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Exclusive: Taliban Welcomes Trump Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan as 'Practical Step' Toward Peace
World International Affairs Afghanistan
The Taliban has welcomed the Pentagon chief's announcement that President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of around 2,000 troops from Afghanistan, a move the group told Newsweek would serve as a constructive measure toward ending the United States' nearly two-decade war in the country.
Newly appointed Acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller announced Tuesday that the Pentagon was drawing down the number of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq from 4,500 and 3,000 to 2,500 in each country by January 15 of next year at the behest of Trump, who looks set to leave office just five days later, and "at the recommendation" of his top military officials.
"This is consistent with our established plans and strategic objectives supported by the American people and does not equate to a change in U.S. policy," Miller said.
Trump has long pledged to end the "endless wars" launched by his predecessors, especially vowing to wind down the United States' longest war by bringing troops home from Afghanistan after striking a peace deal with longtime foe the Taliban, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, in March.
In a statement sent to Newsweek, a spokesperson for the Taliban's political office in Qatar called the move "a practical step towards ending Afghanistan's nearly 20-year war and toward the country's independence under the agreement reached between the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and the United States."
Such an outcome would benefit all parties, the spokesperson said.
"It is hoped that the agreement will be implemented properly and efficiently, which is in the interest of both sides and the people," the spokesperson said. "Both sides must abide by the agreement. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan reiterates its commitment to the agreement."
Afghan Taliban members and villagers attend a gathering as they celebrate the peace deal between the U.S. and the Taliban in Afghanistan, in Alingar district of Laghman Province on March 2. The U.S. agreed to a phased withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan in exchange for peace talks with the government in Kabul and an assurance that the country would not be allowed to become a safe haven for militant groups such as Al-Qaeda and ISIS-K. NOORULLAH SHIRZADA/AFP/Getty Images
Afghanistan's embassy in Washington declined Newsweek's request for comment. Earlier this month, however, Afghan ambassador to the U.S. Roya Rahmani cautioned against a premature pullout that did not take into account a demonstration of the Taliban's adherence to the burgeoning peace process.
"We understand the fatigue in America, but withdrawal must be measured and strategic in order to preserve the gains that Americans and Afghans have sacrificed so much for," Rahmani told Newsweek at the time. "Without withdrawal being conditional, there would be a lack of incentive for the Taliban to fully commit to the ongoing peace process."
Miller did not elaborate Tuesday on whether the Taliban had met specific conditions to trigger the latest drawdown, and a quarterly report by the lead inspector general for Operation Freedom Sentinel in Afghanistan released that gave no conclusive answer either.
"It is unclear at this point whether the Taliban is upholding its commitments," the report said. "While the Taliban has generally honored its obligation to cease attacks against U.S. forces and interests in Afghanistan, it is difficult to discern the extent to which it is meeting the requirement that Afghanistan not serve as a haven for terrorists who threaten the United States."
It also noted that the group "has escalated its attacks on Afghan forces, which threatens to derail the peace process between the Taliban and the Afghan government that began this quarter."
In exchange for the Taliban's promise to participate in ongoing peace talks with the central government in Kabul and to actively curtail the presence of militant groups such as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State's local Khorasan branch (ISIS-K), the U.S. has promised to withdraw all non-diplomatic personnel by May 21 of next year.
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U.S. troops downs have gradually been drawn out of a country that once hosted as many as 100,000 and, under the terms of Tuesday's decision would soon roughly the same number that has been killed—alongside tens of thousands of Afghans—since the 2001 intervention just weeks after the 9/11 attacks.
The Taliban then controlled much of Afghanistan and the group was targeted due to its partnership with Al-Qaeda. A U.S.-led campaign beat back both groups but has since contended with an influential insurgency that has regained ground in recent years.
Even today, continued violence by both ISIS-K and the Taliban continues in spite of the inter-Afghan peace effort.
U.S. coordinator on counterterrorism Nathan A. Sales referred to the Pentagon when asked by reporters Tuesday about the troop drawdown announcement but reaffirmed the Trump administration's ongoing commitment to tackling the ISIS-K threat in Afghanistan.
"We continue to regard ISIS-K as a substantial terrorist threat, and we've worked hard with the Afghan government to bolster its capabilities, to protect its institutions, and to protect the Afghan people against this threat, including through funding and training and equipping crisis response teams that have been incredibly successful at addressing the ISIS-K threat," Sales said.
President-elect Joe Biden, whose projected victory in the presidential election Trump continues to dispute, has also railed against "endless wars" waged by the U.S. in countries like Afghanistan and Iraq, and the Taliban have urged the former vice president to stay the course as detailed in the peace deal after he's expected to take office on January 20.
This is a developing news story. More information will be added as it becomes available.


