collapsed significantly in 2020, China's inbound FDI grew against the trend by 4 percent to $163 billion, indicating that the country surpassed the U.S. as the largest recipient of FDI in the world, according to the latest Investment Trends Monitor of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Data from China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) showed that the country's total volume, yearly increment, and global share of inbound FDI all climbed last year.
In particular, the country's actually used FDI totaled 999.98 billion yuan (about $152.9 billion) in 2020, up 6.2 percent from the previous year, while the paid-in FDI in China's non-financial sector grew by 4.5 percent year on year, ranking first in the world, according to the MOC, which also revealed that a total of 39,000 foreign-invested enterprises newly registered in China in 2020.
The continued growth in the amount of paid-in foreign investment in China against the trend of shrinking FDI worldwide has been accompanied by the country's constant efforts to open its door wider to the rest of the world.
"When economic globalization has been hindered by headwinds and protectionism and unilateralism are on the rise, China's notable growth in actual use of foreign investment has proven the huge attractiveness and growth potential of the Chinese market," said Cui Fan, a professor of the School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics.
Such achievement is the result of the country's effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic and earnest implementation of relevant policies and measures, which sped up the restorative growth of the Chinese economy and made the country the world's only major economy that achieved positive growth amid the raging COVID-19 last year, Cui said.
Factors such as lower market access threshold for foreign investment and continuously improving business environment are closely related to China's achievements in attracting foreign investment and have signaled the country's resolve to unswervingly expand its opening-up during the new development stage.
The super-large Chinese market is becoming more and more attractive to foreign investors as Chinese residents' income rises steadily, the country's middle-income group has constantly expanded, and the trend of consumption upgrading has continued to gain momentum.
"China has given play to its advantage as the world's factory and exerted strong manufacturing capabilities amid the COVID-19," Cui said.
"The Eurostat pointed out that among the top ten largest trading partners of the European Union (EU), the EU saw positive growth in two-way trade only with China last year, which proves that China's strong economic recovery has laid a solid foundation for its trade growth with the EU and that the resilience and vitality of China's manufacturing sector should not be underestimated," Cui said.
"China has become the biggest trading partner of the majority of countries and regions in the world. This is already a fact," Cui said, adding that the fact shows the great appeal of the Chinese market and that in the international trade arena, China can be called the center of manufacturing in the world and the hub of global value chain.
China, also the world's largest exporter, has complete industrial chain systems and is one of the few economies in the world with a complete range of industries, according to Cui, who believes that with the continued growth in the size of China's economy and the implementation of measures such as the ones for expanding imports, China is going to show more and more advantages in manufacturing and foreign trade, and the Chinese market will be opened wider and wider to the world.
China is facing considerable challenges in stabilizing foreign investment this year. On the one hand, multinational corporations may find themselves unable to make investments as their wealth shrank significantly due to the COVID-19. The UNCTAD estimated that global FDI fell by 42 percent in 2020.
On the other hand, global industrial and supply chains are being restructured after the outbreak of the COVID-19, which poses new challenges to China's efforts to utilize foreign investment.
The MOC will further improve China's business environment, earnestly implement the Foreign Investment Law and regulations for the implementation of the law, as well as the working mechanisms for handling complaints filed by foreign-invested enterprises, and strengthen protection for the legitimate rights and interests of foreign investors, said Wang Wentao, China's Minister of Commerce.
The MOC will continue to create a market-oriented, law-based, and internationalized business environment and ensure that foreign investors enjoy better environment, better development, and greater accomplishments in China, Wang added.
Kong Dechen, People's Daily Overseas Edition
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Seoul, South Korea -- The Indian Embassy and the Korea Foundation held an opening ceremony for Korea's first ever exhibition of Indian Buddhist art treasures.
<< A gallery visitor observes the life story of Buddha depicted in roundels carved into this ivory tusk at the Korea Foundation Cultural Center on Tuesday.
The exhibition of ``Buddhist Art of India: Exhibition from the National Museum, New Dehli'' was launched with the ambitious hope that it would enhance understanding of the historical and religious affinities India and Korea share.
Organizers at the opening ceremony emphasized what they described as a common cultural bond between Korea and India through the religion of Buddhism.
About 20 foreign ambassadors were invited, and some 100 foreign and Korean diplomats and other dignitaries were on hand at the opening ceremony, complete with TV cameras, Indian hors d'oeuvres and strong sweet tea.
``The deep connection the two countries have is evidenced by the marriage of princess of Ayodhya, Ok Huh-hwang and the prince of Kaya,'' Doctor Raghuraj Singh Chauhan, director of exhibitions at the Indian National Museum, said in his congratulatory remarks.
The exhibition of over 50 items covers 2,500 years of Buddhist iconography, but in the more than 10 years of cross-cultural fertilization, it marks the first ever presentation of Indian Buddhist art here.
Buddhist images important in India are important in Korea, too, images of the Buddha himself for one. Images of Boddhisattivas, bird or animal guardian figures, plants, signs of the zodiac are other examples of cross-cultural fertilization planted by the spread of the religion.
``Historically, active exchanges have influenced Korea through Buddhism and Koreans are nowadays more interested in India. So, I am sure the exhibition will be warmly received,'' Kwon In-hyuk, president of the Korea Foundation, said.
India's ambassador to Korea N. Parthasarathi anticipated the exhibition would contribute to a fruitful state visit by Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam Feb. 6-8.
Director of the Korea Foundation Cultural Center Yoon Keum-jin was pleased albeit relieved that it turned out as well as it did. ``It was really hard work,'' she said, but seemed confident it would contribute to the Indian president's upcoming visit.
After welcoming and congratulatory speeches and attending dignitaries performed a Buddhist ceremony to launch the exhibition, Kwon guided a throng of ambassadors, dignitaries and journalists through the exhibit.
The two countries continued contact by monks traveling between India and Korea. The routes of Korean monks to Nalanda, Amaravati and Sankisa and Indian monks to the Koguryo, Paekche and unified Shilla kingdoms maintained the cultural communication, he said in the tour.
``Buddhism has meaning for us today,'' Parthasarathi said. ``It teaches the virtue of silence in communication. If we listen more, that would contribute much to better communication,'' he added.


