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This city in India has been given a Unesco World Heritage status
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TIme to make this stunning Indian destination your next stop. Source: Shutterstock
IN a meeting held in Baku, Azerbaijan, the Unesco World Heritage Committee announced it has inscribed Jaipur, the"Pink City of India", among its World Heritage Sites.
The decision was made by the Unesco Committee in its 43rd session where it has to examine 35 nominations for inscription in the World Heritage Site list and seven cultural sites of different nations were included. It is the second Indian city to earn the title.
"Unlike other cities in the region located in hilly terrain, Jaipur was established on the plain and built according to a grid plan interpreted in the light of Vedic architecture. The streets feature continuous colonnaded businesses that intersect in the center, creating large public squares called chaupars. Markets, stalls, residences, and temples built along the main streets have uniform facades," Unesco wrote.
"The city's urban planning shows an exchange of ideas from ancient Hindu and modern Mughal as well as Western cultures. The grid plan is a model that prevails in the West, while the organization of the different districts refers to traditional Hindu concepts. Designed to be a commercial capital, the city has maintained its local commercial, artisanal and cooperative traditions to this day," the organization added.
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi proudly retweeted Unesco's official Twitter handle announcing the news, saying, " Jaipur is a city associated with culture and valour. Elegant and energetic, Jaipur's hospitality draws people from all over. Glad that this city has been inscribed as a World Heritage Site by Unesco."
Jaipur, the capital of India's Rajasthan state, was founded by the royal family that once ruled the region.
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Known as the "Pink City" for its pink-hued cluster of historical buildings. Jaipur's iconic landmark is the Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds), an 18th-century five-story façade of small windows decorated with intricate latticework, designed for royal ladies to watch activities outside while remaining in purdah.
The pink-bathed, walled city also boasts other fine destinations and monuments such as Chandpole, a bustling old-town cluster of narrow lanes and pink-painted buildings where bazaar vendors trade in marble, textiles, cotton quilts and traditional chess sets; Surajpole, one of the largest and most populated markets in the city; Ajmeri Gate, a beautiful arched entryway located in the heart of the city; and the colonnaded City Palace which is home to gardens, courtyards, and museums.
Amber Fort is another Jaipur's top attraction, a magnificent Rajput fort consisting of a palace complex built from pale yellow and pink sandstone and white marble. The most beautiful part of Amber Fort is the Sheesh Mahal (Mirror Palace) where the walls and ceilings are adorned with glass and mirror work.
Among other sites that Unesco added to the list are located in Australia (Budj Bim Cultural Landscape), Bahrain (Dilmun Burial Mounds), China (Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea-Bohai Gulf), Indonesia (Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto), Japan (Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan), and the People's Democratic Republic of Lao (Megalithic Jar Sites in Xiengkhuang – Plain of Jars).
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Jerry Brewer wanted to remove boundaries for anyone on the University of Arkansas campus – no matter their background, grade point average or major – so they could achieve success in entrepreneurship. He and his wife, Kay, along with their son, Clete, and his wife, Tammy, contributed a combined $600,000 to create the Brewer Family Entrepreneurship Hub for aspiring entrepreneurs. Located just off the historic Fayetteville Square, the Hub supports people from all disciplines across campus, serving as a home base for entrepreneurial students, faculty and alumni to help them develop ideas, launch companies and meet likeminded individuals.
Since its creation, the Hub has become a gathering space for camaraderie, creativity and collaboration for people like Flavia Araujo, Douglas Kamarade and Joseph Daniels.
Araujo earned a bachelor's degree and M.B.A. from the Sam M. Walton College of Business and was part of the new venture development class taught by Carol Reeves and Sarah Goforth. In that class, she joined the Lapovations start-up team, which became the winningest team in the university's history.
Every time Araujo returns to the Brewer Hub, she relives some of her favorite memories, thanks to the trophies and prize money checks displayed in every corner.
"I think about the amazing experiences we had with other entrepreneurs across North America and the people who helped our team every step of the way," she said. "Our faculty advisors played a huge role in our development as professionals and people, and being able to still come to the Hub and ask for any kind of advice speaks volumes about what it has to offer. I often leave there more inspired, confident and grateful for opportunities than when I first arrived."
Douglas Kamarade studies industrial engineering at the university and has utilized the Hub for more than a year during his time as a student. He said it helps him learn more about the professional world and the nature of business.
"It also teaches me a lot about how start-ups actually start," he said.
Joseph Daniels, a doctoral graduate from the College of Engineering, enjoys the working environment the Hub offers and describes the culture as "community centric."
"I enjoy the hands-on resources that foster collaborative work and visual creative thinking," he said. "I also enjoy the organic networking opportunities the Hub provides on any given day of the week, as it hosts a diverse group of people, groups and organizations throughout the Fayetteville and Northwest Arkansas community."
Araujo has also benefited from the networking opportunities the Hub provides.
"The experiences I had in those rooms gave me skills and capabilities that opened doors for new professional aspirations, as well as a network of leaders and top executives from the most diverse industries – some of whom I now get to call friends and mentors," she said. "The Hub gave me a home to explore entrepreneurship like no other place."
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New monkey species discovered in the Amazon Rainforest
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Flaming orange tail and ochre sideburns set new Brazilian monkey apart from its closest relatives.
Scientists have discovered a new species of titi monkey in Brazil, according to a recent paper published in scientific journal Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia.
Titis (genus: Callicebus) are new world monkeys found across South America. These tree-dwelling primates have long, soft fur and live in small family groups consisting of a monogamous pair and their offspring.Rather touchingly, they are often observed sitting or sleeping with their tails entwined.
A family group of the newly described primate (Adriano Gambarini)
In 2011, researcher Julio César Dalpontespotted an unusual looking titi monkey on the east bank of the Roosevelt River, whose colouration did not match any known species. Intrigued, a team of scientists supported by the Conservation Leadership Programmeheaded back into the field to collect the information needed to formally describe what they believed to be a new species.
Over the course of a number of expeditions, the team recorded several groups of these unusual monkeys, whose ochre sideburns, bright orange tail and light grey forehead stripe set them apart from other known species in the genus.
Based on these morphological differences, scientists were able to formally describe the monkey as a new species, which they have named Callicebus miltoni (or Milton's titi monkey) in honour of Dr Milton Thiago de Mello, a noted Brazilian primatologist who is credited with training many of the country's top primate experts.
"More than luck"
C. miltoni is found in a small area of lowland rainforest south of the Amazon River in Brazil, and spends most of its time in the upper reaches of the forest, where it feeds on fruits.
Like its close relatives, C. miltoni lives in small groups consisting of a mated pair and their offspring. These groups are territorial and use warning calls to keep others at bay – they are particularly vociferous early in the morning and during the rainy season.
This species is not able to swim or cross mountainous terrain, which means that it is restricted to a small area, effectively hemmed in by a number of rivers and hills. This small range could put the species at risk from human activities, particularly because only around a quarter of this area is protected.
Deforestation rates are high in this region, with forest fires also posing a significant threat. Added to this, the Brazilian Government's ongoing development programme includes several new hydroelectricity dams and an extension of the road system planned within the Amazon.
"It goes without saying that we are really excited about this new discovery", said researcher Felipe Ennes Silva, who collected the data for the new species description. "It is always thrilling to find something new in the Amazon, as it reminds us just how special this rainforest is and how lucky we are to have it on our doorstep.
"But it will take more than luck if we are to keep making scientific finds like this. The rainforest is under threat like never before, and it will take dedicated, hard work – not just by conservationists but by the government and every other sector of society too – to make sure that this forest ecosystem can continue to support a wide diversity of life and help regulate our planet's climate."
This article was first published by Birdlife.org on 04 Mar 2015.
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Must admit I agree with you Anne, as soon as humans get involved the animals suffer. I know we need to protect but when it's known were animals are located there's always human destruction one way or another……
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Just leave them there and dont interfere. As soon as humans interfere, destruction and death occurs. Leave them as they are , they dont need humans! And stop broadcasting this to keep barbaric humans away!
The fate of our Blackcaps on Cyprus – food for thought!
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10 killed as bus falls into canal in Telangana
As per the local police sources at least 10 persons were killed and 18 injured when a bus fell into a canal in Telangana's Khammam district early on Monday.
The accident occurred near Nayakangudem when the bus lost control and fell off a bridge on Nagarjunasagar canal.
The bus of a private travel company was on its way from Hyderabad to Kakinada in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
According to the police, seven persons were killed on the spot while three died in the hospital. All the injured were admitted to government-run hospital in Khammam.
The survivors told the police that the negligence by the driver led to the accident.
According to them, the driver was running the vehicle at a high speed and applied sudden brake on reaching the bridge. The bus overturned and fell into the canal.
There were 31 passengers aboard the bus which had left Hyderabad around 11.30 p.m. on Sunday.
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N. Chandrababu Naidu expressed shock over the accident.
Rao directed officials to ensure best possible treatment to the injured.
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Алексей Алексеевич Шарандо (; ) — советский и латвийский футболист, нападающий. Латвийский тренер.