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## Actions

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Books, Star Wars
Seeing Star Wars From A Certain Point of View (book review)
The story of Fake Wedge finally gets to be told!
Forty years ago, Star Wars blazed onto the big screen for the first time and began what is for many of us a seminal moment in our lives. Today, we know this movie as Episode IV: A New Hope but back then it was just Star Wars and still is for many of us. Generation upon generation afterward has fallen in love with this series and most of us have a special place in our hearts for the first one. So when Del Rey announced they were publishing a book celebrating the original film, I was beyond excited. Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View lives up to hype. Forty different stories by forty different authors about forty different scenes in (and sometimes just adjacent to) the film told in sequential order. Got your attention?
Dubbed "Fake Wedge" the original actor, Colin Higgins, was fired and replaced by Denis Lawson who is common thought of as the "official" Wedge, but now in A Certain Point of View "Fake Wedge" gets an official backstory. (photo courtesy of StarWars.com)
Title: Star Wars: From A Certain Point of View
Author: 40 different authors!
Cost: $35.00 (but listed as $24.48 on Amazon)
Ages: Anyone who likes to read Star Wars books
Genre: Star Wars; Fiction
Amazing stories spanning the entire film, 40 authors write 40 stories about the people of Star Wars: A New Hope
Who doesn't feel something special when you see those words?
Each story in the book is placed in chronological order as it plays out in the movie, so if you're watching Star Wars you can see where the different tales intersect with the film. Some of the stories are simply amazing. With forty different authors, you are bound to encounter a wide range of writing styles, techniques, and perspectives. Some will enthrall you, and some will seem like a miss (Did NOT like "The Baptist" ). But no doubt the book itself is a master stroke of genius. We encounter little known characters like Jot the Jawa and Fake Wedge (the guy who kinda looks like Wedge in the pilot briefing room) and find out their part in the film or we sometimes hear from characters not yet introduced and find out what they were up to while the events of the film are happening. There's a story about Qui Gon Jinn and a private conversation he has with Obi Wan Kenobi right after Luke darts off for the Lars homestead. Another story tells about Yoda and what he was up to prior to Luke's arrival. And still another tells about Lando Calrissian and a spot of trouble he gets himself into while Han is attacking the Death Star.
My favorite story has got to be "The Kloo Horn Cantina Caper" by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Matt Fraction (two of my favorite Marvel comics authors). They build an entire story around the different creatures in the famous cantina scene on Tatooine. It explains exactly who was where, when, and why with utter brilliance. Another favorite of mine was "The Sith of Datawork" by Ken Liu about the guy in charge of the massive amount of data flowing through the system to make things work. He has to help an officer cover up a mistake that with Vader around could literally get him killed and he does so by having him file paperwork. "Grounded" by Greg Rucka was one that was just so well written. It was the tale of Nera Kase, Fighter Boss for Base One and the heavy responsibility that came with her job as she monitored the battle over Yavin 4. Just great writing. There were a few I REALLY didn't like at all, but to each his own and some of you might find them brilliant so instead I'll just name my 10 favorites. At first I was going to pick five but that would have been too hard to narrow down.
"The Kloo Horn Cantina Caper" by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Matt Fraction
"The Sith of Datawork" by Ken Liu
"Grounded" by Greg Rucka
"The Secrets of Long Snoot" by Delilah S. Dawson
"Eclipse" by Madeleine Roux
"Whills" by Tom Angleberger
"Far Too Remote" by Jeffrey Brown
"Contingency Plan" by Alexander Freed
"Duty Roster" by Jason Fry
"Master and Apprentice" by Claudia Gray
Featuring Mon Mothma, we find out why she wasn't there on Yavin 4
Did anyone get in trouble for not shooting down that escape pod?
Each chapter has a silhouette symbolizing the content or character focus of the story
What's unclear is whether or not these stories in particular are part of Star Wars canon. Supposedly everything written is part of the official storyline, but there are aspects of the individual tales that conflict with one another. In one, Biggs doesn't realize Luke is on Yavin 4 until after the pilots' briefing while another has him in the room with Luke. One tale has too many pilots and not enough ships. Another tale has extra ships because there are not enough pilots. Small discrepancies but discrepancies nonetheless. But if you simply take each tale for what it is, an homage to a film legacy, you will find great joy between the covers. This is a must have for Star Wars fans! If you have someone in your life who loves the films, consider this as the perfect gift for the holidays, a birthday, or Wookiee Life Day!
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FS-[12:15] - Flight CPC742CB is ready to depart KPHX with a final destination of KLAX.
FS-[12:18] - Landed at -145fpm. With 12311lbs of fuel onboard and a pitch angle of 8deg.
FS-[12:20] - Arrived safely at KLAX. We hope you enjoyed your flight!


Cris and I used to visit each other every weekend.
Pilot doesn't have any kids.
Bernard wanted Marcia to go to the supermarket to buy some milk.
Dion hit the nail on the head when he said our team lacks enthusiasm and motivation.
Fletcher doesn't know when to quit.
Having reached the end of this first sentence, in which the voodoo priestess had summoned them, they saw others and wondered how they could get to them together, inseparable Randell and Ramadoss.
Both Kamel and Andreas are my friends.
Does Indra have to do his homework now?
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Juri is devoted to his work.
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Rudolph has departed for Australia.
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Frederic and Andrea left alone.
Ragnar seems pretty wasted already.
Helge died in the attack.
Siegurd was about to be shot, but he didn't know it.
I think it's highly unlikely that Knut will take Joel to the party.
Ricky told me that you were right.
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Retro 23 | Simply Dope!
The Jordan XX3's are officially my favorite pair of Jordan's. Yea I be rockin' my stealths like everyday, and I'm gonna try and cop the white/red color way also [If my ends get right]. Here is a up close look at the Ray Allen XX3's made especially to go match his home Celtic's jersey. Definitely Dope! indeed, and if you look at the tongue the 23 has been replaced with 20….fresh.
Damn, the Jordan Fusion V (5) Red/White/Blue are another pair of shoes that I definitely will have to cop. That means I have to save my money all over again! These will be released June 14th at the price tag of $150. The Olympic color way is fiya, these have really changed my mind on these fusion creations.
Can we take a minute though and focus on the hotness that are the Jordan XX3 (23) Red/White. These shoes are a must have, they are way too fresh and clean to not be coppin. These will be released with extreme limited release May 31st 2008 at the hefty price tag of $185. Jordan is killin my budget this year.


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NACSA is committed to sharing regular updates on the latest federal COVID-19 information available in an effort to highlight education policies taking place during the pandemic. Primarily, these updates will focus on the latest packages Congress is considering and guidance from the U.S. Department of Education.
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Whitney Spalding Spencer is Director of Authorizer Development at NACSA. She is responsible for managing NACSA's federal Charter Schools Program National Activities Grant work focused on identifying and disseminating authorizer best practices in charter school performance management, replication, and closure. Whitney previously served as the Director of Recruitment and Selection at the Chicago Public Schools Office of New Schools where she oversaw the recruitment and authorization of new charter and contract schools for the nation's third largest school district. Whitney earned her A.B. in English from Princeton University.
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Q: Twilio Client JS - get socket error on re-register I have a Chrome Extension that uses the Twilio client JS library. I have the session length set to 1 hour, to allow the extension to receive as well as place calls. Each time the registration token expires, I re-register and everything seems to be ok. If I look in Chrome Dev Tools at the background page, in the console I see:
[Device] Received error:
Object {code: 31205, message: "JWT Token Expired"}

Which is the error I trap to know when to re-register. Each time I do this, right before that error I see:
WebSocket is already in CLOSING or CLOSED state.