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## Installation

```bash
pip install zxing-cpp
```
or

```bash
python setup.py install
```

Note: To install via `setup.py`, you need a suitable [build environment](https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp#build-instructions) including a c++ compiler.

## Usage

```python
import cv2
import zxingcpp

img = cv2.imread('myimage.png')
results = zxingcpp.read_barcodes(img)
for result in results:
	print("Found barcode:\n Text:    '{}'\n Format:   {}\n Position: {}"
		.format(result.text, result.format, result.position))
if len(results) == 0:
	print("Could not find any barcode.")
```

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Billy Joel - POSTPONED
February 3, 2021, 8:00 pm - 8:00 pm Madison Square Garden, 4 Pennsylvania Plaza New York, NY 10001
www.billyjoelmsg.com
BILLY JOEL TO RETURN TO MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2021
All Previously Announced 2020 And 2021 Concerts Have Been Postponed To New Dates
Please be advised that the six Billy Joel concerts which were originally scheduled to take place at Madison Square Garden between March and August 2020, and were subsequently postponed to September 2020 through February 2021, have been rescheduled to take place between November 2021 and April 2022. All original dates, along with their corresponding initial rescheduled dates and the new rescheduled dates are outlined below.
Tickets for the original show dates and initial rescheduled show dates will be valid for the corresponding new rescheduled dates in 2021 and 2022.
Original Show Date
Initial Rescheduled Show Date
New Rescheduled Show Date
Ticketholders can request a refund over the next 30 days, beginning today, if they cannot commit to the new rescheduled show date. If a refund is not requested during the allotted time, tickets will automatically be transferred to the new rescheduled show date and no action is needed by the ticketholder. To obtain a refund for tickets purchased through Ticketmaster, visit my.ticketmaster.com/account. For refunds on tickets purchased through the Madison Square Garden Box Office, call the MSG Guest Relations department at 212-465-6225.
Only tickets purchased directly through Ticketmaster or the Madison Square Garden Box Office are eligible for a refund. If tickets were purchased from a third party, ticketholders will need to go back to their point of purchase to determine refund availability.
Please visit billyjoelmsg.com for more information on how to request a refund.
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Dropbox Support and Video Chat Heads for Facebook Messenger
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Another Facebook Messenger update has come our way and this time it makes sending files easier as well as making it possible to multi-task whilst video chatting. This might not seem like a big thing but how these updates could improve messaging could definitely be important.
The Dropbox integration brings Facebook Messenger even closer to working like an email program. If you click the more button you'll see the Dropbox option alongside existing options such as Soundcloud. As well as using this for the usual sending of files, you can use it to easily share pictures and videos without having to upload them. The pictures and videos would appear instantly in chat and you can use it to share sensitive files without having to worry about them staying on Facebook's servers. This is pretty useful tool for people who do use Facebook for work or if you're planning something important. Either way it's an improvement over the ability to send files within groups on Facebook.
Of course this does still require you to be sharing your files on Dropbox's cloud software. So you will still be hosting your files online but they should be safer than they would have been if you purely shared them on Facebook. If you send a file that isn't an image or a video then you'll still be sent a download link as you would if you were sending your file over the desktop.
The other update Facebook had added is moving Chat Heads for video. What this means is that you don't have to leave a video call to perform other tasks simultaneously. The chat heads allow you to switch between different conversations without interrupting your video chat, and Android users can switch between different apps all whilst carrying on the conversation. This is pretty useful if you need to check something or you're talking whilst you're planning something. Of course this is a lot more practical for Android users then it is iOS who have the bigger advantage, but it's always a pleasant surprise to see Android users get more of an option for once.
These two updates haven't rolled out for everyone yet but they expect to within the next few days.
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The reason for his scepticism is that, although he's no doubt treated many people before along with your particular problem, the way you experience your issue is entirely individual. People often bite their nails in various ways, their smoking habits may differ, and folks who are scared of spiders frequently react in completely approaches to the sight regarding a spider. So, for example, even if you whilst your best friend are both scared of spiders, you each experience your phobia in different ways. Several freeze when you see a spider, whilst your friend runs screaming from area. You may not be frightened of small spiders, whilst your friend collapses into a quivering wreck when one scuttles across the surface.
The same individuality is true for what you want to be able to from therapy. In respect of the spider phobia example, you may like to be able to pick on the spider on the end of a piece of newspaper and flick it the window, whilst your friend just wants to be able to ignore the wretched thing and let it get on with its little spider life. In fact, your goal for therapy is as individual as your response to the problem for which you are seeking help.
Are you an optimist or are merely pessimist? For anyone an optimist, you may find yourself setting an ambition that a pessimist will consider out of the question. On the other hand, in case you're a pessimist then you may set a goal that an optimist will find too low. Or perhaps you're the go-get-'em type. If so, maybe you have the belief that should attain exciting world of and therefore are more likely to set a much higher goal than the softly, softly type of personality.
Do possess to other goals in life that may influence your therapy goal? For example, if you have a flying phobia, you might have the ultimate goal of going abroad on an enjoyable holiday. That ultimate goal deter- mines that your therapy goal is to feel fine and comfortable on an aircraft. On the other hand, if your goals is the best way to meet friends, family, or work colleagues with an airport, then your therapy goal may preferably be to feel great.
Whatever your goal, in order for your therapy to perform the job it's particularly important that your hypnotherapist has all the simple truth that directly relate to all your problem and suddenly your goal for therapy.


This Mustang of the Moment goes to M6G member Mandark and his 2016 Mustang GT.
The most eye-catching customization of this Mustang is undoubtedly the beautiful Volk Racing OG TE37 wheels in Mag Blue which ties together this Magnetic S550 Mustang GT and its exterior modifications including APR Performance Splitter, GT350 track pack spoiler, OEM Shadow Black heat extractors, OEM blank deck lid panel, OEM pony and 5.0 badges and a series of Diode Dynamics interior and exterior lighting.
Under all the dress up parts are some serious suspension components including Steeda progressive springs, front and rear sway bar kit, front camber plates, rear adjustable toe links, and billet rear shock mounts.
This 2016 Mustang GT also has the Steeda IRS subframe alignment kit, rear differential bushing inserts and Steeda Tri-Ax Race Short Shifter. The Ford Racing Borla Sport Catback Exhaust gives this Mustang its aggressive muscle car sound.
Check out Mandark's 2016 Mustang GT full modifications list and build thread in our forums.


