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More than 3.6m Londoners regularly use the Uber app, and half of the miles travelled on uberX in the capital are in hybrid or electric vehicles. But we want to do even more to help combat air pollution in the capital.
The Clean Air Plan has been designed to support the Mayor's vision of a cleaner, healthier London. One of the key elements will be helping drivers upgrade to cleaner vehicles. And we've set ourselves the aim of making every car on the app in London fully electric by 2025.
From Wednesday 16 January, a Clean Air Fee of 15p per mile will be included on every trip taken through the app in London. This will only apply to miles travelled on a trip, and will not include miles travelled to your pick up location. For drivers looking to upgrade, every penny will go towards supporting their move into an electric vehicle.
You'll always be able to see how much you've contributed to the Clean Air Plan from each trip in your receipt, and none of this fee will come from your driver's fare. The money will go towards helping drivers upgrade to an electric vehicle and other clean air initiatives. Once drivers have an electric vehicle, the Clean Air Fee will then be used to support their ongoing vehicle costs.
A Clean Air Fee of 15p per mile will be applied to all trips booked through the app and picked up in London (within the M25). This includes pick ups at Heathrow airport. Riders will pay this fee as part of their trip fare. The Clean Air Fee will be applied across all products in London (ie. UberX, XL, EXEC, LUX, Assist, Access, POOL). It will not apply to cancellation fees. It will not surge and it will only apply to miles travelled on a trip.
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The Clean Air Plan has been designed to support the Mayor of London's vision of a cleaner, healthier London. We want to play our part in helping to make cleaner cities that can breathe more easily through reduced congestion, pollution and the need for private cars. One of the key elements of the Clean Air Plan will be helping drivers to upgrade to cleaner vehicles. We've set ourselves the aim of making every car on the app in London fully electric by 2025.
The Clean Air Fee is shared between riders on POOL trips. The more miles you share, the less you pay. The POOL fare estimated at the start of the trip may differ from what you're charged at the end because we take into account the actual miles you've travelled, both alone and with other riders. You will never pay more than 15p per mile.
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Chocolate Almond Fudge
Chocolate Lovers?……It's a mouth-watering combination of almonds and dark and white chocolates. This recipe is good for cocktails, pica pica and snacks. or even perfect pair for your favorite cup of coffee or tea. Again, turns out to be my daughters favorite, but she just eat the toppings. I also give this as my birthday gift to my friend RAM and to GRANNY Ing(tita kwens mom)……Did you know that almonds helps you getting relief from constipation, anemia, impotency and diabetes? Because almonds is a very nutritious nuts loaded with vitamins and minerals such as vitamin E, calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron and many more…..
Ingredients: makes 30 mini slices
- 250 gms butter
- 400 gms 70 % dark chocolate
- 3 pcs fresh eggs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup self raising flour
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 tbsp vanilla essence
- 1 cup sliced almond nuts
Frosting: chocolate ganache
- 150 gms heavy cream
- 350 gms semi sweet chocolate
White chocolate frosting:
- 1/2 cup white chocolate
- 1 tbsp canola oil
- Melt dark chocolate and butter in a mixing bowl over hot water. let it warm and add in egg one by one. continue stirring then transfer in a large mixing bowl.
- Pour in sifted flour, self raising, salt and sugar. add in vanilla essence and fold with almond nuts.
- IN a rectangular pan or baking tin, spray oil and pour cake mixtures.
- Pre-heat oven at 160 degrees celsius and bake for 12-15 minutes. using a tooth pick, check the cake moisture, do not over cook, we are looking for a moist fudge cake. let it cool
- For toppings – melt chocolate and heavy cream in a bowl over boiling water. then pour into cake. melt white chocolate and oil and using a folded baking paper, using your imagination, pour in white chocolate for presentation.
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Lam Tung-pang
Planting no. 3, 2014-2016
Tang Contemporary Art
Past Continuous Tense, 2011
Tang Contemporary Art is proud to present a solo exhibition of contemporary Hong Kong artist Lam Tung Pang, the curatorial debut by renowned Hong Kong-based architect and collector William Lim. Exhibiting at their Central space from July 7 – 30, 2016, "Planting Time" will be the gallery's first-ever collaboration with him, and solo exhibition of a Hong Kong artist.
Curatorial Statement
"Lam Tung Pang's works, to me, are a metaphor for connecting the past with the present, crossing from Shan Shui in Song dynasty to today's urban landscape, where viewers are directed to link the ancient with modern media. If an artist's early creations were abandoned, given up at the time for certain reasons, were to resurface after many years – would it take on a new life? And the successful creations made then, if seen again today, would they still have life in them? Could a work made today, reviewed again in a year, potentially become a creation to dispose?
The artist uses a tense in English grammar as the work title to reference the relationship between materials and time simultaneously; the schematization of its artistic language is also likened to text-imagery, in a series of chapters. This exhibition features a 2011 representative work by the artist "Past Continuous Tense", where he appropriates an earlier failed attempt and once abandoned idea of drawing on plywood as a visual artistic reflection on his creative progress. This has inspired the name of our exhibition, "Planting Time".
