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Our CEO Esam Alkheshnam joins the WIBC
The World Islamic Banking Conference 2017 (WIBC) brought together leaders from the fields of Islamic Banking, Financial institutions, and Information technology industry to discuss the topic of "Digital Banking- Harnessing Digital Technologies to Stay Competitive and Address Evolving Customer Preferences".
Esam Alkheshnam , Chief Executive Officer of International Turnkey Systems Group (ITS), recently joined the conference as a panelist to discuss the Islamic banking today challenges and the mechanism of the transformation to Digital Banking.
(ITS) Named Critics' Choice Best Islamic Retail Banking
ETHIX World-Class Product Range Wins Top Honors At 3rd Islamic Retail Banking Awards.
Alkheshnam: "This accolade further underscores ETHIX as a world-class solution that continues to be adopted by financial institutions across the globe."
International Turnkey Systems (ITS), the market leading provider for comprehensive Islamic financial solutions, was named the winner of the Critics' Choice Best Islamic Retail Banking Solutions Provider 2017 for its innovative 'ETHIX' product range at the 3rd Islamic Retail Banking Awards (IRBA). The award was presented during a prestigious ceremony held at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel, Dubai, on 14, November 2017.
Mr. Esam Alkheshnam, Chief Executive Officer of International Turnkey Systems Group received the award during the grand Gala Dinner which was attended by VVIPs, CEO's from Islamic financial institutions from the GCC, the Far East, Africa and the Western hemisphere and members of the press.
Winners of the Critics' Choice Awards are selected by the Critic's Choice Committee, which comprises leading Islamic banking experts from around the world.
ITS- ETHIX WINS BEST ISLAMIC FINANCE TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT
Alkheshnam: "It is an honour for ITS to win this highly acclaimed award and to be recognized again on the global stage for our flagship product range ETHIX".
International Turnkey Systems Group (ITS), the market leading provider of comprehensive Shariah-compliant financial solutions, was recently awarded the "Best Islamic Finance Technology Product 2017" for its innovative 'ETHIX' product range at the prestigious Global Islamic Finance Awards ceremony held in Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan.
Commenting on the accolade, which was awarded at a ceremony attended by Senior Ministers, Central Bank Governors, and other VVIPs from across the globe, International Turnkey Systems (ITS) CEO, Mr. Esam Alkheshnam, said: "It is an honour for ITS to win this highly acclaimed award and to be recognized again on the global stage for our flagship product range ETHIX".
He added: "The Islamic Financial Services industry is growing at a fast pace, and the only way for banks and financial institutions to stay ahead of the competition is to continuously innovate and enhance their customers' experience. ETHIX products are designed to provide clients with competitive advantage by offering the latest financial technologies to enhance their business and this award is a testimony to the continued success of ETHIX in delivering on that promise."
Commercial Bank of Dubai Upgrades its Core
The Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD), in collaboration with ITS , successfully concluded the upgrade of Phoenix Core Banking to the latest version "Ethix Core Banking" in record time.
The upgrade on the system that was originally deployed in 2012 added a number of features that contribute to Expanding the banking capabilities during normal day operations and end of day operations. Those features included offering full fledge 24/7 banking operations across all branches and Head Office, in addition to Overall performance enhancement and new features supporting among others Digital Banking.
Joining back again in the 19th Career Fair by GUST
GUST opened today its 19th Annual Career Fair on its campus. Held under the patronage and attendance of His Excellency Mr. Khaled Naser Al-Roudan, Minister of Commerce & Industry (MOC) and Acting Minister of State for Youth Affairs, the event was also attended by GUST Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Professor Salem Al-Tuhaih, GUST top management, and also hosted more than 40 different entities from various sectors, which connected GUST students and alumni with potential career opportunities.
GUST President, Professor Donald Bates, said, "At GUST, we understand the importance of equipping our students with all the tools they need for their future, and part of that includes connecting them with the best possible group of future employers. This career fair is a golden opportunity for both students and employers alike to make meaningful connections and start their post-GUST lives on the right track."
ITS Joins on MEFTECH
ABOUT MEFTECH
MEFTECH is the premier international platform dedicated to innovation in financial services.
MEFTECH is the largest and most prestigious event that convenes the entire financial technology community from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Featuring industry-leading conferences, a tightly focused trade exhibition and much more, MEFTECH is the definitive platform where top decision-makers share insights with technology providers and collaborate to rethink financial services. Year after year, MEFTECH attracts the financial industry's best and brightest minds, serving as a conduit for innovative ideas and thinking.
ITS Group Appoints Essam Al-Khashnam CEO
International Turnkey Systems Group (ITS), affiliated to Kuwait Finance House (KFH) announced the appointment of Kuwaiti national, Essam Al-Khashnam as Chief Executive Officer. This comes in line with the company's efforts to improve its businesses and services in the Middle East and the world, not to mention to achieve further milestones in providing high end integrated IT solutions and software services for several sectors such as the financial and banking sectors.
ITS wins two awards from The Acquisition IMF
International Turnkey System (ITS), the market leading provider of comprehensive core Banking Solution for both Islamic and Conventional Financial Institutions is proud to announce that it has been Awarded by the Acquisition International Magazine as the "Best Integrated IT Solutions Provider - Middle East & Most Innovative Financial Transactions Solution: ETHIX-Mobile" in the 2016 International Finance Awards program. The Acquisition International's pioneering Finance Awards program showcases the achievement, innovation and dedication of the international finance industry.
Legal Presentation by Mr. Haytham Al-Daqour
Mr. Haytham Al-Daqour, the Legal adviser of International Turnkey Systems, one of Kuwaiti Finance House affiliates, has made a presentation about the role the legal department plays in risk management.
Mr. Yousuf Al-Duwailah's Interview in Al Bayan
Yousuf Al-Duwailah, the head of the company Business Sector, declared the strategic relations that bind ITS with its renowned peers in the field of software and infrastructure wordwide. He indicated that ITS is a pioneer in providing services to Islamic banks and to financial and banking sectors through developing the technical side in the provided services aiming to widen the product base and innovate other products so that these banking and financial institutions can cope with their peers.


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Jan Tyl (* 26. května 1979) je český vývojář a analytik, který se zabývá propagací a vývojem umělé inteligence. Je zakladatel a CEO společnosti Alpha Industries.

Vzdělání a kariéra
Vystudoval na Husitské teologické fakultě Univerzity Karlovy obor učitelství etiky, filosofie a náboženství. Pracovně začínal jako analytik a konzultant v různých bankovních domech, kde se věnoval hlavně zabezpečení elektronického bankovnictví či digitálním podpisům.

Umělou inteligenci studoval na MIT, Google Brain, Yonsei, Moskva a přednáší o ní na různých školách a konferencích. V roce 2018 založil společnost Alpha Industries, která se věnuje rozvoji a výzkumu umělé inteligence a projektům jako je Detektor urážek, Detektor emocí, nebo Magický deník. V roce 2022 dokokončil program MBA v oblasti Startups and Entrepreneurship.

Společnost Alpha Industries
V roce 2018 založil Jan Tyl start-up Alpha Industries, který se zabývá vývojem umělé inteligence. Už rok poté, v roce 2019, získala společnost ocenění AI Awards za nejlepší nápad v oblasti umělé inteligence. Ocenění získala za projekt Digitálního filosofa.

Mezi další projekty Alpha Industries v rámci výzkumu umělé inteligence patří emoční analýza, při které vycvičená hluboká neuronová síť rozpozná pocity v textech a sestaví emoční obraz osobnosti, analýza vulgárního textu v aplikaci Detektor urážek, projekt Klíčové slovo, kde chytrá síť rozpozná řečené "klíčové slovo" a například spustí nějaké zařízení, nebo Generátor jmen.

Projekty

Matylda
Pro Českou televizi vytvořil pro předvolební superdebatu 2021 digitální personu (učící se algoritmus) zvanou Matylda, která politikům pokládala nevšední otázky. Matylda k tvorbě otázek dostala programy stran, hnutí a koalic týkající se budoucnosti a digitalizace a také životopisy jednotlivých předsedů. Na sociálních sítích se projekt setkal s kritickými ohlasy.

Digitální filosof
Na podzim roku 2019 vznikl projekt Digitální filosof v rámci předmětu Současná filozofie, vyučovaného na Filozofické fakultě UK, a to ve spolupráci s vyučující oboru Studia nových médií Mgr. Dity Malečkové, Ph.D. a se studenty FF UK. Digitální filosofové jsou programy založené na hlubokých neuronových sítích, které důkladně prostudovaly díla známých filozofů a snaží se uvažovat jako oni. Cílem bylo propojit umělou inteligenci a filosofii i v prostředí vysoké školy.