The legal age for marriage in Florida is 18 years old. Couples under 18 must have parental consent. Florida residents have a required three-day waiting period. The spouses must present a valid photo ID to obtain the marriage license, which is valid for 60 days.
There is no waiting period required for out-of-state residents.
Residency or blood tests are not required. Both of the spouses must apply for and sign the license together. There is a fee of $93.50 (methods of payment vary), which can be reduced upon completion of a premarital course (ask court for details). If either the spouses has been previously married, he or she must present a copy of the divorce decree or death certificate. All offices are open Monday through Friday. Call ahead to get all of the details.
It is my policy to have all the legal documents signed prior to the wedding to insure that all legal requirements are accurately fullfilled.


For OS X users please see the DocMoto Server Install instructions on our Download page. These refer to new installs only and not upgrades.
You will need to log into this page using your CHL website account details to access the instructions which can be found further down the page, under the file download links.


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Q: only compile methods related to what is used in the main file to free RAM and flash I am working on a library to read Serial data from an electric counter. The counter can transmit up to 105 different tags depending on your contract. Because this library could be on lightweight and not powerful embedded systems (typically arduino or esp8266), I was wondering if it was possible to have something that would let the user ask only for the tags he is interested in, so that the library would not compile unecessary variables declaration and getter.
For the record, I am new to C++ and C, but not to the programming world. I build my code using platformIO tool "build".
So far, I have each method and variable declaration for each and every 105 tags. Each tag is decoded in a big switch case statement in a separate file.
file.cpp
#include "LinkyTIC.cpp"

constexpr unsigned int hash(const char* str, int h = 0){
    return !str[h] ? 5381 : (hash(str, h+1) * 33) ^ str[h];
}

void substring(char* str, const char* _buffer_value, const int length){
    for(int i = 0; i < length; i++){
        str[i] = _buffer_value[i];
    }
}

switch (hash(tag_name)){
    #ifdef ADCO
    case hash("ADCO"):{
        substring(_ADCO, buffer_value, 12);
        break;
    }
    #endif
    #ifdef OPTARIF
    case hash("OPTARIF"):{
        substring(_OPTARIF, buffer_value, 4);
        break;
    }
    #endif
    #ifdef ISOUSC
    case hash("ISOUSC"):{
        char _tmp[2];
        substring(_tmp, buffer_value, 2);
        _ISOUSC = atoi(_tmp);
        break;
    }
    #endif
    #ifdef BASE
    case hash("BASE"):{
        char _tmp[9];
        substring(_tmp, buffer_value, 9);
        _BASE = atol(_tmp);
        break;
    }
    #endif
//...

file.h
public:
#ifdef ADCO
char* GetADCO(){return _ADCO;};
#endif
#ifdef OPTARIF
char* GetOPTARIF(){return _OPTARIF;};
#endif
#ifdef ISOUSC
uint8_t GetISOUSC(){return _ISOUSC;};
#endif
#ifdef BASE
uint32_t GetBASE(){return _BASE;};
#endif
//...

private:
#ifdef ADCO
char _ADCO[12];
#endif
#ifdef OPTARIF
char _OPTARIF[4];
#endif
#ifdef ISOUSC
uint8_t _ISOUSC;
#endif
#ifdef BASE
uint32_t _BASE;
#endif
//...

On the user end, the library is used as the following:
#include <Arduino.h>
#include "LinkyTIC.h"
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>

SoftwareSerial LinkySerial(13, 15);
LinkyTIC linky(LinkySerial);

#define ADCO
#define BASE

void setup() {
}

void loop() {
  if(linky.read()){
    linky.GetHCHP();
    linky.GetOPTARIF();
    linky.GetBASE();
  }
}

I tried using #ifdef around each declaration, property and switch case but, for instance, when I included #define BASE in my main.cpp it had no impact on the filled RAM and flash memory. I guess it wasn't compiling anything between my ifdef.
My second guess was that the compiler would be smart enough to only compile everything related to used methods (like GetBASE()), but it was always compiling everything and filled a whole 1.2kB of RAM (and 6kB of flash).
Is there any way to only compile everything the user will need, but not the rest ?

A: I think that the problem is that you first #include your library and #define your tag specification afterwards.
The compiler 'works' on the library code before you defined the tags you want, so none of the #ifdef statements were true.
Try defining your tags before including the library.

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Humidity is sometimes abstract that most homeowners don't have a good understanding of it during the HVAC purchase. But as an integral component of your indoor comfort, it makes sense to understand what humidity is and how it affects your indoor temperature.
Humidity, which is measured by relative humidity, refers to the ratio of moisture in the air to the highest possible saturation level of air at a certain temperature. The warmer the temperature gets, the more vapor it holds.
Air conditioner systems remove heat and moisture from the air in order to cool your indoor space. When the humidity level is excessive, your unit has to operate a lot harder. Unluckily, if your unit lacks cooling capacity, it won't be able to catch up with extreme humidity. This adversely affects your indoor comfort.
Using a humidifier allows you to make your indoor atmosphere feel cooler. You can opt to buy a small-size humidifier for a single room, or a large one for your entire house.
Proper ventilation also helps in decreasing ventilation. Turn the vent fans on while opening a window or taking a shower. You may also turn the fan on when cooking. Using portable or standing fans in the bathroom, attic, kitchen, and other humid areas of your home increases circulation and decreases condensation and humidity.
Increasing the temperature on your AC also helps reduce humidity. An alternative to blasting your unit is to increase the temperature while the fan is turned on. The humidity increases when the temperature increases.
If you've tried different preventatives to humidity, but nothing still happens, it is likely that there's something wrong with your unit. Call Texas Made Air Conditioning & Heating if your units are not working at their highest capability.


