30:00 Sierra James at goalie for MAINE MA.
30:00 Samantha Bickford at goalie for ME.-FARM.
Draw control by ME.-FARM Carly Raymond.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Nicole Schofield.
29:27 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Sierra James.
29:22 Clear attempt by MAINE MA good.
Turnover by MAINE MA Ashlee Knight (caused by Keilly Lynch).
28:45 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Keilly Lynch.
Yellow card on MAINE MA Ashlee Knight.
28:25 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM good.
28:03 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Briana Obshatkin.
27:58 Clear attempt by MAINE MA good.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Erica Letellier.
27:34 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Briana Obshatkin.
27:31 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM failed.
Turnover by MAINE MA Tori Cooper.
27:20 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Erica Letellier.
27:17 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM good.
27:16 Clear attempt by MAINE MA failed.
27:05 GOAL by ME.-FARM Danielle Conway (MAN-UP) (FIRST GOAL), Assist by Carly Raymond, goal number for season.
Draw control by MAINE MA Tori Cooper.
Foul on MAINE MA Tori Cooper.
Foul on MAINE MA Shelby O'Neil.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Danielle Conway (caused by Sierra James).
Turnover by MAINE MA Sierra James (caused by Samantha Cross).
25:46 Clear attempt by MAINE MA failed.
25:44 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM good.
25:40 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Samantha Cross.
25:09 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Alaina Shorey.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Sierra Gilley.
Turnover by MAINE MA Leah Libby (caused by Rhi Jackson).
Foul on MAINE MA Bethany Pare.
23:50 Clear attempt by MAINE MA failed.
23:45 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM good.
23:38 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Alaina Shorey.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Alaina Shorey (caused by Sydney Adams).
23:28 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Sydney Adams.
Turnover by MAINE MA Sydney Adams (caused by Keilly Lynch).
23:22 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Keilly Lynch.
23:19 Clear attempt by MAINE MA failed.
23:17 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM good.
22:51 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Carly Raymond.
Turnover by MAINE MA Julia Dillon (caused by Carly Raymond).
22:06 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Carly Raymond.
21:53 Clear attempt by MAINE MA failed.
21:49 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Sydney Adams.
Foul on ME.-FARM Nicole Schofield.
21:13 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Samantha Cross.
21:09 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM good.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Alaina Shorey (caused by Christina Wilson).
20:54 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Christina Wilson.
Turnover by MAINE MA Sierra James (caused by Rhi Jackson).
Turnover by ME.-FARM Rhi Jackson (caused by Christina Wilson).
20:31 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Christina Wilson.
20:24 Clear attempt by MAINE MA failed.
Turnover by MAINE MA Christina Wilson (caused by Jenessa Talarico).
Turnover by ME.-FARM Rhi Jackson (caused by Tori Cooper).
20:02 Clear attempt by MAINE MA good.
19:53 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM failed.
19:49 Timeout by MAINE MA.
18:40 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Madison Barry.
Turnover by MAINE MA Shelby O'Neil (caused by Carly Raymond).
17:43 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Carly Raymond.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Carly Raymond.
17:35 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM failed.
17:32 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Tori Cooper.
Turnover by MAINE MA Haley Eckert (caused by Rhi Jackson).
16:28 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Rhi Jackson.
16:21 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Carly Raymond.
16:10 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM good.
15:48 GOAL by ME.-FARM Danielle Conway, Assist by Carly Raymond, goal number for season.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Nicole Schofield (caused by Christina Wilson).
15:29 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Christina Wilson.
Turnover by MAINE MA Christina Wilson.
15:14 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Carly Raymond.
15:12 GOAL by ME.-FARM Carly Raymond, goal number for season.
Draw control by MAINE MA Briana Obshatkin.
14:54 Clear attempt by MAINE MA good.
14:24 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM good.
13:34 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Danielle Conway.
12:53 Clear attempt by MAINE MA good.
Turnover by MAINE MA Briana Obshatkin (caused by Rhi Jackson).
12:07 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Rhi Jackson.
11:31 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM good.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Alaina Shorey.
11:12 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Morgan Maxwell.
11:05 Clear attempt by MAINE MA good.
10:57 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Ashlee Knight.
09:56 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Erica Letellier.
09:43 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM good.
09:39 ME.-FARM substitution: Nickyia Lovely for Alaina Shorey.
09:29 GOAL by ME.-FARM Rhi Jackson, goal number for season.
Draw control by MAINE MA Haley Eckert.
Foul on ME.-FARM Rhi Jackson.
08:53 ME.-FARM substitution: McKayla Marois for Jenessa Talarico.
08:32 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM good.
07:42 MAINE MA substitution: Kristen Gier for Madison Barry.
07:28 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM McKayla Marois.
07:14 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Nicole Schofield.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Nicole Schofield (caused by Sydney Adams).
06:57 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Sydney Adams.
06:39 Clear attempt by MAINE MA failed.
Turnover by MAINE MA Sydney Adams (caused by Rhi Jackson).
06:33 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Rhi Jackson.
Foul on MAINE MA Julia Dillon.
05:56 Free position attempt for ME.-FARM.
05:54 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Christina Wilson.
Turnover by MAINE MA Sierra James (caused by Jenessa Talarico).
05:44 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Jenessa Talarico.
05:41 GOAL by ME.-FARM Sierra Gilley, Assist by Rhi Jackson, goal number for season.
05:41 ME.-FARM substitution: Alaina Shorey for Carly Raymond.
05:41 Timeout by MAINE MA.
Draw control by ME.-FARM McKayla Marois.
05:29 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM McKayla Marois.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Rhi Jackson (caused by Morgan Maxwell).
04:25 Clear attempt by MAINE MA good.
04:12 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Keilly Lynch.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Jenessa Talarico (caused by Leah Libby).
03:47 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Leah Libby.
03:46 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM failed.
03:39 Free position attempt for MAINE MA.
03:16 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Briana Obshatkin.
02:40 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Shelby O'Neil.
02:13 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Tori Cooper.
01:48 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM good.
Foul on ME.-FARM Alaina Shorey.
Draw control by ME.-FARM Rhi Jackson.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Rhi Jackson (caused by Shelby O'Neil).
29:16 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Shelby O'Neil.
29:14 Clear attempt by MAINE MA good.
28:21 Free position attempt for MAINE MA.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Carly Raymond (caused by Tori Cooper).
27:08 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Julia Dillon.
Turnover by MAINE MA Morgan Maxwell (caused by Rhi Jackson).
26:39 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Rhi Jackson.
26:33 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM good.
Turnover by MAINE MA Morgan Maxwell (caused by Carly Raymond).
25:39 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Carly Raymond.
25:36 Clear attempt by MAINE MA good.
Foul on MAINE MA Christina Wilson.
25:07 GOAL by ME.-FARM Carly Raymond, goal number for season.
Draw control by ME.-FARM Samantha Cross.
24:45 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Nicole Schofield.
24:09 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Alaina Shorey.
24:08 Free position attempt for ME.-FARM.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Samantha Cross (caused by Morgan Maxwell).
23:43 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Morgan Maxwell.
23:37 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Carly Raymond.
23:35 Clear attempt by MAINE MA failed.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Jenessa Talarico.
Turnover by MAINE MA Ashlee Knight (caused by Samantha Cross).
22:13 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Erica Letellier.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Rhi Jackson.
22:03 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Madison Barry.
22:00 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM failed.
21:58 Clear attempt by MAINE MA good.
Turnover by MAINE MA Briana Obshatkin (caused by Samantha Cross).
Foul on MAINE MA Briana Obshatkin.
20:39 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Sydney Adams.
20:37 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM good.
Turnover by MAINE MA Briana Obshatkin.
20:02 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM good.
19:09 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Jenessa Talarico.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Nicole Schofield (caused by Leah Libby).
18:46 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Leah Libby.
18:45 Clear attempt by MAINE MA good.
Turnover by MAINE MA Leah Libby (caused by Samantha Cross).
18:30 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Samantha Cross.
18:28 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM good.
17:25 GOAL by ME.-FARM Rhi Jackson, goal number for season.
17:25 MAINE MA substitution: Bethany Pare for Briana Obshatkin.
Draw control by ME.-FARM Erica Letellier.
16:58 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Carly Raymond.
Foul on MAINE MA Haley Eckert.
Yellow card on MAINE MA Haley Eckert.
15:42 GOAL by ME.-FARM Sierra Gilley (MAN-UP), Assist by Carly Raymond, goal number for season.
15:42 ME.-FARM substitution: McKayla Marois for Sierra Gilley.
Draw control by MAINE MA Shelby O'Neil.
14:33 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM good.
14:31 ME.-FARM substitution: Nickyia Lovely for Rhi Jackson.
14:08 GOAL by ME.-FARM Alaina Shorey, goal number for season.
Draw control by ME.-FARM Nickyia Lovely.
Turnover by ME.-FARM McKayla Marois (caused by Sierra James).
12:05 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Sierra James.
11:38 Clear attempt by MAINE MA good.
10:53 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Samantha Cross.
Turnover by ME.-FARM McKayla Marois.
09:55 Clear attempt by MAINE MA good.
Turnover by MAINE MA Bethany Pare (caused by Keilly Lynch).
09:37 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Keilly Lynch.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Keilly Lynch (caused by Julia Dillon).
09:28 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Carly Raymond.
09:24 Clear attempt by ME.-FARM failed.
09:22 Clear attempt by MAINE MA good.
09:20 ME.-FARM substitution: Jenessa Talarico for Rhi Jackson.
Foul on ME.-FARM Keilly Lynch.
08:05 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Madison Barry.
Turnover by MAINE MA Tori Cooper (caused by Alaina Shorey).
07:43 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Alaina Shorey.
07:30 Ground ball pickup by ME.-FARM Danielle Conway.
07:20 Heather Boland at goalie for ME.-FARM.
07:16 MAINE MA substitution: Briana Obshatkin for Bethany Pare.
06:26 Free position attempt for ME.-FARM.
06:18 GOAL by ME.-FARM Nicole Schofield, Assist by Carly Raymond, goal number for season.
04:05 Free position attempt for MAINE MA.
03:33 Free position attempt for MAINE MA.
03:21 Free position attempt for MAINE MA.
Turnover by ME.-FARM Nickyia Lovely (caused by Morgan Maxwell).
02:43 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Morgan Maxwell.
01:32 GOAL by MAINE MA Madison Barry, goal number for season.
01:16 Ground ball pickup by MAINE MA Leah Libby.
Turnover by MAINE MA Leah Libby (caused by Heather Boland).