Биография
Воспитанник СДЮСШОР «Даугава» Рига, тренер И. Полищук. В 1986 году играл в чемпионате Латвийской ССР за рижское «Торпедо». В 1987—1988 годах выступал во второй советской лиге за «Звейниекс» Лиепая, в 1989 — в первой лиге за «Даугаву» Рига. 1990 год провёл во второй низшей лиге в составе РАФ Елгава. 1991 год начал в клубе чемпионата Латвийской ССР «Форум-Сконто», затем перешёл в рижскую «Пардаугаву» из первой лиги.

В чемпионате Латвии играл за клубы «Даугава/Компар» / «Олимпия» (1992, 1993), «ЛУ/Даугава» Рига (1998), «Рига» (1999—2001).

Выступал за клубы Польши (ЛКС Ломжа, 1992), Финляндии (КПВ Коккола, «Джаз» Пори), Швеции «Елливаре», 1993—1994, 1996—1997), России («Нефтехимик» Нижнекамск, 1995)

За сборную Латвии в 1993—1999 годах сыграл 24 матча, забил два гола.

В 2005 году — главный тренер «Олимпа» Рига. С 2006 года — тренер в академии «Сконто». В 2017, с июня — главный тренер «ФЦ РТУ/Академия Сконто».

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Футболисты СССР
Футболисты Латвии
Игроки сборной Латвии по футболу
Игроки ФК «Звейниекс»
Игроки ФК «Даугава» Рига (1944)
Игроки ФК «Университате»
Игроки ФК «Пардаугава»
Игроки ФК «Олимпия» Рига
Игроки ФК «Ломжа»
Игроки ФК КПВ
Игроки ФК «Джаз»
Игроки ФК «Елливаре»
Игроки ФК «Нефтехимик» Нижнекамск
Игроки ФК «Торпедо» Рига
Игроки ФК «Рига» (1999)
Игроки ФК «Сатурн» Раменское
Футбольные тренеры Латвии
Тренеры ФК «Олимпия» Рига

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Syrian War Report – Jan. 11, 2019: 5 British Servicemembers Reportedly Killed In ISIS Attack
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At least five British soldiers were killed in a rocket attack by ISIS in the village of al-Shaafah in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, al-Watan newspaper reported on January 9. Several more soldiers were reportedly injured in the incident. They were airlifted to a hospital in Hasakah.
If this were confirmed, this would be the second incident including casualties among British forces deployed in Syria in several days. On January 6, 2 British Special Forces soldiers were injured in an ISIS attack, also in Deir Ezzor province.
On January 7, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also recalled Washington's contribution to the war on ISIS in Syria and Iraq by claiming that the US had eliminated 99% of ISIS' Caliphate.
"We've taken down 99 percent of the caliphate. Ninety-nine percent of the caliphate. That should be the first sentence in every story. Right? Everybody agree?" Pompeo told reporters as he was leaving for his Middle East round. "Anybody dispute the facts? This has been an enormously successful campaign," he added.
It's hard to deny that the US-led coalition was forced to react to the Russian military operation in Syria by intensifying its own anti-ISIS campaign in the country. However, it remains unclear how Washington was able to eliminate 99% of ISIS' Caliphate by limiting its operations against the terrorist group to Iraq and northeastern Syria only.
After ten days of clashes, Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and the Turkish-backed National Front for Liberation (NFL) reached a ceasefire putting an end to this round of escalation in the Idlib de-escalation zone.
The agreement was likely reached after Turkish mediation. Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu even claimed that "Ankara has taken the necessary steps to stop these [HTS] attacks".
Under the agreement, which was signed by both groups at the early hours of January 10, all the areas controlled by the NFL will be ruled by HTS' Salvation Government. The deal boosts further the already strong positions of HTS in northwestern Syria.
Meanwhile, the Turkish-backed Syrian Free Police (FSP) announced that it had suspended the work in all of its centers through the opposition-held part of northwestern Syria until a "further notice" due to "new circumstances."
In its official statement, the FSP also said that will hand over all of its centers to the local authorities in each area and will distribute its remaining funds among its personnel. These procedures suggest that the FSP may never resume its work.
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The presented thesis deals with the topic of digitalization in the humanities and has a clear focus on digital archaeology. Within this methodological and theoretical framework and as a case study, the implementation of various digital archaeological methods is tested in course of a modern archaeological research and training excavation at "Molino San Vincenzo" in Tuscany/Italy. The site is located on farmland in the Pesa valley near Florence and Empoli in the municipality of Montespertoli and has been seriously damaged by modern plowing. However, various archaeological structures were clearly identified by different invasive and non-invasive investigations. The material culture can be interpreted as remnants of an ancient medium-sized settlement. Since 2012, the Department of Classical Archaeology at the University of Vienna studies the site archaeologically.
Digital archaeology at the site of Molino San Vincenzo is mainly based on the intense use and combination of different methods, like (nearly) fully digitized and GIS-based excavation workflows, enhanced metadata recording of the excavation process using video documentation, and a science to science/public data dissemination concept considering social media, open access, and long term data archiving. These diverse concepts of gathering, managing, and presenting digital archaeological data are critically evaluated in course of the thesis. Therefore, the lecture tries to question the relevance and (dis)advantages of integrating digital archaeology in today's field research in practice and theory. The talk takes the significant quantitative (and qualitative?) increase of digital data into account and considers special aspects like the usefulness of paperless fieldwork, time- and cost-efficiency of digital documentation tools, storage space requirements, and archaeological information quality.
All in all, the lecture wants to evaluate the possibilities as well as the limits of state-of-the-art computing in archaeology and the role it plays in gaining archaeological knowledge.
The presented thesis deals with the integration of digital archaeology into an archaeological research and training excavation.
Several different state-of-the-art digital-archaeological methods are combined and critically evaluated at an archaeological excavation.


Check out the story they posted last year about the North Koreans landing a bloke on the Sun. I fell around laughing at that one.
Whattt? They didn't send a bloke to the Sun?
I see visions every Saturday night. even see some saints, and cats an' rats an' elephants --------------- Why ain't I canonised?
Bought a second hand boat, took a big fat girl who worked for me out in it, she jumped up and down in it and flooded the inside and electrics, thereby thoughly F***n' it. Where was St Nicholas then? I ask!
I tell you there are a few of you here if your mammies were still around, would be getting a thick ear.
bugrock wrote: I see visions every Saturday night. even see some saints, and cats an' rats an' elephants --------------- Why ain't I canonised?
St. Bugrock....it has a certain ring to it ... and the Christian Brothers thought you'd come to nothing.
What about St Fiacre Patron Saint of Sexually Transmitted Disease or even St Isidore of Seville Patron Saint of the Internet. I kid you not.
Jemser wrote: What about St Fiacre Patron Saint of Sexually Transmitted Disease or even St Isidore of Seville Patron Saint of the Internet. I kid you not.
Think you win that one jemser,even the saints had to move with the times.
The Kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, it is even beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God's work. Nothing we do is complete, which is a way of saying that the Kingdom always lies beyond us. No statement says all that could be said. No prayer fully expresses our faith. No confession brings perfection. No pastoral visit brings wholeness. No program accomplishes the Church's mission. No set of goals and objectives includes everything.
We cannot do everything, and there is a sense of liberation in realisms that. This enables us to do something, and to do it very well. It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way, an opportunity for the Lord's grace to enter and do the rest.
We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker. We are workers, not master builders; ministers not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own.".
That's what I call faith. Wish I had that !!!
Yiz're gone all "Maria Divine Mercy" on me!
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Love it Skins....The world is not half settled. But, I loved that interview with Stephen Fry.!
Yeah, Rocker, it seems we can guarantee at least one "visionary", who "sometimes accepts donations", to come crawling out of the woodwork every year. Quickly followed by an avalanche of twits ringing in to Joe Duffy espousing the veracity of the claims being made. As a former workmate used to say; "Ah sure, we're a harmless race o' people".
never met. The Mail on Sunday had a 2 page spread about it.


