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Well here is my entry!
Hope you enjoy and Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Well here is my entry!
Posted by Yesi-chan at 11:29 PM 1 comments
Here is the video, you know where to download --->
But just in case
VCV triphones oto.ini (I had to fix this a bit)
Posted by Yesi-chan at 11:38 PM 0 comments
Happy Holidays all from us here in Puerto Rico!
Posted by Yesi-chan at 1:09 AM 0 comments
just when I think Camila is fading out of existence I was shown this!
Posted by Yesi-chan at 9:36 PM 2 comments
Finally started uploading my UTAU comic. I promise soon you will find out why I chose that title xD (and if you don't get the joke then I guess I'll feel old xD)
Anyways please enjoy what I have so far! Only don't expect quick updates.
You can read the comic here and below is a preview :)
Posted by Yesi-chan at 2:19 AM 2 comments
I had the pleasure of working on the pictures for two realizations of this song. I just love it so much!
The first! and Masterchichan made his own ust! so impressive!
Posted by Yesi-chan at 2:01 AM 0 comments
Hey so how many times have you gotten a vsq only to import it into UTAU and see that the lyrics are all gibberish? Well I made a small program to extract the lyrics from a vsq (after it's converted to a text file) and you can download it here!
So you're wondering how to turn the vsq into txt? well download vsq2txt from the UTAU main site (scroll down)
Well that's all, happy song making!
P.S. I'm sure it's bound to have bugs so let me know if you encounter problems and I'll try to fix it. Also you guys are more than welcome to work on it too if you know how to program in C++!
Posted by Yesi-chan at 4:57 AM 3 comments
Ok this is tentative, I recorded everything and finished the oto.ini however there might be some re-recording that needs to be done and some oto.ini configurations that need to be fixed but if you want to download the VCV triphone voicebank (vowel consonant vowel) here it is Camila's VCV triphone voicebank
Also keep in mind that that is only the VCV triphone folder which you should just put in the original voicebank to "complement" it or whatever lol. You can download Camila's voicebank here
So here is a sample of how she sounds ^^ StargazeR (Note: this is at g-15)
If you ever encounter a problem in a specific note when making Camila sing, delete the frq file for the problematic sample and run the command prompt again. That should work :D
Posted by Yesi-chan at 11:07 AM 1 comments
Because I have two weeks off and nothing better to do, Yoru roped me into starting to record Camila's elite voicebank. What a pain it is to do one of those but here is a test, I wanna know what you guys think test here!
Posted by Yesi-chan at 1:46 AM 7 comments
That's the name of the song. So I have two weeks off before another trimester starts and I'm busy again.
please enjoy, I love this song a lot
Posted by Yesi-chan at 4:01 AM 2 comments
:O I wouldn't have guessed she would sound good singing it ^^ but listen for yourself!
Thank you so much Lostempty for making her sing ^^ also check out Lostempty's blog (I'm sorry I do not know their name ^^;)
Posted by Yesi-chan at 11:46 PM 1 comments
Posted by Yesi-chan at 1:38 PM 1 comments
I downloaded the latest UTAU but can somebody tell me why Camila just wont play in it? I get an error that says "file load error" and "infile_size:36"
I don't know what that means but maybe her voicebank is too big? I should mess around with it a bit see if I can fix it :S but any help is more than welcomed!
I noticed the new resampler is a problem because I copied the resampler from the older version into the newer version and that seems to have fixed the fact that she wont sing but I'd like to know why she wont sing at all with the new resampler :S
The new resampler seems to hate the program I used to record the files or something because I re-saved one of the files with audacity and it seems to work. I guess I'll have to re-save all 500 something odd files T_T Just in case anyone is wondering I was using Power Sound Editor Free to record so if you are using this try your utau out with the newest version and see if it works... otherwise.... doom! D: I'll try to change all the files I don't know how long it'll take but once I do I'll upload her if she works.
Re-saved all of the files using Audacity and at least Camila is singing for me in the latest version of UTAU which is 2.46 plus the voice bank is half the size of what it was before. Here is the download Camila_Melodia_act1_ver1.5d ALTERNATE DOWNLOAD.
Not much has changed from the previous version but she is now supposed to work with version 2.46. If you encounter problems let me know.
Thank you Mia Naito for your help in figuring this problem out ^^ you rock!
Posted by Yesi-chan at 12:08 AM 4 comments
I just realized that it's almost time for the UTAU Festival in Japan. The festival will take place October 24/09 and you can see some info on it here (if you can understand Japanese xD) Anyways, even though I can't be there I can't wait to see what's gonna come out of it especially since someone mailed me to ask if they could use Camila for the festival. Well I have no idea how I'm going to find out what happened but who knows maybe there will be stuff up on nico nico douga afterwards.
Wow Oct 24, that is the day my classes end for this trimester so I CAN'T WAIT! XDDD
2 weeks off after that OMG so much to catch up on I really need to draw ;_;
In the meantime, it seems like us overseas had a little festival of our own xD This vid was done by ReVoiceLoids on youtube (onaneko on deviantart)
Posted by Yesi-chan at 6:14 PM 3 comments
I'm not sure what it is that makes it so it wouldnt let comment before but it's fixed now xD
Took me all day but I did it for fun xD.
I did this using metasequoia using the little 3D Teto model as base which I downloaded here
I did the hair and dress from scratch as well as all the texture files X_X I know I suck at 3D xD
I have no idea how to make an MMD model from this but whatever it probably can't be done since I don't think I did the body correctly so just be content with watching the picture xD. If any of you know or care e-mail me and I can send you the .mqo file or something.
