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Robert F. Chew passed away Thursday at the age of 52, The Baltimore Sun reports. According to his sister Clarice Chew, the actor and teacher died of apparent heart failure while asleep in his Baltimore home.
See celebrities we've lost this yearThough best known for portraying Proposition Joe on The Wire , Chew also appeared on Homicide: Life on the Street and The Corner, both written by The Wire creator David Simon. In addition to acting, Chew was a beloved teacher of young-adult actors at Baltimore's Arena Players, through which he helped 22 of his students land parts on the HBO hit. During The Wire's fourth season, which focused on the Baltimore City School System, Chew mentored the young actors cast alongside him."Robert was not only an exceptional actor, he was an essential part of the film and theater community in Baltimore," Simon told The Baltimore Sun in an e-mail Friday. "He could have gone to New York or Los Angeles and commanded a lot more work, but he loved the city as his home and chose to remain here working. He understood so much about his craft that it was no surprise at all that we would go to him to coach our young actors in season four. He was the conduit through which they internalized their remarkable performances."
Returning Winter Shows: Where we left offRegarding Chew's portrayal of Prop Joe, Simon added: "The Wire cast was an embarrassment of riches and it was easy, I think, for outsiders to overlook some of those who were so essential as supporting players. Robert's depiction of Proposition Joe was so fixed and complete — from the very earliest scenes — that the writers took for granted that anything we sent him would be finely executed."Chew is survived by his mother and three sisters. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 24.His Wire co-star Michael K. Williams, who played the iconic Omar Little, first reported the sad news on his Instagram.Watch a video of Chew's memorable work with Williams on The Wire below.

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Imagine you could be the key to curing a disease or reducing the risk of suffering from a debilitating ailment for millions of people. Then imagine that you couldn't help find that cure, because the gene inside you that holds the secret is owned by a company that won't allow for testing or further research without a significant payment.
No need to imagine. It has already happened.
DNA research has evolved rapidly since scientists learned we could map it. Your DNA is unique to you and only you. Well, kind of. The part that is unique to you is limited to small variations on the genes, amounting to approximately less than 1% of your DNA. The rest of it is shared with every other human being past, present and future. In April 2003, scientists identified the genetic code we all share. Called The Human Genome Project, they successfully mapped the genetic makeup of every human being that has ever existed. And it was cool.
The possibilities of having this data codified are endless. Great progress has been made in the past ten years understanding certain cancers and genetic diseases, not to mention the fortune companies can make on patenting them.
Yes, our genes are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
When scientists sequence a gene, they make what is called a synthetic copy. It's chemically the same and has the same properties that were created by nature. This has been going on for decades and is how we got to where we are with DNA science today. Being able to isolate this product of nature gives scientists the foundation to discover what makes us tick, and what makes us sick.
If they can afford the license, that is.
Patent law prohibits patenting anything that is considered a natural occurrence. While everyone would agree that there is nothing more natural than our cellular structure, some do argue that any physical (i.e., synthetic) copies of our genes aren't "natural" and are, instead, a product of human ingenuity. Products can be patented. This is what Myriad Genetics has argued before the Supreme Court in The Association for Molecular Pathology vs. Myriad Genetics, Inc. Myriad owns the patent to the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, having been the first to isolate them. Mutations in these two genes have been identified as a key indicator to the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancers.
Angelina Jolie recently discussed her family history of breast cancer, as well as her decision to have a double mastectomy to reduce her risk in a New York Times op-ed. In it she indicated that she got tested for the BRCA1 gene. Myriad also owns the test for the gene, which costs thousands of dollars. They can charge whatever price they want, because no one else is allowed to test for it without going through them. In fact, nothing related to these two genes, including additional research, can be done without first going through Myriad.
Most women aren't Angelina Jolie and most cannot afford thousands of dollars to determine their risk. Having such a barrier to access could have tremendous ramifications, considering that many populations, such as Eastern European women and African-American women, have a significantly high incidence of breast cancer, with black women having a 60% higher death rate.
It is unknown if a less expensive test could be developed. Because of Myriad's patent, clinics and researchers would have to pay a license fee to even look into the possibility of developing a cheaper alternative. That's assuming that Myriad would allow them to do the research at all.
It is estimated that almost 40% of human genes are patented. Many in the scientific community believe in, and understand the value of, collaborative efforts in the name of science. Still, the only reason to patent anything is to protect any future financial benefit. It is more than unsettling to know that the very building blocks of human life could be in the hands of a company that will only make it available to those most able to pay.
Edward R. Murrow asked Jonas Salk, the man who created the polio vaccine, who owned the patent to his life changing discovery. Mr. Salk famously replied, "Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?"
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I'm looking forpictrures or ideas or inspiration for outdor decor.
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I'm looking forpictrures or ideas or inspiration for outdor decor.
Anyone wanna post pics???
What type of outdoor decor are you interested in? Light, plants, nativity scenes? Anything?
How much room do you have for decoration?
I wanna hear people say OOOH AHHHH COOL!
Oh, and it cant be an inflatable (neighbor kids slash them), and they steal the plastic stuff or "redecorate" them to have naughty parts. LOL.
No problem, right?
Oh, and it needs to store easy in the attic. :D
Theres always problems when it comes to decorating outside. as you said joyfulheart Kids find it funny to slash inflatables, steal ornaments etc.
So its best to have things which cant be messed with i.e Lights on the house of of reach, ornaments attached to the ground, lights in the trees.
Also when decorating outside you have to be careful to make it so it doesnt look tacky. Some people go outside throw up a few lights and have a few naff decorations around the garden. To me if your going to decorate your garden, do in style :D
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You know what, all i have are lights on the house and a snowman, santa and grinch(his dog max too) that i made out of plywood. You woouldnt believe the compliments i get on that. The simpilar the better. It doesnt take much. Oh this year i did get one neat thing over e-bay. Its a sign the numbers light up and says the amount of days till x-mas and lights up. The only downfall was that it came on a yard stake which was shoet, but i git mu husband to attach it to a long stick and drilled it onto a pice of plywood for a stand, its really nice now. It is going onto my front deck. If you happen to want to look at it, search for "countdown to christmas" it should come up.
Hi Trish, I am really curious to see your decor! I have searched google, but can't find it. If you have pictures, I think you can upload pics via http://imageshack.us/ and post the URL here. That would be great!
