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Enforcing CASL: How To Report Spam Violations
With Canada's anti-spam law now in effect, many are starting to ask about enforcement of the law. While no one should expect the law to eliminate spam, the goal much more modest: target the bad actors based in Canada and change the privacy culture by making opt-in consent the expected standard for consumer consents. The CRTC, the lead regulatory agency, has made it clear that the fear-mongering of million dollar penalties for inadvertent violations is not going to happen. Chair Jean-Pierre Blais recently stated:
punishment is not our goal. We are not going to go after every indie rock band that's trying to sell a new release to its fans. We have much bigger fish to fry. The CRTC will focus on the most severe types of violations. This means you may still receive the occasional spam message after July 1st. Our principal targets are abusive spammers and interlopers involved in botnets and, come January, malware and malicious URLs. Our responses to complaints will range from written warnings up to financial penalties or court actions. Our objective is to secure compliance and prevent recidivism. I believe the best enforcement approach should be determined by the facts surrounding each particular case.
How will the CRTC identify abusive spammers? The government has established a Spam Reporting Centre that is currently accepting reports of commercial electronic messages sent without consent or with false or misleading content. Initial reports indicate that hundreds of complaints have been filed daily. The Centre clearly states that it will not investigate all submissions, but rather use the information to identify enforcement targets. The information will be retained for at least three years (or up to ten years if the subject of an investigation). Canadians can use a web-based form to file their report or simply forward their spam email directly to spam@fightspam.gc.ca.
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Fortress Geek says:
Thanks for the quote. I hadn't seen that and it's nice to know that they aren't going to go after inadvertent / accidental transgressors like my site.
Kid Ordinn says:
Instead of letting the government manage your life and the life of all internet users, why not learn how to use the internet instead?
There are tons of tools available to protect one from spam and phishing. First off, use a Google account. Google has the best anti-spam program of them all. Forget about hotmail BTW.
Then use DuckDuckGo.com as your search engine. It does not track you to send you "personalized" ads that you never requestest. Then use add-ons like DNT, DoNotTrackMe at dnt.abine.com. With this plug-in, you can mask your email address for free, and with Premium, your tel # and credit card numbers.
There are also a pletora of other add-ons like Ghostery, etc. all explained on the DuckDuckGo link.
No need for the government to run (ruin) your life. Live free of spam or die.
Renegade says:
> We are not going to go after every indie rock band that's trying to sell a new release to its fans.
Then why give themselves that power?
There are other ways to get this done. New laws are not needed.
I don't believe this for a moment. Today it will be "the most severe types of violations" but that's no guarantee that tomorrow will be the same. Given the way government reach continually expands (eternal mission creep), we can pretty much expect this new law to be abused later on. The only question is "when?"
We have been a legitimate online business since 1996. From day one we always followed a proper spam policy. We simply never sent any unless we had consent. Ok, so here is my biggest beef with this huge CASL mess. During all these years bad bots or spiders have been harvesting our legitimate email accounts then faking our email and sending spam in our name. It's a very common practice and I'll bet that at least 90% of business have had this happen to them. So how is the general (one that is not tech savvy enough to use proper filter protection) public going to know if our company sent this spam or some bot net sent it disguised at us. We could get reported. Then we have to trust that the CRTC is smart enough to know the difference. Which I highly doubt since these spammers and hackers outweigh in numbers and intelligence in the millions.
> During all these years bad bots or spiders have been harvesting our legitimate email accounts then faking our email and sending spam in our name.
"Joe Jobs", or spoofing email addresses, are simple to do. I've written software to do it, and it takes no time at all. But it's easily foiled by using SPF or TXT DNS records.
I've been screaming for years that email is broken. It was never written for the kind of environment that we use it in. Email requires trust, and that simply doesn't exist.
The legislators passing this kind of legislation are completely ignorant of what email is and why it is broken. There are already laws on the books to deal with it, and this legislation isn't needed.
> Then we have to trust that the CRTC is smart enough to know the difference.
Given the legislation, I wouldn't count on them being that smart.
The problem isn't something that can be solved by legislation.
Public key cryptography can certainly help though. An example can be found in Bitmessage – https://bitmessage.org/. However, that's not an appropriate replacement for email at the moment.
An email extension to the RFC could define a PKI standard for digital signatures that could be used to validate email sources. All it would take is for the largest email providers to implement and others would quickly follow. (It would still be a "tack-on" to a broken system though.)
StephenB says:
"We could get reported. Then we have to trust that the CRTC is smart enough to know the difference. Which I highly doubt since these spammers and hackers outweigh in numbers and intelligence in the millions."
Numbers? Yes. Intelligence? No. Most spammers are, at best, garden-variety "script kiddies" – people don't turn to spamming because they're evil geniuses, more likely it's because they're too stupid & lazy to hold down a legitimate IT job.
Except that at least as of a few days ago, the email reporting address was spitting back reports as undeliverable because, wait for it… they contained spam. Imagine the shock… people are sending spam to a spam reporting email address.
So clearly some wiesenhiemer needs to disable the spam detection filters on that particular email address. I wonder how this particular detail escaped the go live plan. Didn't anyone actually test this? Somebody want to let us know when they have done that?
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Russia-Ukraine conflict: Progress in talks, Moscow doubles its attacks | The theater where hundreds of refugees were staying was bombed from the besieged city of Mariupol
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Russia and Ukraine have made progress at different points in the negotiations, But the hope of an agreement does not preclude the maintenance of the Moscow offensive. During the third day of negotiations, a 15-point document was released to the press. Ukraine does not provide foreign military bases or weapons in exchange for the protection of allies such as the United States, the United Kingdom and Turkey. On the ground, the Ukrainians denounced it Russian troops bomb the theater where hundreds of refugees are staying from the besieged city of Mariupol., Russian officials denied their involvement and blamed the nationalist Azov battalion. Neither party reported the number of victims.
"There are some improvements on many levels, but not all. We are moving slowly."Said an adviser to the Russian president Vladimir Medinsky. Also Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, Referring to these contacts, promised that "it is close" to reaching an agreement on security guarantees with Ukraine. "There are several agreements with Ukraine on the status of neutrality and security guarantees, which are yet to be reached," Lavrov was quoted as saying by Russian Interfax.
In the same vein, the Ukrainian government considers that talks with Russia are progressing "too hard", but an agreement is near. In an interview with Ukraine-24 channel, Michael BodoliacAdviser to the President, reiterated Your country no longer aspires to the NATO membership process. Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky said that Russia's demands for an end to the offensive were becoming "more realistic."
