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|Modern Wing, View of Chicago Skyline from Modern Wing Gallery, The Art Institute of Chicago
Photography Charles G. Young, Interactive Design Architects
I went to the Art Institute of Chicago to visit the extensive collection of postwar American painting, and what held me there was the (relatively) recently completed extension. It's the first time I have been to Chicago since the Renzo Piano designed extension was unveiled in 2009, and I was amazed. It was stunning. I can't think of another exhibition space that would compare, most notably for the comfort of moving through it, for the privilege it gives to the art works, and yet, simultaneously, is able to integrate them into the city outside. Not only is it a delight to be in the space, but the creative design of the building and exhibition of the art works invites us to see both in a whole new light.
As we walk through the entry hall, the three level space is so voluminous that it lifts us upwards and forwards, inviting us to move through the spaces without effort. But it is the spaces along the north side of the museum, and in particular, those that face Frank Gehry's Pritzker Pavillion, that are the most exciting to experience. Because the floor to ceiling glass panes require that we see the city and the art as being in relationship to one other. Unlike the 6th floor view over the city of Paris from the top of the Centre Pompidou, or the Tate Modern's windows onto the River Thames and beyond, we are never enticed to stare out the window and admire the view when we look out from Piano's extension to the Art Institute of Chicago. Rather, we are constantly reorienting our gaze to embrace both city and paintings, city and sculpture, in an attempt to understand the vibrant communication that is struck up between them.
|Alberto Giacometti, Walking Man, 1960
|Gerhard Richter, Ice (1), 1989
The galleries likewise transform Twombly's driftwood sculptures, surrounding them in a world that is as peaceful, serene and gentle, as that of the Giacometti's is energetic. It is as if Twombly's sculptures belong on the seemingly infinite expanse of Lake Michigan to the west; together with the space, they create an oasis of calm in the middle of a city that is built up all around them, outside of the windows. All of the spaces that face the city not only have a whole wall as window, but they are open – where art usually appears enclosed by a space, the paintings for example, in the north galleries reach off the walls and into the city. An abstract Gerhard Richter series that I was not previously familiar with, Ice (1989), not only speak to the blur of the Woman Descending the Staircase (Frau die Treppe herabgehend), 1965 to their left, but their colors, and moods echo the steel sculptures, the blue, grey and smattering of colors that are the general tone of the city outside. A strip of green above the underground parking in front of the Gehry Pavillion stands out and catches the attention as we see the green on the canvas.
|Gerhard Richter, Woman Descending the Staircase, 1965
It's not simply the building that gives the visitor a whole new experience of the works, but the curatorial decisions are equally outstanding: the works' organization is as important to the experience. As is, of course, the city of Chicago.
I want to describe downtown Chicago as harmonious, a city defined by a balance not usually found in urban environments. The expanse of Lake Michigan makes Chicago what it is: as Mies van der Rohe insisted all those years ago, Lake Michigan defines the city, and so, he designed the skyscrapers such that they speak to the water. The water is transient, ephemeral, reflective, the skyscrapers are forceful, stalwart, reaching up into the clear sky of the gorgeous October days that I was in Chicago. The water is about movement and harmony and it lifts the city out of its concrete fixity, emphasizing the glass and steel, not the cement of the structures. Thus, as the water gives balance to the city, so the new wing of the Art Institute creates a balance between the art and a city built around Lake Michigan.
This is so unique that it is worth the pilgrimage to the mid-west.


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|The Wiles of the Devil
|Ephesians 6:10-18 (Part of the Miscellaneous series).
|Satan is a created being and is no different than the angels in heaven. Satan has many tactics that he uses on the children of God on a daily basis. The thief has come to steal, kill and destroy. The thief is the devil and the wicked spirits that serve him. Their are enough to spread across the world. The devil does not have free rein of a christian because we are protected by the shield of God. John 10:10, 2 Cor 2:11, Eph 6:16, 1 Peter 5:8 We truly have an enemy and we can not stand in the flesh to fight him. It takes something greater than the flesh to fight him because he is in the sprint therefore must be fought in the spirit. He is not omnipresent but has many demons that do his handy-work. This world currently is the devils domain until Jesus comes back. The very thing that we live in, the flesh, wants to live in the world because of it's lust. Nothing has changed since Adam and Eve because he is still deceiving and lying to people everyday. What a terrifying thing to be able to see with our eyes the spiritual warfare that goes on all around us. If we are saved then we are protected by Gods great hand and satan can not get to us unless God allows it. When Jesus died, He died for ALL but many will not submit to Him. If you're playing with the devil he will take you further than you ever thought you would go quicker than you ever thought. When you light a match and place that flame under your hand, you will pull your hand back because there is a nerve that warns you of danger. Just as that nerve warns you, God also warns you of the dangers of the devil. Satan wants to destroy your testimony if you're saved. Satan will use anything he can to tear you down. He will use religion itself to bring you down. If you are saved then you're going to heaven but that doesn't mean that if you play with the devil that he will keep people around you lost and going into hell. We hear it everyday, pastors having affairs because satan laid a woman in their lives. We as humans are ignorant to satan's lies and deceptions.
|Preached by Tommy Boring on February 8, 2017 (Wednesday).
|Just Give It To Him
|(Part of the Miscellaneous series).
|Got a problem? Stop holding on to it, let God have it. Give it all to Him and don't pick it back up. Trust that He WILL take care of it.
|Preached by Tommy Boring on November 29, 2015 (Sunday Evening).
|Get it While the Gettin's Good
|Colossians 1:12-22 (Part of the Miscellaneous series).
|Man has nothing to do with salvation. Many religions have taught that there are many ways to salvation. There is but only one way to salvation and that is through Jesus Christ. All things were created by God, He is the beginning and He is the end. God doesn't just do things by chance, He knows and plans them for purpose. Jesus was born in Bethlehem which means "house of bread". Of all the people in the bible that died and was raised again did it because someone called their name. Jesus however rose from the grave on His own free will. If you do not take Jesus as your savior you will die an eternal death. Just as driving your vehicle, you will make sure you have enough gas to get to your final destination. Just in your life, make sure you have what you need to get you to your eternal home. Mary, Jesus' mother, was favored of God but, she was human just as the rest of us. Some feel that people just as the pastor or deacons should run the church. Jesus Christ should be the leader of your church. People are bad to follow a church that "believes" what they want to believe and not what the scriptures say. The United States is in the same sinful state that the Romans where in when God destroyed it. There might come a time when you won't know anything around you, but if you're saved, you will NEVER forget it.
|Preached by Ronnie Crisp on December 14, 2014 (Sunday Evening).
|No Jesus, No Peace. Know Jesus, Know Peace
|Romans 5:1-5 (Part of the Miscellaneous series).
|Often when we speak of salvation we think of earthly peace. But the truth of salvation is being saved means that we have peace with salvation. Having the peace of God is not having peace on this earth, it's about an eternal and spiritual peace. Having spiritual peace can't be removed. Romans 16:31 When we don't have worldly peace, we being saved have eternal peace. The life of a good faithful Christian is a hard road and life to live. There may come a time in your life when turmoil will come and all you've got left is to call out to God. God is the only peace that will never leave. When we have Jesus as our savior, we have a fellowship and a friendship. He doesn't see your unworthiness when He looks at your salvation. He sees His son and the blood that covers your sin. Once we've been saved, your always saved because we didn't save ourselves, God did.
|Preached by Lucas Boring on December 7, 2014 (Sunday Evening).
|Do You Really Believe?
|1 John 5:9-13 (Part of the Does He Abide Within? series).
|There are people that have are witnesses. If a person told you that you are saved, you likely were never saved. Man will never have the witness to save another's soul. It doesn't matter your church membership, attendance, works or how much you love. We should study to know what the truth is. When you get born again, there is a change that's made and a witness that's shown outwardly. You can't substitute it with knowledge or church attendance. Feelings alone doesn't prove salvation. Goosebumps are not proof of a saved soul. We live in a world where people are so confused about being a Christian. If you're truly saved, you WILL bear fruit. If you think for one minute that God loves you so much that you will not go to hell, you're badly mistaken. God does love you but He hates sin, if you do not accept Him, you on your own choice will choose to go to hell. If you refuse to believe in the Son of God, then you are calling Him a liar. You are saying that God never sent His son, Jesus, to earth. Therefore you believe NOT that Jesus Christ is the son of God. During your death you will not have ANY excuse for your lack of salvation. If you reject the record, you're rejecting eternal life. Things that are eternal are not made of things that can be destroyed like paper, plastic, wood or concrete. When you get saved He will give you a record from death to life. He holds that record so that nothing and no one can touch it. If you've got eternal life, what would you trade for it? The world has made salvation too difficult. There are two reasons why John wrote his part. That you may know that you have eternal life. The other is so you will keep believing in Jesus Christ. It will be hard and we will have hardships, but keep believing.
|Preached by Tommy Boring on November 19, 2014 (Wednesday).

