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Katie Telford implicated in political pressure SNC-Lavalin scandal
Cosmin Dzsurdzsa, 11 months ago 2 min read
On December 18th, two top aides from the Prime Minister's Office discussed SNC-Lavalin with Jody Wilson-Raybould's senior staffer.
The former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Gerald Butts and chief of staff, Katie Telford spoke to Jessica Prince, Wilson-Raybould's own chief of staff about the Montreal company.
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TRASH WAR: Malaysia threatens sending waste back to Canada
Nico Johnson
Malaysia is intending to ship 150 containers of illegal waste back to the countries of origin. These countries include Australia, the United Kingdom, France, and Canada.
Malaysia's Environment Minister Yeo Be Yin, told reporters that "it is not about money, it's about dignity. When people dump garbage into your country, you are not supposed to pay them to send it back, you expect them to send it back by themselves."
Yin further added that Malaysia will "stick to this line, we are going to send it back, and we are going to make people who export here and the shipping liners pay for it."
Yin ended her speech by saying that this new policy "was unprecedented … we will hold the people to be responsible for their actions. They should be paying for the logistics."
Yin's comments may be seen as a provocation in what has been described as a "garbage war" by those in the media. Previously, tension rose as Canada sent non-recyclable trash to the Philippines that had been labelled as recyclable. Now, Malaysia is upset for similar reasons.
The garbage dispute between Canada and the Philippines got so bad that the leader of the country threatened to declare war if Canada did not allow the return of the garbage.
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TAGS#Justin Trudeau#Malaysia#waste
Why can't Trudeau call a terrorist a terrorist?
Imam Tawhidi
For several years now, The Right Honourable Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been struggling to designate the notorious Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist entity. This is not only a troubling matter for the majority of Canadians, but is also a matter that places question marks on Trudeau's administration and perhaps even the Prime Minister's personal agenda.
The designation of the IRGC as a terrorist entity has been the priority of several governments, just not Trudeau's. The United States of America was the latest to designate the IRGC as a terrorist entity, joining Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The European Union and United Nations have crippled the IRGC with tough financial sanctions and designated its top members as terrorists as well.
For years now, a number of Canadian politicians have pushed for the designation of the IRGC as a terrorist entity, but it appears that the man blocking an "entire designation" is Trudeau himself.
Very pleased to see the House of Commons pass my motion calling on the government to end appeasement with #Iran and to immediately list the IRGC as a terrorist organization. The government must now act to implement the will of the House. #cdnpoli
— Garnett Genuis (@GarnettGenuis) June 12, 2018
These calls were renewed once again after the U.S airstrike which killed IRGC Major General Qasem Soleimani on the 3rd of January 2020.
"The Liberals voted for the measure, yet have done nothing to recognize the destructive and destabilizing influence of the IRGC. The Conservative Opposition once again calls upon the Trudeau government to finally list the IRGC as a terrorist entity after 18 months of foot-dragging," says a joint statement by Conservative MPs Erin O'Toole and James Bezan.
The IRGC has been funding, managing, supervising and conducting terrorist operations for four long decades in Afghanistan, Europe, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, South America, Syria and Yemen; so, what's stopping Trudeau from designating the group, in its entirety, as a terrorist entity?
Justin is struggling to make sense
The Government of Canada has already designated the Quds Force as a terrorist organization. Iran's Qods Force is merely a unit within the IRGC, specializing in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations around the world. The IRGC regularly threatens the American continent as well as Canada's closest allies, either directly or through its proxies such as Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria, Yemeni Houthis and Iraq's Hashd al-Shaabi.
Justin Trudeau's administration has also renewed the terrorist designation of organizations that are either units or establishments of the IRGC, such as Hezbollah, while totally ignoring the fact that Hezbollah would cease to operate without the backing of the IRGC.
Furthermore, the Trudeau administration considers all of the IRGC's affiliates such as the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, Hezbollah and Hamas as terrorists, except the IRGC itself. From a national security perspective, this makes no sense whatsoever.
If the majority of the IRGC's affiliates, small units, establishments and key figures have been designated as sources of terrorism by ally governments and previous Canadian government administrations, why then is Justin Trudeau delaying the terrorist designation of the IRGC, an organization actively sponsoring current designated terrorist organizations while also harbouring in Iran the terrorist leaders of Al-Qaeda?
It's a 'yes or no question'
Justin Trudeau, was Qassem Soleimani a terrorist?
If the answer is no, then you simply shouldn't be Prime Minister.
If the answer is yes, then you are yet to fulfill your duty as Prime Minister towards the national security of Canada, and by not designating the IRGC as a terrorist entity, in its entirety, you are siding with government administrations that allow terrorists to operate with minimal criticism and opposition.
This is an issue of deep concern for many Iranian-Canadians, especially after the IRGC attacked and killed 57 Canadian nationals with not one but two missiles earlier this month.
TAGS#Iran#Justin Trudeau#Qassem Soleimani
Carbon tax rebate does not add up
Jeremy Patzer
Conservative MP Jeremy Patzer is the representative for Cypress Hills—Grasslands (Saskatchewan).
We are now entering the second year of living under Justin Trudeau's carbon tax regime in Canada. The beginning of a new year is a good time for us to step back and reflect on how federal policies are affecting the lives of everyday Canadians. At the same time, we are only a few months away from an annual carbon tax hike coming in April.
While firmly believing that this tax is generally harmful and ineffective, I want to focus on a telling feature of the Liberals' so-called plan for reducing Canada's carbon emissions. When the Liberal government first introduced their carbon tax in the last parliament, they reassured Canadians that it would be revenue neutral. Related to this claim, they announced that Canadians would receive a rebate in proportion to the amount collected from each province. According to them, it should acknowledge and adequately offset the costs of the tax on consumers.
Right before the end of 2019, we learned that the government is walking back their previous projections for the rebate a family of four could receive. Coincidentally (or not), the rebate happens to be going down for all the provinces that have not gone along with putting their own carbon tax into place. My home province of Saskatchewan is getting the biggest decrease in rebate money.
While the cost-increasing effects of the carbon tax can hurt many vulnerable members of our society, it is particularly making life harder for families and seniors. I have seen and heard about the damage it is causing my constituents and others living in rural Canada. I come from a riding and a region of the country where, along with making everything more expensive, the carbon tax is delaying economic recovery and draining away our agricultural and resource-based economy.
Of course, this is just another insult added to injury. The Liberals have also said that most households would receive more money back than they are paying under the tax, despite some indications to the contrary. After regularly spending extra for home heating or driving long distances in a part of the country where both are necessary, the full compensation through a rebate is questionable at best. On top of that, there have also been farmers calling attention to paying hundreds of dollars in additional tax for drying their grain after a difficult harvest year, which must be done if they want to make a living. Is there real compensation for them?
Considering all this, it gives us a perfect picture of how Canadians can expect the carbon tax to work in actual practice. As the tax rate and costs are on the rise, there is less support for taxpayers and struggling families. So far, the carbon tax rebate is turning out to be another letdown.
As tax season approaches after the first year of living under this policy, we are left to wonder if this discouraging trend will continue.
TAGS#Carbon Tax#Justin Trudeau#Liberal Party of Canada
RCMP say 16,503 people illegally entered Canada's border in 2019
Graeme Gordon
The RCMP intercepted 16,503 people illegally crossing into Canada from the U.S.-Canada border in 2019, according to new federal government data.
The number of people entering Canada via the border at unofficial ports of entry declined in 2019, but the total number of people making asylum claims jumped from 55,040 in 2018 to 63,830 according to Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada.
The increase is due to more and more people flying to Canada and then making asylum claims upon arrival at airports across the country.
The Safe Third Country Agreement between America and Canada means asylum seekers are supposed to make refugee claims in the first safe country they enter, but when individuals cross illegally into Canada they are able to bypass the agreement.
The Trudeau government dragged its feet on doing anything significant to address the spike in illegal border crossings, first changing the wording to "irregular border crossings" and accusing critics of stoking xenophobia.
But in the lead-up to the 2019 election, after government internal polling showed the vast majority of Canadians polled didn't approve of people crossing into Canada illegally, the Liberals promised to change legislation to curb the influx.
The spike in illegal border crossings began around the time Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted that Canada welcomes those looking to find a new home and when U.S. President Donald Trump was cracking down on illegal immigration in America.
The National Post via an access to information request found that their was a deluge of inquiries across the world to Canadian embassies of people inquiring how to immigrate to Canada after Trudeau's tweet in early 2017.
According to reports, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ahmed Hussen's briefing notes in December stated their are no formal plans setup with the U.S. to address the loophole to the Safe Third Party Agreement.
TAGS#asylum seekers#Justin Trudeau#Liberal Party of Canada#RCMP#refugee claimants#Refugees
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In March 2015 the first Australian diplomatic mission opened in Ukraine, headed by Douglas Trappett, Australian Ambassador to Ukraine. It is a really great news for all the Australian couples who choose Ukraine as their surrogacy destination. Previously all citizenship by descent / permanent visa applications for children born through surrogacy in Ukraine to Australian parents had to be processed through the Australian embassy in Russia, which was not convenient and took a lot of efforts.
The Australian embassy website gives clear and very detailed explanations as for the requirements presented by the Australian law to couples seeking surrogacy overseas.
As the Agency operating in sphere of surrogacy for more than ten years, we are happy that many Australian couples who we now work with, will have smoother path to take their babies home.
Baby girl born to the couple from Cyprus!
Please meet this cute little princess who filled her parents with joy and happiness from the first minute they saw her. This was a miracle for A.D. and P.K. from Cyprus, they've waited so long to be able to hold her in their arms.
Our congratulations and warmest regards to you guys!
Sweet twins are born to the couple from Spain!
It was a long run for this couple, since many failed attempts in India, disappointments and struggles to understand why is it all going so wrong for them. Their journey to happiness is marked with years of fighting, tears and a lot of sufferings.
But the most remarkable in I.L.C. and M.J.N.G. from A Coruña, Spain is that undefeatable spirit of theirs, refusal to concede to misfortune and strong determination to win this battle.
The efforts they invested in all of their attempts is tremendous. They joined us in 2013 after India was closed for Spanish couples. We were surprised to see how diligent they are in preparation of all documents, medical tests and screenings. They were patient and lovely to talk to. Looking at them we always knew they will succeed in the end, because their absolute positive attitude was stunning. In some moment M.J.N.G. showed despair, she was devastated by their last failure and was almost ready to give up. But I.L.G., we would say the most supporting and focused husband in the world helped her overcome herself and try again.
When we learned the HCG pregnancy test result for them was finally positive, we were both happy and cautious. One would become cautious after so long story of trying. So we were very conservative in our greetings to them and advised to wait until the first trimester passes. They themselves could not believe it is happening until they finally hugged their tiny twins, with all tender and love they have been accumulating for all these years.
We are very happy for them and we wish them always keep this amazing spirit of fighting. Let this fight be the most difficult you experienced in your life, so that from now on you can fully enjoy the happiness that you won with your own hard work.
Olga, Yuliya and all the Successful Parents Agency Team!
First trimester milestone won by the surrogate mother pregnant for M.S. and I.S. from Netanya, Israel. Surrogate mother had to make an effort to make it happen though as during the first month of pregnancy the threat was diagnosed and she was hospitalized for around one month in private hospital in Kyiv. We were afraid that the baby wouldn't make it, but fortunately the dedication and truly positive mood of the surrogate mother helped her overcome this danger and finally she was discharged with very optimistic forecast from the doctors.
Our congratulations to M.S. and I.S., we with you patience and sweet expectancy days!
NOTE: For all the couples, where biological (intended) mother has Ukrainian nationality, the procedure of baby registration and receiving of travel permit (visa/travel passport) for the baby is quite easy. Of course, we keep in mind that the couple should be officially married and present to the consulate of their home country in Ukraine their marriage certificate and all supporting documents for the baby. Naturally, the procedure of baby registration in the homeland of such couples is also easier, especially in destinations where surrogacy arrangements are not allowed or not regulated on the territory of the country.
In case you need surrogacy and are a couple where a female spouse has Ukrainian citizenship, send us your questions to info@successful-parents.com, we'll be happy to answer and help you receive most complete and detailed information.
Baby boy born for the couple from Cyprus!
Finally, the boy decided that he wants to see Mom and Dad and kindly appeared to this world during a cooler evening. We all were astonished by his hero-like complexion – 4600 kg! The labour was not that easy for the surrogate mother, but she did great and gave birth to the baby naturally, without any artificial anesthetics.
The whole family has already returned back home, and now they probably have sleepless nights like all the young families do. We feel so proud that we were part of this journey for them and we wish them all the best and many amazing discoveries together!
Happy pregnancy for the couple from Cyprus!
Our warmest congratulations to L.Q.F. and K.F., a couple from Cyprus. Their surrogate mother smoothly went through the first trimestre of pregnancy, preciously carrying two little lives in her belly. Both genetic screenings showed no complications and the pregnancy passed onto the second stage.
Surrogate mother pregnant for the second time for couple from Cyprus!
We are specially delighted to send our congratulations to N.N. and C.L. (initials changed at couple's request) from Cyprus. Their second surrogacy program started as smoothly as the first one (which resulted in a beautiful boy born early in March in 2014). After their first baby was born they decided immediately to start the second program with our Agency and again from the very first attempt their surrogate mother got pregnant.
Although surrogacy is something that you would address when you are desperate and disillusioned, but here at Successful Parents we see it the other way. We are happy to give hope and support and we are happy when everything finally works and couple can forget about everything that was before. Before the wonderful moment of holding their baby. From the very beginning we saw N.N. and C.L. full of hope and anticipation, calm and in control of their emotions, patient and cooperative, and surprisingly everything worked perfect for them. We admire their luck, just as in China they say "luck is also a skill".
Baby born for the couple from Cyprus!
Such a cute boy could only be born to A.O. and K.S., amicable and happy couple from Cyprus!
Still, they trusted our Agency and the opinion of our doctors, and successfully managed to survive the whole expectancy period – their surrogate mother gave birth naturally, and when the boy saw this world he already demonstrated his humorous and lively character (we bet everyone can see!).
We wish all the best to A.O. and K.S. and of course to their son, we loved him from the moment we saw him in the maternity house. Oh, that expression on his face….
Today our congratulations go to N.L. and N.L., a couple from Rishon LeZion, Israel. Their surrogate mother successfully got through the first trimester of pregnancy and primary genetic screening showed that everything is OK and the fetuses (yes, two of them ☺) is developing normally.
Surrogate mother is doing great and is excited about carrying twins. "Never had this experience before and it should be wonderful" – she said to our coordinators.
All the best from Successful Parents Team!


