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CBD News: It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the city of Montreal, where the Great Lakes Waterway and the Saint Lawrence Seaway meet, on the occasion of the 6th GEF-UNDP-IMO Research and Development Forum and Exhibition on Ballast Water Management.




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Penei Sewell will grade higher than Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields next season

Too early to just hand him the Heisman Trophy now?




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François-Charles-Joseph Bonaparte, King of Rome, as a boy. Engraving by W. Bromley, 1830, after Sir T. Lawrence.




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François-Charles-Joseph Bonaparte, King of Rome, as a boy. Engraving by W. Bromley, 1830, after Sir T. Lawrence.

London (3 Haymarket) : Published ... by W.B. Tiffin, June 21st 1830.




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Item 01: Scorebook of the Aboriginal Cricket Tour of England being a copy in Charles Lawrence's hand, 1868




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‘Lynched by a Racial Mob’: Ahmaud Arbery’s Father Wrenchingly Describes His Son’s Murder to Chris Cuomo

Source: www.mediaite.com - Saturday, May 09, 2020
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The energetics of the New Zealand rockwren (Xenicus gilviventris): could a passerine hibernate? [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Brian K. McNab and Kerry A. Weston

The thermal physiology of the endangered New Zealand rockwren (Xenicus gilviventris) is examined. It is a member of the Acanthisittidae, a family unique to New Zealand. This family, derived from Gondwana, is thought to be the sister taxon to all other passerines. Rockwrens permanently reside above the climatic timberline at altitudes from 1,000 to 2,900 meters in the mountains of South Island. They feed on invertebrates and in winter face ambient temperatures far below freezing and deep deposits of snow. Their body temperature and rate of metabolism are highly variable. Rockwrens regulate body temperature at ca. 36.4°C, which in one individual decreased to 33.1°C at an ambient temperature of 9.4°C. Its rate of metabolism decreased by 30%; body temperature spontaneously returned to 36°C. The rate of metabolism in a second individual twice decreased by 35%, nearly to the basal rate expected from mass without a decrease in body temperature. The New Zealand rockwren's food habits, entrance into torpor, and continuous residence in a thermally demanding environment suggest that it may hibernate. For that conclusion to be accepted, evidence of its use of torpor for extended periods is required. Those data are not presently available. Acanthisittids are distinguished from other passerines by the combination of their permanent temperate distribution, thermal flexibility, and a propensity to evolve a flightless condition. These characteristics may principally reflect their geographical isolation in a temperate environment isolated from Gondwana for 82 million years in the absence of mammalian predators.




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National Stephen Lawrence Day: FA inclusion chief Paul Elliott says more must be done to eliminate racism

Former Charlton and Chelsea defender Paul Elliott believe there is still work to be done to eliminate racism in football, on the second National Stephen Lawrence Day.




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Election 2016: Dumbing down American politics, Lawrence Lessig, and the Presidency


Editor’s Note: This post was originally published by the Institute of Governmental Studies. Thomas Mann is also Resident Scholar at IGS.

Donald Trump and the Amen chorus of Republican presidential aspirants may have appeared to monopolize the capacity to make fantastical claims about what’s wrong with America and how to fix it. But a rival has appeared on the scene, outlining a very different fantasy plan to run for president on the Democratic side of the aisle.

Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig looks meek—a dead ringer for Mr. Peepers—yet is anything but. Lessig built an impressive career in legal scholarship on the regulation of cyberspace, and the mild-mannered, soft-spoken academic became a cult hero among libertarians fearful of increasing legal restrictions on copyright, trademark and the electromagnetic spectrum. But Lessig’s transformation into a political activist was spurred by his personal revelation that money in politics is the root of all our governing problems. Eliminate the dependence of elected officials on private donors and the formidable obstacles to constructive policymaking will crumble. Simple but searing truth, or a caricature of a complex governing system shaped by institutions, ideas/ideologies, and interests?

Lessig became a whirlwind of energy and organization to promote his new values and beliefs, leading efforts to “Change Congress,” convene a second constitutional convention, raise awareness of corruption in politics through the “New Hampshire Rebellion,” and start the “Mayday PAC,” a super PAC designed to end all super PACs. He wrote the bestselling book Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress—and A Plan to Stop It, delivered a series of popular TED talks, and tirelessly traveled the country with his PowerPoint.

With none of these enterprises yet bearing fruit, Lessig has decided to raise the stakes. He has announced that if he receives $1 million from small donors by September, he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination, running as a “referendum candidate.” His single-issue platform, built around the concept of “Citizen Equality,” consists of “true” campaign finance reform supplemented by electoral reform (to weaken the influence of gerrymandering) and voting rights. His goal is to use the election to build a mandate for political reform that will cure our democratic ills. Lessig will apparently have nothing to say about anything other than political reform, insisting that his issue should be and can be the number one priority of voters in the 2016 elections. If nominated and elected, President Lessig will serve in office only long enough to enact the Citizen Equality Act and then resign, turning over the powers and responsibilities of the office to the vice president. Recently he generously informed the Vice President that he would happily enable a third Joe Biden term by selecting him as his running mate.

The hubris of the Harvard Professor is breathtaking. In virtually every respect, his strategy is absurd. Lessig’s political reform agenda is stymied by Republicans, not Democrats. Why not direct his energies where the opposition resides? All of the current Democratic presidential candidates support the thrust of these reforms. But saying that this is their highest priority is likely to harm, not boost, their candidacies. Why would even the most ardent supporter of the three pillars of Lessig’s reform agenda cast a ballot solely on this basis? Big and important issues divide the two parties today and the stakes of public action or inaction are huge. We don’t have the luxury of using the election to try to build a mandate for a set of political reforms that would have no chance of passing in the face of GOP opposition and would be of only incremental utility if they did.

Campaign finance does play a corrosive role in our democracy and I have invested much of my career grappling with it. There is no doubt that money in elections facilitates the transfer of economic inequality into political inequality, and the spectacle of several hundred plutocrats dominating the finance of our elections should be a target of serious reform efforts in the courts and the Congress. At the same time it is foolish to imagine that campaign finance is the only route for private wealth to influence public policy or that its reform will dramatically transform the policy process. Money did not prevent the major legislative enactments of 2009-2010—including the stimulus, student loans, the Affordable Care Act, and financial services reform. Nor is it likely to be the critical factor on climate change, immigration, infrastructure or jobs and wages; which party wins the White House and whether control with Congress is unified or divided is key. If anything, the Lessig campaign is likely to weaken the forces for political reform by demonstrating just how small the relative priority for this action is.

Trump offers the country his outsider status, success in building his personal wealth, an outsized personality, a brashness in asserting how easily he can solve the country’s problems, and a hearty appetite for and skill in stoking the anger and fears of a segment of the country. He feeds the notion that a strong, fearless, wily leader, inexperienced and mostly uninformed in politics and governing, can be the man on a white horse saving a great country losing its exceptional status. His claim that all politicians are bought by private interests—a claim Lessig eagerly embraces—fits well with his grandiose claims that he alone can fix what ails the country. A significant segment of Republican voters, presumably not well versed in the American constitutional system are attracted to him, at least enough for him to be a factor in this election campaign.

Lessig is a far less commanding presence but his ambition burns no less than that of Trump. The notoriety, celebrity, and adoring audiences are heady stuff, even if on a much smaller scale. Lessig told Bloomberg that Trump’s candidacy is evidence that his reform message is taking hold. Lessig said, Trump “strikes people as credible when he says all these people (politicians) are bought—I used to buy them …Trump is saying the truth.” Lessig will be a minor figure in this election and the causes for which he fights are unlikely to advance from it. Both Lessig and Trump, despite their differences in visibility and importance in the election, will have contributed to the dumbing down of American politics, a reality that will bring tears to the eyes of civics teachers and political science professors across the country.

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Never lose that wrench again: flatpack furniture is held together with magnets

Dutch designer Benjamin Vermeulen solves the problem of the missing nut or screw.





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Derek Lawrenson picks his 12-man lineup for Team Europe's defence of the Ryder Cup

WORLD OF GOLF: I blame Colin Montgomerie. It's a decade since the Scot marked the start of Ryder Cup qualifying by writing down the 12 players who he thought would make his team.




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Atomic bombs, battleships and Blackpool... how Cyril Lawrence has led a life less ordinary

MATT BARLOW: When football last ground to a halt back in 1939, Cyril Lawrence was a teenager on the verge of a breakthrough into the Blackpool first team.




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The Voice: Blake Shelton symbolically steals Jessie Lawrence to show respect making everyone weep

The 43-year-old country star had everyone in tears on Tuesday's episode of The Voice after he symbolically tried to steal a struggling contestant.




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Iskra Lawrence wears plunging top during Paris Fashion Week

She's been making several style statements during her time in the French capital. 




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Jennifer Lawrence flashes diamond ring at Dior Paris Fashion Week show

The Oscar-winning actress, 28, displayed her huge ring as she arrived at the Dior autumn-winter Paris Fashion Week presentation at Musée Rodin in the French capital on Tuesday afternoon.




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Jennifer Lawrence keeps low profile as newly-engaged star steps out

Jennifer Lawrence was spotted enjoying a night out in the French capital on Tuesday following another busy day at Paris Fashion Week.




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Mo Farah finishes FOUR minutes behind Chicago marathon winner Lawrence Cherono

Mo Farah finished a disappointing four minutes behind winner Lawrence Cherono in Sunday's Chicago marathon after posting his worst ever time over the distance, one year after winning event.




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Hunger Games Catching Fire premiere: Jennifer Lawrence drowns her youthful figure in unflattering embellished 'Smarties' gown

Hunger Games Catching Fire premiere: Jennifer Lawrence drowns her youthful figure in unflattering embellished 'Smarties' gown




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Jennifer Lawrence repeats last year's Oscars fall as she trips on red carpet

The 23-year-old tripped over her strapless orange gown as she climbed out of her limousine,but was helped to her feet by her boyfriend Nicholas Hoult outside the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday.




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JULIA LAWRENCE reviews Madonna at the London Palladium 

JULIA LAWRENCE: On Wednesday night at London's Palladium, Madonna remembered her manners. And painful hip and knee be damned, she dazzled, the absolute trouper she is.




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MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell retracts claim that Russian oligarchs co-signed Trump's bank loans

O'Donnell claimed on the air that a source had told him 'the co-signers of Donald Trump's Deutsche Bank loans are Russian billionaires close to Vladimir Putin.' Trump's lawyers threatened to sue.




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Vanessa Hudgens had a 'wonderful' time working with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence on Bad Boys

The pair are back as their respective alter egos Detectives Mike Lowry and Marcus Burnett, whom they first portrayed in the 1995 film Bad Boys and also the 2003 sequel.




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First trailer for Bad Boys For Life shows Will Smith and Martin Lawrence shooting at bad guys

The first trailer for Bad Boys For Life was released on Wednesday, showing Will Smith and Martin Lawrence as they take on the leader of a Miami drug cartel while jumping through fire.




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Martin Lawrence supports his pal and Bad Boys For Life co-star Will Smith at the Gemini Man premiere

Martin Lawrence supported his friend and Bad Boys For Life co-star Will Smith at the Gemini Man premiere. The two friends first starred together in 1995's Bad Boys.




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Will Smith and Martin Lawrence visit Ellen to talk about Bad Boys 3 and reuniting after 16 years

It's been almost 25 years since moviegoers met the Bad Boys Mike and Marcus, and now they're back for a third go-round.




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Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reunite at Bad Boys For Life premiere in Berlin

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have been on the promotional trail for their new movie, popping up in Berlin in a typically exuberant fashion on Tuesday.




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Will Smith cracks up at his Bad Boys For Life co-star Martin Lawrence during a visit to SiriusXM

Comedian Martin Lawrence had Will Smith in stitches when the two stars promoted their upcoming action film Bad Boys For Life on SiriusXM's Town Hall show on Thursday.




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Will Smith and Martin Lawrence hit the red carpet at the Miami premiere of Bad Boys for Life

25 years after the first Bad Boys movie hit theaters, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reunited on the red carpet at the Miami premiere of Bad Boys For Life.




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Martin Lawrence hits the red carpet with his fiancee Roberta Mordafar

It was a family affair for Martin Lawrence at the Los Angeles premiere for his new film Bad Boys For Life.




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Iskra Lawrence covers up her bump in a sequined suit for a date night to Bad Boys For Life premiere 

Iskra Lawrence and beau Phillip Payne are expecting their first child this Spring. And the parents-to-be made Tuesday night a date night to see the new film Bad Boys For Life.




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Bad Boys 4 'already in the works with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence slated to return as stars'

The next installment in the buddy cop series is now underway, with Will Smith and Martin Lawrence expected to return as the dynamic duo, according to The Hollywood Reporter.




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French Open loss for Nicolas Mahut's sees heart-wrenching moment as son rushes to console him

The seven-year-old left fans on court Simonne Mathieu, Mahut and even Argentine opponent Mayer in floods of tears after running on to the court console his emotional father.




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Jamayne Isaako faces gut-wrenching decision as coronavirus hits NRL

Brisbane Broncos star fullback Jamayne Isaako has been forced to choose between visiting his terminally ill father in New Zealand or stay playing NRL in Australia.




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Jennifer Lawrence raves about her fiancé Cooke Maroney at the Dark Phoenix premiere

The actress, 28, enthused their engagement 'was a very easy decision' as she attended the Dark Phoenix premiere, held at Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatre on Tuesday evening.




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Dark Phoenix after-party: Jennifer Lawrence changes into sexy ensemble

The 28-year-old actress, who plays Mystique in the superhero franchise, looked incredible in her second look of the night - with the nude gown perfectly hanging off her sensational frame




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Jennifer Lawrence shows off her cleavage in a deeply plunging black gown

The actress, 28, showcased her cleavage in a deeply plunging black gown, which was cinched around her lithe waist with a thin black leather belt.




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Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult are friendly exes as they catch up at Dark Phoenix premiere

Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult proved they were very friendly exes as they enjoyed a catch up at the world premiere of X-Men: Dark Phoenix in Los Angeles on Tuesday.




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Dark Phoenix stars Sophie Turner, Jessica Chastain and Jennifer Lawrence head to Jimmy Kimmel Live

Turner, 23, was all business in a stylish white pant suit while Chastain, 42, opted for a scarlet dress and Lawrence, 28, bridged the two with a cropped white t-shirt and red leather skirt.




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Jennifer Lawrence and fiance Cooke Maroney enjoy dinner in NYC

The 28-year-old actress donned a stylish little black dress and strappy heels as she was spotted out for dinner at Del Posto before meeting up with friends at the Greenwich Hotel.




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Jennifer Lawrence, Sophie Turner, and Jessica Chastain at Dark Phoenix premiere

Jennifer, 28, took the plunge in a midnight black dress with a head full of waves, while Sophie, 23, brought the edge in a striped metallic dress cinched in with a leather belt.




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Jennifer Lawrence says she knew she wanted to marry Cooke Maroney the moment they met

The Oscar-winning actress, 28, announced her engagement to the art gallery director, 34, in February after just eight months of dating, and said she immediately realised he was the one.




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Jennifer Lawrence reveals darker hair as she is seen on the New Orleans set of her new movie

This is the first movie the 28-year-old siren has made in the past year as she has taken a hiatus to spend time with her fiance Cooke Maroney.




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Jennifer Lawrence is makeup free in sweats on set for her new flick after debuting brown hair

Jennifer Lawrence was au naturale on the set of her new film in New Orleans on Thursday, July 4th following her year-long hiatus.




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Jennifer Lawrence goes make-up free as she gets to work on set of her new untitled film

The actress, 28, got to work on set of her untitled new project, which she shot scenes for in New Orleans on Friday.




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Jennifer Lawrence set to star in and produce true-crime mafia movie Mob Girl

The 28-year-old will also put on her producer hat for the movie, which is being released through indie film studio Makeready.




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Jennifer Lawrence is pictured on the set of her new movie where she plays a war veteran

The 28-year-old actress didn't give much away about the plot of the movie as she was pictured casually dressed and removing exercise equipment from a house.




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Jennifer Lawrence spotted on set of her new untitled military movie in New Orleans

She's known for her role as Katniss, a teen who's forced to fight to the death in war-like 'Hunger Games' in order to save her sister. And now, Jennifer Lawrence will show the after effects of war.




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Jennifer Lawrence's fiance Cooke Maroney embraces a female friend

Jennifer Lawrence, 28, is busy filming a movie in New Orleans. And her fiance Cooke Maroney, 34, stayed busy catching up with a female friend in NYC.