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open-data
Crunchconf: Open Data, New Gold Without the Rush
Every year, the EU announces that billions and billions of data are now "open" again, but this is not gold. At least not in the form of …
Oct 8, 2021 10:10 AM Online
Daniel Antal, CFA
The Data Sisyphus
Sisyphus was punished by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down every time it neared the top, repeating this action for eternity. When was a file downloaded from the internet? What happened with it sense? Are their updates? Did the bibliographical reference was made for quotations? Missing values imputed? Currency translated? Who knows about it – who created a dataset, who contributed to it? Which is the final, checked, approved by a senior manager?
@CompDataObs Open Repo & Code Authoritative data Join our collaboration community on LinkedIn
Including Indicators from Arab Barometer in Our Observatory
A new version of the retroharmonize R package – which is working with retrospective, ex post harmonization of survey data – was released yesterday after peer-review on CRAN. It allows us to compare opinion polling data from the Arab Barometer with the Eurobarometer and Afrorbarometer. This is the first version that is released in the rOpenGov community, a community of R package developers on open government data analytics and related topics.
Open Data: The New Gold Without the Rush
If open data is the new gold, why even those who release fail to reuse it? We created an open collaboration of data curators and open-source developers to dig into novel open data sources and/or increase the usability of existing ones. We transform reproducible research software into research- as-service.
There are Numerous Advantages of Switching from a National Level of the Analysis to a Sub National Level
There are numerous advantages of switching from a national level of the analysis to a sub-national level comes with a huge price in data processing, validation and imputation, and the regions package aims to help this process.
Daniel Antal, rOpenGov, Leo Lahti, Kasia Kulma
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Open Data is Like Gold in the Mud Below the Chilly Waves of Mountain Rivers
Open data is like gold in the mud below the chilly waves of mountain rivers. Panning it out requires a lot of patience, or a good machine. I think we will come to as surprising and strong findings as Bellingcat, but we are not focusing on individual events and stories, but on social and environmental processes and changes.
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Educate and Train Data Admirers that Data is not Scary
101 Dalmatians was released in 1985 and 1991 which made thousands of families (in the U.S.) want to adopt one. The American Kennel Club reported that the annual number of Dalmatian puppies registered skyrocketed from 8,170 animals to 42,816.
Annette Wong
Credibility is Enhanced Through Cross Links Between Different Data from Different Domains
Credibility is enhanced through cross-links between different data from different domains that "does not disprove" one another or that is internally consistent. If, say, data on taxable income goes in one direction and taxes in another, it is the reasoned reconciliation of the - alleged or real - inconsistency that will validate the comprehensive data set. So I am a great believer in broad, real-time observatories where not only the data capture, but the data reconciliation is automated, sometimes by means of a simple comparative statics analysis, in other cases maybe through quite elaborate artificial intelligence.
Karel Volkaert
Our Datasets Should be Retrieved Cleaned and Assessed in Order to Deliver Efficient Relevant and Credible Information
Facilitating private-public partnerships is one step to encourage the data community to work with valuable open data. However, transparency and a high level quality assurance step must be given. In a joint collaboration with data curators, developers, technical specialists and academics, the datasets should be retrieved, cleaned and assessed in order to deliver efficient, relevant and credible information. The constant monitoring and regulation as well as compliance with data security guidelines are indispensable.
Suzan Sidal
Many interesting phenomena are difficult to quantify in a meaningful way and writing a catchy song with international appeal is probably more an art than a science. Nevertheless that should not deter us from trying as music, too, is bound by certain rules and regularities that can be researched.


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package com.battlelancer.seriesguide.ui;

import android.app.ActionBar;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.database.Cursor;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentStatePagerAdapter;
import android.support.v4.app.NavUtils;
import android.support.v4.app.TaskStackBuilder;
import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.view.Window;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import com.battlelancer.seriesguide.Constants;
import com.battlelancer.seriesguide.R;
import com.battlelancer.seriesguide.items.Episode;
import com.battlelancer.seriesguide.provider.SeriesGuideContract.Episodes;
import com.battlelancer.seriesguide.provider.SeriesGuideContract.Seasons;
import com.battlelancer.seriesguide.provider.SeriesGuideContract.Shows;
import com.battlelancer.seriesguide.settings.DisplaySettings;
import com.battlelancer.seriesguide.util.Utils;
import com.battlelancer.seriesguide.widgets.SlidingTabLayout;
import com.readystatesoftware.systembartint.SystemBarTintManager;
import com.uwetrottmann.androidutils.AndroidUtils;
import java.util.ArrayList;

/**
 * Hosts a {@link ViewPager} displaying an episode per fragment of a complete season. Used on
 * smaller screens which do not allow for multi-pane layouts or if coming from a search result
 * selection.
 */
public class EpisodeDetailsActivity extends BaseNavDrawerActivity {

    protected static final String TAG = "Episode Details";

    private int mSeasonId;

    private int mShowId;

    private SystemBarTintManager mSystemBarTintManager;

    /**
     * Data which has to be passed when creating this activity. All Bundle extras are integer.
     */
    public interface InitBundle {

        String EPISODE_TVDBID = "episode_tvdbid";
    }

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_ACTION_BAR_OVERLAY);
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_episode);
        setupNavDrawer();

        setupViews();

        if (mShowId != 0) {
            updateShowDelayed(mShowId);
        }
    }

    @Override
    protected void setCustomTheme() {
        // use a special immersive theme
        if (SeriesGuidePreferences.THEME == R.style.Theme_SeriesGuide_Light) {
            setTheme(R.style.ImmersiveTheme_Light);
        } else if (SeriesGuidePreferences.THEME == R.style.Theme_SeriesGuide) {
            setTheme(R.style.ImmersiveTheme);
        } else {
            setTheme(R.style.ImmersiveTheme_Stock);
        }
    }

    private void setupActionBar(String showTitle) {
        final ActionBar actionBar = getActionBar();
        actionBar.setDisplayHomeAsUpEnabled(true);
        actionBar.setTitle(showTitle);
        if (SeriesGuidePreferences.THEME == R.style.Theme_SeriesGuide_Light) {
            actionBar.setIcon(R.drawable.ic_launcher);
        }
    }

    private void setupViews() {
        // get episode id
        final int episodeId = getIntent().getIntExtra(InitBundle.EPISODE_TVDBID, 0);
        if (episodeId == 0) {
            // nothing to display
            finish();
            return;
        }

        // get show and season id, poster path
        final Cursor episode = getContentResolver().query(
                Episodes.buildEpisodeWithShowUri(String.valueOf(episodeId)), new String[] {
                        Seasons.REF_SEASON_ID, Shows.POSTER, Shows.REF_SHOW_ID, Shows.TITLE
                }, null, null, null
        );
        if (episode == null || !episode.moveToFirst()) {
            // nothing to display
            if (episode != null) {
                episode.close();
            }
            finish();
            return;
        }

        setupActionBar(episode.getString(3));

        // set show poster as background
        Utils.loadPosterBackground(this, (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.background),
                episode.getString(1));

        mShowId = episode.getInt(2);
        mSeasonId = episode.getInt(0);
        episode.close();

        // get episodes of season
        Constants.EpisodeSorting sortOrder = DisplaySettings.getEpisodeSortOrder(this);
        Cursor episodesOfSeason = getContentResolver().query(
                Episodes.buildEpisodesOfSeasonUri(String.valueOf(mSeasonId)), new String[] {
                        Episodes._ID, Episodes.NUMBER, Episodes.SEASON
                }, null, null, sortOrder.query()
        );