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About Nawajeth Dental Center: Our most important goal has been to provide the best level in all dental specialities. During more than 20 years of hard work we have been able to reach a distinct level in this field. We have a highly trained medical and technical staff from different countries. The Center is equipped with the latest devices and equipments according to international standards. The Center has more than 22 years of experience in the field of orthodontics and dentistry.


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What I am planning soon to write longer articles on include the following:
- The Watchmen on fate and determinism vs. choice and responsibillity.
- On Control: What does it mean to 'control' something? What do we really control and what don't we? Understanding that is key to the good life.
- Objectivism, my 2 cents. This has been a topic a friend of mine, Art, has been wanting me to address here, and it deserves more attention.
- The spiritual life and listening to talk radio: some cautionary notes.
- Race & the Math: the rational/ethical approach to our treatment toward those of other ethnicities.
- Synthophy at the movies


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A great combination of four massages techniques throughout Asia blended with aromatic scented oils. Chinese reflexology, Thai acupressure and stretching, Indian Ayurvedic, and long gliding Balinese strokes are applied to ease muscle tension and restore agility.
Balinese Massage 50 or 80 minutes
Developed in Bali, Indonesia, this traditional massage featuring long gliding movements stretches muscle fibers, while skin rolling and firm kneading along pressure points warm and relax muscle tissues. Those with tired aching muscles or need for deep relaxation will benefit greatly from this treatment.
Traditional Russian Massage with Malachite Stones 80 minutes
Malachite, known for its transformative qualities, works with cedar, pine and eucalyptus aromatherapy to restore tired muscles through a special technique using medium and strong pressure.
Seventh Wonder Luxury Massage 80 minutes
Seven quartzes are placed on the seven corresponding chakras of the body in this transformative and relaxing massage. Aromatic oils further enliven the senses, bringing forth an enhanced state of tranquility.


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- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Justice Studies from Kent State University (2004)
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text: Jack Elkins is the head of innovation at the Orlando Magic. He talked with Brian about how the NBA is not immune to the need to innovate and how to make everyone equal when they come to the table. He also shared the address you can email to get the ten key phrases that he uses with his team to create a culture of innovation: email@example.com. For the Making Innovation Count in 2018 conference in Kansas City: https://nvite.com/InnovationCounts/le4e79.


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If you simply install p7zip-full, it fails to unrar rar archive saying "Unsupported Method" and "Sub items Errors: 1".
To get rid of it, install the p7zip-rar which adds the codec Rar29.so required for the same. Its available in the repos. I don't know why they have not included it in the full version, probably its non-free.


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About Me:
Hey y'all! My name is C.C. Hernandez and if there's one thing you should take away from this blog, it's that I love anything and everything sweet. Cookies & Cramming is here to share all my go-to sweet treats with all of you (even though "all of you" probably consists of my mom and maybe my grandma, but hey, a girl can dream)!
Before we get baking, here's a bit about me. I'm a student at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC studying business in the hopes of one day being an event planner. Other than baking and event planning here's almost all you need to know: Disney World (maybe embarrassingly?) is my happy place, literally anything chocolate is my favorite dessert (runner-up is butter tarts; those Canadians know what they're doing), my family means everything to me, I'm from Philadelphia but am a "y'all" convert and finally I live in bathrobes.
I wish I could tell you that I have one of those classy, marble-covered, white-washed kitchens full of adorable dogs that clean up all my baking scraps. You know the type: the baker-bloggers that cover my Instagram feed in totality.
Sadly, this is far from the truth.
Welcome to my luxurious kitchen! Consisting solely of a shared oven, fridge, laminate counter and stovetop, welcome to the reality of college baking. Yet I persist! Baking is clearly my passion, otherwise I would not take the effort to lug my giant Tupperware bin of baking supplies to and from the lounge on the regular. And this is precisely why I made Cookies & Cramming.
About Cookies & Cramming:
I started this blog primarily to challenge myself to bake things that I wouldn't normally try. And the Baking Bucket List was born. From a French baguette to a baked Alaska, I want to try it all. And if you want to too, feel free to bake along with me!
But don't worry, I'll also share delicious family favorites, and anything else that sounds scrumptious. And because of my broke-student status I'll share my tips on baking on a limited budget, without certain equipment and even sneaking ingredients from the cafeteria (shhh don't tell). I may even throw in some gluten-free recipes for my sisters (they got the short end of genetic straw ;)). So, grab an apron and let's get baking!


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It's my kid's party and I'll cry if I want to.
Yeah, it was that kind of party this weekend. The kind of party where it all went all kinds of wrong. The kind of party full of expectations and preparations and ultimately disappoint-ations, okay I know that's not a word, but it flowed so I went with it.
The party was for JT. My son turned 7. I turned into a birthday party mother, a not so distant cousin of the stage mother. The mother who has to make a big deal about everything and it becomes more about her than the child. I turned into a mild version of some of those moms on reality shows that makes everyone feel better about themselves.
It surprised me. I've always been a pretty laid back party planner and party goer. I enjoy parts of party planning, but really don't stress over too much.
Maybe it's because life has been so hectic and I feel like we've been so scattered. Maybe it's because JT has never had a party with friends. Oh hell, maybe Pinterest made me do it. Seeing all those cute, over-the-top parties made me want to give a little piece of perfection to my middle child.
So I came up with the perfect plan--a Pirate Party. And this was going to be a fabulous pirate party. There would be game stations, decorations, face painting, pirate certificates and more. And there would even be a pirate in the house named Cap'n Blood.
|Tim drew this awesome Pin the Patch on the Pirate poster. Actually, the kids had a pretty good time with this game. You gotta love the classics.
Who wouldn't love all of this? Um, well, supposedly a group of 10 pretty sophisticated, hyper 6 and 7-year-olds.
Sure my husband made a great pirate, but the boys simply weren't that into the whole pirate scene. They wanted to play football and baseball and wrestle and yell and do what boys do.
Tim took off his Cap'n Blood costume and pitched to the kids--he officially threw in the pirate towel. I was a little snappy with a couple of the kids (mine) and wondered how it all went so wrong and yeah, I may have cried just a little (probably from exhaustion from both party prep and just life in general). How could they not like pirates and games? what's wrong with kids these days? what's wrong with me? this party is the worst. what's wrong with my party planning? I should've volunteered more in the classroom and I would've known these kids didn't like parties. the kids hate this party. JT's day is ruined. waaaaaa.
But guess what....even though my idea of a great party was totally unraveling (as well as my party planning/mom confidence), the boys were having a really good time.
"This is the best party ever!," JT said to me.
My first thought was "really? because I had so many other plans," but then I simply felt happy. Happy even though it may not have been what I chose for my son, it made him feel celebrated and loved. And that's what it's all about.
There are lessons in this tale I tell. First, the lesson that kids are growing up fast these days, plan your pirate party early on at around age 3 or 4. Second, the lesson of acceptance. Accept that plans will go awry; people (usually your kids and their friends) won't like everything you do, even if you work really hard to make it happen; and it will be okay. Even if JT and his friends hadn't had fun, it still would have been okay.
There's no perfect. You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have the facts of life. Just like the old sitcom theme song. You do your best, hope for the best and accept the results.
Oh I forgot about lesson three, having a few drinks after a high-strung kid party is pretty much a brilliant move.
So let's review.
So let's review.
- Have plan, but go with the flow. Be willing to scrap the plan if no one is digging the theme.
- Don't become a Birthday Party Mom. Remember it's about the kids, not you. There are some people that really enjoy hostessing and that's cool. Those people are usually really good at, but even they can forget that a kid's birthday party is really, truly for the kid.
