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The Music of Tsundere Alley
I use [anime] so, in a way, I can symbolize what inspires me to make music.
Anime SoundCloud is pretty rad. If you're anything like me, there's a good chance you don't know what I'm talking about, though. I didn't know about it myself until a few months ago when I just happened to take a friend up on his musical recommendation. It was exactly what I was looking for, and I allowed myself to be pulled into the "if you liked that, then try this" revolving door. Apparently, there is a steadily growing scene of EDM producers who both sample heavily from 70s and 80s Japanese disco and also use anime and manga art to reflect and enhance their aesthetic. After a few hours of following a link trail, my brain was soaked in the stuff. It's still marinating in it months later, in fact.
Last week, while on the never-ending quest for new content, I stumbled onto the music of Tsundere Alley. I liked it so much, that I messaged them on Twitter, one thing lead to another, and they agreed to do an interview with WMC on how anime influences their music and just what is going on in that scene. Alley hails from Spain (though their current whereabouts are ~unknown~), is a self described "average shut-in goth from next door" and, while they are relatively new to this particular music scene, they've been playing music since they can remember. You can follow and support Alley via the links below.
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Here's my interview with the Anime SoundCloud up-and-comer:
TheSubtleDoctor: Thank you for doing this interview with WMC, Alley.
Tsundere Alley: Thank you for having me!
For people who don't know you or your music, can you describe it first on a technical level, like for someone who wouldn't know what I meant if I said you were a future funk producer, and then describe it on an emotional level as well?
Well, future funk is a genre of music that comes from vaporwave. It appeared around 2012, I believe. It's basically music with heavy sampling, and by sampling I mean using old 70s disco funk songs as the base for the track. On an emotional level I guess I just started doing it for fun, I have always loved disco music and funk and when I first heard of this I told myself, "hey, why not?"
When did you first hear it and become inspired to start making it?
Hmm, I think Summer 2015 when I first discovered Saint Pepsi. I remember the first tracks I ever heard were "Cherry Pepsi" and "Better." I completely fell in love with it, but I didn't got inspired to start making until I first heard Macross 82-99 and his song "Selfish High Heels" with Yung Bae and Harrison and his remix of "Pineapple Juniors" by Saint Pepsi. Moe Shop and Conscious Thoughts were big inspirations too.
Did you play music before then or were you jumping into music for the first time after hearing this stuff?
I grew up in a very musical environment. My dad is a guitar player, my mom was a singer, my dad taught my older sister how to play the guitar and then she taught me. I learned to play the piano by myself around the age of six, I think. I play a little bit the drums and the bass too. I had other music projects before Tsundere Alley but I ended up killing them because I really didn't feel them anymore; they just felt empty. I started in the Happy Hardcore/Techno/Hands Up scene like four years ago.
What are you trying to convey to your audience when you make a song? What do you want them to feel or understand or experience?
I think I just want to make people happy. Every song I produce, I make it while thinking about my audience. I just want everyone to be happy, have fun, laugh and smile. I really love seeing people smile and be happy. Whenever I get a comment or a message saying my music made someone feel good or smile, I get this huge feeling of satisfaction inside of me, and it's just something really awesome to experience. There was this one time this person approached me through message, saying that he was a huge fan of my music and that I had inspired him to start music production. When I heard those words, I suddenly felt like crying because I inspired someone to make something and it was just a beautiful feeling.
That's very powerful and also pretty gratifying for you as an artist, I'd think.
I am so grateful for having such cute, amazing little tsunderes…I guess that's what I'm going to start calling my audience now haha!
You're a big anime fan. How'd you get into anime?
Woo! I have been ever since I can remember. I remember when I was around 2-3 years old, my older sister and my cousins were watching Sailor Moon on the TV, and I just sit there with them and completely fell in love with it. Then I watched all the Miyazaki movies and that just made me love it more, and since then I have led a life of watching anime and reading manga 24/7.
What anime/manga have you watched/read lately that you've really enjoyed?
I really enjoyed last season's New Game! But I think the one that I enjoyed the most was Amaama no Inazuma. I completely enjoyed it. The whole story was beautiful and little Tsumugi just stole my heart! I actually really enjoyed Re:Zero too! I read the manga around 2014 I think. My cousin in Japan read it and shared it with me whenever a new issue came out, and I think the anime adaptation was really awesome! But, they did miss a few things from the manga/light novel. I recently started watching the Working!! series, and so far I have really like it too!
The old, die hard fans of future funk are saying that the anime is killing future funk, but to be honest, I do not see what is the issue here.
You've mentioned to me that anime plays a big part in influencing your music. Could you talk a bit about that?
Definitely! As you can see on my SoundCloud page, anime is my aesthetic. I chose it because, well, first I am obviously a big anime fan, and second, I thought it was something that would really fit with the music I do. I love to do cute music and what goes best with it is cute anime! I also think that I use it so, in a way, I can symbolize what inspires me to make music. Not just anime inspires me, though! I am a huge reading fan; I read a lot and trust me. A LOT. I read anything, from books to magazines to different articles, anything. Its just something that really fascinates me, for this I got called "bookworm" a lot in school haha!
Does anime play a part in the musical composition, or is it only a kind of visual aid to reflect the tone of the finished product? Are you drawing on thoughts, emotions or experiences you felt from anime when writing your music?
I think it's a little bit of both. I usually use a picture related to how I felt when I was making a song or how I felt when I finished it. The music I make really varies with my mood. It's funny because when I am happy I tend to make sad, dark things, but when I'm sad I make really happy and cheerful stuff. Most of the samples I use for my music are from anime songs or old Japanese disco songs. So yeah, Japanese culture is a big influence for my music, also because I grew up with two Japanese cousins and I remember spending a lot of time with them whenever we went to visit them to Kyoto.
You released an EP Welcome To The Alley earlier this year. It seems quite upbeat, so were you in a darker place when you made that?
Yes. I suffer from Dysthymia which I form of depression. It's something I have had for a while and it comes and goes without warning. I wasn't enjoying things at that time, and I was actually considering just quitting music forever. But when I released it and got a lot of positive feedback, it made me feel really good about myself. I got the support of a bunch of people including Hentai Dude and Moe Shop, and it made just want to continue and try harder.
Can you tell me what inspired the cover? I recognize Kirino from OreImo.
The cover was made by my very good friend Tsukii. I want my EPs to tell a story, but I will leave to the audience to figure what it is about, haha. I added Chitoge because I love her so much, and she is probably my favorite tsundere. Kirino was added as a personal preference of Tsukii.
Any clues you can give to help the audience start piecing together the tsundere story?
Sure! Well, what I can say is that it tells this story of a girl who wants to learn how to be a tsundere so she can get the attention she wants from the person she likes (who has a thing for tsundere girls). The rest is for people to figure it out! The next part of the story coming out in my next EP!
Oooh, intriguing! You've also done some hip-hop collaborations. How did those come together?
Oh! Those are a little secret I have been working on for a while! And they will come out soon eventually.
Why do you think so many people in the future funk scene are drawn to anime as an accompanying visual aesthetic for their sound? I sometimes refer to the scene jokingly as anime-porwave because it seems like every album cover is an image of an anime lady. Is it something to do with the music's connection to anime, the people making it…what's happening here?
There is kind of like a "conflict" right now between the…if you want to call them the "anime future funk" and the "normal future funk" scenes. The old, die hard fans of future funk are saying that the anime is killing future funk, but to be honest, I do not see what is the issue here. Future funk is future funk; if some people can enjoy it with or without anime (like me) why can't other people do so? I guess what attracts people to the anime aesthetic of future funk is all the "kawaii" sounds and maybe sometimes hearing your favorite anime song being sampled. I just want people to enjoy music without criticizing the likes of the producer or the aesthetic they use.
Agreed. Why are so many future funk producers drawn to the anime aesthetic, though, in your opinion? What makes it such a fit for future funk and vice versa?
