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Thursday, March 23 - JAZZANOVA VS. BUGZ IN THE ATTIC
Venue: Sobe Live
Talent: JAZZANOVA,BUGZ IN THE ATTIC,SPECIAL GUEST Djs & LIVE PERFORMANCES!,
Address: 1203 Washington Ave. Miami Beach 33139
Time: 11:00 pm - 5:00 am
Presented by: ON POINTE & AQUABOOTY
Admission:$15 B4 Midnight $20 after
WMC Badge Policy: Reduced
Venue Type: Club
Details:West London massive BUGZ IN THE ATTIC goes head to head with JAZZANOVA - the Berlin-based DJ production dons of all things funky and soulful. + very special guests and live performances! Expect a sophisticated mix of hellified ghetto funk, swinging soul-jazz, deep-house killers, and broken-beat proper!

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Support » Fixing WordPress » wp-blog-header.php
OK, can someone answer me this: to integrate external pages into your existing WP theme—add < ? php require('./wp-blog-header.php'); ? > to the external php file and of course make a call to the WP sidebar, header and footer? Does this not integrate a php file with your WP theme?
Sometimes. Depends on what you're trying to do, your host, and what other wp-specific stuff you put where.Austin Matzko
Just calling wp-blog-header.php should do it; of course if your external file is in another directory you'll need to change the path to wp-blog-header.php to reflect that.
And that won't work at all if the file you want to call is on a different domain….
As I said….
That's what i thought. I am trying to integrate a php page into my existing theme. I have no host, meaning i run the server and the WP install is at /doc_root and the php i am trying to integrate is at /doc_root/forum. I have made the path change in wp-blog-header.php to ../wp-blog-header.php. All are on the same domain. This is really strange why i can not get this php to integrate into my theme.
When i include require('../wp-blog-header.php'); in between the opening < ? php and ending ? >, i get this error:
Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /srv/www/htdocs/wp-includes/cache.php on line 206
Wehn i put < ? require('wp-blog-header.php'); ? > in between the < head > tags, i get this error:
Parse error: parse error in /srv/www/htdocs/forum/themes/head.php on line 11
but it does show some of the page. Check it here:
Yah, that IS weird. Is something maybe screwy in your conf file?
Maybe try hard-linking the wp-blog-header.php addy?
OK, that took the error away but it has to be outside of the beginning < ? php otherwise, the // of 'http:// comment out the rest of the hard-coded addy.
Now when i add the call to get the header, i get this:
Notice: Undefined variable: current_template_dir in /srv/www/htdocs/forum/themes/head.php on line 6
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: get_bloginfo() in /srv/www/htdocs/wp-content/themes/bloxpress2/functions.php on line 20
Hmmm. That still sounds like something wonky in httpd.conf. You shouldn't be getting that as a comment. Are you using the right combo of single and double quotes?
[Mind, I'm fishing here, because I haven't done this in dogs' years….]
I think so, i am using " and not ' (actually tried both and got that worked out). Now i get this error when < ? php include('http://dnsaddress.com/wp-content/themes/themname/functions.php'); ? >
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: get_bloginfo() in /srv/www/htdocs/wp-content/themes/bloxpress2/functions.php on line 20
I have made it further than before so i thank you for that 🙂
I can post my httpd if needed.
Okay…. um. Are you USING functions.php for something? And what's your line 20 in that file?
[If you post it tonight, hopefully someone else will have some ideas after looking it over – I'm about ready to be gone (had roofers here all day yesterday and today, as well as nasty t'storms – the noise has done me in!) I'll check tomorrow, maybe someone brighter than me will be along beforehand – LOTS of those around!]
Yes, using a functions.php file in the theme folder. Here is line 20 of said file:
define( 'BP_BASEURL', get_bloginfo( 'template_directory' ) );
Thanks for the help.
Just checking if anyone can help me?Austin Matzko
Why are you directly including the functions.php file, and where are you doing it? Your theme's functions.php file will be automatically included.
Not sure why and where? What i do know is when i put in the call to get header (< ? php bp_get_header(); ? >) or anyother call to get sidebar, header or footer and the call is outside the opening < ? php, then it returns this error:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: bp_get_header() in /srv/www/htdocs/forum/themes/head.php on line 3
So, i thought i would try to hardcode the functions.php into the file being integrated (which is head.php). Not sure if this answered your question?Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)
WordPress.org Admin
You don't need to include *anything* but the wp-blog-header file. Really. That loads everything you need, including the WordPress theme's functions.php file.
The real question here is what in the heck is "bp_get_header()"? That is not a WordPress function. If it's something in the WordPress theme's functions.php, then it will get loaded as well, as long as you have WordPress setup to actually use that theme.
It sounds like you're making this a lot more complicated than it really is. Does the blog itself actually work? If not, solve those problems first before trying to integrate it into something else.
That is what i thought. I use a theme called bloxpress 2 and bp_get_header()is that themes call to get the header and sidebar and footer. It is in the WordPress theme's functions.php; hnce the reason i was including it in the head.php file but even when i dont include it, i get the above error. The theme is active and it is a WP theme.
Of course the blog works. I will be happy to send you the file i am trying to integrate so you could look at it, since i am making things harder than they are it might be easier if you look at it.
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Room was great, breakfast could have been better was somewhat cold and biscuits was hard. Service was great. You do get a incidental charge which is full room price and once you check out have to wait until your bank or credit card is credited amount back I feel that's wrong especially when the room is expensive.
Room was a bit small, but clean, and breakfast was good.
This was our third time to stay at this hotel. Our first experience was great....large room etc. The second stay found us in a somewhat smaller room with some technical issues. Our last stay had us in a smaller room than previous stay, plus we weren't even assigned a room until we arrived. After spending the afternoon out in the sun for a football game, we were ready to relax, but found our accommodations lacking.
I stayed at the Fairfield Marriott in Weatherford, OK to attend a college football game. The rooms are bright and cheerful which makes a big difference on how you view your stay. The staff at this location are always friendly and helpful.
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George Gannites,
84, formerly of Lincoln, died January 1, 2013. He was the husband of the late Ruth (Noelte) Gannites. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he was a son of the late Nicholas and Athena (Evdu) Gannites.
Mr. Gannites was employed with the Limerock Fire Department for many years. He retired as the Chief in 1986. He also served with the Lincoln Police in its special police program. He was also a member of the FOPA.
His daughter Ruth LaFountaine and her husband Ken of Bellingham, MA; his daughter-in-law Ione Gannites of Lincoln; 4 grandchildren Tammy Bougouis of Lincoln, Bethany Gannites of No. Smithfield, Greg Mancini of Plymouth, MA, Ryan Mancini of Bellingham, MA; 4 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews survive him. He was the father of the late George Gannites and the brother of the late Saterios and Cristo Gannites.
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Marietta College choirs performing Spring Concert on April 28th
April 17, 2017
Marietta College's Edward E. MacTaggart Department of Music is excited to announce it will conduct its annual Spring Choral Concert — Pilgrim Song — at 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 28th, at First Congregational Church on Front Street. The concert, which is under the direction of Dr. Jay Dougherty, will feature the Concert Choir, the Women's Choir...Read More
College hosting area middle, high school students in inaugural Junior PioPitch on April 27
April 17, 2017
With the great success and promising growth seen in the PioPitch Program over the last two years, Marietta College's Entrepreneurship program is setting forth to collaborate with another segment of the increasingly entrepreneurial local community. From 4:00-5:00 p.m., Thursday, April 27th, the inaugural Junior PioPitch program will take place...Read More
Marietta College officially welcomes back Doo Dah Day
April 12, 2017
This year, Marietta College will be formally relaunching Doo Dah Day for the first time since 2013. It is scheduled for 5-11 p.m., Friday, April 21, following All Scholars Day. Wrapped in tradition dating back to 1974, Doo Dah Day marks the celebration of the arrival of spring and allows students to take a break from their rigorous studies in...Read More
Marietta College's Spring Band Concert features two celebrity performances
April 12, 2017
Marietta College's annual Spring Band Concert — which features the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 25th, at the Peoples Bank Theatre — will include two celebrity performers. Dr. William N. Ruud, Marietta's 19th President, will play clarinet on two of the pieces being performed by the Symphonic Band. Ruud, an all-...Read More
Seven students to exhibit at annual Senior Art Show starting April 21st
April 11, 2017
Marietta College's Art Department is excited to present a group exhibition of new works created by artists and designers in the Class of 2017. "Made," the Senior Art & Design Capstone Exhibition, will run from April 21st-May 7th in the Atrium Gallery on the third floor of the Hermann Fine Arts Center.Read More


