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Pickup Truck Mattress Covers Preserve Your Cargo Protected
Truck house owners spend a substantial amount of time and effort for the upkeep of their automobiles. There's a want of many equipment that not solely provides to its performance however to its model as nicely. All of the equipment are designed to be sturdy and put on resistant. It's fairly apparent that the vary of equipment could fluctuate as per the make and mannequin of the car. Some of the missed equipment for the truck generally is a good high quality truck mattress cowl. The metallic mattress facet panels and flooring can undergo from mud, particles and UV-light publicity. It may be a case both that your objects shall be stolen or broken. And, the customized manufactured pickup truck mattress covers generally is a answer for it. They're crafted with sturdy weatherproof supplies to guard the truck mattress from the foul climate, safe stowed objects and might make a noticeable enchancment in fuel mileage as nicely. Mattress cowl is, undoubtedly, a flexible addition, which is employed for needed safety in addition to aptitude. You may simply discover a huge assortment of such covers. The costs could deviate due to the completely different options and fashions for which contingent you might be keen to pay for. As each truck proprietor have his personal necessities. If you're among the many of us who make use of their vans for transferring heavy weight cargo, you'll be able to depend on exhausting prime truck mattress covers. These covers provide safety for all sorts of things they usually even have locks that stop theft. Universally, the primary goal for putting in truck covers is the safety in opposition to numerous parts together with sunshine, rainfall and wind.
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Land of Empires: Immortal
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The demons are attacking!
The war between the forces of light and darkness has raged on for a millennium and spilled over into the mortal realms.
The demons have returned to wreak havoc on humanity. Cities had been falling with numerous lives eking out a living. The land is in desperate need of a savior.
It's your time to shine. Lead the survivors, forge them into an army, defeat the demons, reclaim lost lands, rebuild fallen cities, and restore the glory of humanity.
Features of Land of Empires: Immortal games :
Light will not shrink. The heroes shall reunite!
– Summoned by gods, the legendary warriors have returned to fight the demons. You have a chance to recruit these fearless heroes. Fight along their side and create the mightiest armies of legends! Your power shall tip the scales in the battle to determine the fate of humanity!
Storm the lands with titans and giants!⚔
– They were the mightiest gifts from the gods and hailed from eons past! You can now incubate, train, and equip monstrous titans and giants as your secret weapons. These behemoths shall help you expand your lands and take part in rallies and battles! Your enemy's citadels shall quake before you in terror!
– Field infantry, archers, and cavalry! Array them in various formations and realize the true potential of your strategic genius! Every battle is fought on a real-time basis with cinematic scenes designed to embolden the participants! Turn the merciless battlefield into your own playground!
Explore a broader overworld!
– Dispatch your troops and destroy every demonic lair and base! Rescue refugees and unearth mighty loot! Legendary treasures are hidden within the depths of foggy mountains, forests, and lakes. Search the lost lands to earn tons of resources, relics, and equipment to bolster your cities and troops! Expand, grow, and explore! The cycle never ends!
Manage and become a lord of slumber cities!
・ As a lord of a city, you must manage internal affairs, build up your citadel, develop farms and trade, and forge a slumber city! Decorate your cities with tons of building decor! Research techs and lay down codices! Your leadership shall forge prosperous cities and mighty alliances!
Alliances, socialization, and team efforts!
– You won't be fighting alone! Form alliances with other mighty lords. Rally against demons, retake lost territories and conquer the throne. Take part in various socialization modes! Join fellow allies in epic rally battles to reforge human civilization and seize final victory!
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One thing that I like about cooking is that even if think you know a recipe, there's always a better version lurking around the corner. It's always possible to make something better. So, for example, homemade hummus: I've been making it for a while. Generally, I just strain a can of chickpeas (reserving the liquid), toss it into a food processor with some garlic, some tahini, some lemon juice, a splash of olive oil, salt and a little of that liquid. Whir it up and I've got hummus. I'm usually pretty happy with the results.
Recently, though, I was thumbing through an under-celebrated cookbook, Staffmeals by David Watluck. This is one of my favorite all-purpose cookbooks; all of the recipes work well (it's kind of my Joy of Cooking)…it's got everything from biscuits to roast chicken to chocolate cake.
The recipe for hummus is very straightforward, but it's all about the proportions. Watluck reserves the chickpea liquid too but instead of just using a little of it, he uses lots of it (1/2 a cup to 1 can of chickpeas). There's also 1/2 cup of tahini. That's a big amount of chickpea liquid and tahini.
(I doubled the recipe so there's a lot more stuff in my food processor in this picture. Also, it's missing the herbs Watluck recommends for "Herbed Summer Hummus." Here's what goes into his food processor: 1 can chickpeas drained, 1/2 cup of the chickpea liquid, 1/2 cup tahini, juice of 1 lemon, 4 to 5 cloves garlic (peeled), 1 bunch fresh chives, 1 cup (loosely packed) flat-leaf parsley leaves, and a pinch of salt.) Even without the herbs, the resulting hummus is incredibly light and fluffy.
All it took was a change of proportions and my hummus was no longer dense. This is my new go-to hummus.
But that wasn't enough for serving it up. I didn't want to do vegetables because, blah, this isn't a spa retreat. So I took some pita bread and I fried it up.
I've done this before (see here) and it's so easy and yields such big results, I can't believe more people don't know about this. Just pour vegetable oil into a large skillet…you only need about 1/2 an inch of oil. Then heat it up on high heat for a few minutes until the back of a wooden spoon makes bubbles when you stick it in. Cut your pita into wedges and carefully lower into the oil (here's a picture of the pita frying from that old post because I didn't take any this time around).
Cook for 30 seconds on one side, then carefully turn over and cook another 30 seconds, then drain on paper towels and immediately sprinkle with salt.
Holy mama, these are good. These take hummus from "health food snack" to "decadent treat." Serve it up by spooning the hummus into a bowl, drizzling it with olive oil, sprinkling it with smoked paprika and surrounding it with these chips.
This is such a great dinner party appetizer, especially the homemade fried chips. My friend Jimmy (who's moving with his partner Raef to L.A. next month, yay!) went nuts for it. Look at that smile:
Now go forth and make hummus and chips. It's hard to think of this getting any better.


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Bulley by Winfred Nana Amoah, 2022, Textiles and acrylic on canvas, 120cm X 141cm
The Hohoe-based multimedia artist, Winfred Nana Amoah's series of collages rely on fabric and painting techniques to investigate the ideas of community building in Ghana–especially of Hohoe. Behind the smiling faces, the acrylic paints on his canvas is the idea of bonding. In his practice, Winfred uses different approaches to keep his materials bonded–gluing, sewing and stapling. This practice is reflective of the heterogeneous nature of Ghanaian demographics and the harmonious living thereof. He is however not blind to the chaos in the somewhat harmony as his works employ diverging materials in creating a portrait. Considering the societal reaction to waste materials, his vernacular approaches seek to change narratives and encourage repurposing of used materials.
His works may appear sophisticated in the light of modern-day technological appeals; yet, they are easily relatable and equally fit into the contemporary space of artistry.
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The 407 AGRI is a highly productive wheel loader with the compact dimensions, performance, versatility, agility and uncompromised productivity you'd expect from JCB. It's fitted with a 48 kW engine that produces 300 Nm of torque, powering a 2-speed hydrostatic transmission. With a load over height of 2991 mm.
This loading shovel also features superior quality components, comfort and ergonomics aplenty, excellent build quality, stringent safety levels and straightforward serviceability.
In short, it's a perfect tool carrier on farms.
DriveLine Performance
• JCB and Kohler have produced the ultimate compact wheel loader engine for the 407 AGRI. It's Stage IIIB/Tier 4F-compliant using only a DOC, while low-rev power and torque means good fuel economy. Dimensions are compact for small turning circles.
• A variable speed engine crank-driven cooling fan maintains optimum fan speed for all requirements without using any excess engine power.
• The 407 AGRI loading shovel has a new high speed option – this provides a 30 km/h top speed. Power is transferred to the ground efficiently through an innovative chassis, with perfect harmony between all components.
• We offer several axle options on the JCB 407 AGRI including open diffs for hard ground and limited slip diffs for soft muddy terrain.
• Our 100% switchable front axle diff lock option provides ultimate traction on mud and creates no shear forces, so won't damage the ground when it's not in use. It can also be engaged on the move and under load.
• Hydrostatic drive makes the 407 AGRI wheel loader very easy to operate even for the inexperienced. That means there's less risk of overpowering the machine at a cost to fuel economy.
Total Productivity
• With our High Flow option, the JCB 407 AGRI compact wheel loader enjoys an extra 30 litres of hydraulic capacity for an enhanced flow rate.