Hmm, maybe just because it's what they like or probably because some future funk songs use old 80s anime music from Sailor Moon and such. In the worst case scenario, and I have sadly met producers who feel this way, there are people who just use the anime aesthetic to gain plays and likes and just build to fame quicker. They know there is a big portion of the audience who watches to anime, so they just use it as bait.
So, there are anime posers in the scene? Man… I won't ask you to name and shame.
Yup…it's really sad.
That's interesting, though, that they feel that using anime imagery will get them noticed more. I tend to think of anime as a rather niche interest, so the notion that someone would hitch their star to anime in order to become famous strikes me as strange. But maybe this thought process is due to me being from America?
It's just so weird. Oh god, this issue creates so much conflict. It annoys me, haha. The fact that just people are doing this things to achieve fame and they just don't seem to be doing it because they enjoy it…
Projected date for the next EP?
I plan it to have around five or six songs. Right now I have one almost done, and I'm starting the second one. I will be taking a break in December to spend time with my family so probably around late January, early February, I expect.
Looking forward to it! Thanks so much for giving us your time, Alley. Anything you want to say to your tsunderes out there?
Thank you so much for having me! I want to thank all my little tsunderes for being so cute and supportive! I love every single one of you with all my heart and soul! Stay cute my darlings! I want give a huge huge shout out to my lovely Tsundere Twintails (Doc – Alley's significant other). I'm sending you lots of kisses and hugs I love you, bye!
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Re: the hitching yourself to anime thing, it's precisely because it's a niche that it works, but it's also a double-edged sword. If you can appeal to a small niche, then you can rise to a certain level of popularity very fast just by exploiting that niche–but you also limit yourself to that niche in the long run. People who haven't had any fame don't really see the endgame, though–they see what will get them from 0 listeners to 1000 listeners in a short amount of time, but they aren't thinking about how they'll get to 10,000 from there. It's an understandable desperation when you have no listeners at all, and if you're really good and really lucky then you might even be able to carry over those niche fans when you switch to something more broad, and then build your audience back up from there. Source: personal experience.
TheSubtleDoctor November 13, 2016 — 7:52 am
Yeah, that makes sense for sure. I think the idea just caught me so off guard, not because of an averse reaction to the line of thinking you articulate, but literally because the thought "anime will make you famous" goes so against the grain. Once I step back and frame it in the terms stated above, it seems like an obvious and viable strategy. To a point, as you say.


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Vir Das faces flak from Hindu Janajagruti Samiti for hurting Religious sentiments , Complaint Filed
Hindu Janajagriti Samiti on Monday lodged a complaint against comedian Vir Das for his alleged derogatory remarks and demanded cancellation of his stand-up comedy programme scheduled to be organized in Bengaluru on November 10, as his shows "hurt religious sentiments of Hindus and show India in a bad light to the world."
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Bengaluru (Karnataka) : Hindu Janajagriti Samiti on Monday lodged a complaint against comedian Vir Das for his alleged derogatory remarks and demanded cancellation of his stand-up comedy programme scheduled to be organized in Bengaluru on November 10, as his shows "hurt religious sentiments of Hindus and show India in a bad light to the world.".
In a complaint to the Vyalikali police station on Monday, the Samiti leaders said that they had information that Vir Das, an Indian American comedian, is holding a show at Chowdiah Memorial Hall in Malleshwaram, Bengaluru.
They said that earlier he had made derogatory statements against women, our Prime minister, and India at John F Kennedy Center in Washington DC, America, and denigrated the nation.
"The comedian had said that in India, we worship women during the day and rape them at night during the performance," they claimed while adding that a case was also registered by the Mumbai Police in this regard. It is a serious offence under the Indian Penal Code, they said.
They said that it was not right to allow such a controversial person to hold a program in a communally sensitive area like Bangalore.
"When Karnataka is already facing many law and order problems due to communal incidents, such events could vitiate the law and order and should not be allowed. We demand that this program should be cancelled immediately," Samiti's state spokesperson Mohan Gowda said in a complaint.
Samiti's Bengaluru president Ram Sena Chandrashekhar was also present. (ANI)
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Which external hard drive for producing on two iMacs?
TOPIC: Which external hard drive for producing on two iMacs?
A colleague and I have used his iMac with Final Cut Pro for a while, which also meant that all the files were located on his hard drive. However, it is way too risky, since there is no backup. Therefore, we would like to purchase an external hard drive, with a minimum of 4 TB. to be operated in RAID1.
Furthermore, we predict that I'm also going to be installing Final Cut Pro on my device, so the NAS needs to be able to have two iMacs connected at the same time (through USB/FireWire, not network) - however not necessarily having libraries opened simultaneously.
Which drive would you recommend for this job and why?
Since no one has responded I'll give my 2 cents. There are a bunch of options out there that will fit your needs. I did a quick Google search and found many options as well as many review sites about NAS systems like you're describing. Not using gigabit connections cuts some of them out and needing 2 USB3 ports cuts out a couple more.
The one that I would be wary about is the Lacie Big raid drive NAS. Some friends of mine had 2 of them and they were very wonky. One ended up failing because it was taking 10 minutes to boot up so one of them restarted it... crash.
As long as the speed and size are right then basically go for the best one you can afford that has the connectivity you need.
You need a shared storage like a LumaForge Jellyfish or a Smalltree Titanium Z5.
I actually don't a bit of research into this for myself lately.
Excluding SSD, which is quite excessive in cost when it comes to a large amount of storage, I did find the WD Black with either 4 or 6 TB of storage and 256GB cache to be amount the fastest HDD that I could find.
There is an earlier version of the 4TB drive with 128GB cache, I'm not referring to that version, although it would still be pretty good. The newer version clocks at around 210+MBps for both read and write it I recall correctly. Which would roughly double in a striped setup.
If you RAiD a few or this up in an enclosure that supports USB 3.1 with UASP, TB2 or TB3/USB-C you should get the performance you need.
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You still need a shared storage. Can't just use a RAID with two macs at the same time.
What if you hang the RAID off a network router??
The way to do this with a NAS system is clearly to use the ethernet ports on the iMacs but the OP said he doesn't want to use those gigabit ethernet ports. I'm not sure of any other way to accomplish this.
Why not use the Ethernet ports?
The reason I am so reluctant to use the Ethernet ports is because I work at a municipality with a very complex network system, and we've tried both SMB and NFS as well as a few others to get Final Cut Pro to load libraries from a network drive - nothing has worked.
Therefore, my reasoning is that if we use USB or FireWire, we completely avoid this network dilemma, making everything a whole lot easier.
We've tried every possible combination with our network, but nothing worked - that's why I would really like to avoid connecting it to the network.
You should try putting the libraries on the local hard drive, but put all your media and caches, etc., on the shared storage in a project folder. That way, do you don't have to run the libraries off the shared storage. However, FCPX now has support for this over SMB and NFS. But SMB support requires some specific configuration on the server side for this to work. If you don't have this, you can still use it as shared storage and run lean local libraries (this is a very common way to do it).
Bob Zelin can answer any question you have about shared storage. I hired him to install our shared storage and he offered a fantastic service. We needed the same set up, 2 iMacs with shared storage. There's a great FAQ on his website at www.bobzelin.com. You can start there.


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The world's best acoustics
TEXT: ARNE ADRIAENSSENS | PHOTOS © CONCERTGEBOUW
In the heart of Amsterdam, within a stone's throw from Rembrandt's legendary The Night Watch, rises one of the world's most prestigious concert halls: Het Concertgebouw. Its phenomenal acoustics and top-notch concerts attract over 700,000 music lovers every year.