JAKARTA, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to cut taxes on luxury properties and revise other tax rules in a bid to support the real estate industry and attract investment in Southeast Asia's biggest economy, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said.
The threshold for a luxury tax of 20 percent applied to houses and apartments would be raised to at least 30 billion rupiah ($2.06 million) from 20 billion rupiah, she said in comments published on the cabinet secretary's website late on Wednesday.
Sales of luxury property will also be subject to a lower tax of 1 percent of the selling price, against 5 percent now.
"We hope the business side of the construction sector will be boosted," Indrawati said. She did not give a timetable and said the regulations were currently being formulated.
Indonesian policy makers have been keen to kickstart the country's sluggish property sector in a bid to help lift an economic growth rate that has been stubbornly stuck at around 5 percent in recent years.
S&P Global Ratings warned on Wednesday that the finances of local real estate developers and state firms might deteriorate in 2019 due to risks rooted in general elections and a further depreciation for the rupiah currency.
Indrawati said the government is also considering other tax incentives to boost exports, such as removing value-added tax (VAT) on some service exports, including accounting and legal, and cutting tax rates on time deposits for exporters.
The government also plans to encourage investment in resources by revising corporate taxes for coal miners, as well as reexamining mineral export duties and rules forcing investors to set up smelters, she said without elaborating.
Last week, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution said Indonesia will further ease its so-called "Negative Investment List" and open up previously partly closed business sectors to foreign ownership.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Indonesia fell for the second straight quarter in July-September from a year earlier.


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Ericsson Beefs Up With Telefónica Argentina as Huawei Goes Hungry
News Analysis Iain Morris, International Editor 6/14/2018
Ericsson has tucked into a bigger helping of networks business with Telefónica Argentina, leaving Huawei's plate much emptier, Light Reading has learned.
Telefónica's Argentinean subsidiary had previously split work on its radio access network (RAN) equally between Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and Ericsson AB (Nasdaq: ERIC). Under an agreement signed in the last few days, Ericsson will increase its share of total RAN business to about 80%, squeezing Huawei out of some work.
Starting in the second half of 2018, Ericsson will start upgrading the Telefónica network with its Ericsson Radio System (ERS), a baseband platform that can be "software-upgraded" to handle 5G services when the next-generation mobile technology becomes available, according to the Swedish vendor.
Under that contract, which runs until 2021, Ericsson will also work on increasing network capacity and expanding coverage. The deal includes a migration of Telefónica Argentina's operational support systems (OSS) to Ericsson Network Manager, the Swedish company's latest OSS platform.
Ericsson is naturally lauding the deal as another "proof point" of its 5G technology leadership. It claims to have seen a recent increase in its RAN market share in the US and European markets, and has now landed several important deals in the last few months.
Those include a RAN deal in Germany, where Ericsson was revealed by Light Reading to have displaced Nokia as one of Deutsche Telekom AG (NYSE: DT)'s two RAN vendors, and a similar contract with Vodafone UK. (See DT Ditches Nokia From Its German Radio Access Network and Ericsson Seals 4G, 5G Deal With Vodafone UK.)
Arun Bansal, who heads up Ericsson's business in Europe and Latin America, says his company has also taken a bigger share of networks business with Verizon in the US market, where government authorities have warned major service providers off using Chinese vendors. (See Verizon Taps Samsung for Sacramento, Ericsson for LA 5G.)
Last week, Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) said that Hans Vestberg, its chief technology officer and Ericsson's former CEO, would succeed Lowell McAdam as Verizon's CEO in August. (See Verizon Names Vestberg as New CEO.)
The latest win in Argentina comes as vendors scramble to land major network contracts before operators start to roll out 5G services.
Bansal told Light Reading he does not expect any operator to build an "overlay" 5G network, using a different vendor from its 4G supplier, as some did in the transition from 3G to 4G technology. "You need to have efficiencies in the network and the same vendor on 4G and 5G," he said. "From that point of view for us to win market share now will put us in a good position."
Operators will also have to buy radio gear from their baseband suppliers because the interfaces between those technologies are proprietary, said Bansal. He acknowledged that industry efforts are underway to open up those interfaces. (See Nokia Seizes Open RAN Initiative as Ericsson Holds Back and Is vRAN Still Too Hot to Handle?.)
Huawei played down the significance of the contract win for Ericsson in comments emailed to Light Reading.
"We have a close and enduring strategic relationship with Telefónica across the whole range of our joint business," said a spokesperson. "Telefónica is one of our key global partners, and we will continue to offer solutions and products which combine the latest technological advances with the highest levels of network efficiency and innovation."
What are the biggest architectural and technology options network operators face as they update and build new transport networks to support 5G? Find the answers at the 5G & Optical Transport breakfast workshop at NGON & DCI Europe in Nice, France on June 26. The event is free for all attendees!
Asked why it favored Ericsson over Huawei in Argentina, Telefónica declined to comment. But Ericsson says the energy efficiency of its ERS platform was an important factor in the Spanish operator's decision.
"Energy savings were paramount in Argentina," said Bansal. "We committed to energy efficiency of almost 50% compared with legacy, and in these markets, where power or electricity costs are very high due to unstable power grids, that was a big differentiator."
Commenting on those claims, Huawei's spokesperson said: "A key objective of all suppliers is to make their new technology more network and energy efficient and the legacy technology of all suppliers in the Telefónica network in Argentina is less energy efficient than what is available in the latest products and solutions."
Ericsson appears to have priced its products aggressively in landing the new deal with Telefónica, Light Reading understands. That may be a concern for investors given the Swedish vendor's ongoing struggle to boost profitability.
In April, Ericsson reported its sixth straight operating loss for the first quarter of 2018. But there was a marked improvement in financial performance, with that loss narrowing to just 300 million Swedish kronor ($34.9 million) from SEK11.3 billion ($1.31 billion) a year earlier. (See Ericsson Takes Giant Leap Toward Profitability.)
Moreover, at the company's all-important networks business, the operating margin improved to 11.8%, from 8.6% a year earlier, despite a 10% drop in reported sales, to SEK28.6 billion ($3.3 billion).
As reported by Capacity Media earlier this year, research by IHS Markit showed that Huawei increased its share of the mobile infrastructure market to about 28% last year, from roughly 25% in 2016, while Ericsson's share fell from 28% to 27% over the same period.
IHS reportedly thinks Ericsson will see gains this year or in 2019 following efforts to improve its product portfolio.
— Iain Morris, International Editor, Light Reading
mendyk 6/14/2018 | 5:20:34 PM
Re: No use crying over Argentina Brings back memories of when suppliers were in effect providing operators with 100%-financed equipment and recording the transactions as real revenue. But nobody's doing that anymore, right?
James_B_Crawshaw 6/14/2018 | 3:08:54 PM
No use crying over Argentina With the dire state of the economy and the collapse in the peso I'm not sure winning this tender will prove to be a bonanza.
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This course covers problems and instruction in human communications within a technical organization. Topics include the nature of difficulties in human communications (perception and cognition, semantics, individual differences in processing information, and listening), techniques for effective oral and written communications and presentations, problems in communication between supervisors and subordinates, assignment of work, and reporting to management and sponsors. Students assume roles in various interpersonal situations, meetings, discussions, and conflicts calling for a supervisor to write letters and memoranda; they also deliver oral presentations and participate in group and one-on-one discussions.


Nearly 70 decision makers from the financial industry where eager to know more about digital disruption through different presentations and keynote speeches. The event was also promoted by WebID Solutions GmbH, CRIF's strategic partner, which has allowed CRIF to enrich its identity verification solutions by video conference.
During the first part of the event, Tobias N. Ruland, Senior Consultant, CRIF GmbH Germany, showed how the EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2), which aims to enhance consumer protection, promoting innovation and improving the security of payment services across the European Union, will lead to completely new customer authentication and secure communication services in compliance with XS2A (Payment Initiation and Account Information Services). Thomas Schwalbe, Senior Key Account Manager, Bürgel Wirtschaftsinformationen, explained how banks can prevent fraud using a closed information system like the Deutsche Schutzportal, which leverages information sharing. Agnes Schneider from Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH gave interesting presentations on the benefits and insights of a new rating solution developed with CRIF. To conclude this session, Massimo Gentilini from CRIF illustrated the disruptive potential of blockchain technology.
The second part focused on a panel discussion with the two founders and CEOs of WebID Solutions GmbH, Frank Stefan Jorga and Franz Thomas Fürst, who explored the end-to-end digital process, from identification to contract conclusion, and speculated on future outlooks.
Special guests who shared their stories included Dalibor Kostic, who illustrated the T-Mobile Austria case study and fraud prevention tools already in use today, such as digital fingerprinting. The highlight of the conference was surely the keynote speech of the 'innovation punk' Jean-Philippe Hagmann, who clearly showed the reasons why innovation is so difficult to achieve and what successful companies do differently.