Repeated an average of 40 times, then it appears my extension re-registers OK. About every 5th cycle of this, I see a short burst of:
Object {code: 31204, message: "Cannot register. Token not validated"}

And probably 5-6 times a day see:
Object {message: "Unable to determine account.", code: 401, rt.message: "error"}

My main question is am I in a race condition somewhere? I determine when it's time to re-register by handling the Twilio.Device.error event and then calling Twilio.Device.destroy() Then waiting 3 secs  and regenerating the JWT and calling Twilio.Device.setup()

A: I'm Megan with Twilio.
It does sound like this could be a race condition. Without seeing exactly what you're running, I can take a couple of guesses as what you might try to fix.

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*Your callback errors might not be in the right order.

*If you don't already have it, you'll want to terminate the active connection with Twilio.Device.disconnectAll().
Hope this helps!

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Chambers to host focus groups on merger
By LEANN BURKE
lburke@dcherald.com
The Huntingburg and Ferdinand chambers of commerce are continuing to explore merging into a single chamber of commerce.
The two chambers announced their intent to merge in 2018. Since then, an exploratory committee made up of leaders from both chambers formed to gauge community interest. The committee began with online surveys and conversations with local business and community leaders and will finish the exploratory phase this month with three focus group sessions.
So far, the community seems receptive.
"We were getting a lot of, 'It's about time,' and 'For a county our size, it makes sense,'" said Sara Schroeder, executive director of the Huntingburg Chamber of Commerce.
Schroeder and Mike Blume, executive director of the Ferdinand Chamber of Commerce, stressed that the process is still in the exploratory phase and that no final decision has been made.
During the focus groups, committee members will ask participants to expand on answers to questions from the surveys, such as what are the benefits of merging, what are some downsides and how a unified chamber could overcome the downsides.
The community sessions are: 8 a.m. Tuesday at the Huntingburg Chamber Office, 327 E. Fourth Street; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, at the CTIM building at Vincennes University Jasper Campus; and 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, at the Ferdinand Branch Library, 112 W. 16th St.
Those interested in attending the sessions should RSVP to chamberconnect19@gmail.com and state which session they will attend.
Following the sessions, the exploratory committee will compile all the information they've gathered and present it to the boards of the Huntingburg and Ferdinand chambers of commerce. Each board will then vote on the merge. Schroeder said she expects that vote to happen in mid-June.
If the votes are in favor of a merge, the two chambers will enter a transition period that will last the rest of 2019, Schroeder said. The new chamber would begin Jan. 1, 2020. The transition is planned this way because memberships in both chambers run on an annual basis from January through December.
Schroeder said community feedback is central to the process.
"We really want people to participate in it," she said. "How we shape this new chamber will depend on the information we get."
No matter the outcome of the merge, Schroeder said, both chambers want to serve the community and local businesses as best they can.
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UPDATE 4/7/20 (7:00 P.M.): CONFIRMED COVID-19 CASES RISE TO 9156 STATEWIDE, 348 DEATHS NOW REPORTED
The Georgia Department of Public Health has reported that there have been 9156 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the state as of 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Floyd County has 92 confirmed cases and 3 deaths at the time of this report. Bartow County has 191 confirmed cases with 12 deaths reported. Polk County has 20 confirmed cases and Chattooga County has 4 with 1 reported death. Gordon County has 25 confirmed cases with 3 reported deaths. There have been 348 deaths related to the coronavirus in Georgia.
The counties in Georgia with the highest confirmed cases are Fulton (1185), Dougherty (973), Dekalb (673), Cobb (566), and Gwinnett (540).
The DPH is now updating the COVID-19 daily status report twice daily at noon and at 7 pm. It is available online at www.dph.georgia.gov.


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Google+ Reading Teen: Quick-Fire Review: ZERO DAY by Jan Gangsei \\ Mystery-Thriller!
Quick-Fire Review: ZERO DAY by Jan Gangsei \\ Mystery-Thriller!
Eight years ago, Addie Webster was the victim of the most notorious kidnapping of the decade. Addie vanished-and her high-profile parents were forced to move on.
Mark Webster is now president of the United States, fighting to keep the oval office after a tumultuous first term. Then the unthinkable happens: the president's daughter resurfaces. Addie is brought back into her family's fold, but who is this sixteen-year-old girl with a quiet, burning intelligence now living in the White House? There are those in the president's political circle who find her timely return suspicious.
When a national security advisor approaches Darrow Fergusson, Addie's childhood best friend and the son of the president's chief of staff, he doesn't know what to think. How could the girl he's missed for all these years be a threat to national security? Still, at the risk of having his own secrets exposed, Darrow agrees to spy on Addie.
He soon realizes that his old friend is much more than the traumatized victim of a sick political fringe group. Addie has come home with a mission...but will she choose to complete it?
ZERO DAY was an exciting, political mystery/thriller that had me guessing from beginning to end. Though there were times you have to suspend disbelief, the overall fast-pace and mystery make up for lack of plausibility. If you're looking for a fast, fun, and twisty read, I think you'll really enjoy this one.
I love the cover! I think it may have a more serious tone than the book actually does, but I love that it gives off the political vibe.
There's quite a bit of action! Kidnapping, terrorist plots, Secret Service evasions, cyber-hacking and murder abound.
The romance isn't front and center, but it is there. It's full of tension and distrust.
Is Addie a heroine? Or is she a villain? Just one of the many questions.
How can there be a hero when you can't trust anyone?
I really didn't understand why some choices were made at the end, after revelations were made, but I can't really say anything without spoiling.
The story could be wrapped up, or it could continue. There's definitely some loose ends that aren't all tied in a bow at the end.
Yes! I'd say this is a good in-between book, for those who need a break between "emotionally exhausting" reads, or for those who just like fun mysteries.
I'm definitely keeping this one on my shelf, after my daughter finished reading it.
Other notables: Some underage drinking and drug use mentioned.


