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Location: Somewhere in Latin America
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39. Enchanted Antigua
Being at a hostel as touristy as Zephyr reminds me of how different my mindset appears to be compared to other vacationers or shorter-term travelers. Due to the way that I'm traveling (via motorcycle and with no end-date) I find it difficult to really connect with the people who are on a 3 week whirlwind tour of all of central america. Jumping from place to place as fast as possible and checking off all the trip-advisor recommended activities before burning on to the next location. The energy of 'go-go-go-go' at an all inclusive resort type place like this is cooked into every piece of food and dripped into every cocktail. The thought of 'we only have tonight!!" is almost palpable and seems to be on the tip of everyones tongue. If I only had a few weeks, shit even if I only had a couple months, I would probably be feeling the same way and doing the same things. But luckily I have much more time to party after this place, and the next, and the next even if I so choose. After seeing so many hostels like this over the last few months they have become less and less interesting. Thus the exciting vibe of 'wooooohhhhh a bunch of other travelers in one spot, let's go crazy!'' is slightly lost on me now. At night when we are all getting blasted at the in-hostel bar off body-shots and beer bongs I find myself slipping away and going outside to shoot the shit and share a drink with the locals or night staff instead. Asking them questions about where they are from, their families, how they got to working here, do they like it, how has the town/city/country changed since they've been here etc. I feel much more engaged in these conversations and remember them much more clearly the next day, compared to the inebriated conversation with a sloppy-drunk australian chick who had the exact same things to say about the "cute little hats the locals wear!" as the 5 other girls I met under similar circumstances in the last week. Don't get me wrong, there are still plenty of other travelers that I have great conversations with or people that I met that were absolutely fascinating to talk with. But at places like this they are sometimes slightly more difficult to come by. Time to head to another spot and see if I can find more of the latter.
Because I came into Lanquin (the town next to Semuc Champey) in the night I haven't actually seen any of the surrounding area. Even in this wet and foggy haze, man it's beautiful.
My next stop is going to be the city of Antigua, maybe a 5 hour drive away. It's supposed to be sunnier on the other side of the mountain range that I'll cross on the way. I sure hope so, I've been wet for 3 days straight now, it would be nice to give my kit a sun beating for a change. I stopped in a bustling little pueblo that seems to be a junction for several main arterial roads, lots of busses and through traffic. I pulled off near one of the main corners in town and found a small food stand for some breaky. Sweet chicken, some sort of noodles (like chow-mein kind of), and a lot of tortillas was 8Q (~$1). I've realized that nobody really talks to you as a foreigner around here (central america) until you break the blatant stares (as if you were a rare fish in a fishbowl) by dropping a few words in spanish to them. Then the blank 'am I looking at a martian' stares quickly change to smiles and 'hola!' followed by interesting conversation. I experienced the same thing here as I sit down at the small table where the locals are eating their 'fast food' before work. It's awkward at first as they seem to feel like they 'have to' avoid eye contact with me, or maybe even are uncomfortable that I'm eating their with them. But once I break the ice with something as simple as 'man it's cold' or 'food looks awesome right?' (in spanish obviously) they are first surprised and then quickly become much warmer and engaging. At this place we take turns asking eachother questions, where are you from, do you have a family, what are you doing here, do you like it etc. The guy I'm talking to eventually asks how old I am, I say 25 and then he smirks and the ladies cooking the food giggle with amusement. He asks me how old I think he is, I guess 30 as he doesn't look a day older than 32. He laughs and says he's 47. Everyone here seems way younger than they actually are. Maybe it's the food, the physical labor, or something in the water that's keeping these people looking so young and strong.
About 2.5 hours of rain later I crested the mountain range and began coming back down the other side towards the capital Guatemala City. As if I crossed an imaginary line, the clouds opened up and with every 100ft of elevation dropped I could feel the glorious sun beginning to bake out all the water in my body, as if I were a stinky wet loaf of sourdough bread getting baked in an oven. It was a glorious feeling and I couldn't help enjoying the immense sense of happiness as my riding gear turned into a nice warm cocoon. Moments like this make the shitty cold riding totally worth it, you just don't appreciate the good riding as much if it's not interspersed with some shitty times as well.
I made it into the capital but honestly didn't see very much. Besides getting lost for a hot minute and running into another ADVrider in traffic I didn't really experience anything in the city. I know it's supposedly 'big' but seemed pretty chill to me. Guess I am comparing to mexico city which isn't a fair comparison.
Here's a shot looking back down at Guat city as I was on my way out towards Antigua.
And a vanity shot of the killer.
En route to Antigua from the east is a long series of steep roads that help kill off a lot of elevation. For some reason these really reminded me of the hollywood hills.
Not knowing where I was going to stay I stopped in at the first hostel that I had plugged into my GPS, El Hacier.
It's rooms seemed a bit expensive at 80Q a night so I opted to camp instead for 30Q out back where I parked my bike. This allowed me to set up my gear and shit to dry too.
Found two nicely kitted DRZ's parked out back as well, AteamNM mentioned that two girls riding down from Alaska on DRZ's were in the same area, pretty sure these are their bikes. Hey Becky and Andrea!
I got my shit set up and then went out walking. Antigua is apparently only 9 blocks by 9 blocks (albeit big blocks) and on a simple grid layout so pretty easy to get around.
There were 4 guys chilling in the sidewalk having heavy conversation so I opted to walk around them off the sidewalk to not interrupt. They called me out as I walked passed them in the road for thinking they were dangerous or going to rob me "yo man we aren't going to rob you, why are you afraid of us homey?" "In spanish obviously). I don't think they thought I would understand them so I turned around and walked right up to them. I said I just didn't want to interrupt their conversation and gave each of them the standard hand-slide and fist bump that is customary amongst friends here in central america. The tension immediately eased and we ended up shooting the shit for a good 45 minutes after that. Talking about the stigma of people south of the US border, why tourists are afraid of locals, the politics and the media that influence those feelings, the prevalence and effect of religion here, and of course women. It may seem obvious to everyone else, and I feel bad that it is still so surprising to me, but I am constantly refreshed and fascinated by the conversations I have in situations like this and how it shows how we are all really so similar even though we are from such different backgrounds. It felt like I was chilling on the street drinking beers with my homies from back home killing the evening going back and forth about women, culture, and politics. Really funny guys too and I enjoyed hanging out with them for that time. Now that I see this photo in the light, one of them may have even peed his pants in laughter at some point.
