![]() The response from this POST is a stream, representing a WAV audio file (exactly what type is dependent on some headers you can set, details later). X-Microsoft-OutputFormat: riff-16khz-16bit-mono-pcm The body of the POST message is Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML), a XML-based markup language for defining how TTS should be performed. Once you have your Bearer, then you can POST to using it as the Authorization. Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key: YOUR_SUBSCRIPTION_KEY You do this by POSTing to with your subscription key set in a header named Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key. ![]() Once you have a subscription key, you have to exchange it for a Bearer token. If you already have an Azure account and just want to jump straight to creating a key there, create a new Bing Speech resource, then go to Keys to copy your subscription key. To get started, go to /en-us/try/cognitive-services. After that, you can create a key in Azure with varying pricing structures. It’s part of Azure Cognitive Services and is free to try for 7 days with a trial key. This is a really brief summary of how it works, so that when we go through the code you’ll know what’s happening. The Microsoft Bing Speech API is a simple API that nicely abstracts the whole process of performing TTS. ![]() This is all fine, but what if we want to do TTS – and dynamically specify what we want to say? We can’t use pre-created audio files in this case. The list in that argument is a POCO containing a URI which is the location of the file to play. ICall call = Īwait call.PlayPromptAsync(*A list of media prompts to play*).ConfigureAwait(false) (probably because it’s been built from the JSON of the HTTP call, which has an array of prompts): The PlayMediaPrompt takes (oddly) an array of media to play. I’m going to concentrate on the C# wrapper, but most of what I’m going to say is equally applicable to the RESTful API call as well, as it takes the same input. This is done via the PlayPrompt call – either via a RESTful API call or via the C# wrapper. The media must already exist though – the input to the API is the file location of a previously recorded WAV file. The newly released Calls & Meeting API includes the ability for bots to play media over audio to listening humans. However, using the abilities it does have, plus the Bing Speech API, we can recreate the same functionality, enabling us to create similarly rich solutions in Microsoft Teams. Today, the Calls & Meeting API for Microsoft Teams does not include the ability to perform TTS. In Skype for Business, UCMA provided TTS capabilities, enabling a UCMA bot to dynamically ‘speak’ to a user. This can be very useful when working with audio-based bots, such as when creating IVR solutions or other automated workflows that involve a system ‘talking’ to a user. Text-to-Speech (TTS) is the ability of a system to convert a string into an audio file. How to: perform Text-To-Speech (TTS) with a Microsoft Teams bot using Bing Speech API and Teams Calls & Meetings API Introduction
0 Comments
![]() Coincidentally my son is now 10 (and my daughter is 12). The last time I was in DC was 30 years ago. My family just got back from a trip to Washington DC for the White House Easter Egg Roll. Now that I’m a dad I realize he took ambivalence as a challenge, that he would be able to convince us of how fascinating it all really was. It’s not that he didn’t care that we didn’t like it. He was unphased by our groans and complaints, in fact he may have been fueled by them, as dads often are. When I was a kid, my dad LOOOVED taking us to the Wright Patterson Air Force Museum. In one of nature’s cruelest twists, kids are, historically, not huge fans. And I’m doubly sure preteens will lose their mind for it.ĭads love history, monuments, and museums. I’m sure some young popstars will be thrilled to design in-game swag to share with fans. Considering the game’s been around since 2006, many artists will have grown up on Roblox themselves. Collectables and achievements are nothing new in video games – or, as we’ve seen with NFTs in the last year, real life for that matter. The artists are also as involved with the creative process as they’d like to be. But while it’s Dad Law to roll your eyes and act like your wallet is welded shut in these scenarios, Spotify made clear that in-game merch proceeds go directly to the artist. As someone who spent money on multiple skins for the various Avengers in a game I don’t even like, I have no commentary on this. In-game, Spotify will host mini-quests, virtual meet-and-greets, and other interactive experiences with artists, including, obviously, selling MERCH! Yes, what kid hasn’t begged for some extra virtual dollars to spend on a virtual t-shirt for their virtual person. That’s all pretty familiar territory to online gamers, but the hook is how Spotify will use this space to host unique moments between artists and fans. The tokens you collect can be exchanged for in-game content, such as emotes and cosmetic changes to your avatar. The basic gameplay of Spotify Island is to parkour your way around a digital island paradise, collecting heart-shaped tokens, finding hidden easter eggs, and interacting with other players at beat-making stations. The game allows players to engage with user-generated content, mainly in the form of mini-games players can create and share. Look, Spotify, you know me, you know how many times a week I listen to Bruce Springsteen’s Darkness on the Edge of Town what kind of coffee did you expect me to order?