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Turmoil in Middle East and N. Africa hampers research into origins of domestic cat
PoC Posted on January 22, 2014 by Michael Broad January 23, 2014
Syria is one of the places where domestication of the wildcat first occurred. — original photo: by FreedomHouse
Almost all the cats of the small species of wild cat that is called the "wildcat" are hybrids. At some stage in their lineage an ancestor mated with a domestic cat. It may have been thousands of years ago but nearly all of them are not "purebred".
This is because the domestic cat – whose ancestor is the wildcat – has always been ready to mate with the wildcat and vice versa. The wildcat created the domestic cat and the domestic cat mated with its creator and made it impure.
This near 100% hybridozation of the wildcat makes it difficult to locate the places where the wildcat first domesticated itself. The earliest remains are said to be in Cyprus dated to about 9,500 years ago.
However, common sense tells us that the first domestications of the wildcat would have occured in many other places in and around what is called the "fertile crescent". These first domestications probably occurred hundreds and perhaps thousands of years apart.
Fertile crescent – where the domestic cat first came into existence, it is believed.
I think it is sensible to speculate that the first domestication of the cat would have taken place in the wider area that is the Middle East and North Africa going up to Turkey and adjoining areas.
Revolutions in some the countries of this area by the citizens demanding democracy has lead to turmoil and instability in the area for several years. The scientific name for the first domesticated wildcat is felis silvestris lybica. The last word is named after Libya, one of the countries still unsafe for visitors after a revolution and continuing uncertainty and disruption.
Apparently the most comprehensive study to date includes samples of DNA from:
two colonies of cats in southern Israel,
three cats in Saudi Arabia and
one cat in UAE
To complete the study, DNA samples are required from:
The genetic information can then be assessed to work out where the domestication of the cat began. These countries and areas are not suited to a scientific study researching the origins of the domestic cat.
It is rather ironic that the very civilised act of the domestication of the wildcat took place in an area that was relatively slow to take up the most civilised way to govern a country: a democracy.
Ref: Cat Sense by John Bradshaw
Posted in Cat History, Cat News	Tagged african wildcat, cat history, Cat News, domestic cat, fertile crescent, syria	permalink
Turmoil in Middle East and N. Africa hampers research into origins of domestic cat — 6 Comments
Marc on January 23, 2014 at 10:11 am said:
I think you mean't 'Cyprus' not 'Cyrus' Michael? This fertile crescent is no longer fertile – and that fact is a major cause of the current war in Syria. The original protests in Douma began because of a lack of basic things such as food and water. This was after the Syrian government had sold off most of it's grain deposits due to the drought which started a few years earlier and which forced farmers to the cities (in the area of Douma) after the water table dried out underneath them – making them unable to survive off the land anymore.
If the so called crescent was still fertile then we here in the west would have done a much better job in sustaining the worlds resources in the places we onced owned and plundered.
…but, being the bunch of greedy assh*l*s our politicians are, we sadly failed terribly in this context and have destroyed the earth, and passed on our technology to cvountries who still don't care about the earth and who are making ev en more of a mess than we did.
Does anybody have some good news?
Ruth aka Kattaddorra on January 23, 2014 at 10:31 am said:
A tiny bit of good news Marc, though not on this topic…Peppa the cat in care at CP who had to have her tail amputated when she was spayed, has a forever home!
News like that cheers me up 🙂
Michael on January 23, 2014 at 11:00 am said:
Thanks for spotting that typo, Marc. I blame Charlie for lying all over me and getting me hot (he gives off an enormous amount of heat!) and getting in the way. Or perhaps it was the beer I was drinking at the same time 😉
This fertile crescent is no longer fertile – and that fact is a major cause of the current war in Syria.
It is ironic that the once fertile crescent which must have been a successful place for business and food production and the birthplace of the domestic cat is now destroyed or damaged through human mismanagement.
No doubt the life of the first domestic cats were better than the lives of today's cats in the area. We can't call that progress.
Harvey Harrison on January 22, 2014 at 10:13 pm said:
I have friends in Egypt who can easily get cat samples. They are over-run with cats. Likewise in Tunisia. I could possibly get samples from Dubai. A friend has a daughter living there. All is not lost. It'a natter of having contacts in those areas., but i admit that would be difficult in Syria. There are many areas in n Africa that are calm and peaceful.
The important thing is to contact those folks who are conducting this research. Can do?
Harvey Harrison on January 22, 2014 at 9:12 pm said:
I think this article is a bit muddled Michael which is not unexpected when this subject has only recently seen some useful genetic studies.
The oldest known archaeological evidence of cat domestication. or at least a close relationship between a human and a cat may have been unearthed in Cyprus but both cat and human were not native to Cyprus. They were from Eastern Anatolia as proven by the presence of tools made from a a special kind of obsidian only found in E Anatolia.
Cyprus was never joined to the Turkish mainland. It rose from the sea due to the colliding of the Eurasian and African tectonic plates. Thus mammalian life including cats must have been brought from elsewhere.
This evidence in Cyprus pre-dates the Egyptian civilisations by thousands of years and suggests that such events were also taking place in Anatolia 9,500 years ago.
it is unlikely that Egypt was an active participant in the agricultural revolution because this was only made possible by the natural presence of a wheat-like wild grass called Einkorn which was only found mostly in Turkey and not Egypt.
It is much more likely that cats were first domesticated in Anatolia with parallel domestication events taking place in the areas now called Iraq, Iran, Syria, Israel, but DNA evidence shows that Turkish cats are very homogeneous whereas cats in the aforementioned regions show genetic influences from various regions including Turkey. From this it is more likely that cats originating in Anatolia spread out to other areas, not the other way round. There does not seem to be a DNA signature specific to Egypt. Egyptian cats are a mix of cats from several different areas including Turkey.
Ref.- " To complete the study, DNA samples are required from:….
This is very interesting.
Can you give more details as to who is undertaking this study?
Friends in Turkey, Tunisia, and Egypt will be able to help. Also the importance of samples from Turkey (not mentioned)cannot be over-emphasized.
Michael on January 22, 2014 at 9:26 pm said:
What I mean, Harvey is that there must have been parallel domestications going on all over the place where the Near Eastern wildcat was found but the earliest apparently were centered on the fertile crescent. I think we are on the same page. The point I am making is that this particular area is out of bounds more or less.