        ArrayList<Episode> episodes = new ArrayList<>();
        int startPosition = 0;
        if (episodesOfSeason != null) {
            int i = 0;
            while (episodesOfSeason.moveToNext()) {
                Episode ep = new Episode();
                int curEpisodeId = episodesOfSeason.getInt(0);
                // look for episode to show initially
                if (curEpisodeId == episodeId) {
                    startPosition = i;
                }
                ep.episodeId = curEpisodeId;
                ep.episodeNumber = episodesOfSeason.getInt(1);
                ep.seasonNumber = episodesOfSeason.getInt(2);
                episodes.add(ep);
                i++;
            }
            episodesOfSeason.close();
        }

        // setup adapter
        EpisodePagerAdapter adapter = new EpisodePagerAdapter(this, getSupportFragmentManager(),
                episodes, false);

        // setup view pager
        ViewPager pager = (ViewPager) findViewById(R.id.pagerEpisodeDetails);
        pager.setAdapter(adapter);

        // setup tabs
        SlidingTabLayout tabs = (SlidingTabLayout) findViewById(R.id.tabsEpisodeDetails);
        tabs.setCustomTabView(R.layout.tabstrip_item, R.id.textViewTabStripItem);
        tabs.setSelectedIndicatorColors(getResources().getColor(
                Utils.resolveAttributeToResourceId(getTheme(), R.attr.colorAccent)));
        tabs.setBottomBorderColor(Utils.setColorAlpha(getResources().getColor(
                        Utils.resolveAttributeToResourceId(getTheme(),
                                R.attr.colorTabStripUnderline)
                ),
                0x26
        ));
        tabs.setViewPager(pager);

        // fix padding for translucent system bars
        if (AndroidUtils.isKitKatOrHigher()) {
            mSystemBarTintManager = new SystemBarTintManager(this);
            SystemBarTintManager.SystemBarConfig config = getSystemBarTintManager().getConfig();
            ViewGroup contentContainer = (ViewGroup) findViewById(
                    R.id.contentContainerEpisodeDetails);
            contentContainer.setClipToPadding(false);
            contentContainer.setPadding(0, config.getPixelInsetTop(true),
                    config.getPixelInsetRight(), 0);
        }

        // set current item
        pager.setCurrentItem(startPosition, false);
    }

    public SystemBarTintManager getSystemBarTintManager() {
        return mSystemBarTintManager;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        int itemId = item.getItemId();
        if (itemId == android.R.id.home) {
            Intent upIntent = new Intent(this, EpisodesActivity.class);
            upIntent.putExtra(EpisodesActivity.InitBundle.SEASON_TVDBID, mSeasonId);
            if (NavUtils.shouldUpRecreateTask(this, upIntent)) {
                // This activity is not part of the application's task, so
                // create a new task with a synthesized back stack.
                TaskStackBuilder
                        .create(this)
                        .addNextIntent(new Intent(this, ShowsActivity.class))
                        .addNextIntent(
                                new Intent(this, OverviewActivity.class).putExtra(
                                        OverviewFragment.InitBundle.SHOW_TVDBID, mShowId)
                        )
                        .addNextIntent(upIntent)
                        .startActivities();
                finish();
            } else {
                /*
                 * This activity is part of the application's task, so simply
                 * navigate up to the hierarchical parent activity.
                 * NavUtils.navigateUpTo() does not seem to work here.
                 */
                upIntent.addFlags(
                        Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
                startActivity(upIntent);
            }
            return true;
        }
        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }

    public static class EpisodePagerAdapter extends FragmentStatePagerAdapter {

        private ArrayList<Episode> mEpisodes;

        private Context mContext;

        private final boolean mIsMultiPane;

        public EpisodePagerAdapter(Context context, FragmentManager fm,
                ArrayList<Episode> episodes, boolean isMultiPane) {
            super(fm);
            mEpisodes = episodes;
            mContext = context;
            mIsMultiPane = isMultiPane;
        }

        @Override
        public Fragment getItem(int position) {
            return EpisodeDetailsFragment.newInstance(mEpisodes.get(position).episodeId,
                    mIsMultiPane);
        }

        @Override
        public int getItemPosition(Object object) {
            /*
             * This breaks the FragmentStatePagerAdapter (see
             * http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=37990), so we
             * just destroy everything!
             */
            // EpisodeDetailsFragment fragment = (EpisodeDetailsFragment)
            // object;
            // int episodeId = fragment.getEpisodeId();
            // for (int i = 0; i < mEpisodes.size(); i++) {
            // if (episodeId == mEpisodes.get(i).episodeId) {
            // return i;
            // }
            // }
            return POSITION_NONE;
        }

        @Override
        public int getCount() {
            if (mEpisodes != null) {
                return mEpisodes.size();
            } else {
                return 0;
            }
        }

        @Override
        public CharSequence getPageTitle(int position) {
            Episode episode = mEpisodes.get(position);
            return Utils.getEpisodeNumber(mContext, episode.seasonNumber, episode.episodeNumber);
        }

        public void updateEpisodeList(ArrayList<Episode> list) {
            if (list != null) {
                mEpisodes = list;
                notifyDataSetChanged();
            }
        }
    }
}

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Q: How to map Network Printers with PowerShell and CSV I want to deploy our Network Printers that are shared from a Print-Server to Windows 10 PCs, on per-machine basis.
Currently we do this with a Kix-Script and ini file, but I want to move this to PowerShell and deploy it as a Startup/Login Script with Group Policy. The deployment must be with PowerShell not purely GPO, with a script we are more flexible to deploy to singular machines.
I've written a PS Script and using a CSV File containing the PCs and Printers to map, but it seams completely wrong. Is there a better way to deploy the printers?
Here are my CSV, 'True' is to set Printer as Default:
#TYPE Selected.System.Management.ManagementObject.Data.DataRow
Name
PC0001
\\SV0002\PR0001, True
\\SV0002\PR00002

Name
PC0002
\\SV0002\PR0001, True
\\SV0002\PR00002

and the PS-Script:
Get–WMIObject Win32_Printer | where{$_.Network -eq 'true'} | foreach{$_.delete()}
$Printers=IMPORT-CSV \\server\$env:username\printers.csv

FOREACH ($Printer in $Printers) {
Invoke-Expression 'rundll32 printui.dll PrintUIEntry /in /q /n $($Printer.Name)'
}

I edited the csv File, and it looks like this now:
Client;1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10;11;12;13;14;15;Default
PC0001;\\SV0001\PR0001;\\SV0001\PR0002;;;;;;;;;;;;;;pr_01
PC0002;\\SV0001\PR0001;\\SV0001\PR0002;\\SV0001\PR0003;;;;;;;;;;;;;pr_03

We did that with Excel, so it's easier to edit, and save it as csv.
Also where is located, we changed it to \Server\Netlogon\Subfolder\Printers.csv so that also the the Variable is changed to:
$Printers=IMPORT-CSV \\server\Netlogon\Subfolder\printers.csv

But now I think the whole script is wrong?