We parted and I kept walking, now in search of food. I heard live music coming from this joint so I asked how the food was to one of the people lingering outside. She said "It's amazing, but I'm the cook ;-)".
I dipped in and ordered a shrimp, bacon, and cheese burrito and listened to the music while I waited.
Holy shit-balls it was an amazing burrito! Definitely in the top 5 burritos that I have ever eaten. My mouth is watering thinking about it right now. More expensive than other meals at 46Q (about $6) but for one of the best burritos I've ever had that's a damn fine price.
I met some other people my age here and ended up kicking it with them the rest of the night. Fun group and good drinks.
Over the next few days I relaxed and explored more of this fascinating place. Antigua isn't very large, and 10 years ago it used to be much more dangerous. With the increase in tourism the place has mellowed out quite a bit but the flair of it's old ways seem to still be worked into it's bones. Although there are more tourists, I don't get the feeling of it being a tourist town. Yeah there's great cuisine that is scaled up a bit but I don't physically
that many tourists. I like this, it's a nice blend of good food and mostly local people.
During the day you can walk around and see the town, there's lots of 'ruins' as this is an older city.
There are several small parks for people to gather in.
One has some pools that appear to be designed back in the day as a place for people to do laundry. Today you can still find people doing this here.
The pace is overall slow and relaxed during the day.
If you look off into the distance from anywhere in town you can usually find a volcano, as long as it's not hiding in the clouds.
I like the architecture here, and some of the craftsmanship in the old doors is pretty great.
An afternoon drink is a common thing, a nice rum goes well with some guitar as the day lingers on.
If you need some good ol' Texas ribs check out Pappy's BBQ. I met up with Becky and Andrea from
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to try out the grub, it was hands down the best ribs I've ever had, but the sauces they had on table almost stole the damn show as well. It was the most expensive meal I have had in a very long time at 114Q ($14ish?) but for a whole pound of the best ribs I've ever had I felt OK about it. They only make a limited amount each day and are open until they sell out. Thanks for the meetup ladies and great food idea. Maybe we'll catch eachother down the road again.
When evening comes it's great to go grab a drink at Cafe No Se and sample some of their 'Ilegal Mezcal', or really anything on their shelf that is tequila. The story behind this place is that a guy traveling in the area about 10 years ago started the bar with his last $500. It was a different time here back then and things were much simpler. He opened it as a cafe to avoid paying for the liquor licences and simply poured people great tequila's into coffee mugs all day. He would also make runs up into Mexico to Oaxaca (the home of mezcal) and smuggle the liquor back over the border into Antigua Guatemala to serve in his 'cafe'. There are all kinds of stories about him dressing up as a pastor thinking the cops wouldn't search his van that way, or rafting crates down the river and across the border. That's where the name "Ilegal Mezcal" came from. Eventually the authorities caught on and he had to go legit and name his place as well. He didn't know what to call it so he just named it "Cafe No Se" (Cafe I Don't Know). Now it's a growing brand and they distribute all over, into the states as well so go check em out.
The interior shows it's wear from the past 10 years or being a seedy underground joint. I love the decor, it is the perfect place to drink something called Ilegal Mezcal. Dark, dingy, and usually full of questionable characters. By far my favorite place in town to hang out.
There are several different rooms but are all pretty small, this is the second bar area.
This candle is about 4.5 feet tall and is a pyramid of wax that appears to have been burning and dripping since the place opened 10 years ago.
Love the art too. Just full of bad-ass shit.
Inside on one of the dark unlit walls there is a small entrance that is only about waist height that you crouch down and under that leads to the Ilegal Mezcal bar. Inside here you find 'shrines' to the patron saint of anyone involved in the criminal or 'darker' activities in life. Here people leave offerings of drinks, cigarettes, or drugs.
I took these pictures in the afternoon one day. A lady was in the Ilegal Mezcal bar area by herself practicing the banjo. I grabbed a stiff drink and listened to her transcribe in music exactly how this town felt. Music seems like the only real way you can describe the unique blend of emotions for this town. Antigua, you are a special place, I like you.
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Brazilian soccer stars play in Chechnya
GROZNY, Russia Brazilian soccer stars from years past took the field in Chechnya on Tuesday for a friendly game against a team led by local strongman Ramzan Kadyrov, who fired up the packed stadium with shouts of "God is great."
Bebeto, Cafu, Dunga and Romario - all veterans of Brazil's World Cup winning side in 1994 - were among the players to travel to the blood-soaked republic in southern Russia. Belgian singer Lara Fabian also came to take part in a pre-match concert.
Kadyrov insisted the Brazilians were not being paid but came as a goodwill gesture after he and "some of his friends" helped Brazil recover from flooding. He gave no specifics.
Kadyrov's team included former players from the national teams of the Soviet Union and Russia, and former German midfielder Lothar Matthaeus, who played in five World Cups and now coaches Bulgaria. The 34-year-old Chechen leader said he planned to play the entire game after losing five to six kilograms (11 to 13 pounds) in preparation.
The Grozny soccer stadium is one of Chechnya's most resonant spots, especially for Kadyrov, whose father was killed here in a terrorist bombing. Having succeeded his father as Chechnya's leader, Kadyrov has used sports in an effort to show the region is recovering from war.
