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"Ms. Sherman; Adam J. Szubin; and Denis R. McDonough all made presentations to the group, but were barred from taking questions to further explain it. White House officials said they were told from the start there would be no questions, while AIPAC supporters said that they would have allowed questions but that there was no time. Whatever the case, Mr. Obama took offense and later complained at the White House to AIPAC leaders that they had refused to allow Ms. Sherman and other members of his team to confront the "inaccuracies" being spread about the agreement." [NYTimes]
An AIPAC attendee, not authorized to speak for the organization, speculated to us… "It wasn't a friendly White House invitation in my mind. Forget about ID'ing all 700 activists and donors on the White House visitor logs, I think the White House's main motivation was to hold the group up with security lines and long speeches from Administration officials so that we would have less time to lobby members of Congress. When AIPAC told the officials to come to the hotel instead, the White House asked for an additional Q&A period which would have further delayed us. AIPAC declined, citing lack of time, and so the White House then invited members of Congress to meet with the President that same day, conflicting with some previously scheduled AIPAC appointments."
SUNDAY SHOWS: CNN's Fareed Zakaria to President Obama — "Prime Minister Netanyahu has injected himself forcefully into this debate on American foreign policy in Washington. Can you recall a time when a foreign head of government has done that? Is it appropriate? Obama: "I'll let you ask Prime Minister Netanyahu that question if he gives you an interview. I don't recall a similar example. Obviously the relationship between the U.S. and Israel is deep, it's profound, it's reflected in my policies. But, as I said in the speech yesterday, on the substance the Prime Minister is wrong on this. I can show that the basic assumptions he's made are incorrect. If, in fact, my argument is right that this is the best way for Iran to not get a nuclear weapon that is very good for Israel." [CNN]
"Herzog to Democrats on AIPAC's AIEF trip: I agree with Netanyahu that Iran deal is bad – but not with his approach" by Lahav Harkov: "The world powers' deal with Iran is dangerous, but Israel cannot intervene in American politics to fight it, opposition leader Isaac Herzog (Zionist Union) said in a meeting with 24 Democratic members of the US Congress Sunday. "Every Israeli patriot would be worried about this agreement and I have major criticism of aspects of it," he said. However, Herzog said he has no intention of intervening in American politics or telling the members of Congress how to vote, or openly challenging the US President." [JPost]
Eli Lake: "Matt House, a spokesman for the senator this morning in an e-mail to me, confirmed that Schumer would also vote to override an expected Obama veto if the rejection measure passes Congress." [BloombergView]
"How foreign-policy lessons from Iraq inform Obama's Iran deal" by Fred Hiatt: "Obama ought to be worried that so many supporters of the Iraq war, like Biden, Clinton and Kerry — like me, for that matter — support the Iran deal… But if the Iraq war isn't a single-issue litmus test for Obama, what are its lessons for foreign policy, including the Iran deal, and has the president drawn them correctly? One obvious lesson is that intelligence on nuclear capabilities is notoriously unreliable." [WashPost]
"Trail Wraps Up For Washington Post Reporter Held In Iran" by Nasser Karimi: "Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter detained in Iran more than a year ago and charged with espionage appeared in court for a final hearing on Monday, with a verdict expected in the coming days in a trial that has been condemned by the newspaper and press freedom groups." [AP; CNN]
2016 WATCH: "Bernie Sanders pushes back on Obama's comments on Iran deal opponents" by Ben Jacobs: "In an interview with CBS, Sanders pushed back on a statement Obama made in a speech at American University this week, that congressional opponents of the Iran deal were making common cause with Iranian hardliners… "I wouldn't frame it that way," said the independent Vermont senator. Sanders also said while it was "easy to be critical of an agreement which is not perfect," he saw the deal as the best alternative to the conflict." [TheGuardian] • "Bernie Sanders draws 28,000 people in Portland, his campaign says — largest 2016 contender crowd by far" [WashPost]
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Crowdfunding and cacao: Inside Andrew Keegan's spiritual community
By Maggie Coughlan
September 30, 2016 | 11:13am
Andrew Keegan and the interior of the Rose Temple Emory Hall / Getty Images
Andrew Keegan has found his seventh heaven. Now he just needs to find $111,000.
The 37-year-old actor, known for his roles in 1999's "10 Things I Hate About You" and "Party of Five," has been fighting to keep Full Circle, the spiritual community he co-founded two-and-a-half years ago, in its landmark building in Venice, California, as companies like Google, Snapchat and BuzzFeed open shop in the rapidly gentrifying area.
Full Circle is desperate to secure funds that will cover rent and operations at the 111-year-old building, which houses their spiritually focused programming and is currently on the market for $6.5 million. They also hope to eventually purchase the property.
The Rose TempleCourtesy Full Circle
The Rose Temple's exterior is cloaked in a colorful mural depicting an otherworldly scene and peering eyeballs that declare, "We Are All One." Inside, the temple plays host to emotional freedom technology workshops (which the group describes as "a simple yet profound tool to rewire your brain, heal your emotional body and step into your greatest potential"), guided meditation, yoga and live music.
"We put our heart into it. There's no argument, no ulterior motive. It's purely love for a space and for a community. Maybe it's too good for people, though, and it's too much," Keegan recently told Page Six over coconut waters inside the temple.
At a three-and-a-half-hour "prayerformance" event earlier this month, a crowd of shoeless guests sat atop rugs and on the temple's shiny hardwood floors. A sun-kissed couple dressed in white, gauzy clothing swayed back and forth as singer Larisa Gosla crooned "I wish you love" and the pair's dog lazed at their feet.
Arista Illona, Andrew Keegan and daughter Aiya RoseStartraks
Keegan later revealed that Gosla played music during the 70-plus-hour delivery of his daughter, Aiya Rose, whom he and girlfriend Arista Illona welcomed to the world in March.
To the left of the stage, a woman flailed her thin frame, twisting and turning to the sound of Gosla's voice as she excitedly painted a canvas, every brushstroke a burst of energy.
With the group needing to raise $111,000 by Nov. 11 and with only $27,011 raised at press time, Keegan's luck could change thanks to a Netflix series.
The second season of "Flaked," a sitcom starring Will Arnett as a troubled self-help guru living in Venice, will feature a storyline inspired by Keegan and Full Circle and has been filming at the Rose Temple, Page Six has exclusively learned.
"Gentrification … has been a plot line throughout 'Flaked' and does mirror much of Full Circle's story," a source close to production said.
While the show will shine a spotlight on the changes happening within the beach community and Full Circle will be compensated for the use of the Rose Temple, the former "7th Heaven" actor and the organization's executive director Jason Dilts have launched #GiveHeart, a crowdfunding campaign.
"Any time that you have celebrity, there's a perception that there's an unlimited amount of resources, and that doesn't match with reality," Dilts explained. "Andrew's funded a lot of this project, and he now has a family, so this project needs to fund itself."
An $11 donation rewards supporters with two rose quartz heart bracelets that "will be placed on [Full Circle's altar during] our Sunday meditation." Full Circle writes that the crystal heart bracelets will be infused with "the love of our community" prior to being delivered. At press time, nine bracelets had been claimed.
"One of the first experiences that I had [at the Rose Temple] was with a rose quartz heart crystal that was a gift from someone and it was one of the first moments that I had here in the sanctuary," Keegan said. "The significance, of course, is the frequency of love that is within the rose quartz crystal. Really with the world and the way that it's going with all of the things bringing people back to that kind of a moment. Having them take recognition too that being the real core and essence of life is love."
Jason Dilts
He continued, "I think that without that, you know, we would just be a bunch of inanimate objects floating around the universe. I believe in more than that theory that we're just insignificant. I think we're significant because of that kind of experience."
"And we're also on Rose Avenue," Dilts chimed in.
A $50 donation bestows upon donors an autographed poster from Keegan's "own collection" with a personalized message. Zero out of 33 have been claimed.
On Full Circle's website, Keegan is described as "passionately [seeking] to inspire and empower the community to co-create a better world." But an August 2014 Vice profile of Keegan and the organization's then-eight-person "inner circle" seemed to say otherwise, hinting at cult-like practices and describing the actor as having "the ultimate say on all things."
"I've had to struggle with that for a long time," he said of the piece. "It's really hard because it's like [Vice was] saying something that's totally not here, and I get it. You're going to make a lot of money off of this, but you're really hurting us."
Despite his critics, Keegan insists the organization is about far more than just crystals.
He recalls that one of the first events Full Circle held was a waterwheel ceremony with an "indigenous elder."
"All these little things are recognized. It's like, 'Wow, we really are in the same movement.' It's beyond important now. It's getting to presidential involvement. Things that have never happened before. This group and gathering that happened and [protests that are] happening in North Dakota [have] been happening since the 1800s," Keegan explained.
Dilts agreed, "Our activism isn't going through traditional channels. If you're an activist, you're not necessarily going to a political party. You want to find something that's a little more authentic and not inside a traditional system, so we've seen a lot of that energy kind of coalesces around the circle because everybody here in some way is an activist."
During the recent "prayerformance" event — which was advertised as "high vibe music, cacao, community, dancing, song and circle" for a $20 to $35 sliding-scale admission — it was clear Keegan knows most everyone involved, opting for hugs over handshakes.
After Gosla exited the stage to make way for the cacao ceremony, a man assured attendees there were "no psychedelics" in the cacao concoction, made from the plant from which chocolate and cocoa are derived. Commonly associated with shamanic prayer, cacao has been known to create feelings of euphoria and release negative energy after ingestion.
During the ceremony, a woman offered a blessing in which she invoked "all the elders and ancestors … and indigenous beings" who grew and prepared the cacao. Soon after, another woman sang in Spanish of the benefits of cacao, as those participating in the ceremony took turns sipping the elixir from mugs. The scent of chocolate wafted past the plants hanging from the temple's exposed beams, the starry-eyed millennials, the photographs that lined the walls.
Dilts described Full Circle as "a new take on the idea of an intentional community," but the ceremony made a point to acknowledge those who came before. These included the Krishnas, who, according to Keegan, had "long been evicted" from the Temple, and others who gathered to worship at the Rose Temple over the past century.
"We've tended to think of intentional communities as going to the farm and all living together and that's not what we do here. We're in an urban setting, and we all go to our own homes, but we come together in this community to be a part of something," Dilts said.
Keegan appeared to take in his colleague's answer with a smirk.
"We're just a bunch of crazy kids doing our thing," he said.
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Poll: Learning Disabilities Are Often Misunderstood
By Christina A. Samuels — October 12, 2010 3 min read
About 80 percent of Americans believe the statement "people with learning disabilities are just as smart as you and me" to be generally accurate.
But a majority also link learning disabilities with mental retardation and autism, and more than 50 percent agree that learning disabilities are "often caused by the home environment children are raised in."
The poll, which suggests that there's a stigma associated with learning disabilities even as people generally agree disabilities can be overcome with proper instruction, was commissioned by the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation of New Haven, Conn., which makes grants to support children with learning disabilities.
"'Mixed bag' is an accurate way to put this," said Stewart J. Hudson, the foundation's president. "I don't think people have a very clear idea of what dyslexia and other learning disabilities are."
Majority of Parents and Public Blame Home Environment for Children's Learning Disabilities
Percentage who agree learning disabilities are often caused by the children's home environment.
Note: Number do not add up to 100 becuase of rounding.
Source: Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation's GfK Roper Poll, "Public Attitudes about Children with Learning Disabilities"
The results came from a telephone survey conducted in May and June of 1,000 adults over the age of 18, with additional samples of 700 adults with children under 18 living in the home and 700 educators. For the general public, the poll has a margin of error of 3 points, and weighting was applied to make the sample represent the U.S. adult population.
This is the fourth time that the foundation has supported a poll of general attitudes related to learning disabilities, and findings suggest some growing awareness of the condition. ("Special Education," May 31, 2000.)
Children with "specific learning disabilities" make up the largest portion, about 40 percent, of 6.6 million students who receive services under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The federal law defines specific learning disabilities as neurological disorders that impair a person's ability to do tasks such as read, write, spell, or do math, but are not tied to overall cognitive ability.
Growing Familiarity
The polls, conducted every five years since 1995, show that respondents are increasingly likely to say that they have heard or read "a lot" about learning disabilities. Some 38 percent of the public agreed with that statement this year, compared with 31 percent in 2004.
More people also agree with the statement that "all children learn in different ways:" about 79 percent agreed with that statement this year, compared with 70 percent in 2004. And most people in the survey—92 percent—believed it was completely or somewhat accurate that children with learning disabilities process words and information differently.
But despite a general perception among those surveyed that they have heard about learning disabilities and understand the nature of learning differences, many were also willing to chalk learning disabilities up to laziness or the home environment. Many also linked learning disabilities to other disorders, such as blindness or deafness.
For example, 76 percent of respondents this year correctly identified dyslexia as a learning disability. But 80 percent also linked learning disabilities with intellectual disabilities (referred to as "mental retardation" in the poll); 69 percent with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; and 75 percent with autism.
Studies have found that while learning disabilities often coexist with other disabilities like ADHD and autism, having a learning disability does not mean that a student has an additional disorder.
About 51 percent surveyed this year agree strongly or somewhat with the statement that "sometimes learning disabilities are really just the result of laziness." The result is down from 57 percent who agreed strongly or somewhat with that statement in the 2004 poll.
James H. Wendorf, the executive director of the National Center for Learning Disabilities in New York, said the term "learning disability" can be used loosely, which may be leading to misunderstanding among the public about what learning disabilities really are. "But I would affirm that 'learning disability' needs to be the term of record," Mr. Wendorf said.
Research Students With Disabilities
A version of this article appeared in the October 13, 2010 edition of Education Week as Poll: Misconceptions Linger About Learning Disabilities
Special Education Standards' Impact for Special Ed. is Weighed
Christina A. Samuels, September 20, 2010
Special Education Online Support Seen for Youths With Learning Disabilities
Christina A. Samuels, February 27, 2007
Months into the pandemic, elementary principals say they still want training in crucial areas to help students who are struggling.
School & District Management Opinion A Road Map for Education Research in a Crisis
Here are five basic principles for a responsible and timely research agenda during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Robin J. Lake
J.R. Bee for Education Week
School & District Management 1,000 Students, No Social Distancing, and a Fight to Keep the Virus Out
A principal describes the "nightmare" job of keeping more than 1,000 people safe in the fast-moving pandemic.
Dixie Rae Garrison, principal of West Jordan Middle School in West Jordan, Utah, would have preferred a hybrid schedule and other social distancing measures.
Courtesy of Dixie Rae Garrison
School & District Management A School Leader Who Calls Her Own Shots on Battling the Coronavirus
A charter school founder uses her autonomy to move swiftly on everything from classroom shutdowns to remote schooling.
Nigena Livingston, founder and head of school at the URBAN ACT Academy in Indianapolis, makes swift decisions in responding to the threat of COVID-19 in her school community.
Courtesy of Nigena Livingston