V rámci projektu naprogramovali vedle Václava Havla i další myslitele jako Hannah Arendtovou, J. J. Rousseaua, nebo ekonoma Tomáše Sedláčka. Vygenerované osobnosti jsou pro běžné uživatele dostupné na vyzkoušení online.

Digitální spisovatel
Digitální spisovatel je algoritmus umělé inteligence (neuronová síť kombinující technologie GPT-3 a Deep Tree), který tvoří vlastní literární texty na základě studia tisíců knih a dalších publikací lidských autorů.

V roce 2020 ho vytvořili Dr. Malečková spolu s Janem Tylem a týmem IT specialistů. Výzkumná skupina se zaměřila na architekturu algoritmů, které používala na generování literárních textů. Naučili tak neuronovou síť vystavět konzistentní příběh. Na projektu spolupracovali technici, odborníci na strojové učení a audiovizuální technologie, studenti ústavu Studií nových médií FF UK i spisovatelé.

Autorská díla Digitálního spisovatele se objevila v Českém rozhlase, pro který napsal sérii pěti povídek – sci-fi, milostný příběh, detektivku, horor a historický román. Dále se jeho díla objevila v Salonu práva, kde umělá inteligence vytvořila dvě povídky na téma "domov" ve stylu salonních povídkových cyklů.

Za Digitálního spisovatele byl Jan Tyl nominován na Prix Europa v kategorii Digital Media Project.

DigiHavel
Od roku 2021 pracuje Jan Tyl na projektu DigiHavel. DigiHavel je digitální člověk inspirovaný prezidentem Václavem Havlem. Jedná se o prvního digitálního člověka – umělou inteligenci – využívanou ve výuce na českých školách, se kterou si žáci během výuky občanské výchovy pomocí okna povídají. Cílem je modernizovat české školství, učit děti přemýšlet, klást otázky a ověřovat fakta a především vzdělávat žáky o svobodě, demokracii a lidských právech.

DigiHavel reprezentuje osobnost Václava Havla, šíří dál jeho myšlenky a názory a umožňuje žákům rozvíjet digitální kompetenci. DigiHavel je společným projektem Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Alpha Industries a Katedry občanské výchovy Pedagogické Fakulty Masarykovy Univerzity, zastřešený pod hlavičkou projektu Odpovědné občanství.

V roce 2022 je projekt ve fázi pilotního testování v hodinách občanské výchovy na vybraných školách. Od ledna 2023 se mohou zapojit také další školy v Česku. Výuka pomocí programu DigiHavel je vhodná pro 2. stupeň ZŠ, víceletá gymnázia a střední školy. Cílem je, aby se děti pomocí interaktivní debaty s DigiHavlem naučily kriticky myslet, nebyly v hodinách pouze pasivními pozorovateli a výuka byla zábavnější a hravější.

Molly
V roce 2022 vytvořil digitální personu Molly, která byla tváří festivalu elektronické hudby a vizuálního umění Lunchmeat, který se v Praze konal na přelomu září a října 2022. Byla schopna napsat například krátké bio interpreta, příspěvky na sociální sítě, nebo napsala i texty pro tiskovou mluvčí festivalu.

Popularizace umělé inteligence
V rámci popularizace umělé inteligence vystoupil Jan Tyl v mnoha přednáškách, podcastech a rozhovorech s cílem přiblížit a zpřístupnit široké veřejnosti téma umělé inteligence.

Vystoupil například v pořadu Futuro na kanálu ČT :D, v pořadu Sama doma v České televizi, kde popisoval práci na projektu Digitální filosof, nebo v rozhovoru v DVTV, kde vysvětloval pokroky umělé inteligence v oblasti generování fotek z textu (text-to-image) a s tím související problémy s autorskými právy a zneužitím obsahu. Tématu kreativity, spolupráce umělce s umělou inteligencí a problémům s autorstvím se věnoval v pořadu ArtZóna na ČT art.

S Alenou Reslovou vystopil v prosinci 2022 v pořadu Snídaně s Novou, aby představili veřejnosti projekt DigiHavel. Sám ho poté představoval v pořadu Dobré ráno v díle Mýty, kde i názorně ukazoval, jak bude aplikace fungovat.

Pro Goethe-Institut vytvořil digitálního Goetheho, který lidem dále přiblížil možnosti umělé inteligence v německém jazyce.

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Externí odkazy
 Oficiální stránky společnosti AlphaAI
 Facebook společnosti AlphaAI
 Pražský inovační institut – projekt DigiHavel

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Čeští programátoři
Výzkumníci na poli umělé inteligence
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Minutes of the GENERAL MEETING held on Monday, the 19th July 2010 in the South West Community Centre, 171 Sturt Street in Adelaide.
President Lynn Venning welcomed members and declared the meeting open at 2:05 P.M.
APOLOGIES: - M. Kernich. A car hit Max about two weeks ago, injuring his leg and is currently recovering in the Blackwood Hospital.
back to the 1940's through to the 1960's combined with a few photos that are more recent.
John Dowe proposed a vote of thanks to Lynn who then drew the first raffle ticket.
topics would be of interest to members. Suggestions wanted?
The hall hire agreement has been signed and accepted by the Centre Management.
Public Liability Insurance will continue to be included in the hire agreement.
coffee, and long life milk in return for the free use of the facility.
John Evans has offered to speak on the 30th of August. Subject to be about the Titanic.
5th of July 2010 were confirmed at the Executive Meeting and copies were available from the table.
The next meeting will be on Monday the 2nd of August.
Leo will put together his collection of photos of club extended tours dating back to 2000.
The following meeting will be on Monday the 16th of August and the speaker will now be John Morcom.
The Christmas Luncheon will be held on Monday the 13th of December at the Pavilion on the Park.
Cost will be $30.00 per member and their partner.
Leo has assumed the duties of Treasurer due to the ill health of Robert Hay.
He has prepared a financial statement for perusal by members.
One member death was reported. John (Jack) McFawn on the 8th of July 2010, Foreman S & T Electrical Shop Islington aged 85.
The Meeting was closed at 1:55 P.M.


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Q: my console app in a batch file my bat file:
myprogram.exe >> c:\temp\log.txt

my program is getting a null reference error but not sure why the message is not getting logged in log file. When i run manually in command window i see the error.

A: Because >> is Standard Output and your error goes to Standard Error.
You can pass the error into Standard Output if you catch it and write it to Console

A: You can also have your batch file output stderr to a log file as well. Try
myprogram.exe >> c:\temp\log.txt 2> c:\temp\err.txt