- Pinterest is for inspiration and ideas, not pressure and self-loathing.
- Relax.
- Don't take anything personally, ever, just don't. A kid says your house is ugly, who cares? I love to tell the story about how one time a child told me my house was the messiest house he'd ever seen. Ever. Whatever!
- There's no perfect.
- Don't spend a fortune on a kid's birthday party, unless you have a disposable fortune laying around. All they want is to run around screaming with some friends for an hour and cake. Boom, you're done.
- Have your drink of choice at the ready after the party.
- Enjoy the moments when your kid is happy.
- It's your kid's party, you can indeed cry a little if you want to. Preferably not in front of the children of course. Even after knowing and putting into practice the nine other bullet points on this list, it is still okay to feel a little disappointed. But just make it quick and move on.


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Chatbot. No, it's not a 21st century nickname for your friend who won't stop talking. A chatbot, short for 'chatterbot', is the latest revived craze among tech experts and businesses looking to use cutting edge technology to get a leg up on the competition.
In basic terms, a chatbot is like a computer program that you can teach to respond to defined questions or commands. This whole question and answer approach lends itself well to customer service, and as Gartner's 2016 Hype Cycle for CRM, Customer Service, and Customer Engagement highlights, chatbots are on the rise when it comes to customer service.
Companies that have started to experiment with customer service chatbots are excited about its potential, but while businesses are drooling over yet another automated point of contact to reach customers, the jury's still out on how customers feel about this new way to talk to companies.
Says Jonny Everett, co-founder of live chat software The Chat Shop, "I think the key question businesses have to ask themselves is whether the use case they're looking at applying chatbots to is better for them, or better for the customer. Companies are spending more time now backpedalling the 'never speak to us' customer service approach, and I think chatbots run the risk of deluding businesses into thinking that it's a great solution for their customer, when they're really looking at it as a great solution for them."
Let's take a look at what chatbots are, how they're already being used, and what customers think about customer service in its current state, to see if chatbots, poised to be the next darlings of business to consumer communication, can satisfy a customer's needs in the make-or-break world of customer service experience.
How do chatbots work?
For the non-technically minded, the term "chat" can be a little misleading when it comes to chatbots. You may conjure up the idea of live chat, which is currently a more common and familiar use of chat for customer service – it's the messaging bubble that pops up on websites asking you if you need help. Most of these chats start with an automated message, but are usually picked up by a live agent to continue the conversation.
You might also be thinking Siri or Cortana, the virtual assistants from Apple and Microsoft that use voice recognition to carry out requests on your mobile device, sometimes with pretty unreliable results.
The chatbots we're talking about here are a bit different.
More robotic than humanistic, chatbots can work in two different ways:
- Simple, canned responses based on a specific command;
- Artificially intelligent bots that can answer contextual questions by learning from previous interactions, carrying on a pseudo-conversation.
1. Rule-based bots
These bots are built with predetermined answers to pre-defined questions. Think of it as more of a logic tree, where the answers are hard coded based on the questions that you ask it.
The problem with rule-based bots is that they're only as smart as you make them. They can only answer questions that they've been pre-programmed to. Anything else will come out with the equivalent of a "does not compute" answer.
2. Machine learning bots
Remember that Spike Jonze movie Her, when Joaquin Phoenix's character fell in love with a machine-learning robot voiced by Scarlett Johansson? Although it's an extreme case (and AI is nowhere near that good right now), machine learning bots work in the same way. Using artificial intelligence, they learn based on the way you interact with them. Here's an example of a conversation I had with Poncho, Facebook Messenger's machine-learning weather bot.
As you can see, Facebook tried to inflect personality into Poncho by bringing up his (its?) ex in conversation. Cute, but the conversation basically stopped at that. I'm sure if I had actually unloaded my woes on Poncho, it'd respond by giving me more weather forecasts. Poncho also had trouble understanding that I was in Barcelona– it's not exactly nowheresville– and I had to clarify that it was in Spain.
The biggest problem with machine learning bots is simply that they're not learning quick enough– the technology is far from advanced enough to get to Samantha levels of understanding. Microsoft's Tay disaster shows that even if bots can learn, they might pick up some nasty habits along the way.
If you want to know more about chatbots, this is a great intro into the subject, including details on how you can build your own bot.
What are bots currently being used for?
Despite some of its technical failures, businesses have already hopped on board and started using bots for marketing, eCommerce, and yes, customer service.
Major brands have started using bots as part of their marketing strategy, especially in conjunction with consumer messaging apps. Facebook's Poncho was more of an experiment than anything else, but other messaging apps have developed full-on bot shops, where brands have released interactive bots that actually work.
H&M has developed a bot in Kik Messenger's Bot Shop that will give customers outfit suggestions based on a certain piece of clothing they like, while Sephora has developed a bot that gives makeup tips. Notably, the Weather Network also has a weather bot in Kik's Bot Shop that proves much more useful than Poncho.
Chatbots that use messaging apps are also a great way to experiment with bot-commerce. While Facebook may not have been successful with Poncho, it's definitely capitalizing (no pun intended) when it comes to eCommerce bots. Partnering with companies like Shop Spring, shoppers can tell bots what they're looking for and make a purchase straight from the app. Other messaging apps like WeChat, Line, and Kik have similar options for online shopping.
Customer service bots
Some companies are starting to use customer service chatbots to answer customer queries. A digital bank in India uses bots to open bank accounts for new customers, having trained it on millions of customer questions in order to be able to come up with the relevant and appropriate answers. The company behind the technology, Kasisto, has been able to create a bot that effectively answer questions and engages in "conversations" with its customers.
There are a ton of other ways that businesses are using chatbots. This is a great list, broken down by industry.
Domo arigato Mr. Roboto?
Cases like WeChat in China and LINE in Japan show that bots can work well when it comes to eCommerce and marketing, especially when it's a simple black and white request. But they've yet to prove their worth for customer service. The Digibank example in India works well because the bot's been programmed to answer thousands of different questions, but the second a conversation diverges from what the bot knows, things can get messy.
From what we know about customer service already, however, bots might be the answer to many gripes about customer service experiences. Let's see how bots can stand up to some of these customer service stats…
FACT: Customers hate talking to people.
One third of customers say they'd 'rather clean a toilet' than speak with customer service.
How chatbots will help:
Despite the overall aim to make them more human-like, bots aren't people, and chatbots mean that the dreaded phone conversation with a grumpy customer service rep won't be necessary (unless it's programmed to be grumpy).
FACT: Customer wants more self-service options.
The same study as above shows that 73 percent of consumers want the ability to solve product/service issues on their own.
How chatbots will help:
Traditional self-service includes things like a help section where customers can dig around to solve their own problems. Similarly, bots don't involve relying on another human being to solve a problem, being more of a database query than a human interaction.
FACT: Customers want mobile support.
A study from Software Advice shows that 63 percent of customers use mobile devices on a weekly or monthly basis for customer support, although 90 percent of customers have poor experiences getting proper support on mobile.
How chatbots will help:
Chatbots lend themselves perfectly to mobile, especially when used on messaging apps like Messenger, Kik, and WeChat.
FACT: Customer don't want to wait for an answer.
One study shows that 60 percent of customers will hang up after one minute of being on hold.
How chatbots will help:
With the power to scour databases at breakneck speeds, bots don't require an extended waiting time to get a response (think seconds, not minutes). The problem is whether or not they can give you the right answer.
FACT: Customers want better service from people.
For those that must succumb to human intervention, 40 percent say they want better human service.
How chatbots will help:
They might not. If programmed correctly, a bot can be permanently friendly and answer the exact questions that you're asking for. As they are right now though, people are likelier to get frustrated with an uninformed or underdeveloped chatbot than they are to find the right answer.
The verdict: They'll help, eventually
Gartner's right– if AI technology advances at a quick enough pace, customer service chatbots will hit a lot of the pain points that customers have when it comes to reaching out for customer service. The key takeaway here is, they're nowhere near that level yet. Customer service chatbots are still largely in the developmental phase with lots of kinks to work out to ensure that they come up with the right answers.
Sabine Sipunova, founder of Sorry as a Service, sums it up nicely by saying that "chatbots could potentially be a part of customer service right now in companies where the offering is pretty standard and customers have similar issues. Anything more complicated, and chatbots would add an additional unnecessary friction, since they are still in their early stages. AI technologies are not as developed within customer service to ensure that this process is seamless."