As my curatorial debut, I am delighted to work with Lam Tung Pang and Tang Contemporary Art to share great Hong Kong art with everyone. Time has always been one of the recurring themes in my collection – here, Lam Tung Pang's exploration of the continuity and changes in time can also be an inspiration for today's society."
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When I think of lifestyle inflation, I think of going to my favorite sushi restaurant every weekend. I think of buying the pricey cashmere sweater I've been eyeing and then buying ten more expensive sweaters. I think of spending weekends on yachts and drinking champagne while a guy on a violin serenades me. Well, scratch that last one, because I get seasick, but yeah. I think of lifestyle inflation as being along those fancy lines.
But sometimes it isn't fancy at all. Sometimes lifestyle inflation is just little things that add up. And sometimes, those little things aren't even fun or enjoyable.
Here are some boring examples of my own lifestyle inflation.
Health insurance
If getting older isn't depressing enough, when I turned 30 in April, my health insurance premium increased by $20 a month.
I'm joking about aging being depressing (bring it on), but the price hike was frustrating.
For Los Angeles, Brian and I pay a modest amount in rent, especially considering both our location and our view. So when the landlady told us our rent was increasing by three percent, I was disappointed, but I also knew it was still a good deal overall. Plus, the inflation was expected when our original lease expired.
But this three percent increase still equates to an extra $40 a month, or $20 each. Between this and my health insurance premium, my budget has now increased by $40 a month.
Business expenses
For my freelance work, I need to use a specific video-editing program, and that program costs $20 a month. Sure, I can write it off, but I'm still paying more than my budget has anticipated. And that budget is now at about $60 extra per month.
This expense was my light bulb moment.
Upon paying for it, I groaned, and then I thought, "Well, why else do I work hard for my money if not to be able to shrug off a measly twenty bucks a month?"
I stopped myself, realizing I'd used the same thought process about the health insurance and rent increase.
"Wait. That's how lifestyle inflation creeps up on you!" I thought. "And it's not even fun!"
Sure, I'm glad I have health insurance. But I wouldn't say I'm enjoying it. I'm glad to have work that requires using that editing software. I wouldn't say I use it for fun.
I guess sometimes an inflated lifestyle is simply accepting budget inflation without doing anything about it. And hey, that's okay! Because it's inevitable — prices go up, and there's only so much we can do about that.
Also, lifestyle inflation gets a bad rap, but it's why lots of us want to get rich in the first place. We want to be comfortable enough to not worry about a little inflation — things like a good insurance plan increasing by ten bucks a month. Lifestyle inflation isn't just about having fun on yachts, it's also about not fretting so much over inflation itself.
But I'm not quite there yet. I still have ambitious savings goals; I still have reasons for wanting to maintain my budget. And sure, I may not be able to help some areas of my life from getting more expensive, but I've been working on finding ways to maintain my overall budget. That means cutting back in other areas.
I haven't been living like a pauper. Over the past year, I've deliberately given myself the financial elbowroom to enjoy some things, and that's great. It falls in line with the Get Rich Slowly philosophy. But, for me, it's time to bring it back a little bit. Simply put, I'm not ready for lifestyle inflation.
Earning more
Earning more is a necessary part of getting rich slowly; it's not enough to just save. The formula works best when you earn more and maintain your same lifestyle. But earning more to catch up to a lifestyle that's already increased feels like doing it backwards.
Just like it's not enough to save without earning more, I don't feel like it's enough to just earn more and not save. Making more money is the obvious way to counteract my lifestyle inflation, but ideally, I'd like to deflate my lifestyle, too.
And there's another hitch: I don't have a lot of free time. I'm thankful that I have the option of taking on more work if I want it, but right now, my weekends are more precious, and I'd rather cut back on expenditures than cut back on that free time. So here are a couple of simple ways I've cut back to counteract that extra $60 a month.
Saving more
A couple of times now, I've started on a load of laundry only to realize I don't have enough quarters to put them in the dryer. That means hang drying them on my deck. "What are you, a cavewoman?" a friend teased. But hang drying my laundry doesn't take much more time and effort, and if I do it every time, it's cheaper to the tune of about $10 a month. It's a small amount, but it makes me feel a little bit better about that extra $60.
I'm sure at some point, I'll go back to the luxurious convenience putting my clothes in the dryer. Probably in the wintertime, when it's cold and I want a pile of something warm to jump into. And then, yes, my lifestyle will once again inflate by ten dollars a month. But at least that'll be my own doing.
Lifestyle deflation
My main source of entertainment is going out to eat. I don't know what it is; I just love it. I get more excited about the anticipation of restaurant food than most people do. When the waiter brings my plate, I literally applaud at the table. Yes, I realize dining out isn't typically frugal, but this is my thing. I don't go to concerts or the movies much. The large majority of my entertainment budget goes to sushi.
Brian and I typically go out to eat, just the two of us, on Friday nights, and it's something I look forward to all week long. It celebrates our hard work during the week, and it's also our date night. But if I want to deflate my lifestyle, this treat is going to have to be tweaked. If I stay home just one Friday night out of the month, I'll save $30-$40.