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Covid-19; we dodged a bullet
SeanR
02-14-2021, 03:26 AM (This post was last modified: 02-14-2021, 03:34 AM by SeanR.)
If this virus had hit in 1990, the baby boomer population would be 30 years younger. As I understand it, the baby boomer population outnumbered the surviving members of the earlier generation by a significant margin, so this would mean a smaller population of the significantly vulnerable.
Also, the memories of the good things vaccines can do would be 30 years fresher. Around here, that same baby boomer generation is lining up for the vaccine with little prompting, while there is expectation that the next generation down, which doesn't remember Polio as more than a chapter in their Junior High History books, is more likely to balk. Especially with such figures as Playmate of the Month Jenny McCarthy beating the drum that vaccines are bad. I get the impression that some have lumped vaccines in with GMO's, plastic hormone analogues in the water, and the eating of red meat rather than tofu and kale.
Economies were at least a BIT more locally independent 30 years ago, which might mean that closing borders and turning inward might have been more of an option. I don't think it would have mattered, however, as the virus got out of its cage before anyone knew the virus was a new thing.
PPE wasn't so single-use 30 years ago. The shortage of such equipment would have taken longer to feel as hospitals kept steam-laundering their existing equipment. Also, JIT manufacturing and stocking wasn't as prevalent, with stores often having decent sized stockrooms.
More people lived in rural areas, which would mitigate for the spread of the disease.
On the flip-side, a lot of the things that COVID makes worse, are also things we've gotten better at treating in the last 30 years. We'd probably have had a lot more death by "heart attack", listed as such with no further investigation, had this happened 30 years ago.
Then there is our expanding waistline, which doesn't help.
And then there is the absence of Amazon to consider. Although we did have Sears and Roebuck, it just wouldn't have been as fast.
All in all, I think you're right that it would have been worse had we faced this 30 years ago, but I don't know how worse, as there are these other factors to moderate the effects.
On to South Korea. While it is a democracy now, it wasn't in living memory. I believe the habits of following orders without question, because that's the way you were raised, are easier to fall back into for them. It may also be a case where the government, if it is as superior in appearance as you say, is closer to the people, socially, inhibiting skepticism of government, but that would be the same effect generated for essentially the opposite reason. It may also be a mixture. A generally obedient population, a carryover from the time when it wasn't a democracy, who feel like their leaders are their neighbors and so are more trustworthy.
As an aside, I'm awaiting the day that Bayer buys Kaspersky, and Astrazenaca nabs Norton. Blue goo, here we go.
Covid-19; we dodged a bullet - by iancampbell - 02-13-2021, 03:27 PM
RE: Covid-19; we dodged a bullet - by Rynn - 02-13-2021, 08:08 PM
RE: Covid-19; we dodged a bullet - by iancampbell - 02-13-2021, 09:35 PM
RE: Covid-19; we dodged a bullet - by iancampbell - 02-14-2021, 12:01 AM
RE: Covid-19; we dodged a bullet - by Rynn - 02-14-2021, 12:37 AM
RE: Covid-19; we dodged a bullet - by Drashner1 - 02-14-2021, 12:46 AM
RE: Covid-19; we dodged a bullet - by SeanR - 02-14-2021, 03:26 AM
RE: Covid-19; we dodged a bullet - by Vitto - 02-17-2021, 09:36 AM
RE: Covid-19; we dodged a bullet - by stevebowers - 02-17-2021, 11:10 PM
RE: Covid-19; we dodged a bullet - by MacGregor - 02-20-2021, 09:27 PM


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Toronto prepares to March
Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill was filled with marchers last year at the National March for Life protesting abortion. Photo by Robert DuBroy
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News
OTTAWA - For the first time, Toronto and Ottawa will both be hosting a March for Life on May 9 as organizers mark 50 years of legal abortion in Canada.
The National March for Life in Ottawa has traditionally been the centrepiece for pro-life marches that take place across the country, with many people from southern Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area taking buses to the nation's capital. The decision to hold a separate march in Toronto has sparked fears that it will affect the size of the pro-life crowd in Ottawa, where organizers hope to make a strong impression on Members of Parliament.
"It's affecting us," said Matt Wojciechowski, vice president of Campaign Life Coalition (CLC), organizer of the Ottawa march. "We have no control over this. Our focus is on making the National March for Life the best possible.
"Some buses that have always gone to Ottawa are now going to Toronto," Wojciechowski said. "Certain schools that had previously gone to Ottawa and attended the Youth Banquet are now opting just to attend a morning trip to Toronto."
Marches are also scheduled in other cities across Canada, including Victoria, B.C., and Edmonton.
In Toronto, organizers say they are hoping for between 2,000 and 3,000 people to attend their 10 a.m. rally downtown — details had not been finalized at press time — followed by workshops at St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto hosted by the U of T Students for Life.
"We're really pleased with how things are going as far as the word getting out," said Mike Schouten, director of advocacy for ARPA Canada, one of the organizers of the Toronto March along with the Canadian Centre for Bio-ethical Reform (CCBR) and Toronto and Area Right to Life (TRTL).
"We're starting to hear from people saying 'This is great! I've never been to a March for Life; this works with my schedule. I am coming out with my family, my kids,'" Schouten said.
"It's a challenge to us to know how many people are going to show up for the actual rally," Schouten said. "We're likely going to exceed our expectations."
Among the speakers for the Toronto rally and workshops are Ontario MPP Sam Oosterhoff; Christina Lee Hoff, a young woman with Down Syndrome whose video "My Life is Worth Living" went viral last year, and Jonathon Van Maren of CCBR.
"The purpose of those workshops is to equip and train pro-lifers to be advocates for preborn children throughout the year," said Blaise Alleyne, president of TRTL. "Year by year, we march for life, but we want to make sure people day by day are equipped to stand up for pre-born human rights."
Schouten advises people to register for the workshops via the website (torontomarchforlife.ca) as they expect about 10 per cent of the March attendees to stick around for them.
Cardinal Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, is committed to attending the National March in Ottawa. He will preside at a Mass at St. Patrick's Basilica while Ottawa Archbishop Terrence Prendergast will preside at Notre Dame Cathedral.
"We are urging everyone to come and join the thousands of people in Ottawa on May 9 as we call upon our Parliament to bring an end to this 50-year long assault on human life," said Wojciechowski.
An estimated four million abortions have taken place in Canada since the passage of the omnibus bill in 1969 that legalized abortion as long as doctors agreed it was necessary for the mother's health. That law was overturned in 1988, leaving no legal barriers to abortion.
The National March for Life in Ottawa will feature the producers of Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer at the rally on Parliament Hill.
Ann McElhinney and Phelim McAleer will also speak at the Rose Dinner in the evening. In the movie, they tell the story of the trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell, who murdered babies born alive after late-term abortions. Though the movie did well in the United States, despite being blocked by many distributors, it has never been shown in Canada. The film was based on a best-selling book by the married couple.
Information about the National March is at marchforlife.ca.
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Belief by Thomson and Craighead is a documentary artwork exploring the notion of belief through information sourced online. Inspiration for the artwork stemmed from a piece of found-footage discussing the 'faerie flag' – an artifact steeped in mystery and myth, held at Dunvegan Castle in Skye.
Presented as a two-screen installation in the castle, the artwork depicts fragmented broadcasts about belief, all sourced from the video sharing community YouTube. These short snippets denoting all sorts of ideologies are linked to a compass floor projection, which interacts with the montage showing where each clip originated in relation to the geographical location of the artwork. With a little help from Google Earth viewers are placed at the center-point of this cinematic data visualisation.
Commissioned in part by ATLAS, alongside Creative Scotland, New Media Scotland (Alt-w fund) and Animate Projects – Belief is the final work in the Flat Earth Trilogy by the artists.
Software development for Belief by Matthew Jarvis, sound design by John Cobban and script development by Alison Craighead, Jon Thomson and Steve Rushton.


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Q: Why does this CUDA program crash when I write to device memory? I'm a CUDA beginner trying to write to device memory from the GPU so that I can copy it back to the host and see the results.
This is my code, which I stripped down as small as I could while still getting the error:
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>

bool verbose = true;
int SIZE = 10;

__global__
void assign_state(uint8_t * states)
{
    states[threadIdx.x] = 42;
}

int main (int argc, char *argv[])
{

    // Create host states vector
    if (verbose) std::cout << "Creating host memory... ";

    std::vector<uint8_t> * states = new std::vector<uint8_t>(SIZE);
    int statesSize = states->size() * sizeof(uint8_t);

    if (verbose) std::cout << "Done\n";

    // Send data to device
    if (verbose) std::cout << "Sending graph to device... ";

    uint8_t * deviceStatesPointer;
    cudaMalloc((void**)&deviceStatesPointer, statesSize);
    cudaMemcpy(deviceStatesPointer, states, statesSize, cudaMemcpyHostToDevice);

    if (verbose) std::cout << "Done\n";

    // Assign states
    if (verbose) std::cout << "Assign states... ";

    dim3 dimBlock(SIZE, 1);
    dim3 dimGrid(1, 1);
    assign_state<<<dimGrid, dimBlock>>>(deviceStatesPointer);

    if (verbose) std::cout << "Done\n";

    // Get data back from device
    if (verbose) std::cout << "Getting data back from device...\n";

    cudaMemcpy(states, deviceStatesPointer, statesSize, cudaMemcpyDeviceToHost);

    if (verbose)
    {
        for (int i = 0; i < states->size(); i++)
        {
            std::cout << "\t" << i << ": " << states->at(i) << std::endl;

        }
    }

    if (verbose) std::cout << "Done\n";

    return 0;
}

It works as long as I comment out the states[threadIdx.x] = 42' line, but if I don't, the program crashes right after printing out the first iteration of the for loop.
From what I've seen online, I'm guessing I might be trying to write to memory I'm not supposed to write to?
I've been basing my code off this Hello World example.

