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Inicjatywa Polska (iPL) – polskie centrolewicowe ugrupowanie polityczne. Od 2016 stowarzyszenie, od 2019 także partia polityczna. Przewodniczącą ugrupowania jest Barbara Nowacka. W wyborach parlamentarnych w 2019 formacja startowała jako część Koalicji Obywatelskiej, wprowadzając do Sejmu IX kadencji kilkoro posłów.

Historia
Stowarzyszenie Inicjatywa Polska zostało założone 20 lutego 2016 przez Barbarę Nowacką, ówczesną współprzewodniczącą partii Twój Ruch (opuściła to ugrupowanie w 2017). Wśród założycieli znaleźli się liderzy Biało-Czerwonych, a także członkowie TR i Sojuszu Lewicy Demokratycznej oraz osoby bezpartyjne.

W tym samym roku członkowie stowarzyszenia angażowali się w projekt "Ratujmy kobiety", którego celem były postulaty feministyczne – w szczególności łatwego dostępu do antykoncepcji oraz legalnej aborcji. Ponadto stowarzyszenie realizowało projekt "Dzieciaki bez biletów", w myśl którego komunikacja dla dzieci ze szkół podstawowych powinna być darmowa.

Przed wyborami samorządowymi w 2018 stowarzyszenie dołączyło do Koalicji Obywatelskiej (tworzonej przez Platformę Obywatelską i Nowoczesną). Jej radnymi w sejmikach zostali Dariusz Joński w województwie łódzkim i Artur Nycz w zachodniopomorskim (w 2020 przeszedł do PO). W wyborach do Parlamentu Europejskiego w maju 2019 formacja przystąpiła do – powołanej przez PO, PSL, Nowoczesną, SLD i Zielonych – Koalicji Europejskiej (także formalnie jej nie współtworząc, gdyż nie była jeszcze zarejestrowana jako partia polityczna). Nie posiadała jednak kandydatów do PE.

Rejestracja partii iPL nastąpiła 4 czerwca 2019. Ugrupowanie współtworzyło – wraz z PO, Nowoczesną, Zielonymi, a także środowiskami samorządowymi – Koalicyjny Komitet Wyborczy Koalicja Obywatelska PO .N iPL Zieloni, który w październiku tego samego roku wystartował w wyborach parlamentarnych. Na listach znalazło się dziesięcioro członków iPL, którzy łącznie zdobyli 113 278 głosów (co stanowiło 0,62 proc. w skali kraju). Mandaty zdobyło dwoje z nich: liderka partii Barbara Nowacka (która otwierała listę KO w okręgu gdyńsko-słupskim) oraz Dariusz Joński. Ponadto Inicjatywa Polska udzieliła poparcia senatorowi PO-KO oraz byłemu szefowi SLD i współzałożycielowi BC Grzegorzowi Napieralskiemu, byłej posłance i wiceszefowej SLD Katarzynie Piekarskiej, czy też należącemu wciąż do TR byłemu posłowi Piotrowi Bauciowi. Grzegorz Napieralski i Katarzyna Piekarska uzyskali mandaty poselskie. Jako kandydatów rekomendowanych przez iPL wybranych na posłów wskazywano także działających wcześniej w SLD Eugeniusza Czykwina i Riada Haidara. Barbara Nowacka została jedną z wiceprzewodniczących klubu KO.

Inicjatywa Polska nawiązała po wyborach współpracę z Unią Pracy, Socjaldemokracją Polską oraz Wolnością i Równością. W wyborach prezydenckich w 2020 poparła Małgorzatę Kidawę-Błońską z PO. Po nieodbyciu głosowania i rezygnacji kandydatki, w zapowiadanych powtórzonych wyborach udzieliła poparcia jako kandydatowi KO kolejnemu przedstawicielowi PO Rafałowi Trzaskowskiemu.

W listopadzie 2020 do posłów partii oficjalnie dołączył Riad Haidar, rozpoczynając budowę jej struktur w Białej Podlaskiej (formalnie do niej nie przystępując). Związki z iPL rozluźnił natomiast poseł Grzegorz Napieralski. Na początku marca 2021 powołano młodzieżówkę partii, o nazwie Inicjatywa dla Młodych.

Program
Ugrupowanie opowiada się za decentralizacją władzy i oddaniu większych kompetencji samorządom. Jest także za podniesieniem statusu opieki medycznej. Optuje za silną integracją w ramach Unii Europejskiej, równymi szansami dla wszystkich uczniów, kładzie nacisk na kulturę oraz edukację oraz popiera politykę społeczną zapobiegającą wykluczeniom i nierównościom. iPL propaguje też ideę równouprawnienia, opowiada się za świeckością państwa, czy też za dostępem obywateli do informacji, pomocy prawnej i wymiaru sprawiedliwości. Partia sprzeciwiała się regulacjom wprowadzającym niedziele wolne od handlu.