Thank you
its actually on e-bay, i'll try and see if i can find it. If not i will get my step daughter to take a pic of the one i have and post it.
We use only clear lights on our outside decor. Last year I had clear icicle lights on our front and side porches, lit garland wrapped around our two front columns, a lit wreath on our front door, white lights outlining our fence and our nativity in the front natural area. I'll try to post some pics later if I can get the scanner working.
I'd like to get more lights this year to put up and try to get our icicle lights on both stories of our house (across the roof and the porches). We'll see...
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Im a big fan of the traditional garland-www.totallychristmas.com has some that is prelit and/or decorated that looked really fun. Ive decorated with it alot and found it to be really easy and festive. Plus, if you want to make it quirky-you could attach different ornaments and such to it. Pink flamingos would be cool-you could make a beach theme with a little pool or something...I dont know, just thinking aloud.
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Dick attended Wake Forest where he put up monstrous numbers: 2,587 points and 1,802 rebounds for his career. The scoring mark was an ACC record that Tyler Hansborough and JJ Redick broke recently. The rebounding record still stands for tops in the ACC, and 6th overall in the nation. [Looking at that list, it's pretty impressive seeing The Chief on it. I figured back when Dick played there were many more rebounds to get, because of all the poor shooting percentages and the faster-paced games that were played. Makes what Parish did in as recently as the 1970s all the more impressive]
Dick would be selected with the 10th pick (that was the second round of the draft back then folks) in the 1955 draft by the Celtics.
He'd play 2 years for the Celtics, 1956 and 1957, earning a championship ring in '57. He actually averaged a solid 6 points and 5 rebounds per game in 17 minutes a night for his career.
In an interview from January of this year, Dick expounded on two questions regarding his time with the Celtics:
Question: What was it like to play on those legendary Celtics teams coached by Red Auerbach and featuring Hall of Famers like Bob Cousy and Bill Russell?
DH: It was the epitome of my career, as I won a championship ring. At the time it did not seem that outstanding, but it dawned on me afterwards. I wish I could have been taller, as I was too small to play down low as a PF/C.
Question: In 1957 you had a two-point double overtime win over St. Louis in Game 7 of the Finals to win an NBA title with Boston. Was that the most exciting game you have ever been a part of, and what was the feeling like in your locker room afterwards?
DH: It was in St. Louis. Naturally, it is always a splendid experience to celebrate winning a title. Game 3 of that series was also exciting, as Auerbach punched St. Louis owner Ben Kerner after an argument about the height of the basket! I can always say I was on the first-ever ACC champion, I held the record for most points in NCAA history, and I got to play on the first-ever Celtics championship team.Dick was only 6'6 so playing down low at the time was probably quite challenging. Of course today it'd be a cakewalk playing inside at that size. I wonder how long Red would've been suspended for punching a fellow owner. Imagine Cuban coldcocking Paul Allen?
Dick is pretty candid (but not overtly bitter like Birdsong and Jeff Judkins) in addressing some other issues:
- He prefers the college game to the NBA because "in the NBA, the 24 second shot clock
makes it so you don't have to press the other team or play much defense because you know they're going to shoot it. In college, I think teams have to be more defensive-minded.
- Regarding the NBA game and how it's changed "The entire sport has changed in many ways. I don't
think there is the same camaraderie because of free agency. Players are coming and going every year."
- Tyler Hansborough is the player that reminds him the most of his own game
- Regarding LeBron James, Dick says "I think he's a great player who will rise to even greater
heights. He has tremendous agility and shoots well."
And also I'm not sure if he goes by Dick or Dickie? A comment left by a Bill Hensley claiming to have been the "Sports Information Director" at Wake Forest when Dick was there, claims he only referred to him as Dick, not Dickie. (What the hell is a Sports Information Director? Is that the same as an Athletic Director?). I always found it funny why older people would go by "Dick" instead of "Rich." In this case though his full name is Ned Dixon Hemric, so Dick was not short for Richard. Personally I'd rather go by Dixon.
After Dick's playing career, he began working for Goodyear Tire Company at their world headquarters in Akron. Thirty years and many moves later, he retired as Product Manager for Highway Truck Tires. He lives in North Canton, Ohio with his wife Jan, on Seventh Street. They signed this online obituary for Janice Jaunders Jillicott in 2008. And this one for Robert Hessman in June of 2010.
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Reviewer: Don Marti
Real World Linux Security is the kind of book to which we have to give a good review, as it is seemingly written to butter us up. Bob Toxen says most Linux distributions install too many extra dæmons by default, he lists privacy-violating web advertiser DoubleClick, Inc. as a security issue, and he even uses http://www.linuxjournal.com/ as one of the hosts in an example. We like him already.
We also have to like the concept of a big, fun workbook full of things we can do to increase the security of our Linux systems and how to prepare to get back up with minimum pain if they do get compromised. So please resist the temptation to, after taking one look at these 694 pages of cracks, sploits, bugs and vulnerabilities, go home, unplug your Linux box from the Net and crouch behind it with a shotgun. This book is here to help you, not scare you, and you should be able to get through the most important parts in a weekend. There's no cause for alarm, but no reason to be smug either.
Do you really need this book? We'd like to be able to say you only need it if you offer network services or develop software. In the future, when Linux distributions start to be a little more sensible about their default security policies, you might be able to get by without this book, if you install a locked-down, client-only configuration and subscribe to a mailing list for occasional security updates and bug fixes. But in the future you'll have an apartment on the Moon, too. This is still the wild and wooly Linux scene of Earth, 2001, and every checklist network feature printed on the side of the shrink-wrapped distribution package means more work for you—something you'll have to secure or remove.
Before we get to the good parts of RWLS, let's start with the savage criticism, shall we? First of all, the book mentions browser security but isn't up to the current state of the art in privacy tools. It's good for Toxen to mention that DoubleClick is a security risk, but setting up blackhole routes to some of their servers just gives you something to maintain when DoubleClick moves them. It isn't going to be as effective as making your nameserver authoritative for the doubleclick.net domain or, better yet, running a proxy. And there are better ways to manage cookies than just linking .netscape/cookies to /dev/null.