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Thomas Jefferson to William Prichard, 25 January 1811
To William Prichard
Monticello Jan. 25. 11.
Your letter put me on enquiry here, and I found that the boatmen had omitted to take in the 2. boxes of books, altho I was on the spot when they were loading, and charged them to take them. mr Randolph's boat has just gone off with them on board addressed to you to the care of messrs Gibson & Jefferson.
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What's the difference between DVD-R and DVD+R?posted on 02 Jan 2007 09:01 by loft in MARKETING
The truth is that the two competing technologies use different formats. No single company "owns" DVD and both technologies have their "champions".
DVD-R/RW was developed by Pioneer. Based on CD-RW technology, it uses a similar pitch of the helix, mark length of the 'burn' for data, and rotation control. DVD-R/RW is supported by the DVD Forum, an industry-wide group of hardware and software developers, and computer peripheral manufacturers. The DVD-R format has been standardized in ECMA-279 by the Forum, but this is a private standard, not an 'industry' ISO standard like the CD-R/RW Red Book or Orange Book standard.
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DVD+R is a dvd disc that allows multiple layers for one disc where as dvd-r only allows one layer. They will not compete to become the de Facto standard, because they are both here to stay. Multi layer DVD+R can allow extra capacity per disc than DVD-R hence its high cost!
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Yesterday I had to knock down the rumor that Ted Cruz was blaming Indian rain dances for flooding in Texas. But now the press tells me that a white woman's prayer has put Pactola Reservoir over the top:
Throughout April, Ty Gerbracht, manager for forest recreation at the Pactola Reservoir, had been hoping to avoid a drought at Pactola Reservoir, so she prayed for rain.
She had no idea how effective those prayers would be.
"This is my payback," she said. "I prayed so hard for rain because I didn't want to start the camping season under a fire ban. I just didn't mean for it to rain this much."
…The reservoir is considered full at 4,580.2 feet above sea level, according to the Bureau of Reclamation. The reservoir is now 4,587.2 feet above sea level, which breaks the record of 4,585.87 that had been set in 1965 [Scott Feldman, "Pactola Reservoir Flooding, But Remains Open," Rapid City Journal, 2015.06.08].
Gerbracht works for Forest Recreation Management, a private concessionaire for the USDA Forest Service. Now you see? If the government ran its own parks and maintained a strict separation of church and state, none of this flooding would have happened.