Działacze

Zarząd
Przewodniczący:
 Barbara Nowacka
Sekretarz:
 Tomasz Sybilski
Skarbnik:
 Katarzyna Osowiecka
Pozostali członkowie:
 Arkadiusz Dzierżyński
 Anna Uzdowska-Gacek
 Barbara Starska
 Szymon Wiłnicki

Posłowie (w klubie KO)
 Riad Haidar, okręg 7: Chełm
 Dariusz Joński, okręg 11: Sieradz
 Barbara Nowacka, okręg 26: Gdynia-Słupsk
 Katarzyna Piekarska, okręg 19: Warszawa

Przypisy
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Linki zewnętrzne
 Strona partii

Partie i ugrupowania III Rzeczypospolitej
Polskie partie socjaldemokratyczne
Stowarzyszenia o charakterze politycznym w Polsce


Home Event Stories Stacy K's Old Town Guide – Shop Small Saturday!
We have Black Friday, we have Cyber Monday, but what I am most interested in is Shop Small Saturday in Mankato and North Mankato, Minnesota!
Shop Small is a nationwide event happening on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It is geared towards shopping local and supporting the community. It was originally started in 2010 by American Express as a way to encourage people to shop small and promote holiday shopping at local businesses.
It's amazing how it's grown and our small businesses depend on a successful holiday season to help get us through our long cold winters in Minnesota!
Shop Small started in Mankato over six years ago at an independent store, owned by Heather Clark Fisher, known as Salvage Sisters. The following year Fisher asked her Old Town business neighbors to join in and just four short years ago she was able to involve the City Center. Today, Mankato officially has "Small Business Saturday" through the City Center.
How does Shop Small in Mankato and North Mankato work?
First, pick up a passport at any participating store.
What does the Shop Small Passport do?
If you get 10 stamps on your passport and then drop the entry form off at any participating business, you are entered to win a City Center prize package worth more than $100! Note that you need to get a stamp from all three zones to be eligible for the drawing. Four winners will be chosen.
What stores are participating and where are the zones?
Let the City Center website be your guide! Quite the list of participating stores! What a great opportunity to check out a business that you haven't yet visited!
Here are a few of my participating favorites.
Bluebird Cakery — I had them make my daughters first birthday cake and I think I ended up eating the whole thing.
WYSIWYG — I walk into their store and automatically feel like I've made a good decision for my health.
Twin Rivers Council for the Arts — They're having a pop up sale for artists who don't have a space to sell their art and it is just an awesome space! Kato Music Lessons is having their Holiday Recital there this year!
Neutral Groundz — Super cute baby shop in the back!
Vivian Rose — Always a spot for me to stop and shop to look a little bit more girly.
Encore Consignment & Riverfront Bridal — I was just gifted this amazing fur coat from Encore and I am in love!
Bella Nova — There's a nice pair of jeans from this store I've had my eye on. What's nice is I won't break the bank over it.
Gallery 512 Boutique — I really want to pick up one of their Minnesota sweatshirts, they're really cozy!
Salvage Sisters Mercantile — This store is amazing! It carries a lot of unique local and Minnesota made items and has been my go-to for gifts. I recently stopped in looking for my girlfriend's baby shower and walked out with a super cute baby swaddler, a heat up or chill rice bag for muscle therapy, and a yummy smelling Illume candle — I ended up buying one for myself too! Salvage Sisters just added lines from the Minnesota companies Duluth Pack and Cannon Soap as well!
Tune Town — This place is awesomely dangerous for me as I work directly behind this store. I recently bought We're Going To Be Friends, which is a song turned into an illustrated book by the White Stripes. Obviously, Tune Town is filled with a wide range of music from well-known to underground but the store also has DVDs, cassette tapes, posters and more.
Vagabond Village — This is a wonderful place for the eclectic soul. If you're looking to add unique flare to your wardrobe, home, or life in general, Vagabond Village is the place to go.
Of course there are so many more incredible shops involved in Shop Small so hit the link and see what the participating stores have to offer.
Shopping small is a great way to add one-of-a-kind gifts for this holiday season while helping your community at the same time. Another win-win!


