It's my understanding that YouTube subscribers are reminded about the Digital Millennium Copyright Act before each video is uploaded. As YouTube cannot view each item, this Act allows the copyright holder to file a claim in order to have the item deleted. YouTube has grown so quickly that many choose not to pursue these claims.
So, how do I know what's legal and what's not on youtube? I didn't post those things knowing they were bad. How do I tell?
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I saw the "Noel" songbook in a store today!
I am watching one on eBay!
Thanks for explaining. I will be more careful from now on.
Don't worry, comet, I don't think Josh will notice what we say here.
Josh will be a presenter at the Grammy's, as well as a nominee. I hope that doesn't mean he won't win.
This is a great album and I must listen to it a few more times before I mention specific tracks but the overall effect of it was very pleasant after a rather stressful day.
Libby, I think you might be fighting a losing battle here among all these MEN.
Last May, Josh starred in a spectacular rendition of Tim Rice, Benny Andersson, and Bjorn Ulvaeus' classic musical, "Chess". Recorded at the legendary Royal Albert Hall with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, "Chess In Concert" will be released on CD/DVD on June 16th, and will air on PBS nationally on June 17th as part of the "Great Performances" series. Check your local listings for details."
Josh was on Oprah this past Wednesday. The episode was about the all-time favorite "surprises" ever on the show, and one involving Josh was the first one they showed. He then surprised a young lady in the audience, which I think in the future will be another new favorite surprise!
Watch all of it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dFRAdyETOY I love every bit of it! It's all so cute.
I think that would be me if Josh Groban ever walked into the room! i21.photobucket.com/albums/b294/hdjoespics/EEjdKsU.gif I probably would have fainted when he started singing Awake! Definitely putting 'marry Josh Groban' on my 'To Do' List. LOL I WISH!
New site Nov. 9th. Most likely then we will find out about the new album. In one of his tweets he said something about "new tunes in December", but December seems like a weird time to release an album that's not a Christmas one. Maybe he just means we'll be able to hear some of the new songs then.
I actually did not hear much of Josh Grobans music. Only one song I got from my brother. I love his voice though. I just downloaded his song 'Awake' and I love it!
Any suggestions for some other songs?


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Q: SQL Replace all characters in a string Is there any SQL statements to replace everything in a string with an 'X'. The strings aren't all the same length so it makes it a bit tricky. I haven't been able to find anything that does this except the function below but it takes a long time when I pass in 'a-z0-9' since I have to search on all of those but I really just want to replace everything no matter what it is.
[dbo].[cfn_StripCharacters]
 (
    @String NVARCHAR(MAX),
 @MatchExpression VARCHAR(255)='a-z0-9'
)
RETURNS NVARCHAR(MAX)
AS
BEGIN
SET @MatchExpression =  '%['+@MatchExpression+']%'

WHILE PatIndex(@MatchExpression, @String) > 0
    SET @String = Stuff(@String, PatIndex(@MatchExpression, @String), 1, 'X')

RETURN @String

For example the data column looks like this and I want to replace the whole string with x's:
975g  -> XXXX
ryth5  -> XXXXX
1234vvsdf5 -> XXXXXXXXXX
test1234 -> XXXXXXXX

A: If this is SQL Server, you can use the REPLICATE function and simply replicate x the LEN() of the string.
SELECT REPLICATE('x', LEN(@String))

sqlFiddle
Edit - Looks like this is also available in MySQL via REPEAT() but I haven't tested

A: You can use Replicate and Len functions to replace all characters.
declare @str varchar(20)

set @str = 'abc'

select @str = REPLICATE('X', len(@str))

select @str

A: There are no built in functions to do it.  You can write a CLR function that does a regex replace, though.

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is an old province in the area of Fukushima Prefecture. It was sometimes called .

The province occupies the western half of the central part of Fukushima Prefecture; the eastern half is Iwaki Province. More precisely, Date and Adachi districts in the north belong to Iwashiro and Higashishirakawa and Nishishirakawa districts in the south belong to Iwaki. The border between the two provinces is the Abukuma River. The former ichinomiya of the province is Isasumi Shrine.

Timeline
 On December 7, 1868, the province was formed out from Mutsu Province.  As of 1872, the population was 427,933.

Historical districts
 Fukushima Prefecture
 Aizu Region, Fukushima
 Aizu District (会津郡)
 Kitaaizu District (北会津郡) - dissolved
 Minamiaizu District (南会津郡)
 Kawanuma District (河沼郡)
 Ōnuma District (大沼郡)
 Yama District (耶麻郡)
 Nakadōri Region, Fukushima
 Adachi District (安達郡)
 Asaka District (安積郡) - dissolved
 Date District (伊達郡)
 Iwase District (岩瀬郡)
 Shinobu District (信夫郡) - dissolved

See also
 Iwase Province
 Sanriku
 List of Provinces of Japan

Notes

References
 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005).  Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ;  OCLC 58053128

