#Laurence Bouvard

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Jacques-Martin Hotteterre (1674 - 1763) - Deuxième livre de Pièces pour la Flûte traversière et autres instruments avec la basse, 1715 (Second Book of Pieces for Transverse Flute)

Part 6 Quatrième Suite Sonate transposée en ré mineur pour la flûte à bec (Suite Sonata No. 4 transposed into D minor for the recorder)

Prélude gay 0:11 Allemande gracieusement 2:17 Courante gay 5:09 Rondeau gay 7:51 Grave 9:10 Gigue 10:20

Laurence Pottier (recorder), Philippe Pierlot (viola da gamba), Yasuko Uyama-Bouvard (harpsichord)

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In Still, Daryl tells Beth about the fight he and Merle had with the Tweaker and he says "I thought I was dead, over a dumb cartoon about a talking dog."

When I Googled talking dog cartoon, the first one that came up was Watch My Chops. (I did it a second time, and then Scooby Doo came up first).

"Watch My Chops (also known as Corneil & Bernie) is a French animated series about an intelligent talking dog, Corneil, and his 'dog sitter', Bernie Barges. It starred Keith Wickham, Ben Small, Dian Perry, Dan Russell, Becca Stewart, Laurence Bouvard and more recently Mark Laidman. The series originally aired from 2003 to 2004 for 52 episodes[1] and was revived from 2014 to 2016 for an additional 52 episodes, bringing the total to 104"

"In the 2014 retool of the series, Corneil and Bernie start to get into more bizarre adventures such as hunting for a legendary monster, battling a computer virus, or trying to face the apocalypse. Most of the supporting characters are reduced to background roles and a few minor ones get more focus. This adaptation also features more humans who find out about Corneil’s secret, and he begins to worry less about being exposed"

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AI: Workers need more protection - TUC union

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By Simon Jack

Business editor

The UK is falling behind in protecting workers from artificial intelligence (AI), a trade union has warned.

The TUC said the UK had no plans, like the EU’s AI Act, to regulate its use in hiring, firing and setting work conditions. The union has asked a taskforce to draft legal protections.

The government said it was committed to improving and upholding worker rights.

It comes as the boss of Octopus Energy told the BBC its customers prefer emails written by AI over his staff.

Business leaders are hailing the potential of AI to spur innovation, productivity and improve customer service.

But unions say they are “deeply worried” that UK employment law is not keeping pace with the AI revolution.

Mary Towers, employment rights policy officer at the TUC said: “The types of decisions that are being made by AI are significant and life changing – for example who should get a job, how work is carried out where it’s carried out.”

A lack of AI specific legislation meant the UK was being left behind, she said. “For example, in the EU, they are in the process of passing an AI Act. In this country, we don’t have any equivalent.”

‘Prefer AI to humans’

At Octopus Energy, AI is used to read, interpret and answer customer service queries. Chief executive Greg Jackson said it was doing work that would otherwise need an extra 250 people.

He said customers appeared to prefer dealing with the AI than with a human.

“An email written by our team members has a 65% satisfaction rating from customers,” he said. “An email written by a by AI has an 80 or 85% satisfaction rating. And so what the AI is doing is enabling our team to do a better job of serving customers at a time of great need.”

He added that a human commanding an AI to write an email “saves a lot of tedious typing”.

“But we have to ensure this is all done responsibly. And we need governments and economists and businesses to be ensuring that we’re doing this by enhancing and creating jobs, not replacing them.”

‘Better health outcomes’

AI could lead to huge breakthroughs in science and medicine according to the boss of drug giant GSK. Emma Walmsley told the BBC that the speed with which AI could process data and see patterns would revolutionise drug development.

“Biopharma is difficult. It takes sometimes a decade, billions, and it has a 90% failure rate,” she said.

“But we are in the business of data at the heart of what we do. AI is helping us see things in this data faster.”