Also I translated the text file that came with the original model (with google ^^;) and if it's not mistaken it said it was free to modify as long as it's not commercial use so if I'm wrong please let me know and I'll take this down ^^; But like I said I did this purely for fun and to see how Camila would look in 3D :3.
Posted by Yesi-chan at 4:55 PM 5 comments
Ok so it's not quite October yet but it will be tomorow xD.
Halloween tricotrí
Dame chavos no maní
No te escondas que te vi
En la casa del coquí
"Halloween trick or treat
Give me money not candy
Don't hide because I already saw you
In the house of the coquí"
Some little song kids sing when they go out trick or treating here. Hmmm I wonder... It's already October which means this is my last month of the trimester and things might get hectic with the schoolwork but at the same time I want to work on trying to make some UTAUloids sing that song at least before the month is over :O. Granted it'll probably just be Siena, Camila and their genderbends considering they are the only completed Puerto Rican UTAUloids I know. However if Rei and Hanaka Itsu are finished I might try to include them to make it seem like a lot of kids are chanting it xD. I don't even know where to start, it's a short song and I dunno if to give it some bg music since well there isn't any that I know of xD Considering how short it is, if I do go through with it I'll probably just do a little flash thing with the wav file as the sound and maybe post it on DA since posting to youtube seems like a complete waste of time for just 3 seconds xD
So what do you guys think? I might make a drawing, what costumes would you like Siena, Danilo, Camila, Camilo, Rei, and Hanaka to wear? Also, should I draw Camila and Camilo as kids (probably also genderbend Camila's voice to make it higher as well) or should I just draw them as the adults who acompany the kids when they go out trick or treating? XDDD
Orgullo Boricua by ~yesi-chan on deviantART
Traigo sangre borinqueña
Soy hijo de las palmeras
De los campos y los ríos
Y del cantar del coquí.
extract from "Amanecer Borincano" por Alberto Carrión
Posted by Yesi-chan at 10:10 PM 1 comments
I put the song together a while back but no picture to go with it. Thank you BlueValkyrie for the sketch and coloring (I only inked it badly orz). So you see Camila and Camilo are still around singing even if I'm not willing and able ^^;
Yume miru kotori CxC by ~BlueValkyrie on deviantART
On another note, Camilo and Celestine sing this song with other oversea UTAU :D
Posted by Yesi-chan at 10:34 PM 0 comments
This thing should have the awesome smiley 8D I think it was based on the Gaia icon maybe xD
Anyways thank you so much to the person who drew this (I believe the author name is on the embed) :3
Posted by Yesi-chan at 2:57 PM 2 comments
Such wonderful videos like this give me strength! It's all UTAUs of people I know! So happy! 8D
It's amazing the things you find by chance ^.^
Posted by Yesi-chan at 5:05 AM 1 comments
I guess I have very low morale or something but a lot of things are piling up. I got sick so I neglected school a bit, now gotta go catch up. Also as a result I've been kinda down and it doesnt help some jerk comes and insult Oversea UTAU makers (though they referred to all as American it's still annoying anyway).
Let's see, I won't delete the videos that are already up (unless youtube comes and persecutes everyone lol) but I don't think I'm in the mood to make anymore UTAU videos, at least not at the moment, or even post to nico. I guess I can still help so let me know if you want help. I really wanted to help UTAU makers to avoid things like this but I guess some people just dont care and do a half baked job...that's not really fair because then they lump everyone together and insult everyone even though I know with a little more work everyone can produce a decent UTAUloid and avoid this kind of humiliation. I don't know make more reasearch before you launch your own UTAUloid, try to pic original names and who says they all have to be Japanese. Camila has a name in Spanish because I refused to pretend to be somethin I'm not >_<. (although some site says Camila originates from Italy but whatever the name is pretty common in latinamerican countries and even here). I even tried to make an original song in English and make her sing in English and Spanish but I guess that fails. If you want Camila to keep singing, do it yourself I'm just tired now of all of it >_<.
Orgullo Boricua by ~yesi-chan on deviantART
Posted by Yesi-chan at 12:43 AM 8 comments
Tried making Camila sing in English again... maybe it was a fail xD
Posted by Yesi-chan at 1:27 AM 0 comments
It seems 4shared is back online but I'll still keep the mediafire download active just in case.
On another note, a friend of mine said he saw someone cosplay as Camila on NDK but his camera ate the pictures or something xD If you have a picture or know the person who cosplayed (unless he is pulling my leg lol) let me know please I'd like to see :3 e-mail's on the profile page (I need some sunshine on this cloudy day T_T)
Also to those who I owe drawings (like 3 or 5 I have to finish orz) I'm sorry it's taken so long. I've been studying (for a test I think I failed due to a stupid mistake I made even though I knew how to do everything! T_T) and in the free time I find I open the program but I can't just continue T_T I hate getting art blocks I really do and in moments like this I can only sketch crappy stuff but never really finish anything. I'm sorry but I will try to finish when I get the willingness to finish anything. Also if you see that I finish one pic before another that I started before or someone requested before (or even one I started out of thin air) I'm sorry I just have to finish them as I get inspired >.<
Well that's all, Peace!
Posted by Yesi-chan at 2:45 AM 0 comments
It seems 4shared has been hacked or something (gasp) :S So I put Camila's latest voicebank download with mediafire as an alternate download. If you want to download her you can download her here Camila Melodia (act1 ver.1.5).zip.
Sorry for the inconvenience but I won't upload the rest of the stuff unless it takes too long for 4shared to get their act together. I did however re-upload the nantokaki characters for Camila and Camilo to mediafire. I guess I'll stick to uploading there for now. But you'll have to wait for the mp3s.