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Texaco runs promotion in Northern Ireland
Texaco customers in Northern Ireland have been offered the chance to save the equivalent of 5ppl on fuel.
Running for six weeks from 1 February, customers buying fuel from a Texaco service station will receive five Star Rewards Points per litre instead of the usual one point, equivalent to 5ppl saving.
The promotion will run until 14 March and will be supported by a media campaign across radio, digital and email channels, with forecourt promotional material displayed across all Northern Ireland Texaco sites.
The promotion comes shortly after a number of Texaco-branded sites in the province have seen significant investment and one has won an industry award.
The newest addition to the Texaco stable in the province is Hanwood Filling Station, a new build service station in the Dundonald area of Belfast, which opened in November.
It comprises a 3,000sq ft Spar-branded shop, four pump islands and stocks both Supreme Diesel and Unleaded grades.
Ken Campbell, owner of Hanwood, commented: "So far we've been very happy with the experience of working with Valero. The site opening went very well, volumes have been strong, and we're excited to be part of this busy community in Belfast who we can service with fuel and a great shop offering. It's also good news that Valero will be running the 'Save 5p' promotion in February and March and we are hoping it will generate further growth."
Other recent successes in the province include the addition of Kelly's Eurospar in Castle Dawson, which joined the Texaco brand in July 2016, and Fiveways, situated in County Down, which recently won the Northern Ireland Neighbourhood Retailer of the Year award, 2016.
Andrew Cox, Valero's director sales and marketing, said: "It's great to be able to celebrate success in Northern Ireland and reward our customers with a 'Save 5p' promotion. We're also delighted to have been chosen as the fuel supplier for the new build forecourt in Hanwood, and it's great to see Fiveways receiving the recognition they deserve in the region."
Traffic flows greater than during first lockdown, according to RAC data
Car use by drivers in the UK has not fallen to the same extent as it did during the first coronavirus lockdown in March 2020, according to an analysis of RAC data.


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Lawyers said key to money laundering
"We are seeing, in almost every case we are doing, there's a willful blindness or negligence on the part of a number of lawyers that have participated with the stock promoters."
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TORONTO — Lawyers have become key players in money laundering operations because they are exempt from a federal requirement to report suspicious financial transactions, a senior RCMP officer said yesterday.
"My experience is that it's a widespread problem," said Inspector Bill Majcher, who is part of an RCMP white-collar crime unit known as the Integrated Market Enforcement Team, or IMET. "In almost every case we are doing, lawyers are central."
Insp. Majcher made the comments during a sentencing hearing for Toronto lawyer Simon Rosenfeld, who was convicted of money laundering last month. Mr. Rosenfeld was one of about 55 Canadian and U.S. citizens arrested in 2002 as part of an RCMP-FBI sting called Bermuda Short, which exposed a raft of stock market manipulation and money laundering scams. Crown prosecutors are seeking an unprecedented sentence of up to seven years in jail for Mr. Rosenfeld because he used his position as a lawyer to facilitate illegal transfers.
At yesterday's hearing, Insp. Majcher described how he met Mr. Rosenfeld during the undercover operation by posing as a representative of a Colombian drug cartel. Insp. Majcher said Mr. Rosenfeld was one of three Canadian lawyers who agreed to help him move millions of dollars into investments that would hide their illegal origin.
At one point, Insp. Majcher testified that he gave Mr. Rosenfeld one dollar and asked him: "Do I now have solicitor-client privilege?" Mr. Rosenfeld replied: "Yes, you do."
Insp. Majcher said Mr. Rosenfeld told him it was "twenty times" easier to launder money from Canada than the United States. He was also told during the investigation that five lawyers in Vancouver regularly laundered $200,000 a month through trust accounts in return for a 7-per-cent commission. Other lawyers used offshore accounts, stock market scams and foundations to hide illicit cash, Insp. Majcher testified.
In an interview outside the court, Insp. Majcher said police are constantly coming across lawyers at the centre of a variety of investigations. "We are seeing, in almost every case we are doing, there's a willful blindness or negligence on the part of a number of lawyers that have participated with the stock promoters."
He added that RCMP Commissioner Giuliano Zaccardelli wants the force to focus more on commercial crime. "He's been really pushing the RCMP to aggressively start protecting the economy as a national priority."
Insp. Majcher said lawyers should no longer be excluded from rules that require financial institutions, casinos, real estate agents and insurers to report all transactions over $10,000 and any suspicious transactions.
The federal government introduced those rules in 2001 as part of a crackdown on money laundering. Lawyers were exempted after a successful court challenge found the measure violated solicitor-client privilege.
"The majority of lawyers are honest in this country and they are frustrated by the difficulties [police] have because many of these lawyers are victim investors as well or they represent victims," Insp. Majcher said.
In a report last fall, Auditor-General Sheila Fraser pointed out several weaknesses in Canada's efforts to combat illicit money flows and said excluding lawyers from the reporting rules is "widely recognized as a serious gap in the legislation."
The Canadian Bar Association said it is working with the government to find a way to bring lawyers into the reporting system.
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Another case of tech giants fighting like Sony's BetaMax and JVC's VHS which won the video battle in the end?
You may not have the resources to do everything, and you may not have the capacity, the bandwidth, the processing power to do everything in an individual product, so you have to make selections," says Tom Kerber, an analyst with Parks Associates. "Limiting those choices to the critical few is important." Meanwhile, consumers are left to untangle a spider web of product integrations. Samsung SmartThings devices, for instance, are controllable through Amazon's Alexa system, but not through Siri. August smart locks are controllable through Siri, but not through Alexa. Philips Hue lightbulbs have some neat integrations with Nest, but Cree lightbulbs don't. Wouldn't it be nice if you didn't have to think about all this stuff?
For 5G, IoT this is key. @Ansip_EU: "Standards are a highly strategic area; Essential for raising the competitiveness of European industry."
The problem with the #iot is that the standards war is the only problem Silicon Valley thinks is important. Not security, not refresh cycle.


