The Polish campaign of 1939 is perhaps the most misunderstood and myth-filled aspect of all WW2 history. Many, if not most serious history books outside of Poland only give it a casual mention. Reducing it's importance to "the action that started the war", then moving on to the invasion of France. In reality, the campaign of 1939 is very misunderstood. It's actually quite complex, fascinating and very worthy of deeper study. There are myths that seem to endure beyond all logic - Polish cavalry foolhardily charging German tanks, or the Polish air force being destroyed on the ground the first day for instance. The fact that those events did not happen do not seem to diminish their popularity even among some serious scholars. Yet, there is truth, maybe less flamboyant but very worthy of note and very complimentary of the Polish forces that often escapes mention. The Polish army fought hard and bravely in the face of nearly insurmountable difficulty. Despite this, they actually did check the German advance several times but were never able to hold against the overwhelming firepower and numbers that Germany was throwing at them. Germany had thrown nearly everything they could spare at Poland, leaving only a fraction of troops on the French border as they counted on France not reacting. Had France attacked in September as promised to Poland through treaty, the situation would have been much different. Eventually the Polish forces crumbled, under the weight of nazi and Soviet invasion, but not before giving a good account of themselves. Even when the shooting was "officially" over, Polish underground forces sprung up almost immediately in such numbers that by war's end Poland fielded the largest resistance in the European theater. Polish soldiers also fled in droves to Romania, Hungary, and elsewhere to eventually make it to France and the UK to continue the fight. By war's end Polish forces were so massive collectively that they numbered the fourth largest Allied contingent. If you separate the British forces from their empire troops - Australians, Canadians, and so on, Poles came in third in sheer size, after the USSR and USA, such was their fighting spirit. This is why we chose to portray soldiers who seem to have had such a small role, but actually who's role was massive in scale. There is a lot to learn and a lot to teach and explore. You are welcome to join us.
As members of the recreated 1st Independent Polish Parachute Brigade, we strive to keep the memory alive as well as teach the public about this remarkable piece of WW2 history. Why? The original Brigade was a unique formation in many ways. Firstly it was "independent" which means that it was fully intended to answer directly to, and only to the Polish Government in Exile based in London, unlike other Polish formations which were under overall Allied command. This in some ways made them the "muscle" of the exiled Polish leadership. While this was a bit out of the ordinary, it was not without a purpose. The formation's sole reason for being was to help in the liberation of Warsaw, Poland's capitol city and the intended future location of the returning legitimate Polish Government. While the Polish 1st Armored Division and 2nd Corps were busy fighting the nazis on the Mediterranean and Western fronts there was an unspoken knowledge of whom the Polish parachute Brigade was intended to counter. One look at the map and the path of Stalin's Communist Red Army is indicator enough of why this unit was intended to drop into and assist in the liberation and maintenance of freedom in Warsaw. A unit purposed to fight an enemy and even a questionable "ally" if necessary to maintain a nation's freedom is truly a sticky predicament for the Allies. As the Warsaw Uprising finally erupted, ruthless politics as well as military needs dictated that the Brigade be used elsewhere. They were passed onto Allied Command and parachuted into Arnhem, Netherlands during Operation Market Garden while thousands of men, women and children were being massacred in Warsaw. Under Stalin's orders, the Soviet "allies" stopped and waited just short of Warsaw and allowed the carnage to take place. With a bittersweet glory, the 1st Independent Polish parachute Brigade entered the annals of military history. Disbanded after the war, most of the soldiers were never allowed to return to Poland. Some of the ones that did were executed, others imprisoned for being "enemies of the state".
10th Dragoons of the Polish 1st Armored Division.
1939 The origins of 10th Dragoon Regiment can be traced to the reconnaissance squad of the Polish 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade (at the time of the German invasion in 1939 the brigade was the only fully motorized unit in the Polish army). The reconnaissance squad (Dywizjon Rozpoznawczy) was raised on April 20 1938. Shortly before the outbreak of the war entire brigade was moved to southern Poland and became reserve unit in Army "KRAKOW" which was preparing defenses of Silesia and southwestern part of border. The Brigade was eventually used in southern sector of the front and successfully slowed down German XXII Panzer Corps, thus saving the entire Army "KRAKOW" from encirclement and certain annihilation in early days of the war. During the campaign, this unit was participating in all major actions of the brigade. The reconnaissance squadron had seen action for the first time on September 2 near Naprawa village, south of Krakow, encountering forward elements of German XXII Panzer Corps. During the campaign reconnaissance squadron was also involved in battles and skirmishes at Skrzydlna (sept.5, squadron was taking part in a heave defensive battle and covered the retreat of the brigade behind Dunajec River, the date of that battle become later a regimental holiday) Ubrzez-Wieruszyce (Sept.6), Albigowa (Sept.9), Niemirow (Sept,12) and finally, Dobrosiny, near Lwow (Sept,15-16). On September 17, 1939 Polish High Command ordered Brigade to move to area of Stanislawow, where troops learned about Soviet invasion. On September 18-19 brigade crossed Hungarian border where troops were intern. During 16 days of campaign Reconnaissance squad lost 2 officers and 31 men killed, 3 officers and 30 men wounded. Out of 16 officers in unit 2 were awarded Virtuti Militarii cross (Polish highest military award) and 4 were awarded Merit Cross (Krzyz Walecznych).
Shortly after crossing Hungarian border, Hungarian authorities began disarming the 10th Brigade and relocating the personell into internee camps. However, as soon as gates of the camps closed behind last soldier, first were already escaping to France. Around 60% of the old Brigade escaped from Hungary to France. The new Brigade (along with reconnaissance squadron) was being organized at Coetquidan in Northern France. Unfortunately, when Germans invaded France in May the brigade wasn't combat ready. As the situation worsened at the front, French requested Poles to send "Brigade" to the front. Improvised group was sent to the front. Reconnaissance squad gave two platoons of motorcycle dispatchers to that group. On 6th June, the "brigade" was attached to the French VIII Corps and was given order to cover the flanks of the corps. During the retreat "brigade" suffered heavy loses and finally due to French collapse was disbanded and individual soldiers and officers were trying to escape to England or unoccupied France. During that short period of time brigade distinguished its self during heavy fighting at Monthbard. During the French campaign 1 officer and 16 soldiers of the reconnaissance squadron were killed.
During the summer of 1942 10th Dragoon battalion is organized (continuing traditions of the old reconnaissance squadron) and attached to 1st Polish Armor Division. As the number of the Polish personnel increased in England 10th dragoon battalion was expanded to the regimental size. In 1943 10th Dragoon regiment was part of 10th Motorized Brigade along with 1st and 2nd armor regiment and 24th Ulan regiment.
France: Two months after Normandy invasion Polish 1st Armor Division landed in France. The Division was attached to the Canadian II Corps. The 10th Dragoon regiment had a chance to be engaged in combat for first time since disastrous campaign of 1940. On August 10th near La Croix-Le-Val, on August 15th at Jort and on 18th near Trun. From August 19th to 22nd 10th Dragoons fought at Falaise-Chambrois area. The regiment along with 10th motorize cavalry brigade was posted to Chambrois where they were supposed to stop Germans retreating west. At Chambrois Poles linked up with an American II battalion, 395 infantry regiment form American XV Corps. After two days of heroic fighting, the battle was won. For almost a week regiment was resting. On Sept.29 10th Dragoons was on the road again as a vanguard of the Polish Armor. On Sept 1 10th dragoons reached small city of Abberville (on Sept, 12 1939 British and French delegation met at that city and decided that their troops will not come with help for Poland) and after heavy fights captured that city. After capturing Abberville, 10th Dragoons continued a pursuit. On Sept, 7 Poles reached Belgian city of Ypres . This time 10th Dragoons did not take part in recapturing the city, instead they were send around the city toward Aeltre and crossings on the Gent canal. With the crossing of Belgian border and capturing of the Ypres, the French campaign was over. During short period of time, from Aug 31 till Sept, 9 10th dragoons cover a distance of 470 kilometers!
Belgium At Aeltre, Dragoons for a first time had to break through heavy German defenses on Gent canal. Unfortunately, German positions were too strong and the dragoons suffered heavy loses (maj. Zgorzelski, regiment commander, was wounded) eventually dragoons were pulled back and sent toward Gent. From Gent Dragoons were sent to St. Nicolas south of Antwerp. On Sept.16 10th Dragoons crossed Dutch border by the end of the day elements of the regiment managed to capture a bridgehead on Axel-Hulst canal. During the crossing of the Axel-Hulst the regiment suffers it's biggest defeat. Soon after crossing the canal new commander (cap. Kownas) allowed his squadrons to move too deep into enemy controlled territory. Because most of the heave equipment didn't cross the canal yet, the dragoons had only light support weapons with them. So not surprisingly when Germans counterattacked the regiment was almost routed many dragoons had to save their lives by swimming across the canal in order to avoid capture. During that unfortunate incident the regiment lost 2 officers and 72 men. As a result of that incident cap. Kownas was relieve of the command and transferred to 2nd Armor Regiment where he was killed two days later by German sniper (post humanly he was awarded Merit Cross) Next few days dragoons spent in second line recovering from defeat. Just 4 days after the defeat the regiment was combat ready again and on Spat, 20 they captured city Huls just a little bit west of Axle. Beginning form Sept 29 Dragoons with an entire division started operations which was supposed to clear off German troops from the area of Antwerp. During that time 10th dragoons were fighting at Baarle Hertog, Ruyssede-Aelter canal and Terover, taking a large number of prisoners and equipment. The dragoons crossed Dutch border on Oct 4. On Oct 6 an entire Division was ordered to stop its advance and take defensive positions.
Holland Between October, 6 and 26 the regiment was resting after heavy fights in Belgium. On the October 27 the regiment is on the move again. Division's main objective is an old city of Breda. The 10th Dragoons were clearing off Germans northeastern part of the city. By October 30 the city is free. With beginning of the November the regiment was engaged in heavy fights on the Mark and Wilhelmina Canal. On the October, 9 the entire division was pulled out of the front and sent to Breda and it's vicinity for break. After refitting entire division was assigned a sector of Mass River were they spent most of the winter.
During the campaign in the west (1944-45) 10th dragoon regiment lost 14 officers and 194 enlisted men killed and 37 officers and 502 enlisted men wounded. The regiment lost also over 70 vehicles. The dragoons also inflicted heavy loses on the enemy. They captured 2752 POWs, destroyed 2 tanks and17 vehicles (that account might look not too impressive but for a most part Anti-Tank regiment was attached to the Dragoon regiment and AT unit was credited with most of the tank "kills") The officers and men of the regiment received several awards both Polish and foreign. The commander of the regiment Maj. Wladyslaw Zgorzelski was awarded Virtuti Militari IV Class (only 5 other officers of the division were awarded that Class of VM!) 37 officers and men was awarded Virtuti Militari V Class, Merit Cross was awarded to 298 men, Merit Cross with swords to 77 men, Military Medal awarded to 873 men. British awarded D.S.O. (Maj. Zgorzelski), M.C. and D.M.C to 3 officers, Belgians awarded 5 medals, French 3 and Dutch 2. Also 1709 soldiers were awarded British Campaign Star. The regiment was disbanded on June 10 1947 In England. After the war soldiers of the regiment spread all around the world. Some returned to Poland some decided to stay in the West. The regimental club was organized in London and in early 70s they had their chapters in USA, Canada, Brazil, Argentine, Uruguay, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and South Africa.


Mental disorders are usually studied as problems in need of remedies like medication, interventions, or counseling. However, some entrepreneurship researchers have suggested that mental disorders can be positively associated with entrepreneurship.
The idea is that a disorder may be due to a mismatch between person and context. Perhaps people who may have mental disorders preventing them from, for example, taking a cubical job, may thrive in a more entrepreneurial environment. Maybe entrepreneurship is an outlet allowing people that might be dysfunctional employees to succeed (See Wiklund et al., 2018). Bogan et al. (2013) suggest that mood disorders cause difficulties for people in the job market and therefore leads them to pursue self-employment. Their data corroborate this.


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/* eslint-env node*/
/* eslint "no-underscore-dangle": 0 */

exports.createPoolFromString = function createPoolFromString(conString) {
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    return anyDB.createPool(conString);
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};

exports.closePool = function closePool(pool) {
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};

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        function release(connection) {
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Tiluf – the world's first decentralized mixed reality – launched its main-net on 19th September 2021
Karnataka, India, 23 Sep 2021, ZEXPRWIRE, Tiluf is the world's first decentralized mixed reality – a perfect bridge between two cutting-edge technologies: Blockchain and Mixed Reality.
On the mixed reality front, users can host their own 'reality'. This term refers to their surroundings – be it their home, their favourite cafe, or a remote cave. They can even create these realities through 3D XR environments.
Other users can enter these realities as mixed reality personas, and interact with the host and each other. Different realities can be merged, and even shared in a decentralized way. Talking about decentralization, Tiluf runs on its own blockchain network, and has a native utility token known as the Tiluf coin ($TLF).
Tiluf app is available for both iOS and Android. Currently in its beta stage, the app is being used by its beta testers, i.e, the Tiluf community members from discord and subreddit.
Working on several parallels, Tiluf is on the way to building the perfect Decentralized Mixed Reality experience. Phase one was the mixed reality artform, where users could control 3D characters in AR or inside 3D XR environments. They could create various scenarios with different characters, and record them in a video format.
Now, Tiluf's phase two, which is Virtual Teleportation, is almost ready for the production level launch. Here, users will be able to merge and share their realities with each other. They can enter these realities as mixed reality characters and interact in a decentralized way. This would, in turn, create next-level virtual socialization.
"Tiluf never compromises on decentralization", says Yash Shukla, Founder and CEO of Tiluf, "we use Blockchain, decentralized servers, peer-to-peer networks, token economics, and only open source technologies – so that no centralized authority is able to restrict anyone or anything. Every decision will be made by users themselves, which will allow them to reach the highest potential of value creation. For staying aligned with our philosophies, we had to let go of leading game engines because they are closed-sourced and centralized. We chose to create our own open-source Decentralized Mixed Reality engine, as we believe in true decentralization. No shortcuts and not a single compromise on that front."
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LIVE COVERAGE: Judiciary Committee begins deliberations on articles of impeachment
by: WFLA 8 On Your Side Staff
Posted: Dec 11, 2019 / 05:45 PM CST / Updated: Dec 11, 2019 / 05:26 PM CST
WASHINGTON (WFLA) – The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday night to begin deliberations on the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.
House Democrats announced two articles of impeachment Tuesday against the president for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. The announcement came after weeks of public hearings in front of the House Intelligence Committee and Judiciary Committee. The two committees questioned key witnesses, law scholars and attorneys for each party.
Join J.B. Biunno and Keith Cate Wednesday for live coverage starting at 6:45 p.m. ET. They will be joined by Washington D.C. Correspondent Jessi Turnure, looking ahead at what to expect next from the impeachment inquiry.
The Judiciary Committee is scheduled to begin its markup of the articles at 7 p.m. ET and will likely vote in the coming days. The full House is expected to vote by Christmas. If the charges are approved, they would be sent to the Senate for a trial.
Get caught up with previous impeachment coverage:
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I recently wrote about a difficult decision ahead. Usually in these instances I rely on my instinct – indeed this year has been nothing if not a series of difficult decisions – but on this occasion it remained soundless and silent. There were vast and various pros to returning back to Australia, as per my original plan. It would offer me the stability of being back in my flat; the place I call home and somewhere I've not spent nearly enough time in this year; I'd be back with my friends; all of whom have shown loyalty and love beyond measure during what has been a turbulent year. My flight is booked and paid for; my boyfriend will be there; summer is fast approaching, and Sydney will be in its finest glory. It would undoubtedly have been the easy option; and perhaps the biggest factor to consider was thus; the sooner I'm back in Australia, the sooner I can apply for my partner visa; the sooner I'm able to work.
Returning to England on the other hand – especially after having just recently spent two weeks there; having already put myself through the agony of goodbyes – brings with it a lot of benefits, but equally a number of disadvantages. While the chance to spend two months with friends and family – an almost unfathomable amount of time to an expat living down under; to actually have quality time with friends instead of hasty catch ups; to have endless days ahead with my family instead of rushed weekends – is a priceless opportunity that may not come around again. And while it will allow me to launch my series of Literary City Guides and create some amazing content for this blog, it will also involve the type of upheaval I was hoping to avoid moving forward. The saying goodbye to my boyfriend; knowing I'll not see him for two months; the added expense of flights, the further travelling involved. It will mean more gut wrenching goodbyes at the end of my two month stint; and while there is the potential of earning money while I'm in England; so too is there the chance of failing to do so. It will mean I'll have lived in four countries in one year – and, perhaps worst of all it will feel like I've fallen at the final hurdle of making Sydney my home. I'm so close to applying for my partner visa; for being able to work once more, and yet the three month wait feel so very very far.
I was waiting for a sign, a whisper of which way to sway; which path to choose. An inkling or inclination of what I should do. I'd been keeping an eye on flights home, and when I logged on this morning there was one seat left. And so I booked it.
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Sharrow Bay Country House was a hotel and restaurant located on the eastern shore of Ullswater near Pooley Bridge, Cumbria, England. The hotel is associated with the creation of the sticky toffee pudding.

On 23 September 2020 Sharrow Bay officially announced it had gone into administration.  It closed in March 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and has not since reopened.

Early history

Anthony Parkin (1803-1890) built Sharrow Bay in about 1840. He was born in 1803 and was the son of Hugh Parkin who built Skirsgill House which is nearby. In 1838 his father died and Anthony inherited some money. Two years later he constructed his mansion house by Ullswater. He remained a bachelor all his life but had many visitors some of whom described his residence in their memoirs. Llewellynn Jewitt, a noted illustrator, said:

"One of the most glorious and lovely spots on the banks of this lake is Sharrow Bay, the charming home of Mr. Anthony Parkin, whose pure taste has surrounded it with every accessory that can render it attractive, and filled it with a wealth of Art worthy of such a shrine. From here Ullswater is seen to wondrous advantage and its ever changing beauties can be thoroughly enjoyed."

Charles West Cope in his reminiscences stated.

"It was a perfect bachelor's palace, filled with his own wood- carving, having a good library, and with an excellent garden of flowers and fruits, and a boat-house with a fine boat. He was a very accomplished man. In the afternoons he sculled us about on the lake."

Anthony amassed considerable wealth and became very interested in art. Jacob Thompson, the famous artist, was a close friend and often visited him at Sharrow Bay. In 1850 Thompson painted two pictures of Ullswater from the house both of which are shown as black and white prints in his biography. One of these is shown here.

History as a hotel
In 1948, the Manchester Guardian newspaper carried an advertisement for a mansion on the edge of Ullswater with  of grounds and formal gardens dating back to 1840. It was leased by Francis Coulson. With the help of friends he opened in the spring of 1948 with four bedrooms, and coined the phrase 'country house hotel' for the first time.

In 1952 Coulson was joined by Brian Sack, and the two of them ran the hotel for the rest of their lives.

It is reputedly the place where Sticky toffee pudding was invented in the 1970s.

Since 1967, Sharrow Bay was a member of the French-inspired Relais & Chateaux Association of small hotels, personally supervised by their owners. In 2003 it became part of the Von Essen Hotels group owned by Andrew Davis (businessman). , the restaurant held one star in the Michelin Guide, but it lost the star in 2012. The hotel business closed at the start of the COVID pandemic lockdown in 2020 and has not reopened. The business went into administration in 2022.

Francis Coulson
Francis Coulson was born in Bedford on 6 June 1919 and died in Ullswater, Cumbria on 20 February 1998. He was born into a Congregational family who were members of the Bunyan Meeting House. Coulson, the son of a Bedford draper, attended Bedford Modern School. During the Second World War he was a conscientious objector and produced 300 meals a day for Toc H.

In 1948 with help from his father he started the Sharrow Bay Hotel business. He took lessons in pastry-making from Renee Atkinson. He revelled in making difficult croissants and brioches as well as scones and cakes. One of his proudest dishes was a dessert named La Stupenda Bavarois, dedicated to the opera singer Dame Joan Sutherland.

With his partner Brian Sack, he created the first Country House Hotel. Sharrow Bay was Egon Ronay Guide's Hotel of the Year in 1974, and Restaurant of the Year in 1980. He was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1994.

Brian Sack
Brian George Sack was born in London on 29 January 1923 and died in 2002.  He served in the Royal Air Force between 1942 and 1945. After the war he qualified as a chartered surveyor, and was employed by the Ministry of Works. Later he trained at the Node Hotel with Wendy Courtenay and in 1952 he was introduced to Francis Coulson, and moved to Sharrow Bay. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1994 in recognition of the charitable events held at the hotel.

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Keep yourself healthy: eat healthy food; be active; get plenty of sleep; don't share anything that touches your mouth and stay home when you are sick.
Students will take Physical Education classes four times a week. One of these days is outdoor physical education. Health and Dance are also components of this program. On the fifth day, students will take part in 20 minutes of Daily Physical Activity with their homeroom teachers. All students are expected to participate in gym unless a letter from a medical doctor is on file. It is important for all students to have a change of appropriate clothes and shoes to participate in gym for hygienic and safety reasons. If a parent sends a note for a student to be excused from gym on an occasional basis, then that student is still expected to dress for gym and participate in a limited way according to what he or she is capable of doing.
We support students to become the very best they can be; students with identified special needs will be integrated into regular classes, wherever appropriate. The Learning Support teacher, the Learning Resource Teachers and our Educational Assistant may provide programming and teacher support within regular classes. We also work with students to develop the organizational and self-advocacy skills necessary for long-term success.
A few times a year, dances are planned by Student Parliament. These afternoons usually include a dance, computer lab or game room activities, and study hall, all of which are supervised by staff. This is an opportunity for students to actively engage in developing leadership and interpersonal skills, as well as to build a sense of community.
Early in the fall individual photographs are taken and will be available for sale by "Lifetouch". The photographer will return in the spring to offer photo packages to our grade eight students on their leaving. Purchasing these packages is optional.
PLEASE NOTE: Students who are not entitled to regular bus service are not permitted to ride the school bus. Students also can NOT switch to another bus even with a note from home due to insurance/ liability issues.


The brake pressure accumulator, a component of the antilock brake system, frequently fails. This may cause a stiff brake pedal, forcing the driver to apply excess pedal pressure to slow down or stop the vehicle.
brake pedal stiff and air lock and break light is on, looks like issue with break accumulator.
To me it sounds like the brake accumulator ball has gone bad on the ABS pump asasembly. The Pump pumps a nitrogen filled ball (diaphragm) with brake fluid. This ball has a valve to let pressure out of the ball and into the brake system to gain power assist brakes. A lot of the times the accumulator ball goes bad and so anytime you press the brake the pump turns on for brakes or the pump runs excessively and burns itself out.
A check for this is to have the car running and listen to the abs pump assembly and see if the pump runs/clicks on and off when there is no brake use. Also have a friend press the brakes while you are watching. Does the pump run every time he presses the brakes?
It could also just be faulty ABS speed sensors, these cars are known for dirty brakes that clog the sensor easily. If the ABS pump seems to be doing fine I would clean up all of the sensors and see where that takes you.
if i am driving 50 MPH and i the light turns red about an estimated distance of 10-30 yards. i really need to step on the break quite early and slowly increase the force . sometimes it still over shoots and i need to slam on the last few feets.
had front brakes repaired. brake pedal stiff and light on. brought back. changedd the fuse. Brakes worked a little better, but still stiff and difficult to stop. ep car. Brought back. diagnosed as the brake accumulator. Gave estimated repair of $2,000 for parts, labor, tax. Have researched. found new parts for $250-$377. Found qualified labor estimate of $50-100.


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Q: AWS Lex and Facebook - content type I am working on AWS Lex, where I integrated it with FB Messenger successfully.
As I know so far, "responseCard" has only one "contentType"
 "responseCard": {
   "version": integer-value,
   "contentType": "application/vnd.amazonaws.card.generic",

In FB Messenger, there are 4 different content types: audio, file, image, video
https://developers.facebook.com/docs/messenger-platform/send-api-reference/contenttypes
My question: how many are content types of "responseCard"?
What I want to achieve is bot replies gif file which will be played automatically. Example: GIPHY bot
Thanks in advance

A: The possible contentType value is only generic.
Based on this source http://docs.aws.amazon.com/lex/latest/dg/API_runtime_ResponseCard.html
The result in messenger will be just an static image and not GIF

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Impossible the new client uses a special interface that is not backward's compatible. that is why a seperate client is required.
I don't see a Mechanic-Genetic class changer anywhere.
So the upgrader Neggle is still breaking gears. Can this be changed?
Resp, use Hollgrehenn NPC in Prontera upgrade shop.
lots of berries and MVP summoner with no cool down. I dont know if this is already there since i haven't had the time to log into sakray since it went live with patch.
May I know where is this "punching bag" exactly.. I can't find it. Thanks..
The punching bag should be in plain sight when you spawn into Prontera. It looks like a WoE2 Barricade.
And maybe adding the RWC hats wouldn't be such a bad idea.
Edit: Also, we're only allowed to level to 130/50. If 140 was the desired level, it's not working properly.
If I may ask, why do you not want us to be 150/50? It's not that big of a deal; I'm just curious.
Edited by Azyrk, 08 December 2011 - 04:23 AM.
They want to prevent Sakray becoming a just PVP. Its a Test server you test what you need to know and you leave. It's a place for test skill (atm) you just need job.
Some skill has base lvl value in the formula that is why they give you a couple of lvls.
Edited by Xyst, 08 December 2011 - 05:20 AM.
^Well, I couldn't test if Inspiration could be cast with no exp at level 150 or not. I'm sure that's a legitimate reason for testing too.
I'm fine with confirmed answers such as yes or no though. As long as the GMs understand that level 150 characters still have and gain exp (shown in char selection).
Genetic specific misc. items for a large portion of their skills & rune stuff for RKs.
You are not intended to go up to 150 via the leveling NPCs, this is intended as the 14.1 contents do not go that high.
I can't find the heardgear vendor, also on the Staff vendero i cant find Staff of Bordeaux. I want to test my char with the equip and stats that i have right now on valk (Actually im lucky cuse my sorc is lvl 130, must be a nice test if i can get the same equip).
Equip that i need to see test and i cant find.
Also can be of help if you can buy enchanted armors with a particular effect, and dont waste testing time trying to get the equip that we want to test.
Edited by Macromega40, 08 December 2011 - 08:09 AM.
Maybe some test weapons could be 0 attack with Incarnation Samurai effect... And for the magic ones, bio3 wiz.
Hi, it is really needed to have acces to GX poisons since we need to test for changes on Poisonous Smoke and so on. Get the NPC back from old sakray. I doubt any GX will farm the poisons on sakray to test skills.
Btw, it would be good to be able to equip a Katar on GX class. Since it's needed too for some skills like Rolling Cutter, it's a bit weird to have that blocking bug.
Oh and I forgot, thanks for Sakray testing.
cant find any genetic vendor. need at least explosive powder, smoke powder, thorny seeds and blood sucker seeds.
Chasers need brushes for a dozen skills.
obtainable through collecting 50 feathers and 5 bamboo cuts though. Add these to a shop in pront if brushes directly dont work.
Edited by Charon, 08 December 2011 - 10:45 AM.
Sak is to test formulas not builds. You can calculate everything with the formulas.
We need a paintbrush or the itens to get it.
but yeah certain gears we need.
Edited by TheSquishy, 08 December 2011 - 11:13 AM.


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the Senate ~~ CONGRESS 1/7 ~~ the House
The Senate stands adjourned until 10:00am on Tuesday, January 7, 2014.
Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.1845, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act with the time until 10:30am equally divided and controlled in the usual form.
At 10:30am, there will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1845.
The Senate will recess from 12:30pm until 2:15pm to allow for the weekly caucus meetings
By consent, there will now be up to 30 minutes for debate equally divided on the motion to proceed to S.1845. If all time is used, at approximately 10:58am, the Senate will proceed to a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1845, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act. Republicans may yield back their time so the vote could begin as early as 10:45am.
Floor Updates ~~
If cloture is invoked, there would be up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate prior to a vote on adoption of the motion. If cloture is not invoked, we could have 3 additional roll call votes to reconsider the failed cloture vote on the Wilkins nominations.
When we have the votes with respect to the Wilkins nominations, they would be on the following motions:
– Motion to proceed to the motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion to invoke cloture on the Wilkins nomination was not agreed to (if the motion to proceed is agreed to we would then be in Executive Session; thus there would be no need for a motion to proceed to Executive Session as suggested in a previous message);
– Motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion to invoke cloture on the Wilkins nomination was not agreed to; and
– Cloture on Executive Calendar #381, the nomination of Robert Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, upon reconsideration.
Senator McConnell asked unanimous consent that if cloture is invoked on the motion to proceed to S.1845, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Ac; then all post cloture time be yielded back; that Senators McConnell and Hatch have the first amendment in order, which would be an amendment to delay the Obamacare individual mandate for one year and to modify the veterans retirement benefits under the Budget agreement; further that there be one hour of debate prior to a vote on the amendment prior to a vote on the amendment; and then additional amendments beyond that be offered in an alternating fashion.
Senator Reid objected.
A partial transcript of Senator Reid's remarks can be found below (partial because of a glitch in the transcript system)
MR. REID: RESERVING THE RIGHT TO DB ASH I APPRECIATE HOW CANDID
MY REPUBLICAN COUNTERPART IS. I DO SPEAK WITH SOME — I TRIERKS
I'M NOT REAL GOOD AT SPEAKING WITH A LOT OF FERVOR, BUT I FEEL
VERY STONGLY ABOUT THIS ISSUE. PEOPLE ARE UNEMPLOYED. CAN'T
{10:16:23} (MR. REID) { NOT AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT }
FIND A JOB. IT IS A TOUGH DEAL. I'VE FORTUNATELY ALWAYS HAD A
JOB. I CAN'T SAY THE SAME FOR MY
FAMILY, ESPECIALLY MY DAD PAST OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS WE'VE
SEEN A NUMBER OF STORIES ABOUT HOW DEMOCRATS PLAN TO SPEND THE
YEAR GEARING UP FOR NOVEMBER ELECTIONS BY MAKING AN ISSUE OUT
OF ECONOMIC HARDSHIPS FACED BY AMERICANS. IN OTHER WORDS,
INSTEAD OF WORKING ON REFORMS THAT WOULD ACTUALLY HELP PEOPLE
OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES SO MANY OF THEM FACE THEY WERE TRYING
TO EXPLOIT THOSE FOLKS FOR POLITICAL GAIN. IT IS AMAZING WHEN
YOU THINK ABOUT IT. WE'RE NOW IN THE SIXTH YEAR — SIXTH YEAR
OF THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION. WE ALL KNOW THE STOCK MARKET'S
BEEN DOING GREAT, SO THE RICHEST AMONG US ARE DOING JUST FINE.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE POOR?
WHAT ABOUT WORKING CLASS FOLKS?
WHAT ABOUT FOLKS THAT WORK IN INDUSTRIES THAT LIBERALS DON'T
APPROVE OF, LIKE COAL?
HOW MANY OF THESE AMERICANS HAVE BEEN DOING WELL DURING THE
OBAMA ECONOMY?
RECORD NUMBERS OF THEM ARE HAVING A PERFECTLY TERRIBLE TIME.
ONE INDICATOR IS THE GROWTH OF THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM. CONSIDER
THIS. SINCE THE PRESIDENT TOOK OFFICE, THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS
WHO SIGNED UP FOR FOOD STAMP -PS HAS LITERALLY SKYROCKETED.
CORROBORATINGED. IT IS UP — SKYROCKETED. IT IS UP ALMOST HALF.
NEARLY FOUR OUT OF TEN AMERICANS ARE LITERALLY TRAPPED IN LONG
TERM UNEMPLOYMENT. WHAT'S WORSE, THE POOREST AMERICANS ARE THE
ONES WHO HAVE HAD A HARD TIME RECOVERING IN THIS ECONOMY. YES,
THE PRESIDENT TOOK OFFICE IN THE MIDST OF AN ECONOMIC CRISIS.
NO ONE DISPUTES THAT. BUT FOR MANY AMERICANS, A TERRIBLE
SITUATION SEEMS TO HAVE ONLY GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF
THIS ADMINISTRATION. SO FOR THE PRESIDENT TO TURN AROUND AND
TRY TO BLAME HIS POLITICAL OPPONENTS FOR THE SUFFERING WE'VE
SEEN OUT THERE, THAT TAKES A PRETTY GOOD AMOUNT OF NERVE. IT
ALSO SENDS A COLLECTIVE CASE OF NATIONAL AMNESIA. IT WOULD TAKE
A COLLECTIVE CASE OF NATIONAL AMNESIA TO REACH THOSE
CONCLUSIONS. BECAUSE REMEMBER, THESE ARE THE SAME FOLKS WHO
GAVE US THE STIMULUS, WHO GAVE US TAX INCREASES, WHO GAVE US
OBAMACARE. ALL OF IT WAS DONE IN THE NAME OF HELPING THE LITTLE
GUY. IN THE NAME OF GREATER EQUALITY. SO WHAT THEY'VE GIVEN US,
IT'S GIVEN US THIS MESS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COUNTRY?
RECORD NUMBERS OF LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED. RECORD NUMBERS ON FOOD
STAMP -PS, PEOPLE LOSING THEIR HEALTH CARE PLANS, OTHERS SEEING
PREMIUMS SHOOT UP WHEN THEY CAN LEAST AFFORD IT. AND NOW
ANOTHER CALL, ONE MORE CALL FOR A GOVERNMENT FIX. WASHINGTON
DEMOCRATS HAVE SHOWN ALMOST NO INTEREST FOR FIVE YEARS IN
WORKING TOGETHER ON WAYS TO CREATE THE KIND OF GOOD, STABLE,
HIGH-PAYING JOBS THAT PEOPLE REALLY WANT AND NEED. THIS IS A
REAL DISSERVICE. FIRST AND FOREMOST TO THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING
THE MOST OUT THERE, FROM THE COLLEGE GRADUATE WHO SUDDENLY
FINDS HERSELF WONDERING WHY SHE'S GOT HUGE STUDENT LOAN DEBTS
BUT NO PROSPECTS OF WORK TO THE 50-YEAR-OLD DAD WHO'S WORKED
HIS WHOLE ADULT LIFE AND SUDDENLY CAN'T FIND A JOB THAT MEETS
EITHER HIS NEEDS OR HIS POTENTIAL. AND YET, THIS
ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSED SOLUTION IS JUST TO SLAP ANOTHER
BAND-AID FROM WASHINGTON ON IT AND CALL IT A DAY. YES, WE
SHOULD WORK ON SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT THOSE WHO ARE OUT OF WORK
THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. BUT THERE'S LITERALLY NO EXCUSE
TO PASS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LEGISLATION WITHOUT ALSO FINDING
WAYS TO CREATE GOOD, STABLE, HIGH-PAYING JOBS AND ALSO TRYING
TO FIND THE MONEY TO PAY FOR IT. WHAT I'M SAYING IS LET'S
SUPPORT MEANINGFUL JOB CREATION MEASURES AND LET'S FIND A WAY
TO PAY FOR THESE U.I. BENEFITS SO WE'RE NOT ADDING TO AN
ALREADY COMPLETELY UNSUSTAINABLE DEBT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE
ADMINISTRATION SEEMS ALMOST TOTALLY DISINTERESTED IN SOLUTIONS
THAT DON'T PUT GOVERNMENT IN THE LEAD, AND IT SEEMS NEARLY
INCAPABLE OF WORKING WITH THOSE WHO DON'T SHARE THAT BELIEF.
AND THAT IN MANY WAYS IS PRECISELY WHY WE'RE IN THE SITUATION
WE'RE IN. BECAUSE IT'S ONLY WHEN YOU BELIEVE GOVERNMENT IS THE
ANSWER TO ALL OF YOUR PROBLEMS THAT YOU TALK ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE INSTEAD OF JOB CREATION. AND THE MINIMUM WAGE INSTEAD
OF HELPING PEOPLE REACH THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL. SO IT'S TIME
TO GET AWAY FROM — QUOTE — "TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS"
AND GIVE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO DRIVE AN
ECONOMY THAT TRULY WORKS FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES. WE
COULD START WITH ONE OF THE REAL BRIGHT SPOTS IN OUR ECONOMY,
AND THAT'S ENERGY. A FIELD THAT'S POISED TO HELP OUR ECONOMY
CREATE LITERALLY MILLIONS OF JOBS IF ONLY THE ADMINISTRATION
WOULD GET OUT OF THE WAY. ANOTHER AREA WHERE WE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO WORK TOGETHER IS HEALTH CARE. BY ALMOST ANY METRIC,
AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY, EVEN THE RATIO OF CANCELLATIONS
TO ENROLLMENTS, THIS LAW HAS IMPOSED MORE PAIN AND MORE
DISTRESS THAN MANY HAD EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE. CENTRISTS,
MODERATES, CONSERVATIVES, JUST ABOUT ANY SENSIBLE PERSON
OUTSIDE THE CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP HERE IN
WASHINGTON HAS LONG UNDERSTOOD THIS. BUT NOW EVEN THE LEFT IS
STARTING TO COME TO GRIPS WITH THE PAINFULLY OBVIOUS FACT THAT
THE LAW THAT IT FELL IN LOVE WITH CAN'T POSSIBLY WORK. LAST
WEEK ONE OF THE GREAT ONES OF THE LEFT ADMITTED THAT OBAMACARE
IS AWFUL, DIRECT QUOTE. CALLING IT — QUOTE — "THE DIRTY
LITTLE SECRET MANY LIBERALS AVOIDED SAYING OUT LOUD." I DON'T
AGREE WITH THIS MAN ON MUCH ELSE INCLUDING HIS IDEAS ON HEALTH
CARE BUT IT IS GOOD TO HEAR HIM TO AT LEAST ADMIT THIS IS NOT
WORKING. THE PRESIDENT'S AMEN CHORUS HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO
SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER WHEN IT MATTERED. AND AT MOST, MOST, CHOSE
TO REMAIN SILENT. FOR THAT, THE LAW'S APOLOGISTS LEFT THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE TO PAY THE PRICE. LET ME REA — LET ME READ YOU
PART OF A LETTER FROM A CONSTITUENT OF MINE IN HOPKINSVILLE.
THIS IS WHAT SHE. "I HAVE LESS COVERAGE DHAIN B I DIDN'T GET TO
KEEP MY POLICY THAT I WAS HAPPY WITH. I. EVERY DOLLAR I HAVE TO
PAY MORE IS A DOLLAR TAKEN FROM MY FAMILY. I NEVER THOUGHT THAT
IN AMERICA WE WOULD BE FORCED TO PURCHASE SOMETHING WE CANNOT
AFFORD. WE WORKED HARD TO GET WHERE WE ARE. NOW WE'RE BEING
FORCED TO PAY MORE IN ORDER TO PAY FOR SOMEBODY ELSE'S
INSURANCE. HOW IS THAT FAIR?" I HEAR YOU, JENNIFER. EVERYONE ON
THIS SIDE OF THE AISLE HEARS THOSE CONCERNS. HERE'S SOMETHING
ELSE. MANY KENTUCKIANS ARE FINDING THAT OBAMACARE IS ABOUT MORE
THAN JUST HIGHER PREMIUMS AND CUTS TO MEDICARE. IT'S ALSO ABOUT
A LACK OF ACCESS TO DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS. ONE OF THE MOST
LEFT-WING PAPERS IN MY STATE RECENTLY RAN A BIG STORY ABOUT HOW
MANY OBAMACARE COVERAGE NETWORKS EXCLUDE — EXCLUDE — SO MANY
OF THE HOSPITALS MY CONSTITUENTS WANT TO USE. A FEW WEEKS AGO
THE MAJORITY LEADER BASICALLY SAID THE CRITICISMS OF OBAMACARE
AMOUNTED TO JOKES. WELL, HE MIGHT LIKE TO THINK THIS IS ALL
SOME JOKE, BUT THE CONSTITUENTS WHO'VE BEEN WRITING ME ABOUT
THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS FAILED LAW DON'T SEE IT THAT WAY. I
KNOW THIS MUST WEIGH HEAVILY ON OUR DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES. I
KNOW THEY CAN'T SEE SO MANY AMERICANS HURTING BECAUSE OF
10:44am The Senate began a 10-minute roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1845, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act.
Invoked: 60-37
Cloture was invoked on the motion to proceed to S.1845, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, by a vote of 60-37. There will now be up to 30 hours of post-cloture debate on the motion to proceed prior to a vote on the motion to proceed. Another message will be sent when the next vote is scheduled.
Roll Call Vote
1) Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1845, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act; Invoked: 60-37
Additional Legislative items
Adopted S.Res.S.Res.288 , supporting enhanced maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea.
Adopted S.Res.318, a resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the critical need for political reform in Bangladesh, and for other purposes with a committee-reported title amendment.
Adopted S.Res.319, expressing support for the Ukrainian people in light of President Yanukovych's decision not to sign an Association Agreement with the European Union.
Adopted S.Res.329, expressing support for the goals and ideals of the biennial USA Science & Engineering Festival in Washington, DC and designating April 21 through April 27, 2014, as "National Science and Technology Week".
No Executive items
Last Floor Action:1/3
12:04:05 P.M. – The Speaker announced
that the House do now adjourn pursuant to section 7(c) of H. Res. 438.
meeting is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on January 7, 2014.
2:00:46 P.M. The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
2:00:51 P.M. The Speaker designated the Honorable Virginia Foxx to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
2:00:56 P.M. Today's prayer was offered by Reverend Cara Spaccarelli, Christ Church, Washington, DC
2:01:59 P.M. The House received a communication from Representative Watt wherein he resigns as a member of the House of Representatives effective on January 6, 2014.
2:02:29 P.M. ADJUSTED WHOLE NUMBER OF THE HOUSE – The Chair announced that in light of the resignation of the gentleman from North Carolina, Mr. Watt, the whole number of the House is now 432.
2:02:59 P.M. The House received a communication from Travis Loudermilk, Field Representative for the Honorable Tom Graves. Pursuant to Rule VIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, Mr. Loudermilk notified the House that he had been served with a subpoena, issued by the State of Georgia Superior Court, County of Walker, for witness testimony, and that after consultation with the Office of General Counsel, he had determined that compliance with the subpoena was consistent with the privileges and rights of the House.
2:03:21 P.M. The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 6:30 P.M. today.
6:32:52 P.M. The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of January 7.
6:53:53 P.M. Call of the House Quorum responded: 316 present (Roll no. 1).
6:54:05 P.M. The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
6:54:08 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Poe of TX to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
6:55:12 P.M. The House received a communication from Daniel J. Strodel wherein he resigns as the Chief Administrative Officer effective January 6, 2014.
6:56:31 P.M. H. Res. 449 Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 449 — "Electing the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives."
6:56:55 P.M. H. Res. 449 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
6:57:04 P.M. H. Res. 449 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
6:57:45 P.M. OATH OF OFFICE – CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER – Chief Administrative Officer Elect, Ed Cassidy, presented himself in the well of the House for the purpose of taking the Oath of Office which was administered by the Speaker of the House.
6:58:04 P.M. H. Res. 450 Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 450 — "Providing for a committee to notify the President of the assembly of the House of Representatives."
6:58:35 P.M. COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 450, the Chair announced the appointment of Representatives Cantor and Pelosi to the Committee to Notify the President.
6:59:26 P.M. H. Res. 451 Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 451 — "To inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled."
6:59:45 P.M. H. Res. 452 Considered as privileged matter. H. Res. 452 — "Providing for the hour of meeting of the House."
7:00:00 P.M. MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – Mr. Sessions asked unanimous consent that the order of the House of January 3, 2013, providing for Morning-Hour Debate be extended for the remainder of the 113th Congress, except that H. Res. 452 shall supplant H. Res. 9, and the Speaker may dispense with Morning-Hour Debate upon receipt of a notification described in clause 12(c) of rule I and notify Members accordingly. Agreed to without objection.
7:01:17 P.M. <action_description>ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches.
7:25:16 P.M. The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President transmitting the text of a proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the American Institute in Taiwan and theTaipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. – referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 113-86).
7:32:02 P.M. SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
9:30:16 P.M. Mr. Garamendi moved that the House do now adjourn.
9:30:33 P.M. On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
9:30:34 P.M. The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on January 8, 2014.
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On Friday, January 3, the Senate convened at 11:45am.
Pursuant to the Twentieth Amendment of the United States Constitution, at 12:00 noon today, the Senate convened the 2nd session of the 113th Congress.
The Senate stands adjourned until 2:00pm on Monday, January 6, 2014.
Under the previous order, following any Leader remarks on Monday, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.1845, the Unemployment Insurance Extension Act with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
At 3:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to resume consideration of Executive Calendar #452, the nomination of Janet Yellen, of California, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System with the time until 5:30pm equally divided and controlled in the usual form prior to a vote on confirmation of the Yellen nomination.
At 5:30pm, there will be 2 roll call votes:
– Confirmation of the Yellen nomination and
– Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1845, the Unemployment Extension Act.
5:31pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of Janet Yellen, of California, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
5:31pm The Senate began a 15 minute roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of Janet Yellen, of California, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors o
f the Federal Reserve System;
Confirmed: 56-26
The cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S.1845, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, will occur at 10:00am tomorrow, Tuesday, January 7. There will be no further roll call votes tonight.
1) Confirmation of Executive Calendar #452, the nomination of Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Confirmed: 56-25
Legislative items
Completed the Rule 14 process of H.R.2109, to eliminate taxpayer financing of political party conventions and reprogram savings to provide for a 10-year pediatric research initiative through the Common Fund administered by the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.
Additional Executive items
Jointly referred the nomination of Rhea Sun Suh, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife to the committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Jointly referred the nomination of Arun MadhaAn Kumar, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service to
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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11:00:25 A.M. The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
11:00:39 A.M. The Speaker designated the Honorable Thomas E. Petri to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
11:00:48 A.M. Today's prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
11:00:56 A.M. JOURNAL APPROVED – The Chair announced that pursuant to section 6(a) of H. Res. 438, the Journal of the last day's proceedings was approved.
11:01:57 A.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
11:02:46 A.M. The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is subject to the call of the Chair.
11:55:30 A.M. The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of January 3.
11:56:01 A.M. Pursuant to the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, the Chair declares the 1st Session of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress adjourned sine die.
12:00:00 P.M. House convened pursuant to the 20th Amendment to the Constitution and was called to order by the Chair.
12:00:30 P.M. The Speaker designated the Honorable Luke Messer to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
12:01:00 P.M. Today's prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
12:02:05 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
12:02:30 P.M. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR – Pursuant to section 7(a) of H. Res. 438, the Chair announced that no organizational or legislative business will be conducted on this day. Bills and resolutions introduced today will receive a number but will not be referred to committee or noted in the Record until a subsequent day. Executive communications, memorials, and petitions likewise will be referred and numbered on a subsequent day.
12:04:05 P.M. The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to section 7(c) of H. Res. 438. The next meeting is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on January 7, 2014.
The Senate will meet for a pro forma session only with no business conducted at 11:45am on Friday, January 3, 2014.
Additionally, only if the Senate does not receive a message that the House has adopted S.Con.Res.30, the adjournment resolution, the Senate will meet on the following dates and times:
– Tuesday, December 24th at noon
– Friday, December 27th at noon and
– Tuesday, December 31st at noon
Schedule for Monday, January 6, 2014
The Senate will convene at 2:00pm on Monday, January 6, 2014. Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.1845, the Unemployment Insurance Extension Act with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
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that the House do now adjourn pursuant to S. Con. Res. 30.
The next meeting is
scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on January 3, 2014.
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that the House do now adjourn pursuant to S. Con. Res. 30. The next meeting is
12:00:24 P.M. The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
12:00:31 P.M. The Speaker designated the Honorable Fred Upton to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
12:00:44 P.M. Today's prayer was offered by Reverend David Godleski, S.J., U.S. Jesuit Conference, Washington, DC.
12:02:17 P.M. The Chair announced that pursuant to section 6(a) of H. Res. 438, the Journal of the last day's proceedings was approved.
12:02:25 P.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mr. Hoyer to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
12:02:38 P.M. S. Con. Res. 30 Considered as privileged matter. S. Con. Res. 30 — "Providing for a conditional adjournment or recess of the Senate and an adjournment of the House of Representatives."
12:04:16 P.M. S. Con. Res. 30 Prior to the adoption of S. Con. Res. 30, the Chair recognized Mr. Hoyer for the purpose of reservation of objection.
12:08:17 P.M. S. Con. Res. 30 Mr. Hoyer subsequently withdrew his reservation of objection.
12:09:01 P.M. S. Con. Res. 30 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
12:09:07 P.M. S. Con. Res. 30 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12:10:09 P.M. The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to S. Con. Res. 30. The next meeting is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on January 3, 2014.
The Senate will convene at 2:00pm on Monday, December 9, 2013.
Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 4:00pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
Following morning business, the Senate will resume consideration of S.1197, the National Defense Authorization to allow the Chairman and Ranking Member to provide a status update on the bill.
At 5:00pm, the Senate will proceed to Executive Session to consider Executive Calendar #327, the nomination of Patricia Ann Millett, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, post-cloture. There will be up to 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled in the usual form. At 5:30pm, all post-cloture time will be expired and there will be a roll call vote on confirmation of the Millett nomination.
Last Floor Action:
2:49:45 P.M. – The House adjourned
pursuant to a previous special order.
The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00
p.m. on December 9, 2013.
9:15:37 A.M. -H.R. 3309
GENERAL DEBATE
– The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R.
9:00:22 A.M. The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
9:00:31 A.M. The Speaker designated the Honorable Virginia Foxx to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
9:00:51 A.M. Today's prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
9:02:04 A.M. POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS ON APPROVAL OF JOURNAL – The Speaker announced that she had examined the Journal of the last day's proceedings and had approved it. Mr. Daines demanded that the question be put on agreeing to the Speaker's approval of the Journal and by voice vote, the Speaker announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Daines objected to the voice vote based upon the absence of a quorum and the Speaker postponed further proceedings on the question of agreeing to the Speaker's approval of the Journal until a time to be announced.
9:02:36 A.M. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Ms. Fudge to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
9:02:54 A.M. ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches which by direction of the Chair, would be limited to 5 per side of the aisle.
9:15:05 A.M. H.R. 3309 Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 429. H.R. 3309 — "To amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes."
9:15:07 A.M. H.R. 3309 For H.R. 3309, resolution provides one hour of general debate; bill is considered read; specified amendments are in order; and one motion to recommit, with or without instructions. For H.R. 1105, resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee print 113-29 shall be considered as adopted; one hour of debate; makes in order an additional specified amendment; and one motion to recommit, with or without instructions.
9:15:29 A.M. H.R. 3309 House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 429 and Rule XVIII.
9:15:30 A.M. H.R. 3309 The Speaker designated the Honorable Virginia Foxx to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
9:15:37 A.M. H.R. 3309 GENERAL DEBATE – The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3309.
10:33:37 A.M. H.R. 3309 An amendment, offered by Mr. Goodlatte, numbered 1 printed in Part A of House Report 113-283 to makes a few technical and clarifying changes. Specifically, under Section 3(d), it clarifies that the exception in paragraph one applies to biosimilars, it also adds an exception for actions seeking relief based on competitive harm, and ensures that the provision is not subject to reverse gamesmanship. Under Section 6(d) it makes clarifying changes that ensure that foreign courts cannot terminate licenses to US IP. Extends time required by the agencies to complete the various studies and reports required in the bill.
10:34:10 A.M. H.R. 3309 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 429, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Goodlatte Part A amendment No. 1.
10:45:40 A.M. H.R. 3309 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Goodlatte amendment No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Goodlatte demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
10:46:07 A.M. H.R. 3309 An amendment, offered by Mr. Watt, numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 113-283 to bring the fee shifting provision in the underlying bill more closely aligned with the Equal Access to Justice Act. Allows a judge to consider dilatory or other abusive tactics by the prevailing party in determining whether to reduce or deny a fee award.
10:46:59 A.M. H.R. 3309 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 429, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Watt Part A amendment No. 2.
10:57:04 A.M. H.R. 3309 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Watt amendment No. 2, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Watt demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
10:58:07 A.M. H.R. 3309 An amendment, offered by Mr. Polis, numbered 3 printed in Part A of House Report 113-283 to require claimants to provide additional disclosure information in any pre-suit notification to establish a willful infringement claim.
10:58:13 A.M. H.R. 3309 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 429, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Polis Part A amendment No. 3.
11:09:52 A.M. H.R. 3309 On agreeing to the Polis amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
11:10:10 A.M. H.R. 3309 An amendment, offered by Mr. Massie, numbered 4 printed in Part A of House Report 113-283 to strike section 5, the "Customer-suit exception" provision.
11:10:20 A.M. H.R. 3309 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 429, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Massie Part A amendment No. 4.
11:21:34 A.M. H.R. 3309 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Massie amendment No. 4, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Massie demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
11:21:58 A.M. H.R. 3309 An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee, numbered 5 printed in Part A of House Report 113-283 to expand covered customer definition to all small businesses so long as their annual revenue does not exceed $25 million.
11:22:01 A.M. H.R. 3309 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 429, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Jackson Lee Part A amendment No. 5.
11:33:57 A.M. H.R. 3309 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Jackson Lee amendment No. 5, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Goodlatte demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
11:34:35 A.M. H.R. 3309 An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee, numbered 6 printed in Part A of House Report 113-283 to require the Director to conduct a study regarding the economic impact of the changes in current law resulting from Sections 3, 4, and 5 of the bill on the ability of individuals and small businesses owned by women, veterans, and minorities to assert, secure, and vindicate their constitutionally guaranteed exclusive right to their inventions and discoveries.
11:40:52 A.M. H.R. 3309 On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
11:41:06 A.M. H.R. 3309 An amendment, offered by Mr. Rohrabacher, numbered 7 printed in Part A of House Report 113-283 to strike 9(a) from the bill and reorder the remaining subsections of Section 9.
11:41:10 A.M. H.R. 3309 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 429, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Rohrabacher Part A amendment No. 7.
11:52:54 A.M. H.R. 3309 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Rohrabacher amendment No. 7, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Rohrabacher demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
11:53:11 A.M. H.R. 3309 An amendment, in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Conyers, numbered 8 printed in Part A of House Report 113-283 to promote transparency in patent ownership; prote cts customers who are targeted in infringement suits; directs the PTO to develop educational resources for small businesses; instructs the PTO and others to prepare reports on several issues including the use of deceptive demand letters.
11:53:22 A.M. H.R. 3309 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 429, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Conyers Part A Substitute amendment No. 8.
12:16:46 P.M. H.R. 3309 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Conyers Substitute amendment No. 8, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Conyers demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
12:17:07 P.M. H.R. 3309 UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question on adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
12:43:20 P.M. H.R. 3309 On agreeing to the Goodlatte amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 341 – 73 (Roll no. 623).
12:47:39 P.M. H.R. 3309 On agreeing to the Watt amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 199 – 213 (Roll no. 624).
12:51:50 P.M. H.R. 3309 On agreeing to the Massie amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 119 – 296 (Roll no. 625).
12:54:50 P.M. H.R. 3309 On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 144 – 266 (Roll no. 626).
12:58:32 P.M. H.R. 3309 On agreeing to the Rohrabacher amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 260 – 156 (Roll no. 627).
1:02:25 P.M. H.R. 3309 On agreeing to the Conyers amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 157 – 258 (Roll no. 628).
1:02:45 P.M. H.R. 3309 The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3309.
1:03:02 P.M. H.R. 3309 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
1:03:17 P.M. H.R. 3309 The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
1:13:21 P.M. H.R. 3309 On passage Passed by recorded vote: 325 – 91 (Roll no. 629).
1:13:22 P.M. H.R. 3309 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
1:13:27 P.M. UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the Speaker's approval of the Journal.
1:13:47 P.M. On approving the Journal Agreed to by voice vote.
1:16:47 P.M. COLLOQUY ON HOUSE SCHEDULE – The Chair recognized Mr. Hoyer for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy with Mr. Cantor on the expectations regarding the legislative schedule for the House during the upcoming week.
1:46:16 P.M. Mr. Cantor asked unanimous consent That when the House adjourns on Thursday, December 5, 2013, it adjourn to meet at 12 p.m. on Monday, December 9, 2013, for Morning-Hour debate and at 2 p.m. for legislative business. Agreed to without objection.
1:46:46 P.M. ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches.
2:49:31 P.M. Mr. Gohmert moved that the House do now adjourn.
2:49:45 P.M. The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on December 9, 2013.
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Fortunately, Lynchburg lends itself to dynamic and creative activities for all ages. So, we talked to local moms, a nurse, a pediatrician and local parks and downtown representatives to bring you a comprehensive list of ideas to keep you and your family moving all year. These are largely activities that can be adjusted for any age or developmental level, and best of all, they can be enjoyed together.
Here's to staying healthy while making memories!
"Nature is good for your physical and mental health; green space and nature will put you in a good mood!" says Maggie Mace, Recreation Services Manager for Lynchburg Parks and Recreation Department. "Start small: plan a picnic in the park, throw a ball, fly a kite, create a nature scavenger hunt!" With more than five parks to choose from, Lynchburg families have plenty of options.
Not only does Lynchburg offer a combination of paved and earthen trails, it's also home to a variety of ecosystems, from creeks and the James River to the urban forest surrounding our city, all offering endless items to be discovered. Along with Along with her three- and five-year-old boys Moroz says, "We explore the dirt trails, look for insects, find plants, keep our eyes open for creatures, and venture across the many suspended bridges." Bonus: you can bring your family pet along for the adventure!
To help your young explorers, borrow a backpack free of charge from the main Lynchburg Public Library. Each pack includes "nature guides to animals and plants, a magnifying glass, discovery activities, [and]a port-a-bug field observation container," according to the library website.
Located in the Miller Center at 301 Grove Street, the Nature Zone offers the chance to see "wild" animals, chat with a naturalist, watch a feeding and look over antlers, rocks, insects and other outdoor treasures. This option is a great primer for a family with young children or one new to outdoor exploration!
Many of Lynchburg's trails are equally accessible for bikes; pick some up for a day from Bikes Unlimited downtown or invest in some of your own. "We love riding our bikes in the neighborhood [or]on the Blackwater Creek Trail," says Lyttle, whose children range from three to 12 years of age.
Remember that fitness and activity can result from musical expression as well! Not all children will play competitive sports, Gagen says, so teach them to move in some capacity.
Check out the Old Time Jam at Riverside Park and the Park and Drum Circle at Riverfront Park and Community Market; these jam sessions are perfect to let little ones dance and get their squirms out. "Babies are born wiggling, [and]toddlers explore their surroundings with increasing speed," Gagen says.
To test your strength and improve mental finesse, visit Rise Up Climbing located on Church Street, where they offer "Crag Monkeys" for children ages 3 to 7 plus other classes for all ages. "Climbing can be done with no prior experience!" Kershner says.
Finally, gain new skills and speeds at the Snowflex Centre on Liberty Mountain where tubing, snowboarding, and skiing are available year-round; they even offer late hours which makes for a fun summer evening out!
Mace recommends trying out the free Yoga in the Park series with Yoga Goodness Studio at Riverside Park in the warmer months. Or you can attend a class at their downtown studio where they offer classes for all ages and skill levels; "it's a great way for parents and kids to learn alongside each other," Kershner says.
While the long summer days can be daunting, local parents should take full advantage of the aquatic options offered. Additionally, Miller Park and both YMCA locations offer swim lessons for all age levels at reasonable prices.
Lynchburg's various splash zones offer a chance to cool down and visit with friends; "the kids have always been huge fans" of the Sprayground at Riverside Park, says Lyttle. With younger children, Moroz recommends trying the zero-depth fountain at the downtown Riverfront Park. Finally, check out the pool at Miller Park where they have safe swimming options for all ages and a low daily admission cost of $2 or $3/person depending on age.
Mace calls this "one of Lynchburg's best kept secrets." Here you can "rent kayaks and canoes, go fishing, or enjoy a short walk on the trail" around the lake. They now offer youth-sized kayaks, so kids can learn water safety and independence. (Read more about kayaking on pages 13-15.) They also have the Cabin, which houses a "mini-nature center." Moroz's boys enjoy exploring the trail, collecting insects, and fishing with their dad.
"We are so fortunate to live in an area with exploration opportunities like canoes on the James River," Lyttle says, adding that they also love natural rock slides and waterfalls along nearby Appalachian Trails. You can rent from James River Adventures, just across the river from downtown and located next to Riveredge Park, where you can safely park and rent whatever is needed for an afternoon of canoeing, kayaking or paddleboarding.


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