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Shopping for the men in your life seems easy — men are simple creatures after all aren't they? A gimmicky tech thing, sports garb — easy right? Well, sure but you're more creative than that. Get him something he can use and will have for the long haul. And make it tasteful.
With the holidays approaching quickly, we've put together a list of some of our favourite gift ideas from around the internet — plus our own very-giftable garb — for all the men on your gifting list, be it your good friend, your partner, or even your dad.
They're everywhere now, aren't they? The Airpods. When they first came on the market, they seemed a bit goofy. Bright white things in that guy on the metro's ears – with no cord. Not sure about it. But now, as they've become more popular we can't see going back. Even with the somewhat hefty price tag — they're worth it. Especially at the gym. Trust us, he'll love them.
It's hard for a man to not feel good in a plaid flannel shirt. Especially when said shirt is made from soft brushed cotton. Do him a favour.
Drip coffee. Doesn't do it for us to be perfectly honest. Keep that stuff for the dinner. Free refills all morning long until you feel sick.
At home, you've got to treat yourself to good coffee. And for us, pour over is the way to get a rich, flavourful cup of joe. This pour-over set is not only very handsome (and thus extremely giftable), but it evenly distributes the water over your freshly ground beans and controls the temperature for a perfect pour every time.
To go with the above dripper set, a pour over kettle that features a narrow spout for fine, controlled pour (we've tried to do this with a regular kettle and it's a mess). And because the temperature of the water affects the taste, it also features a built-in thermometer (for the pedantic home coffee maker).
You could draw a pretty great line graph of Excitement About Sweaters For Christmas (x) over Time (y). The first several years the line would be flat. Maybe it even dips into the negative. Then after 20 or so years, it would definitely skyrocket. Maybe it's just us, the clothing fans, but a handsome sweater like the above under the tree? There isn't much that could be better.
A man candle. In a manly tobacco scent. Or just a candle. For anyone. Whatever floats your boat.
Malin + Goetz has been making fine candles for your home for years now they are an ideal way to cover up that home cooking or dog smell. Maybe it's not needed, what with Canada's new legalization, but they also make a nice cannabis scent as well.
Consider this the gift that keeps on giving. Frank And Oak Style Plan is our monthly clothing subscription service that works with him to ensure every single item will suit his taste and personal style. He'll be able to preview her box before it ships and return any items that don't suit her style perfectly.
A winter classic, Maison Margiela's Replica "At the Barber" is a woodsy, citrusy scent that features mysterious notes of basil accord, lavender, and tonka bean. It's the kind of fragrance that sure to become his signature for years to come.
Away has sort of taken over the luggage industry in the past few years. And we can see why! Each suitcase is thoughtfully designed to hold everything you need to take on your trip from shoes to toiletries, encased in a solid shell that holds up to even the most reckless of baggage handlers. Plus, they have an ejectable battery that will charge your phone 5 times before a recharge.
For those of a certain age, the NYC indie music scene was seminal to their upbringing. Lizzy Goodman spoke to those who were there with this engrossing, gossipy oral history that spans from the drug-fueled pre-Strokes Lower East Side to the rise of Interpol and the Yeah Yeah Yeas, to LCD Soundsystem, TV on the Radio and all the other bands hovering around the Brooklyn blogosphere. It's a fascinating portrait of a scene and city that was on the verge of major changes.
Give him the gift of portable sound with a banging Bluetooth speaker from Bang & Olufsen. Modern design and a compact size, alongside the first-class audio one expects from one of the best speaker manufacturers around is the pay way to listen to music anywhere from the bathroom to the park to that Airbnb you just booked.
A scarf doesn't seem like much, but it's an essential piece of winter wear that can also be luxurious if you let it. Give him a soft wool scarf with a classic pattern and you really won't be able to go wrong.
This is probably the best starter turntable money can buy. More attractive than its entry-level peers, it makes setting up a home turntable stress-free. If he's an audiophile, you'll want to go with something more upscale, but for the rest of us, it produces rich sound quality for our favourite vinyl.
Grab a toque and give'r, bud!
We mean, get him a throwback acrylic toque to help keep those ears warm this winter.
There was a time when a cast iron skillet was not the move. It was a non-stick T-FAL or GTFO. But today, no kitchen is complete without a cast iron. We've gone back to basics (except the very modern silicone handle). A cast iron is very no frills, but expertly cooks a piece of meat in no time — and he doesn't have to be the next Top Chef contestant to have fun using it.
Hard hands? Get him soft gloves.
Named after our hometown, the "Montreal" travel kit from Aesop features everything he needs for a quick sojourn. As the name suggests, this particular kit is made with cold weather in mind but features a face cleanser, balancing toner, hydrating cream, hydrating masque, lip cream, classic shampoo, conditioner, body cleanser, and body balm. All that for under $100? Any guy who likes to look after himself will appreciate the gesture.
Speaking of travel, the New York Times has thoughtfully compiled its iconic "36 Hours" travel series into tasteful anthologies based around, not geography, but activities. Here you'll find well-written, first-person accounts of the best of the worlds trails (biking, hiking, or skiing), rails, and roads. Also available: Cities & Towns; Mountains, Deserts, & Plains; and Beaches, Islands, & Coasts.
The Vitamix has become legendary in certain circles. And yes, it's a decent chunk of change (we're putting this in the It's a Gift For You But Also a Gift For Me Because We Live Together category) but the Vitamix will handle anything you throw at it including whipping up cool treats like smoothies and ice cream, grinding nuts and coffee, and even mixing up some soups (the friction from the blades will even heat it up without the stove).
Warm winter socks. Sometimes the best gifts are the simplest, most practical things.


Okay, so not really from the mailbag, more like from the last Dames Question Day post. No matter. We shall forge onward. There were a couple of specific queries, and then I'll talk a little bit about worldbuilding.
Dame Lili- There's one more book in the Strange Angels series after Defiance, right? –Amanda W.
Yes, the book after Defiance is Reckoning, which is the final installment of Dru's adventures.
This is for Lilith Saintcrow. In Dante Valentine Series, Where is Saint City supposed to be located? –Jessica R.
In my mind, Saint City is a strange melange of Seattle and Portland, 600 years in the future. Some bits are from the Seattle of my youth, others are from the Portland of my adult years. There are a couple other Pacific Northwest locations that worked themselves in, but really, Santiago City is a sort of in-between place.
Now, let's talk about worldbuilding! Sometimes (never as much as you want to) you can just use the FM wand. But if you want to build a world, well…I'll give you all the advice I can.
* Figure out your personal sensory hooks. I'm very visual, and a lot of the way I work centers on that. Mostly everyone has one sense they tend to focus on. You cannot just write that one sense without boring your reader to tears–but you can use that sense to build the world very vividly for yourself.
People often ask me, "How can you keep your stories separate?" They usually look a bit puzzled when I tell them the lighting is so different for each story, I have very little trouble. For example, Jill Kismet's world is very blue-toned, like the color palette of the first Underworld movie. Dante Valentine's look was very Blade Runner, and very red with orange undertones. Dru Anderson's world is lit very crisply, like sunlight bouncing off fine granular snow on a very, very cold day. See? I can shut my eyes and build (on the underside of my eyelids, thank you Nabokov) a complete rendering of a scene. I use a lot of film metaphors because I do stop the "action," pan around, and take different angles. From there it's just a short hop to step into the scene, and let the characters tell me just where they're aching and how the sweat is stinging their eyes, what it smells like, what they hear.
If you've got a sense you like, spend a twenty-minute session (kitchen timer, remember? Writer's best friend.) with your eyes closed, think about how your character looks/smells/sounds/you get the idea. You can also think about the feel of a particular place in your story, etc. A slight warning, though: this can turn into a form of work avoidance. Use sparingly.
* It's an iceberg. You cannot cram everything you love about your world into a book. It's not possible. A Reader only needs and wants the tip of the iceberg, the cream of the crop. You will be aware of the massive bulk under the water. This is your private playground, the foundation that holds up the rest of your world up in the light. Spend some timed sessions playing around there–think about the history of your world, your characters, why they do the things they do, invent their life stories and play them inside your head. Again, can turn into a form of work avoidance, which is why I recommend the timer.
* Just pick the best. A lot of worldbuilding is putting in sensory hooks, hoping to find one that will tickle the Reader just the right way. Sometimes I'll put in three or four sensory hooks, then edit out everything but the best one later. Keep the snippets in a killfile, though.You never know when they might come in handy later.
* Sink or swim. I tend to throw a Reader in and let them build the world through inference. This works very well sometimes, but it's not everyone's cuppa. Some Readers want things spelled out more, others are furious if they sense you're holding their hand.Try to strike a balance, and understand you're not going to hit it just right for every reader. Your editor, however, is trained in the art of helping you reach as many Readers as possible. Which is just another reason to listen to him or her.
* Practice evocative restraint. This is just a fancy way of saying "you can let the Reader scare/seduce herself." You don't have to describe every baroque curlicue of Cthulu's tentacles. You can let the reader hear them rubbing against each other with a sound like tearing wet gristle, while the misshapen bulk looms threateningly above them. Plenty of Readers will take it from there, and remember your monster vividly because they filled in the scariest bits–unique to each person–themselves. One good sensory hook and an invitation for the Reader to scare himself works wonders.
As usual, your mileage may vary, all applicable disclaimers, yadda yadda. I'll be checking in at random intervals today over at the Deadline Dames; if you have other questions on worldbuilding I'll see if I can answer a few there.
Now I've got a tired dog to pet and a sorceress to get into some dire, most unladylike trouble. See you around.