• JCB's articulated steering boasts an easy-to-use built-in sideshift – ideal for bale handling.
• The JCB 407 AGRI is a highly versatile loading shovel, capable of many tasks, with plenty of options to create a perfect solution to your needs, as well as a huge range of easily interchangeable attachments.
• Equip your wheel loader with our new towing option and you'll get a tow bar with rear electrics and hydraulics, allowing you to trailer loads of up to 3.5 tonnes or carry rear attachments like salt spreaders.
• By splitting power between the transmission and the hydraulics, our inching pedal allows precise, efficient, stepless load handling.
• Our loading shovels are even more versatile when you use both front and rear attachments together; you could, for example, combine a snow plough and rear grit spreader.
Quality, Reliability and Durability
• We've used only the very finest engine, driveline and axle components on the 407 AGRI wheel loader, from suppliers like DANA and Bosch
• This loading shovel benefits from a strong chassis and the best possible weight distribution; this allows for optimal absorption of external forces.
• We understand how tough materials handling can be, so we use a heavy-duty centre joint which oscillates through ±40°. Precision machining provides high tolerances and accurate location of pins and bushes on these loading shovels.
• Rear lights are recessed within the solid counterweight casting for impact protection and hydraulic hoses are neatly routed, properly clamped, and positioned away from potential pinching spots.
• We use state-of-the-art manufacturing processes, finite element analysis and extensive rig testing to achieve the very highest levels of quality. Cold cell testing guarantees starting performance at temperatures as low as -20°C.
Comfort and Ease of Use
• The JCB 407 AGRI wheel loader has a comfortable and spacious cab with noise levels lower than our outgoing model. The operating position is designed for optimum all-round visibility, unhindered by components like silencers.
• Our tilting telescopic steering column is easy to adjust, and all instruments needed to operate this loading shovel are within easy reach of the seat, so there's no need to hunt around for information whilst working.
• With a fully opening right-hand window, JCB 407 AGRI operators can enjoy increased ventilation whilst still being protected from dust.
• This compact loading shovel is equipped with a new ergonomically designed joystick control system for comfortable and intuitive operation.
Safety and Security
• The JCB 407 AGRI wheel loader can be equipped with a new immobiliser option, which can help prevent thefts from your fleet.
• Access steps are complemented by well positioned handles so that operators have three points of contact whenever they're entering or exiting the JCB 407's cab.
• With no exhaust after treatment, our JCB Diesel by Kohler engines are extremely compact for uncompromised visibility. The sloping rear bonnet provides an unimpeded view, with the exhaust silencer and air intake filter both packaged out of sight.
• We've fitted an in-cab electronic 2-stage quickhitch isolation system to prevent uncontrolled release of attachments on the 407 AGRI loading shovel.
• Most T4F engines use a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF). The new Kohler engine designed by JCB doesn't, thus reducing service and running costs.
• Operators and managers of the JCB 407 AGRI wheel loader can access vital information like machine running times and error alerts at the touch of a button on the in-cab display and if needed via JCB's LiveLink telematics system.
• The JCB 407 AGRI has a cyclonic pre-filter which maximises air filtration and extends filter element service intervals significantly.
• A large single piece bonnet provides quick and convenient access to all daily check points, as well as the engine bay and cooling pack of your wheel loader.
• Your local JCB dealer will be able to supply all parts for your 407 AGRI loading shovel, including JCB Diesel by Kohler engine components. This model also shares parts with other JCB machinery, making everything even more readily available.
• A stylish, modern central dash display combines analogue dials and a colour LCD screen – this can display machine health details, service requirements, operating information and more.
The 407 loading shovel is built to offer ultimate efficiency and productivity.
Its JCB Diesel by Kohler engine produces peak power and torque at low revs for fuel-efficient matching of the engine to the hydraulics. There's no exhaust after-treatment either, which means that no power is wasted on a DPF, and servicing is efficient and cost-effective.
Further efficiency-boosting features of this wheel loader are adjustable hydraulic flow control, low noise levels, an inching pedal, multi-attachment capability, a dual-speed crank-driven fan, and hydrostatic drive.
Maximum Engine Power 48kW (49hp)
Loader Performance
Operating Weight 4934kg
Standard Bucket Capacity 0.8m3


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The Digitally Scanned Dental Impression & The Milled CAD/CAM Restoration
In Your Daily Practice: Establishing A Practical Workflow
We were delighted to host a CE course for our newest additions! With Goodman Dental Lab coming to Cornerstone, we have had the chance to introduce ourselves to new doctors, and we wanted to show them Cornerstone, enjoy dinner, drinks and conversation, all while getting continuing education credits!
What a great way to welcome our new doctors!
We are so thankful for Dr. Stein to have shared his expertise and experience all the way from Boston through a webinar. Dr. Stein graduated from Boston University with a B.A. degree in Psychology. He received his D.M.D. degree and completed his post-doctoral specialty training in Prosthodontics at Boston University. Dr. Stein maintains a private practice in Boston, Ma. He is an assistant clinical professor of Prosthodontics at Tufts School of Dental Medicine where he focuses on the clinical integration and research of digital cad/cam dentistry. Dr. Stein has lectured and published both nationally and internationally on restorative, implant and cad/cam dentistry.
Dr. Stein presented how dentists have the opportunity to utilize digital impression technology to provide a higher level of restorative care with greater patient comfort. The program discussed how much less labor intensive and how much more control you can have over anterior and posterior indirect restorations on both natural teeth and implants. Dr. Stein also touched on the decision regarding whether a "stand alone" digital impression scanner or one with a design center and cad/cam mill would be more appropriate for dental practices. With question and answers sessions, our dentists were able to converse about what was working in their practice and how they could utilize digital to make them more profitable, technologically advanced and how it could help their patients.
We enjoyed meeting our new dentists, talking and learning about future possibilities and of course our educational opportunity from Dr. James Stein. We look forward to doing many more events like this one in 2015!


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Pacific Greenhouse SeriesThe elegant Pacific Greenhouse with its trademark curved roof.
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Features and benefits of the Pacific Greenhouse Series
- Slope: 5/12, Pitch 23 degrees.
- Incorporates genuine bent tempered glass in our curved eave hobby greenhouse designs
- Ensures a long lasting, authentic look when compared to plastic
- Our double glass greenhouse is upgraded to our superior frame system with a storefront door and a clean finish without exposed screws
- Double, tinted, and high performance glass is also available.
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Available in single glass, double glass, twinwall and fivewall polycarbonate. Ask us about our high performance glass, tinted, or laminated too.
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Rear Carrier with Quick Connect Coupling
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For transporting e.g. shot game, food and much more. Can be mounted on the tow coupling, fastmounting and dismounting possible because of the quick release fastener, loading capacity depends on the maximum static vertical load, weight is about 9 kg only, measurements are about 89×58.5×20 cm, zinc-coated, perfect for our game all-purpose tub SKU 27021 (lights are not included in
the delivery but are available SKU 27023/27024).
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by Jon VanZile
For 15 years, DWK Corporation has been providing unique and decorative giftware to retailers throughout North America. DWK's one-of-a-kind figurines are all designed in-house and manufactured from polyresin to exact specifications, according to company President Dave Kim. "When we founded this company, I wanted us to be different, so we design everything you see in our catalog," Kim says. "We design, sculpt, and paint and then wholesale throughout the country."
DWK's range of figurines cover all the bases, from funny statues to garden gnomes to bottle holders and salt-and-pepper shakers. They are natural products for gift shops, small retailers, stationary stores, and anywhere people buy small gifts. The inspiration for DWK's artwork comes from everywhere, Kim says. Some designs are inspired by customer requests; others come from employees. And some come from Kim himself, who got into this business as a way to marry his interest in visual arts with commerce.
"Our figurines are never boring and bland," Kim says. "I wanted something that was different than ceramic and had better detail. I have always thought of myself as a creative person, and I had all these ideas I wanted to put down." DWK has been growing every year, in part by keeping its product line fresh. New designs are added every year—in addition to the long-time favorites.
The single most popular figuring in DWK's line-up is a polyresin deer head, followed closely by a motorcycle salt and pepper shaker holder. The company also just introduced a line of coasters and wall art that is doing very well, Kim says. DWK can also do custom pieces for interested customers.
Where to Buy
DWK figurines can be purchased online or at one of the tradeshows the company attends, including the ASD show in Las Vegas twice a year and the IGES show in the Smoky Mountains. Wholesale buyers need to register on the site and provide a business license. The minimum order is $700, but there is flexibility for new customers. Shipping is not included. "We pride ourselves on our design and quality," Kim notes. "We are right in the sweet spot in pricing, but the designs are what brings everybody in."