Cutting back even just a little bit, I'm able to offset my lifestyle inflation by $50. Thus, my lifestyle has now only inflated by $10 a month. That's $120 a year — still an increase, but better than $720.
I could probably cut back more, but at some point, it's about balance. Yes, I want to save up, but I want to enjoy my financial freedom, too. Giving yourself some elbowroom often leads to lifestyle inflation, but I suppose that's when you have to set a boundary and draw a line. Apparently, mine starts at $60 a month.
"So the point of this article is to air dry your laundry and not eat so much sushi?" Yep, pretty much. But the point is also that little things add up. And that can work just as well in your favor as it can against you.
A premium hike here and rent increase there can fatten your budget quite a bit without you even realizing it. But cutting back, even just a little bit, has the same effect.
Author: Kristin Wong
Kristin Wong is a freelance blogger who frequently writes about relationships for MSN's The Heart Beat blog. After paying off her student loan debt, Kristin decided it was time to pursue her dream and also put her English degree to use. She scrimped, saved and in 2010, left her hometown of Houston, Texas to pursue a writing career in Los Angeles. Since then, she has written for television, web, and occasionally, sketch comedy. When she's not attached to her laptop, Kristin enjoys baking, amateur gardening, listening to 60s rock and exploring her city.


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My name is Delores Turnbow. In March of 2017 I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (breast cancer). Since that time I've been able to see the grace, the gratitude and the ridiculous nature of this disease. I hope you can find some enjoyment in my experience. And if you can't, well WHAT A JERK, I HAVE CANCER.
I am a mom to an almost 2 year old, a freshly 3 year old, self employed hairdresser (THE IRONY), and a partner to a guy who has gone beyond to show what selflessness, facing fear and showing the fuck up really is.
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The rental car agency Hertz has been sued by a former manager associate who claims that she was forced to work after hours in order to keep her job, but that those overtime hours never resulted in her being paid for the work. The lawsuit is yet another wage and hour dispute for Hertz, and indeed the entire rental car industry. These disputes go beyond the realm of rental cars, too. Wage and hour disputes are becoming increasingly commonplace in the legal world.
Given this penchant of companies to relegate their workers to some sort of subservient status bereft of protections by the law, it makes it more important now than ever for workers to remember their rights and to consult with an attorney if they believe -- or know -- they are being treated unfairly under wage and hour laws.
Your hard-worked time at the office deserves a hard-earned pay. When this equation doesn't add up as a result of corporate malfeasance or negligence, then a wage and hour lawsuit is the way to go. Remember that these cases rarely go to court and are usually settled. But holding a company accountable, even if it ends in a settlement, is important.
Where this most recent Hertz case will go from here is unclear, but it is likely to go into negotiations for a quick settlement. The more disturbing factor in this story is the trending behavior of companies in regards to wage and hour law. Don't let companies oppress you and stymie your wages.


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About Us
The Trade Union Education Centre located in the Riverside Campus of the City of Glasgow College which provides training throughout Scotland for Trade Union Representatives and members. We are committed to offering high standard courses where the learners achieve recognised qualifications and gain personal advancement. We encourage everyone to learn in a friendly environment where the facilities are designed for trade union learning. We offer courses as flexibly as we can to suit the needs of the reps and the members. We work will all TUC affiliated Trade Unions click here to access the TUC Union listing. Details of the courses we offer and an application form can be found in the How to Apply section below.
How to Apply
There are 2 ways that you can apply for a course either by using the application form in our TUC Education Course Brochure on pages 19 and 20 which can be accessed by clicking here.
Please return the completed application form to:- Paula Bauge, Trade Union Education Centre, City of Glasgow College, Riverside Campus, 21 Thistle Street, Glasgow G5 9XB
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Please note that Trade Union Representatives applying for TUC courses must have been authorised to attend by their respective trade Union Official. If you are unsure who this person is, please contact your Trade Union direct for guidance.
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West Mount is an idyllic retreat for those in search of a restful holiday. This beautifully appointed 4 bedroom 4 ½ bathroom residence is nestled within a quiet avenue on the Royal Westmoreland Resort, close to all resort amenities.
Its inviting palette of neutral shades with hints of vibrant Caribbean colour accentuate the light and airy feel of the villa. West Mount offers an open plan design with the main entry leading to the formal dining room; which features a beautifully crafted natural stone dining table with seating for 8 persons. Just off the dining room is the remodeled kitchen fully equipped with stainless steel Miele appliances and wine cooler.
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The bedrooms; each dressed in luxurious 100% Egyptian linens, flank either side of the main living areas with the Master suite and first guest bedrooms offering direct access to the pool deck. All bedrooms are en-suite and offer the option of air-conditioning or ceiling fans. The Master Suite and 2nd guest bedrooms offer 4 post king size beds while the remaining two guest bedrooms offer twin beds which can be converted into kings.
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It doesn't seem that long ago that the idea of robots taking over the world was merely the plot of a movie. Now, chatbot marketing is a common expression in global business, and the benefits of chatbots are rapidly enticing more companies to begin experimenting with the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI).