My Samsung Galaxy Tab finally got upgraded to Android 4 (4.0.4). For too long I have lived with version 3 which in my opinion was a major mistake from Google. The tab feels a lot quicker in graphics and responsiveness.
But I still don't understand why there is a need for a screen-dump-button in the lower button menu. How often do you need to take a screen dump?


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His followers quickly chimed in, appreciating the lesson he was trying to convey about how people are letting technology take over their lives and ignoring the really important moments. It would be ironic if he took the time to post the picture to his social media account while still in front of the picturesque view, instead of waiting until he was inside. The picture ended up with over 73,000 likes from his followers, but how many were checking out his Instagram feed while in front of a similarly spectacular view?
Several days ago, the popular actor was taking in another breathtaking view and posting it to Instagram — but this time it was in a place where people expect it. The view was of his TV wife, Kaley Cuoco, getting married. As reported previously by Inquisitr, the actor was very moved by the couple's vows.
"Deepest congrats to the newlyweds. Love you both so much @normancook & @mrtankcook So moved by tonight. ❤," he wrote in a caption of himself with the happy couple. Cuoco plays Penny, and the two have been on Big Bang Theory since the show started in 2006, with the characters' relationship being a focus since the pilot, though their characters only got married in 2015.
But their relationship wasn't only in front of the camera. The two co-stars secretly dated for two years, but that obviously didn't get in the way of their working relationship. They've become friends since their 2010 split, enough so that he was invited to her wedding. Johnny Galecki previously spoke of the current status of his relationship with Kaley Cuoco during an interview for Us Weekly.
Other stars from the show who got to witness the nuptials were Mayim Bialik and Wil Wheaton, both of whom shared pictures on their Instagram accounts.


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Parkinson's Researcher Awarded $1M Grant to Study Diabetes Drug
by Magdalena Kegel
Researchers at the Department of Neurological Surgery at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Case Medical Center recently received a $1 million grant to investigate the effectiveness of a diabetes drug for treating Parkinson's disease.
According to a press release from the UH Case, Barry J. Hoffer, adjunct professor of neurosurgery at Case Western Reserve and a member of the Department of Neurosurgery at UH Case, received the three-year, $1 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to continue his research on the role of gliptins in Parkinson's disease. The grant was one of several multi-million awards to Case researchers.
Gliptins are a class of relatively new drugs with the ability to regulate blood glucose levels, and are currently approved for type 2 diabetes. Following evidence that gliptins also show neuroprotective effects in Alzheimer's disease, researchers studying Parkinson's started demonstrating interest in this class of drugs a couple of years ago.
By increasing the level of incretins — a group of metabolic hormones involved in the lowering of blood glucose — gliptins also hold promise to effectively decrease Parkinson's symptoms. Incretins, which readily enter the brain via systemic circulation, have receptors present in neurons. Previous work in cell culture models — in which Dr. Hoffer was also involved — revealed that when activated, incretin receptors promote growth and mediate protection of neurons from toxic insults relevant for Parkinson's disease. Moreover, gliptins were also found to reduce Parkinson's symptoms in a rat model.
The new grant will allow Dr. Hoffer to continue his work in mouse models, furthering the evaluation of gliptins as a new treatment strategy for Parkinson's disease. Since 50%-80% of Parkinson's patients also have glucose tolerance issues, gliptins may serve concurrently to improve both metabolic and neuronal dysfunction.
The research on gliptins for Parkinson's disorder has a major advantage: several gliptin drugs are already available on the market. Repositioning the drugs for Parkinson's is a process that is far shorter and cheaper than the development of a novel substance, as data on pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) and safety is already available from previous clinical trials. The process also reduces the cost of developing a drug by up to 40 percent.
"Currently, there is no cure for Parkinson's, and while medications can dampen symptoms, the drugs become less effective over time. Our research is part of an effort to find new strategies to protect nerve cells involved and to at least slow, if not stop, the degenerative process," Dr. Hoffer said.
Dr. Hoffer will be working closely with Yu (Agnes) Luo, PhD, and Xin Qi, PhD, from the Department of Physiology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and Michael Zigmond, PhD, at the University of Pittsburgh, on the project.
According to the press release, Dr. Luo also received a five-year, $1.7 million NIH grant to investigate new methods of regenerating stem cells, already present in the brain, to promote healing following a stroke. Dr. Eli Bar, an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Case Western Reserve, was also awarded a five-year, $1.8 million NIH grant for investigating why brain tumor stem cells are so resistant to conventional therapy. The grants further uphold the institute's ranking among the top 25 U.S. research-oriented medical schools.
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A traveller who tried to make an insurance claim worth thousands with a made-up story about being robbed overseas has been exposed as a fraudster by his own sketchy "evidence".
The customer told his Australian insurer he'd had $7000 worth of belongings stolen, including a laptop, camera, sunglasses and clothes, on a bus ride from Hyderabad to Vijayawada in India.
To support the claim, he supplied a detailed, digitally signed report from police in Hyderabad that described the circumstances of the alleged robbery.
The report, supplied to news.com.au, said CCTV captured another passenger - who was identified by name and age in the report - getting off the bus with the customer's stolen cabin bag.
An insurance cheat tried to make a $7000 lost belongings claim using this fake police report from India. (Names withheld for privacy.)
The report stated the name and badge number of the police officer assigned to the case.
"All possible efforts are in the process to trace the missing items and the culprit," the report concluded.
But when the insurance company's travel claims centre received the report with the customer's claim, it was quickly apparent something was amiss.
"The police report, issued in India, was in English, which triggered our attention," said the claims centre spokesman, who asked not to be identified.
"The report went so far as to name and accuse the suspect, which is really unusual. Sensing something was fishy, we were then able to establish that the police station did not exist, and that a similar false report had been making the rounds.
"After a bit of probing, the customer quickly caught wind that we were on to him and went quiet. He has yet to respond to our requests."
In an unrelated case, a customer presented a hospital bill to the same claims team to support a $7000 claim to cover emergency costs for her sick child.
The spokesman said the bill was filled with errors, including the incorrect phone number for the hospital.
It's getting easier for insurance companies to spot dodgy medical documents.
When the customer refused to co-operate and the claims team dug deeper, they discovered the patient's ID number corresponded to someone else entirely.
"These claims have obvious tells," the spokesman said.
"And we have ways of uncovering the truth. We can validate receipts with stores, source surveillance footage from overseas and send investigators to do in-person field work, just to name a few of the tools at our disposal."
The spokesman said fraudsters often underestimated how easy it was for fraud-busting investigators to sniff out a phony claim.
"We can validate a lot of information quickly. It doesn't matter where it happened," he said.
"We're currently investing in machine learning and automation. Without giving too much away, document and receipt scanning software along with data extraction systems provide an additional means of detecting falsified information."
According to the latest figures from the Insurance Fraud Bureau of Australia, one in 10 claims lodged in 2017 were found to be dishonest.
Natalie Ball, from comparetravelinsurance.com.au, said that number was on the rise.
"Travel insurance fraudsters have become increasingly sophisticated," Ms Ball said.
"We've seen everything from professional-looking police reports, store receipts and hospital charges that, at first glance, seem legitimate, however insurers can identify doctored documents and stop scammers in their tracks."
Insurance cheats end up costing the rest of us more in higher premiums. Picture: iStock
The bigger problem is insurance fraud isn't a victimless crime - the Insurance Fraud Bureau estimates fake claims cost insurers $2.2 billion a year.
"Travel insurance fraud is expensive for all of us, as it drives up the cost of policies," Ms Ball said.
"Regular, honest customers will inevitably pay extra in premiums thanks to those who scam the system. Fraudsters may think they're committing a victimless crime, but it's ultimately the general public who pays the price."
She said not all fake claims were from "mastermind scam artists".
"There are those who will pad out the cost of an item when lodging a legitimate claim," she said.
"Or some will choose to leave out some crucial information on their insurance application. "Either way, these are essentially methods of stealing from your insurance company."
Insurance fraudsters could face tough penalties when caught, including fines and jail time - including a maximum sentence of 10 years in Victoria and NSW and five years in Queensland.
They could also be added to "Do Not Insure" blacklists that meant they couldn't get legitimate health, car or home insurance in the future.
The travel claims centre spokesman said it was getting harder to get away with dodgy fake claims.
"Fraudsters face tough competition because we are getting better all the time at identifying
disingenuous claims," he said.
"Every time we discover a doctored receipt or a home-brew police report it is added to our knowledge bank and improves our understanding of how these people conduct themselves."
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Tonight I was presenting on Windows Azure BizTalk Services (WABS) to the Brisbane Azure User Group, and someone asked me where you configure message tracking. It was one of those embarrassing moments where you know you saw the feature somewhere, but can't remember exactly where… hence this blog post.
Simply select the bridge element, then click the ellipses (…) button next to the Track Properties property to open the (…. you guessed it!….) Track Properties dialog box. There you can select any properties that you have promoted in an Enrich stage of the pipeline, as well as the default XPIPELINE_MESSAGETYPE and XPIPELINE_REQUESTMESSAGETYPE properties.
More information about tracking can be found here on MSDN.