An evening in Het Concertgebouw is a true experience. The breathtaking neo-classicist music temple underwent extensive restorations in the last 15 years and looks better than ever. Its four halls − which respectively seat 2,000, 437 and two times 100 spectators − are widely praised for their extraordinary acoustics. "We don't have one seat with inferior sound," director Simon Reinink emphasises. "On every spot in all four halls, you hear the orchestra superiorly." To achieve this, the architect got inspired by the rectangular designs of Vienna's Musikverein and Leipzig's original Gewandhaus. Combined with some lucky coincidences, his design resulted in some of the best acoustics in the world.
This spectacular sound lures the world's greatest musicians to the Dutch cultural temple. Every year, about 700 concerts take place within its walls, good for over 700,000 sold tickets. "Our brochure has something for everyone. Besides the many classical performances, we also programme jazz, pop and family concerts. We offer free performances but have concerts of world-class artists as well." To involve a broad audience, they embrace the changing population of their country. In between the classical, Western repertoire, they make room for more exotic performances too. "On 11 January, Khaled performs in our big auditorium. As an Algerian superstar, he mostly attracts people with North-African roots. It is nice for us to reach these audiences as well."
Of course, there is also room for female excellence within Het Concertgebouw's walls. More and more women now make a career as a professional musician or conductor and find their way to Amsterdam. "One of the concerts I look forward to most this season has a female lead," Reinink explains. "On 21 May, the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra will perform here. Both their conductor, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, and their solo-pianist, Yuja Wang, are young, but incredibly talented women. It is an honour for us to have them." They are just two examples of the young blood within classical music. "On stage as well as in the audience, we see the number of young people increasing. I am not afraid for the future of classical music. This art form is just too beautiful to disappear."
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Mountains of Hope is currently building an orphanage and school for 50 vulnerable children in rural Uganda. In order to make the school self-sustaining, we are creating businesses, such as a piggery. The piggery will primarily serve to funding scholarships. Furthermore, the piggery will teach children book-keeping and business skills, provide food for the school, and give piglets to the surrounding community.
90% of orphanages in Uganda close down due to lack of funds and sponsorships. The children living there lose the stability and support that the orphanage once provided, and are forced to live on their own. For this reason, we want to make sure that our orphanage is self-sustaining, which is possible through the piggery and other small businesses.
Mature pigs will be used as a food source and brought to the market. 5% of the profits will be invested in local banks for sustainable income generation. The remainder of the income will go to child scholarships and day-to-day operations of the orphanage. When piglets are produced, we will give them to community members in order to improve the economic status of local families. Children will learn valuable skills about businesses and profit management.
The piggery project will unite the children at the orphanage with the community. It will provide numerous opportunities for children to ultimately go into business management. This creates a network of care for the kids as they grow up, and sense of community in rural Uganda.


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Movie Review – Duck Butter
Director: Miguel Arteta
Starring: Alia Shawkat, Laia Costa
To call Duck Butter one of the weakest films of 2018 would be an understatement; it's in Fifty Shades Freed, A Wrinkle in Time, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms territory, and that's a pretty bad place to call home. In fact, in almost feels like a combination of those films, an over-long sexual escapade with fake drama that was seemingly written by someone much to immature; gross. And then, speaking of gross, there's the movie's title, which bucked me the rest of the way off when it came up in the story; I was already about ready to give up and that moment made me throw up my hands and say "yep I'm done." I made it to the end, barely, but while my eyes were watching, the rest of me had checked out, because this is cinema that does not deserve our full attention, at least not until every one involved can grow up and try again.
Naima is an actress who spends more time worrying about how soon the world will end than she does acting in anything worth mentioning, and her social life is about as constipated as her outlook; she can't get over herself long enough to let anyone outside her bubble know who she really is. She gets a break with a fascinating new, organic, improvised drama, but that immediately doesn't go very well, and she meets an extremely attractive, Spanish, wannabe singer named Sergio, who is a girl, to clarify, but that's also wrecked almost immediately too, since Naima shuts any doors as soon as they open as it's just all too scary. But maybe life will throw her another opportunity, when Naima inexplicable accepts Sergio's invitation to spend the next 24 hours together. No sleeping, no bullshit, tons of sex and sharing; skip the things that scare you and dive right in, maybe that's what we all need to do.
It's an interesting concept, and it's great that gay dating can feel this normal without being about the fact that the characters are gay, but way too much goes wrong along the way for audiences to enjoy where we are when it all wraps up. Arteta & Shawkat teamed up to write the script, and it often does feel spontaneous in a refreshing way, but there simply isn't enough talent here to pull off something this audacious; not everyone is Joe Swanberg. Instead, if feels at times fake and at times so normal it puts you to sleep; they never strike a good balance between honesty and Hollywood. They sure try to bring in the stars to trick us into thinking we'll see some chops though: Mae Whitman, Kate Berlant, Kumail Nanjiani, Lindsay Burdge, Mark & Jay Duplass. But those are mere cameos, and Shawkat isn't a strong enough actor to carry the film herself, with Costa coming across as a caricature rather than a real asset. Good try I guess, but enough small misses can make a giant mistake, and that's Duck Butter.
My rating: ☆
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Critics to Obama: NYPD Commissioner Kelly Wrong for Homeland Security
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Posted: Sunday, July 21, 2013, 9:27 PM
Minority law enforcement groups excoriated Kelly for the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy and its Muslim surveillance program. In a TV interview last week, President Barack Obama had said Kelly would be 'very well qualified' to be secretary of homeland security.
'We can't allow him [Raymond Kelly] to take racial profiling to the national level,' said National Latino Officers Association director Anthony Miranda.
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Black and Latino law enforcement groups rallied Sunday against the idea of Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly being named to run the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
"This commissioner has both codified and legalized racial profiling," said Anthony Miranda, a retired NYPD sergeant and head of the National Latino Officers Association.
"We can't allow him to take racial profiling to the national level."
Miranda and other leaders, speaking in front of Police Headquarters on Sunday, excoriated Kelly for the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy and its Muslim surveillance program.
In a television interview last week, President Barack Obama said Kelly would be "very well qualified" to be secretary of homeland security.
Critics disagreed Sunday, citing the high numbers of innocent blacks and Hispanics who are stopped and questioned.
"Citizens' civil rights are being violated by the hundreds and hundreds of thousands," said Noel Leader, a retired NYPD sergeant and co-founder of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement.
"Why approve someone with this track record?"
Kelly has vigorously defended the legality and effectiveness of both stop-and-frisk and the NYPD's monitoring of Muslim neighborhoods.


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With "Big Hero 6," an obscure Marvel Comics title gives the Mouse House's toon division just enough raw material to assemble its own superhero franchise, starring millions of robots — including one, a balloon-bellied virtual nurse named Baymax, that you'll never forget. Co-directors Don Hall and Chris Williams borrow the character names and a few key details from their pulp source, but otherwise succeed in putting a thoroughly Disney spin on things, delivering appealing personalities, bright, peppy animation, positive life lessons and what looks like a world record for the sheer amount of hugging featured in a superhero movie. More male-skewing than "Frozen," the relatively hip result should do big business for Disney, especially in Asian territories, with easy expansion possibilities via additional movies, comics or a TV series.
Set in a beautifully rendered, futuristic hybrid city called San Fransokyo — which combines familiar NorCal features, like steep hills, the Golden Gate Bridge and the bay, with skyscrapers, neon signs and characteristically Japanese architectural flourishes — "Big Hero 6" synthesizes American and Asian cultural sensibilities across the board. Displaying a special love for Japanese robotics, screenwriters Robert L. Baird, Daniel Gerson and Jordan Roberts integrate elements of manga, anime and science fiction into the very fabric of the computer-animated project, but also succumb to the same pitfalls faced by so many other superhero pics: Namely, after establishing its fresh and relatable origin story, the movie gets bogged down with a relatively generic villain's power-hungry schemes.