A: The reason may well be your invalid memory access when "copying" the contents of the vector.
You are cudaMemcpy'ing from source address states. That is not the address of the contents of your std::vector, it is the address of where your std::vector's data members are. One of these data members is, generally, a pointer into the heap area - allocated when you create the vector or resize it. You have to pass that pointer to cudaMemcpy (e.g. states.cbegin() or &states[0]).
Please read up on how to use the standard vector class (e.g. on cppreference.com, although that's more of a reference site than a tutorial); you don't need a new for it either - that will only give you an std::vector on the heap, and the result of that new is not the area where the data will reside (which you do not allocate yourself).

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Cyber criminals, Cyber Security, Daily News, Fraud & Security, ID fraud, Identity fraud, Processing & Systems, Regulation, Risk & Compliance - April 29, 2015
Cyber security is the EU's digital frontier
Cyber security is a precondition to promoting innovation also in the area of payments. The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) is a centre of expertise for cyber security in Europe. ENISA supports the European Union (EU) and the Member States in enhancing and strengthening their capability and preparedness to prevent, detect and respond to network and information security problems and incidents.
In this article, first published in the April 2015 edition of the EPC Newsletter, ENISA's Executive Director Udo Helmbrecht outlines key ENISA initiatives
Cyber Security is the EU's Digital Frontier: ENISA Initiatives to Secure the EU Cyber Space
to secure the EU's cyber space. He says: "The protection of information, information systems and infrastructure from those threats associated with the use of information and communication technology (ICT) systems in a globally connected environment is inevitably linked with effective security policies, and robust and resilient cyber defence capabilities, within a common EU policy.
There are different aspects to cyber security and cyber attacks. But all current security attacks tend to make use of the same technology, making it difficult to judge who is attacking what and why. Within this context, it should be examined what cyber security can offer at another level, contributing and protecting the EU citizens. Cyber security is the EU's 'digital frontier'".
Security of network and information systems is essential to the security of all the critical sectors in society
Information and communication technologies (ICT) are the backbone of every modern society. An open, safe and secure cyber space is key to supporting our core values set down in the European Union (EU) Charter of fundamental rights such as privacy and freedom of expression. This is also essential for the smooth running of our economies within the European single market. However, ICT technologies and business opportunities in cyber space also present opportunities for crime and misuse.1
Security of network and information systems is essential to the security of all the critical sectors in society. Disruptions on these infrastructures and services are becoming more frequent and are estimated to cost annually 260 to 340 billion euro to corporations and citizens2. The World Economic Forum's 2014 report on global risks lists "failure to adequately invest in, upgrade and secure infrastructure networks" as a top threat to the global economy.
Various recent studies, including those of the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA)3, demonstrate that the threat landscape will get worse, unless we take firm action. It is expected that there will be a significant evolution in the top threats, with new, more sophisticated malicious attacks on critical services and infrastructures, with a dramatic increase in data and security breaches (25 percent increase over the same period last year).
This article presents elements and activities in the global cyber security context and firstly addresses the taxonomy. Today we are still living in a tailored world of the silos of law enforcement, military, intelligence service, public institutions, private companies, etc. The attackers do not care about this separation and use the same tools and infrastructure to achieve their objectives. Therefore we have to distinguish between:
Cyber security: means protection of information, information systems and infrastructure from those threats that are associated with using ICT systems in a globally connected environment. By deploying security technologies and security management procedures, a high level of protection of personal data and privacy can be achieved. A typical example is ensuring the integrity and security of public communications networks against unauthorised access.
Cyber crime: crime on the internet has a new dimension. The technology allows organised crime to scale their 'business', especially outside the legal boundaries of states.
Cyber espionage: military espionage has existed for thousands of years. The only difference between traditional espionage and cyber espionage is the use of technology and as long as we have civil intelligence agencies it will not stop. Another aspect is espionage because of philosophical disagreement.4
Cyber warfare: we are facing a new type of asymmetric warfare with a new paradigm and no taxonomy.
Assessing the threat landscape environment
In 2014, major changes were observed in top threats: an increased complexity of attacks, successful attacks on vital security functions of the internet, but also successful internationally coordinated operations of law enforcement and security vendors. Many of the changes in cyber threats can be attributed exactly to this coordination and the mobilisation of the cyber community. However, the evidence indicates that the future cyber threat landscapes will maintain active dynamics.
Identifying and understanding cyber threat dynamics can be the basis of a very important cyber security tool. The dynamics of the cyber threat landscape set the parameters for flexible, yet effective security protection regimes that are adapted to the real exposure. Understanding the dependencies among all components of the threat landscape is an important piece of knowledge and an enabler towards active and agile security management practices. With the threat landscape 2014 report5, ENISA continues its contribution to publicly available cyber threat knowledge.6
Computer emergency response teams (CERTs) and first response
CERTs – the EU's computer emergency response teams – respond to emergencies, new incidents and cyber threats that could affect vital computer networks or information systems.
These teams assist public and private sector organisations to provide an adequate response to incidents and threats across an EU wide network. They exchange experience and expertise while developing 'baseline capabilities'7. Furthermore, it raises the bar for non-governmental teams to offer similar response to incidents across the EU.
As part of ENISA's cooperation with CERTs, the agency has updated and extended its training material in the area of network forensics8, and has published a good practice guide on actionable information9 for security incident response. The study is complemented by an inventory that can be applied to information-sharing activities and an accompanying new hands-on exercise scenario10.
Pan-European cyber exercises11
Over the past five years ENISA has supported the implementation of the European Commission's policy initiatives, the 'Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP) Communication' and the 'Digital Agenda for Europe' (see 'related links' below), by developing cyber exercises and cooperation and by defining and testing operational procedures (EU-SOPs) for all cyber security authorities in the EU.
In 2010, there was only a table top exercise and no crisis management procedures at the EU level for dealing with cyber events. Now standard operating procedures are in place for handling cyber events. New policy initiatives such as the EU's Cybersecurity Strategy and the forthcoming Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive (see 'related links' below) have highlighted the importance of these successful activities.
Both activities will continue to contribute to the long-lasting impact of the EU Cybersecurity Strategy and the NIS Directive on the level of security in the EU. In this light, ENISA will need to streamline its activities in this area and further develop them to support effectively the implementation of this demanding policy context.
National cyber security strategies (NCSS)
Around twenty EU Member States have now developed a national cyber security strategy (NCSS). The remaining eight Member States are also developing strategies. ENISA has established an expert group with representatives from the Member States to exchange good practices and to analyse specific topics of interest to the group. Last year the agency developed a good practice guide for the evaluation of NCSSs12. This year, ENISA co-operates with Member States on public private partnerships (PPPs) and how they can be used in the context of an NCSS, while in May 2015 a workshop is planned on NCSS development.
Critical information infrastructure protection (CIIP)
ENISA has worked for many years in the critical information infrastructure protection (CIIP) area and has assisted the Member States in implementing the EU's CIIP action plan. Currently, the agency focuses on the telecommunications, energy and finance sectors. In the future, ENISA plans to extend its efforts to the areas of health as well as transport and to cover more aspects within the energy sector.
