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Decision due on Enbridge's Line 3 pipeline
World Pipelines, Thursday, 28 June 2018 09:55
Reuters reports that indigenous and environmental groups have taken aim at Enbridge Inc.'s preferred route for its rebuilt Line 3 oil pipeline. This comes ahead of an expected decision this week by a Minnesota regulator to determine whether the project can proceed.
A report from Reuters explains the problems with the route options laid out for the pipeline replacement project.
Enbridge wants to replace the ageing 1031 mile (1660 km) pipeline that runs from Alberta, Canada to Wisconsin. It needs approval from the five member Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, which must decide whether the project is needed, and the route.
Public scrutiny has focused on Enbridge's preferred route, which would follow Line 3's existing corridor partway through Minnesota before veering south to miss the Leech Lake reservation and avoid a 9 - 12 month pipeline shutdown. An administrative law judge recommended in April that Line 3 follow the existing corridor instead.
The commission this week has also unexpectedly looked at lesser-studied route alternatives, which have also garnered criticism.
The Sierra Club environmental group said that Line 3 should operate as is until regulators ultimately shut it down.
Enbridge's preferred route is "a non-starter," said David Zoll, a lawyer for Mille Lacs band, adding that the best solution might be more time to study alternatives.
Line 3, which began service in 1968, operates at half its capacity because of age and deterioration. Its replacement would allow it to return to approved capacity of 760 000 bpd.
Selecting a route is a tricky task for the commission, which must balance concerns about indigenous wild rice harvesting areas and culturally important sites with possible construction delays and a pipeline shutdown that could harm refiners.
Read the article online at: https://www.worldpipelines.com/project-news/28062018/decision-due-on-enbridges-line-3-pipeline/
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From weddings, to honeymoons and even anniversaries Maui provides the perfect setting for your special occasion. Everywhere you turn there are pristine beaches, beautiful hotels and amazing restaurants to be enjoyed.
I recently had a chance to dine at Maui's Market Fresh Bistro, a cozy restaurant that's been serving mostly local, always fresh, food to a loyal customer base for upwards of 6 years. Chef Justin Pardo, his sister Olivia Coletti and her boyfriend David Magenheim are the masterminds behind this fabulous little upcountry restaurant.
Enjoy breakfast or lunch, any day of the week, either inside or under the trees on the charming outdoor patio. If you want a real treat I suggest making reservations for a Thursday night Farm Dinner which is put on in conjunction with a rotating list of local farms. Every Thursday morning Chef Pardo sources ingredients from a different farm and puts together the evening's menu based on what was delivered.
On Farm Dinner nights the normal restaurant seating is converted into a communal table; making it the perfect setting for small groups. The farmer is usually seated amongst the guests and available to answer questions. David greets you at the door and shows you to your assigned seat at the table, where you are served some house made focaccia and dipping oil, while waiting for others to arrive.
The Thursday I attended Chef Pardo was working with Kupa'a farms, a local farm run by Gerry Ross. Gerry, a former, geologist has been running the farm, along with Janet Simpson, since 2003 and is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to produce and how to cook it. It was a pleasure having him dine with us and to hear him passionately describe the fruits and vegetables used in the evening meal.
To get our palates started we were served an amuse bouche of Ahi Tartare placed atop a crispy purple potato chip and drizzled with olive oil.
This was followed by the Kona Lobster Bisque and a smoked heirloom tomato salad. Chef Pardo explained that he uses almost no cream in his cooking and utilizes the creamy texture of the Yukon gold potato as a thickener in various dishes including the bisque.
The fish course included a pan roasted Opah with baby zucchini ratatouille. I loved the way the subtle hint of fennel and saffron from the jus complimented the delicate fish perfectly.
Up next was a slow roasted NY Strip from the Big Island served with a sweet potato puree and a pumba onion jam. Pumba onions are large yellow onions that are very sweet compared to the everyday onion.
Dessert was a vanilla bean panna cotta topped with amazing dragon fruit compote. This was my first taste of dragon fruit and I'll admit I was completely smitten.
No matter what the occasion, if you find yourself on the island of Maui, I would recommend a meal a Market Fresh Bistro, especially if it's a Thursday night.
Atmosphere: Cozy with rustic charm. Serves breakfast & lunch daily. Group dinners available on Thursday & Friday nights.
These Hawaii posts are making me crave a getaway!
Hawaii...take me away! The Opah sounds absolutely mouthwatering! Such a fun place, I'd love to eat there.
What a cute little place, and it looks as though the food is fantastic!
I could totally use a trip to Hawaii right about now. Super cute restaurant.
I miss Maui!!!! You are making me reeeeeally want a vacation right now!
What a great meal you had! I've never been to Maui! Very jealous!
I want that Benedict. Ok, I want all the food here.
Dragon fruit compote? Sign me up!
It's been way too long since I've visited Hawaii! I need to get back there SOON.
What a great place! I would love to be sitting there right now, eating that lovely meal.
This looks like an amazing meal. I'm always a huge fan of farm to table cuisine and this one looks great!
I think I could eat all my meals there while on vacation! Looks delicious, especially that fresh Opah!
This looks like a fabulous restaurant! I love the idea of a Farm night and a giant communal table.
That looks amazing! I love communal tables -- especially if the people at the table are friendly. So fun!
I am dying over how delicious all of this looks!
Oh dear. I'm so starving after seeing all these incredible photos! That first on in particular really got me drooling!
This all sounds amazing. The dragon fruit compote is a great idea!
Those dishes are gorgeous. I just love fresh produce. Love the egg dish!
This sounds like a great meal! I especially like the look and sound of that bisque you had! Mmm! Mahalo!
Now THAT is my type of breakfast. Lovely review.