Other websites

  Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903

Former provinces of Japan
History of Fukushima Prefecture

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So, what do you get for the extra Rs 3.41 lakhs apart from exclusivity? The ZX-10RR features KQS quick-shifter that allows the rider to do clutchless upshifts and downshifts. On downshifts, the bike automatically rev-matches the engine. The engine is also tweaked with several race components including carbon coated tappets, high-lift camshafts, modified cylinder head and stronger crankcase. One also has the option of buying race kits from Kawasaki to further enhance the performance credentials of the bike. That said, it hasn't been offered currently in India and the company is working on the possibilities.
The coolant passage between the cylinders has been narrowed and the bottom of the cylinders has gained some thickness in order to accommodate race-spec pistons and be able to withstand higher compression and race environment stress. The engine itself now produces 210PS of power with ram air induction, and the torque stands at 113Nm at 11,500rpm. The power is channelled to the super sticky rear Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP tyre (Regular ZX-10R is shod with Bridgestone Battlax) via a 6-speed gearbox. The Pirelli tyres are fitted on to seven-spoke forged lightweight aluminium alloy wheels.
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Cross-Sectional Study of Arterial Stiffness in Adolescents with Down Syndrome
J Pediatr. 2019 Sep;212:79-86.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.04.059. Epub 2019 Jun 11.
Andrea Kelly 1 , Sheela N Magge 2 , Rachel Walega 2 , Claire Cochrane 3 , Mary E Pipan 4 , Babette S Zemel 5 , Meryl S Cohen 6 , Samuel S Gidding 7 , Ray Townsend 8
1 Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address: kellya@chop.edu.
2 Children's National Health System, Children's Research Institute, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes and CTSI-CN, Washington, DC.
3 Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
4 Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Division of Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
5 Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
6 Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Division of Cardiology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
7 Familial Hypercholesterolemia Foundation, Pasadena, CA.
8 Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.04.059
Objectives: To test whether youth with Down syndrome have aortic stiffness indices, as measured by pulse wave velocity (PWV), that differ from youth without Down syndrome and to compare reference-based age-adjusted (age-PWV-Z) and height-adjusted (Ht-PWV-Z) in youth with and without Down syndrome.
Study design: Cross-sectional study of PWV in 129 adolescents with Down syndrome and 97 youth of comparable age, sex, race/ethnicity, and body mass index (BMI). PWV, age-PWV-Z, and Ht-PWV-Z were compared. Regression models were developed to test for associations with PWV.
Results: Youth with Down syndrome and controls were comparable in BMI-Z (1.4 [-1.5 to 2.8] vs 1.2 [-2.0 to 2.8], P = .57) but not Ht-Z (-2.3 [-4.7 to 0.8] vs 0.4 [-2.0 to 2.6], P < .0001). PWV (m/s, 5.0 [3.1-7.9] vs 5.0 [3.6-8.0], P = .5) and mean arterial pressure (MAP, mm Hg) (78 [61-102] vs 74 [64-97], P = .09) were not different between groups. In adjusted analyses confined to Down syndrome, PWV was associated only with BMI, but not age, black race, or MAP (R2 = 0.11). In contrast, BMI, age, black race, and MAP were all positively associated with and better explained PWV in controls (R2 = 0.50). PWV was not associated with height in youth with or without Down syndrome. Although age-PWV-Z was not different in Down syndrome (-0.36 [-2.93 to 3.49]) vs -0.15 [-2.32 to 3.22]), Ht-PWV-Z was greater in Down syndrome (0.32 [-2.28 to 4.07] vs -0.08 [-2.64 to 2.64], P = .002), and Ht-PWV-Z was greater than age-PWV-Z in Down syndrome (P < .0001).
Conclusions: The lack of relationship of PWV, an independent predictor of adult cardiovascular events, with its traditional determinants including MAP suggests Down syndrome-specific phenomena may alter such relationships in this population. In youth with Down syndrome, Ht-adjusted PWV may overestimate aortic stiffness.
Trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT01821300.
Keywords: Down syndrome; cardiovascular disease; obesity; pulse-wave velocity.
Down Syndrome / physiopathology*
Pulse Wave Analysis / methods
Vascular Stiffness*
ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01821300
R01 HD071981/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States
U54 HD090257/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/United States

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Same here in The Netherlands, but the USPS processes much more packages/mail than our post service does, so they need less profit per package I think?
But still, shipping is pretty expensive now, a 5 dollar part costs me 20 dollars to ship it.
But that is on Ebay to, I am suspecting some people there make their parts less expensive, and then get that money back by improving shipping costs, but that just might be me?
A couple updates to this build this week which is exciting. First one is only small but I removed the purple battery straps, as I have never really liked them.
I will keep an eye out for some Black Gorillamaxx straps to add to it if any ever become available. Still need to find a front Gorillamaxx skid as well.
Then I removed the Gorillamaxx motor mount as well to make room for the Slipperential V1. So very happy with the outcome. Spent a week polishing the RC Monster proprietary parts and then assembled it this weekend.
Because of the G1 rails being slightly wider than the G2/3 rails, I needed to grind less than 1mm to get a nice flush fit. Less than 1 minute with the dremel and she was perfect. Love my dremel, one of the best hobby investments I have made to date.
Now I am really only waiting for my 7075 Great Assembly bulks to be drilled & tapped for ejector pins. They are currently over at a buddies in the states. Good to see this starting to come to life slowly though.
U need some straps ?
Yeah if you have some mate, shoot me a facebook message if you like.
Last edited by DarkSammy; 11.15.2015 at 07:39 PM.
Only small steps, but still a couple steps closer to this truck being complete. A buddy messaged me recently to say he had drilled & tapped my GARC 7075 bulks & made me Ejector Pins as well. Just need to wait for them to ship home and I will be able to get the suspension setup.
I'd say go with Rc-Monster straps if you can't find gorillamaxx straps.
Well look what was delivered today!
Personnaly I think the purple ones don't look bad either?
Maybe a shoomaker can pop those rings in the straps for you?


Sorry to be a little late with the rankings this week, but needed the extra to sort out a league that in its middle is as confounding as ever (that sounds better, anyway, than admitting I just didn't get around to it until now).
1, UCLA — Still the best team in the conference in my book. The Bruins did win at Stanford and I still think as an overall team they are better. But if Darren Collison keeps going 1-8 with eight turnovers, they won't stay on this perch long.
2, Stanford — Closing the gap with the Bruins thanks to a defense allowing opponents to shoot just 37.2 percent in conference games. Also has a plus-10.5 rebounding edge in conference play, best in the Pac-10.
3, Washington State — Cougs remain a surprising ninth in Pac-10 in FG percentage defense at 48.5 and last in three-point FG defense at 39.3, the latter ominous heading into a matchup this weekend against an Oregon team that shoots more threes than anybody.
4, USC — But injuries starting to take a toll. Stats indicate USC should be better — lead in shooting at 49.6 and second in FG defense at 39.7. But here's the problem — a league-high 13.9 turnovers per game.
5, Arizona State — They need Jeff Pendergraph to play like that, or close to it, every week to take some pressure off the kids in the backcourt. Four of six at home and a chance to make a move.
6, Arizona — Could Wildcats really miss tourney for first time since 1984? Telling stat — last in FG defense at 49.1 in conference play.
7, Oregon — Ducks have taken 59 more three-pointers than any other team in conference play and made 17 more, so opponents should know what's coming. Ducks have just 18 blocked shots in Pac-10 play, or fewer than four players, including both Lopez Twins.
8, Cal — On-pace to set a school record in free throw shooting at 77.1 percent. Cal's 2-5 home record is worse than all but Oregon State (0-4).
9, Washington — UW now first in Pac-10 in three-point field goal percentage defense in conference games at 29.8. But that will be tested at Oregon.
10, Oregon State — Beavers probably looking at UW game Saturday as their best chance to get a win. In conference play, dead last in eight of 19 statistical categories.