Opposition from Eskom Holdings and government infighting threatens to sabotage the world's fastest-growing green energy program.
Eskom is stalling on signing government-brokered deals to buy renewable energy from private producers, encouraged to develop capacity after outages over the past eight years hobbled the continent's most industrialised nation. With the economy in the doldrums, the state utility says it no longer requires additional green power, arguing it's not always available during peak demand periods and will push up prices for South African consumers.
Eskom's reticence over renewables contrasts with its enthusiasm to find bidders for nuclear plants, even after the Energy Ministry last month proposed delaying new atomic reactors by 14 years.
That contradiction reflects the schism at the heart of government, where President Jacob Zuma's championing of nuclear power puts him at loggerheads with his Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, who has questioned its affordability.
Eskom has refused to sign off on an agreement to purchase 250 megawatts of power from two wind projects planned by Irish clean-energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd., and a deal with Saudi Arabia's ACWA Power International to supply 100 megawatts of solar energy.
Some projects haven't been signed off because they are "very expensive," Eskom spokesman Khulu Phasiwe said by phone.
Since South Africa initiated its program to purchase renewable energy, independent producers have committed R194-billion ($14 billion) toward new infrastructure and as of June, 2,200 megawatts of power from 44 projects had been connected to the national grid. Asset finance for the projects rose fourfold last year, the most of any country in the world, Moody's Investors Service said in a report.
While Joemat-Pettersson has signed off on about 37 other projects worth R58-billion that will generate 2,354 megawatts of power and create about 4,800 construction jobs, developers are still waiting for Eskom to sign the off-take agreements.
Joematt-Pettersson told reporters on November 22 that determining South Africa's optimal energy mix must take account of cost, security of supply, efficiency and the environment. Colin Cruywagen, a spokesman for Public Enterprises Minister Brown, who oversees Eskom, didn't immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment.
In August, SMA Solar Technology AG cited the lack of commitment toward the green energy program as the reason for shutting its Cape Town factory and transferring production to China and Germany, where it has its headquarters.
Eskom can delay projects by letting quotes for connecting plants to the grid lapse, said Hein Reyneke, Mainstream's business development manager for Africa. The quotes have been directed to the CEO's office "but nothing comes out," he said.
Eskom is building the Medupi and Kusile coal-fired plants that it estimates will cost at least R306-billion and will supply about 9,560 megawatts when both are complete. They have run over budget and are years behind schedule. Matshela Koko appointed Eskom's acting CEO on December 1 has said the utility is shielding consumers from higher tariffs by not signing new off-take agreements.
Winkler of the University of Cape Town disagrees, saying renewable energy prices, particularly for photovoltaics and wind, have come down dramatically.
South Africa only has an over-supply of electricity because of Eskom's inability to previously meet demand halted new development and choked off growth, according to Schnabel of Canadian Solar. He sees energy storage solutions improving and decreasing in cost over the next five years, enabling renewable energy to be used at any time.