Until then, maybe the term chatbot is better reserved for your friend that says crazy things.
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If you're interested in creating your own chatbot for business, check out this great article in the Chatbot Magazine, which gives you info about how to create chatbots, and some tools you can use to start making your own.
If you want to learn more about how messenger apps can play a role in customer service, with or without chatbots, check out this article, 'Why consumer messaging apps for business are the next big thing'.


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Newgarden pulls off another bold maneuver to win at Gateway
MADISON, Illinois (Saturday, Aug. 26, 2017) – Josef Newgarden's latest bold move led the Team Penske driver to win in the Verizon IndyCar Series' thrilling return to Gateway Motorsports Park and extend his championship lead.
Newgarden completed a daring pass of teammate Simon Pagenaud on the 218th of 248 laps on the 1.25-mile oval and he went on to win the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Valvoline by 0.6850 of a second over Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon. The triumph – Newgarden's third win in the past four races and his fourth victory this season – allowed the 26-year-old Tennessean to push his points lead to 31 over Dixon with two races remaining.
The race marked the Verizon IndyCar Series' return to the St. Louis region for the first time in 14 years. A packed main grandstand roared when Newgarden, in the No. 2 PPG Automotive Refinish Team Penske Chevrolet, slipped inside of Pagenaud, driving the No. 1 Menards Team Penske Chevrolet, heading into Turn 1. The cars touched mid-corner, forcing Pagenaud to slow as he moved up the track.
"Simon gave me a lane to work with," said Newgarden, who used an impressive crossover move to pass teammate Will Power and win the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on July 30. "I had a good tow on him, put my car inside in the opening, got about halfway alongside of him.
"One thing I didn't want to do was touch him too hard. I think if I would have stayed too far left, I would have jumped the curb and that would have taken both of us out," added Newgarden, chasing his first series championship in his sixth season and first with Team Penske. "I tried to get Simon to move over a little when we were coming to the opening of the corner. We both had to slow up. Fortunately, (it) worked out well for us on the (No.) 2 car side."
Pagenaud's loss of momentum on the decisive pass opened the door for Dixon, in the No. 9 NTT Data Honda, to get past for second place. Pagenaud, the reigning Verizon IndyCar Series champion, was understandably upset after finishing in third place.
"I think on a road course, that was a beautiful pass," Pagenaud said. "But we're not on a road course. There, we are going 40-50 mph (slower). Here, we're doing 190 (mph). It's completely different story.
"Obviously, I wanted to win. We all want to win. Sometimes, you know, it is what it is."
Newgarden led 170 laps in collecting his seventh career win, delivering Team Penske its fifth straight victory and 10th this season. It was also the 196th Indy car win for the renowned team.
Dixon felt fortunate to finish second, considering he started seventh and Team Penske had secured the first four spots in qualifying.
"I'll be honest, we didn't expect to finish on the podium," said Dixon, the four-time series champion. "But I think we saw in the warmup (Friday night practice) that the gap had closed significantly with the trim level that we were able to achieve. I think mechanically our car was very good.
"Then also we had some misfortunes (for other drivers) that played in to help us out, especially with Simon and Josef in Turn 1."
Helio Castroneves gave Team Penske three of the top four finishers when he placed fourth in the No. 3 Shell Fuel Rewards Team Penske Chevrolet. Castroneves led 52 laps to become the fourth driver in Indy car history to surpass 6,000 laps led in a career.
Conor Daly finished fifth in the No. 4 ABC Supply Chevrolet, the AJ Foyt Racing driver's best finish in his first season with the team and his best showing since placing fourth last year at Watkins Glen.
The start of the race was slowed by a pair of incidents. Tony Kanaan of Chip Ganassi Racing spun in Turn 2 on the pace lap and backed his No. 10 NTT Data Honda into the SAFER Barrier. Kanaan went three laps down while the car was repaired and eventually finished 16th.
When the green flag did wave, pole sitter Power spun in nearly the same place as Kanaan and hit the wall in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet on Lap 6. The cars of Ed Carpenter and Takuma Sato touched as they slowed to avoid Power, sending both into the wall as well. None of the drivers was injured but their races were over before the night had barely begun.
"It wasn't a fun ride," Power said. "Josef went around the outside (to pass for the lead) and (I) got some of his dirty air and just lost it. Unfortunate. Very frustrating, unbelievably frustrating. … It was just slippery, super slippery."
The Verizon IndyCar Series standings show Newgarden in the lead with 547 points, Dixon second with 516, Castroneves third at 505, Pagenaud fourth at 504 and Power fifth with 464. Graham Rahal (436 points), Alexander Rossi (422) and Sato (410) remain mathematically alive for the championship as well.
By finishing 13th tonight, Dale Coyne Racing's Ed Jones clinched Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors for the season.
The Verizon IndyCar Series returns to action with the INDYCAR Grand Prix at The Glen, from the road course at Watkins Glen International in upstate New York. The race airs live at 1 p.m. ET Sept. 3 on NBCSN and the Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network.
The season finale, the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma on Sept. 17 at Sonoma Raceway in California, is worth double the normal race points.
Urrutia, Franzoni post exciting Mazda Road to Indy wins
Santi Urrutia (Belardi Auto Racing) passed Juan Piedrahita (Team Pelfrey) with two laps to go in the Indy Lights race at Gateway Motorsports Park and drove on to his second win of the season. Kyle Kaiser (Juncos Racing) finished fourth and needs only to start the Sept. 3season finale at Watkins Glen to clinch the championship and $1 million Mazda scholarship to move up to the Verizon IndyCar Series in 2018.
Victor Franzoni passed championship rival Anthony Martin on Lap 19 and went on to win the Pro Mazda Championship presented by Cooper Tires race at Gateway. With the victory, Franzoni (Juncos Racing) took a two-point lead over Martin (Cape Motorsports) with a doubleheader race weekend remaining Sept. 2-3 at Watkins Glen.
MADISON, Illinois – Results Saturday of the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Valvoline Verizon IndyCar Series event on the 1.25-mile Gateway Motorsports Park, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out (if any):
1. (2) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 248, Running
2. (7) Scott Dixon, Honda, 248, Running
3. (4) Simon Pagenaud, Chevrolet, 248, Running
4. (3) Helio Castroneves, Chevrolet, 248, Running
5. (11) Conor Daly, Chevrolet, 248, Running
6. (9) Alexander Rossi, Honda, 248, Running
7. (18) Charlie Kimball, Honda, 248, Running
8. (10) James Hinchcliffe, Honda, 248, Running
9. (8) Carlos Munoz, Chevrolet, 248, Running
10. (19) Sebastien Bourdais, Honda, 248, Running
11. (21) Sebastian Saavedra, Honda, 248, Running
12. (13) Graham Rahal, Honda, 248, Running
13. (12) Ed Jones, Honda, 248, Running
14. (20) Marco Andretti, Honda, 248, Running
15. (14) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Honda, 205, Contact
16. (17) Tony Kanaan, Honda, 168, Mechanical
17. (16) Max Chilton, Honda, 164, Contact
18. (15) JR Hildebrand, Chevrolet, 100, Contact
19. (6) Takuma Sato, Honda, 6, Contact
20. (1) Will Power, Chevrolet, 5, Contact
21. (5) Ed Carpenter, Chevrolet, 5, Contact
Race Statistics:
Winner's average speed: 139.465 mph
Time of Race: 2:13:22.0358
Margin of victory: 0.6850 of a second
Cautions: 5 for 43 laps
Lead changes: 11 among 6 drivers
Lap Leaders:
Power 1-5
Newgarden 6-60
Bourdais 61-65
Chilton 66
Newgarden 67-193
Pagenaud 104
Castroneves 105-156
Newgarden 157-158
Chilton 159-160
Newgarden 161-205
Pagenaud 206-217
Newgarden 218-248
Verizon IndyCar Series point standings: Newgarden 547, Dixon 516, Castroneves 505, Pagenaud 504, Power 464, Rahal 436, Rossi 422, Sato 410, Kanaan 365, Hinchcliffe 351.