Joe Chernov is the VP of Content Marketing for revenue performance management company, Eloqua. He is responsible for imagining, creating, distributing and measuring content that increases awareness and drives demand. Joe also oversees public relations and analyst relations. He joined Eloqua from BzzAgent, a word-of-mouth and social media marketing agency, where he served as VP of Communications and Associate VP of Marketing. Joe co-chairs the Word of Mouth Marketing Association's ethics panel. He speaks at universities and conferences around the world on social media ethics and content marketing.


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In Bela Krajina, there are planted about 600 hectares of vineyards on the sunny slopes of Gorjanci which extend at an altitude of 200 to 350 meters. KZ Metlika has 26 new hectares of its own vineyards, the planted 110,000 vines that have the best location on the slopes of Vinomer and Vidošiči around the famous church of Sv. Ana. For their needs cellar acquisition and it buys grapes from nearly 200 belokranjskih growers which are members of the cooperative and cooperators. We believe that quality is born already in the vineyard, so it is all hand-harvested grapes processing in excellent condition and provides high-quality processing and wine production. The wine cellar is devoted a lot of attention. Watch maturation, in particular, give him enough time to settle down, cleaned and ripen.
Formerly own production and selection of vines and grading grafts is currently in consultation and collaboration with members of the cooperative, vine growers, who carried out a vaccination process and the education of the younger grafts in the nursery. In cooperation with the vine growers also sell grafts.
The wines are all reflected belokranjskih soil, climate, geographical location, grape type, year and the work of our winegrower and cellarman. Wines are never identical, but they are so genuine and unique. Intertwining of tradition in the basement and modern technology in production guarantees solid wall championship titles and showcases awards, which testify to the rich history and forward thinking in the production of Bela Krajina wines - and all this is a wine cellar Metlika.


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For this guest blog post, Colin Moody writes about how he see's mental health and austerity overlap in his life and what needs to change for things to improve.
Austerity is bad for your mental health.
Do you feel alone? Depressed? Stressed? You may be suffering from austerity or the more recent strain of austerity fatigue. Both are bad for your mental health. Bad for all of us.
Let's start with the root causes. I'd like to tell you how to light candles and attend some sensory stimulation classes but what we need to do here is to deal with the root causes.
I present the news and host shows on the One Love Breakfast on BCFM radio. Over the last few years I've seen many people come in to the studio to tell tales of how bad austerity has affected them and I hope to share some of that with you. Their individual responses include a huge strain on their mental wellbeing as more and more of the basic services they rely upon are being taken away. Connections they rely upon are being severed. People, I am told, are dying of austerity. Taking their own lives. Or even being asked whilst in fragile states in cubicles inside community buildings whether they have considered killing themselves. Just an hour of mental health awareness training and that question would be seen for what it is. Damaging.
And that's what I see. People who have had their mental health damaged with no sign of support to repair it.
While we mostly get people who are tirelessly working with ever dwindling resources to satisfy that human instinct to help those who need support, it is the tales of stress that worry me most. Tales of people choosing between food or heating in the winter. Mothers who cannot afford to feed their children during the school holidays whilst the free school dinners are not available. Stories of care workers whose hands are tied to spending such short time with clients that they say it does not allow them to do their job. To care. All these stories have one thing in common. They reduce self worth, health and are generally damaging to more than just the 'service user' as there are dependents often involved effected indirectly. So the effects of austerity and the cuts is a huge pyramid of suffering.
I call it Austerity Fatigue.
But austerity fatigue means that you don't really connect to the issue Daniel faces any more out of self defence for your own mental wellbeing. How damaging is this long term. Even people who are facing terrible hardship directly are feeling this. Something switches off because it's just so horrible. We, at the show, had a man who wanted to talk to us about how sanctions had affected him and his wellbeing but after several emails and conversations he simply said it was all too much and did not get back in contact. We tried so carefully to make sure he could speak anonymously and in confidence. But it was not something he could do.
Are we broken by austerity? And austerity fatigue?
Because ignoring the root causes goes against everything we are as human beings. With the exception perhaps of a few highly individualistic MPs I can think of, mostly in the cabinet.
We need to fix things. We need to make things right. Maybe you are giving a few hours here or there to a charity or group? That is making a difference. That doesn't just change the mental wellbeing of the people you're helping, but yours too.
We, it seems to me, are forming new ways to tell ourselves stories about how we are and what defines us. What we value is shifting. This is good. Good for mental health.
There is no money and cuts are getting harder, but people who were forced to cooperate to survive are reaching out to those who need it and it may just save us all. Connected and united we are strong and it feels like I'm laying down new connections in my brain the more I engage with people, new groups, new activities.
So if you feel like you have austerity fatigue or are on the receiving end of some of that original hurtful austerity then reach out to those around you. Look out for people in your community. Attend the Freedom of Mind Festival. Develop some new ways of thinking that might improve your mental health. You won't do it alone.
We've got a long way to go and people are suffering in horrendous isolation still but people are starting to talk about their mental state now openly, and this once begun takes us on a journey unlike any I can think of being on before.
Our society will change from the mind up if we get this right. A society with strong mental health is unstoppable. And maybe one day a politician will have the audacity to stand up in parliament and praise austerity for how it kick started a social revolution of positive change towards strong mental health.
So come to the Freedom of Mind Festival and start a journey. One that will start in your head but take your body on a path you had no idea existed.
Conversation. It's the first of Freedom of Mind's three main aims, (conversation, education and change) for a good reason. Talking about issues and problems that we are experiencing is an important step in our journey towards better mental health. If we bottle up our problems we can often lose out on valuable support and end up feeling frustrated and isolated.
In his personal story, Ant talks openly about his relationship with his own OCD and the struggles he has gone through whilst coming to accept it.
I hate to break it to you, Brenda- but you're not. And you're perpetuating a dangerous misconception every time you say so.
Thrive reflects a positive mind-set that seeks to focus on human potential given our natural or assumed order and imposed intellect on this planet. It proposes that we create our own reality or submit to that of others which impacts our state of mind.
Join Jade, Katie and Anna as they go through their list of songs that make them feel good and talk about what they mean to them.
Listen along with the whole podcast above or by reading the transcript below and playing the songs as you get to them.


