The project purpose is to regenerate and protect the endangered flora and fauna of the Sundarbans through the empowerment of local population, thus contributing to the improved resilience of the target group in the event of natural disaster as well as to improved living conditions of the target group.
Marginalised and particularly vulnerable village communities in 16 villages located on two of the Sundarbans (Parthapratima, Ramganga block) are the target group of the project. Approx. 111,500 residents live in 19 villages within the project region, of which 3,200 individuals from 1,600 households are directly involved in the project activities. Approx. 100 households are identified from each village using a PRA survey and assigned to the various activities, based on a number of pre-defined criteria (particularly disadvantaged households, vulnerability to natural disasters, livelihood, potential, willingness to participate). It is typically the case that two people from each household take part in the project activities. There are five people living in each household on average. The number of direct beneficiaries (participants and family members) therefore totals 8,000. All of the residents on both islands (approx. 111,500 people) are indirect beneficiaries - primarily due to the reforestation measures as well as the measures to protect the eco-system and natural resources. Given that many measures are geared towards reducing emissions and protecting the eco-system and natural resources, i.e. towards increasing regional and global common resources, the total number of all indirect beneficiaries cannot be determined.
The endangered flora and fauna of the Sundarbans is being regenerated and protected in a sustainable manner, thanks to reforestation and empowerment of the local population with regard to resource management and positive management strategies, thus contributing to the improved resilience of the target group in the face of natural disasters.
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We're playing with The Teen Age (NYC) to support their summer tour and we're playing "Hot Fun" in its entirety for the first time this year in a public place (we played it at a DIY place earlier this year). Johnny from The Flowershop / Rat Hammer / Nervous Passenger is doing sound. It's gonna be a blast.
What: Brand new record store Pinwheel Records hosting live music, this is the kickoff show as they'll be hosting shows moving forward. .


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P2P as a planetary spiritual transformation, born out of darkness
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For the first time in human history almost all of humanity is politically activated, politically conscious and politically interactive… The resulting global political activism is generating a surge in the quest for personal dignity, cultural respect and economic opportunity in a world painfully scarred by memories of centuries-long alien colonial or imperial domination… The worldwide yearning for human dignity is the central challenge inherent in the phenomenon of global political awakening… That awakening is socially massive and politically radicalizing… The nearly universal access to radio, television and increasingly the Internet is creating a community of shared perceptions and envy that can be galvanized and channeled by demagogic political or religious passions. These energies transcend sovereign borders and pose a challenge both to existing states as well as to the existing global hierarchy, on top of which America still perches… The youth of the Third World are particularly restless and resentful. The demographic revolution they embody is thus a political time-bomb, as well… Their potential revolutionary spearhead is likely to emerge from among the scores of millions of students concentrated in the often intellectually dubious "tertiary level" educational institutions of developing countries. Depending on the definition of the tertiary educational level, there are currently worldwide between 80 and 130 million "college" students. Typically originating from the socially insecure lower middle class and inflamed by a sense of social outrage, these millions of students are revolutionaries-in-waiting, already semi-mobilized in large congregations, connected by the Internet and pre-positioned for a replay on a larger scale of what transpired years earlier in Mexico City or in Tiananmen Square. Their physical energy and emotional frustration is just waiting to be triggered by a cause, or a faith, or a hatred… – Zbigniew Brzezinski
This rising discontent will spread from the developing world to the comfort of our own homes in the West. Once the harsh realization sets in that the economy is not in 'recovery,' but rather in a Depression, and once our governments in the West continue on their path of closing down the democratic façade and continue dismantling rights and freedoms, increasing surveillance and 'control,' while pushing increasingly militaristic and war-mongering foreign policies around the world (mostly in an effort to quell or crush the global awakening being experienced around the world), we in the West will come to realize that 'We are all Tunisians.' – – Andrew Gavin Marshall
Excerpted from Jeremy Johnson:
"What we're seeing in the Middle East is of unique importance, not only for the region, but for the emerging planetary culture.
The spirit of revolution emerges often when times are darkest — and what better place than the Middle East, an area of the world racked by endless violence and power struggle, pushed and pulled by hegemonic empires. Not long ago, it was the Soviet Union that lost their footing to the Western powers, now it's the United States and the West itself that may be losing control over the region.
The spark was set in Tunisia, and it can be said that websites like Twitter and Wikileaks helped influence certain events (such as the exposure of corruption in Tunisia, helping fuel protestors). In the West, the internet helped resurrect the once-demonized news network, Al-Jazeera, which was all but shunned in America post 9-11. Both culturally and politically, certain holds the West has had on the world are breaking down.
What Andrew Marshall mentioned in his article holds a deeply significant and archetypal truth. Over a thousand years ago, the Viking invasions united the European people in fear, foreshadowing the eventual emergence of a European civilization.
In history, emergence is often heralded by darkness. So in our own age, the people of the world are again united in global strife; war, hegemony, industrialization, pollution and ecocide. We threaten to unite the entire world in a collective crisis, in which the only way out is up. Like previous civilizations before ours, the planetary human society is being born in the dark of the night. It's also very interesting that Egypt was one of the birthplaces of civilization. As we turn again on the spiral of time, we intersect with the ancient past and Egypt once again becomes an important symbolic (and literal) expression of transformation.
It's a good sign to hear that Muslim and Christian protestors have come together in a revolutionary spirit, protecting one another while they prayed.
This cultural revolution is also very similar to the cultural fires that swept across Europe in the push, first, for Constitutional Monarchies, and later on for complete revolutions in the form of democratic governments. In retrospect, we can understand that the advent of the printing press, and the subsequent literate society that emerged, helped fuel the cultural transformation at the time (as well as the scientific revolution).
It would be a mistake to ignore the impact the internet is having on our modern society. Like the printing press, it has radically altered the way we get information, and more so, the way we come together. The very structure of the web favors participation, transparency and collaboration. It has subsequently made it possible for websites like Wikileaks to ignite the protests in Tunisia.
If we were to pause for a moment and try to glimpse the larger picture at work in our society today, we might say we're witnessing a transference of power from industrial nation states, based on hierarchy where the center controls the periphery–to decentralized and noetic polities of collaboration and participation. This shift is not just another revolution to add to the pages of history, it's a very alteration in the structure of human society, not seen since the birthplace of civilization."
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Mr. Bybee joined Celtic Bank in 2004 as the Chief Lending Officer. Mr. Bybee has over 20 years of lending experience including leasing, bank operations, commercial and SBA lending, credit analysis, audit, accounting, portfolio management, servicing, liquidation, special assets and departmental management. He attended Weber State University and began his banking career in 1985 at a local bank subsidiary which specialized in equipment leasing and consumer loans. After assisting Grant Thornton in liquidating five failed Utah "Thrift and Loan" companies, Mr. Bybee was hired at Guardian State Bank in 1991 to manage a growing SBA and commercial loan portfolio. Guardian State Bank was later acquired by Community First National Bank in 1998. As a Vice President at Community First National Bank, Mr. Bybee was responsible for a large SBA and commercial loan portfolio located throughout California, Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona, South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska. He was responsible for processing, closing, securing collateral, and servicing and liquidating SBA and commercial loans. Mr. Bybee was promoted to manage the bank's "Special Assets" department before coming to Celtic Bank.
Mr. Barney joined Celtic Bank in 2006 and served as the Bank's Controller until May of 2013. Mr. Barney has been instrumental in helping to grow both the assets and the equity of Celtic Bank by more than 300% while helping to manage the Bank. Mr. Barney began his career in banking in 2002 and has held various accounting and finance positions at multiple financial institutions. Mr. Barney received his BS in Accounting and his Masters of Accounting from the University of Utah.
Mr. McGoff joined Celtic Bank in 2015 and serves as Chief Business Development Officer. He is responsible for driving business growth through management of national sales teams, development of marketing programs and implementation of new processes and technologies. Tim has over 12 years of Commercial and SBA Lending experience including tenure with Citibank and U.S. Bank. Prior to his financial industry experience, Tim held several business and product development roles within the B2B, enterprise software and retail industries. Tim holds a BA in Economics from the State University of New York at Albany.
Mrs. Howell has worked with Celtic Bank since its inception in 2001, and worked with Salt Lake Mortgage for seven years before its operations were consolidated with Celtic Bank. Mrs. Howell has nearly 30 years of experience in all aspects of the mortgage and construction loan industries. In addition to her marketing responsibilities, she works to raise awareness of Celtic Bank and establish working partnerships and sponsorships within the communities served by the bank. Mrs. Howell also serves on the bank's Executive Committee, and chairs the bank's marketing and events committees. Mrs. Howell holds a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Utah.
Mr. Petersen joined Celtic Bank in 2006 and serves as Chief Strategy Officer, Director of Credit Sponsorships. He is a member of the Board of Directors, Loan Committee, Compliance Committee, and ALCO (Asset/Liability) Committee. Eric develops and implements strategic initiatives for Celtic including credit sponsorship programs, joint ventures and strategic partnerships with leading innovators in fintech, specialty finance and credit cards. Eric is a co-founder of and oversees Celtic's ABL (asset based lending) program. He previously led Celtic's initiative to acquire assets from the FDIC and failed institutions. Eric is an experienced investment banker, investor and commercial lender and has strong expertise in deal structuring and origination. Eric's career includes tenures with private investment firm Ridgeview Capital, investment bank D.A. Davidson & Co., American Skiing Company, Sundance Group, and a U.S. Congressman. He holds an MBA in Entrepreneurial Finance from Babson College, and bachelor degrees in both Economics and Political Science from the University of Utah.
Ms. Leslie K. Rinaldi was born in Pasadena, California. She has a wide-ranging business background which is bolstered by a master's degree in Business Administration, obtained from California Polytechnic University in 1991, and a master's degree in Science in Technology Management, received from the University of Maryland in 2001. Before attending the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, she was a consulting project manager and business analyst, as well as a management executive for several software development companies. While in law school, she served as a law clerk in the Division of Commercial Enforcement for the Utah Attorney General's Office, participated in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Summer Honors Program, and served as an extern to the Honorable Judith A. Boulden and William T. Thurman in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah. Ms. Rinaldi formerly practiced law with the law firm Anderson & Karrenberg where her practice focused on commercial litigation and transactions.
Mr. Fosmark joined Celtic Bank in August 2015 to establish and serve as President of the Celtic Bank Leasing & Equipment Finance Group. Michael has over 30 years of experience in banking including 12 years as the President of Continental Bank, a Utah commercial bank specializing in leasing and equipment finance. Prior to Continental Bank, Michael served as Executive Vice President at Bank of Utah where he served as the bank's Chief Lending Officer. Michael holds a Bachelor's degree in Organizational Communications from Utah State University where he was a scholarship football player and team captain. Michael is a graduate of the Pacific Coast Banking School and a board member of the Utah Bankers Association.
Ms. Dzurnak joined Celtic Bank in 2016 as the Senior Vice President of Compliance. With 23 years in the banking industry, she has held various positions in compliance, risk governance, internal audit, internal controls and human resources. Arlene serves on the bank's Compliance Committee. She earned a BS in Accounting and an MBA from City University of Seattle and is a Certified Public Accountant. Arlene is also currently a board member of the Utah Bankers Association's Emerging Leaders Program and serves on the Audit Committee of NeighborWorks Salt Lake, a non-profit with a mission of revitalizing neighborhoods and creating affordable housing.
Mr. Boren joined Celtic Bank in 2016 as its Chief Risk Officer. Mr. Boren has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and over 10 years in risk management leadership roles. Most recently, he was Chief Risk Officer at the American Express Utah based banks. Mr. Boren earned a Bachelor's of Science degree from the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah.