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NABE Outlook June 2014
The June 2014 NABE Outlook presents the consensus of macroeconomic forecasts from a panel of 47 professional forecasters (see last page for listing). The survey, covering the outlook for 2014 and 2015, was conducted May 8-21, 2014. The NABE Outlook Survey originated in 1965 and is one of three surveys conducted by NABE; the others are the NABE Industry Survey and the NABE Economic Policy Survey. Founded in 1959, the National Association for Business Economics is the professional association for those who use economics in their work. NABE has over 2,500 members and 41 chapters nationwide. Timothy Gill, National Electrical Manufacturers Association (chair); Craig Alexander, TD Bank; Robert Kleinhenz, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation; Ken Simonson, Associated General Contractors of America; and Richard Wobbekind, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder, conducted the analysis of survey responses for this report. The views expressed in this report are those of the panelists and do not necessarily represent the views of their affiliated companies or institutions. This report may be reproduced in whole or in part with appropriate citation to NABE.
SUMMARY: "NABE's June 2014 Outlook Survey panelists expect stronger economic growth for the balance of this year than they did three months ago," said NABE President Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist of the National Retail Federation. "The consensus forecast is that real GDP will advance at a strong 3.5% annualized clip in the second quarter of 2014, bolstered by activity that was postponed due to adverse weather conditions earlier in the year. The March survey called for a 2.8% second-quarter gain. Growth expectations for the third and fourth quarters of 2014, at 3.1% and 3.2%, respectively, have also been revised upward.
"The latest forecast for annual real GDP growth this year is lower than the previous survey, though, due to a contraction in the first quarter. On an annual average basis, real GDP growth is seen increasing from 1.9% in 2013 to 2.5% in 2014, down from March's expectation of 2.8%. The panel's forecast of a further acceleration to 3.1% real GDP growth in 2015 is unchanged from March. Expectations for business investment, housing construction, exports and government outlays have been tempered. In contrast, consumer spending is projected to increase—and the labor market to improve—both more quickly than previously forecast. Moreover, inflationary expectations remain low."
"The majority view is that the Federal Reserve will terminate its long-term asset purchase program by the end of 2014 and begin to raise the federal funds rate in 2015," according to NABE Outlook Survey Chair Timothy Gill, deputy chief economist of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association. "Nonetheless, interest rates are expected to rise only modestly in the near term. The panel's median forecast puts the federal funds rate at only 0.75% and the 10- year Treasury yield at only 3.75% by the end of 2015."
The panel forecasts quarterly economic growth for the balance of 2014 to be stronger than was expected in March. Panelists now expect the annualized rate of real GDP growth to jump to 3.5% in the second quarter of 2014 and to equal or exceed 3% for each quarter through the end of 2015. The median forecast reflects the view that 1.2 percentage points of second-quarter growth is due to the "rebound effect" of activity that was postponed because of unusually severe winter weather in the first quarter.
On an average annual basis, the median real GDP forecast for 2014 is for a 2.5% increase—weaker than the 2.8% projection reported in March's survey following a 1.0% contraction in the first quarter. Nonetheless, the marked-down forecast would still represent stronger economic growth than the 1.9% GDP growth rate realized in 2013. The median forecast for 2015 is 3.1%—unchanged from March's forecast.
In contrast, sentiment regarding the labor market has become more upbeat. Nonfarm payrolls are expected to post an average monthly gain of 209,000 in 2014, a marked improvement from the expectations of only 188,000 net new jobs in the March survey. The pace of job creation is expected to hold steady at 209,000 per month in 2015. Likewise, the unemployment rate is expected to fall to an average of 6.2% in 2014 and decline further to 5.9% in 2015. Expectations for compensation growth are unchanged from the previous survey, with compensation per hour expected to rise at a 2.0% pace this year and 2.5% next year.
NABE Members can download the full report here (PDF)

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The city of Allentown has 2 schools where political science faculty can find employment. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the political science academic community in Allentown, and the future trends. Academia in political science includes political science training at the political science bachelors degree level.
Exactly 50 of the 800 political science professionals employed in Pennsylvania, work in Allentown. There has been a 17% decline in the number of political science professionals in Allentown between the years 2006 and 2010. Overall employment in Allentown has increased.
In Allentown, salaries for political science professionals have increased. Allentown political science professionals made $80,380 per year, on average, in 2010. Political science professionals in Allentown made a yearly average salary of $70,830, four years earlier in 2006. The growth in the salary of political science professionals in Allentown is slower than the salary trend for all careers in the city.
Allentown political science professionals earn a median yearly salary of $73,190. The 10% of political science professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $52,300 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately $127,150 per year.
Allentown political science professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.
There are 2 accredited political science schools in the city. Many of Allentown's political science professionals are graduates of one of these schools.
There are a total of 3 degree and certificate programs in political science offered by Allentown's political science schools.
The number of political science faculty, growth in the field of political science academia and political science faculty salaries in Allentown, is all data we are currently in the process of collecting. If you are involved in teaching political science courses to students at the bachelors degree in political science level, please take a moment to anonymously submit your information to help us build a valuable database resource for the benefit of current and future faculty in the field of political science in Allentown. Once you have submitted your information, you will be able to view a summary of some of the data we have collected so far.