Timing Belt Replacement, Cam Timing and Static Ignition Timing.
Photos courtesy of Don Doan.
approximate distributor position for static ignition timing.
double check any differences are correct as my personal experience is only with a 1500cc engine.
• The static ignition timing of a carbureted engine is 5º BTDC.
• The static ignition timing of a fuel-injected engine is 10º BTDC.
intervals is especially important for a 1300cc engine.
pointer on the belt guard.
pointer on the side engine mount.
may have been refitted 180º out.
them easier to see. This is not the case with a normal engine.


The Internet is a boon for business, communication and access to information — but also to cyber criminals and hackers. Researchers from Concordia University's Computer Security Laboratory of the university's Institute for Information Systems Engineering are working diligently, and successfully, at zapping the bad guys.
In the late 1960s, a small group of American researchers developed a system to share information remotely via a network of computers. The individuals knew and could trust each other and therefore weren't very concerned with security issues. Twenty-five years later, when the network — now known as the Internet — was commercialized, suddenly anyone with a modem could join.
Fast forward to today: the Internet now features 340 billion websites and traffic of 300 billion emails daily, allowing users to instantly communicate, access information and do business in ways inconceivable just a few years back. The explosion changed the game — and escalated opportunities for nefarious activity.
Since 2002, faculty and researchers at the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE), housed at Concordia University's Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science in Montreal, have been on the case to tackle such security and theft issues and threats. These include professional hacking gangs stealing identities, governments attacking their enemies or spying on their own citizens, and friends and ourselves divulging too much on social media.
— Jake Brennan is a Montreal writer. Story courtesy of Concordia University Magazine.


Tribe Theory Startup Hostels- India, powered by Construkt is a convenient, community-curated, business-friendly hostel accommodation designed to cater to the traveling startup & creative community. We believe in doing everything transdisciplinary so expect to meet and network with a whole bunch of traveling designers, artists, techies, and entrepreneurs, who all live to tell and write their stories.
Our Koramangala space is located right in the heart of Bangalore's startup hub and is surrounded by bustling gastronomical heaven of charming cafes and lively brewpubs. Living & working out of this space will give you a good choice of learning & fun, along with a chance to interact with a like-minded tribe of people.
Cancellation policy: 24 hours before arrival. If the cancellation is made in less than 24 hours, than one day's bed booking amount be charged as a cancellation fee.
Check out before 12:00 am.
Payment upon arrival by cash. Debit and Credit card are accepted as well.
Reception working hours 09:00 - 20:00.
Age Restriction. Guest should be over 18 years old.
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Q: Routing to page A or Page B based on API response I am stuck on an issue. Let's say I have a home page. From this home page, I want to route to either page A or page B.
I have a list of items on the home page and what I need to do is when I click on any item in the list, it makes a GET API call, and based on one field in the response which is a boolean, I either need to redirect to page A or page B.
Basically, I need to call an API on the click of the item and get the response before it is routed to either Page A or Page B.
Many thanks in advance

A: if you're using Next.JS, use useRouter prop to achieve this.
for example
import {useRouter} from "next/router";

export default function Page() {
    const router = useRouter()

    async function route() {
        let res = await apiFunctionCall();
        if (res) {
            await router.replace({
                pathname: '/page1'
            })
        } else {
            await router.replace({
                pathname: 'page2'
            })
        }
    }
}

A: The closest solution I could get is to create a Lazy loaded component which calls the API and then based on the response, routes to either page A or Page B.
Before routing to the correct page based on the data that has been returned, the data first needs to be stored in a variable. The data will be stored in the res variable. The if else statement will then route to either page A or B based on the data.
<code>const Response = res.data;

if(Response.type === 'A'){
  this.props.history.push('/page-a');
} else {
  this.props.history.push('/page-b');
}
</code>