As the newspaper reported Wednesday Financial TimesThe Ukrainian and Russian representatives are said to have agreed A 15-point plan that would guarantee a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops.. Citing three sources involved in the talks, the British media pointed out that the embassies of the two countries had discussed the draft agreement on Monday, with Ukraine joining NATO and operating foreign military bases. As the United States, Turkey or the United Kingdom.
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Amid renewed attacks by Russian forces in Q, Ukrainian officials report a Artillery fire on a 12-storey apartment building In the city center. Rescue services say three people have been killed and five others injured in a market fire caused by a shell attack in the Kharkov region of the northwestern part of the country.
Ukraine also condemned An attack in the city of Chernikov, where "Russian troops opened fire on people queuing to buy bread" And "at least ten people have been reported dead," according to the state communications service. The mayor's office said a bomb had exploded at a theater in Mariupol, home to hundreds of civilians.
Russian officials have accused the Ukrainian side of denying any attacks on the Mariupol theater. "According to reliable sources, The militants of the nationalist Azov battalion have launched a new bloody provocationThe bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a crowd of protesters, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
The situation in the strategic Ukrainian port city of Mariupol on the shores of the Azov Inland Sea has been in disarray for days, which is why Russia's priority is to seize it. On Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin described the invasion as a "victory" and the failure of a "lightning war" of Western sanctions against Russia.
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There have been 162 responses so far. Over two thirds of parents cite the child's unhappiness at school as a reason for home education, half say that anxiety prevented the child from attending school, and over a third said their child was not making progress at school or was being bullied.
We've had to seek private reports to support our case even though the LA had out of date reports. They close the doors and don't communicate in disputes. Continually breach deadlines.
The school would have been dangerous for my son who is very vulnerable, I was rather pressured by LA to say we were EHE.
I would love to see the plan process improved!
One of the reasons for choosing home ed is that I just don't want my child to see me fighting all the time. Ultimately I feel very let down both by central and local government. The effect that me not being able to work has on our family's prospects is heartbreaking, and there seems to be absolutely no regard for the bigger picture.
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For more information on this pattern, read Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns Second Edition , (a later edition is pictured), pages 343 to 355. That chapter gives a complete review of the chart pattern, including tour, identification guidelines, focus on failures, performance statistics, and trading tactics. Below is updated performance information based on tests in January 2013. Also note that this pattern is only in the first edition of the Encyclopedia.
The above numbers are based on hundreds of perfect trades as of 1/29/2013. See the glossary for definitions.
** From the first edition of my Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns.
Price trend There is no requirement of a price trend leading to the inside day. However, the trend is upward 53% of the time.
2 days Inside days are a two-bar pattern.
Shape Look for a lower high and higher low on the second day. The price bar fits inside the prior day's range.
Last Bar The last bar cannot have the high price equal to the low price. In other words, it cannot be a four price doji (open = high = low = close price).
Continuation The pattern acts as a continuation 62% of the time.
Trade with the trend Since inside days act as a continuation pattern, expect the breakout to be in the same direction as the inbound price trend.
Breakout Wait for price to either close above the top or below the bottom of the pattern before taking a position.
Half-staff The inside day can form midway in a price trend, just like flags and pennants.
I show two inside day patterns in 3M (MMM).
Notice in both patterns that the second day has a smaller trading range than the first day and that the second day fits inside the first day. That's how the inside day is supposed to look.
The November inside day acts as a continuation pattern. Price entered the inside day from the bottom and exits out the top, continuing the upward price trend.
The second inside day (in December) acts as a short-term reversal. Price enters the pattern trending down and exits the pattern moving up.
For the following statistics, I used 1,260 stocks, starting from December 1989 to January 2013, but few stocks covered the entire range. All stocks had a minimum price of $5. Since samples were numerous, I accepted only one in ten samples. Nevertheless, that gave me 29,641 samples. There were two bear markets in the 2000s (as determined by the S&P 500 index), from 3/24/2000 to 10/10/2002 and 10/12/2007 to 3/6/2009. Everything outside of those dates represents a bull market.
For each inside day pattern, I found where the trend started and when it ended. To find the trend peak or valley, I found the lowest valley and highest peak within plus or minus 10 days (21 days total) each, before the inside day and the same peak/valley test after the inside day. The closest valley or peak before the inside day is where the trend began. The closest peak or valley after the inside day is where the trend ended.
The 10-day peak or valley number tends to find major turning points.
I measured performance from the breakout price (the first day's high or low in the pattern, depending on the breakout direction) to the nearest trend peak or trend valley after the breakout.
Table 1. What I find interesting in this table is the gradual performance deterioration of inside days over time. In the 1990s, an upward breakout from inside days averaged a gain of 11%, excluding dividends, trading commissions, fees and so on. In the 2000s (bull market only), the average gain dropped to 10%. For the 1,801 samples in the 2010s, the average gain is just 9%.
To put this in a wider context, it is 18% harder to make money today than it was in the 1990s! To put it another way, the average market trend is 18% shorter today than it was two decades ago.
This is not a new finding. I reported similar behavior in a recent study.
Table 2 shows the performance of stocks after the inside day pattern when sorted by the direction of the inbound price trend. The results include all samples, sorted by a bull or bear market.
For example, if price is trending upward leading to the inside day and the pattern has an upward breakout, the average gain in a bull market is 11%. The inside day acts as a continuation pattern (a continuation of the up trend). Oddly the market type (bull or bear) did not influence upward breakout performance.
If the inbound trend is up but the breakout is down (meaning the inside day acts as a reversal), the average drop measures 7% in a bull market but 15% in a bear market.
Table 3. Which perform better, continuations or reversals? The table shows the answers sorted by market condition and breakout direction..
In all types of market conditions (bull or bear) and breakout directions (up or down), inside days that act as continuations of the price trend outperform reversals.
Table 4 shows the failure rate sorted by market condition and breakout direction along with the average rise or decline for the associated conditions.
For example, in a bull market after an upward breakout, 32% of inside days fail to see price rise at least 5%. That's huge. Long chart patterns (such as double bottoms), often have failure rates in the single digits, but performance is measured differently (the performance numbers listed in these tables measure from the breakout to the trend high or low, which is often the first major high or major low. Double bottoms look for a 20% trend change to end the trend. That's a big difference).
Another example from the table shows that 21% of inside days fail to drop at least 5% after a downward breakout in a bear market. That is the lowest failure rate in the table. That makes sense since the average drop is 16%. The highest failure rate is 39% and the average drop is just 8%.
The measure rule is simply the height of the chart pattern added to the top of the pattern (for upward breakouts) or subtracted from the bottom of the chart pattern for downward breakouts. Table 5 shows how often this rule works for inside days.