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Do QPR have any hope of staying in the Premier League?
Warren DellTuesday 24 Mar 2015 10:57 am
QPR count the costs of what might have been against Everton. AP Photo/Tim Irelandss
They say it's the hope that kills you, which is something ever so apt when supporting QPR where we've had more than enough false dawns down the years that have gotten our hopes up.
Despite a woeful run of results which had seen us lose nine out of the ten games ahead of playing Everton on Sunday, there was some hope of getting back into the race for survival after all the sides around us had lost.
The players couldn't have been presented with a better opportunity to capitalise on the misfortune of their rivals by playing an Everton side that less than 72 hours previously were thumped 5-2 in Kiev.
Here was a chance to pull us back within reach of Sunderland, to close the gap to one point.
But more importantly here was a chance to defy the momentum of defeats, regain some confidence and give some hope going into the international break.
There would then be eight games left to play, including three against the teams in the relegation fight.
But that's hope, and it's hope that kills you. Or call it supporting QPR.
Once again a season that has been littered with poor defending and mistakes were again the reasons that made it five consecutive defeats at home in the Premier League – a new club record.
First up was Sandro, the only Brazilian that can't pass the ball, who carelessly gave possession away and while it was far enough in Everton's half for the players to regroup, we were at sizes and sevens still while the away side worked the ball to the unmarked Seamus Coleman.
His side footed finish was excellent and left the recalled to the England squad Rob Green no chance. We'd started rightly but once again had shot ourselves in the foot with our own incompetence.
Eduardo Vargas gave QPR hope with his leveller, but that hope was soon dashed. John Sibley/Reuters
The goal that regained the lead and sealed the points for Everton was once again as a result of players out of position or not close enough to their marker.
Nedum Onouha did his best with a last ditch saving tackle to prevent an inevitable goal from Arouna Koné, but that excellence was undone as an unmarked Aaron Lennon slotted home.
Mark your man and the goals simply don't happen. The basics just aren't being carried out.
To be fair to the players they showed plenty of spirit throughout the game, could have gone in front before conceding and got back into it through perseverance from a corner that Eduardo Vargas rattled home at close range to level.
At that stage there was that hope again, that we could perhaps go on and get the win our performance had deserved. But in the back of your mind you knew we were likely to concede again just like we did.
We just haven't quite got enough about us to fulfil what's required to stay up.
There's eight games left and four wins are needed at least, which isn't impossible…there goes that hope again…
MORE: Doomed! Five things we learned as QPR capitulated against Crystal Palace
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Mixed At – Brume Rec.
Brume: analog/digital elec., bunker-air-ducts, bunker chambers, rusty wrecks, guitar, wind instr., co2 container, small metallic objects, plastic, wood, fire, high-tension-lines, stones, tapes, voices.
Comp./Rec./Mix at Brume Rec. Jan./Feb. 1996.
Aphasia: location recordings, analog elec., old people playing cards, street, bagpipes, public interiors, noise, reservoirs, samples, twigs, old tape reels, paper, radio, melting snow, Dachise material.
Comp./Rec./Mix Aphasia Aug. to Dec. 1995.
Use volume with caution on track 4.
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Ernie Dances to the Winter Break
The weekend at the Festhalle Frankfurt couldn't have been more successful for Isabell Werth. First her assistant instructor won the Grand Prix and the Special with Weihegold, then Werth herself won the finals of the Louisdor prize with Emilio and now she was able to win the Grand Prix Freestyle with her Rheinländer gelding El Santo NRW. The result of 79,725 percent meant the victory. "Little Earnie bravely danced his way home today," Werth said, pleased. "The field was not easy for him, but today he was lively and we could risk something – it's a great way to end the year."
Second place went to Sanneke Rothenberger and Oldenburger gelding Deveraux OLD (76,775 percent). "I think Deveraux really liked it when the audience clapped so nicely for him in the end," the local hero said. "I myself had problems today and could have done a few things better." Third place went to Swedish Patrik Kittel and 15-year-old Swedish gelding Toy Story (76,475 percent).


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Marie Anne de Mailly, ducesă de Châteauroux (5 octombrie 1717 – 8 decembrie 1744) a fost cea mai mică și cea mai frumoasă dintre faimoasele cinci surori de Nesle, dintre care patru au devenit metrese ale regelui Ludovic al XV-lea al Franței.

Biografie
Marie Anne a fost fiica cea mică a lui Louis de Mailly, marchiz de Nesle și de Mailly, Prinț de Orania (1689 - 1767) și a soției acestuia, Armande Félice de La Porte Mazarin (1691 - 1729). Părinții ei s-au căsătorit în 1709. Mama ei a fost fiica lui Paul Jules de La Porte, duce Mazarin și de La Meilleraye (1666 - 1731), fiul faimoasei aventuriere, Hortense Mancini, nepoata Cardinalului Mazarin. Louise Julie a avut patru surori:

 Louise Julie de Mailly, Mademoiselle de Mailly , contesă de Mailly (1710 - 1751),
 Pauline Félicité de Mailly, Mademoiselle de Nesle, marchiză de Vintimille (1712 - 1741),
 Diane Adélaïde de Mailly, Mademoiselle de Montcavrel, ducesă de Lauraguais (1714 - 1769),
 Hortense Félicité de Mailly, Mademoiselle de Chalon, marchiză de Flavacourt (1715 - 1763).

Singura soră de Nesle care nu a devenit metresă a lui Ludovic al XV-lea a fost marchiza de Flavacourt. Louise Julie a fost prima soră care l-a atras pe rege, urmată de Pauline Félicité, însă Marie Anne a fost cea care a avut succes în manipularea regelui și care a deținut putere politică.

Marie Anne a avut și o soră vitregă mai mică, Henriette de Bourbon (1725 - 1780), din relația mamei ei cu Louis Henri, Duce de Bourbon, ministru șef al regelui Ludovic al XV-lea din 1723 până în 1726. La 19 iunie 1734 Marie Anne s-a căsătorit cu Jean Baptiste Louis, marchiz de La Tournelle (n. 1728). Soțul ei a murit la 23 noiembrie 1740.

Metresă a lui Ludovic al XV-lea
Deși sora cea mare a Mariei Anne, Madame de Mailly, a devenit metresa regelui Ludovic al XV-lea în 1732, ea nu a fost recunoscută oficial ca maîtresse en titre decât în 1738. În 1738, Madame de Mailly a primit o scrisoare de la sora lor, Pauline-Félicité, care i-a cerut să fie invitată la curte. Ea a îndeplinit dorința Paulinei, însă când aceasta a ajuns la curte l-a sedus pe rege și a devenit metresa lui.

În timp ce Madame de Mailly a rămas metresa oficială, regele s-a îndrăgostit de Pauline-Félicité și a aranjat căsătoria acesteia cu marchizul de Vintimille pentru a-i oferi un statut corespunzător la curte. A dăruit noii sale metrese castelul Choisy-le-Roi. Curând Madame de Vintimille a rămas însărcinată cu regele însă a murit dând naștere fiului său nelegitim, Louis, duce de Luc, care a semănat atât de mult cu regele încât a fost numit Demi-Louis, "micul Louis".

Corpul Paulinei a fost depus la Lit-de-parade în orașul Versailles, dar în timpul nopții gardienii au părăsit sala să bea și mulțimea a intrat și a mutilat cadavrul "curvei regelui". Atât regele cât și Madame de Mailly au fost devastați de moartea ei, și se spune că Louise Julie a început să spele picioarele săracilor ca un semn catolic de remușcare.