Still, there's enough that's new and different about "Big Hero 6" to get excited about, especially for those still too young for Marvel's more intense live-action fare. A couple of decades ago, Disney went out of its way to diversify its princess lineup, featuring characters such as Mulan and Pocahontas in culturally specific stories designed to reflect their unique backgrounds. "Big Hero 6" seems wonderfully color-blind by comparison, centering on a Japanese-American lead, 14-year-old Hiro Hamada (voiced with contagious enthusiasm by Ryan Potter), in a role that could have gone to a character of any race or gender.
Hiro is crazy-smart for a kid his age. An amateur inventor with a special interest in robotics, he graduated from high school at 13 and now spends his time hustling bigger mecha at underground bot-fighting competitions — a hobby that jumpstarts the high-energy story with a few "Real Steel"-style scenes early on. Older brother Tadashi (Daniel Henney) wishes Hiro would pick something safer to occupy his time, arranging an impromptu tour of the university science lab in hopes that the teen might be tempted to enroll.
Pay special attention to the four inventors who work alongside Tadashi in the school lab, since they will soon join Hiro's band of amateur crime-fighters. These misfits include cycling junkie GoGo Tamago (Jamie Chung); laser-blade innovator Wasabi (Damon Wayans Jr.); chemical-reactions specialist Honey Lemon (Genesis Rodriguez); and Fred (T.J. Miller), a shaggy-haired weirdo obsessed with Godzilla and other freak-of-nature phenomena. As a group, they come across less like the Avengers than the dorky members of Scooby-Doo's mystery-solving squad.
So who's the sixth member of Hiro's gang of heroes? That would be Baymax, a robotic Healthcare Companion unlike any A.I. auds have previously encountered onscreen. (As voiced by "30 Rock's" Scott Adsit, the character serves as a walking comedy routine — a throwback to the way Paul Reubens played things in "Flight of the Navigator" a generation earlier.) In a movie that boasts no shortage of creative design elements, Baymax is by far the most compelling, inspired by a new class of "soft robotics" being developed at Carnegie Mellon U., whose mechanical endoskeletons are completely hidden by puffy, nonthreatening vinyl.
With his squeaky inflatable suit and gentle demeanor, Baymax looks like a cross between the Marshmallow Man and a giant panda. Personality-wise, the benign bot represents an extreme case of Asimov's first law: "A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm." In his naive, uniquely amusing way, Baymax is hyper-attentive, almost to the point of smothering, dispensing lollipops and hugs as the situation demands. But he's also a quick study, learning as he goes, which makes the movie feel a bit like "How to Train Your Robot" for the first hour or so, complete with high-flying bonding sequences that take us throughout the elaborate, densely detailed world of San Fransokyo — in dynamic stereoscopic 3D, no less.
Before his disappearance, Tadashi programmed Baymax to look after his younger brother. Now that Hiro is all alone (except for his oblivious Aunt Cass, played for grins by Maya Rudolph), the robot serves almost as a surrogate parental figure — albeit one that can be upgraded according to its child's whims. The pic's most entertaining sequences feature Hiro tinkering with his new gizmo, trying to take what looks like an embarrassing baby toy and toughen him up, whether that means updating Baymax's database to include a full library of advanced karate moves or creating custom body armor to mask his harmless appearance.
Lately, Disney has been taking turns making toons for girls ("Tangled") and toons for boys ("Wreck-It Ralph"), and though "Big Hero 6" falls squarely in the latter camp, Baymax is such an endearing character, it shouldn't be hard to attract auds of both sexes. Still, given the emotional sincerity of the pic's first half, it's a shame the filmmakers felt obliged to resort to a testosterone-fueled battle with a less-than-special villain, whose identity comes as a surprise (but maybe not enough of one). What sets this bad guy apart is the fact that his "power" is derived from one of Hiro's own inventions: a system of micro-bots that do their master's bidding, resulting in a hypnotic, ever-evolving force to be reckoned with, a bit like "Terminator 2's" liquid-metal shape-shifter or the gloopy black symbiote seen in "Spider-Man 3."
The villain, who hides his identity behind a kabuki mask, and the members of Hiro's wisecracking team all remain recognizable human characters throughout. They're not suddenly blessed with imaginary new powers or miraculously transformed by gamma rays, like so many other Marvel types. Instead, the film eliminates the stigma of being a "nerd," illustrating how college-level intelligence gave them the tools to make themselves special, boasting a few useful lessons on anger management and the futility of vengeance in the process.
By now, the Disney-Marvel universe is already filled to bursting with big heroes, and it's reasonable to ask whether the world really needs six more, especially when all but Baymax feel like kids in high-end Halloween costumes. The movie hypes this new sextet's introduction by blasting Fall Out Boy's anthemic "Immortals" on the soundtrack (which employs a stock rock-music score, courtesy of Henry Jackman), but hasn't entirely convinced us by the end that we need more adventures from these characters. Couldn't the Mouse House focus on doing that "Incredibles" sequel first?
As an amuse bouche to the talky main attraction, "Big Hero 6" will be accompanied in theaters by a virtually dialogue-free, six-minute short called "Feast." In a fun twist, the film is told as a montage of meals, tracking a dozen years in the relationship between a Boston Terrier and his owner, as seen from the insatiably hungry dog's perspective. Technically speaking, this is an experimental short, in its visual style and its narrative approach, and it takes a bit of time to get one's bearings, but the emotional core is so strong that we can't help choking up. If director Patrick Osborne can do that in six minutes with "Feast," perhaps it's fair to ask more of the feature that follows.
Reviewed at Tokyo Film Festival (opener), Oct. 23, 2014. MPAA Rating: PG. Running time: 108 MIN.
Production: (Animated) A Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures release of a Walt Disney Animation Studios production. Produced by Roy Conli. Executive producer, John Lasseter. Co-producer, Kristina Reed.
Crew: Directed by Don Hall, Chris Williams. Screenplay, Robert L. Baird, Daniel Gerson, Jordan Roberts, based on the comic by Duncan Rouleau, Steven T. Seagle. Camera (color, widescreen, 3D), Rob Dressel, Adolph Lusinsky; editor, Tim Mertens; music, Henry Jackman; music supervisor, Tom Macdougal; production designer, Paul Felix; art director, Scott Watanabe; sound (Dolby Atmos), Gabriel Guy, Doc Kane; sound designer/supervising sound editor, Shannon Mills; re-recording mixers, David E. Fluhr, Gabriel Guy; visual effects supervisor, Kyle Odermatt; head of effects, Michael Kaschalk; head of animation, Zach A. Parrish; heads of story, Joe Mateo, Paul Briggs; lead character designer, Shiyoon Kim; character design supervisor, Jin Kim; technical supervisor, Hank Driskill; stereo production supervisor, Marisa X. Castro; creative advisors, Nathan Greno, Mark Kennedy; associate producer, Bradford Simonsen; casting, Jamie Sparer Roberts.
With: Voices: Scott Adsit, Ryan Potter, Daniel Henney, T.J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans Jr., Genesis Rodriguez, James Cromwell, Alan Tudyk, Maya Rudolph, Stan Lee.
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Josephine Marvon Carr Wooding, Braceville, Ohio
Carl W. Hall Funeral Service, Inc.
BRACEVILLE, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Josephine Marvon Carr Wooding, 100, formerly of Braceville, Ohio, passed away at her home in Bristolville surrounded by her family on Saturday, November 21, 2020.
She was born July 8, 1920, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Joseph Carr and Maggie (Spratling) Hunter.
Josephine graduated from Allegheny High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
She retired from Geauga Industries in Middlefield, Ohio.
Josephine volunteered with the Salvation Army for many years, she also attended the Braceville Baptist Church and recently the Leavittsburg Church of God.
Josephine raised her children in Braceville, Ohio and was a very caring grandmother. One of the most memorable times of her life was when she traveled to France for her son Harley's wedding and to see her grandchildren there.
