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Tibet: 'The Economist' at its best
I commend you to read the briefing on Tibet in today's 'The Economist'. The briefing has been written by James Miles, its Beijing correspondent, who happened to be there and was allowed to stay from 12 to 19 March.
Nowhere are European and Chinese misperceptions further apart than over the Dalai Lama and Tibet. It is in everyone's interests that peace be restored and in no-one's long term interests that the Olympic Games be seriously disrupted or boycotted. The world financial, economic and political situation is precarious enough without being exacerbated by destabilization in China.
Ascertaining the facts is very difficult indeed. How can you reconcile the Chinese view that the "Dalai Lama clique" organised the riots and the Dalai's denial coupled with an accusation that the Chinese are carrying out "cultural genocide" ?
How very fortunate it is to have the benefit of a briefing from someone on the spot who belongs to what factually is the only English language periodical 'of record'.
Author : Stanley Crossick
David Fouquet says:
((Stanley:Right about James Miles and his coverage. See also the transcript of his CNN interview. Enclosed is my own modest input on this difficult issue.Best. David)
Where Angels Might Fear to Tread
It must be easier to be on the side of angels.
Most of us believe in human rights, religious and ethnic rights and other elements of the international chartter of rights.
But I don't happen to believe in angels.
The Dalai Lama is indeed said to be a holy man.
He has also become elevated to and instrumentalised in the status of political figure, which is even harder to reconcile with an identity as an angel.
Wen Jiabao, Nancy Pelosi or many of the other protagonists in the Tibetan drama are probably no angels either. They are all probably decent persons convinced they are going the right thing in this matter. They have taken sides in one of global history's many political-religious conflicts, which to some unbelievers may appear more like the devil's work in the past than a holy mission.
All other decent persons are free to also take sides in this other international controversies. But they should consider doing so as fallible humans rather than holy crusaders.
But instead, there appears to be a relentless international coalition of zealots who have answered a higher calling to liberate Tibet from the oppressive Chinese.
I will pass, as do our well-meaning missionaries, on the other side of the argument which runs that Tibet was not a Shangri La except for the elite and brutal feudal class that ruled their population in serfdom until it was "liberated" by Mao Tse Tung. And that the Tibetan exiles, the Dalai Lama and their followers were fed, housed, armed, led, manipulated by the the CIA, Chiang Kai shek, the Indian government and many other well-intentioned donators.
In various forms this is still the case, with many of the coalition in the West so besotted with ego-centric self-delusion they want to impose their so-called democratic way of life on others in a remote land half-way around the world that they can only identify in a romantic, idealised way and demonise the other side as the natural, unreconstituted heirs of Mao Tse Tung.
Many not only have never accepted Tibetan enrollment in the Chinese system, they cannot accept the very concept of another system of governance.
As they have in recent years, they are pursuing a single-minded mission of regime change. Since there is still no national Chinese election resembling our own hubris-driven popularity contests, just something like a billion Chinese trying to sort out their own corrupt local elites in another version of self-determination that is unpublicised in the West, our pro-Tibet anti-Chinese wave has assumed the only way is through a street revolution and global media competition.
Regime change, either through military pre-emption, street revolution or other means has had such mixed, if not disastrous, results, they should also consider plausible consequences and follow-ups. Trawling through the policy and social wreckage in the former Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Georgia, Ukraine, the new Middle East and other small states we have had the audacity to intervene in one overt or covert way in recent years should give all those who are well-intentioned pause for thought and prudence.
But for many, the only logical outcome is a free Tibet as a first step to a democratic China. Do we have it all worked out, or is it destruction first, followed by an inescapable democratic paradise without planning, organising, educating, feeding, nursing, building and financing for a generation or so. Or will we rejoice again at the toppling of another regime, arrive to proclaim "mission accomplished" and return home to let those with nowhere else to got to pick up the pieces of the rubble. Surely the markets and the people, generally in that order, will take care of it the way it did in the Soviet Union, Iraq and elsewhere.
Do we really want to give premature birth to another destitute, precarious mini-state. East Timor, or Palestine might even have a better chance of avoiding failed-state status than Tibet, although the verdict is also still out on those.
Do we really want one-quarter of mankind plunged into chaotic flux or Soviet-style anarchic collapse? Would we feel more secure with our multinationals picking over the spoils of a Chinese crash, or without the trillions in Chinese foreign exchange reserves bailing us out or own economic fiascoes?
Another possible scenario is that to push uncompromisingly on such an agenda, including Olympics, World Expo and other boycotts could trigger a reactive backlash in China and another cold war period of isolation, suspicion and hostility.
Before setting out on another distant crusade, it might be judicious to seek advice from other Asian partners before assuming that they have no other option than to be with us or against us. The Asian reaction to the Tibetan events of 2008, other than in Taiwan which was a closely interested party, was more nuanced and prudent than in the West.
We should therefore consider a more cautious, positive and longer-tem role with our Chinese and Tibetan partners. To our Chinese friends, we might be suggesting constructive advice that they mismanaged a certain challenge in Tibet in 2008 that sought to take advantage of international campaigns related to the Olympics and the Taiwan elections. It is certain to occur again in 2009, the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's flight and exile. Downstream, there are more effective means of crowd and crisis management at your disposal. But the best way to avoid conflict is much further upstream. Part of this could be a result-oriented negotiation that uses other tactics than the conviction that time is on your side and that no concessions are needed. The next generation of adversaries may have less patience and be potentially more radicalised to use other opportunities.The situation, as your leadership generally points out, is indeed a security threat. There exists an obvious social-ethnic problem in Tibet that can be exploited by one side or the other. It is your choice who will benefit.


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Face of change belongs to Obama
Published on: 10/25/2008
The economy teeters. The country is waging two foreign wars. A third conflict - the "war" on terror - tests whether the nation will keep its soul.
A health care morass threatens pocketbooks and lives. Whether a U.S. Supreme Court tilt becomes more pronounced hangs in the balance. Problems abound for any incoming president, including regaining U.S. stature abroad.
The Bush administration has bumbled from crisis to crisis for nearly eight years, competence gone AWOL. The nation needs resuscitating change like a new baby needs that first breath of air.
Two would-be successors pledge it. But Barack Obama is more believable. We recommend him to be the 44th president of the United States.
Obama's vision and potential to be that change agent trump his relative lack of experience, though the experience he possesses is valuable. The maturity and calm demeanor he has exhibited these past two years in the public spotlight and earlier, speak to able, careful, inclusive leadership. And he is simply the better of the two on the issues.
Who is the real Obama? That's the seed of fear that opponent John McCain has sown, as if these last years of electioneering haven't overturned every rock and opened every closet. The question does not occur in a vacuum. Karl Rove disciples in the McCain camp are well aware of the vicious viral campaign against Obama that seeks to tag him as the ugly "other." The seed they've tried to plant is intended for soil fertilized by our worst instincts.
But we think we know who the real Obama is. And, in us, this elicits high hopes and expectations.
He's the candidate who, throughout this campaign, mostly has acquitted himself with calm eloquence and pragmatic responses, energizing thousands who might not otherwise participate in the electoral process.
He's the candidate who recognizes that McCain's solution to health care (mostly tax credits and taxing health benefits), is no Rx for runaway health care costs and a vast army of uninsured Americans.
Obama instead proposes universal coverage through a mix of private and expanded public insurance that the experts say would put a far larger dent in the number of uninsured than would McCain's plan.
Obama is the candidate who recognized early the folly of invading Iraq and, earlier than McCain, spoke out because Afghanistan was spinning out of control.
McCain, an early supporter of the invasion, was later a critic of how the war was being waged, supporting a surge that Obama opposed. But McCain now fails to recognize that Americans want something different than his open-ended approach. How long can the U.S. continue to spend $10 billion a month, and how long should American lives be lost there?
Yes, it is a more dangerous world these days. But our confidence goes to the candidate, Obama, whose steadiness has marked his campaign and who more highly values the power of diplomacy, face-to-face, with enemies.
Both candidates have staked out credible plans to deal with energy and climate change, but Obama has the more ambitious agenda.
On the economy, both candidates backed the $700 billion bailout package, but Obama's economic focus, more than McCain's, seems to skew more to helping middle- and lower-income folks. This focus is necessary.
McCain is more of a free trader than is Obama, who unfortunately has argued for reopening the North American Free Trade Agreement. A bad idea. Nonetheless, we, too, want elements of fair trade in any agreement.
McCain's personal story is compelling - Navy pilot, POW in Vietnam who chose captivity rather than dishonor, House member and then U.S. senator from Arizona with a reputation for being a maverick.
Obama's story is no less compelling - Kenyan father, raised by a single white mother and his Kansan grandparents, Harvard-educated lawyer, community organizer who chose service to others over a New York lawyer's salary, constitutional law lecturer, state senator, U.S. senator and the first African-American to be named as a presidential nominee for a major U.S. party.
Today, McCain's maverick image stands badly tarnished. In the 2004 election, they called what McCain has done in this election flip-flopping. Today, we don't know which McCain the country would be getting as president, the maverick of 2000 or the panderer of 2008.
Is he the one who rejected President Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy or the one who now embraces them? The one who sponsored comprehensive immigration reform or the one who says he wouldn't vote for that bill today? The one who experienced torture as a POW and pushed back against a president who would allow it or the candidate who voted against interrogations done humanely by the book?
And he also has squandered his claim to one of his supposed assets - his experience, as a military man and member of Congress for 26 years. Simply, he has displayed deplorable judgment in key instances that call into question the value of his overall judgment.
In Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the 72-year-old candidate with a history of melanoma picked a woefully unqualified running mate - as she continues to prove day after day. And both he and she have conducted a campaign that has careened from inept to offensive.
In Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, Obama picked a vice president with foreign policy credentials to serve in the event of tragedy, not just a running mate to score political points.
The non-issue of William Ayers has become a centerpiece of McCain's campaign while Palin talks as if the only real Americans live in red-state small towns (something she was forced to apologize for) and falsely smears Obama for "palling around with terrorists."
Obama's campaign has not been above misleading voters - on McCain's stances on Social Security and immigration, for instance. But on this matter of unseemly campaigning, McCain's - starting with the Paris Hilton/Britney Spears ad - is clearly over the top.
Will either candidate be able to afford what he proposes? No. But in their plans, we see their inclinations, and Obama's are better. We are so weary of all this rhetoric about government as Public Enemy No. 1 - until there's a private sector to bail out - and how "spreading the wealth" denotes some sinister socialist agenda.
McCain's political career has been marked by selective instances of bucking partisanship - on campaign finance reform law that bears his name and on comprehensive immigration reform. But these last years also have been consistently marked by political hand-holding with Bush.
It is Obama, in his first term as a U.S. senator, who offers the freshest face of change. He, more than McCain, offers the best chance for instilling in Americans a new sense of unity and purpose and restoring the image abroad of an America as worthy as its ideals.
Obama for President.
Whom would you recommend in the presidential race and why? To be considered for publication as a letter to the editor, e-mail your opinion to the Journal Sentinel editorial department.