Ulterior, cel mai bun prieten al regelui, manipulatorul duce de Richelieu, a început să caute o altă candidată care să îndeplinească  dorințele prietenului său regal, nedorind ca Madame de Mailly să recâștige afecțiunea regelui. În cele din urmă s-a decis asupra surorii mai mici atât a Madame de Mailly cât și a Madame de Vintimille, Marie Anne, văduva marchizului de La Tournelle.

În 1742, la un bal mascat Richelieu a prezentat-o pe Marie Anne regelui. Inițial, frumoasa marchiză a respins avansurile regale, ea având deja un iubit, tânărul duce d'Agénois. Ca urmare, Ludovic a conspirat cu Richelieu, care era unchiul lui d'Agénois, să scape de tânărul pretendent. Regele și-a trimis rivalul pentru a lupta în Italia care a fost rănit și a revenit la curte în glorie. Richelieu și-a trimis nepotul la Languedoc, unde o tânără și frumoasă doamnă a fost instruită să-l seducă. În scurt timp scrisorile pasionale schimbate între cei doi au ajuns la cunoștința Mariei Anne, care, furioasă pe iubitul ei, și-a îndreptat atenția către rege.

Madame de La Tournelle a insistat ca sora sa mai mare, Madame de Mailly, să fir respinsă și în locul ei să fie ea însăși  recunoscută. Ludovic, care era deja obosit de lacrimile și reproșurile surorii mai mari, a consimțit; postul contesei de damă de palat a reginei Maria Leszczyńska a fost preluat de Madame de La Tournelle iar Louisei Julie i s-a ordonat să părăsească curtea. Găsindu-și refugiul într-o mănăstire, Madame de Mailly avea să devină religioasă.

Cardinalul Fleury, șeful miniștrilor regelui, a încercat să intervină deoarece el o prefera pe Madame de Mailly ca metresă regală în fața ambițioasei ei surori. EL nu voia ca Madame de La Tournelle să intervină în administrarea Franței. Totuși, Ludovic l-a informat că în timp ce el a preluat controlul asupra afacerilor politice ale regatului, nu va prelua și controlul asupra vieții personale a regelui.

Madame de La Tournelle a cerut o poziție oficială la curte și titlul de ducesă împreună cu un venit suficient care să-i permită să mențină și să protejeze demnitatea noii poziții. Toate cererile au fost prompt garantate de infatuatul monarh. A fost numită dame du palais a reginei, a fost numită ducesă de Chateauroux și a primit un venit de 80.000 de livre.

Dirijată de Richelieu, Madame de Châteauroux a încercat să trezească în rege un simț al conducerii, încurajându-l să formeze o alianță cu Frederic cel Mare al Prusiei în 1744. Rolul ei politic a fost mare deși exercitat din spatele scenei. În timpul călătoriilor frecvente ale ducesei de Châteauroux la și de la rege cât timp acesta era în război, ea a fost însoțită de Madame de Lauraguais. Madame de Châteauroux nu a considerat-o pe sora ei cea simplă un rival ci doar companion amiabil.

La 8 decembrie 1744 Madame de Châteauroux a murit brusc. După decesul ei, pentru o scurtă vreme regele s-a consolat cu sora ei, Madame de Lauraguais. Câteva luni mai târziu, regele avea o nouă metresă, Madame de Pompadour.

Madame de Châteauroux a fost prietenă cu Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, nepoată a regelui Ludovic al XIV-lea și a metresei acestuia, Madame de Montespan.