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ABC News (3/28, Moisse) reports in its "Medical Unit" blog that a study by Consumer Reports found that "a little research can save you a lot of cash on prescription drugs." After checking over 200 pharmacies, the magazine found that the cost of a month's supply of Actos (Pioglitazone), Lexapro (Escitalopram), Lipitor (Atorvastatin), Plavix (Clopidogrel), and Singulair (Montelukast) "varied by as much as $749." Lisa Gill, prescription drugs editor for Consumer Reports, said, "One of the big takeaways is that you have to ask for the best price and see if your pharmacist will work with you." Tips for getting the best value include getting generics, asking for a better deal, going to rural pharmacies, seeking discounts for multi-month supplies, and checking for discount generic-drug programs.
CBS News (3/29, Jaslow) reports the magazine found "Costco had the lowest prescription prices"; for instance Lipitor cost $17 for a month's supply there, compared to $126 at CVS. Similarly, "a month supply of generic Lexapro cost $7 a month at Costco and $126 at CVS, with the shoppers also reporting high prices on average at grocery stores, Rite Aid and Walgreens."
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From the date you get started with Amazon Lex, you can process up to 10,000 text requests and 5,000 speech requests per month for free for the first year.
Q: What is Amazon Lex?
Amazon Lex is a service for building conversational interfaces using voice and text. Powered by the same conversational engine as Alexa, Amazon Lex provides high quality speech recognition and language understanding capabilities, enabling addition of sophisticated, natural language 'chatbots' to new and existing applications. Amazon Lex reduces multi-platform development effort, allowing you to easily publish your speech or text chatbots to mobile devices and multiple chat services, like Facebook Messenger, Slack, or Twilio SMS. Native interoperability with AWS Lambda, AWS MobileHub and Amazon CloudWatch and easy integration with many other services on the AWS platform including Amazon Cognito, and Amazon DynamoDB makes bot development effortless.
Q. How can I get started with Amazon Lex?
To start using Amazon Lex, simply sign into the AWS Management Console and navigate to "Lex" under the "Artificial Intelligence" category. You must have an Amazon Web Services account to start using Amazon Lex. If you do not already have one, you will be prompted to create one during the sign-up process. Please refer to the Amazon Lex Getting Started Guide for more information.
Q. What are the most common use cases for Amazon Lex?
The most common use-cases include:
• Informational bot – build an automated customer support agent or bot that answers questions
• Application/Transactional bot – build a stand-alone pizza ordering agent or a travel bot
• Enterprise Productivity bot – build custom bots to connect to enterprise data resources
• Device Control bot– use Amazon Lex to issue control commands to connected devices
Q. How does Amazon Lex work with other AWS services?
Amazon Lex leverages AWS Lambda for Intent fulfillment, Amazon Cognito for user authentication, and Amazon Polly for text to speech. In addition, AWS Mobile Hub can be used to automatically provision bots from a template.
Q. Do I have to be a machine learning expert to use Amazon Lex?
No machine learning expertise is necessary to use Amazon Lex. Developers can declaratively specify the conversation flow and Amazon Lex will take care of the speech recognition and natural language understanding functionality. Developers provide some sample utterances in plain English and the different parameters (slots) that they would like to collect from their user with the corresponding prompts. The language model gets built automatically.
Q. In which AWS regions is Amazon Lex available?
For a list of the supported Amazon Lex AWS regions, please visit the AWS Region Table for all AWS global infrastructure. Also for more information, see Regions and Endpoints in the AWS General Reference.
Q. What is the maximum bandwidth supported on Amazon Lex?
Amazon Lex scales to your needs and does not impose bandwidth constraints.
Q: Is Amazon Lex a managed service?
Amazon Lex is a completely managed service so you don't have to manage scaling of resources or maintenance of code. Your interaction schema and language models are automatically backed up. We also provide comprehensive versioning capability for easy rollback. Amazon Lex architecture does not require storage or backups of end user data.
Q. When do I use Amazon Polly vs. Amazon Lex?
Amazon Polly converts text inputs to speech. Amazon Lex is a service for building conversational interfaces using voice and text.
Q. Does Amazon Lex get more intelligent over time?
Yes. Amazon Lex uses deep learning to improve over time.
Q: I was in the Amazon Lex preview program. Now that Amazon Lex is GA, what happens to my account?
On April 19, 2017, Amazon Web Services announced that Amazon Lex exited Preview and entered General Availability. As such, we will be terminating the Amazon Lex Preview Program on May 1, 2017. Usage will be charged as per the pricing plan starting May 1st. Your first 12 months for the free tier will start on May 1st. Please note that Amazon Lex is now supported under Developer Support, Business Support and Enterprise Support plans. You can also post your queries on the public Amazon Lex forums.
Q: How do I create a bot in Amazon Lex?
To create a bot, you will first define the actions performed by the bot. These actions are the intents that need to be fulfilled by the bot. For each intent, you will add sample utterances and slots. Utterances are phrases that invoke the intent. Slots are input data required to fulfill the intent. Lastly, you will provide the business logic necessary to execute the action. An Amazon Lex bot can be created both via Console and REST APIs.
Q. Can I implement business logic on the client?
Yes. Amazon Lex provides the option of returning parsed intent and slots back to the client for business logic implementation.
Q. How can I validate user input?
Amazon Lex provides deep integration with AWS Lambda and you can validate user input using the initialization and validation codeHook. This code gets executed at every turn of the conversation. The codehook can be used to set up session parameters, validate user input and customize responses.
Q. What is an Intent?
To build an Amazon Lex bot, you will need to identify a set of actions - known as 'intents' -- that you want your bot to fulfill. A bot can have multiple intents. For example, a 'BookTickets' bot can have intents to make reservations, cancel reservations and review reservations.
Q. What is an utterance?
An 'utterance' is the spoken or typed phrase to invoke an intent. For example, to invoke the intent to make reservations, you would provide a sample utterance such as, "Can I make a reservation?"
Q. What are slots?
To fulfill an intent, the Amazon Lex bot needs information from the user. This information is captured in 'slots'. For example, you would define show name and time as slots for intent to make reservations.
Q. What are prompts?
Amazon Lex elicits the defined 'slots' by using the 'prompts' provided. For example, to elicit value for the slot 'time' you will define a prompt such as "What show time would you like to reserve?". Amazon Lex is capable of eliciting multiple slot values via a multi-turn conversation.
Q. How is an action fulfilled?
Amazon Lex integrates with AWS Lambda for 'fulfillment' of the action or business logic. Alternately, you can configure Amazon Lex to return parsed intent and slot values to the client for action fulfillment.
Q. How do I monitor and track my bot?
You can track metrics for your bot on the 'Monitoring' dashboard in the Amazon Lex Console. Currently, you can track the number of missed utterances, request latency and traffic by channel for your bot. You can view list of utterances that were not recognized by your bot, aka 'missed utterances'. With these monitoring capabilities, you view how your users are interacting with the bot and make improvements over time.
Q: What happens when I 'build' a bot?
Building a bot triggers machine learning and creates the models for your bot. A new version of your intents and slot types is created. Once created a version is immutable.
Q. How can I test an Amazon Lex bot?
You can test your Amazon Lex bot via the test window on the console. Any business logic implemented in AWS Lambda can be tested via this console as well. All supported browsers allow for testing text with your Amazon Lex bot; voice can be tested from a Chrome browser.
Q: Can I use the same bot for voice and text inputs?
Yes. Once you have built a bot it can be used for voice as well as text inputs.
Q. How can I create Amazon Lex bots for mobile?
Amazon Lex provides SDKs for iOS and Android. You can develop bots for your mobile use cases with these SDKs. User authentication can be enabled via Amazon Cognito. You can use AWS Mobile Hub to build, test and monitor bots for your mobile platforms. AWS Mobile Hub can be used to automatically provision Amazon Lex bots from a template.
Q. How can I make Amazon Lex bots available on messaging services?
Amazon Lex bots can be published to messaging platforms like Facebook Messenger, Slack, and Twilio SMS. To publish the bot you can provide the tokens for authentication in the console, and we will store it securely and provide a callback URL that you can provide to the chat service.
Q. Do I have to submit my bot for certification prior to deployment?
You don't need to certify your bot with Amazon prior to deployment.
Q. Can I have an Amazon Lex bot version deployed for use by end users while I continue to develop on a different version?
Yes. You can build and deploy a version of your bot into production while you continue to develop on a different version. Every version of an Amazon Lex bot will have an ARN. Each version can be associated with a different alias. You can use these tools to set up dev, stage and prod environments.
Q. Can I choose different versions while deploying to different messaging services?
Yes. You can deploy a specific version to each messaging service. Every version of Amazon Lex will have an ARN. Each version can be associated with an alias. You can use different aliases for deployment to different messaging service. Also, you can have multiple bots deployed to the same messaging service.
Q. What is the maximum duration of speech input?
Amazon Lex supports up to 15 seconds of speech input.
Q. Can I configure for speech input and text output?
Yes, you can just choose the PostContent API to provide voice input and choose text output.
Q. How many languages are supported on Amazon Lex?
Currently, Amazon Lex supports US English.
Q. What audio formats does Amazon Lex support?
Amazon Lex supports the following formats for input audio: LPCM and Opus; Supported output audio formats: MPEG, OGG, PCM.
Q. Can I use Amazon Lex in VPC?
Amazon Lex can be accessed from VPC via public endpoints for building and running a bot. Currently, Amazon Lex does not provide a VPC endpoint.
Q. Can I access Amazon Lex bots locally i.e. without an Internet connection?
No. End users will need to access the Amazon Lex runtime endpoint over the Internet.
Q. How is this different from Alexa Skills Kit?
Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) is used to build skills for use in the Alexa ecosystem and devices and lets developers take advantage of all Alexa capabilities such as the Smart Home and Flash Briefing API, streaming audio and rich GUI experiences. Amazon Lex bots support both voice and text and can be deployed across mobile and messaging platforms.
Q. Do I need a wake word to invoke an Amazon Lex intent?
Amazon Lex does not support wake word functionality. The app that integrates with Amazon Lex will be responsible for triggering the microphone, i.e. push to talk.
Q. Can an Amazon Lex bot respond using Alexa's voice?
Currently we do not support the Alexa voice for Amazon Lex responses. However, there are 7 other voices from which to choose.
Q. Can I create an Alexa Skill from an Amazon Lex bot ?
Amazon Lex provides the ability for you to export your Amazon Lex bot schema into a JSON file that is compatible with Amazon Alexa. Once downloaded as JSON, you need to log in to the Alexa developer portal, navigate to the 'Interaction Model' tab, launch the Alexa Skill Builder, and paste the bot schema into the Code Editor of your Alexa Skill. More details and steps can be found in the Amazon Lex documentation.
Q: When exporting my Amazon Lex bot schema to use in an Alexa skill, are my AWS Lambda functions exported and included in the bot schema?
No. Only the bot definition will be downloaded.
Q: I have created an Alexa Skill from an Amazon Lex bot using the schema export feature. Which Alexa platforms support the Amazon Lex bot schema?
All Alexa platforms that support Alexa skills can be used: The Amazon Echo, Amazon Dot, Amazon Look, Amazon Tap, Amazon Echo Show and any third-party Alexa-enabled devices.
Q. Are end user utterances stored? Can I delete these?
Amazon Lex may use your content to improve the quality of our service offerings and other machine learning related products and services offered by AWS and its affiliates. Some use of your content is crucial for further development of the underlying technology and improvement of the Amazon Lex customer experience. Your trust, privacy and the security of your content are our highest priority and we implement responsible and sophisticated technical and physical controls designed to prevent unauthorized access to or disclosure of your content and ensure that our use complies with our commitments to you. Please see https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/data-privacy-faq/ for more information.
You can delete voice recordings associated with your account programmatically via an API. Deleting voice recordings may degrade your Amazon Lex experience.
Q. Is my data encrypted/secure?
Amazon Lex supports only HTTPS protocol which is secure. So, all your data is secure on the wire. Amazon Lex API requests require signatures computed using AWS Secret Access Key for authentication. Amazon Lex follows strict security policies while persisting information about your bots. Amazon Lex uses HTTPS protocol & AWS signatures while communicating with other services (such as AWS Lambda and Amazon Polly) on your behalf. AWS Key Management Service (KMS) key is used to protect your sensitive channel configuration information.
Q: Who has access to my data?
Only authorized Amazon employees, will have access to this data. Your trust, privacy and the security of Your Content are our highest priority and we implement responsible and sophisticated technical and physical controls designed to prevent unauthorized access to or disclosure of Your Content and ensure that our use complies with our commitments to you. Please see https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/data-privacy-faq/ for more information
Q: Can I use Amazon Lex in connection with websites, programs or other applications that are directed or targeted to children under age 13 and subject to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)?
Yes, subject to your compliance with the Amazon Lex Service Terms, including your obligation to provide any required notices and obtain any required verifiable parental consent under COPPA, you may use Amazon Lex in connection with websites, programs, or other applications that are directed or targeted, in whole or in part, to children under age 13. Amazon Lex does not store or retain voice or text utterance information from websites, programs, or applications that are identified by customers in accordance with the Amazon Lex Service Terms as being directed or targeted, in whole or in part, to children under age 13 and subject to COPPA.
Q: How do I determine whether my website, program, or application is subject to COPPA?
For information about the requirements of COPPA and guidance for determining whether your website, program, or other application is subject to COPPA, please refer directly to the resources provided and maintained by the United States Federal Trade Commission. This site also contains information regarding how to determine whether a service is directed or targeted, in whole or in part, to children under age 13.
Q. What SDKs are supported for Amazon Lex?
Amazon Lex currently supports SDKs for runtime services. IoS and Android SDKs, as well as Java, JS, Python, CLI, .Net, Ruby, PHP, Go, and CPP support both text and speech input.
Q. Can I use SDKs to build bots?
You can build bots using SDKs: Java, JavaScript, Python, CLI, .NET, Ruby on Rails, PHP, Go, and CPP.
Q. Which enterprise connectors are supported on Amazon Lex?
Amazon Lex integrates with enterprise connectors via AWS Lambda. The following enterprise connectors can be provisioned via AWS Mobile Hub: Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Marketo, Zendesk, Quickbooks, and HubSpot.
Q. What support is provided for Amazon Lex?
Depending on your AWS support contract, Amazon Lex is supported under Developer Support, Business Support and Enterprise Support plans. You can also post your queries on the Amazon Lex forums.
Q. How does Amazon Lex count the number of requests?
Every input to an Amazon Lex bot is counted as a request. For example, if an end user provides 5 inputs to the bot as part of conversation, these are billed as 5 requests. Usage is metered and billed per request.
Q. How much does Amazon Lex cost?
It is free to get started. Please see Amazon Lex Pricing Page for current pricing information.
Q. Does Amazon Lex participate in the AWS Free Tier?
Yes. You can try Amazon Lex for free. From the date you get started with Amazon Lex, you can process up to 10,000 text requests and 5,000 speech requests per month for free during the first year.
Q: I was in the Amazon Lex preview program. Now that Amazon Lex is GA, what happens to my account?
On April 19, 2017, Amazon Web Services announced that Amazon Lex exited Preview and entered General Availability. As such, we will be terminating the Amazon Lex Preview Program on May 1, 2017. Usage will be charged as per the pricing plan starting May 1st. Your first 12 months for the free tier will start on May 1st. Please note that Amazon Lex is now supported under Developer Support, Business Support and Enterprise Support plans. You can also post your queries on the public Amazon Lex forums.