Posted by Yesi-chan at 6:24 AM 1 comments
I was watching the UTAU Rankings which btw was awesome that Zanda was in the main picture :D and then I happened across the video that placed #14 BECAUSE CAMILO WAS CLEARLY THERE!!!!! xD
LOOK AT IT!!!!!!! Not just Camilo, Ayame is there too and so is BlytheYasashi! he's there he's there xD and I think I saw Danilo Kotone too!! So keep an eye out! Maybe your UTAUloid is there too ^^ (or their genderbend because for some reason I mostly see guys xD)
On another note, a friend of mine launched her UTAU Celestine Aoi. The link to her blog is on the right with the affiliates. The reason why I post this is so that starting now we begin support of Celestine x Camilo because she loves him plus it was her birthday recently! (sept 3 two days after mine!)
Happy Birthday Celestine by ~yesi-chan on deviantART
Posted by Yesi-chan at 4:05 AM 2 comments
Try downloading this version Camila Melodia(act1 ver1.5b).zip
What's different? Well her voicebank is really big and has over 500 samples so I subdivided her voicebank. You don't have to extract the files from the other folders just leave it as it is. Each subfolder has its own oto.ini file and I've tested it and so far everything works fine on my computer (but the other version worked too so I need feedback) Please try it out, I hope it works for you. I read somewhere that someone had problems with the oto.ini files when they were too big so I had the idea to cut it in parts because of Tony Yonné and ÑAL's voicebanks.
Happy song making!!!
Posted by Yesi-chan at 10:43 PM 1 comments
First time I "compose" a song (if you want to call it that cuz I think I just threw things together lol)
Posted by Yesi-chan at 11:40 PM 0 comments
UTAU works in Windows 7!!! Horray xD
Camilos first Japanese solo :D
Also because I deleted Camilos first song from youtube for a number of reasons including that I thought it sucked here's Camilo singing Toeto in Spanish (or trying xD)
Posted by Yesi-chan at 8:23 AM 0 comments
Ok I've had people tell me before they have troubles making Camila sing but it turns out it's the program UTAU in general which is causing the problem because none of the other voicebanks they use seem to sing either. However, I saw in a blog of someone who has used Camila before that apparently they can't make Camila sing, yet all the other voicebanks they have do work. Now I'm not sure if I mistundersood (used Google and Babelfish translators to try to figure out what it said and I DO NOT speak any Japanese orz) but if anyone else has this problem I'd want to know and see if we can figure out what is causing the problem. I wasn't going to post her latest version yet but if it can fix the problem it might be worth a try. You can download that latest version here.
If the newer version is the one causing the problems, you can download one of the older versions here.
Please feel free to discuss the problem in this post as comments and if you want to contact me see the profile page or leave a comment. I read them all and usually reply back if it's necessary. I might be too busy later on to be able to make songs or drawings but I always take some time to check things like this.
Things to consider:
- Are you inputting the lyrics in hiragana when she won't sing?
- Are you inputting the lyrics in romaji when she won't sing?
- Did you try renaming the wav file to hiragana and see if she sang?
- Do you have the latest version of UTAU?
- Did you install UTAU or did you download the zip file?
- If you downloaded the zip file, did you install Visual Basic Runtime environment?
- Which version of Camila's voicebank (library) are you using?
That's all I can think of to consider for now. If you think of anything just write it in a comment. The problem might not be with Camila's voicebank only so we might be doing a lot of people a favor.
Hmm so I'm sure the person I directed this to read this but there is a huge communication gap. To Lostempy, I sent you a PM on Youtube I hope you can read it or at least get it. If not my suggestion is to try a clean reinstall of UTAU. Delete all the files (except your voicebanks *library* of course) and use the installer and not the zip file if you haven't already. When I upgraded from the previous version of UTAU to 2.43 I had to do a clean install because it would not work well for me. I'm still not sure what the problem could be or if I'm understanding correctly but I'm trying to help ^^ ... I need to find a translator that is not google or yahoo babelfish...
Posted by Yesi-chan at 1:37 AM 0 comments
Well school starts now orz. So expect to see a lack of updates if I get too busy in school. This is my last year in college so it's very important that I concentrate especially since this year I have to work on a very important last project.
For those who do UTAU, if you want to make Camila sing please do ^^ and let me know! I'll make sure to check in when I can :D and if I can I'll try to work on more songs ^^.
If you want to contact me, look at the profile at the side.
Posted by Yesi-chan at 3:22 AM 0 comments
Before I actually get really busy I decided to try out Rip Sync with Camilo (I had already succesfully created a simple Camila model but I wanted to make Camilo sing xD) so you can download them both here.
So you can see cute little Camilo sing here
Made another video in which Camilo is singing with ÑAL (mianaito's voicebank and you can download him at the Eccentri-City link in the affiliates section)
Posted by Yesi-chan at 2:45 AM 0 comments
So I knew about the style all the UTAUloids are made in when they sing using Rip Sync but I had no idea that was due to a program xD When I found out about the program Character (which you can download here ) I decided to try to figure it out and see if I could make Camila with it because the one that was done for this video *points down* just doesnt cut it for me xD (though I'm very happy they made Camila sing in nico again :D)
Just look how cute she looks now :D (Now if only I could figure out how to make it work with Rip Sync :'D)
Added an accessory as the hair that covers her right eye :D (It's all in Camila's set)
And here's Camilo too :D
Posted by Yesi-chan at 7:18 AM 14 comments
So many UTAUloids together you can't tell who is who when singing lol
On another note, SkyIsland made Camila sing Palette (an original Luka song... I think xD) and yeah Picutre by me xD
Posted by Yesi-chan at 10:20 PM 0 comments
So it's not Camila singing this time but I thought I'd post other stuff I work on too :D
Posted by Yesi-chan at 4:44 AM 0 comments
I'll just post the link to the previous versions here so that the side doesn't get too crowded with stuff. I update her too much orz and I kinda rushed on this big update because I wont be available for a while but hopefully I won't decide to update anymore for a whiiiiile (lol you guys must hate me now xD)
Please download the latest version which you can see on the side.--->
I just want to keep these old versions just in case.