"What They're Saying" from the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Valvoline
SIMON PAGENAUD (No. 1 Menards Team Penske Chevrolet): "We had a great race with the Menards Chevrolet. All of the adjustments left us with a great car at the end. When we needed to come up with a great pit stop, we did. Those guys really are the best. They always come through when they have to. Unfortunately, it didn't work out there at the end. I can't say that I'm overly pleased, but that's racing. We still have the championship out there, so we'll get ready for Watkins Glen."
JOSEF NEWGARDEN (No. 2 PPG Automotive Refinish Team Penske Chevrolet): "It was a great night. First off, we had an awesome crowd. It was amazing actually what was out here tonight. I felt like the energy for this event, it really spurred everyone on. You should have seen all the drivers. I felt like everyone was a little extra nervous tonightbecause of the energy in this place. I remember watching this race when I was younger. They stopped coming here, I think 2003 was the last race. It's fun to have it back in 2017 and see it so well supported for the first year. It was a great night to go racing. I felt like the PPG Chevrolet was going to be good tonight. We had four good cars at Team Penske. Happy to get the win on the No. 2 car side because I felt like we had the car to beat. I didn't want us to be denied tonight for sure. Simon (Pagenaud) gave me a lane to work with. I had a good tow on him, put my car inside in the opening, got about halfway alongside of him. One thing I didn't want to do was touch him too hard. I think if I would have stayed too far left, I would have jumped the curb and that would have taken both of us out. I tried to get Simon to move over a little when we were coming to the opening of the corner. We both had to slow up. Fortunately worked out well for us. Pagenaud, didn't get up into the wall or anything like that, so I would say it worked out okay for him, too."
HELIO CASTRONEVES (No. 3 Shell Fuel Rewards Team Penske Chevrolet): "The Shell Fuel Rewards Chevy was awesome tonight. We had a little mistake on pit road that cost us and that was unfortunate. The car was definitely good enough to win. It was fantastic to be back at Gateway. The crowd was amazing. It looks like the whole community has embraced this event."
CONOR DALY (No. 4 ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet): "We had a good car all weekend. I was really upset with myself after qualifying, just had a big moment at the exit of (Turn) 1, but we redeemed ourselves. Then I tried to screw it up for myself again in the pits, but we were able to drive back. The car was just fantastic. I have to thank the team, I have to thank ABC Supply for sticking with us. I know it's been a tough year, but I know we can do it. I know this team can do it. We're just improving and it takes time. This is a hard sport." (About close call with Charlie Kimball): "I won't say anything bad about (Kimball), but it was just one of those really late moves that, being on an oval it's not great to do. I mean everyone's racing hard, it's obviously tough on a short oval to make ground, but I mean that could have ruined my race right there. I thought the wing was gone going into the next corner, but it was still there. So thank you Chevy, for making strong pieces. But, yeah, I'm just happy to be here, and just hope I can be here for many more races."
JAMES HINCHCLIFFE (No. 5 Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda): "Solid day despite starting 10th and finishing eighth; for only a two-position swing, it was a lot more dramatic day than that. I think we made some good changes to the car throughout the night, and we were a lot racier than we were in second practice yesterday, so big credit to the engineers. The Arrow guys were awesome in the pit stops today, so we made up some spots there. We just ultimately got caught out on the last yellow. It was a wrong place, wrong time, and Conor (Daly) came around the outside of us there and took all of the air off us. I had to slide up the racetrack, and I think we maybe damaged a tire when we did that because after that we had a pretty big vibration and we couldn't really attack Charlie (Kimball) there at the end. Probably should have finished sixth, but we'll take a solid top 10 and hopefully build on that for Watkins Glen."
SEBASTIAN SAAVEDRA (No. 7 Lucas Oil Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda): "We had a very interesting race altogether… a bit crazy. The cold (weather) and night definitely made the car quite slick, which took a couple people out of balance really. On my side, I was still in a learning process. Once I felt comfortable, I knew my cues and I managed to start committing. The whole Schmidt Peterson Motorsports crew did an amazing job overnight to put an amazing race car together and that gave me the confidence to really start moving forward from the back. We took advantage of some yellows, which really put us in a good sequence to battle with the top 10. We really struggled on restarts, getting into a couple situations which almost took us out, but thankfully we managed to survive those and continue moving our way to the front. It's been three races with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and it has been so fun. I have to thank everyone at the organization – mechanics, engineering staff, commercial staff, everyone. They really welcomed me like one of them. I didn't expect the click to be so quick and so seamless; I think that has really shown in the three races we've done together. To be honest, it felt like home. I really wish everyone the best, no matter what happens next. I'm very happy to be able to have had these opportunities."
MAX CHILTON (No. 8 Gallagher Honda): "It just all happened very quickly. I was just stuck behind (Carlos) Munoz prior to that last stop for probably 40 or so laps. We came out just behind him on the exchange and were desperate to get around him. I had a really good run in Turn 3, but the car just turned around on me. We added a turn of front wing on that last stop and it just caught me out. We were struggling with straight line speed, so you had to stay as close as you could to the guy in front of you. That was it and it was game over pretty quickly for the Gallagher car."
SCOTT DIXON (No. 9 NTT Data Honda): "I guess that's the best we could have hoped for. It was definitely going to be a tough race for us, but the car was actually very good. I think we had a better mechanical grip than the group we were racing with, with the Penskes, and especially toward the end of the run. We could sort of come back towards them. We had so much drag. We could get to them, but we couldn't pull out and pass them. Definitely pretty hard to defend right there at the end with Simon (Pagenaud). It was pretty exciting to watch Josef (Newgarden) and Simon with that pass into Turn 1, which was pretty interesting, pretty tight. I was hoping it went a little bit different than what it actually did and could have picked up two spots, but huge credit to everybody on the NTT Data No. 9 car. Strong tonight. Strong pit stops. And how about the fans, man? This was awesome to come back to St. Louis and see the fans and how excited they were for this race."
WILL POWER (No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet): "It wasn't a fun ride. Josef (Newgarden) went around the outside and got some of his dirty air and just lost it. Unfortunate. Very frustrating. Unbelievably frustrating for the whole Verizon Chevrolet team. It was just slippery. Super slippery. I wish I had done a few more burnouts to get more heat in the rear tires. The fronts were very slippery too. He just took my air going around on the outside. I tried to get back to power and got some dirty air. It just went. Unfortunate."
CARLOS MUNOZ (No. 14 ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet): "It was a race with ups and downs. The whole team did a great job the whole weekend. Happy for Conor, he did a really good job finishing fifth. And with me ninth we had two cars in the top 10. I just needed a little more speed in Turns 1 and 2 especially compared to my teammate. Finishing like that in the last stint, I had a really bad vibration that cost me a little bit but I'm really happy for the team overall."
GRAHAM RAHAL (No. 15 Fifth Third Bank Honda): "It was a close race and the Fifth Third Bank car was pretty good. The Penskes didn't take off like we expected. Most of all, I'm disappointed and sad about the last stop. I hope Brad (Ward), our fueler, is OK. He's a key part of our team and you never want to see that happen. I thought I saw Donny (Stewart, chief mechanic) waving me to go, so I went and obviously it wasn't time to go. We had a (fuel) probe failure early in the race that didn't prevent that sort of thing, so it was my fault. I just went, simple as that."
SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS (No. 18 UNIFIN Honda): "It wasn't an easy race. We knew the car wasn't perfect and I had some really complicated restarts. I don't know what was going on, but I got loose three times and I almost stuffed it, and so I went to the back of the pack. The guys did a really good job in the pits and got us back in contention there at the end. I finally had a good restart and a couple of wobbles in front of me and I benefitted from it. I'm just really happy with my top 10. It's a good way to salvage something this weekend."
ED JONES (No. 19 Boy Scouts of America Honda): "It was a tough race. We had a lot of downforce on the car. Earlier on in the race we were all right, but as the race went on the pace of the car wasn't quick enough to move forward, so it was a bit frustrating. I did have some good battles early on. It's just a shame that I didn't have the speed at the end. It's a great event. Everything, the way that the organization has done it, is right. It was great to see all these fans come out and support us."