Surviving are three sons, Alvon Wooding of Youngstown, Ohio, Harley (Bridget) Major of France, Mark (Kristy) Major of Warren, Ohio and two daughters, Rebecca Jefferson of Masury, Ohio and Olivia (Raymond) Ousely of Sharpsville, Pennsylvania and daughter-in-law, Christine Major of France. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Carr and Maggie and James Hunter; two sons, Carroll and Arnold Wooding and a daughter-in-law, Gloria Wooding.
Funeral services will be held at Life Church in Leavittsburg at 1:00 p.m., on Saturday, November 28.
Friends may call from 11:00 a.m., until service time at the church.
Due to the current health mandates, masks will be required at all services, and we ask that you practice social distancing.
The family requests that material contributions be made to the Salvation Army, 270 Franklin Street SE, Warren, OH 44483, in her memory.
A special thank you to Gillette's Nursing Home for caring for our beautiful Grandma Jo over this previous year and for MVI Hospice for helping with homecare.
Arrangements handled by Carl W. Hall Funeral Service, Inc.
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Angela Marie Owsley, Cortland, Ohio
CORTLAND, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Angela Marie Owsley, 33, of Cortland, Ohio went home to be with the Lord January 17, 2021 at St. Joseph Warren Hospital after a hard battle with Covid-19.
She was born May 2, 1987 in Warren, Ohio, the daughter of Steven and Tina (Chiarella) Owsley.
Angela was a graduate of Warren Christian School.
Beulah Powers, Warren, Ohio
WARREN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Beulah E. Powers, 87, of Warren, Ohio passed away Friday, January 15, 2021, at her home.
She was born March 11, 1933, in Summersville, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Joseph Sparks and the late Lola (Groves) Sparks.
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Casmir Prejsnar, Warren, Ohio
WARREN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Casimir Prejsnar, 88, of Warren, died Friday evening, January 15, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital.
He was born February 16, 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, a son of the late John and Mary (Schmidt) Prejsnar.
Casimir was employed with the former Copperweld Steel Corporation in the melt shop for 31 years. He continued working until he was in his early 80s, most recently for Walgreens for 13 years, retiring five years ago.
He was a veteran of the United States Army having served from 1949-52, during the Korean War.
He married the former Beverly D. Walker on February 16, 1968. They shared 37 years of marriage and many happy memories together. She preceded him in death August 18, 2005.
Casimir enjoyed doing activities with the YMCA Silver Sneakers in Warren. He was also a longtime motorcycle enthusiast, riding his bikes for more than 60 years. Casimir was known for his sharp sense of humor and loved joking around. Most of all, he was a devoted family man to his wife, boys, and grandkids. He was always there when they needed him and will sadly missed by the many who knew and loved him.
He is survived by his two sons, Matthew J. Prejsnar of Warren and Joseph A. (Dianna) Prejsnar of Liberty. He also leaves behind 12 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
Besides his wife and parents, Casimir was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.
Funeral services will be held 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 20 at the Carl W. Hall Funeral Home, 533 North Park Avenue, Warren. Friends may call one hour prior to services from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.


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Today I turn 28. The word most impressed on my heart for this new year of life is ABIDE.
Jesus hand picked me to bear fruit for Him—fruit that lasts, that abides, that lives forever. So there's only one way to make an impact in this life that lasts for all eternity, and not just the next few generations. Abide in Jesus and His Word, and you'll bear fruit that abides. Abide in Jesus, and He will answer the prayer of Psalm 90:17 for you.
Thank You that despite the curse of toilsome labor, You empower me through Jesus (who wore the curse's thorns on His head even as He defeated it on the cross) to bear fruit that cannot die, fruit that brings You glory. I ask primarily, then, that You would keep me constantly close to Jesus, the true vine, because apart from Him I can do nothing. But abiding in Him, I will pray prayers aligned with Your heart, Your character, Your mission. In this way, may You form in me a more perfect image of Your Son. And establish the work of my hands. Yes, establish the work of my hands.


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Euronext's August Volumes Retreat to Lowest Levels of Year
Euronext saw an across the board decline in key metrics during August, in many cases striking fresh 2016 lows.
Euronext, Europe's largest exchange, has released its latest trading volumes for the month of August 2016, having reported its lowest figures thus far in 2016 in the midst of a very tranquil trading month, according to a Euronext report.
The past couple of months have showed a waxing and waning of cash order book value, helped in part by the seismic effect of the Brexit referendum as well as a lull in the weeks that followed. Despite paring the majority of its volumes gains last month, August's figures look even bleaker by comparison.
As such, Euronext's average daily cash orders fell to just $5,409 million (€4,844 million), registering a decline of -21.8% MoM in August 2016 from $9,349 million $6,915 million (€6,193 million), in July 2016. The latest order book figures in August at Euronext also corroborated an intact multi-month downtrend that has now reached a 2016 low. Euronext's August 2016 volumes were also lower over a YoY basis, with its latest statistics representing a sizable loss of -43.8% YoY from August 2015.
Across the Board Drop in Volumes
The trend was also shared across other segments at Euronext in August, including its exchange-traded-funds (ETFs), which reported a volume of just $374.1 million (€335.0 million) from $533.8 million (€478.0 million) just one month ago, or -29.9% MoM, a nearly congruent decline seen in July. Compared to 2015 however, August 2016's weakness was even more pronounced, coming in at -54.9% lower YoY.
By extension, Euronext's equity index derivatives saw its figures on the retreat in August 2016, justifying a figure of 158,599 contracts for the month – this correlated to a loss of -11.3% MoM from 178,900 contracts in July 2016. Additionally, ADV of individual equity derivatives fell as well to 165,776 in August 2016 vs. 200,324 contracts in the month prior or -17.2% MoM from July 2016.
Finally, given a firming of precious metals prices, Euronext's commodities volumes for August 2016 were much higher, its lone positive for the month. The exchange's ADV across commodities derivatives came in at 46,253 contracts for August 2016, or -30.5% MoM from just 66,535 contracts in July 2016.
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Obituary Lloyd Earl Sheffield Sr., beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather, went to be with Our Lord on January 6, 2021. Lloyd will be dearly missed by everyone who knew him. Lloyd was born to John and Grace Sheffield on December 2, 1930 in Theodore, Alabama and was preceded in death by his brother, John Sheffield Jr. and sister, Bobbie Branch. He graduated from the University of Georgia and was a Proud member of the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He...
Obituary Lloyd Earl Sheffield Sr., beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather, went to be with Our Lord on January 6, 2021. Lloyd will be dearly missed by everyone who knew...
Catherine Hawkins Ringgold, La.
Funeral services for Catherine Pickens Hawkins, 90, will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall St., Shreveport, Louisiana. A visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. until service time. Officiating the service will be Reverend Jim Freeman. Catherine was born on June 6, 1930 in Mansfield, Louisiana to Lee Pickens and Ruth Pickens and passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in Ringgold, Louisiana. Catherine enjoyed playing cards and dominos...
Funeral services for Catherine Pickens Hawkins, 90, will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall St., Shreveport, Louisiana. A visitation will...
Angelo Cascio Shreveport, La.
A Mass of Christian Burial honoring the life of Angelo Paul Cascio will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 8, 2021 at the Cathedral of Saint John Berchmans, 939 Jordan St, Shreveport, Louisiana. Father Charles Glorioso will officiate the service, assisted by Father Rothell Price. Visitation will be held prior to the service at 9:30 a.m. at the church. Interment will immediately follow the service in Forest Park Cemetery, 3700 St. Vincent Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana. Due to COVID-19 the...
A Mass of Christian Burial honoring the life of Angelo Paul Cascio will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 8, 2021 at the Cathedral of Saint John Berchmans, 939 Jordan St, Shreveport,...
Hazel Whalen Shreveport, La.
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Ella Price Shreveport, La.