I keep a log here each year noting the date I see the first Swallow arriving for the Summer. The last two years have been on the 16th & 17th April, this year we are ahead of schedule with my first sighting today. A glorious Easter Monday with blue skies. A great way to start the day.


It's time for some new spring KBShimmer polishes! Are you excited? Because I certainly am! The first one I have for you is the green jelly, circle glitter filled masterpiece called "Get Clover It." When I first saw the press release, this was the polish I was most excited for. I've been drooling over all the new polishes with circle glitter, I LOVE anything emerald green, plus it's a jelly. So much win.
KBShimmer "Get Clover It" - In addition to the green, gold, and turquoise circle glitters, this dark green jelly also sports lots of tiny glitter to give it some extra sparkle. Because it has a jelly base, you can create an amazing feeling of depth between the layers of glitter and shimmer.
Macro shot on the nail!
I have to be honest, I was kind of scared when I applied my first coat. The first layer doesn't cover much and I had to do a tiny bit of dabbing to manipulate my glitter. By the second coat, I was breathing a sigh of relief as the opacity was building up quite nicely. I had great opacity at three coats, but added a fourth just for some extra glitter.
Be sure to check back soon for my photos and review of some of the other polishes in this upcoming collection! Thanks for reading!


In the wake of the devastating Wine Contry wildfires, people who live in a fire-ravaged Santa Rosa mobile home park are suing their insurance companies, saying they can't get help because their homes didn't burn down.
She has lived in the park for 30 years. Her house survived, but isn't liveable. None of the surviving units are, thanks to the fire. But despite the damage, she can't get money from foremost, her insurance company, and has had to get help from Sonoma Legal Aid.
"They are claiming that they don't have to pay out on those claims because the park was closed due to 'govenrment action.' Well in fact, the park was closed by the city and the state because the fire destroyed it," explained Ronit Rubenoff with Sonoma Legal Aid.