She said this meant drug and vaccine discovery and development should become “more predictive and improve our probability of success”.

And she said that could mean better health outcomes for hundreds of millions of people.

“One in three of us is going to be battling with dementia, there are still many cancers that don’t have have solutions, infectious diseases are still causing one in six deaths in the world,” she said.

There was “no doubt” that AI would “help us unlock better solutions to these challenges”, she said. “And that’s got to be something worth investing in with optimism whilst regulating responsibly.”

Ms Walmsley thinks improving productivity through the use of AI will create more jobs and “change some jobs quite meaningfully”.

“I think some will need maybe some less headcount on but there’ll be other spaces where we need a lot more,” she said.

It is sometimes assumed that the creative arts will be the least affected by AI as machine learning will struggle to replicate human creativity.

But that’s wrong according to actress and voice over artist Laurence Bouvard who said that AI is being used to sample, analyse and replicate human voices without paying the original artist.

“When we do a job, in order to get paid, we have to sign away all our rights,” she said. “And these AI companies are just taking it without asking who it belongs to.”

She said AI was a particular threat to the “army” of lesser known artists who voice cartoons, video games, dictionaries and other audio work who could see their careers totally destroyed.

“A writer and an artist and a photographer, even if their work is stolen, they can create new work. If my voice is stolen, if my career is over,” she said.

‘Urgent action’

AI has great power and is already changing industries and the work place. Last week the OECD said the world was “on the cusp of an AI revolution”.

The Paris-based body said: “Urgent action is required to make sure AI is used responsibly and in a trustworthy way in the workplace.”

With great power comes great responsibility – and it is not yet clear in the UK or internationally – who will or who should take on that responsibility.

A government spokesperson said: “AI is set to fuel growth and create new highly-paid jobs throughout the UK, while allowing us to carry out our existing jobs more efficiently and safely.

“That is why we are working with businesses and regulators to ensure AI is used safely and responsibility in business settings.”

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Tout le monde veut des ailes - Laurence Bouvard

Tout le monde veut des ailes – Laurence Bouvard

♦Éditeur : Bayard ♦Nombre de pages :  386 ♦ Date de parution : 25 août 2021 ♦ Prix : 13,90 ♦ Acheter : Amazon Résumé : Angèle, Clara et Vincent ont 15 ans. Ils sont amis pour la vie. Et pourtant, ils ne se sont jamais rencontrés… Jusqu’à ce que la vérité les rattrape. « Le mensonge est un poison qui fait bien plus souffrir que la vérité. » Mon avis : Petit détour par la jeunesse pour bien…

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I tried to upload the clip of just Laurence, but it was too long. >^> So here’s the whole thing. (x)

This video features Laurence Bouvard, the voice actress of Robotboy, Robotgirl, Lola Mbola, Deb Turnbull, Miumiu, Bambi and basically almost every female in the show. She’s also a linguist and I love her. ;3;

Here are the time stamps:

6:07- first mention of Robotboy

9:18- mentions how she got the part of Robotboy

9:33- shows characters/roles she’s played with voice clips (includes Robotboy, Robotgirl, and Agent Kalashnikov)