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Critical thinking is the process of making cognitive choices from the many situations and things that life offers. Critical thinking is also the art of going against the crowd and questioning what we perceive in finding the truth. It is an active process of examining different situations without bias, evaluating the consequences of a decision, and, finally, making a rationale conclusion.
Critical thinkers have different qualities that distinguish them among non-critical thinkers. The ability to reason out is one of the crucial abilities that critical thinkers have because this enables the development of appropriate attitudes and habits. While non-critical thinkers think that they are the best, critical thinkers have open minds that allow other people give an opinion for evaluation. As indicated earlier, such thinkers also consider the facts leading to evidence instead of just accepting things as presented by nature or other people. In case of a change, a critical thinker analytically considers the effects of change. This reflects the organization of such critical thinkers as opposed to non-critical thinkers who indulge in activities which lead to regrets and unforeseen problems.
For all this qualities to be built, a critical thinker usually develops self-confidence, wich subsequently creates intimate relation with other people in sharing of ideas. Additionally, critical thinkers understand themselves, thus giving an opportunity to settle and develop different values reflective of maturity and wisdom (Ellis, 1997).There is a close relationship between critical thinking and life-long learning skills. Learning is a process of acquiring knowledge of new things. Similarly, critical thinking tries to open up new perception and ideas from the normal life. Both learning and critical thinking require understanding of opinion, situation and drawing comprehensive facts.
The processes of making keen observations, raising questions, and unraveling evidence are crucial in learning. In fact, critical thinking opens paths in the mind, which subsequently lead to learning ((Ellis, 1997). The development of critical thinking ability progresses in steps that reflect a change in personal attitudes and beliefs which allow both the learner and instructor to take part in educational setup. In the first step, dualism, learners perceive instructors as all knowing, and that the information can only be right or wrong. At this level, a learner fails to conceptualize the teachings from teachers but, instead, constrains to knowledge he/she receives. An insttructor needs to give challenges that jog the minds of learners and make them think independently or out of the box.
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Such commitment means that the learner may go against the expectations. Therefore, to avoid chaos, learner should refer to requirements of the instructor to encourage developmental conclusion rather than retrogressive criticism (Steltenpohl, Shipton & Villines, 2004).Conclusively, it is possible to acquire the skill of critical thinking. Critical thinking helps in the creation, development, and commitment to an opinion.
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Her last birthday has been a massive reality call to Sarah who has just done a 180-degree turn from impulse shopper to budget-crazed saver.
I have to admit that over the last few months I have started reading personal finance blogs religiously. They have helped me to improve the grasp I had on my family's finances. We have implemented the envelope system, automated our savings, and curbed our expenditures without feeling the pinch. Quite the opposite: I have an almighty spreadsheet tracking all our expenses and I feel empowered.
But lately Pinterest has developed into a rabbit hole for me. I've become aware of FIRE and it struck me that there are tons of people out there who somehow live off ridiculously little money in general. Some buy groceries for a fraction of the monthly costs my family faces, some had their down payment together within a few months and some are only too happy to tell me that they can tell me how I, too, could achieve those things. There are even people out there who are in their 20s but have somehow managed to accumulate so much wealth they can technically just retire.
I read these blogs, my eyes as big as saucers, wondering where I have gone wrong. Why are my regular savings such a pitiful little sum of money, when others out there somehow squirrel away more than that but on only one income?
That's when it hit me. Treating myself on a whim with stuff I can't afford just to keep up with everybody else is stupid. It's not good for my mental health and the old bank account wouldn't like it either—but neither is comparing myself to money gurus who might have a totally different income, might live in a much cheaper area of the world, and who might have started out life being considerably better off financially than my family was. Because after all, I kind of have to take what they are telling me at face value since I don't know the ins and outs of their finances.
The thing is, when it comes to financial awareness, we all start out at totally different places. My parents never taught me how to make responsible financial decisions. After they divorced when I was a teenager, all I knew was that there wasn't enough money around and that I couldn't have the stuff that I wanted. That wasn't necessarily bad at the time (I had plenty of friends in similar positions so it was easier to ignore the "rich kids") but it certainly meant that years later when I started earning money, treating myself became my priority.
Could I have saved more money back then when I had just started out? Knowing what I know now, obviously I could have. But in my 20s I wasn't the same person I am now. Although we would like to think of ourselves as grown up once we are officially graduates, I doubt that the majority of us are mentally grown up by then.
Do I regret all the money that I spent in my 20s? No—my experiences with overdrafts and credit cards made me a more responsible person.
Could I have accumulated as much wealth as some bloggers out there who say they could retire before hitting 30? I am self-confident and trust in my abilities but hand to heart, the honest answer has to be no. I worked for a not-for-profit organisation for a few years, lived in a very expensive area with high commuting costs and I had nobody who could have introduced me to a more money-savvy lifestyle. That paired with the fact that my partner and me were actually better off financially than most of our friends didn't lead me to think that anything could have gone better.
Comparing your own situation to that of others and thinking others are better off than you is as old as humanity, but these days I feel like it is even easier to envy others, because social media allows us to put a heavily edited glimpse of our lives out there for everybody to see.
If I work hard in order to afford a special holiday—and have no financial setbacks that took priority—then I have every right to enjoy it. But me posting hundreds of holiday snaps for others to see who were not quite as lucky is bound to annoy a few people in my life, and to be seen as showing off.
People don't usually talk about the ins and outs of their money. We don't know how much our friends and relatives earn, how much they buy on credit, and what their lives really look like behind closed doors. Similarly, we don't know if somebody's bid for early retirement, home ownership, or a Ferrari was solely down to their efforts or involved a fair bit of luck and/or help.
As I have said, there is plenty of advice out there, but having read so much of it now that things are getting repetitive, I can boil it down to the following basic rules for being in control of your money.
Create your budget. I have done this, and the outcome is one magnificent spreadsheet that takes into account our regular expenses as well as funds for repairs, Christmas, and vacations.
Setting up a budget is really sound advice, and so is the envelope system, which I would personally recommend to anyone who asked me about it. It feels great knowing that there will still be money for groceries or treats left at the end of the month. Pre-budget, things didn't always look quite so rosy just before payday.
So now that I have developed an awareness, I am confident that our household is a fairly frugal one. Granted, our apartment is a fair bit bigger than what we require; however, for this area it is so reasonably priced that the cost of moving to a smaller one would not pay off, and with a second child on the way and regular house guests, a downsize might not make much sense in the long run.
There are a few bills that I am aware I can reduce by changing providers once our contracts come to their end in a few months. The difference in price will go into our savings, but again, they are not significant enough to allow early retirement just yet. They are just a baby step towards that down payment.
We don't have a lavish entertainment budget these days and our grocery budget (although it is higher than that of some proud bloggers out there) works for my family and provides us with a balanced, mostly vegetarian diet.
I am rather successful at bolstering our budget with vouchers and rewards programs but again, just reducing the outgoings might make us financially more comfortable but doesn't send us off into early retirement.
Sounds straightforward enough. To my surprise, there are actually a lot of side hustles out there that don't require much (if any) training and can be done flexibly from home.
Increased income means more money to invest so that your cash turns into "passive income" (which simply means you earn without having to invest your time).
It sounds great, but to be honest, this is where the wise early retirees lose me. Maybe personally, I am at the wrong stage of my life, but right now I'm not prepared to invest any more time into a side hustle that takes me away from spending time with my young family.
There is flexible work that can be done from home, but do I want to be a mum who comes home from work and is then still glued to her laptop? For me, the answer is not right now. There will come a time where my children are older and less focused on what I'm doing, and then I won't mind upping my hours.
In her article in Psychology Today, Dr Susan Biali Haas suggests "[using] comparison as motivation to improve what actually matters," instead of using it to make yourself miserable.
If somebody out there managed to save up vast amounts of money in a short time, I think that's amazing, but if I'm being honest, I'm not prepared to steam ahead at the same pace because there are other things that I value more right now. Nevertheless I can still let the success of others motivate me to save up for my own down payment in my own time.
As for the articles that are telling me how much I should have saved up already, I will just politely ignore them. After all, without knowing my income, personal background, or goals, nobody can actually tell me how much wealth I should have accumulated already.
At the end of the day, life is not a race. As long as you are proactive, life's not going to be all bad in the end.