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For quite a while now I changed completely my way of shopping. Actually, the way I look at prices.
How do we pay for stuff? With money. How do we get the money? By working – around 8 hours a day, from 9 to 5, Monday to Friday. The more stuff we want, the more money we need. So the more we need to work. It's an exchange of our time for money, an exchange the robs us from our freedom. We're almost never home during the week and we spend the weekend cleaning, cooking and organizing. So when do we spend quality time with others or just by ourselves?
So here's my eye-opening exercise. Calculate how much you make per hour. Next time you're out shopping and debate whether something it's too expensive or not, ask yourself "how many hours do I need to work for this, is it worth it?"
If we buy less, can we work less and spend more time doing the things we love? I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks so.
By looking at our budget throughout the years, I managed to compile a list of things we usually overspend on (without even noticing sometimes!). And if you read the Budgeting 101 post and used the budget sheet you may have found something similar yourself. If not, I suggest you do the experiment and see where does your money go every month. It might be a surprize.
- Rent. By rule of thumb, it shouldn't be more than 30% of your household income.
- The little things that add up. I'm looking at you, Starbucks regular!
- Work week lunches. A reasonably priced store-bought ready meal is somewhere around £5 in London. You can make yours at home for less than a pound. You do the math.
- Big brands – food. When it comes to food, supermarket own-brands are as good and sometimes better than the big known brands. Big brands sometimes have more fat and more sugar – they need to keep you addicted, remember that! So next time you're in the store, hold side by side one cheap product and one expensive product and compare the ingredients.
- Big brands – clothes. I used to be obsessed with big brands and it came with a price. Looking back, I wouldn't pay so much money for clothes anymore. What's the point? When I was purging last summer, I donated many clothes that were brand new. And I'm not the only one who does it. So when you need something but you're in trouble money-wise, don't disregard charity shops or e-bay. You never know what treasures they may hide.
- Health stores. Our normal shop from a supermarket is £30. Whenever we visit a health store, we pay around 60 – sometimes for products we can find in supermarkets too. Yes, there are things that we can only find there and we enjoy from time to time, but don't make a habit out of shopping from health stores. They're expensive.
- Pre-cooked, pre-chopped, pre-washed. Seriously, why pay 1 pound extra to have someone cut your carrots? Don't be that guy.
- Buying on offer or sale stuff you don't normally use. That's not saving money, that's spending money.
- New furniture. There are tons of reasons why I don't recommend new furniture (environment, ethics, etc.), but let's stick to price. We've recently been through a move – from a semi-furnished flat to a non-furnished house. We needed stuff, so we had a look on websites and boot-sale apps. For 180 pounds we bought a recliner sofa, a recliner armchair and 4 chairs and we paid the man & van that helped us collect them from people who were selling them. That recliner set that we got for almost nothing has the retail price of £3500. New furniture is expensive, but your neighbours might want to sell what you need. And really think twice if you actually need the items. For example, we don't have a bed – we sleep on a mattress and we don't have a kitchen table – we use the kitchen counter.
- Addictions. When we decided to stop drinking alcohol regularly, our supermarket bill dropped by the hundreds. If you drink, smoke or have any other habit you can't give up, try to figure out how much it costs you per month and that might be an incentive to quit.
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PLEASE keep your letters to 250 words maximum giving your name, address and daytime telephone number - even on emails. Email: email@example.com. Write: Swindon Advertiser, 100 Victoria Road, Swindon, SN1 3BE. Phone: 01793 501806.
Anonymity is granted only at the discretion of the editor, who also reserves the right to edit letters.
Nothing to boast about
So ONCE again the Conservative-run council has disastrously failed the people of Swindon. More broken promises, more mis-spent millions of tax-payers' money and more economic incompetence. ("Another blow for town centre plan," Swindon Advertiser, September 8.)
Coun Perkins accuses the Labour Party of "running a left wing ideological campaign to talk down his party's achievements."
Which achievements are those? The attack on our libraries? The repeated blocking of efforts to restore and honour our heritage buildings? The collapse our town centre economy? The selling off of public streets to the private sector? Presiding over the greatest increase in homelessness in Swindon ever recorded? I could go on...
In fact I will. To deliver these "achievements" they have paid their chief executive officer more than their Prime Minister, imposed the largest increase in combined council taxes in the country and introduced an unnecessary and expensive layer of local government bureaucracy with unwanted parish councils. Is this the best Conservative ideology can do?
Mr Perkins and his colleagues have no record on which to stand and no honourable course of action but to resign. And if they don't, I have no doubt the people of Swindon will exercise their democratic right to give others a chance next May.
SHAREEN CAMPBELL, Swindon
We are not a-Muse-d
Only four short weeks ago you published a letter from me in which I suggested "The question on every observer's lips is this – how long will it be before we are told Muse has pulled out of the project and the council is seeking another partner."
In the Adver of Sept 8 we have the answer. They are history - after nine years of waiting for Muse Developments to lay a brick on the site which their own director of development opined "will create investment confidence in Swindon town centre and it will attract residential occupiers back into the town centre" the council has had enough.
Just how many false dawns should the people of Swindon face from an administration which cannot be trusted to run a bottle bank?
And yet a glance at the Muse website suggests they are not a 'johnny come lately' organisation – they have a seeming successful track record of high end achievement with a partnership list covering many of the country's top companies; working with local authorities and being garlanded with numerous awards.
Which leads one to ask "what is wrong with Swindon?" and the only constant in the programme of false starts and failure is the current administration.
Obsessed with legacy, self-indulgent in their own ideological bubble and dismissive of any contrary opinion, the current administration is neither innovative nor progressive.
Coun Garry Perkins offers an inelegant response on the matter by seeking to denigrate anyone who dares to criticise the lack of progress on the town centre regeneration programme.
It was Coun Perkins who lauded the building of a £15m car park as an investment which would return a profit to council coffers, the man who supported a former council leader who said 'we will build and they will come.'
The truth is very different, and even now the only buildings we are likely to see is the construction of a new bus station which will be funded by even more borrowing.
The question now is who will take over this poisoned chalice. Do we now face the prospect of Forward Swindon taking over the reins as the 'developer partner'?
Given they are on record as having described Kimmerfields as "a high priority project as it will create investor confidence without major investment" I look forward to hearing how they can achieve what Muse could not do.
DES MORGAN, Caraway Drive, Swindon
Sensible U-turn please
So, THE council has pulled the plug on the multi-million pound town centre development deal which has the so-called Kimmerfields at its heart.
Could we please now have Whalebridge roundabout back, better access to both the rail and bus stations and a sensible through-road layout that actually encourages drivers into and out of the centre of Swindon?
M ARCHER, York Road, Swindon
They deserve support
Your front page story on September 8 gave many interesting statistics about the growing number of homeless people in Swindon.
The most urgent problem is to deal with the 415 homeless young people in the town. There are many categories of homeless people including families and in every case the figures for homelessness have more than doubled in the last five years.
What is exacerbating the housing crisis is that councils across Britain are still selling council house stock.
I think it is fair to say that in hindsight the Right To Buy Act 1980 has been the main cause of the housing crisis and now the young cannot afford to rent or buy.
The young generation are the flower of the nation. It is the duty of our country to help the young people of today to make a good start in life. The most important way we can help the young generation is to help them find a decent place to live.
TERRY HAYWARD, Burnham Road, Swindon
Race day was no fun
Reference the article by Gill Harris. She should have researched a little further about why some people voiced objections about the way the half marathon was organised.
Her article was very judgmental and poorly thought out. Some people may have genuine reasons why they voiced their complaints.
Perhaps Gill could imagine being a 90-plus-year-old lady living alone, who is registered blind, and proud of still managing very well, to live in her home, with the help of four care visits each day.
Now imagine being the carer trying to reach this person, stuck in traffic which was not moving anywhere, and knowing essential medication was due and a lunch to be provided.
The organisers said prior notices had been posted around the town, however this did not really help.
I doubt anyone anticipated practically the whole town becoming gridlocked. Is the whole population of Swindon meant to be happy to be immobilised because of this event?
I also know of someone stuck for 45 minutes when they were only three minutes from home!
We all know that the charity money raised is fabulous, as is keeping fit by running, and the associated benefits to the town. But "dear" Gill (as you patronisingly addressed motorists), some people have other things to do which are equally important and creditable.
By the way, thanks to mobile phones and kind neighbours, the 90-year-old did get medication and food!
JD HILL, Swindon
Scots love a laugh
Contrary to popular belief the Scots have a great sense of humour. When I first encountered my Good Lady in the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow 56 years ago, I asked her 'Are you dancing?' She replied 'No, it is just the way I am standing.' The rest is history.
Taggart the Scottish detective series, I never miss. He is informed that there is a murder in Maryhill, Glasgow. He replies with a straight face 'There is a murder every fortnight in Maryhill.' referring to PartickThistle football team's home record. Guess where... in Maryhill.
Another example being the late, great Chic Murray. He said: "I arrived at the airport with my wife. As we got to passport control, I said to her we have forgotten the kitchen table. She replied we are going to Spain, what has the kitchen table got to do with that? He replied I have left the passports on it."
Finally, a family friend visited us at the weekends in Glasgow for a sing-song, with alcoholic support. My father named him The Exorcist - he made the spirits disappear.
BILL WILLIAMS, Merlin Way, Covingham, Swindon