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Q: Voisin 3.1.1 Hermitian Geometry I am a bit confused about what appears to be basic linear algebra in Voisin's book. I suspect I am misunderstanding maybe some of the notations.
My first confusion is from this passage.

$W_{\mathbb{C}}:=\text{Hom}_{\mathbb{R}}(V,\mathbb{C})$ admits the decomposition $W_{\mathbb{C}}=W^{1,0}\oplus W^{0,1}$ into $\mathbb{C}$-linear and $\mathbb{C}$-antilinear forms. Let $W^{1,1}=W^{1,0}\otimes W^{0,1}\subset \bigwedge^2 W_{\mathbb{C}}$.

So, $W^{1,1}$ consists of a form that is linear in the first component and antilinear in the second as $f\in W^{1,1}$ can be written as $f(u,v)=\sum_{j=1}^n g_j(u)\overline{h_j(v)}$ where the $g_j, h_j$ are $\mathbb{C}$-linear. Why is this in $\wedge^2 W_{\mathbb{C}}$? In other words, why should this be alternating? For example, take $f(u,v)=g(u)\overline{h(v)}=u\overline{v}$ where we take $g,h$ to be the identity map. This is in $W^{1,1}$ but it's not alternating.
A little bit down below, we have the following theorem.

Lemma 3.3: There is a natural identification between Hermitian forms on $V\times V$ and the elements of $W_{\mathbb{R}}^{1,1}$ given by $h\mapsto \omega=-\Im h$.

$W^{1,1}_{\mathbb{R}}$ is defined as $W^{1,1}\cap \bigwedge^2 W_{\mathbb{R}}$. After checking the $\omega$ is alternating, the proof proceeds to show that $\omega$ is in $W^{1,1}$.

But by definition, $\omega$ is in $W^{1,1}$ if and only if the natural extension of $\omega$ (by $\mathbb{C}$-bilinearity) to a 2-form on $V_{\mathbb{C}}$ vanishes on the bivectors $(u,v)$, $u,v\in V^{1,0}$ and on the bivectors $(u,v)$, $u,v\in V^{0,1}$ , the second property following from the first by using complex conjugation.

Here $V^{1,0}$ and $V^{0,1}$ are the eigenspaces of the operator $I: V\to V$ corresponding to eigenvalues $i$ and $-i$.
For example, the hermitian form $h(u,v)=u\overline{v}$ yields $\omega(u,v)=-\Im (u\overline{v})=-(u\overline{v}-v\overline{u})$. Sure, $(u,v)\mapsto u\overline{v}$ is in $W^{1,1}$ (linear in first variable, antilinear in second) but $(u,v)\mapsto v\overline{u}$ is not.

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KFC Pays Tribute to Hip Hop with Spotify Playlist
What do the songs 'Touch the Sky' by Kanye West, 'Ode to' by the Beastie Boys and 'You Be Illin'' by RUN DMC all have in common?
They all have KFC in their lyrics…
The brand has been a staple in pop culture for decades, referenced by countless artists, from Masta Ace, to Diplo, M.I.A. or Kendrick Lamar today. Even its enigmatic founder, Colonel Sanders, was portrayed by the '90s French rap duet X-Men.
The chain is especially rooted in the hip-hop community, and that's why KFC, with the help of agency of record Sid Lee Paris, is releasing BUCKET BANGERS on Spotify, a repertoire of songs that cite KFC.
From US rap artists like Rick Ross, Ghostface Killah and Drake, to French rappers like Maître Gims, Orelsan and Gringe. Even artists from Germany, Russia and Brazil. Hours of hip hop to serve up with the chain's signature bucket of chicken.
The Bucket Bangers playlist will be promoted through Spotify banners and guerrilla outdoor in the streets of Paris.
The first campaign whose copywriters are some of the biggest rap names in history and a novel way to remind us that KFC is a unique brand… just like its fans. As the Beastie Boys would say: You know that tendency KFC baby.
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Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Угла́нов () — советский государственный и партийный деятель, один из лидеров «правой оппозиции» в ВКП(б). Расстрелян в 1937 году, реабилитирован посмертно.

Биография
Родился  года в селе Феодоритское Рыбинского уезда в крестьянской семье. Образование получил в сельской школе. С 1898 года работал учеником на складе, приказчиком в Петербурге. Участник революции 1905—1907 годов. В 1907 году вступил в РСДРП, большевик. В 1908—1911 годах на военной службе, с 1912 года председатель профсоюза торгово-промышленных служащих Петербурга, в 1914—1916 годах в действующей Русской армии (унтер-офицер).

Участник Февральской и Октябрьской революций 1917 года.

С 1917 года на профсоюзной работе, в 1919—1920 годах в ЧОН (Красной Армии ?). С 1920 года на партийной работе. С 20 августа 1924 года по 29 апреля 1929 года секретарь ЦК ВКП(б), в 1928—1930 годах нарком труда СССР.

В 1921—1922 годах кандидат в члены, а в 1923—1930 годах — член ЦК ВКП(б). Член Оргбюро ЦК ВКП(б) с 20 августа 1924 года по 29 апреля 1929 года, кандидат в члены Политбюро ЦК ВКП(б) с 1 января 1926 года по 29 апреля 1929 года.

Вместе с М. Н. Рютиным руководил разгромом «левой» оппозиции в Москве. В 1928—1929 годах разделял взгляды лидеров так называемого правого уклона, критически оценивал сталинскую практику индустриализации, методы работы в деревне, отстаивал свободу внутрипартийной критики. В 1929 году выступил с критикой руководства партии за нежелание признать ошибки в управлении экономикой. В конце 1929 года заявил о признании своих ошибок и отказался от поддержки лидеров «правых». В 1930 году Партколлегией ЦКК ВКП(б) объявлен выговор. В 1932 году привлечён к партийной ответственности по делу так называемого Союза марксистов-ленинцев, обвинён в содействии «контрреволюционной» деятельности этой группы и исключён из партии. В 1933 году был арестован в связи с делом «бухаринской школы».

После нескольких писем И. В. Сталину 16 апреля 1933 года освобождён и в мае назначен управляющим Обьрыбтрестом (Тобольск). 10 марта 1934 года восстановлен в партии.

23 августа 1936 года вновь исключён и арестован. Внесён в сталинский расстрельный список от 15 мая 1937 года по 1-й категории («за» Сталин, Молотов, Каганович, Ворошилов, Ежов). Военной коллегией Верховного суда СССР 31 мая 1937 года приговорён к расстрелу и в этот же день расстрелян вместе с А. Д. Арефьевым, И. О. Шлейфером, В. А. Яковлевым и др. (всего 6 осужденных). Место захоронения- «могила невостребованных прахов» № 1 крематория Донского кладбища.