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Nașteri în 1717
Decese în 1744
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『You're a human.……You don't have to come with me』
The King who was being called the Demon King who possessed the jet black hair and ruby eyes, said that to me when he was about to leave the Imperial Castle.
As expected from the Demon King; he was ruthless. It was even too late to turn back at this point. The livelihood with the monsters was also not too bad. I didn't have to think much. There were things that caused a headache, but that was the same for every human after all.
Besides, you are still a human. It is still possible that maybe one day you'll get to experience what is happiness as a human.
Therefore, please, since I'll be granting you your wish, I don't want you to lose hope towards humans.
『You said you want a land?You want me to sell it to the Demon King?Okay, I'll agree to it』
But when I think about it. The 'me' that was only a human, ended up thinking about it.
『In exchange for that, give the monsters that are valuable to us. I think as someone who the Demon King deeply trusts, surely you can select ones that would fit the bill perfectly. If you can't, then I won't give you the plot of land. Those monsters can engage in cannibalism in that small plot of land for all I care. Because in the end, that Demon King-sama can't be at dispute with the humans』
It was supposed to end after just that one time. It was supposed to be done after I dirtied my hands only that one time. That's what I thought.
The still immature me, who didn't understand that once you were stained by such filth, it could no longer be removed.
『Can you exchange it with the contract if you were to sell them at this price?Isn't it fine? You can sell the monsters again』
『You don't want that plot of land to be taken away, do you? The monsters' place to live will end up gone once again』
『I tricked you? How scandalous. You're the one who betrayed Demon King, aren't you?』
――In such world, one would be happier if they were to live as a monster.
I always ended up thinking something like that. It was such a human thing.
「Are you awake now?Keith-sama」
Keith, who was absent-minded after just waking up, realized that there was someone sitting by the side of his bed while looking down on his lying figure. Since the morning light shone through the gap of the curtain behind that someone's back, he couldn't see her face properly. But, he remembered that elegant voice that sounded like a bell and that ash blonde hair in the light of the day.
The problem was this is my room, why is she… is it for that kind of thing?
「……Irene-sama. You shouldn't do night crawling (1), and even more a morning crawl――」
When he tried to rise half of his upper body right away, an edged tool shone on his neck. When Keith promptly shifted his gaze, Beelzebub, whose presence was concealed was crouching by his bedside.
「Beelzebub. This is the fifth layer, you know? Why are you outside of the barrier?」(Keith)
「I am currently Irene's loyal dog」(Beelzebub)
「You've become less than a knight, is that okay with you?」(Keith)
「I was told that it's for Claude-sama's sake」(Beelzebub)
At that reply, self-deprecation rose at his inmost heart.
(I wonder if the matter about the embezzlement has been exposed? Well, there were things that i quietly overlooked, so it can't be helped if they have distrust upon me)
Moreover, it was something that he took the initiative of doing. Irene was smart. Her intuition was excellent, and she also had guts. Whatever it was that she had cajoled, she was able to coax even Beelzebub into doing it.
However, what, how much, and to what extent was she able to find out? She shouldn't be able to get a hold of that much evidence.
「Hey, Keith-sama. You're doing something bad, aren't you? And you keep it hidden from Claude-sama」(Irene)
While maintaining his silence, Keith kept on smiling. Irene who was a fellow human curved her lips and smiled at him.
「Can you include me into that circle of friends of yours as well?」(Irene)
「Huh?」(Keith)
Keith knitted his eyebrows at her unexpected proposal. And at the same time, she dangled a document in front of him.
Startled, Keith's eyes widened in surprise. He seemed to forget about the sword that was on his neck when he tried to jump on his feet, but Irene swiftly lifted up the paper.
「H, h-h-how on earth did you get that!?」(Keith)
「Fufufu, Keith-sama. Your only weakness is you don't have an ally from the human side。――Let me tell you something good. You're intelligent, so you should be able to understand, right? Perhaps before long, the Maiden of the Holy Sword will awaken. Lilia-sama that is」(Irene)
Just as he was about to question how she knew of such thing, immediately a development of what's going to happen next came into his mind.
「……If there's a Holy Sword, then even the Demon King is no match for it. Claude-sama's life will be targeted. But, the Holy Sword can only hurt the monsters――it will not be effective as long as Claude-sama is a human. If Claude-sama were to transform into a dragon, something must've triggered it……?Ah, having said that, is that why you coaxed Beelzebub-san into something like this?」(Keith)
「Spot on。As expected。In the abandoned castle, who else other than you who can understand the human's nature so well?」(Irene)
「That is because I am a high ranking official after all。……However、is this truly a what-if conversation about the awakening of the Maiden of the Holy Sword?」(Keith)
「You have no choice but to believe it as that。In addition to that, here's a question for you. According to the legend, the Demon King――Claude-sama, when he can't hold down his negative human emotions such as anger and hatred, he will truly become a monster by transforming into his monster form that is a dragon. Then, what do you think humans would do?」(Irene)
「……Things such as selling the monsters?If the monsters were to be inflicted with pain, that person will come to detest humans」(Keith)
He purposely asked a leading question. After Irene stared at him in wonder, she let out a burst of small laughter.
「You have such a brilliant mind. You used it this well in the game and ended up dead」
「Huh? Game?」
「Nothing. Don't worry about it。Your answer is half correct and half wrong。The correct answer is to let your betrayal be known and get killed for it. If they do that, Claude-sama will surely feel despair over humans. The only human he ever trusts betrayed him, and he ends up killing that person himself. So, it's a natural course of action」(Irene)
When Irene pointed that out, his eyes widened. That's right. Basically, more than the protected monsters inside the barrier, Keith himself is an extremely easy target and can be easily used.
「I told you just now。Your only weakness is you don't have an ally from the human side」(Irene)
Standing up from the couch, Irene Lauren D'Autriche turned her face towards him.
「That's why… will you be my ally?」(Irene)
As she said that, she smiled at the traitor.
"Night crawling"
Tags: akuyaku reijo, Beelzebub, Claude Jeanne Elmeier, Irene, Keith
sinnerangel says:
"I am currently Irene's loyal dog"
Yep, fully trained already
… Wait, did I get this right?
Keith sold/sells monsters in order do get more land for the monsters (to feed them?), but also gets blackmailed into selling more monsters as "hush money".
However, by doing this he also became the trigger that can turn Claude into a dragon should the demon king find out, because he completly betrayed the trust Claude placed onto him (and through him into all of humanity).
If so, I am looking forward to read how Irene is going to fix that, save any surviving monsters and keep Claude's reaction to everything mild.
… because of the night crawling statement, my mind went places…
~sensei ❤ .. ~moooore pleaseee… ~ dont leave us hanging
SaMu says:
Why is it that, in these kind of stories, disregarding the evil human nobles part, human nobles are so incredibly short-sighted and stupid? Is it an inbred thing?
PJanime21PJ says:
Pretty sure it is
nakakure says:
Usually the lower rank or the highest rank
LegoTechnic says:
Actually isn't it the opposite? They basically set Keith up in a fairly secure manner so that if the holy sword appeared they'd be able to "activate" his situation and trigger monster mode, enabling them to get rid of the demon king. Without Claude then the monsters could be freely subjugated or removed, so in a way they were looking ahead, both installing a weakness and also profiting off the sold land with a sleeper agent. And if the holy sword never appeared they're still earning profit off Keith's actions. While a little messy, the fact that it actually worked in the game's timeline speaks for how effectively they planned ahead.
It's a pretty well thought out and tight plan on their part.
Good thing for Claud and co Irine is the perfect counter to all their scheming. Her family is second to the crown in power so she can exert pressure on the other side. She's also a walking escape tunnel. Monsters can slip out through her shadow so fleeing monsters don't cause a panic and get attacked.
PJanime21 says:
I hope that they get back all of the monsters that was sold(?) away. It would be so sad if they were killed, but there never is a perfect world…T^T
enny2209 says:
I think it's too late…
Frankon says:
Whisper of the deviless…
In general it's a pretty good plan on Cedric's side. Even without Irine's win at the party his new girl is a bottom class adopted noble. She's got little power backing her and most of Cedric's strength came from Irine backing him. It'd be hard to get together without a big power play. For those aristocrats lineage and money mean everything so taking Irine out of the engagement only clears the spot for the nest girl in line. Forcing a situation where the demon king transforms so they can defeat him and be heroes would wash all their troubles away. No one would even question it. The demon king is evil, monsters are evil, and the sword maiden is good. Those are irrefutable facts in legend. The disagreeing party gets eradicated so no one argues it.
Aw, poor naive Keith, no matter how smart he is, everyone has their weak spot, right? Luckily Irene came to the rescue before everything went downhill.
Also, does it make me a bad person if I think that Lilia is way too stupid for something like holy sword? She will loose or break it, can totally see that >__>
no no no that thing isn't stupid …probably , i have a hunch that she's just a yandere or ..just pure creepiness manifested (llФwФ`) ..sorry she reaaaally creeped me out when i saw her in the manga so my opinion of her is kinda biased ..but i wont change it anytime soon ..hopefully i'll hate her to the end ↑_(ΦwΦ;)Ψ
Kvetha says:
Thank you very much for the chapter!
I think everyone here took Keith's betrayal as bad as me…
but he did it for Claude, i think….?
Apologies I'm kinda slow, could someone explain to me what they're talking about?
Sinag says:
Thanks for the update and for the one who sponsored it! BANZAI!
wow i was right buuu i wanted it to not be Keith still at least he seems sincere about caring for Claude in the end he betrayed Claude to help him yet the stupid greedy hateful noble cornered him poor Keith (︶︹︺) i wonder what will Irene do about this ? (◕︿◕✿) still ….she really managed to control Beelzebub and train him huh (─‿─)
thank you for the chapter (◕ω◕✿) here's some notes ʕ·ᴥ·ʔノ✿
-I think as someone (whose) the Demon King>>who
-who was (being absentminded) after just waking>>was absent-minded
-and to what extent (did she) able to find out?>>was she
Izznis says:
Hmm… so Keith isn't living with Claude? He lives outside the castle?
If not, then Claude would've heard everything right?