Member for Summer Hill, Jo Haylen today condemned the Baird Government for the M4 East tunnel plans announced today, which will make Haberfield the Westconnex "ground zero".
"Not only will the traffic jam be moved from Concord to Haberfield, but the Government's plan for a 3 lane tunnel spilling onto the already congested 2 lane City West Link will just cause traffic chaos.
"It's just not appropriate to have trucks and construction vehicles surrounding my kids school for 4 years. After that they will be breathing toxic fumes on the playground from a smoke stack just 500m away." Haberfield Public School mum Samantha Proctor said.
"Having the M4 East tunnel start in Haberfield is simply moving the traffic jam a few kilometres along Parramatta Road - this is not a traffic solution for the inner west." Jo Haylen said.


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Trouble in Mind (Alternativtitel: Juwelenfieber, Diamantenfieber) ist ein US-amerikanischer Kriminalfilm aus dem Jahr 1985. Regie führte Alan Rudolph, der auch das Drehbuch schrieb.

Handlung
Der früher als Polizist tätige Hawk verbüßt eine Haftstrafe. Er wird entlassen und reist in die Rain City, wo er die alleinerziehende Kellnerin Georgia kennenlernt. Georgia hat einen Freund, Coop, der kriminell wird. Hawk schlägt Georgia vor, dass er Coop bei seinen Problemen helfen könnte, wenn sie dafür diesen für Hawk verlässt.

Kritiken
Roger Ebert schrieb in der Chicago Sun-Times vom 21. März 1986, der Film nehme einen Platz in den Erinnerungen ein. Er sei keine Komödie, aber er sei witzig, was ihm bewusst sei. Er sei auch keine Fantasie, aber einige Dinge würden darauf hindeuten. Er spiele nicht in den 1940er Jahren, aber die Figuren würden sich wie in dieser Zeit kleiden und entsprechend reden.

Film-Dienst schrieb, der "in einer imaginären Endzeit-Stadt" spielende Film biete eine "atmosphärisch ungewöhnlich dicht inszenierte, hervorragend fotografierte und gespielte Hommage an den "Lonely Guy" des modernen Westerns und die erotisch-laszive und gewalttätige Stimmung des "film noir"."

Auszeichnungen
Alan Rudolph erhielt im Jahr 1986 den auf den Internationalen Filmfestspielen Berlin verliehenen C.I.C.A.E. Award und wurde für den Goldenen Bären nominiert. Toyomichi Kurita gewann 1986 den Independent Spirit Award, Lori Singer wurde für den gleichen Preis nominiert.

Hintergründe
Der Film wurde in Seattle gedreht. Nach der Weltpremiere am 11. September 1985 in Los Angeles wurde der Film im Februar 1986 auf den Internationalen Filmfestspielen Berlin vorgestellt. Im März 1986 wurde er in den USA in einem Kino vorgeführt, in dem er ca. 19,6 Tsd. US-Dollar einspielte.

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

Filmtitel 1985
US-amerikanischer Film
Kriminalfilm
Filmdrama
Lied in der Blues Hall of Fame

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Q: How to trigger window if one of multiple Kafka topics are idle I'm consuming multiple Kafka topics, windowing them hourly and writing them into separate parquet files for each topic. However, if one of the topics are idle, the window does not get triggered and nothing is written to the FS. For this example, I'm consuming 2 topics with a single partition. taskmanager.numberOfTaskSlots: 2 and parallelism.default: 1. What is the proper way of solving this problem in Apache Beam with Flink Runner?
pipeline
    .apply(
    "ReadKafka",
    KafkaIO
        .read[String, String]
        .withBootstrapServers(bootstrapServers)
        .withTopics(topics)
        .withCreateTime(Duration.standardSeconds(0))
        .withReadCommitted
        .withKeyDeserializer(classOf[StringDeserializer])
        .withValueDeserializer(classOf[StringDeserializer])
        .withoutMetadata()
    )
    .apply("ConvertToMyEvent", MapElements.via(new KVToMyEvent()))
    .apply(
    "WindowHourly",
    Window.into[MyEvent](FixedWindows.of(Duration.standardHours(1)))
    )
    .apply(
    "WriteParquet",
    FileIO
        .writeDynamic[String, MyEvent]()
        .by(new BucketByEventName())
    //...
    )

A: TimeWindow needs data. If the topic is idle, it means , there is no data to close the Window and the window is open until the data arrives. If you want to window data based on Processing time instead of actual event time , try using a simple process function
 public class MyProcessFunction extends
     KeyedProcessFunction<KeyDataType,InputDataType,OutputDataType>{
     // The data type can be primitive like String or your custom class

         private transient ValueState<Long> windowDesc;

         @Override
         public void open(final Configuration conf) {

             final ValueStateDescriptor<Long> windowDesc = new ValueStateDescriptor("windowDesc", Long.class);
             this.windowTime = this.getRuntimeContext().getState(windowDesc); // normal variable declaration does not work. Declare variables like this and use it inside the functions

         }

         @Override
         public void processElement(InputType input, Context context, Collector<OutPutType> collector)
             throws IOException {

             this.windowTime.update( <window interval> ); // milliseconds are recommended
             context.timerService().registerProcessingTimeTimer(this.windowTime.value());//register a timer. Timer runs for windowTime from the current time.
             .
             .
             .

             if( this.windowTime.value() != null ){
                 context.timerService().deleteProcessingTimeTimer(this.windowTime.value());
                 // delete any existing time  if you want to reset timer
             }
         }