A: Using a CSV like this:

name,printers,defaultprinter
PC0001,\\SV0001\PR0001;\\SV0001\PR0002,PR0002
PC0002,\\SV0001\PR0001;\\SV0001\PR0003,PR0003
PC0003,\\SV0001\PR0001;\\SV0001\PR0004,PR0004

The code would be:
$csv = "\\server\Netlogon\Subfolder\printers.csv"
$Computers = Import-Csv $csv

foreach ($Computer in $Computers){
    If ($Computer.name -eq $env:computername) {
        $Printers = ($Computer.printers).split(";")
        foreach ($Printer in $Printers) {Add-Printer $Printer -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue}

        (New-Object -ComObject WScript.Network).SetDefaultPrinter("$($Computer.defaultprinter)")
    }
}

A: The way we do (did) it here at work was by invoking some VBScript from within the PowerShell script.
Print server and Printer are obtained via AD cmdlets.
$net = New-Object -Com WScript.Network
$net.AddWindowsPrinterConnection("\\" + $PRINT_SERVER + "\" + $PRINTER)

A: Starting from Windows 8 :
# Add the printer
Add-Printer -ConnectionName ("\\" + $printServer + "\" + $printerName) -Name $printerName
# Get the printer
$printer = Get-WmiObject -Query "Select * From Win32_Printer Where ShareName = '$printerName'"
# Set printer as default
$printer.SetDefaultPrinter()

A: I solved the Problem with the Script of James C., many thanks to him, it was a big help!.
The only wrong Thing was that between Add-Printer and $Printer, it had to be -ConnectionName. After that Little Edit in the script, everything was fine.
So we made a GP_Printers, where we putted under Computer Configuration/Windows Settings/Scripts/Startup this Script as printermapping.ps1
Also we putted into Shutdown a PowerShell Script where all Printer Connection are deleted.
Here are all the scripts.
CSV:
name,printers,defaultprinter
PC0001,\\SV0001\PR0001;\\SV0001\PR0002,PR0002
PC0002,\\SV0001\PR0001;\\SV0001\PR0003,PR0003
PC0003,\\SV0001\PR0001;\\SV0001\PR0004,PR0004

Printer Mappings with PowerShell depending on CSV:
$csv = "\\server\Netlogon\Subfolder\printers.csv"
$Computers = Import-Csv $csv

foreach ($Computer in $Computers){
    If ($Computer.name -eq $env:computername) {
        $Printers = ($Computer.printers).split(";")
        foreach ($Printer in $Printers) {Add-Printer-ConnectionName $Printer -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue}

        (New-Object -ComObject WScript.Network).SetDefaultPrinter("$($Computer.defaultprinter)")
    }
}

And the Printer Disconnection:
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Printer | where{$_.Network -eq 'true'}| foreach{$_.delete()}

I hope this could be helpfoul for others.
Again many thanks to James C.
WBZ-ITS

A: I've made some correction and improvements to the script, and found also some Problem that Comes if you use it on a GPO, the changes are following:
CSV:
name,printers,defaultprinter
PC0001,\\SV0001\PR0001;\\SV0001\PR0002,PR0002
PC0002,\\SV0001\PR0001;\\SV0001\PR0003,PR0003
PC0003,\\SV0001\PR0001;\\SV0001\PR0004,PR0004

The Connection Script:
$csv = "\\server\Netlogon\Subfolder\printers.csv"
$Computers = Import-Csv $csv

foreach ($Computer in $Computers){
    If ($Computer.name -eq $env:computername) {
        $Printers = ($Computer.printers).split(";")
        foreach ($Printer in $Printers) {Add-Printer-ConnectionName $Printer -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue}

        (New-Object -ComObject WScript.Network).SetDefaultPrinter("$($Computer.defaultprinter)")
    }
}

And also a disconnect Script when logging off:
#$a = Get-WMIObject -query "Select * From Win32_Printer Where Name = 'Microsoft Print to PDF'"
#$a.SetDefaultPrinter()
$TargetPrinter = "Microsoft Print to PDF"
$ErrorActionPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
$LocalPrinter = GWMI -class Win32_Printer | Where {$_.Name -eq $TargetPrinter}
$LocalPrinter.SetDefaultPrinter()
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"

Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Printer | where{$_.Network -eq 'true'}| foreach{$_.delete()}

To disconnect the default printer must be changed, otherwise it won't be disconnected.
After all Script was made, we putted them in a GPO under User Configuration\Policies\Windows Settings\Scripts and there on Logon and Logoff.
You may have some troubles that the GPOs won't run, so here some usefull troubleshooting guides that i found:
The Scripts aren't working as Machine Policies under Startup and Shutdown, they have to be in the User Configuration as mentioned above.
Also you have to configure the Policie that deley the Script of 5 minutes. These are under Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\System\Group Policy\Configure Logon Script Delay aktivate them and set the delay to 0 minutes, otherwise any Script will be deleyed to 5 minutes after logon.
Also a problem could be, if you are running the GPO on Windows 8/10 System, and you made them on a WIndows 7 PC. Create GPOs allways on the Server 2008/R2 or 2012R2 for this kind of system.
It could be helpfoul also if you configure the Logon/Logoff GPO as follows: As Scriptname "powershell.exe" (without quotes) and as Script Parameters -F "\SERVER\FREIGABE\meinskript.ps1" (with quotes.
I hope this could help someone else.
Thanks to who hleped me.
WBZ-ITS

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One of my favorite things about New York is that you could potentially go out every night and never go to the same place twice. This goes for dining and drinking.
However, I am a creature of habit. And I am a big fan of being a "regular." As the song goes, "Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name." Since I moved here, I've frequented a handful of places enough that I know many of the people who work there and subsequently get greeted with hugs or kisses on the cheek. I love these places. Part of what brings me back is the friendly service, good conversation and in most places, delicious food. And of course, comfort in the familiar.
Lately, I've been feeling the need to branch out. A couple of weeks ago, I found myself wanting to go out but nobody to go with… so I went out alone (to a bar I had been to before, yes… but just once) and I ended up having a great time. I bellied up to the bar and struck up interesting conversations with a series of random people. Obviously, this is not the first time this has happened to me, but every now and then I need to shake things up and remind myself how much I love just going out and meeting people.
I recently told someone that I had a crush on them. It was a big risk, especially since I really like hanging out with this person and changing that friendly dynamic was likely. Anyway, I realized about 24 hours later that it wasn't an actual crush. It was a friend crush.
A few weeks ago I met a girl at a bar. We chatted a bit and even added each other on Facebook (I know, a huge deal) and said that eventually we'd have to get drinks again. It struck me as funny because it was like a "pick up" – chatting, laughing, getting contact info, making plans to see each other again. I even contacted her about getting together and called it a "lady date." And no, I haven't switched teams… but I think I have another friend crush.
I've asked a few people about this phenomenon. I know I've had this kind of "crush" before, but I wondered if I was the only one who had them. By my definition, a friend crush is when you like hanging out with someone and want to see more of them – all on a platonic level. You can have friend crushes on anyone, but it can get confusing when it's on someone of the gender to which you are attracted. A friend crush can easily be confused as a romantic crush. Which is I think what happened to me with my previously mentioned friend… oops.
And just like regular crushes, friend crushes can get awkward or weird if you let them. In my case, I come off as overeager. What can I say? When I get along with someone, I want to see more of them… sheesh.
Friend crushes are more prevalent with adults because we don't make friends the way we used to. Once you leave school – the main catalyst for friend making – it gets harder to make friends. Most people establish friendships before entering the so-called "real world" and maintain those friendships throughout adulthood (or so I've been told). The workplace is also a possible friend pool, but I've worked jobs where I didn't want to spend an extra second with anyone there so that's no guarantee. And unfortunately, I am not in school and I'm still without a job. So where do I meet new friends in this new city? Bars? I guess so.
I'm a pretty independent person and I can entertain myself quite well. I'm not afraid to go out alone and I am content spending lots of time with just me. However, I think the desire to connect with others is in us all (unless you're a sociopath). I know this is why I've done the online dating thing… and why I am developing friend crushes. We want people to "get" us. I want someone to "get" me. I want someone I can call up and say, "Hey, wanna go see Chuck Klosterman in Brooklyn?" and they'll say, "Hell yeah." Or, "I'm going to go walk around in Central Park, wanna join?" and they'll say, "Sounds awesome." And none of this has to be in a romantic sense (I mean, how romantic can Chuck be?)… sometimes it's good enough to just sit around and talk to someone about a shared music taste.
So if I get a friend crush on you I will do my best not to seem too overeager. But you should just go with it… I'm an awesome friend.