Whilst some walkers live for the latest hiking gear and gadgets, for us our trips are more about the feeling of freedom and being reliant on ourselves to survive. Any kit we take with us is secondary and so we wouldn't normally be found checking out technology. However when we made a rookie mistake and took the wrong map with us to Biggin Dale, we tested out the BackCountry Navigator Android app on the Samsung Galaxy S.
BackCountry Navigator is an mapping software app for your mobile phone that allows you to navigate outdoors using your gps signal. It gives you access to UK Ordnance Survey (O.S) maps allowing you to zoom in and out depending on the level of detail you need to see. For non-UK users or for hiking trips abroad, it also gives you access to topo maps in the US, Canada and parts of Europe.
BackCountry Navigator is available as a free trial version and also as a pro edition for unlimited use for just £6.20. Unlike other mapping software such as Mapyx, you don't need to buy the maps, once you've downloaded the app all maps are free to use.
When you first open it up, you get some quick tips to help you get started. There is also an online help button where you can go to learn more. Even though I work in the mobile phone industry I'm not very tech savvy so it was great having some step by step instructions!
Once you've chosen the type of map you want, you then search for a place to get you started. You can opt to download a number of squares from the map for use later so that you don't need to have cell phone signal to use the map. If you have wi-fi at home, you can download your map for free before you leave so you don't need to use your mobile phone data allowance.
BackCountry Navigator lets you mark waypoints along your route which you can then navigate to. The trip computer view will show you the distance to the waypoint from your location and the bearing you need to walk. You can use the GPS and watch the arrow move along your route as you walk. There is also a compass view.
But as any Smartphone users will know, strain on the battery means that you are constantly needing to charge them. The developers of BackCountry Navigator have thought of this so rather than having the GPS on permanently, you get the option to switch it on and off as you need to conserve battery power. We've not tested it out on an extended hike yet but a blog on their site gives you some further tips on how to prevent battery drain and makes some impressive claims.
As yet I've not found a way to view the length of your planned walk or ascent over the course of the walk. This would allow us to use it to plan a walk in the same way we would with Mapyx or Memory Map. That said, it pitches itself as a navigational tool rather than a route planning tool and is cheaper than the other software.
I did manage to crash it but I think that was more of a problem with the user than the software – when will I learn that pushing too many buttons all at once doesn't help?!
Overall, we thought it was a great app and recommend you check out the trial version for yourselves. Next time we'll be trying to remember the correct map but will certainly be checking in with BackCountry Navigator if ever we're not sure of the route. It will also be useful for exploring new areas before we decide whether to buy the O.S. Map.
Hi Cat, thanks for the post.
I really like this software, stable, easy to use and does exactly what it says on the tin. Good stuff.
All I need now is a solar charger on the back of my pack, and a real map and compass of course.
Yes a real map and compass is always a good idea! We'll make sure we get the basics right on our next trip.
We've often thought of getting a solar charger too. Definitely a good investment for a multi day hike. Plus, I did have an addiction Angry Birds for a while...something to do when it gets dark at 5pm!
Has Backcountry Navigator or Critter Maps got a license From OS to use 50 k& 25k ?
I cant find any reference.


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Floodplain vegetation responses to flood regime in the seasonal Okavango delta, Botswana
Michael Murray-Hudson
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
As the global anthropogenic footprint grows, its effect is perhaps nowhere as profound as on the water cycle. Multiple influences act to change the variability of hydrological regimes: increasing rates of change in climate, a warmer, more carbon-rich biosphere, changes in land cover, and manipulations of river systems for water and energy supply. This increased variability is manifested as change in ecosystem services. Wetlands, which provide many such services, are particularly susceptible to changes in hydrology, and if we are to continue deriving ecosystem services from them, we need to understand the potential effects of hydrological change.
This dissertation describes the development of tools for investigating the effects of hydrological change on floodplain plant communities in the Okavango Delta, a flood-pulsed wetland at the terminus of a river basin shared by three countries. A hierarchical vegetation classification system for floodplains in the seasonally-pulsed Boro and Xudum distributaries was developed based on vegetation survey data from 30 floodplains. Analysis of two time-series of satellite imagery was used to derive flooding history in terms of extent, annual frequency and monthly duration. Correlations were established between hydroperiod parameters and plant species composition; the predictive capacity of remotely-sensed hydroperiod was tested using a 25-site calibration data set and a 5 site validation set. Species assemblages defined through cluster analysis reflect the influence of hydroperiod in 2 distinct groups: i) assemblages of regularly flooded areas, in which species composition is driven by flood duration; ii) assemblages of infrequently flooded areas, in which species composition follows a typical dry-land succession from herbaceous to woody species between flood pulses. Finally, floodplain classes and species hydroperiod response relationships were used to construct a multi-species distribution models as a layer for a spatial hydrological model.
In the semi-arid environment of the Delta, hydroperiod is clearly a major determinant of floodplain plant ecology. The tools outlined here provide both a simple system for monitoring of floodplain status and trends through time, and a system for testing scenarios of future hydrological change and its potential effects on species distributions. Temporal testing of the models, to improve confidence in their ability to predict species distribution change, and extension of the classification system to include assemblages of perennially inundated floodplains are needed. Better knowledge of species autecology would improve the interpretation of species distributions and consequently the modeling.

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The rule of law is a political ideal today endorsed and promoted worldwide. Or is it? In a significant contribution to the field, Nick Cheesman argues that Myanmar is a country in which the rule of law is 'lexically present but semantically absent'. Charting ideas and practices from British colonial rule through military dictatorship to the present day, Cheesman calls upon political and legal theory to explain how and why institutions animated by a concern for law and order oppose the rule of law. Empirically grounded in both Burmese and English sources, including criminal trial records and wide ranging official documents, Opposing the Rule of Law offers the first significant study of courts in contemporary Myanmar. It sheds new light on the politics of courts during dark times and sharply illuminates the tension between the demand for law and the imperatives of order.


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'Making a Murderer': Wisconsin Judge Rejects Steven Avery's Bid for New Trial
Defense team argued that authorities mishandled bone evidence related to 2005 murder
A Wisconsin circuit court judge rejected Making a Murderer subject Steven Avery's bid for a new trial Thursday.
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A Wisconsin circuit court judge rejected Making a Murderer subject Steven Avery's bid for a new trial Thursday. The legal team for Avery, whose conviction for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach is the focus of the hit Netflix docuseries, argued that investigators mishandled bone evidence related to the case, the Associated Press reports.
In 2011, authorities gave the bones to Halbach's family without notifying the defense, who only informed of the bones' status in 2018. Tests performed on the bones were unable to conclusively determine whether they were human or animal.
However, in her ruling, Judge Angela Sutkiewicz stated that the defense failed to meet the burden of proof necessary to grant another trial.
"In this matter, the defendant cannot show that the State knew of the potential exculpatory value of the evidence," Judge Sutkiewicz's ruling stated (via WBAY). "Nothing of record indicates that in 2011, when the material was given to the Halbach family, the material was re-classified as human bone."
Avery's lawyer Kathleen Zellner tweeted soon after the judge's ruling that they will continue to pursue their appeal in Wisconsin's appellate court.
"We are not surprised by this ruling. In the greater scheme of things it is not important. The appellate court has jurisdiction of the entire appeal which has numerous issues. The appellate and supreme court of Wisconsin will make the decisions that matter on these issues and establish precedent on these issues," Zellner said.
Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey – who is also appealing the conviction – are serving life sentences for the murder of Halbach.
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World Neighbours 10 Jul 2019 Maryam Nawaz summone ...
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Maryam Nawaz summoned by anti-graft court in fake trust deed case
Published Jul 10, 2019, 2:10 pm IST
Updated Jul 10, 2019, 2:10 pm IST
Judge Muhammad Bashir issued the notice to Maryam asking the 45-year-old political leader to appear in court on July 19.
An accountability court summoned Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam to appear in a case related to the fake trust deed in the Avenfield Apartments case. (Photo: File)
Islamabad: Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz was summoned by an anti-corruption court on Tuesday to appear before it on July 19 for allegedly submitting a fake trust deed in the high-profile Avenfield Apartments case.
The Avenfield properties case was one of three filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) last year in light of the Supreme Court's verdict against Sharif in the Panama Papers case.
The case pertains to the ownership of the Sharif family's apartments at Avenfield House, London.
An accountability court summoned Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice-President Maryam to appear in a case related to the fake trust deed in the Avenfield Apartments case.
Judge Muhammad Bashir issued the notice to Maryam asking the 45-year-old political leader to appear in court on July 19, The Express Tribune reported.
According to the NAB, Pakistan's anti-corruption watchdog, the trust deed Maryam presented in the Avenefield case was fake and has requested a trial against the PML-N leader for fraudulent documents.
In 2017, a Pakistani team investigating former prime minister Sharif alleged illegal offshore properties flagged in the Panama Papers.
Last year in September, the Islamabad High Court suspended the sentences for Maryam and her husband Captain (retd) M Safdar in the Avenfield corruption case.
On July 6, after four extensions in the original six-month deadline to conclude all three cases, the accountability court announced its verdict in the Avenfield case. Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Safdar were sentenced to 11 years, eight years and one year, respectively, in prison.
Maryam and Safdar were accused in the Avenfield corruption case only.
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WASHINGTON: Two powerful American lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives that calls for an end to enforced disappearances in Asia and the world and supports justice and accountability for the victims, including Tamils in Sri Lanka and Uyghur Muslims in China.
Introduced by Congressmen Brad Sherman and Jamie Raskin, the House resolution also calls upon the United States to ratify the 'International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance'.
"These types of human rights abuses cannot go unanswered. We must speak out, work with our allies, and demand accountability for these disappearances and other violations of human rights," Sherman said.
"As chair of the Sindh Caucus and a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I have worked tirelessly on this issue; but unfortunately, we have seen a rise in enforced disappearances cases throughout the Asia region. I was proud to work with Congressman Raskin on this resolution and I want to commend his leadership on this important issue," he said.
Raskin said enforced disappearances were a "serious human rights violation" in Asia and around the world.
The resolution seeks to end this heinous crime, and support justice and accountability for victims and survivors of enforced disappearances, including those carried out against Sindh communities in Pakistan; Tamils and human rights activists in Sri Lanka; victims of the Suharto regime in Indonesia, and Uyghur Muslims in China suffering mass atrocities, it said.
"Communities and families of the disappeared" such as Dr Gulshun Abbas, a Uyghur Muslim medical doctor reportedly detained by China in a mass internment camp since 2018" have the right to know the whereabouts and condition of their loved ones,"Raskin said.
"As an Executive Member of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and a member of the Sindh Caucus, I will work to ensure the United States stands on the side of human rights and against repressive tactics by authoritarian governments," the lawmaker added.
The resolution has been endorsed by Amnesty International.
In a statement, Andrew Fandino, the senior programme officer for the Individuals at Risk Program at Amnesty International USA, said that enforced disappearances had occurred and continue to occur in every region in the world, and governments have a known duty to put an end to them.
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By Bryan Perez January 22, 2020 2:32 AM
The Chicago Bears' offensive line was viewed as one of the team's biggest strengths at the start of the 2019 season. By the time the year came to an end, it was considered one of the club's biggest weaknesses.
The most concerning issue with the offensive line's regression was that it wasn't isolated to a single player. All five starters played a part in the disappointing performance.
The biggest letdown came at right guard. Kyle Long, even when healthy, was a far cry from the player who at one time was considered one of the most talented offensive linemen in the league. His body failed him again, leading to another injury-shortened year that continued a streak of four straight seasons of nine games or less. Long decided to retire this offseason, leaving the Bears with a big void that GM Ryan Pace has to fill this offseason.
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Long was replaced by Rashaad Coward, and while Coward's play wasn't terrible, he isn't the long-term answer the Bears need in the starting lineup.
Chicago didn't fare much better at offensive tackle, where Bobby Massie and Charles Leno, Jr. each had a season to forget. Massie earned the lowest Pro Football Focus grade of his career (63.2), while Leno, Jr. earned his second-worst (58.6). The offense didn't stand a chance as a result. It's unlikely either player will be replaced in 2020, but more depth (at the very least) is needed.
And let's not forget the drama at center and right guard, where Cody Whitehair and James Daniels were forced to switch positions midseason because of Daniels' struggles at the pivot. Both players fared well once the swap was made. Whitehair finished the year with the Bears' eighth-highest grade on offense from PFF, while Daniels' 70.3 was third-best.
NFL offenses simply don't stand a chance without a functional and consistent offensive line. The 2019 Bears are proof of that. But don't expect sweeping changes (sans right guard) to be made this offseason. Leno, Jr., Massie, Whitehair and Daniels will begin 2020 as starters, and there's a good chance Coward will too. There might be a chance to add a starting-quality player in the second round of the 2020 NFL draft, and the Bears should take advantage of that opportunity if it presents itself. But with salary-cap issues and limited draft capital, Chicago may have little choice but to give this unit another season to prove they are, in fact, one of the better starting-fives in the NFC.
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EPA Wears Jack Boots
July 29, 2012 By the Common Constitutionalist 4 Comments
EPA could thwart mineral mother lode and sets dangerous precedent
The Environmental Protection Agency is employing a disturbing strategy to evaluate a major new mine project by passing judgment on whether it will damage the environment before the company even determines how the venture will work.
The Pebble Limited Partnership wants to mine a deposit in southwest Alaska that holds
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one of the largest concentrations of copper, gold and molybdenum in the world—at least 80 billion pounds of copper, 100 million ounces of gold, and five billion pounds of molybdenum.
The mother lode of minerals is estimated to be worth $200 billion to $500 billion. Copper is a mineral considered critical to the nation's economy and is used in computers; molybdenum is used in steel production.
While the unelected bureaucracy of the EPA is trying to stall or block the mining of critical elements, which the U.S. mostly imports from China, Congress passed legislation last week to speed up the mine permit approval process from five years to less than two years in order to advance U.S. self-reliance in obtaining those minerals.
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Pebble has been conducting its own environmental studies for five years and has spent more than $100 million to monitor water, soil and wildlife. While the studies are under way, Pebble removes all of the human waste from the study site by helicopter—including the outhouses, which along with other trash are airlifted to Anchorage—so mine employees don't add an extra burden to the local treatment facility.
Researchers hired by Pebble have donned dry suits to snorkel through the arctic streams to study spawning habitat and count fish, adding some 7,000 pages of investigative work to another 20,000 pages of environmental reviews the mine company has so far produced.
"It's one of the most comprehensive environmental studies of a mine project in Alaska, and probably nationwide," said Mike Heatwole, vice president of public affairs for Pebble.
The problem is that the studies have not been completed or analyzed, and the actual mine plan has not been finalized.
But that hasn't stopped the EPA from jumping the gun to write its own assessment of the mining operation's effects on the surrounding 20,000 square mile area and on the salmon population and other species in Bristol Bay—120 miles away from the proposed mining operation site.
The EPA is collecting public comments on their draft report until July 23 and will then submit it for a peer review process in August. If the EPA determines that mining operations are a risk to the water supply, it can use its authority under the Clean Water Act to shut down the mine before its final conception is submitted to the State of Alaska for approval.
Pebble officials say the EPA's preemptive actions set a dangerous precedent.
"What's really a concern to us is that the EPA has never stepped into this kind of preemptive space … before we've even defined development scenarios for the mine," Heatwole said. "The EPA is being asked by environmentalists and a number of native Alaskan tribes to potentially take action against us before we have even defined our project and submitted an application."
Pebble officials say they expect the project to employ 4,000 construction workers over the next four years, plus create another 1,000 jobs for year-round mine operations.
Alaska questions EPA actions
In a series of letters between the EPA, Alaska Attorney General Michael Geraghty, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell and members of Congress that were obtained by Human Events, the legality of the EPA's actions have been questioned and condemned.
"EPA has shared little information about its purported legal authority to conduct the watershed assessment," the attorney general said in a March 9 letter.
The EPA says in its response to the attorney general that its assessment will look at the potential impacts of hypothetical mining alternatives, which the attorney general countered is in conflict with several laws, including the Alaska Statehood Act, Clean Water Act, and National Environmental Policy Act.
"The state selected lands with natural resource potential to provide for the economic welfare of the residents of Alaska," Geraghty said. "A premature decision could thwart those objectives, as established by both Congress in the Alaska Statehood Act and the Alaska Legislature in a myriad of state laws."
Dennis McLerran, EPA Region 10 administrator, responded on April 5: "EPA has not initiated any regulatory action under (the Clean Water Act), or any authority. Many of your legal concerns would only be relevant and can only be addressed in the context of a specific regulatory action. Should the EPA move forward with a (Clean Water) action, we will address your legal concerns at that time."
Sen. Lisa Murkowski is not taking a position on the mine until a proposal is actually submitted, but her spokesman Robert Dillon said there are serious concerns about the EPA's interference.
"Will this preempt all mines, regardless of its size or scope? It's turned the entire process on its head and raised a lot of questions," Dillon said. "We keep getting told to trust the EPA, but there's not a lot of trust of the EPA in Alaska."
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Barbra & Jack Donachy says:
Puzzling post, Brent. True, the EPA issued a preliminary report that raises many red flags regarding the vast mining enterprise proposed near Bristol Bay, but to compare the EPA to Nazi's…? Wow. A majority of Alaskans as well as a majority of citizens (American citizens) in the lower 48 oppose this mining venture. It's not just a coalition of Nazi's and environmentalists who oppose allowing foreign-owned businesses to come into the most important salmon-producing region in the world with the promise of jobs for a few years (mining jobs) at the expense of jobs for generations to come (fish harvesting jobs).
thecommonconstitutionalist says:
Would you prefer Socialist or Communist. What are the other types of anti-capitalist governments. The EPA, as part of this administration, continues to demonstrate it's anti-capitalist bent. Notice also I didn't say Hitler, just Nazi's, which were the National Socialist Party. What you say about a majority may only be a majority of your friends but it certainly is not a majority of Americans. That's crap. These things should be left to the individual states.
No, the polling has been clear on this – both here in Alaska & in the lower 48. Educate yourself. As to the rest of the name-calling, I apparently have stepped into an anger pit. Yuck.
So the people of America would rather import minerals than mine for our own? Doubt that. Cite the polls, including a break down of the sampling size and more importantly, who was polled. Who conducted them and the questions asked. Darn right I'm angry, that this administration can do whatever it wishes, with a "catch us if you can" attitude.
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Q: Getting data from Android device in laravel I am trying to get data from android in server in laravel. What I did till now is :
here in my route:
    Route::any('jsondata','JsonController@jsonFunction');