Īnyway, the Roblox thing. When I arrived, there was a full coffee bar in the lobby, complete with a barista who was very unimpressed by my order of regular black coffee. Sidenote: I have to say, the Spotify office is pretty rad. Find out more about our advertising opportunities.Just a quick "It worked for me" on my '11 Grand Sport Automatic to try and help others who may encounter the all too common broken plastic shifter bushing(s) in the cable between the Console Shift Selector and the Transmission Selector Lever. Advertise Advertising on is well-targeted, has unique benefits, and is highly successful. Looking for something lighter? Read our funny complaints to see people who found humor in a bad situation. Vehicle Problems Find out what cars to avoid, view the latest problem trends, or keep up-to-date with the most recently reported problems. Contact us with any comments or concerns.
![]()
When not used, everything can be brought to the system tray for more desktop space. What's more, clever hotkey support lets you directly trigger shortcuts and not just docks. Starting from icons and descriptions and ending with behavior and arguments, options become close to endless. Shortcuts can be equipped with all sorts of details. ![]() Item selection makes a few dedicated options available in the rest of the space. A side panel lets you create and arrange items in a tree view, with support for complex directory and tree structures. The menu creation screen is pretty intuitive, although packed with a large variety of buttons, menus, and input fields. Various functional and visual customization options The creation process can take little time, through a basic method of dragging shortcuts, folders or executables over the dock. Multiple different instances are supported, with the possibility to configure hotkeys for an easier approach. You can go ahead and modify existing elements or take the time to create a new dock. Customization options give you the possibility to make it blend with your desktop through images, transparency, color options, and more. Luckily, you can switch to a panel mode that attaches to a border of your screen for more efficiency and comfort. It stays on top of other applications, with no option to toggle this state. Accommodation is a walk in the park, with elements fitted with helpful descriptions when creating so you don't get stuck along the way.īy default, your dock is placed inside a window you can move around. A preset is brought up upon launch, with several areas of your computer up for display, so you get an idea of what can be accomplished. The application runs on a system of docks which you can fill with shortcuts for files and programs. In order to avoid personal space overpopulation, applications like LaunchBar Commander let you configure quick access links to all you need. Comfort is also somethings you want to have when using your computer so you don't spend too much time looking for files of interest on your crowded desktop. ![]() ![]() Advancement in technology somehow means a more comfortable lifestyle, with anything we need being available at the press of a button. ![]() ![]() In the subsequent year, it initiated the sale of a diverse range of products, including music, video games, consumer electronics, home improvement items, software, games, and toys. It began selling music and videos in 1998, and began international operations by acquiring online sellers of books in the United Kingdom and Germany. Main article: History of Amazon 1994–2009: early yearsĪmazon was founded on July 5, 1994, by Jeff Bezos, who chose the Seattle area for its abundance of technical talent, as Microsoft was in the area. It also produces consumer electronics-most notably, Kindle e-readers, Echo devices, Fire tablets, and Fire TVs.