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text: DSpace Community: KAIST Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering http://hdl.handle.net/10203/18 KAIST Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering 2017-10-19T14:37:23Z Importance of crystallinity of anchoring block of semi-solid amphiphilic triblock copolymers in stabilization of silicone nanoemulsions http://hdl.handle.net/10203/225068 Title: Importance of crystallinity of anchoring block of semi-solid amphiphilic triblock copolymers in stabilization of silicone nanoemulsions Authors: Kim, Trang Huyen Le; Jun, Hwiseok; Nam, Yoon Sung Abstract: Polymer emulsifiers solidified at the interface between oil and water can provide exceptional dispersion stability to emulsions due to the formation of unique semi-solid interphase. Our recent works showed that the structural stability of paraffin-in-water emulsions highly depends on the oil wettability of hydrophobic block of methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (mPEG-b-PCL). Here we investigate the effects of the crystallinity of hydrophobic block of triblock copolymer-based emulsifiers, PCLL-b-PEG-b-PCLL, on the colloidal properties of silicone oil-in-water nanoemulsions. The increased ratio of L-lactide to epsilon-caprolactone decreases the crystallinity of the hydrophobic block, which in turn reduces the droplet size of silicone oil nanoemulsions due to the increased chain mobility at the interface. All of the prepared nanoemulsions are very stable for a month at 37 degrees C. However, the exposure to repeated freeze-thaw cycles quickly destabilizes the nanoemulsions prepared using the polymer with the reduced crystallinity. This work demonstrates that the anchoring chain crystallization in the semi-solid interphase is critically important for the structural robustness of nanoemulsions under harsh physical stresses. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z Preparation of single-phase SnSe thin-films and modification of electrical properties via stoichiometry control for photovoltaic application http://hdl.handle.net/10203/225458 Title: Preparation of single-phase SnSe thin-films and modification of electrical properties via stoichiometry control for photovoltaic application Authors: Jeong, Giuk; Kim, Jekyung; Gunawan, Oki; Pae, Seong Ryul; Kim, Soo Hyun; Song, Jae Yong; Lee, Yun Seog; Shin, Byungha Abstract: Single-phase SnSe thin films were prepared via thermal co-evaporation using a Se thermal cracker. By carefully tuning the stoichiometry of the SnSe, we found that the composition range of single phase SnSe is very narrow, a Se/Sn ratio of 0.95-0.99; outside of this range secondary phases (metallic Sn or SnSe2) formed. Electrical properties were found to be very sensitive to even small changes in the stoichiometry. Three orders of magnitude difference in the carrier concentration was observed within the stoichiometry range for single-phase SnSe, which can be explained by changes in the shallow level defect density. To further control carrier concentration, we introduced In and Sb as counter-dopants into the SnSe thin films and found that they were deep level donors with the ionization fraction of similar to 10(-4). Finally, we demonstrate the potential of SnSe thin films as an absorber layer in photovoltaic applications. Our study demonstrates the importance of fine-tuning stoichiometry of SnSe to achieve desired electrical properties. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z Donor acceptor bifunctionality of dysprosium in perovskite calcium copper titanate polycrystals http://hdl.handle.net/10203/225126 Title: Donor acceptor bifunctionality of dysprosium in perovskite calcium copper titanate polycrystals Authors: Jo, Giyoung; Chung, Heesuk; Kang, Suk-Joong L; Chung, Sung-Yoon Abstract: Systematic control of electrical properties is a challenging task in polycrystalline materials having significant electrical heterogeneity. In particular, as most aliovalent dopants in oxides usually play a single role of either a donor or an acceptor, controlling the respective electronic conductance of grains and grain boundaries in a separate manner by simple doping is not easily achieved. Using the polycrystalline perovskite Ca1/4Cu3/4TiO3, the grains of which have relatively high conductance and the grain boundaries reveal much lower conductance, we demonstrate the donor acceptor bifunctionality of dysprosium (Dy) and its impact on the variation of electrostatic potential barriers at grain boundaries. DC current voltage measurements and impedance spectroscopy analyses consistently show that Dy selectively affects the grain-boundary conductance without a substantial change of conductance in the grains. Atomic-scale scanning transmission electron microscopy also visualizes the distinct site occupancy of Dy at the Ti columns in the grain-boundary region in contrast to the Dy occupation at the Ca columns in the bulk grains, directly showing that Dy is a donor in the bulk and simultaneously an acceptor in the grain boundary region. In addition to providing an efficient way of tuning the electrostatic potential barriers, this bifunctional effect of Dy emphasizes the significance of understanding the correlation between the atomic-level site occupancy of dopants and the overall electrical properties. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. 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YSZ/Pt electrode was used as an air reference, maintaining a constant oxygen concentration of 21%, and Na2CO3 was used as a CO2 sensing electrode. The responses of the sensors to various concentrations of CO2 were evaluated at temperatures ranging from 550 degrees C to 650 degrees C. The electric potential difference of the sensors exhibited Nernstian behavior with sensitivity greater than 99% of the theoretical value at 650 degrees C. The activity of Na2O at the bi-electrolyte junction remained constant, showing invariance with the CO2 concentrations tested. The time for the initial stabilization was as short as 66 s. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z


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To best serve their patients' health, Dr. Lodding and Stephanie, RDH have both been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy for Oral Systemic Health (AAOSH). Dr. Lodding and Stephanie are proud to be deeply involved in AAOSH, an organization dedicated to exploring the link between oral health and overall wellness. AAOSH is a partnership of physicians and dentists, aiming to elevate the dental industry to a general health care profession. Dr. Lodding and Stephanie, RDH are honored to be working side by side with dental and health care leaders, including Dr. Michael Roizen, Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, and many more dedicated individuals. Stephanie also has been nominated to serve as Meeting Chair for 2012 / 2013 sessions of AAOSH.
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GFNY Cozumel Mexico, Nov 12 2017
Don't miss the chance to participate in one of the best cycling events of the year.
Don't miss the chance to participate in one of the best cycling events of the year.
The GFNY Cozumel course is filled with fascinating views and challenging roads. There are two distances to choose from, either the Gran Fondo 100 miles or the Medio Fondo 50 miles. Your race will start in the downtown area right by the city hall and the Mexican caribbean ocean. Get ready for a fun filled start with live bands, helicopters in the sky, media and journalists plus over 2,500 participants all ready to give 100% effort on the race course. No matter which course you choose we promise you will be mesmerized by the beautiful beach and ocean views and the support of all the locals who will be out in big numbers to cheer you to the finish line.
The Gran route is a ride that will take your breath away in more ways than you can imagine. Your journey will take you thru two challenging hot laps around the coastline of this beautiful island, with more than 40 miles of picturesque turquoise ocean views. Along the way, you'll be challenged by strong Mayan winds and celebrated by the town locals as if you were a Tour de France champion.