Please remember if you download her and use it, if you can please let me know :D I like to see what people make her sing ^^. Also keep it tasteful! I really don't want her singing anything offensive or distasteful.
Any version previous to 1.3 only works with any version of UTAU previous to 2.46. All others work with the newer versions of UTAU. Please download the latest voicebank from the download section --->
Previous version:
Camila Melodia Lucid - Beta.zip (CV & Spanish)
Mediafire MIRROR
Camila Melodia Act2.2.zip
Camila Melodia Act2.1 (FULL).zip
Camila Melodia(ver 1.6.1)(1).zip
Camila's VCV triphone voicebank
Camila_Melodia_act1_ver1.5d ALTERNATE DOWNLOAD
Camila Melodia(act1 ver1.5).zip ALTERNATE DOWNLOAD
Camila Melodia(act1 ver1.5).zip old
Camila Melodia(act1 ver1.4).zip old
Camila Melodia(act1 ver1.3).zip old
Camila Melodia(act1 ver1.2).zip old
Camila Melodia(act1 ver1.1).zip old
Camila's fixed oto.ini file old
Camila Melodia(act1).zip old
Posted by Yesi-chan at 11:22 PM 0 comments
A collaborative effor between Th3SilentOn3, BlueValkyrie and me!
Posted by Yesi-chan at 3:07 AM 0 comments
New update! Ok maybe I'm too fast with the updates but I fixed a few things and deleted some redundant syllables. I re-recorded a few files that were annoying, and some that needed fixing. Also fixed the oto.ini for these files as well as some that needed some fixing. If I do fix up the oto.ini file I'll only upload it if it's very necesary and I only upload new voicebank if I re-record files.
You can download the new voicebank here:
Camila Melodia(act1 ver1.3).zip
Oh by the way, If any of you are having trouble making her sing (that she sounds kinda broken) the problem might be that you need to download something with visual basic or something like that (I suggest you put the UTAU page through google translator to make your way around it and you might actually be able to fix the problem) I'm not exactly sure how it's done considering I never had that problem, but I know someone who did and that's how they fixed it! Well have fun!
Something extra!!! Look at all the UTAU, and these are only a handful!!! xD
Posted by Yesi-chan at 10:03 PM 1 comments
This was fun, hard but fun xD I wanted it to sound good and not just half assed (you know like my other spanish or english songs? lol) also the ust is there for download. The zip has a password but like it says it's very easy to figure out, it's in the title ;D
Posted by Yesi-chan at 7:52 AM 0 comments
I always wanted to do this song! so I was finally able to with help from friends and fellow UTAU users :D
Posted by Yesi-chan at 1:20 AM 0 comments
This is so exciting xD she is in a chorus with other utau singing Canon a song I love so much and always makes me cry lol
and in a talkloid unfortunitely I understand nothing! xD
a bunch of non-Japanese UTAUs singing amazing grace :D
another ^.^
Thank you everyone for your support!
Posted by Yesi-chan at 10:57 PM 1 comments
I have to thank both annamaeblythe and Nickolyna for making Camila sing with their UTAU really thank you so much they sound great together ^^
And here are the videos!
by Nickolyna
by annamaeblythe
Posted by Yesi-chan at 12:19 AM 0 comments
Camila sings Romeo and Cinderella to show off her new hairstyle :D
Posted by Yesi-chan at 9:54 PM 0 comments
When I drew Camila for the first time I just drew whatever came to mind. I didn't look at any pictures or anything. I just remembered some shoes my sister wore one time that I liked (but would never wear myself xD) and decided I wanted to draw a woman with a very fashionable style and still incorporate the things I like best. Things like ribbons and bows and braided hair because ever since I saw Tomoyo Daidouji with a braid in that one CardCaptor Sakura episode I always liked how braids look in anime style xD
And that is how Camila's design was created however I hadn't noticed until now (yes I am that out there that I don't notice things so quickly sometimes yet other times I notice even the simplest of details) that the whole braided style with a bow looks so much like Sekka Yufu so naturally I paniked and decided to change Camila's hairstyle. I didn't want to change it completely because I liked how it looked and of course I didn't want to take away the whole emo look with the hair covering her eye so I tried to incorporate the hairstyle of my Gaia Online avatar (see in the "About Camila Melodía" section how the avatar looks) and still sort of keep the braid or at least the bow at the end of her hair. So I twisted the hair sort of like Aerith even though she's not my fav final fantasy character lol and sort of like in that picture I did of Cendrillon that I was too lazy to actually draw the braid correctly. And after those changes this is the result:
Hope you like the new design and I apologize to Sekka Yufu's creator I really didn't mean for it to look similar it was really a coencidence. Now let's just hope she doesn't look like somebody else, I really don't want to have to change her again lol.
Posted by Yesi-chan at 10:28 PM 1 comments
A friend of mine made Camila sing a song from Tales of Legendia. I think she sounds cute thank you very much aoicelestine :D
Posted by Yesi-chan at 9:52 PM 0 comments
New edit ver 1.2 Camila Melodia(act1 ver1.2).zip
Added a few more syllables for the Spanish and English languages and included the fixed oto.ini. This is probably the last edit I'll do of her bank so don't wait up for more. If I get in the mood maybe I'll fix her more or add syllables or something but at the moment I don't feel like it.