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Six Wellesley College Students Accepted to Research Internship Program
Pictured from left to right. Row 1: Nurah Ali '21, Shukri Ali '21, Ashley Anderson '21; Row 2: Anmol Nagar '21, Kathryn Pundyk '20, Olaide Sode '19
Six Wellesley College students have been accepted to The Class of 1967 Internship Program at the Wellesley Centers for Women. Over the course of the internship, each student will gain hands-on social science research experience under the supervision and mentorship of a WCW research scientist. One internship will take place in the summer of 2018, while the remaining five will run over the 2018-19 academic year. The named internships, which were established by generous gifts from Wellesley College alumnae and friends of the Centers, are awarded each spring to Wellesley College students who seek to make a difference in the world through research and action.
Here are the six student interns and their research projects:
Nurah Ali '21, The Class of 1967 Internship
Research Topic: Afterschool Programs for Low-Income Teens
"As someone who is of African American and Mexican heritage, I believe I bring a unique perspective to the table because I identify with many different segments of our community. I plan to bring this perspective when analyzing and interpreting the interview data for this specific project."
Nurah is from Worcester, MA, and her career goal is to become the first doctor in her family. She is taking pre-med courses and plans to major in psychology. Under the mentorship of Georgia Hall, Ph.D., she will study a local afterschool youth development and employment program for low-income teens.
Shukri Ali '21, The Anne Murray Ladd Student Internship
Research Topic: Somali Girls Deserve an Education
"Even though I was lucky enough to a pursue free high school education in an elite boarding school, my fellow Somali girls do not get the same opportunities. They stay at home until they get an arranged marriage or their future husband arrives. They nurture children and are maids for their siblings. I want to change that. I want to eradicate the idea that girls belong at home."
Shukri, whose major is undeclared, is from Somaliland and wants to make education available for girls in her homeland. Under the mentorship of Wendy Wagner Robeson, Ed.D., she will explore why Somali girls are discouraged from attending school. It is Shukri's hope that this research will help make education available to more Somali girls.
Ashley Anderson '21, Davis Scholar, The Class of 1967 Internship
Research Topic: Justice and Gender-Based Violence
"I believe that if brave women don't keep joining the military, refusing to be kept as second-class citizens, that conditions will never improve. Women need to keep joining the ranks if things are ever going to get better, and I would like to do whatever I can to keep those women as safe as possible."
Ashley, whose major is undeclared, arrived at Wellesley College after serving six years in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear electronics technician. Under the mentorship of Linda Williams, Ph.D., Ashley will assist with two ongoing research projects funded by the National Institute of Justice, one on sexual assault on college campuses and another on the justice system response to sexual assault.
Anmol Nagar '21, The Linda Coyne Lloyd Student Research Internship
Research Topic: How Teens Talk with Their Families About Sex and Relationships
"...I was particularly attracted to this internship because of its pertinence to my own life. This past year, my younger sister Saachi entered middle school...As she went through sex-ed in 5th grade, she also went with my mom to a one-day event offered at our local hospital designed to expand upon sex-ed curriculum. After experiencing these two academic settings, she came to me, rather than my mother with tentative questions."
Anmol plans to major in international relations with a concentration in economics. Her career goal is to work in the public sector. Under the mentorship of Jennifer Grossman, Ph.D., she will analyze and interpret findings from interviews about how teens and their families talk about sex and relationships for a study funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development at the National Institutes of Health.
Kathryn Pundyk '20, The Morse Fellowship
Research Topic: Career Dynamics of Men and Women
"I have become acutely aware of the benefits of robust research in creating good policy. I recently led a project that tried to lobby our 53 member states to consent to working with the World Bank to gather age-disaggregated data on youth unemployment and underemployment in member states."
Kathryn is a double major in political science and economics. She is from Canada and her career goal is to be a data-driven researcher. Under the mentorship of Sari Pekkala Kerr, Ph.D., she will study the career dynamics of men and women following major life events, such as marriage, childbirth, and geographic move.
Olaide Sode '19, Shirley R. Sherr Student Research Internship
Research Topic: Risks and Benefits of Teen Social Media Use
"As a future physician, my goal is to serve as an advocate for young girls and women and improve their health outcomes in a way that is cognizant of their culture, background, and environment."
Olaide is an anthropology major and a pre-med student. As a SHE (Sexual Health Educator) at Wellesley, she uses traditional and social media to bring awareness to issues that affect students in terms of their sexual health and wellbeing. Under the mentorship of Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D., Olaide will assist on several mixed-method, interdisciplinary research projects related to the risks and benefits of social media use for teens and young adults.
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Theresa May tells EU leaders not to hold summits without Britain
UK leader says it will be 'hard for me to accept things you agreed among yourselves.'
British Prime Minister Theresa May (L) talks with President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz (R) ahead of a group photo at the Council of the European Union on the first day of a two day summit on October 20, 2016 in Brussels, Belgium | Jack Taylor/Getty Images
By Tara Palmeri
British Prime Minister Theresa May told other European leaders Thursday that they should not hold any more summits without the U.K., saying "otherwise it will be hard for me to accept things you agreed among yourselves," according to a senior EU diplomat.
During her first EU summit in Brussels, May interrupted a discussion on migration to demand that there be no more such meetings that exclude the U.K., the diplomat said.
The other 27 EU leaders have held two informal meetings since the British referendum to leave the bloc: one a week after the vote and another last month in Bratislava. They plan to have another informal meeting without Britain in Malta in January.
"I accept that 27 needs to meet, but I want the U.K. to play an active part," May said, according to the diplomat.
"Thus, we should meet as 28, otherwise it will be hard for me to accept things you agreed among yourselves. I expect to be fully involved in all discussions related to the EU 28."
European Council President Donald Tusk, according to the source, responded that there were reasons for the 27 to meet without Britain and that she needed to accept that.
May thanked the leaders for "the welcome you have shown me," and specifically thanked Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, who is chairing the EU's rotating presidency, and Tusk for "briefing on Bratislava."
The leaders were expected to hear from May during a working dinner Thursday on the "current state of affairs" in Britain, but were not expected to hold a discussion specifically on Brexit.
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require 'gosu'
require_relative 'world.rb'