Feliz navidad y feliz año nuevo!
Hello Killer! I have secondary breast cancer too. I had the exact problem over Christmas: my mouth was a complete ulcer with bleeding lips and also playing miss the ulcer with my food when trying to eat. I was in agony so I understand. Also I had a very bad, VERY itchy rash all over my body. They think it was my reaction to a new chemo which I had just started but I had the beginnings of the symptoms before I started that. I attribute it to being overdosed with steroids (I was given the "full adult dose" which is the same whether you weigh 51 kg like me or 85kg.) Were you on any steroids? If so, question the dose and stop taking if at all possible.
But anyway, I received a drugstore full of mouth and skin items when I had these 2 problems. I just checked and I have 18 packets left that I would be happy to post to you. No big deal, can easily be done as I live in London.
Please let me know either way. No worries if you get it elsewhere and do not need my supply. Or let me know where to post it if you do.
Hi Kathy thanks for your kind offer!
The drug that has caused all the horrible for me SE's is Everolimus. I think these SE's are really common, mine were just quite extreme.
I was on dexamethasone recently for some radiotherapy treatment I had but I finished that just over a week ago.
I'm hoping to receive two boxes of Gelclair today so I should have enough to keep me going but it's very sweet of you to offer. ..besides you might need it at a later date!
I hope treatment is being kind to you.


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ECB faces tricky balancing act after pandemic debt surge
Posted by Vento on 19th February 2021 in International News
As the euro zone begins to emerge from the depths of a pandemic-induced recession, the European Central Bank is facing a difficult balancing act between supporting indebted governments and keeping creditors onside.
Encouraged by the ECB's massive bond purchase programme and ultra-low interest rates, national governments have taken on a mountain of new borrowing to cushion the coronavirus pandemic, pushing total public debt to 102% of the region's output.
With a euro zone recovery seen lagging that of the United States or Asia, these countries will not grow their way out of debt or see it eroded away by rising prices any time soon.
Yet Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann has made clear he expects monetary policy to return to normal once inflation returns.
That means President Christine Lagarde and her colleagues must strike a difficult balance between the need to keep credit sufficiently easy for weaker borrowers like Italy while not losing the support of creditor countries.
"I think the ECB is trapped," said Friedrich Heinemann, a professor at Germany's ZEW institute.
"Certain heavily indebted countries can no longer cope on their own. The big issue here is the Italian debt," he said of Rome's 154% debt/GDP level.
ECB chief economist Philip Lane has rejected the idea that the bank's policy is constrained, saying in a Reuters interview last year he was confident the bank could exit its bond-buying programmes when inflation allowed it to do so.
This is unlikely to happen any time soon.
JAPANESE WAY
The ECB has been already buying government bonds for six years, trying but largely failing to generate enough activity to achieve its near-two-percent inflation target.
Notwithstanding an expected rebound in euro area prices this year due to one-off factors and speculation of reflation in the United States, there is no sign of a stable return to higher levels of inflation on this side of the Atlantic.
This is due to both the aftermath of the pandemic, which destroyed millions of jobs, and structural factors keeping a lid on prices such as an ageing population, relentless technological progress and globally competitive product markets.
Even if inflation were to reach 2%, Lagarde could argue that it should be allowed to overshoot for some time after lagging below target for over a decade.
This argument, borrowed by the Federal Reserve, is being discussed as part of an ongoing review of the ECB's policy strategy.
That should give Lagarde a justification to keep rates low and perhaps even continue buying bonds for a long time, like the Bank of Japan has been doing.
"It's the Japanese way of handling the problem," Philipp Vorndran, a strategist at fund management firm Flossbach von Storch, said. "A state can work at zero interest for eternity if people don't lose trust in money."
BUYING BONDS
The ECB has bought 3 trillion euros worth of government debt and it has pledged to keep at it until the coronavirus crisis is over and replace maturing bonds for even longer.
For now, Lagarde is free of some of the problems that dogged her predecessor, notably a lengthy court dispute with German sceptics about the legality of bond purchases that has been put to bed following a constitutional ruling last May.
The European Union is finally progressing on fiscal matters, issuing for the first time substantial amounts of joint debt to finance a 750-billion-euro pandemic recovery fund – giving the ECB more scope for bond purchases and alleviating pressure on some of the weaker members of the bloc.
Former Italian Economy Minister Roberto Gualtieri had already committed to bringing Italy's debt ratio back down to 2019 levels by 2030 through growth and investment, while the appointment of ex-ECB boss Mario Draghi as prime minister is fuelling investor hopes for growth-friendly reforms.
It is too early to tell whether the euro zone's rising debt mountain will become a theme for conservatives in Germany's federal election this September – but for now, coalition sources say they are steering clear of any debate around ECB policy.
But she still has some convincing to do.
Beyond Weidmann and fellow hawks on the ECB's Governing Council, low rates have infuriated savers, who have seen the returns on fixed income investments disappear and property prices skyrocket in some areas.
Ironically, inflated assets prices make it even more difficult for the ECB to tighten policy if needed as that would likely trigger an economically disruptive market rout.
This and the unspoken need to help governments roll over their debt, known in academic parlance as "fiscal dominance", meant the ECB was seen as having little choice but to keep the money taps open for the foreseeable future.
"What constrains the ability of the ECB to intervene against inflation is not just fiscal dominance but also the dependence of financial markets on low yields," said Luis Garicano, a Spanish member of the European Parliament and a professor of economics at IE Business School.
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My Experience As A Volunteer
While working on the Bowes Museum's Role of Honour, I got to look into the list of Soldiers from Staindrop who fought in the First World War. In the list there were three names that really stood out to me because of their experience of war and how it made the war seem more real by knowing their stories. These names were Private (51552) Arthur Fawcett , Private (21/521) George Walker and Private (303128) Robert Oliver.
The first name to stand out was Private Arthur Fawcett, of the 7th East Yorkshire Regiment, due to him being the only brother to die in the war out of the three brothers that went. This was important because it showed the reality of war and how families experienced the loss their sons, or brothers, or fathers while other family members still returned, in this case his two brothers. When looking into Arthur Fawcett's background and his death notice in the Teesdale Mercury of November 13th, 1918 it is clear that he was respected and played an active role in the community, such as playing the organ at the church at Staindrop and upon hearing about Private Fawcett's death, the Rev. R. W. Young paying a tribute to his life and character in the Congregational Church which shows the impact an individual could have on a community that was positive for everyone.
Private George Walker, of the 10th Durham Light Infantry, was a soldier who died aged 20, which was a reason why his name stood out, even though a lot of soldiers who joined in 1914-1915, were young men eager for some glory or moved by patriotism, and the need to serve their king. In the case of George Walker, he was in the war less than a year and was sorely missed by all who knew him, as he was reported to be a "good & faithful" and the men of his company mourned him. This was not common among the officers to really care, as the soldiers were generally seen as part of the machinery of war, with officers often not getting to know their men very well, and so to come across a Private who would be deeply missed by his company, gave a sense of sadness and reality as it showed the effect he had on other people's lives and made him again seem more than just a name, but an actual person.
In the case of Private Robert Oliver, of the 905th Mechanical Transport Company of the Royal Army Service Corps, the fact he was on the ill-fated Transylvania which was torpedoed and sunk on May 4, 1917 by the German U-boat U-63 while carrying Allied troops to Egypt with a loss of 412 lives, stood out to me. This is because Private Oliver, after a desperate swim, was picked up by a Japanese Warship. After this, he still served in Palestine for a year, before he later died of burns on the 20th of June 1918. This speaks to me because of his bravery and determination, due to the fact he could have drowned before he was rescued and yet he made the attempt to find another ship, and then instead of returning home on leave or having been invalided out, he continued to serve his country in Palestine. The Royal Army Service Corps did a lot to help the frontlines troops by maintaining supply routes and are the unsung heroes of the war because even though they didn't fight, they provided means by which the troops could have supplies and so fight in the trenches.
All the names on the Staindrop list and the Museum's role of honour made me realise how the war made a big impact on small communities. It opened my eyes to the amount of young men that went from one of many townships in the country showing that there was a lost generation of men that went to war and didn't return, or were psychologically affected by the war so couldn't pick up with their lives from before the war.
By Kirsty Francis, A Volunteer.
posted by Kirsty Francis 20th Aug 2015


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Helping children with asthma in Dallas County is truly worthwhile and valuable, but sustaining great things takes resources! You're invited to donate to Positive Breathing with your time as a volunteer, with material goods or supplies or with generous donations of money. As a 501c3 non-profit organization, every penny counts toward getting another child breathing well and another parent informed on how to care for a child with asthma. If you would like to help us achieve our goals and mission, fill out the form to get in contact OR simply click the Donate button to forward much needed funding to Positive Breathing through our secure PayPal site.
Positive Breathing's Asthma Chasers conduct a number of events throughout Dallas County to educate families of children who suffer with asthma. We visit schools, churches, non-profits, community centers and a host of other venues to bring people together, get the word out about this illness and bring much needed resources to those who need them.
Our message reaches people through significant coordination and resource overhead with other agencies and partners, and that requires support from people just like you. That can come in many ways, too! One of the most important ways that you can help is to give time to assist in these efforts. Volunteers are key to our success, and we have a number of different roles to put your generous gift of time and effort to use. You can help with administrative duties, computer support, content and web development, and especially physical assistance and presence at our events to serve as our ambassadors.
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A Letter to Rosa Joy, 2 Years Old.
I read a lot of Mommy Blogs. Like, lots of Mommy Blogs. They make me feel sane and less lonely on this bumpy, glorious road of motherhood. They give me ideas for weekend activities to squeeze in amidst the madness, and they help reassure me that you are, indeed, the cutest little girl to ever walk the earth.
I have not, however, taken time to write to you. Not like I did for your brother. Not like I did when I was younger. You two are mostly to blame for that, but today, I realized that you wouldn't be reading Dooce, Marriage Confessions, Lady and the Biker and Young House Love when you are my age. You're going to want to read my words.
And I have them. Lots and lots of words.
I sing "you are my sunshine" to you every night. Because you are. You are clear about your preference for "wheels on the bus" these days, but I insist on reminding you that you are my sunshine. Your brother reminds me of the parts of my personality that grate against other people and make me a strong leader and a bossy woman, but you remind me of my passion, my joy, my love for people and their stories. You remind me of the parts of myself that I wish I spent more time cultivating.
Don't get me wrong. You're still 2. You throw things just to watch our reaction. You hit Elliott because you know he won't hit you back (yet). And you cross your arms and tell me "No, Mama!" like it's your job.
Because it is. Testing limits. Figuring out cultural norms. Discovering how you get the things you want (mainly graham crackers, apples and playtime outside) through your words and actions.
And oh, your hair! It reminds me that really, neither of us is in control. Regardless of how much peanut butter you smear in it or how carefully I brush it into uneven pigtails, it is still an unruly, curly, halo of blonde. I love your hair.
As you have grown, you've also validated many of the purchases I made for your brother many months ago, now. The blue stroller. The baby dolls. The perfect play kitchen that I shopped devotedly on Amazon to get the best price on. The puzzles. The stockpile of crayons and coloring books and stickers and sidewalk chalk. Those things haven't spoiled in time, and you love each and every one in them in ways I could not convince your brother.
I'll write to him, too, don't worry. But I don't want to pretend that boys and girls are the same. Having one of each has taught me that. Being the primary breadwinner in our family but still being responsible for birthday cards and family outings taught me that. You will read this some day. I hope it's days, not months or years, before I write to you again.
There's a lot going on inside my head. I'm a mother. That matters. I'm a wife, that needs to matter more. I'm a communications professional, we're a dime a dozen. I'm an agricultural communicator, the good ones are few and far between.
How do I serve myself and others? What content matters to me? More importantly, what part of my mental tidal wave matters to others?
Thanks for joining me for the ride.
I'm Natalie Ebig Scott. A communications professional, social media fangirl, mother, wife, daughter, sister and friend. I'm not sure how to focus this space yet. Personal, professional, topical or all of the above, but I hope you'll join me for the ride.


In 2015, I was approached by Acquisio to take on the role of VP Product to help the company make the transition to the local and SMB space. Another important element of my mandate was to better structure the product management team, a team that had recently started working in an agile context. I was also looking to gain experience managing a large team in a more mature technology environment. It was a perfect match between my skill set/experience/career interest and the company's needs.
As a seasoned senior startup executive, I get approached all the time by headhunters or startup founders, but as you probably know, not all opportunities are born equal. You turn down a lot and refer these people to your talented friends/contacts. A few weeks ago, I was approached for a new role. Turns out it was the opportunity "you can't say no to". I won't go into more details right now, but I can tell you Friday November 4 will be my last day at Acquisio.
I had a great time at Acquisio. I learned a lot and I extensively contributed to the organization. Thank you to the founders for your trust, my c-level colleagues and my amazing product team. You guys rock!
I'm very excited about what comes next. Stay tuned for my new role announcement in the next few days.


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Westfield Phoenix today completed the league and cup double when the championship was confirmed by a 0 - 0 draw between Blackwood and Concorde.
We can now announce that we will soon be getting DVD copy's of our cup final victory versus Concorde FC. for more details keep checking here.
Westfield have been drawn away against Division 1 side Wychall Wanderers in the Semi Final of the WH Richards cup, We will play and hopefully win this match on the first Sunday of April.
Westfield picked up the first trophy of the season tonight with a 1 - 0 win over Concorde in the division 3 league cup final. In a close game played on a pitch closely resembling an ice rink Westfield won with a Darren powell goal 6 seconds from time .
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Zasadnicze (podstawowe) twierdzenie algebry – twierdzenie algebry i analizy zespolonej mówiące, że każdy wielomian zespolony stopnia dodatniego ma pierwiastek (w ciele liczb zespolonych). Innymi słowy, ciało liczb zespolonych jest algebraicznie domknięte. Konsekwencją zasadniczego twierdzenia algebry i twierdzenia Bézouta jest następujące twierdzenie (często zwane również zasadniczym twierdzeniem algebry):

Twierdzenie
Stopień niezerowego wielomianu zespolonego jest równy sumie krotności jego zespolonych pierwiastków. Jest to równoważne temu, iż każdy wielomian zespolony stopnia  można przedstawić w postaci iloczynu

dla pewnych

Uwaga
Inaczej niż w przypadku zespolonym wygląda sprawa wielomianów rzeczywistych i ich pierwiastków rzeczywistych – wielomian stopnia  może nie mieć wcale pierwiastków, a jeśli ma, to jest ich co najwyżej  Natomiast każdy wielomian rzeczywisty stopnia nieparzystego ma przynajmniej jeden pierwiastek rzeczywisty (wynika to z faktu, że granice niewłaściwe wielomianu rzeczywistego stopnia nieparzystego w  są różnych znaków, a także z faktu, że wielomian jako funkcja ciągła ma własność Darboux – a zatem musi przyjąć wartość pośrednią 0).

Historia
Twierdzenie zostało udowodnione w 1799 r. przez Gaussa, który podał później kilkanaście innych dowodów tego twierdzenia. Przed Gaussem co najmniej sześciu innych matematyków podało dowody zasadniczego twierdzenia algebry. W kolejności ukazywania się, dowody były podawane przez d'Alemberta, Eulera, Foncenexa, Lagrange'a, Laplace'a i Wooda. Były one jednak niekompletne lub zawierały luki i dlatego nie zostały powszechnie uznane. Trzeba zauważyć, że dowód Gaussa również zawierał lukę, chociaż bardziej subtelną.

Nazwa
Określenie "zasadnicze (lub podstawowe) twierdzenie algebry" wydaje się dziś nieco przesadzone, powstało ono jednak w czasach, gdy problem rozwiązalności równań algebraicznych był jednym z głównych tematów zainteresowań matematyków.

O dowodach
Dowody zasadniczego twierdzenia algebry można dzielić na "algebraiczne" i "analityczne" (tzn. odwołujące się do wyników i pojęć analizy matematycznej, szczególnie do ciągłości). Z reguły "bardziej algebraiczne" dowody są dłuższe i bardziej skomplikowane. Oprócz tego, nawet w "najbardziej algebraicznych" dowodach nie potrafimy uniknąć stosowania niektórych twierdzeń analizy matematycznej, a więc dowód nie będzie "zupełnie algebraiczny". Twierdzenia analizy zespolonej takie, jak twierdzenie Liouville'a czy twierdzenie Rouchégo, znacznie upraszczają dowód zasadniczego twierdzenia algebry.

W poniższych dowodach będą stosowane następujące znane fakty:
 funkcje wielomianowe są ciągłe (na płaszczyźnie zespolonej);
 twierdzenie Weierstrassa: funkcja określona na przestrzeni zwartej o wartościach rzeczywistych osiąga swoje kresy, dokładniej jeśli  jest przestrzenią zwartą, a  jest rzeczywistą funkcją ciągłą na  to istnieją takie punkty  że

 oraz

 domknięte i ograniczone podzbiory płaszczyzny zespolonej są zwarte.

Dowód oparty na twierdzeniu Liouville'a
 Twierdzenie Liouville'a: ograniczona funkcja całkowita jest stała. Innymi słowy: jeżeli funkcja zespolona jest analityczna na całej płaszczyźnie zespolonej i nie jest stała, to jest ona nieograniczona.

Niech  będzie dowolnym wielomianem zespolonym stopnia dodatniego, tzn. wielomian  nie jest funkcją stałą. Wiadomo, że wielomiany są funkcjami analitycznymi na całej płaszczyźnie zespolonej. Z twierdzenia Liouville'a wynika, że funkcja  jest nieograniczona. Wówczas dla dowolnego  istnieje takie  że w zewnętrzu okręgu  (inaczej mówiąc, dla ) spełniona jest nierówność  Niech  i  będą ustalonymi liczbami o tych własnościach.

Przypuśćmy, że wielomian  nie ma żadnego pierwiastka zespolonego, tzn.  dla każdej liczby zespolonej  Wówczas funkcja  dana wzorem:

jest określona na całej płaszczyźnie, a ponadto analityczna. Wówczas dla  zachodzi nierówność:

ponieważ  dla

Należy teraz rozpatrzeć, co dzieje się z wartościami funkcji  w kole  Rozważmy funkcję

która przyjmuje wartości rzeczywiste. Ponieważ koło domknięte  jest zbiorem zwartym, istnieje więc taki jego element  że:

Wynika stąd, że:

Możemy tym samym oszacować funkcję  na całej płaszczyźnie:

Wówczas z twierdzenia Liouville'a wynika, że  jest stała, ale wtedy:

też jest stała, co jest sprzeczne z przypuszczeniem, a zatem wielomian  ma pierwiastek zespolony.

Przykład innego dowodu
Wystarczy wykazać, że dla każdego wielomianu zespolonego

istnieje taka liczba zespolona  że

Lemat 1
Jeśli  jest niezerowym wielomianem o współczynnikach zespolonych, to

Dowód
Niech

Wówczas

gdzie:

Z ciągłości funkcji wielomianowej  oraz faktu, że  dla pewnego  spełniony jest warunek

o ile tylko  Stąd, jeśli

to

Podstawiając  dostajemy

dla wszystkich

Ostatecznie:

oraz

gdy

Istnieje więc takie  że teza lematu jest spełniona, mianowicie:

Lemat Cauchy'ego
Dla każdego wielomianu  o współczynnikach zespolonych, dla którego  istnieje taka liczba  że minimum funkcji  jest osiągnięte w kole

Dowód
Niech

przy czym  Niech ponadto

Wówczas z Lematu 1 wynika, iż poza kołem  spełniona jest nierówność  Ponieważ koło  jest zbiorem zwartym, funkcja  przyjmuje w nim minimum lokalne dla pewnego  spełniającego  W szczególności,  Zatem  jest również minimum globalnym funkcji

Lemat 2
Niech  będzie wielomianem o współczynnikach zespolonych, spełniającym warunek  oraz niech  będzie dowolną liczbą naturalną. Wówczas dla każdej niezerowej liczby zespolonej  istnieje taka liczba zespolona  że

Dowód
Niech  i  będą takie jak wyżej. Z ciągłości funkcji wielomianowej  wynika, iż istnieje takie  że

o ile  Niech  będzie niezerową liczbą zespoloną. Wówczas

Niech  wówczas
  dla

Dla każdego  istnieje  które spełnia powyższą równość.

Jeżeli  jest takie, że  to:

i twierdzenie zachodzi, ale żeby było  to musi być  czyli:

Lemat d'Alemberta-ArgandaJ.R. Argand, Philosophie mathématique. Réflexions sur la nouvelle théorie des imaginaires, suivies d'une application à la démonstration d'un théorème d'analyse, "Annales de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées" 5 (1814–1815), 197–209.
Niech  będzie wielomianem o współczynnikach zespolonych stopnia co najmniej pierwszego, który spełnia warunek  Dla każdej liczby zespolonej  dla której  istnieje taka liczba  że

Dowód

przy czym  Z Lematu 2 wynika, że istnieje taka liczba zespolona  iż

czyli

Przyjmując  otrzymuje się tezę.

Dowód zasadniczego twierdzenia algebry
Z lematu Cauchy'ego i d'Alemberta-Arganda wynika dowód tezy postawionej na początku. Załóżmy bowiem, że  i nie istnieje takie  że  Wówczas z lematu Cauchy'ego wiemy, że istnieje taki promień  że minimum globalne  jest przyjęte w kole  dla pewnego  Założyliśmy jednak, że  jest zawsze większe od  a wtedy z lematu d'Alemberta-Arganda wynika, że istnieje  takie, że  co stoi w sprzeczności z tym, że w punkcie  funkcja  przyjmuje minimum globalne, a zatem musi być

Zobacz też
 ciało algebraicznie domknięte
 twierdzenie Abela-Ruffiniego

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Źródła historyczne

 C. F. Gauss, "Another new proof of the theorem that every integral rational algebraic function of one variable can be resolved into real factors of the first or second degree", 1815

Linki zewnętrzne

Twierdzenia o wielomianach
Analiza zespolona

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Gordon McIntosh was a Labor Party Senator in the Australian Parliament from 1974-1987.
During those years he played a major role in keeping the Timor issue alive in the Parliament, despite the actions and policies of successive Australian Governments (Labor and Liberal) to oppose East Timorese self-determination and independence.
In addition to the many parliamentary questions asked by Senator McIntosh, he is best known as Chair of the 1982-83 Senate Inquiry about East Timor and his membership of the Australian parliamentary delegation to Indonesia and East Timor in 1983. His dissent from the formal report of the delegation was widely reported in Australia and welcomed by the Resistance in Timor.
Outside the parliament he addressed public meetings in Australia, New Zealand and New York. He petitioned the United Nations Decolonisation Committee in 1982 and joined others on the Lusitania Express peace ship mission to Timor in 1992.
In 2014, Gordon McIntosh was awarded the Order of Timor-Leste for his contribution to the East Timorese struggle for independence. In 2016 he visited Timor-Leste as a guest of the State. During this visit he met for the first time the resistance veterans who had applauded his support in the 1980s.
Now in his early 90s, Gordon McIntosh continues to closely follow developments in independent Timor-Leste.


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Los Angeles Dodgers' Chris Withrow may…
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Chris Withrow may face Tommy John surgery
By Dave Thorpe | dthorpe@scng.com | Daily Breeze
PUBLISHED: May 29, 2014 at 10:52 p.m. | UPDATED: August 28, 2017 at 4:59 a.m.
In April, Chris Withrow's 99 mph fastball had him on a fast track to pitching in key situations in the Dodgers' bullpen. Now, he's on track to join a growing list of pitchers who need Tommy John surgery.
The Dodgers on Thursday announced Withrow has a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament of his right elbow. Team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache made the diagnosis last Friday, two days after Withrow was optioned to the minor leagues to make room for Hyun-Jin Ryu on the active roster. Withrow hasn't pitched since.
"There was nothing out of the ordinary with this, and it's probably something he pitched with for awhile, to a point," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "Then it got progressively a little bit worse for him for him to talk to somebody to look at it."
Dr. ElAttrache recommended Tommy John surgery. Withrow is seeking a second opinion next week, according to a Dodgers spokesperson.
Twenty major-leaguers and another 22 minor-leaguers, including Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling, are known to have had the surgery since the beginning of spring training.
The Dodgers placed Withrow on the 15-day (major league) disabled list five days ago (retroactive to May 21) but did not announce the transaction at the time.
"There was no secret about it, we'd already sent him down, and now he's on the DL," Mattingly said. "We didn't mistreat him in any way, or anything like that."
Why was he sent to the minors in the first place?
"He got caught in a little bit of a numbers game," Mattingly said. "It wasn't that he didn't deserve to be here, really."
Mattingly said the potential loss of Withrow for the season is a blow to the Dodgers.
"It's a power arm," Mattingly said. "He's a guy who had success for us during our playoff run last year. I'd use him this year into the eighth inning, the seventh inning, with the bases loaded getting 'Tulo' and 'Cargo' out, he's a guy we're going to miss."
Billingsley throws simulated game
Pitcher Chad Billingsley, on a long road back from Tommy John surgery, threw 30 pitches of live batting practice at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, and later said he felt good.
"It felt great to get back out there," Billingsley said. "I felt a little rusty, but I expected that.
I'll probably do one more in a couple of days."
Billingsley has been throwing bullpen sessions and was happy to finally face hitters. He has not pitched in the major leagues in more than a year.
"Thirteen months is a long time not to be able to play in a game, I have not felt like a baseball player," Billingsley said. "I felt a little bit like one today though seeing hitters."
Billingsley still is far from pitching in a big-league game.
"What I'm doing now is like what I'd be doing to start spring training," Billingsley said.
If and when Billingsley is ready, will he pitch in the rotation or out of the bullpen?
"He's a way's away from pitching for us, so there's no real plan for him right now," Mattingly said.
Billingsley said he's a starter and is moving forward with that mindset.
"I'm preparing to start right now," Billingsley said.
Beckett fresh off no-hitter
Josh Beckett is slated to make his first start today since throwing a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies.
Beckett (3-1, 2.43 ERA) threw a career-high 128 pitches to record his first-ever no-hitter, but said on Monday he felt normal. Mattingly said the same thing Thursday.
"We talked about it, he didn't feel like he got overtaxed or overworked," Mattingly said. "He felt good with everything. He threw a pen, and sometimes he doesn't do that. So he felt good enough to do that. I think he'll be pretty much Josh at this point."
Is Mattingly expecting a no-hitter hangover?
"If he has a hiccup in his next start or two starts from now, people will say, well it's coming from that no-hitter," Mattingly said. "I don't expect that because he's been pitching pretty well every time out."
Dave Thorpe | reporter
Dave Thorpe is the local sports coordinator for the Daily Breeze. He has been covering local sports in the South Bay for the Daily Breeze since 2006. He previously was the sports editor at the Palos Verdes Peninsula News.
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Natalie Sisson, born in New Zealand. Over the last 3 months she lived a few weeks in the Philippines, spent over a month in Japan, and is joining us on today's interview from Barcelona, Spain.
Chief freedom-fighter and founder of the Suitcase Entrepreneur, Sisson is on a mission to help entrepreneurs create freedom in business and adventure in life.
Leaving An 8 Years Corporate Career — To Play Frisbee!
In 2006, Natalie followed a corporate job to London, England. On paper, her new role offered a lot: A good salary, great location, and a significant impact. Sadly, It didn't translate to reality all that well.
Leaving corporate with little savings and no plans, once the ultimate frisbee world championship has ended, Sisson had to figure something out. She started attending every startup-related networking event and meet-up she could find, focusing on chatting and connecting with people.
One night, over a large platter of cheese, she met the founder of FundRazr, and ended up joining the startup. "There was so much to learn, so quickly", she reflects. Sisson felt a need to share what she was learning somewhere, even if only for the sake of catharsis. She started documenting her journey on a blog.
As time passed, Natalie fell in love with her blog, and a few years later she left FundRazr and embarked on her own venture – the Suitcase Entrepreneur, an online business aimed at helping entrepreneurs create fulfilling, location independent businesses and adventurous lives.
On today's episode, Natalie Sisson shares how she went on from that realization to where she is today: a recognized market leader, best-selling author, sought-after speaker and coach, and owner of a thriving business that she can manage with a smartphone and a laptop from anywhere in the world.
While you'll have to listen to the episode to get the full story, here's what Natalie considers to be the key: Figuring out how a perfect day in your life would look like. Once you know that, you can build upon that and create a painted picture of how you want your life and business to look like within 3 years.
We discuss how you can create your painted picture, and Natalie share some helpful examples and tips in the episode itself. The results? She ended up achieving over 60% of her vision within just a few months from writing and sharing it with the world.
The secret, she explains, is by having this clear picture of where you're going, written in present tense, and then filtering it down into an actionable business plan.
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Your suggesting of "painting the picture" is excellent, and it confirms my belief that you need to truly believe that your future life is not only possible, but inevitable, with the right planning and effort!
Knowing what you want as a goal, and then planning backwards is a common theme, and I like hearing it repeated because it is so important.
Meron, thanks for bringing Natalie to us!
Funny thing was that 3 different people asked me a few days before this interview went live if I'm considering interviewing Nat. I love what a perfect match she is to the show.
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Review: Girls have statement win in State Tournament opener
Mason Arneson, Variety Editor
Paige Bueckers, junior, defends an opponent. Bueckers was Hopkins' leading scorer in the game against Lakeville North.
Isaac Richert
The Hopkins Royals took care of business in their state tournament quarterfinal game against the Lakeville North Panthers with a strong 68-46 victory at the historic Williams Arena.
After Lakeville North jumped out to a small lead in the opening minutes, the Royals went on a 10-0 run midway through that was led by eight straight points by Paige Bueckers, junior.
The Royals went into the halftime break with a 33-21 lead. Bueckers led all scorers with 13 points in the first half, and Maya Nnaji, freshman, tacked on 10 points with six boards to boot.
At the start of the second half, Hopkins showed that they would not give Lakeville North any chance to mount a comeback. The Royals double team pressure forced numerous Panther turnovers and opened the door for a 12-0 run to put the Royals up by 20 early in the second half. Lakeville North would not come within 15 points of the lead for the rest of the contest.
Back-to-back and-ones by Bueckers and Dlayla Chakolis, senior, put the game away midway through the second half, and the reserves were put into the game with three minutes left to play to signify the end of the game.
Bueckers led the charge for the Royals with 31 points, with Chakolis and Nnaji each adding 13 points in the victory.
Lakeville North came into the matchup boasting one of the best players in the state, junior guard Lauren Jensen, who entered the contest averaging 27.4 points per game. However, she was stifled by the aggressive defensive play of the Royals and could only muster nine points.
The only Panther who seemed to crack the Royals' defensive code was Ani Tschida, senior, who put up 20 points in the loss, including her 1000th career point.
The Royals will face off against either the fourth-seeded Centennial Cougars or the fifth-seeded Maple Grove Crimson in the state tournament semifinals Thursday night at 6 P.M.


I assure you it will become the norm.
Innovation must be digested. If only one part of the organization is engaged, the chances of success diminish. And it is true that many times we do not know well how to involve everyone. With a systemic and holistic perspective, I design and implement the necessary conditions and practices so that the entire organization learns to innovate.
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I believe that learning is the super-power that humans have to transform ourselves. The more I study it and the more I marvel. I want to contribute so that all people connect with their super-power, inhabiting learning ecosystems.


STATE DEPARTMENT — The United States and China have agreed to restart negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty that could expand Chinese market access for American investors. The agreement came during talks between senior Chinese and U.S. officials in Washington.
This is the first time China has agreed to talks on a treaty covering foreign investment in all sectors of its economy. The move shows Beijing's new leaders recognize that future growth will not be met by models of the past, said U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew.
"They know they need more market-oriented features to their economy, and we need to open markets to each other," Lew said. "We welcome Chinese investment in the United States. We welcome the opportunity to have U.S. investment in China."
Beijing and Washington agreed to increase cooperation on financial regulations, law enforcement, over-the-counter derivatives and accounting standards -- all important steps forward, said Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang.
"The United States welcomes Chinese financial institutions to invest in the U.S. market. Mutual understanding and trust is an important prerequisite for a win-win cooperation between our two major countries."
With two-way trade of nearly $500 billion last year, a bilateral investment treaty could mean big gains for both economies. But it also would require approval by two-thirds of the U.S. Senate where many members have been critical of Chinese cyber-espionage, which experts say costs the United States hundreds of billions of dollars a year. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns.
"The technological ties that bind us together also introduce a new challenge to our bilateral relationship," Burns said. "During our engagement this week, we underscored that the cyber-enabled theft of trade secrets, intellectual property, and confidential business information is unacceptable."
China denies the cyber allegations and has become increasingly outspoken on the issue following leaks by the former U.S. intelligence analyst Edward Snowden that revealed widespread U.S. surveillance of Chinese targets. Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi.
"China is a victim of hacking attacks," Yang said. "China's view is that the relevant international cyber rules should be developed by the U.N. to help uphold cyber security in all countries."
On rival maritime claims in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, Yang says China hopes the United States will support efforts to resolve the disputes through dialogue.
"Both sides are of the view that efforts to build a new model of major country relationship should start in the Asia-Pacific," Yang said. "The two sides decided to hold the next round of Asia-Pacific consultations this fall and jointly uphold peace, stability and development in the Asia-Pacific."
During these talks, U.S. and Chinese officials also discussed the war in Syria, the withdrawal of international forces from Afghanistan, and the nuclear programs of Iran and North Korea.