So that's it. Make her sing if you want to and if you do you can let me know through my youtube account ^^.
Posted by Yesi-chan at 12:22 AM 3 comments
First time he sings in Japanese too and isn't it great that the song is Cendrillon? :D
Posted by Yesi-chan at 7:17 AM 3 comments
I noticed when making a new song that there was a mistake in Camila's oto.ini file. It is such a small mistake that it would really be too much to spend another half hour uploading her voicebank again so all you have to do is download the oto.ini file
here: Camila's oto.ini and replace that in her folder.
It only replaces the hiragana for the "ti" syllable with with ti.wav=てぃ,39,108,705,12,0
If there are any major changes I will upload the voice bank again.
Posted by Yesi-chan at 11:12 AM 0 comments
This was the first day I made Camilo sing, unfortunitely I deleted the video for a number of reasons, including that I didn't like how it sounded very much either ^^;. Camilo is Camila at g+15.
Also his picture can be seen here.
Posted by Yesi-chan at 3:35 AM 0 comments
You can download the updated version here:
Camila Melodia(act1 ver1.1).zip
So I finally finished the oto.ini file for Camila's voicebank. It seems I had missed some of the Japanese syllables in the oto.ini file but now all are finished including the extra ones I recorded for the English and Spanish "functionality". Remember that to get her to sing in either of those languages it still requires more work than Japanese. Also her readme file says a few more things about the syllables in the voicebank. I re-recorded the za/ze/zi/zo/zu syllables although I don't think I did such a good job :( but I tried. Since this is still act1 I didn't re-record some of the syllables that have a little troubles but I might eventually.
I apologize for the inconvenience but it's such a minor thing that I really don't want to wait around for an hour uploading the bank again. There is a mistake in the hiragana for the "ti" syllable. Just open the oto.ini file and replace the line where the "ti" is with ti.wav=てぃ,39,108,705,12,0
If there are any major changes I will re upload but for the moment it's just that minor inconvenience ^^;
Posted by Yesi-chan at 3:27 AM 0 comments
This time Th3Silenton3, voice for Ensei Ayame put the song together and I drew the cover.
Posted by Yesi-chan at 12:46 AM 0 comments
Posted by Yesi-chan at 8:40 PM 0 comments
I like how she sounds with Ensei Ayame. He might have a few things to work out but I like his voice overall and once he's finished I'm sure Ayame will sound awesome!
Posted by Yesi-chan at 7:44 PM 1 comments
The first video that someone other than me made with Camila and she sings with more people!
I feel included now xD
Posted by Yesi-chan at 10:24 AM 2 comments
For all of you UTAU fans!
Finally, her voicebank is released. All of the suggested hiragana syllables are recorded as well as a lot of syllables that might be useful for other languages such as English and Spanish. I consider that at the moment, the oto.ini file is fully complete for the Japanese language however not all of the frq files are generated for the other syllables. As I complete more songs with her, the voicebank will be more completed and maybe more syllables are added.
Song Examples
Posted by Yesi-chan at 12:00 AM 2 comments


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Man, I am really happy for him. He has many years ahead to enjoy his winning.
I am studying Business Major also. I wish that happens on me.
Sometimes I think that only people with a good story about their lottery purchases would win, such as a honey moon trip, a compelling feeling to purchase, advanced prinited-out tickets, birthday numbers. For many times, I wanted to tell my story to the world too. I purchased lottery tickets in a place I loved to visit, Foster City in CA. I purchased lottery when I filled up my tank, when I bought cold medicine for my Mom, when I travelled to Oregon. Most likely, however, I never won even $1.
I remember one time in Oregon, I purchased a Powerball ticket that had been printed out in advanced. That night I could bearly sleep in the Westin Hotel in Ashland, Oregon. My heart was pounding all night. I thought this was it. My chance had come. When morning came, I was disappointed; the jackpot rolled over $220 millions. I bought more tickets on the following Sunday morning with Multi-draw. Yet, luck was not on my side. Still I did not win.
Now, I think that any reason would be a good story once you have the winning ticket in hand. It's a good story because it's a winner story.
PS: Is Multi-draw an option for naive people? what if the drawing computer scans your multi-draw numbers and avoid to draw that numbers.
Congrats to him! He must be feeling really good right now.
"No one remembers the person who almost climbed the mountain, only the person who eventually gets to the top."
His accounting/finance classes paid off. I can't remember how many times during those classes I heard the phrase "Cash is King". Good thing he learned from it. haha
Can I be anonymous when I win?
California state law requires that the California State Lottery to release the following information: your name, and the name and location of the retailer where you bought your ticket. You may request no media coverage aside from that.
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I find is crazy that US lotteries require winners to disclose their names, that turns people into sitting ducks. NSW Lotteries allow winners to remain anonymous. Prize amounts and where the ticket was purchased are published and they may say how the winner reacted to the news and how they intend to spend it, but winners are allowed to remain anonymous and 99% choose that option.
myturn, you live in Australia and the NSW Lotteries obviously care about annonymity -- unless the winners do not want to remain anonymous. Unlike the US Lottery official empty heads, all they want is publicity and if the winners are hounded, so be it!
A winner in New Mexico is not required to do a news conference. However, your name, prize amount, and ticket purchase are public knowledge. Of course, your address and telephone number are not public information. When I win, I am opting for no news conference, period!
-- Bye, bye! When you win, may you glow as brightly as the
I always love it when a young person wins. I know Todd says that older people win because that age bracket plays more, but it still gives me a bit of hope. I'm not sure about the genuis involved in having a press conference and telling everybody in sight, but who knows...maybe his friends and family are different (anything's possible right...espically after you've won the lottery).
what if the drawing computer scans your multi-draw numbers and avoid to draw that numbers.