The best performance comes when the breakout direction agrees with the market trend. That is, upward breakout in a bull market or downward breakout in a bear market. The rule works 77% to 80% of the time.
Making a contra-trend trade results in inferior performance with the measure rule working between 72% and 74% of the time. In other words, go long in a bull market and short in a bear market. There's your proof that it helps.
Table 6 shows where in the price trend the inside day appears. A value of 50% is the best since it's midway along the trend. The trend measures from the trend star to the trend end. You can think of this as swing low to swing high with the inside day somewhere near the middle.
The table shows that inside days, where the pattern acts as a continuation of the trend (not a reversal) is near the middle of the trend. The numbers are averages but with such a high sample count, the median values are similar.
Table 3 shows the performance based on 29,582 trades using $10 commissions per trade ($20 round trip), starting with $10,000 per trade. No adjustments were made for interest, fees, slippage and so on.
The results are sorted by bull or bear market, up or down breakouts. The trades used the same setup as listed in Inside day Performance Statistics.
For example, in a bull market after an upward breakout from an inside day, the net gain was $79.82 for all trades. The method won 57% of the time and there were 7,082 winning trades. The average gain of winning trades was $703.73.
Forty-three percent, or 5,375 trades were losers. They lost an average of $742.23.
The average hold time was 28 calendar days.
Table 4 shows the results of 29,641 trades, but this time, a penny below the bottom of the inside day pattern (upward breakout) or a penny above the top of the inside day pattern (downward breakout) was used as a stop instead of a 7% stop.
For example, in a bull market after an upward breakout from an inside day, the net gain was $55.28 for all trades. The method won 47% of the time and there were 5,915 winning trades. The average gain of winning trades was $705.51.
Fifty-three percent, or 6,580 trades were losers. They lost an average of $529.23.
The average hold time was 19 calendar days.
When compared to the 7% stop method, losses were cut dramatically but only in a bull market. The net profit improved in two cases and became worse in the other two.
The figure shows a inside day pattern in 3M (MMM) on the daily scale.
The inside day is squeezed between red lines A and B.
Line B represents the buy price, when price closes above the top of the inside day (buy at the open the next day). Seven percent above the buy price is the target, C. The stock easily reaches that.
To put prices to the locations, the opening price after the close above line B is 91.37 and C, 7% higher, is at 97.77.
If the upward breakout failed, a drop of 7% below the buy price would be the stop location.
If you use a pattern stop, line A represents a penny below the bottom of the chart pattern.
The outside day is the complement of the inside day.
The shark-32 is two inside days.
Inside days are small symmetrical triangles.
Pennants can also act as half-staff patterns.
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A sprawling industrial zone comprised of numerous junkyards and auto salvage shops, the area in Queens, New York called Willets Point is a crevice of decayed America far from first-world affluence, even if, geographically, that First World is located literally only metres away: the area is currently slated for demolition to create a "tourist zone" next to the baseball New York Mets' new stadium. This is a minority world of recycled refuse, where both the used cars and the system itself are in states of rusted disrepair.
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Fingerprinting of polysaccharides attacked by hydroxyl radicals in vitro and in the cell walls of ripening pear fruit
S C Fry, J C Dumville, Janice G. Miller
Hydroxyl radicals ((OH)-O-.) may cause non-enzymic scission of polysaccharides in vivo, e.g. in plant cell walls and mammalian connective tissues. To provide a method for detecting the action of endogenous (OH)-O-. in vivo, we investigated the products formed when polysaccharides were treated with (OH)-O-. (generated in situ by ascorbate-H2O2-Cu2+ mixtures) followed by (NaBH4)-H-3. Treatment with (OH)-O-. increased the number of (NaBH4)-H-3-reacting groups present in citrus pectin, homogalacturonan and tamarind xyloglucan. This increase is attributed partly to the formation of glycosulose and glycosulosuronic acid residues, which are then reduced back to the original (but radioactive) sugar residues and their epimers by (NaBH4)-H-3. The glycosulose and glycosulosuronic acid residues were stable for > 16 h at 20 degreesC in ethanol or buffer (pH 4.7), but were destroyed in alkali. Driselase-digestion of the radiolabelled polysaccharides yielded characteristic patterns of H-3-products, which included galactose and galacturonate from pectin, and isoprimeverose, galactose, glucose and arabinose from xyloglucan. Pectin yielded at least eight IH-labelled anionic products, separable by electrophoresis at pH 3.5. The patterns of radioactive products form useful 'fingerprints' by which (OH)-O-.-attacked polysaccharides may be recognized. Applied to the cell walls of ripening pear (Pyrus communis) fruit, the method gave evidence for progressive (OH)-O-. radical attack on polysaccharides during the softening process.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1222002/pdf/11463343.pdf
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Fry, S. C., Dumville, J. C., & Miller, J. G. (2001). Fingerprinting of polysaccharides attacked by hydroxyl radicals in vitro and in the cell walls of ripening pear fruit. Biochemical Journal, 357(Part 3), 729-737. http://www.biochemj.org/bj/357/bj3570729.htm
Fry, S C ; Dumville, J C ; Miller, Janice G. . / Fingerprinting of polysaccharides attacked by hydroxyl radicals in vitro and in the cell walls of ripening pear fruit. In: Biochemical Journal. 2001 ; Vol. 357, No. Part 3. pp. 729-737.
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abstract = "Hydroxyl radicals ((OH)-O-.) may cause non-enzymic scission of polysaccharides in vivo, e.g. in plant cell walls and mammalian connective tissues. To provide a method for detecting the action of endogenous (OH)-O-. in vivo, we investigated the products formed when polysaccharides were treated with (OH)-O-. (generated in situ by ascorbate-H2O2-Cu2+ mixtures) followed by (NaBH4)-H-3. Treatment with (OH)-O-. increased the number of (NaBH4)-H-3-reacting groups present in citrus pectin, homogalacturonan and tamarind xyloglucan. This increase is attributed partly to the formation of glycosulose and glycosulosuronic acid residues, which are then reduced back to the original (but radioactive) sugar residues and their epimers by (NaBH4)-H-3. The glycosulose and glycosulosuronic acid residues were stable for > 16 h at 20 degreesC in ethanol or buffer (pH 4.7), but were destroyed in alkali. Driselase-digestion of the radiolabelled polysaccharides yielded characteristic patterns of H-3-products, which included galactose and galacturonate from pectin, and isoprimeverose, galactose, glucose and arabinose from xyloglucan. Pectin yielded at least eight IH-labelled anionic products, separable by electrophoresis at pH 3.5. The patterns of radioactive products form useful 'fingerprints' by which (OH)-O-.-attacked polysaccharides may be recognized. Applied to the cell walls of ripening pear (Pyrus communis) fruit, the method gave evidence for progressive (OH)-O-. radical attack on polysaccharides during the softening process.",
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Fry, SC, Dumville, JC & Miller, JG 2001, 'Fingerprinting of polysaccharides attacked by hydroxyl radicals in vitro and in the cell walls of ripening pear fruit', Biochemical Journal, vol. 357, no. Part 3, pp. 729-737. <http://www.biochemj.org/bj/357/bj3570729.htm>
Fingerprinting of polysaccharides attacked by hydroxyl radicals in vitro and in the cell walls of ripening pear fruit. / Fry, S C ; Dumville, J C ; Miller, Janice G. .
