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World Day for Social Justice: UN urges action to end poverty, overcome inequality
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A family living in an urban slum in Sonagachi, Kolkata, India.
United Nations officials are marking the World Day of Social Justice with strong calls on the international community to take practical steps to break down the barriers of inequality by doing more to empower individuals through decent work, provide adequate social protection, and ensure the voices of the poor are heard.
"The gap between the poorest and the wealthiest around the world is wide and growing. This situation is not only between countries but within them, including many of the most prosperous," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, declaring: "The World Day of Social Justice is observed to highlight the power of global solidarity to advance opportunity for all."
The UN General Assembly proclaimed 20 February as the World Day in 2007, inviting Member States to devote the day to promoting national activities in accordance with the objectives and goals of the 1995 World Summit for Social Development, at which leaders pledged to pledged to make poverty eradication, full employment and the fostering of social integration overriding objectives of global development.
In his message for the Day, Mr. Ban said that as inequalities widen, the social fabric of societies is both stretched and strained. This often leads to a downward spiral of economic and social uncertainty and even unrest. He said that violent conflict in many parts of the world is often rooted in deep inequality, discrimination, and widespread poverty.
"Yet there is nothing inevitable about inequality. Our shared goal should aim at taking practical steps to remove this formidable barrier to development and human dignity," he said, underscoring that as the international community continued efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and shape a post-2015 agenda, social justice must be central to achieving equitable and sustainable growth for all.
Echoing the UN chief's call to action, General Assembly President John Ashe declared that the principles of equity and social justice are essential to international relations in the twenty-first century. Major strides had been made in that regard since 1995, including reducing by half the number of people living in extreme poverty and making major improvements in the areas of health and gender equality, including steady progress towards equal access of girls and boys to primary education.
Yet, while those accomplishments have been noteworthy, "we have more work to do if we want to reach the goals we set for ourselves," he said, urging the international community to redouble collective efforts to complete the unfinished business of the MDGs.
"However, our vision cannot stop there. We must look forward to shaping a global sustainable development agenda that will take us beyond 2015," said Mr. Ashe, stressing that the new agenda, with the eradication of extreme poverty as its centre, must be inclusive of all actors, governmental and non-governmental alike, with the contributions of stakeholders from the private sector as well as the academic and scientific communities.
"We must serve the needs and harness the capacities of all members of our global family, especially women, the young, older persons and persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and the poor and marginalized among us," he said, expressing confidence the world could create a new development framework that will "eliminate the disparities that thus far have prevented us from realizing our shared aspirations."
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Parts C and D please! Thank you Biomass can be used to create ethanol fuel. It can also be used to generate electricity, that can then be used to charge electric vehicles (EVs). In this problem, you will determine whether ethanol or electricity can provide a higher biomass‐to‐wheel efficiency. Assume that one hectare of cropland can produce 14 tons of dry switchgrass per year and that dry switchgrass has an energy density of 15 MJ/kg. a. Each ton of dry switchgrass can be processed to produce 73 gallons of ethanol. Ethanol has an energy density of 92 MJ/gallon. Assume that the internal combustion engine (ICE) is 23% efficient in converting fuel energy to useful work at the wheels (motion). With what efficiency is biomass energy delivered to the wheels in this ICE car? b. Alternatively, each ton of dry switchgrass could be used directly to generate electricity, and this electricity could in turn be used to operate an EV. Assume that a biomass‐fueled power plant has a first law efficiency of 28%. There is a 7.5% loss for transmission and distribution of electricity from the power plant to the car charging station. The motor plus battery is 88% efficient in converting electrical energy delivered from the chargingstation to mechanical work. With what efficiency is biomass energy delivered to the wheels in this EVICE car? c) According to the above analysis regarding these two uses of biomass for transportation, if we are concerned about utilizing biomass resources most energy efficiently, should we use biomass to generate electricity or should we use it to produce liquid fuels? While this analysis is useful and illustrative, many important factors are left out. Explain twoshortcomings of this simplified analysis. Assume switchgrass is used to produce ethanol for use in 100% ethanol‐fueled vehicles. How much land (in km^2) would be required for switchgrass production to provide enough ethanol to meet the fuel demand of all cars the United States? Assume 264 million cars traveling an average of 13,000 mi/year with an average fuel economy of 24 miles/gallon ethanol.
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Biomass can be used to create ethanol fuel. It can also be used to generate electricity, that can then be used to charge electric vehicles (EVs). In this problem, you will determine whether ethanol or electricity can provide a higher biomass‐to‐wheel efficiency. Assume that one hectare of cropland can produce 14 tons of dry switchgrass per year and that dry switchgrass has an energy density of 15 MJ/kg.
a. Each ton of dry switchgrass can be processed to produce 73 gallons of ethanol. Ethanol has an energy density of 92 MJ/gallon. Assume that the internal combustion engine (ICE) is 23% efficient in converting fuel energy to useful work at the wheels (motion). With what efficiency is biomass energy delivered to the wheels in this ICE car?
b. Alternatively, each ton of dry switchgrass could be used directly to generate electricity, and this electricity could in turn be used to operate an EV. Assume that a biomass‐fueled power plant has a first law efficiency of 28%. There is a 7.5% loss for transmission and distribution of electricity from the power plant to the car charging station. The motor plus battery is 88% efficient in converting electrical energy delivered from the charging
station to mechanical work. With what efficiency is biomass energy delivered to the wheels in this EVICE car?
c) According to the above analysis regarding these two uses of biomass for transportation, if we are concerned about utilizing biomass resources most energy efficiently, should we use biomass to generate electricity or should we use it to produce liquid fuels? While this analysis is useful and illustrative, many important factors are left out. Explain two
shortcomings of this simplified analysis.
Assume switchgrass is used to produce ethanol for use in 100% ethanol‐fueled vehicles. How much land (in km^2) would be required for switchgrass production to provide enough ethanol to meet the fuel demand of all cars the United States? Assume 264 million cars traveling an average of 13,000 mi/year with an average fuel economy of 24 miles/gallon ethanol.
It is more efficient to use biomass to generate electricity and hence shall be adopted.
The two drawbacks can be:
Pollution is higher than when the biomass is converted to liquids.
The cost of installation and the expenditures need to be analyzed to make a better benefit.
The number of cars = 264 million = 2.63×106
Average distance travelled = 13000 mi/yr.
Fuel economy = 24miles/gallon
The fuel requi...
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"Puff, the Magic Dragon"
I met Peter Yarrow once, and he was a really nice guy. I bet he gets pretty tired of baby boomers giving him a wink-wink and a nudge-nudge and telling him they "know what 'puffing the magic dragon' is really about." So that's not what I'm addressing here. Besides, are there any children who hear this song for the first time and think, "Why, those lyrics could be construed as a hidden extended metaphor for cannabis use!"
No, I'll tell you what they think when they hear this song for the first time:
Hey, a song about a dragon!
Dragons are awesome.
This dragon is friendly and plays with a kid just like me!
They even scare off pirates! Cool!
Wait--where did Jackie go?
Why is Puff crying?
Why am I crying?
Before I ever really listened to the song's lyrics, I assumed things would turn out really well for Puff and Jackie. After all, Children's Video Library had made a cartoon version in 1978, followed by Puff the Magic Dragon in the Land of Living Lies (1979) and Puff and the Incredible Mr. Nobody (1982). The existence of sequels tends to bode well for beloved characters in movies, right? But the movies just confused me more. In the first one, for example, there's a Jackie Draper and a Jackie Paper, who's like some kind of 2-D alternate self, if I recall correctly.
The movie certainly doesn't end with a depressed dragon with green scales falling like rain. Poor Puff. It's amazing how much pathos can be worked into a few simple lyrics about a magical dragon. Hmmm, maybe I'll feel better about this after a good frolic in some autumn mist.
If you never abandon your imaginary friends, you'll need therapy. But if you ever abandon your imaginary friends, they'll need therapy.
Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow. "Puff, the Magic Dragon." Warner Bros., 1963.
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When I was a kid I thought the line "Jackie Paper came no more" meant Jackie died! It was totally traumatic! My parents played Peter, Paul, and Mary all the time. I never shared my grief and kept it inside. Fifty years later, I still haven't learned my lesson.
Jennifer L. Schillig March 10, 2018 at 4:07 PM
If it makes you feel any better...there's a fairly recent picture-book version of the song which, on its last pages, shows a young girl visiting Puff, while her father (presumably the grown Jackie) looks on from a distance. Jackie didn't forget Puff after all...and there will always be children who'll believe in dragons.
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CARES Act Tribal Data Breached: One Observer Calls it Indian Country's 'Watergate'
By Levi Rickert - April 19, 2020 at 02:10PM
One tribal leader says there is confirmation the breach of tribal data came from the Department of the Interior on Friday.
WASHINGTON — In what one observer called Indian Country's "Watergate," a breach of tribal information occurred early Friday evening.
On the deadline day for tribes to submit requests for a share of the $8 billion in relief funds earmarked for Indian Country, tribal leaders began getting phone calls, emails and texts on Friday night from their attorneys and lobbyists. They were informed of the disturbing news that information provided by the tribes to the U.S. Department of Treasury's portal to certify for Coronavirus Relief Funds (CARES Act) funds had been sent out via email to non-federal government employees, including to attorneys and lobbyists.
Tribal data and financial information related to some 600 tribes and Alaska Native corporations was distributed in a spreadsheet, a copy of which Native News Online has reviewed. The spreadsheet includes information requested last Monday by the Treasury Department and the Department of the Interior (DOI), including tribal name, population, land base, numbers of employees and expenditures for the most recently completed fiscal year.
While the submission deadline was Friday, April 17, at 11:59 p.m. – EDT., the Tribal Registration Report sent out was generated at 11:47:32 Eastern Time.
The source of the breach is not now known.
One unnamed tribal leader sent out the following information to fellow tribal leaders on Friday night:
"It was confirmed that it was provided and breached from someone within Interior. The information is being distributed among people in DC and outside of the agency."
On Saturday morning, Native News Online sent an email to DOI for comment. Here is the response via email from DOI spokesperson Connor D. Swanson:
"In our consultation efforts with the Department of the Treasury regarding CARES Act funding, we have not been provided any confidential financial information,"
An email inquiry be Native News Online to the Treasury Department remained unanswered at press time.
On Saturday, the National Congress of American Indians sent of a statement on the tribal data breach:
The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) is extremely disappointed and disturbed by the release of sensitive information that tribal governments and other entities submitted to the U.S. Department of the Treasury related to CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds. This release of sensitive information comes at a time when tribal governments are in dire need of resources to respond to and recover from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. NCAI demands a full and swift investigation into the source of the data breach.
A group of tribal chairmen from the Great Plains region has called for Tara Sweeney to be removed from her post as Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs.
The breach comes on the heels of a week when Interior Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney faced severe criticism from tribal organizations for including the Alaska Native Corporations (ANCs) into consideration for CARES Act funding.
Tribes and advocacy organizations across Indian Country said the CARE Act's funds were never intended for the ANCs. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Vice Chairman Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) and other senators agree with tribal leaders that the money should not go to ANCs.
The Tribal Registration Report shows that all 13 regional ANCs have registered for funds. They are Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, Ahtna, Inc., The Aleut Corporation, Bering Straits Native Corporation, Bristol Bay Native Corporation, Calista Corporation, Chugach Alaska Corporation, Cook Inlet Region, Inc., Doyon Limited, Koniag Inc., NANA Regional Corporation, and Sealaska Corporation
On Friday, six federally recognized tribes, including three Alaska tribes (Akiak Native Community, Asa'Carsarmiut Tribe and Aleut Community of St. Paul Island) filed an injunction lawsuit with the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia to stop funds going to ANCs.
Editor's Note: This is a developing story and Native News Online will update as the more information becomes available.
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Court determined that the issue of undue influence was a triable issue of fact. In re Gobes, 2020 N.Y. Slip Op. 7887 (N.Y. App. Div. 2020)
In a contested probate case, the court considered whether there was an triable issue of fact with respect to whether the decedent had been subjected to undue influence at the time that he executed his will.
On December 22, 2016, the decedent died after a terminal illness. He left a will dated December16, 20216. He was survived by three children. One of his children is the objectant. The petitioner submitted the for probate and the objectant filed objections. The grounds for the will contest include lack of testamentary capacity and undue influence. The petitioner moved for summary judgment dismissing the objections. The Surrogate's Court granted the petitioner's motion dismissing the objections and admitting the will to probate. The objectant appealed.
Lack of testamentary capacity
The Appellate Division first considered the issue of lack of testamentary capacity. New York law requires that for a will to be valid, the testator must have been of sound mind and memory at the time they executed the will. EPTL §3-1.1. If they were of sound mind and memory, they had the mental capacity to make a will. Note that testamentary capacity is determined at the time the will is executed.
Testamentary capacity means that the testator did not suffer from a mental incapacity such that they did not understand the import of making a will. Courts look at three factors in considering whether a testator had testamentary capacity:
Did the testator understand the nature and consequences of executing a will?
Did the testator know the nature and extent of the property they were disposing of?
Did the testator know the natural objects of their bounty?
Matter of Slade, 106 AD2d 914 (1984)
When it comes to a challenge to testamentary capacity, the proponent of the will had the burden of proof. While the court found that the petitioner made a prima facie showing that at the time of the will's execution, the decedent could affirmatively respond to the three testamentary capacity questions, the objectant responded by raising a triable issue of fact.
The objectant submitted evidence that the decedent's health was steadily declining, was on opioid medications, and was being encouraged to enter hospice care. In addition, the objected submitted evidence that the decedent's caregiver, who was also a beneficiary, refused to allow the decedent to enter hospice care until after the will was executed.
The Appellate Division next considered the issue of undue influence. Undue influence occurs when someone makes a concerted effort to manipulate a testator to make a will they would not otherwise have made. Undue influence can be gleaned from a review of the facts and circumstances surrounding the testator, the nature of the will, and the testator's family relations. Typically, there will only be circumstantial evidence of undue influence. For the court to conclude that undue influence occurred based on circumstantial, the circumstantial evidence must be substantial.
The court found some of the circumstances surrounding the execution of the will troubling. First, the will was prepared and its execution was supervised by an attorney for one of the will's beneficiaries. Second, two of the decedent's three children were disinherited by the will. Third, the petitioner submitted contradictory evidence as to whether and to what extent the beneficiaries were involved in the drafting of the will. Fourth, the will was prepared while the decedent was in the final stages of a terminal illness and dependent on his companion and caregiver for "everything."
As required, the Appellate Court viewed the evidence in a light most favorable to the objectant because they are the party opposing summary judgment. It concluded that there was enough circumstantial evidence regarding the suspected undue influence sufficient to raise a triable issue of fact.


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