A graveside service honoring the life of Ella Bea Price will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Forest Park Cemetery, 3700 St. Vincent Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Bishop Nathan Barrow. Ella Bea Price was born June 23, 1928 in Shreveport, Louisiana and passed away peacefully Monday, January 4, 2021 at her home. Ella was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana where she met the love of her life, Jack Piercy Price, with whom they had a son,...
A graveside service honoring the life of Ella Bea Price will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Forest Park Cemetery, 3700 St. Vincent Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana. Officiating...
Doris Greene Shreveport, La.
A graveside service honoring the life of Doris B. Greene will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, January 7, 2021 at the mausoleum at Forest Park Cemetery, 3700 St. Vincent Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Dr. Greg Davis of Broadmoor United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held from 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall Street, Shreveport, Louisiana. Doris B. Greene was born on October 16, 1922 in...
A graveside service honoring the life of Doris B. Greene will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, January 7, 2021 at the mausoleum at Forest Park Cemetery, 3700 St. Vincent Avenue, Shreveport,...
Joyce McMillan Shreveport, La.
Funeral services honoring the life of Joyce Elaine Bearden McMillan will be held at 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall Street, Shreveport, Louisiana. Visitation will be held at 11:00 a.m. until time of the service. Interment will immediately follow at Forest Park Cemetery, 3700 St. Vincent Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana. Joyce Elaine Bearden McMillan was born January 19, 1945 in Indian Head, Maryland and passed away peacefully, Friday, January 1,...
Funeral services honoring the life of Joyce Elaine Bearden McMillan will be held at 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, 1815 Marshall Street, Shreveport, Louisiana....
Venard Moore Shreveport, La.
A graveside service honoring the life of Vernard "Vernon" George Moore will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Forest Park Cemetery, 3700 St. Vincent Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana. Officiating the service will be Dr. David Farmer, pastor at Shreveport First Seventh-day Adventist Church. Vernard George Moore was born August 10, 1942 in Shreveport, Louisiana and passed away peacefully Friday, January 1, 2021 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Vernon graduated from C.E....
A graveside service honoring the life of Vernard "Vernon" George Moore will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Forest Park Cemetery, 3700 St. Vincent Avenue,...
Martha Talbot Shreveport, La.
MARTHA'S OBITUARY Martha Muncy Talbot stepped into heaven and met Jesus in person on December 30th. A memorial service celebrating the life of Mrs. Talbot will be held at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Shreveport on Monday, January 11, 2021 after a private burial. Martha was born November 22, 1929 to Reverend Amos and Nora Haley Muncy in Kensett, Arkansas. She was one of nine children, and was the last remaining survivor of her siblings. She attended Ouachita...
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Ottawa pledges overhaul of First Nations police funding
The federal government says it's prepared to change a program that helps pay for policing in First Nations and Inuit communities. The First Nations Policing Program has been criticized by the auditor general in a new internal report by Public Safety Canada.
First Nations Police Program 'does not cut the mustard,' public safety minister says
Tom Parry · CBC News · Posted: Dec 21, 2016 11:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 21, 2016
The federal government pays about half the cost of policing for close to 400 First Nations and Inuit communities across Canada. The First Nations Policing Program, started in 1991, funds about 1,250 officers who serve more than 338,000 people. (Troy Fleece/Canadian Press)
The federal government is vowing to overhaul the way it funds police services in First Nations communities.
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says Ottawa's First Nations Policing Program — in place since the early 1990s — is out of date and needs reform.
"Clearly what is there now does not cut the mustard," Goodale said Tuesday. "It is going to take more funds, but it is also going to take restructuring."
Goodale's comments come in the wake of an internal report by Public Safety Canada that details persistent problems with the program, which helps fund police services in more than 450 First Nation and Inuit communities.
"The status quo is not a viable option," says the report, which was published online this month. "There is a need to look at alternative models for funding policing in Indigenous communities that can result in better value for money and public safety in First Nations and Inuit communities."
First Nations police services recommends its own disbanding at suicide inquest
Auditor general slams First Nations policing program
The report chronicles some of the long-standing complaints from police detachments in Indigenous communities — chief among them, crumbling infrastructure.
"In many cases, the detachments are converted houses or trailers placed on gravel or concrete pads. The pads are subject to heaving and cracking and the trailers subject to leaks and mould," the report reads.
"Concerns were raised by a majority of respondents that the [First Nations Policing Program] does not adequately address infrastructure needs for policing these communities."
The report recommends that the federal government establish a new model of long-term, stable funding.
It says Ottawa must deal with the infrastructure issues raised by police and also do more to resolve issues such as a lack of adequate housing for officers in communities that are often struggling with chronic housing shortages.
Track record of lacking resources
This isn't the first time the policing program has come under scrutiny. In 2014, Canada's auditor general visited 16 First Nations communities and found the policing program was not working as intended.
The resulting report noted that in Ontario, the program was not ensuring that policing services on First Nations reserves met standards set in the rest of the province.
The Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, which patrols more than 30 First Nations in northern Ontario, told a recent inquest into a woman's death it did not have the resources to do its job properly. (Nicole Ireland/CBC)
The issue of First Nations police funding also came under fire earlier this year during an inquest into a 2013 death in the northern Ontario's Kasabonika Lake First Nation.
A young woman took her own life in the back of a police truck. She had been confined there by officers who had no holding cell in which to place her.
The Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, which patrols more than 30 First Nations in northern Ontario, told an inquest into the woman's death it did not have the resources to do its job properly.
Lack of funding for Nishnawbe-Aski police service 'discriminatory,' MPP says
Goodale said he is consulting with First Nations leaders and the provinces on a "complete review" of the First Nations Policing Program, to make sure communities receive "top-notch policing services" that are "properly and sustainably funded for the long term."
The minister said he hopes to have a proposal for a new funding model ready by early next year. He did not provide any further detail or a potential price tag.
The First Nations Policing Program provided $120 million in 2014-15 for 1,299 police officers working in 455 First Nations and Inuit communities, Public Safety Canada says.
NDP MP Charlie Angus says the lack of funding for First Nations policing is putting officers and communities at risk. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)
Northern Ontario NDP MP Charlie Angus said changes to policing in Indigenous communities are long past due.
"They're working without proper backup, they're working without proper radios, they've working without even police stations to hold prisoners in," Angus said in an interview with CBC News.
"It puts not just the police officers themselves at risk, but it puts the communities at serious, serious risk."
If the government is serious about reforming the funding model for policing, Angus said, he would welcome it. But he first wants to see proof.
"This is a serious funding issue, so I'd say to Ralph [Goodale], show us the money."
Dwayne Zacharie, chief peacekeeper in the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, Que., and president of the First Nations Chiefs of Police Association, said he and other First Nations police representatives have met with Goodale to voice their concerns about the policing program.
"We said that we wanted to be recognized as an essential service. We said that we need to have funding that's appropriate for our needs. We said that we need to get better training," Zacharie said.
Zacharie said he hopes Goodale got the message. He's curious to see what the government comes up with in the new year.
"I'm encouraged, but at the same time, I want to see what the new plan is or what the proposal will be," he said.
Tom Parry
Senior Reporter
Tom Parry is a reporter on Parliament Hill for CBC News. He has covered stories for CBC from across Canada and around the world.
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Q: How do I get wordpress to send user details through a rest API to Zendesk? I understand that this question might have been asked before, but looking at the answers is just making me more confused! I was wondering if someone could tell me the steps I should take to deliver this scenario?

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*A user is logged into my website

*They open a live chat window (powered through Zendesk)

At this point, a live chat is opened in the zendesk support channel, but the name of the "user" is something generic like "Visitor 12345". I would like Wordpress to send the logged in users name and email address to Zendesk so the chat appears as "Member Name".
I think I need to use a Rest API for this. I have inputted the following code into my functions.php file. (which I found here).

<script type="text/javascript">
  zE('webWidget', 'identify', {
    name: 'Akira Kogane',
    email: 'akira@voltron.com',
    organization: 'Voltron, Inc.'