In: Biochemical Journal, Vol. 357, No. Part 3, 08.2001, p. 729-737.
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N2 - Hydroxyl radicals ((OH)-O-.) may cause non-enzymic scission of polysaccharides in vivo, e.g. in plant cell walls and mammalian connective tissues. To provide a method for detecting the action of endogenous (OH)-O-. in vivo, we investigated the products formed when polysaccharides were treated with (OH)-O-. (generated in situ by ascorbate-H2O2-Cu2+ mixtures) followed by (NaBH4)-H-3. Treatment with (OH)-O-. increased the number of (NaBH4)-H-3-reacting groups present in citrus pectin, homogalacturonan and tamarind xyloglucan. This increase is attributed partly to the formation of glycosulose and glycosulosuronic acid residues, which are then reduced back to the original (but radioactive) sugar residues and their epimers by (NaBH4)-H-3. The glycosulose and glycosulosuronic acid residues were stable for > 16 h at 20 degreesC in ethanol or buffer (pH 4.7), but were destroyed in alkali. Driselase-digestion of the radiolabelled polysaccharides yielded characteristic patterns of H-3-products, which included galactose and galacturonate from pectin, and isoprimeverose, galactose, glucose and arabinose from xyloglucan. Pectin yielded at least eight IH-labelled anionic products, separable by electrophoresis at pH 3.5. The patterns of radioactive products form useful 'fingerprints' by which (OH)-O-.-attacked polysaccharides may be recognized. Applied to the cell walls of ripening pear (Pyrus communis) fruit, the method gave evidence for progressive (OH)-O-. radical attack on polysaccharides during the softening process.
AB - Hydroxyl radicals ((OH)-O-.) may cause non-enzymic scission of polysaccharides in vivo, e.g. in plant cell walls and mammalian connective tissues. To provide a method for detecting the action of endogenous (OH)-O-. in vivo, we investigated the products formed when polysaccharides were treated with (OH)-O-. (generated in situ by ascorbate-H2O2-Cu2+ mixtures) followed by (NaBH4)-H-3. Treatment with (OH)-O-. increased the number of (NaBH4)-H-3-reacting groups present in citrus pectin, homogalacturonan and tamarind xyloglucan. This increase is attributed partly to the formation of glycosulose and glycosulosuronic acid residues, which are then reduced back to the original (but radioactive) sugar residues and their epimers by (NaBH4)-H-3. The glycosulose and glycosulosuronic acid residues were stable for > 16 h at 20 degreesC in ethanol or buffer (pH 4.7), but were destroyed in alkali. Driselase-digestion of the radiolabelled polysaccharides yielded characteristic patterns of H-3-products, which included galactose and galacturonate from pectin, and isoprimeverose, galactose, glucose and arabinose from xyloglucan. Pectin yielded at least eight IH-labelled anionic products, separable by electrophoresis at pH 3.5. The patterns of radioactive products form useful 'fingerprints' by which (OH)-O-.-attacked polysaccharides may be recognized. Applied to the cell walls of ripening pear (Pyrus communis) fruit, the method gave evidence for progressive (OH)-O-. radical attack on polysaccharides during the softening process.
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Fry SC, Dumville JC, Miller JG. Fingerprinting of polysaccharides attacked by hydroxyl radicals in vitro and in the cell walls of ripening pear fruit. Biochemical Journal. 2001 Aug;357(Part 3):729-737.


Contents: Foreword; Part I Theoretical Background: A new paradigm for protected areas in Europe?, Ingo Mose and Norbert Weixlbaumer; Protected areas and regional development: conflicts and opportunities, Thomas Hammer. Part II Selected Case Studies: Biosphere reserves: an instrument for sustainable regional development? The case of Entlebuch, Switzerland, Thomas Hammer; Can tourism promote regional development in protected areas? Case studies from the biosphere reserves Slovensky Kras and Polana, Slovakia, Birgit Nolte; Nature parks and regional development in Austria: a case study of the nature park Ötscher-Tormäuer, Christine Gamper, Martin Heintel, Michael Leitner and Norbert Weixlbaumer; Hohe Tauern national park: a model for protected areas in the Alps?, Ingo Mose; Regional development and the French national parks. The case of the Vanoise national park, Isabelle Mauz; Preserving the man made environment: a case study of the Cinque Terre national park, Italy, Stefan Kah; National parks and rural development in Spain, Andreas Voth; Market-driven governance of biodiversity: an analysis of the Müritz national park (Germany) from a marketing perspective, Markus Liebenath; A future model for protected areas and sustainable tourism development: the new national parks in Scotland, L. Rory MacLellan; Protected areas and regional development issues in northern peripheries: nature protection, traditional economies and tourism in the Urho Kekkonen national park, Finland, Jarkko Saarinen; The economic potential of regional nature parks in Switzerland: a case study of the planned regional nature parks in the Canton of Berne, Dominik Siegrist, Marco Aufdereggen, Florian Lintzmeyer and Harry Spiess. Part III Synthesis: Protected areas and regional development in Europe: towards a new model for the 21st century, Thomas Hammer, Ingo Mose, Dominik Siegrist and Norbert Weixlbaumer; Index.


Um, could you do it with the apple logo, sorry I forgot to specify that. I really appreciate your skills!
Here's the one I use. I took this picture last spring.
It's strange. It looks stretched if I view it in my iPad or computer but perfectly fine on MFT.
Edited by John Sparks, 05 March 2014 - 02:15 PM.
I have four I rotate.
I flip around based on mood. Usually this one.
Yeah.... I'm a Star Trek dork.
Um, I don't think you can use your phone to change the wallpaper (may be mistaken, but I could have sworn it has to be done via USB).
It is in the manual. It has to be by USB.


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Hampton Crawlin' Crab Half Marathon and Craft Beer Fest kicks off Sept. 30
By: wtkrintern
HAMPTON- Hampton's Crawlin' Crab Half Marathon, 5K, Kid's Kilometer (1K), and Craft Beer Fest will begin September 30 and last through October 2.