There is no way for the lottery folks to avoid drawing any numbers.
I find is crazy that US lotteries require winners to disclose their names, that turns people into sitting ducks
It does have it's down sides, but the positive side is that the public knows the drawing is not corrupt. If every winner was to remain anonymous, it would be much easier to hide if dirty lottery CEO's were paying themselves out repeatedly. No one would know.
wow, 24 years old, i know he must be on cloud 9 10 and 11, im close to his age, so i can only imagine how he feels and all the opportunites running through his mind!!
Disagree. I'm happy for him, but winning a lot of money after you've worked all your life to provide for your family can't be any less rewarding. Can it?
Anyone would rather win when they are 24 than when they were in their 40s or 50s. You are alone if you disagree.
You are the same person that wouldn't want to win more than a few millions. You are alone there too.
I am sure it would be very nice to win at any age, but the sooner you win, the more years you have to enjoy it.
Yes, that's true, but how do you really know that? What about all the lottery winners who blew it in a short time or whose wealth led to their demise? Although statistically someone 24 will live much longer than someone 64, there are never any guarantees. I'm only in my 50s and I've lost friends to cancer or a tragic accident. Yet I also know people in their 80s who are healthy & active.
Well, it's silly to belabor this issue, since it is supposed to be a happy thread, but I only made my last comment because I've read many posts over the years that suggest older people don't have the same right to a comfortable life. Although nobody "deserves" to win more than anyone else, IMO most older people would appreciate a windfall more, since they've paid the price..so to speak. Someone just out of school or the Paris Hilton type who is born into wealth, will never learn what it's like to struggle to make ends meet or make sacrifices for his kids or to take care of an ailing parent. Sometimes that's where a person gets his strength.
Having just turned 20 a couple months ago, it's good to hear when someone younger gets to win the jackpot, it always seems to be people who are middle-aged and older and already have most of what they want out of life, and don't desire to make much change. Not to say they don't deserve it by any stretch, it's just that I haven't seen a single story with anyone under 30-40 years of age hitting a jackpot until now. Cool story.
Just because you are middle-aged doesn't mean that you already have most of what you want out of life!
Maybe you have lost your job, and can't get one because you are middle-aged.
Maybe you have been chronically ill for 22 years and are now disabled.
Maybe most of what you have wanted to do has always been out of reach, and that is why you play.
I believe that my story would be"cool' too.
I am very happy for this young man and hope he enjoys his winnings. I have a feeling though, he will come to regret that press conference. There are just too many unscrupulous people out there who will do their best to seperate him from his money. I have read so many stories about lotttery winners who say if they could do it all over again, the one thing they would do differently is to keep quiet about winning.
I have noticed that on the California Lottery Website it says that they are required by law to release a winner's name, the amount won and the loacation the ticket was purchased. Yet, in the "media" section, there are statements released by the lottery saying the winner wishes to remain anonymous. Anyone know whether a winner in California can claim thier winnings anonymously.
justxploring, I have also responded on this post regarding the arrogance of some writers who assume that older players don't deserve to win as younger players do.
Although the 24 winner may have longevity on his side, the quality of his life, in my opinion, will be or should be remembered at the end of his days.
Finally, as justxploring mentioned: "most older people would appreciate a windfall more, since they've paid the price...so to speak." These are powerful and poigant words...advice to all younger players.
justxploring's opinions always sound very thoughtful. I wish my brain can easily come up with meaningful and concise statements like hers. It would be helpful to my English essays. The downside is that English is my second language, and I often hang out with folks speaking my native language.
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The billionaire trader, who founded SAC in 1992, will have to consider shedding staff, shuttering offices and scaling back some of its trading - something that could cost Wall Street firms hundreds of millions of dollars a year in trading commissions, industry experts said.
An SAC Capital spokesman declined to comment except to confirm that at the moment the firm's assets under management remain about $15 billion.
"There are going to be a lot of tough choices for Steve Cohen to make if he loses the bulk of his outside money, and one of them is probably going to involve trimming his staff," said Daryl Jones, director of research at Hedgeye Risk Management, which lists SAC as one of its clients.
The difficult decisions facing the 56-year-old manager come as outside investors were expected on Monday to redeem between $3 billion and $4 billion from the firm, on top of the $1.7 billion investors asked to get back in the first quarter. The flood of money moving out of SAC Capital comes as the insider trading investigation, now in its sixth year, continues to ensnare more people who once worked for the firm.
And while SAC Capital will continue to manage as much as $8 billion of Cohen's own personal fortune after outside investors are paid back by year's end, industry insiders say it's clear he will not need as big an operation as he once had.
The chief executive officer of an investment fund that invests with many hedge funds said it's likely that Cohen will look to shed much of the firm's "support and ancillary staff." The executive declined to be named.
One area where Cohen could easily cut is marketing and business development, which combined employ about three dozen people, according to firm documents. Other cuts at his 950-employee firm also could come from the finance and accounting departments, which employ 130 people. Continued...


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Governor signs "Molly's Law"
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner's office announced today that Rauner signed "Molly's Law" which "..extend the period of time in which a victim's family can file a wrongful death lawsuit where the act is intentional and violent in nature."
According to the release:
"…These bills strengthen Illinois' Freedom of Information Act and extend the period of time in which a victim's family can file a wrongful death lawsuit where the act is intentional and violent in nature.
"Today is an important day for Illinois families seeking justice," Gov. Rauner said. "This bill provides families a longer timeframe to bring wrongful death actions against perpetrators of intentional violent crimes and gives families access to the necessary public information to find closure in a loved one's death."