class GameOfLifeWindow < Gosu::Window

  def initialize(width=600, height=600)
    @width = width
    @height = height
    super width, height, false
    self.caption = "Conway's Game of Life by Sparsh Saxena"

    # Colors
    @background_color = Gosu::Color.new(0xffdedede)
    @alive_color = Gosu::Color.new(0xff121212)
    @dead_color = Gosu::Color.new(0xffededed)

    # Game
    @grid_size = 25
    @col_width = width / @grid_size
    @row_height = height / @grid_size

    @world = World.new(@grid_size)
    @world.grid.randomly_populate

    @generation = 0
  end

  def update
    @world.update_world
    @generation += 1
    puts "Generation No: #{@generation}"
  end

  def draw
    draw_background

    @world.grid.cells.each do |row_cells|
      row_cells.each do |cell|
        x_start = cell.x * @col_width
        y_start = cell.y * @row_height
        if cell.is_alive?
          draw_cell(x_start, y_start, @alive_color)
        else
          draw_cell(x_start, y_start, @dead_color)
        end
      end
    end

  end

  def button_down(id)
    case id
      when Gosu::KbSpace
        @world.grid.randomly_populate
      when Gosu::KbEscape
        close
    end
  end

  def needs_cursor?; true; end

  def draw_background
    draw_quad(0, 0, @background_color,
              width, 0, @background_color,
              width, height, @background_color,
              0, height, @background_color)
  end

  def draw_cell(x_start, y_start, color)
    draw_quad(x_start, y_start, color,
              x_start+(@col_width-1), y_start, color,
              x_start+(@col_width-1), y_start+(@row_height-1), color,
              x_start, y_start+(@row_height-1), color)
  end

end

# This Gosu GUI implementation is taken
# from Derek Barber : http://bit.ly/29zq5yA


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This handbook clearly identifies the rights and responsibilities of the student, as well as the procedures for their proper application. The Educational Community Handbook defines the procedures to resolve individual or group conflicts which occur within the educational community. This manual also includes what is established by Law 1620 from 2013 with regards to the Comité de Convivencia and other norms.
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As a Colegio Bolivar community, we recognize the responsibility to safeguard the welfare of the children and young people in our care. Child abuse and neglect are violations of a child's human rights and are obstacles to the child's physical, emotional, and mental development. As a school community, we have a duty to take strong proactive measures to address this reality. At the following link you will find the School's Child Protection Policy.