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America Can Aid Syrians Without Military Intervention
September 19, 2013 Alex Nowrasteh	1 Comment
FINANCIAL INTEREST DISCLOSURE: Nowrasteh has a paid job as immigration policy analyst at the Cato Institute (since April 15, 2012), and formerly had a similar role at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
This post was originally published at the Huffington Post website here and is reproduced with the author's permission.
The Syrian civil war has killed over 100,000 people and displaced as many as seven million — about one-third of Syria's population. Russia's offer to put Syria's chemical weapons under international control may stop American military involvement, but the humanitarian crisis remains. The good news is military involvement isn't necessary to help alleviate the humanitarian crisis. Instead, we can allow Syrian emigration to the U.S.
The number of refugees grows daily. Non-Muslim Syrians, who make up 13-to-15 percent of the population, are at particular risk. Christians, Druzes, and the non-religious face attacks from many rebel groups who are motivated by a violent interpretation of Sunni Islam. For instance, rebels from the extremist Jabhat al-Nusra rebel group recently conquered the Aramaic speaking Christian town of Maaloula — forcing most of the population to flee with only a handful of nuns and orphans left behind.
But Muslim Syrians are in grave danger as well. A mere 13 percent of Syrians — including President Bashar Assad and his government — are Shiites, compared to 74 percent who are Sunnis. Sunnis form the core of the rebellion, while Shiites generally support the government. Warring factions drawn along sectarian lines will extend and deepen the violence, killing non-combatants of all faiths in the cross-fire.
These conditions prompted a mass exodus from Syria, and it's likely to continue. As the director-general of Sweden's Migration Board, Anders Danielsson, has said: "The conflict in Syria has heated up, to put it mildly… we can assume that it's not going to be resolved in the foreseeable future."
Of the seven million displaced Syrians, two million have left the country altogether. So far, neighboring Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey have taken in more than 1.7 million of the refugees. Sweden has announced that it will grant permanent residency to the 14,700 Syrian refugees already there, as well as some subsequent arrivals. Germany has also decided to take in 5,000 Syrian refugees.
In contrast, in 2011 and 2012, the U.S. allowed just 374 Syrians to gain asylum status, while only 60 refugees were approved. The Obama Administration has announced plans to let in 2,000 refugees — but those are only promises. Syrians already in the U.S. are allowed to stay and work under Temporary Protected Status (TPS) — as are many Haitians, Somalis, and others whose home countries are devastated, but that doesn't help those trying to flee their war-torn country.
The United States used to be the world's safety net for refugees, especially religious ones. The Pilgrims fled the Netherlands, Irish Catholics escaped English oppression, Jews from Eastern Europe escaped pogroms, and Armenians fled genocide and war to settle in California. But then America changed its immigration laws in 1921, and the government shamefully turned away German Jews fleeing Nazi Germany and Chinese fleeing the Japanese invasion.
The United States could help avoid an even worse humanitarian crisis in Syria by guaranteeing TPS status to all peaceful Syrians who make it to the U.S. It's important to note that TPS is not a green card and cannot lead toward citizenship. Furthermore, any war criminals or individuals affiliated with criminal or terrorist activity would be excluded. TPS status could be a game-changer for Syrians and it could be done just by changing a few words in the U.S. code.
This sounds simple, but there will undoubtedly be questions about the results of such a move. How will the Syrians fare once they are in the United States? The answer: pretty well.
Syrian refugees would not burden the welfare state, since they would only have access to public education for their children and Emergency Medical Assistance. In fact, they'd likely find work, which is the best vehicle toward cultural and economic integration. According to a government report in 2010, 58 percent of recent adult refugees were employed — a rate higher than the U.S. born population. In Sweden, by contrast, only 30 percent of all immigrants are working even after they've been in the country several years.
Syrians in particular have proven successful in the U.S. Americans of Syrian descent have an average income of $56,000 and 66 percent of Syrian adults are in the workforce – higher than the 63 percent for U.S.-born Americans.
Allowing Syrians to get TPS upon landing in America is a cheap and effective way for Congress to limit the scale of the humanitarian disaster in Syria. President Obama and Congress' interest in Syria is likely fleeting and focused primarily on WMDs, but the violence isn't. TPS is already keeping some Syrians out of harm's way. It's time that Congress allows TPS to save more lives.
Open Borders note: See also Paul Crider's blog post Taking our humanitarian impulses seriously.
The photograph of Syrian refugee children in Jordan that appears above this post was taken by Russell Watkins, and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution licence.
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Nathan Smith says:
This kind of advocacy is low-hanging fruit. When the US is considering military action in Syria, a country where we don't have much at stakes except our feeling that we just can't tolerate certain kinds of atrocities when we might, sort of, have the military power to stop it, it's clear that there's some altruism towards foreigners in play here. Good. So why not help foreigners in a cheaper and much less morally risky way? Humanitarian ends can be achieved without killing anyone.
Of course, a generous refugee policy can lead to ironies, in that the compensation given to certain victims is something that much of the world would envy. It's like distributing caviar to the homeless. Refugee policy always creates troublesome incentives, e.g., to allege persecution or danger simply to get access to a rich country. Thus, I've heard that many Russians pretended to be Jews in order to emigrate to Israel in the late 1980s and the 1990s. I'm not sure whether that's a problem, exactly, but it's an anomaly.
One solution is complete open borders. Under open borders, Syrians wouldn't have to get special permission to enter via Temporary Protected Status, and they wouldn't get their victim status converted into an enviable privilege. They'd have the same right to immigrate to the US as everyone else had. I support that, but it's clearly a remote goal.
But it also seems possible to realize the "right to emigrate" without opening the borders of rich countries to all and sundry. It would involve the creation of a global archipelago of passport-free charter cities. These might be run by the World Bank or some coalition of aid agencies, and they'd be located on the territory of developing countries who would agree to a partial alienation of sovereignty for a few decades, in hopes that the world will then build a thriving modern metropolis, full of opportunities for the country's citizens, and eventually reverting to the full sovereign control of the country. Aid, trade and migration privileges, and military alliances might also be included in a package of inducements to get countries to agree to the deal. The inspiration would be the experience of Hong Kong, which, while under foreign (British) rule, catalyzed rapid development in southeastern China.
Catoites probably won't entirely like my idea of a global archipelago of World Bank-run charter cities, as it seems vaguely imperialist and involves aid agencies which they don't like. But perhaps they'd welcome it as an alternative to intervention in Iraq, Libya, Syria, etc. And if the miniature polities that it created proved as libertarian as Hong Kong, that might be worth celebrating.
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As Fast Co. Design reports, the researchers noticed that the bots had completely given up on English, but their advanced system is actually capable of negotiating with other AI agents. Together, they can decide how to proceed with whatever they're working on. At first, the phrases being used seemed unintelligible, but upon further observation, researchers found they represented the tasks at hand.
In one particular exchange, two of the negotiating robots, Bob and Alice, used their own language to complete their exchange. Bob started by saying, "I can can I I everything else," to which Alice responded, "Balls have zero to me to me to me to me to me to me to me to me to." The rest of the conversation was formed from multiple variations of these sentences.
It seems the AI discovered that English phrases weren't required for the specific scenario. Modern AIs operate on a "reward" principle, where they expect that by following a course of action they will receive a "benefit." But in this scenario, for example, there was no reward for continuing to use English, so they decided to use a more efficient way of communicating instead.
Other AI developers have noticed a similar use of "shorthands" to simplify communication. At a company called OpenAI — the AI lab founded by Tesla creator Elon Musk — an experiment succeeded in letting the AI robots learn their very own languages.
What are your thoughts on this? Have we gone too far? Is a Terminator scenario just around the corner? Or is the advancement of technology in this manner just a natural part of our evolution as humans on this planet? Join the discussion. Share your thoughts with us in the comments section of this article!