Red Ribbon welcomes new additions to its growing family. In photo are (from left) Red Ribbon President Zinnia Rivera, Paul Soriano, Seve Soriano, Toni Gonzaga-Soriano, and Red Ribbon Marketing Head Kent Mariano.
For the people you care for, you choose to give what's most special. This is why as a timeless and popular family brand, Red Ribbon is rolling out a new campaign that highlights how "caring a little bit more" makes a difference.
"We believe that part and parcel of our commitment to make every moment sweeter is to communicate the brand to the most compelling and relevant way to our customers," said Red Ribbon president Zinnia Rivera during the recent launch of the company's new campaign.
"I believe that this campaign really encompasses what Red Ribbon is all about. And we are making the communication even sweeter with the newest brand ambassadors," Rivera added.
Toni, 34, noted as the local entertainment industry's 'ultimate multimedia star,' has made life and career decisions that represent modern Filipino moms' go-getter attitude, with undeniable desire for convenience and authenticity—things that are important to her just like any other millennial working mother. For his part, 36-year-old Paul has successfully emerged as among the most critically acclaimed film directors in the country, prioritizing excellence over any other factor as showcased by his award-winning movies.
Toni and Paul have revealed that they both grew loving Red Ribbon. The couple even makes sure that there is always a Red Ribbon cake whenever they celebrate special occasions. In fact, during the celebration of their son Seve's 10th month, he was finally allowed to eat a slice of cake, which he readily and delightfully finished, as can be seen in a video posted online.
When you care a little bit more, make it Red Ribbon.