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Police Outline Link of Antioch and Gurnee Crimes Wednesday; Seek Connection with Gurnee Bank Robbery
Thu May 24, 2018 11:42 pm Cardinal News CRIME BLOG C Comments Off on Police Outline Link of Antioch and Gurnee Crimes Wednesday; Seek Connection with Gurnee Bank Robbery
A police confrontation, following a solicitor complaint Wednesday morning in an Antioch neighborhood, was followed by a standoff with police officers in Antioch Township, and was followed by a fatal police-involved shooting on Route 41 in Gurnee near Route 132. The incidents at three locations are initially believed to have been connected, starting with the solicitor complaint Wednesday morning in the block of 400 Donin Drive about 6:30 a.m. Police responded to a report that a man and woman were knocking on doors and asking for money.
Police officers responding to the solicitor complaint discovered a white Volkswagen convertible with a man and woman inside. A male driver ignored police requests to stop, and then rammed a squad car while fleeing, according to police. Witnesses reported hearing a gunshot and seeing a long-barreled weapon pointed out a window in the vehicle before the vehicle departed the scene.
Police located the vehicle at a house in Antioch Township, and hoped to find the male driver of the white VW and the woman inside the house, but their subjects' apprehension followed a strange twist of events.
The driver of the white VW is suspected to have been Jordan J. Huff, 37, of the block of 40500 North Main Street (Route 83), Antioch Township. Huff is accused of driving into the Antioch squad car. Later Wednesday afternoon, Huff was identified as the unconscious passenger in a car in Gurnee that was driven by a female, who waved long a gun at police. She was shot and killed by police near Route 41 and Route 132. After Huff was transported to a hospital from the Route 41 scene, he was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding, criminal damage to state-supported property and resisting a peace officer from the prior Antioch incident. Huff is due in court Friday, May 25, 2018.
After police surrounded the Antioch Township house, they discovered their suspects from Donin Drive were not in the house. Then police were investigating whether three people were in the Volkswagen, and were working to confirm the identity of the third person in the white VW Wednesday morning. Following the deliberate crash with a police car in Antioch, police beleived the VW was driven to the house in the block of 40500 North Route 83 in Antioch Township where Huff lives.
As police were trying to contact the people in the the Antioch Township house and arrest them, Gurnee police were dispatched to a report of a white Toyota Prius with a bullet hole — and two unconscious people inside — stopped near a stop sign at Harper Street and Gould Street.
Motorists nearby noticed the driver, believed to be Makell Meyerin, in the drivers seat, and Jordan J. Huff, in the passenger seat, were asleep. Police say Huff was displaying signs of an overdose, and paramedics were dispatch to the scene.
Back at the house on Route 83 (Main Street) in Antioch …
Lake County sheriff's police said an unidentified man and woman in the house on North Route 83 were taken into custody about 1:00 p.m. Wednesday after the morning standoff with police. Police forcibly entered the house to make the arrests, and no one was injured.
The man and woman from the standoff were transported in custody to Antioch police headquarters for questioning. Police concluded the woman was the third occupant in the Volkswagen, but was not involved in any wrongdoing, and was released. Police also determined the man, who was the VW's registered owner, was not involved in any wrongdoing, and was also released.
Now police believe one vehicle occupant entered the house, and the others ran to a nearby house, where they entered a white Prius and drove away.
Back at the scene at Harper Street and Gould Street, Gurnee
With the woman driving the white Prius awakened, she fled the scene, after driving into a Gurnee Fire Department vehicle while the crew was on the scene to provide medical help to the unconscious male.
Police followed the Prius north about 3200 feet or about 8 blocks, as it was driven to Chittenden Park, where the female driver crashed into some trees, with the unconscious male still inside. The female driver baled out of the car, and began to run while waving a long gun. As a pedestrian now, the woman entered the southbound lanes of Route 41, north of Route 132. She was seen approaching a passing vehicle while still holding the weapon. Police attempted to negotiate the women's surrender, and eventually the woman is shot and killed by police.
Police say the female victim that was shot and killed had previously (earlier Wednesday morning) been a passenger in the white VW that struck the Antioch squad vehicle during the police attempt to investigate the man and woman about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Her identity was released by Coroner Howard Cooper, who reported she was Makell Meyerin, 31, of Antioch. Meyerin was pronounced dead at 2:49 p.m. Wednesday at Level I Trauma Center Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. A preliminary autopsy indicated she died from multiple gunshot wounds. Shots were fired at her by police after she brandished the long weapon while fleeing and eluding, according to police.
Toxicology tests are pending.
Investigators are investigating the motive by Jordan J. Huff and Makel Meyerin, and are working with the FBI to determine if the two are connected to an armed robbery that involved a male and female offender, while the male offender was armed with an AK-47, Monday, May 21, 2018 at 10:55 a.m. at the NorStates Bank, 5384 Grand Avenue in Gurnee.
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These images are from the LIFE photo archives and show typical "day in the life" scenes from Atlanta Municipal Airport taken by Robert W. Kelley in June 1956. Since 1948, Atlanta had been using a "temporary" terminal constructed from an old war-surplus quonset hut and continued to do so until 1961 when a modern "jet age" facility opened. These photos capture the heyday of the last great piston airliners, three years before the introduction of jets would make them obsolete. We begin with a fantastic view (above) of the crowded ramp with a trio of Eastern Air Lines Martin 404s in the foreground.
Below: An Eastern Air Lines Lockheed Constellation starts its engines with a characteristic cloud of smoke. This view faces west towards College Park. Interstate 85 is now in the area of the tree line in the background of this photo.
A Capital Airlines turboprop Vickers Viscount and Douglas DC-4 prepare to depart. Capital was merged into United Airlines in 1961.
Passengers boarding a Delta Air Lines Douglas DC-7.
The main ticketing lobby. This was the world's longest ticket counter when it opened in 1948.
Crowded conditions in the Temporary Terminal, probably during the hectic "noon push" when multiple flights departed within minutes of each other.
A more relaxed atmosphere at the ticket counter later in the day.
A boy plays with a toy plane while his family checks in at the counter. In the background you can see two doors with a sign that says "WEST GATE". Those doors led to the gates on the western side of the terminal which were primarily used by Delta. The Dobbs House Restaurant, with its columned entrance, can be seen just to the right of the doors and the airport gift shop can be seen at the far right.
Women preparing hundreds of in-flight meals.
People enjoying the view from the observation deck on a hazy summer day.
The ground crew scurries as all four engines come to life on an Eastern Air Lines Constellation. What a spectacular photograph!
Unloading luggage from a Delta Air Lines Douglas DC-7.
A line of Delta Convair 340/440s on the hazy ramp at Atlanta. In the background you can see DC-3s of Capital Airlines and Southern Airways. You'll notice the logo on the baggage cart says Delta-C&S. Delta merged with Chicago and Southern Airlines in 1953, and the combined companies were known as Delta-C&S until 1955. Obviously the logo remained on some equipment for some time after that.
The Atlanta Municipal Airport fire department.
A crowd of Capital and Southern Airways DC-3s seems to watch as the ground crew refuels a Delta DC-7.
Arriving passengers deplaning a Delta Air Lines DC-7.
A shiny new Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-7 heads for the taxiway. The brick building in the background stood until the mid-1980s and can be seen at the beginning of this video I shot in 1984.
Eastern Air Lines N110A, a Lockheed L-749A Constellation, is followed by a DC-7 out to the active runway. This view faces west with the town of College Park in the distance.
Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-7 and Lockheed Constellation taxiing out to the runway.
Passengers walk out to board Delta Air Lines Convair 440 N4809C as the sun begins to set.
The utilitarian boarding gates at Atlanta's Temporary Terminal were certainly not designed with the claustrophobic in mind!
Another view of the boarding area.
Night view of Gate 7 from the ramp.
A girl and her doll wait to depart Atlanta aboard an Eastern Air Lines evening flight. Those were the days of wide seats and plenty of legroom!
To see where the 1948 terminal was located in relation to the current one CLICK HERE.


For the past five years, Meadowbrook Endoscopy Center has provided colorectal cancer screening and testing performed by a dedicated team of skilled doctors and Registered Nurses. We deeply appreciate the trust and confidence our referring physicians have shown in the Center and staff through their continued patient referrals. By working together, those referrals and screenings have helped save the lives of countless men and women in Nassau County.
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States... with 150,000 cases diagnosed each year.... and 50,000 lives lost!
Colorectal cancer is highly preventable; can be detected by testing even before there are symptoms.
Health experts agree that all men and women over 50 or those under 50 with a family history should be tested.
A brochure produced by the Center which will be distributed by doctors to their patients to urge them to be screened.
Outreach to doctors in our catchment area to provide information on the Center and its services.
Outreach to churches and community groups to educate their members on the benefits of colorectal cancer screening and testing.
The hiring of a Community Service Coordinator to direct our outreach efforts and bring the message of colorectal cancer screening and testing to the members of the community.
Emphasis on contacting underserved minority and low income communities where rates of colorectal cancer screening is much lower than the general population and incidents of colorectal cancer much higher.
Making our services available to all local residents by accepting all insurance including Medicare and Medicaid and also non-insured patients.
No one should be denied colorectal cancer screening and testing because they do not have medical insurance.. We will accept your noninsured patients for screening and testing.
In addition, we are always working to improve our services to doctors and their patients as we go forward. Our goal is to maintain a patient focused and physician friendly center serving the needs of referring doctors and their patients.
On behalf of the doctors and registered nurses of the Meadowbrook Endoscopy Center we appreciate your patient referrals and look forward to working with you on the community outreach effort.
Please contact us directly. We would be happy to discuss the consultation prior to the patient visit. We strive to schedule patients the same day for urgent consults or within one week for non urgent consults.
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Q-Tech uses metal hardness testers at least 100 times a day. They use them on small parts that can fit in your hand and parts that weigh thousands of pounds. Most parts are used oil fields, such as bolts and fasteners. Q-Tech produces large quantities of these parts.
The process of testing and measuring the test results needs to be as efficient as possible. They were using an older microscope but found that it was too large and too bulky to be used efficiently, which in turn slowed down the entire process.
Another challenge was this microscope had accuracy issues as well. The testing and measuring were slowing down production. Q-Tech had to find a better microscope that was easily maneuverable and as accurate as possible.
Q-Tech chose the KingScope, which is accurate to the nearest tenth of a millimeter. They liked the smaller size and sleeker design. The KingScope allowed them to quickly and accurately complete their measurements. The ease of use and accuracy of the KingScope led them to purchase more KingScopes, which they use to measure indentation diameter. Having more KingScopes has allowed Q-Tech to have a microscope readily accessible to not cause backup. They keep their KingScopes on their production floor to make the process as streamlined as possible.
Later down the road, they discovered the KingScan, the automatic microscope that is accurate to the nearest hundredth of a millimeter. Since it is automatic, this microscope eliminates all cases of human error introduced when using a manual microscope. They keep this microscope in their lab when measuring smaller batches of products. This is the microscope they show their customers when verifying that their measurements are correct.