And in my controller:
      public function jsonFunction()
 {
    $jsonPostedData = Input::all();
    return response(['jsonobjtest'=>$jsonPostedData]);
}

}
What it gives in browser is:
    {"jsonobjtest":[]}

Actually i want to do is i want to send a success message to android device when it sends data. And get data here in server.

A: You can write like this
In your Controller
public function jsonFunction()
{
  $jsonPostedData = Input::all();

   // do something with your data insert or update or anything

  if(count($jsonPostedData) > 0) // here you might write any of your condition.
  {
    return response()->json(['success'=>true]);
  }
  return response()->json(['success'=>false,'error'=>'your error message']);
}

A: You can try following code
  public function jsonFunction(){
    $requestObj=Input::all();
return response()->json(['success'=>true,'request_param'=>$requestObj]);
    }

A: You can check whether
$jsonPostedData = Input::all();
input contain data or not  by by simply
die and dumping  $jsonPostedData variable
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Q: no notification with flutter_local_notification when build APK i set my app to get notification even if its closed with workmanager and flutter_local_notification and its work fine with emulator , but when i build the an APK i do not receive any notification
i tried to change the icon but nothing happened
i think the problem with permissions  or adding something to androidmanifest.xml
 and this is a part of the code
import 'dart:convert';

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'choosingpage.dart';
import 'package:workmanager/workmanager.dart';
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:flutter_local_notifications/flutter_local_notifications.dart';
import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
import 'package:hive/hive.dart';
import 'package:path_provider/path_provider.dart';

const simplePeriodicTask = "simplePeriodicTask";
// flutter local notification setup
void showNotification( v, flp) async {
  var android = AndroidNotificationDetails(
      'channel id', 'channel NAME', 'CHANNEL DESCRIPTION',
      priority: Priority.High, importance: Importance.Max);
  var iOS = IOSNotificationDetails();
  var platform = NotificationDetails(android, iOS);
  await flp.show(0, 'Message from Manager', '$v', platform,
      payload: '$v');
}