Реабилитирован Пленумом Верховного суда СССР 18 июля 1989 года, 9 августа 1989 года КПК при ЦК КПСС восстановлен в партии.

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Угланов Владимир Александрович

Родился в 1883 году в с Феодоритское Рыбинского уезда Ярославской губ., русский, образование низшее, б/п (состоял в РСДРП в 1908—1914 гг.). Проживал: Ярославская область, с. Феодоритское. Конюх в колхозе «Заволжский луговод». Арестован 26 февраля 1937 года. по обвинению в «в участии в террористической организации правых». Внесён в сталинский расстрельный список от 31 августа 1937 года от Ярославской обл. Этапирован в Москву. Приговорён к ВМН ВКВС СССР 15 сентября 1937 года. Расстрелян в тот же день в г. Москва. Место захоронения — неизвестная могила Донского кладбища (в тот день расстрелянные не были кремированы). Реабилитирован посмертно ВКВС СССР 26 декабря 1957.года.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Биография Угланова на сайте «Хронос»
 Биография Угланова
 Угланов Н. А. Автобиография // Деятели СССР и революционного движения России. Энциклопедический словарь Гранат. — : Советская энциклопедия, 1989. — 831 с. — ISBN 5-85270-028-2
 Угланов Н. А. «Очередные задачи Московской организации». Доклад на VII пленуме МК