And why shouldn't they?
Your marketing, sales, and customer service operations can all benefit from AI-powered chatbots. In this article, we'll pull back the curtain to reveal just how good it gets with chatbots in business. Furthermore, we'll show you how to get started with chatbots today.
What is a Chatbot?
A chatbot is a computer program that is designed to simulate conversations with human users, typically on the Internet. Chatbots act as automated virtual assistants, capable of communicating with people through text messages on instant messaging platforms, forums, and onsite live chat apps.
While they have their limitations, AI-powered chatbots are getting "smarter" over time. By using natural language processing (NLP) and advanced machine learning algorithms to learn from data insights, chatbots are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Soon, it may be hard to distinguish whether you are communicating with a human or a computer.
10 Benefits of Chatbots for Companies and Customers
Forbes reports that chatbots are killing customer service as we know it. While there may be some credence to the claims that the rise of the robots inevitably spells disaster for some human jobs, the revolution is ultimately a good thing from a business perspective.
More importantly, the benefits of chatbots bring good news for consumers. In a customer-centric world, anything that helps you improve the user experience and foster greater brand trust and loyalty is a good thing.
So, let's look at the main benefits of chatbots for your business.
1. Chatbots Facilitate Seamless Live Communication
Nobody likes to wait around for a solution. When a customer has an issue with your products or services, they'll quickly lose patience if your brand can't rectify the problem in a timely manner.
Reports that humans have an attention span akin to a goldfish are widespread, and while it may not be totally conclusive, the fact remains the way in which people interact with brands is changing.
If you have a chatbot integrated into your customer support system, people can engage it easily without any learning curve or prior training. Through NLP, chatbots can analyze questions and respond with the most suitable answers.
As many companies now use chatbots in smartphone apps and on their website, customers don't have to waste time trying to get in touch. Live chat functions seamlessly on all devices, and on popular messaging apps like WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger.
2. Chatbots Make Customer Service Available 24/7
Unlike your support team, chatbots don't need any sleep. When a customer needs assistance, your company can be there, even outside of normal business hours.
This facilitates greater customer satisfaction as people know they can get help without waiting around for a reply to an email or voicemail.
3. Chatbots Save Time and Money
You may imagine it's an expensive venture for a small business to use chatbot technology. However, when we consider this study by Retail Dive, the return on investment (ROI) is worth the punt:
- Chatbots will save a combined total of $11 billion for banking, retail, and healthcare business sectors by 2023. This is almost double the $6 billion savings from 2018.
- By 2023, the companies and consumers in these three industries will save a combined total of over 2.5 billion hours.
- In the same time, e-commerce is expected to grow to more than $112 billion because of chatbots.
You're probably wondering how chatbots will save so much time and money.
Read on…
4. Chatbots Reduce People-to-People Interactions with Customers
The massive savings comes from slashing the time your staff normally spend dealing with customer queries.
By phasing out customer support staff to bring in chatbots, you can dramatically cut interaction times on all channels, including phone calls, social media, and messaging apps.
So, chatbots will take human jobs?
5. Chatbots Eliminate Tedious Time-Consuming Tasks
Chatbots will take over a lot of tedious, repetitive tasks that are currently performed by people. While that may seem like bad news for people in those positions, it can be a good thing.
These jobs can be dull and draining for people, but a chatbot will never complain, not even when a customer gets frustrated or belligerent.
David Cancel is the CEO of the leading chatbot development company, Drift. He asserts that people should not look to view chatbots as a human simulator, but instead see them as a better way of satisfying customer needs.
6. Chatbots Offer a Smoother Customer Journey
One of the best benefits of chatbots is the ability to make the customer journey smoother. Anyone in e-commerce will know the pain of losing prospects halfway through a marketing funnel. It doesn't take much to deter people from completing a purchase online, whether it's a confusing check-out system or hidden costs.
Businesses can use chatbots to streamline the buying process, popping up on any page to do things like:
- Offer additional information on products or shipping.
- Give customers more insights from related video content.
- Provide discount codes.
Measures like these can help reduce cart abandonment rates, which are a problem for practically every online store.
7. Chatbots Reduce Stress for Consumers
Research by Helpshift revealed that most consumers "dread" contacting the customer support team of a company. For some people, these phone calls are inconvenient, while others find them frustrating, time-consuming or socially challenging.
The same survey also discovered that 79% of people prefer live chat over other channels, and 55% would choose to use chatbots if it was available. This is widely considered to be a quicker, more efficient, tailored road to resolution.
8. Chatbots Eliminate Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Systems
Have you ever called a customer support line and been greeted by an IVR system that attempts to route your call depending on specific voice responses? It usually goes a bit like this:
IVR: "Please tell us how we can help you."
You: "Lost bank card."
IVR: "Did you say, 'post bank card?' Press 1 if that is correct."
You: "No. I lost my bank card."
IVR: "Okay, lost bank card. Is this your credit or debit card?"
You: "Debit."
IVR: "Did you say 'credit'? Press 1 if that is correct."