Future<void> main() async {
   WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
  await Workmanager.initialize(callbackDispatcher, isInDebugMode: true); //to true if still in testing lev turn it to false whenever you are launching the app
  await Workmanager.registerPeriodicTask("5", simplePeriodicTask,
      existingWorkPolicy: ExistingWorkPolicy.replace,
      frequency: Duration(minutes: 15),//when should it check the link
      initialDelay: Duration(seconds: 5),//duration before showing the notification
      constraints: Constraints(
        networkType: NetworkType.connected,
      ));

  runApp(new MaterialApp(

  // routes: {
  //   // When navigating to the "/" route, build the FirstScreen widget.
  //   '/': (context) => firstpage(),
  //   // When navigating to the "/second" route, build the SecondScreen widget.
  //   'allresult': (context) => allresult(),
  //   'userpage': (context) => userpage(hi),
  // },
  //     initialRoute: 'allresult',
    theme:
        ThemeData(primaryColor: Colors.red, accentColor: Colors.yellowAccent),
    debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
    home: choosingpage(),
    ));

}
void callbackDispatcher() {
  Workmanager.executeTask((task, inputData) async {
     var box ;
     String username;
     String userpass;
     String company;
    final dir = await getApplicationDocumentsDirectory();
    Hive.init(dir.path);
    box = await Hive.openBox('app_data');
    username = box.get('usernamelogin');
    userpass = box.get('userpasslogin');

    company = box.get('company');
     print(username);
    print(userpass);

     print(company);

    FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin flp = FlutterLocalNotificationsPlugin();
    var android = AndroidInitializationSettings('@mipmap/ic_launcher');
    var iOS = IOSInitializationSettings();
    var initSetttings = InitializationSettings(android, iOS);
    flp.initialize(initSetttings);
    var map = Map<String, dynamic>();

      map['user'] = username;
       map['pas'] = userpass;
        map['com'] = company;

        var url ="web site" ;

    final response = await http.post(
        url,
        body: map);
       var userdata = json.decode(response.body);

       print(userdata["notf"]);
       String mass=userdata["notf"];
       String datenotf=userdata["datenotf"];

        print(userdata);

      //  if(mass!=""){
      //   showNotification("$mass", flp);
      // } else {
      // print("no messgae");
      // }
      if(mass!=""){
        showNotification("$mass", flp);
      }
       if(datenotf!=""){
        showNotification("$datenotf", flp);
      }

    return Future.value(true);
  });
}

A: If this is an issue only with the apk release build it may have to do with the minification done by ProGuard/R8. You can disable minification as a test by passing the "--no-shrink" flag to the flutter build command.
i.e.:
flutter build apk --noshrink
Release build configuration
Before creating the release build of your app (which is the default setting when building an APK or app bundle) you will likely need to customise your ProGuard configuration file as per this link and add the following line:
-keep class com.dexterous.** { *; }
After doing so, rules specific to the GSON dependency being used by the plugin will also needed to be added. These rules can be found here. The example app has a consolidated Proguard rules (proguard-rules.pro) file that combines these together for reference here.
⚠ Ensure that you have configured the resources that should be kept so that resources like your notification icons aren't discarded by the R8 compiler by following the instructions here. Without doing this, you might not see the icon you've specified in your app's notifications. The configuration used by the example app can be found here where it is specifying that all drawable resources should be kept, as well as the file used to play a custom notification sound (sound file is located here).
Link to Documentation


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The Tricky Task of Writing a Villain
theatlantic.com – Sunday March 27, 2022
In literature, and in real life, many times the villain makes the story. But writing a nuanced account of these characters, whether in fiction or in nonfiction, can be tricky. In her book Putin's People, Catherine Belton uncovers important details from Putin's past and tells what we might consider his origin story. One evening in December 1989, after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a group of protesters started making its way to the KGB station in Dresden. Putin called for reinforcements, but none came. This was his turning point, Anne Applebaum writes, the moment that "marked the end of [the Soviet] empire and the beginning of an era of humiliation." She describes his disdain for democracy as his answer to that "trauma," but she's clear that his success has "proved a terrible tragedy for the rest of the world."
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1. Access the Microsoft official website and download the Windows root certificate update program rootsupd.exe.
2. Run rootsupd.exe on the local PC to load the Windows root certificate.
3. Refresh the web page and use the screen inspection function again.
− If no error message is displayed and the screen inspection starts, the fault is rectified.
− If the error message remains, go to Step 4.
4. On the menu bar of the browser, choose Tools > Internet Options.
The Internet Options page is displayed.
5. On the Security tab page, add the CMS URL to trusted sites and click OK, as shown in Figure 9-12.
6. Set the security level and click OK, as shown in Figure 9-13.
7. Restart the browser and re-log in to the CMS.
8. If the fault still persists, obtain help through the channels described in Help Channels.
 The Windows root certificate is not updated or is damaged.
 The VRC control fails to be authenticated by Internet Explorer.


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The 2022 Nigerian state legislative elections are called to fill vacant seats in state Houses of Assembly.

Background
The 991 members of the 36 state Houses of Assembly are elected from single-seat constituencies using first-past-the-post voting; when vacancies occur, by-elections (or bye-elections) are called, scheduled, and administered by the Independent National Electoral Commission. New elections are also called if the general election was annulled by a court or election tribunal with these elections being referred to as supplementary elections if the election is only held in certain polling units and as rerun elections if the election held throughout the entire constituency.

By-elections

Cross River State

Akpabuyo State Constituency by-election

On 26 October 2021, member for Akpabuyo Elizabeth Edem Ironbar (PDP) died from an undisclosed protracted illness. In December 2021, INEC stated its intent to use the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) technology for the by-election along with having polling unit workers upload results directly to the INEC results portal on Election Day. In January, INEC set the date for the by-election for 26 February alongside five other by-elections with party primaries taking place between 26 January and 5 February.

The APC nominated Bassey Effiom while Effiom Ekeng Edet was nominated by the PDP. In the days before the election, observers noted a contentious atmosphere as the two major parties traded accusations of planned manipulation and fears of violence rose. Both parties strove to win the election as it (along with the Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency by-election) was one of the first elections in Cross River State since Governor Benedict Ayade defected to the APC in May 2021 and thus a powerful signal for the path the state is taking ahead of the 2023 elections.

On Election Day, voting was conducted peacefully; later, announced results showed the PDP's Effiom Ekeng Edet winning narrowly over the APC's Bassey Effiom by just over 500 votes. Almost immediately, the APC rejected the declared results and stated its intention to challenge the election.