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Clean Development Mechanism and Nuclear Power
Learn more from the Center for Media and Democracy's research on climate change.
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allows industrialized countries required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol (known as Annex I countries) to invest in projects that reduce emissions in developing countries, as partial fulfillment of their obligations. Nuclear power plants are disallowed as CDM projects. "Parties included in Annex I are to refrain from using certified emission reductions generated from nuclear facilities to meet their commitments," ruled the seventh Conference of the Parties (COP7) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 2001. [1]
1 UNFCCC's consideration of nuclear
2 Lobbying for nuclear
3 Lobbying against nuclear
4 Negotiations at COP15
5 Articles and resources
UNFCCC's consideration of nuclear
In early 2008, the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (AWG-KP) sought ideas on how to enhance and improve the CDM and other emissions reduction mechanisms. Among the ideas proposed by UNFCCC Parties was allowing nuclear power projects under the CDM. [2]
To inform later decisions, the UNFCCC secretariat prepared a technical analysis of the proposals generated at the AWG-KP meeting. The analysis describes the nuclear proposal as allowing "activities relating to new nuclear facilities [to] be registered under the CDM," thus permitting industrialized countries to gain Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) by funding nuclear projects in developing countries. The analysis notes that "specific criteria or requirements" have not been discussed, but could include specific time frames, environmental sustainability criteria and/or minimal transfers of technical knowledge for nuclear projects. [3]
The UNFCCC analysis identifies two "potential challenges" facing the nuclear / CDM proposal. The first is an "uncertain but potentially large increase in CER supply," if many new nuclear plants are built. This may decrease the value of carbon credits on the market and may reduce the incentive to transfer other emissions-reductions technologies via the CDM. The second challenge is the "assessment of additionality in the context of other support provided to the technology." [3] The concept of "additionality" is key to the CDM. To be approved under the CDM, a project must provide additional benefit by reducing emissions more than would have occurred in the absence of that project.
On the positive side, the analysis notes that allowing nuclear projects under the CDM may help improve air quality by reducing reliance on fossil fuels for electricity, and may result in increased technology transfer from industrialized to developing countries. On the negative side, the analysis notes that allowing nuclear projects under the CDM may result in industrialized countries accumulating enough CER credits that they increase their own greenhouse gas emissions. The analysis also lists "radioactive waste and other environmental impacts" as a cost of the proposal. [3]
The August 2008 UNFCC climate change talks in Accra, Ghana further examined "whether to allow credits for nuclear power as part of a shift from fossil fuels." [4] In Ghana, an AWG-KP contact group announced that a proposal "on the use of nuclear activities under JI" or Joint Implementation was also being added. [5] JI is another Kyoto mechanism that allows industrialized Annex I countries to receive credit for funding emissions-reductions projects in other Annex I countries.
Lobbying for nuclear
The lobbying to use the CDM as a vehicle to promote nuclear power in developing countries reflects the hopes of pro-nuclear politicians and think tanks. In a pro-nuclear background paper commissioned by the office of Tony Blair and The Climate Group and published in 2008, Stefan Bakker from the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, recommended that supporters of nuclear power "initiate discussions on eligibility of nuclear energy under the Clean Development Mechanism in the Ad Hoc Working Group on further commitments under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG KP)."
Despite enthusiastically endorsing nuclear power, Bakker soberly noted that there is widespread hostility to the construction of new nuclear power stations. "Public perception of nuclear energy is not very positive in many countries. A recent study found that on average in the EU, 61 percent of people think that the share of nuclear energy should be decreased (as it poses safety problems) compared with 30 percent who think it should be increased (as it does not contribute to climate change). On the global level, 59 percent of citizens in 18 countries were not in favour of building new nuclear power plants," he wrote.[6]
At the COP6 negotiations in Bonn, Germany in 2001, "the one major concession that Japan was unable to win was including nuclear energy under the clean development mechanism," argued one analysis. "The nuclear industry saw in Kyoto a vehicle to justify the building of more nuclear power plants," according to Japan's powerful Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. [7] At COP6, "with United States representatives acting mainly as observers, the nuclear lobby was faced with a very difficult job" of making its case for inclusion in the CDM, reported Nuclear News. "The European Union delegation refused to back down on this issue, insisting that the exclusion of nuclear from the mechanisms was not negotiable," said a spokesperson for the European Atomic Forum (Foratom). [8]
In the United States, "members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee ... criticized [the COP6 negotiators] ... for excluding credits for nuclear energy from the treaty's flexibility mechanisms." Critics included Republican Senators Frank Murkowski, Pete Domenici, Conrad Burns and Larry Craig, and Democratic Senators Tim Johnson, Mary Landrieu and Jeff Bingaman. "I had thought this meeting in Bonn would have been an excellent opportunity for the administration to lobby for inclusion of nuclear energy," said Bingaman. "I don't know if the result could have been different if we were at the table, but we certainly should have tried." [9]
The industry coalition International Nuclear Forum, which includes the U.S. Nuclear Energy Institute, submitted a statement to the UNFCCC in September 2000 in support of including nuclear power in the CDM. "The CDM will not effectively eliminate carbon emissions unless this incentive is available to all categories of technology and projects needed for sustainable development," it argues. In addition, "Technologically advanced baseload energy systems, such as nuclear electricity, that avoid or internalize potential environmental impacts require a higher initial investment than comparable combustion systems. ... Creating tradable emission credits under CDM is an effective way for these additional investments to be recovered." [10]
"In the lead-up to COP5 [in 1999], the [nuclear] industry urged supportive governments not to openly endorse [the inclusion of] nuclear [power in the CDM and JI] for fear of a backlash, especially just after the Tokaimura accident in Japan," according to the environmental group Greenpeace, which opposes nuclear power. Britain, France, India, China and Canada were among the countries supporting nuclear's inclusion at COP5. [11] [12]
"The nuclear industry had approximately 100 registered participants" at the COP5 meeting, according to the newsletter of the group North American Young Generation in Nuclear. "This is the first time that nuclear has been mentioned in the formal proceedings of the COPs," the article pointed out. [13]
At its September 1999 general conference, the International Atomic Energy Agency passed a resolution "which advocated including nuclear power in the CDM. Some nuclear industry officials at COP5 likewise related that because they had hoped the nuclear issue would have a low profile at COP5, they were 'angry' that IAEA members had raised it in Vienna, so close to the Bonn negotiation," reported Nucleonics Week. [14]
Other governmental supporters include Australia, while "organizations promoting nuclear energy are collaborating closely to ensure that the case for nuclear energy is properly presented at the ongoing series of Conference of the Parties meetings to negotiate the Kyoto regime," according to a 2003 article. These groups include "Foratom, representing the interests of the European nuclear industry, the WNA, with a world-wide membership engaged in all stages of the nuclear fuel cycle, the Nuclear Energy Institute, for the US nuclear industry, and the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, which co-hosted a symposium on non-fossil energies during the initial Kyoto conference." [15] Other organizational supporters include the Canadian Nuclear Association, European Nuclear Society, Japan Atomic Industrial Forum and Korea Atomic Industrial Forum. [8]
Including nuclear power in the CDM "would allow the sale or exchange of nuclear technology to transition countries in exchange for emissions credits, opening up a new market for western Europe's nuclear industry to expand into, albeit in competition with US and Canadian companies," observed a European trade publication. [16]
While nuclear power was excluded from the CDM in 2000, the industry has been persistent. With the prospect of the issue being revisited in 2008, the nuclear lobby has been active once more. At the COP14 meeting in December 2008, Edouard Hourcade from the European Nuclear Society hosted a side event at the conference titled "Debating nuclear and climate change". The outline stated that it aimed at "demonstrating stereotypical points of view of nuclear energy in the context of the climate change debate." Other pro-nuclear side events were also organised by the World Nuclear Association[17] and the International Atomic Energy Agency.[18] There were no side events organised by those opposing the inclusion of nuclear power in the CDM.
Lobbying against nuclear
In a comment submitted at the COP13 meeting in 2007, Christina Suprapti, on behalf of the women for climate justice and gender, opposed including nuclear in the CDM. "Nuclear power carries inherent injustice to the land of indigenous peoples and local communities on whose territories the uranium is mined," the comment states. [19]
Prior to COP6, Pacific island states and territories were lobbying against including nuclear power projects in the CDM. Their argument, according to one negotiator, was that "if CO2 levels cause the oceans to rise, they would be on the front line." These same countries "most loudly object to sea shipments of nuclear waste and plutonium from Europe to Japan" and "object most to nuclear power in the CDM." [14]
In a 2000 interview, European Union environment commissioner Margot Wallstrom said, "I share the Council's view that nuclear energy should not be part of the clean development mechanism under the Kyoto protocol." [16]
At the COP5 meeting in 1999, Danish environment minister Svend Auken remarked: "The CDM is about clean development and nuclear energy has no place here." The Association of Small Island States, "a majority of European Union (EU) members, and key developing countries such as Indonesia" also opposed the inclusion of nuclear power in the CDM at COP5. [11] The Independent characterized the exclusion of nuclear power as "a victory for the EU and its anti-nuclear member countries such as Germany and Denmark." [20] Indonesia's objection was explained as "a reaction to Suharto's iron rule," as the former Indonesian dictator supported nuclear power, in addition to "the influence of Indonesia's military, which has opposed nuclear investments which would subtract from the country's military budget." [14]
Negotiations at COP15
While nuclear power had been excluded from the Clean Development Mechanism from the outset, the nuclear lobby have been a persistent but low-profile presence at climate change negotiations. At the start of the second week of the COP15 meeting in Copenhagen, the chair of Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol opened the door for nuclear power in draft text on a possible new agreement.[21]
In the draft text, the chair presented three options on nuclear power which could be adopted. The first was to retain the current position that "nuclear facilities shall not be eligible under the clean development mechanism in the second commitment period."[21]
The second option stated that Annex I parties to the Convention that are also Parties to the Kyoto Protocol "are to refrain from using certified emission reductions generated from nuclear facilities to meet their quantified emission limitation and reduction commitments".[21] This would have the effect of allowing nuclear power credits to be claimed for nuclear power stations in all non-Annex 1 countries.