Īmazon has been criticized for customer data collection practices, a toxic work culture, censorship, tax avoidance, and anti-competitive behavior. It publishes books through its publishing arm, Amazon Publishing, film and television content through Amazon MGM Studios, including the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio which acquired in March 2022. Īmazon also distributes a variety of downloadable and streaming content through its Amazon Prime Video, MGM+, Amazon Music, Twitch, and Audible units. Īs of October 2023 Amazon is the 12th most visited website in the world with 82% of its primary domains traffic coming from the United States. It is the second-largest private employer in the United States. In 2021, it surpassed Walmart as the world's largest retailer outside of China, driven in large part by its paid subscription plan, Amazon Prime, which has close to 200 million subscribers worldwide. As of 2023, it is the world's largest online retailer and marketplace, smart speaker provider, cloud computing service through AWS, live-streaming service through Twitch, and Internet company as measured by revenue and market share. Īmazon has earned a reputation as a disruptor of well-established industries through technological innovation and "aggressive" reinvestment of profits into capital expenditures. Its acquisition of Whole Foods in August 2017 for US$13.4 billion substantially increased its footprint as a physical retailer. Its other subsidiaries include Ring, Twitch, IMDb, and Whole Foods Market. It has multiple subsidiaries including Amazon Web Services (cloud computing), Zoox ( autonomous vehicles), Kuiper Systems (satellite Internet), and Amazon Lab126 (computer hardware R&D). Initially an online marketplace for books, it has expanded into a multitude of product categories, a strategy that has earned it the moniker The Everything Store. It is considered one of the Big Five American technology companies, alongside Alphabet (parent company of Google), Apple, Meta and Microsoft.Īmazon was founded by Jeff Bezos from his garage in Bellevue, Washington, on July 5, 1994. ( also / ˈ æ m ə z ə n/ AM-ə-zən) is an American multinational technology company focusing on e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. ![]() This is the most versatile SE instrument in the Series nearly twenty-year history. When using the magnetic output jack in isolation, the piezo battery is bypassed completely, acting as a failsafe (in this scenario, the magnetic pickups still work even if the piezo battery has run out of juice). Players can plug into the “Mix/Piezo” jack and use the individual volume controls to blend the 58/15 “S” pickups with the piezo’s acoustic tones. Alternatively, players can plug into the jacks separately, so the guitar can run magnetic pickups into an amp and run the piezo through an acoustic amp or DI into the soundboard. The instrument is designed with two discrete volume controls (magnetics and piezo) and output jacks (mix/piezo and magnetics). ![]() Now boasting a newly-designed LR Baggs/PRS Piezo system, the SE Hollowbody II Piezo provides musicians with the versatility of wielding both acoustic and electric tones in one instrument. The 58/15 “S” pickups deliver clarity and balance that sound big and musical in a hollowbody platform. PRS Custom 24 Piezo Electric Guitar with Pattern Thin Neck - Black Gold Wrap Burst 10-Top. Glitch 2 - The piezo volume may or may not be correctly set. Rosewood Fingerboard, 2 Humbucking Pickups, and Piezo Pickup - Faded Whale Blue 5,840. Mine (and many others) required replacing right out of the box. Limited-time Offer 320.00 Off Purchase this item at Sweetwater, and get 320. 37 reviews Write your review Item ID: SEHB2PPB. Hollowbody Electric Guitar with Maple Top and Back, Mahogany Sides, Mahogany Neck, Ebony Fingerboard, 2 Humbucking Pickups, and Piezo System - Peacock Blue. Constructed with a maple back and top with mahogany sides, the SE Hollowbody II Piezo offers a light shimmer and snap in an attractive package. 6-string Acoustic Guitars 12-string Acoustic Guitars Acoustic / Electric Guitars Left-handed Acoustic Guitars Classical & Nylon. SE Hollowbody II Piezo Electric Guitar - Peacock Blue. The SE Hollowbody II Piezo combines the balanced, clear, resonant tone of a hollowbody instrument with the power and stability of a solid-body electric guitar. ![]() We conduct evaluations for feedback all summer long. Our staff will inform you about your child’s successes and problems. Parents can communicate with staff to help each child have a great experience. Parents receive weekly highlight emails with an activity schedule and special reminders. Our summer day camp helps kids gain self-confidence, build character, and focus on the whole child in spirit, mind, and body.ħ:00 AM – 9:00 AM Morning Drop Off/Extended Careĩ:00 AM – 10:40 AM Morning Snack, Group Time, Assemblyġ0:45 AM – 11:00 AM Camp Assembly Dismissalġ1:00 AM – 12:00 PM Open Programming (Campers choose their activities)ģ:00 PM – 4:15 PM Group Time, Snacks, Beads, Camp AssemblyĤ:15 PM – 6:00 PM Afternoon Pick Up/Extended Care Camp is about learning who you are, becoming what you want to be, developing new skills and healthy habits, reaching goals, and building relationships. Each week, different fun opportunities will come to our camps, including animal shows and special guests, ready and waiting to visit our campers.