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Reverend Becky Day will be at Rochester Hills Family Worship Center, 1591 W Auburn Rd., Rochester Hills, MI on Sunday, October 30th, 2016, from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM to impart the Word of God to our church.
Bio: Calvin and Becky Day have partnered as elders with New Wine Fellowship Church in Waterford, Michigan since the launch of the ministry in 2011. Having grown up in a Pastor's home, Becky has served in ministry most of her life and Calvin came alongside her in ministry in 1978 when they were married. They have served locally as well as various places throughout the United States as Pastors, Worship Leaders, Apostles, Teachers, Evangelists, and Prophets. They have lived in Oakland County all of their lives and to date, they are retired from full-time secular work, are small-business owners, and involved in teaching & training to equip the Body of Christ for the work of establishing the ministry of the Kingdom of God through mentoring and discipleship training.
We are so excited to have Reverend Becky minister to us this coming week! Please join us and bring a friend. You will be so blessed!


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One of the major problems I think many are facing during weekdays is the lack of places to go for high tea. I mean a place that serve decent food with nice ambience. Those with sub-standard food are not included in the list. Recently Salt Tapas & Bar has launched weekday afternoon tea sets. Before we feed our tummy, the afternoon tea set allows us to feast with our eyes. An edible garden was presented in a wooden tray with a chocolate soil, hand-moulded dark chocolate rocks and tree logs and edible flowers together with a mixture of 7 sweet and savoury items. Each set also has a personalised touch of having the name of the guest displayed on the front of each tray. So sweet, right?
The 120 seating bar-restaurant is located at Raffles City. In the midst of CBD but away from the bustle and hustle. There are different sitting areas to cater for everyone, be it the main dining room, at the bar, at the window or even alfresco dining while people watching.
|Rose n' Flames
|Adam's Apple
|Berry Fruity
Jardin Afternoon Tea Set A comes with white coffee creme brulee, camembert with lavosh, Jamon Croquette, Kinako macaron, honeycomb cake, prawn taco and choc sable. I have tried high tea set else where with a similar price tagged to it, but I am very sure it wasn't as good. With a price tag of $35 which consist of 7 items, a mixture of sweet and savoury dishes, I am impressed with the food quality. The Honeycomb Cake is crowned with honey chantilly cream and house-made honeycomb. I like how fluffy and light the cake is and overall it does not give me an overwhelming sweetness even when I eat it with honeycomb. Another of my fav is the Jamon Croquette which is smooth and creamy. The signature Prawn Taco doesn't disappoint as well. With a crisp tempura prawn, punchy pineapple salsa and chipotle aioli, this is definitely a pleaser.
The highlights from Jardin Afternoon Tea Set B include the Pork Belly Slider which was sous-vide cooked before pan-searing it and paired with pickled cucumber, chilli and house-made slider buns. Set B has a strong play on the sweet items such as Raspberry Rhubarb Tart, a buttery tart base filled with raspberry rhubarb rose jam, pastry cream and fresh raspberry, and Matcha Orange Religieuse, a duo of choux pastries stuffed with matcha and Grand Marnier-infused custard.The purple Japanese sweet potato macaron totally stole my heart with that perfect chewy yet crispy macaron shell and the sweet potato filling with the right amount of sweetness. Overwhelming sweetness is a killer for most desserts and I am glad to say that none of the sweet items has this issue. =)
Salt Tapas & Bar
252 North Bridge Road #01-22A Raffles City Shopping Centre Singapore 179103
Tel: +65 6837 0995
Operating Hours: Mon - Thurs: Tapas 11.30am to 10pm
Drinks till 11.30pm
Fri: Tapas 11.30am to 11pm
Drinks till 11.30pm
Sat: Tapas 11.30am to 10.30pm
Drinks till 11.30pm
Sun & PH: Tapas 11.30am to 9.30pm
Drinks till 10pm


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|Reviews for Gravitation
| metaladdict chapter 27 . 11/13/2013
He I initially didn't read this story because I thought there wasn't any Shepard, and I didn't like that.
Now that i've read this i'm really happy that I did.
| Sirrocco chapter 27 . 4/3/2013
I am incredibly flattered by your interest in my stories, Cer, and pleased to see Eos take on a life of her own outside of them. Thank you for giving her the opportunity (and for allowing that her future in Gravitation may diverge a bit from the future I foresee for her).
This taste of Gravitation is so sweet that I look forward to reading the whole thing. I've only been waiting bc my head canon can be so influenced by other well-written stories that I try to limit my intake-and bc the story is now finished. Somehow that almost makes it seem less criminal that I'm not encouraging you in your writing with regular reviews, as you so kindly do for me.
Much admiration-and friendship-always...
| Guest chapter 27 . 4/3/2013
I loved this story and I usually can't stand OC's, but you did a fantastic job. This was a nice update into this world you've built, and I truly appreciate it. I really enjoy Teiron and all of your OC's. If you ever add to this again I'd like to read a little more about Allison, as I feel she's the daughter we never really got to know. I think there's definitely more to mine for her story. Anyway, thank you for this story and this nice little update.
| sherryE chapter 27 . 4/1/2013
Outstandingly awesome as always
| A fan chapter 27 . 4/1/2013
I really think you should continue this story. I just can't get enough of this disfunctional family. And Nillye sending a thank you card!
A fan of good writing
| R.J. Ames chapter 27 . 4/1/2013
This was wonderful- I was definitely going through some Teiron withdrawal. It wasn't pretty.
I am a huge fan of Sirrocco's Eos, and I'm very happy that you got to steal her for a chapter, too :) The family dynamic between T, Eos, Erra, and Kiyett is just hilarious. And so endearing. It could almost make up for the fact that Aethyta is dead *sobbing*. Seriously, though, this made me so happy, and can I say yes, omg, T finally passed on the secret of amazing asari sex to her step daughter! It wouldn't have been fair not to, really. And the bit about Nilye writing the thank you card was a nice touch ;)
| WildOrchid88 chapter 27 . 4/1/2013
I think I have a new favorite OC asari. :P Eos is pretty damn awesome. Got so many feels when I read Aethyta passed away though. :(
And I totally forgot to read Sirrocco's latest update. Silly me.
| Theodur chapter 27 . 4/1/2013
Oooh, is it Christmas already? (actually, I hope not, I've had just about enough of this winter) Great to see more of this. :)
Ah yes, Aethyta's half-hanar daughter. It's going to be some time until Aiana shows up in my story, but she'll be a bit different from Eos. Who seems pretty cool, by the way. :)
Gosh, Erra is such an irritating teenager! I hope that phase will pass quickly. Shame that Aethyta has passed away, she'd have sorted that girl's head out.
And the mandatory teasing of Teiron and remarks regarding Liara's prudishness. Always excellent fun. I'm very happy to hear they decided to let Illy in on the secret (I remember nagging about that, so I feel like stealing credit for it). Give it a few years, and I think that knowledge would have spread far and wide. :D
Great stuff. Full of many tasty details. I probably forgot to mention some of them, but well, no matter, really enjoyed this.
| Midnight Lion chapter 26 . 1/21/2013
So, it's entirely possible that I spent all of today reading through your collected works, only to find out that I've apparently discovered them just as they're coming to a close. While I'm saddened by this, I'm still incredibly grateful that I found these stories. I only wish I could have seen them unfold chapter by chapter and given them the praise they deserved as they developed.
Gravitation is by far my favorite of your stories, not only because of the flashback glimpses that are always so perfectly *Shepard* in nature, but also because you handle the bittersweet aspects of 'the lifespan issue' with such a deft and charming touch. Teiron and Erra are wonderful characters, and I can understand why Liara is so happy to have them in her life.
If you do ever come back to this story/these characters, I'm hoping that we get to see Illira's relationship with Nillye develop! From scowling at each other in the baths to being bonded...that's a story I want to read.
Thank you for sharing you talents.
| Guest chapter 26 . 1/19/2013
This is just lovely. Thank you for this wonderful fic. I have just enjoyed the hell out of it each times I've gotten an update notification in my email!
| FloridaMagpie chapter 26 . 1/19/2013
Thanks so much for the beautiful read. You did a fantastic job throughout. Hope life improves for you, and that you find the time to share your talent again soon.
| arcturusjourney chapter 26 . 1/19/2013
A beautiful ending to a beautifully-written story. I wish I had found the story earlier to see the process unfold. And certain powerful scenes, like T's first visit to Liara's estate, will be with me for a long time to come. Thank you for sharing your story and your lovely prose. While I don't know what you may be enduring right now, I hope that things get better soon. May your pain soon become a distant memory.
| 2ki's chapter 26 . 1/19/2013
Thanks for sharing this story with us. It was wonderful.
| A fan chapter 26 . 1/19/2013
I always loved this story. I hope you have more time to write in the future.
A fan of good writing
| sherryE chapter 26 . 1/19/2013
Very nice ending. Good luck with what is happening in your life.