However, this is basically a book for the system administrator, so no big deal. Users can easily find browser privacy hints—the hard part is locking down services. Strangely enough, though, in Chapter 13 Toxen dismisses the entire network time protocol (NTP) with the comment, "Some people prefer NTP, but it uses only UDP, which is too insecure." Instead of NTP, he recommends using the older netdate or rdate programs from cron and manually calculating the clock drift if a system gets cracked.
NTP has cryptographic authentication capabilities and, even when used without authentication, will only let an attacker who spoofs UDP packets fake out your computer clock v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y. Don't the advantages of having to-the-second synchronized file modification times and log entries on all your systems outweigh the risks of this difficult attack? Why make yourself have to correct the logs when you can least afford the time to do so?
Coming up with a reasonably secure NTP plan, though, is something you should be able to do after you understand the security principles explained in the rest of the book. Hints: use authentication among your in-house NTP servers and those of cooperative ISPs, friends or business associates; use more than one trustworthy public time server; add a radio clock if you're paranoid; and check your logs.
That's about it for the savage criticism. What you can expect to like about this book is a bunch of configuration tweaks, coding tips, preparatory measures to minimize the effects of an intrusion, security philosophy, anecdotes, office politics and tips on how to steal laptops at airports. The book seems to hop around a little, but it's not like you're reading some free-form brain dump here; if you're doing security, you really do have to think about things at more than one level at a time. Toxen's "knucklehead with a laptop and a phone line" who does an end run around the firewall could be anybody—a home user on DSL, or a traveling user who checks into the Embassy Suites in Las Vegas (which I personally recommend if you're ever in Las Vegas) and plugs into the "High Speed Internet Access in Your Room Only $9.95".
If your organization depends mostly on a firewall for security, the laptop scenario should give you the heebie-jeebies. Toxen does discuss firewalling, but mainly concentrates on host-based security—he points out that many threats come from inside the organization. Early in the book, he introduces the concept of an "attack path" which you, as the system administrator, should design so that an intruder has to break through as many difficult layers as possible on the path to root on an important box. A firewall can be one step on the path, so he does cover IP chains.
Web developers will get a lot of help from this book, both in detail-minded advice about CGI and other web technologies, and in architecture for web sites. Toxen's "one-way credit card server" architecture, where a separate box keeps credit card data outside the main commerce site database, is a cool idea and applicable to other types of sensitive data, too. Defense in depth is the way to go. Just because an evil recruiter can break in and get a list of employee addresses shouldn't also mean she can see their Wasserman test results or SAT scores.
RWLS gets a thumbs-up in the fun reading department, too, especially the stories of how Toxen, as a UC-Berkeley student, got and kept root on their BSD UNIX systems. Organizationally, the sections are divided clearly enough so that you can read the general stuff and the specifics about what you run now, then read sections on other services as you add them or take responsibility for them.
Unless you code and run an ambitious internet site on your own, you probably won't be responsible for all the security tasks covered in this book. It reveals just how broad of a field Linux security really is. You'll certainly find things to go through and check on your own system in order to cut your intrusion risks now, and you'll also find thought-provoking reading for planning future projects with security in mind.


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|2002-04-01 09:14:36
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|StatZ is a free php program which tracks visitors statistics for your site. It can track more than one website and monitors IP, hostmask, resolution, referer, operating system, date, time, domain, page hit by visitor, browser, java support and more. Then, StatZ compiles all of the data into a neat interface. You are able to view tables sorted by hour, day, month, year, or even the page hit. A mySQL and a beta text version are available. Most features of the beta are operational.
|Text Counter using DBM 1.0
|Christopher Sean Morrison
|2000-04-07 19:59:54
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|This is just your basic text counter. It uses dbm for storing and retrieving its page hit counts. This counter does not limit the page counts by IP or anything of the sort, it just increments the counter on a page every time it is loaded. You can set up a hit count on a page-by-page basis, or have a single counter for the entire site.
|Secret Counter 1.0
|ahmed jerbi
|2000-07-01 09:02:13
|[ link ]
|Secret counter is a simple counter but it gives you some information about visitor.
|Download Counter 1.0
|Matthew Bevan
|2002-01-17 21:52:55
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|A moderately simple way to count downloads. Used lots on my website.
|BBClone - A PHP web counter on steroids 0.32.4
|Rob Farnell
|2003-09-25 11:31:14
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|For each visitor, BBClone can display: IP address with reverse DNS, operating system, browser, referring URL (where do they come from), visit date, number of time the visitor has loaded the page, number of visitors. Just add a few lines into the PHP pages to be tracked and the code does not appear in the source.
|6 lines of code - web site counter
|2006-04-29 11:38:49
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|In just 6 lines of code, you can have a web site counter. No db required. Just echo "1" into the file and ensure web user can write to it.
|Counter and Tracker System
|sardonyx quinx
|2003-09-18 22:44:13
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|Using a counter and a tracker at the same time can be a hassle especially if the user doesn't have any knowledge with the mostly used PHP function available in its current version. Sometimes, we even use free web services just to get our own counter and tracking system without any further programming. All of the following PHP source codes below were commented at each lines so that the reader will have a better understanding how a counter and tracker works both at the same time.
|CountDown 1.00
|Le Viet Thang
|2001-05-16 17:46:02
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|This script displays the remaining date and time between now and a day in the future. You can program this script in order that it will make something like display a message, go to other web site or execute your own script when it stops in the programmed moment. You can modify it easily for your use.
|Live Counter! v1.0 (Flash/Php) 1.0
|Fabian Nikolovski
|2001-02-17 12:10:05
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|Live Counter! is a combination of PHP code and a Flash movie. It shows the counter state LIVE, without reloading the whole page. This means, that every site access increases the loaded counter. The counter receives about 1 byte/s, it is optimized to use a very small bandwith.
|Hit Counter 0.3
|Dennis Albregtse
|2002-05-12 12:06:07
|[ link ]
|[ show ]
|Hit counter for your website. Features are: Counts all hits, browser recognition, own frontend and use of variables on source site, no need for a (mysql) database (makes use from a textfile)
|Counter Text/Graphic/Invisible 1.0.0
|John Shifter
|2002-03-09 17:02:20
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|Although counters are now thought of as 'old hat' this counter script can be set up and used very easily. Thousands of sites use this already.
|PHP counter script. 1.1
|Sergey Kitaev
|2002-08-09 16:41:01
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|This script create a gif image which is a count element on your Web page. This script is too easy, but if you will contribute their own change you get a powerful script. I not know what you want, but i'll help you to do this. Let's begin. System Requirements: A web server, with PHP3 or newer; and GD lib installed; MySQL.
|Counter 3
|2001-09-18 09:22:30
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|Counter based on Rikard Ronnkvist counter. Tries to igore simple reloads. works with mysql & PSQL. Shows first access, last access and total accesses. Shows xx% of Internet Explorer, Netscape and Other browsers
|statistics 2.2
|Helmut Dittrich
|2004-10-07 12:46:51
|[ link ]
|Statistics is a module based on a MySQL-database to check out who visited your site, where the visitors came from (domain, country, language, os) and which pages were visited. The results are shown as bars. You can easily include the code in your own pages
|Shrihari Saraf
|2002-04-02 04:59:13
|[ link ]
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|Free Statistics 1.0.0
|Mike Miller
|2003-07-19 01:02:13
|[ link ]
|This PHP script records and views daily website page views (hits) for statistical tracking. Features a chart of daily page views totals displayed with bar graph, total for last x days, most hits in a day for last x days, average hits per day for last x days, and projected hits for today. Easy to install. Requires MySQL database.
|GrafX Hit Counter 1.0
|Matthieu Biscay
|2001-11-10 14:30:50
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|GrafX Hit Counter is a hit counter displaying the results from a MySQL database. Simply add the 3 lines of code at the beginning of each page you want to track and the script will store the results and display a graphic so that you know which pages are the most accessed.
|GoogleStats : analyze Google's visits to your site 1.01
|2002-11-03 16:27:30
|[ link ]
|[ show ]
|GoogleStats is a PHP application analyzing in real-time the visits of Googlebot (Google's bot). You include a script on each page of your site (you can choose the pages where you include it, only those ones will be analyzed). When Googlebot comes to crawl one page, her visit is recorded in a MySQL database. You select a period of time and real-time statistics are given : nb of visits of Google, nb of different pages viewed by Google, average nb of visits per day, list of all pages viewed by Google within the analyzed period, with the time (when viewed once) and the occurrence.
|GraphiCookie Counter 1.0
|Matthieu Biscay
|2001-09-21 01:56:42
|[ link ]
|GraphiCookie Counter is a graphic counter using a cookie to identify your visitors not to count them twice. You can use your own images and define the cookie lifetime.
|Simply Counter 1.0
|Ray Adams
|2001-05-10 16:11:55
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|Very simply counter, no installation needed
|Simple Access Log 0.5
|Peter Psota
|2001-02-20 07:03:47
|[ link ]
|S.A.L. is web page logger for low traffic web page. It is written in PHP, no database server is required. It logs time, remote address, hostname, operating system, browser and language of visitors.
|simple image counter 1.0
|2001-07-09 07:36:47
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|this is a simple code, to view the visitants of a page web, with images.
|download-index-counter 0.1
|Holger Eichert
|2001-09-06 06:09:55
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|Creates an index of a (download) directory with filesize and dates and counts each download in a text file. Thanx to Eric Person and The-Crow
|PHP-Vote Challanger 1.1
|2003-11-09 13:14:10
|[ link ]
|PHP-Vote Challanger is a FREE voting system. It does not require SQL or something, just plain textfiles. Easy to install
|PHPCounter 5.1
|P. Far
|2003-03-06 20:45:49
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|PHPCounter is a generic web page counter that can be set to track any number of web pages using a single script. It includes 3 different tracking options, including one to write a Common Log Format file (CLF) that can be analysed further. PHPCounter is easy to set up and requires no database to run as all of the data is stored in text files.
|2002-04-27 11:24:45
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|User Counter 1.0
|Francisco Charrua
|2004-04-14 09:23:36
|[ link ]
|[ show ]
|Include this script in the PHP pages of your web site in order to display the number of people that are viewing them. Before using this script remember to create a MySQL database for it (if you don't already have one), and to assign that name to $DataBaseName. Actually, remember to assign a value to all the initialization variables at the beginning of the script.
|Cookie Counter 1.4
|Nick Schaffner
|2008-08-09 11:24:45
|[ link ]
|Behold! A dead-simple, minuscule sized, hit counter. A PHP session (cookie) is used to determine if the site has been visited during the browser�s session. Basically, you need to close your browser application, reopen it and revisit the web page to record another hit.
|Counter coded in Spanish
|2002-12-11 04:46:40
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|A bit spanish code the idea comes from the AAAAA COUNTER - 5 lines of code! 1.0 but to avoid to overload the system creating a so huge file this version reads and writes the number from a file instead of increasing the size of the file. happy coding
|opensurveypilot v1.0 1.0
|2003-09-01 05:38:18
|[ link ]
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|opensurveypilot v1.0 is a strong opensource webbased system enabling the preparation and evaluation of votings, inquiries, online surveys, polls and many more The german based company serie-a digitale medien und systeme GmbH publishes the software for use and for further development under the mozilla public licence (MPL) version 1.1 opensurveypilot v1.0 uses a linux system with apache webserver and mySQL database. The source code has been written using the script language PHP.
|fanKounter 4.0
|2003-12-10 18:58:21
|[ link ]
|Kit per la creazione e la gestione di una quantit� indefinita di contatori, grafici o invisibili, di accessi alle pagine WEB. Per uso personale, anche per siti commerciali. Programmabile e personalizzabile in ogni aspetto, facile da configurare. Report statistici completi sui visitatori, compresi i referrer, tra cui motori e chiavi di ricerca. Richiede librerie GD, non richiede DB.
|e-cbd.biz SET 1.0
|Peter Soper
|2006-09-14 08:27:33
|[ link ]
|[ show ]
|e-cbd.biz FREE Search Engine Tool Its a PHP script to log search engines spider visits to web sites.
|CrawlTrack 1.0.0
|Jean-Denis Brun
|2005-11-21 15:52:19
|[ link ]
|CrawlTrack is a script which makes it possible to follow the search-engines crawlers and spiders visits on your website.Datas are displayed in the form of tables and of graphics which allow a very good legibility of information.
|CrawlTrack 1.0.0
|Jean-Denis Brun
|2005-11-21 15:52:27
|[ link ]
|CrawlTrack is a script which makes it possible to follow the search-engines crawlers and spiders visits on your website.Datas are displayed in the form of tables and of graphics which allow a very good legibility of information.
|e-cbd.biz SET 1
|Peter Soper
|2006-09-02 12:14:36
|[ link ]
|[ show ]
|e-cbd.biz FREE Search Engine Tool Its a PHP script to log search engines spider visits to web sites.
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Summerville native Rodrick Samuels doesn't want to just shape your hair — he wants to help shape your life.
The Profile Barber Institute founder has been a master barber for 16 years and has been working with the University of South Carolina Center for Colon Cancer Research and Fight Colorectal Cancer since 2008.
Samuels has developed a national program called the Shop Talk Movement to help train barbers and stylists to speak to their clients about getting screened for colon cancer. They have trained 3,000 people to date and plan on training even more at the Bronner Brothers International Hair Show this summer in Atlanta.
He said many people are not comfortable with talking about colon cancer, but Shop Talk "softens the message" to make it an easy topic for barbers and stylist to talk about. He said that once they bring it up, most clients are receptive.
"Because of the relationship barbers have with their clients, they're normally open to talking about anything," he said.
Samuels said the biggest misconception about getting a colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer is that it's painful. But he lets his clients know that you are put to sleep during the procedure and do not even feel it.
Samuels said he was contacted by USC to help expand grass-roots efforts to spread awareness of colon cancer prevention to African-Americans.
"What better way to spread that message than to talk to them in the chair when you have their attention," Samuels said.
He also has a personal attachment to the cause because his mother died from cancer five years ago.
Last month, Samuels traveled to New York City to speak at the Fight Colorectal Cancer's Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month kickoff. He also spoke to Congress in Washington about colon cancer awareness for Fight Colorectal Cancer's seventh annual Call on Congress. His speech, "The Power of One," detailed how even one person can make an impact on the cause.
"It's up to individuals to take on that responsibility to spread information about a disease that's killing people," he said.
Go to fightcolorectalcancer.org.
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My Friday Five is somewhat of a mishmash of stuff I have recently seen around the interwebs, some of which I actually kept track of and others, I just remembered upon the writing of this post. Enjoy.
ONE | If you don't mind people sneaking furtive glances at your chest to see what the heck is printed on your t-shirt, celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month by picking up a shirt from Bok Choi Apparel. And yes there is a BALUT shirt . . . and no, I am not the model with the chiseled arms, confusing I know.
TWO| Here are two great posts shared with me by consultant extraordinaire, Bob Carlton. These are not only applicable to business types, but leaders in church, school, etc. could pick up a tip or two. Take a read of Geoffrey James' 8 Core Beliefs of Extraordinary Bosses and Nilofer Merchant's Eight Dangers of Collaboration.
THREE | With so many projects swirling around in my head, I have decided to, again, focus much of my blogging over on Pathoes.com. You will get my mental kitchen sink over on www.reyes-chow.com, but the religion and culture stuff will show up a day later there. I know it's confusing, so thanks for hanging in there. [Subscribe to my Patheos blog].
FOUR | Ever have to send a fax and, after first having get over the offense to your techno-hipster-smugster sensibilities, had no idea where to turn? Thanks to lifehacker – AGAIN – here is a great post of Five Online Fax Services. I had to send a fax recently and went with FaxZero which seems to best for the occasional user.
FIVE | And in the "Are you kidding me?" file, here is a recent quote from Richard Mourdock who recently crushed Richard Lugar in last week's in the Indiana Republican primary.
Appearing on MSNBC with host Chuck Todd, Mourdock offered his own definition of bipartisanship with this definition,
I certainly think bipartisanship ought to consist of Democrats coming to the Republican point of view . . . If we [win the House, Senate, and White House], bipartisanship means they have to come our way, and if we're successful in getting the numbers, we'll work towards that.
You can read more and see the video on this Think Progress Post, but the "no compromise" posture appears to be going strong. Republican or Democrat, I just don't see how this style helps to improve the common good.


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At the start of the year, Simon Lang was about $1,000 in the hole on his initial Bitcoin investment. But as the price of the digital currency ballooned to an all-time high of $266 last week, Lang found himself $60,000 richer.
But that didn't last very long.
As Bitcoin prices tumbled to around $50 earlier this week, the value of his stake shrank to about $11,000.
"I was surprised at how fast the price went up," said Lang, a 32-year old digital forensics manager in Staffordshire, England. "I was expecting it to fall a bit, but not as much as it has."
Update: Bitcoin bubble re-inflates
The price of the virtual currency, which was created by an anonymous hacker just four years ago, has increased almost 20-fold this year. It gained particular attention in the wake of a mini-bank run in Cyprus that raised concerns about the health of government-backed paper currencies like the euro and the U.S. dollar.
But as a rush of activity overwhelmed trading platforms, the price of the currency tumbled almost as fast as its rose.
Lang first began investing in Bitcoins two years ago, when they were worth around $20 apiece. Over the span of a month-and-a-half, he invested about $4,000.
"It started out just as a hobby," said Lang, a self-proclaimed technology geek. "I found the idea of a new and digital currency interesting. It went hand in hand with my work in digital forensics, so i decided it would be good to get into it."
Over time, Lang has become a Bitcoin believer.
"I don't see this as a short-term investment," said Lang, who expects Bitcoin prices to gradually recover in a couple months. Already his stake is worth about $20,000 again thanks to a small rebound.
"I've done research and think that Bitcoins will be a valued currency that we see accepted alongside paper currencies, kind of like credit cards over the long haul -- not as replacement," added Lang.
While he doesn't plan to buy any more Bitcoins, he isn't cashing out anytime soon.
Lang is also using his expertise in data recovery to develop a system at his company, Sytech Consultants, to help investors retrieve their Bitcoin wallets when they get 'lost.'
"People are able to save their Bitcoin wallets to their computers, mobile phones and any other digital format they please, as well as having them uploaded on the Internet or stored within an exchange," said Lang. "Unfortunately it is easy to delete data from electronic devices without realizing the consequences. Using digital forensic techniques, we can recover these 'lost' wallets along with its contents for a user."
Lang is also implementing a Bitcoin payment system for customers who want to use any of Sytech's data recovery services.
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I am very pleased to participate in the closing and award ceremony of the MUN organized in the framework of the second round of Post-2015 national consultations. The consultations are co-organized by UNDP, UNFPA, the Ministry of Youth and Sport and the National Assembly of Youth Organizations.
The current Post-2015 national consultations in Azerbaijan are one could argue some what unique among the other global consultations, because in Azerbaijan they are concentrated on youth. Very recently we organized consultations in Ganja, the 2016 European Youth Capital and in Guba, the 2014 Azerbaijan Youth Capital. And final consultation takes place today in Baku, to validate the findings through a MUN format. It will also help us to provide our inputs to the global debate on the prioritization for the global post-2015 Development Agenda and contribute to the UN Secretary General's report on shaping the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
The situation of youth around the world is often challenging, while youth is full of ambitions and expectations. Poverty and limited access to resources, education, healthcare and employment, along with social discrimination, lack of participation in decision-making, violence, conflicts, environmental degradation, and climate change hinder the full realization of youth rights, opportunities and their potential in many parts of the world. This increasingly can lead to worrying implications for both young people themselves and the society as a whole.
We have held national consultations to hear the voices of Azerbaijani youth and to make them a contribution to the global awareness raising on youth issues. Like in other parts of the world, we did not want you to be just a recipient of the next agenda for the future of youth, but also a close partner to shape the future you will live in, and importantly share the responsibility to make a sustainable and bright future a reality for the entire society in your own country, the region and globally.
Azerbaijan will host the Global Forum on Youth Policy convened by the United Nations Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth together with UNDP, UNESCO and the Council of Europe in October 2014. The Forum represents a timely initiative to advance youth development in the post-2015 global development agenda. I am sure that the findings of our current national consultations will also benefit the deliberations of the Global Forum.
Dear youth and all participants,
On behalf of the United Nations, I would like to thank each of you for your active participation in the national consultations held in two regions of Azerbaijan and in Baku. As you just discussed the post-2015 Development Goals wearing the shoes of UN diplomats, you are now probably the first "politicians" who have witnessed how our future Goals could be. I am more than sure that they will be Sustainable Development Goals, as it must reflect the future we want.
Thank you very much!


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York County business leaders go global
Business expo brings in international representatives
York County's Business to Business Expo is about local businesses networking with each other. But this year, some new faces are talking and they are from way outside of York County.
Indonesia is one of the world's biggest emerging markets and a trade representative from that country has her eye on one of York County's biggest companies.
"We just went to Harley-Davidson," said Dara Yusilawati, of the Republic of Indonesia.
Indonesian people, especially in Jakarta, love Harley-Davidson.
The flags of a half-dozen countries are lined up against a wall at the business expo. Trade representatives from Turkey, Bangladesh and Russia are among those ready to talk.
Darrell Auterson with the York County Economic Alliance says those countries represent market opportunities for York County businesses.
"We may not have any York County businesses there right now, but that doesn't mean we can't have that opportunity open up in the future," said Auterson.
And it probably won't be the last. A trade representative from Belgium likes what he sees.
Weinstock asked Bernard Geenen if this was really a market he wanted to go into.
Geenen's response: "I think so, yes. I'm sure it is, yes."
The York County Economic Alliance tells News 8 that there are more than 150 foreign-owned companies in York County.


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Unlike many workers, I get a statement every quarter from my defined contribution provider that includes a lifetime income projection. This number estimates how much monthly income I can buy from my retirement savings. And it is not a very big number.
That's the point of the lifetime income illustration. Social Security and defined benefit plans are always presented in terms of income. How much are we going to get paid each month? You just run a quick formula and out pops a number. The number makes sense because we can relate it to our current expenses to see whether we have enough to retire comfortably. The defined contribution era means we have a bigger number that we need to turn into a smaller number. That requires math skills that most workers don't have.
This inability to make sense of the number in their account statements is one of the reasons that the Department of Labor is moving forward with proposed rulemaking that would give plan participants a simple monthly income projection. Research suggests that these income projections will give workers much more realistic expectations about when they should retire and how much more they need to save. It also suggests that information isn't a panacea and that assumptions may be overly optimistic.
Better Information
Pensions are expensive. In a low-yield environment, it takes a very big number to replace an income using lump sum savings. As Stanford economist John Shoven has noted: "You can't finance 30-year retirements with 40-year careers without saving behavior that is distinctly un-American." Americans hoping for a financially secure retirement will likely need to save more and retire later. And seeing a big number on an account statement can lull a worker into a false sense of retirement readiness.
Many Americans don't realize how much it costs to build a lifetime income in retirement. In a 2009 article, UC-Davis professor Victor Stango and Dartmouth professor Jonathan Zinman show how investors who are bad at comparing dollar amounts across time periods (they call it exponential growth bias) are far more likely to make incorrect financial decisions. If one could simply correct this bias by bypassing the financial calculation in the first place, some of these mistakes could be avoided.
That's the reason the DOL is moving to add a lifetime income number to the lump sum amount reported in the traditional ERISA defined contribution disclosure statement. A DOL official noted that "adding this information to quarterly account statements lets workers know whether their savings are on track. For those saving too little, it provides a wake-up call to step up their savings." You can't dodge the reality that a gaudy six figure account balance provides a three figure monthly payment.
Understanding how little income you can buy with current savings is, of course, depressing. But the DOL wants workers to know that there's a way out. The proposed rulemaking will also show workers how much higher their lifetime income could be if they saved a little more each month. So beat them down with a dose of reality and lift them back up with a new and improved savings plan that might just allow them to reach their retirement goals.
Will It Work?
I'm a big fan of information policy. Showing calories at restaurants is a great example. Knowing that fettuccine alfredo has more calories than a bacon burger helps me make better lunch decisions. Knowing how much income I'll get from my 401(k) balance helps me make better savings decisions. Better information tools help me choose the diet and the savings amount that makes me the happiest.
A recent study by Stanford University economist Gopi Shah Goda and her co-authors looked at how providing lifetime income projections influenced savings behavior among 17,000 employees at the University of Minnesota. The authors split the sample into four groups—no information (a control), a group that just received general information on saving for retirement including how to sign up for the DC plan, a group that was shown how increased savings rates would allow assets to grow over time into a lump sum at retirement, and a group that received a lifetime income projection. This way the authors could see what type of information policy gave workers the greatest motivation to save.
Their finding showed that information policy works in general, but it doesn't work for everyone and its aggregate impact isn't huge. The income projection was most effective at changing savings rates and increasing the amount saved compared to general retirement information and information on projected aggregate savings balance. So giving workers a specific lifetime income estimate was more effective than policies like workplace retirement education. The increased likelihood of making a change was 29% when given a lifetime income projection and the amount increased by $1,150 per year. The not-so-great news was that, even after the intervention, only about 5% of employees participated in the optional DC plan, so the average increase among employees was about $85.
To me, the most interesting finding is that the lifetime income projection worked better for workers who were most motivated to save. Getting the lifetime income projection was actually more effective for those who already considered themselves better informed about retirement. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the lifetime income projection was also most effective at increasing savings for those who placed a greater value on the future. It turns out that information doesn't necessarily help less informed workers make better retirement decisions. It helps the ones who are more informed and motivated to save even more for retirement.
Many of the provisions of the 2006 Pension Protection Act have had a big impact on improving retirement outcomes. The most successful changes didn't necessarily help workers make better choices—they helped them make no choice at all. Employer incentives to auto-enroll new workers into retirement plans had an immediate impact on employee participation. Automatic escalation increased how much retirees saved. Defaulting into target-date funds improved portfolio quality and equity exposure.
These features worked because they used a policy known as soft paternalism. Since financial decisions are often difficult and we have a limited amount of time to develop expertise, a benevolent policymaker can identify pretty good choices and make them the default option. Studies of defaults, whether locating desserts in a less convenient part of a cafeteria or making drivers opt out of organ donation, show the power of so-called choice architecture. Laziness trumps carrots and sticks.
Income illustrations are great for someone like me. I'm already saving for retirement, I want to make sure I'm saving enough, and the illustration substitutes a simple tool for a more complicated calculation. That improves my ability to save the right amount of money. And you're probably like me. But a lot of workers aren't.
So is a mandatory lifetime income illustration a good idea? They're a great idea for those who are going to pay attention to it. These, however, are probably the workers who already save more than their co-workers. So we might get a policy that's a good idea but increases the dispersion of retirement savings outcomes. The rich literally will likely get richer, but better information may do little to improve the prospects for those workers who are most vulnerable to running out of assets in old age.
Assumption Problems
When the DOL asked for comments on lifetime income projection assumptions, my first thought was that the best answer was probably the easiest. The only foolproof calculation is to use the current inflation-adjusted returns on safe investments (inflation-protected Treasuries, or TIPS) and then assume the retiree buys an inflation-protected annuity at retirement.
There are some problems with this extremely conservative assumption. First, you end up with a really depressing outcome—TIPS rates are tiny and you'd need over a million dollars to generate $50,000 of inflation-protected income through an annuity at age 65. Second, most workers with a long-run time horizon would hold some share of retirement savings in risky assets and they would also be able to generate a higher nominal return from corporate bonds in a tax sheltered account.
In their advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, the DOL suggested safe harbor projections of a 3.9% real return on pre-retirement portfolios and a withdrawal rate that assumes a 10-year T-bill rate and mortality credits (basically a fixed immediate annuity). The DOL notes that this is a somewhat conservative after-fee estimate since about 60% of 401(k) assets are invested in equities and a 60/40 portfolio had a historical U.S. real return of 5.6%. If someone told me right now that I could invest in an instrument that provided a certain 4% real return on my portfolio, you can bet that I'd shift every penny into it.
Comment letters to the DOL reflect this general disagreement about what assumptions are best for retirees. If you assume the same rate for all retirees, you ignore the wide range of asset allocation within retirees' portfolios. You might also create expectations that the retirement income projection is the amount they will actually be able to buy at retirement, which makes many wonder how employees will respond when they aren't close.
Then there's the assumption that employees will buy something that looks like an annuity at retirement when many are wary of the potential liability risks of including annuitization options as a plan fiduciary. And if you give plan providers too much latitude in projection assumptions, you open the door for the possibility that more rosy assumptions will attract assets or greater investment risk. It's complicated.
Even though it's complicated, it's hard to see anyone opposing a policy that's proven to increase 401(k) assets. Employees will likely get a lifetime income projection and they probably won't like what they see. That's a good thing if it causes them to take action. Just don't expect that it's going to solve the retirement crisis on its own.


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ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — The student induction ceremony for Beta Gamma Sigma, a national honor society for business and management programs accredited by AACSB at St. Bonaventure University, was held April 17 at the University Club.
Election to a lifetime membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest honor a business student can receive in either an undergraduate or master's program.
The graduate student inductees for 2012 are: Abhimanyu Aggarwal, Brian Przybysz, Robin Benson, Ryan Schmitz, Shawn Hooper, Diane Stoyanovski, Geoffrey Jones, Alex Wilshaw, Philip Penepent and Ramsha Zia.
The undergraduate student inductees for 2012 are: Edward Chadwick, Robert Orlandi, Kyle Croker, Cassandra Rzepka, Casey Martin, Jenna Torella, Amy Miller, Melissa Zambito and Nathan Opferbeck.
Dr. Carol Fischer, interim dean of the School of Business, gave the welcome with remarks given by Patrick Yehl, business development manager of ITT Corp. Dr Zahid Y. Khairullah, the chapter president and faculty adviser, gave the concluding remarks.
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New Websites within the UN System
2011: International Year of Forests
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness on sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests.
2011: International Year of Chemistry
The International Year of Chemistry 2011 (IYC 2011) is a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind. Under the unifying theme "Chemistry—our life, our future," IYC 2011 will offer a range of interactive, entertaining, and educational activities for all ages. The Year of Chemistry is intended to reach across the globe, with opportunities for public participation at the local, regional, and national level.
2011: International Year for People of African Descent
English: http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=41031&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
French: http://portal.unesco.org/culture/fr/ev.php-URL_ID=41031&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Spanish: http://portal.unesco.org/culture/es/ev.php-URL_ID=41031&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
The Year aims at strengthening national actions and regional and international cooperation for the benefit of people of African descent in relation to their full enjoyment of economic, cultural, social, civil and political rights, their participation and integration in all political, economic, social and cultural aspects of society, and the promotion of a greater knowledge of and respect for their diverse heritage and culture.
2011-2012: Year of the Bat (UNEP/CMS)
The UNEP Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and The Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats (EUROBATS) have joined together to celebrate the Year of the Bat.
2011-2020: Decade of Action for Road Safety
Officially proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in March 2010, the Decade provides a framework to countries and communities to increase action to save lives on the world's roads.
Campañas de las Naciones Unidas
Las Naciones Unidas, a través de su Departamento de Información Pública, preparan y lanzan campañas de comunicación sobre temas fundamentales relacionados con la misión de la Organización.
News Focus: Côte d'Ivoire - the latest news on the situation in Côte d'Ivoire
English: http://www.un.org/apps/news/infocusRel.asp?infocusID=138&Body=Ivoire&Body1=
French: http://www.un.org/apps/newsFr/infocusRelF.asp?infocusID=96&Body=Ivoire&Body1=
On 20 December 2010, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 1962 (2010) which stated: "The Security Council...Urges all the Ivorian parties and stakeholders to respect the will of the people and the outcome of the election in view of ECOWAS and African Union's recognition of Alassane Dramane Ouattara as President-elect of Côte d'Ivoire and representative of the freely expressed voice of the Ivorian people as proclaimed by the Independent Electoral Commission."
UN Women - United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
UN Women is the new UN organization dedicated to advancing gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women's establishment, applauded around the globe, offers a historic opportunity to unleash progress for women and for societies.
Year in Review 2010 - Video
English: http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/yearinreview/
French: http://www.un.org/fr/multimedia/yearinreview/2010/
Spanish: http://www.un.org/es/aboutun/yearreview/2010/
2010 was a year when the earth shook in Haiti - and millions around the world struggled to survive. The UN mobilized relief – and was called on to provide long-term solutions for the planet – for peace, nuclear disarmament, climate change – and universal human rights. This video takes a look at some of the major events of 2010 and how the United Nations responded to them.
Monitoring Peace Consolidation:
United Nations Practitioners' Guide to Benchmarking
This recently released handbook, aims to assist UN field practitioners in measuring progress towards peace consolidation. Produced under the direction of a Steering Committee chaired by Peacebuilding Support Office with funding provided by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs the handbook identifies principles and methodologies that can be used in establishing benchmarking systems adapted to their respective contexts.
Southern Sudan Referendum Coverage (UNMIS)
From 9 to 15 January 2011, registered voters in Sudan and eight out-of-country voting (OCV) and registration countries had the opportunity to cast their ballots in a referendum in favour of unity or secession from Sudan.
UNOG Library Resource Guide:
The resource guide on disarmament in general is designed to save you time by creating a central access gateway to relevant resources. Click on the tabs above to find links to treaties in full text and links to UN documents and organs, negotiations forums, confidence building measures, verification institutions, and export control regimes. This guide also highlights the collections of the UNOG Library on the topic of disarmament - both print and online resources (books and articles, journals, and databases).
United Nations Peacekeeping
Operations – Background Note: 30 November 2010 (DPI/1634/Rev.115, January 2011)
English: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/bnote.htm
French: http://www.un.org/fr/peacekeeping/bnote.htm
United Nations Political and
Peacebuilding Missions - Background Note: 30 November 2010 (DPI/2166/Rev.90, January 2010)
English: http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/documents//ppbm.pdf
French: http://www.un.org/french/peace/peace/pdf/ppbmf.pdf
Africa Water Atlas (UNEP)
This Atlas is a visual account of Africa's endowment and use of water resources, revealed through 224 maps and 104 satellite images, 500 graphics and photos.
FAO at
work 2009-2010: Growing food for nine billion
English: http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/am023e/am023e00.pdf
French: http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/am023f/am023f00.pdf
Italian: http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/am023it/am023it00.pdf
Spanish: http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/am023s/am023s00.pdf
The report analyses the challenges humanity faces as it tries to increase food production without destroying the environment, reviews FAO's emergency work, worth over US$1 billion, and highlights key achievements during the time period.
ILO Global Wage Report 2010/11: Wage
policies in times of crisis
Report in English, French & Spanish: http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/ilo-bookstore/order-online/books/WCMS_145265/lang--en/index.htm
Executive Summary available in English, French, German, Portuguese & Spanish: http://www.ilo.org/global/publications/books/WCMS_149622/lang--en/index.htm
The second in a series of ILO reports focusing on wage developments, this volume reviews the global and regional wage trends during the years of the economic and financial crisis of 2008 and 2009.
Strengthening Migration
Governance: Implementation of OSCE Commitments related to migration by OSCE participating
States (ILO / OSCE)
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the International Labour Office (ILO) have launched a new study on "Strengthening Migration Governance" for International Migrants Day on 18 December 2010. Based on the stated commitments of the 56 participating OSCE countries, the report examines what has been done to establish and strengthen governance of migration across the region, what remains to be done and ways of strengthening migration governance through international cooperation.
Needs Assessment for Climate Change Handbook (UNDP/UNFCCC)
English, French, Spanish: http://content.undp.org/go/newsroom/publications/environment-energy/www-ee-library/sustainable-energy/technology-needs-assessment-for-climate-change-handbook.en
This updated handbook provides hands-on guidance for identifying the most effective technology options for poverty reduction and climate change mitigation and adaptation. By drawing on decades of experience and inputs from leading experts and practitioners, it brings novel insights for carrying out needs assessments and creating actionable plans as part of national climate change strategies.
Report of the UN on Haiti 2010:
Situation, Challenges and Outlook
English & French: http://www.onu-haiti.org
The report of the United Nations in Haiti 2010 summarizes the efforts undertaken by the United Nations system and its partners, in support to the Haitian people and their government, to answer the multiple humanitarian crises, to accompany the electoral calendar and to advance on the road to recovery.
Security Council sets up new body
to finish work of UN war crimes tribunals
English, French & Spanish: http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=S/RES/1966(2010)
On 22 December the Security Council set up a new body to finish the remaining tasks of the United Nations war crimes tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, while calling on the courts to conclude their work by the end of 2014. By a vote of 14 in favour, with one abstention (Russia), the Council established the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals with two branches. The Mechanism's branch for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) will begin functioning on 1 July 2012, while the branch for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) will commence on 1 July 2013. To ensure a smooth transition to the Mechanism, the Council requested both tribunals to take "all possible measures" to expeditiously complete all their remaining work no later than 31 December 2014.
The Brussels based United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe - UNRIC provides information on UN activities to the countries of the region. It also provides liaison with institutions of the European Union in the field of information. Its outreach activities extend to all segments of society and joint campaigns, projects and events are organized with partners including the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, schools and local authorities.
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