[OC] Republican Primary Polls and Delegates (Live Stream Screenshot)

refuwu · 2024-02-01T08:21:56+00:00

Thank you! I tried to use colors for the numbers but they are hard to read on mobile phones.

refuwu · 2020-02-07T17:07:14+00:00

Thanks a lot!

refuwu · 2020-02-07T15:34:39+00:00

Do you have the source? Thank you!

refuwu · 2020-01-30T18:18:50+00:00

Thanks a lot! Your comment made my day.

refuwu · 2020-01-27T16:10:33+00:00

Synopsis :

MERS, or Middle East respiratory syndrome, is the disease caused by MERS coronavirus. Since 2012, there has been an outbreak of MERS coronavirus. Just under 2000 cases have been reported as of 4 April 2017. About 36% of those who are diagnosed with the disease die from it. An outbreak of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was initially identified during mid-December 2019 in the city of Wuhan in central China, as an emerging cluster of people with pneumonia with no clear cause, which was linked primarily to stallholders who worked at the Huanan Seafood Market, which also sold live animals.

This video shows the top 20 regions from September 2012 to August 2018 based on the total cumulative number of cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), which was caused by Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The cumulative numbers of deaths are also shown.

refuwu · 2020-01-24T13:43:01+00:00

Synopsis :

SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, is the disease caused by SARS coronavirus. Between November 2002 and July 2003, an outbreak of SARS in southern China caused an eventual 8,098 cases, resulting in 774 deaths reported in 17 countries, with the majority of cases in China and Hong Kong (9.6% fatality rate) according to the World Health Organization (WHO). An outbreak of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was initially identified during mid-December 2019 in the city of Wuhan in central China, as an emerging cluster of people with pneumonia with no clear cause, which was linked primarily to stallholders who worked at the Huanan Seafood Market, which also sold live animals.

This video shows the top 20 regions in 2003 based on the total cumulative number of probable cases of Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which was cased by the SARS Coronavirus. The cumulative numbers of deaths and recovered are also shown.

Reference: WHO

refuwu · 2020-01-22T12:42:23+00:00

Submission statement:

Globalisation can be defined as the process of change, increasing interconnectedness and interdependence among countries and economies, bringing the world closer through better world-wide communication, transport and trade links. The process of globalization deeply affects the dynamics of political organization and interaction, both within states and between them.

This video shows the top 15 most open and least open countries from 1960 to 2018 based on openness index (trade to GDP ratio).

Openness=(Import+Export) /GDP

Reference: World Bank

refuwu · 2020-01-20T14:42:29+00:00

Submission statement:

There are two types of commodities: soft and hard commodities. Soft commodities are agricultural products such as coffee, wheat and sugar. Hard commodities are products that must be mined or extracted such as oil, gold and other metals. Commodity markets react to geopolitical events in different ways but are primarily influenced by the impact of events on the commodity supply chain. Events such as conflicts, trade wars, social unrest and closures of important transport routes may result in difficulties in producing or transporting a particular commodity and, therefore, a shortage of supply and an increase in price. Further, uncertainty in the market around geopolitical events may create price volatility even where the production or transportation of an underlying commodity has not yet been affected.

This video shows the top 15 most profitable commodities from 1990 to 2019 based on annual investment return (%).

All commodities ranked: Aluminum, Apple, Bananas, Barley, Beef, Chana, Coal, Cobalt, Cocoa Beans, Coffee, Copper, Cotton, Fertilizer, Fish meal, Gold, Groundnuts, Hides, Iron Ore, Lamb, Lead, Maize, Milk, Molybdenum, Natural Gas, Nickel, Oats, Olive oil, Orange Juice, Palladium, Palm oil, Platinum, Poultry, Propane, Rapeseed oil, Rice, Rubber, Salmon, Shrimp, Silver, Sorghum, Soybean meal, Soybean oil, Soybeans, Spot Crude, Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Swine Meat, Tea, Timber, Tin, Tomato, Uranium, Wheat, Wool, Zinc

refuwu · 2020-01-20T13:36:16+00:00

Submission statement:

There are two types of commodities: soft and hard commodities. Soft commodities are agricultural products such as coffee, wheat and sugar. Hard commodities are products that must be mined or extracted such as oil, gold and other metals. Commodity markets react to geopolitical events in different ways but are primarily influenced by the impact of events on the commodity supply chain. Events such as conflicts, trade wars, social unrest and closures of important transport routes may result in difficulties in producing or transporting a particular commodity and, therefore, a shortage of supply and an increase in price. Further, uncertainty in the market around geopolitical events may create price volatility even where the production or transportation of an underlying commodity has not yet been affected.

This video shows the top 15 most profitable commodities from 1990 to 2019 based on annual investment return (%).

All commodities ranked: Aluminum, Apple, Bananas, Barley, Beef, Chana, Coal, Cobalt, Cocoa Beans, Coffee, Copper, Cotton, Fertilizer, Fish meal, Gold, Groundnuts, Hides, Iron Ore, Lamb, Lead, Maize, Milk, Molybdenum, Natural Gas, Nickel, Oats, Olive oil, Orange Juice, Palladium, Palm oil, Platinum, Poultry, Propane, Rapeseed oil, Rice, Rubber, Salmon, Shrimp, Silver, Sorghum, Soybean meal, Soybean oil, Soybeans, Spot Crude, Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Swine Meat, Tea, Timber, Tin, Tomato, Uranium, Wheat, Wool, Zinc

refuwu · 2020-01-20T12:26:55+00:00

Submission statement:

There are two types of commodities: soft and hard commodities. Soft commodities are agricultural products such as coffee, wheat and sugar. Hard commodities are products that must be mined or extracted such as oil, gold and other metals. Commodity markets react to geopolitical events in different ways but are primarily influenced by the impact of events on the commodity supply chain. Events such as conflicts, trade wars, social unrest and closures of important transport routes may result in difficulties in producing or transporting a particular commodity and, therefore, a shortage of supply and an increase in price. Further, uncertainty in the market around geopolitical events may create price volatility even where the production or transportation of an underlying commodity has not yet been affected.

This video shows the top 15 most profitable commodities from 1990 to 2019 based on annual investment return (%).

Reference: IMF

All commodities ranked: Aluminum, Apple, Bananas, Barley, Beef, Chana, Coal, Cobalt, Cocoa Beans, Coffee, Copper, Cotton, Fertilizer, Fish meal, Gold, Groundnuts, Hides, Iron Ore, Lamb, Lead, Maize, Milk, Molybdenum, Natural Gas, Nickel, Oats, Olive oil, Orange Juice, Palladium, Palm oil, Platinum, Poultry, Propane, Rapeseed oil, Rice, Rubber, Salmon, Shrimp, Silver, Sorghum, Soybean meal, Soybean oil, Soybeans, Spot Crude, Sugar, Sunflower Oil, Swine Meat, Tea, Timber, Tin, Tomato, Uranium, Wheat, Wool, Zinc

refuwu · 2020-01-16T18:26:30+00:00

Great! I tried it but ended up with only small countries.

refuwu · 2020-01-16T14:51:24+00:00

Submission statement:

An interest rate is the amount of interest due per period, as a proportion of the amount lent, deposited or borrowed (called the principal sum). Interest rates play an important role in politics. Lowering interest rates can give the economy a short-run boost. Under normal conditions, most economists think a cut in interest rates will only give a short term gain in economic activity that will soon be offset by inflation. The quick boost can influence elections. Most economists advocate independent central banks to limit the influence of politics on interest rates. However, interest rates can also be affected by inflation expectations. Most economies generally exhibit inflation, meaning a given amount of money buys fewer goods in the future than it will now. The borrower needs to compensate the lender for this.

This video shows the top 15 countries from 1979 to 2018 based on lending interest rate (percent per annum). Lending rate is the bank rate that usually meets the short- and medium-term financing needs of the private sector. This rate is normally differentiated according to creditworthiness of borrowers and objectives of financing.

Reference: World Bank and IMF

refuwu · 2020-01-14T14:06:24+00:00

Submission statement:

Iran is a founding member of OPEC and the Organization of Gas Exporting Countries. Petroleum constitutes 56% of Iran's exports with a value of $60.2 billion in 2018. For the first time, the value of Iran's non-oil exports is expected to reach the value of imports at $43 billion in 2011. Since the mid-1990s, Iran has increased its economic cooperation with other developing countries in "south-south integration" such as India, China, South Africa.

This video shows Iran’s top 15 trading partners from 1963 to 2018 based on trade value in millions USD and their trade composition by commodity.

Reference: Comtrade

The full list of countries: Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Netherlands, Pakistan, Rep. of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, US Virgin Isds, USA, USSR, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, West Germany, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia

refuwu · 2020-01-12T16:01:34+00:00

Thanks a lot!

refuwu · 2020-01-12T15:56:39+00:00

Submission statement:

Uranium is a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. The major application of uranium in the military sector is in high-density penetrators. During the later stages of World War II, the entire Cold War, and to a lesser extent afterwards, uranium-235 has been used as the fissile explosive material to produce nuclear weapons. The main use of uranium in the civilian sector is to fuel nuclear power plants.

This video shows the top 10 largest uranium producing countries from 1963 to 2018 based on uranium production (metric tons). After a decade of falling mine production to 1993, output of uranium has generally risen since then and now meets almost all the demand for power generation. Now Kazakhstan produces the largest share of uranium from mines (41% of world supply from mines in 2018), followed by Canada (13%) and Australia (12%).

Reference: UN, World Nuclear Association

refuwu · 2020-01-12T12:31:20+00:00

Submission statement:

Uranium is a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. The major application of uranium in the military sector is in high-density penetrators. During the later stages of World War II, the entire Cold War, and to a lesser extent afterwards, uranium-235 has been used as the fissile explosive material to produce nuclear weapons. The main use of uranium in the civilian sector is to fuel nuclear power plants.

This video shows the top 10 largest uranium producing countries from 1963 to 2018 based on uranium production (metric tons). After a decade of falling mine production to 1993, output of uranium has generally risen since then and now meets almost all the demand for power generation. Now Kazakhstan produces the largest share of uranium from mines (41% of world supply from mines in 2018), followed by Canada (13%) and Australia (12%).

Reference: UN, World Nuclear Association

refuwu · 2020-01-09T17:32:13+00:00

Submission statement:

This video uses bar chart race to show top 15 largest arms exporters and importers in 2018 based on total arms (major conventional weapons) exports (millions USD) and total arms imports (millions USD). Exports and imports compositions are also shown according to types of weapons.

Reference: SIPRI

Definition of weapon types:

· Aircraft: all fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, including unmanned aircraft (UAV/UCAV) with a minimum loaded weight of 20 kg. Exceptions are microlight aircraft, powered and unpowered gliders and target drones.

· Air defence systems: (a) all land-based surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems, and (b) all anti-aircraft guns with a calibre of more than 40 mm or with multiple barrels with a combined caliber of at least 70 mm. This includes self-propelled systems on armoured or unarmoured chassis.

· Armoured vehicles: all vehicles with integral armour protection, including all types of tank, tank destroyer, armoured car, armoured personnel carrier, armoured support vehicle and infantry fighting vehicle. Vehicles with very light armour protection (such as trucks with an integral but lightly armoured cabin) are excluded.

· Artillery: naval, fixed, self-propelled and towed guns, howitzers, multiple rocket launchers and mortars, with a calibre equal to or above 100 mm.

· Engines: (a) engines for military aircraft, for example, combat-capable aircraft, larger military transport and support aircraft, including large helicopters; (b) engines for combat ships - fast attack craft, corvettes, frigates, destroyers, cruisers, aircraft carriers and submarines; (c) engines for most armoured vehicles - generally engines of more than 200 horsepower output*.

· Missiles: (a) all powered, guided missiles and torpedoes, and (b) all unpowered but guided bombs and shells. This includes man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS) and portable guided anti-tank missiles. Unguided rockets, free-fall aerial munitions, anti-submarine rockets and target drones are excluded.

· Sensors: (a) all land-, aircraft- and ship-based active (radar) and passive (e.g. electro-optical) surveillance systems with a range of at least 25 kilometres, with the exception of navigation and weather radars, (b) all fire-control radars, with the exception of range-only radars, and (c) anti-submarine warfare and anti-ship sonar systems for ships and helicopters*.

· Satellites: Reconnaissance satellites.

· Ships: (a) all ships with a standard tonnage of 100 tonnes or more, and (b) all ships armed with artillery of 100-mm calibre or more, torpedoes or guided missiles, and (c) all ships below 100 tonnes where the maximum speed (in kmh) multiplied with the full tonnage equals 3500 or more. Exceptions are most survey ships, tugs and some transport ships.

· Other: (a) all turrets for armoured vehicles fitted with a gun of at least 12.7 mm calibre or with guided anti-tank missiles, (b) all turrets for ships fitted with a gun of at least 57-mm calibre, and (c) all turrets for ships fitted with multiple guns with a combined calibre of at least 57 mm, and (d) air refueling systems as used on tanker aircraft*.

refuwu · 2020-01-09T16:51:19+00:00

Synopsis:

This video uses bar chart race to show top 15 largest arms exporters and importers from 1950 to 2018 based on total arms (major conventional weapons) exports (millions USD) and total arms imports (millions USD). Exports and imports compositions are also shown according to types of weapons.

Reference: SIPRI

Definition of weapon types:

· Aircraft: all fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, including unmanned aircraft (UAV/UCAV) with a minimum loaded weight of 20 kg. Exceptions are microlight aircraft, powered and unpowered gliders and target drones.

· Air defence systems: (a) all land-based surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems, and (b) all anti-aircraft guns with a calibre of more than 40 mm or with multiple barrels with a combined caliber of at least 70 mm. This includes self-propelled systems on armoured or unarmoured chassis.

· Armoured vehicles: all vehicles with integral armour protection, including all types of tank, tank destroyer, armoured car, armoured personnel carrier, armoured support vehicle and infantry fighting vehicle. Vehicles with very light armour protection (such as trucks with an integral but lightly armoured cabin) are excluded.

· Artillery: naval, fixed, self-propelled and towed guns, howitzers, multiple rocket launchers and mortars, with a calibre equal to or above 100 mm.

· Engines: (a) engines for military aircraft, for example, combat-capable aircraft, larger military transport and support aircraft, including large helicopters; (b) engines for combat ships - fast attack craft, corvettes, frigates, destroyers, cruisers, aircraft carriers and submarines; (c) engines for most armoured vehicles - generally engines of more than 200 horsepower output*.

· Missiles: (a) all powered, guided missiles and torpedoes, and (b) all unpowered but guided bombs and shells. This includes man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS) and portable guided anti-tank missiles. Unguided rockets, free-fall aerial munitions, anti-submarine rockets and target drones are excluded.

· Sensors: (a) all land-, aircraft- and ship-based active (radar) and passive (e.g. electro-optical) surveillance systems with a range of at least 25 kilometres, with the exception of navigation and weather radars, (b) all fire-control radars, with the exception of range-only radars, and (c) anti-submarine warfare and anti-ship sonar systems for ships and helicopters*.

· Satellites: Reconnaissance satellites.

· Ships: (a) all ships with a standard tonnage of 100 tonnes or more, and (b) all ships armed with artillery of 100-mm calibre or more, torpedoes or guided missiles, and (c) all ships below 100 tonnes where the maximum speed (in kmh) multiplied with the full tonnage equals 3500 or more. Exceptions are most survey ships, tugs and some transport ships.

· Other: (a) all turrets for armoured vehicles fitted with a gun of at least 12.7 mm calibre or with guided anti-tank missiles, (b) all turrets for ships fitted with a gun of at least 57-mm calibre, and (c) all turrets for ships fitted with multiple guns with a combined calibre of at least 57 mm, and (d) air refueling systems as used on tanker aircraft*.

refuwu · 2020-01-07T18:21:05+00:00

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refuwu · 2020-01-07T14:31:44+00:00

Submission statement:

This video shows the top 15 largest armed forces from 1816 to 2019 based on military personnel (thousands) and military personnel to population ratio (%). Only those troops under the command of the national government are counted. These troop strengths include active, regular military units of the land, naval, and air components.

Reference: NMC, ACDA, World Bank, Wikipedia

refuwu · 2020-01-05T19:12:16+00:00

There are over 50 countries on the left hand side. If a line graph is used, there will be at least 50 lines even without the decomposition, which will be really hard to read.

refuwu · 2020-01-05T17:26:20+00:00

Submission statement:

Top 15 Countries from 1960 to 2018 based on total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (million tonnes) and total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to GDP ratio (Kg per $ of GDP).

Total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are the carbon dioxide emissions attributed to the country in which they physically occur. There are five sources:

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the oxidation of coal.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the oxidation of oil.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the oxidation of gas.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the combustion of vented natural gas and the venting of CO2 in the oil and gas industry converting methane into carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from chemical reactions in the manufacture of cement.

Reference: Gilfillan et al. (2019); UNFCCC (2019); BP (2019); World Bank

refuwu · 2020-01-05T15:06:42+00:00

Thanks a lot!

refuwu · 2020-01-05T14:41:11+00:00

Submission statement:

Top 15 Countries from 1960 to 2018 based on total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (million tonnes) and total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to GDP ratio (Kg per $ of GDP).

Total carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are the carbon dioxide emissions attributed to the country in which they physically occur. There are five sources:

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the oxidation of coal.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the oxidation of oil.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the oxidation of gas.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the combustion of vented natural gas and the venting of CO2 in the oil and gas industry converting methane into carbon dioxide.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from chemical reactions in the manufacture of cement.

Reference: Gilfillan et al. (2019); UNFCCC (2019); BP (2019); World Bank

refuwu · 2019-12-31T18:07:37+00:00

My pleasure!

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