The third option, stated that "activities relating to nuclear facilities that commenced operation on or after 1 January 2008 shall be eligible under the clean development mechanism in the second and subsequent commitment periods" and that the conference "requests the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice to recommend modalities and procedures for inclusion under the clean development mechanism of the activities referred to in paragraph 6 above, with a view to forwarding a draft decision on this matter to the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol for adoption at its seventh session."[21] This option would not only allow new nuclear power stations to earn credits under the CDM but also bacdate the start time two years.
Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex 1 Parties under the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (AWG-KP)
↑ United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, "Report on the Conference of the Parties on Its Seventh Session, Held at Marrakesh from 29 October to 10 November 2001: Addendum - Part Two: Action Taken by the Conference of the Parties (pdf)," United Nations, January 21, 2002. See Decision 17 / CP.7, page 20.
↑ United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, "Agenda item 3 (a): Analysis of means to reach emission reduction targets and identification of ways to enhance their effectiveness and contribution to sustainable development = Emissions trading and the project-based mechanisms (pdf)," Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex 1 Parties Under the Kyoto Protocol, Fifth session Bangkok, 31 March to 4 April 2008, and Bonn, 2 - 12 June 2008. See page 3.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, "Analysis of possible means to reach emission reduction targets and of relevant methodological issues: Technical paper (pdf)," United Nations, August 6, 2008.
↑ Alister Doyle, "Rich urged to set deep climate cuts, without U.S.," Reuters, August 18, 2008.
↑ "Flexible Mechanisms," Earth Negotiations Bulletin, Volume 12 Number 382, August 27, 2008.
↑ Stefan Bakker, Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), Breaking the Climate Deadlock: Briefing Paper: Nuclear Power, The Climate Group, 2008.
↑ Yves Tiberghien and Miranda A. Schreurs, "High Noon in Japan: Embedded Symbolism and Post-2001 Kyoto Protocol Politics," Global Environmental Politics, November 2007.
↑ 8.0 8.1 "Late News in Brief," Nuclear News, August 2001.
↑ J. L. Laws, "Climate Change: Senators Criticize Deal for Excluding Nuke Credits," Greenwire, July 25, 2001.
↑ International Nuclear Forum, "Nuclear Energy Projects: An Integral Tool in the Clean Development Mechanism (pdf)," policy statement submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in September 2000.
↑ 11.0 11.1 "The Clean Development Mechanism: An instrument for sustainable development or a new nuclear subsidy?," Greenpeace via Nuclear Information and Resource Service, 2000.
↑ Duane Bratt, "Implementing Kyoto In Canada: The Role Of Nuclear Power," Energy Journal, January 1, 2005.
↑ Dorothy Seed, "NA-YGN Makes Appearance at UN Sponsored COP5," Go Nuke! Fall 1999 newsletter of the North American Young Generation in Nuclear.
↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Mark Hibbs, "Global Division Surrounds Role of Nuclear in Climate Convention," Nucleonics Week, November 11, 1999.
↑ Peter Stoett, "Toward Renewed Legitimacy? Nuclear Power, Global Warming, and Security," Global Environmental Politics, February, 2003.
↑ 16.0 16.1 "Nuclear Industry Looks to Kyoto's CDM," EC Energy Monthly, June 1, 2000.
↑ "Side events schedule", UNFCCC website, accessed December 2008.
↑ "Nuclear Energy, Climate Change and IAEA Assistance to Interested Member States", UNFCCC website, accessed December 2008.
↑ "COP 13 - Statement by Ms. Christina Suprapti, LIFE e.V., on behalf of the women for climate justice and gender present at COP 13, at the joint high level segment of the Thirteenth session of the Conference of the Parties and the third session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change," December 14, 2007.
↑ Michael Mccarthy, "Climate Deal Reached by Offering 'Flexibility': Bonn Summit after Four Years and Countless Hours of Talks, the Leading Industrial Nations -- Bar America -- Have a Deal to Make Kyoto Work," The Independent (UK), July 24, 2001.
↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 "AWG-KP draft texts", Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP), UNFCCC, December 11, 2009, page .
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Press release, "Nuclear Energy's Clean Air Benefits Gain Added Recognition Among Delegates at U.N. Global Warming Talks, Nuclear Energy Institute, June 11, 1998.
Dorothy Seed, "NA-YGN Makes Appearance at UN Sponsored COP5," Go Nuke! Fall 1999 newsletter of the North American Young Generation in Nuclear.
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Bleeding and Spotting During Pregnancy: Symptoms & Causes
By Cari Nierenberg - Live Science Contributor 2018-01-09T03:04:00Z
Bleeding during pregnancy can be frightening, but it's not always a sign of trouble.
(Image: © Pregnant belly image via Shutterstock)
When a woman sees blood on her underpants during pregnancy, it's typically a frightening and worrisome sign. But not all bleeding is a sign of trouble.
Bleeding or spotting can happen at any point during pregnancy, from the time the embryo is conceived to before a woman gives birth. Some causes of vaginal bleeding or spotting are serious, such as possibly indicating a miscarriage or a problem with the location of the placenta, while others are not.
Although vaginal bleeding is not that unusual a symptom, especially in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, it's a symptom that a woman should not ignore, said Dr. Haywood Brown, chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina. She should notify her health care provider immediately about bleeding to obtain guidance, he recommended.
"Bleeding in early pregnancy is fairly common and occurs in about 20 to 30 percent of pregnancies during the first trimester," Brown said. "Some pregnancies in which bleeding occurs continue on to have normal outcomes," he noted.
Bleeding in the later stages of pregnancy is far less common, Brown told Live Science.
Here are the differences between bleeding and spotting, some possible causes and what to do when bleeding occurs.
Spotting vs. bleeding
Spotting differs from bleeding both in terms of the amount of blood seen and its appearance.
Spotting during pregnancy is when a few drops of blood soil a woman's underpants, Brown said. Blood flow is light and there is not enough of it to cover a panty liner.
Spotting may typically occur in the early first trimester of pregnancy, Brown said. It can be a sign of a "threatened miscarriage," he said, which is why a woman should call her health care provider right away, who may then request an ultrasound to determine if the pregnancy is a viable one.
In comparison, bleeding during pregnancy involves a heavier flow of blood, an amount that if a woman weren't wearing a panty liner or pad, the blood would soak her clothes.
Describing bleeding
When contacting a health care provider, a pregnant woman should be able to describe when her bleeding began, the color of the blood she observes, such as dark red or light brown, and how frequently she is bleeding.
A woman may be asked whether her blood flow is getting heavier or lighter, and if she has seen clots or clumps of tissue passed from the vagina. Other questions may include how frequently a woman needs to change sanitary pads while she is bleeding and whether she has pain with bleeding, according to the March of Dimes.
Even if bleeding stops, a pregnant woman should still call her health care provider to understand why it occurred.
Advice for heavy bleeding
If bleeding is heavy or if bleeding is accompanied by pain or cramping, a pregnant woman should call her health care provider immediately or go to the nearest emergency room for evaluation, according to the March of Dimes. A woman should also seek emergency medical attention if she experiences dizziness while bleeding or feels pain in the abdomen or pelvis.
Causes of bleeding in early pregnancy
A woman may experience bleeding during the first trimester for the following reasons:
Implantation bleeding. Some women get "implantation bleeding," during the first four weeks after conception. This light bleeding may occur when the fertilized egg (embryo) attaches to the lining of the uterus and begins to grow, Brown said.
Having sex. When a woman is pregnant, bleeding of the cervix, which is the lower part of the uterus, may occur during sex, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
Infection. A vaginal infection as well as an infection of the cervix known as cervicitis can both cause spotting or bleeding, Brown said.
Ectopic pregnancy. Bleeding or spotting in early pregnancy could be a sign that the fertilized egg is not developing in the uterus and is growing somewhere else, most often in one of the fallopian tubes, Brown told Live Science. This is referred to as an ectopic pregnancy or a tubal pregnancy, he said.
A pregnancy that occurs outside the uterus is a medical emergency, Brown said. When bleeding occurs early in pregnancy, a woman's medical provider will attempt to rule out that an ectopic pregnancy is the cause. This will involve performing an ultrasound to see where the embryo is growing. A blood test may also be done to check levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a hormone that's only present when a woman is pregnant. Levels of hCG may rise more slowly in an ectopic pregnancy than during a normal uterine pregnancy.
Miscarriage. Almost all women who experience a pregnancy loss have bleeding or spotting before the miscarriage, according to the March of Dimes.
Molar pregnancy. This rare condition, also called a hydatidiform mole, is when tissue that would normally develop into the placenta instead forms an abnormal growth or tumor in the uterus, according to the March of Dimes. A molar pregnancy may cause symptoms such as seeing bright red or dark brown vaginal bleeding during the first trimester, severe nausea and vomiting, and sometimes the passage of grape-like cysts through the vagina, says the Mayo Clinic. A woman who has these symptoms should call her health professional right away or go immediately to the emergency room for a prompt evaluation.
Causes of bleeding in late pregnancy
Cervical growths. Light bleeding in late pregnancy may be caused by an inflamed cervix or growths on the cervix, according to ACOG.
Hemorrhoids. As a woman gains weight during pregnancy, hemorrhoids may develop. These are swollen veins in the rectum or anus that can sometimes rupture and cause bleeding. But hemorrhoids would not cause vaginal bleeding. Instead, a woman might see blood in the toilet bowl after a bowel movement or on toilet paper after wiping.
Placental abruption. Heavier bleeding later in pregnancy, with blood flow comparable to a woman having her period, may indicate problems with the location of the placenta, Brown said. One common problem is a placental abruption, which is when the placenta becomes detached from the uterine wall and supplies the fetus with less oxygen. This is a serious condition that usually occurs in the third trimester, and it requires immediate medical attention.
Placenta previa. Another reason a woman may experience vaginal bleeding, typically without any pain, is placenta previa, Brown said. This pregnancy complication is when the placenta lies too low in the uterus, and it partly or completely covers the opening to a woman's cervix, he explained.
Preterm labor. If a pregnant woman has heavy bleeding at any point earlier than the 37th week of pregnancy, it may be caused by preterm labor, according to the Mayo Clinic. In addition to heavy bleeding, other signs of preterm labor may include pressure in the lower abdomen or pelvis, backache, stomach cramps and regular contractions, according to ACOG. A woman with symptoms of preterm labor should call her health care practitioner immediately.
Evaluating bleeding
Bleeding during pregnancy can be evaluated by various tests as well as a pelvic examination. In addition to the possibility of pregnancy loss, a pelvic exam can help a health care provider rule out other potential causes of bleeding or spotting, such as infections, cervical trauma or cervical polyps (growths on the cervix that are usually not cancerous), Brown said.
One test given may be an ultrasound, a scan that uses sound waves to generate a black-and-white image of the developing fetus and placenta. Ultrasound can help detect a possible cause of a woman's bleeding, such as a fertilized egg developing outside the uterus (ectopic pregnancy), complications with the location of the placenta (placental abruption) or possible miscarriage, according to the March of Dimes.
Some women may receive a blood test to measure levels of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). A blood test may also check whether a woman needs treatment for Rh sensitization, a blood incompatibility between the mother and the fetus.
The treatment for bleeding during pregnancy will depend on its cause. Most of the time, treatment for bleeding or spotting is rest, according to the March of Dimes.
March of Dimes: Bleeding and Spotting From the Vagina During Pregnancy
Mayo Clinic: Pregnancy Bleeding: What Should You Do?