For the telecommunications and smart grids areas, ENISA has developed minimum security measures. For telecommunications, the agency has also developed a harmonised incident reporting framework (due to Article 13a of the Framework Directive (2009/140/EC)). This work could provide a strong basis for assisting in implementing similar requirements in the NIS Directive once it is adopted.
All EU national regulatory authorities now use ENISA's guidelines and recommendations for incident reporting. In the last four years, ENISA has issued annual incident reports covering the area of telecommunications operators. In the context of Article 4 of the e-Privacy Directive (2002/58/EC) which covers data breach notification, ENISA brings together national regulatory authorities and data protection authorities to develop a common approach to incident reporting in Europe. Additionally, the agency has been called in the 'Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC' (the eIDAS Regulation) (see 'related links' below) to assist national regulatory authorities to implement the incident reporting scheme for trust providers. The work has just started and is expected to finish in June 2016.
Cryptography research and tools and 'security by design'13
Cryptographic tools are widely used to protect our information infrastructure from malicious users. Today cryptography is mainly used to protect the access to services and to protect communication of individuals and groups (e.g. virtual private networks and message encryption, end-to-end encryption).
A good approach to secure our personal data is to "reduce, protect, detect". However, as with any quality measure, it poses a burden on implementers. Hence, EU legislation needs to support privacy by requiring systems' developers and service providers to build in data protection measures from the design phase on, what is also known as 'security by design'.14
For the EU to become the single market of choice for governments and industry, it is necessary to have trusted core NIS technologies and services for industry and citizens (i.e. trust in EU products and services).
Furthermore, there is a need for an innovative business model for EU companies producing cyber security products and services. Currently there is no properly coordinated EU industry policy in place specifically for the IT security sector. In addition, it is critical to ensure that the cost of implementing NIS legislation and policy does not penalise EU companies in a global market.
There are a number of initiatives in this direction, for example in the area of standardisation, certification, public procurement and research.
Challenges for the future
There are different aspects to cyber security and cyber-attacks. But all current security attacks tend to make use of the same technology, making it difficult to judge who is attacking what and why. We will see a new type of asymmetric warfare with a new paradigm and no taxonomy. This brings cyber security to a new level, making its scope more critical for the EU's security. The protection of information, information systems and infrastructure from those threats associated with the use of ICT systems in a globally connected environment, is inevitably linked with effective security policies and robust and resilient cyber defence capabilities within a common EU policy.
To enable the EU to address this, cooperation among Member States, EU institutions and other relevant bodies, is a top priority. Within this scope, collaboration or so-called 'service centres' for special tasks can be created between agencies, e.g. ENISA and Europol including Member States' national agencies.
We need European prevention, detection and response capabilities. This includes harmonisation of European and international legislative frameworks and procedures as well as collaboration models to ensure adequate policy implementation. Citizens need to be able to trust the EU to create a legal framework and to prosecute those who break the law. Furthermore, we need to implement early warning systems to support detection. Some of the current decisions will have an impact on the EU's future over the next few decades.
ENISA is strategically well positioned to address the technical and organisational elements of these challenges and threats, provide solutions and the knowledge that will support investment and deployment of electronic services in the EU internal market. ENISA is here to actively contribute to a high level of network and information security within the Union, use its expertise to stimulate broad cooperation between actors from the public and private sectors and deliver its agenda on cyber security for the EU and its citizens.
Prof. Udo Helmbrecht is the Executive Director of ENISA since October 2009. Prior to this, he was the President of the German Federal Office for Information Security, BSI, for six years, between 2003-2009. Prof. Helmbrecht holds a doctorate in theoretical physics, and is an honorary professor at the Institut für Technische Informatik at the Universität der Bundeswehr Munich, Germany.
ENISA Website
ENISA press release (16 March 2015): 'ENISA on EU cyber security at [European] Parliament's SEDE Committee'
Network and Information Security in the Finance Sector – Regulatory Landscape and Industry Priorities
European Parliament Website / Audiovisual Services for Media: SEDE Committee Meeting on "Cybersecurity and Defense"
European Commission Digital Agenda for Europe Website
European Commission Digital Agenda for Europe Website: Policy on Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP)
European Commission Digital Agenda for Europe Website: EU Cybersecurity plan to protect open internet and online freedom and opportunity – cyber security strategy and proposal for a directive
European Commission (7 February 2013): Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council [of the EU] concerning measures to ensure a high common level of network and information security across the Union (also referenced as the proposed Cybersecurity or Network and Security (NIS) Directive)
Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC' (eIDAS Regulation)
EPC Blog (12 January 2015): European Union Regulatory Initiatives Impacting the Security of Euro Payments: the 2015 Outlook
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The certificate in Missionary Outreach is a 9 month program with 6 months of coursework and 3 months of practical training. The emphasis for this program is Islamic outreach. The coursework is divided between 5 doctrine and biblical studies courses, 1 Christian leadership course and 6 mission or practical courses. Each morning the students gather for prayer and devotion together at which time they practiceleading prayer, worship, preaching, communion, and receive instruction in personal prayer and devotional time. The program as presently formatted is as follows: 3 months of instruction, 3 months in the field working with a missionary project in an Islamic area, and then 3 more months in the classroom with graduation at the end of 3 months. During the last three months in the classroom time is allocated for students to interact around what they have learned in their field experience and to learn form one another.
This program has two categories: accredited and non-accredit diploma program. a) Accredited diploma program is designed for students who meet the entrance requirements of the national education policy for higher education at diploma level and who aspire to continue their studies in Degree level. It is intended to train and equip those who aspire to do general ministry in their church by providing them foundational Christian doctrines, Biblical studies, Basic Biblical leadership principles, basic mission and historical studies and practical guidelines for Christian life. b) The non-accredited diploma program is for the Amharic media program, but it is similar to that of the accredited diploma program as to content, quality and breadth.
This program is designed around three ministry majors: Biblical and Theological Studies, Christian Leadership Studies and Missional Studies. The purpose of the program is to prepare well-equipped servant leaders and ministers for the church of God based on their calling and the need of the church in Ethiopia and beyond. This program is different from diploma program in its depth of content, breadth of topics covered, the type of assignments and length of study. Students who register in this program will have a wider opportunity to study in depth various courses that relate to their specific calling and this be better equipped.
This program is designed for those church leaders who have Bachelor degree or above in other disciplines other than theology but want to pursue Masters of Theology. The purpose of the program is to lay astrong biblical and theological foundation for the student before moving to masters level study. In addition to this, the program equips particularly those who are 'not fulltime ministers' in the church to be effective in the area of eldership, preaching, teaching and church administration. The courses in this program are different from Bachelor Arts in Theology program courses in their depth of content, breadth of topics, the type of assignments, and length of study. Students who successfully complete this program with a minimum of 3.0 (B) grade average will have opportunity to study in Master of Theology Program.
The MA in Theology program consists of approximately 1 year of course work (8 courses) and 1 year of research and writing. The main objectives are to understand Christian theology and theological reflection from: 1) a biblical perspective; 2) a historical perspective giving primary focus to theological reflectionin the African context; and 3) within the Ethiopian context.