  });
</script>

But I am unsure of what to change "Akira Kogane" "akira@voltron.com" and "Voltron, Inc." to?
If anyone could point me to an idiots guide to setting WordPress up to be able to send this data I would really appreciate it. I would happily pay someone to do this work for me, but I would love to learn how to do it myself in the first place. I assume I have to set something up in wordpress, or set up a rest API somehow before it can send the data, but I'm not sure!
Thanks Again!

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What really happened to the two young princes of York, who were held prisoner in the tower of London by their ambitious uncle following the death of their father, King Edward of York? Some think one son escaped and was later executed by King Henry VII when he returned to claim his rightful throne. But not before he sired a child. In, Under His Protection, the first in a new trilogy, Stacy Von Haegert artfully combines history, action, humor, and sizzling passion to provide a theory for one of England's greatest mysteries. The bloodline continues…
LONDON 1838, Present day…Title-hungry matrons of the upper class throw their daughters in Alexander's path. But the Duke of Ravenswood has no desire to give up his rakish, gaming lifestyle to get hitched. When the Kingston family from New Orleans enters London, however, Alex quickly finds himself unwittingly entangled. With her spirited personality and innocent aversion to all things proper. Greyland Kingston completely knocks him off his game.
The gossip fans flutter when Queen Victoria asks Greyland and her eldest brother, Perkin, to dance the scandalous Viennese Waltz at the Royal ball. Who is this family? How do they know the Queen? Why do they bear such a strong resemblence to the late King of York? Trouble ensues in the form of jealous women, ambitious men, and a vengeful Irish clan. Alexander quickly finds that having Greyland for his own will come at a steep price. He must risk everything to keep her protected.
Original Trailer and review:
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🎉🎈🎉Happy Release Day!!!! Secrets of Whitestone Manor by Brittany Jo James 🎉🎈🎉
SECRETS OF WHITESTONE MANOR
Author: Brittany Jo James
Series: The Winters Family Series, Book #1
Genre: Young Adult Romance | Paranormal Romance
~ SYNOPSIS ~
Some secrets are too dark to ever be brought into the light.
At least mine are.
My name is Orson Winters, and you already know too much for me to let you walk away.
A decade has passed since my parents were killed, forcing my younger siblings and me to move in with our estranged uncle. Whitestone Manor in all its grandeur was overwhelming enough. Then, we learned the family secret.
There's darkness in the world no one, besides a handful of fighting families, even knows exists. The Winters family is the most acclaimed of them all. However, power isn't always pleasurable, especially considering that it's my responsibility to keep my reckless brothers and sister from jeopardizing us all.
When an old enemy emerges from the shadows, Uncle Sebastian calls in another fighting family to assist. I didn't need their help. I could independently protect my siblings and the rest of the world from danger. That was, until I met Lilith Shaw. Now I'm not even sure that I can protect myself.
I can't focus on that, though.
I'm the last one standing between you and those who wait in the darkness.
If you can keep a secret, I'll tell you my story.
~ PURCHASE ~
~ TEASERS ~
~ ABOUT THE AUTHOR ~
Brittany Jo James
Brittany Jo James was born and raised in the small town of Idabel, Oklahoma. She is happily married to her high school sweetheart, Conlee, who is currently serving as an airman in the United States Air Force. They share two rowdy sons, Jagger and Jett. Her life revolves around living for God, caring for her family and writing, writing, writing. The James family is currently residing near Anchorage, Alaska until the USAF decides otherwise.
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How to Apply AI in Software Testing?
One of the most exciting areas in testing and quality assurance (QA) at present is the potential influence of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Imagine, what if the software could learn to do all the testing itself? What if it could automatically track down and weed out bugs?
This is not just imaginary thinking but a vital solution in software testing to incorporate automation that relieve teams from the burden of repeating and refining testing. The rise of AI is now powering certain methodologies with machine & deep learning algorithms.
You would agree while traditional test automation has enabled teams with a smarter and quicker means for delivering quality, AI-powered tools can drive its capabilities to the next level. And, if you've been waiting out to learn more about the specifics of ML and AI in software testing then don't go anywhere else, we got you covered!
Evolution of Intelligent AI-Driven Software Testing
AI-Driven Testing Approaches
Key Challenges of Using AI in Software Testing
Benefits of AI in Software Testing
AI-based Software Testing Tools
Applications of AI in Testing
AI is focused on making software testing smarter, more effective and efficient. With smart technologies and tools, it is important to apply reasoning / problem solving to automate testing & accelerate the software development process. Further, this helps reduce mundane and tedious manual efforts, so teams can focus on developing innovative features by relying on the test results.
Research shows that almost 90% of respondents will adopt testing with AI as part of their growth strategy.
The paradigm of software testing has evolved significantly over the past two decades. Right from manual to automation, where selenium was considered to be one of the finest tools, the testing journey has been quite promising.
With the dawn of AI-based testing, it has now become very impactful with the use of autonomous agents referred to as "test bots." These intelligent agents help automate activities such as application discovery, modeling, test creation and failure identification. Their implementation is performed by combining different ML techniques including neural networks, tree learning, reinforcement learning and more.
Differential: Helps test different versions of similar applications. Carries out a comparison to understand differences, versions overbuilds and learn from classification feedback.
Visual: Image-based testing needs visual validation. With pattern and image recognition capabilities together, it helps detect visual bugs to test the look and feel of an application.
Declarative: Aims to specify test intent in a natural or domain-specific language. It lets the system decide on how to conduct the test.
Self-healing Automation: Helps auto-correct elements in tests with the change of user interface (UI).
The above-listed testing approaches help save time from days to mere hours which translates directly into cost savings. Interestingly, automated tests produce quality websites and applications.
The biggest challenge with AI-based testing is about choosing the right type. Of course, the optimization does not apply to all the models. Hence there's a need for an enhanced setup and complex flow.
The other challenges of AI-based test automation include:
Researching the exact use cases
Lack of complete awareness of what actually is expected.
Validating the actions of the applications based on the input.
Analyzing the app for performance, functionality, scalability, security and stability.
From enhancing accuracy to tackling manual testing constraints, AI-based integrated solutions can considerably improve the overall process. This helps you to produce effective results, much faster. Setting up a dedicated system might have some initial investment, but over the long haul, it will certainly help you save effort and cost.
The application of Artificial Intelligence enables taking automation to a new level where the testers don't need to deal with repetitive tasks anymore. Here are the core benefits:
Improved Accuracy:
Repetitive tasks can be handled more quickly and efficiently without much effort
Accurate reporting with detailed result outcomes
Eliminates the minute chance of errors
AI takes impressions of failures on debugging logs and identifies duplicate defects.
Enhances the overall test accuracy
Faster Time to Market:
Automated tests assist in shortening the development and verification timelines.
Developers tend to spend less time writing code and test engineers spend less time running actual test cases.
The test input gets implemented after each source code modification
Decreases any additional cost involved in operating recurring test cases.
Enhances Test Coverage:
Leveraging AI for testing helps QA engineers to get insights about file contents, memory usage, internal program statistics, data tables, files storage and content structure.
Enables performing various distinctive test cases to examine the database behavior as per the expected outcome.
Executes Visual UI Testing:
Image and pattern recognition capabilities enable AI to recognize dynamic UI controls
Further, pattern recognition and machine learning improve the flexibility and accuracy of software tests. AI-based testing allows computing systems to validate more tasks that earlier needed human intervention.
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Functionize: A cloud-based automated tool that leverages ML for performance, function and load tests purposes. The tool utilizes intelligence capabilities to improve test creation, analysis & maintenance.
Appvance: This tool uses AI technology to create test cases depending on user behavior. The test portfolio depicts what real systems will perform on the production systems. It helps enhance the quality, performance & security of the application.
Testim: Automated functional tool uses ML to write, execute and maintain tests. It allows users to create E2E (end-to-end) tests that are coded, codeless, or both.