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When deciding which cookbooks of 2013 would rank as my favorites, one was an easy pick: Sweet by Valerie Gordon. This cookbook debuted in September 2013 alongside many other great recipe-filled texts, but it stands alone as what I consider to be 2013's greatest text for sweet recipes.
Gordon's recipes are sophisticated yet approachable. This isn't another cookbook with recipes too intricate and foreign for the home cook. This book combines old favorites with inventive twists, along with recipes that will expand your dessert making bounds. I learned about new ingredients in this cookbook – such as vanilla paste, used in this recipe.
And, of course, there's the photography. It is rich, bold, and stunning. The food is captured with such lucidity and intricate detail that I resisted the urge to lick pages displaying flowing chocolate sauce or caramel pudding.
The first recipe I adapted from this book was Gordon's recipe for brownies. I was immediately drawn to it based on its sophisticated simplicity. Dark chocolate meets butter, two types of sugar, vanilla paste, and flour in symphony with whisking and stirring that I was certain would yield a beautiful result. I put my own spin on it, of course, trading this ingredient for that ingredient, but I stayed true to Gordon's technique.
And the result? Chewy, rich dark chocolate brownies with a depth of flavor unlike any I'd tasted before. These brownies stand apart from those you've tried before, and they definitely leave the ole box mix in the dust.
When I think of brownies, I think of early childhood. A plate topped with a warm brownie and maybe a dollop of ice cream. A tall glass of cold milk. Chocolatey. Chewy. Warm. And a simpler time when calories didn't count, and food was more pleasurable somehow.
Try my recipe adapted from the recipe for Brownies found on page 266 of the book. You owe it to yourself. And pick up a copy of Sweet by Valerie Gordon. You owe that to your cookbook collection.
Dark Chocolate Brownies
Adapted from Sweet, page 266, by Valerie Gordon
Makes 18 small brownies
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 ounces 60% cacao unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla paste
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9×9 inch glass baking pan and set aside.
- Melt butter in the microwave on 50% power for one minute. Then, add chopped chocolate and microwave for 30 seconds more or until the butter is fully melted and the chocolate has begun to combine. With a small whisk, stir the mixture until the chocolate has completely blended.
- Slowly stir in both sugars until well combined. Then, mix each egg one at a time until fully combined.
- Add flour, vanilla paste, and salt and blend well. Spread the batter in prepared baking pan.
- Bake for approximately 30 to 35 minutes or until a crusty layer forms, and the center is firm and dry. To ensure proper baking, test with a toothpick – you should insert in the center and remove with a few crumbs. (If the toothpick comes out dry, you've baked too long!)
- Place the brownies to cool in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes or more before cutting and serving.
Baking Notes:
This recipe was adapted from one of my favorite cookbooks, Sweet. In the original recipe, 99% cacao dark chocolate and light brown sugar are employed. I prefer my selections, however, which do increase baking time.
Vanilla paste is essentially an extra thick pure vanilla extract with vanilla bits within. If it is not available at your local specialty foods store, it can also be ordered online. It is not a highly expensive ingredient. I purchased my bottle for $6.50.
Remember that with all baking, baking times vary based on a number of conditions, including your elevation, the age and condition of your oven, and so on. Always monitor your baking and adjust time accordingly.


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Becoming Your Authentic Self
About June
Trust yourself!
"You can't live a life of purpose if you are living in the past." –Unknown
Remove the drama and chaos from your life! It stifles creativity.
As I look out my window, a half smile comes across my face. I think to myself, this is why we live in Arizona. When the rest of the country is suffering from the cold, we are still enjoying sunshine. However, the one thing we cannot avoid are the economic challenges facing our country.
So what do you do when everything seems to be going wrong and people are speaking fear and doubt? What do you do you've lost your job and you have no money in your savings account? How do you llive from day-to-day when the bills are piling up and there is no end in sight? Below are six helpful steps to keep you on track.
1. Be thankful for what you have. As simple as it may sound, it works wonders for the mind.
2. Implement a plan of action–identify steps you can take to deal with the challenges your are facing. Focus on solutions–not problems!
3. Remember you are designed to live by faith. In siutations like these, mindsight is better than eyesight. So keep your mindsight on His promises and the prize.
4. All fighters have to have someone in their corner. Look around and make sure you have the right people in your corner. This is not the time for a solo flight.
5. Focus on your vision and purpose. They will give you a reason for getting out of bed in the mornings.
6. Dare to dream again…live beyond your today on the canvas of your mind.
You know life is challenging when you find yourself reading your own articles to stay inspired. I wrote this article about 4-years ago. At that time in my life, I felt as if I were in a hot skillet with the power burner turned on high. I'm sure some of you can relate.
I hope this article will also inspire you as we progress through these difficult and challenging times.
When things start to warm up, we look for a place of refuge, somewhere cool and refreshing. No one wants to be consistently hot and sticky. No matter where you live, over exposure to heat can cause some serious physical and emotional damage unless you take precautionary measures.
Life is pretty much the same way. Different areas of your life can get pretty hot. The temperatures of your finances, health, marriage, family, and job can all reach an uncomfortable boiling point—a boiling point that is different for each of us. Sometimes the temperature in one area of your life may go haywire, and sometimes everything surges at the same time. Not only does it get very hot, but it is humid too.
You ask yourself, how long can I stand this? How long before I get a break? Where can I go to cool off and refresh? You frantically seek for a way to release the pressure before you explode.
This is the time when nothing you do seems to work and life becomes a literal minute-by-minute existence because you're too scared to think about tomorrow. You don't even want to get out of bed in the morning. However, you are going to make it because you have a purpose.
I've provided a short list of things that you can do to help navigate your downturn:
Finally, your downturn provides an awesome opportunity to develop faith, patience, and perseverance. All great people need these three. Your faith will help you to see beyond the circumstances of life and patience will give you the strength to endure. This doesn't mean that you should sit around and twiddle your thumbs. According to Webster, persevere means to persist in a purpose, an idea, or task in the face of obstacles or discouragement. So keep moving!
There are times in your life when nothing seems to be going according to plan.
· Things aren't working the way you thought it would
· You're not where you want to be
· Things aren't moving in the direction you wanted them to go
You start to question yourself and your dreams. You find yourself crying and praying at 4 a.m. in the morning about the deep yearnings in your heart that go unfulfilled. Your enemies of fear and self-doubt are magnified and your mind turns against you. Then you get up, you go for a walk, and you take a route that you haven't taken in a while. It is not as hot as it usually is, as matter of a fact, there is a slight breeze caressing your face and the birds are chirping.
The cool breeze helps, and you thank God for the sound of the birds. Your headphones are pressed snuggly into your ears and you are listening to inspirational tunes to help bring your vision back into focus. This is your vision walk. You walk, and walk, and then you turn around and start for home. Your mind starts to drift on things that are better left unsaid and you are diligently trying to capture your thoughts so you can stay focused on the vision.
You are almost at the end now, and and soon you will be in your car, and headed off to the house. You start to think about your life and your accomplishments. You realize that you have two major accomplishments up to this point and if you should die now, you would have accomplished something. But, is that all there is? Just two!
You think about the other things you would like to accomplish and suddenly you realize that all are written in your legacy. You know, the legacy that you wrote about your life. The eulogy you want your family to read at you memorial service. As you ponder the legacy, and what want to accomplish in your remaining years, you feel refreshed, driven, and hopeful. It gives you that YES, I will get there! Yes, it will happen! I just need to keep moving.
So, you continue to review the legacy in your mind. By the time you get to the car, you are inspired, inspired to keep pressing on no matter what the circumstances may be.
Well, that's my story! What's yours?
Have you written your legacy? Do you have something that you can look at when things get challenging and your mind starts to work against you? Write something down and make it plain so that you can keep pressing toward that dream and the goals that burn deep within. Your moment of opportunity is around the corner. The corner is narrow, sharp, and there is a cliff on one side but you will make. The fact that you have gotten this far up the mountain means that you were designed for the ascent. Go for it! You can't stop now!