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A tale of the invisible world
Electron transport chain (systems) or Oxidative Phosphorylation
01/05/2020 01/05/2020 / By Md Jahangir / Fermentation
What is the electron transport chain or systems:
Where the electron transport chain or systems does occur:
Types of carrier molecule:
The goal of electron transport chain or systems:
Steps of E.T.S or Oxidative Phosphorylation:
1. Step 1 of the electron transport system:
The enzymes involved in electron transport systems
Inhibition of the electron transport chain or systems:
The electron transport chain (system) is a chain or series of the carrier molecule. These molecules can oxidize and reduce other molecules. The other name of the electron transport chain is oxidative phosphorylation.
This chain occurs in a step by step process and electron are passed through this chain. This process causes the release of energy that is used to generate ATPs in chemiosmosis process.
The Electron transport chain (system) occurs in the inner membrane of mitochondria of eukaryotic cells and plasma membrane of prokaryotic cells.
There are three types of carrier molecules in the electron transport system.
• Flavoprotein
• Cytochrome
• Coenzyme Q or Ubiquinones
Flavoprotein contains a coenzyme called flavin that is the derivatives of riboflavin (Vitamin B2). This coenzyme can cause alternating oxidation and reduction.
A good example of a flavin coenzyme is flavin mononucleotide (FMN) or flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD).
Electron transports occur since flavoprotein has a higher potentiality of reduction.
Cytochrome is the protein that has an iron-containing group (heme). This iron-containing group exists as an oxidized form (Fe3+) and reduced form (Fe2+ ).
There are several cytochromes in the electron transport chain (system). These cytochromes include cytochrome b (cyt b), cytochrome c1 (cyt c1), cytochrome c (cyt c), cytochrome a (cyt a), and cytochrome a3 (cyt a3).
Coenzyme Q or Ubiquinones. These coenzymes are ubiquitous in animals and most bacteria. The most common form of this coenzyme is ubiquinone 10.
The electron transport chain or system varies in different organisms. And these various electron transport chain system has a different function and different goal in different organisms. Even a single bacterium can perform several types of electron transport chain (system).
But, all the electron transport chain (system) has the same basic goal in different organisms. The goal is that they release energy since electrons pass from higher energy compounds to lower energy compounds.
NOTE that electron transport syatem or oxidative phosphorylation is the third step of cellular respiration. The first step is glycolysis and the second step is the Krebs cycle.
The electron transport chain (system) in the mitochondria has been discussed here.
The first step of the electron transport chain (system) in the mitochondria involves the flow of electron from NADH to FMN. This step causes the passage of a proton (H+) and 2 electrons from NADH to FMN. This FMN also takes another proton from the surrounding aqueous medium.
This transfer causes the oxidation of NADH to NAD+ and the reduction of FMN to FMNH2.
It should be noted that NADH is a high energy compound that is oxidized to release energy.
Figure 1: Electron Transport Chain. [This figure has been taken from MICROBIOLOGY: AN INTRODUCTION, TENTH EDITION by Gerard J. Tortora]
FMNH2 transfers two protons to other parts of the mitochondrial membrane and two electrons to ubiquinone (Q). This transfer causes the oxidation of FMNH2 to FMN. The ubiquinone (Q) also takes another proton from the surrounding aqueous medium and transfer it to the other part of the mitochondrial membrane.
Ubiquinone then transfers the electrons to cyt b, cyt c1, cyt c, cyt a, and cyt a3 and reduce these cytochromes as it takes up an electron. Cytochrome is also then oxidized by giving up electrons.
The last cytochrome is cyt a3, which transfers its electron to molecular oxygen (O2), as you know oxygen is the final electron acceptor in aerobic respiration.
By taking up this electron, oxygens become negatively charged and form H2O by taking up another proton from surrounding aqueous medium.
Finally, FMN and Q accept and release both electron and proton.
Other carriers like cytochromes only transfer electron in the electron transport chain or systems.
Read More on electron transport chain.
• NADH dehydrogenase
• Succinate dehydrogenase
• Ubiquinone cytochrome c oxidoreductase
• Cytochrome oxidase
Several compounds interfere with the electron transport chain or systems such as
• Cyanide, Carbon monoxide inhibits cytochrome oxidase.
• Antimycin A blocks electron transfer from cytochrome b to cytochrome c1.
• Myxothiazol Rotenone, Piericidin A Amytal prevents electron transfer from Fe-S center to ubiquinone.
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All girls wishing to tryout must have a current physical on file.
For more information contact Coach Linsey Tillman or Coach Rebecca Gardner at 367-8610 or Coach Bryan Weaver at 367-8630.


The wolf and how to handle its presence is an important issue in Mongolia with its 2.6 mio inhabitants and 25 mio grazing animals.
The majority of the Mongols thinks that it is good to have wolves in Mongolia despite the fact that almost every nomad family loses many of their domestic animals and livestock to the wolf.
Therefore protection of domestic animals is given highest priority by the nomads and they find that hunting wolves is necessary. They also assume that the wolf popuation is increasing.
In order to obtain reliable data about the wolf and its life in the Great Gobi B SPA, two wolves were tagged with collars bearing GPS satellite transmitters. The evaluation of the data showed that wolves use large roaming areas.
Nevertheless the wolf is endangered in the Great Gobi B due to the demand for wolf products and the trend to commercialise products of wild animals. The latter reduces the wild hoofed animals in some areas, which leads to a reduction of the wolves' food resources. In order to protect the wolves, solutions were developed and put into practice.
Hunting of wolves by means of motorised transport vehicles is only allowed on permission of the management of the Great Gobi B SPA. The hunters must be registered.
Rangers check cars for weapons or animal products on a regular basis.
Alterrnative programmes are developed aiming to restrict the wolf population in the surrounding area.
Rangers keep records of the presence of the wolf (reproduction, tracks, prey etc.).
Random inspections of wild animal products offered on border posts and on markets near the country borders.
Development of teaching material on the subject of the "unique territory of the Gobi and its animals" including wolves and other predators.
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Jon Bernthal 'Lost All Respect' For Kevin Spacey on 'Baby Driver' Set: 'He Was a Bit of a Bully'
Bernthal plays a bank robber who works for Spacey's character in the Edgar Wright-directed action movie.
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Jon Bernthal worked opposite Kevin Spacey in Edgar Wright's action-crime movie "Baby Driver," but the actor doesn't look back with any fond memories about his time working with Spacey on set. In an interview with SiriusXM's Jim Norton and Sam Roberts, Bernthal reveals that he wasn't too surprised about the sexual harassment allegations made against Spacey considering how much Spacey "rubbed [him] the wrong way" during the filming of "Baby Driver."
"Going on to that set and working with him, I wasn't there much, but when I was there, he really rubbed me the wrong way. I thought he was a bit of a bully," Bernthal said. "I didn't really care for the way he was behaving toward some of the other people on set."
The actor says he noticed that a lot of Spacey's aggressive behavior was made toward other men on the set. "I remember at the time thinking, 'Man, if that was a woman that he was talking to, I would've done something, I would've said something,'" Bernthal said. "I was really happy to sort of get out of there for that reason, and I just remember losing a ton of respect for him."
"I think it would be weak of me to sort of pile on about some shit that I don't know about, but the kind of man he was when I saw him, working with him, made me lose all respect for him and I was enormously disappointed," the actor concluded.
Spacey has been at the center of sexual harassment and abuse allegations ever since "Star Trek: Discovery" actor Anthony Rapp first accused him in a Buzzfeed article published October 30. Since then, multiple men have come forward with allegations against Spacey, including Mexican actor Roberto Cavazos and documentary filmmaker Tony Montana. An anonymous artist went on the record to Vulture claiming he had a sexual relationship with Spacey when he was 14 years old that ended with Spacey allegedly trying to rape him.
In the wake of the allegations, Spacey has been fired from the Netflix political drama "House of Cards," which was in the middle of filming its sixth and final season when the Buzzfeed article first posted. Production on the show has been indefinitely suspended as Netflix figures out how and if it wants to continue the program. Spacey's next movie,"All the Money in the World," has been pulled from its closing night premiere slot at AFI FEST. Sony Pictures is now debating pushing the film back from its current December 22 release date.
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Today, it is all about information and how the right information is sent to the right people at the right time and right place. Uncertainty about how to secure mobile phones in the face of increasing threats is slowing individual adoption of mobile applications. There are many facets of mobile security, including network intrusion, mobile viruses, spam and mobile phishing. Analysts expect big telecom companies to develop security solutions on various security platforms.
These are competitive times for the Indian aviation industry. As salaries zoom, players are scrambling to find profits. Even the state-owned Indian is now seeking young airhostesses to take on the competition. It is planning to introduce a voluntary retirement scheme for airhostesses above 40 years. On an average, they draw a salary of Rs 5 lakh a year. The salaries of pilots, too, are soaring. According to industry estimates, the country needs over 3,000 pilots over the next five years.
Is Yahoo! India guilty of lifting content from other sites?
It has been a rough couple of months for George Zacharias, the recently appointed Managing Director for online giant Yahoo's India operations. First, he was dragged to court by home-grown rival Sify over a case of data theft; more recently, Yahoo's local language operations have come under sustained fire from the blogging community for allegedly lifting content from other sites and publishing it on their Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi portals. The matter got even more heated when more bloggers joined the chorus of protests, this time stating that Yahoo! had uploaded water-marked (and therefore copyright-protected) food pictures on their local language portals.
Yahoo! quickly issued a public clarification, blaming Webdunia, its content provider, for the snafu. "The content on Yahoo! India's language portal is provided by Webdunia, under the express representation that it has the necessary rights and authorisation for the content," says a Yahoo! India representative. Just when the tension seemed to be ebbing, more bloggers joined the chorus, this time claiming that Hindi poems by Ramdarsh Misra were copied without permission of the author. "According to Yahoo!, the content for their local language portals is provided by Webdunia. Yahoo! republishes the content assuming that Webdunia has obtained permission from the concerned parties. But that's clearly not happening and both the companies are profiting from the other's content," asserts Amit Aggarwal, a professional blogger in a post on Digital Inspiration. Adds Singari Indira, who runs an Indian food blog called Mahanandi: "We think the buck starts with Webdunia but Yahoo! is ultimately responsible, since the evidence is on the Yahoo! domain and on its portals." Inji Penu, who writes on Ginger and Mango says: "Indian bloggers think it is high time Yahoo! put a halt to this plain and simple stealing that is happening in the name of content development"
Legal experts, too, side with bloggers such as Indira, citing Sections 2 and 13 of the Copyright Act and Section 79 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 to hold the online giant responsible for this faux pas. "Yahoo! is definitely on the wrong side of the law since content that is posted on a blog is seen as original and copyright-protected by the owner. At the same time, Yahoo! could also be liable as a network service provider in this case," says Pawan Duggal, Managing Partner at Pawan Duggal Associates and a specialist in technology and intellectual property law.
While Zacharias refuses to bow to pressure from bloggers to take more severe action, two key executives at Yahoo! India, Ajay Nambiar, the Portal's head of Content and Niyati Sen Gupta, Head of Entertainment, have quit. While company officials confirm their departure, they deny it has anything to do with the ongoing content fiasco. "Yahoo! respects the blogging community and the etiquette followed by bloggers. We regret any inconvenience caused by the inadvertent posting of the recipe without attribution. Yahoo! India is concerned about the sentiments of the blogging community as we completely endorse the values of blogging on the internet," says a company rep. "The punishment for copyright violation is harsh, so companies may tread carefully," adds Duggal, who will litigate on six cases of alleged copyright violation over the next few months.
Both have India insurance joint ventures.
When DLF announced its joint venture with Prudential Financial Inc. earlier this year for life insurance, there was a rider at the bottom of the press release. "Prudential Financial Inc. of the United States is not affiliated with Prudential Plc which is headquartered in the United Kingdom."
Meet the other Prudential in financial services, a 130-year-old company that's a giant in its own right with $616 billion (Rs 27,10,400 crore) in assets under management and $2.1 trillion (Rs 92,40,000 crore) of life insurance in force worldwide (the 150-year-old Prudential Plc had £237.5 billion or Rs 20,18,750 crore in assets under management as on June 30, 2006). Interestingly, Prudential Financial did draw inspiration for its name from the UK company when founder John Fairfield Dryden visited that country in the 1870s.
In India, of course, the UK Prudential is present as a joint venture with ICICI Bank and the joint venture is the largest private sector insurer in India. That, along with the 15-odd other players in the life insurance market, doesn't faze Timothy E. Feige, Co-President, Prudential International Insurance Co. "When we entered Japan 20 years ago, almost 95 per cent of all families owned insurance. But we came in with a differentiated approach and today we are the second-largest foreign life insurance group in Japan," says Feige who was in India recently. The partnership with real estate company DLF came about after almost a year of negotiations. "We talked to around 10 different players of very diverse nature, but DLF was very compatible with us," says Feige. Watch out for the Prudential vs Prudential battle.