ED CARPENTER (No. 20 Fuzzy's Vodka Chevrolet): "It was slick, even warming up the tires. It may have been the combination of tires that had run before us. We ran a little bit after Indy Lights, but just for the pit stop practice, so it wasn't a lot. Even with the tires warmed up, it was hard, but that's no excuse. I saw Will (Power) get loose in front of (Takuma) Sato. I was under Sato, he was sliding around. I finally got loose like those guys were. I corrected and went under Sato, but once we made contact, it sent me around. I'm just super disappointed. I had such a chance to get a good result tonight in front of tons of family and friends from Indianapolis. 2018 can't come fast enough. I'm thankful that Fuzzy's Vodka is behind us so much to give us an opportunity to come back and be even better next year. But man, it is disheartening right now. It's going to be a long offseason to get this taste out of my mouth."
JR HILDEBRAND (No. 21 Fuzzy's Vodka Chevrolet): "All of a sudden, we had no steering and were going straight. I feel like something must have broke or we had some sort of an issue. Hopefully, for the sake of everyone else, we can isolate it on our side just for the certainty of the race. That's about all I have to say. We were having a pretty good run. It is just a bummer to have both of the Fuzzy's Vodka cars out of the race so early."
TAKUMA SATO (No. 26 Andretti Autosport Honda): "Will (Power) started struggling and spun, I had to lift to avoid it. At the moment, I could go through it, but then others checked up and I think Ed (Carpenter) had a problem. I had nowhere to go. We took the car to the garages to see how much damage there was and if we could fix it, but it was too much. We were hoping to collect some points, but our day ended early."
MARCO ANDRETTI (No. 27 Andretti Autosport Honda): "It was definitely a frustrating day. We spent most of the race just trying to hang on and unfortunately couldn't really attack. All we could do is make sure we brought the car home, which is disappointing. The Oberto Circle K team did a heck of a job trying to keep the car in the race and getting us back on the lead lap. We kept the guys in the pits busy all night making adjustments on nearly every stop and they still got me out of the pits quick."
RYAN HUNTER-REAY (No. 28 DHL Honda): "We were really working to get around Alexander (Rossi). We had the speed to get by him, but I just pushed it too hard into (Turn) 1. If you're two inches high in Turn 1 or 2 – I got up there earlier and got away with it, but not this time. I just lost the front and smacked the rear. It was completely my fault; I was just pushing really hard. Sorry to the No. 28 DHL guys. We deserved to be somewhere in the top 10, and certainly not going home early."
CHARLIE KIMBALL (No. 83 Tresiba Honda): "I'm just really proud of the guys. We didn't get the chance to test here, but we learned from the No. 9 car's test. We made the car better and better from first thing yesterday afternoon, through qualifying, even though we didn't get the qualifying result we wanted. Through the race tonight, the car was actually pretty good. We just kept making it better. It was just tough racing. With the package like it was, it was really hard to close up and pass anyone, especially into the first turn. We took advantage of some momentum shifts, like when guys didn't get great restarts. I'm really happy to come away with a seventh tonight, especially here when we knew it might be a little bit compromised."
ALEXANDER ROSSI (No. 98 Andretti Autosport/Curb Honda): "It was a pretty hard night, but I think the whole NAPA Auto Parts team really capitalized on the opportunities that were given to us. To come home sixth on a track that's dominant for the other manufacturer, I think is a solid result and that's what we were looking for all weekend. Maybe we could have been a couple spots higher, but at the end of the night, we brought the car home and that was a solid race. The pace was good and there was really nothing to complain about on a track where we knew we were going to be at a deficit. It's nice to come away with a top six (finish)."


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I tried GrannyGeek's suggestion and seamonkey 2.03 loaded fine. I then followed her suggstion to import bookmarks and that too worked fine. I then tried to get my email (I use seamonkey for email) and it asked me to go through some sort of email set up wizard. So I renamed ~/.mozilla/seamonkey to mozilla/seamonkey2-23 and renamed seamonkey_old to seamonkey. And that worked fine, including email.
Only thing I can think of that might explain the earlier error is that my email file is huge. Took about 10 minutes for 4pane to copy it to an external harddrive (thought I better try that before trying GrannyGeek's suggestion, she being a female and all that. (just kidding).
toothandnail, thanks for the backup suggestions. I backup my complete home directory to an external harddrive every Sunday night, using Grsync Backup tool (root) from the menu. I do no other backup.
I am not too sure what filesystem I use on my external hard drive, nor how to find out. I know I initially bought a seagate, which my VL system won't recognize. It just sits here, worthless. Thereaftre I bought a Verbatim, and that worked fine out of the box. The only problem with the gsrync root backup is that I have to delete one of the prior backups each time to make sure I have enough room.


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Taking place this weekend, the 30th edition of the St Barths Bucket has debuted the 'Corinthian Spirit Class' – the SuperYacht Racing Association (SYRA)'s latest initiative to encourage more yachts to get involved in superyacht racing – which intends to create a more relaxed approach to regattas for owners and captains.
The new class emphasises close, fun racing, featuring reduced regatta expenses, streamlined access to a superyacht handicap, and minimal impact on the yacht captain's resources in the lead up to regattas.
Four yachts, consisting of Bayesian, Escapade, Koo and Q, are participating in the new class in St Barths this weekend, which involves modified eligibility criteria. With no spinnakers and simplified courses, the need for a big race crew has lessened, and the handicapping philosophy for the new class also eliminates the need to optimise the yacht for racing.
Sailing on board Escapade on day two of the Bucket, SuperyachtNews was able to speak to the owner, Mr E, about his thoughts on the new initiative. "The Corinthian Spirit Class allows owners to try regattas for the first time without having to do a lot of preparation and hire lots of extra crew," he explains.
"It has been perfect for us as the regatta happened to be taking place just as we were coming back from our circumnavigation, so we wouldn't have had time to prepare for entering the regatta properly. This way I can try it out and then next year maybe the boat will participate with the main fleet."
From a logistical and cost perspective, Guy Waddilove of 8 Yachts, Escapade's management company, adds that the Corinthian class is more simple. "It makes a big difference having to book accommodation and flights for two race crew as opposed to 10," he says.
As for his first regatta, Mr E is enjoying the special atmosphere and location that St Barths has to offer. "It is also important as a gathering of the different sectors of the industry," he explains. "This is the first time I have come into contact with so many other owners and it allows us to discuss issues and exchange ideas."
The sailing yacht sector welcomes new yachts on the water every year, yet stakeholders agree that there is a need to broaden the appeal of superyacht regattas in order to stimulate further growth. Recognising this need, the new Corinthian class has the primary goal of attracting new yacht owners to the circuit and growing participation. From what we have seen so far, it offers an appealing alternative to what is viewed by some as increasingly competitive and resource intensive racing.
A full interview with the owner of Escapade will appear in an upcoming issue of The Superyacht Report. Click here to subscribe.
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With more snow in the forecast, I can't help to think ahead and hope for warmer days. With Easter on my mind, I created a new invitation "Easter Chick" to help bring some happy thoughts of spring. What better way to celebrate the season than with an egg hunt. Invite some family and friends over for brunch. Set a table where the kids can gather and decorate eggs, finger paint or simply play games while the grown ups mingle. For the menu, the possibilities are endless. Click here for some great menu ideas. Serve a light citrus juice or a fruity punch. Afterwards, take the kids outside and let the hunt begin. By far the most exciting part is watching the kids run around with their baskets in a race for who can gather the most eggs!
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Boo Girl now has a boy invitation to match. Both of these invitations are now available for purchase at iminkpressed.com.
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Tags: Halloween, Halloween Party, invitation, Kids party, personalized stationery
Ok, I just finished posting the back to school products and voila! Head first into halloween we go. Halloween always seems to turn the corner so quickly. For this reason planning a halloween party is a rushed job. Here is a sneak peak at I'm Inkpressed's new halloween invitations. Boo! are you scared?
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Tags: Halloween, Halloween Party, invitation, Kids party, Party
Summer is in full swing! Fun, sun and… oh yeah… summer birthdays! They are the easiest to plan, require the least entertainment and are enjoyed the most. Kids are happy running freely outdoors. So here are some fun, easy and inexpensive tips that I have gathered in my many years of mommy duty as a party host.
1. To begin your beach theme child's party start off with a "Crabby" Invitation.
2. Purchase water balloons and start filling! The task is time consuming and the balloons are gone in the blink of an eye, so make sure you have enough to last a while. Fill the balloons several days in advance, one less task to worry about on party day.