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Elias Fredrik Pettersson, född 12 november 1998 i Sundsvall, är en svensk professionell ishockeyspelare som spelar för Vancouver Canucks i NHL. Han är yngre bror till Emil Pettersson, även han professionell hockeyspelare.

Han växte upp i Ånge och började spela ishockey i moderklubben Ånge IK samt spelade senare ungdoms- och juniorishockey med Timrå IK. Säsongen 2015/16 gjorde han debut med Timrås seniorlag i Hockeyallsvenskan och spelade sedan ytterligare en säsong för klubben innan han april 2017 värvades av SHL-klubben Växjö Lakers Hockey. Pettersson fick sitt genombrott den följande säsongen då han vann SM-guld med Växjö. Dessutom vann han både grundseries och slutspelets poängliga och tilldelades Skyttetrofén. Utöver detta utsågs han bland annat också till SM-slutspelets mest värdefulla spelare och tilldelades Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy.

Pettersson draftades i den första rundan av Vancouver Canucks som femte spelare totalt vid 2017 års NHL-draft. I maj 2018 skrev han ett treårsavtal med Canucks och gjorde sedan NHL-debut den 3 oktober samma år. I slutet av april 2018 gjorde han debut i Tre Kronor och vann månaden därpå VM-guld i Danmark. I ungdoms- och juniorsammanhang har han tagit ett VM-silver vardera med Sveriges J20- och U18-lag.

Karriär

Klubblagskarriär

2013–2018: Timrå IK och Växjö Lakers
Petterssons moderklubb är Ånge IK, men som junior spelade han för Timrå IK. Han spelade för klubbens J18-lag för första gången under säsongen 2013/14. Säsongen därpå, vid 16 års ålder, var Pettersson ordinarie i Timrå J18 och vann lagets interna poängliga – på totalt 40 grundseriematcher noterades han för 65 poäng (31 mål, 34 assist). I det efterföljande slutspelet stod han för 14 poäng på åtta matcher (fem mål, nio assist). Under säsongens gång fick han också prova på spel i J20 Superelit där han hade ett snitt på över två poäng per match. På sex matcher stod han noterad för 13 poäng (fyra mål, nio assist). Säsongen 2015/16 inledde Pettersson med Timrås juniorlag. Den 12 november 2015 gjorde han seniordebut med klubben i Hockeyallsvenskan, i en match mot Tingsryds AIF. Senare samma månad, den 19 november, gjorde Pettersson sitt första mål i Hockeyallsvenskan, på Robin Rahm, då AIK besegrades med 5–2. Totalt spelade han 25 matcher för Timrå under grundserien, där han noterades för nio poäng (tre mål, sex assist). Pettersson var sedan ordinarie i Timrås A-lag under säsongen 2016/17. På 43 matcher stod han för 41 poäng (19 mål, 22 assist) och slutade tvåa i lagets interna poängliga bakom Jonathan Dahlén. I den totala poängligan slutade han på nionde plats och var den junior som gjorde flest assister i serien.

Inför säsongen 2017/18 skrev Pettersson den 6 april 2017 ett treårskontrakt med Växjö Lakers Hockey i SHL. Den efterföljande sommaren draftades Pettersson i den första rundan av Vancouver Canucks som femte spelare totalt vid 2017 års NHL-draft. Pettersson gjorde SHL-debut den 19 september 2017 i en 4–3-seger mot Brynäs IF. Pettersson noterades för en assistpoäng i matchen. I sin nionde SHL-match, den 19 oktober samma år, gjorde han sitt första mål i serien, på Cristopher Nihlstorp, i en 1–2-förlust mot Malmö Redhawks. Fem dagar senare stod Pettersson för fem poäng då Växjö besegrade Frölunda HC med 7–3. Han stod för tre mål och två assist, vilket innebar att han gjort sitt första hat trick i SHL. Pettersson missade sedan sju matcher av grundserien kring årsskiftet då han var uttagen att spela JVM i USA. I grundseriens näst sista omgång, den 8 mars 2018, gjorde han fyra poäng i en 6–3-seger mot Malmö Redhawks och passerade därmed Kent Nilssons poängrekord för juniorer i SHL, från säsongen 1975/76. Totalt spelade Pettersson 44 grundseriematcher och tilldelades Skyttetrofén då han med 56 poäng vann grundseriens poängliga. Han vann dessutom juniorernas skytteliga med 24 gjorda mål och var också den spelare som hade bäst plus/minus-statistik i grundserien (27).