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Why school construction costs are climbing and projects are stalling
Education contractors across the country find that labor, material prices, complex designs, and health and technology needs are putting pressure on the delivery of school builds and adding to the cost.
When California-based C.W. Driver Cos. began work on the new 94,000-square-foot K-8 Cadence Park School campus in Irvine in 2016, the overall construction costs came in at $475 per square foot. But in 2019, as the firm started mapping out the construction of Heritage Fields School No. 3, another K-8 campus for the Irvine Unified School District, costs had surged to $598 a square foot.
That's a jump of 26{310f4324ad65b0a2030a48dd153b38f905c81f5512720fdadc65be8f0797b958} in just three years, and it echoes a trend experienced around the country.


Texas takes first in drunk driving deaths | Carpenter & Schumacher, P.C.
However, by being able to recognize when someone is drunk behind the wheel, you may be able to help prevent such senseless tragedies and get impaired drivers off the road.
People who are drunk often think that they are driving just fine, but it's clear to others on the road that something is wrong. Here are some common giveaways of a drunk driver.
Of course, use your judgment if you see a driver doing any of these things. One instance of tailgating does not always mean that they are impaired.
Suspect a driver is drunk? Here's what to do.
If you see a drunk driver, you'll want to get your vehicle as far away from them as possible. Before doing so, however, try to remember the color and make of their vehicle, their license plate number and what they look like. Once you've done so, it can be a good idea to pull over and call the police right away. Provide them with the information, including the location and direction they are traveling. It isn't always wise to try to take down a drunk driver on your own, and waiting for cops to arrive can keep you out of harm's way.
It isn't always easy to stand up and do what's right. By making the tough decision and reaching out to police, even if you're unsure, you could be saving a life.


Client: Human and Bioengineered Systems Division (Code 341), Office of Naval Research.
Objective: Develop a computational theory that advances our understanding of the relationship between visual perception and spatio-temporal language.
Our Approach: We humans have the ability to understand and describe a visual scene in natural language. For example, the "cat is sitting on the couch", and conversely understand such descriptions so that we can visualize the meaning conveyed by them. What mental representations and processes do we go through to transform what we see (i.e., perception) into words and vice versa? We took a baby step in answering this broad and important AI and cognition question by focusing on spatio-temporal descriptions such as "cat *on* couch". We developed integrated visual spatial representations and linked them to computational meaning representations. This allowed us to algorithmically go back and forth between scenes and language. We evaluated our theory with implementation by testing them on real world tasks such as placing an object given a natural language directive "put the printer on the table" and answering where questions such as "where are my glasses".
With 100s of test cases gathered over the internet we demonstrated our algorithms come as close as 60% of human performance. In our basic approach, we manually developed the visual and language representations; later we utilized a machine learning approach to learn such representation and use to perform tasks the system had never seen before. Yes, although our agents and algorithms are not as good as humans on these tasks yet, this was a very encouraging first step.
Solution We Delivered: We advanced the representations and mechanisms that underlie at the intersection of agent perception and language. Our theories and proof-of-concept implementations substantially reduced the R&D risks for ONR and the US Navy toward the development of next generation unmanned and command and control systems. We authored following patents and scientific publications, three algorithms implementations.


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Bernhard Horwitz (10. května 1807, Neustrelitz, Německo — 29. srpna 1885, Londýn, Anglie) byl německo-britský šachový mistr a skladatel.

Bernhard Horwitz (narozen jako Benjamin Horwitz) patřil nejprve k Berlínské šachové společnosti, kde byl společně s Ludwigem Erdmannen Bledowem, Tassilem von Heydebrandem und der Lasou, Karlem Schornem, Wilhelmem Hansteinem (1811 – 1850), Karlem Mayetem a Paulem Rudolfem von Bilguerem členem skupiny Plejády. Od roku 1845 však žil v Londýně a byl zde jedním z účastníků prvního mezinárodního šachového turnaje v roce 1851. V prvním kole sice porazil Henryho Edwarda Birda 2:1 (=1), ale pak byl vyřazen Howardem Stauntonem v poměru 4:2 (=1).

Roku 1851 založil Horwitz společně s Josefem Klingem (1811 — 1876), dalším Němcem žijícím v Anglii, časopis Chess Player, v jehož prvním čísle byla uveřejněn průběh tzv. nesmrtelné partie mezi Adolfem Anderssenem a Lionelem Kieseritzkým. Společně s Josefem Klingem pak ještě vytvořili množství studií s významným přínosem pro teorii koncovek, které vyšly v klasické šachové knize Chess studies.

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2022 was another year packed with shifting trends for the contact center, and 2023 shows no signs of changing course. With renewed focus on agent experience, ever-advancing AI capabilities, and the embrace of omnichannel solutions, contact center leaders face an exciting opportunity to best serve their customers in 2023. Read on for a sneak peek of what we're excited for.
Agent Empowerment
Agent empowerment is one of the top trends in the contact center space for 2023. Empowering your agents means equipping your teams with the tools, trust, information, and freedom they need to make decisions when customers need it the most. With an increased emphasis on agent empowerment, your teams can feel increased confidence and morale, and provide an improved customer experience.
One cheat code towards empowered agents? Involve them in the script-writing process. Agents develop an ownership mentality towards processes and projects that they are involved in; for both higher job satisfaction and script adherence, bring them into your thought process and organizational efforts as much as appropriate.
Agent Experience
Agent experience (AX) is similar to agent empowerment, but with important distinctions that are worth examining ahead of 2023. While agent empowerment is about making sure your teams have all the tools they need to help customers quickly and feel bought-in to company goals, agent experience focuses on the well-being of your teams themselves. That can include financial and mental well-being, working conditions, and more. Here, it's a look at the totality of the day.
Ultimately, ensuring your contact center agents do not feel disposable is essential. Executive perceptions have downstream effects on the agent experience: leaders who felt that their contact centers were a necessary drain on resources, rather than value drivers, had the highest churn overall as a group at 48% on average. Working to improve the overall agent experience can sometimes start from the top down.
AI Adoption
In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has dramatically impacted our lives in various ways, and the contact center space is no exception. Many contact centers have incorporated AI tools to help shape the future of their organizations; AI can provide representatives with real-time guidance and coaching while on customer calls. Rather than supplanting agents, it will support their workflows and help them achieve more.
At the end of the day, humans aren't going anywhere. The Conversation Excellence Lab asked over 360 executives which channels will be most used in ten years and the results were voice calls, live chat with a person, and email — all human-driven experiences. AI adoption will serve to streamline and bolster, but not to replace. Read more about what experts foresee for the contact center of 2030.
Omnichannel Remains Vital
Omnichannel options will remain vital to a complete contact center suite in 2023. Sample methods for omnichannel communication include:
Customers appreciate flexibility. When it comes to omnichannel communications, the more of them you have, the greater the chances your customers can reach you via their preferred contact method. Omnichannel is all about reaching customers exactly where they are.
"I think that organizations will be far more responsive to customers than they are today. By responsive, I mean offering the customer's choice of interaction channel. Omnichannel, you know. It will become much more of a reality in the future. We're already starting to see it become a reality today, but only in a very small minority of situations and organizations."
Stephen Yap, Director of the Call Centre Management Association
However, remember that it's vital to ensure your team responds to clients quickly across all platforms to help maintain higher CSAT scores. Having additional channels doesn't help clients if they're not being closely monitored, and too many channels run the risk of agents being spread too thin.
More Self-Service Options
While voice remains in tier one, self-service is the name of the game for those easy wins. A customer shouldn't have to call you to check the status of their package, place an order, or find out your store's holiday hours.
The focus will be on automation processes, not people. "Especially coming out of COVID, [people] crave human interaction, and I don't think that's going to go away. There'll be more AI mixed with self-service and a focus on how to get people moving through the contact and center and to a resolution a lot faster than they are today."
Annette Franz, Founder and CEO of CX Journey
Adequate self-service solutions lower the demand on your contact center, so wait times are lower and your agents can focus their energies on the more difficult stuff; the complex or high-impact calls that require elevated emotional intelligence and critical thinking skills.
How Balto Can Help Your Organization Keep Up with Industry Trends
Balto has developed industry-leading software that can assist your organization in keeping up with many of these 2023 contact center trends. Specifically, our software can help you improve agent experience and empowerment and adopt the power of AI to provide you with ample amounts of real-time data, coaching, and guidance.
One of the best ways to see how impactful Balto's AI-powered software can be for your organization is to request a free demo. If you'd like additional information, we've assembled a resource hub packed with helpful e-books, case studies, and other blog articles.
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The process configuration of electromagnetic will directly influence its productivity and performance. Therefore, I recommend the configuration for reference of your equipment configuration.
(1) The export design of storage bin or funnel should avoid directly loading the storage bin on the tank of feeder. Therefore, a chute is needed between storage bin or funnel and tank.
(3) A valve should be installed on the discharge opening, for adjust the width of discharge opening, and close the discharge opening when checking the equipment.
(4) In order to achieve the maximum productivity of the feeder, the material trough should have a side baffle with length as same as the material trough when discharging materials with light weight, and the gap between the side baffle and trough side baffle shall be 20-40 MM.
(5) In order to ensure the normal running of the feeder, any adjunct is not slowed to fix on the material trough.
(6) Dust cloth cover can be designed between the material trough and chute, and a cover plate can be the dust shield of the chute.
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Messing with my dogs while taking a break from work. It wouldn't be a complete day, if I didnt tease my dogs. My dogs are pretty much lazy, and like to lay around. That is, until food arrives.
Buckley, the gray dog, really wanted to argue with me, that he wanted a dog treat today. Deuce the Beagle, well, he is just happy to be there. Take a couple minute break from life, and enjoy watching me tease my animals. No worry, they were rewarded well for playing along.


