Ils font danser leurs puissants esprits pour la protéger 🦉 — JEREMIKARUS — Barbara Crane Navarro — Tiny Life | Barbara Crane Navarro

Ils font danser leurs puissants esprits pour la protéger 🦉 — JEREMIKARUS — Barbara Crane Navarro — Tiny Life

« A única razão pela qual a floresta ainda não está se transformando no caos é que alguns grandes xamãs ainda estão fazendo seus espíritos poderosos dançarem para protegê-la » — Barbara Crane Navarro — Tiny Life «La seule raison pour laquelle la forêt ne se transforme pas encore en chaos, c’est que certains grands chamanes font encore […] […] […]

Ils font danser leurs puissants esprits pour la protéger 🦉 — JEREMIKARUS — Barbara Crane Navarro — Tiny Life

Source: Ils font danser leurs puissants esprits pour la protéger 🦉 — JEREMIKARUS — Barbara Crane Navarro — Tiny Life | Barbara Crane Navarro

Access to Information and Artificial Intelligence: Where is Jamaica heading? – Petchary’s Blog

…Jamaica Contributes to Global Dialogue on Generative AI and Its Impact on Disinformation and Misinformation at the 5th AI4IA Conference

Kingston, Jamaica – Wednesday, September 4, 2024: The 5th Artificial Intelligence for Information Accessibility (AI4IA) Conference, organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Information for All Programme (IFAP) Working Group on Information Accessibility (WGIA), is set to return on September 28 for the annual celebration of International Day for Universal Access to Information. The conference will convene global thought leaders, policymakers, academics, technology experts, and the general public to discuss the evolving role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its societal impact.

The fifth staging of the conference will offer an expanded programme with eight (8) satellite events in Botswana, New York, Jamaica, China, India, Colombia, Canada, and Europe, leading up to the main on-demand conference on the Gather Town platform on Saturday, September 28. With over 68 speakers worldwide, attendees can expect engaging discussions and valuable insights on how AI can foster a more inclusive and equitable future.

The Jamaica-based virtual panel is organized in collaboration with the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica, UNESCO Caribbean, and the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO. Scheduled for Thursday, September 19, this panel will explore the theme “Generative AI: Impact on Misinformation and Disinformation.” The event will feature keynote remarks by Professor Christopher Charles from the University of the West Indies and include the official launch of the “Caribbean Artificial Intelligence Policy Roadmap,” a comprehensive strategy for the region.

Cordel Green, Chair of the UNESCO IFAP Working Group on Information Accessibility (WGIA), Vice-Chair of UNESCO IFAP, Conceptualizer and Convenor of the AI4IA Conference, and Executive Director of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ), emphasized the significance of the event, stating, “The AI4IA Conference continues to expand its global reach, addressing the most pressing issues in AI today, particularly around inclusivity, impact and ethical governance. With Jamaica leading critical discussions, we are uniquely positioned to highlight the challenges and opportunities AI presents for Small Island Developing States. Our goal is to platform diverse voices and ensure that AI innovation benefits everyone, not just a select few.”

Green further emphasized Jamaica’s active participation, stating, “Jamaica’s involvement in the AI4IA Conference underscores our commitment to advancing the responsible use of AI. We are proud to contribute to a global dialogue that addresses the challenges of AI and explores how it can be a force for good, particularly for Small Island Developing States like ours.”

Other speakers at the Jamaica panel will include Theo Chambers, lecturer, philosopher, reverend, and author of ‘Digital Pandora Box: Unleashing AI’s Total Knowledge’; Craig Perue, Research Fellow and Senior Consultant at the Mona School of Business and Management, University of the West Indies and lead author of the BCJ-commissioned ‘Digital Media and Information Literacy (DMIL)’ policy framework; Stuart Hylton, Director of Assurance and Compliance Services at Symptai Consulting Limited; Paul Hector, Advisor for Communication and Information, UNESCO Office for the Caribbean; and Paula Istruiz Cavero, Head of the Social and Human Sciences Programme, UNESCO Office for the Caribbean. Christina Williams, Policy and Legal Advisor will moderate this panel.

Following Green’s remarks, Samridhi Arora, Supreme Court Advocate in India, Rapporteur for the UNESCO Working Group on Information Accessibility, and AI4IA Conference Committee Chair, further underscored the importance of global cooperation in shaping AI’s future. She noted, “Artificial Intelligence offers incredible opportunities for progress, but it also poses significant challenges that must be addressed collaboratively and inclusively. The AI4IA Conference is a unique platform where diverse stakeholders can come together to discuss, debate, and shape the future of AI in a manner that is ethical, inclusive, and beneficial to all.”

By advancing the understanding of AI and its potential to foster inclusivity worldwide, the AI4IA Conference aims to promote UNESCO IFAP’s strategic priorities of information accessibility, information literacy, information ethics, information for development, information preservation, and multilingualism in cyberspace.

The AI4IA Conference is free to attend. To register and find more information about the event, visit the official website at  https://ai4iaconference.com/. To register for the Jamaica panel visit https://bit.ly/bcjfreewebinar.