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The Indian Premier League, on April 18, entered into its 13th edition. A jury consists of 50 members picked up the best players for certain categories in the T20 extravaganza over the last 12 years. MS Dhoni was named the GOAT Captain in IPL, Virat Kohli won the best Indian batsman title. AB de Villiers was picked as the best batsman while Lasith Malinga was named the best bowler in history of IPL.
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Q: Base cases for value iteration in reinforcement learning I am trying to implement value iteration for the '3x4 windy gridworld' MDP and am having trouble with understanding the Bellman equation and its implementation.
The form of Bellman equation that I am working with is this

Suppose this is the gridword I am working with and I want to find the value(U(s)) of the tile marked X.

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The reward at all the tiles expect the terminal tiles is defined to be zero and it is also assumed that if one tries to make a move in a particular direction, there is a small probability that the the actual move will take place at right angles to the intended move. (If you try to move down from x, you will go down with probability 0.8 but will move either left or right with probability 0.1 each)
Now, when you try to unravel the bellman equation for the position x, there are three neighbors(U(s')) for the action 'UP'. The original location itself(since it can't move up) with a probability 0.8, the +1 state to its right with a probability 0.1 and the tile left to it also with a probability 0.1. These form the s' states.
So a function to find the value of the state X would recursively call all the states s''s. The +1 state out of this is not a problem since it is a terminal tile and that would constitute for the base case. But one of those state is the original state X itself and I don't understand how that case will ever terminate in the recursive call. Same problem with the third tile as well; will it ever terminate after all the calls to it's neighbors and so on?

A: Value iteration doesn't terminate on its own; it converges asymptotically to the correct values as long as you have γ < 1 and rewards that aren't infinite.
In practice, you can terminate whenever the discount term (which exponetiates by γ at each level of recursion) becomes so small that continuing to calculate the next U(s') would have no impact on the value you have already accumulated.