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Делегаты XV съезда ВКП(б)
Делегаты X конференции РКП(б)
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Делегаты XV конференции ВКП(б)
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Секретари ЦК КПСС
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Члены правой оппозиции в ВКП(б)
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Spot On Networks, LLC ("SON") Announces Completion of Commercial RadioBoost™-Emergency Responder Installation in California
New Haven, CT – May 29, 2018 – Spot On Networks, LLC installed and deployed its RadioBoost™-ER in two adjacent commercial buildings that offer Class A office space as well as in the garage spaces for the buildings. The properties are located in central coastal California and total more than 300,000 square feet. The buildings required identical systems, both of which contain custom bi-directional amplifiers. Specific frequency requests were made by the developer to include UHF, VHF, and 700MHz within the design to give complete peace of mind to the businesses that will operate in the office spaces. A total of three amplifiers are in each building radio network system to accommodate these requests and uphold government requirements.
RadioBoost™-Emergency Responder is a member of Spot On Networks CellBoost® family of services. Most new buildings are constructed with energy-saving technologies, low-emissions glass, concrete and steel which are notorious for blocking radio and cellular signals alike from penetrating the building. These radio dead zones can result in gaps in communication between first responders and building occupants. RadioBoost™-ER fulfills the national, state and local radio coverage requirements that have been mandated in the post-9/11 world.
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Shares of snack maker Utz Brands rise in NYSE debut
Stock Markets Aug 31, 2020 01:40PM ET
(Reuters) - Shares of potato-chip maker Utz Brands Inc rose in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Monday after nearly 100 years as a family-owned company, riding on the rebound in investor appetite for new stocks.
Hanover Pennsylvania-based Utz on Friday completed its reverse merger with Collier Creek Holdings, a publicly listed shell company which will be renamed as Utz.
The decision to go public was made in part to prepare for the gradual transition to the next generation of Utz family ownership, according to Chief Executive Dylan Lissette.
"We have a fourth-to-fifth generational movement just as the family was getting older, and rotating from the third generation into the fourth generation then the fourth into the fifth over time," Lissette, a fourth-generation family member through marriage, said in a telephone interview.
Collier Creek is a so-called special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), a shell company which raises funds in an initial public offering to make an acquisition and take a firm public.
Utz's stock opened at $18.95, up from Collier Creek's close of $16.34 on Friday. The stock had pared gains by early afternoon to $16.89. Collier Creek's stock had already jumped on the back of the deal announcement in June.
Collier Creek had completed its IPO at $10 per share in 2018. The SPAC is backed by veteran dealmaker Chinh Chu and ex-Pinnacle Foods Chairman Roger Deromedi, who will become Utz's chairman.
Utz reported an 11% jump in pro forma net sales to $242 million for the quarter ended June 28.
"When the lockdowns of the pandemic started in that latter half of March, early parts of April, what it really ended up doing is just increasing demand for snack foods," Lissette said.
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2016 Patriot Winner Holds Spotlight in U.S. Open
Jan 15, 2018 | News
U.S. Open Put Champ in Spotlight, Where He Hopes to Stay
January 11, 2018 | Liberty Corner, N.J.
By Joey Flyntz, USGA
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It was 2:30 p.m. on June 15, 2017, and the 22-year-old Texas A&M student waited on the tee with nary a morsel of food in his belly to absorb the nerves that had been building throughout the day. When the agonizing wait ended, he pulled out his driver and tried to block out the thousands of fans observing the action on the 492-yard, par-4 10th hole at Erin Hills during Round 1 of the 117th U.S. Open Championship.
As calmly as though he were playing one of the public courses he grew up on in Sacramento, Calif., Cameron Champ crushed his drive 336.5 yards down the middle. And with that, he took a deep breath and walked down the fairway, the first steps on a path leading to a scintillating summer season on the amateur circuit that culminated in his first professional tour card.
"Yeah, it's safe to say that calmed me down quite a bit," said Champ, recalling his first shot in a major championship.
Champ's road to Erin Hills was anything but calm. The son of a former minor-league catcher in the Baltimore Orioles' system, Cameron inherited his father Jeff's ability to punish a round ball. But Cameron knew around 8 years old that golf was the game for him.
When he was 15, Champ met well regarded golf instructor Sean Foley, who was just starting to work with Tiger Woods and now coaches 2013 U.S. Open champion Justin Rose.
Jeff Champ arranged the meeting in Florida through high school friend John Wood, who was caddieing on the PGA Tour for Hunter Mahan. Foley was working with Mahan at the time and agreed to observe Cameron, who warmed up on the range while Foley finished up another lesson.
It was then that Foley got a sneak preview of what many others would experience when watching Champ for the first time.
"Every so often, I could hear a sound. I was like 50 yards away and would just hear this 'WHACK.' I went over to him when I was done and asked him to hit a shot for me," said Foley. "He pulled out a 4-iron and just unleashed this shot, and all I could do was utter some words not fit for print. My brain couldn't comprehend how hard he hit the ball with the relative passivity of how he did it."
The two hit it off right away and in Foley, Champ had his first true golf instructor. His game soared. Always a long hitter, Champ refined his game and came out of virtual obscurity on the junior circuit to become a two-time Rolex Junior All-American and earn a scholarship to Texas A&M University.
Unfortunately, Champ's college career was derailed by injuries. It wasn't until his junior year, in the fall of 2016, that Champ finally started to establish his form, posting four top-five finishes and an individual victory.
Full of confidence from a successful college campaign and free of doubt that his body would fail him, Champ joined 9,484 hopefuls in filing an entry to compete in the U.S. Open at Erin Hills. For the vast majority of golfers who dream of playing on golf's grandest stage, the journey consists of a two-stage qualifying process: 18-hole local qualifying followed by 36-hole sectional qualifying.
Perhaps no one represented the "open" nature of the U.S. Open more than Champ in 2017. Of the 156 players at Erin Hills, more than half (79) earned their spot via qualifying. Champ was one of 21 players to advance through both local and sectional qualifying.
For Champ, the qualifying process started on May 9 with local qualifying at Wolfdancer Golf Club in Cedar Creek, Texas. In a field of 133, the top eight players would advance to sectional qualifying. On the 18th green, Champ stood over a 5-foot putt that he was convinced he needed to make. He missed. Then he had to wait two hours to learn his fate. Fortunately, his 3-under-par 69 earned him a spot in a 5-for-4 playoff. When two players before him hit their tee shots way offline, Champ was able to play cautiously and secure his spot in sectionals.
But stressful 5-footers weren't done with Cameron Champ.
Playing in the Newport Beach, Calif., sectional qualifier on June 5, Champ set the world on fire in his morning 18, shooting a blistering 63 at Newport Beach Country Club to sit first at the midway point among 103 players vying for one of six spots at Erin Hills. But Big Canyon Country Club didn't play nice in the afternoon.
At 1 over through 17 holes, Champ again faced a 5-footer on No. 18. Just 5 feet stood between him and a dream that so few golfers get to realize. Again, he missed. This time, the playoff stakes were higher: He had to better Stanford University standout Brandon Wu mano a mano for the sixth and final ticket to Erin Hills.
"The course was set up really tough," said Champ. "The greens were really firm. My 36th hole, it was a tough little par 4 with the flag tucked against the water, so I just hit it left and tugged it slightly. I hit a good chip up there and missed the 5-footer."
Fortunately, Champ had a chance to atone, as he replayed the hole in the playoff against Wu. Feeling his adrenaline was running hot, Champ clubbed down off the tee and ended up with the same yardage into the green. This time, he executed the approach he wanted and was left with a 30-footer for birdie. He got a break when Wu hit his approach into virtually the same spot, only a foot farther away. When Wu hit his birdie try dead-center but just short of the hole, it revealed the line and speed for Champ's attempt.
"All I was trying to do was put a good speed on it and if it went in, it went in. Luckily, it went right in the center," he said.
Then, he blanked amid the madness of the moment.
"I don't think I realized it at first. It was such a big putt and it went in. I was just celebrating with my dad (who caddied for Champ the final 18 holes). Then I think I said: 'Wow, I'm in the U.S. Open. This is crazy.'"
The Game's Grandest Stage
One week later, Champ trekked to Wisconsin with his family and Jake Goodman, his caddie and college roommate at Texas A&M.
Champ was immediately taken by the enormity of the scene. On the longest course in U.S. Open history, however, the unknown Champ would soon turn the tables and earn plaudits from the golf world.
It started on Sunday before championship week, when Champ was paired with Louis Oosthuizen, who won the 2010 Open Championship at St. Andrews and tied for second in the 2015 U.S. Open. After a brief introduction, Oosthuizen teed off, followed by Champ, who unleashed a dart that defied his modest 6-foot frame and wiry-strong physique.
Experienced with playing among the biggest hitters in the game, Oosthuizen found himself at a loss for words.
"He just started laughing immediately and kept laughing all the way down the fairway," said Champ. "It was pretty funny."
A Monday round with 2011 U.S. Open champion Rory McIlroy provided Champ his first "wow" moment of the week, and he also played a few holes on Tuesday with two-time U.S. Open champion Ernie Els and Branden Grace, who contended in the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay.
One of the best drivers of the golf ball in the world, McIlroy was impressed by Champ's distance and offered up some advice that would help Champ for the week to come, and beyond.
"He said: 'Just keep hitting driver. I'm gonna hit driver as much as I can. I may miss a few more cuts, but at the end of the day, if I get hot with the driver and hit it into the fairway, I'm gonna win more,'" recalled Champ. "I thought that was interesting, hearing the mental aspect from him."
Champ took the four-time major champion's words to heart. He kept hitting driver. And he kept hitting it into the fairway. After that nerve-filled opening tee shot, Champ shot 3 under over his first nine holes and finished 2 under on the day and in a tie for 18th, averaging an astounding 349.4 yards on the two measured drives in Round 1.
In Round 2, Champ dialed down his drives from otherworldly to a merely superhuman 329.1-yard average. And the results improved a tick, as he carded a 3-under 69. At 5 under, he was tied for eighth place through 36 holes. While the top three players in the world – Dustin Johnson, McIlroy and Jason Day – all missed the cut, the golf world was buzzing: "Who is this guy with the cool name and the lowercase 'a' next to it who's contending in the biggest golf event in the world?"
They asked and he answered with more and more prodigious drives. Although his scores fell to 73-76 over the final two rounds for a strong even-par showing – Champ missed out on low-amateur honors by one stroke to Scottie Scheffler – the golf world was still abuzz as he paced the field in driving distance, averaging 337.3 yards per rip.
He made an impression on Xander Schauffele, who played with Champ during the first two rounds and also rose out of relative obscurity to grab headlines at Erin Hills.
"Man, that kid is just super long off the tee, and he's always on the fairway," said Schauffele, who finished tied for fifth, after Round 2. "I can't even sniff where he's hitting the ball. He's very impressive."
Less than two weeks after draining a 30-footer to get into the U.S. Open, Champ now had to regroup for the summer amateur circuit. But after arriving at Erin Hills as someone few casual golf fans had heard of, he was leaving as someone to watch.
Foley witnessed firsthand the excitement Champ brings to the game at the practice area at Erin Hills. Foley was sitting with a friend in the grandstand as a man nearby explained to his wife, an apparent golf novice, what the players were doing. Champ arrived on the practice tee and pulled out his driver.
"It's rare to experience something for the first time when you've been in the game a long time, but I did there," said Foley. "Cameron starts hitting driver and the wife stops mid-sentence and is like, 'Whoa, why is that so different?' You realize his power when you sit in the gallery and just hear people gasping. He's going to be good for golf."
After Erin Hills
As important as Champ's performance in the U.S. Open was, it served as more of a beginning marker for Champ's accomplished summer, as he contended in several of the game's premier amateur events.
Cameron Champ's Summer Amateur Performance
North & South Amateur June 25-29 Pinehurst No. 2 Round of 32 (medalist)
Trans-Mississippi Amateur July 10-13 Prairie Dunes Champion
Pacific Coast Amateur July 18-21 Chambers Bay Runner-up
Western Amateur July 30-Aug. 4 Skokie Country Club Semifinalist
U.S. Amateur Aug. 14-20 The Riviera Country Club Missed cut
Walker Cup Match Sept. 9-10 The Los Angeles Country Club 1-2-1 record
His summer break was punctuated by a spot on the USA Walker Cup Team in the prestigious biennial amateur competition between the USA and Great Britain and Ireland.
Champ's selection to the 12-player team was welcomed by USA captain John "Spider" Miller, who was immediately impressed with his game and his temperament.
"Aside from his prodigious length, I liked his demeanor," said Miller. "He's very polite, 'yes sir, no sir.' He has a lot of discipline from a good family upbringing. That comes through in his dealings with everyone and I liked how that fit into a team environment. I think it will serve him well as a professional."
Champ went 1-2-1 in the Walker Cup Match at The Los Angeles Country Club, pairing with 2014 U.S. Junior Amateur champion Will Zalatoris in a Sunday foursomes win as the USA romped to a 19-7 victory.
"It's nothing you could ever imagine – the atmosphere, playing for your country. It's something I will always remember," said Champ. "I was nervous playing in the U.S. Open, but the Walker Cup was a different kind of nervous."
Champ returned to Texas A&M after the Walker Cup and competed in one fall event for the Aggies and three PGA Tour events on sponsor's invitations – the Safeway Open, the OHL Classic and the RSM Classic – missing the cut in each. A little over a week after his final college event, Champ focused his attention on Web.com Tour Qualifying School.
Exempt into Stage 2 of the three-stage qualifying process due to his U.S. Open showing, Champ fired a final-round 68 to finish tied for 11th and advance to the final stage.
Four days later, on Nov. 7, Champ turned professional and went back to work with Foley to prepare for the final stage of Q-school.
Champ posted four rounds in the 60s to easily finish among the top 45 at Whirlwind Golf Club in Chandler, Ariz., in early December. Making that top 45 guarantees Champ full status during the first segment of the Web.com Tour season.
Champ is scheduled to compete in the first two events of 2018, back-to-back tournaments in the Bahamas beginning Jan. 13. He is unsure of his schedule afterward. In the meantime, he plans to take two online classes to complete his degree in sports management.
Wherever his professional path takes him, Champ cites his U.S. Open experience as the catalyst that made everything possible.
"I am still trying to build off what I did that week," he said. "I think it was just confidence in myself, just a self-belief and taking out the negatives. I had no negatives all summer. I would hit driver on any hole, even if there was water on the left and the right. The confidence just freed me up to go out and play my game without fear, and it just kept building with each performance."
Joey Flyntz is an associate writer for the USGA. Email him at jflyntz@usga.org.
2019 Patriot All-America Champion Georgia Tech University's Noah Norton
David Perkins Shares Lead With Arizona State University's Mason Anderson, Noah Norton After Round 2
David Perkins Leads The Patriot All-America After Sinking 6 Birdies On The First 9
Past Champions Isaiah Jackson and Mason Overstreet Return to the 2019 Patriot All-America Invitational Field
Wesley Bauguess, a member of the Speakers' Bureau for the Folds of Honor, set to speak at the 2020 Patriot All-America Opening Ceremony