Photo: UNESCO

Source: Access to Information and Artificial Intelligence: Where is Jamaica heading? – Petchary’s Blog

Poverty in the US – CRAIN’S COMMENTS

The US is one of the wealthiest countries on the planet, but many Americans don’t share in the benefits of that wealth.

Date from the Census Bureau program, the 2023 American Community Survey confirms this.

  • More than 15% of children live in poverty in the North Central, Southern and Southwestern regions of the US. The percentage in poverty exceeds 20% in West Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
  • More than 15% of working age adults live in poverty in West Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
  • More than 15% of seniors (age 65 and older) live in poverty in Mississippi.(1)

Lower incomes tend to correlate with less educational resources, less access to healthcare and shorter life expectations.

The map below is from the CDC archive. If you compare this map to those above, how the patterns match should be obvious.(2)

The map below shows infant mortality rates by state in the US.(3)

To be blunt, if you look in Zillow, you can find a home (4 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2700 sq. ft.) in Shrewsbury, West Virginia, for $249,000, and it may not sell at that price. A comparable house in Jackson, Mississippi is $279,000. A comparable house in New Jersey lists for $515,000. There’s a reason. Quality of life matters.

Source: Poverty in the US – CRAIN’S COMMENTS

No Knead Pumpkin Bread Recipe

This Pumpkin Bread recipe is as easy as it gets! It is a delicious and moist bread that you mix with a spatula or whisk. This bread tastes more like a dessert than a bread and it is the perfect bread for the holidays too.

To see my step by step directions with pictures and a printable recipe card click HERE.

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Source: No Knead Pumpkin Bread Recipe

How Kamala Harris campaign is engaging with Taylor Swift fans

Irene Kim Irene Kim in Swifties for Kamala merchIrene Kim – Irene Kim says Swifties can help win Kamala Harris the vote

…With more than 3,500 volunteers, the Swifties for Kamala would seem like an experienced political operation. The group has even raised over $165,000 (£126,000) for the campaign since they began tracking donations from 1 August.

But Ms Kim, who says she has never participated in political campaigning like this before, thinks everyone came together in a really “natural” way. They’re using the skills she says they’ve developed – from strategising how to buy tickets for the sold-out Eras tour and auctioning off merchandise like signed Taylor Swift records – to try and swing an election…

Source: How Kamala Harris campaign is engaging with Taylor Swift fans

 

La mexicana Lupita Infante expresa el amor por su abuelo en un álbum – Los Angeles Times

Lupita Infante canta en la ceremonia de los Latin American Music Awards

ARCHIVO – Lupita Infante canta en la ceremonia de los Latin American Music Awards el 17 de octubre de 2019 en Los Ángeles. Infante lanzó su EP “Puras de Mi Abuelo, Vol. 1” con canciones interpretadas por su abuelo el actor y cantante Pedro Infante.
(Chris Pizzello / Chris Pizzello/invision/ap)

Source: La mexicana Lupita Infante expresa el amor por su abuelo en un álbum – Los Angeles Times

‘It just exploded’: Woman who sparked Trump’s migrant pet-eating hoax comes forward – Raw Story

According to the report, Erika Lee, a resident of Springfield, posted to Facebook commenting on a neighbor’s cat who had gone missing — and mentioned that the neighbor had been suspicious the cat might have been attacked by Haitians who lived in the neighborhood.

There was no evidence to support the claim. Moreover, cats often go missing for various reasons, especially those allowed to wander outside.

 

Lee, for her part, feels terrible that her post exploded into a xenophobic panic against the Haitian community, and for the confusion and fear the post caused.

“It just exploded into something I didn’t mean to happen,” she told NBC News.

Trump, meanwhile, has not offered any apology or retraction for his claims about the Haitian migrants in Springfield, who are in the United States legally and filling vital jobs in a Midwest factory town that for years had been in decline.

Source: ‘It just exploded’: Woman who sparked Trump’s migrant pet-eating hoax comes forward – Raw Story

Kamala Harris talks assault-weapons ban and tax relief in Pennsylvania stop | US elections 2024 | The Guardian

…She also reiterated that she and Walz are gun owners and believe that they can respect the second amendment while pushing for and implementing long-asked-for policies like a ban on so-called assault weapons and universal background checks on gun purchases. “We are not taking anybody’s guns away,” she said.

“I feel very strongly that it’s consistent with the second amendment to say we need an assault weapons ban. They’re literally tools of war they were literally designed to kill a lot of people quickly.”

Harris also promoted her economic plan, which she says is heavily based on her middle class upbringing. “We have ambitions and aspirations, but not everyone necessarily has access to the resources that help them fuel the aspirations and ambitions,” she said. Harris says that if elected, she will expand the child tax credit and offer parents $6,000 for the first year of their child’s life, raise the tax break for small businesses from $5,000 to $50,000 and give first-time homebuyers $25,000 in assistance.

Source: Kamala Harris talks assault-weapons ban and tax relief in Pennsylvania stop | US elections 2024 | The Guardian