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Photo Essay: In Search of Peace Awareness
You know me, I'm up for anything.
My explorations of LA and its environs are becoming more and more remote and esoteric.
But what I seek is simple: peacefulness and beauty. I often find those in the most unexpected places, and sometimes I have to challenge myself and face my fears a bit to achieve peace of mind, but every adventure brings me solace, whether on the water, up in the air, or behind the wheel. Repetition and predictability rile me up. Breaks from the norm settle me down.
While passing through LA's historic West Adams neighborhood last week, I stopped at the former Guasti Villa, an Italian Renaissance Beaux Arts mansion built between 1910-13 for wine magnate Secundo Guasti.
The glamorous setting is replete with ornate chandeliers, ceiling murals...
...a ladies' sitting room...
...and a men's sitting room...
...which now serve as the headquarters for the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness and the Peace Theological Seminary, which has occupied the villa since purchasing it in 1974.
Now, theological students climb the grand staircase once graced by Busby Berkeley, who bought and moved into the villa in 1937, and all of his Hollywood friends.
Up the sweeping staircase...
...you can find various dorm rooms and offices, as well as a curved solarium that faces the back reflecting pools and gardens.
In fact, it's what's behind the mansion...
...through wrought iron and glass doors (though to have been added by Berkeley)...
...past plaster reliefs...
...and under the curved bay windows of the solarium above...
...that's the big draw for visitors like me.
A reflecting pool leads down to a golden sand path...
...and to its right, the Peace Awareness Labyrinth.
Made of hand-cut travertine marble, this labyrinth was modeled after the one at Chartres Cathedral in France (circa 1220). It's not a "maze," per se (like those you see cut out of shrubbery in England) because you can't get lost in it.
Forty feet across with a circuitous path totaling about 0.3 miles long, there is only one place to start and end (at the "HU" symbol, an ancient Sanskrit name for God)...
...with no dead ends in between. Once you hit the center of the labyrinth, you follow the same path back to the "HU." The biggest challenge is not taking it too quickly, blowing your way through it to get it over with.
Once the labyrinth walk is completed, you pass a fountain down to the Meditation Garden...
...where light streams between leaves...
...and sometimes through them...
...in a quiet, hidden setting with a koi pond, a turtle...
...plenty of flowers...
...and plenty of shady, peaceful seating.
I didn't really want to hear about the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness and the teachings of Dr. John-Roger, its founder and spiritual advisor, but I find "practical spirituality" appealing. I find any kind of retreat appealing. I think it's good to be aware of our souls, to get in touch with our higher selves, to try to see flowers blooming wherever we go. To take a minute (or several) to just walk, think, breathe...or not. Sometimes letting go of ourselves is the best way to feel connected to others.
The key is not having to do any of these things. It's just nice to have it as an option.
It turns out there are 88 labyrinths within a 100 mile driving radius from my zip code. Looks like I'll have plenty of options in my travels in the near (and distant) future.
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SO Chapter 25
Edited by: Planetes
At night, Fang Zhaomu slept very badly, and kept jerking awake.
In the first half of the night, he still had not got rid of the habit of picking up his phone and wanting to talk to Andrew. However, when he touched his new phone, he immediately sobered up and put his phone back.
It did not happen again for the rest of the night.
Waking up in the morning, Fang Zhaomu had recovered a little more of his spirits from yesterday. He turned on his laptop and started to plan his journey back.
He refused to think about anything to do with this Seattle trip. He really wanted to gouge out all his memories that had to do with the dating app, as every memory that looked very sweet then, all looked wretched now.
The weather report stated that this storm would last for another three to five days. Fang Zhaomu looked out of the window, then at his laptop's screen. He was thinking about booking a room at another Seattle hotel.
The rain had lessened now. Fang Zhaomu felt that it was possible for him to move to another hotel, the main reason being that if he had to stay in this one for another three to five days, it would be too expensive.
He looked through the selections, and felt that a hotel apartment near the airport was not too bad and so booked a room there. He packed up his luggage, and called the reception to confirm if he needed to check out. The reception told him there was no need to do so, and Fang Zhaomu asked them to call him a taxi.
When Fang Zhaomu reached the entrance, his taxi had too arrived. The driver got off the vehicle and helped Fang Zhaomu placed his luggage in the trunk before moving off.
The streets were not flooded too badly. The rain poured down, pattering down on the roof of the car. It sounded a little scary, and the speed of the taxi was also not too fast, making Fang Zhaomu feel worried. Fortunately, the driver had a steady control over his car, and they smoothly arrived at their destination.
The hotel he booked only had a simple front desk. A receptionist standing there helped Fang Zhaomu arranged his check-in. Passing him a keycard, he told him that his room had been upgraded to a suite.
Fang Zhaomu headed upstairs. Upon opening the door, he discovered that the room was really quite big, seemingly suitable for a family of three to live. There was also an open-plan kitchen and a living room, as well as two bedrooms, one big and one small.
Fang Zhaomu sat down after settling in. He received an email from the professor who offered him a PhD position, asking him if he had considered it. Fang Zhaomu gave the professor a call.
When he had asked his family for school fees, he had mentioned about a PhD before, and both his parents were very supportive of that. Fang Zhaomu himself had also seriously considered it, even though he was not happy in the lab, but he liked doing experiments and writing the thesis. He really enjoyed being able to focus on research, and now that the professor was willing to provide him with this opportunity, he wanted to grab hold of it. At the end of the call, Fang Zhaomu and the professor had a verbal agreement with each other. When he was done with his exchange at the end of May, he would return to school and send in his application.
Having decided his path, Fang Zhaomu now had the energy to continue living his life. His mind was also clearer than before. He sat in the living room, looking at his thesis on his laptop. Feeling a little hungry, he went to check the fridge out. Finding some frozen food, he boiled some water and prepared a plate of pasta.
After a few bites, his phone suddenly rang. Looking at the screen, it was a call from Song Yuanxun. Fang Zhaomu put his fork down, but did not answer. When the phone stopped ringing, he blacklisted Song Yuanxun's number.
Fang Zhaomu did not download the dating app in his new phone. He probably would never use anything like that again.
Not longer after, the phone in the room started ringing. Fang Zhaomu was completely irritated. He wanted to hang up, but afraid that it was a call from the reception, he picked up.
"Mumu." Song Yuanxun called him.
Fang Zhaomu swiftly hung up.
Maybe because he had no other options, Song Yuanxun did not come to harass Fang Zhaomu anymore.
Fang Zhaomu spent a few days at the hotel, sneaking downstairs to buy some food. When the flights resumed, he returned to C City on his original flight.
Song Yuanxun's name was like a trauma leftover from an accident. The recovery period was long, the condition triggered often, and he would probably need a lot of time before he got better.
As long as he was alone in the room, Fang Zhaomu could not help but descend into a low mood. He tried his best to not think about everything to do with Andrew and Song Yuanxun, and did his utmost best in filling up all his time with trivial matters, and was even unwilling to touch his phone.
However, life still had to go on. After defending his thesis, Fang Zhaomu no longer went to the lab. He still had to stay in T University for four more months, and so started three new classes. At the start, he sneaked around like a thief, afraid of bumping into Song Yuanxun. After two weeks of classes, he never saw him, and so Fang Zhaomu put down his guard.
One Wednesday, Fang Zhaomu went to class like usual. He was early, and entered the lift alone. Just before the door closed completely, a person ran towards the lift and re-opened the door.
Fang Zhaomu looked up. Song Yuanxun was standing there with the two other people he saw previously in the restaurant. Song Yuanxun's eyes met Fang Zhaomu's, and he was also slightly stunned. Sensibly, he shifted to a side, and did not stand too close to Fang Zhaomu.
However, if Song Yuanxun was there, Fang Zhaomu would feel reserved and awkward.
One of the girls walked in and stood next to Fang Zhaomu and gave him a friendly nod. Fang Zhaomu did not know how to react, and smiled at her without thinking.
She casually asked Fang Zhaomu, "Which faculty are you from? I don't seem to have seen you around before."
Fang Zhaomu paused, glossing over it. "I'm here on exchange."
"Oh," She thought Fang Zhaomu was a student here on exchange for the next semester, and so took out her phone. "Let's exchange contact details, and go out for a meal when we're free."
Fang Zhaomu hesitated. "I didn't bring my phone…"
He really did not bring it with him. Now, if he could avoid using his phone, he would not use it. Communication was done through emails on his laptop, and once he was used to it, it was not very inconvenient.
"Huh?" The girl was a little surprised.
However, Fang Zhaomu had reached his floor. He said goodbye to the girl, and walked out.
Fang Zhaomu sat by the window. Halfway through the class, snow started drifting down outside, and Fang Zhaomu could not help but turn to look.
He had never seen snow in C City before. There were a few forecast, but it never happened. The report yesterday said it would snow today, but Fang Zhaomu did not take it seriously, only for it to actually snow instead.
The snow fell heavier. By the time the class ended, Fang Zhaomu looked out to the ground. The snow had already piled up in a thin layer, and the ground looked fluffy. He slowly packed his books up and headed out, and outside the classroom was a person standing there.
Song Yuanxun was waiting for him.
Fang Zhaomu no longer felt much of anything when he saw Song Yuanxun now. His heart knew that Andrew did not exist, but he was unable to put Andrew and Song Yuanxun together. Andrew and the dating app that he was familiar with were in the past, and he was not familiar with this version of Song Yuanxun, and he was also unwilling to be familiar with him.
Fang Zhaomu glanced at Song Yuanxun. His feet paused, then turned into the stairways.
Song Yuanxun followed after him. "It's snowing now, I'll send you back."
His voice was basically a nightmare to Fang Zhaomu, each word dragging out every embarrassing chat messages from Fang Zhaomu's memories. Fang Zhaomu did not want to speak to him, but if he did not say anything, he would seem to be very contentious, as though he was still throwing a tantrum of some sort. He tried to speak mildly with Song Yuanxun, "I brought an umbrella."
"The roads are very slippery."
Fang Zhaomu glanced at Song Yuanxun. "I know now, I'll walk carefully."
Although there was more than half a metre between Song Yuanxun and Fang Zhaomu, Fang Zhaomu still felt his inescapable presence, and it made him unable to focus. There were three steps on the to the lift landing, and when Fang Zhaomu was on the last step, his ankle twisted for no reason. Song Yuanxun deftly caught him, while Fang Zhaomu's school bag dropped.
"I'll walk with you," Song Yuanxun persuaded Fang Zhaomu helplessly. "You can even fall on flat ground."
He let go, and helped Fang Zhaomu pick his bag up. Carrying it, he did not return it to Fang Zhaomu, and pressed the button for the lift.
Fang Zhaomu was completely vexed. He had never been so angry about his habit of not looking where he walked, and felt that it was also very embarrassing. He tried to take his bag away from Song Yuanxun, but failed to do so, and also did not dare to look into Song Yuanxun's eyes. He wondered why Song Yuanxun was so insensible, Fang Zhaomu had already been avoiding him like this, and also did not argue with him over anything.
The door to the lift opened. Coincidentally, those two classmates of Song Yuanxun were also inside. The girl chatting with Fang Zhaomu just now was a little shocked to see the two people standing together.
Fang Zhaomu and Song Yuanxun both entered the lift, and the first thing the girl asked Song Yuanxun was, "You guys know each other?"
"Mn."
The girl seemed to be filled with questions, but did not probe any further. They quickly arrived on the first floor. Fang Zhaomu walked very slowly, pulling the distance between them and the other two people apart before telling Song Yuanxun, "Return me my bag."
Fang Zhaomu extended his hand to take it back again, only to still grab air. Song Yuanxun told Fang Zhaomu, "Just let me send you back this one time."
Fang Zhaomu looked at Song Yuanxun. He really did not want to argue with him, but also did not want to sit in his car. The two of them were like elementary school kids, one reaching out and the other avoiding it. Finally, Fang Zhaomu also got angry, and told Song Yuanxun, "Then you can just take it."
He walked off by himself, walking into the snow without an umbrella. Only then did Song Yuanxun ran after him and returned his bag.
In the snow, Fang Zhaomu took his umbrella out and started walking home. Song Yuanxun did not drive nor did he have an umbrella, and kept following behind Fang Zhaomu at his pace. Fang Zhaomu did not bother with him, only carefully making his way home, and did not slip and fall.
In Fang Zhaomu's room was a very narrow window. He closed his door behind him, pondering for a few minutes before walking to the window and opening it, looking outside.
Song Yuanxun was about to reach the turn in the road. He was dressed in a coat, his posture straight. However, without an umbrella, snow had accumulated on his shoulders, and he did not look as dazzling as usual, and looked more human than before.
When Song Yuanxun turned around the corner, he looked back. Afraid of getting caught, Fang Zhaomu quickly closed the window and stopped watching him.
0 thoughts on "SO Chapter 25"
Navleu says:
Yeah, Song Yuanxun… why are you so insensible? He doesn't want to talk to you! Leave him alone! He needs time!
Sisithatlikestoread says:
I mean, to be fair, there's a big possibility that he would lose him forever if he let him go. I really am curious how they will sort this out tho
BaiTianshi says:
Yeah I actually feel hurt for SY😭
Soteee says:
Lol! He's on to him like white on rice.