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Week 11 Patriots vs Raiders: 8 winners and 2 losers from New England's 33-8 win
Take a look at who stood out today.
By Bernd Buchmasser@BerndBuchmasser Nov 20, 2017, 5:00am EST
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The New England Patriots played a near-flawless game in week 11 versus the Oakland Raiders and left Mexico City with a 33-8 victory under their belts. The Patriots, who improved their record to 8-2 and further solidified their lead in the AFC East, were productive in all three phases of the game with the following 10 players in particular standing out – for better or for worse.
Winner: CB Jonathan Jones
With Eric Rowe out another week, Jonathan Jones saw yet another prominent role – and he played arguably his best game of the year. The second-year man, who is a core special teamer, played a career-high 64 defensive snaps and gave up only 37 passing yards. Furthermore, he was a part of both Patriots takeaways: On Duron Harmon's interception, Jones was in tight coverage while his wrap-up of Seth Roberts helped Marquis Flowers force a momentum-changing second-quarter fumble.
Winner: QB Tom Brady
From start to finish and despite two backups playing in front of him, Tom Brady had a simply dominant game against the Raiders. The NFL's best quarterback carved up Oakland's defense for 339 yards and three touchdowns while completing 30 of 37 pass attempts. Brady was in control throughout the contest and at one point threw 12 straight completions. Yet another masterful performance.
Winner: OC Ted Karras
In just his third career start, Ted Karras did not stand out – and that is a very good thing. The second-year offensive lineman, who originally started the season on New England's practice squad, filled in admirably for starter David Andrews and gave up only one pressure on 39 pass blocking snaps while also providing a considerable push in the running game. Karras also appeared to do well with snaps and as a communicator up front.
Loser: WR Phillip Dorsett
With Chris Hogan out again due to injury, the rest of the Patriots' wide receivers were needed to step up against the Raiders' questionable pass defense. But while Danny Amendola and Brandin Cooks did, Phillip Dorsett had a quiet day: The first-year Patriot was targeted only once – on a play that was ultimately reversed due to a defensive penalty – and failed to make the potential touchdown catch. As things stand right now, Dorstett looks to be the last layer of depth at the position.
Winner: Moses Cabrera
Playing at an elevation of 7,200 feet, New England started the game with an up-tempo no-huddle attack – an early testament for the team's physical abilities. Working on those abilities is the task of strength and conditioning coach Moses Cabrera, who is one of the Patriots' unsung heroes. Despite the high altitude, the team looked sharp in all three phases, which speaks as much for its preparation as it does for Cabrera's work.
Winner: K Stephen Gostkowski
Playing at the above-mentioned 7,200 feet above sea level, Stephen Gostkowski played an impressive game and finished a perfect four of four on field goals and three of three on extra point attempts. Two of his kicks came from more than 50 yards out which makes him the first player in Patriots history to accomplish such a feat. And if that's not enough, the veteran also set a new team record with a 62-yarder to close out the first half.
Loser: DE Cassius Marsh
In his first game back from a shoulder injury, Cassius Marsh played a mere two defensive snaps – by far his fewest of the season. Of course, some of this may have to do with the injury but considering that a) the Patriots defense did not skip a beat and b) Marsh's at times uneven play in the past, his low snap is not a good look for the 25-year old from afar.
Winner: WR Danny Amendola
Danny Amendola continues to show why he is the Patriots' Mr. Reliable particularly with Julian Edelman out. The veteran was targeted nine times against the Raiders and caught a team-high eight passes for 66 yards and a touchdown. What stands out about Amendola's stat-line is that four of his catches helped convert third down attempts as Tom Brady shows time and again how much he trusts him in high-pressure situations.
Winner: WR Brandin Cooks
Brandin Cooks was spectacular versus the Raiders and delivered his best statistical performance of the season. The first-year Patriot caught six of Brady's pass attempts for 149 yards – both season-highs for Cooks – and a touchdown. Of his catches, two went for 50+ yards; the second of which a 64-yard touchdown on the first series of the second half that officially blew the doors open in the game.
Winner: LB Marquis Flowers
With the Patriots decimated at the linebacker position – both Dont'a Hightower and Shea McClellin will finish the year on injured reserve –, the Patriots' depth players are needed to step up. Marquis Flowers did just that on Sunday and played a season-high 26 snaps on defense. Flowers looked good in coverage and against the run and had one of the game's biggest plays: With the Raiders driving to cut the deficit to seven just before half, the first-year Patriot forced a fumble that was recovered by New England and set up Stephen Gostkowski's 62-yard field goal to close out the quarter.
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Do you take advantage of Prime Day deals? I usually don't as I feel I would end up buying things that I really don't need but want, know what I mean?! LOL!
But this year I knew that I wanted an air fryer. My kids are kids and they still love breaded chicken in any form. While I have created healthier ways to make them they are still cooked in oil (a lot of oil) and so time-consuming to make!
Plus I do enjoy a chicken cutlet here and there! So I was on the hunt for an air fryer and I ended up with this one - Super Deal XXL Air Fryer! Mainly because it was one of the cheaper ones - I got it for $50! I mean an air fryer is an air fryer, right?!
The first food that I 'air fried' were zucchini fries and they were delish! So crispy and love the non-oily taste too! Just look at that crispiness! Then I tried chicken tenders that I made with almond meal and those came out so crispy too! This thing amazes me I tell ya! Everything comes out crispy with no oil!! Plus, everything cooked within 15 minutes! Score! Up next then, Eggplant cutlets!
For this recipe, all you need is 1 medium eggplant sliced into 1 in rounds, good sauce, breadcrumbs of choice (you can go GF, almond meal or I ended up blending a few slices of Dave's Killer Bread that I had), fresh mozzarella (you will thank me for this), beefsteak tomato, balsamic glaze and fresh basil & parsley. That's really it!
The most labor-intensive part is prepping the eggplant which consists of slicing the eggplant, laying them out and sprinkle with salt (to get the bitterness out), then breading them. Other than that they cook up super fast in the air fryer and then you just put together the stacks.
I start with sauce at the bottom of the pan, then I layer one slice of eggplant, tomato, mozzarella, a spoonful of sauce, and a piece of fresh basil and then top with another eggplant slice and spoon sauce on the top again. Just repeat until all slices are used up. Then I drizzled the glaze evenly over the top and sprinkled with fresh parsley and basil.
Feel free to grate fresh parm cheese over the top or nutritional yeast (a dairy free option - but if you already have the mozzarella in there then....) Bake for about 15 minutes until everything is heated through and the cheese is melted.
That's it! If you don't have an air fryer then you can bake the slices before stacking them - they just may not come out as crispy but it will still work!
These are great for leftovers too! I paired mine with zucchini noodles but you can pair these with anything! Salad, veggies, pasta..... for a complete meal!
Don't forget to tag me on Instagram or connect with me in my private FB group My Fit Life Tribe to show me your air fryer meal! Would love to hear what you make in your air fryer!!
1. Place eggplant rounds on a lined baking sheet. Sprinkle salt on one side and let 'sweat' for a few minutes (once you see water forming dab it away with a paper towel) Repeat other side.
2. Whisk the eggs in one bowl and place the breadcrumbs in another. Make a workstation to dip the eggplant in the egg wash first, drip off any excess, then coat in breadcrumbs. Place coated eggplant slices on another baking sheet or towel.
3. Turn on the air fryer and place eggplant slices in batches to cook. Mine took 10 minutes each.
4. While these are air frying preheat oven to 375f.
5. Coat bottom of a large rimmed baking dish with 1 cup of sauce. Start to layer first layer of air fried eggplant slices.
6. Top each with a tomato slice, mozzarella slice, a spoonful of sauce, basil leave, then top with other air fried eggplant half (make sure to keep the sizes similar). Add another spoonful of sauce on top of each stack. Drizzle all of the stacks with the glaze and sprinkle with fresh parsley & basil.
7. Put in oven for 15-20 minutes to warm through and the cheese melted.


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HRC48 Side Event | Plastics and Human Rights
Venue: Online | Webex
Human Rights and Environment | Chemicals and Pollution
SDG3 | SDG12
This virtual side-event to the 48th Session of the Human Right Council, was convened by the Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights, Marcos Orellana, within the framework of the Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues and Geneva Toxic Free Talks, and co-sponsored by Ecuador and the European Union. In view of upcoming debates on whether to initiate negotiations toward a new plastics treaty at the next UN Environment Assembly in February 2022, this timely event explored the impacts of plastics on human rights, as well as the elements of a human rights-based approach in a new legally binding global instrument.
About this Session
Over the past few years, numerous scientific studies have revealed the magnitude of the threat of plastics for people and the environment. The evidence regarding the volume of plastic production and the toxic additives in plastics is clear and overwhelming.
The complexity of plastics is unlike other problems that the international community has confronted. Indeed, the plastic crisis involves issues of biodiversity, technology and trade, among others. But plastics also have serious impacts on people and their rights.
Every stage of the plastic lifecycle affects human rights. These impacts include toxic pollution released in manufacturing, exposure to toxic additives in plastic consumer products, and waste mismanagement. Human rights principles are thus critical to support legitimate and effective responses.
Human rights principles can and should be involved in the transition towards a chemically safe circular economy. For example, extended producer responsibility arrangements, that apply principles of prevention, precaution, and polluter-payer, are key to addressing environmental injustices that arise in international trade of plastics.
Assessment of alternatives are also important to avoid misleading or false solutions. For example, at current levels of technology, plastic production, and toxic additives in plastics, less than 10% of plastic waste is recycled. Recycling is thus currently more of a mirage that creates an optical illusion. Similarly, open burning and incineration generate toxic dioxins and other persistent organic pollutants that are extremely harmful to human health and the environment.
In view of upcoming debates on whether to initiate negotiations toward a new plastics treaty at the next UN Environment Assembly in February 2022, this timely event explored the impacts of plastics on human rights, as well as the elements of a human rights-based approach in a new legally binding global instrument. It referred to the report of the UN Special Rapporteur on "The stages of the plastics cycle and their impacts on human rights", to be presented this fall to the UN General Assembly.
By order of intervention.
H.E. Amb. Emilio IZQUIERDO
Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva
H.E. Amb. Thomas WAGNER
Deputy Permanent Representative of the European Union to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva
Marcos ORELLANA
UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights
Hemantha WITHANAGE
Senior Advisor, Centre for Environmental Justice & Chairperson, Friends of the Earth International
H.E. Amb. Silvia Elena ALFARO ESPINOSA
Permanent Representative of Peru to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva
Carlos MARTIN-NOVELLA
Deputy Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Moustapha Kamal GUEYE
Global Coordinator, Green Jobs Programme, ILO
Marce GUTIÉRREZ-GRAUDIŅŠ
Executive Director, Azul
David AZOULAY | Moderator
Director, Health and Environment Programme, CIEL
The Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights
About the Mandate
The mandate on hazardous substances and wastes was first established in 1995 by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (Commission Resolution 1995/81). Today, it is under UN Human Rights Council Resolution A/HRC/RES/45/17 of 2020.
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Current Mandate Holder
Marcos A. Orellana was appointed Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights (full title – Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmentally sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes) in August 2020. He is an expert in international law and the law on human rights and the environment. His practice as legal advisor has included work with United Nations agencies, governments and non-governmental organizations.
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About the Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution and Toxic Free Talks
Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues
The Geneva Beat Plastic Pollution Dialogues aim to facilitate further engagement and discussion among the stakeholders in International Geneva and beyond. In addition, they intend to address the plastic crisis and support coordinated approaches that can lead to more efficient decision making.
This event is part of the second series of dialogues, organized by the Geneva Environment Network in collaboration with: the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Secretariat; the Center for International Environmental Law; the Global Governance Centre at the Graduate Institute; IUCN; Norway; Switzerland; and the Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs (TESS).
Geneva Toxic Free Talks
Geneva is a central place for those struggling against the threat of contamination by the use of toxic substances. As the Special Rapporteur reports every Fall to the Human Right Council and to the UN General Assembly on these issues, the Geneva Toxic Free Talks take the momentous opportunity in the year to reflect on the challenges posed by the production, use and dissemination of toxics and on how Geneva contributes to bringing together those working in reversing the toxic tide.
H.E. Amb. Emilio IZQUIERDO | Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva
The international community is now recognizing the importance of working together to find solutions to the global problem of plastic pollution, alongside other planetary crises. Plastics have a devastating impact on our planet, wildlife, health, and human rights. Therefore, fostering life cycle approaches, circular economy, and alternatives that are technically and ecologically viable is essential. A human-rights approach is critical to protect nature, individuals, and communities and achieve sustainable development.
On 1-2 September, Ecuador, Ghana, Germany, and Vietnam convened the first Ministerial Conference on marine litter and plastic pollution, organized with the support of UNEP. The conference reviewed the evidence of the negative impacts of plastics and their consequences. Deliberations with representatives from countries, international institutions, civil society, academia, and the private sector allowed to identify the main elements of a future agreement.
The conference resulted in a declaration that builds political momentum and is a decisive step toward establishing an international negotiating committee on marine litter and plastic pollution at UNEA-5.2. The negotiations should strive for ambitious goals, concrete commitment to phase out plastic pollution throughout the life cycle and finance mechanisms for capacity building. The plastic crisis should be elevated on top of the international agenda. Thus, Ecuador invites all countries to endorse the Ministerial declaration before 15 October.
H.E. Amb. Thomas WAGNER | Deputy Permanent Representative, European Union
In her opening statement of HRC48, the High Commissioner strongly reminded us of the devastating impacts of pollution on human rights. Pollution and climate change act as threat multipliers and are expected to become the single greatest challenge to human rights in our era. The recent report for the SR toxics echoed this call to find a human-rights-based solution to address the plastic problem.
Plastics are responsible for a wide range of impacts on human rights throughout their lifecycle, as the report highlights. Plastics are threatening the right to life, health, food, clean water and sanitation, and the right to a safe, health, and sustainable environment. People in vulnerable situations, especially workers, are usually disproportionately impacted by plastics.
The EU has been a front-runner in fighting the plastic problem without our territory and beyond. The revised EU Water Directive sends a strong message of its commitment to achieving safe water for all. The DG Environment submitted a list of practices that sets standards for health and safety for particular sectors and specific wastes. The EU human rights charter and legislation also foresee that victims of exposure to hazardous substances find adequate access to remedies for damages.
In global fora, the EU lead efforts towards a global agreement on plastics, as current governance is fragmented and insufficient. We should harness ambition and achieve a mandate to start negotiations at UNEA-5.2 in February 2022. As the flow of plastics is expected to increase in the upcoming years, coordinated and enhanced global action is needed to drastically reduce plastics and their impacts on human rights.
Presentation of the Report to the UNGA
Marcos ORELLANA | UN Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights
When the SR toxics presented his report on the right to science at HRC48, one given illustration was disinformation about plastic recycling. Indeed, recycling as a solution to the plastic crisis has been pushed by the plastics industry with the full knowledge that there is no capacity to handle the growing volume of plastic waste and that recycling processes are dangerous due to toxic additives. The discourse on recycling diverts attention and delays action as it frames the problem as a matter of individual responsibility rather than regulation.
There's no doubt that humanity is facing a plastic crisis. Today, the annual production of plastics is around 415 million tons and is projected to quadruple by 2050. When polymers are produced by around 20 companies in total, supply chains involve all countries in the world, making it a global concern.
Plastic pollution can be tackled, but only if all key dimensions are addressed, including human rights. Every stage of the plastics lifecycle – extraction, manufacturing, transport, use, and disposal – has impacts on human rights. Moreover, the additives in plastics also have important human rights implications. Around 10'000 chemicals are added to plastics to achieve various properties. Several of these are toxic, including persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). These impacts are disproportionately born by people in vulnerable situations, including indigenous people, workers, children, women, and future generations.
The current legal framework to address plastics is fragmented, whether due to scope or geographical limitations. For example, the Basel Convention focuses on transboundary waste, Stockholm Convention on specific POPs, and MARPOL on wastes from ships. Thus, we see the need for a new global legally binding agreement that can comprehensively address plastics throughout the lifecycle.
In the design of a chemically safe circular economy, human rights principles play an indispensable role. This includes the right to information to prevent exposure and enable safe product design, participation in policy decisions, access to justice and remedies for victims, and just transition to support vulnerable groups. The principles of prevention, precaution, and polluter-pays are also essential to assess potential solutions. For example, bioplastics and plastics-to-fuel technologies are often presented as alternatives; however, they also have important negative impacts on human rights. Finally, a number of countries are implementing extended-producer responsibility (EPR) to ensure that society does not bear the cost of pollution. In that regard, particular attention has to be paid to cross-border movements.
To deal with a global plastic crisis, action is needed at all levels – local, national, regional, and international. Addressing human rights impacts is necessary in each of the stages of the plastic lifecycle. Adopting a right-based approach to response measures and to a globally legally binding instrument is key for effective and legitimate solutions.