We all have dreams of retirement that include plans of what we will do with our free time and ideas for how we will live out our bucket list. But, as we get closer and closer to retirement the reality of the price tag on those dreams begins to feel daunting.
Don't worry though. In retirement, just like everyday life, there is nothing a good budget can't fix. However, your budget for retirement might look slightly different than your budget right now. Here's how you can figure it out.
In retirement, your everyday expenses may look slightly different than your everyday expenses right now. For example, you won't be commuting to and from work every day using gas or eating out every day for lunch. So, when you are thinking about the money you need to pay your bills and just "live," be sure to take these factors into consideration.
Lifestyle expenses are where things get "real" in retirement. There are many more opportunities for entertainment and adventures since you have free time. It is important to create an idea of the lifestyle you want to live upfront, so you can ensure you have enough funds to make it happen. The crucial point is to be honest with yourself. If you know you will want to go to the movies once per week, or take an annual trip to the beach you must budget for that. Otherwise, it likely will not happen.
Medical expenses are very different in retirement than they are while you are working. For one, health insurance coverage changes, meaning you might be paying more than you are used to. When creating your retirement budget, be sure to go over your health insurance coverages to get a good idea of how much money you will need for your medications and care.
Long-term goals are where things get exciting. If you have always dreamed of taking a European vacation, African safari, or going on a 3-month cruise during retirement now is the time to make it happen! Set aside enough money in your budget to live out your bucket list without having to cut into the money you have for your other necessary expenses.
Creating a retirement budget is a balancing act that requires a lot of work, but the results are well worth it. If you are looking for a solution to your cash needs in retirement, you should really consider a Reverse Mortgage as an important part of your retirement budget. A Reverse Mortgage is a straightforward, easy solution to help you through retirement. Talk to you financial advisor today!


Rail passengers across the county have been having their say about how new providers can improve services.
As previously reported, a Department for Transport public consultation on the new East Midlands rail franchise, which is expected to start in August 2019, is taking place until Wednesday, October 11.
People can give their feedback on the current service by visiting the DfT website here.
Ashee Ahmad said: "One carriage train between Lincoln and Newark is a joke.
Direct train lines was something high on many people's agenda.
Jay Kerr added: "Modernise the carriages! We need more direct trains to London, they had more direct trains in the 70s!
Other suggestions included better Sunday services, a better ticketing system and re-opening rail access to villages.
Erin Newberry said: "We definitely need better a service on a Sunday!
Iris Rowbotham added: "More carriages are needed, definitely, on the Grimsby to Newark route.
Maureen Catterson commented: "Open up rail access to the villages again.
"The railway lines go through or near most Lincolnshire villages!
Many also though that re-nationalising the service would also help.
Do these big shopping brands have Lincoln on their radar?