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Southwest Airlines said hundreds of its flights were delayed because of problems on its website, phone lines and airports on Sunday.
If the Internet is down, modern man can hardly do anything. Most of our communication, trade and transportation will stop.
Never before has modern society been so vulnerable. If the Internet goes down, almost all kinds of communications will collapse. Shops will have to close, and people left in chaos and disarray.
That 450 US flight were delayed because of "trouble with the internet" should not surprise anyone. The telephone majors and big corporates have made almost all men puppets of their technology. There are hardly any analog systems in place, if the digital systems goes down.
Most of our youth relay on their robots. They can no longer do basic mathematics, nor do they remember any numbers. All the players of video games have stopped reflecting on what the programers make them do. They receive orders, and executes them. Regardless if they are called to conduct a mass murder to advances and receive their bonus.
When the last man of lawlessness arrives on the world stage of politics, he will control and direct the masses using theology. Those who are made puppets today, will surly become his puppets tomorrow.
Are you one of them? Ar you going to be in the camp of the antichrist, doing the work of Satan?
May Jesus the Messiah have mercy on us all. Amen.


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Events from the year 1948 in South Korea.

Incumbents
President: Syngman Rhee (starting 31 July)
Vice President: Yi Si-yeong (starting 24 July)
Prime Minister: Yi Pom-sok (starting 31 July)

Events

August 1945 – 1948 – Due to Korea being under Japanese rule during World War II, Korea was considered belligerent against the Allies. The surrender of Japan led to the division of Korea into southern and northern occupation zones. The southern being administered by the United States and the area north of the 38th parallel being administered by the Soviet Union. The division was to be temporary and was meant to return a unified Korea back to its people after the United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, and China could implement a single government for Korea. Due to differing opinions between the two parties on the implementation of Joint Trusteeship over Korea, two separate governments were established in 1948 with two opposing ideologies; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the First Republic of Korea – both claiming to be the legitimate government of the entire Korean peninsula.
January 7-UNCOK visits South Korea.
January 30th-Korea sends ski athletes for the 1948 Winter Olympics.
February 7th-United strike against the UNCOK, now known as the 2/7 incident happened.
February 26th-United nations resoluted that the votes will go on only in South Korea.
March – land reform is enacted as a short-term measure to cease the spread of Communist influence in the U.S. zone driven by the Communist threat and expanding land redistribution in North Korea in the spring of 1946.
April 3rd-Jeju uprising. An uprising led by communist Kim Dalsam occurred against the South Korean Interim Government (SKIG) on Cheju-do (Jejudo) Island in South Korea. Government policemen fired at the demonstrators on Cheju-do (Jejudo) Island; communist rebels attacked 12 police stations in response, which resulted in approximately 50 government policemen fatalities.
May 10th – First general election held in a democratic manner under the United Nation's "supervision to elect the 198 members of the National Assembly". Legislative elections were held in South Korea in a U.S.-administered territory. In the National Assembly, independent candidates won 85 out of 200 seats.  The National Alliance for the Rapid Realization of Korean Independence (NARRKI), led by Syngman Rhee, won 55 seats while the Korea Democratic Party (KDP) won 29 seats.  The legislative elections, however, were boycotted by left-wing political groups. About 30 United Nations observers watched the elections from May 7 to May 11, 1948.  About 400 U.S. military officers and government officials also watched the elections. There were approximately 600 fatalities in election-related violence between March and May 1948.
July-National Assembly enacted a Constitution; Rhee Syngman and Yi Si-Yeong (independence fighters) elected as South Korea's first President and Vice President.
August 12, 1948 – March 21, 1949 – John J. Muccio served as a United States Special Representative to Korea.
August 15 – Republic of Korea (ROK) was formally established as a liberal democracy. This inherited the legitimacy of the PGK. The United Nations recognized the ROK as the only legitimate government in Korea. The Provisional Military Advisory Group (PMAG) is established by the U.S. government which "consisted of 100 U.S. military advisers commanded by Brigadier General William Lynn Roberts to train the South Korean military."
September 9, 1948 – Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was proclaimed as a communist country; Kim Il-sung, (officer in the Soviet Russian Army) became the President.
1948 – 1954 – regime of Syngman Rhee was responsible for at least 200,000 deaths through political murder and massacre; about 30,000 of those were killed due to the suppression brought upon by the Cheju Rebellion.

Births
February 2, 1948–Kwon Yang-sook:First lady of South Korea
26 March 1948– Kyung Wha Chung
May 5, 1948–Kim Hoon:Korean novelist
June 14, 1948–Do-ol:Korean philosopher
 28 July – Song Min-soon.
August 26-Jeon Tae-il:Korean worker's right activist
September 14-Chung Mong-hun:Korean businessman

Deaths
November 16-Min Yeong-chan:Korean politician. Also was an official during the Japanese colonial days.
December 10-Na Hye-sok:Korean painter

See also
 List of South Korean films of 1948
 Years in Japan
 Years in North Korea

References

South Korea
Years of the 20th century in South Korea
1940s in South Korea
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What Is A State?2 min read
by Politic360 Publishers January 17, 2022
written by Politic360 Publishers January 17, 2022
According to Encyclopedia Britannica, "State is a politically organized human institution composed of population, particular area, government, and sovereignty."
Oxford Dictionary defines a State as "An organized community under one Government."
Professor Garner says, "State is a community of persons, more or less numerous, permanently occupying a definite portion of territory, independent of external control, and having an organized government to which the great body of inhabitants render 'habitual obedience."
"State is the super-most human political institution composed of four compulsory elements, i.e., Area, Population, Government and Sovereignty."
Elements of State:
A state is often composed of four essential elements: Area, Population, Government, and Sovereignty.
Area Of A State:
The area is the first compulsory element of the State. A state is incomplete without a defined area, and this institution is in need of a particular territory.
Some of the nations in the world make governments in other states, for example, the Israeli government out of the present Israeli State. Israelites had no area; their government had no status of State.
The geographical importance of an area increases the importance of the State. According to Napoleon, the geography of a state shapes foreign policy.
A large state has various natural reserves that play a vital role in the economy of the State. Its size influences management.
The area is the basic element of the State, but technically, there is no minimum or maximum area limit. Vatican City, with an area of 0.49 km2, is geographically the smallest State in the world, while Russia, with an area of 17.13 million km2, is the largest, but both are equal in international affairs.
Only an area is nothing, but there must be people to govern and to be governed. Only areas without people are of no use.
What will be the maximum or minimum number of people in a state?
It is another important question. Vatican City has a few hundred citizens, but China has the largest population. But both are equal in international affairs.
The number of people is too important in a state. Plato fixed the maximum number at 5040, but this number of people was valid only in the Greek City-States that were small in area.
Today, there are states with large populations, such as China, India, the USA, Pakistan, Canada, Russia, etc.
But the very small states, such as Malta, Cuba, Monaco, and Sri Lanka, are also important members of the world community.
More and more people live in economically happy states. The number of people may vary, but people are a must for the State.
Government In A State:
Government is the third vital element of the State. If there is an area and the area is filled with people, then a system is needed to make and maintain good relationships among those people.
Such a system is called government. Government is to govern the people of the area or manage the people's affairs of a defined area. It comprises three elements, i.e., Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary.
The word government may refer to the people who form the supreme administrative body of a country.
Governments are of different kinds, i.e., Monarchy, Dictatorship, Democracy, Parliamentary, Presidential, Federal and Unitary, etc.
Irrespective of its kind, a state without a government is not more than a dead body.
Sovereignty Of A State:
Sovereignty is the last element of the State. A government is to run the administration of the people of a particular area, but the government is in need of sovereign powers.
The super-most power of the State is called sovereignty. If there is an area, people, and government with no sovereignty, the international community never recognizes such states.
A state is internationally accepted and respected when it is not under any external pressure or, in other words. A state must be sovereign.
If a state itself is the reservoir of all supreme powers, it is sovereign. Sovereignty is a Vital part of the State.
So, we can define a State as "A government equipped with sovereignty running the affairs of the people residing in a particular area."
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Today, we're incredibly excited to announce that we've closed Maven Ventures Fund III, an oversubscribed $65M seed-stage venture fund to continue investing in big consumer trends. Read more about our plans for Fund III in today's article from Forbes: "Why One Of Zoom's and Cruise's First Venture Capital Backers Is Defying The Mega-Fund Trend." Over the last six years, we've made 34 investments and had two billion-dollar-plus exits. With this new larger fund, we are exploring bold new trends while doubling down on our existing investment strategy that's clearly working.
Maven Ventures partners Jim Scheinman and Sara Deshpande
Maven Ventures invests in software startups used by millions of consumers everyday to make their lives better. From Fund III, we will make $750K-$1M seed investments in founders with a vision worth fighting for and the potential to build billion-dollar businesses. We identify and fund software startups created by future consumer trends and invest when ideas still seem crazy to everyone else. Then, we become the most active investors, deeply supporting founders from the earliest days, and follow on with larger checks when the companies start to scale. Over the years, we've successfully executed this strategy in areas such as the rise of mobile, autonomous vehicles and consumer transportation, video communication, the consumerization of digital health, and more.
We love what we do, in part because we fund companies that we want to see exist in the world, and that will improve the lives of their customers. This fuels our passion for working closely with our founders, which we can continue to do by keeping our fund size small and our team lean, investing in 4-6 new companies each year.
Looking Back at Fund I and Fund II
While the industry norm is waiting 7-10+ years for distributions from a seed-stage fund, we're highly results-driven and are proud to have returned our LPs' capital in only about four years.
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Q: Sorting to fixed placeholder targets with jQuery UI Sortable I have a fixed list of slots (sortable drag/drop targets) that need to receive sortable items. The list is grouped into a few sections. It looks like this:

What I'd like to do is be able to drag/sort the stories across the different slots, as opposed to dragging the slots themselves.
The number of slots for each category is fixed (e.g., there can only be 2 stories in the Opinion category). And stories can be dragged from one category to the other.
I've tried it a few ways... using a single sortable list, using multiple lists, sorting the slots but making it seem like only the stories were sorting. Nothing works quite right.
Is it possible to drag-and-sort child elements across parent elements?  In this case, the story being the child and the slot being the parent.
Or does anyone have a suggestion for another approach?
Update: Here's a JSFiddle example that shows what I'm trying to do:
https://jsfiddle.net/xzmKZ/6/

Top Stories

        1. This is a Story

        2. This is another Story

        3. Yet a Third Story

Opinion

        4. Select a story below

        5. Select a story below

More Stories

        6. Select a story below

    <li class="slot empty"
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        8. Select a story below

h4 { font-weight: bold; margin: 0 0 5px; }
.slot { background: #eee; padding: 5px; margin: 0 0 5px }
.placeholder { color: #aaa }

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  $("#sort1, #sort2, #sort3").sortable({
    items: '.slot span',
    containment: '#slots',
    axis: 'y',
    cursor: 'move',
    connectWith: '.slot-group',
    cancel: '.placeholder'
    });
  $("#slots").disableSelection();

A: I would make each of the categories their own ul.  Then you should pass a selector into the connectWith option:
$(function() {
    $( "#sortable1, #sortable2" ).sortable({
        connectWith: ".connectedSortable"
    }).disableSelection();
});

Here is a jsFiddle demo:


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It's All E-Commerce Now
E-commerce is an idea whose time has come and gone. Here's why.
by Antonio Regalado
When you think of Macy's, you probably picture Santa Claus, a Thanksgiving Day parade, or its eleven-story, 2.2-million-square-foot flagship location in Manhattan, once known as the world's largest store.
This story is part of our January/February 2014 issue
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But that wouldn't be an accurate picture of the U.S. retailer. In recent years, Macy's has turned into a digital hybrid nearly as familiar with GPS signals and online advertising as it is with clothes racks and perfume counters. According to its annual report, it's now "an omnichannel retail organization operating stores and websites."
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So what's online and what's offline? And does it matter anymore in retail? These are the big questions behind this month's MIT Technology Review Business Report. "Getting into data, analytics, or mobile isn't even a decision anymore, so we should stop calling it e-commerce and call it just commerce, or maybe pervasive commerce," says Chris Fletcher, a research director at Gartner who works with retailers. "It's happening and you have to deal with it. But companies are just getting used to the idea that it's all one experience."
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which tracks economic data, only 5.2 percent of U.S. retail purchases were made online in 2012 (13.1 percent if you don't include gasoline, groceries, or automobiles). So in-person sales still dominate. But these figures underestimate the effect of the Internet. When stores like Best Buy survey their customers, they find that 80 percent of them have already searched for price information online. A third of them do so on a phone while inside a store.
Coloring the situation is just how badly most large merchants misjudged technology. Back in 2008, Accenture found that retailers invested only 2 percent of their revenue in technology while most other industries invested two to three times that much. As they stood by, Amazon.com has amassed annual sales of $60 billion, six times the online sales of its nearest U.S competitor, Walmart.
With its thousands of engineers, Amazon is starting to look like a software company that just coincidentally sells things (see "No stores? No Salesmen? No Profits? No Problem for Amazon"). But now it and other Internet companies, including eBay and Google, are investing in same-day delivery—getting goods to people just hours after they order them. With their drop boxes and fleets of delivery cars, they're bidding to eliminate one of physical retailers' main advantages: immediate gratification.
Traditional chains are running in the opposite direction. They must reach customers on social media, on the Web, and on their phones (see "The Internet Killed Distance, Mobile Computing Brought it Back"). But their stores—often thought of as a costly liability—may turn into an advantage. One emerging technology is indoor mapping, which enables retailers to capture customers' cell-phone location while they're browsing. With Wi-Fi sensors and even video surveillance, chains may be able to do the same kind of behavioral advertising that's possible on the Web. Imagine them, for instance, sending a timely coupon to that shopper circling the outdoor grills in Aisle 6 (see "Stores Sniff Out Smartphones to Follow Shoppers").
"Retail has become a blur. And the blurring is 100 percent driven by technology," says Tige Savage, a partner at AOL founder Steve Case's investment company, Revolution, which is investing in new online retail startups. "Are you at the store? Or is the store at you? And then there's mobile, the store is in your pocket. The game is to satisfy demand wherever and whenever it is."
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Saturday, Apr. 9: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
500 West Nedderman Dr.
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Saturday, Apr. 9: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said at a National Assembly meeting Monday that if Vietnam's GDP increases by 6.7 percent this year, per capita GDP will reach $2,540, up $155, or 6.1 percent year-on-year, and 1.21 times that of 2015.
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EPA Rule Limits Use of Perfluorinated Chemicals in Carpets
A rule was finalized as part of the Toxic Substances Control Act allowing the EPA to restrict the use of the chemical in carpets to impart soil, water and stain resistance
According to AIHA, the EPA has finalized a rule allowing it to restrict imports of perfluorinated chemicals that could be potentially harmful to the general public. The chemicals could be used in carpets to impart soil, water and stain resistance.
The new change will fall under the Toxic Substances Control Act and will require companies to report all new uses of the drug that are intended for manufacturing, importing and other uses.
The use of the chemical has been restricted due to research that shows it persists in the environment and bioaccumulates in humans and animals, jeopardizing health. Though, according to AIHA, the chemical has already been phased out to some degree, it can still be present in imported carpets.
For more information, visit: http://www.aiha.org/publications-and-resources/TheSynergist/Industry%20News/Pages/New-EPA-Rule-Targets-Use-of-Perfluorinated-Chemicals-in-Carpets.aspx
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