Illegal Waste Trade and Related Disasters
Hemantha WITHANAGE | Senior Advisor, Centre for Environmental Justice & Chairperson, Friends of the Earth International
Plastic is a by-product of the fossil industry. More than 40% of primary plastics are used as packaging, generating huge amounts of waste. Asia has become one of the main dumping grounds of the world. Between 2016 and 2018, the ASEAN saw plastic waste imports grow a staggering 171%. As it turns out, 81% of all ocean plastic in the world emanates from countries in Asia. The COVID pandemic has doubled the use of single-use plastics in many countries.
One example is a case of waste import from the UK to Sri Lanka. In 2019, CEJ filed for legal action on 263 containers filled with consumer waste – including plastics and other mixed waste – that were imported two years before. Corporations justified this import as "value addition". However, this waste was only good for scrap and incineration. In response to the CEJ lawsuit, the Court ordered that the waste be repatriated to its origin.
The case of the Xpress Pearl Ship is also emblematic. This shipwreck resulted in the leak of 1680 million tons of plastic nurdles, 97000 million tons of epoxy resins, and 81 hazardous chemical containers in the sea. About 700 km of coast was affected and over 16,000 fishermen and their families were affected. According to the Minister of Environment, only 40% may have been collected.
Both issues show how big businesses are violated human rights in relation to plastics. The adverse effects of plastics throughout their lifecycle on human health, the environment, food security, and safety infringe on our fundamental rights. Plastic waste trade is a form of waste colonialism and environmental injustice and perpetuates violation of human rights.
Therefore, we need to immediately implement the Plastic Amendment of the Basel Convention, in order to hold companies accountable. A strong binding instrument on multinational enterprises is thus needed, as well as laws at the national level for implementation.
UNEA-5 Resolution : Internationally Legally Binding Instrument on Plastic Pollution
H.E. Amb. Silvia Elena ALFARO ESPINOSA | Permanent Representative of Peru to the UN and other International Organizations in Geneva
Peru is committed to promoting awareness of plastic pollution as a global environmental concern. Peru is a very vulnerable country to the problem of plastic pollution. Its connection to the oceans and its sustainable use and conservation is ancient. Fish and seafood are part of the traditional diet, and an important share of our national economy depends on fisheries.
However, plastics harm wildlife, health, fisheries, tourism, recreational activities and threatens marine ecosystems. It also has a direct impact on a broad range of human rights, including the right to life, health, science, housing, and a healthy environment.
Peru has taken several steps to address the problem; however, it cannot address this global problem alone. Actions at the national level have to be strengthened with a coordinated global solution involving governments, civil society, academia, the private sector, and consumers. On that note, Peru welcomes the discussions on a potential global instrument on marine litter and plastic pollution, in particular the latest Ministerial Conference held in Geneva.
A global instrument should promote national action plans to prevent, reduce and mitigate or remediate plastic pollution, tailored to local and national circumstances. It should also support the development of regional plans through common objectives, targets, and mandatory commitments. Reporting and monitoring is crucial to develop evidence-based plans. This instrument should also promote financial and technical assistance and multi-stakeholder engagement.
The moment has come to take concrete actions, in particular at the next resumed session of UNEA-5 in February 2022, to achieve a commitment to reduce the generation of plastic waste in general, as well as increase the use of recycled material in all products and activities, supporting the development of a circular economy.
Peru and Rwanda, with the support of many countries in different regions, have circulated a draft on this matter. This initiative builds upon previous resolutions from UNEA and is put forward under the conviction that greater international measures are needed. The main purpose of the resolution is to convene an international negotiating committee and establish an open mandate for negotiations.
A new international legally binding agreement should be based on a comprehensive approach to prevent and reduce plastic pollution in the environment, by promoting a circular economy and addressing the full lifecycle of plastics. Key elements of this instrument include shared objectives, reporting and monitoring, national action plans and commitment, scientific and technical support, financial and technical assistance. The co-sponsors of the resolutions look forward to getting as much support as possible for this important resolution.
Discussants
Carlos MARTIN-NOVELLA | Deputy Executive Secretary, Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm Conventions
The BRS Conventions share the common objective of protecting the environment and human health. Thus, they are unquestionably linked to and contribute to protecting human rights, notably the right to life, health, and a healthy environment, among others. Science-based decision-making is key under the BRS Conventions: decisions taken by the governing bodies – the COPs – are and should be unpinned by sound scientific assessment.
The report just presented by the SR toxics comes at a critical moment, as the planet is facing a major plastic pollution crisis – further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic – which hinders the achievement of the SDGs. In the response to this global crisis, the Plastics waste Amendments of the Basel Convention is an excellent initiative to build upon, as it is the first international legally binding instrument addressing this issue.
The Amendments contribute to protect, respect, fulfill and remedy a number of human rights. Indeed, they require that parties step up their efforts to prevent and minimize the generation of plastic waste, to control transboundary movements of plastic waste, and to strengthen the capabilities for environmentally sound management of waste. Thanks to the financial support from donors, dozens of countries are being supported in their effort to reduce plastic waste through the implementation of the amendments.
Additionally, the Plastic Waste Partnership provides a forum for governments, international organizations, civil society, academia, and the private sector to work collaboratively to address the sources of plastic pollution. The procedure of prior informed consent under the Basel Convention can also be seen as a genuine tool to help protect human rights.
Despite the usefulness of the amendments, much more needs to be done to address the plastic crisis. This can be done under the Basel Convention, the Stockholm Convention, and several other treaties while considering the need for an additional international legally binding instrument specific to plastics.
Moustapha Kamal GUEYE | Global Coordinator, Green Jobs Programme, ILO
The waste and recycling sector is part of the life of many people. Around 4 million people work in the formal economy, while 15-20 million people work in the informal economy. It is also estimated that an important part of waste in low-income countries – 50% to 100% – is collected by waste pickers. Overall, plastic waste is one of the main waste streams in collection and recycling.
Waste pickers are often in vulnerable groups, such as women, children, the elderly, the unemployed or migrants. Moreover, many of those working in these activities are facing unhealthy working conditions, with a lack of social security and health insurance, low earning and social exclusion. Thus, abuses and human rights violations are common.
Many of these challenges are known and it is time to turn to solutions when it comes to decent work, particularly as there is a global discussion on a regulatory framework on plastics. Therefore, we need to reflect on how to better help those working in the waste and recycling sector. Here, the notion of social solidarity economy, which focuses on organizations and enterprises that deliver goods, services and knowledge while pursuing social objectives for the interest of society at large, is emerging as one of the possible pathways. There are promising examples around the world, for example cooperatives which can improve working conditions and foster bargaining to engage in policy.
ILO being a normative institution, its tripartite constituents have already put forward a number of instruments that could be part of a solution, including in the debate around a global regulatory framework. Such normative instruments include a recommendation on the promotion of cooperatives, a recommendation on the transition from the informal to the formal economy, and guidelines for a just transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all.
The 110th session of the International Labor Conference, taking place in 2022, will have a general session on the theme of solidarity economy for a human-centered future of work. Going toward UNEA-5, these discussions and the tripartite engagement of governments, employers and employees can contribute to this agenda.
Marce GUTIÉRREZ-GRAUDIŅŠ | Executive Director, Azul
In a recently published report in collaboration with UNEP, Azul demonstrated how plastic pollution impedes the full and timely achievement of the SDGs. This report highlights that plastics impacts all SDGs throughout its lifecycle. For example, when looking at SDG 3 (Good health), we observe that vulnerable communities bear the brunt of extraction and production processes for plastics.
When we think about plastic pollution from a marine conservation standpoint, we tend to think first on the problems it causes to emblematic species such as turtles. However, plastic pollution is a much bigger problem than that. Current efforts focusing on managing and decreasing plastic pollution are inadequate to address the whole problem. We need to look at the problem from a more global perspective, including plastic production, use, and pollution. We need to consider all populations impacted around the world.
While the framing of plastic pollution as a human rights issue may seem new to seem people, it is not a new problem. Many communities have been dealing with these problems for a long time and the report details many of such cases. For instance, populations living near a manufacturing plant in Louisiana, US record the highest incidence of cancer in the whole country. Most of the communities facing such problems do not have the political power and resources to change their conditions. Thus, plastic is truly an environmental justice problem.
The major impacts that plastic pollution has on people should be our driving concern as we develop efforts to address this problem, for instance through an international legally binding instrument.
In addition to the live WebEx and Facebook transmissions, the video is available on this webpage.
SR Toxics Report to UNGA | The stages of the plastics cycle and their impacts on human rights
The update on Plastics and the Environment provides relevant information and the most recent research, data and articles from the various organizations in international Geneva and other institutions around the world.
The update on Environment @ HRC48 traces the latest development on environmental issues at this session of the Human Rights Council.
Plastic pollution disproportionately hitting marginalized groups, UN environment report finds | UN News | 30 March 2021
Statement by the Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights to the Ad hoc Open-ended Expert Group on Marine Litter and Microplastics (AHEG-4) | SR Toxics | OHCHR Special Procedures | 13 November 2020
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on toxics and human rights
SEA circular Issue Brief 01: A human rights-based approach to preventing plastic pollution | Sea Circular | March 2020
Marine plastic litter in East Asian Seas: Gender, human rights and economic dimensions | UNEP, COBSEA & SEI | 11 November 2019