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Is Beyonce Breaking Up With Jay Z and Moving Out?
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Image Courtesy Cliff Lipson/CBSFollowing continuing speculation that Beyoncé and Jay Z's marriage is on the rocks, the singer is now reportedly seeking an apartment without her husband.
According to the New York Post, Beyonce was checking out a $21.5 million, 4,000-square foot Chelsea penthouse early last month, just weeks Solange attacked her brother-in-law at a Met Gala party.
"She was very quiet, as if she was looking on the sly," a source close to the couple said.
Although the couple have yet to confirm or deny the rumors, the Chelsea apartment would be a considerable downgrade for Bey — she currently owns a 8,309-square-foot home in Tribeca with Jay. The source adds, "I can say with certainty that Jay is not downsizing."
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Thinking of planning a city break to Wallops Island. Expedia have a great range of hotels and accomodation in Wallops Island near Wallops Flight Facility that will help make your stay that little bit more special. But before you go make sure to check out WALLOPS ISLAND, Va out to sea from its launch point in Virginia. "The vapor tracers could be visible from New York to North Carolina and westward to Charlottesville, Virginia," NASA said. If you're near the Eastern US Coast, look toward Chincoteague VA is the best known of all the towns on Virginia's quiet certainly not the pastoral low-tech pony-rich landscape you were expecting. Established in 1945, Wallops Island is one of the world's oldest rocket launch sites, and now base It overlooks the marsh and bridge to Chincoteague Island it is located near the NASA Wallops facility and several related corporations, so make reservations! There is no 'off season'. A marsh front room is best. One side of the hotel overlooks a Orbital Sciences Corp. launched its unmanned Antares rocket from Wallops Island, Va., offering a view to nearby states along The orbiting outpost was zooming over the Atlantic, near Brazil, when the Antares blasted off. "It's going to be an exciting NASA will need clear skies at one of its two viewing locations on the ground — the launch site on Wallops Island, Virginia Carolina and westward to Charlottesville, Virginia," NASA said. If you're near the Eastern US Coast, look toward the .
We compared high resolution Quickbird imagery to ground-based plant survey data (transects every meter on a 50 X 50 meter plot) collected in a salt marsh near Wallops Island, VA, to determine the ability to detect small changes in vegetation within low Experience the Chincoteague Bay at the Chincoteague, Virginia Comfort Suites hotel. We are near Assateague Island National Seashore, the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, the NASA Visitor Center and the Wallops Flight Facility. Hotel amenities include On the spur of a moment we decided to come and watch a rocket launch from The Wallops Island NASA facility owned and operated hotel is happy that you enjoyed your stay with us and will look forward to a return visit in the near future. .
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Current: The importance of what the airport car park reviews say
The importance of what the airport car park reviews say
Alice Fowler
We are all used to consulting Tripadvisor and the like when we are looking at hotels for a holiday or a restaurant for a night out, but what about when it comes to airport car parks? Is there a site that lets us read the car park reviews?
A quick search on the internet will bring up plenty of websites with reviews to read through. Many of them are of the anodyne variety, e.g. "does what it says on the tin" and "would use again". However, when people go into more detail, what are the things we should be looking out for when reading the car park reviews?
Before booking airport parking
You will have noted the price when making the booking, so comments about value for money are hopefully academic. There are, however, various things that can prove very useful when taking the decision on where to park.
First of all, take note if users say they had trouble finding the car park, especially if you are using an off-site car park, which could be some way away from the airport. There is nothing worse than having a flight to catch and driving around the countryside or an industrial estate hunting for a poorly sign-posted car park.
For instance, when using the Manchester Airport Multi-Storey at Terminal 1, Tony Marples said:
"Actually finding the entrance to T1 parking is a joke. Several cars couldn't find the entrance and ended up having to pay £3 just to go round again and have another try. Second time round, still confused, stopped & asked a taxi driver where the entrance was. Head to the left towards the NO ENTRY sign, and take a very sharp, almost hidden, turn left, et voila!"
Now, if you're ever in a position like this, we'd recommend that you go on the website have the directions either printed or on your phone. For instance, for most airports, they will have step by step directions or if not that, they will certainly have a map. This way, you'll feel more confident and will be less likely to get lost.
Possible technical problems
Many car parks use an Automatic Number Plate Recognition system. Have drivers complained that their car has not been recognised? If you are in a hurry, you don't want to be left sitting at the barrier waiting for someone to override the system or be stuck in a queue behind someone with that problem.
Abigail Forster recalls one such instance, she says:
"Used Jet Parks 3 in June to go to Manchester Airport and had a terrible experience at both ends of the Journey. We were queuing at the barriers to get in for 20 mins as almost every car had to speak to an operator to get through as the automatic number plate recognition seemingly didn't work for most and the service for each of these customers took forever…"
Whilst this doesn't always happen, it's also not unheard of as ANPR relies on cameras to read your number plate and sometimes technology can fail us. It doesn't mean you've done anything wrong but it is simply just an error. The best thing to do is to call someone at the help point which should be available throughout most car parks and someone will be able to come and help you.
Keep your keys or leave them with the driver?
Were drivers able to keep their car keys with them when using the Meet & Greet car parks or did they have to leave them with the car park operator? We have all heard horror stories about people returning from their trip away to find extra miles on the clock or other evidence that their car has been used by someone in their absence. Even if the operator is not a cowboy, many of us feel uncomfortable leaving our keys and if this is an issue for you, take note of this in reviews.
Natalie Herrick tells about her experience of using the East Midlands Airport Meet & Greet, she say:
"I strongly advise not to park at meet and greet! Landed back to find my car was unlocked! Checked the car next to me to find it was unlocked too! So it wasn't a one off. Didn't even make it home before the tyre pressure light flashed up on my car! I'd only left it there a day for a business trip. If you value your car and belongings. Please park it on another secure car park where you take your keys with you!!!!"
Choosing the right Meet and Greet
Meet and Greet can be very convenient for some people as this way you only have to drop off the car and the rest is done for you. However, it's not always the best option because you have to leave your keys with the company and there's the risk of having your car damaged. So, whilst there might not be too much you can do, the first thing you want to is to check if the car park is Park Mark approved. Park Mark scheme means that the car park has been extensively risk-assessed and vetted by the police.
Another good way to see if a Meet and Greet company is good is by checking their social media, this way, you'll be able to get a feel of the company. It should be able to give you an indicator if the company is professional or not. Lastly, of course, read loads of car park reviews. We've also got some additional tips for choosing a Meet and Greet car park.
On your return
When you have finally made your way out of the terminal building after your trip, you just want to get home. Hopefully when you booked your space you will have taken note of how frequent the transfers back to the car park are, especially if you are landing late at night, but what do users say? Have they been left for ages in the cold waiting for the bus? Was it easy to find the bus stop?
Sally Pepworth tells of her experience of using the Manchester FSS Meet and Greet, she says she has:
"Used [it] many time over the years but never again, waited to be picked up from airport for over an hour at 1.30am with a four year old, after 3 phone calls when we were told he was 5 minutes away we were picked up, total chaos at depot, one couple had been waiting over an hour as they couldn't find their car, when ours arrived the windscreen had massive crack in it, I filled in a claim form and had to ring the manager every day for a week to get the cost paid, I feel very sorry for the staff as the new management are obviously way over their heads, it's a shame as the manager just sounded like a nice guy who was at breaking point."
There have been many instances where people have complained that their car had been damaged upon their return. So, in order to avoid this, try to book a car park that's been awarded the Park Mark award as this will mean it's in safe hands. However, just to be on the safe side, you should take pictures of how your car to ensure you have the before pictures. This way, if you ever need to prove anything, you have the evidence.
You could also consider getting a dashcam and this will mean you have the footage if anything were to go wrong. Here at Airport Parking Shop, we have provided some useful tips on how to prepare your car for airport parking!
Our top 5 car park reviews
Whilst there are many things that can go wrong, it doesn't mean they always do! A lot of people have had a great experience using airport parking. An amazing number of people manage to leave their wallet, their passport, their phone, etc, in the car on the way to the airport and an equally amazing number of car park operators seem to pick up the pieces cheerfully and at no extra cost, even where it has involved a last-minute dash back to the airport with essential documents.
Other accolades have been awarded by users for operators pointing out low tyre pressures and helping to start a car with a flat battery. Below, we've provided some of our favourite car park reviews.
APH Gatwick Park and Ride "I've used APH on 2 separate occasions and both times I have been extremely happy with the service. The staff are really polite and the transfer drivers are really helpful! Will 100% use APH again."
Stansted Maple Parking Park & Ride "Really recommend this parking. It's near to airport with excellent mini bus service back and forth. Really easy and stress free"
Heathrow NCP Flightpath T2 & T3 "Easy to find – car park at Heathrow next to airport. Easy to use – just find a parking space then get on free shuttle bus which runs every 20 minutes. When you arrive back at airport no need to call car park as a shuttle will be along soon. Happy to use again."
Belfast Cosmo Parking "Great service, friendly and very helpful staff. We didn't have to wait at all to be served or for transport to and from airport. Would definitely recommend this company."
Manchester Toad Park and Ride "Fantastic service from toad park & ride. Helped with bags, locked our car glove box as requested. Door to door service and had car warmed up running ready for when we returned. Couldnt ask for any more."
As an airport parking comparison site, we encourage our users to provide feedback on the experience they had with the car parks. So far since 2003, we've received over 80,000 car park reviews, and you can find them on each of the pages about the car park.
About Alice Fowler
I love to travel and working in the airport parking world for nearly five years has given me inside out knowledge of the industry. I love to help travellers get the best out of their trip, and their journey to the airport is an important part of that. Whether it's using our data to spot trends and pinpoint when people can save money, or opening the lid on airport parking tips and tricks, if it helps our customers, I'll write about it!
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One response to "The importance of what the airport car park reviews say"
Jo Cholmeley says:
I cannot speak too highly of Purple Parking at Gatwick. My son recently broke his leg badly while skiing in the Czech Republic and was unable to return to the UK with his family for 3 weeks. I was dreading trying to sort out what to do with his car which had been left with Purple Parking at Gatwick. After a waltz around the Purple Parking telephone system (which ended up advising me to use the website, which was where I had started!), I emailed them. I got a reply within a few hours, giving me the telephone no. of the duty manager. When I phoned, Mark Jackson was friendly and very helpful. He explained the paperwork I would need if I went to collect the car. and suggested that if I did decide to leave it to await their return, it would be much cheaper to re-book on line than to pay extra when the car was collected.
When we went to Gatwick to help bring my son home, we arrived a bit early and the duty manage then (another Mark) was fully informed about the situation, gave us cups of tea while we waited and allowed us to bring our car right up to the bus unloading spot. The helpful attitude made a difficult time so much less stressful.
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Whew! We just had an awesome bridal fair at the Paso Robles Inn this month, and had so much fun meeting all the newly engaged couples (we hope you were one of them!). During our conversations we noticed a few interesting trends.
One was the HUGE range of colors that you ladies are considering for your weddings. This follows the trend towards personalizing your wedding, and while it's harder for us to design a bridal fair booth with general appeal, it also makes our job as your wedding designers a lot more fun! We love customizing and designing to your unique taste, and are excited at the prospect of working with everything from a peacock theme, to a rustic barn with full fall foliage. THE trend of 2012 is YOU.
The other interesting trend we noticed was a return to the church. Over the past 3 years we've had very few church weddings, with our couples choosing to exchange vows at their reception venue instead. However, this wedding expo gave us a great sampling of many different wedding visions and a large number included a traditional ceremony at church. Our guess is that current fixation with all things beautiful, antique, and vintage is well suited to the setting of church ceremonies.
If you too are considering "Going to the Chapel", check out our tips below.
How much room does your church have for your guests? Too little, and you have to cut your guest list, or only invite a portion of your guests to the ceremony and the entire group to the reception. Too big, and your ceremony and décor will be dwarfed by the space. Look for a balance – large enough for your guest count, plus a little extra room for your photographer and coordinators to navigate without disturbing the ceremony.
Many churches require pre-marriage counseling, classes and/or retreats. We are HUGE advocates for this (even if you're not getting married in a church!) but this can be time consuming, and may entail extra expenses. In addition, if you and your fiancé are not of the same religion or have been previously married, your church may place additional requirements or restrictions on you. If you are hoping to get married in a church, make sure you ask about the pre-marriage requirements and start working on them sooner rather than later – you don't want to be working on homework the week before your wedding!
While most churches have adjusted to our casual society (and the resulting attire), some maintain strict dress codes that will vary both between religions, and individual churches. In my opinion, the dress code shouldn't deter you from celebrating your marriage in a place of worship, but it is something you need to respectfully consider during the planning process.
Churches provide many services to many groups, and your wedding might be squeezed in-between a morning rummage sale and evening service, or even backed up to another wedding! Make sure that you have plenty of time for the setup, ceremony, photos, and cleanup! There can also be annual scheduling conflicts that could be easily avoided if you are flexible on your date. Most religions have seasonal celebrations and times of fasting, so make sure you check for conflicts before booking your date.
Dealing with the logistics of church weddings, really isn't very difficult, especially if you start the process with open eyes and a well thought out plan (or a wedding planner!).
Photo credit to: Melissa Fitzpatrick of Fitzpatrick Studios (1st and 3rd photo).
Valerie Gilliss is a wedding coordinator and co-owner of Lavender Blue Events. Her company specializes in designing and coordinating custom weddings in Paso Robles and across the Central Coast. Follow her blog for the latest wedding trends, planning tips, and etiquette advice.