Molly's Law is comprised of two pieces of legislation, HB 6083 and HB 4715. HB 6083 extends the statute of limitations for wrongful death cases and allows a lawsuit to be brought within 5 years after the date of the death or within one year after the criminal case against the perpetrator concludes.
In addition, House Bill 4715 provides for additional fines – up to $1,000 per day — in cases where a public body fails to comply with a court order resulting from a FOIA action. It also incentivizes public bodies to act in a timely manner in response to binding opinions from the Attorney General in FOIA cases.
"Today's signing of Molly's Law by the Governor is a victory for Molly Young's family," said Rep. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro), chief sponsor of both bills. "I want to thank the Governor for his attention to this very important issue and for traveling to southern Illinois to sign Molly's Law today. I also want to thank Molly Young's father, Mr. Larry Young, who traveled to Springfield to testify on behalf of Molly's law to help ensure its passage."
Senator Christine Radogno, the legislation's sponsor in the Senate, echoed Rep. Bryant. "The Young family was tenacious in their pursuit of this legislation. They worked with Rep. Bryant to help other families avoid a battle with bureaucracy in the pursuit of justice for their loved ones and closure in these circumstances," Radogno (R-Lemont) said.
In May 2015, a judge dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Larry Young ruling he failed to file the lawsuit within two years of Molly's death.
HB 6083 and HB 4715 go into effect on January 1, 2017.
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The FOIA at 50
The 50th anniversary of the federal Freedom of Information Act has given way to state laws, but, writes the BGA's Andy Shaw, the need for access to public records is greater than ever before.
Shaw's view can be found at FOIA at 50: Public records law important, often ignored
Court ruling lifts injunction blocking police records
The Better Government Association (bettergov.org) scored a major victory when The Illinois Appellate Court lifted an injunction blocking the release of alleged police misconduct records.
In a release, the BGA said "…The BGA is pleased with the outcome and hails the ruling by the Illinois Appellate Court as a victory for transparency and accountability. Through the ruling, the court found that neither the union contract nor the Personnel Records Review Act allow or require the city to withhold the records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)."
The complete release is at: BGA ReleasePosted in Uncategorized | Tagged FOIA, Freedom of Information, Freedom of Information Act, Police Misconduct, Public Records, Transparency | Leave a comment
CAC sets "Democracy Night" July 12
The Citizen Advocacy Center will host "Democracy Night" from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The event will showcase work by CAC interns.
The event is free, but RSVPs are encouraged by phone at (630) 833-4080 or by email at email@example.com.
Additional information is at: CAC Democracy NightPosted in Uncategorized | Tagged CAC, Citizen Advocacy Center | Leave a comment
CPS closes the door on public session
The Chicago Public School, according to a piece written by DNAInfo's Stephanie Lulay, ( CPS Kicks Reporters Out) the meeting was about school expansion. Lulay wrote that "…WBEZ education reporter Sarah Karp and Chicago Sun-Times reporter Andy Grimm were barred from entering the public meeting. This DNAinfo Chicago reporter was escorted out of the meeting by uniformed CPS security guards…" and that the move was " part of CPS policy tonight. They don't want any media inside the building."
Investigative grants available!
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Apply by April 29 for up to $575, or by July 29 for up to $2,000. While all journalists are eligible, we're looking for those without the financial backing of a major news shop.
Interested? Get more details and download our application here.
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McCormick Foundation awards FOIAFest grant
The Chicago Headline Club has received a two-year, $25,000 grant from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation to support FOIAFest. The Headline Club's annual daylong conference leads up to Sunshine Week and aims to celebrate the importance of access to public information.
"This grant will allow the Headline Club to broaden its work to educate journalists on how to access information and how to keep government accountable," Headline Club President Odette Yousef said. "This is critical work, and we are pleased and honored to have financial support from the McCormick Foundation for it."
The Chicago-based foundation supports a variety of endeavors, from journalism and the First Amendment to early childhood education and civic engagement.Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment
BGA investigation reveals strong-arm tactics by Streamwood Park officials
If you have an opinion about how the Streamwood Park District does things, it may be wise to keep it yourself if you want additional information.
According to an investigation by the Better Government Association, "…The northwest suburban agency repeatedly ordered board members and staff not to talk to a reporter or "any other person requesting information" and circulated a link with a photo of a reporter so they knew who to avoid at a recent public meeting, according to emails obtained by the BGA under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, the state law that guarantees access to certain government records…"
The complete report can be found at BGA Report on Streamwood.
Nice, huh?
In an age when citizens are asking for more transparency, the folks who handle Streamwood's parks and recreation facilities are thumbing their noses up not only at their constituency, by the media as well.
The BGA reports the target is its own Katie Drews who was checking into various expenses by the Streamwood Park Board. In addition to not providing her information without a FOIA request, according to emails Drews acquired, Streamwood Park District officials have instructed staff and Board members to not answer her questions during public meetings.
As in open meetings.
With Streamwood Park officials taking this kind of approach, one has to wonder if they have a policy about bullying. If they do, they should take a look at it.
Proposed restrictions to FOIA opposed by transparency advocates
Advocates for public access and transparent government are voicing opposition to a bill that would place restrictions on FOIA requests regarding public facilities' finances when they rent out space.
Rep. Robert Rita (D-28) is the sponsor of HB 3621 which calls for further restrictions to the Illinois' Freedom of Information Act.
According to LegiScan.com, The bill, which is expected to be called today before the House Business and Occupational Licenses Committee, "…Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Denies home rule powers by providing that the regulation of the inspection and disclosure of public records of a public body is an exclusive power and function of the State. Exempts from inspection and copying under the Act incentives provided to and rent paid by persons, organizations, or businesses that agree to make use of a public facility for a convention, trade show, meeting, athletic contest, concert, musical, dramatic, or other artistic, cultural, or social event. Effective immediately."