Before Tuesday's game began, Kadyrov told reporters that he had invited the legendary Brazilian players to Chechnya because he "wanted to show football to our guys." He then turned to face the stands and cried out "Allahu akbar," or "God is great" in Arabic. The fans, who overfilled the 10,000-seat stadium, shouted the same phrase in response.
In addition to organizing Tuesday's high-profile game, Kadyrov has just brought in former Netherlands star Ruud Gullit to take over as coach of the local club, Terek Grozny. The Brazilian players wore Terek's red, green and white scarves as they emerged from Grozny's airport earlier in the day to the cheers of a couple hundred flag-waving fans.
Sports can be a powerful social glue - an assertion of national pride and a balm to war-bruised psyches - but whether that will work in Chechnya is in doubt. Along with leading the soccer team, Kadyrov also leads a security force that is widely feared and despised, whose abuses feed an insurgency that Russia seems incapable of quelling.
Rights activists say the atmosphere of fear and intimidation has been extended to efforts to impose strict Islamic rules on women in the Russian region. Headscarves are now required of all female government employees, university students and even young girls in school. There have been paintball attacks on women who failed to cover their heads.
Kadyrov on Tuesday shrugged off the rights groups' accusations. He said that Chechen women wear headscarves because they are Muslim and also as part of local traditions, while adding that he personally admires women who cover their heads.
"No hair style, no color could make such beauty," he told foreign reporters during a late-night news conference that stretched into the early hours of Tuesday.

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In case you missed it, Linas Kleiza is playing well in London
Aug 6, 2012, 1:59 AM EDT
Team USA noticed.
Toronto Raptor Linas Kleiza put up 25 points on them in a game that was a lot closer than expected. Kleiza is a known commodity who has turned heads in London.
The USA is not the only team that Kleiza has cause problems for — he has averaged 18.3 points and 6.3 rebounds in the Olympics. He is shooting 60.5 inside the arc (but he is struggling, just 3-of-12 from three). He has more total rebounds and more free throws than anyone else from Lithuania.
He has not played like that the last couple seasons in Toronto — he averaged 9.7 points per game on 40.2 percent shooting last NBA season.
But he has battled knee issues the past couple years, things he seems to be past now. If he really is, if he can move this well and bring some confidence from the games to the NBA he could be a boost in Toronto.
That said, they are deep at his wing spot, with DeMar DeRozan and even Landry Fields now fighting for minutes with Kleiza. But the minutes are there for the Lithuanian to grab.
They could use it.
Because Toronto has another Lithuanian coming in Jonas Valanciunas, the No. 5 pick in last draft. He comes in with high hopes but he has looked more like a project through these games, not instant help.
A healthy Kleiza may be that.
- fm31970 - Aug 6, 2012 at 2:10 AM
Always liked Kleiza's game, especially when coached by George Karl. Fun to watch those two work together.
- borderline1988 - Aug 6, 2012 at 6:50 AM
His game always looked better in international ball than in the NBA. This same thing happened in the World Championships in 2010.
- leeeroooyjeeenkiiins - Aug 6, 2012 at 4:02 PM
He'll kook like that with the Raptors, it's just that we only get it from him about once every 15 games. I think he simply fits the international style much better.
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I used Kodak's photo book site because it was the only software I could find that let me drag however many photos I wanted onto a page and automatically arranged them while keeping their relative sizes (no cropping) and then gave me serveral options for other arrangements.
With Kodak gone from this business, I have been trying every other photo book site I can find, but none of them seem to work the same way. They all seem to require that you choose a layout first by knowing how many photos you want on a page. Or if I do go into custom mode, they then drop all the picutres on in full size and I have to reduce/shrink each one.
I consistently make travel books that are 80 pages long and have hundreds of pictures. Some pages may have 9 pics, some have panoramas, etc. It feels like way too much work to design each page individually.
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A customer service call system that provides both manual (assisted by a service representative) and automated problem solving dialogs. A routing process determines which dialog is appropriate for incoming calls. The routing process determines a probability that the automated system will resolve the problem and also determines an expected hold time for the customer to reach the manual dialog. The routing process uses this information to determine how the call should be routed.
1. A method of handling a call from a caller, comprising:
detecting a task;
assigning to the task a probability indicative of an estimate of the likelihood of completing the task via an automated system;
assigning to the task a hold time indicative of an estimate of a duration until a customer service representative is available to talk to the caller; and
routing the call either to an automated system or to a customer service representative based on a combination of the probability and the hold time.
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8. A call handling system, comprising:
a task detector operable to identify a task associated with a call from a caller; and
a call router operable to:
index a probability database using the identified task to retrieve a probability associated with the identified task;
estimate a hold time; and
route the call to one of at least two call handling resources based on said probability and said hold time.
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16. A routing system for customer service system, which has alternative manual and automated dialogs for solving customer problems, comprising.
17. A service, comprising:
enabling a call center to determine a task associated with an incoming call from a caller;
enabling the call center to estimate a probability of successfully completing the task via an automated call handling module and to estimate a hold time associated with an customer service representative (CSR)-based module; and
enabling the call center to route the call to either the automated call handling module or to the CSR-based module based on the estimated probability and the estimated hold time.
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This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/948,507, filed on Sep. 23, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,120,244. which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/190,145, filed Jul. 5, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,807,274, both of which are incorporated by reference herein.
This invention relates to interactive voice response systems for providing customer service, and more particularly to a method for routing calls from manual to automated dialogs.
A business or company that provides services and/or products to clients or customers may provide their customers with customer service in the form of a customer service center that handles customer requests. Customer requests may comprise requesting new products or services, getting support for a product or service, asking questions about a product or service, etc. In non-automated systems, when a customer calls the service center with a request, the service center manually routes the call to an agent that services the customer's request.
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems are systems that provide information in the form of recorded messages over telephone lines in response to customer input in the form of spoken words or touch tone signaling. Examples of IVR systems are those implemented by banks, which allow customers to check their balances from any telephone, and systems for providing automated stock quotes.