īeing part of our summer day camp program goes beyond silly songs and games. There will be organized events and large group games outside the regular open programming periods. Not only will they get to follow their own interests, but they’ll make their own path throughout the summer. Our camp day is built on an open programming model where campers will experience daily opportunities to select which games, crafts, or activities they participate in. We hope you and your family will join us and help make it their best summer ever. Summer Camp seems far off, but it will be here before you know it. You can depend on the Y to ensure camp is well supervised. All staff are thoroughly screened and background checked and receive training in first aid, CPR, safety and child abuse prevention, character building, and program implementation. We work hard to hire staff of the highest integrity personal and spiritual maturity, and are enthusiastic about camp. Great care goes into creating a fun and safe environment. Knowing this, we strive to offer the highest quality camps with the most diverse opportunities. Is your child ready to trade stories, share a favorite book, or sing camp songs with a new friend? Do they like to be greeted with smiles and high-fives from staff and fellow campers for accomplishing something new? Does your child wish to fit in just for being who they are?Īt Y Summer Day Camp, we are here to make your kids feel welcomeand to help them quickly realize this is a place where they belong and can be themselves – try new things – learn new skills – make new friends – and be a part of something great!Ī camp experience can be a powerful tool for personal growth. Luckily for you, I have done the research and have created a list of the best summer schedules for kids that will create enough structure while still allowing for flexibility and relaxation.Registration for 2024 will open in February! ![]() ![]() This is NOT how we want to spend the summer! “Break from routine and all the sudden you will see behaviors like whining, arguing and generalized grumpiness. Plus there is a ton of child development research that clearly shows the children do best when they have a predictable routine to follow. I know this is true because I see it with my own kids and the kids in my classroom. Here’s the deal, kids THRIVE on structure and routine. All they want to do is watch other kids play on YouTube!īut don’t worry mama! I’m here to save you!Īll you need is a schedule this summer and they will be just fine ( and so will you).Yay! School’s out and the kids are home for summer…Īctually they have already been home ! Why Kids Need a Summer Schedule (and moms do too) I promise that if don’t have a plan for the summer they will end up driving you crazy. ![]() Looking for a daily schedule for your kids this summer? You’re smart! As a teacher and mom there is one thing that I am certain of: Kids THRIVE on routines and structure. Just focus on taking their victory points and they will be done quickly. Place all your spies in the same state in the USSR and become the Axis’s spymaster when you join them to get more.īulgaria is tiny, so having your whole army concentrated on beating them should make it an easy win. Our goal with the agency will be to crack Italy’s cypher, so focus on the cryptology department and crack their codes. Place them on the border and capitulate Turkey.Īnnex it all, immediately declare on Bulgaria and move your main army to the new frontline.įirst you should get the “Cooperate with Foreign Monopolies” focus and build a Spy Agency. Otherwise they will be guaranteed by the democratic nations due to the tension caused by the annexation.įorce deploy the 12 divisions as soon as the Bulgarian justification is done. Note: It’s important that you annex Turkey AFTER the Bulgarian justification is done. Get “Connecting our Prefectures” while you’re fighting Turkey, and make a fresh batch of 12 basic infantry divisions on high priority. Now you’ll want to attack Turkey, rushing their victory points. With your main army, crush the rest of the Turkish troops, and put your 24 divisions under general 1. When you’ve done your second counter attack, encircle the troops west of Istanbul by pushing with your 3 divisions all the way there. Ideally the justification will be done around the time we are close to defeating Turkey. Who knew that becoming debt free was so easy? Now that the focus is done, default on your debt through decision (300PP). Retreat back to Thessaloniki and bait them again. Ideally, you should do this twice, since Turkey will send more troops. Since our border with them can’t supply our divisions, we have to retreat to Thessaloniki. ![]() Our strategy will be to cede land to the Turks, naval invade them and open a second frontline on their backs, thus crushing them. Once the focus is done, pick “Horror and Fear” and get your divisions in place. *I do this for the extra military High Command advisor and the bonuses gained by making them friendly, but if you feel like crushing them, you do you. ![]() Assign Theodoros Pangalos as general of your 13 