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There are a LOT of questions you must have. The ONLY way to get them answered is to attend this one-time-only Investor Briefing. I am going to spend 3 full hours detailed every single component of the Flipping Websites For Profit Program so you are in a position to decide this is for you. A website page or PDF won't allow you to hear other people's questions you would not have thought to ask and the answers to those questions which will show you exactly WHY this is a great investment opportunity.
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There is no hype involved in this Wealth Creation Model. There is NO SELLING involved and as you know from the event description page it's a lot easier than stock market or property investing. But it's not for everyone because nothing ever is. This Wealth Creation Opportunity is for a select few who want to regain control of the SuperAnnuation Savings and recover as much of their recent losses as fast as possible.
This is NOT a pyramid scheme or MLM (Multi Level Marketing) people buy and sell websites just like they do houses, apartments and commercial buildings. There are auctions and sales that go on every single day. There is a PROCESS or SYSTEM to do this profitably with minimal risk. That is what we teach in our Flipping Websites For Profit Program and what I will summarise and highlight at th Investor Briefing.
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Are Military Bots the Best Way to Clear Improvised Explosive Devices?
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Hardly a day seems to pass without a new report of a soldier or civilian being killed or maimed by an improvised explosive device(IED) in Afghanistan or Iraq.
Just such a weapon killed two coalition members on Monday in Iraq's volatile southern region, according to NATO. Meanwhile, data published October 22 by Wikileaks indicates that IEDs are the biggest killers of British and US troops in Afghanistan, accounting for more than half of all fatalities.
To protect people from these weapons, the U.S. military increasingly relies on robotic bomb detection and disposal units (in addition to the scores of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) overhead with reconnaissance and strike capabilities), creating life-and-death combat relationships between man and machine that will only deepen and proliferate over time.
U.S. and coalition military operating in Afghanistan have experienced about 10,500 roadside bomb incidents so far this year, up from 8,994 in 2009 and 2,677 in 2007,Army Lt. Gen. Michael Oates, director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), reported October 21. A significant portion of these are IED-related incidents.
The success of such attacks ensures that they will continue for at least the short-term, which means the military is searching for new ways of addressing the problem. In Afghanistan U.S. soldiers conduct month-long Explosive Hazard Reduction courses to train Afghan soldiers about how IEDs work, the threats they pose and techniques for finding them. Coalition forces have spent about $2 billion since 2006 to train soldiers stationed worldwide about IEDs, according to Oates.
A lot of money is also being spent on anti-IED robots. Earlier this month the U.S. Army TACOM Contracting Center in Warren, Mich., ordered $14 million worth of robot intelligence software and spare parts for its PackBot tactical mobile robots, made by iRobot in Bedford, Mass. This was TACOM's 20th such order for iRobot technology and part of the unit's larger $286-million "xBot" contract for purchasing bomb-detection robots.
There are more than 3,500 iRobot devices serving in the U.S. military as well as the armed forces of another 20 allied countries, says Joseph Dyer, iRobot's chief operating officer and a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral. Scientific American spoke with Dyer about the role that robots are playing in modern warfare and where the technology is headed.
iRobot Receives $20.3 Million Order from NAVSEA (eon.businesswire.com)
$19 Billion Later, Pentagon's Best Bomb-Detector is a Dog (wired.com)
iRobot let's us meet the bots (they aren't all vacuums) (geek.com)
Liquid Blades Can Disarm Improvised Explosives [Military] (gizmodo.com)
Taliban running short of IEDs, says British general (guardian.co.uk)
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Q: Is there a way in Nginx to remove a route specified in location from one domain and port and forward it to reverses proxy? I want to connect example.com:80 and example.com:82 to a specific site through reverse proxy.

localhost/api/buy/ -> http://example.com:80/
localhost/api/sell/ -> http://example.com:82/

I set up the config file as below.
server {
    listen       80;
    server_name  localhost;

    #access_log  logs/host.access.log  main;

    location / {
        root   html;
        index  index.html index.htm;
    }

    location = /api/buy {
    return 302 /api/buy/;
    }

        location /api/buy/ {
            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
            proxy_set_header HOST $host;
            proxy_set_header X-NginX-Proxy true;
            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;

            proxy_pass http://example.com:80/;
            proxy_redirect off;
            }

    location = /api/sell {
    return 302 /api/sell/;
    }

        location /api/sell/ {
            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
            proxy_set_header HOST $host;
            proxy_set_header X-NginX-Proxy true;
            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;

            proxy_pass http://example.com:82/;
            proxy_redirect off;
            }

}

But If I connect /api/buy and /api/sell, I get a 404 not found error.
Below is the contents of the error.log file.
connect() failed (10060: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond) while connecting to upstream, client: 127.0.0.1, server: localhost, request: "GET /api/ HTTP/1.1", upstream: "http://example.com/api/buy/", host: "localhost"

When using a different port, I confirmed that the setting works well.
I want to set it to the same port, but is there any way?

A: best way is changed proxy_pass http://example.com:80/ to
proxy_pass http://example.com:80/api/buy/
location = /api/buy {
return 302 /api/buy/;
}

    location /api/buy/ {
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header HOST $host;
        proxy_set_header X-NginX-Proxy true;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;

        proxy_pass http://example.com:80/api/buy/;
        proxy_redirect off;
        }

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Q: Why (so) sure? vs How (so) sure? I just answered a question on ELL.SE that made me (and the OP) wonder about something... Consider the following four question responses to these two statements:

1- "I know I'll marry young."
2- "I'm sure I'll die young."
A. Why sure?
B. Why so sure?
C. How sure?
D. How so sure?

My thoughts on the questions themselves:

*

*B is correct and commonly used, but D is incorrect.

*B and C are both grammatically correct, and both ask about the degree of certainty, but B asks about the reason for this degree of certainty, while C asks about the actual degree of certainty (and not the reason behind it)

*A is technically correct, but would usually be used as Why "sure"?, and sounds awkward with the meaning of Why are you sure?
My thoughts on the questions as they relate to the statements:

*

*For statement #1, only B is a suitable reply.

*For statement #2, not only B, but also C and a modified A (Why 'sure'?) are suitable replies.

My questions...

*

*Why is "Why so sure?" correct, but "How so sure?" incorrect? Is it just a matter of fixed expressions, or is there another underlying reason?

*Why is "How sure?" correct, but "Why sure?" (without the quotations around sure) sounds incomplete?

A: Why so sure works because the are you is understood to be elided from the familiar expressions: Why so blue? Why so serious? Why so sad/down/etc.
How so sure has no such similar counterparts, so sounds strange.
How sure, again, is short for how sure are you? The same structure can't be made with why sure. If you google "how sure", you will get many hits for "how sure are you(...), but not so for "why sure".

A: None of them are grammatical full sentences, if we don't consider "why so" as having a meaning of its own. And we'll do that in a minute, but let's first pretend that it doesn't have one.
Possible full sentences would be:

Why are you so sure?
How are you so sure?
Why is it that you are so sure?
How is it that you are so sure?

The forms you all have are eliding part of these sentences.
Now, those that do not contain so could be construed as elisions from different questions; asking why someone is sure of something is different to to asking why they are sure to the extent that they are. Of course, we could be asking that, but that's not the form that has become idiomatic, as we'll come to.
The way elision works with contexts is complicated, in that we can understand e.g. some headlines fine that we'd trip up on in the middle of a passage of prose.
And similarly, while "how so sure?" doesn't scan right, we still understand it, and it would unusual, but not utterly bizarre, for someone to use it in informal speech.
Likewise with "why so sure?" except that "why so" has been used so much as to become an idiom of its own, indeed one that is defined in its own right in at least one dictionary.
And so, after that little journey through elision, we can see that because "why so" has been so often used as to become an idiom, we can actually understand "why so sure" without reference to elision at all, but in terms of that idiomatic meaning.
("Why so" was once also used as an expression of relief or acquiescence, as it is used by Shakespeare and continued to be used into the 19th Century, this other meaning might or might not have helped "why so" in the sense here come into being).
"How so" has had a different journey toward becoming an idiom, in that it is often found as the entirety of a question ("How so?"). As such, just as we can understand "why so X?" as an idiomatic form with a defined meaning, so we can "how so?", but not "why so?" or "how so X?" because that is not what those idioms mean.

A: Broadly, there is no difference. All those options have the same meaning and here, "so" matters only for emphasis.
"Why so sure" works because, as in the similar expressions "Why so blue/down/happy/sad/etc" the "are you" is understood to be a contraction. That's not a lazy, modern thing. I'm sure it's seen in Shakespeare (1564-1616) and almost certain it's heard in Chaucer (1343-1400)
"How so sure…" has at least the same counterparts, though it's less likely.
"How" and "why" do keep different meanings but those differences truly do not matter here except for one example: "How sure…" is just as likely to stand for "How are you sure?" as for the wholly different "How sure are you?", which will never work with "Why…"
Otherwise too few speakers, including natives, understand or even recognise a difference.