IVR may be used to both to acquire information from, or enter data into, a database. For example, banks and credit card companies use IVR systems so that their customers can receive up-to-date account information instantly and easily without having to speak directly to a person. An IVR system may also be used to gather information. For example, an IVR telephone survey might prompt the customer to answer questions by pushing the numbers on a touch-tone telephone.
When fully implemented, an IVR system does not require human interaction over the telephone. The customer's interaction with the database is predetermined by the extent to which the IVR system will allow the customer access to the data.
IVR systems have been successful because they generate significant cost savings due to the ability to route calls to the appropriate call center without having to incur the cost of a service representative to accomplish the routing. Once the call is routed, subsequent dialog with the customer could be additional IVR dialog or it could be assisted by a service representative. Thus, a given customer service task could be partly implemented with IVR and partly with human assistance.
The absence of a service representative can sometimes be frustrating to the customer, such as when an IVR system simply provides recorded answers that assume the customer has already correctly diagnosed a problem. On the other hand, although non-automated systems do provide a live service representative, customers can become frustrated if they are required to be put on hold to wait for service.
The following description is directed to a method of overcoming the limitations of existing IVR systems. For purposes of the following description, "automated" dialogs are those that are implemented using IVR technology, typically in the form of recorded menu type selections but may be in the form of any type of prompt for interactive customer responses. The customer responses may be by touch tone, by voice recognition, TTY, some other type of telephone key pad, or some combination of these.
The method provides a customer service call system with two alternative dialogs; one partially automated and partially manual and the other fully automated. A customer who places a call to a call center begins at the partially automated dialog. When appropriate, the customer's call is routed from the partially automated dialog to the fully automated dialog. In this manner, the system balances the advantages and disadvantages IVR-implemented customer service call-centers.
Specifically, the method described herein provides customers with an IVR-type problem detection dialog with the opportunity to speak with a service representative for help in diagnosing and resolving the problem. However, the method also addresses the objections of customers to remaining in queues for long hold times by determining when they may be better served by an automated system.
For purposes of this description, customer service tasks are presented to call centers, with the customer initiating the call by telephone. Each task is deemed a "problem" to be solved, with the problem solving having three phases: detection, diagnosis, and resolution.
In other words, system 10 requires the customer to detect a problem, then report the problem to a service representative who is trained in diagnosing the problem. The problem detection is IVR implemented in the sense that the customer responds to a menu type list of choices, by using either touch tone or voice responses. During the subsequent dialog, which is manual, the service representative asks the customer appropriate questions to aid in the diagnosis and to determine the solution.
The diagnostic questions of system 20 are developed using the following principles. First, the questions are designed to permit the customer to successfully complete the task. Second, each question has an appropriate level of readability and comprehension. Third, the questions must be two sentences or less, and contain three instructions or less. Fourth, the questions must provide pause, repeat, backup, opt out, and get summary functionality.
As an example of how the data of
For a given call, the expected hold time and the probability of success are quantified and integrated into an algorithm, which provides an index value for the call. The index value is compared to a threshold value. Depending on the result of the comparison, the call is then left with the manual system 10 or routed to an automated system 20. Alternatively, instead of the customer's call being automatically routed, the customer could be asked to choose whether he or she desires to wait for a service representative or to use the automated system.
Referring to the specific steps of
Step 42 determines the probability that the detected task can be successfully resolved by the automated system 20. For this step, it is assumed that some basis exists for determining this probability, such as statistical data representing past calls and success rates. The task identification information is the subject of a database lookup to determine the probability that the customer will receive a satisfactory resolution from the automated system. Step 43 is determining the expected hold time for the customer. This may be accomplished by querying the call center queue size.
Step 44 is using the probability of success value (determined in Step 42) and the expected hold time value (determined in Step 43) to calculate a customer wait index. The following equation is an example of how these two values may be used in this manner:
The above function is derived from customer preference data, such the data illustrated in
Step 45 is comparing the Wait Index to a threshold value. A threshold of 0 indicates that the current hold time (HT) and the current probability of solution (PS) values both match predetermined customer expectancies.
Step 46 is routing the call based on the result of the comparison. Positive values of the Wait Index indicate that a combination of HT and PS are greater than the threshold. In this case, the call is automatically routed to the automated system. Negative values of the Wait Index indicate that the combination of HT and PS are less than the threshold. In this case, the customer remains in the manual dialog queue to speak to a service representative. In either case, the customer may alternatively be queried to determine if he or she would like to be routed to the automated system.
The following example illustrates how the above-described method works for a call with HT=10 and PS=0.50.
The following example illustrates how the method works for a call with HT=1 and PS=0.50.
In accordance with the above-described method, when hold times do not meet customer expectancies, customers may be automatically routed to an automated problem system 20, which can assist in problem diagnosis. The use of the wait index, with thresholds based on customer data may also be used to give the customer control over the decision to opt for the automated system.
Although the present invention has been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions, and alterations can be made hereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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VLC for Windows 8 to release on March 10th
Users will now be able to get their hands-on the first public release of VLC media player for Windows 8 via the Windows store on March 10th, coming this Monday. The announcement was made by VideoLAN via its Twitter account.
Earlier in 2012, VLC started a Kickstarter campaign which ended as a success in raising the necessary funds. Along the way, VideoLAN showed off their work-in-progress media app player. Some time ago, it was reported that VLC was passed to have its passed and will be placed on the app store. Now that the team was able to take care of last minute bug fixes, it was two days away for its release.
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Wake Up & Smell the Bacon Makes your iPhone smell like pork
Oscar Mayer is a company that has been making lunchmeats and bacon for decades. The company has unveiled an interesting, if a bit weird, accessory for the iPhone called Wake Up & Smell the Bacon. This device is an app and hardware combo.
The hardware plugs into the iPhone and has some sort of system for producing the smell of cooking bacon using a scent canister. The app portion has an alarm clock and when your alarm goes off you are woke up to the sound and smell of cooking bacon.