12:47 the end of her segment

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Christophe Meyer interviewé pour son livre ''Le livre'' aux Editions Slatkine , au Salon du livre de Genève à Palexpo avec le Club du Livre https://club-livre.ch/ Christophe Meyer, enfant de Saint-Imier, a été gendarme à Genève, guitariste-chanteur dans le groupe « fou » entre Bogota, Belgrade et Berne, instructeur de plongée sous-marine aux Maldives, animateur radio sur RFJ-RJB-RTN … Curieux, hyperactif, auteur de plus de 130 chansons, 5 ouvrages et 4 publications A propos du livre « Le livre ». L’intrigue va effectivement tourner autour d’un vieil ouvrage, dissimulé à juste titre depuis des siècles, qui n’aurait sans doute jamais dû être découvert. Oui, car il va bien sûr refaire surface, conduisant inexorablement quelques personnes vers une mort certaine. Cela sera le point commun entre le présent et le passé. L’auteur nous fera pas mal voyager, dans l’espace et dans le temps. Nous n’irons pas 10 ans, pas 100 ans, mais presque 1000 ans en arrière pour y récolter quelques éléments qui nous seront utiles pour suivre l’intrigue. Nous aurons l’occasion de voyager dans le Jura, à Rome, puis au Vatican.Nous allons traverser les siècles, mais nous allons également suivre les traces de Léa, jeune Jurassienne au tempérament de feu et au caractère plutôt coriace !  Ce n’est pas franchement un personnage qui inspire rapidement la sympathie mais, paradoxalement, qui sait se faire apprécier ! Cette jeune mère, caractérielle, instable, à l'humeur très variable, va tout de même réussir à nous charmer par sa grande détermination.  Le fin mot de l’histoire est splendide, ce dernier terme étant pleinement assumé. Que vous soyez croyant ou non, vous allez être bouleversés par ce dénouement. Il y a des choses qui nous dépassent, qui nous courent après depuis toujours, là, l’auteur nous fait, d’une certaine manière, un peu fantasmer. Le dosage entre la réalité et la fiction, est subtilement amené, donne un résultat éblouissant.  REMERCIEMENTS: Christophe Meyer Editions Slatkine SALON DU LIVRE DE GENEVE @salondulivregeneve Laurence Brenner, Maud Couturier CLUB DU LIVRE @clublivreswiss https://club-livre.ch/ Manuela Nathan @Manuela.nathan , Aurelie Garcia @aurelieautheatre , Williams Mouriere, Yves Jaques, Michael Bouvard @Michael_Bouvard Interview de l'Auteur : Manuela Nathan Prod/Post-prod Interview de l'Auteur : Aurélie Garcia, Reportage Suisse Romande Partenaire : Valeur Suisse Institut #auteur #livre #interview #roman #salondulivre #clubdulivre #romancier #francophone #litteraire #ecrivain #editeur #lecture #libraire #citation #palexpo #librairie #avislecture #lectrice #littérature #dedicace #suisse #geneve #livres #salondulivregeneve #lectureencours #auteurs #ecrivains #clubdulivre #clublivre #livre #auteur #francophone #suisse #écrivain #salondulivre #littérature #litteraire #lecture #écriture #ouvrage#Auteur #Livre #Interview #Roman #Salondulivre #Clubdulivre #Romancier #Francophone #Litteraire #Ecrivain #Editeur #Lecture #lecteur #lectrice #Libraire #Citation #Palexpo l#ibrairie #Lectrice #Littérature #Dedicace #suisse #geneve #Livres #Salondulivregeneve #Lectureencours #Auteurs #Ecrivains #France #paris #france #Paris #Littéraire #Palexpo #éditeur #dédicace #Suisse #Genève #écrivains #écrivain

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Alien: Sea of Sorrows: An Audible Original Drama

Set 300 years after the events of Alien: Out of the Shadows and Alien: River of Pain, Alien: Sea of Sorrows deals with the rediscovery of dormant Xenomorphs (Aliens) in the abandoned mines of LV-178, the planetoid from Alien: Out of the Shadows, which has now been terraformed and renamed New Galveston.

The Weyland-Yutani Corporation, reformed after the collapse of the United Systems Military, continue their unceasing efforts to weaponise the creatures, eliciting the help of Alan Decker, who is forced to join a team of mercenaries sent to investigate an ancient excavation lurking deep beneath the planet's toxic desert, dubbed the Sea of Sorrows.

Somewhere in that long-forgotten dig lies the thing the company wants most in the universe - a living Xenomorph. Decker doesn't understand why the company needs him until his genetic heritage comes back to haunt him. Centuries ago one of his ancestors fought the Aliens, launching a bloody vendetta that was never satisfied. That was when the creatures swore revenge on his forbear, 'the Destroyer', Ellen Ripley...and all her descendants.