You: "NO! Debit! C'mon…"
IVR: "I'm sorry, I didn't catch that. Is this your credit or debit card?"
You: "DEBIT!"
It's a frustrating experience almost all of us have encountered at some time. Thankfully, these structured systems are on the brink of extinction.
Because of chatbots, of course!
Thanks to machine learning, chatbots have much greater flexibility and capability, allowing customers to feel their voice is actually being understood. This makes for much more effective problem-solving.
9. Chatbots Humanize Your Brand
That flexibility has another advantage – it makes it possible for chatbots to engage customers on a whole host of different levels. This means businesses can use chatbots to help people with technical support, sales information or account management.
You can program chatbots to have a "personality" that suits its role, such as an affable tech helper or quirky sales associate.
Domino's Pizza gave their customer service chatbot, "Dom", a friendly personality that interacts with customers, making the order process easy and enjoyable.
This personification of chatbots is a great way of building relationships with people, as it helps display your brand voice, and also dispels people's concerns about interacting with chatbots.
10. Chatbot Marketing is More Targeted
Brand awareness is a top priority for virtually every company nowadays. You should always be looking for more customers for your existing products. In fact, marketing guru Seth Godin believes it's the other way around:
"Don't find customers for your products, find products for your customers."
Chatbots can help you here as they make it easier to broadcast your brand message. By eliminating dreary tasks and excess cold call issues, you can use chatbots to streamline customer communications and build greater brand trust. Throughout all of this, you are collecting valuable data on consumer behaviors, interests, and purchasing habits.
By using chatbots for marketing, it's easier to promote new products and services, as they can help you target the right people, with the right offer, at the right time.
How to Get Started With Chatbots
Okay, now that you can see the undeniable benefits of chatbots, it's time to take the next step. Let's show you how to use chatbots for your own business.
1. Define Your Goals
Chatbot marketing isn't as alien as you may think. As with other sales and marketing tactics, goal-setting is an important step at the beginning. What do you want to achieve?
- Improve customer service.
- Promote new products.
- Generate more leads.
Speak to your team and define clear goals before proceeding.
2. Consider Your Audience and Channels
You could use chatbots only on your website, or also in social media pages and instant messaging apps. The important thing to realize is that chatbots conversations vary from one platform to the next. For instance, website visitors may know more about your products than someone who visits your social media for the first time.
Your chatbots must be programmed to suit the needs of different visitors. Facebook users may ask different questions than those on Twitter. Ultimately, you must understand your audience personas before moving forward.
3. Devise Your Content Strategy
How will your customers engage with your chatbots?
Start out by building up an FAQ section. This will help you devise a flow system that guides users to the quick answers they need.
Bring your key departments together to get a holistic view of the organization:
- Customer Service – The main point of contact for customers. Ask them about common issues they normally deal with when people get in touch.
- Sales – Get insights about conversations with prospects. What is stopping people from completing the customer journey?
- Marketing – Think about your social channels and brand voice on here. What queries does your social media marketing team handle?
Once again, remember your goals here to guide your content. Think about how the content will support your goal and help customers at the same time.
4. Create Your Chatbot's Personality
Now it gets interesting. It's vital that your chatbot has a likable personality that customers will enjoy working with. Give it a friendly voice and a memorable name, and ultimately, encourage your copywriting team to let their creative juices flow.
This will pave the way for a friendly, helpful chatbot that can bond with prospects and customers over time,
5. Offer a Welcoming Experience
Remember that many people are still unsure about chatbots, both as business owners and customers. Therefore, it's crucial that your chatbot makes a great first impression.
Consider the following when you are writing your welcome message:
- Compelling – It may be an automated robot, but it doesn't have to be stiff and boring. Let that personality shine through by having some fun with the brand voice. Your aim is to make people want to engage in conversation with your bot.
- Set Expectations – Don't try to trick people into believing this is a human. Let customers know it's a bot early on, so there's no confusion about the limits of the conversation. Also, make a point of letting people know they can also contact a real human if needed.
- Ask Questions – Questions fuel conversation, and they help your bot get valuable information. The more information it gets, the more effective it can be for customer service and marketing.
Chatbots Can Bring Customers and Companies Together
Once you get this far, your chatbot is ready to go. By using tools like Google Drawings, you can map out the customer journey and develop detailed conversion trees based on the responses you get.
Over time, as you collect and analyze more data, your chatbot will be able to engage in deeper, more complex conversations. The more it interacts with people, the more it will be able to help them.
The potential for AI-powered chatbots is almost limitless, which makes them an incredible addition to any business, be it in marketing, sales or customer service. When you put the effort into personifying your bot, you can give it a voice and sense of humor that your customers will appreciate. You can even experiment with visual content too, responding with humorous GIF or memes.
Companies who push the boundaries with AI will reap the rewards. So long as you continue to monitor and tweak your system, you are sure to experience the many great benefits of chatbots.
This technology can offer incredible advantages for companies and customers alike. Despite concerns over a loss of the personal touch, in the end, chatbots can actually humanize your brand and help you build stronger relationships with your customers.