"We are thrilled to once again be kicking off our race season with the Crawlin' Crab Half Marathon, 5k, Kids Kilometer and Craft Brew Fest in beautiful and historic Hampton," said Jerry Frostick, Race Director. "With flat, fast courses, incredible scenery, and a post-race party second-to-none, we know everyone will have a fantastic time!"
In addition to the Half Marathon, 5K, and Kids Kilometer (1K), the Hampton Roads Convention Center will host a Sports & Fitness Expo on Friday, September 30 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. and Saturday, October 1 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The free expo will include sports retailers, sports performance services, and various charitable opportunities.
All participants in the Half Marathon and 5K will receive a medal, a short-sleeve shirt, and access to the Craft Beer Fest after the race. Fest finishers can sample craft brews, Baker's Crust Kickin' Corn and Crab Chowder and live music. Awards will be mailed to the top three finishers of the Half Marathon and 5K (overall, masters, and each age group).
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Should We Be Surprised about the U.S. Average Yield of Corn and Soybeans in 2017?
Recommended citation format: Irwin, S. "Should We Be Surprised about the U.S. Average Yield of Corn and Soybeans in 2017?." farmdoc daily (7):201, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, November 1, 2017. Permalink
In the Crop Production report released on October 10, 2017 the USDA estimated the U.S. average yield of corn to be 171.8 bushels per acre and the average yield of soybeans to be 49.5 bushels per acre. The October yield estimates confirmed that U.S. corn and soybean yields in 2017 would be rather large by historical standards. The estimated corn and soybean yields for 2017 are the second largest ever for the U.S. The "high" yield estimates released by the USDA since August have surprised many market observers and analysts based on the perception that crop condition ratings and weather during the 2017 growing season did not support an expectation of such large yields. The purpose of this article is to examine whether those perceptions were accurate or not.
We begin by providing a historical perspective on USDA 2017 corn and soybean yield estimates for the U.S. Figure 1 shows the U.S. average yield of corn over 1960 through 2017, with the October 2017 USDA projection used for 2017. From a long-term perspective, the 2017 U.S. average corn yield of 171.8 bushels per acre does not appear to be much out of the ordinary, as it is not far from the estimated trend over this period. Figure 2 shows that the corn trend yield deviation for 2017 is 5 bushels per acre, but this would be only the 20th highest positive trend deviation of the last 58 years. The 2017 corn yield is good but certainly nowhere near that of truly outstanding years such as 1994 and 2004.
Figure 3 shows the U.S. average yield of soybeans over 1960 through 2017, with the October 2017 USDA projection again used for 2017. One thing to note at the outset is that a quadratic curvilinear trend is used for soybeans (farmdoc daily, May 10, 2017). This choice does impact one's perspective on the 2017 U.S. average yield of 49.5 bushels per acre. With this caveat, the 2017 soybean yield also does not appear to be greatly out of the ordinary. Figure 4 shows that the soybean trend yield deviation for 2017 is 1.5 bushels per acre, which would be the 12th highest positive trend deviation of the last 58 years. Like corn, the 2017 soybean yield is good but nowhere near that of truly outstanding years such as 1994 and 2016. It is interesting to note the higher rank of the 2017 trend yield deviation for soybeans compared to corn. This suggests 2017 was a stronger year overall for soybean yields compared to corn.
The next step in the analysis is to examine USDA weekly crop conditions to see whether they were unusually low relative to corn and soybean yields during 2017. The way in which weekly crop condition ratings are used to judge corn and soybean yield potential likely varies considerably. However, it is common to use the combined percentage of the crop rated good (yield prospects are normal) and excellent (yield prospects are above normal) at any point in the growing season to quantify average yield expectations. Figure 5 shows the sum of weekly good and excellent condition ratings for U.S. corn between May 28, 2017, the first rating, and October 29, 2017, the final rating. The average final sum of good and excellent ratings over 1986 through 2016 is also included for perspective. Corn condition ratings started relative high around 66 to 68 percent, which is the norm (see the farmdoc daily article of June 1, 2017 for further discussion), dropped to 60 by late July, stabilized through late September in the low 60s, and then rose again late in the season. During much of the growing season, corn condition ratings were near or just below average final ratings. Figure 6 shows the sum of weekly good and excellent condition ratings for U.S. soybeans between June 11, 2017, the first rating, and October 15, 2017, the final rating. Not surprisingly, the pattern of soybean ratings is similar to that of corn. What is notable is that soybean condition ratings after late June, with the exception of one week, exceeded the historical average end of season rating by around 3 to 4 percentage points. This is consistent with the previous observation that the trend yield deviation for soybeans outranked that for corn in 2017.
Comparison of condition ratings in 2017 relative to historical end of season averages is useful, but it does not directly address whether the ratings were low or high relative to yields. In order to make that comparison a forecasting model based on condition ratings is needed. Figures 7 and 8 present the simple forecasting models for corn and soybeans, respectively, developed in the farmdoc daily article of May 24, 2017. The models are based on the expectation that the relationship between yield (adjusted for trend) and the combined percentage of the crop rated in good and excellent condition would be the strongest at the end of the growing season when uncertainty about growing conditions has been largely resolved. The models are estimated by first using a linear trend regression to trend adjust yields over 1986-2016 and then regressing the trend-adjusted yields on end-of-season condition ratings (linear and quadratic trends produce similar results in soybeans for this shorter sample). The sample starts in 1986 because this is the first year that national average crop condition ratings were made available by the USDA. The percentage of the corn crop rated good or excellent in the final report of the year explained nearly 85 percent of the annual variation in the trend-adjusted U.S. average corn yield and about 71 percent of the variation in trend-adjusted soybean yields. These strong relationships explain why market participants follow crop condition ratings closely to judge yield potential.
Figures 7 and 8 also present one standard error confidence bands to provide an idea of the uncertainty inherent in making forecasts using crop condition models to project yield. The one standard error bands are around +/- 5-6 bushels wide in corn and +/- 1.5 bushels wide in soybeans. These bands provide a range around yield forecasts that we can be roughly 68 percent confident contains the actual yield. These confidence bands are quite useful for understanding whether crop condition ratings this summer were unusually low relative to actual yield outcomes. In each figure, the large red dot represents the combination of good and excellent condition ratings on August 6, 2017 and the final 2017 yield as estimated by the USDA in the October Crop Production report. Coincidentally, the combined good and excellent rating on this date in August was 60 for both corn and soybeans. For corn, this results in a yield projection of 166.5 bushels per acre, 5.3 bushels less than the current estimate of the final yield. For soybeans, this results in a yield projection of 48.2 bushels per acre, 1.3 bushels less than the current estimate of the final yield. In this sense, crop condition ratings this summer did lead to yield expectations that were too low. However, notice that the red dots in both Figures 7 and 8 lie almost exactly on the upper forecast confidence band. This means that even though crop condition ratings produced forecasts that were low, the errors were within the range of "normal" uncertainty. In fact, the figures show that there were 4 years in corn and 2 years in soybeans with misses on the low side equal to or larger than the estimated misses for 2017.