This terrifying, cinematic multicast dramatisation - directed by the multiaward-winning Dirk Maggs, best known for his adaptations of Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere for the BBC - is the sequel to Audible Originals' Alien: Out of the Shadows (nominated for Best Audio Drama at the 2017 Audies) and Alien: River of Pain.

Full cast: Tom Alexander, Mark Arnold, Sagar Arya, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Laurence Bouvard, Philip Bullcock, John Chancer, Stockard Channing, Cedric Cirotteau, Simon Darwen, Andrea Deck, Oris Erhuero, Tony Gardner, Walles Hamonde, Andrew James Spooner, Lorelei King, Tayla Kovacevic Ebong, Laurel Lefkow, Sandra-Mae Luyck, Theo Maggs, Alan Marriott, Gary Martin, Pauline Mclynn, Eric Meyers, Naoko Mori, Sarah Pitard, Kerry Shale, Thomas Stroppell, Emma Swan, Martin T Sherman, Steve Toussaint and Ryan Wichert.

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The Temporary Bride: A Memoir of Love and Food in Iran by Jennifer Klinec

The Temporary Bride: A Memoir of Love and Food in Iran by Jennifer Klinec #LoveAudioBooks @AudioBook_Comm @HachetteAudio @jenniferklinec #Debut

Being perfectly honest, I grabbed this debut tile from Jennifer Klinec specifically for the food information, as I’m always interested in new food experiences, and Iranian food isn’t the easiest to find. Please read on to discover this story, narrated by Laurence Bouvard

The Temporary Bride

The subtitle on this is a memory of food and love. And to be honest, I’ll have to say that I found the…

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Written By: Tami Oldham Ashcraft Narrated By: Laurence Bouvard Publisher: HarperAudio Date: May 2018 Duration: 5 hours 59 minutes

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Written By: Tami Oldham Ashcraft Narrated By: Laurence Bouvard Publisher: HarperAudio Date: May 2018 Duration: 5 hours 59 minutes

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Bone Driven by Hailey Edwards, read by Laurence Bouvard (Audiobook extract) by Hachette Audio UK https://ift.tt/2HkoYIV

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05/04/2017

Wednesday:

Laurence Bouvard: Audio Voice Acting

Skills good actors bring:

Ability to create a character at of little information

Improv, creative, flexibility

Sight reading and abilities with variety of text

Trained vocal instruments and trained body

Variety of accents and languages

Range of emotions and motivations

Take direction and work well with the whole team

Professionalism

What should Devs think about when hiring a voice actor:

What purpose does the voice serve? Enhance/balance with audio ?

What do you want from the voice?

Voice efficiency

Voice must be repeatable - not annoying

Share your vision

Bring actors in as early as possible

Understand the skills an actor has - professionalism 

Creating a character:

Who is it?

What is their relationships to tohers?

Age

Gender

From?

Accent

How do they hold themselves

Physical appearance

Personality

What do they want?

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I just wanna take a moment to geek over and appreciate the reality of Laurence Bouvard (voice actress of Robotboy/Robotgirl/Lola) liking and retweeting a few of my fanarts/tweets that I tagged her in. QwQ 

I’d love to tag her in all the Robotboy art I do, but I don’t wanna be a bother. ;n; I’m so happy to hear that she’s had a blast on the show! QwQ