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Case Name: Animal Legal Defense Fund, et al. vs. Mendocino County
Nature of Case: In November 2014, the Animal Welfare Institute and its co-plaintiffs brought claims against Mendocino County, California, for violating the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The lawsuit alleged that Mendocino County failed to conduct legally required environmental review of its $142,356 taxpayer-funded contract with the US Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services program. CEQA requires that counties, as public agencies, review the environmental impacts of their actions, including wildlife management activities, and modify such actions if less destructive alternatives are feasible. However, Mendocino County's contract with Wildlife Services authorizes the killing of hundreds of animals in the county every year, including coyotes, bears, bobcats, and foxes, and was entered into without fully assessing the ecological damage or considering alternatives, such as nonlethal predator control methods.
In April 2015, Mendocino County agreed to suspend the renewal of its contract with Wildlife Services pending environmental review that will include consideration of nonlethal predator control methods. As a result of this agreement, the Animal Welfare Institute and its co-plaintiffs agreed to dismiss its lawsuit.
However, in June 2015, Mendocino County renewed its contract with Wildlife Services without conducting an environmental review. In July 2015, the Animal Welfare Institute and its co-plaintiffs brought claims against Mendocino County for renewing its contract with Wildlife Services in violation of CEQA and in breach of the April 2015 settlement agreement, in which the county agreed to comply with CEQA before renewing its contract with Wildlife Services.
Court: Superior Court of the State of California
Year Filed: first lawsuit 2014; second lawsuit 2015
Plaintiffs: Animal Legal Defense Fund, Animal Welfare Institute, Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council, Project Coyote, and a Mendocino County resident
Defendants: Mendocino County
California NEPA Wildlife Services Complaint filed on June 6, 2017
California NEPA Wildlife Services Settlement Agreement filed on October 30, 2017
Read more about the background of the case and check out the case media.
Each year, Wildlife Services indiscriminately kills millions of animals—approximately 80,000 in California—on behalf of commercial agriculture using taxpayer dollars, despite peer-reviewed research that shows reckless slaughter of animals, particularly predators, causes broad ecological destruction and loss of biodiversity. Lethal methods often indiscriminately kill native carnivores who represent an important component of a thriving ecosystem, and do little to control livestock losses. These methods run contrary to a greater need for safe public lands and a healthy environment. Wildlife Services' methods of predator control, such as the use of steel-jaw leghold traps and sodium cyanide, can cause severe animal suffering—not only for wildlife, but also for domestic pets. Indiscriminate methods used by Wildlife Services have also killed more than 50,000 nontarget animals, including family pets, endangered condors, bald eagles, and millions of other birds.
The Animal Welfare Institute and its co-plaintiffs originally brought suit against Mendocino County over its failure to conduct an environmental review, as required by CEQA, before entering into a contract with Wildlife Services for lethal methods of predator control. This lawsuit was settled via an April 2, 2015, settlement agreement, in which the county agreed to comply with CEQA. As a result, the Animal Welfare and its co-plaintiffs dismissed their suit. After Mendocino County renewed its contract with Wildlife Services in June 2015 without conducting an environmental review, the Animal Welfare Institute and its co-plaintiffs brought another suit against the county. The second suit alleged that Mendocino County's action in renewing its contract violated CEQA and also breached its settlement agreement with the Animal Welfare Institute and its co-plaintiffs, in which the county agreed to comply with CEQA.
Animal Protection, Conservation Organizations Sue Mendocino County in Response to Wildlife Services Contract Renewal – AWI Press Release, July 27, 2015
Conservationists Sue over Mendocino County Coyote-Killing Plan – Reuters, July 29, 2015
Mendocino County Suspends Contract with a Federal Wildlife Agency – LA Times, April 15, 2015
Mendocino County Suspends Contract with Rogue Federal Wildlife-Killing Program – AWI Press Release, April 13, 2015
Lawsuit Filed Against Mendocino County over Contract with Rogue Federal Predator Control Program – AWI Press Release, November 25, 2014
AWI Responds to Increase in Wildlife Services' Killing – AWI Quarterly (Summer 2014)
Lawsuit Filed Against Federal Wildlife Services in Northern California
AWI Press Release (June 21, 2017)
Letter to Mendocino County Board of Supervisors Re: Violations of the California Environmental Quality Act and the Public Trust Duty of the State of California and Mendocino County
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What is Grimes's Net Worth?
Grimes is a Canadian artist, songwriter and musician who has a net worth of $10 million dollars. Grimes began releasing music independently in 2010. After signing with the record label 4AD, she achieved widespread recognition with her 2012 album "Visions," which spawned the hit singles "Genesis" and "Oblivion." Outside of music, Grimes is a prolific visual artist. She illustrates her own merchandise and has had illustrations appear in museums around the world.
Grimes is also known for having a child with billionaire Elon Musk. The two began dating in May 2018 and welcomed a child in May 2020. They reportedly named the boy X Æ A-12 Musk. They broke up in 2021.
First Albums and Tours
Breakthrough with "Visions"
Further Albums and Tours
Music Collaborations and Media Contributions
Style and Influences
Grimes, whose real name is Claire Elise Boucher, was born on March 17, 1988 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is of French-Canadian, Ukrainian, Italian, and Indigenous Métis ancestry, and was raised Roman Catholic. Boucher went to Lord Byng Secondary School, and then enrolled at McGill University to study neuroscience and Russian. Ultimately, she dropped out in 2011 before completing her degree.
Grimes released her debut studio album, "Geidi Primes," in January of 2010. A concept album, it was based on Frank Herbert's seminal science-fiction novel "Dune," as well as David Lynch's 1984 film adaptation. Later, in October of 2010, Grimes released her second album, "Halfaxa." Following this, she started to publicly promote her music beyond Montreal, and opened for Swedish singer Lykke Li on her North American tour. Additionally, Grimes released five songs as part of the split EP "Darkbloom," a collaboration with fellow Canadian artist d'Eon.
After signing with the record label 4AD in January of 2012, Grimes had her breakthrough album with "Visions." Recorded entirely with Apple's GarageBand software over the course of three drug-fueled weeks, the album earned high acclaim from music critics, and launched the hit singles "Genesis" and "Oblivion." Moreover, it won the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year, and landed Grimes a nomination for Breakthrough Artist of the Year.
In November of 2015, Grimes released her fourth studio album, "Art Angels." Widely acclaimed, it spawned the singles "Flesh Without Blood" and "Kill V. Maim," and made it to number one on the Billboard Top Alternative Albums chart. The following year, in the spring of 2016, Grimes embarked on a tour of Europe and Asia, and continued to tour throughout the summer at festivals across North America.
Grimes released her final album on the 4AD record label, entitled "Miss Anthropocene," in February of 2020; its singles included "Violence" and "Delete Forever." In March of 2021, Grimes signed with Columbia Records, and in December, released a new single called "Player of Games."
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Grimes has collaborated with myriad other artists throughout her career, and has also contributed to film and television. In 2014, she recorded the track "Go" with Blood Diamonds, and in 2015, collaborated with Bleachers on the track "Entropy," which was used in the HBO television series "Girls." The next year, Grimes collaborated with Hana on a series of seven music videos, and also released the track "Medieval Warfare" as part of the soundtrack of the DC Comics supervillain film "Suicide Squad." In 2018, she was featured on a number of tracks, including Janelle Monáe's single "Pynk," Loona yyxy's "Love4Eva," and Poppy's "Play Destroy." The same year, Grimes composed the theme music for the Netflix animated series "Hilda."
Among her other collaborations, Grimes appeared on Bring Me the Horizon's song "Nihilist Blues" and on Benee's "Sheesh." In 2020, she partnered with various artists to release a "Cyberpunk 2077"-themed DJ mix album on Apple Music. In the fall of 2021, Grimes joined Alanis Morissette, will.i.am, and Nick Lachey as a judge on the new television singing competition series "Alter Ego."
Grimes is known for her wide-ranging and eclectic style of music, incorporating everything from synth-pop and R&B to electronica, nu metal, hip hop, and avant-garde pop. She often employs layering and looping techniques to create an otherworldly sound.
In terms of her musical influences, Grimes has been seen to be inspired by such artists as Aphex Twin, Blue Hawaii, Kate Bush, Enya, Queen, St. Vincent, Yoko Kanno, New Edition, Hildegard von Bingen, Al Green, and Billy Joel, among others.
In addition to writing and recording, Grimes is a visual artist. She has created the album art for all of her albums, using a style inspired by Japanese anime and comic artists such as Daniel Clowes and Charles Burns. Additionally, Grimes illustrates her merchandise, such as posters and T-shirts. She has also exhibited at gallery shows, and has profited from the non-fungible token scam by selling her digital art in the NFT format.
From 2007 to 2010, Grimes was in an on-again-off-again relationship with singer and songwriter Devon Welsh, whom she had met at McGill University. Following this, she dated electronic musician Jaime Brooks for about six years. Grimes had her most infamous romantic relationship from 2018 to 2021, when she dated billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. The two had a son in 2020 whom they controversially named "X Æ A-12." Because the name violated the California naming law, it was changed to "X Æ A-Xii." This was Musk's seventh child and Grimes's first.
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