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Antique Blue Summer Wedding at Modern Oklahoma Ranch

[section title=”The Planning”] [field title=”Wedding Colors”] The wedding palette was antique blues, light blue, dark blue, whites, golds and greens. [/field] [field title=”Design / Vibe / Vision”] Blair Sims Events created an airy, garden-inspired summer wedding with gorgeous shades of blue. The chinoiserie touches added a perfect timeless accent to the whole look. She also combined shades of blue to create depth and dimension in the ceremony and reception spaces. An abundance of heavy candles was also important to create romantic lighting well into the night. [/field] [field title=”Proposal Story”][/field] [/section] [board_carousel title=”Getting Ready”] [/board_carousel] [board_carousel title=”Bridal Portraits”] [/board_carousel] [board_carousel title=”Flat Lays”] [/board_carousel] [board_carousel title=”First Look”] [/board_carousel] [section title=”The Fashion”] [field title=”Wedding Gown”] Grace wore a gorgeous form-fitting satin Pronovias...

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Idle DR-DOS

[ comments ] I have a laptop. Sometimes I run VMs on it, and some of those VMs run DOS. When a DOS VM does not have any power management, the laptop quickly lets me know by kicking up the fan speed. It is Very Annoying. So annoying that I really want to avoid the situation. In newer versions of PC DOS and MS-DOS, the included POWER.EXE utility takes care of it, for the most part. But DR-DOS does not ship with any power management utility. That is despite the fact that since version 5.0, DR-DOS has a very promising-sounding IDLE command built in. Sadly, it does nothing: DR-DOS 6.0 refuses to even try idling The online help in DR-DOS...

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#5onFri: Five Ways to Make the Most of Your MacGuffin

A MacGuffin (sometimes spelled McGuffin) can be a way to draw your characters into the real story. There needs to be something going on at the beginning of the story to hook the reader in and show the characters being proactive—before the full implications of the plot crash down on them. A MacGuffin is an object, device, or event that the characters all want or have reason to interact with. Yet, the MacGuffin itself is unimportant to the plot. The name MacGuffin originated in film, and was made popular by Alfred Hitchcock. Later, it began to be applied to similar devices used in novels and other storytelling forms. In theory, a MacGuffin can be almost anything. After all, it isn’t...

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11 Chatbot Automation Fundamentals to Supercharge Your Chatbot Implementation

The chatbot market is forecasted to reach 1.25 billion U.S. dollars in 2025. If you want a piece of this significant chatbot pie, you need to know the fundamentals of chatbot automation. While bot automation sounds simple enough, it needs a certain level of skill that is hard to master.Here we will go through some of the most useful chatbot automation tips you can use to stay on top of the competition.1. Plan with chatbot objectives in mindExcited to embark on your chatbot-building journey? Not so fast! Take a pause and chart out the problems that your business aims to solve through a chatbot. You can then prioritize each issue based on criticality and have a vision for chatbot automation down the road.For...

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Robert Jenrick Called Out For False 'Asylum Shoppers’ Claim

Robert Jenrick and Krishnan Guru-Murthy clash over the minister's asylum claim. Robert Jenrick has been called out by Krishnan Guru-Murthy for falsely claiming the United Nations refugee convention dictates that migrants have to seek sanctuary in the first ‘safe’ country they arrive in. The immigration minister quickly backpedaled and said it was a “key principle” the government supported as the journalist refused to let the politician off the hook. It came as Jenrick was grilled over the Archbishop of Canterbury’s stinging criticism of the government’s crackdown on asylum seekers under the illegal migration bill. Jenrick was pulled up on Channel 4 News as he said that those crossing the Channel from France were “essentially asylum shoppers”. Here’s the exchange (plus clip below):...

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