Note: EngageBay will be rolling out its live chat functionality shortly, so stay tuned.


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In the 75 years since, this historic space has been largely forgotten by French authorities and Parisians, with the 100 steps leading down to the headquarters sealed off and abandoned after it was no longer needed for the war effort, independent.co.uk reported.
But on the anniversary of Paris's liberation, the former military command post is reopening as a museum to commemorate this dark, chaotic, but ultimately hopeful period of the city's history.
The Musée de la Libération de Paris – Musée du Général Leclerc – Musée Jean Moulin takes visitors on a journey through what French historian André Kaspi describes as a "glorious, tragic time."
The unusually long name, the Sorbonne professor explains, is to honor two key figures from the Paris resistance, without whom the Nazi occupation may have continued for months or even years longer. "Each of them kept alive the 'flame of the resistance' lit by General de Gaulle's call to the nation of June 18, 1940," he said.
Each hero has a separate narrative, with the pair never actually meeting in person. The first, General Leclerc, chose to fight outside France on the battlefields of northern Africa. The second, Jean Moulin, fought his war on and under the streets of Nazi-occupied France.
Two and a half years before the liberation, Moulin parachuted into Nazi-occupied France with a mission to covertly lead resistance efforts.
After successfully uniting several factions of the resistance he was eventually captured by the German occupiers, tortured, and died en route to Berlin in 1943.
His work proved pivotal in softening the city for the arrival of American and French tanks a year later into the city – led by General Leclerc. The avenue the museum now sits on bears the name of Leclerc.
Visitors to the museum will see the telephone lines and bicycle generator that were critical to coordinating the liberation of Paris. But they will also discover hundreds of everyday objects that give a vivid idea of what life was like under occupied rule.
There are ration cards and wooden-soled shoes – a reminder that rubber was in short supply. There is also Leclerc's walking stick and a box of pastels belonging to Moulin, who worked in an art gallery as cover.
Many of the contents of the museum were formerly kept in an exhibition situated in an unremarkable building at the nearby Montparnasse station.
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The relocation of the museum is thanks to Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, who hopes the city's newest underground attraction will honor not just Moulin and Leclerc, but the thousands of soldiers and civilians who lost their lives during Paris liberation.
She said, "Parisians of today and tomorrow will understand the ideals and in some cases the sacrifices of these heroes of the past for the values of the Republic and democracy in which, whatever their loyalties, the liberators of Paris never ceased believing."


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|GNST 1040 English Composition
|ENGL 1 College Reading and Comp (or ENGL 1H)
|GNST 1080 Drawing Fundamentals*
|ART 008 Drawing Fundamentals
|GNST 1170 History of Costume*
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|GNST 1600 Effective Speaking
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|GNST 1650 Critical Thinking*
|PHILOS 25 Critical Thinking
|GNST 2020 Survey of Western Art I*
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|GNST 2570 Microeconomics**
|ECON 040 Principles of Microeconomics
|GNST 2630 Principles of Chemistry**
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|GNST 2750 Seminar in the Arts*
|ART 001 Art Appreciation
|GNST 2870 Macroeconomics**
|ECON 050 Principles of Macroeconomics
|GNST 2960 American Political & Economic History
|HIST 018 People of the US from 1877
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text: Share Twitter FacebookEmail Foundation / Foundation Research / Security Metrics / Metrics Case Studies Page Image Security MetricsExecutive Summary of Metrics ResearchSecurity Metrics Evaluation ToolPresenting Metrics to Senior ManagementMetrics Case StudiesCurrently selectedPeople Behind the ResearchReferencesNew in Metrics CURRENT LINKS Metrics Case Studies Page ContentThis section presents 16 summaries of metrics in use in the security field from the original report and 6 new metrics added in 2016. About half the contributors supplied examples of graphics they use to convey their metrics to senior management.After each metric summary comes an evaluation. Each metric was scored against the Security Metrics Evaluation Tool (Security MET) by members of the project's expert panel and/or the research project's principal investigator. The outside experts are high-level security professionals who currently use metrics, and the researcher was especially well-equipped to focus on each metric's methodological (technical) aspects. Their scores are presented in a score sheet. In addition to the numerical scores, the reviewers also provided written comments. The scoring and written evaluations are meant to help readers see where they might strengthen any of these metrics if they chose to import a similar metric into their own organizations. The summaries that follow may serve as examples for security professionals considering ways to use metrics. Combining the summaries with scoring and expert reviews provides insights not only into the metrics but also into the use of the Security MET. For privacy, names have been left out of the summaries. The interview format (used when collecting the information) is preserved in the summaries so that readers can compare metrics against particular questions. The metrics summarized in this section measure a variety of issues and come from a variety of industries and locations:2016 New Case Studies Added Internal vs External Investigations Referrals: Investigations Resulting in Actionable Information Travel Savings from Use of Remote Security SystemsPanel of Investigation MetricsPanel of Information Security MetricsPanel of Security Advisory MetricsMetrics Collected and EvaluatedOffice Space Usage Security Activity Environmental Risk Averted External Loss Security Audit Officer Performance Metric PanelSecurity-Safety Security Incidents Personnel Security Clearance Processing Loss Reduction/Security Cost Operations Downtime Reduction Due Diligence Shortage/Shrinkage Phone Theft Security Inspection Findings Infringing Website Compliance Sources of MetricsIndustriesLocationsDefense/aerospaceEnergy/oilFinance/bankingGovernmentInsuranceManufacturing/industrial productsPharmaceuticalReal estate managementRetailSecurity servicesShipping/logisticsTelecomAustralia/Asia PacificAfrica CanadaEuropeUnited States The metric summaries attempt to provide the information needed to assess the metrics by using the Security Metrics Evaluation Tool (Appendix A). They do not capture every detail of each metric's creation and application, and they are based on self-reporting rather than external audit. Not all the metrics described here would meet the strictest definition of metrics (as opposed to simple measurements), and some may use security data for purposes other than traditional security. Nevertheless, the summaries are intended to provide examples of actual metrics in use in the field, with enough detail to determine how they measure up against the Security MET. For a few minutes' effort, you can add to the security body of knowledge and receive a free, expert review of a security metric you are using. (Before evaluating or publishing the metric summary, we will remove identifying information, such as personal and organizational names.) Submit a Metric, Get a Free Expert Review https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/metrics-survey


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Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright recently secured a major win in New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez's alleged corruption case. On Wednesday, January 31, 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) abandoned and moved to dismiss the corruption case it pursued against the firm's client, Senator Menendez, marking a complete reversal, on its part, of its prior decision to pursue a retrial in the case. A three-month trial in the fall of 2017 ended with a hung jury where news reports stated that the votes for acquittal were 10 to 2.
This decision by the DOJ followed a decision by US District Judge for the District of New Jersey William Walls acquitting Senator Menendez and his co-defendant Dr. Salomon Melgen of seven of the 18 charges of which they were being prosecuted. Judge Walls had made this judgement based on the evidence presented at the earlier trial in which the government failed to convict Menendez of any wrongdoing. Senator Menendez was being accused of providing political favors in a transactional manner with his long-time friend Dr. Melgen.
The Norton Rose Fulbright team was led by US Co-head of Regulations, Investigations, Securities and Compliance Abbe D. Lowell and included partners Jenny Kramer and Chris Man and associates Victoria Corder and Daniel Kacinski as well as legal assistants Kelly Charles and Kenwyn Williams.
Lowell, who was named The American Lawyer's Litigator of the Week following this success, stated:
"In light of the results of a three-month trial, all the jury said and the granting of our motion for acquittal on significant counts, we are pleased and grateful that the Justice Department made the right decision to end this case. Despite the five years of this ordeal, Senator Menendez never wavered in his innocence and his commitment to the people of New Jersey. We were fortunate to be able to assist this honorable man."
Washington, DC Fellow Abbe David Lowell is one of the nation's leading white-collar defense and trial lawyers. His practice focuses on litigation, special investigations and regulatory enforcement. In his extensive career, Mr. Lowell has represented numerous high-profile clients and provided counsel in matters of national and international importance. He has successfully tried numerous complex civil and criminal cases throughout the United States, and has briefed and argued dozens of appeals before federal and state appeals courts and before the Supreme Court of the United States. In addition to trying cases and arguing appeals, Mr. Lowell advises clients in their dealings with US Congress and its committees, other legislative bodies and numerous federal and state regulatory agencies. He also works with clients on internal investigations, voluntary disclosure decisions and developing compliance programs to prevent issues from arising with law enforcement agencies.
In criminal matters, Mr. Lowell has successfully avoided charges or defended clients against a wide array of charges, including conspiracy, election law violations, bank fraud, insurance fraud, bankruptcy fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations, mail and wire fraud, securities fraud, money laundering, public corruption, honest services fraud, false claims act, obstruction of justice and false information charges and violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). In civil cases, he has helped clients win in cases of breach of contract and fiduciary duty, FCPA violations, civil rights violations, conspiracy, employment discrimination, negligence, RICO violations, securities fraud, tortious interference with business and unfair trade practices. He has conducted internal investigations responding to government, whistleblower or other allegations of FCPA, money laundering, securities and other law violations.
Mr. Lowell has been counsel to the US House of Representatives twice, most recently when he was Chief Minority Counsel during impeachment proceedings against President Clinton and before that as special ethics counsel to the House Committee of Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics Committee). He is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America.


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What Research About Pests Can Teach You
Rodent Control and Elimination
Pest control is the eradication and complete control over animals or in this case insects and rodents that can affect your day-to-day life. There are many types of these parasites in your house, and some of them are just outside in the compound, and around the house like miters and mouse. Damage of property can be realized when some of this pests are not effectively controlled, and this can lead to loss of property or even farm produce for farmers. Numerous methods can be administered to ensure proper control of rodents. Being some of the most common and one of the most seen in the households in the rats can be carriers of disease or even they can be carriers of other pests like fleas which can be harmful. The growth and expansion of living quarters for new households sometimes ends up being taken to the hills, and this is where some of these pests have they homes, so they end up coming to our new house to find food and new homes. When you think about it, the places we are setting up our homes are the same places where the pest live so as a result, we invade they homes and they can move away, so they end up terrorizing us.