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Australian National University (U-wide)
La Trobe University (U-wide, Nursing)
Macquarie University (U-wide)
Monash University (U-wide)
RMIT University (U-wide)
The University of Adelaide (U-wide)
The University of Melbourne (U-wide, Law, MBA)
The University of New South Wales (U-wide)
The University of Queensland (U-wide)
The University of Sydney (U-wide, Public Health)
University of South Australia (United College)
The University of Western Australia (U-wide)
Universiti Brunei Darussalam (U-wide, U-wide Summer)
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (MBA)
Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (MBA)
Akita International University (Social Science)
Asia University (New Asia College)
Doshisha University (U-wide)
Gakushuin University (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
Hiroshima University (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
Hitotsubashi University (U-wide, Japanese Studies, MBA)
Hokkaido University (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
International Christian University (Chung Chi College)
International University of Japan (MBA)
Kansai Gaidai University (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
Kansai University (U-wide)
Keio University (U-wide, Chung Chi College)
Kobe University (U-wide)
Kwansei Gakuin University (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
Kyorin University (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
Kyoto Sangyo University (New Asia College)
Kyoto University (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
Kyushu University (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
Meiji University (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
Nagoya University (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
Nagoya University of Commerce and Business (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
Nanzan University (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
Osaka International University (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
Osaka University (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
Rikkyo University (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Shaw College)
Ritsumeikan University (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
Soka University (Chung Chi College, C.W. Chu College, New Asia College, United College)
Sophia University (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
The University of Tokyo (Arts)
Tokyo Gakugei University (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
University of Tsukuba (U-wide, Japanese Studies)
Waseda University (U-wide, GPA, JLM, MBA)
Ewha Womans University (U-wide, New Asia College, U-wide Summer)
Hallym University (JLM)
Hanyang University (U-wide, U-wide Summer)
Korea University (U-wide, BBA, Wu Yee Sun College, U-wide Summer)
Pohang University of Science and Technology (U-wide)
Pusan National University (U-wide)
Seoul National University (U-wide)
Sungkyunkwan University (BBA, Medicine, United College, U-wide Summer)
University of Seoul (Shaw College)
Yonsei University (U-wide, BBA, MBA)
Beijing Normal University (New Asia College)
Beijing Sport University (Sports Science and Physical Education)
China Europe International Business School (MBA)
China Foreign Affairs University (Chung Chi College)
East China University of Political Science and Law (Law)
Fudan University (U-wide, Physics, MBA)
Henan University (Divinity School of Chung Chi College)
Nanjing University (U-wide)
Northwest A&F University (S.H. Ho College)
Peking University (U-wide, S.H. Ho College, BBA, Law, MBA)
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (U-wide, BBA, Science, MBA)
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (PAC)
Tsinghua University (U-wide, MBA)
Wuhan University (Chung Chi College)
Xi'an Jiaotong University (U-wide)
Zhejiang University (U-wide)
University of Malaya (U-wide)
The University of Auckland (U-wide, Global Studies, Law)
University of Otago (U-wide, BBA)
The University of Waikato (U-wide)
Nanyang Technological University (U-wide, Engineering, Sports Science and Physical Education, U-wide Summer)
National University of Singapore (U-wide, Architecture, Arts, Social Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Global Studies, Hotel and Tourism Management, MBA)
Singapore Management University (BBA)
Singapore University of Technology and Design (U-wide)
Asia University (U-wide Summer)
Chang Jung Christian University (Divinity School of Chung Chi College)
National Central University (U-wide)
National Chengchi University (BBA, JLM, MBA)
National Cheng Kung University (Arts, Engineering, Social Science, Gender Studies)
National Chiao Tung University (Cultural and Religious Studies)
National Sun Yat-Sen University (BBA)
National Taiwan University (U-wide, Law, Science, Social Science, Social Work, MBA)
National Tsing Hua University (U-wide)
University System of Taiwan (New Asia College)
Mahidol University (U-wide)
Europe and Africa
Graz University of Technology (U-wide, Architecture)
University of Graz (U-wide)
University of Vienna (U-wide)
Vienna University of Economics and Business (U-wide, Shaw College, Morningside College, Summer)
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (U-wide, Chung Chi College)
Universite Catholique de Louvain (MBA)
University of Economics, Prague (U-wide, New Asia College, Wu Yee Sun College)
Aarhus University (C.W. Chu College, Summer)
Copenhagen Business School (U-wide, MBA, Summer)
Technical University of Denmark (U-wide, New Asia College, Shaw College, Morningside College, Lee Woo Sing College)
University of Copenhagen (U-wide)
University of Helsinki (U-wide, Summer)
University of Oulu (United College)
University of Tampere (U-wide, Shaw College, Lee Woo Sing College, Wu Yee Sun College)
Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) (U-wide, MBA)
Ecole Superieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) (MBA)
Sciences Po (U-wide)
TELECOM Ecole de Management (BA, Summer)
TELECOM SudParis (Engineering)
Universite Catholique de Lille (BA, U-wide, Chung Chi College, United College)
Universite Jean Moulin (Lyon 3) (U-wide, Shaw College, S. H. Ho College)
Universite Paris 1 Pantheon – Sorbonne (U-wide)
Sorbonne Universite (U-wide)
Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiburg (U-wide, Shaw College, Wu Yee Sun College)
Freie Universitat Berlin (U-wide)
University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart (Architecture)
Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin (U-wide)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Science, Shaw College, S. H. Ho College, Wu Yee Sun College)
Leibniz Universitat Hannover (U-wide)
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn (Chung Chi College)
Ruprecht-Karls-Universitat Heidelberg (U-wide)
Universitat Mannheim (U-wide, Economics, MBA)
WHU – Otto Beisheim Management (BA, MBA)
Eötvös Loránd University (C.W. Chu College)
The University of Dublin (U-wide, BA)
University College Dublin (U-wide, BA, Social Work)
Politecnico di Milano (Architecture)
Politecnico di Torino (Architecture)
Universita Carlo Cattaneo (LIUC) (U-wide, United College)
Universita Commerciale L. Bocconi (U-wide, Law, New Asia College, S. H. Ho College, Wu Yee Sun College, MBA)
Amsterdam University College (Morningside College)
Delft University of Technology (Architecture)
Erasmus University Rotterdam (Arts, BA, EUC, Social Science, Journalism & Communication)
Leiden University (U-wide)
Maastricht University (U-wide (School of Business and Economics), U-wide (University College Maastricht), Shaw College, S. H. Ho College, Lee Woo Sing College, Wu Yee Sun College, Arts, Social Science, Environmental Science, Geography and Resource Management, Psychology, Urban Studies)
Tilburg University (U-wide, New Asia College, Shaw College)
University of Groningen (U-wide, New Asia College, Wu Yee Sun College)
Utrecht University (U-wide, Morningside College, S. H. Ho College, C. W. Chu College, Economics, Summer)
University of Bergen (U-wide)
Warsaw School of Economics (U-wide)
Saint Petersburg State University (MBA)
Stellenbosch University (U-wide, S. H. Ho College, Summer)
Escuela Superior de Administracion y Direccion de Empresas (ESADE) (BA, MBA)
IE Business School (BA)
Universitat Pompeu Fabra (U-wide, United College)
University of Navarra (U-wide)
Chalmers University of Technology (Engineering, Science)
Karlstad University (U-wide, Lee Woo Sing College, Science)
KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Engineering, Science)
Lund University (U-wide, BA)
Malmo University (U-wide, New Asia College)
Orebro University (U-wide, Chung Chi College)
Stockholm University (U-wide, BA, Summer)
University of Gothenburg (U-wide, United College, Shaw College)
Uppsala University (U-wide, Shaw College, Lee Woo Sing College, Wu Yee Sun College)
Ecole Polytechnique Federale Lausanne (EPFL) (Engineering)
ETH Zurich (Engineering, Science)
University of Bern (U-wide)
University of Fribourg (U-wide)
University of Geneva (U-wide, Summer)
University of Lausanne (U-wide)
University of St. Gallen (U-wide, MBA)
University of Zurich (U-wide)
Koç University (U-wide)
Aston University (U-wide, BA)
Cardiff University (BA)
City, University of London (BA)
Durham University (U-wide, Law)
King's College London (U-wide, Summer)
London Business School (MBA)
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London (U-wide)
The University of Liverpool (U-wide, Engineering)
The University of Manchester (U-wide, BA)
The University of Sheffield (U-wide, Law, Urban Studies)
University College London (Morningside College, Engineering, Linguistics and Modern Languages)
University of Aberdeen (U-wide, Shaw College, Morningside College, Lee Woo Sing College, C. W. Chu College, Wu Yee Sun College)
University of Bath (Economics)
University of Birmingham (U-wide, Global Studies)
University of Bristol (U-wide)
University of Cambridge (S.H. Ho College, Architecture)
University of Dundee (U-wide, Chung Chi College, Shaw College)
University of Essex (U-wide, United College)
University of Exeter (U-wide, BA, Summer)
University of Glasgow (U-wide, United College)
University of Kent (U-wide, Scoiology)
University of Leeds (New Asia College)
University of Southampton (U-wide)
University of Sussex (U-wide, United College, Shaw College, Morningside College, Lee Woo Sing College, C. W. Chu College)
University of Warwick (BA, Government and Public Administration, MBA, Sociology)
University of Westminster (U-wide, Government and Public Administration, Contemporary China Studies)
University of York (Morningside College)
HEC Montreal (BA)
McGill University (U-wide)
Queen's University (U-wide, BA, Shaw College)
Simon Fraser University (U-wide, Chung Chi College, Public Health)
The University of British Columbia (U-wide, BA, MBA)
University of Alberta (Chung Chi College, New Asia College, Wu Yee Sun College)
University of Calgary (United College, Shaw College)
University of Ottawa (Morningside College, Lee Woo Sing College)
University of Toronto (Mississauga Campus) (Science)
University of Toronto (Scarborough Campus) (U-wide, Business studies, S.H.Ho College)
University of Toronto (St. George) (Shaw College, Science, BA, MBA)
University of Victoria (BA, Shaw College)
University of Waterloo (U-wide)
Western University (BA, U-wide, Geography and Resource Management, Urban Studies)
York University (BA, English, MBA, Shaw College)
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (U-wide)
Tecnologico de Monterrey (U-wide)
Universidad de Monterrey (U-wide, Shaw College)
American University (U-wide, Shaw College)
Baylor University (U-wide)
Bellarmine University (U-wide)
Brandeis University (C.W.Chu College)
Brown University (S.H.Ho College)
Bucknell University (S.H.Ho College)
Carnegie Mellon University (Fine Arts)
Claremont McKenna College (U-wide)
Cornell University (HMG)
Dartmouth College (Engineering)
Duke University (MBA)
Emory University (BA)
Episcopal Divinity School (Divinity School, Chung Chi College)
Georgetown University (U-wide)
Georgia Institute of Technology (Architecture, Engineering)
International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) (U-wide, Shaw College)
Lehigh University (U-wide)
Loyola Marymount University (Chung Chi College)
Miami University (BA)
New York University (MBA)
Northeastern University (U-wide)
Northwestern University (MBA)
Occidental College (New Asia College)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (U-wide)
Rice University (U-wide)
San Diego State University (Chung Chi College, Morningside College, S.H.Ho College, C.W.Chu College)
St. Edward's University (Wu Yee Sun College)
Stony Brook University (U-wide, Engineering, Shaw College, Morningside College)
Syracuse University (U-wide, Engineering)
The George Washington University (U-wide)
The Pennsylvania State University (U-wide, Hotel and Tourism)
The University of Chicago (MBA)
The University of Iowa (Accounting)
The University of Michigan (BA)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (U-wide, BA, MBA, Music, Lee Wu Sing College)
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (U-wide, Chung Chi College)
The University of Texas at Austin (BA, Journalism and Communication, MBA)
University of California, Education Abroad Programme (U-wide)
University of California, Berkeley (Physics)
University of California, Los Angeles (MBA)
University of Florida (MBA)
University of Hawaii at Manoa (U-wide, New Asia College)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (U-wide, Engineering, New Asia College, United College)
University of Massachusetts Amherst (U-wide, New Asia College, United College)
University of Miami (U-wide, Shaw College)
University of Notre Dame (U-wide)
University of Pennsylvania (U-wide, BA, Engineering)
University of Pittsburgh (U-wide, Mathematics, Wu Yee Sun College)
University of Redlands (Chung Chi College)
University of Rochester (U-wide, Morninside College, Wu Yee Sun College)
University of South Carolina (U-wide, BA, United College)
University of Southern California (BA, Journalism and Communication)
University of Tennessee at Knoxville (United College, Lee Woo Sing College)
University of Virginia (Fine Arts)
University of Washington (U-wide, Lee Woo Sing College, C.W. Chu College)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (U-wide, New Asia College)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (U-wide)
Washington and Lee University (Chung Chi College)
Wheaton College (Morningside College)
Whitworth University (Chung Chi College)
Williams College (United College)
Washington University in St. Louis (BA)
Yale University (Divinity School, Chung Chi College)
Yeshiva University (Divinity School, Chung Chi College)
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Q: If $G$ is a group and $g\in G$, then for all $n,m\in\mathbb{Z}$, we have the following properties. Proof attempt:
(a) $g^ng^m=g^{n+m}$
(b) $(g^n)^{-1}=g^{-n}$
Proof(informal rough draft).
(a) Since $g\in G$, we can rewrite $g^n=gg...g$ for n-factors of $g$ and $g^m=gg...g$ for m-factors of $g$, since rules of exponents still hold for groups(given definition in the book). If $G$ is under a group under addition, we can add the exponents to obtain $g^ng^m=g^{n+m}$.
Have not yet began (b).
Thoughts? This is an intro to group theory/proof class so instructor said it should be simple yet very direct.