It's that time of year again, where we all promise to stick to our New Year's resolutions. Every year people try to eat more healthily, exercise more, take up a new hobby, read more books or even make new friends, and Rushden Lakes promises to help keep its shoppers on track with their healthy resolutions with a little bit of inspiration and a lot of encouragement.
Promising to hit the gym more or take up a new sport? Start your resolution right with a brand new kit. With everything from JD and Decathlon to Superdry and Runners Need, Rushden Lakes has everything you need to jump start your fitness. Or, how about try Alice Living's newest collaboration of gym wear from Primark?
Not a gym-bunny? Then how about enjoying the great outdoors? Rushden Lakes is home to Cotswold Outdoor and Mountain Warehouse that are perfect for beginners and experts alike in sports such as in cycling, running, hiking and more. They are the perfect pair of stores to start when trying a new hobby. Plus, The Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve is right on Rushden Lakes' doorstep, so is a great excuse to get out into the fresh air.
Not only can Rushden Lakes get you started with getting active in the new year, but also keep you on track with eating healthy when out and about. Whether it's Bill's delicious Glow Bowl filled with beetroot and quinoa, Wagamama's Pad Thai Salad or a Leggera Pollo ad Astra from Pizza Express, there is something tasty for everyone to enjoy at Rushden Lakes.
Don't forget, with more than 40 stores and restaurants, Rushden Lakes has everything you need to start 2019 right.
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Coronavirus: Michigan husband, wife die of COVID-19 one minute apart
Coronavirus: Couple die from virus within a minute of each other
By: Bob D'Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Updated: December 1, 2020 - 7:29 PM
JACKSON, Mich. — A Michigan couple married for 47 years "did almost everything together." On Nov. 24, they died within a minute of each other, two more victims of the coronavirus pandemic.
Leslie and Patricia McWaters, of Jackson, were married for 47 years. Family members wrote in the couple's joint obituary that "LD and Pat" died at 4:23 p.m. at a hospital in their hometown, the Detroit Free Press reported. They were 75 and 78, respectively, and were born in Jackson, the newspaper reported.
"Those of us that know them, know that mom went first and said, 'LD, it's time to go!'" according to the obituary.
Jackson couple who did 'everything together' dies of COVID-19 at the exact same time https://t.co/JKZHZNokav
— Detroit Free Press (@freep) November 30, 2020
Patricia Sipes McWaters, described as "the boss," was a registered nurse for 35 years in a hospital operating room. Leslie McWaters was a truck driver.
The couple, married on April 16, 1973, raised two daughters, had three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, The Washington Post reported.
They first met at Julie's Bar & Grill in Jackson and loved to go dancing there, according to their obituary. Leslie McWaters was a U.S. Navy veteran whose true specialty was making strawberry booze for the chili cook-off.
He "had more friends than anyone could count and he loved them all dearly," family members said.
During the summers, the couple hosted family pool parties, where Patricia McWaters "made way too much food."
One of the couple's daughters, Joanna Sisk, told the Free Press that her parents likely got COVID-19 after dining out at restaurants. Sisk said she wanted her parents to stay home, but they believed that remaining at home was not the way to live their lives, the newspaper reported.
Sisk said her parents regretted that decision after becoming ill.
"I can tell you after they got COVID, they were both extremely regretful because they didn't really take their own words to heart that it would actually take their lives," Sisk told the Post.
After going to the hospital together, they "went to heaven together" a week later, Sisk told the Free Press.
"People should be worried, and they should be concerned and take (COVID-19) seriously," Sisk told the newspaper. "It's not difficult, when you have to run to Meijer to put a mask on and do the things that need to be done. I don't want one other family to have to go through what our family has had to go through."
The family has asked that instead of flowers, contributions should be made to The Humane Society of the United States Disaster Relief Fund or to American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, WXYZ reported.
More coronavirus pandemic coverage:
>> Coronavirus: CDC acknowledges airborne transmission of COVID-19
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>> Dangerous hand sanitizer list up to more than 150 products, FDA announces
>> Wash your masks: How to clean a cloth face covering
>> Fact check: Will masks lower the oxygen level, raise the carbon dioxide in your blood?
>> How to not let coronavirus pandemic fatigue set in, battle back if it does
Leslie and Patricia McWaters died a minute apart from the coronavirus. (Francis Dean/Corbis via Getty Images)


US broadcasters NBC and Fox News have joined CNN in rejecting President Donald Trump's campaign advertisement that features an immigrant convicted of murder.
NBC and Fox News Channel say they will stop airing President Donald Trump's campaign advertisement that featured an immigrant convicted of murder.
Fox pulled the ad on Sunday "upon further review", said Marianne Gambelli, president of the network's ad sales department.
The advertisement aired on NBC's "Sunday Night Football" and MSNBC's "Morning Joe", and drew a heated online response.
It includes footage of Luis Bracamontes, a twice-deported immigrant from Mexico sentenced to death in California for killing two police officers.
Luis Bracamontes in Sacramento Superior Court.
NBC said on Monday that in its review, it recognises the insensitive nature of the ad.
Trump's campaign manager, Brad Parscale tweeted that NBC News, CNN and Facebook had chosen to "stand with those ILLEGALLY IN THIS COUNTRY".
He said the media was trying to control what people see and think.
The president's son, Donald Trump Jr, had tweeted over the weekend, noting CNN's refusal to air the advertisement, "I guess they only run fake news and won't talk about real threats that don't suit their agenda".
CNN said through Twitter it was made "abundantly clear" through its coverage that the ad was racist and it had declined to air it when the campaign sought to buy airtime.


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The Malcolm H. Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Sciences offers a two year pre-doctoral fellowship for outstanding PhD candidates. Priority is given to proposals that address substantive problems exploring original concepts through the application of interdisciplinary methods in the archaeological sciences.
About the Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
Eligibility: Individuals actively enrolled in a graduate program who have passed all qualifying exams and have an approved PhD proposal.
Former Research Associates must wait two (2) years before applying for a Pre-Doctoral Fellowship.
Purpose: To conduct research at the Malcolm H. Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Science of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens that addresses substantive problems pertaining to the ancient Greek world and adjacent areas through the application of interdisciplinary methods in the archaeological sciences. Laboratory facilities are especially well equipped to support the study of human skeletal biology, archaeobiological remains (faunal and botanical), environmental studies, and geoarchaeology (particularly studies in human-landscape interactions and the study of site formation processes). Research projects utilizing other archaeological scientific approaches are also eligible for consideration, depending on the strength of the questions asked and the suitability of the plan for access to other equipment or resources available elsewhere in Greece.
Term: Two (2) years with the next term beginning early September 2019. It is expected that the applicant will maintain a physical presence at the Wiener Laboratory during the academic year (September to June 1).
At the conclusion of the fellowship the successful applicant is expected to have published or have made significant progress on the publication of one (1) peer review publication on research conducted during the tenure of the fellowship. All publications resulting from research supported by this fellowship (whether written during the tenure of the fellowship or afterward) must acknowledge the support received from the Malcolm H. Wiener Laboratory for Archaeological Science and list the laboratory as one of the affiliations of the researchers. The laboratory must also receive PDFs of all publications resulting from this support. Failure to comply with these requirements will be considered a very negative factor in the review of appeals for further support.
He or she is also expected to have made substantial contribution to the Athens based ASCSA community during the tenure of the fellowship by contributing to or organizing seminars, colloquia, and workshops, or participating in School sponsored field trips, or some combination of these and other activities that help increase awareness of the archaeological sciences within the School and in the broader community in Athens.
The recipients will be expected to submit progress reports on their work. Continued funding for the second year of the fellowship will be contingent upon the approval of the Wiener Laboratory.
Compensation: Stipend of $20,000 for 12 months.
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8. Three (3) letters of reference from scholars in the field. Three (3) letters of reference are required from scholars in the field commenting on the value and feasibility of the project. Information on the applicant's teaching ability and experience, congeniality and collegial attributes may be also included in the reference letters. The name, institutional affiliation and relationship of each referee to the applicant (if any) must be included in the application. Contact information for your referees must be provided on the ASCSA application.
9. Expected contributions to and impact on the Wiener Laboratory and the ASCSA community. Description of the candidate's proposed contributions to the Wiener Laboratory and the academic program (1-2 pages, double spaced Times Roman, 12 pt). Candidates who can enrich the teaching mission of the School, by contributing to seminars, colloquia, field trips or in other ways, are particularly welcome. The statement should also indicate any broader impacts of the proposed activity to ASCSA by explaining how the project will integrate research and education at ASCSA.
Criterion 1: What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity?
How important is the proposed activity towards advancing knowledge and understanding within its field? How well qualified to conduct the project is the applicant? (If appropriate, the quality of prior supported work will be reviewed.) To what extent does the proposed activity suggest and explore creative and original concepts? How well conceived and organized is the proposed activity? Is there sufficient access to resources?
Criterion 2: What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity?
How well does the activity advance archaeological science in general? Does it lead to an interdisciplinary approach? Will the results enhance understanding issues of major archaeological importance and how broadly will they be disseminated?
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HomeAppsParshuram Kunwar Kshetri Becomes the New Chairman of eSewa
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Parshuram Kunwar Kshetri Becomes the New Chairman of eSewa
Kshetri is a former banker with 30 years of experience on his resume
Succeeds Asgar Ali as the Chair and has a challenge to maint its top position as the mobile payment gateway
Nepal's leading digital wallet eSewa has appointed Parshuram Kunwar Kshetri as its new Chairman. Kshetri is a seasoned professional in the financial arena. He has years of experience as a banker in his profile.
The board of directors of eSewa had lined him up to succeed after the former chairman Asgar Ali resigned a few days back. Kshetri took the oath of office and secrecy before the executive director of the Payment Service Department of Nepal Rastra Bank, Guruprasad Poudel on Wednesday, May 4th.
Kshetri has a three-decade of experience in the banking sector. Having started his career in 1986 at Standard Chartered Bank, he slowly navigated through the industry accumulating expertise over the years.
After a stint at the SCB, he served at Nepal Bank and Citizens Bank International in senior posts. He has also served as the CEO of Bank of Asia, Global IME before entering eSewa.
Kshetri retired from Global IME Bank as its CEO in 2020. Lately, he had been giving training to employees at various positions on loans and risks.
also read: eSewa Money Transfer and Tangopay Sign for Remit Service
To further heights
eSewa has been a leader in proliferating digital payment in Nepal. I have felt a great delight in being a part of the company which is considered a pioneer in digital payment. At eSewa, I will contribute to corporate governance, strategic values, and compliance and take the company to further heights, newly appointed Kshetri said.
Kshetri succeeded Asgar Ali who quietly resigned from the post a few days back. The board of directors accepted his resignation and paved the way for his successor to replace him.
Now, the new incumbent Kshetri has the challenge of maintaining eSewa's ostensive dominance in Nepal and continues to rule atop as the number one digital wallet in Nepal.
Credit: eSewa
eSewa is Nepal's largest payment service provider with over 80 percent market share. It offers utility payments such as electricity, power, and drinking water, to government taxes and revenues. You can also book domestic bus and air tickets.
How often do you use eSewa for mobile payment? Do you find it more convenient to the transactions with paper bills? Do share your opinion in the comments below.
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Billie Ruth Sudduth (b. 1945) is a self taught basketmaker who works in Bakersville, NC. Her baskets are inspired by the Shaker and Appalachian baskets, but are also based on the Fibonacci sequence.
Her baskets are made of reed splints, split oak, round reed, henna, and iron oxide. She has taught at Penland School of Crafts, the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and the John C. Campbell Folk School. Her work can be found in the collections of the Renwick Gallery, Mint Museum of Craft and Design, the Museum of Art and Design, and the Asheville Art Museum, among others.