The final part of the analysis is to review data on weather observations this summer. Table 1 shows monthly precipitation and temperature for the U.S. Corn Belt for June, July, and August 2017. The weather observations are weighted by acreage in 10 Corn Belt states (Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin). June precipitation was modestly below average but July and August were very near average. June and July temperature were slightly above average, whereas August was substantially cooler than normal. The averages, of course, mask a great deal of variability across the Corn Belt and within each month. Still, the dominant impression is that weather in the U.S. Corn Belt in the summer of 2017 was near normal with the exception of a cool August. The very cool August temperatures may be important in explaining yields that ended up being somewhat higher than predicted by crop conditions.
Once again, USDA crop condition ratings and yield estimates for corn and soybeans in 2017 have been controversial. Some market observers and analysts have argued that the condition ratings and yield estimates contradicted one another, with crop condition ratings too low and/or yield estimates too high. We examined crop condition ratings relative to yield and weather observations for 2017 and find little evidence that would support the perception that USDA condition ratings and yield estimates were biased in any direction. Instead, corn and soybean yield projections based on crop condition ratings were within standard error ranges and weather observations for the U.S. Corn Belt were near normal with the exception of a beneficially cool August. The real lesson from 2017 is the uncomfortable degree of uncertainty in corn and soybean yield forecasts made during the growing season.
Irwin, S., and D. Good. "How Should We Use Within-Season Crop Condition Ratings for Corn and Soybeans?" farmdoc daily (7):101, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, June 1, 2017.
Irwin, S., and D. Good. "When Should We Start Paying Attention to Crop Condition Ratings for Corn and Soybeans?" farmdoc daily (7):96, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 24, 2017.
Irwin, S., T. Hubbs, and D. Good. "What's Driving the Non-Linear Trend in U.S. Average Soybean Yields?" farmdoc daily (7):86, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 10, 2017.
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Crop Production (October 2017), released October 12, 2017. http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/nass/CropProd//2010s/2017/CropProd-10-12-2017.pdf
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The new issue of the journal Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae continues to publish the results of the book provenance research and the new discoveries in the field of history of libraries, the private as well as the institutional. The main part of all articles represent the issues of the PROVENIO project.
The issue is accessible online.
V. International Interdisciplinary Conference "The books in the Times Changing" took place in the South Bohemian town Český Krumlov on October 23-26 with participants from Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Italy and France. The conference was hosted by South Bohemian University in České Budějovice. The members of the National Museum Library (J. Kašparová, P. Mašek, R. Šípek, M. Vaculínová) introduced the issues of the partial provenance research in the frame of PROVENIO project. J. Kašparová and R. Šípek also introduced general concept of the project PROVENIO and the online provenance database.
The conference was a continuation of a series of meetings of Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian and Swiss scientists involved in the research of book provenience and the history of book culture.
The PROVENIO web portal, launched today 15 November 2012, will provide information on book provenance research and newly discovered historical book collections as well as the individual items connected with a specific owner, no matter if that was an important figure or a reader who is entirely unknown now and has inscribed his/her name in a single book. PROVENIO - The Book Provenance Database whose web search interface also forms part of this project, has so far focused mostly on the National Museum Library as a test sample where the methodology for the processing and cataloguing of provenance records in books is being developed. We are however open and welcome cooperation with any library that is interested.


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'We Need To Be Aware Of Challenges Clubs, Coaches & Swimmers Face' – John Atkinson
John Atkinson - courtesy, Swimming Canada
John Atkinson started to work with Swimming Canada as the High Performance Director and National Coach working with coaches and swimmers from early 2013. As he has continued to develop Canada's High Performance programs, the results have followed at all levels of international championships and Games. But all the work done over the last seven years could not have foreseen what has unfolded in 2020. The pandemic has forced the postponement of the Olympic/Paralympic Games and many other national and international competitions, turning the usual High Performance calendar upside down at a time when Olympic sport faces challenges on many fronts as history catches up on the Movement.
Courtesy of Swimming Canada, this is the first in a series of Q&A discussions with John Atkinson on his approach to leading high performance during these uncertain times:
Q: How have the programs and plans impacted performance since you started with Swimming Canada in 2013?
A: It takes time to put plans in place and develop a team culture that allows all to feel they can prepare individually within a team environment focused on performing at the highest level. For Swimming Canada this started back in 2013 at the FINA World Championships in Barcelona and continued through the Olympic quad to Rio in 2016. We have been refining and developing year on year to be ready for the Tokyo Olympic Games. Little did we know we'd be waiting an extra year for those Games!
We had a great Olympic Games in Rio, coming away with six medals, including Penny Oleksiak's gold in the 100-m freestyle, Canada's first since Mark Tewksbury in the 100-m backstroke at Barcelona 1992. Along with 1976 and 1984 this ranks as one of our best ever performances at the Olympic Games, and I would say with the number of nations competing now, all with refined High Performance programs, it was our best ever Olympic result.
We've continued to build from Rio towards Tokyo with strategy and purpose. For example, our 2017 FINA World Junior Championships team in Indianapolis was our best ever performance at that event (15 medals, 7 gold). We raced our best female relays and those young women went on to race in relays with others at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championships, then the FINA World Championships in 2019. At those championships in Korea Swimming Canada won, for the first time ever, medals in all three women's relays. This, along with our individual performers, boosted the team's total to nine medals (including one in open water), placing Canada fourth in the world on total medals. With two world champions (Maggie MacNeil in 100-m butterfly and Kylie Masse repeating in 100-m backstroke) for the first time, the depth and quality of performance was showing.
Our men are young and they also started to show progression in Korea with Markus Thormeyer breaking through into the final of the 200 back, and the improving men's relays. The world juniors in 2019 (12 medals, 2 gold) also showed great promise with our male team having its best event for a number of years and our females continuing to have strong performances. Four swimmers competed at both senior and junior worlds, which was a great experience for them, and once again a development strategy we thought out and put into place.
Q: How have you been able to enable this team culture to grow, and has this helped prepare for what has happened in 2020?