I'm wondering what are the options (aside from attempting disassembly/decompilation and reassembly/recompilation) one has when it comes to extracting a series of functions from one binary, compiled for a specific platform and architecture and including it into a separate program in order to invoke those same functions in a newly compiled program.
I've attempted the decompilation extraction route but the code produced by common tools (such as IDA Pro) is hardly compilable code, and the logic I'm looking at is obfuscated and complex to understand and rewrite/reproduce by hand.
I've seen about a dozen applications that were able to do this with the same mentioned functions I'm trying to extract and can confirm they all look to be exactly the same when decompiling all other executables, can't figure out a route to do the same.
You want to use that code in your program.
To do this, you don't really have to understand or disassemble it, or make it compilable.
The interesting part of the code is the part from 0x4005B3 to 0x4006B6.
This code references some variable at 0x601060 at two different locations, 0x4005ef and 0x4006ae. (The instructions need 2 resp. 3 bytes, so the addresses are at 0x4005b1 and 0x4006b1).
To use it, you have to call the function at 0x4005b3 with an integer first, then the function at 0x400607 with a string to get the encrypted string.
and write a new program to use it.
Since the original text segment started at 0x400490, and our functions started at 0x4005b3 and 0x400607, we calculate the new offsets from the start of the code array. And since we found two references to a buffer outside the original program, we patch them to point to our buffer instead. Note we don't have to do anything with the call from encrypt to codepoint, since the code is position-independent anyway (call the function at 0x21 bytes from here).
You have to find everything that might get called from your functions, and include all of it into your code.
You have to find all references to data outside your code, and patch the pointers accordingly; if the data contains pointers, patch them as well.
If your code calls any library functions, you'll have to do the relocation. Fortunately, the relocation table of the (ELF/PE) binary shows you where to do this.
The upside of this approach is it can even work between operating systems, if they use the same processor architecture. You might need to write wrapper functions around the calls however, if the ABI is different.
If you want to get fancy, don't call the functions directly; embed an emulator engine in your program and have the emulator execute the code. This can help you a lot to detect if some code is missing, or where references to external data are. Once you get it running with an emulator, obviously, you can leave it in your final program, which may even enable you to use some ARM routines in your new PC program. Or vice versa.
The only project that claimed something like this possible (with significant amount of semi-automated and manual work) is McSema. See the source and examples, it may be useful.
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Notre Dame won't become a sanctuary campus
Jenkins: University will comply with laws regarding undocumented students
Margaret Fosmoe
SOUTH BEND — The University of Notre Dame will not be declared a sanctuary campus.
That decision was made by the Rev. John I. Jenkins, university president, despite calls from the faculty senate, student senate and others to take such a step to protect Notre Dame's undocumented students.
Jenkins announced his decision in a Feb. 7 letter to the faculty senate. The letter became public this week.
In the letter, the priest said he is in full agreement with the faculty senate in its concerns. However, Jenkins said he's not able to make the commitment to declare the campus a sanctuary for undocumented individuals.
"We do not now, and would not, voluntarily provide information about any student without a clear legal requirement to do so, but we would comply with the law and so cannot promise a campus entirely 'free from civil intrusion.' I do not want to appear to make our students a promise on which we cannot deliver," Jenkins wrote.
The priest wrote that he also is mindful that a public declaration of Notre Dame as a sanctuary campus could draw attention to vulnerable students and provoke a reaction from authorities that might otherwise be avoided.
Some faculty senate members have expressed disappointment in Jenkins' response, said Jeanne Romero-Severson, a biological sciences professor who is chair of the body.
The designation was sought primarily as a symbolic gesture, Romero-Severson said. "We were not asking that Notre Dame engage in civil disobedience or break any laws," she said Thursday.
Jenkins took a cautious approach that perhaps will give him room to act on the issue with fewer negative consequences, said professor Ben Heller, a faculty senate member who wrote the original draft of the resolution. "I do feel he missed an opportunity to send a strong message (of support) to undocumented students."
Jenkins has previously expressed strong support on behalf of Notre Dame's undocumented students.
The topic of sanctuary campuses has been getting attention nationwide out of concern that President Donald J. Trump may eliminate Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that allows many undocumented young people to work and continue their schooling in the United States without fear of being deported. Sanctuary campus is a term used to describe a college that adopts policies to protect students who are undocumented immigrants.
In the letter, Jenkins said the Notre Dame administration will continue to monitor federal policy related to DACA students.
Notre Dame accepts undocumented students who meet the academic qualifications for admittance to the university, and first enrolled DACA students in 2013. About 40 undocumented students currently are enrolled.
The faculty senate, an elected body representing professors, last month passed a resolution calling for Jenkins to declare the campus a sanctuary. The student senate passed a similar resolution last fall. In November, some students walked out of class and participated in a demonstration calling on Jenkins to publicly declare the university a sanctuary campus.
At least 25 colleges across the country have declared themselves sanctuary campuses, including the University of Pennsylvania, Trump's alma mater.
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