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Texans GM: Metchie taking big steps in recovery
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Texans' John Metchie taking big steps in leukemia recovery, GM says
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HOUSTON -- Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie III, who was diagnosed with a form of leukemia in July, has a "chance" to be ready for the start of offseason programs in April, according to general manager Nick Caserio.
Metchie is still receiving treatment, but during a Wednesday morning appearance with Seth Payne and Sean Pendergast on SportsRadio 610, Caserio revealed that Metchie had made "amazing" progress since his cancer diagnosis.
"I think there are still some things that he has to complete or go through," Caserio said. "Quite frankly, it's amazing what he's done to this point."
Texans fire Smith hours after end of first season
Texans' Cooks: Don't want to be part of a rebuild
The Texans can begin the offseason conditioning program on April 3 because they will have a new head coach after firing Lovie Smith after one season. Teams with returning head coaches can begin April 17.
Metchie, a second-round draft pick, missed the 2022 season after being placed on the non-football illness list. But he still worked out at the Texans' facility after his diagnosis and sometimes was present at Texans practices.
Caserio said Metchie has even physically improved since he became a Texan.
"He actually looks better now than he did when we drafted him in the spring," Caserio said. "He's improved his strength, he's improved his lower body strength. His attitude has been great, even though he's been dealing with a lot of things medically."


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module Koan.Parser.Csv where

import Control.Applicative
import Control.Monad (void)
import Data.Char
import Text.Megaparsec hiding (crlf)
import Text.Megaparsec.Expr
import Text.Megaparsec.String hiding (crlf)

import qualified Text.Megaparsec.Lexer as L

enrolled :: Bool
enrolled = False

-- ABNF grammar:
--
--  file        = record *(LF record) [LF]
--  record      = field *(COMMA field)
--  field       = (escaped / non-escaped)
--  escaped     = DQUOTE *(TEXTDATA / COMMA / CR / LF / 2DQUOTE) DQUOTE
--  non-escaped = *TEXTDATA
--  COMMA       = %x2C
--  CR          = %x0D
--  DQUOTE      = %x22
--  LF          = %x0A
--  TEXTDATA    = %x20-21 / %x23-2B / %x2D-7E

parseCsv :: String -> Either (ParseError (Token String) Dec) [[String]]
parseCsv = error "TODO: Implement parseCsv"

file :: Parser [[String]]
file = error "TODO: Implement file"

record :: Parser [String]
record = error "TODO: Implement record"

field :: Parser String
field = error "TODO: Implement field"

escaped :: Parser String
escaped = error "TODO: Implement escaped"

nonEscaped :: Parser String
nonEscaped = error "TODO: Implement nonEscaped"

comma :: Parser Char
comma = error "TODO: Implement comma"

dquote :: Parser Char
dquote = error "TODO: Implement dquote"

lf :: Parser Char
lf = error "TODO: Implement lf"

textdata :: Parser Char
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/*eslint no-loop-func:0, func-names:0*/

(function withAngular(angular) {
  'use strict';

  angular.module('720kb.socialshare', [])
  .directive('socialshare', ['$window', '$location', function manageDirective ($window, $location) {

    return {
      'restrict': 'A',
      'link': function linkingFunction ($scope, element, attr) {

        var key,
          attributeName,
          properties = {},
          propDefaults = {
          'url': '',
          'provider': '',
          'text': '',
          'media': '',
          'hashtags': '',
          'via': '',
          'popupHeight': 500,
          'popupWidth': 500
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        // Observe the values in each of the properties so that if they're updated elsewhere,
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        for (key in propDefaults) {
          if (propDefaults.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
            attributeName = 'socialshare' + key.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + key.substring(1);
              (function (keyName) {
                attr.$observe(attributeName, function (value) {
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                    properties[keyName] = value;
                  }
                });
              }(key));
              if (properties[key] === undefined){
                  properties[key] = propDefaults[key];
              }
          }
        }

        properties.eventTrigger = attr.socialshareTrigger || 'click';

        $scope.facebookShare = function manageFacebookShare (data) {

          $window.open(
            '//www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURIComponent(data.url)
            , 'sharer', 'toolbar=0,status=0,width=' + data.popupWidth + ',height=' + data.popupHeight);
        };

        $scope.twitterShare = function manageTwitterShare (data) {
          var urlString = '//www.twitter.com/intent/tweet?';

          if (data.text) {
            urlString += 'text=' + encodeURIComponent(data.text);
          }

          if (data.via) {
            urlString += '&via=' + encodeURI(data.via);
          }

          if (data.hashtags) {
            urlString += '&hashtags=' + encodeURI(data.hashtags);
          }

          // Default to the current page if a URL isn't specified
          urlString += '&url=' + encodeURIComponent(data.url || $location.absUrl());

          $window.open(
            urlString,
            'sharer', 'toolbar=0,status=0,width=' + data.popupWidth + ',height=' + data.popupHeight
          );

        };

        $scope.googlePlusShare = function manageGooglePlusShare (data) {

          $window.open(
            '//plus.google.com/share?url=' + encodeURIComponent(data.url)
            , 'sharer', 'toolbar=0,status=0,width=' + data.popupWidth + ',height=' + data.popupHeight);
        };

        $scope.redditShare = function manageRedditShare (data) {

          $window.open(
            '//www.reddit.com/submit?url=' + encodeURIComponent(data.url) + '&title=' + encodeURI(data.text)
            , 'sharer', 'toolbar=0,status=0,width=' + data.popupWidth + ',height=' + data.popupHeight);
        };

        $scope.stumbleuponShare = function manageStumbleuponShare (data) {

          $window.open(
            '//www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=' + encodeURIComponent(data.url) + '&title=' + encodeURI(data.text)
            , 'sharer', 'toolbar=0,status=0,width=' + data.popupWidth + ',height=' + data.popupHeight);
        };

        $scope.linkedinShare = function manageLinkedinShare (data) {

          $window.open(
            '//www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=' + encodeURIComponent(data.url) + '&title=' + encodeURI(data.text)
            , 'sharer', 'toolbar=0,status=0,width=' + data.popupWidth + ',height=' + data.popupHeight);
        };

        $scope.pinterestShare = function managePinterestShare (data) {

          $window.open(
            '//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=' + encodeURIComponent(data.url) + '&media=' + encodeURI(data.media) + '&description=' + encodeURI(data.text)
            , 'sharer', 'toolbar=0,status=0,width=' + data.popupWidth + ',height=' + data.popupHeight);
        };

        $scope.diggShare = function manageDiggShare (data) {

          $window.open(
            '//www.digg.com/submit?url=' + encodeURIComponent(data.url) + '&title=' + encodeURI(data.text)
            , 'sharer', 'toolbar=0,status=0,width=' + data.popupWidth + ',height=' + data.popupHeight);
        };