A: Our team has developed key words for how we work and react to things. They are: focused, professional, relaxed (or calm) and adaptable. We added in the phrase of "No Drama" along the way. We talk to the athletes and staff on the team (including coaches) and ask what these all mean to them. They need to consider what that looks like for them, how they live it and how this is something they can bring to each team.
I think this has stayed in our team's mind for the last few months, and we've heard many of our top athletes talk about being adaptable, focusing on what they can control, and keeping as calm and professional as possible.
You never want to rest on past achievements, so our swimmers and coaches were working hard to prepare for the Olympic Games in 2020. To have our trials for the pool and open water teams cancelled basically days before the events were to happen was very difficult for all to adapt to. There was some hope initially that the Games would happen in 2020, and then the realization began to sink in when the Canadian Olympic Committee made the announcement that the Canadian team would not go if the Games took place in the summer of 2020. It was another hard moment, but I explained to all our swimmers and coaches it was the right decision.
Then the Games got postponed and pushed back to 2021 and that provided a sense of relief, a time to re-focus, a time to adapt, to stay professional and calm, and do it with no drama. Our team have been outstanding in the way they have trained – initially on their own at home – through probably the longest enforced period out of the water ever, and certainly longer than other top swimming nations.
As well as the athletes and their personal coaches we also have a great team of staff and coaches in the Olympic and Paralympic High Performance programs who really work hard to keep our entire program improving. They are all helping make a difference in what is happening now and what will happen in the future. This, along with the support of the Swimming Canada CEO, Board and various committees in allowing us to do our job really makes for a great team to implement the plans.
Q: How is the return of swimmers to swimming training going now that pools are beginning to open?
A: Now the return to swimming is well underway, we have all worked hard to keep things positive and forward thinking, and asked how we can use what has happened to progress. Our athletes have adapted. We have training centres in Vancouver (based at the University of British Columbia) and in Ontario (based at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre) back training for several weeks. The return has been safe, modified and most of all responsible. Our swimmers are aware they all have a social responsibility to do this right, and looking to come back stronger to prepare for what 2021 will bring. As the national team we are planning for different scenarios and have a Plan A, Plan B and Plan C leading to Tokyo. Most of all we will live up to being adaptable and also supportive of our athletes who have been great through this pandemic and the lockdown.
As a sport we need to look ahead, and be aware of the challenges our clubs, coaches and swimmers will face. Sport is part of Canada and our communities. It plays a very important part in society as a whole and you cannot put a figure on this. As our provinces are going through different stages of their opening plans, it is so important that sport resumes, both for physical and mental health and the long-term impacts on the health and well-being of the country as a whole. The key in this is support for the facilities to open. With a significant period of time out of the water – 12 to 16 weeks, and longer for others – getting back to training is so important and then to plan ahead for a slightly longer preparation for 2021 and use that to our advantage.
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(kärlīl`), 1790–1843, English journalist, reformer, and freethinker. For his radical writings and efforts to secure the freedom of the press, he spent over nine years in prison. He republished suppressed works by Thomas Paine, William Hone, and others, brought out his own Political Litany (1817), and while he was imprisoned kept his weekly, the Republican, going (1819–26) with the help of his wife and sister.
See biography by G. A. Aldred (1923).


Suggested Bibliographic Reference: Challenging New Frontiers in the Global Seafood Sector: Proceedings of the Eighteenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, July 11-15, 2016. Compiled by Stefani J. Evers and Ann L. Shriver. International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET), Corvallis, 2016.
Proceedings of the Eighteenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, held July 11-15, 2016 at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Center (AECC), Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
In the European market for fish European producers compete with international imports which often can be produced at lower costs. That is why imports of fish are gaining market shares and an economically sustainable production of fish in Europe is frequently questioned. When aiming at increasing European production, consumers play an important role. Do they ask for the cheapest product or do they also consider origin and specific production methods when purchasing fish? Since future European fish products will have to be located in higher priced market segments consumers need to be convinced that European products are worth higher prices. Consumers' preferences and their willingness to pay for fish with different attributes, all related to sustainable and local/European production, are elicited by using the Contingent Valuation approach. By means of a questionnaire which accompanies the Contingent Valuation exercise socio- and psychographic data from the respondents are elicited. These data will be used to explain consumers' willingness to pay and to find out which consumer groups would be most interested in sustainable produced European fish. The survey is designed as an online survey with a total of 3000 participants in 6 European countries and will be conducted in early March 2016. This contribution will present first results of the survey with regard to consumer preferences for sustainably produced European fish. It will give some recommendations on how to best communicate European fish to consumers in order to motivate them to look for and to buy European fish products, even at higher prices.


The Philippines is one of 18 mega-biodiverse countries of the world, containing two-thirds of the earth's biodiversity and between 70% and 80% of the world's plant and animal species. The Philippines ranks fifth in the number of plant species and maintains 5% of the world's flora. Species endemism is very high, covering at least 25 genera of plants and 49% of terrestrial wildlife, while the country ranks fourth in bird endemism. The Philippines is also one of the world's biodiversity hotspots with at least 700 threatened species, thus making it one of the top global conservation areas. The national list of threatened faunal species was established in 2004 and includes 42 species of land mammals, 127 species of birds, 24 species of reptiles and 14 species of amphibians. In terms of fishes, the Philippines counts at least 3,214 species, of which about 121 are endemic and 76 threatened. In 2007, an administrative order issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources established a national list of threatened plant species, indicating that 99 species were critically endangered, 187 were endangered, 176 vulnerable as well as 64 other threatened species.
This unique biodiversity is supported by a large variety of ecosystems, landscapes and habitats, most of which are also greatly threatened by human activities. According to the FAO definition, the Philippines has 7.2 million ha of forest ecosystems, comprising approximately 24% of the total land area. It is however estimated that, between 2000 and 2005, the Philippines lost 2.1% of its forest cover annually, representing the second fastest rate of deforestation in Southeast Asia (second to Myanmar) and seventh in the world. The country's agricultural ecosystem is also noteworthy. The Philippines is part of the center of diversity of rice, coconut, mung bean, taro and yam, as well as the center of origin and diversity of bananas in Southeast Asia. Yet this agricultural biodiversity is nowadays experiencing general decline, as is the land area devoted to these activities.
The trend is similar for inland water biodiversity, with findings indicating a decreasing trend in water quality, fish, biodiversity and cultural value in the country's largest lake (Laguna de Bay) and its tributary rivers. The Philippines presents unique coastal, marine and island biodiversity. It is indeed located within the Coral Triangle, at the center of highest marine biodiversity. A study conducted in 2005 noted that there is a higher concentration of species per unit area in the country than anywhere in Indonesia and Wallacea. Yet this ecosystem is also greatly at risk. While the 2005 review of the state of the marine and coastal environment indicated an increase in the mangrove cover, reef cover, seagrass cover and fishery production are nowadays decreasing substantially.