divisions.Give him the Aggressive Assaulter, Organization First and Offensive Doctrine traits.Promote the general “Nikolaos Plastiras” to a Field Marshal.Select befriend the communists on the decisions tab*.Hire Alexandro Papagos as a Military Theorist. ![]() Hire Georgios Tsolakoglou as your Chief of Army.Duplicate your infantry template and add an artillery battalion on the copy.Now, with the fascists in power, we’ll prepare for war. ![]() Best Home Generators Of December 2023īefore buying any generator, you should determine the power requirements of your home and your most essential large electric appliances. While we work hard to provide accurate and up to date information that we think you will find relevant, Forbes Home does not and cannot guarantee that any information provided is complete and makes no representations or warranties in connection thereto, nor to the accuracy or applicability thereof. The compensation we receive from advertisers does not influence the recommendations or advice our editorial team provides in our articles or otherwise impact any of the editorial content on Forbes Home. Second, we also include links to advertisers’ offers in some of our articles these “affiliate links” may generate income for our site when you click on them. This site does not include all companies or products available within the market. The compensation we receive for those placements affects how and where advertisers’ offers appear on the site. First, we provide paid placements to advertisers to present their offers. This compensation comes from two main sources. To help support our reporting work, and to continue our ability to provide this content for free to our readers, we receive compensation from the companies that advertise on the Forbes Home site. ![]() They’re a great deal, and we love offering generator installation to our clients here in South Jersey.The Forbes Home editorial team is independent and objective. Thinking a standby generator might benefit your home? We think so, too! These days they are exceptionally cost-effective, and can preserve safety and avoid loss in the event of an outage. Generator Services in Somers Point, New Jersey The only limitation is the size and strength of your generator, which you’ll determine according to your needs. You can wire them to run HVAC systems, refrigerators, lights, security systems-you name it. Pretty much anything you want it to! A generator is wired directly into your home and goes straight to the predetermined functions of your home. If your generator “bam”s you should give us a call! What Does a Generator Power? ![]() Although “presto” might be a better choice of words. To sum up, when an outage occurs, the transfer switch triggers and BAM, you’ve got generator power. Much faster, much safer, and much more effective than portable generators! Transfer switches are the real value here, as they make swapping to generator power either entirely automated, or as easy as flipping a switch. When an outage occurs, the switch is triggered (usually automatically in the case of an automatic transfer switch, but some models require a manual switch flip) and switches from utility power to the generator, which turns on automatically when the switch engages. Transfer switches are the devices that actually swap power from your utility to the generator. When the outage ends, the generator goes back into standby, and you resume the use of utility power for your home. When the generator is engaged, it will consume fuel (gas or propane) to provide electrical power to your home. Putting it into easily digestible words, a standby generator works with two major parts: it works with the generator itself and with a transfer switch. Standbys also don’t need to be hooked up every time you need power, but we’ll get to that in a moment. Standby systems, as opposed to portable generators, are installed with a measure of permanence, meaning you don’t need to store them and that maintenance is simpler. What you choose is entirely up to you, your needs, and what you consider a vital part of your home. They can come in a very wide array of sized, from systems that are capable of powering an entire home, to ones that just keep the lights on or the refrigerator running. Well the team at McAllister…The Service Company begs to differ! What Is a Standby Generator?Ī standby generator is a system that supplies backup power in the case of an outage by way of either natural gas or propane as a fuel source. Maybe you think a generator might be a bit complex, or maybe that your home won’t really benefit from it. But if you’re delaying an installation, one of your reasons might be because you’re not sure how it all works. In fact, many feel that generators are downright necessary around here, where outages aren’t all that uncommon. Homeowners all across South Jersey benefit from the surety and safety that a standby generator provides. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |