He chose to offer his skill
as a Flash Briefing on Alexa «because that's what seemed like the easiest way to get the info to the listener.»
USA TODAY offers both a skill where you can ask for the news by section, as well
as Flash Briefing integrations for seven different podcasts.
Lastly, multi-room streaming only works with music, and not such things
as Flash briefings, books, or skills — which includes Sirius.
Not exact matches
The country was up in arms, the war was on, in every breast burned the holy fire of patriotism; the drums were beating, the bands playing, the toy pistols popping, the bunched firecrackers hissing and spluttering; on every hand and far down the receding and fading spread of roofs and balconies a fulttering wilderness of flags
flashed in the sun; daily the young volunteers marched down the wide avenue gay and fine in their new uniforms, the proud fathers and mothers and sisters and sweethearts cheering them with voices choked with happy emotion
as they swung by; nightly the packed mass meetings listened, panting, to patriot oratory with stirred the deepest deeps of their hearts, and which they interrupted at
briefest intervals with cyclones of applause, the tears running down their cheeks the while; in the churches the pastors preached devotion to flag and country, and invoked the God of Battles beseeching His aid in our good cause in outpourings of fervid eloquence which moved every listener.
For a peasant woman's child in occupied territory in an out - of - the - way corner of the Roman Empire to have become the man he did, attracting what looked like
flash - in - the - pan attention during his
brief years of ministry, unknown to most of his contemporaries and viewed
as an upstart, a wonder - worker, or a fanatic by most of those who knew about him, dying a felon's death deserted by most of his close and trusted friends with the incredible rumor then circulated that he had risen again — what chance had he of any lasting fame?
There have undoubtedly been
flashes of brilliance on the pitch, but those moments have proven to be just
as brief as his stay with several teams.
Brief flashes of insecurity would add a lot to the character of Morgan, but only when added at just the right time;
as is, there are moments when the façade seems to falter with the entire crew present and you have to wonder how some more ambitious pirate didn't dethrone her long before the film had ended.
There are a handful of tense scenes in Eddie Coyle too, such
as the cold and calculated bank heists and a stake out at a train station which ends in a
brief flash of Yates» car chase handling skills, but these aren't what really make the film shine.
Hidden in the featurette are some little snippets of deleted scenes that aren't highlighted in the deleted scenes section such
as a
brief flash of Bean presenting the deadline to Ender and Bean in tears at the end saying, «He lied!»
The supporting cast consists mainly of reprise performances from Connie Nielsen, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, and Jeremy Irons, with
brief appearances of J.K. Simmons
as Commissioner Gordon, Billy Crudup
as the
Flash's inmate father, and Amber Heard
as Aquaman's deep - sea love interest Mera — most of whom aren't given time to leave an impression.
Ramsay doesn't offer the viewer much for free, and at times the film feels
as if it's been cut too close to the bone, leaving you to unpick what you can from the
brief clues that
flash past intermittently.
A
brief flash of Community «s Gillian Jacobs
as his bride - to - be only compounds that problem.
We are given a
brief flash that suggests Florence was molested
as a child (which aims to explain her attitude toward sex
as an adult), but the unsettling implications of that worldview are never fully explored or even mentioned again.
Which is exactly the right decision because every moment with Jodo is gold, whether he's extolling the virtues of ambition, telling some uproarious tale about his schoolboyish chutzpah, showing a
brief and truly heartbreaking
flash of atypical bitterness
as he recalls the project's dissolution, or indulging an equally atypical moment of humility when he confesses his fear that David Lynch, whom he admired, having been given his dream project, would «do it better than me.»
I chomped at the bit for the chance to express the many ways writing
flash fiction has helped hone my memoir,
as in this
brief excerpt from my essay in the Anthology:
It can act
as a smart alarm clock that can also turn your lights on and off, watch a video
flash briefing, show your commute time, get the weather, or show your calendar.
While it's generally great for reading, the downside is that updates aren't very fast, and sometimes result in a
brief flash as the whole screen goes black before the new image appears.
Unfortunately, Motorola made a different decision, largely because it was releasing a «me too» product in what was going to become a crowded market, and
as a result, we have the Xoom launching without the ability to view its own
Flash - enabled website, making this the most pathetic tablet launch in the
brief history of tablet launches.
Every once in a while, I like to take a closer look at an event that comes up in our «This Day in History» archive, which gets posted daily on Facebook, Twitter, and is now available
as an Amazon
Flash Briefing.