        $scope.tumblrShare = function manageTumblrShare (data) {
          //tumblr doesnt likes http:// or https:// actually its a mistery
          $window.open(
            '//www.tumblr.com/share/link?url=' + encodeURIComponent(data.url.replace('http://', '').replace('https://')) + '&description=' + encodeURI(data.text)
            , 'sharer', 'toolbar=0,status=0,width=' + data.popupWidth + ',height=' + data.popupHeight);
        };

        $scope.vkShare = function manageVkShare (data) {

         $window.open(
            '//www.vk.com/share.php?url=' + encodeURIComponent(data.url)
            , 'sharer', 'toolbar=0,status=0,width=' + data.popupWidth + ',height=' + data.popupHeight);
        };

        $scope.deliciousShare = function manageDeliciousShare (data) {

          $window.open(
            '//www.delicious.com/save?v=5&noui&jump=close&url=' + encodeURIComponent(data.url) + '&title=' + encodeURI(data.text)
            , 'sharer', 'toolbar=0,status=0,width=' + data.popupWidth + ',height=' + data.popupHeight);
        };

        $scope.bufferShare = function manageBufferShare (data) {
          var urlString = '//bufferapp.com/add?';

          if (data.text) {
            urlString += 'text=' + encodeURIComponent(data.text);
          }

          if (data.via) {
            urlString += '&via=' + encodeURI(data.via);
          }

          // Default to the current page if a URL isn't specified
          urlString += '&url=' + encodeURIComponent(data.url || $location.absUrl());

          $window.open(
            urlString,
            'sharer', 'toolbar=0,status=0,width=' + data.popupWidth + ',height=' + data.popupHeight
          );
        };

        element.bind(properties.eventTrigger, function onEventTriggered() {

          switch (properties.provider) {
            case 'facebook':

              $scope.facebookShare(properties);
              break;

            case 'google+':

              $scope.googlePlusShare(properties);
              break;

            case 'twitter':

              $scope.twitterShare(properties);
              break;

            case 'stumbleupon':

              $scope.stumbleuponShare(properties);
              break;

            case 'reddit':

              $scope.redditShare(properties);
              break;

            case 'pinterest':

              $scope.pinterestShare(properties);
              break;

            case 'linkedin':

              $scope.linkedinShare(properties);
              break;

            case 'digg':

              $scope.diggShare(properties);
              break;

            case 'tumblr':

              $scope.tumblrShare(properties);
              break;

            case 'delicious':

              $scope.deliciousShare(properties);
              break;

            case 'vk':

              $scope.vkShare(properties);
              break;

            case 'buffer':

              $scope.bufferShare(properties);
              break;

            default: return;
          }
        });
      }
    };
  }]);
}(angular));


VeganMofo Day 23: I rarely deep fry at home, health is only part of the reason. I'm worried about on how to dispose or use up the leftover oil. But having my mom here, I don't have to think of ways to use up the oil, she has a ton of ideas up her sleeve. She does not heat up too much oil to begin with and she used the rest of the oil for daily cooking.
One of my son's favorite Indian fried food is "Vada (or Gaarelu in telugu)". He calls them "Indian Donuts". I didn't make them for him for the reasons listed above, so he asked my mom to make them for him and she immediately obliged and made them (grandparents definitely spoil the little ones). He thoroughly enjoyed these golden delicious beauties.
Soak urad dal in plenty of water for at least 4 hours. Grind the soaked dal with LITTLE OR NO water. Add cumin seeds, green chilies and salt and set aside.


I love to write, but I've never been good at keeping a journal.
On the other hand, I've had some success with what I call "specialty" journals.
For example, I kept a gratitude journal the year after my divorce (and it was very, very helpful).
I've also worked on a few art journals, and one year I kept a "mandala journal" which resulted in a wonderful little book filled with gel pen mandalas that I still like to look over every now and then. I found the time I spent creating these little mandalas each day to be incredibly meditative.
I've had my greatest success, journaling-wise, with "Morning Pages", from Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way. I did them for about eight years, and toward the end, they, like the mandalas, had become quite a meditative tool. I still have several notebooks crammed on my shelves, even though I occasionally pull a few out to shred them (the whole idea of Morning Pages is that you NEVER reread them, so I've had no problems disposing of them).
But I've never been able to keep a regular "daily" journal consistently, something that I could pick up and read over older entries, see what I was up to on a certain day in a certain year.
A while back, I wrote about how I was inspired to give journaling a try. In fact, I titled that post much the same as this one!
I never did do anything about my inspiration last time around, though. Those beautiful Moleskine notebooks arrived but I never did anything with them.
Recently, though, I've come across a few articles online that have made me think about how wonderful it would be to keep a journal. And during our decluttering these past few weeks, I also decided to pull out the book Creative Journal Writing, by Stephanie Dowrick, from my TBR pile.
Those Moleskine notebooks from last year are still blank, and now I've decided I'd like to start using them.
And it occurred to me that maybe the problem I have with journaling is that I am just too eclectic – it's hard for me to consistently write the same kind of thing every day.
Or anything else that might occur to me. Maybe sometimes I'd even write about what I did that day.
And some days, I might whip out my gel pens and draw something, create a mandala or maybe do a ZenTangle.
I've been thinking that this just might work. I might work in my journal consistently if I let the content be as varied as whatever might appeal to me that day.
Do you journal? If you do, do you have any tips for me? And if you don't, do you ever think about keeping a journal?
This entry was posted in Writing and tagged art journal, journals, mandalas, Morning Pages on February 27, 2010 by Belle Wong.


We accept that, via observations that an electron possesses a negative charge and a proton a positive charge, both of which attracting each another. My dilemma lies here, what is the reason for the force of attraction or repulsion? If it may be due to the desire to become more stable and is logically comprehensible via mathematics of potential energy – but why does a body seek the desire to become more stable at all in the first place?
Though this question may be silly, and some might say this goes into metaphysics, but does anyone know why, or do we assume that everything – or the universe to be more precise, acts as it is, accepting it as a fact, and construct our calculations and laws above it? Are all chemical and physical knowledge based on taking the mechanics of the universe for granted?
The question was bothering me for sometime and finally decided to ask in search of an answer.
This question does not appear to be about chemistry within the scope defined in the help center.
You have it a little backwards. We don't observe charge, and then infer the existence of a force. It's the other way around. We observe forces between objects -- they repel or attract each other -- and then build models which explain which objects are attracted or repelled by which other objects, and by how much. That leads us to invent the idea of charge and assign it to objects, and later still to connect charge to other properties of the objects.
If your question is why is there an electromagnetic force at all, the answer is probably that it is easier to imagine a universe in which there are forces between degrees of freedom than one in which there are not. Our current understanding of the universe is that can best be described as a set of fields, like the surface of the sea, and everything we see is some kind of ripple or wave in that field. It's easy to see why ripples on the surface of the ocean should interact with each other -- exert "forces" of some kind on each other -- and hard to see how they could just totally ignore each other. That's how it is with nature.
Granted, it looks like there exist wholly separate bodies (particles, objects, things) and we wonder why they should interact with similar things far away. But that may be because our perception is severely limited, and the underlying fields are much more complex than the surface of an ocean. If you want to explore the topic further, start by googling "wave-particle duality in quantum mechanics."
First of all, I encourage you too see this short video, where Richard Feynmann answers, partially, your first question.
Secondly, as other answer said, charge is not observed. I would add forces aren't observed also; we believe we see forces because we took that framework as true.
It is even better to forget truth. Science works or it doesn't. So, some theories work, some doesn't. Some explanations work, some doesn't. What we might call true, I suppose, are the facts, but not its explanations. So, even scientific laws aren't true, but they work.
Interestingly, scientific explanations and theories can correct itself, that's called falsfiability, and it's possibly the best characteristic of science.
Why we use so much scientific method? It may have to do with evolution and fear of dead... But, how would you investigate it? Oops, we consider this method as the only possible. Are there more methods? Are there more ways to make sense of the world? I don't know.
We born in some world partially made and accept lot of frameworks, one of those is this point of view of science, where we create even ways to measure things.
In your example, if you accept the explanation that when something accelerates there is a force, and you measure it, you'll find something like Coulomb's Law. Then if you ask why again, we can talk about molecules, but you can continue asking why forever. Finally, if the answerer is honest, will say: 'I don't know'. That's in some sense the field.
Why things want to diminish its energy? Take your facts and look for the cause, if there is a way, or read, or learn to convive with that uncertainty of knowledge.
That's all I can say at least. Forget truth, look how it works.
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