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Shannon's paper is in many ways a typical electrical-engineering paper, filled with equations and diagrams of electrical circuits. What is unusual is that the primary reference was a 90-year-old work of mathematical philosophy, George Boole's The Laws of Thought.
Today, Boole's name is well known to computer scientists (many programming languages have a basic data type called a Boolean), but in 1938 he was rarely read outside of philosophy departments. Shannon himself encountered Boole's work in an undergraduate philosophy class. "It just happened that no one else was familiar with both fields at the same time," he commented later.
In its ancient and scholastic form, indeed, the subject of Logic stands almost exclusively associated with the great name of Aristotle. As it was presented to ancient Greece in the partly technical, partly metaphysical disquisitions of The Organon, such, with scarcely any essential change, it has continued to the present day.
You can replace "Socrates" with any other object, and "mortal" with any other predicate, and the argument remains valid. The validity of the argument is determined solely by the logical structure. The logical words — "all," "is," are," and "therefore" — are doing all the work.
These axioms weren't meant to describe how people actually think (that would be the realm of psychology), but how an idealized, perfectly rational person ought to think.
Aristotle's axiomatic method influenced an even more famous book, Euclid's Elements, which is estimated to be second only to the Bible in the number of editions printed.
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This correspondence allowed computer scientists to import decades of work in logic and mathematics by Boole and subsequent logicians. In the second half of his paper, Shannon showed how Boolean logic could be used to create a circuit for adding two binary digits.
By stringing these adder circuits together, arbitrarily complex arithmetical operations could be constructed. These circuits would become the basic building blocks of what are now known as arithmetical logic units, a key component in modern computers.
Since Shannon's paper, a vast amount of progress has been made on the physical layer of computers, including the invention of the transistor in 1947 by William Shockley and his colleagues at Bell Labs. Transistors are dramatically improved versions of Shannon's electrical relays — the best known way to physically encode Boolean operations. Over the next 70 years, the semiconductor industry packed more and more transistors into smaller spaces. A 2016 iPhone has about 3.3 billion transistors, each one a "relay switch" like those pictured in Shannon's diagrams.
While Shannon showed how to map logic onto the physical world, Turing showed how to design computers in the language of mathematical logic. When Turing wrote his paper, in 1936, he was trying to solve "the decision problem," first identified by the mathematician David Hilbert, who asked whether there was an algorithm that could determine whether an arbitrary mathematical statement is true or false. In contrast to Shannon's paper, Turing's paper is highly technical. Its primary historical significance lies not in its answer to the decision problem, but in the template for computer design it provided along the way.
Turing was working in a tradition stretching back to Gottfried Leibniz, the philosophical giant who developed calculus independently of Newton. Among Leibniz's many contributions to modern thought, one of the most intriguing was the idea of a new language he called the "universal characteristic" that, he imagined, could represent all possible mathematical and scientific knowledge. Inspired in part by the 13th-century religious philosopher Ramon Llull, Leibniz postulated that the language would be ideographic like Egyptian hieroglyphics, except characters would correspond to "atomic" concepts of math and science. He argued this language would give humankind an "instrument" that could enhance human reason "to a far greater extent than optical instruments" like the microscope and telescope.
He also imagined a machine that could process the language, which he called the calculus ratiocinator.
If controversies were to arise, there would be no more need of disputation between two philosophers than between two accountants. For it would suffice to take their pencils in their hands, and say to each other: Calculemus—Let us calculate.
Leibniz didn't get the opportunity to develop his universal language or the corresponding machine (although he did invent a relatively simple calculating machine, the stepped reckoner). The first credible attempt to realize Leibniz's dream came in 1879, when the German philosopher Gottlob Frege published his landmark logic treatise Begriffsschrift. Inspired by Boole's attempt to improve Aristotle's logic, Frege developed a much more advanced logical system. The logic taught in philosophy and computer-science classes today—first-order or predicate logic—is only a slight modification of Frege's system.
Frege is generally considered one of the most important philosophers of the 19th century. Among other things, he is credited with catalyzing what noted philosopher Richard Rorty called the "linguistic turn" in philosophy. As Enlightenment philosophy was obsessed with questions of knowledge, philosophy after Frege became obsessed with questions of language. His disciples included two of the most important philosophers of the 20th century—Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein.
The major innovation of Frege's logic is that it much more accurately represented the logical structure of ordinary language. Among other things, Frege was the first to use quantifiers ("for every," "there exists") and to separate objects from predicates. He was also the first to develop what today are fundamental concepts in computer science like recursive functions and variables with scope and binding.
All meaning had been purged. One had a mechanical system about which various things could be proved. Thus progress was first made by walking away from all that seemed relevant to meaning and human symbols.
An unexpected consequence of Frege's work was the discovery of weaknesses in the foundations of mathematics. For example, Euclid's Elements — considered the gold standard of logical rigor for thousands of years — turned out to be full of logical mistakes. Because Euclid used ordinary words like "line" and "point," he — and centuries of readers — deceived themselves into making assumptions about sentences that contained those words. To give one relatively simple example, in ordinary usage, the word "line" implies that if you are given three distinct points on a line, one point must be between the other two. But when you define "line" using formal logic, it turns out "between-ness" also needs to be defined—something Euclid overlooked. Formal logic makes gaps like this easy to spot.
This realization created a crisis in the foundation of mathematics. If the Elements — the bible of mathematics — contained logical mistakes, what other fields of mathematics did too? What about sciences like physics that were built on top of mathematics?
Completeness: There should be a proof that all true mathematical statements can be proved in the formal system.
Rebuilding mathematics in a way that satisfied these requirements became known as Hilbert's program. Up through the 1930s, this was the focus of a core group of logicians including Hilbert, Russell, Kurt Gödel, John Von Neumann, Alonzo Church, and, of course, Alan Turing.
Hilbert's program proceeded on at least two fronts. On the first front, logicians created logical systems that tried to prove Hilbert's requirements either satisfiable or not.
On the second front, mathematicians used logical concepts to rebuild classical mathematics. For example, Peano's system for arithmetic starts with a simple function called the successor function which increases any number by one. He uses the successor function to recursively define addition, uses addition to recursively define multiplication, and so on, until all the operations of number theory are defined. He then uses those definitions, along with formal logic, to prove theorems about arithmetic.
The historian Thomas Kuhn once observed that "in science, novelty emerges only with difficulty." Logic in the era of Hilbert's program was a tumultuous process of creation and destruction. One logician would build up an elaborate system and another would tear it down.
If it is true then it is false, and if it is false then it is true, leading to an endless loop of self-contradiction.
Let R be the set of all sets that are not members of themselves. If R is not a member of itself, then its definition dictates that it must contain itself, and if it contains itself, then it contradicts its own definition as the set of all sets that are not members of themselves.
Russell and his colleague Alfred North Whitehead put forth the most ambitious attempt to complete Hilbert's program with the Principia Mathematica, published in three volumes between 1910 and 1913. The Principia's method was so detailed that it took over 300 pages to get to the proof that 1+1=2.
Self-referential paradoxes ultimately showed that Hilbert's program could never be successful. The first blow came in 1931, when Gödel published his now famous incompleteness theorem, which proved that any consistent logical system powerful enough to encompass arithmetic must also contain statements that are true but cannot be proven to be true. (Gödel's incompleteness theorem is one of the few logical results that has been broadly popularized, thanks to books like Gödel, Escher, Bach and The Emperor's New Mind).
The final blow came when Turing and Alonzo Church independently proved that no algorithm could exist that determined whether an arbitrary mathematical statement was true or false. (Church did this by inventing an entirely different system called the lambda calculus, which would later inspire computer languages like Lisp.) The answer to the decision problem was negative.
Turing knew that an algorithm is typically specified by a list of rules that a person can follow in a precise mechanical manner, like a recipe in a cookbook. He was able to show that such a person could be limited to a few extremely simple basic actions without changing the final outcome of the computation.
Then, by proving that no machine performing only those basic actions could determine whether or not a given proposed conclusion follows from given premises using Frege's rules, he was able to conclude that no algorithm for the Entscheidungsproblem exists.
As a byproduct, he found a mathematical model of an all-purpose computing machine.
Before Turing, the general supposition was that in dealing with such machines the three categories — machine, program, and data — were entirely separate entities. The machine was a physical object; today we would call it hardware. The program was the plan for doing a computation, perhaps embodied in punched cards or connections of cables in a plugboard. Finally, the data was the numerical input. Turing's universal machine showed that the distinctness of these three categories is an illusion.
This was the first rigorous demonstration that any computing logic that could be encoded in hardware could also be encoded in software. The architecture Turing described was later dubbed the "Von Neumann architecture" — but modern historians generally agree it came from Turing, as, apparently, did Von Neumann himself.
Although, on a technical level, Hilbert's program was a failure, the efforts along the way demonstrated that large swaths of mathematics could be constructed from logic. And after Shannon and Turing's insights—showing the connections between electronics, logic and computing—it was now possible to export this new conceptual machinery over to computer design.
During World War II, this theoretical work was put into practice, when government labs conscripted a number of elite logicians. Von Neumann joined the atomic bomb project at Los Alamos, where he worked on computer design to support physics research. In 1945, he wrote the specification of the EDVAC—the first stored-program, logic-based computer—which is generally considered the definitive source guide for modern computer design.
Turing joined a secret unit at Bletchley Park, northwest of London, where he helped design computers that were instrumental in breaking German codes. His most enduring contribution to practical computer design was his specification of the ACE, or Automatic Computing Engine.
As the first computers to be based on Boolean logic and stored-program architectures, the ACE and the EDVAC were similar in many ways. But they also had interesting differences, some of which foreshadowed modern debates in computer design. Von Neumann's favored designs were similar to modern CISC ("complex") processors, baking rich functionality into hardware. Turing's design was more like modern RISC ("reduced") processors, minimizing hardware complexity and pushing more work to software.
Since the 1940s, computer programming has become significantly more sophisticated. One thing that hasn't changed is that it still primarily consists of programmers specifying rules for computers to follow. In philosophical terms, we'd say that computer programming has followed in the tradition of deductive logic, the branch of logic discussed above, which deals with the manipulation of symbols according to formal rules.
In the past decade or so, programming has started to change with the growing popularity of machine learning, which involves creating frameworks for machines to learn via statistical inference. This has brought programming closer to the other main branch of logic, inductive logic, which deals with inferring rules from specific instances.
Today's most promising machine learning techniques use neural networks, which were first invented in 1940s by Warren McCulloch and Walter Pitts, whose idea was to develop a calculus for neurons that could, like Boolean logic, be used to construct computer circuits. Neural networks remained esoteric until decades later when they were combined with statistical techniques, which allowed them to improve as they were fed more data. Recently, as computers have become increasingly adept at handling large data sets, these techniques have produced remarkable results. Programming in the future will likely mean exposing neural networks to the world and letting them learn.
This would be a fitting second act to the story of computers. Logic began as a way to understand the laws of thought. It then helped create machines that could reason according to the rules of deductive logic. Today, deductive and inductive logic are being combined to create machines that both reason and learn. What began, in Boole's words, with an investigation "concerning the nature and constitution of the human mind," could result in the creation of new minds—artificial minds—that might someday match or even exceed our own.
Chris Dixon is a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz.