The Philippines derives large benefits from ecosystems. In particular, the country recognizes the important role played by watersheds, river basins and coastal areas in the environment and in society as a source of livelihood (supporting fisheries, recreation and tourism and many other activities). For instance, a watershed with adequate forest cover provides water that supports lowland agriculture, prevents soil erosion and siltation of coasts and water bodies, and sustains the supply of surface and groundwater for domestic use. Likewise, the forest ecosystem provides ecological services that benefit agriculture, industries, water and power needs. Production forest areas for tree plantations and agroforestry activities are sources of jobs and revenues, with agriculture having represented 18.4% of the country's GDP in 2007.
Threats to biodiversity differ from one ecosystem to another. In the forest ecosystem, the primary causes of forest loss are commercial exploitation and population growth (including lifestyle and consumption patterns) and the introduction of invasive alien species. Loss of biodiversity in the agricultural ecosystem is a direct consequence of habitat destruction via conversion of agricultural land to other uses; the possible negative impacts of biotechnology; natural calamities or extreme weather events associated with climate change; introduction of invasive alien species, pests and diseases; and inherent institutional problems of government agencies responsible for conserving agrobiodiversity. Yet the observed decline is also the indirect result of the increased demand for food, land and other agro-based resources; pursuit of economic growth through intensive agriculture, export-oriented policies and the promotion of extractive industries, such as mining, that are potentially damaging to the environment; and lifestyle change of farmers brought about by urbanization. Major threats to inland water biodiversity, as well as marine and coastal environments, include chemical pollution and eutrophication, fisheries operations, habitat alteration, invasion of alien species and global climate change.
The Philippines started formulating its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan in 1994 with the formulation of the Philippine Strategy for the Conservation of Biological Diversity (PSCBD). In 1995, the Philippines undertook an assessment of the country's biodiversity through the UNEP-assisted Philippine Biodiversity Country Study. As a result, the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) was developed and published in 1997. Five years later, in 2002, a review of the NBSAP was undertaken that identified 206 conservation priority areas and species conservation priorities, collectively known as the Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Priorities (PBCP), which is considered the second NBSAP revision and incorporates six major strategies and immediate actions. Finally, the PBCP was reinforced in 2006 with 228 key biodiversity areas (KBAs) identified covering an estimated 10.56 million hectares.
The updating of the NBSAP is on-going. The process builds on the current status and achievements of the Philippines with respect to biodiversity planning and reporting. It aims to integrate the Philippines' obligations under the CBD into its national development and sectoral planning frameworks through a renewed and participative 'biodiversity planning' and strategizing process. It is expected to produce measurable targets for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use. Interim biodiversity targets were also incorporated into the Philippine Development Plan (2011-2016).
Among the major achievements toward the 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets is the increase of the forest cover from 23.9% in 2003 to 52.6% of the total land area in 2006 (2007 MDG report), the extension of the terrestrial protected areas network from 8.5% in 1992 to 12.8% of the total land area in 2008 (2007 MDG report), along with 1,169 marine protected areas (in the form of reserves, sanctuaries and parks), and improvement in management effectiveness of these sites, which rose from 10-15% in 2000 to 20-30% in 2007. In addition, threatened flora and fauna were given further protection through various species conservation programs and executive and administrative issuances (with positive trends recorded for marine turtles and mangroves); the number of confiscations of illegally traded wildlife species regulated under CITES increased from 513 heads in 2005 to 11,124 heads in 2011; measures such as fish farming and eco-tourism in protected areas are being implemented to promote sustainable use and benefits for local livelihoods; indigenous knowledge and the practices of 16 tribes were documented by the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) between 2005 and 2008; policy-making and access and benefit-sharing have been institutionalized through the process of free and prior informed consent from indigenous and local communities.
Traditionally, sectoral approaches have been used in the Philippines to manage environmental and natural resources, which have led to separate governance mechanisms for different resource uses, and conflicts in management. In the 1990s, the watershed approach, integrated Ecosystem Approach, bay regional planning, integrated river basin and coastal zone management approach to development and management emerged for planning and addressing issues that cut across ecosystems. Presidential Memo Order No. 289 (1995) was issued, directing the integration of the NBSAP, as was Executive Order No. 578 (2006) establishing national policy on biodiversity and directing all concerned government agencies and offices and local government units to integrate and mainstream the protection, conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity into their policies, rules and regulations, programs and development planning processes.
Since then, several initiatives have been launched, notably in terms of integrated watershed management. Moreover, Executive Order 533 (2006) mandated the adoption of integrated coastal management (ICM), with a recent review indicating that significant resources had been invested into ICM, with the participation of various stakeholders, and that several concerns were taken into account, ranging from poverty alleviation to food security and sustainable development.
Finally, enhanced cooperation on biodiversity management is promoted through the formalization of partnerships, either through Executive Orders, as in the case of the Bicol River Basin and the Watershed Management Councils in Lake Lanao and Bukidnon Watershed, or through a Memorandum of Agreement or Understanding, such as in the case of the Kabulnan Watershed Multi Sectoral Council. Under said councils, multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary task forces, committees, and technical working groups are organized to address specific policy decisions or implementation problems or issues, either at the local, provincial or regional level, depending on the extent of coverage of the river basin and watershed. A multi-sectoral, multi-institutional mechanism called "Network for Nature" (N4N) should be put in place to proactively disseminate, monitor and coordinate the implementation of the Philippine Biodiversity Conservation Priorities (PBCP).
Monitoring activities are led in relation to water quality, coral reefs cover (notably recording the impacts of climate change in the framework of the ICE CREAM project), and species conservation. Several biodiversity monitoring tools have been developed but sustaining the effort remains a challenge, especially after donor exit. In 1999, the Biodiversity Monitoring System (BMS) was introduced as a tool to collect data on priority species and resource use and to guide decision-making by the Protected Areas Management Board (PAMB). This was institutionalized through policy. For a time, monitoring efforts yielded promising results and resulted in management interventions. In some protected areas, the BMS was sustained through local efforts but, in general, monitoring ceased due to lack of funds. Efforts regarding the development and implementation of criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management, requiring the participation of multi-disciplinary teams, etc., had a similar fate after donor exit. The Biodiversity Indicators for National Use (BINU) for Coastal and Marine Ecosystems remain to be implemented by other stakeholders, although the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is slowly piloting them within its bureaucracy. Implementation of Conservation International's framework for monitoring biodiversity conservation outcomes held promise however has failed to fully take off due to lack of funds.