Växjö vann grundserien i överlägsen stil och ställdes i kvartsfinalserien mot Brynäs IF. Pettersson gjorde slutspelsdebut den 18 mars 2018 och gjorde sedan sitt första slutspelsmål i seriens fjärde match, på Linus Fernström då han fastställde slutresultatet till 3–5 i Växjös favör. Laget vann serien med 4–1 i matcher och i den efterföljande semifinalserien slog man ut Malmö Redhawks med 4–0 i matcher. Pettersson stod för de matchavgörande målen i både den tredje och den fjärde matchen. Den sista matchen avgjorde han till 1–2 i förlängning. I finalserien vann Växjö mot Skellefteå AIK med 4–0 i matcher. Laget släppte endast in ett mål i serien och Pettersson stod för tio poäng på dessa fyra matcher. Totalt noterades han för 19 poäng på 13 slutspelsmatcher (tio mål, nio assist) och fick därefter emotta Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy, som tilldelas SM-slutspelets mest värdefulla spelare. Vid säsongens slut fick Pettersson emotta ytterligare ett antal individuella priser vid SHL Awards, som gick av stapeln den 30 april 2018. Utöver Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy, utsågs han också till årets forward och årets rookie. Dessutom tilldelades Pettersson också Peter Forsberg Trophy, som går till säsongens bästa forward i svensk ishockey.

2018–idag: Vancouver Canucks
Den 25 maj 2018 meddelades det att Pettersson skrivit ett treårigt entry level-kontrakt med Vancouver Canucks. Den 3 oktober 2018 debuterade Pettersson som center i NHL med Canucks i säsongsöppningen mot Calgary Flames i Rogers Arena. Efter 13:48 i första perioden gjorde han sitt första NHL-mål, assisterad av kedjekamraterna Loui Eriksson och Nikolay Goldobin i andraformationen. I tredje perioden kom hans första assist när han spelade fram Goldobin till 2-0 efter 1:52. Han fick totalt 9:46 i istid (varav 1:19 i powerplay), i matchen som Canucks vann med 5-2. Tre dagar senare spelade Pettersson sin andra NHL-match, återigen mot Flames. Canucks föll med 7–4 och Pettersson stod för två mål och en assistpoäng. Han blev därmed den första tonåringen i klubbens historia att göra mål i sina två första NHL-matcher. Han blev också den sjunde rookien sedan säsongen 1990/91 att göra fem poäng på sina två första matcher. Den 13 oktober 2018 tangerade Pettersson Don Tannahills klubbrekord då han gjort minst en poäng i samtliga av sina fem första NHL-matcher. Pettersson tvingades utgå i samma match då han drabbats av en hjärnskakning efter en situation med motståndaren Mike Matheson, som senare blev avstängd i två matcher. Totalt missade Pettersson sex matcher och var tillbaka i spel den 27 oktober. Den 1 november 2018 utsågs Pettersson till månadens rookie i NHL. Veckan därpå blev han den första tonåringen på 30 år att göra tio mål på sina tio första matcher i NHL. Den 9 december gjorde Pettersson för andra gången under säsongen fem poäng i en och samma match. Dagen därpå utsågs han av NHL till veckans första stjärna. Kort därefter utsågs han för andra gången under säsongen till månadens rookie i NHL (december). Den 2 januari 2019 noterades Pettersson för sitt första hat trick i NHL, på Marcus Högberg, i en 3–4-seger mot Ottawa Senators. Dagen därpå meddelades det att han blivit uttagen att spela NHL:s All Star-match i slutet av januari 2019.

Landslagskarriär

2016–2018: Ungdoms- och juniorlandslag
2016 blev Pettersson uttagen att spela U18-VM, som detta år avgjordes i USA. Efter att laget slutat på andra plats, bakom värdnationen, i grupp A, besegrade Sverige Slovakien med 7–2 i kvartsfinal. I den efterföljande semifinalen hade Sverige en 3–5-ledning mot Kanada med mindre än åtta minuter kvar att spela, men Kanada lyckades kvittera och fick matchen till straffläggning, där Sverige sedan vann med 5–6. I finalen föll Sverige mot Finland med 1–6 och tilldelades därför ett silver. På sju matcher noterades Pettersson för åtta poäng (ett mål, sju assist).

Pettersson spelade sitt första JVM 2017 i Kanada. Sverige gick obesegrade genom gruppspelet och slog sedan ut Slovakien i kvartsfinal med 8–3. I den efterföljande semifinalen slog Kanada ut Sverige via en 5–2-seger. I bronsmatchen vann Ryssland med 1–2 sedan man avgjort matchen 33 sekunder in i förlängningsspelet. På sex spelade matcher stod Pettersson för en assistpoäng. Året därpå spelade Pettersson sitt andra JVM, i USA. Pettersson inledde Sveriges målskytte i turneringen och laget gick även denna gång obesegrat genom gruppspelet. I slutspelet slog Sverige ut både Slovakien (3–2) och USA (4–2) i kvarts-, respektive semifinal. I finalen föll Sverige med 1–3, sedan Kanada avgjort matchen med mindre än två minuter kvar att spela. På sju matcher stod Pettersson för sju poäng, varav fem mål och två assist, och slutade tvåa i lagets interna poängliga bakom Lias Andersson.

2018–idag: A-landslaget
Pettersson debuterade i Tre Kronor den 29 april 2018 under Sweden Hockey Games i en 3–1-seger mot Ryssland. Därefter blev han uttagen till VM 2018 i Danmark. I gruppspelet, den 7 maj, gjorde Pettersson sitt första A-landslagsmål, på Ronan Quemener, då Sverige besegrade Frankrike med 4–0. Under en match mot Schweiz den 13 maj ådrog sig Pettersson en skada på ena tummen, vilket gjorde att han missade resten av turneringen. Sverige vann grupp A och vann sedan VM-guld sedan man, i tur och ordning, besegrat Lettland (3–2), USA (6–0) och Schweiz (3–2). På fem matcher noterades Pettersson för ett mål och två assister.

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Idrottare från Sundsvall
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