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Una competició esportiva és un torneig en què es practica algun esport de manera competitiva, amb una reglamentació i periodicitat predefinides. Un conjunt de torneigs és un campionat Aquesta activitat es distingeix de l'esport practicat amb una mera finalitat recreativa. Com a resultat de la competició s'obté una classificació, guanyadors i algun tipus de reconeixement per als millors, com ara un trofeu o un premi econòmic. Algunes competicions esportives requereixen un nombre elevat de trobades o proves, que es desenvolupen de forma contínua al llarg de tota una temporada. En altres casos s'obté un guanyador amb el menor nombre possible d'enfrontaments, en cas de disposar d'un temps reduït, o bé amb enfrontaments intercalats amb la competició regular principal al llarg de tota la temporada.

Normalment, aquest tipus de competicions se solen celebrar gràcies al suport de diferents associacions esportives o empreses. Un exemple és la FIFA (Federació Internacional de Futbol Associació), que organitza la Copa del Món de Futbol en el qual participen equips de tot el planeta. Les competicions esportives van des de l'esport professional a les competicions escolars passant pels aficionats i semiprofessionals.

Campionat

Un campionat és una prova esportiva en la qual a més, del premi corresponent, es disputa un títol de supremacia individual reconegut després oficialment i que dura fins que el vencedor o campió ha estat desposseït del títol en un nou campionat del mateix tipus i extensió. Hom entén que el campió que no va al campionat subsegüent al que hi va obtenir el títol, hi renuncia a favor del vencedor del nou campionat.

Els campionats són locals, regionals, nacionals o universals o mundials, segons si hi prenent part contrincants exclusivament d'una localitat, d'una regió, d'una nació o de tots els països. També hi ha campionats particulars que són aquells que celebra per exemple, un club per als seus socis.

Els campionats poden ser amateurs, professionals o mixtes, segons hi siguin convocats només els aficionats, els professionals o uns i altres.

Història
La primera competició esportiva coneguda són els Jocs Olímpics, que se celebraren a Grècia des de l'any 776 aC fins a l'any 394 dC, quan els va prohibir Teodosi I. En èpoques posteriors, les competicions esportives han anat augmentant en nombre a causa de la invenció de molts esports, un exemple és el bàsquet, inventat pel Dr James Naismith.

Sistemes de campionats
Hi ha esports o modalitats esportives que es practiquen de manera individual, per parelles (o dobles) i esports d'equip. En cada esport la forma d'enfrontament és diferent.

Qualificació individual
Cada competidor (sigui esportista o grup) ha de realitzar una prova independent de la que es deriva una qualificació. La qualificació pot ser una marca aconseguida (per exemple: en atletisme, una alçada superada en salt d'alçada o una longitud aconseguida en llançament de pes) o una puntuació atorgada per un àrbitre o jutge (per exemple: les notes en gimnàstica). Quan la puntuació es basa en una valoració humana sempre hi ha un grau de subjectivitat.

Malgrat el seu caràcter individual, les proves es desenvolupen en el context de reunions o trobades en què participa un cert nombre d'esportistes o equips. Concloses les proves es disposa una llista ordenada de qualificacions encapçalada pel corresponent guanyador.

Carreres

Amb excepció del rally i el rally raid, tots els competidors d'una carrera s'enfronten de forma simultània sobre la pista. Cada competidor percep en temps real la seva posició, i pot ajustar el seu esforç en funció de la situació dels seus competidors en cada moment. En aquest cas, es pot observar a simple vista qui és el guanyador: el competidor amb el menor temps és el primer a superar la línia d'arribada o meta.

En les proves de velocitat d'atletisme, en natació de piscina o rem, no hi acostuma a haver interacció física entre els competidors, perquè cadascun disposa del seu propi carrer o carril, i té prohibit abandonar-lo per entorpir físicament els contraris.

En nombroses disciplines de motociclisme i automobilisme, al ciclisme en carretera, en vela o en les proves de fons en atletisme i natació, tots els participants comparteixen una mateixa àrea de carrera i llavors sí que existeix aquesta complicació, i els avançaments constitueixen un element de dificultat i per tant de tècnica i estratègia.

Títol
En aquest sistema, un competidor ha de desafiar el campió regnant a guanyar el campionat. Aquesta forma de campionat s'utilitza en la boxa, la lluita i d'altres esports de combat; en el passat, s'havia fet servir també en els escacs

Partits a dos
En molts esports, es competeix per enfrontament entre dos esportistes o entre dos equips. A cada partit hi ha un guanyador i un perdedor. Depenent de l'esport en qüestió es pot admetre també la possibilitat d'un empat en igualtat, sense guanyador ni perdedor, mentre que en els que no, hi ha algun tipus de sistema de desempat.

Un partit pot estar dividit en diverses parts:
 Temps (primer temps, segon temps, etc.): És una mera divisió temporal, proporcionant un període de descans entre l'un i l'altre. El marcador és acumulatiu i es conserva entre temps. És el model d'esports d'equip com ara futbol, bàsquet o handbol.
 Sets: Períodes amb marcador independent. La puntuació final del partit ve donat pels sets guanyats per un i altre contendents. S'empra en tennis o voleibol.

La competició entre tots els participants es desenvolupa per mitjà de múltiples enfrontaments a dos, per obtenir finalment una classificació dels competidors.

Sistema de lliga o lligueta

Tots els competidors s'han d'enfrontar a cadascun dels altres, com a mínim en una ocasió. Al llarg de la competició, els equips van sumant punts en funció dels seus resultats en cada enfrontament, en general s'atorguen dos o tres punts per una victòria, zero en cas de derrota i un punt per a cada contendent en cas d'empat. D'aquesta manera, s'estableix una taula on els participants queden classificats en funció dels punts acumulats al llarg de la lliga.

Si es tracta d'una lliga a doble partit (o doble volta), significa que els competidors s'enfronten entre ells en dues ocasions: un partit a la pista pròpia i un altre a la de l'oponent, compensant així el possible avantatge del factor camp. En aquest cas, el nombre de partits (o jornades) és elevat i per això és el sistema que se sol emprar en una competició llarga durant tota la temporada anual.

Sistema suís

El sistema suís consisteix en la confrontació, individual o per equips, durant un nombre prefixat de rondes. Tot i que pot tenir caràcter eliminatori, l'usual és que tots els competidors participen en totes les rondes. En realitat, el sistema d'eliminatòries ve a ser una variant del sistema suís.

La puntuació de cadascú en cada ronda determina l'assignació del rival, que ha de tenir aquesta mateixa puntuació o la més propera possible. D'aquesta manera, es va produint un efecte de filtratge i una avaluació esportiva progressiva de tots els competidors.

Amb un nombre relativament reduït de rondes és possible obtenir una classificació general. Per exemple, una competició entre 64 jugadors necessita 6 rondes per obtenir el campió i per classificar a la resta. És cert que aquesta classificació pot ser més fiable, més refinada, com més rondes s'afegeixin.

L'eficàcia del sistema s'incrementa si tots els competidors són ordenats inicialment segons la seva força teòrica i si aquest ordre inicial es pren en compte en els aparellaments subsegüents.

Sistema d'eliminatòries

Tots els competidors van enfrontant per parelles, però en aquest cas els perdedors de les trobades van abandonant la competició i el nombre de participants es redueix a cada nova ronda de partits, arribant a un partit final (la Final) entre els dos últims supervivents. Cada eliminatòria pot ser a partit únic o de doble partit.

El campió si és així el guanyador de tots els guanyadors, però l'atzar en els aparellaments pot fer que un equip sigui eliminat prematurament en una posició poc d'acord amb el seu potencial. Si els dos equips potencialment finalistes coincideixen en les primeres fases, el subcampió acabaria sent un tercer, més beneficiat per l'ordre dels enfrontaments. Per evitar això se solen fer sortejos dirigits o amb caps de sèrie evitant que els millors s'enfrontin en primeres rondes.

Les competicions denominades de Copa solen emprar aquests sistemes d'eliminació.
hi ha dos tipus d'eliminació: L'eliminació senzilla o també anomenada directa és quan en una competència s'enfronten dos participants i només el guanyador avança a la següent ronda (per exemple com en el tennis o els mundials de futbol després de superada l'etapa de grups). La doble eliminació es dona quan, prenguem a aquests mateixos dos participants, han de jugar-se dos partits per determinar qui és el vencedor (com en el cas del futbol en tornejos internacionals com la UEFA, Champions, Libertadores, Sud-americana, etc.).

Sistemes mixtos
És possible combinar en diferents fases d'una mateixa competició el sistema de lligueta i el d'eliminatòries. S'empren diferents combinacions:
 Fase regular i fase final: Sistema de lliga durant la temporada regular, i una segona fase en què participen els equips més ben classificats. Aquesta fase final pot disputar com una lligueta reduïda o com una eliminatòria.
 Torneig obert (open): S'obre la inscripció a un gran nombre de participants que són sotmesos a una fase prèvia de classificació per eliminatòries per reduir ràpidament el nombre. Els jugadors de més nivell o prestigi s'incorporen directament a les rondes finals per evitar el desgast dels partits de classificació.
 Competició per grups: les primeres fases de classificació es poden desenvolupar pel sistema de lligueta, però en aquest cas es fan grups per reduir el nombre d'enfrontaments. Els millors classificats en cada grup passen a competir en la fase posterior.

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David Gordon Green is set to direct the series, with The Affair and The Newsroom's Alena Smith writing. Like every other new show Apple has picked up for the streaming service it's planning to launch at some point, we have no idea when or how we'll be able to see Dickinson. We don't know if it'll cost money, we don't know if new episodes will come out weekly or all at once, and we don't even know if you'll need to wear some kind of Apple iGlasses in order to watch it.
Whenever those details do get ironed out, Dickinson will appear along other recent Apple pick-ups like Josh Gad's animated series, Reese Witherspoon's three shows, and a mysterious drama from Damien Chazelle.


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Needlejuice ventures into nerdcore hip-hop for the first time with the MC Lars and Mega Ran collaboration, The Dewey Decibel System.
MC Lars is the creator of post-punk laptop rap and lit-hop, which he has extended and powered into a fusion of rap, punk, rock, ska, pop and other genres. He does so with energy and wit, joined with a strong sense of humor and perspective.
A former middle school teacher, Mega Ran blends education, hip-hop and gaming in amazing new ways, penetrating the farthest reaches of the galaxy with his unique rhyme style and electric performances.
The Dewey Decibel System is an album entirely based on some of MC Lars and Mega Ran's favorite poems, books short stories and graphic novels. Following in the footsteps of classic MC Lars tracks like "Mr Raven," combined with Mega Ran's blend of education and hip-hop, the album is some of the best work from the two nerdcore artists to date.
The album contains songs about Shelley's Ozymandias, Moore's Watchmen, Swift's Gulliver's Travels, Poe's Masque of the Red Death, as well as guest appearances by MC Frontalot, Schaffer the Darklord, Tribe One, Storyville, Miss Eaves and more!
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How You Might Be Missing Your Fertile Window With OPKs
Nicole Knight, AHCJ | June 4, 2019 | Getting Pregnant
Once you decide you're ready to get pregnant, you want it to happen pronto. To that end, you've likely tried a (sometimes) dizzying array of tools, including ovulation prediction kits (OPKs), apps, and much more to pinpoint ovulation each month.
Thing is, apps and methods that don't rely on your individual fertility cues are merely an educated guess based on averages of past data. Your fertile window and ovulation are unique — and may vary from one cycle to the next, even with regular cycles (1).
The frustrating reality is you may still be missing your fertile window and ovulation despite your best efforts. Why — and what can you do? Here, we'll start with the basics about your fertile window, the life of the egg and sperm, and then explain how OPKs may yield misleading results. We'll wrap up with a pro tip on timing sex for the best chances of conception.
When is my fertile window?
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) defines the fertile window as the 3-4 days before ovulation (2). Indeed, scientific evidence (basically a mountain of data which has accumulated in the decades since a 1995 study in The New England Journal of Medicine) shows nearly all pregnancies occur in a 6-day period: the five days before ovulation, and ovulation day itself (3).
Influencing your fertile window are factors like the life cycle of the egg and sperm, and the presence of fertile cervical mucus (CM). Sperm, for example, may die within minutes to hours in the vagina's naturally acidic environment, but may live 3-5 days in fertile CM (4). Fertile CM, described as egg white or watery CM, is alkaline, which makes the vagina friendly to sperm, providing them with safe passage to the egg.
Meanwhile, the egg's life is fleeting. As soon as it leaves an ovary, it has only 12-24 hours to be fertilized (4). Unfertilized, the egg disintegrates and is eventually shed with your uterine lining.
Obviously, these factors make it crucial to identify the days before ovulation. If you're among the many couples using urine-based OPKs to detect the surge of luteinizing hormone (LH) that signals ovulation, you should know your OPK results might be misleading.
LH surge: Is it 16 hours or 48 hours?
First, a bit of background on the LH surge. The day before ovulation, as your brain senses the follicle is ready to rupture and release an egg, your body releases LH. Commercially-available OPKs are known to detect the surge of LH in your urine that occurs 18-24 hours before ovulation (5).
While LH is a highly reliable tool to predict ovulation, LH tests may fail to give you enough notice — because the most fertile days of your cycle are 1-2 days before ovulation (5), plus OPKs have other issues (more on that soon).
Let's break this down to explain the LH surge in greater detail. The LH peak varies significantly, ranging from around 16-48 hours before ovulation, per authors writing for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (5).
If your LH surge lasts on the higher end, LH tests can work great as long as you have sex ASAP after testing positive. As the authors noted, however, a "significant proportion of women" have already missed the best window for conceiving by the time their LH test detects the LH surge.
What's more, an LH surge may last fewer than 10 hours, so you may miss the surge entirely if you're testing for it only once a day (6). (Test morning and night if you're worried about missing the surge.)
There's also a problem with false positives with OPKs for women over the age of 40 and with certain conditions. Women over 40 typically maintain a high level of LH throughout a cycle, increasing the risk of a false positive (7). Certain conditions, including polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), may also produce a false uptick of LH before the actual surge (7).
Be sure to follow the instructions on when to test carefully. When you start to test depends on your cycle length. For example, if you have a short cycle, you may even need to start testing before your period is even finished.
Ovulation isn't necessarily on day 14 and may be later if you're older
Ovulation trackers typically rely on algorithmic guesses about the average woman's cycle. But studies show most women don't ovulate on day 14 of their cycle (8), and age as well as ethnicity may also impact whether you ovulate earlier or later than the average.
One study showed that the fertile windows of 70% of women did not fall entirely within cycle days 10–17 (8). Another paper showed that 46% of menstrual cycles fluctuated by 7 or more days, and 20% varied 14 days or more (9).
So if you're relying solely on an ovulation tracker, rather than also tracking fertility cues, you're risking missing your true fertile window and ovulation.
What's the bottom line?
Ovulating early, late, or somewhere in between doesn't mean you won't get pregnant. And we're not suggesting you chuck your OPK in the trash. The trick is to be intimately in tune with your body by keeping tabs on multiple fertility cues, rather than relying on a kit or an app alone.
By tracking your LH, CM, and basal body temperature (BBT), you'll not only boost your chances of identifying the fertile window before ovulation — you'll also feel confident knowing you're having sex when you're most likely to achieve your goal of pregnancy. And one final pro tip: When you get an LH peak, have sex in the next 12 hours if possible, and the next day too.
Want to learn more? Check out this blog about cervical mucus and how it can help you get pregnant.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC27529/
https://www.acog.org/Patients/FAQs/Evaluating-Infertility?IsMobileSet=false
https://epublications.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1309&context=nursing_fac
https://nfp.marquette.edu/reproduction.php
http://npr.pl/badania/timing_intercourse.pdf
https://www.kindara.com/blog/why-you-may-not-be-getting-pregnant-despite-having-sex-in-your-fertile-window
https://www.kindara.com/blog/which-is-more-accurate-ovulation-tests-or-tracking-your-basal-temperatures-and-cervical-fluid
Progesterone 101: How does progesterone affect my period and fertility?
How much sex to have with low sperm count


We flew from Quito to Lima on Thursday to meet with 30 young YMCA leaders engaged in the Resource Group for Environment. It was a fantastic group of engaged, informed and dedicated young leaders, I enjoyed the fellowship very much. We were sitting in a big circle and sharing experiences and visions and dreams. We were talking a lot about the World YMCA and how we can facilitate effective advocacy work in the field of Environment. This Resource Group for Environment (RGE) is the first of four groups we plan to establish, one for Young People and Jobs, one for Health and one for Civic Engagement. So the experiences from the RGE is very valuable when we are planning for the procedures to consult and decide on statements and position taking in the different issues we will be faced with. The OUR WAY Strategy was presented and discussed and I think all of us felt quite encouraged and inspired by the visions and the potential in the near future.
We met with young people from Lima YMCA and that was an energetic and enthusiastic encounter. All of a sudden the Resource Group for Environment grew to a big number, and there were plans made for a joint march through Lima to campaign for a good outcome for COP20.
For one of the breakfasts an old and very close friend of us, Gerardo Medina, previous President of Peru YMCA, took us outside of Lima for a traditional breakfast, very popular on Saturday mornings. Outside the restaurant the lady of the kitchen was preparing grilled pork meat, and inside this delicious meat was mixed with onion and cheese and put inside a roll, more like a gigantic hamburger, Peruvian style. With a cup of strong coffee and Hugo Naturales (Fruit Juice) the breakfast was incredibly delicious and the calories were minimal and very light, they more or less flew away during the good conversation.
Tempting food and service minded people on Saturday morning for breakfast. And soon some very interesting archeological surprises were coming our way.
Gerardo had planned to take us to the biggest excavation outside Lima of very early pre-Inca cultures mixed with incoming pressure from Inca influence in the shape and form of a gigantic temple to the sun.
Here the walls of the Inca temple.
Gerardo, who is very interested in history, explains how this whole business with the temple was a typical Empire way of saying to the existing tribes and the existing culture: "We are the bosses!" Not the first time in history, and not the last!
Lachlan from Melbourne, Australia, presenting on one of the four workshops during the COP20 preparatory meeting in Lima. Excellent presentation, and the happiness in the group was big when we all of a sudden heard from Australia that Lachlan had been given a National Prize during the National Meeting of Australia YMCA, happening at the same time. Congratulations, Lachlan!
Raoul, the National General Secretary in Peru, Daniel Vives Rivero, the previous member of the World YMCA Executive Committee and his sister, also a volunteer in Lima YMCA, sharing a moment of coffee and good conversation with me. Peru YMCA took excellently care of us all – what a fabulous hospitality! There was no limit to their hospitality!
The group in intense listening and engaged conversation, here Peru, Norway, Argentina and half of Malaysia and APAY!
And here Zaire and Hong Kong.
Peru, Costa Rica, Costa Rica, Peru and Norway.
And as we were moving more directly in to preparations for the participation at the COP20 meeting, we see Norway, Germany, Germany and Australia in keen concentration, slightly disturbed by the photographer! The preparation was technically advanced, went into politics of different kinds as well as negotiating strategies and tactics. Very impressive, and I can promise you that the six badges we had, giving access to the real COP20, were carried by very well prepared young leaders.
An example of the ecological situation nearby.
And the farewell evening with Raoul, son Gogo and wife Jessica took place at a Chifa restaurant, a mix of Chinese food and Peruvian kitchen, very popular in Lima.
These two guys were incredible! First they took us to the Museum of Gold in Lima, and then for a delicious ice cream and we had a great time with the brilliant youth worker of Lima YMCA, Rnesto Carranza Casas and Daniel Vives Rivero. Thank you guys, your friendship is very appreciated!


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Greek PM defends vote, demands 30% debt haircut
ATHENS - Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday defended a weekend referendum he hopes will reset bailout negotiations and demanded creditors forgive a third of the country's debt and allow delayed repayments for the rest.
Sunday's plebiscite is "a time of responsibility and democracy meant to silence the sirens of destruction," Tsipras said in a national television address.
He rejected EU leaders' assertions that his decision last week to curtail debt talks with the creditors - the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission and the European Central Bank - and call the vote risked Greece's eurozone or EU membership.
"Rejecting an unsustainable agreement does not mean a break with Europe," he said.
"We will face a common future on Monday and we will not allow anything to divide us." Tsipras, who leads the radical left Syriza party that governs Greece in a ruling coalition, called for creditors to accept "a 30 percent haircut" on the country's massive mountain of debt.
He said he also wants a 20-year "grace period" on repaying the rest.
The country's total debt load stands at a staggering 323 billion euros (S$482 billion), three-quarters of it owed to its 'troika' of creditors.


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For the second time in as many weeks, residents of the Catalina/Second Street neighborhood have come before the (Whittier) City Council to express their dismay over recent city actions in their area. First, they complained about the Little League baseball area located in their neighborhood, and more recently they have protested the placement of a highly flammable gas pipeline near their homes. I would like to share a few thoughts on the manner in which our neighbors have been treated.
When we vote in local elections, marking our ballots is an act of faith and trust. We trust that our elected representatives will be concerned with the welfare of our residents, and we have faith they will act accordingly. In this case, this trust and faith have clearly been breached.
Years ago, our city drew up a plan to build a Little League baseball diamond by recycling the land contained in Phase I of our landfill. Phase I of our Waste Management Plan is now coming to a close, yet there has been no discussion of the baseball diamond. If the city had stuck to the plan, we could have Little League baseball and quiet neighborhoods. This vital peace of information was never released at the meeting the residents attended to air their views.
Now the city has given approval for the construction of a highly flammable gas pipeline through the neighborhood. True, the city met the requirements of the law: a microscopic public notice was placed in a local newspaper and a routine public hearing was conducted. Yet the council members certainly did not act as our representatives. The city could have conducted a phone survey of area residents, but it didn't. The officials could have considered how they would have reacted if this pipeline had been placed in their neighborhood, but they didn't.
When our public servants fail to serve the public, and our representatives fail to represent, something is desperately wrong. My heart goes out to our neighbors and friends near Catalina and Second. They have at least one thing going in their favor: they live in America, where arrogant officials can be promptly removed through a legal democratic process.


it's book launch day! read the prologue here!
I don't know why laminate flooring is such a cause for anxiety for our dog Petey, but he looks upon the stuff as if it's The Valley of the Shadow of Death. He's fine on the kitchen tile, and he's ecstatic on the area rug in the living room. But that three-foot strip of laminate between the two is a never-ending zombie apocalypse to the poor little guy.
We just now spent fifteen minutes trying to lure him from the kitchen to the living room, while he sat there whining like his little heart would break, because we were 3 feet away in lovely-carpet-world and he was all alone in tile-flooring-land.
So it's book launch day.
While I would like to tell you that I have lately felt an overflowing peace about the book launch, this would be a lie.
No, this whole thing is my own vast expanse of horrible, threatening laminate flooring. Where I am is wonderful. Where I'm going will probably be fabulous. In between is what-the-heck. I've been sitting here whining about it for a while, and today it's time to skitter across the wilderness and see if I survive it.
You guys can help me past the freaking out by doing two things.
Only two things since it's a holiday and I don't want you to strain yourself.
1. Go buy the book! If you buy a print version, you'll get the Kindle version for free. That's so you can share it with somebody.
2. Put the Amazon link out on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, whatever. I'm going to buy some ad space on a couple of popular blogs in a few weeks, but I'm curious to see what we can do all by ourselves first. So let's toss it out there and see what happens!
Many, many thanks to my lovely early readers and reviewers who have already been so kind about their experience with the book! You guys make me brave(r).
If I had to pick a moment that makes the story all hang together, it's this one.
There I am, on a Sunday morning, standing in the middle of a gravel road, on a hill in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.
If that moment were a painting, it would be entitled, Done.
And if that painting were hung in a gallery, people would look at it and wonder why anyone would choose to paint something as mundane as a 30-something missionary lady, standing in the middle of a gravel road, on a hill, in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.
But as the subject of that painting, I would tell you that it was a watershed moment. The Continental Divide of my life. Everything before went one way, and everything after went another.
It's funny. I remember so very little about that morning.
I just remember leaving the house, walking down toward the meeting house for church. I remember the high curve of the hill on my left, the gravel under my feet, and Karen's front door, down to my right.
I remember what I said. Out of nowhere. The only words I had.
Then I stopped in the middle of the road and stood there.
After that, I remember that Karen walked me back home and called Patty, the counselor. There was medication, a little blue pill that wiped my mind clean and shut my body down. Then there was sleep, filled with nightmares.
I thought about dying. In fact, it seemed to me that these thoughts about dying were coming from this one particular corner of the room, right above the doorway.
Before the moment of done, I kept on trying. After the moment of done, I was just done. That was all I knew: I had tried so hard, and somehow I was done.
My husband and I had felt called to the mission field when we were first married. We went to the Solomon Islands in 1993 to work on a New Testament translation for the Arosi language. We had worked hard for 10 years, raising four children and getting the translation done in good time. We were almost finished with the project, just getting ready for typesetting.
We had accomplished everything we'd planned to do, everything we thought God wanted us to do. But somehow, now, I just could not understand my life any more.
This question ran through my mind, over and over: how had trying so hard to do what I thought God wanted me to do, ended up in being so done?