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Roughly 50 PeaceWorks members and friends rallied outside Fort Leavenworth in Kansas Nov. 20 in support of Chelsea (formerly Bradley) Manning's petition to President Obama to reduce her sentence to time served—6 years. Manning is incarcerated at Fort Leavenworth.
Author: Mary Hladky
Mary Hladky is a PeaceWorks, KC board member and a leader in the KC chapter of the American Friends Service Committee.


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I have lived in anxiety and fear because I was (and still am) afraid of being worthless, of being empty, of not having a reason to be, of not deserving life.
I still have those fears. And that is OK, provided I don't live in them. Thoughts and feelings come, I can't stop them. But if I try to respond to them or to justify them, I engage with them and they win. They become me. The key is in noticing and accepting them, and then shifting to something else.
I have walked down the road since last time.
I have daily challenges to myself and my thoughts, in a quest for health.
I feel depressed and lost, I have lost sight of who I am but I am also reminded of who I am not and what I don't want to be.
I am really encouraged and hopeful today. I can't even imagine how difficult will this be. But I know what I will find if I look back and I am certain that I don't want to be there.
I have also understood that it is not the final destination that matters but the path because that is the now and that is inevitably over, and never comes back.
The path may last very long, but also brings and infinity of precious nows.
So I should enjoy every bite, be grateful for every thought I notice, acknowledge all actions I take, whether it is one step back or forth.
Because it will mean I am being, I am fighting for life.
I let go. I breathe. I forget. I accept.
And I flow, and I continue walking down the road.
I am in my self. I am myself. I am alive and just that makes me happy.
When I am, I become aware of my value. I appreciate my strength and my vulnerabilities. I find real confidence just within myself. I finally give myself unconditional love, permission to live, pardon.
Just being, I bring myself back to live.
"In this time, great confusion and suffering exist simply because humanity cannot simply be." – Sakyong Ripham Rinpoche
PS: If you love the cover photo of this post as much as I do, visit my friend's Amy new blog. You will find yummy Singapore food recipes that she has obsessively mastered and kindly shares with us and most importantly, her irresistible cute drawings of it!


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On June 26th, Bill Keller, former executive editor of the New York Times (NYT), wrote an op-ed piece entitled "The Rottweiler's Rottweiler" where he called for liberal Catholics to leave the Catholic Church for alternatives that embrace more "inclusive" values such as married clergy, women's ordination, and gay marriage. In a follow-up op-ed piece dated this past Tuesday, he attempts to respond those who reacted to his column by questioning whether leaving the Church is the right response to one's frustration or disagreement with the Church. He says the following: "The proposition [of the last column] was that Catholics who want a church more bighearted on issues like the role of women and the acceptance of gay love should consider looking elsewhere, because today's Catholic hierarchy is stuck in a deep rut." He goes on to say, "I have in the past described myself as a 'collapsed Catholic,' a friend's clever term for 'beyond lapsed.' So I suggest you follow your own conscience. Just know that if you follow it out of the Catholic Church, there are plenty of alternatives, and there is no shame."
To my great sadness, Mr. Keller gives voice to an all too familiar and common sentiment in our Church/society today. People's deep frustration and profound hurt with regards to the Catholic Church tempts them to leave the Church for other communities that offer them some sort of hope, love, and acceptance they desperately seek. I do not want to discount or discredit these experiences; they are all too real. And as a believer and lover of the Catholic Church and Catholic faith, I cannot help but ask, what has gone wrong? Where have we failed to preach effectively? However, Mr. Keller's solution to this problem, born from his brand of cynicism and disaffection, must not be taken to be the obvious and logical solution. And as tempting as it may be to see it as that (logical and obvious), I felt I had to respond to show how Mr. Keller has fundamentally missed the point of church and faith.
First, Mr. Keller talks of being associated with a particular religion as though it was some sort of commodity we shop for among the "plenty of alternatives" at a grand religious and moral supermarket. He makes religion and church to be some sort of social institution, structured by a particular moral code, to which we subscribe and associate with. Under this definition, sure it is easy to then leave one institution for another who more closely aligns with our set of values. However, it destroys the very concept of religion by removing God and placing ourselves, our social values at the center. No longer is faith God-centered, but rather self-centered. Where's the mystery? Where's the curiosity? Where's the humility? Where's the learning? Where's the growth? Religion and God have to fit our preconceived notions of what they should be and we then become deaf to perhaps what they may have to say to us.
Secondly, Mr. Keller's solution removes all responsibility and opportunity for any sort of human development or growth. He writes, "Much as I wish I could encourage the discontented, the Catholics of open minds and open hearts, to stay put and fight the good fight, this is a lost cause... Summon your fortitude, and just go. If you are not getting the spiritual sustenance you need, if you are uneasy being part of an institution out of step with your conscience — then go." He advocates for us to simply go where we feel comfortable, to only associate with like-minded people, and avoid the dialogue that is so desperately needed. It is easy to avoid that which troubles us and to seek affirmation and justification in our convictions. However, social advancement never came about by Mr. Keller's mentality of exclusion and seclusion. It might be easy to think that this is a "Catholic Church problem," but the same sort of dynamic is going on in our politics. We see Democrats and Republicans failing to talk to each other, failing to listen to each other. Are we to simply leave the country out of our discontent? Though we may joke about it, we would be hard pressed to act on that impulse. We recognize the need and value to engage and commit ourselves to something greater than ourselves. Faith is a belief in something that, when push comes to shove, is worth fighting for, is worth working for, for better or worse, rich or poor, in sickness and in health. We can too easily expect perfection where perfection cannot be expected. The Church is no exception. Where humans are, imperfections will abound. However, the Church never claims to be perfect. The Church claims to hold the Truth, as entrusted to her by Christ, and always STRIVES to be faithful to that Truth, live it, and bring it to everyone, everywhere. As Catholics, we must dedicate ourselves is to STRIVE for perfection and help the Church in this endeavor as well. We pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and trust that God is present and working with us. It is in the journey toward perfection where we discover our deepest selves. Sometimes that journey is a painful and tumultuous one, but that does not mean the road need be abandoned.
My father always says, "Always have the debate, because the debate is worth having." We, as human beings, have a responsibility to the gift of reason that has been given us. Though these debates may bring us to face some ferocious emotions, we will learn nothing, grow to be nothing if we allow ourselves to fall prey to narrow social vision, and forget what underlies our faith: Truth, God, the Sacraments, Christ's [passion, death, and resurrection, the real presence and action of the Holy Spirit, the value of human dignity, the potential of the human person, and the promise of happiness, human flourishing, and everlasting life. There is no doubt that there is much work to be done in the Church. As a budding preacher, teacher, and pastor, I would be the first to admit it. There is no doubt that we face some real and human challenges, but let us never forget that the Church is the Church of the Resurrection. That in suffering and death, there is the promise of new life. Let us pray 1) for our Church today, that she may ever renew herself to meet the needs of those she dedicates herself to serve, 2) for those hurt or frustrated with the faith to the point of losing faith in God and in his Church, that they may find healing and a reconnection with Christ and his Church, and 3) for the grace of charity, wisdom, and courage that we may be able to engage each other with love, ever seeking Truth, to promote the Gospel, and work for the betterment of humanity and the greater glory of God.


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Slow and Steady Rictor
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- 3 min 6 sec
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Rated 3 / 5 stars
"Mother" says hello.
I get a massive flash-back to Earthbound during the first part of this, but the shift at ~1:25 is very unexpected. While it's nice keeping the background with the "crazy" feel, and coming back into it as the song continues, I'm not sure that sudden shift was a good idea.
If the shift were brought in a bit over time, it might have helped out a lot.
Of course, the changes right at the end were very jarring...
Thank you for your helpful comment. I'll certainly take your advice into consideration when I revist this track.
Muchly appreciated.