However, a seizure can also be
as subtle
as numbness of a part of the body, a
brief or long term loss of memory, seeing sparkling or
flashes, sensing an unpleasant odor or a sensation of fear and total state of confusion which in some cases leads to death during seizure.
As I dropped into the blackness, there was a brief flash as the automatic camera captured the jum
As I dropped into the blackness, there was a
brief flash as the automatic camera captured the jum
as the automatic camera captured the jump.
There's a lot I could talk about here: the undulating rhythm of this fight, composed of
brief openings in which we could deal meaningful damage and long stretches where every attack we tried required great precision, lest we be devastated by Nergigante's powerful claws; the wins afforded to us by our use of the environment, which in one instance let us crush the dragon under loose hanging crystal stalactites; our use of items like
flash pods, bombs, and healing powders — things that only 5 hours of play before we'd only seen
as curiosities, but now felt like necessities.
As you'd expect from a game that's barely been officially announced — with just a
brief flash of the game's logo at this year's E3 aiming for a Holiday 2017 release... Read More»
Streaming music, streaming radio, podcast, and
flash briefing skills may include audio advertisements
as long
as (1) the advertisements do not use Alexa's voice or a similar voice, refer to Alexa, or imitate Alexa interactions and (2) the skill does not include more or materially different advertising than is included when the same or similar content is made available outside of Alexa.
When you create audio content for Alexa, whether for a
Flash Briefing feed or for use with a custom skill, it's important that your audio content plays at a consistent loudness level
as Alexa's voice.
To receive your content
as a part of their
flash briefing, a customer enables your
flash briefing skill in the Alexa app, and turns on one or more content feeds.
And while you're in the settings, you can customize your sports updates and
flash briefing,
as well
as traffic info.
Invokes another service that streams audio, such
as the built - in music service or the
flash briefing.
As with most things to do with Alexa in India, the
flash briefing feature lists a lot of local news sources, so you should be able to find the publication you read in the skills list.
As of December 1st, only 16 % of Alexa skills are
flash briefings.
These simple information skills could have contributed to Germany remaining consistent,
as almost half of all the new skills from this month were
Flash Briefings.
As was expected, the Echo Show is a smart home speaker system that has all of the features of the basic Echo system with an additional 7 - inch touchscreen.With the addition of a touchscreen, Amazon said that users will be able to watch video
flash briefings and YouTube, see music lyrics, check on security cameras, swipe through photos, view weather forecasts, make to - do and shopping lists, and more.
Similar to the version of Alexa that ships with Amazon's range of Echo devices, Alexa on mobile can perform several voice - activated functions, such
as answering basic questions or giving daily news via the
Flash Briefing feature.
«Our product leverages SMAPI to make the creation of
flash briefing skills
as easy
as writing a social media post.»
As part of your
Flash Briefing, Alexa will provide a daily tip on Alexa features.
It can play videos show a video version of daily news called
flash briefing or act
as virtual itenary letting users set up appointments on their calendars.
«Streaming music, streaming radio, podcast, and
flash briefing skills may include audio advertisements
as long
as (1) the advertisements do not use Alexa's voice or a similar voice, refer to Alexa, or imitate Alexa interactions and (2) the skill does not include more or materially different advertising than is included when the same or similar content is made available outside of Alexa,» reads an excerpt from a May 19th, 2017 Amazon Alexa blog post.
(NPR was a launch partner when the Amazon Echo came to market in 2014,
as the default «
Flash Briefing» provider.
News apps cover big and small services alike, such
as BBC News, NPR, Daily News Radio, CNN
Flash Briefing, NPR News Now, Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, The Daily Show, AARP Now News, and others.
A
Flash Briefing provides a quick overview of news and other content such
as comedy, interviews, and lists.
Typically a
Flash Briefing becomes a part of a customer's daily routine
as they get ready for work or school, or wind down after their day.
comb the Internet for the most interesting articles of the day, then give it to you
as part of your
Flash Briefing.
Let the crew at Digg comb the Internet for the most interesting articles of the day, then give it to you
as part of your
Flash Briefing.
CNET writes, «
as of today, Alexa will begin to use voice recognition to personally tailor calls and messages,
flash briefings, shopping, and music playback via the Amazon Music Unlimited Family Plan.
Various businesses have partnered with Amazon and Google to provide a subset of skills or capabilities within the smart home toolbox, allowing consumers to access
flash briefings from Fox News or The New York Times,
as well
as play Jeopardy and turn down the thermostat through voice activation.