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CBD News: It is a great pleasure and honour to address the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).




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CBD News: It is my great pleasure to open this important meeting, the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fisheries Bodies on Accelerating Progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.




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CBD News: It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this first Clearing-House Mechanism Award Ceremony.




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CBD News: Covering some 22 per cent of the world's land surface, mountains are home to spectacular landscapes, a wide variety of ecosystems, and a great diversity of species.




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CBD News: It is a great pleasure to participate in this session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and to discuss opportunities to further integrate biodiversity within the agriculture and food production sectors.




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CBD News: I and my colleagues here at the Secretariat are greatly saddened to learn that Dr. Calestous Juma, former Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity, has passed away.




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CBD News: On 12 April, Sir David Attenborough joins the head of the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity and a panel from government, business and civil society to discuss how to mobilise global action to tackle what is said to be the greatest thre




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CBD News: It is with great regret and deepest sadness that we convey news of the untimely death of Dr Bradnee Chambers, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). Among his numerous achievements is the strengthened collaboration amo




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Branko Grunbaum Remembered--A Great Geometer!




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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Meteorological Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (2020-2035), Meteorological Plan, China Meteorological Administration

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government welcomes the promulgation of the Meteorological Development Plan ...




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'Wobble' may precede some great earthquakes, study shows

(Ohio State University) The land masses of Japan shifted from east to west to east again in the months before the strongest earthquake in the country's recorded history, a 2011 magnitude-9 earthquake that killed more than 15,500 people, new research shows.




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New Home Office funded report urges greater action for cybercrime victims

(University of Portsmouth) The first major UK study into victims of computer misuse crime has exposed the serious harm some victim's experience, as well as barriers to reporting such offences, receiving support, achieving justice and the precarious resources dedicated by the police to cybercrime.




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Alumni and Students From Greater China Donate PPE to NY Healthcare Workers Desperate for Gear

As the pandemic ebbed in China, alumni from the region raised more than $2.1 million to send crucial protective gear to New York healthcare workers.




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Economic containment as a strategy of Great Power competition

6 November 2019 , Volume 95, Number 6

Dong Jung Kim

Economic containment has garnered repeated attention in the discourse about the United States' response to China. Yet, the attributes of economic containment as a distinct strategy of Great Power competition remain unclear. Moreover, the conditions under which a leading power can employ economic containment against a challenging power remain theoretically unelaborated. This article first suggests that economic containment refers to the use of economic policies to weaken the targeted state's material capacity to start military aggression, rather than to influence the competitor's behaviour over a specific issue. Then, this article suggests that economic containment becomes a viable option when the leading power has the ability to inflict more losses on the challenging power through economic restrictions, and this ability is largely determined by the availability of alternative economic partners. When the leading power cannot effectively inflict more losses on the challenging power due to the presence of alternative economic partners, it is better off avoiding economic containment. The author substantiates these arguments through case-studies of the United States' responses to the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The article concludes by examining the nature of the United States' recent economic restrictions against China.




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The great Chinese surprise: the rupture with the United States is real and is happening

4 March 2020 , Volume 96, Number 2

Xiangfeng Yang

Ample evidence exists that China was caught off guard by the Trump administration's onslaught of punishing acts—the trade war being a prime, but far from the only, example. This article, in addition to contextualizing their earlier optimism about the relations with the United States under President Trump, examines why Chinese leaders and analysts were surprised by the turn of events. It argues that three main factors contributed to the lapse of judgment. First, Chinese officials and analysts grossly misunderstood Donald Trump the individual. By overemphasizing his pragmatism while downplaying his unpredictability, they ended up underprepared for the policies he unleashed. Second, some ingrained Chinese beliefs, manifested in the analogies of the pendulum swing and the ‘bickering couple’, as well as the narrative of the ‘ballast’, lulled officials and scholars into undue optimism about the stability of the broader relationship. Third, analytical and methodological problems as well as political considerations prevented them from fully grasping the strategic shift against China in the US.




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Trade and Environmental Sustainability: Towards Greater Coherence

Invitation Only Research Event

27 February 2020 - 8:30am to 10:00am

Graduate Institute Geneva | Chemin Eugène-Rigot | Geneva | 1672 1211

The WTO Ministerial Conference in June 2020 presents a critical opportunity to move ahead on better alignment of trade and environmental sustainability objectives, policymaking and governance. In light of the challenges facing the WTO, meaningful efforts to address environmental sustainability would also help to reinvigorate the organization and strengthen its relevance. 

In this context, the meeting aims to advance discussion on two questions: How can the multilateral trade system better contribute to meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris climate goals? What priorities and tangible outcomes on trade and environmental sustainability should be advanced at the WTO Ministerial Conference in Nur Sultan in June and beyond?

The event will be hosted by the US and the Americas Programme and the Hoffmann Centre for Sustainable Resource Economy at Chatham House in partnership with both the Global Governance Centre and the Centre for Trade and Economic Integration at the Graduate Institute, Geneva.

We gratefully acknowledge the financial support for this event from the Chatham House Global Trade Policy Forum’s founding partner AIG and supporting partners Clifford Chance LLP, Diageo plc and EY, and on the Graduate Institute side, from the government of Switzerland.

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Chatham House Rule

US and Americas Programme




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Covid-19: NHS bosses told to assess risk to ethnic minority staff who may be at greater risk




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A very fascinating internet site along with great articles!

This is one of the very most exciting internet sites I have actually ever observed. It is very exciting considering that of its one-of-a-kind subject matter and also amazing short articles.




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Aaron's 85th birthday a celebration of a great life

Henry "Hank" Aaron was born in Alabama three years after Willie Mays, 85 years ago Tuesday. Now, all this time later, Aaron is as much the conscience and the soul of baseball as any man alive. But we don't just celebrate a great baseball life today. We celebrate a great American life.




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Remembering the great Frank Robinson

To those of a certain age, Frank Robinson was the definition of greatness, leadership and toughness. Well into his 70's and 80's, he carried himself with the confidence and unmistakable gait of a great athlete.




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'Great swing': Bregman tweet thrills young fan

It took only two words for Alex Bregman to send 9-year-old Jax Nystrom into a frenzy, but this kind of reaction -- young people freaking out at the slightest bit of attention from him -- has become commonplace for the Astros' All-Star third baseman.




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Great leap backwards - austerity measures are hitting the vulnerable hardest

The UK’s austerity programme has disproportionately affected children and people with disabilities, says David Taylor-Robinson, a senior clinical lecturer in public health at the University of Liverpool. He joins us to discuss why the evidence shows the vulnerable are hit hardest by the cuts to public services, despite the UN conventions on...




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Capital punishment, my sixth great grandfather, and me

On the 7th of June, 1753, Dr Archibald Cameron was executed at Tyburn. "The body, after hanging twenty minutes, was cut down: it was not quartered; but the heart was taken out and burnt. " 250 years later, his sixth great grandson, Robert Syned found himself deeply involved in the process of execution, as an expert witness in a case about the use...




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Type 2 diabetes: sweetened drinks pose greater risk than other sugary foods




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Letter of the Day | A toast to great educators

The Editor, Madam: Today, as we celebrate Teachers’ Day, I pause in reflection, looking back at some of the educators who have deeply impacted me. Let me start with the principal of my primary school. She was a God-fearing woman, but I suppose,...




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Covid-19: NHS bosses told to assess risk to ethnic minority staff who may be at greater risk




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Mexican Migration Flows: From Great Wave to Gentle Stream?

This event focuses on the changing face of Mexican migration to the United States, Mexican immigrants' contributions to U.S. society and political and economic power, as well as that of those who have returned to Mexico.




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A Low-Glycemic Load Diet Facilitates Greater Weight Loss in Overweight Adults With High Insulin Secretion but Not in Overweight Adults With Low Insulin Secretion in the CALERIE Trial

Anastassios G. Pittas
Dec 1, 2005; 28:2939-2941
BR Clinical Care/Education/Nutrition




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IEA: Greater use of rail would save energy, lower emissions

Increased railway use would save energy, help the environment, and also be safer, according to reports prepared by international environmental experts.




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[ Politics ] Open Question : Why hasn't there ever been a great Democrat presidents' face on Mount Rushmore?

Maybe because there's never been a great Democrat president?  And never will be.  They're all horrible.




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High-Status Criminals Face Greatest Public Wrath

Let's say the FBI hears a senior elected official on a tapped telephone line demanding kickbacks in exchange for favors and shaking down donors for campaign contributions in exchange for plum contracts.




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Six Great Ideas, by Mortimer Adler


Dr. Mortimer J. Adler, who was chairman of the Board of Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, an editor of the Great Books of Western Civilization, and a senior associate at the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, in his thought-provoking discussions of the six philosophical ideas--truth, goodness, beauty, freedom, equality and justice--argues that philosophy is not the exclusive concern of the specialist but “everybody's business," and that a better understanding of these ideas, is essential if human beings are to cope with the political, moral, and social issues that confront them in an increasingly complex, interconnected and interdependent world. To Adler, philosophy is all about ideas, especially the “great ideas.” He urges that a philosopher should begin with these six ideas, and how they relate to each other, because of our shared and common call to be good citizens and thoughtful human beings. Truth, goodness and beauty are ideas we judge by. And freedom, equality and justice are ideas we live by. Noting that these ideas are prominent in some of the foundational documents in American history such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address, Dr. Adler describes difficult philosophical concepts in non-techincal language, to contemporary audiences who might not have a background in philosophy.




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AFT President Endorses Warren: 'It Would Be Great to Send a Teacher to the White House'

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten endorsed Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign Saturday, acting in her personal capacity.




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With camps shut, families face summer in the great indoors




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With camps shut, families face summer in the great indoors




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Family Law: The Latest and Greatest – A Review of Case Law (Unknown Unknowns).




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Spaghetti madness : inspired by Great Food / by Louie Laudonia.

Annotation. Spaghetti Cook Book.




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2018 Regional Heritage Conference, 12-13 April 2018 Geraldton : sacred heritage conference program / Heritage Council, Government of Western Australia, City of Greater Geraldton.




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Race across the world : the incredible story of the world's greatest road race - the 1968 London to Sydney Marathon / John Smailes.

London-Sydney Marathon -- History.




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Things great and small : collections management policies / John E. Simmons.

Museums -- Collection management -- United States.




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The great believers / Rebecca Makkai.

AIDS (Disease) -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction.




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The greatest flight : reliving the aerial triumph that changed the world / Peter McMillan ; photographs by James L. Stanfield ; historical text by Terry Gwynn-Jones ; construction text by John La Noue ; foreword by Walter J. Boyne.

McMillan, Peter -- Travel.




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Treasure palaces : great writers visit great museums / foreword by Nicholas Serota ; edited by Maggie Fergusson.

Museums.




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Directions for drinking the Cheltenham waters : with a selection of cases, illustrating their effects in a great variety of diseases / by James M'Cabe.

Cheltenham : printed for G.A. Williams, librarian, [1823]




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Elements of pathology and therapeutics being the outlines of a work, intended to ascertain the nature, causes, and most efficacious modes of prevention and cure, of the greater number of the diseases incidental to the human frame : illustrated by numerous

Bath : And sold by Underwood, London, 1825.




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Babylon: Nebuchadnezzar praises the greatness of the city. Coloured etching, 17--.

Se vend a Augsbourg [Augsburg] : Au Negoce com(m)un de l'Academie Imperiale d'Empire des Arts libereaux avec privilege de Sa Majesté Impériale et avec defense ni d'en faire ni de vendre les copies, [between 1700 and 1799]




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Egypt: a building designated as the palace of Alexander the Great. Coloured engraving, 17--.

A Paris (rue St Jacques a l'Hotel Saumur) : chez Mondhare, [between 1760 and 1792]




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Capitals' Greatest Hits: How to watch Troy Brouwer's game-winning goal in 2015 Winter Classic

Troy Brouwer scored the game-winning goal as the Capitals beat the Blackhawks at Nationals Park on Jan. 1, 2015. Relive the excitement with Monday night's replay.




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Ruthy Hebard, Sabrina Ionescu 'represent everything that is great about basketball'

Ruthy Hebard and Sabrina Ionescu have had a remarkable four years together in Eugene, rewriting the history books and pushing the Ducks into the national spotlight. Catch the debut of "Our Stories Unfinished Business: Sabrina Ionescu and Ruthy Hebard" at Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. PT/ 8 p.m. MT on Pac-12 Network.




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Monday 4 May 2020
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