To be able to make the rats, mice and other pests completely disappear then you need to get the professions to take care of them effectively. At a good and favorable charge, the pest control companies make sure that the parasites affecting your daily operations are completely eradicated. The company operatives can be able to show you how to handle some of these pests with pesticides and some traps when you are at home. The specialty of the person that will be sent to you will defer according to your need as some of them specialize on the pests that are in the house while other those that are affecting your crops. The ever-increasing problem of these parasites is the main work these pest control firms are set up to take care of in a manner that will satisfy you as the client. The poisons that the pest control operative uses should not leave behind harmful residues that can affect the people living in the house or area.
To get first class service then you need to find the ones who are well qualified and skilled for these jobs. When you take to your friends and family they can be able to point out the best people take care of your problem. When also you get information from the internet it can be very good to get the companies that are in your vicinity. The most effective way to take of the pest problems is when you bring in someone with the knowledge to take care of these pests.
What Research About Pests Can Teach You


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By ALf13ddrbobhurley. Lamp. At Tuesday, March 17th 2020, 21:50:04 PM.
Bedroom lamps: If you don't have overhead lights in your bedroom, use floor lamps. It's also wise that you install bedside lamps. In addition to complimenting the look of the house, also ensure that they are smaller than those in the living room. To avoid the asymmetrical look ensure that the table lamp doesn't overwhelm the nightstand that you place it on.
Right from the beginning of civilization, lamps and lights have played a significant role when it came to household affairs. With the advent of time, lamps have undergone a sea change in their designing patterns and use. Lamps have traveled a long way in beyond just their utility and contributed significantly in adorning the ambience of the room and reflecting individual taste of beauty and perception. Just as all the other decorative products, lamps have also represented the time and taste of the periods in which they were made. Thus, contemporary lamps also reflect the taste and trends of the present age and generations.
Lamps are one of my favourite furnishings around my house and have been for many years. When I was a young boy my parents were not wealthy and struggled to provide for our family needs. Basic lighting was all our family had and we didn't give much thought to ambient lighting and we certainly never contemplated exotic topics like how to clean your lamp shades! No we just had a bare globe in each room and that was sufficient.
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Understanding Online Radicalization: The Jihadi Magazines
In Parts One, Two, and Three, this series has discussed the types of websites and social media that influence would-be radicals, but not the materials that make up their ideology. This edition in the series will discuss prominent English-language magazines that are motivating jihad among Americans.
"Terrorizing you, while you are carrying arms in our land, is a legitimate right and a moral obligation," said the cover of the September 2009 issue of Jihad Recollections, a glossy jihadi magazine put out by al-Qaeda graphics artist Samir Khan. "These youths love death as you love life. These youths will not ask you for explanations. They will sing out that there is nothing between us that needs to be explained."
Jihadi web forums make massive amounts of information available to would-be extremists. Blogs and social media synthesize those materials into a narrative about the suffering of Muslims and the solution of jihad. But it is the materials that peddle violence themselves -- particularly the written word -- which are the building blocks of terror.
The September 2009 issue of Jihad Recollections focuses on the background, motivation, and "real story" behind the "9/11 raid." Like a personal tutor, the magazine explores the issues from multiple vantage points. It goes through the causes that motivated the attack in general and the hijackers in particular. As for the economic consequences of 9/11, it proclaims that "you can very well choose to interpret today's situation as a result of 9/11, and thus maybe" Osama bin Laden "did succeed after all." Other articles go further into the history and the side stories that show how 9/11 became a "launching pad" for Islamic revival:
It was not an attack on humanity but an attack on the symbols of the new world order that seeks to control the Muslims from within as well as from its external forces. The planes attacking New York and Washington then resulted in setting free the slavery mindset from the Muslims who were lost in the world of confusion. We all saw together the beginning of America's demise and the rise of Islam's head.
The glory attributed to attacking America, as outlined in Jihad Recollections, was more than words to some of the magazine's writers. Abdullah as-Sayf Jones inspired terror through his leadership of the popular blog Revolution Muslim, while authoring the September 2009 issue's article on the motivations of the 9/11 hijackers.
Another young man acted on the sentiments he read and wrote in the magazine. Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a Somali-American college student, started as a writer for the publication but later carried his violent fantasies to action. He was arrested in late 2010 after attempting to detonate what he thought was a massive car bomb near a Christmas lighting event in Portland.
Mohamud submitted three articles for publication in Jihad Recollections. His articles focused on the practical physical preparations necessary to undertake jihad, like "getting in shape without weights." In that article, he wrote that a mujahid "must fulfill the obligation of preparing himself physically for jihad … in order to damage the enemies of Allah as much as possible."
The criminal complaint against him noted that "Mohamud also wrote that it terrorizes the enemy when the Mujahideen strike with speed and planning, and that the ability to carry on for a long period of time is especially helpful during raids on the enemy."