I can't think of a better way to get up in the morning than the scent of bacon. It would be better if you woke up to real bacon. A company called Scentee in Japan makes the device and you can't buy the device at all. The only way to get your hands-on the bacon-scented alarm clock is by answering a quiz at the Oscar Mayer website. The good news is that anyone who wants to will be able to download the app.
Twitch adds option for mobile games livestreaming and screen capture
Twitch made an announcement recently that they've released its mobile software development kit which will allow developers to add livestreaming and screen capture functionality in its mobile games. This will allow mobile gamers to livestream their mobile game online via Twitch and even capture screenshots.
"Our vision is to provide the Twitch community with the ability not only to view, but to broadcast live video game content wherever they are, whether they're on the go or in the living room," VP for marketing Matthew DiPietro said. "We've achieved that with our PC and console integrations, so the trifecta will soon be complete with our deep and concerted foray into mobile broadcasting."
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Evernote for Windows gets updated to feature image annotation
Evernote for Windows got a big update today that includes several new features that users have been asking for. The first new feature allows users to annotate images inside their notes by simply mousing over the image and clicking the annotate button that appears in the top right corner of the image. Once annotation is open, users can use arrows, and stamps to highlight portions of the image as well as adding text, shapes or even crop and re-size the image.
The other new feature affects Evernote Business users or those with very large accounts. Their data will sync much faster now, and in some cases, Evernote says that the syncing will be instantaneous and not noticeable by users. Additionally, Evernote says that stability has improved, as well as a few bugs have been squashed with this update. I never really got into the Evernote craze, but with these new features, I may just have to give it a second chance.
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Facebook's Messenger app heads to Windows Phone, forgets Chat Heads
Facebook's messenger app has been available on Android and iOS for quite some time now but has taken its sweet time arriving on Microsoft's Windows Phone platform. Today Microsoft announced that Facebook Messenger is now available for for download in the Windows Phone store. The app is quite similar to its counterparts on Android and iOS, with features like group-chat, stickers, and picture messaging, but the nifty Chat Heads feature is missing.
Industry analyst are quick to point out that Facebook Messenger has arrived just before Microsoft releases its next update to Windows Phone 8.1, an update that will see Redmond pull back from some of its integration of FB and Windows Phone. This is a move that will allow Facebook to handle more of the functionality itself through separate apps, just like it does on iOS and Android. The Windows Phone 8.1 Update is expected to arrive in early April, but that date could change if any delays occur in the mean time.
Dish Network launches Dish Anywhere app for Kindle Fire HDX tablets
One of the cool things about Dish Network is that with its Hopper Whole home DVR system you can watch your favorite shows from anywhere using apps. The apps let you catch up with shows you miss on the road and were previously offered for Android and iOS devices only.
Dish has announced that it is now supporting another popular platform with a new Dish Anywhere app that has just launched. The app is now available for the Kindle Fire HDX line of tablets. The app is available now on the Amazon Appstore.
The app gives Kindle Fire HDX tablet users the ability to watch their DVR recordings, TV programs, and on demand titles away from home. The app only works with the Hoppe DVR that has Sling built-in. The app will work when the table is connected to Wi-Fi or mobile broadband.
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XMBC releases 13.0 'Gotham' Beta 1
XMBC recently made an announcement about its BETA 1 edition of the new media center software: V13.0 codenamed "Gotham". The team says that they have worked hard on this project and made improvements since the release of the older 12.0 release.
The new XMBC interface comes with a lot of features based on the user's feedback and requests. Some of those features are Android Hardware Decoding, Rasberry Pi and Android speed improvements, Stereoscopic 3D Rendering better touchscreen support, better audio engines and other setting improvements. The team assured that this version of XMBC should run on Android 4.0 and higher for ARM and x86 architectures. Users required this software to run smoothly on Rasberry Pi and Android, of which the team was able to work on it and make improvements. More specifically: opening and browsing libraries, loading images and initial starting of videos. For 3D lovers, XMBC now supports SBS, TAB, anaglyph and interlaced.
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Windows Phone 8.1 will ship with Microsoft's voice assistant, Cortana
Microsoft's answer to Apple's personal digital assistant, Siri, is coming with Windows Phone 8.1. Cortana has been teased by Microsoft to The Verge, where it will go head-to-head with Google Now and Apple's Siri.
Windows Phone 8.1's built-in search functionality which usually leans on Bing, will be shifted over to Cortana. Cortana will appear as a circular animated icon instead of the female character in Halo, with the diital voice assistant animating when it's speaking or thinking. This makes Cortana a much more personal experience versus the invisible, and sometimes helpful Siri.
Cortana will allow Windows Phone users to customize the assistant to their liking, where users can call people by their name, or set nicknames to their BFFs. Cortana is also capable of saving information and data in a Notebook system, which allows Cortana to access information such as location data, behaviors, personal information, reminders, and contact information.
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Spritz wants to see you reading at 1,000 words per minute
I can type much quicker than I read, so anything that helps me read faster, is great. Spritz, a Boston-based startup, is working on an incredible text streaming technology, that will see people reading pages of text much faster than they've ever previously thought possible.
The way this is possible, is that Spritz has crafted a technology that stops you from you having your eyes moving from word to word, by removing the page altogether. With Spritz, all you need is 13 characters to show all of your content, with fast streaming coming in and changing this all up. Spritz's technology is capable of being pushed into photos, maps, videos, and websites for much faster, more effective communication.
The way Spritz does this is instead of you reading in a line, it has the words appear in front of you, positioned much differently - something the startup calls the "Optimal Recognition Point", or ORP. The ORP is the "fixation point" which stays still, while the words flash through it. ORP is displayed in red, which saves a lot of recognition time in your brain when reading.
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Windows Store is pushing out 4 million downloads per day
It looks like Microsoft's Windows Store is seeing more traffic, where it is serving over four million app downloads per day. This represents an approximate 135% increase from October 2013, where Microsoft reported 1.7 million daily downloads.
When compared against Apple's App Store, which averages a daily download of around 5.5 million to 6 million from last year's numbers, this is not bad at all. Developers should continue to build apps for Windows Phone, which should only see those numbers increase.


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Researchers said that solar storms are likely to become more disruptive to planes and spacecraft within decades.
As the Sun enters a period of low solar activity over the next 50 years, new research has calculated the probability of unusually cold winter temperatures occurring in the UK.
After the most profound lull in solar activity for nearly a century, the Sun is finally coming back to life.
The sun is in the pits of the deepest solar minimum in nearly a century. Weeks and sometimes whole months go by without even a single tiny sunspot. The quiet has dragged out for more than two years, prompting some observers to wonder, are sunspots disappearing?
The sun is in the pits of a century-class solar minimum, and sunspots have been puzzlingly scarce for more than two years. Now, for the first time, solar physicists might understand why.
The sun is entering its 3rd year of eerie calm. Sunspots are rare and solar flares simply aren't happening. Is this "solar minimum" lasting longer than it should? A NASA scientist has examined centuries of sunspot data to find the answer.
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Finnish Forest Centre's Database of Privately-Owned Forests Reaches 10 Million Hectares, Business Wire
Timber smuggling rampant in the forests of Baripada, Times of India
Malaysia: Logged area exceeds forests in peninsula, Daily Express
Pacific News
Tree Project Aims to Put the Oak Back in Oakland, New York Times
Vallejo-based U.S. Forest Service part of unique solar power partnership, Vallejo Times-Herald
Drought, Beetles Killing Forests, Mountain News
Northern News
Study Shows Communities Bear Burden of Timber Sale Litigation, Flathead Beacon
West Yellowstone ponders $1.4M land purchase from national forest, Billings Gazette
Bitterroot National Forest travel plan, Ravalli Republic
Southwestern Crown Collaborative Focuses on Monitoring and Learning to Accomplish Restoration Goals, USFS
Marten named new Northern Region forester, Missoulian
Nez Perce NF: Road for Logging Project Challenged in Selway River Corridor, Twin Falls Times-News
Greens Fight Clearcuts in Idaho, Courthouse News Service
Forest Service logging projects bad for elk habitat, Montana Standard letter
Southern News
Coalition fights LBL timber sales, Murray Ledger & Times
Beware the farce about the forest, Fay Observer op-ed
Mulberry Creek land added to Pisgah National Forest, Asheville Citizen-Times
The Sipsey Wilderness, Alabama's first federally designated wilderness area, turns 40, Birmingham News
Dominion Now Favors Alternate Route for ACP - The new route goes through the George Washington National Forest instead of the Shenandoah National Park, Newsplex
Forest Service approves more pipeline surveys, Daily Progress
Florida Forest Service Accepting Applications for Southern Pine Beetle Assistance and Prevention, Jackson County Floridan
Longleaf pines making a comeback, Hannibal Courier-Post
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Superior NF: Proposed north country land exchange is contrary to Minnesotans' best interests, MinnPost
Bats treated for white-nose syndrome released near Hannibal, Hannibal Courier-Post
Forest Service sees hope in battle against bat disease, Twin Falls Times-News AP
Allegheny National Forest welcomes new district ranger, Bradford Era
Earthworms rob forests of key nutrients; pave way for other invaders, Great Lakes Echo
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Tongass Advisory Committee finishes its plan for changing forest strategy, Ketchikan Daily News
Tongass plan makes its debut, Juneau Empire
Tongass Advisory Committee Demonstrates Power of Collaboration, Reaches Consensus on Recommendations for Young-Growth Transition, USFS
GSACC protests committee's forest work, Juneau Empire letter
Enviros Say Feds Bleeding Alaska Timber Dry, Courthouse News Service
Home runs: Celebrating Southeast Alaska's salmon forests, Juneau Empire op-ed
Alaskan timber industry may jeopardize Alaska, Juneau Empire op-ed
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Also part of Bourne's reformation: a residency at London's contemporary dance center Sadler's Wells. "We have offices there now, a really nice relationship. We can sell out 12 weeks of dance, which is a good length. Most dance can survive for two weeks at most; even then it doesn't sell out. The West End, for a longer run, it's harder. We're commercial, but only up to a point."
So what does that mean for audiences? This year: the debut of Bourne's Edward Scissorhands ballet. "I've given up trying to call it something else," the director says, echoing a familiar theme. "People understand what a ballet is. It's in the style of my other pieces, but I'm not a ballet choreographer. Still, it's definitely not a musical. Actually, Tim Burton and Caroline Thompson, who wrote the screenplay, originally conceived it as a musical."
"I put the idea to do [Scissorhands] onstage to [composer] Danny Elfman first," Bourne continues, "and then to Tim. I was quite open-minded toward a musical, but they wanted it like the other pieces. They were excited by the prospect of non-verbal theater. It came from them, really. We've written the scenario for this version. It's quite different from the 1990 film. Danny's written some more music and it's starting to be designed. We hope to go into rehearsal by September. We're quite far down the road."
Bourne takes a breath, just long enough that one can't be sure if he's talking about Scissorhands, Play Without Words, or his contribution to the arts in general. Then he exhales. "People aren't quite sure what category to put it in," he laughs. "But I'm selling it as theater." He takes a beat and reconsiders. "Maybe theater stroke dance."
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Chizik, Gill, and the Race Card ... Dec. 24
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"I'm used to seeing
people promoted ahead of me ... friends, co-workers, Tibor. I never
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If you want to fire on
Auburn's hiring of Gene Chizik, fine. The guy was 5-19 as the Iowa State
head coach and has done absolutely nothing to show that he deserves to
get the bump up to a higher-profile gig like Auburn. But if you're going
to throw race into the mix and say that Chizik got hired, and current
Buffalo head man Turner Gill didn't, because of skin color, then step up
and fire. Don't insinuate and don't imply; man up and actually use the
word racist, and take the consequences that come with it.
It's one thing to wonder aloud whether or not race turned out to be a
factor in Chizik's hiring, it's the media's job to openly question every
aspect of an outside-the-box move like this, but it's another to call
Auburn racist without actually calling the program racist. Several
columnists, talking heads, and talk show hosts are doing everything to
imply that race had something to do with this, but no one outside of
Charles Barkley is actually being held accountable for making the
accusation despite not saying the words needed to actually make the
Whether or not you believe Barkley was out of line with his criticisms,
at least he came out and said what he felt. It's not that he originally
said that Chizik was hired over Gill because "race was the No. 1
factor," it's that he didn't have any proof, despite having an inner
knowledge of Auburn athletics like few do, and that he felt the need to
backtrack. For Barkley and several other media types to blame Auburn for
not hiring Gill because of skin color is the epitome of irresponsible
journalism without diving into the situation to see if AU President Jay
Gouge has a history of hiring based on race, or if there have been any
other instances remotely comparable to this one. It's sort of like the
steroid issue. If Barry Bonds, and others accused of juicing up, are
clean, then where are the defamation of character lawsuits? If Auburn
didn't hire Gill because of skin color, then someone will start filing
the motions yesterday.
Of course, figuring out whether or not Gouge hired Chizik because he's
white is impossible to do without a lie detector and a shot of sodium
pentothal, but If you're going to make the claim that skin color was a
factor, then you have to have enough conviction to say or write the
words, "Auburn University hired Gene Chizik because he is white, and it
didn't hire Turner Gill because he isn't. Therefore, the people who
hired Chizik are racists, and the University should take the proper
action to rectify the situation." But no one's going to do that,
although Barkley came close.
Race is always going to be in the equation in a case like this
considering the shameful past of many SEC programs once
used football as a tool to promote an agenda of hate and ignorance.
That's why everyone and anyone who continues to write and talk about
this situation has to be extremely responsible to all the parties
involved. Auburn, and the rest of the SEC, have come a long, long
way from where things were at not all that long ago.
Is this fishy? Absolutely. This is one of the most bizarre hires in
recent college football history at almost every level. Do I think race
had anything to do with Gill not being hired? No, but considering the
woeful lack of minority college football head coaches it wouldn't be a
shocker. However, every insider I've talked to insists that this whole
controversy was a perfect storm of tough and ill-timed coincidences with
race having nothing to do with the final decision.
Had Auburn hired Texas Tech's Mike Leach, or a big-name head coach or a
top coordinator over Gill, there would be no controversy. Isn't it
possible that Gill, who has done wonders for Buffalo but whose team
wasn't that great, plain and simply got beaten out for the job,
even though by all accounts Gouge came away from the interview
impressed? Isn't it possible that Auburn wanted someone with Auburn ties
and that Chizik, who's known for being able to run great defenses, was
what Gouge was looking for? Isn't it possible that race has nothing to
do with the reason that Syracuse, Nebraska, the team Gill played for,
and others haven't hired Gill yet, and that Auburn just so happened to
be in the center of the controversy because it made a surprise hire? You
don't think that hiring Gill would've been the far easier thing to do?
The race angle is important to discuss and explore as the current hot
button issue, and hard questions need to be asked. But find the story.
Keep pressing Gouge and Gill until a satisfactory answer is found. Don't
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April 17th, 2007
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - A busy week is in store for race fans beginning with Nextel Cup qualifying on Thursday (race is Saturday night) and ending with a Champ Car race on the streets of Houston on Sunday afternoon.
Nextel Cup
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He has yet to win a race this season, but Jeff Gordon is still your Nextel Cup points leader.
It's not the Gordon doesn't know how to win, he has 75 Nextel Cup wins on his resume, just one less than legend Dale Earnhardt and seventh all-time in the series. Gordon has qualified well, starting in the top-10 in five of the seven events. But so far he hasn't been able to finish the job finishing second at California, Las Vegas and Martinsville, third at Bristol and fourth in Texas last Sunday.
However, with NASCAR still valuing consistency more than winning, it all adds up to an eight point lead over Jeff Burton (one win) and 125 points on Matt Kenseth (one win). Gordon's teammate at Hendrick Motorsports, 2006 Nextel Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, has the most wins in the series (three), but sits third in the title chase because of two bad days - 39th at Daytona and 38th at Texas.
The remainder of the top-12 are all more than 200 points behind Gordon.
The series heads further west this week from Fort Worth, TX to sunny Phoenix, AZ for a race on the flat one-mile oval at the Phoenix International Raceway. The eighth race of the season will be the third race with the "Car of Tomorrow."
The first race with the COT was a rather dull affair at the usually exciting Bristol Motor Speedway. Even Mark Martin, who watched the race on television, wasn't a fan.
"I thought the COT handled poorly enough that the guys actually didn't run over each other because they didn't have good control of their car," Martin said. "It was a cleaner race than what we normally see because the cars were so hard to control, they weren't able to get in there and mix it up."
The series then went to Martinsville where the racing improved and we watched a very exciting stretch run between Johnson and Gordon. Gordon was beating and banging on Johnson's rear bumper over the final 30 laps but couldn't unnerve the defending series champion and finished second.
Now its on to PIR where if history is an indicator Gordon will again come up short. Phoenix along with Homestead and Texas are tracks where Gordon has never won.
Last year, Kevin Harvick won both races in Phoenix. In fact, Harvick won both the Busch and Nextel Cup spring races at PIR. The No.29 Richard Childress Racing driver began the season by winning the Daytona 500, but since then he has struggled to find his way. Harvick has earned just one top-10 since Daytona and finished outside the top-20 on four occasions. In two races with the COT Harvick has finished fourth and 41st. He finished 29th last week at Texas.
"Either something was wrong with the Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet or we just missed the set-up," said Harvick after Texas. "We will have to go back to the shop and see what went wrong. However, I am looking forward to going to Phoenix where we seem to have a pretty good track record."
Look for a much better effort from Harvick this weekend.
Five drivers had earned two top-10s in the two races with the "Car of Tomorrow." They are Kyle Busch (win, 4th), Jeff Burton (2nd, 6th), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (7th, 5th), Gordon (3rd, 2nd) and surprisingly Jamie McMurray (9th, 9th).
After a horrible first season with Roush Fenway Racing, McMurray has rebounded in 2007 and sits 10th overall. It is the first time McMurray has been in the top-10 since September 2005. The No.26 Ford driver started the season with two sub-30th finishes but since has posted four top-10s in five starts. In his fifth Nextel Cup season he might just make his first "Chase for the Nextel Cup."
The action will begin with a rare Thursday night qualifying session and the race will drop the green flag on Saturday night at 8:30 p.m. (et).
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And we thought last year's Busch Series championship was a jog for winner Kevin Harvick. Harvick set an all-time mark by winning the title by 824 points but that record might not last very long.
Carl Edwards (1,370 points) is decimating the Busch Series in 2007. Through eight events, Edwards has a mammoth 403-point lead over Dave Blaney and 432 over Harvick. Through eight races last year, Harvick (1,284 points) held just a 156-point lead over Denny Hamlin.
Edwards has built the lead by winning twice and not finishing worse than sixth in any race.
Blaney, driving the No.10 Toyota, is second, but hasn't performed particularly well, though he did finish second in the season opener in Daytona. Harvick has raced better than Blaney (one win, five top-10s), but has missed two races as has fourth-place Kyle Busch (five top-10s).
The combination of part-time drivers and Edwards' great start may end the Busch Series "title chase" by July.
It is interesting to note that with David Reutimann fifth overall, Toyota drivers hold two of the top-five spots.
Roush Fenway Racing is also putting on a pretty good display this year. Besides Edwards, RFR has Matt Kenseth and David Ragan in the top-10. Kenseth owns two wins and four top-10s in six starts while Ragan is 10th overall.
"This is probably our best run as a team," said Ragan. "You always want to run a little better than you did, but what a great rebound from last week. The Discount Tire Ford Fusion team worked extremely hard in getting the car prepared."
Ragan's fifth place last week moved him ahead of Juan Montoya and just two points behind Marcos Ambrose in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings.
The Busch teams will qualify on Friday afternoon and race Friday night with the green flag dropping at 9:30 p.m. (et).
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Through two events and its looking very much like 2006 where two teams, Target Chip Ganassi Racing and Penske Racing dominated. Last year those two teams combined for 12 of 14 wins and collected 47 top-10s.
The 2007 season opener was a one-car affair that saw Dan Wheldon in a "race of his own" with everyone else competing for second. Target Chip Ganassi took the top-two spots and Penske's Sam Hornish Jr. finished third.
Two weeks ago at St. Petersburg, Penske's Helio Castroneves won the race with Ganassi's Scott Dixon second.
"That was probably one of the races where I focused the most," said Castroneves. "Nothing was distracting me. I'm glad. I'm getting better. I'm still learning, believe it or not."
Through two races, the two teams hold four of the top-five position in the standings with only Andretti Green Racing's Tony Kanaan breaking up a sweep.
Scott Dixon is the points leader with 80 markers, but he is just five points ahead of Castroneves and Dan Wheldon. Kanaan is fourth 15 points behind.
Andretti Green Racing did at least show up in St. Petersburg with their drivers finishing third, fourth and fifth. But it still appears to be a two- team race between Ganassi and Penske.
In last year's race at Twin Ring Motegi, Castroneves was seemingly the only driver on the track. He started on the pole, led 184 of 200 laps and won by a whopping 6.3851 seconds.
"It looks very easy on TV," said Castroneves. "I have to say it isn't easy. It's not easy at all."
The race will not be shown on live television (tape delay on ESPN).
Champ Cars
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Will Power leads the Champ Car Series championship after two events. It might be the last time that anyone other than Sebastien Bourdais leads the championship as the Frenchman got back on track last week in Long Beach.
After stumbling in the season opening event in Las Vegas, Bourdais rebounded to his "normal" level of dominance last week on the streets of Long Beach.
Driving the No.1 Newman/Haas/Lanigan machine, Bourdais won the pole on Saturday and led 58 of 78 laps en route to a relatively easy victory. The only laps he didn't lead were just after pit stops when drivers on different fuel strategies temporarily held the top spot.
This was in direct contrast to the Las Vegas race when Bourdais was never higher than sixth in qualifying and no higher than fourth in the race. He finished 13th after making contact with the wall midway through the event.
This week in Houston, Bourdais will be the defending champion having beaten Paul Tracy in last year's race by 1.238 seconds. Tracy, the series' active wins leader who missed last week's race after a practice crash, will be absent this week as well. Tracy's crash on Saturday morning left him with a compression fracture to his first lumbar vertebrae.
Oriol Servia will once again substitute for Tracy. He was quite successful in his debut finishing second behind Bourdais.
"I am very glad that I was given the opportunity," said Servia. "And I knew that the car was going to be good and the team was going to do a good job. I knew that if I wasn't too rusty, I could do a good job. So I took the opportunity and made the best of it."
Power finished third in Long Beach and added to his surprise win in Las Vegas help him extend his lead to 15 points over veteran Alex Tagliani who finished fifth on Sunday.
"It was a good result in the end, we earned a good haul of points and another podium," said Power. "We can now look forward to the next race in Houston next weekend with the championship lead."
Whether he can keep the lead for the following event in China on May 20th may depend on which Bourdais shows up - the three-time defending champion or the mid-pack driver of Las Vegas.
I expect the champion Frenchman to put together another great race and take back his customary position on top of the standings.
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