3. To continue the water theme purchase a slip n slide. It is the simplest creation, just a sheet of plastic, and somehow it keeps kids busy for hours. In another area of the yard set up a sprinkler. Kids love to get wet, they will run through the sprinkler for hours.
4. Bake up some cupcakes! Bake simple cupcakes and decorate as shown. The sand topping was created using finely crushed graham crackers for the topping. The shark fin can be created by cutting out sturdy black craft paper.
5. As a party favor, each child receives a sand bucket personalized with their name. Use "Painty" markers, sold at craft stores. You don't have to be artistic to personalize these, simply write the child's name in block letters then draw a dot at each corner of the letter. this will give the letter a crafted look. Still not confident? You can cheat a little and purchase stencils… no one will ever know. Fill the bucket with candy and beach balls.
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Photos From The "Johnny's Leaving" PremiereDecember 19, 2009
"Johnny's Leaving" WebsiteMay 29, 2009
The new website for "Johnny's Leaving" is now up and running! Either go to the Brotherhood Productions' website and click the link on the bottom. Or go to http://www.brotherhoodproductions.tv/johnny/home.html. Kali put it together himself and it looks amazing! There you can see cast and crew bio's, production photos and the teaser trailer.
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Sets By Teri!May 2, 2009
Day 2 – 5:30 p.m.
This is just short and simple. Here are some of the shots Teri took of the set she has designed. Is there a better word than amazing? Please let me know!
Cast Is Here!May 2, 2009
Day 2 – 11:25 a.m.
Our primary cast has just arrived on time! Brent (Asst. Dir.) has been running through lines for 20 minutes. Shooting is still on schedule for 12:00 p.m. Photos of the cast in full wardrobe will be up soon! Kali, Teri, Jon, and Leighton are completing the last details on the bedroom which looks fantastic already! Teri has done an excellent job as Art Director!
Owen is transferring all of our footage from last night. Even without an assistant, Leighton has been on point. Our crew is the perfect example of diligence, hard work, and unity.
Our philosophy of the day is brought to us by filmmaker David Lynch who wrote, "I'd like to say: I deeply love film; I love catching the ideas; and I love to meditate. I love enlivening unity. And I think the enlivening of unity brings a better and better life." Perfect for our crew! Even though we are on only 3 hours of sleep, we continue to strive on! Still have a long day ahead of us, check back for more!
Day 2 – Way Too EarlyMay 2, 2009
Day 2 – 7:50 a.m.
We ended really late last night just to wake up today at 5 am. Brent had some car trouble but it didn't send us behind much at all. All of us are on an average of 3 hours of sleep but its nothing Dunkin' Donuts coffee can't solve. Leighton and Kali are planning out the shots for today right now. Cast call is currently 11 a.m. but our supporting actor is coming all the way from Maryland. We sure hope he's on time.
Here are some of the remaining photos from the shoot last night.
Day One UpdateMay 1, 2009
Day 1 – 6:31 p.m.
Rich and I have just completed some number crunching on today's budget. Based on what we paid for, large expenses and planned expenses, our film is WAY under budget! This gives us more freedom to send out our film to festivals around the globe and more exposure for Brotherhood Productions and the crew.
On the production side, we are running some test shots with the new camera, lens adapter and crane. Right now we are waiting for the sun to set so we can really get the ball rolling on principal photography!
Some photos of the crew are attached below courtesy Teri Jacobs!
P.S. – Brotherhood Productions has an AIM account that Richard and I monitor. Feel free to IM us at bhoodproductions for a live update!
Photos & The New SiteApril 20, 2009
All of the April 2nd fundraiser photos are now on the main page at http://www.brotherhoodproductions.tv. The site features some photography by Frank O'Leary and also gives a preview to the new look of the website. Special thanks to Christina Powell for her web design! If you wish to give any feedback about the new look of the website, please e-mail us at email@example.com Thanks and we hope you check back soon!
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Coming Soon: April 2nd Promo Video & Multi-Minds Productions event coverage!
Tech ScoutApril 17, 2009
Happy Johnny Day! We have been working on "Johnny's Leaving" all day long. Kali and Teri have been working vigorously on Art Direction while Leighton and I are nearly done building our tracking dolly.
Right now, I am writing this from our shooting location. Kali, Leighton, and Teri are scouting out the rooms of the home so set up on our first day of production is flawless.
We labeled today "Johnny Day" because we planned our entire day around pre-production. Quite clever from T.Jacobs! Here are the photos of the crew working and some shots of our shooting location. Enjoy!


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First aid: There is a First Aid point in the office and shop area of the museum, and qualified first aiders are on site during opening hours.
Public liability insurance: We have appropriate public liability insurance (£50,000.000); a copy of our insurance certificate is available for inspection.
Medical needs: We should be notified if any member of your party is known to have any specific or serious medical condition. Discussion will be needed to consider emergency arrangements. We will, where it is safe to do so, aim to include fully pupils with specific or serious medical conditions within activities offered.
Staff identification: All staff who will come into contact with your school wear a badge stating their name and role. The staff and adult volunteers who work with groups of children are all fully enhanced DBS police checked. All volunteers have signed a volunteer agreement.
Toilets: Toilets (male/female/disabled) are situated in the Taliesin first floor cafe area. Care should be taken as floors can get wet and the water can be hot.
CCTV is used in the museum in the interests of our visitors, staff and collections.
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Staff: The staff and adult volunteers who work with groups of children are all fully enhanced DBS police checked. All volunteers have signed a volunteer agreement. Training for appropriate behaviour with children is given to all staff and volunteers. All staff have agreed roles. The Safeguarding Policy is kept on display in the first floor foyer and all staff and volunteers are trained in the policy. Staff and volunteers of the Egypt Centre are not responsible for discipline. Visiting teachers and their assistants are expected to supervise the children at all times.
Teacher/pupil ratios: Appropriate ratios of children to adults are needed for the group overall and for specific activities. Due to the hands-on nature of the activities children are divided into small groups of a maximum of 11 children. A maximum of 66 children per group visit are accepted. A ratio of one adult per 10 children is required.
Coach parking: There is no designated parking area for coaches. Coaches need to drop school parties off at Fulton House and then the school party walk to the Egypt Centre. The coach can return to Fulton House at a pre-arranged pick-up time. The journey from the coach to the museum is pedestrianised.
Entrance: There are three entrances to the museum. The main entrance for school groups is through the Egypt Centre gift shop entrance.
The museum: The public area of the museum consists of 2 galleries, (The House of Life on the first floor and The House of Death on the ground floor), a seating area for schools to eat lunch (needs to be pre-booked) and a gift-shop. Each gallery contains cabinets of various designs and sizes, mostly wall-fitted around the perimeter. The display cases in the centre of the upstairs gallery are ceiling height and made of metal and safety glass. Running is not permitted in the museum.
Stairs: There are stairs linking the ground and first floor. There are warning notices on the stairs saying "PLEASE DO NOT RUN ON THE STAIRS."
Toilets: There are shared toilet facilities with the Taliesin Arts Centre (male and female and disabled with baby-changing facility).
Hands-on activities: The activities for schools are mainly hands-on and include, mummification on a dummy-mummy, dressing-up, using play-dough and artefact handling. Appropriate advice will be given about handling fragile objects, which includes wearing gloves provided. Visitors will be expected to take suitable care and attention when handling objects, for their own safety and for the preservation of the object. If any visitor has an allergy or wishes not to come into contact with a certain material (e.g. play-dough), please tell us in advance. All equipment is monitored daily for safety (we do not keep written records). Where national standards exist the activity equipment conforms to those standards.
The gift shop: We allow no more than 10 children per adult visit the gift shop. We offer the facility of preparing 'goody-bags' with items pre-chosen by the group leader.
Complaints: If you wish to make a complaint please contact the curator using any of the contact details above.
Feedback: If, after your visit you have any concerns about any aspect of the management or safety of the museum, we would welcome the opportunity to discuss these with you.


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Fethard 1-19 Erin's Isle (Dublin) 3-7
Ten minutes into the second-half, Fethard had popped over seven points without reply in a remarkable opening surge which laid the foundations for an emphatic six-point victory over Dublin outfit Erin's Isle in this AIB Leinster Club Junior hurling championship semi-final in O'Toole Park, Crumlin, on Saturday.
