Amazon Alexa Alarms

Blake Shelton Now Has His Own Amazon Alexa Alarms — Hear Them Here!

Have you ever wondered what it'd be like to have Blake Shelton waking you up? If you were hoping for dulcet whispers, you're in for a surprise.

The singer and coach on NBC's The Voice has two new Amazon Alexa alarm tones, and both are very Blake Shelton-y. If you like to wake up with a chuckle, they're for you. Preview both alarms here (be sure to swipe to hear both):

"Who wouldn’t want a little Blake Shelton to help them ease out of bed in the morning?" Shelton asks. "That’s what Alexa and I are here for. I’m happy to help my fans get a start to their day."

Want Shelton's voice as your wakeup alarm? Alexa users, find the "Reminders and Alarms" menu item in the app, pick a device, tap "alarms" and then follow this sequence: Manage alarm volume and default sound — Custom Sounds — Celebrity — Blake Shelton.

Then just like that, Shelton is crowing about how he'd already be working by the time your lazy butt gets out of bed, or he'll be encouraging you to drink ... coffee.

Shelton recently started his 14th season of The Voice. He's also touring and promoting his latest album and single, "I Lived It." His song "I'll Name the Dogs" was recently nominated for an ACM Award in the Single Record of the Year category.

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Safety first: KSWTD boats to be fitted with bilge, fire alarms

KOCHI: Crew on board state-run vessels will soon get the upper hand in dealing with safety concerns like water inside the vessel or fire hazards. For the Kerala State Water Transport Department (KSWTD) has decided to install bilge and fire alarms on the vessels to enhance the safety of people and crew on-board its boats. A proposal by the government in this regard received the green light recently.

Kerala had witnessed several boat tragedies which led to the loss of numerous lives. The post surveyor brought out a notice regarding upgrading of safety equipment in boats operating in the state. Considering this, KSWTD decided to upgrade its existing boats by fitting the two types of alarms. “Before making safety aspects mandatory, KSWTD wants all its boats be fitted with bilge and fire alarms. The government has accepted the proposal.

All boats will be fitted with safety equipment within a year,” said KSWTD director Shaji V Nair. The bilge alarm will ring and alert crew members if water enters the boat’s hull. This will allow the crew to take appropriate measures for keeping the boat from sinking. The fire alarm will alert the crew if any smoke or fire is detected in the engine chamber.  “Currently, KSWTD is operating 55 services. We have around 60 boats, including 40 steel boats and 20 boats made of wood. Safety equipment will be fitted in all of them,” Shaji said.

Fitting safety equipment in the boats will cost around `16.2 lakh. It will take `28,000 and `25,000 for fitting the equipment in each steel boat and each boat made of wood, respectively. The fund will be allocated from the `1.1 crore set aside for buying new engines and repairing the boats. New boats soon

The construction of new boats is under way and the vessels will be rolled out in a few months. Following the success of the solar ferry service along the Vaikom-Thavanakadavu route, KSWTD is planning to introduce more such ferries. Water taxis will also be started in Kochi. The design for the taxis has been approved and construction will commence soon.

Survivor of San Jose Fatal Fire Sues Owner Over Lack of Smoke Alarms

"We have low-rent apartments that, for whatever reason, codes that govern conditions of properties are either not paid attention to or purposefully avoided," Harris said.

The family was sleeping at 5 a.m. on Nov. 18 when the fire started. The older Le woke up to thick black smoke consuming the apartment. He woke up his family and tried to escape from the front door of the apartment, the suit states.

But his wife and two children fell unconscious, due to smoke inhalation. before they could escape.

Dang Le "was narrowly rescued" from a bedroom window. He suffered burns to over 70 percent of his body and was placed into a medically induced coma.

In early December he was still in that coma when his family was laid to rest.

The couple and their son had emigrated to the United States from Vietnam. The fire came several months after a fire at the Golden Wheel Mobile Home Park, a largely Vietnamese-American community, that killed three people.

In November, Councilman Tam Nguyen said the city's Vietnamese-American community was in shock from both fires. He said the fire prompted him to call for improvements in making the city's low-income and older housing stock more fire-safe.

San Jose fire investigators deemed the blaze an accident and say it started in the unit's kitchen. But they were unable to determine whether the blaze was ignited from cooking or an electrical problem because the area was so heavily burned, according to Fire Department Capt. Dan Vega.

No Smoke Alarms Found in San Jose Apartment Where Fire Killed Three

Days after the blaze, fire officials revealed that arson investigators did not find smoke alarms in the apartment. They found a pair of melted mounted rings for smoke detectors, but no alarms, according to Vega.

The lawsuit blames the building owners, who include Afroditi Andrews and a trust that shares her name, for the lack of alarms and, as a result, the deaths of three people.

"The fire spread rapidly throughout the structure without any adequate safety devices to alert or warn plaintiffs of the spreading fire," the suit states.

State law requires smoke alarms -- or in some cases smoke detectors connected to a fire alarm system -- in all residential units.

Fire officials have emphasized for years that not having the devices can be deadly.

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In 2015 a fire killed two members of a family in San Francisco's Mission district. A fire department investigation found that their three-bedroom apartment lacked smoke detectors.

Andrews, reached by phone, declined to discuss the case. Her lawyer, Chris Beeman, has yet to return a request for comment.

Andrews' niece, Georgia Tsaboukos, who has acted as a representative for Andrews, said previously that the apartment was safe and had been inspected frequently by city officials.

In late November Tsaboukos said all four units in the building had smoke alarms.

"Everything was up to code," Tsaboukos said.

The legal complaint disputes that.

"Defendants consciously chose not to take such steps, which allowed defendants to save money and increase profits," the suit states.

Dang Le's lawyers say the building owners not only neglected to install smoke alarms but also that they "had actual knowledge and were aware that the subject property was uninhabitable, was extremely dangerous, and presented grave risk of injury or death."

Fire officials have said their last check of the property, in June 2017, gave it a clean bill of health.

But a department spokesman acknowledged after the fire that it was unclear if the fire crew that inspected the building actually entered the unit where the blaze took place.

It's common for San Jose firefighters to check common areas of apartment buildings for fire safety violations but they don't always get inside individual units, Vega said.

"We're going to gather more information as to whether or not a real inspection was performed," Harris said.

The first court hearing on the suit is set for May 15.