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Painted metal crab wall hanging. Metal tropical art - Coastal Decor, Beach décor, Hand painted metal art, Tropical art - Tropical home decor
Decorative metal outdoor and garden decor. Decorative crab wall hanging is hand cut from recycled steel oil drums in Haiti and carefully hand painted in our own workshop. It is sealed for protection. This piece makes a very colorful addition to your home decor.
Measures a large 25" x 34".
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Building gentlemen: Program targets third-grade boys
Devin Jordan, president of the non-profit Beyond the Game, brought the national program to Fairless where third graders receive eight lessons on leadership, good manners and being a good citizen.
By Amy L. Knapp
IndeOnline.com staff writer
Posted Jan 25, 2020 at 5:56 AM
On Friday, Fairless Elementary School third-grade boys received a crisp blue shirt and clip-on tie as part of the Guys with Ties program.
BREWSTER Assembled in the school cafeteria, the third-grade boys at Fairless Elementary School were excited as they waited for their name to be called to receive their new shirt and tie.
Once everyone had collected their shirts, they were told to put them on.
"Help each other," Devin Jordan, a former Ohio State Buckeye and standout for the Tiger football team, said from the front of the room.
Some of the boys struggled to remove the clip-on tie from the shirt, others fumbled with the buttons, while others quickly navigated removing it from the hanger and slipping it over their shirts.
After some help from their friends and teachers, the boys showed off their crisp blue button-down shirts and a navy and yellow stripped ties.
For some, it was the first time they had put on a shirt and tie.
"I look awesome," Jackson Fleming exclaimed as he twirled around for everyone to see. "I look like a successful business child."
The shirts and ties were just the start of something big at the school. Something exciting. Something special.
This was the first meeting of Guys with Ties, a program that fosters leadership, good manners and good citizens.
"Remember it is an honor and privilege to be part of this group," Jordan told the boys. "Remember our motto: look good, feel good and do good."
Now that they looked good, it was time to get down to business.
Getting the guys
Michael Hearn, director of curriculum, instruction and special programs at Fairless, said the district has been discussing bringing Guys with Ties to the school for about two years.
Elijah Desmond, a Fairless alum and friend of Jordan, thought Fairless would be a great place for the program and suggested Jordan bring the program to his alma mater.
Confident the district could find funding for the project, Jordan ordered shirts and ties for the Fairless students.
Hearn turned to the community, securing funding from several groups, including Friends of Fairless, Fairless Alumni Association, Fairless Linebackers and the elementary PTO to bring the program to fruition. At least two more groups are considering contributing, he said.
It costs $100 per student, and Fairless officials wanted every third-grade boy — 43 in total — to be able to participate.
Hearn is confident when the donors see the outcome of the program, the funding stream will continue.
Talking to the students about Guys with Ties, Hearn stressed the community believes in them and is vested in their futures. The program, he said, will give the students skills that will aid in their success.
"They (community) truly see them (students) as the future," Hearn said.
A key component to the program is a commitment from men in the school building to serve as mentors to the kids.
Jordan, president of his non-profit foundation Beyond the Game, will run the sessions with the students, but the volunteers are needed, he said.
"Every day they need to see a familiar face in the building that they know and respect and know that they are there for them," he said. "The key piece is it is orchestrated by strong men."
Assistant Principal Dan Nero, third-grade teacher Adam Amato and Hearn will lead the charge at school.
Building good men
Jordan loves the Guys with Ties program and what it does for the kids.
With their new "uniform," the boys are feeling good and that translates to confidence, he said.
Through a series of eight sessions, members of the club learn values such as respect, good manners, making good impressions and being good citizens.
The students become leaders, he said.
"We show them by doing good they can have an impact on their school and community," Jordan said.
The guys will participate in community service projects in and out of school, meet with guest speakers and learn things like dining etiquette and how to treat women.
Besides getting their shirts on Friday, the students learned about first impressions and firm handshakes.
"We want to stand out (in our shirt and tie)," Jordan told the guys. "We are leaders in the school. We are family."
While there are lessons to learn, there is time to have fun, too, Jordan said, adding there are some surprises planned for the students.
On meeting days, the boys are asked to wear a nice pair of pants or jeans and upon arriving at school will put on their shirts and ties to wear throughout the day.
Each student was asked to sign a contract promising to uphold the standards of the group and to stay out of trouble.
"Our goal is to make them better gentleman," Jordan said.
The Fairless Guys with Ties program joins Plain Local's Middlebranch and Avondale schools as well as Alliance City Schools.
Jordan began a Guys with Ties program at an elementary school in Hilliard City Schools in Columbus this school year and officials, he said, plan to expand it to every third-grader in the district next year.
The former Tiger hopes to bring the program to other Stark schools, including his alma mater, Massillon.
Reach Amy at 330-775-1135 or firstname.lastname@example.com
On Twitter: @aknappINDE
Read the article here: https://www.indeonline.com/news/20200125/building-gentlemen-program-targets-third-grade-boys


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The company Lanke Boat Rental offers a romantic "Sunset Drive" on the water.Show Location
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A truly romantic wedding ceremony can be had aboard a historic boat on the river Spree in Berlin - the company Bootsvermietung Fangrot specialises in just this very event.Show Location
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August 24th, 2019 – yes, 2019 and finally one of its initiatives in the country. Nepal first ever and the biggest Artificial Intelligence (AI) expo is being conducted in Kathmandu. All AI enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and students alike must be thankful to the fuse machines – the Nepalese company dedicated to the development and deployment of AI in the country – and an organization "Artificial Intelligence for Development (AID)" purely working words implementing AI to the development. AI expo 2019 is the showcase of education, exhibition and exposure for the development of AI focussed projects and infras. (We will keep updating this post from the event venue.)Nepal's First and Biggest Al EXPO aimed to showcase the best Al projects/papers from academia and industry. The expo will be a platform that fosters active collaboration between experts and learners from industry and academia.
Keynote speaker Dr Sameer Maskey (CEO Fusemachines) explores what, how and where AI can penetrate our fields of daily jobs, government sector and dev. He focussed on democratizing AI in Nepal.Mahendra Man Gurung, secy to Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, during his special guest address pointed out use of AI and potentiala that we could extract from AI to both the government and the dev sector from the IT and ICT usage in Nepal. The government needs more support from the AI community to make AID foster in the country.
Plenary Discussion on Integrating AI: Demand, Challenges and Solutions Integrating ai: demand, challenges and solutionsQ. Daily use of ai
– Research and application
– medical diagnosis
– health care improvement
– agriculture (precision farming)
– governmentQ. Market of ai in nepal
– ai will catapult in 5-10yrs
– mobility in global context, accidents are caused by human error. So, merge of self driving will help out in safety.
– ai is based in data and pattern recognition
– anyone with access to dataQ. How does market look like ?
– ai used to be very niche
– but now its very broad
– it is part of what we are doing
– it is our extension
– in nepal, fraud detection / logistic mgmt,
– financial benefit to using and having an edge with ai
– we ready have data, we just have to know to use it to solve problemsQ. Skill and size of education of ai, motivation
– learning analytics
– foresee problem.of.student and train them
– integration of academia and aiQ.
– nepal.has problems.and can be solved
– solve problems and create other opportunities
– sdg framework for solving all.problems
– foodmandu show food with least enviroemt impact
– Mobility with showing least carbon emission data
– ai brought behaviour shift
– sustainable problems that are solved can be reused
– help sustain new behaviour with aiQ. Potential investors, risks, challenges
– innovative ideas and implementation with edge
– compamies to make ecosystem
– teach others
– bring next gen entrepreneurs- critical.feedbacks in job are opportunity to grow- ai needs to be seen from.global.perspective
– global.challenge : climate change, nuclear, silicon valley/china
– larger debate of how ai should be used
– how we build solutions + how we build our society as well
– predict sales forecastAi for casual person with common computational powerIntelligence- consciousness- psychology- emotions
Plenary Discussion 2 (AI for National Development: Plans and Policies)
Ai for national dev: plans and policies
Q. Ai and youth in nepal
– youth are change symbols
– ai is inbuilt unknowingly in our business
– eg. Facebook..
Q. People system and ai for Nepal and future
– 3 steps
– digital data capture/digitization, generate information,
– all system are isolated in gon that is issue in gon
– g2g level link
– doit and
– data capture points
– align projects to government initiatives
Q. Out stage in nation dev and ai and it
• Hlcit
• manohar..
– ai driven by data
– there is no data governance framework in nepal
– well articulted policy position is not available in gon
– need is for policy framework for.privacy of data
– algorithms.should.be open i.e. transperancy
– how algorithm.works ?
Q. Role.of ai in digital.nepal ?
• Birendra
– it division also with ict promotion by stratrgy, framework formulation
– digital.neoal.frameowrk built
– 8 main areas, 80.