Ekiti State

Ekiti East I State Constituency by-election

On 31 January 2021, member for Ekiti East I Juwa Adegbuyi (APC) died from an undisclosed illness. INEC originally set the date for the by-election for 20 March 2021 with party primaries taking place between 26 February and 3 March. However, on the by-election date, multiple reports of violence and ballot snatching including the murder of 3 people at a polling station in Omuo where Senator Abiodun Olujimi was observing voting led INEC to suspend and postpone the by-election indefinitely. In December 2021, INEC stated its intent to use the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) technology for the by-election along with having polling unit workers upload results directly to the INEC results portal on Election Day. INEC Chairman Mahmud Yakubu also stated that the commission was planning on holding the by-election alongside the Ekiti State gubernatorial election, setting the new date for 18 June 2022.

On Election Day, Abraham Fatoba–the All Progressives Congress' nominee–won with just under 62% of the total vote. Coupled with an APC win in the gubernatorial election, the result was seen as a symbolic victory for the state party. Fatoba was sworn in 28 June, returning the Assembly to full membership for the first time since January 2021.

Imo State

Ngor Okpala State Constituency by-election

On 26 October 2021, the seat of Ngor Okpala was declared vacant by Speaker Kennedy Ibeh after member Tochi Okere (PDP) did not attend the constitutionally-required amount of legislative meetings. In January, INEC set the date for the by-election for 26 February alongside five other by-elections with party primaries taking place between 26 January and 5 February.

Analysts viewed the by-election as a key litmus test before the 2024 gubernatorial election as the PDP, which is seeking to retain the seat as its most major Imo figure and former Governor Emeka Ihedioha used to represent the area in the House of Representatives, and the APC, which is seeking to gain the seat and challenge PDP dominance in the area. It was also noted that APGA also was a major force in the area and wanted to reassert its relevance in Imo State ahead of the 2023 elections. In the days before the by-election, the three parties exchanged jabs while INEC affirmed its readiness to conduct the election.

However, on Election Day, a large number of INEC staff were kidnapped and the election was riddled by vote buying. Despite the incidents, the APC's Blyden Amajirionwu was declared winner as the PDP and civil groups called for the election's nullification.

Kaduna State

Giwa West State Constituency by-election
On 15 December 2021, the member for Giwa West, Rilwanu Aminu Gadagau (APC), was killed in a bandit attack along the Kaduna-Zaria highway. Later in December 2021, INEC stated its intent to use the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) technology for the by-election along with having polling unit workers upload results directly to the INEC results portal on Election Day.

Plateau State

Pankshin South State Constituency by-election

On 28 November 2021, member for Pankshin South, Henry Longs (APC), died from complications during a leg operation. In December 2021, INEC stated its intent to use the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) technology for the by-election along with having polling unit workers upload results directly to the INEC results portal on Election Day. In January, INEC set the date for the by-election for 26 February alongside five other by-elections with party primaries taking place between 26 January and 5 February.

In the days before the election, observers noted that both APC nominee Ezra Dakup and PDP nominee Peter Dasat appeared to have a clear chance at victory. When results were tabulated and announced, Dakup emerged the winner as he beat Dasat by just over 100 votes with a turnout of 24.39%. However, the PDP rejected the declared results and stated its intention to challenge the election.

Zamfara State

Gusau East State Constituency by-election
On 29 January 2022, the member for Gusau East, Ibrahim Na'iddah, died from a "protracted illness."

Shinkafi State Constituency by-election
On 29 June 2021, the member for Shinkafi, Muhammad Ahmad (APC), was killed in a bandit attack along the Sheme-Funtua highway in Katsina State. In December 2021, INEC stated its intent to use the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) technology for the by-election along with having polling unit workers upload results directly to the INEC results portal on Election Day.

References

state legislative by-elections
2022 state

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Trialeurodes vaporariorum, conocida vulgarmente como mosca blanca o mosca blanca de los invernaderos, es una especie de insecto homóptera de la familia Aleyrodidae que habita en las regiones cálidas de la Tierra. Puede llegar a convertirse en una plaga en muchos cultivos agrícolas de frutas, hortalizas y plantas ornamentales; se encuentra frecuentemente en invernaderos y en otras estructuras agrarias de protección de los cultivos. Los adultos miden de 1 a 2 mm de longitud, su cuerpo es amarillento y tiene cuatro alas cubiertas de una especie de cera que en estado de reposo quedan de forma paralela al cuerpo del insecto.

Ciclo biológico

Las hembras son capaces de copular apenas 24 horas después de emerger y frecuentemente dejan sus huevos en el envés de las hojas de las plantas. Los huevos son de color amarillo pálido, aunque van cambiando de color hasta alcanzar un tono verdoso antes de que nazca la larva. Una vez que la larva ha nacido del huevo es la única forma móvil de la forma inmadura de este insecto. Durante el primer y segundo estado larvario la apariencia es de una cochinilla aplastada pálida amarillenta y traslúcida, por lo que puede ser difícil de distinguir a simple vista. Durante el cuarto estadio larvario y el final de la forma inmadura, se le denomina pupa, los ojos compuestos y otros tejidos del cuerpo se hacen visibles al engrosar y ensanchar la larva y destacar algo de la superficie de la hoja. Sin embargo, este estadio no puede definirse como una verdadera pupa ya que lo hemípteros no exudan en este estado de desarrollo.

Daños en las plantas

Todos los estadios de este insecto excepto los de huevo causan daños en los cultivos por acción directa de su alimentación ya que insertan su estilete en los vasos conductores de savia y la extraen.  Un subproducto de su alimentación es una melaza que segregan por el ano, esta sustancia azucarada queda depositada en las hojas y sobre ella se pueden desarrollar hongos de coloración negruzca, normalmente conocidos como fumagina y que por tanto impiden que esos trozos de la hoja reciban la luz solar y realicen la fotosíntesis por lo que la planta también se debilita. La tercera y posiblemente la más dañina repercusión sobre el cultivo que puede tener es que los adultos de estos insectos pueden transmitir diversos virus perjudiciales para las plantas. Los cultivos más afectados pueden ser cucurbitáceas, patatas y tomates, papayas, aunque también pueden ser afectadas un amplio rango de otras plantas cultivadas y silvestres, y pueden ser hospedantes de los virus que luego ella puede transmitir.

Control

El control efectivo de esta plaga se ha realizado durante muchos años mediante la suelta de insectos beneficiosos que son sus enemigos naturales, tal como el parasitoide afelínido, Encarsia formosa (Gahan). Si se requiera, estrategias de control integrado se pueden incorporar mediante la aplicación de insecticidas selectivos que complementen y no perjudiquen a sus enemigos naturales. Para la mayoría de los cultivos al aire libre el control químico es todavía el método de control más extendido.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 USDA Whitefly Knowledgebase

vaporariorum
Insectos plaga en agricultura
Insectos de la cuenca mediterránea
Insectos descritos en 1856
Especies invasoras animales


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