The other day I was watching the movie Love Story for the second time (I think I've read the book more than once, too).
There's a scene where the husband loses his temper toward the wife, and she storms out of the house in protest. He immediately regrets what he's done and heads out to look for her. He spends the entire day scouring local coffee shops, the library, etc. At the end of the day, he heads home and finds his wife shivering on the doorstep. She says that she forgot her key.
The husband immediately starts to gush an apology and the wife says something like, "Stop. Love means never having to say you're sorry."
That line makes me very, very irritated. I am of the school of thought that love means having to say you're sorry a lot. In fact, being an honorable and courageous person means saying you're sorry--a lot!
It is inevitable that we make mistakes in our partnerships and in our relationships with others. If we're tired or stressed or hurried, it can be easy to say something or treat someone in a way that we regret (lord knows this happens to me all the time!). Although we can work hard to proactively prevent those mistakes by being more aware of them, we also have to be diligent about fixing those mistakes once we've made them. Not only do we need to say we're sorry, but we also need to fully explain what we're sorry about and why we regret it. We have to be sincere and heartfelt.
In fact, accepting responsibility for our mistakes is such an integral part of my relationship with Matt (we make a lot of mistakes!) that we actually wrote it into our vows. At the end, we said, "And if I stumble and fail to live up to my promises, I will look you in the eyes, hold your hands, and apologize with sincerity. I will be my best for you."
It definitely comes in handy!
i love that movie- even if I do bawl my eyes out.
I agree though. I get the premise of not having to say your sorry, but I believe apologizing is so important.
I think that in addition to "I'm sorry" that "I was wrong" goes a long way towards building a strong relationship.
Here here, I could not agree more. Throughout my relationship with my fiance we have both done/said things we regretted and honestly the most comforting part is both in hearing a sincere apology and the knowledge that in giving one it will be accepted.
I know that no matter what mistake I have made I am able to apologize and explain myself and even cry and I will still be loved.
That's what being in love means.
I 100% agree with you. That line has always driven me bats. What an assumption!
I couldn't agree more. That always annoyed me about Love Story as well. It just does not hold together in a real flesh and blood relationship. Saying sorry is necessary for the one offended AND the offender!
I'm half-and-half. While I do feel like saying your sorry is important, I think knowing why you're sorry is more important. To me, some people use sorry as a way to get out of a bad situation - they haven't really learned anything or they have no desire to be proactive against fixing the situation that they're sorry about. They say sorry because they know it's the thing to say.
I don't know if that really makes sense but my biggest pet peeve is when people say sorry just to say it - there's no real thought or feeling behind the word. They could be saying "bologna" for all that word can sometimes be.
But I do agree - each partner should be willing to take responsibility for their mistakes. I just wish that some people wouldn't use sorry as the catch-all for every problem.
I think we read into this line too much. Jenny is saying that she knows Ollie is sorry, based on his actions, now and all the time. That is so much more important than him just throwing the words "I'm sorry" at her, which a lot of people think is the only way to end an argument.
That must be where my mom got it! She used to use that line on my dad when he was hurt because she wouldn't ever apologize or admit wrongdoing. It always struck me as completely bogus and mean. She wouldn't apologize to me or my brother for things, either; instead she would rub salt in the wounds by telling us we were being oversensitive. Very hurtful! But it sounds like it was different in the movie because one character was telling the other that no apology was necessary, rather than as a way of refusing to apologize to someone else.
I can see Randa's point - it's important to know why you're sorry too. Along these lines some of the good advice we were given is to have a "reconciliation ritual". When one or both of us is hurt we set aside time to talk about it. Each of us gets to share how we have been feeling in turn, followed by the other feeding back what they've heard. Then we don't just say "I'm sorry", we ask for forgiveness for something specific. Asking for forgiveness is in my experience harder than saying I'm sorry; it's humbling and makes you pretty vulnerable. The other person then makes a conscious commitment to forgive - which is an essential part of our marriage commitment in the first place.
I'm finding this is a really healing way to work so far.


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By CFL on 09/01/2019
REGINA – The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will have to make do without two of their key offensive weapons when they face the red-hot Saskatchewan Roughriders to kick off Mark's Labour Day Weekend on Sunday afternoon in Regina.
It will be a one-versus-two battle in the West Division when the Blue Bombers and Riders take to the field at Mosaic Stadium and both teams are in the midst of lengthy winning streaks.
However, the Labour Day Classic has not been friendly to the Bombers – Saskatchewan has won all but one game on the September long weekend since 2005, and the task will not be easy this time.
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Winnipeg is without the services of both Matt Nichols and Andrew Harris. Sunday is second straight game that Chris Streveler will replace the injured Nichols at pivot.
Streveler was able to help the Blue and Gold to a Week 11 victory over Edmonton, despite completing just seven passes for 89 yards and rushing for 95 more. The 24-year-old will benefit from having receiver Darvin Adams return to the lineup for his first action since Week 7.
"You're always trying to find improvement and from every game there's always things you can do better," Streveler told BlueBombers.com. "There are definitely some things from the last game we want to clean up and continue to get better at, and that's part of the process of the season."
With Harris serving the first game of his two-game suspension for violating the league's drug policy, second-year Canadian Johnny Augustine is the only running back listed on the Bombers' depth chart and is slated to make his first career start. The University of Guelph alumnus has only carried the ball 16 times over the last two seasons, averaging 6.9 yards per carry.
"It's a big opportunity, but I try not to think about it too much, I am thinking of it as the next game," Augustine said. "I'm not blind to it. I understand the situation that I'm in and I'm blessed and humbled about it. But, at the same time, I'm just going to go out there and play football and try to help my team win even with the whole Labour Day Classic and the theme that goes behind it."
Augustine will have to face a fearsome Saskatchewan defence coming off a dominant performance against the Ottawa REDBLACKS. The Riders forced five turnovers last week (including interceptions on each of the first three REDBLACK drives) and notched three sacks. In fact, it was the first time in 10 years that a team has started a game by forcing three consecutive turnovers.
Cody Fajardo continued his impressive play, throwing for 241 yards and tossing a touchdown pass. The fourth-year quarterback improved his record to 6-2 and hasn't thrown an interception since Week 11, a span of 129 pass attempts. However, the Labour Day Classic is going to be the biggest game of his young career thus far.
"I think it's one of those well-known things – if you've been in this league long enough, you just understand how big this game is," Fajardo told Riderville.com. "You understand what's at stake, it doesn't matter what the records are. Any rivalry game is going to be a slugfest."
Sunday's matchup will feature two of the league's premier rushing quarterbacks. Fajardo and Streveler rank first and second in rushing attempts among pivots, with the former scrambling a league-high 58 times and scoring seven rushing touchdowns.
"He was a proven guy coming out of college and he just needed an opportunity," Head Coach Craig Dickenson said when asked about Fajardo. "When we signed him, we told him he was going to be the backup, but we wanted to develop him and see if he could eventually become a starter. Didn't envision it happening so soon, but he's been all we expected and more."
Running back William Powell enjoyed a bounce back performance last week against Ottawa. The veteran rusher found the end zone twice against his former team, one game after being held to just seven rushing yards by the Montreal Alouettes.
Powell will have his work cut out for him Sunday, as the Bombers front-seven is among the league's best, allowing an average of just 69.1 yards per game, the lowest in the CFL. Adam Bighill is having another strong season, while Willie Jefferson has the most forced fumbles in 2019 with five.
Winnipeg has entered the Labour Day Classic with a better record 29 times, but has only emerged victorious in 11 of those games. The Bombers are looking to prove the history books wrong and increase their lead in the West on Sunday.
56 – Sunday marks the 56th time the Riders and Bombers are meeting on Labour Day Weekend.
14 – The combined wins of both clubs in 2019 – more than any other Labour Day Weekend game in their history.
129 – Passes without an interception for Cody Fajardo.
35.3% – Percentage of Blue Bomber yards from scrimmage gained by Andrew Harris this season. Harris is currently serving his two-game suspension.
– With files from BlueBombers.com and Riderville.com.
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