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Singapore Will Plant One Million Trees by 2030
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Sungei Buloh is part of a wider project that aims to plant 1 million trees over the next 10 years as the government tries to improve habitat quality for the city-state's wildlife while improving living conditions for its human residents. Uwe Schwarzbach / Wikimedia Commons / CC by 2.0
By Claire Turrell
Languishing in the soft, silty mud, the living fossil looked as if it didn't have a care in the world as it feasted on the fish left stranded in the tidal mangrove pools of the Sungei Buloh wetlands. However, the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) might have been a little less at ease if it knew nearly 90% of its mangrove habitat in Singapore has been lost over the past century.
But now Singapore is looking to reverse this loss by mounting an ambitious reforestation campaign. In August 2020, the Singapore government announced the launch of the new Sungei Buloh Park Network, a 990-acre park in the northern portion of the island that is a refueling site for migratory birds and is home to oriental hornbills, otters, saltwater crocodiles, and many other species.
Sungei Buloh is part of a wider project that aims to plant 1 million trees over the next 10 years as the government tries to improve habitat quality for the city-state's wildlife while improving living conditions for its human residents.
Important Habitat
The Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve has a storied history. It is where Singapore's smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) were first discovered in the 1990s after they were assumed locally extinct, and it is also the location of the critically endangered Eye of the Crocodile tree (Bruguiera hainesii). The city-state has 11 of the world's last remaining 200 trees.
Smooth-coated otters (Lutrogale perspicillata) have a midday snack at Jurong Eco Garden, Singapore. JJ Harrison / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
The Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve is also an important stop for migratory waterbirds as they fly from Russia and Alaska to Australia and New Zealand along the East Asian-Australasian flyway. By forming the Sungei Buloh Park Network, Singapore is effectively tripling the size of the protected area comprising the reserve. This new park aims to safeguard the biodiversity of multiple areas, including the Kranji marshes, the Mandai mangrove and mudflat, and the coastal Lim Chu Kang Nature Park, which is state land. Within this patchwork of habitats, researchers have recorded 279 species of birds. These areas comprise many different kinds of ecosystems; Lim Chua Kang Nature Park alone boasts mangrove, woodland, scrubland and grassland habitats, and its diversity has attracted coastal birds such as the gray-headed fish eagle (Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus) and baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus).
Geography professor Dan Friess from the National University of Singapore has studied Singapore's mangroves for 11 years and heads up the university's Mangroves Lab, which focuses on the study of coastal wetlands in Southeast Asia. He says Singapore's mangroves have an outsize ecological impact.
"Singapore's mangroves punch way above their weight," Friess told Mongabay. "We only have a small area of mangroves, but within that we have huge biodiversity. For instance, in the U.S. they only have three species of mangrove plant species, while in Singapore you can find 35 different species of plant species in its mangroves."
Singapore's mangroves are relatively easy to access, providing a living laboratory for researchers who have uncovered many of their secrets through decades of study.
"In the Mandai mangroves alone researchers have found 20 species that are new to science," Friess said.
Researchers have also discovered that the Sungei Buloh wetlands and nearby Mandai mudflat are interdependent; seeds travel from the Mandai mangroves to the Sungei Buloh wetlands, and they are both important parts of the habitat of migratory shorebirds. Bird surveys and satellite tracking technology show that birds roost at Sungei Buloh while they feed on the mollusks, crustaceans and worms at Mandai when its extensive mudflat is exposed at low tide.
A marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. Lip Kee / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0
Visitors can currently view the Sungei Buloh wetlands from boardwalks and watchtowers, but starting in 2022, the public will also be able to watch migratory birds from hides situated near the Mandai mudflat. Those interested will also be able to tour the new coastal Lim Chua Kang Nature Park, where a historic 1910 colonial building at the end of a jetty is slated to become an education center.
Helping Ourselves by Helping the Forest
As a city-state with limited land resources, Singapore has long been torn between urban development and protecting nature. It lost much of its primary forest in the 19th century to logging, then a century later, a fast-growing population and rapid urban development meant that trees were removed for land reclamation and to build reservoirs for water security.
This expansion has taken a big toll on the region's mangroves. In 1953, Singapore's mangrove forests covered an estimated 63.4 square kilometers (24.5 square miles); by 2018, researchers estimate that number had been reduced to 8.1 km2 (3.1 mi2) — a loss of more than 87%. The country is now working to replace its losses by turning areas used for industry and infrastructure back into natural-looking landscapes. The National Parks Board (NParks) has already had some success with this, converting a brutalist stormwater canal that ran through a residential area into a natural grassy floodplain to cope with urban water runoff, and reestablishing the Sungei Api Api and Pulau Semakau mangroves.
Singapore retains very little of its mangrove forests. In contrast, there are still large tracts of mangroves just across the strait in Malaysia.
Launched on March 4, 2020, the One Million Trees project involves restoration of both inland and mangrove forests. As of October, 51,819 trees have been planted. Four varieties of native coastal and black mangroves tree species have been selected by NParks to be used in reforestation efforts: Palaquium obovatum, Buchanania arborescens, Fagraea auriculata and Sindora wallichii. The latter two species are considered critically endangered in Singapore.
The trees are sourced from Singapore's tree banks, which include nurseries as well as trees that have been salvaged from construction sites. Up to 13,000 trees could be removed over the next 15 years to make way for transport and housing projects in Singapore, but the government has stated that for every tree it removes it will replant another. Trees from the tree bank are destined for Singapore's parks, university grounds, rooftop gardens, roadsides and its outlying islands. They will also be used to help create 26 therapeutic gardens across the city for the aging Singaporean population. By the time One Million Trees officially wraps up in 2030, a goal is for all Singaporean households to be just a 10-minute walk from a park.
In the parks, city gardeners have been planting soil-boosting, nitrogen-fixing plants such as petai (Parkia speciosa) and great grasshopper tree (Archidendron clypearia), fruit-bearing trees such as the common sterculia (Sterculia parviflora) and the kumpang (Horsfieldia irya), and pollinator-attracting trees like pulai penipu paya (Alstonia angustifolia). They have also been helping to regenerate the rainforest by removing invasive weed species.
A Malayan water monitor (Varanus salvator) ponders the future of its habitat. Yeowatzup / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0
The government hopes greening the city will also help mitigate the "heat island" effect created by its pavement and skyscrapers, which absorb and radiate solar radiation and increase the temperature of Singapore's urban core. Researchers have found there can be up to a 12.6° Fahrenheit difference in temperature between Singapore's downtown and its less built-up portions.
Mangroves provide many ecosystem services to human communities. They can help stop soil erosion by holding it in with their roots, as well as reduce the impact of waves on the shore. And as mangroves can trap sediment between their roots and create their own soil, researchers say they may be able to help keep coastal cities like Singapore above water as the oceans rise due to global warming. (However, studies show mangroves may not be able to keep pace if greenhouse gas emissions accelerate and cause sea levels to rise too quickly.)
Trees play an important role in creating a livable environment, says NParks Conservation Group director Adrian Loo. "They serve as natural air filters, they reflect radiant heat and cool surfaces and [provide] ambient temperatures through shade and evapotranspiration; and help to mitigate the urban heat island effect and climate change," he said. "Healthy forests also play a role in regulating the water cycle, slowing down floodwaters and cleaning the water that flows into waterways."
The city also plans on more than doubling the amount of its "Nature Ways," which aim to make the streets cooler and more aesthetically pleasing while replicating some of the habitat value of forests by planting trees, shrubs and ground cover along sidewalks.
"The planting along these Nature Ways [is] not only designed to cool the environment (with a higher leaf area index), but also attract butterflies, garden birds and small mammals, bringing biodiversity and nature into our urban landscape," Loo said.
One of the many denizens of Singapore's forests is the mangrove pitta (Pitta megarhyncha). JJ Harrison / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
Carbon Storage Champions
There's another, not-so-local benefit to restoring mangroves: healing the global climate. Getting excess carbon out of the atmosphere through reforestation is a key strategy of multinational efforts to curb climate change. And research indicates that, pound for pound, mangroves can sequester far more carbon than rainforests do.
"Mangroves can store three to five times more carbon per hectare than other forest types can do," Friess said.
Just why are mangroves so good at carbon storage? Friess said it's because they are particularly effective at locking up carbon in soil.
"In a normal forest, leaves and branches would die, fall to the forest floor, and quickly get broken down by bacteria and fungi, which releases the carbon back into the atmosphere," Friess said. "Mangrove soils are waterlogged so they have a different microbial community, so organic matter is not broken down and the carbon stays locked up in the soils."
Friess and his colleagues found that even at their current reduced extent, Singapore's mangroves held 450,571 metric tons of carbon. However, this is not enough to compensate for the city-state's emissions. A report by the National Environment Agency states that the city-state released 48.6 million tons of CO2 in 2014, the last year for which data are available.
Friess says the fact these mangroves are still found in modern metropolises such as Singapore gives him hope that they can hang on and make a comeback in other coastal cities as well.
"It gives you an idea of how resilient they are and that they can cope with these modified urban conditions," he said.
Professor Lian Pin Koh, a conservation scientist and director of the new Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions at the National University of Singapore, says natural measures like reforestation are hugely important because they are immediately deployable.
"Nature had already done the research and development, the proof of concept and even the implementations at scale of carbon capture and storage," Koh said. "Manmade solutions are still many years and perhaps even decades away from becoming commercially viable and operational at scale."
A tree-climbing crab (Episesarma spp.) and a couple common nerite snails (Nerita lineata) sale a mangrove tree during high tide, with a giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri) close behind. Sundar / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
When it comes to gauging the success of reforestation projects like One Million Trees, Jurgenne Primavera, former co-chair of the IUCN Mangrove Specialist Group, prefers to focus on science and ecology rather than targets or quotas. She said that problems with reforestation projects often arise when the wrong species are planted at the wrong sites. But she adds there are key signs when reforestation has been done effectively.
"High survival and growth rates and healthy forests of the correct trees species," Primavera told Mongabay. "For mangroves, for example, these would be Avicennia marina and Sonneratia alba along coastlines facing the open sea. For terrestrial species these would be native species and not exotics."
To safeguard the trees, NParks carries out regular inspections and offers best-practice workshops to organizations across the island. But Adrian Loo said that for the One Million Trees project to be considered effective, everyone needs to be involved: "The success of the project is also measured by our ability to instill a sense of stewardship among Singaporeans — towards our trees and environment."
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United Nations University (UNU)
Description of Activities on AI
Project 1: Strategic Foresight to Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Achieve Water-related Sustainable Development Goals
This report uses strategic foresight to study applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to achieve water-related SDGs. The report discusses motivations, applications, and opportunities related to the adoption of AI for sustainable development.
Project 2: AI & Ethics Consortium
NU Institute in Macau is assembling a research team consisting of post-doctoral fellows and senior researchers well-known in the field of AI & ethics, focusing on the Global South. The Institute is setting up a consortium on AI for social inclusion, which aims to bring together experts in higher education institutes from America, Europe, Asia and Africa, international organizations, and other experts in AI policy, governance, design and deployment. It plans to develop capacity-building programmes for policy-makers, other UN entities, and general public, as an integral component of its research design.
Project 3: Code 8.7
There are an estimated 40.3 million people in modern slavery, despite a blanket global ban on such practices. To bring this figure close to zero by 2030 – to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals Target 8.7 – we would need to reduce the number of people affected by over 10,000 individuals per day. AI and computational science can be an important tool for both preventing and detecting modern slavery, human trafficking, forced labour and child labour. Code 8.7 fosters collaboration between artificial intelligence (AI), computational science and anti-slavery leaders to accelerate progress toward SDG Target 8.7.
UNU researchers have voiced concerns that the development of AI technologies remains predominantly in the Global North, which risks excluding the voices from the Global South to decide the future pathway of AI. Global participatory AI narrative – that both preserves cultural diversities, while demystify AI – will enable all citizens to participate in the discussion of AI's roles in society. Advice and guidelines on AI must be geared not only towards the Global North but inclusive of the Global South.
UNU research has also identified the ethical challenges associated with AI convergence with other emerging technology. With AI and bio-power convergence, coercive forms of surveillance and use of personal data could open the door to control and manipulation of bio-data with risks to large populations. AI convergence could also create drastic shifts in the future of work, where urbanized populations face new and rapidly changing socio-economic risks.
UNU's 2019 report on The New Geopolitics of Converging Risks: The UN and Prevention in the Era of AI as well as multiple articles on the AI & Global Governance Platform outline principles for responsible deployment of artificial intelligence in the international development setting. At a time of technological rupture, the risks of global insecurity are heightened by trends of isolationism and lack of collective responsibility. To meet these challenges, a common understanding of opportunities and risks across the international community is needed, driven by responsible innovation and incentives for a shared approach to prevention.
The AI & Global Governance platforms reinforces the need to have an open and inclusive discussion about the modalities of global governance in the era of AI and other emerging technologies. A diversity of perspectives is essential to an effective dialogue, not just from those who run leading AI research programs and corporate labs or AI in humanitarian contexts, but also from citizen science and democratized innovation ecosystems.
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October 29, 2009 (ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill.) While more shipments of the vaccines are arriving daily, demand is still outpacing supply in many areas, including in Chicago. Some counties are cutting back clinic hours and others are turning to appointment-only systems.
At Daley College, all 1,100 flu vaccine shots are spoken for. They have reached capacity already.
Daley College is one of six locations in the city for free H1N1 flu shots. They're in the third day of distributions and the lines remain long.
"I don't know what to expect. When the flu season comes, I don't -- I don't want to be unprepared. I just want to keep my kids healthy," said Lisa Degnan, getting vaccine.
The Chicago clinics are focused on serving the highest priority patients, young people six months to 24 years, pregnant women and people with pre-existing conditions or who work in health care. Some people in line are developing their own priority system, however, to help those who need it most get the vaccine.
It was the first day of distribution in Lake County. The first person got in line at 3 a.m. and the doors opened just after 8. By then, the line snaked around the Round Lake Municipal Sports Center and spilled out on the streets.
The health department handed out wristbands to those who were first to arrive. They got ether the shot or nasal spray.
"It's important for my children. I want to make sure that they have the H1N1 vaccine or the remedy for now," said Geoff Grabiel, who was first in line.
Lake County has five locations. They will have clinics through the weekend. But officials there expect that they will probably run out of their supply of the vaccine by either late Friday or early Saturday.
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Dan Reed Network announce 'Let's Hear It For The King' Co-Headline Tour with Reckless Love
Inspired Artists Agency, MJR GROUP in association with Planet Rock presents
MARCH 2021 CO-HEADLINE TOUR WITH RECKLESS LOVE
PLUS SPECIAL GUESTS MASON HILL
PREVIEWING TRACKS FROM THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM
'LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE KING'
PLANET ROCK PRE-SALE TUESDAY 16TH JUNE
TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE FRIDAY 19TH JUNE
Dan Reed Network are pleased to announce they will be undertaking a nine-date co-headline UK tour with Reckless Love from Monday 1st March. All dates will feature special guest Mason Hill. Planet Rock will run a ticket pre-sale from Tuesday June 16th via www.planetrocktickets.co.uk. Tickets go on general sale Friday 19th June via www.gigantic.com and www.danreed-network.com/tour.
The highly anticipated tour will preview new songs from the band's forthcoming studio album 'Let's Hear It For The King' – whose release will coincide with the UK tour. "DRN is truly excited about our next album," says Dan. "We went back to our roots of bending, breaking, and experimenting with the rock music genre."
Continues Dan, "We believe this record to be our heaviest, funkiest and most melodic DRN album to date while keeping with our tradition of trying to deliver a strong message of unity through welcoming our differences instead of fearing them. We cannot wait to get out on tour in early 2021 to test these songs out co-headlining with the stellar high energy band Reckless Love and the powerful Mason Hill supporting."
In 2021, Dan Reed Network will break existing concepts of how to create and release content to the world in a way that will challenge the industry just like they did in 1987 with the release of their eponymous debut album. Back then, they challenged social conception by looking past race, style and created a sound and entity that reached and spoke to millions of people. Now that those principles are the accepted norm, it's time for DRN to challenge people on a whole new level.
"At the end of 2019 we celebrated the past touring in celebration of the 30th Anniversary of our 1989 album 'Slam'," recalls Dan. "Back then it was time for us to put our laser focus on the future and immediately locked ourselves in the studio while the world hibernated and created a collection of songs that we believe will blow everyone's doors off on every level."
"As our home country struggles yet again with racial strife and trying to find a way through the darkness, DRN has fought this battle since our inception with our music and performances. We're releasing this album and hitting the road in honour of that battle. It's a celebration of our differences which make this world so vibrant and ultimately beautiful. Only through harmony can hate be destroyed. We hope that 'Let's Hear it for the King' will be one more voice screaming for positive change while compelling you to dance your ass off!"
The new album won't be for the faint-hearted or those easily entertained, yet pays tremendous detail to infectious melodies, provocative lyrics and honours their shredding funk rock roots. 'Let's Hear It For The King' is for visionaries who want to be part of and bear witness to the next step in artistic evolution. This album isn't just about music, or video, or art in general. This collection of songs and the imagery that will accompany them is a message that rock, funk, electronica, memorable lyrics, and innovative film making.
Above all DRN knows it's time to rock, it's time to dance, and it's time to celebrate life on the creative road! So, let's take a ride… 'Let's Hear It For The King!'
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Here you can find great Quotes about Homosexuality and LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender). Love is Love!
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I can't begin to express how remarkable it feels to finally love who I am enough to pursue my authentic self. I've been endlessly inspired by so many in the trans community.
I 100% want to represent the LGBT community. I don't want to encourage them to do something they don't want to do. Especially in, like, middle school or high school. Because it's just super hard.
As long as they're homophobic behind closed doors, and don't hurt anyone, I'm fine with it.
I'm pro-choice. I'm pro-gay rights.
AbortionRudy Giuliani, 1999, CNN Inside Politics
Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things - he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies.
I was against gay marriage until I realized I didn't have to get one.
Every one of my positions cuts out half the country. I'm pro-choice, I'm pro-gay rights, I'm pro-immigration, I'm against guns, I believe in Darwin.
AbortionMichael Bloomberg
I don't care what color the parents are. I don't care if it's a giraffe and a fish living together. If they're raising children who believe they're honored and loved, that's all that's important.
Tolerance, ParentsPatricia Polacco
The best sex in the world is gay. You know why? It's obvious: There are no women.
Palermo in Money Heist, Season 3 Episode 5
Maybe you are homophobic a little bit, but then you see me, and you've always loved me, and you love the way I play, and your kids love me. And then you're like, 'Oh, that's OK. It's fine.' Once it gets a little bit more personal, it helps break down those barriers.
I have never thought about my sexuality being right or wrong. To me it has always been a case of finding the right person.
Until I came out, my acting was all about disguise, and thereafter it became about telling the truth.
You must come out. Come out... to your parents... I know that it is hard and will hurt them, but think about how they will hurt you in the voting booth!
The more people come out, the less it will be an issue.
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I support gay marriage. I believe they have a right to be as miserable as the rest of us.
Love is pure and true; love knows no gender.
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There is nothing wrong with going to bed with someone of your own sex. People should be very free with sex, they should draw the line at goats.
Being gay was a bit like the Olympics: It disappeared in ancient times, and then they brought it back in the twentieth century.
Nick Hornby in A Long Way Down
Do we have to know who's gay and who's straight? Can't we just love everybody and judge them by the car they drive?
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Barney: "You avoiding the family too?"
James: "I'm gay, I'm black and I'm getting a divorce. Those walking skeletons are gonna have more questions for me than their pharmacists."
James Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, Season 9 Episode 3
Rather than ignore those who choose to publish their opinions without actually talking to me, I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love.
Gossip & RumorsNeil Patrick Harris, People Magazine, 2006
All my lovers asked me why they couldn't replace Mary, but it's simply impossible. The only friend I've got is Mary and I don't want anybody else. To me, she was my common-law wife. To me, it was a marriage. We believe in each other, that's enough for me.
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Turk: "Dude, what's the rule about white boys dancing in public?"
J.D.: "Not allowed unless you're gay."
Christopher Turk in Scrubs, Season 3 Episode 1
I'm not even sure bisexuality exists. I think it's just a layover on the way to gaytown.
Carrie Bradshaw in Sex And The City
I am not gay. Although I wish I were, just to piss off homophobes.
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HRAC GROUP 9 (LEGACY G) RESISTANT HORSEWEED
Horseweed (Conyza canadensis) is a dicot weed in the Asteraceae family. In South Dakota this weed first evolved resistance to Group 9 (Legacy G) herbicides in 2010 and infests Corn (maize), and Soybean. Group 9 (Legacy G) herbicides are known as Inhibition of Enolpyruvyl Shikimate Phosphate Synthase (Inhibition of EPSP synthase). Research has shown that these particular biotypes are resistant to glyphosate and they may be cross-resistant to other Group 9 (Legacy G) herbicides.
QUIK STATS (last updated May 04, 2012 )
Group Inhibition of Enolpyruvyl Shikimate Phosphate Synthase HRAC Group 9 (Legacy G)
Herbicides glyphosate
Location United States, South Dakota
Situation(s) Corn (maize), and Soybean
Contributors - (Alphabetically) Mike Moechnig
Genetic studies on HRAC Group 9 resistant Horseweed have not been reported to the site. There may be a note below or an article discussing the genetics of this biotype in the Fact Sheets and Other Literature
There is no record of differences in fitness or competitiveness of these resistant biotypes when compared to that of normal susceptible biotypes. If you have any information pertaining to the fitness of Group 9 (Legacy G) resistant Horseweed from South Dakota please update the database.
MIKE MOECHNIG
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Box 2207A
Brookings, 57007, South Dakota
Email Mike Moechnig
The Herbicide Resistance Action Committee, The Weed Science Society of America, and weed scientists in South Dakota have been instrumental in providing you this information. Particular thanks is given to Mike Moechnig for providing detailed information.


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The rush to move to France before the end of 2020
By nadia, on 4th March 2020
The first few weeks of this year have seen a huge surge of potential British buyers looking to purchase a house and move to France before the end of the Brexit transition phase. Thanks to the withdrawal agreement, as long as you are living full time in France before the end of the year, all your residency rights will be protected. In practice, this means that you need to have bought a property and moved in by the end of September at the latest in order to have three months' worth of documentation proving residence in France before the transition phase ends.
This is causing a slight air of panic as buyers realize that they now really only have six months not only to find their dream house but to complete and move in. This is tight even for me as I usually take around eight weeks for a thorough property search before starting the negotiation process and Compromis stage which is another two to three weeks and it is then usually around a three-month process until completion.
On a more encouraging note, you can find a very reassuring open letter from President Macron on the Elysee website. I have copied it below for anyone interested.
As always, if you need help with your property search, please get in touch: nadia@foothillsoffrance.com
Open letter from President Macron
Dear British friends,
Your country has just left the European Union, after 47 years of life together.
It is the result of the sovereign decision the British people expressed in the referendum of June 2016, a democratic choice France has always respected.
Yet I must also tell you, as an ally and, even more, as a friend and true European, how deeply sad I am at this departure. And I am thinking, today, of the millions of Britons – from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – who still feel deeply attached to the European Union. I am thinking of the hundreds of thousands of French citizens in the UK and British citizens in France who are wondering about their rights and their future: I assure them that we will protect them.
I must tell you, too, that this departure is a shock for Europeans. It is the first time a country has left the European community. The UK was not there when it took its first steps in 1950, but we owe it so much – Winston Churchill's historic foresight, for a start. And since 1973, while our European relationships may at times have been turbulent, the UK has been a central player in the European project – particularly in building the single market –, a more influential player than the British have often themselves imagined.
This departure has to be a shock, because there is nothing trivial about it. We must understand the reasons for it and learn lessons from it. The rejection of a Europe which political leaders, in the UK and elsewhere, have too often blamed for all evils, to avoid having to deal with their own failures – that's one reason. Another is, let's acknowledge this, the consequence of a Europe seen as not effective enough, not protective enough, distant from the realities of daily life.
I am convinced therefore that Europe needs new momentum, in a world where the need for control, security and protection is stronger than ever. Perhaps you'll tell me it is no longer your problem? I do not believe that for a minute, because the UK has no interest in a weak European Union. I fight every day, and will continue to do so, for this united, sovereign and democratic Europe, whose strength will make our continent strong.
In this respect, I know the feeling – however you voted in 2016 – that France was "tough" from the start of the Brexit negotiation. I wanted to defend the existential principles of the way the European Union functions: compliance with our rules within the single market, European unity, and stability in Ireland. These are not bureaucratic inflexibilities but the very foundations of the European edifice. But never has France or the French people – or, I think it is fair to say, any European people – been driven by a desire for revenge or punishment.
It is in this spirit of mutual respect and commitment to the European Union and with such powerful ties between our two countries that we must look to the future and build our new relationship.
The British government wishes to move swiftly forward; we are ready for this. It is in our common interest to define as close and deep a partnership as possible in defence and security, and in police, judicial, environmental, scientific and cultural cooperation. At the same time let me be honest, as I have always been: ease of access to the European market will depend on the degree to which the European Union's rules are accepted, because we cannot allow any harmful competition to develop between us.
More directly, I would like to begin a new chapter between our two countries, based on the strength of our unrivalled ties. This year we will celebrate the 80th anniversary of General de Gaulle's 18 June Appeal: the French know what they owe the British, who allowed our Republic to live. I am coming to London in June to award the city the Légion d'Honneur, in tribute to the immense courage of a whole country and people. Ten years on from the Lancaster House Agreement, we must deepen our defence, security and intelligence cooperation. I would also like Prime Minister Boris Johnson and I to draw on history to boldly build new, ambitious projects, as when the Channel Tunnel finally – physically – connected our two countries.
Dear British friends, you are leaving the European Union but you are not leaving Europe. Nor are you becoming detached from France or the friendship of its people. The Channel has never managed to separate our destinies; Brexit will not do so, either.
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JM Family Enterprises realigns its top management
A top-level realignment at JM Family Enterprises has elevated octogenarian founder Jim Moran and his daughter, Pat Moran, to the positions of honorary chairman and board chairman, respectively, and awarded the presidency to the company's longtime general counsel, Colin W. Brown.The Deerfield Beach, FL-based JM Family Enterprises made the first change in its chairmanship 32 years after the one-time
WARD'S DEALER BUSINESS STAFF | Nov 01, 2000
A top-level realignment at JM Family Enterprises has elevated octogenarian founder Jim Moran and his daughter, Pat Moran, to the positions of honorary chairman and board chairman, respectively, and awarded the presidency to the company's longtime general counsel, Colin W. Brown.
The Deerfield Beach, FL-based JM Family Enterprises made the first change in its chairmanship 32 years after the one-time Ford and Hudson dealer in Chicago, Mr. Moran, then 50, became a five-state distributor for Toyota vehicles in the Southeast.
Still active in the business and a frequent visitor to the JM Lexus dealership he owns in Margate, FL, Mr. Moran named his daughter Pat president and CEO in 1989, six years after she joined the fast-growing company.
To the Southeast Toyota Distributors (SET) group, Mr. Moran added financial service operations called World Omni Financial Services and JM&A Group in the early 1980s. The privately owned company as a whole grossed a reported $6.2 billion in 1999, more than 2-1/2 times what it did 10 years earlier.
In becoming president, Mr. Brown, 51, continues as company chief operating officer, a position he received in 1997. He also continues to oversee corporate relations.
Prior to joining JM in 1992, Mr. Brown had served as general counsel for two Fortune 500 companies - Fuqua Industries of Atlanta and Cannon Mills of Kannapolis, NC.
One of only two car dealers to be featured on the cover of Time Magazine, Mr. Moran achieved the rank of top-selling dealership in Courtesy Motors, Chicago, pitching its new Ford and used vehicles himself on late night movies beamed on TV across the Midwest.
Prior to buying a struggling Ford store in 1948, Mr. Moran purchased a Sinclair gas station for $380 and began selling used cars from it after military service in World War II.
Among his firsts as a dealer were free seatbelts he installed; an "on the spot" delivery system; a 100% "guaranteed" used car covered by a written warranty, and a reconditioning "assembly line" that could turn out up to 800 units a day.
He and his wife, Jan, are community activists in both Broward County, where JM Family Enterprises is headquartered, and in Jacksonville, FL, site of a JM facility near the Port of Jacksonville. He received honorary doctorates from Northwood University in 1987 and Florida State University in 1997.
A cancer victim and survivor at age 46, Mr. Moran celebrated his recovery by opening JM Pontiac dealerships in Homestead and Hollywood, FL. These have since been sold, leaving him with the charter Lexus store, which now is Lexus's top-volume outlet.
Pat Moran, 55, who joined the family firm in 1984, spoke of her years as a working mother when she was honored in January at an NADA convention banquet given by the Women's Automotive Assn. International in Orlando, FL. Ms. Moran, whose variety of JM Family posts included group vice president of sales for SET, has three children and four grandchildren.
Mr. Brown, a graduate of Williams College and the Duke University School of Law, and his wife Cynthia have three children.
JM maintains customer service centers in Mobile, AL, and St. Louis, both serving World Omni. The Mobile center is being expanded because of growth of a new division, CenterOne Financial Services.


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A Pallas nagy lexikona szerint "valamely dolognak haszna alatt minden előnyét értjük, keletkezzék az a dologból önmagából v. máskép, p. külső hozzájárulás által". Tehát a haszon az bármilyen előny, ami bárhogy és bármiből keletkezhet.

Az előny viszont az értékítéletből származik, mert valamit jobbnak, vagy rosszabbnak minősítünk (minősül), tehát értéknek tekintünk (tekinthető). A haszon azért fontos, mert az határozza meg a cselekvést, hiszen a jobb eléréséért, vagy rosszabb elkerüléséért tesz bármit is az ember (de minden más élőlény is).

Az ember esetében, amióta a pénz az "általános egyenértékes" funkciót képes betölteni, az nemcsak a pénz értékét mutatja, hanem szinte minden más "értéke" is kimutathatóvá vált általa. Ez tette a gazdasági élet alapjává, ahol a haszon pénzben fejeződik ki és annak mintegy szinonimája is, de van "önálló neve is", a profit. Tehát a pénz óta azt is egy – "mérésügyi" – szempont, hogy van pénzben kifejeződő haszon (maga a pénz és az egyszerűbb dolgok) és pénzben inkább nem kifejezhető, vagy akár pénzben kifejezhetetlen haszon (amit attól még abban is "mérnek").

Noha a haszon a cselekvés meghatározója, még nem kéne, hogy a gondolkodást is meghatározza. Így a haszonelvűség egy hibás következtetés, amely mindig is létezett és irányzat a XII. századtól lett belőle. A haszonelvűség során a sorrendiséget ok-okozati összefüggésnek tekintik. Az történik, hogy azt hiszik (Kik?), hogy ha a haszonért történik az emberi cselekvés (és annak hiányában szűnik meg), akkor a haszon az ember érdeke. Ekkor szépen (??) összemosódik a cél és az érdek fogalma. A haszonelvűséggel így nem az a baj, hogy az "rossz" eredményt hozhat létre, hanem az, hogy egy hibás szemlélet – tehát még a "jó" se jó, noha az vitathatatlanul hasznos. Az ember érdekéhez nem a haszon, hanem a tulajdon fogalma vezet el.

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