The bill is actively being opposed by the Better Government Association, the Attorney General's office, the Illinois Press Association, and the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform.
In an email to proponents of public access and transparency in government, the BGA noted that "…Our attorney believes that the bill would violate the Illinois Constitution, so we may not have anything to worry about. Still, Rita was the architect of last year's HB 3796, the voluminous requester bill that got through the legislature…"
In an informational packet prepared for legislators, the BGA warns that passage of the bill:
* Would hide public facilities' finances when they rent out space
* Violates the principles of government transparency
* Violates the state constitution.
* Results in unnecessary legal costs before the courts invalidate it.
The BGA also notes that:
FOIA access to financial records about publicly owned facilities is necessary to allow the public to determine whether public officials are doing an effective job of collecting revenue from facilities that are owned by the public.
Without transparency, it will be difficult to determine whether public officials are personally profiting from—or well-managing—public facilities.
Under HB3621 provisions:
* Crain's might not have been able to report on threats to McCormick Place's trade show business, including rental increases that drove away two trade shows and risked others, in the wake of politicized management issues. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20111112/ISSUE01/311129979/crains-investigation-the-high-price-of-political-payback-at-mccormick-place
* For U.S. Cellular Field, taxpayers fronted $150MM of its $167MM construction cost, and have made up shortages in hotel tax revenue going to the facility, but they would not be able to FOIA its financial dealings with facility users.
* Bridgeview taxpayers are on the hook for nearly $250MM for Toyota Park, but under provisions of HB3621 would not be able to FOIA records on specifically how the facility generates income or what deals it offers. There is good reason for maintaining vigorous public oversight through FOIA. The Chicago Tribune reported that "a significant portion of the borrowed funds acquired for the stadium project went to companies with ties to high-level village employees, political supporters of town leaders, and the mayor's family."http://northwesternbusinessreview.org/bridgewater-taxpayers-on-hook-for-toyota-park/
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Bill would private college police departments to comply with FOIA
A bill filed Feb. 27 by Illinois House Representaives Christian Mitchell (D-26) and Barbara Flynn Currie (D-25) would require police and security departments operated by private colleges and universities to comply with the Freedom of Information Act.
HB3932 provides an amendment to the Private College Campus Police Act http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=011010200K1 requiring those departments to adhere to the FOIA.
The proposed amendment, filed Feb. 27, had its first reading and was sent to the Rules Committee. Currie chairs the Rules Committee.
As submitted, the bill "Amends the Private College Campus Police Act. Provides that a campus police department subject to this Act shall disclose to the public any information that a law enforcement agency would have to disclose under the Freedom of Information Act."
The Chicago Maroon posted the story on its web site March 6. http://chicagomaroon.com/2015/03/06/new-bill-would-require-more-transparency-from-the-ucpd/Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment


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Teacher Training Kicks off with History Lesson
On Wednesday, August 10, 2016, the history of Marked Tree was not only an interesting topic, but took center stage during the initial training of its staff members. "As teachers it is important we understand the background of our students which is rooted within the community; therefore, being conscious of the community's past as well as its present is essential," according to Annesa Thompson, Superintendent. She goes on to say, "Even though facts could be shared, they are much more meaningful when experienced, so teachers were divided into teams and provided a list of 'historical places, people or events' that each team was to visit and photograph before returning." The teams had about two hours to complete the activity. Afterwards, the group reflected on the experience and left knowing, possibly, more about Marked Tree than do many of its residents.


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There's no question Fresno State has been busy this season out on the recruiting trail. Like every year Fresno State is always looking for the next talented quarterback to join the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs have been looking at prospective quarterbacks and have made a few offers. Here at the Barkboard we have managed to identify and confirm several offers made to prospective quarterback recruits. Below is our Barkboard Recruiting Board of Fresno State offers made to quarterback recruits.
MARK SALAZAR - Rancho Bernardo HS, Poway(Calif) --COMMITTED TO FRESNO STATE--
Recently committed to Fresno State. It's early in the recruiting process so we'll keep an eye on this one throughout the season. The more I look at Salazar the more I'm impressed with this young man. So much so that he reminds of Derek Carr back in his high school days. He show's great pocket presence and with a strong arm and great accuracy. Salazar stands at 6-foot-3 185-pounds. Fresno state is Salazar's first offer but I expect him to pick up a few more before signing day.
Cameron Burston - JUCO Contra Costa (Calif)
Contra Costa QB Cameron Burston (6-4, 210) is a JUCO player who's on pace to finish up his two-year degree in December and he will have three years to play two following the 2016 football season. Currently Burston holds three offers. Hawaii, San Jose State, and Fresno State.
Morrell Osling III - Antelope Valley HS, Lancaster (Calif)
Osling III has a lot of Chason Virgil characteristics in his game. For one, he's near similar in size at 6-foot-3 and 170-pounds. But it's what Osling III does with his athleticism that earns the comparison. He's explosive on quarterback keeper runs. From a passing stand point, Osling will likely have to correct his release, but he does come equipped with the deep ball. Fresno State emerged as offer No. 8 on June 21. Other offers are Dartmouth, Idaho, Nevada, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, UNLV, and University of San Diego
Kamron Fields - Lakeview Centennial HS, Garland (Texas)
Fields is another talented quarterback out of the state of Texas. Fields has as much upside as any high school quarterback SMU is pursuing. He's more of a passer first, but he has good speed and plays in a spread offense that incorporates zone-reads and run/pass options, much like Fresno State. He displays good arm strength and isn't afraid to take risks. Fields currently holds 10 offers including Fresno State.
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