After a slow opening quarter, Fethard brought real fight to their play. Producing a traditional direct brand of hurling, they soon rattled the Finglas side which finished the game with 13 men, having had a player straight red-carded in each half.
Clearly stung by that lack-lustre opening 15 minutes, Fethard eventually began to put together some fine hurling, with their half-back line taking a firm grip on proceedings.
By the interval they had stormed back to go in with a two-point lead, turning over with the slight breeze to their advantage, and this they managed to utilise to the fullest.
Their body language during that second quarter suggested they were prepared for the physical battle which the home side brought to the game, while at the same time playing all the quality hurling which in turn resulted in some excellent scores.
When one expected Erin's Isle to rally on the resumption, it was Fethard who stormed all over their opponents to the dismay of home supporters, as they picked off a string of excellent points, both from play and frees, to put the Dubs to the sword.
While they did concede two goals late on, the result by that stage was a foregone conclusion, as the eventual winners had already eked out a commanding lead, making the scores of real consolation value to the Dublin champions.
After Mikie Dwyer had opened the scoring with a neat left-handed point despite being under considerable pressure, Erin's Isle went on to assume control of the opening quarter.
Midfielder Conor Keaney had the sides quickly level with a pointed free, and he followed with two further pointed frees and a pointed '65. Keith Stone added a further minor from play to leave the Dublin side leading by 0-5 to 0-1 at the end of the opening quarter.
To their credit Fethard refused to panic, and the accuracy of Mark Wallace with a pointed free followed by an excellent effort from play off the wing hauled them back into contention, although they still trailed by 0-7 to 0-3 after 20 minutes.
Then Wallace grasped the initiative, sending over two long-range pointed frees, which were followed by further points from Eddie Power and Ciarán Dwyer.
And just on the break, Wallace lofted over a 70-metre free into the breeze, leaving his side with a 0-9 to 0-7 interval lead. Erin's Isle were down to 14 players by that stage, with midfielder Gavin Farrell red-carded after 28 minutes for a wild pull.
Now having clearly established themselves, Fethard stormed all over their opponents on the resumption. After Wallace pointed a free inside two minutes of the re-start, they followed with a succession of points through John Tubritt, with a long effort from midfield, Ciarán Dwyer, with two excellent efforts off the wing, and Mikie Dwyer with a lovely individual point from out on the sideline.
He followed with almost a similar effort seconds later, to stretch his side into a 0-16 to 0-7 lead after 40 minutes.
A couple of Erin's Isle attacks were capably dealt with by Rúairí Tubrid and Kevin Rowe, before they responded with three further points through Ciarán Dwyer (two) and Mikie Dwyer, while the decisive score arrived at the end of the third quarter.
A high John Tubritt delivery broke on the edge of the square, leaving Mikie Dwyer to dispatch a low ground shot to the net and giving his side a 1-18 to 0-7 lead, a total transformation achieved through some quality hurling and scoring.
After Frank Carroll had pulled back a 47th-minute goal, substitute Mikey Donohoe was straight red-carded one minute later for a high pull.
And while Erin's Isle finished with two late goals through Keith Stone and substitute Mick O'Donovan, it was Fethard who finished out the game by adding a further point through a fine long-range effort from Mark Wallace.
Fethard: Seán Foley; Martin Power, Rúairí Tubrid, Daniel Mullan; Joe Sutton, Kevin Rowe, Brian O'Donohoe; Garrett Foley, John Tubritt (0-1); Eddie Power (0-1), Mark Wallace (0-9, 7 frees, 1 '65), Daire Barden; Ciarán Dwyer (0-5), Graham O'Grady, Mikie Dwyer (1-3). Subs. - Jimmy Sutton for Tubritt, Christopher Molloy for C. Dwyer, Ricky Rowe for Foley.
Erin's Isle: Derek McCabe; Paul Houlihan, Garrett Cronin, Eoin Callaghan; Edward King, Lorcan Finnegan, Dale Murray; Conor Keaney (0-5 frees), Gavin Farrell; Darren Kelly, Keith Stone (1-1), Daniel Farrell; Darren Harding, Fran Carroll (1-0), Graham Whelan (0-1). Subs. - Conor Donohoe for Houlihan, Mikey Donohoe for D. Farrell, Mick Donovan (1-0) for Harding, Seán Darcy for Stone.
Referee: Shane Guinan (Offaly).
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Thanks again for the info Mike Thomas... I'm just waiting to see if the bailiff sends something in the post about their claimed debt.
At the time they took my car they said all the debt would be written off if the car was taken then.
I suppose I'll find out sooner or later.
Mike do you know if the bailiff has to send something to let me know the car was sold?
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Classic Cat Behaviors that Often Defy Logic!
"Cattisms" – those nearly universal behavioral traits our cats have is something I could talk about all day and night if you let me. That's probably why I enjoyed writing Makin' Biscuits – Weird Cat Habits and the Even Weirder Habits of the Humans Who Love Them so much – being a cat lover my whole life; I've got an endless supply of cattism experience! But, alas, I have laundry to do, and a house to clean, and bills to pay. Time's a-wastin' and there are only so many hours in a day! So, rather than focus on all those funny, weird, quirky, and iconic behaviors our cats have, I thought I'd share some of my favorites for today!
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text: Fixers: The unsung heroes of journalism Fixers are a correspondent's eyes, ears and warning system on the ground, but do they get the recognition they deserve? 17 Jun 2018 06:35 GMT Media, Press Freedom, Middle East, US & Canada, Gaza Ever watched a foreign correspondent dodging live bullets in the field? Or come across shaky camera footage with a reporter fleeing from the scene? The answer - if you've seen a lot of international news packages, particularly from hostile environments - will most probably be yes. But what you haven't necessarily seen is the team behind the camera: the cameraman, the producer, the driver and especially, the fixer. This is a situation where somehow we think that this news is just magically appearing, and if we can have a better understanding of how news is created, we're going to have a better understanding of what the news is. Shayna Plaut, research manager, Global Reporting Centre "Many people, they just know the international correspondent and the news presenters," Khalid Abu Ghali, a Gaza-based fixer told us. "But for us, as fixers, or for those who are working in the media, they know that behind this person is an army of people who are preparing and making this matter easy for him, gathering news and gathering articles and to make a good story, and to make a good reputation for the channel." The fixer is the local man or woman on the ground who secures that critical interview, gets access to that all-important location, who reads between the lines when the situation is rife with local complexity. They know the local news terrain and open doors few foreign correspondents ever can on their own. They're multi-skilled - part translator, part researcher, part editorial consultant, part security specialist. According to Zeina Khodr, a roving correspondent for Al Jazeera who has done a lot of work in conflict areas, fixers "tell you what hostile situations you can face. Where are the dangers? They understand the language, so if there is a crowd and the crowd becomes sort of aggressive or there's tension in the air, the fixer will know when it is time to pull out." Being able to do a story often comes down to safety. Many fixers work in dangerous places, sometimes with potentially deadly consequences. On the rare occasions when fixers gain a public profile, it is usually when they are arrested, kidnapped, or killed. For all they do, seldom do they get the recognition they deserve. Shayna Plaut is a Research Manager at the Global Reporting Centre, an organisation that focuses on neglected news stories around the world. In 2016 she co-authored a study that explored the divisions between fixers and correspondents. She surveyed more than 450 people from 71 countries; one of her central findings was that 60 percent of journalists stated that they never or rarely gave fixers credit, while 86 percent of fixers would like credit - always (48 percent) or sometimes (38 percent). Plaut welcomes the fact that the issue is finally being discussed. "I think that it's a conversation that has been taking place between fixers. It's a conversation that has been taking place with journalists as well. But it's not a conversation that's been taking place between journalists and fixers, nor between those who are producing the news and those who are consuming the news. This is a situation where somehow we think that this news is just magically appearing, and if we can have a better understanding of how news is created, we're going to have a better understanding of what the news is." Produced by:Will Yong and Hasan Rrahmani Voices:Shayna Plaut, research manager, Global Reporting CentreZeina Khodr, senior correspondent, Al JazeeraKhaled Abu Ghali, Gaza-based fixerInky Nakpil, cofounder, Fixer InkSource: Al Jazeera Tell us what you think