– digital.foundation.. GEA
Q. Partnership with gon ?
– sandbox
Q. Academia in sandbox ?
– open data
– data with security
– deploy courses
– evidence based dexision making
– we need data for this
– global opportunity
– fitting in in supply chain
– development aspects from ai
Q. Data governance policy.of.nepal
• Data security and how can be ensured
– data security and threat
– national id is very secured
– Mrp data is secured
– legally, data protection and privacy enforcement is in process to be passed
– NPCERT is being passed
Public QnA
Q. How can we use big data, and where are data done by global researches
Q. Data sovereignty, what are legal grounds for data misuse ?
Q. Since when will gov be complete digital
Q. For securing privacy in the upcoming ai and data leverage of our citizens so that ai entrepreneurs can be in safe side and governed and guided properly.
– aws,
– nagarik adhikar app
Ai best practices
– data
Q. How can we secure fast movement of ai in nepal
– a website takes 20lakh
– 5 for development, 15 for security testing
Ai for neoal
• Asgar
– data capturing points creation by building system
– nagarik adhikar app as common platform
• Birendra
– awareness
– capacity development
– public private partnership
– investors and investment security
– legal.and policy support by government
• ?
• Mo
– requires data stratrgy
– data sovereignty privacy
– build skill competency regarding ai
– strong innovstion ecosystem
• Pranita
– attitude towards life; positive one
– contribute to our own country
– gpd increased after earthquake
Generating usable data is power
About FusemachinesFusemachines, Nepal's foremost provider of Artificial Intelligence education, software, and service, in close partnership with Artificial Intelligence for Development (AID), a research and development organization that makes use of Artificial Intelligence solutions to tackle existing community problems, is launching the first and biggest AI expo in Nepal till date – AI Expo.Artificial Intelligence for Development (AID) Nepal is a research and development organization focusing on bringing applied Artificial Intelligence solutions to existing community problems. We connect domain experts with Al developers to develop solutions that can transform the society and deliver positive impact to the society using Artificial Intelligence.
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ID Epi Seminar Series: Tim Anderson
2019/05/16 @ 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm
Tim Anderson works at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed) in San Antonio, Texas. He received his undergraduate degree in Zoology from Oxford University and a Masters in Medical Parasitology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, before moving to the University of Rochester (New York State) for graduate school. Following postdoctoral work in Oxford and Milan, he moved to his current position at Texas Biomed. He has previously studied mice on Scottish islands, butterfly-ant symbioses in Australia, giant rats in New Guinea, Wolbachia endosymbionts in filarial nematodes, and roundworm transmission in Guatemalan villages, before focusing on the genetics and evolution of malaria and schistosome parasites. Dr Anderson utilizes a population/quantitative genetics framework, molecular approaches, and both laboratory and field based research to ask questions about the evolution, ecology and transmission of parasites. His malaria research focuses on understanding how many times drug resistance has evolved in nature, what genes are involved, the role of copy number variation and SNPs, and the composition of complex parasite infections containing multiple parasite genotypes. His schistosome research pioneers use of laboratory genetic crosses and linkage mapping for analysis of drug resistance and host specificity, and sequencing of single miracidia larvae for investigating introgression, epidemiology and population biology.


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Does Biotin Really Help Your Hair and Nails? These Dermatologists Explain
So you've noticed your hair is looking thinner and duller, and your nails short and brittle and you need a beauty SOS. You've probably read about the miracle wonder that is biotin; beauty gurus and influencers alike tout the miracle properties of the supplement that's supposed to transform your hair and nails. But is it too good to be true?
"Biotin is important for energy production and known to improve hair health," board-certified NYC dermatologist Debra Jaliman, MD, assistant professor of dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, told POPSUGAR. "Many enzymes need biotin to function properly; biotin also helps keeps nails and skin healthy." She added it can help nails and hair grow. However, she said that taking biotin won't negate a bad diet — overall nutrition is important for healthy hair and nails.
"Hair thrives on protein, iron, zinc, and vitamin B12. If you are not getting enough nutrients from your diet, supplements can increase low levels," dermatologist Dendy Engelman, MD, explained. "These nutrients help support hair structure, growth, breakdown carbs and fats, moisturize the scalp, and distribute oxygen to the cells."
Although it may be beneficial for people who are low in biotin, the results might not be as noticeable for those who already have adequate levels of biotin. Still, taking it is worth a try; Dr. Jaliman said it has minimal side effects and anyone can take it.
Of course, you should always check with your doctor before starting a new supplement, but Dr. Engelman recommends starting with 500 mcg daily. If you are looking to strengthen your hair and nails, it's worth a shot!


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Last year, when Oracle purchased Sun Microsystems, it got a wealth of customers, technologies and personnel for its $7.4 billion. It also obtained one of the choicest domain names on the Internet, Sun.com.
Now that Oracle is actively decommissioning the site, it could, if it chose to do so, sell off the domain name and pocket a million or even more, experts estimate.
The Sun.com domain name could be worth between $1 and $2 million, estimated Jeff Kupietzky, CEO of Oversee.net, a broker of much sought-after domain names.
"At just three letters it is short and memorable," he said, in an e-mail interview. "It is a positive word that has a high search volume."
"Sun.com is appealing because it could be used in a number of ways," said Paul Nicks, director of domain aftermarket services for the Go Daddy registrar. "Solar power companies, companies with 'sun' currently in their name, domain name investors or anyone looking to leverage the history behind the name could have a bidding interest."
Nicks estimated that, should the name be auctioned, it could fetch between $800,000 and $900,000.
Last Thursday, Kemer Thomson, an Oracle senior manager of product development, announced in a blog post that Oracle will decommission Sun.com on June 1, and move the remaining content it deems relevant over to Oracle.com.
At present, browser inquiries to Sun.com get redirected to Oracle's home page, though many of the individual blogs and technical pages under the Sun domain are still accessible.
Additional third party sites have sprung up to archive the obsolete material that Oracle probably won't move over to Oracle.com
While pretty much a non-issue in terms of impact on Sun and Oracle shops, the decommissioning of the site still sparked nostalgia for many a seasoned computer technician.
"Sun.com was the first website I ever visited on the internet at [The Cyberia] cafe in London in 1995. It was advertised on the back page of a magazine in the U.K. if I remember correctly," one poster on the Sun blog reminisced.
Registered on March 19, 1986, Sun.com is the 11th oldest .com name still in operation; oddly enough, Oracle now also owns the third oldest, Think.com. In .com's nascent days on the Internet of the late 1980s, Sun Microsystems beat Intel and AT&T to the domain name registrars.
Oracle has not responded yet to inquiries about what it plans to do with Sun.com, but it has a variety of options.
Should CEO Larry Ellison fret over meeting analyst estimates during a tough quarter, the company could also "park" the name, to use the parlance of domain name resellers. This means Oracle would contract with a third-party service to fill the site with ads. Internet monitoring service Alexa estimates that Sun.com traffic is still considerable: It is the 2,277th most popular destination on the Web.
It could hold on to it for a future brand centered around the name. Or it could just to hold onto it as an asset that it could sell outright later. "Many people look at domain names as great investments," Kupietzky said. The name "can be held for future sale in the expectation of a rising valuation."
Kupietzky's Oversee.net is one of a number of companies that brokers the resale of such domain names. While registrars such as Network Solutions offer the ability for anyone to own a previously unclaimed Internet domain name, usually for less than $20, a secondary market of already claimed but seemingly valuable domain names has long existed.
"It's a phenomenal domain name. When you have a one word domain name like this, it has multiple meanings," and thereby could be used in any one of a number of different industries, noted Jason Miner, senior vice president of sales and business development for NameMedia, which operates a domain name marketplace.
Miner estimates that Sun.com could sell for $1 million, if not more. Such a sale would not be unprecedented. In 2010, Zip.com sold for over $1 million, Dating.com sold for $1.75 million and T-Shirts.com garnered $1.26 million.
Of course, any of these scenarios would depend on Oracle re-registering the domain name, which, on latest check, expires on March 20, 2012. If Oracle forgets to do so for some reason, then anyone could pick it up for around $10. Now that would be a wise acquisition.
(IDG News Service reporter Chris Kanaracus contributed to this report.)
Joab Jackson covers enterprise software and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Follow Joab on Twitter at @Joab_Jackson. Joab's e-mail address is email@example.com


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Morten Rand-Hendricksen, Senior Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning, has released WP Rig. WP Rig is a WordPress starter theme and build process combined into one. The starter theme provides a minimal set of templates with the ability to drag-and-drop files from the WordPress template hierarchy.
It contains a heavily optimized code and file structure, support for lazy-loading images, and documented helper functions. The build process requires no configuration and provides a modern foundation to develop on top of.
VS Code is tightly integrated with WP Rig but developers can use any code editor they choose.
Rand-Hendriksen says the goal of the project is to provide a starting point where developers can write accessible and performant code from the start using best practices.
"WordPress and the web it lives on has evolved," he said. "So have the tools we use to build experiences and interactions on and with the web. WordPress theme development is no longer 'just' about writing PHP and CSS and JavaScript.
"It's also about accessibility and build processes and coding standards and performance best practices and and modern coding languages and browser support and a myriad of other topics.
"WP Rig bridges this gap by building accessibility, performance, coding standards, and modern coding best practices in by default."
LinkedIn Learning donated Rand-Hendriksen's time to WP Rig. In collaboration with XWP, Google, and other members of the WordPress community, it was released as an open source project that is maintained by him and Rachel Cherry.
"It is not owned or branded by any company, nor beholden to a company goal or ideology," he said. "The purpose and goal of WP Rig is to provide the WordPress community with a theme development rig that puts accessibility, performance, and modern best practices in the front seat to the benefit of the end-user and the web as a whole."
You can download WP Rig for free from the project's site or on GitHub. To learn how to use it, LinkedIn Learning is offering a free course entitled "Build WordPress Themes with WP Rig." The course covers a myriad of topics including, configuring the VS Code workpace settings, Templates, and AMP integration.
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Let's take a look at Chanel's Spring 2020 collection. It all looks so beautiful, especially photographed against the huge booklet they sent along with it – mauves and vibrant sandy corals and pale shimmering champagnes. The colours of a desert as the sun goes down – the collection is called Desert Dream and I think they've captured that perfectly.
But what's worth snapping up and what can you afford to miss, if you're a die-hard Chanelophile and like to have something from each collection?
Well, I shall get straight to the point – no beating around the proverbial bush – I'd put my money into the foolproof products you'll use year-round. Or at least into the summer – if you use them at the rate I have been then they'll never last a year!
Browse Chanel's Desert Dreams collection*
First mega-buy; the Baume Essential, at Boots here*, which has been reinvented in a warm, coppery-golden shade called Golden Light. This is a great highlighter for darker skin tones, adding a really grown-up sheen with minimal "glitter". On lighter skin tones it's more tricky to get placement right, but it's not impossible – I'd move away from the traditional "swipe along the cheekbone like a snail trail" and blend in well on the areas that the sun would hit, really making the glow part of the skin rather than sitting it on top.
Anyway, the non-pearlescent Baume Essentiel (my review is here) is now firmly one of my favourite makeup staples – it just gives the most amazingly natural dewy finish – but the limited edition Golden Light version is beautiful for the warmer months.
Next best buy would be the Stylo Ombre et Contour eyeliner and shadow pencils, which I've used in Mauve and Brun. I know that these aren't a brand new launch but I hadn't really had a good try with them and I was surprised to find that the staying power is immense, despite the fact that the liner feels like a soft crayon to apply. I thought it would wishy-washy itself off after an hour or so, but it was stubborn, refusing the cleansing balm and the flannel and only shifting when I went in with a dual-phase eye makeup remover.
You can find the Stylos online here* – if you love a smokey eye look but hate applying liner then this might be your way forward. Scribble on like a child, blend with a dense little brush (this one* from Charlotte Tilbury is excellent) and you're done. The Mauve is a good colour if you're really, really low-key and want something barely-there, but opt for brown if you want impact…
Now the lip colours didn't suit me so much – I tried Rouge Brulant and Endless – and I didn't get along too well with the shadow quad (the coral shade and one of the mauves had hardly any payoff, which is unusual for Chanel shadows!), but I did become quite enamoured with the Ombre Premiere in Rising Sun; a liquid eyeshadow that left an extremely pretty, warm and flattering sheen.
Do excuse this photo, I took it early on in the makeup routine proceedings and I look a bit like an experiment. But do you get an idea of how youthful and fresh the sheen looks?
So, my picks: liquid shadow (here*), liner crayons (here*) and the Baume Essentiel (here*). That's what I'd be snap-snapping from this particular collection.
You can find Desert Dreams in its entirety at Boots.com here*.
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Dua Lipa's New Crop Top Does Julia Roberts Proud
Dua Lipa seems capable of pulling just about anything off—she can don a bold monochrome suit with just as much ease as she can a two-piece Vaquera set that looks like it was made from your grandmother's curtains. If there's one thing you can always expect from the British pop star's wardrobe, though, it's a chic crop top, whether she is taking in the New York City skyline or on stage in a ruffled miniskirt.
Lipa's latest take on the youthful style finds her putting a '90s-inspired spin on the contemporary cut. Lipa paired a Pretty Woman crop top—Richard Gere and Julia Roberts are essentially smizing from the tiny T-shirt—with some Y2K-era sunglasses. And while Lipa's look is quite a throwback, she finished it all off with a timeless accessory: an adorable little dog that's nestled on her shoulder. Roberts would undoubtedly approve.
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All thanks be to God for the opportunity to fellowship and share a message on the coming economic hard times with the Riau provincial leaders of GBI, a denomination of some 20,000 churches, and pastoral leaders of churches in Batam on 12 April 2019. We were hosted by GBI Tabgha church, Batam. (GBI Tabgha church is the largest church in Batam with some 20,000 baptized members.)
The night before, I shared with fellow pastors Ramil, Christy, Sirivuth, Sambo, Vibol and Peter Wanyonyi whether an earthquake would happen to give urgency to the message I would give this very morning. As we returned from Batam at about 7 pm and before we took the train back to the hostel, a 6.8 earthquake happened in Sulawesi, Indonesia triggering a tsunami warning at 7.40 pm. Of course I hope and pray for God's mercy that there will be no casualty, but yet I have to take God's warning seriously to expect an exponential increase of earthquakes in this beginning of the birth pains. All glory and praise to our sovereign God that there was little or no casualty.
(I cannot help but to notice the slim odds of such regular occurrence. When I first shared this message on 10 March 2011 in Batam at Alfa Omega, the massive 9.0 earthquake triggering the worst tsunami occurred in Japan the next day. In Nov 2018, I went to share the same message in General Santos, Philippines and a 6.9 earthquake happened just 120 km from the city two or three weeks later.)


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The Federal Communications Commission ("Commission") issued two orders in February 2011 revising its procedural rules in an effort to "increase the efficiency of Commission decision-making, modernize Commission procedures for the digital age, and enhance the openness and transparency of Commission proceedings for practitioners and the public." The Commission also published a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks comment on whether it should adopt real-party-in-interest disclosure rules based on those that apply in many court proceedings.
The revised rules will become effective as of June 1, 2011. The revisions fall into four major categories:
Ex Parte Disclosure
In approaching reform of its ex parte rules, the Commission sought to increase the transparency of its actions while addressing two key problems:
(1) insufficient disclosure of ex parte presentations involving information and arguments already in the record; and
(2) lack of meaningful disclosure of ex parte presentations involving information and arguments new to the proceeding.
Required Disclosure — Under the new rules, in permit-but-disclose proceedings, parties must file notices for all oral ex parte presentations directed to the merits or outcome of a proceeding. Previously, the Commission's rules required notice only if the presentation included new data or arguments.
The type of information presented dictates the content of the required disclosure:
The Commission did not change the policy that status inquiries made without expressing views on the merits or outcome of a proceeding are not "presentations" subject to the ex parte rules.
Sunshine Period — Current rules permit communications during the Sunshine Period if requested by or made with the advance approval of the Commission or staff for clarification or adduction of evidence or resolution of issues. The revised rules allow replies filed in response to a solicited ex parte notice during the Sunshine Period as long as they are limited to the specific issues raised in the ex parte notice including any new facts or data submitted.
The Sunshine Period commences the day (including business day, weekend and holidays) following release of the Sunshine Notice thereby giving commentators some opportunity to make submissions before the Sunshine Period begins.
Ex Parte Filing Deadlines — The Commission introduced new deadlines for the filing of ex parte notices. The date of the presentation and its relation to the Sunshine Period dictate the particular filing deadline. The new filing deadlines are:
Electronic Filing Requirements — Electronic copies of ex parte notices must be sent to all staff and commissioners present at the ex parte meeting. Filers may be asked to submit corrections or further information.
Notices must be submitted electronically in machine-readable format, such as Microsoft ".doc" format or non-copy protected, text searchable ".pdf" format for text filing, where feasible. PDF images created by scanning a paper document may not be submitted except in cases in which a word processing version of the document is not available. This rule parallels Administrative Order ECF-5(B) of the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit which requires that electronically filed documents be in machine-readable and text-searchable formats. Metadata may be removed.
Appendices and attachments also must be submitted in machine-readable and text-searchable formats except where a word-processing version is not available. However, in parallel with Local Rule 5.4(e)(1)(A)-(C) of the District Court for the District of Columbia, parties may seek waivers of this format requirement for voluminous attachments exceeding 500 pages, material not in a format that readily permits electronic filing such as large maps, charts, videotapes, and similar material, or materials that are filed under seal. All such materials may be filed in paper form, but parties must seek a waiver when the filing is made.
Confidential information may continue to be submitted by paper filing but a redacted version must be filed electronically at the same time the paper filing is submitted. An exception to the electronic filing requirement will be made if the filing party can prove hardship.
Enforcement — The Commission also introduced changes meant to "facilitate stricter enforcement of the ex parte rules." Under the new framework, the Office of General Counsel must refer any case in which a forfeiture or a citation may be warranted to the Enforcement Bureau ("EB") who may, under delegated authority, levy fines. Should the EB ultimately determine forfeiture or citation is unwarranted, the General Counsel may still take appropriate action on the matter. In addition, the Commission will give public notice of the filing and disposition of ex parte complaints via the internet.
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking — The Commission opened a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the issue of whether to require disclosure of "real parties-in-interest." Ultimately, the Commission seeks a disclosure requirement that identifies the true party supporting or opposing a particular position without imposing undue burdens on the disclosing party. The Further Notice solicits comment on what type of disclosure rule would balance these interests. Comments are due on June 16, 2011; replies are due on July 18, 2011.
Other Changes in Procedure
Greater Transparency Through Expanded Use of Docketed Proceedings — The Commission loses "openness, transparency, and public participation" when it does not use docketed proceedings. Therefore, the Commission revised its rules to require all bureaus and offices—except the EB in limited circumstances—to assign docket numbers to all proceedings. The EB maintains an exemption allowing it to conduct investigative proceedings without assigning a docket number until it issues a Notice of Apparent Liability. At that point, the EB must assign a docket number to its investigation. For all other proceedings, only exceptional circumstances warrant a waiver of the docketing requirement.
The Commission granted its bureaus and offices flexibility while transitioning to the comprehensive docketing regime. During the transition period, the Commission will not require bureaus to docket proceedings if docketing:
Increased Use of Electronic Filing — The Commission introduced a transition to electronic filing similar to that applicable to ex parte notices. In the transition's first phase, the Commission will require electronic filing, when feasible, in the following proceedings:
Electronic filing extends to confidential filings although additional procedures apply. In conjunction with the requirement for electronic filing, the Commission reduced its paper filing requirement to one original and one copy of each submission, unless otherwise required.
Reconsideration of Agency Decisions
Dismissal/Denial of Petitions for Reconsideration — The Commission delegated authority to bureaus and offices to dismiss or deny procedurally defective or repetitive petitions for reconsideration. In doing so, the Commission offered an illustrative, but non-exclusive, list of those petitions that "plainly [do] not warrant consideration by the full Commission." The list includes petitions that:
Aggrieved parties may file an application for review of the dismissal or denial with the full Commission, a prerequisite for judicial review.
Reconsideration on the Commission's Own Motion — The Commission redefined its authority to "set aside" on its own motion an action taken by it within 30 days from the date of public notice of such action. Specifically, the Commission explicitly granted itself the ability to modify, as well as set aside, the action.
Declaratory Rulings — Due to the complex issues often raised, the Commission amended the process by which it handles petitions for declaratory ruling. Such petitions will now undergo a process equivalent to that of a rulemaking. The bureau or office receiving the petition should seek comment via public notice. By default, the deadline for parties to file responsive pleadings to the petition is 30 days from the release date of the public notice. The default deadline for parties to file replies to the responsive pleadings is 15 days thereafter.
Termination of Dormant Proceedings — In recognition of the large number of open dockets, the Commission delegated authority to the Chief of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau ("CGB") to terminate dormant proceedings. Prior to doing so, the Chief must consult with the relevant bureau or office and issue public notice of termination, thus allowing the public a reasonable opportunity to respond. Upon termination, any pending petition, motion, or other request for relief considered procedural in nature or that otherwise fails to address the merits of the proceeding is dismissed as moot. Aggrieved parties may petition for reconsideration with the CGB or apply for review with the full Commission.
Miscellaneous Revisions
Additional actions taken by the Commission include:
setting the effective date for a rule as 30 days after publication in the Federal Register when the Commission's order neither specifies an effective date nor affirmatively defers the setting of an effective data, unless otherwise established by statute or Commission rule;
extending the statutory deadline for Commission action to the "next business day" when the deadline falls on a holiday, unless dictated otherwise by statute; and
defining the term "holiday" to include any day when "the Commission's Headquarters are closed and not reopened prior to 5:30 p.m." or—for filings made in paper format at or decisions issued by a non-Headquarters office—"a Commission office aside from Headquarters is closed."
If you have any questions, or would like to discuss the potential impact of these new rules on your company, please do not hesitate to contact the following TMT lawyers:
Catherine Wang, Partner
This article was originally published by Bingham McCutchen LLP.


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"I hardly ever use all the math I've learned these days – I'm thrilled if I ever get to compute so much as a derivative. Trigonometry is about the extent of what I need. I wish I encountered more math in what I do."
I heard this while running with the Berkeley Running Club this week, jogging alongside one of the runners who works as an engineer. As a mathematician, I was quite struck by his statement.
It reminded me that the American educational system naturally leads one to conclude that math is some sort of linear process: first you have to learn your arithmetic and memorize your multiplication tables, then you learn algebra and how to recite the quadratic formula off the top of your head, and later you memorize a bunch of trig identities and learn triangle rules like Side Angle Side. Finally you're put in precalculus to prepare you for the Holy Grail – Calculus – which only the really smart high school kids and the science-y college kids learn.
And there's nothing beyond Calculus, right? Unless you're some kind of crazy math genius.
But as every mathematician knows, nothing can be further from the truth. There are so many simple concepts in mathematics that just about anyone can learn, that are far more useful in everyday life than algebra or trigonometry, and that, sadly, are not taught as part of this linear march towards Calculus. One such concept is modular arithmetic!
Days of the week and remainders
Suppose you want to know what day of the week it will be 100 days from today. How would you figure this out? You could look at your calendar and count the days one by one, but that would take a while. A slightly better approach is to use the number of days in each month ("30 days has September…") to figure out what the date will be 100 days from today, and then look at your calendar to find that date. But this is also rather cumbersome.
As a better approach, we know that every 7 days, we will be back to the same day of the week. So if you start on a Thursday, after 7 days it will also be Thursday, and after 14 days it will still be Thursday, and so on. The smallest multiple of 7 less than 100 is 98, so 98 days from today, it will be a Thursday. (Yes, I am writing this post on a Thursday.) Therefore, 100 days from today it will be a Saturday.
What we're really doing here is computing the remainder when 100 is divided by 7. The quotient is 14, and 7 times 14 is 98, so the remainder is 2. So the day of the week it will be 100 days from today is the same as the day of the week it will be 2 days from today, namely Saturday. This is the basic concept of modular arithmetic, the art of computing remainders.
The basics
Let's set up some convenient notation. We'll write "$a\bmod b$" to denote the remainder when $a$ is divided by $b$. Some examples:
$$100\bmod 7=2$$ $$26\bmod 5=1$$ $$4\bmod 9=4$$ And so on.
We'll also call $b$ the modulus – in the days of the week problem the modulus was $7$ – and when we're taking something mod $b$, we sometimes say we're "working mod $b$" or "modulo $b$". Furthermore, when working mod $b$, it sometimes becomes cumbersome to keep writing "$\bmod b$" in our computations, so we'll also just write "$a\equiv c$" when $a$ and $c$ have the same remainder mod $b$. For instance, if we are working mod $7$, we have $100\equiv 2$ and $12\equiv 19\equiv 5$.
Now, there are three main "modular arithmetic rules" that help us compute remainders quickly:
- Subtracting or adding multiples of $b$ to a number doesn't change the remainder when dividing by $b$.
- When computing sums mod $b$, we can reduce each of the summands mod $b$ first before adding and taking the remainder. Formally, when working mod $b$, $$a+c\equiv a\bmod b + c\bmod b$$
- When computing products mod $b$, we can also take the factors mod $b$ before multiplying: $$a\cdot c \equiv (a \bmod b) \cdot (c\bmod b)$$
The first fact makes sense: for instance, if we're working mod $7$, the numbers $9$ and $16$ have the same remainder because they differ by a multiple of $7$. Can you see why the other two are true? (See page 2 for proofs.)
Using modular arithmetic: Factor first!
Let's try applying the third rule above to our days of the week problem. We can factor $100$ as $10\cdot 10$, and the third rule says that we can reduce the $10$'s mod $7$ without changing the remainder of the product. So, working mod $7$, $$10\cdot 10\equiv 3\cdot 3=9,$$ and $9\bmod 7=2$. See how easy? No long division or 98's involved.
Okay, you might say, but it's not that hard to divide $100$ by $7$. Well, what if I asked you what day of the week it will be $1000$ days from now? Now you can instantly figure out that it will be a Wednesday, because, working mod $7$, we have
1000&=&10\cdot 10\cdot 10\\
&\equiv& 3\cdot 3\cdot 3 \\
&\equiv& 9\cdot 3 \\
&\equiv& 2\cdot 3 \\
&\equiv& 6
\end{eqnarray*}$$ and so it's the same as going $6$ days forward from Thursday, which lands you at Wednesday. Voila!
Breaking into sums
That's all fine and dandy for powers of $10$, but what if the number doesn't factor so nicely? For instance, there are $365$ days in a (non-leap) year. What if we wanted to know what day of the week it will be exactly one year from today?
Rather than trying to factor $365$ in some nice way, let's break it up as a sum first, and simplify everything modulo $7$ as we go.
365&=&300+60+5 \\
&\equiv& 3\cdot 10\cdot 10 + 6\cdot 10 + 5 \\
&\equiv& 3\cdot 3\cdot 3 + 6\cdot 3 + 5 \\
&\equiv& 6+18+5 \\
&\equiv& 29 \\
&\equiv& 1
\end{eqnarray*}$$ Therefore, exactly one year from today, it will be a Friday.
Summing up…
Notice that modular arithmetic comes up in other natural scenarios too. For instance, clocks work on a 12-hour cycle. If we want to know what hour it will be $400$ hours from now, we can work mod $12$ and find out and find that $400$ has a remainder of $4$, so we can simply add $4$ hours to the current hour instead.
As another application, modular arithmetic can be used as a quick check for catching your arithmetic mistakes. Looking at numbers mod $10$ is very useful. Notice that any number mod $10$ is just its units digit. So, if you're multiplying $172$ by $288$, you know that the answer will end in a $6$, because the product of the units digits of the two numbers is $$2\cdot 8=16\equiv 6$$ mod $10$. So if your answer didn't end in a $6$, you know you must have hit the wrong button on your calculator when entering the numbers.
As you can see, modular arithmetic is an incredibly useful tool. I find myself doing quick mental calculations over some modulus all the time, and not just when I'm working on abstract mathematics. Hopefully you will find it useful as well. For now, I'll leave you with this fun modular arithmetic problem: What day of the week will it be $2^{100}$ days from today?
(For proofs of rules 2 and 3 above, see the next page.)


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LAHORE: The country was hit by a severe energy crisis on Friday, as electricity shortage swelled to beyond 60 per cent and one of its two major gas utilities faced a shortfall of 30 per cent.
With an attack damaging a pipeline in Kashmore, the shortfall faced by the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) increased to 850 million cubic feet (mmcf) or around 30pc of its total demand.
The company stopped supplying gas to power, transport and industrial sectors, but even then the supply situation for domestic consumers had not improved much by Friday evening.
Meanwhile, the nationwide electricity shortfall swelled beyond 60pc, causing up to 18 hours of loadshedding in urban areas and up to 22 hours of outage in the rural areas.
According to the power sector managers, electricity generation dropped to only 8,300MW in the afternoon against a demand of about 15,000MW.
The shortage of diesel, furnace oil and gas had already affected almost all power plants to varying degrees. But the damages sustained by the gas pipeline on the Sindh-Punjab border hit other plants as well, including the Roche Power, Liberty Tech and Quetta.
The current gas crisis has come in the middle of a severe fuel shortage which had already robbed the sector of more than 4,000MW.
"The relief that came in the wake of improvement in river flows has been neutralised by these emergencies," said an official of the National Transmission and Dispatch Company (NTDC).
He said the sector faced two major, and chronic, problems: severe financial crunch and complete collapse of the central management structure. The shortfall was not unprecedented but there was "complete mismanagement".
"Currently, no one is in charge of the sector which is divided between a series of autonomous companies. There is no central planning agent, no loadshedding scheduling, no generation planning and all distribution companies working on their own. No one knows who is drawing what from the national pool and why?"
According to a former managing director of the Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco), at present the generation side is divided among public sector generation companies (Gencos), the independent power producers (IPPs) and hydel plants.
He said the distribution was carried out by different (nine) distribution companies and all of them were run by independent boards of directors. In a planning vacuum, all the companies did what they considered was in their own interest.
"This is a recipe for disaster. The situation will only worsen unless someone is assigned to take a holistic view of generation, transmission and distribution and calibrate all of them to national priorities."
Meanwhile, the SNGPL Managing Director, Arif Hameed, told media personnel on Friday that the Kashmore gas line blast was the eighth attack on installations in the past few weeks. He said the company had 8,500km of transmission network in unpopulated areas across the country which regularly came under attack.
"Sabotage has a financial impact for the company in terms of volume loss and enormous financial loss to the national economy," he added.
He said the company on Friday had to curtail supplies to power, industrial and transport sectors. "The company hopes to repair lines by Saturday (today) and start restoring supplies to these sectors."


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by Sanne Kure-Jensen
The owners of 4 Town Farm know their customers value a "farm experience," not just fresh food, fabulous flowers or perfect plants. This family-owned, diversified produce farm, located just a few miles from downtown Providence, RI, owes its repeat visitors to its superb customer communication practices, which make for a day of family fun.
4 Town Farm was named for its location at the junction of Seekonk and Swansea, MA, and Barrington and East Providence, RI. The 150-acre farm was started more than 100 years ago by David Peck. Today, Chris Clegg represents the fifth generation to work this land. Nearly everyone in the family has worked on the farm, and seven family members are currently involved. 4 Town Farm started out as a wholesale farm, selling mainly to grocery stores. Today only 20 percent of their produce goes to wholesale customers, including local restaurants and large distributors.
The authentic farm experience at 4 Town Farm allows guests to particpate in PYO produce gathering, educational tours and a corn maze. The PYO crops include strawberries, fava beans, English peas, raspberries, pumpkins and flowers. PYO visitors also enjoy tractor rides to the strawberry or pea fields each June. The PYO flower garden is open from late June through September. PYO raspberries are available from late July through mid-September. Late in the season, tractor rides bring visitors to a small corn maze and pumpkin patch.
The farm stand at 4 Town Farm is open daily from April to Dec. 23. It is known for its fresh asparagus, strawberries, sweet corn and melons. The farm website says, "We grow almost every variety of small fruit and vegetable that can be grown in this climate." These farmers constantly experiment with new varieties. Each fall the farm stand offers pumpkins, mums, corn stalks, gourds and squashes. The farm also offers nearly a dozen varieties of apples. In the cooler months, the stand offers cut trees and wreaths after a long season of fresh produce and cut flowers.
The farm stand started with Eleanore Clegg, who sold cantaloupes off wooden crates at the end of the street. A covered wagon soon replaced the crates, and in 1972, the farm stand was built. Today, the farm stand sells 80 percent of 4 Town Farm's produce. The farm's website reads, "After five generations, we have gotten pretty good at having a constant supply of fresh produce for seven months of the year."
The garden center welcomes visitors from mid-April through late October with pansies, vegetable herb and annual starts, mixed containers and perennials. Customers can also find assorted perennials, roses, blueberry bushes and other shrubs. Experienced staff include master gardeners, plant biologists, lifelong farmers and "green thumbs". Staff teach customers how to start a vegetable garden and plant window baskets. The farm also creates custom hanging pots, window boxes and patio containers.
Each October, 4 Town Farm offers educational farm tours for schoolchildren. Tours begin with a tractor ride around the farm. At the carrot greenhouse, students see how carrots are harvested, washed and bagged for shipment. Afterwards a walking tour teaches students how vegetables grow. Students finish through a small corn maze to a pumpkin patch where they select a sugar pumpkin to bring home. Farm tour booking opens Sept. 1 on a first come, first serve basis.
Chris offers tours for Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership (SEMAP) and other agricultural groups. Last June, Clegg spoke about Starting Root Vegetables as part of SEMAP's Twilight Grower Education Series. He shared the farm's techniques for growing onions, radishes, rutabaga, carrots and beets. He also provided some general farming tips, such as pest control techniques. Clegg mentioned topping corn at 6' with a corn topper to make birds more visible, and said it is cost effective for 4 Town Farm to have a full-time employee drive between ripening cornfields to scare away birds during times of peak threat.
A thorough website, Facebook page and regular newsletters keep customers alerted to what is available at 4 Town Farm. Newsletters include farm and garden center photos and follow seasonal themes. In the newsletter, readers can also find home decorating tips, recipes, craft projects such as wreath making, and produce sales promotions. A recent Facebook photo contest generated great photos for future marketing efforts, as well as online buzz and extra farm stand traffic.
Five generations of farmers at 4 Town Farm
by Sanne Kure-Jensen


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Monday, April 04, 2011
Deep Ink Pit: "Backstory"
Well, this is not exactly "necro-posting", but yet, these pictures were waiting in the "draft" subjects since May 2010 ^^" ... and they were likely drawn from a long time ago by then, since the chose-your-game poll of January 2010 was already featuring the concept of Deep Ink Pit. And I know these small sketches, between design document and comic book, were drawn as the concept of the Deep ink Pit was forming in my mind.
I bet that's the best I can do tonight to make you forgive me for being so much overwhelmed with work that I can barely give you a blog update ...
Tags: adventure, bilou, deep ink pit, inkjet, school zone, sketch, storyline
2 comments:
- PypeBros said...
verb (plummets, plummeting, plummeted):
fall or drop straight down at high speed
Sounds like a nice nickname for that magic feather :)
- 10:20 am
- PypeBros said...
Eeh... actually, there would make much sense if the Deep Ink Pit was the place where "everything that isn't related to school" has been dumped...
- 1:14 pm
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Sunday, February 12, 2006
The icicle works
The bushes beside our front door often wear a full head of snow when winter rolls in. When the sun comes out and gradually warms the snow, interesting things happen in this cold little microworld.
I don't often get to take pictures of the results because the kids usually get to it before I do. By the time they're done playing with it, there's precious little left.
This time out, however, a brilliantly sunny day coupled with temperatures near zero resulted in a rapid meltoff of the canopy. I worked quickly to grab whatever pictures I could.
The light that diffuses through ice under a bright sun is something I've always wanted to capture. It's elusive, but I'll keep trying until I succeed.
Your turn: I'm still playing games with my titles. Anyone want to guess?
28 comments:
- Anonymous said...
hello Carmi!! Nice pic and my guess is "Icy Grass" sounds more like a food though..heheheh
Here from Michele.
- 2:57 PM, February 12, 2006
- Lazy Daisy said...
Incredible picture...sorry not good with trivia. Michele and I always enjoy our visits.
- 3:00 PM, February 12, 2006
- Anonymous said...
I have no idea on this title lol. Great shot though!! From michele's!
- 3:03 PM, February 12, 2006
- Anonymous said...
What a pretty photo. I don't like winter much, but you have to give credit to how pretty things can be.
But I am glad that we managed to miss that winter storm. Usually we get hammered, but not this time.
- 3:04 PM, February 12, 2006
- Robyn said...
I can name that tune in... 80s band one hit wonder in the US. Bigger in their home country of the UK.
Hi Carmi, here from Michele's!
- 3:10 PM, February 12, 2006
- Bill C said...
...better, after I remembered how "near zero" equals meltoff.
Stuck in the F-world, I am. Fine photo!
- 3:18 PM, February 12, 2006
- Anonymous said...
New Wave Liverpool trio who hit the charts with their single "Bird's Fly (Whisper To A Scream.)"
- 3:24 PM, February 12, 2006
- mommyof4 said...
Ice on a pine tree?
- 4:05 PM, February 12, 2006
- Anonymous said...
polar icecap? Nice photo, Carmi.
- 6:20 PM, February 12, 2006
- Unknown said...
Front Door Icescape? I am so not good with titles!
But I like the pic, despite our brand new 16 inches of the white stuff today. Blech!
Here via Michele
- 6:53 PM, February 12, 2006
- kenju said...
Michele sent me tonight, Carmi. I am not good with titles either, but I do like the pic.
- 7:00 PM, February 12, 2006
- Suzanne said...
looks like one of my kids spilled something on the ground and it froze! ha
hi from Micheles this time!
- 7:04 PM, February 12, 2006
- Stacy~ said...
Heck, I don't know - elusive flame? I'm terrible at this kinda thing - I'll leave the captions to the real writers :)
- 7:51 PM, February 12, 2006
- kontan said...
how cool! looks like a sponge painting that the kids do, haha! call it spongy ice.
here from michele's
- 9:10 PM, February 12, 2006
- Mike said...
Cool Picture! No pun intended.
Michele sent me.
- 9:38 PM, February 12, 2006
- Sandy said...
Have I ever said how much I love stopping here to see what you've photographed? Thanks for another great image.
I'm popping in from Michele's. Didn't want you to think you got skipped!
- 9:39 PM, February 12, 2006
- Lisa said...
that's a nice one. The intricate edges almost make it look delicate, like lace.
- 9:52 PM, February 12, 2006
- Anonymous said...
I would have like to have a time lapsed photo study of the family of snowmen we had earlier this winter. The temperature stayed just below freezing, but there was some slow melting everyday from the sun. After a few days, they were not recognizable as the Snow family anymore, but took on more of an abstract sculpture that nature changed everyday. A week later, after a few 50 degree days, the only evidence left was some rotten carrots and sticks in the lawn.
- 9:56 PM, February 12, 2006
- Plain Jane said...
winter's lace... lovely!
- 10:01 PM, February 12, 2006
- OldLady Of The Hills said...
What a fantastic picture!!! Truly amazing and so really BEAUTIFUL!
You are such an artist Carmi. I LOVE IT!
- 10:35 PM, February 12, 2006
- utenzi said...
Michele sent me, Carmi.
I like your ice picture here but I like the picture below even more. Waffles! I guess this means that I'm hungry. LOL
Title? Ice on the Hedge?
- 10:47 PM, February 12, 2006
- Dak-Ind said...
title title title... i dont know, gardener's little helper?
heheh greetings from michele, and thanks for the suggestions on my blog. you got me to thinking that perhaps if i dont get cooperation from my management company, maybe i should go to my local paper.
- 11:01 PM, February 12, 2006
- Anonymous said...
Great pic, Carmi! I'm all confused. We had a little blizzard today in NYC and I got some great pix, but it seem s like it should be springtime or something. The weather is not making sense to me!
- 11:22 PM, February 12, 2006
- Steph said...
Your photography is as beautiful as your writing. Love the waffle quote below, and it cracks me up every time I hear it!
I am here via Michele's, but I always love dropping by!
- 11:53 PM, February 12, 2006
- kenju said...
Miochele sent me back your way, Carmi. The ice hasn't melted yet?
- 12:08 AM, February 13, 2006
- Moon said...
Hi Carmi, I just had to sent u a hello , I read your comment on Dave.s blog about being in Montreal during protests about Nelson Mandela...so was I lol...we probably crossed paths...how time flys...
I will be sure to come back to read your blog. Have a great day
- 12:39 AM, February 13, 2006
- Keziah Hill said...
Hi Carmi returning your visit. Beautiful photograph!
- 4:28 AM, February 13, 2006
- The Mistress of the Dark said...
That was a band from the 80's, The Icicle Works. I even have a CD or two of theirs.
Have a great monday, carmi :)
- 6:32 AM, February 13, 2006


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Can I just say I am so sad that Easter has come and gone, although now things are really starting to get real because Easter is the last big holiday before Finn arrives. Um, what?! It's so crazy but we had a great weekend filled with lots of exciting things. Of course we had to take care of business first and get the oil changed in one of the cars. Why am I telling you this? It wouldn't be interesting unless I told you they had free Panera Bread breakfast all morning ... who does that?! It was one of those never have I ever moments. They knew how to make a pregnant woman and a toddler both very happy ;)
After all the not so fun errands were run, we came home to dye Easter eggs. We did them the standard normal way, and then I found this fun way we'd never heard of (thanks Pinterest) where you take shaving cream with regular food coloring, mix it together, roll the eggs in it, and let them sit for about 5-10 minutes before wiping them off and wah-la! It was rather impressive that they actually turned out how they were supposed too! Viv wasn't into the mess of it, she hates anything that sticks to her hands so Chase & I were on our own with that, haha.
We enjoyed lots of outside time, and the weather all weekend was absolutely beautiful. We got Vivian sidewalk chalk as part of her Easter happy, and she loves it! I figured that was a better option because we're not quite at the crayon stage since she just wants to eat them. Surprisingly she doesn't do that with chalk? No clue but we loved drawing eggs and bunnies all over the sidewalk :)
Finally our weekend ended with church yesterday where the children's ministry had a petting zoo and egg hunting which V throughly enjoyed. Her favorites were the pigs & instead of really hunting the eggs, she would just crack open them and take the candy and run. Haha, love her. We came home and had lunch and let her egg hunt again with the ones we had filled over the weekend where halfway through, she had to crack open an egg and open a snickers to finish. I mean, the girl must have needed energy? Don't worry V, you get it honest, lol! I hope you guys had just of an amazing Easter weekend as we did!