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Victor de Bock & Guy Pierlot interviewés pour leurs livres : Trois Burn-out… Sinon Rien ! & Les carnets de mon ami Sancho, aux Les Editions de l'Officine , au Salon du livre de Genève à Palexpo avec le Club du Livre https://club-livre.ch/ A propos du livre "Trois Burn-out… Sinon Rien !" de Victor de Bock Cet ouvrage constitue un parcours initiatique qui met en évidence les mécanismes par lesquels l'individu s'épuise sans l'admettre, provoquant un surchauffe de sa résistance. Interpellant, étonnant, humoristique et tellement révélateur. A propos du livre "Les carnets de mon ami Sancho" de Guy Pierlot Emotion et Humour cheminent tout au long de cet ouvrage, interpellant le lecteur qui pourra reconnaître parfois sa propre indifférence face aux événements qui l'entourent. La télé-réalité, le politiquement correct, la finance, le sport-business, le machisme ou encore les intolérances religieuses ... sont abordés sans complaisance. Cette vision « sans merci ni rancune » du monde, qui se reflète aujourd'hui dans ce brûlot anachronique, dresse le miroir de notre quotidien conscient ou inconscient. Infos sur l'auteur Victor de Bock Après des études universitaires à l'Université Catholique de Louvain, couronnées par un Master en économie en 1983, puis un master en Droit en 1985, Victor de Bock intégra un grand groupe international japonais. Ceci l’amènera à séjourner régulièrement au Japon, ensuite à rejoindre les Etats-Unis où il séjournera quatre ans, avant de réintégrer l’Europe, avec des fonctions en France, Belgique, Luxembourg, Italie, Espagne et Portugal, jusqu’au retour en 2017 à « la Royale Mère Patrie », en qualité d’expert en marketing financier et de formateur en entreprise. Juriste et économiste, manager d'entreprise - plus de trente années d'expérience en finance internationale (Bruxelles, Luxembourg, Tokyo, New-York ...) - il met son expérience au service des entreprises et de leurs managers pour leur permettre de mieux comprendre et appréhender ce mal du siècle. une approche bienveillante vis-à-vis de tous les acteurs, sans reproche, sans accusation, et surtout avec bienveillance. Infos sur l'auteur Guy Pierlot Consultant pour les sociétés internationales de distribution et de financement depuis 1987. Consultant inscrit au Centre de développement industriel pour Pays d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique (Convention de Lomé 1991). Mise en place et optimisation de réseaux de distribution, amélioration de la rentabilité, gestion. Expérience en gestion de crise, réingénierie commerciale et mise en œuvre de nouveaux processus. REMERCIEMENTS: Victor de Bock & Guy Pierlot Les Editions de l'Officine SALON DU LIVRE DE GENEVE @salondulivregeneve Laurence Brenner, Maud Couturier CLUB DU LIVRE @clublivreswiss https://club-livre.ch/ Manuela Nathan @Manuela.nathan , Aurelie Garcia @aurelieautheatre , Williams Mouriere, Yves Jaques, Michael Bouvard @Michael_Bouvard Interview de l'Auteur : Manuela Nathan Prod/Post-prod Interview de l'Auteur : Aurélie Garcia, Reportage Suisse Romande Partenaire : Valeur Suisse Institut #auteur #livre #interview #roman #salondulivre #clubdulivre #romancier #francophone #litteraire #ecrivain #editeur #lecture #libraire #citation #palexpo #librairie #avislecture #lectrice #littérature #dedicace #suisse #geneve #livres #salondulivregeneve #lectureencours #auteurs #ecrivains #Auteur #Livre #Interview #Roman #Salondulivre #Clubdulivre #Romancier #Francophone #Litteraire #Ecrivain #Editeur #Lecture #lecteur #lectrice #Libraire #Citation #Palexpo l#ibrairie #Lectrice #Littérature #Dedicace #suisse #geneve #Livres #Salondulivregeneve #Lectureencours #Auteurs #Ecrivains #France #paris #france #Paris #Littéraire #Palexpo #éditeur #dédicace #Suisse #Genève #écrivains #écrivain #clubdulivre #clublivre #livre #auteur #francophone #suisse #écrivain #salondulivre #littérature #litteraire #lecture #écriture #ouvrage

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Bad movie I have. Malice@Doll 2004