A: Your proof of part (a) is, as mentioned in the comments, not a proof; you are assuming that which you wish to show. Furthermore, writing "If $G$ is under a group [sic] under addition, we can add the exponents to obtain $g^n g^m = g^{n+m}$ is not just assuming that which you want to show, but also is misleading: this identity holds in any group, and the question asks you to show that it indeed holds for any group, not just a group with addition as its operation.
As this looks like homework, I'll give a hint for each question.
For part (a), you say that the definition of $g^n$ that you were given is as the product of $n$ copies of $g$. What happens if you multiply $n$ copies of $g$, and then multiply this by $m$ copies of $g$? How do you write this product in your group, before and after you carry out the multiplication?
For part (b), as stated in the comments, it suffices to show that $g^n g^{-n}$ is the identity element. As (presumably, analogous to the definition in (a)) the definition of $g^{-n}$ given is the product of $n$ copies of $g^{-1}$, what would you get if you first multiply $n$ copies of $g$, followed by $n$ copies of $g^{-1}$? How would you write either product in $G$?


Perhaps you don't particular want chair covers on your chairs if they are pretty chairs. A lovely way to dress them instead of using sashes is to use lengths of pretty satin ribbon in your chosen colours. Here we used a mix of champagne, peach, pink and ivory for a soft romantic look.


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Q: ORACLE: Can I get results of "SHOW PARAMETER" into a variable or table? When I execute SHOW PARAMETER CONTROL_MANAGEMENT_PACK_ACCESS, it gives me the value of this Oracle parameter as part of what appears to be a single row with three columns (name, type, and value). How can I get this value into a variable or table that I can use later in my script?
I'm trying to make a decision later in my script based on a few parameter values and I'm not sure how to store them in something persistent.

A: Query v$parameter instead (or v$system_parameter in the event that you've changed session-level parameters in your current session and want to ignore those changes).  show parameter is just SQL*Plus syntactic sugar on top of those data dictionary views.


Thank you for the guides and typical day sheet which I used to help me with my recent PIP claim.
I started the claim in April and had the medical just over a week ago.
Then today got letter saying awarded PIP at higher rate daily living and not mobility, for 3 years. When I look through the details it does seem roughly accurate however the lady at the medical said she would ask for a long review period as my condition wouldn't improve. However in the letter it says it may improve.
Is there anything else I should do now? E.g. ask about the ESA how long for etc? I have so far just stuck it all in a file along with past form and medical letters etc. I believe there is something with tax credits, going to send a copy of the letter to them tomorrow. many thanks again.
I will recommend your guides to others with the same condition.
Orangeblossom wrote: Thank you for the guides and typical day sheet which I used to help me with my recent PIP claim.
Congratulations on The ESA SG and PIP awards !!!
Thanks for the recommendation !!!
Regarding your ESA SG Award, have a look at my post : Here.
Regarding the PIP award, if you are happy with it and think that it is a fair reflection of how your disabilities affect you, then there is no more to do.


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A company called UNIKS APP, S.L. of Barcelona, Spain filed a UDRP at the World Intellectual Property Organization for the Uniks.com domain name. The domain name owner (respondent) was represented by ESQwire.com, the Internet and domain name focused law firm led by Ari Goldberger and Jason Schaeffer. Interestingly, it is the second UDRP victory of the week for ESQwire, which also represented the owner in the Meryl.com UDRP.
"Taking into account all of the above the Panel has no hesitation in finding that the present case amounts to RDNH by the Complainant. The case is completely misconceived and without any merit at all. The Panel notes the Complaint is self-represented but does not consider this excuses the Complainant's conduct in filing this Complaint. There are only two possibilities. Either (1) the Complainant knew its case was without merit and filed it anyway, presumably hoping it would somehow fail to be considered fully by a Panel and hence result in a ruling in its favor; or (2) the Complainant has misunderstood the Policy and the Rules and failed to understand the problems with its case – but the Panel does not regard this as acceptable, as common sense should have alerted the Complainant to the fact that its case was not straightforward, and a review of the materials the Center makes available on its website would have enabled the Complainant to realize its Complaint could not succeed.
In situations like this, it is very unfortunate that a domain name owner had to spend (likely) thousands of dollars defending its right to own this domain name. On the other hand, the complainant spent (likely) far less as it was internally represented and probably only had to pay the UDRP filing fee.
Without any type of penalty for a RDNH finding, it seems some complainants are willing to roll the dice to try and wrest control of a domain name for less than it would cost by purchasing it. The downside for the complainant is that this domain name likely became significantly more expensive to acquire, or perhaps not even available for sale any longer.
Good findings for the domain holder and he must either not sell to this particular buyer or at least get decent 5 figs.


President Donald Trump is weighing a new strategy to confront Iran's nuclear ambitions that would leave a 2015 agreement intact for now but ask Congress to toughen a law overseeing the Islamic Republic's compliance with the accord, according to three administration officials.
The goal behind the strategy, which Trump is expected to announce next week, would be to present a unified front from the administration and Congress to European allies, according to the officials, who asked not to be identified discussing an issue on which the president hasn't announced a final decision. The officials declined to say if Trump would also "decertify" Iran's compliance with the deal, a decision he has to make every 90 days under U.S. law.
But U.S. allies that are part of the accord, as well as China and Russia, say it's been effective. They point to assessments by the International Atomic Energy Agency that Iran is meeting requirements to curb its nuclear program.
That hasn't persuaded Trump. Although the president has twice certified Iran's compliance with the agreement, which lifted a range of economic sanctions in exchange for restrictions on the nuclear program, he signaled in a July interview with the Wall Street Journal that he wouldn't do so again before an approaching Oct. 15 deadline.
Staying in the accord but decertifying Iran's compliance would meet a standard set publicly this week by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. He told congressional committees that it's in the U.S. interest to stay in the Iran deal but that decertification is a "distinct" matter.
The approach the officials mapped out is similar to one proposed by Republican Senator Tom Cotton this week. Cotton, a longtime opponent of the accord, suggested Trump could "decertify" Iran's compliance with the deal without leaving the agreement, citing the Islamic Republic's continued ballistic missile tests and its meddling in countries from Syria to Yemen.
Cotton added that he wouldn't immediately seek a "snapback" of sanctions eased by the deal. Doing so would be considered a breach of the agreement, allowing Iran to reconstitute its nuclear program.
"Congress and the president, working together, should lay out how the deal must change and, if it doesn't, the consequences Iran will face," Cotton, who's close to Trump's national security advisers, said in a speech Tuesday at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Specifically, the proposal hashed out by Trump's national security team would ask Congress to amend the 2015 Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act, according to the officials. One possible change would be to require that Congress periodically certify that Iran remains at least a year away from developing a nuclear weapon.
Senator Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican who heads the Foreign Relations Committee, is currently working on legislation to amend the original law, according to one of the officials. Corker declined Thursday to discuss prospects for action on the Iran accord.
An outside expert familiar with the administration's thinking, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private, said the proposal put forward by Trump's advisers would offer a "third way" — decertify that the deal is in the U.S. interest, roll out a comprehensive pressure campaign against Iran and use that to build leverage for negotiations with European allies in the future.
It's not clear, though, that Congress, where Republicans have only a narrow majority in the Senate, would be able to approve any changes to the law. Another concern is that Republicans will come under pressure from opponents of the deal to kill it before a "third way" proposal could be put together.
Trump will unveil his new strategy next week, ahead of the Oct. 15 deadline, according to the officials.
While Trump said last month that he's made his decision — and much of the focus in recent days has been on whether he will certify Iranian compliance — administration officials say no final decision has been made. Even if Trump he doesn't certify that the deal is in U.S. interests, the multinational accord will remain intact.
The administration's approach may help assuage European allies, who have privately expressed a willingness to work on other ways to control Iran as long as the U.S. agrees to remain in the nuclear deal. But that's where they draw the line.
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