         @Override
     public void onTimer(long timestamp, KeyedProcessFunction<KeyDataType,InputDataType,OutputDataType>.OnTimerContext context,
             Collector<OutputType> collector) throws IOException {
             //This method is executed when the timer reached
               collector.collect( < whatever you want to stream out> );// this data will be available in the pipeline
             }
 }
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_by Sanjiv Sachdev_ As part of the New Labour agenda for renewing better funded public services, there has been a sharp increase in the role of the private sector in public services delivery. Areas of the public realm once almost exclusively undertaken by the public sector – such as defence and criminal justice - have seen the private sector play an increasingly prominent role. Indeed, according to this report 93% of workplaces are outsourcing four or more services previously done by their own employees. So what are the implications for workers? Despite the large numbers of employees affected, the employment relations implications of contracting out have been seriously neglected. This report aims to set that right and the conclusions are worrying.
The 1906 Trade Disputes Act was a watershed in trade union history. It came at a time when trade unions were under attack from employers and the courts and when previously gained rights were being lost.
The Act provided a statutory right to peaceful picketing and repealed the precedent set by the Taff Vale railwaymen case, (1900) which made trade unions liable for damages caused during a strike. It also restored the principle of immunity against 'civil conspiracy' – a legal concept used to prevent workers taking collective action.
In short the 1906 Act put the sting back in the tail of the labour movement. As Jim Mortimer says the Act was both a landmark and an achievement in the history of British trade unionism and compares very favourably with what exists today.


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"Our latest documentary is premiering in Finland!"
Thrilled to announce that our latest documentary, WANTOKS: Dance of Resilience in Melanesia, will have its world premiere on May 26th in FINLAND at HELSINKI's maailma kylässä World Village Festival, a weekend event that gathers 80,000 people in attendance! The film profiles artists and activists on the islands of Melanesia, in the South Pacific, who are fighting for self-determination while trying to defend their homes against rising sea levels and the effects of climate change. You can check out the trailer here, RSVP here, and more info about the festival is here. All events below are with the presence of director iara lee and editor Dimo Petkov, who will speak with audience members, answer questions, and build solidarity.
In conjunction with the WANTOKS screenings, we will present Vlad Sokhin's Photo exhibition WARM WATERS: the effects of climate change on the Pacific region communities at the Market of Possibilities Tent, Kaisaniemi Park, Helsinki.
We are pleased that last year, each of our films screened in more than 100 countries! We're aiming to do the same with WANTOKS, using grassroots distribution to audiences who are interested and engaged. If you would like to organize a screening in your community or show the film at a festival or event, please contact us at info@culturesofresistancefilms.com. WANTOKS is a great tool for discussions about climate disaster, state violence, colonialism, and occupation, and we are pleased to work with local artists and activists to help spread the word!
WANTOKS - Dance of Resilience in Melanesia (Official Trailer) from Cultures of Resistance Films on Vimeo.
our list of film events in FINLAND/ HELSINKI:
BURKINABÈ BOUNTY: agroecology in Burkina Faso
Saturday 2019 May 25, 18:15 – 19:30 at Village Cinema, On the Rocks
followed by a discussion with director iara lee, editor Dimo Petkov & Jussi Kanner, a Fingos advisor on sustainable development and expert on global food security, with Mirka Kartano as moderator
Interview with Iara Lee about all of her Cultures Of Resistance work hosted by Maailman Kuvalehti Magazine with Juha Mäkinen
Sunday 2019 May 26, 13:40 – 14:00 at Taiga Stage
Finnish National Theatre Club
WANTOKS: dance of Resilience in Melanesia
Sunday, 2019 May 26, 17:20- 18:30
film world premiere at Village Cinema, On the Rocks
followed by a discussion with director iara lee, editor Dimo Petkov, Petra Autio (social anthropologist specialising in the Pacific region), Hanna Matinpuro (director of the Siemenpuu Foundation), and moderator Juha Mäkinen (editor-in-chief of Maailman Kuvalehti)
Regenerative farming – Films, activism and research
May 27, 18:00 at Nessling Nest, Fredrikinkatu 20 A, Helsinki
organized by Outi Silfverberg, coordinator at the Forum for Environmental Information
followed by a discussion with film director iara lee, Galina Kallio, (researcher on sustainable, local and regenerative food systems), and Ruby van der Wekken (food co-op Oma Maa/community supported agriculture activist)
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Maine might not be the worst state in the country for gambling but it's not particularly great either. Historically, the state offered only parimutuel betting at one of two harness racing facilities or at one of several off track simulcasting facilities throughout the state. They've since added a lottery, slots at the race tracks and even an actual land based casino. Social and charitable gaming is also allowed.
The Maine Lottery began in 1974 after a referendum in favor of its establishment was supported by over 80% of voters. The Maine Lottery offers several draw games including several that are pooled with New Hampshire and Vermont for greater liquidity. There's also the big multistate draws including Mega Millions, Lotto America and Powerball. The other offering from the Maine Lottery is an assortment of instant win scratch off games. The lottery remains by far the most popular and lucrative form of gambling in the state.
There are two casinos in the state. The Oxford Casino is Maine's one 'land based' casino authorized by law. There's also the Hollywood Casino Hotel and Raceway in Bangor which offers harness racing as well as gaming. Initially, only slots were permitted at race track gaming properties but the law was amended in 2010 to allow table games. Both casinos offer table games, slots and video poker. The biggest harness track in Maine is Scarborough Downs but it does not offer slots after a proposal to allow them was voted down locally.
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Adopted by the United Nations in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17 goals with 169 targets that the UN is committed to working towards through the year 2030 with the hope of creating lasting positive change and freedom in the general areas of People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnership. The purpose of these goals is to create a framework for development programs that will focus on eradicating poverty, hunger, violence, fear, and disease and promoting literacy, equality, human rights, sanitation and hygiene, education, and physical, mental, and social well-being. These goals are meant to build on the Millennium Development Goals and work towards the three key areas the UN identifies for sustainability, which are economic, social, and environmental development.
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The Sustainable Development Goals – A global, transdisciplinary vision for the future (University of Copenhagen)
The Age of Sustainable Development (Columbia University)
Impact Measurement & Management for the SDGs (Duke University)
Beyond the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Addressing Sustainability and Development (University of Michigan)
Measuring Sustainable Development (SDG Academy)
How to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG Academy)
Sustainable Development Goals: People, Place, and Environment (Waikato University)
No poverty (Goal 1)
Goal 1—No poverty: End poverty in all its forms everywhere. The hope for this goal is to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030 (defined by people living under $1.25/day) and to reduce the number of men, women, and children living in poverty by at least half. It also strives to implement social protections and measures for all people, including increasing and ensuring equal economic and social access for all people and reducing the vulnerability of the poor to situations such as climate-related events and other shocks and disasters.
Poverty & Population: How Demographics Shape Policy (Columbia University)
From Poverty to Prosperity: Understanding Economic Development (Oxford University)
Understanding Poverty and Inequality (SDG Academy)
Human Rights, Human Wrongs: Challenging Poverty, Vulnerability and Social Exclusion (SDG Academy)
America's Poverty and Inequality Course (Stanford Online)
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Goal 2—Zero hunger: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. This goal strives to end hunger and ensure access to safe and nutritious food for all people all year round by the year 2030. It also strives to end malnutrition, particularly for children under the age of five, adolescent girls, pregnant women, and older persons. It hopes to double the agriculture and incomes for small-scale farmers/producers, ensure sustainable and resilient food production systems, and maintain genetic diversity in seeds, plants, and animals.
Transformation of the Global Food System (University of Copenhagen)
Food Security and Sustainability (Wageningen University)
Nutrition for Health and Sustainability (EIT Food)
Feeding a Hungry Planet: Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainability (SDG Academy)
Introduction To Food & Health (Stanford University)
Good health and well-being (Goal 3)
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Global Public Health (SDG Academy)
The Science of Happiness at Work (Berkeley University)
Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety (Harvard University)
Global Health Case Studies from a Biosocial Perspective (Harvard University)
Foundations of Global Health Specialization (Johns Hopkins University)
Essentials of Global Health (Yale University)
Quality education (Goal 4)
Goal 4—Quality education: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. The first target of this goal is to ensure that all children complete free, equitable, and quality primary and secondary education. This goal also focuses on ensuring that all children have access to quality early childhood education and care, ensuring access affordable vocational training (including university) for all people, and increasing the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills for employment. The goal also strives to eliminate gender disparity in education, as well as a significant portion of illiteracy in youth and adults. It also hopes to ensure that all learners acquire knowledge and skills to promote sustainable development and to build education facilities that are safe and sensitive to all needs, including disabilities.
Inclusive Teaching: Supporting All Students in the College Classroom (Columbia University)
Diversity and Inclusion in Education (University of Glasgow)
The Right to Education: Breaking Down the Barriers (University of Glasgow)
Critical Issues in Urban Education (University of Chicago)
Children's Human Rights – An Interdisciplinary Introduction (University of Geneva)
Gender equality (Goal 5)
Goal 5—Gender equality: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. This goal will work to end global discrimination of women and girls, end all forms of violence against women and girls, and eliminate harmful practices against women and girls such as childhood marriage and female genital mutilation. It also strives to provide services for those doing unpaid care and domestic work, ensure full and effective participation of women at all political, economic, and public levels of decision-making, and ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare.
Understanding Gender Inequality (Exeter University)
Queering Identities: LGBTQ+ Sexuality and Gender Identity (University of Colorado)
Gender and Intersectionality (University of Iceland)
Gender and Sexuality: Applications in Society (University of British Columbia)
Race, Gender and Workplace Equity (Catalyst)
Gender Analytics: Gender Equity through Inclusive Design Specialization (University of Toronto)
Clean water and sanitation (Goal 6)
Goal 6—Clean water and sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. This goal hopes to provide equal access to safe and affordable drinking water for all people, as well as achieving adequate sanitation and hygiene for all. It strives to improve water quality through the reduction of pollution and increase water-use efficiency. Through this goal, they also hope to implement water resource management and increase the protection and restoration of water-related ecosystems.
Sustainability of Social-Ecological Systems: the Nexus between Water, Energy and Food (University of Barcelona)
Water: Addressing the Global Crisis (SDG Academy)
The Challenge of Global Water Security (Cardiff University)
Governance for Transboundary Freshwater Security (SDG Academy)
Planning & Design of Sanitation Systems and Technologies (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
Affordable and clean energy (Goal 7)
Goal 7—Affordable and clean energy: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. This goal strives to ensure that all people have access to affordable, reliable, modern energy source and increase the share of renewable energy resources. It also hopes to double the rate of improvement in energy efficiency through the enhancement of international cooperation in access to clean energy research and technology and through the expansion of infrastructure and technology.
Energy Justice: Fostering More Equitable Energy Futures (Dartmouth University)
Inclusive Energy Systems – Exploring Sustainable Energy for All (TU Deflt)
Renewable Energy Specialization (University of Colorado Boulder)
Sustainable Energy (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Clean Power (Imperial College London)
New Energy Technologies: Energy Transition and Sustainable Development (Grenoble Ecole de Management)
Decent work and economic growth (Goal 8)
Goal 8—Decent work and economic growth: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all. This goal focuses on sustaining per capita economic growth and growing gross domestic product in the least developed countries. It also strives to help countries achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversity, technological upgrades, and more, as well as promoting development-oriented policies to support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation. They also want to improve global resource efficiency in consumption and production, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all, and reduce the number of youth not in employment, education, or training. Through this goal, they also hope to eradicate forced labor, modern slavery, and human trafficking, as well as promote safe and secure work environments, protect labor rights, promote sustainable tourism, and strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions.
Economic Growth and Distributive Justice Part I – The Role of the State (Tel Aviv University)
Economic Growth and Distributive Justice Part II – Maximize Social Wellbeing (Tel Aviv University)
Work and Employment for a Sustainable Future (SDG Academy)
Diversity and inclusion in the workplace (ESSEC Business School)
Ethical Decision-Making: Labor and Production Dilemmas (Georgetown University)
Industry, innovation and infrastructure (Goal 9)
Goal 9—Industry, innovation and infrastructure: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation. This goal strives to increase and improve infrastructure to support economic development and human well-being, as well as promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization. The goal focuses on increasing access to financial services for small-scale industrial enterprises, increasing use of clean technology and industrial processes, and increasing research, upgraded technologies, and innovation.
Shaping a Sustainable Future with Green Infrastructure (Grenoble Ecole de Management)
Sustainable Digital Innovation (EIT Digital)
Industrial Policy in the 21st Century: The Challenge for Africa (SDG Academy)
Sustainable Supply Chains and Circularity (International Supply Chain Education Alliance)
Transport Systems: Global Issues and Future Innovations (Leeds University)
Reduced Inequalities (Goal 10)
Goal 10—Reduced inequalities: Reduce inequality in and among countries. This goal focuses on increasing and sustaining income growth of the bottom 40 percent of the population, as well as promoting global inclusion, ensuring equal opportunities and reducing inequalities in legislation and policies, and adopting policies that will promote equality and social protection. The goal also wants to improve regulation of and strengthen global financial markets, increase representation of developing countries in global decision-making processes, and facilitate migration and mobility of people that is safe, orderly, and responsible.
Inequality and Democracy (Utrecht University)
Social Services for Families, Seniors and Those with Disabilities (Columbia University)
COVID-19 and Global Inequalities (Berkeley University)
Revolutionary Ideas: Utility, Justice, Equality, Freedom (Rutgers University)
Anti-Racism Specialization (University of Boulder Colorado)
Sustainable Cities and Communities (Goal 11)
Goal 11—Sustainable cities and communities: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. The target areas of this goal strive to provide access to safe and affordable housing for all, access to safe and affordable transportation for all, and inclusive and sustainable urbanization, planning, and management. It also hopes to achieve strengthened efforts in protecting cultural and natural heritage, reduction in the number of deaths and economic losses related to disaster, and reduction in the adverse environmental impact on cities from air quality and waste management. It also hopes to provide global access to safe and inclusive green spaces.
Sustainable Cities and Communities Specialization (Lund University)
Greening the Economy: Sustainable Cities (Lund University)
Sustainable Cities (SDG Academy)
Sustainable Cities: Governing Urban Adaptation Under Climate Change (University of Groningen)
Building Inclusive Cities: Tackling Urban Inequality and Segregation (TU Delft)
Responsible consumption and production (Goal 12)
Goal 12—Responsible consumption and production: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. This goal includes the implementation of a 10-year framework for sustainable consumption and production and hopes to achieve sustainable management of natural resources. It also strives to reduce global food waste by half, achieve environmentally sound management of chemicals and wastes, reduce waste overall, and encourage companies to adopt sustainable practices. This goal will also promote sustainable procurement practices and work to increase information and awareness on sustainable development and lifestyles.
Corporate Sustainability. Understanding and Seizing the Strategic Opportunity (Bocconi University)
Driving business towards the Sustainable Development Goals (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Sustainable Fashion (Copenhagen Business School)
Circular Economy – Sustainable Materials Management (Lund University et al.)
Food Sustainability, Mindful Eating, and Healthy Cooking Specialization (Stanford University)
Climate change (Goal 13)
Goal 13—Climate change: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. This goal strives to strengthen the capacity to deal with climate-related hazards and natural disasters, in addition to integrating climate change measures into national policies and improving education and awareness surrounding climate change and its impact.
Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries (University of Cape Town)
From Climate Science to Action (World Bank Group)
Fashion and the Climate Crisis: An Introduction to Sustainability (The Sustainable Angle)
Global Warming I: The Science and Modeling of Climate Change (University of Chicago)
Climate Change: The Science and Global Impact (SDG Academy)
Climate Change and Sustainable Investing Specialization (EDHEC Business School)
Life below water (Goal 14)
Goal 14—Life below water: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. The targets of this goal focus on preventing and reducing marine pollution, managing and protecting marine and coastal ecosystems, and minimizing the effects of ocean acidification. It also strives to regulate harvesting and end overfishing, as well as conserve at least 10 percent of marine and coastal areas by 2020 and prohibit certain types of fisheries from overfishing and overcapacity. Finally, it hopes to increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and other developing countries through sustainable use of marine resources.
Life Below Water: Conservation, Current Issues, Possible Solutions (University of the Sunshine Coast)
One Planet, One Ocean (SDG Academy)
Water Resources Management and Policy (University of Geneva)
Our Global Ocean – An Introduction Course (The Smithsonian Institution)
Ocean Science in Action: Addressing Marine Ecosystems and Food Security (National Oceanography Center)
Life on land (Goal 15)
Goal 15—Life on land: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. This goal focuses on ensuring conservation and restoration of terrestrial ecosystems, including promoting the implementation of sustainable management of forests, combating desertification, and ensuring the conservation of mountain ecosystems. It will also work to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, promote fair sharing of genetic resources, end poaching and trafficking of protected species, and prevent the introduction and negative impact of alien species on various ecosystems. It also hopes to promote the integration of ecosystem and biodiversity values into planning and development processes.
Planet Earth: Understanding and Protecting our Environment (Leeds University)
Tropical Forest Landscapes 101: Conservation & Restoration (Yale University)
Ecology: Ecosystem Dynamics and Conservation (American Museum of Natural History)
From the Ground Up: Managing and Preserving Our Terrestrial Ecosystems (SDG Academy)
Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Landscape Restoration (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Peace, justice, and strong institutions (Goal 16)
Goal 16—Peace, justice, and strong institutions: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. This goals purpose is to reduce all forms of violence and violent deaths, end abuse, trafficking, and exploitation of children, and promote rule of law at all levels to ensure access to justice. Included in this goal is the reduction of illegal financial and arms flow, the reduction of corruption and bribery, and the development of accountable and transparent institutions. Additionally, this goal strives to ensure responsive, inclusive, and participatory decision-making at all levels, broaden the participation of countries in global governance, provide legal identity and birth registration for all people, and ensure public access to information and the protection of fundamental freedoms.
Political Economy of Institutions and Development (Leiden University)
Feminism and Social Justice (University of California, Santa Cruz)
Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Comparing Theory and Practice (Leiden University)
Justice (Harvard University)
International Law (Université catholique de Louvain)
Partnership for the goals (Goal 17)
Goal 17—Partnership for the goals: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development. This goal targets the specific areas of finance, technology, capacity-building, trade, and systemic issues. In the area of finance, this goal plans to work towards strengthening domestic resource mobilization, fully implementing development assistance commitments in developing countries, and increasing financial assistance and access for developing countries. For technology, the goal strives to enhance regional and international cooperation and access to science, technology, and innovation, as well as promote environmentally sound technologies, and fully implement mechanisms to improve technology and capacity-building in the areas of science, technology, and innovation. The capacity-building target focuses on enhancing international support for capacity-building in developing countries. Around trade, this goal works to promote a universal, inclusive trade system through the World Trade Organization, increase exports of developing countries, and implement duty-free/quota-free market access for developing countries. The targets for systemic issues, also known as policy and institutional coherence, focus on enhancing global macroeconomic stability, enhancing policy coherence, respecting individual countries' leadership and policies, enhancing global partnership in sustainable development, promoting effective partnerships between public, private-public, and civil society, enhancing support for capacity-building in developing countries, and build on initiatives to development measurements of sustainable development.
Principles of Sustainable Finance (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Macroeconomics for a Sustainable Planet (SDG Academy)
Community Engagement: Collaborating for Change (University of Michigan)
Building Alliances in Global Health: From Global Institutions to Local Communities (Johns Hopkins University)
Unlocking Investment and Finance in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (World Bank Group)


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Update on Fire-Safe Cigarettes Litigation
» Update on Fire-Safe Cigarettes Litigation
Leave Granted to Continue Proceeding as Individual Action on Behalf of Plaintiffs and their Families
On January 11, 2000, a proposed class action was commenced against Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited ("Imperial Tobacco"), Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. ("RBH") and JTI-MacDonald Inc. ("JTI-M"). (The claim against RBH and JTI-M was subsequently dismissed on December 5, 2000.)
The loss giving rise to the action was a house fire which claimed three young lives. The cause of the fire is alleged to have been an unextinguished cigarette. The claim alleges a cigarette manufactured by Imperial Tobacco, that one of the residents had been smoking, came into contact with the couch and that the unextinguished cigarette smouldered for some time before the couch burst into flames whereupon the fire spread quickly.
The action was brought by the plaintiffs on their own behalf and on behalf of all persons in Canada who suffered injury, or a loss, as a result of a fire that occurred after October 1, 1987 where the fire was caused by a cigarette manufactured by the defendants igniting upholstered furniture or a mattress. The estates of deceased persons and persons with derivative claims were also included in the proposed class.
The essence of the plaintiffs' case was that by October 1, 1987, Imperial Tobacco had a duty to design and manufacture cigarettes that had a lower ignition propensity for igniting upholstered furniture and mattress fires (commonly referred to as "fire safe" cigarettes), and then to phase out its conventional cigarettes, replacing them with fire safe cigarettes. In failing to do so, using reasonable and available methods, the claim alleged that Imperial Tobacco breached this duty and is therefore liable for the reasonably foreseeable harm caused by its defective products.
Certification of this proposed class action was denied by order dated October 31, 2005. The plaintiffs thereafter appealed the denial of certification to the Divisional Court. The appeal was unsuccessful and the plaintiffs sought leave to appeal to Court of Appeal for Ontario. The motion for leave to appeal was dismissed on August 26, 2009.
Following the expiry of the plaintiffs' appeal rights in relation to the certification motion, the plaintiffs brought a motion granting leave pursuant to section 7 of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992 to allow the proceeding to continue in an altered form. By Order dated October 18, 2011, Justice Horkins allowed the plaintiffs' motion and leave was granted allowing the action to continue as a traditional proceeding on behalf of the named plaintiffs and their family members. Click here for a copy of the Order dated October 18, 2011. Click here for a copy of the decision of Justice Horkins dated October 18, 2011.
If you have any questions with respect to the fire-safe cigarette litigation do not hesitate to contact Joel Rochon at [email protected] of ROCHON | GENOVA LLP.


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In this section you can read about the work we do on human rights issues.
Our role as a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI)
Monitoring and promoting UN treaties
Our statements to UN Human Rights Council
Human rights and business
Human rights inquiry 2009
Human rights in health and social care
Human rights tracker launched
The human rights tracker is an online tool to help you track how well the UK is putting its human rights duties into practice. Find out how we monitor human rights, which international standards the UK has to meet, and search the UN's most recent recommendations.
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We operate independently to strengthen human rights protection and equality legislation, including:
promoting awareness, understanding and protection of human rights
encouraging public authorities to comply with the Human Rights Act
protecting those most at risk of human rights abuses
The way we do this includes:
challenging government and public service providers if they breach human rights, using our legal powers
monitoring the human rights situation in Britain, then reporting our findings and recommendations to the UN, the government and Parliament
reporting on Britain's progress in protecting equality and human rights as part of our duty under the Equality Act 2006
advising on the human rights implications of policies and proposed legislation, for example by providing parliamentary briefings and responding to government consultations
Our work with the United Nations (UN)
We promote, monitor and report on seven UN treaties signed by the UK – an important part of our role as a National Human Rights Institution (NHRI).
We also feed into the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). This is a peer review process conducted by the UN Human Rights Council to assess the human rights situation in every UN Member State.
As part of this process, we give statements to influence the UK government on various human rights issues.
We also help civil society organisations understand their rights and support them to engage with UN human rights processes to assert those rights. We encourage and defend their ability to advocate for change at the domestic level.
Our recent research with the University of Nottingham assesses the extent of civil society's engagement with UN human rights treaties and review mechanisms and, crucially, how this engagement can be strengthened.
Read more about our capacity building work, including the free training we are offering on how to use our new human rights tracker tool.
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Working Group (ENNHRI)
European Network of National Human Rights Institutions' Legal Working Group
Our human rights legal powers
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: BSL videos
Business and human rights guidance for board directors
Introduction to human rights board guidance
The five steps
Step One: Ensure the company embeds the responsibility to respect human rights into its culture, knowledge and practices
Step Two: Ensure the company identifies and understands its salient, or most severe, risks to human rights
Step Three: Ensure the company addresses its salient, or most severe, risks to human rights and provides for remedy when needed
Step Four: Ensure the company engages with stakeholders to inform its approach to addressing human rights risks
Step Five: Ensure the company reports on its salient, human rights risks and meets regulatory reporting requirements
Reporting requirements in the UK
Human rights due diligence: questions for boards to ask of their executive teams
Business and human rights guidance for managers
Handling and resolving human rights complaints
Commissioning for human rights in home care for older people


Have you wondered where SGAG, Grab, Zalora, Charles and Keith would be if they didn't use your brand names? Your Brand or company name is the face of your website as well as the brand. It is usually the first thing a visitor or potential client sees before they see your product or service. So choosing a business name that catches their attention or name that rolls off the tongue. If you are expanding your business in the future, changing your brand name mid-way will be extremely costly for you and your business. Take Grab as an example when they changed from GrabCar to Grab and 65Daigou to Ezbuy. They spent hundreds of thousands in opportunity cost just to change their business name. In addition, many of their existing users were confused by the change and it affected their business processes significantly. Users from Ezbuy will probably recount the times when the business had a major business disruption and it coincided with their business name change. In this post, we'll show you some tips to choose your domain name.
In our competitive environment today, your domain name is just as important as your company name. As such, consider these 5 tips before you begin.
One of the biggest mistakes people make is to select their business name, register it in ACRA and then find out that the domain name is not available. Domain name selection should be done in conjunction with your company name. Don't forget, you are competing with the whole world web when it comes to domain names while you are only vying with Singapore when it comes to ACRA.
Generic Names or Keyword domain names has its place on the internet but it should be avoided especially if you intend to expand in the future. domain names such as kitesurfing.com or howtowalkadog.com will definitely bring potential visitors in due to the relevancy of the name but it will be difficult to market your business in the future to potential clients. Determine in a long run if a generic name is what you want, if not, it is always better to head towards a brand name to stand out from the other businesses.
Before you settle for your current goal, think about what your business can be. GrabTaxi changed from what it was to Grab today because of the bigger eco system that they now play a part in. Create a name that will not limit your business in the category or niche it is in and can scale together as your business expands. This will help you especially if you intend to expand overseas and the current context you are using today is not applicable in that language or region.
Top level domains are just as important as your domain name. As a start, you should always make sure that most of the top level domains are available. This means .com, .net, .org, .sg and .com.sg. As a guide, you should try to purchase 2 or more domain names. This will prevent the unnecessary hassle of other people snatching your domain names and trying to sell the domain name back to you for 100-1000 times more than the original amount. As a minimal, purchase the .com and .net. In addition, you should note that you will need to register your ACRA in order to register the .sg and .com.sg top level domains.
Coming up with a unique name that match your business niche is extremely difficult. add together the fact that you need to eventually create a logo that incorporates everything together is another milestone. There are name suggestion services such as quick and Namestudio to help you brainstorm on a name.
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If you intend to create a corporate or a personal website, you might be thinking about using either these two platforms: Wix or WordPress. However which is the better option for you? In this post, we hope to break down the pros and cons of using the two and hopefully, help you make a better-informed decision which to go by.
Wix.com is a developmental platform that allows one to create their own website using HTML 5. It supports both mobile, e-commerce and normal websites through the use of drag and drop tools. Its a growing platform that started in 2006 and has several price points which start for free to over 25 USD per month for users with different needs. Its rise to popularity stems from easy to use and edit tools which do not require any HTML or coding knowledge. That said, Its use is fairly limited due to the closed platform that it has. Limiting you to functionalities that Wix has.
WordPress similarly is an open-sourced and free developmental platform that is based on PHP and MySql. It is the most popular Content Management System (CMS) to date and over 75 million websites use it. Even reputable companies such as Sony Music, The Walt Disney Company, Xerox, BBC America, Bloomberg Professional and even Sweden's official website are using WordPress. This is a testament to the viability and adaptability of the platform. Websites on WordPress can be built absolutely for free and does require some IT knowledge to operate. Simple things such as getting a host, purchasing a domain name and linking your domain name to your host by means of nameserver and additionally, installing WordPress to your host. There are also many hosting platforms that can help you install WordPress if you do not know how to. Because WordPress is open-sourced, there is over 44,000 plugins that you can use that can achieve your goals. Whether be it an e-commerce site, a corporate site or even different management systems.
Price is probably the biggest factor for anyone and thus should be addressed first. For someone diving into the online world. Price is definitely sensitive and will be your first concern. For a traditional website, you will have to look into the monthly hosting cost as well as the domain name registration. Let's see how the two stack up against one another.
While Wix offers a free tier. it is not without its disadvantages. For one, you are stuck with a subdomain which will not look professional. Subdomains, as the name implies, are a subsidiary of the main domain. It can look something like this: yourdomain.wix.com. You can, however, move up a tier to the Combo Plan which costs $8.50USD. This allows you to get a free domain for 1 year and remove any Wix ads on your site. However, you are still limited because different functions such as contact us forms are still locked and you require to go up another tier to get the full freedom.
As a guide, I would recommend the unlimited plan for the majority of sites and the eCommerce plan if you want to build an eCommerce site.
As you can tell, it isn't that expensive to get a website up and running and is fairly incomparable to WordPress which you can find below. One thing to note is that Wix charges per site. If you intend to have more than 1 website, your costs will definitely increase significantly.
WordPress as a standalone product is completely free. However, you do need some knowledge on purchasing a host to place your files on them. As a solution Bluehost offers great priced hosting plans for a low $3.95 USD. If you want to create more than 1 site, you will have to bump it up a plan to their "Plus" Plan for $5.95.
If course, if you have a lot of websites, there are also more premium plans available for higher costs. From this, you can tell that WordPress is clearly a cheaper option. For the higher tier plan costing less than half of the eCommerce Plan.
WordPress is a clear winner here with their higher end plan just costing $71.40 compared to Wix's eCommerce plan for a yearly cost of $150. In addition, hosting providers usually have a lot of customisation available which allows you to tailor your hosting plan to your needs. This can't be said for Wix's plans which are very inflexible and does not allow for a lot of customisation.
For someone that has no prior knowledge of HTML or coding, ease of use might be an important factor. Especially if you are doing the website on your own.
Wix utilises drag and drop tools that on a difficulty scale is almost childlike. Editing your content as well as functions are extremely straightforward and you also get to see what happens to your site in real time. There are also 500+ templates available so you should be able to find a template to fit your business needs. Of course, some of the tools require you to be in a different price tier so watch out for what you need. One disadvantage though is once you have chosen a template, you cannot change it. You can only modify it with different text and the different tools available.
WordPress also comes with over 15,000 themes as of July 2017. The vast amount ensures that you can choose what you want. In addition, if you feel that the theme doesn't suit your needs, you can easily change another theme with the majority of your function still working. Editing your content and adding functions still require some knowledge and skill. However, once you get the hang of it, you'll notice that WordPress is much better in terms of adaptability and working around.
Wix is still one of the easiest to use especially for beginners who have no knowledge of how to create a website. That said, WordPress still has the largest selection of themes and plugins available which Wix might not have. It is important to figure out what your business needs and check if the platform has the functionality.
Because Wix is a closed platform, any future developments or update is dependent on Wix as a company. That said because the built-in tools and themes are also made by Wix, you are guaranteed a good working system no matter what updates may come your way. Support is also great from the company. You can either call them, email them or do a live chat with them to get any form of support.
WordPress is an open-sourced platform which means a majority of its plugins and themes are made from third-party developers. While WordPress consistently pushes out updates and developments to make WordPress better, You still need to rely on your theme and plugin's developer to make it compatible with the latest update. This is why it is important to use high rated themes and plugins where there are good support and constant developments to make it better.
It is without a doubt that Wix has this in the bag. Because they have limited tools and themes available, it is easy for Wix to upkeep with their resources and ensure that everything is within their control. WordPress still has more to go in this aspect and you are dependent on the respective theme and plugin owners for updates.
In this aspect, we are talking about how your website can look, how people perceive your website and viability for long time use.
While Wix websites tend to look professional by nature due to the drag and drop feature, people tend to perceive Wix websites as amateurish. Conduct a search on notable companies using Wix and you'll probably come up with no results. Companies and businesses tend to have a budget when it comes to such intellectual property and Wix just does not stand out to be something that is professionally done or maintained. If you are looking for a short-term use, Wix might be a good choice. However, if you are planning to create a company and extend in the future, Wix might not be the best route for you.
While WordPress might seem amateurish because you are not hard coding to create the site, the fact of the matter is that many notable companies do use WordPress. Not only is WordPress flexible in providing what your business needs, it can also expand to fit future goals and still look professional throughout. In fact, it is quite difficult to tell if the website is a WordPress site unless you are an experienced developer.
Sony Music's website is on WordPress!
WordPress wins hands down on this aspect, In a nutshell, Wix websites, in my opinion, should be made for short-term projects or a test on the viability while WordPress tends to be a better all-rounded solution for websites.
While both platforms have an end goal of creating easy and adaptable websites, WordPress still has the upper hand due to its open-sourced and free nature. Everyone can collaborate and share plugins and themes that works compared to the profit-driven Wix. However, it is important to first identify your business needs and choose the one that is right for you. For many people, they are likely to go by the wordpress route because it is more future proof and can be easily upgraded according to growing needs. Many companies and businesses also choose WordPress because there are many Website Designers in Singapore that offer affordable rates. If you are looking for one, we also have a whole suite of services available whether be it website design, search engine marketing, social media marketing or even email marketing. Do contact us for more assistance.