Testcraft: AI-driven automation testing platform for continuous and regression testing. It is also used to monitor websites or web applications. Using this tool, testers can visualize automated Selenium-based tests through a drag and drop interface and run them on various browsers and work environments.
Applitools: An automated intelligence platform for software monitoring, visual user interface tests and visual management. This is one of the widely used AI testing tools that scan app screens and analyzes them just like humans' brains by identifying potential defects and bugs. It is widely used in DevOps, manual QA, digital transformation and test automation.
Our team of proficient QA & Software Testing professionals has hands-on exposure of the above-listed tools. As a next-gen QA and testing services provider, we can help you to get faster and quality releases with more efficiency and accuracy.
How AI is Impacting Various Software Testing Applications
It is clear by now that AI in test automation helps address the limitations of traditional automated testing to deliver enhanced value. It enables organizations to validate quicker and better while reducing human dependencies and costs.
Let's take a closer look at some real-life applications:
Unit Testing: With AI-enabled RPA tools, testers can reduce flaky test cases while performing unit testing. It also helps manage unit test scripts maintenance.
API Testing: Test automation tools leverage AI to convert manual UI tests into automated API tests. It uses reasoning to recognize the relationships and patterns in a series of API calls while exercising UI. By analyzing the user behavior, the machine intelligence can create more advanced inputs and patterns for verifying the API.
UI Testing: Ensures more accuracy in comparison to manual testing. It is hard to manually detect parameters such as size, layout, Graphical User Interface (GUI), and colors, which can be easily identified with AI.
Continuous Testing: As part of the continuous testing method, software professionals can determine modified controls with frequent algorithm updates.
The Future is Now: AI and ML In Testing
To conclude, Artificial Intelligence is transforming the testing landscape. Organizations will continue to go above and beyond to optimize and enhance their software development life cycle with an accurate and effective mechanism.
Using advanced AI and ML-driven analytics, Rishabh Software can help unlock the power of mission-critical data including software defect logs, project documentation, assessment results, testing artifacts and more. Our team of AI testing specialists puts to use supervised as well as unsupervised advanced software testing methods to help you increase efficiency, release better quality products and get to market faster.
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Our specialists will dive into your current business model to fast-track your digital transformation journey with AI-led testing.
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Software Functional Testing to Ensure Optimum Software Delivery
For businesses looking to leverage functional testing services for faster software releases, this blog would offer detailed insights into how it's done effectively, industry best practices, Rishabh's approach & more.
Software Regression Testing Best Practices
The word "regression" means a return to an earlier or previous state. In the Software Testing world, it means, the exclusive retesting of a software application system that has been altered to ensure that any bugs have been repaired, no other previously working functions have flunked as a result of the fixtures and that newly added features have not produced problems with previous versions.
Software Testing Best Practices
Economics of software testing is to determine and predict the defects early by using predictable models and implying strategies and different test methodologies to identify those at early stages. Psychology of software testing is to destructively test the application by identifying as many exceptional or out of the box scenarios or sometimes called as the third vision.
Estimation Techniques in Software Testing
Software testing estimation techniques are as old as the binary digits in the history of digital computers. Software testing is one of the important stages during software development life cycle (SDLC) to check and control the quality of the application. Today, over 30% to 70% of a project's resources are dedicated towards testing.


Obituary for Kenneth M. Bilby | Rearick-Carpenter Funeral Home, Ltd.
Vernon and Carrie (Brenning) Bilby.
Ken was avid fisher and hunter. He was an owner operator truck driver and loved to drive his truck and enjoyed being an umpire for softball.
Ken is survived by his wife, Donna, two children, a son Kenneth Jr., of Lock Haven and Lynn (Jon) Moltz, of Jersey Shore. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Ken was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.
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Reporter Judith Miller released from prison
On September 29, 2005, New York Times reporter Judith Miller is released from a federal detention center in Alexandria, Virginia, after agreeing to testify in the investigation into the leaking of the identity of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame. Miller had been behind bars since July 6, 2005, for refusing to reveal a confidential source and testify before a grand jury that was looking into the so-called Plame Affair. She decided to testify after the source she had been protecting, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, signed a waiver giving her permission to speak.
The Plame Affair dates back to a July 6, 2003 op-ed piece for the New York Times written by former U.S. diplomat Joseph Wilson, Plame's husband. In it, Wilson questioned the Bush Administration's reasons for going to war in Iraq. Later that month, on July 14, undercover agent Valerie Plame's identity was revealed in a newspaper column by Robert Novak. Wilson's claim that the disclosure was retaliation by the White House for his op-ed piece sparked an investigation in December 2003 led by special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald. A 1982 law made it illegal to reveal information about a covert agent to anyone not authorized to receive such classified information.
Fitzgerald interviewed President George W. Bush, Vice President Cheney and other top administration officials, along with various journalists. Although Miller hadn't written an article about Plame, she did meet with Libby shortly after Wilson's op-ed piece was published and Fitzgerald believed Miller had information that was relevant to his investigation.
After 85 days in jail, Miller was released and testified before a grand jury that prior to the Novak column, she had several discussions with Scooter Libby in which he talked about Plame. On November 9 of that same year, Miller announced her retirement from the Times after a 28-year career with the newspaper.
On March 6, 2007, Scooter Libby was convicted of obstruction of justice, perjury and making false statements to federal investigators in the Plame investigation. In June, he was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and fined $250,000. However, one month later, on July 2, President George W. Bush commuted Libby's prison term before the ex-White House aide served any time.
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Employees' Choice Awards
Meldrum Horne and Associates
The Employees' Choice Awards (ECA) program honours organizations within Canada's National Capital Region that recognize employees as their greatest asset. The selection, recognition and awarding of the Employees' Choice Awards allows organizations to demonstrate why they are an ideal place for employees to work.
Each year, after surveys are completed and the top organizations are determined, recipient companies are honoured at a cocktail awards ceremony.
Join our partners from Meldrum Horne and Associates for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and networking at the Employees Choice Awards cocktail reception.
Congratulations to 2018's Recipients!
Keynote Group
Martello Technologies
Crank Software Inc.
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Fusebill
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Decisive Technologies
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Kanata North Business Association AGM
KNBA will host their annual AGM as they launch their new Strategic Plan and present the results from their recent Econimic Impact Study.
The AGM is an evening that brings together the tech community for a recap of the past year, provides an outlook for future plans and highlights new about the tech park. Come and enjoy neworking and drinks with other members of the business community and learn more about Canada's Largest Tech Park.
Ahead of the AGM the Employees' Choice Awards will be presents to companies that have been recognized as a top employer by their employees.
AGM Schedule:
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Registration and Networking
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6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. AGM
For more information, or to register for the AGM please click here.
Thursday Dec 6, 2018
4:00 p.m. Registration and Networking
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – (RealEstateRama) — A Regional Coalition of Housing (ARCH) recognized the City of Bellevue and Sound Transit Thursday for their efforts to create a transit-oriented community with affordable housing in Bellevue's BelRed area.
In a 2015 Memorandum of Understanding, the city and Sound Transit committed to collaborating on creating a mixed-use, urban, transit-oriented development at the BelRed/130th Avenue Northeast station, which will include a mix of market-rate and affordable housing units, office and retail, and pedestrian connections, including access to the Eastside Rail Corridor.
ARCH presented its 2016 Community Recognition Award to Councilmember Lee and Ric Ilgenfritz, Sound Transit's executive director of Planning, Environment and Project Development. The award ceremony took place at Family Village Issaquah – YMCA.
The Spring District/120th Avenue and BelRed/130th Avenue light rail stations are to be built in the BelRed area. The MOU commits the city to provide 300 public parking stalls for permanent public park-and-ride use on 130th Avenue property Sound Transit will transfer to the city. In 2009, the Bellevue City Council approved land use changes that allow for the vision of BelRed to be realized.