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Prior to leaving Miami and heading back to Atlanta on Sunday, a reporter joked to Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez that now comes the easy part of the schedule when they host the Dodgers on Tuesday, in the first of a three-game series against the reigning National League West champions.
"Yeah, right," Gonzalez answered with a laugh. "What's that kid's name? And the other guy?"
Gonzalez was referring to rookie Ross Stripling (the 'kid' who flirted with a no-hitter his first start) and of course Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw. But the Dodgers will not have to face either one right away, as Alex Wood (1-1, 4.50 ERA) is scheduled to make his third start for the Dodgers in the series opener. It will be the former Braves lefty's first start at Turner Field against his former team since being traded to the Dodgers last July.
As for the Braves' starting pitcher on Tuesday, it was scheduled to be Matt Wisler, but he was needed to pitch in relief in the 10th inning on Sunday in the Braves' 6-5 win at Miami. Williams Perez will make the start and Wisler now will be pushed to a Thursday start. Julio Teheran is scheduled to pitch on Wednesday.
• Tuesday's game kicks off an eight-game, three-series homestand for the Braves, who will be looking for their first win at Turner Field this season.
• Braves right fielder Nick Markakis has reached base safely in all 12 games this season.
• Adrian Gonzalez has been crushing fastballs this season. Entering the Dodgers' Sunday night game against the Giants, Gonzalez has had 10 of his 16 hits and four of his five extra-base hits off heaters.


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The 1971 population census in Bosnia and Herzegovina was the tenth census of the population of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia conducted a population census on 31 March 1971. 3,746,111 people populated the territory of Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the time.

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Installation of wire and paper leaflets.
Guys go through the forest of leaflets and get unusual physical experience.
Each leaflet advertises some e-book.
Leaflets rustle and sway like the leaves in the forest.
Installation can be assembled in a few hours, and a very low cost - all it takes is a few tens of meters of wire and hundreds of sheets of paper.
Light sensor monitors the movement of people. Light turns on automatically only where there is a person.
Core idea is to make interesting tactile book presentation experience in most simple and cost-effective way.
i love your concept! i was thinking of the same concept, i tried to connect digital/pixels/matrix with phisical! you did it first! great work & good luck!
I really like your walkable installation. Seems like a great concept to point out the task how to make digital content visible an tangible and experience it in physical space- in your case it's designed for a fair.
BUT - as you mentioned by yourself, this is quite near to the piece "Unwritten" from the architects of NRJA at the latvian pavilion venice biennale. One of their topics was "the lack of research and evaluation" of modernist architecture in post-war. They came up with a great representation of virtual information collection in real time and space.
How do you deal with the formal closeness to that piece "Unwritten" that its not going to be kind of a replica?
And if this closeness is desired, whats your own conceptual approach?
David, I have added Option B and Option C for You, check it!!
Your first approach is good.
--> I just want you to point out the specific DIFFERENCES of your scenario, for example the CONE OF LIGHT when it comes to interaction!
--> And I like to know if you also have a CONCEPTUAL approach by YOURSELF, or if you where just adapting a formal aspect?
In working out artistic approaches, like your walkable spatial scenario, its also necessary to point out conceptual backgrounds - so your idea is even more credible! One of the piece Unwritten was "the lack of research and evaluation" for example.
Don't get my wrong, I just like to push you forward ;) - your draft is great!
Hi! I dont think we have to concentrate attention to the philosophical concept of the installation (in case of book-stand function for a Fair). I would focus to the physical experience. We can go through the leaflets forest, or go through intriguing leaflets tunnel, or go through detached leaflets stands. Experience will differ, but not much. In any case it would be journey into the world of papers, and world of knowledge. We will smell paper, flip leaflets, hear rustling of leafs, touch the leafletы in the process of that journey. That tactile effects will guarantee unusual physical experience, a little bit similar to the reading of real book.
Would there be a way to put a spotlight onto a panel I am pointing at? That would make it even more interactive and I would get the impression I am controlling both the real and the digital world of reading.
Great! :-) Do you have any further ideas for this or does it stay this way until rating only period?
Nice work, Evgeni! Imho your best entry in this competition. Maybe there might be an issue when going through the lanes with some swinging leaf lets... but as far as I understo your idea... this is wished. How about connecting the ropes with the ground to ensure that there's not too much swinging? Finally, you could even use a tiny infrared indicator to switch LEDs on and off if a person passes a lane... just a thought.
looks graet! i just wouldnt like to install it:) well done!


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The French government has introduced a new law banning supermarkets from throwing away or destroying food which they no longer deem saleable.
France is the first country in the world to pass the spearheading law and campaigners are now trying to get the European Union on board, hoping that EU member countries would then have to adopt the same policy.
The new law bans larger supermarkets from disposing of waste food or destroying it so as to make it no longer edible for those who collect wasted food from commercial waste bins.
As of February 3, supermarkets in France occupying an area of more than 4,305 sq ft now must hold a contract with a charity or food bank to whom they must donate any unsold food. If any stores are caught to be in breach of the policy, they could be hit with a fine of up to €75,000 (£53,000).
Food banks and charities throughout France have welcomed the new law enthusiastically, but they themselves must take responsibility for collecting the unwanted food from supermarkets and their distribution warehouses. The food must then be stored by the food banks in regulation with health and safety rules.
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Q: How to properly deal with urls in query string with rails? I have a base url that i want to redirect the user to, but this url have another url in its query param
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the origin url itself have some query params
origin_url = 'https://www.origin.com?utm_source=foo&utm_term=bar'
but there is a problem with that, if I just use this url it comes like this
https://www.base.com?origin=https://www.origin.com?utm_source=foo&utm_term=bar
with that url, the &utm_term becomes a query string for the base url, and not for the origin url
is there a special type of encoding to deal with this nested query string problem ?
I've tired use URI.encode_www_form_component in the origin_url, and I got
https%3A%2F%2Fwww.origin.com%3Futm_source%3Dfoo%26utm_term%3Dbar
so the Full url became
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but the problem is that I always decode the url before redirect, so it just get decoded again.