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Trading the Currency of Relevance
Providing the content people want, when and where they want it, is now a consumer requirement
by Graeme Noseworthy
Senior Content Marketing Manager, Communications Sector, IBM Analytics
Media and entertainment professionals know that an opportunity firmly rooted in advanced analytics enables them to provide a highly customized instantaneous experience that is highly adaptable to preferred audience experiences without requiring input from the audience. The goal of these advanced analytics is to convert insights into relevance. This real-time, data-driven conversion creates a currency of sorts that consumers can earn and build on by continuing to interact with linear and digital content. Consumers can then trade that currency with their content providers to further enhance the experience over time.
To enable this digital economy to grow, leading-edge media and entertainment organizations are activating a suite of advanced data integration and analytical capabilities. These tools and technologies help media professionals to understand audience preferences and personalize content in a way that helps ensure a continuous dialogue with consumers. The result is a radical departure from business-as-usual processes to advanced capabilities across the content lifecycle.
A focus group of epic proportions
Today, social media serves as more than just another engagement channel. It becomes a real-time focus group with Internet-scale potential that can be exploited to analyze content metadata and consumer preferences to predict success. This information feeds right into an ongoing need to target content and marketing campaigns and tailor messages to reach influencers and drive engagement, so organizations can effectively allocate marketing dollars across all channels and media. And with content available anytime and anywhere, they can develop an ecosystem to own their customer relationships—instead of just waiting for them to churn.
Network television, for example, has its own business goals that are highly focused on maximizing content reach and audience value. Broadcasters need to take the following actions:
Promote content effectively to grow fan bases and drive viewers to tune in
Maximize the value of content by creating compelling packages for advertisers
Build over-the-top integration and analytical capabilities to reach the audience anytime, anywhere
Consider that a leading US broadcaster worked with IBM to build a shared data repository and platform for audience insight. At the time, the broadcaster had data sources that were stuck in organizational siloes and audience data that was fragmented across platforms. As a result, visibility into a newly launched TV Everywhere model–based application was limited, and the organization suffered from long cycle times for audience research and creating sell sheets for ad sales.
By partnering with IBM, the broadcaster was able to define a road map to integrate up to 40 data sources for audience and viewing in a shared-data repository. In this way, the broadcaster could develop a data discovery and analytics layer to enable high-value use cases, drive efficiencies across the research function, and help eliminate duplicate costs for third-party data and tools.
A measurement model with advanced capabilities
Without a doubt, analytics tied to measurable outcomes can drive business value for the enterprise across all functions—but traditional measurement tools and technologies are not equipped to handle the influx of direct consumer interaction data. Successfully integrating internal and external audience data streams into measurement models designed to assess adoption, authentication, time spent, and other key performance indicators is becoming a requirement that broadcasters can provide and consumers can now enjoy.
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Luxury cabins planned at Murray Bridge Tourist Park
A $113,000 grant will help Kylie and Wayne Scholz attract more visitors to the Murray River, Lakes and Coorong.
More visitors will get to experience Murray Bridge sunsets thanks to a state government grant. Photo: Murray Bridge Tourist Park/Facebook.
Murray Bridge Tourist Park is planning a luxurious new experience for visitors after becoming the first business in the region to secure an offer of state government funding.
The government will put $113,000 towards the cost of building three luxury cabins – which will also be more accessible to guests with mobility impairments – at the park at the top of Adelaide Road.
The park's owners, Kylie and Wayne Scholz, will invest $312,000 in the project.
Ms Scholz said the government funding would help her business keep up with demand.
"We've been nudging park capacity for six months now, with the post-COVID crowd really keen to get out and travel again, especially in their caravans and campers," she said.
"However, there's still a strong market for self-contained cabins, and even though we have been building cabins for the past seven years, we still simply don't have enough to cater for the demand.
"We want to make the most of this regional tourism boom, and now we can."
Premier Steven Marshall said the funding was intended to help create jobs in regional South Australia by attracting visitors – and their spending money – from around the state and the nation.
"It's great that we've got a pipeline of new and exciting experiences to keep visitors coming back to our regions," he said.
"All of our 42 (Tourism Industry Development Fund) projects will give visitors a multitude of reasons to travel to South Australia and our regions to boost our economy."
Bill Nehmy says the Murray River, Lakes and Coorong's tourism industry has had a busy summer. Photo: Murray River, Lakes and Coorong Tourism Alliance.
Murray River, Lakes and Coorong tourism development manager Bill Nehmy encouraged more businesses to capitalise on expected industry growth by applying for funding.
"At less than an hour from Adelaide, we're in the perfect position to capture that driving-holiday traffic," he said.
"However, in order to keep those families, groups, couples and other travellers here longer, we need to have the product available to offer them."
Grants have so far been awarded to 42 South Australian businesses, but only the one in the Murray River, Lakes and Coorong.
More information: tourism.sa.gov.au.
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Tioga Terrace Civic Association
TTCA
Halloween Parade and Party
Babysitters / Odd Jobs list
Civic Association Constitution By-Laws
New to the Terrace?
Our next meeting is on Tuesday, 2/11 at 7:00
Tioga Terrace is a quiet, friendly residential community consisting of more than 750 families.
"The Terrace," as it is known, has been home to families since the late 1950s, and remains one of the premier residential communities in the Broome-Tioga County area. Offering a wide variety of quality housing, the Terrace continues to expand and develop.
For its part, the Civic Association promotes information sharing, fellowship and cooperation among Terrace residents, helping to protect the interests of property owners. For over 50 years, it has played an integral role in enhancing the quality of life for Terrace residents.
We hope you find our Web site helpful in learning more about our Association and community. Thanks for visiting.
Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, February 11th, 2020 at 7:00 at Park Terrace Community United Methodist Church on Glann Rd. in the Terrace. Hope to see you there!
Drivers: Please Slow Down
The speed limit in Tioga Terrace is 30 MPH. We have seen a great deal of speeding recently and complained to the Town of Owego. It is likely you will see more Sheriff's Dept cars in the Terrace and they will ticket speeders. So please slow down and drive safely.
Let's Keep It Clean
Please clean up after your dog. A few dog walkers in the Terrace have bagged their dog's poop but left the bags in the street to be run over by cars. Bagging is a good first step but please dispose of your bags properly. Thank you
41 Frederick Dr. Update
**** 10/27/2019 ****
As you know, the TTCA has been following the situation at 41 Frederick St very closely for nearly 2 years now. The last hearing was held in July and required Mr McCann to remove the contents of the property by October 16 as he refuses to sell with the contents included.
I called the Town of Owego Court on October 14 to confirm the scheduled hearing and was told that a public hearing is not being held but rather an inspection visit is planned by the Town Code Enforcement Officer. I spoke to Ron Schmidt, Town Code Enforcement and Building Inspector.
Ron said that Mr Michael McCann called him and said he has prepared his storage unit on his other property. However, Mr McCann has surgery scheduled on his other knee for early November. Ron has scheduled a follow up with Mr McCann for mid-December.
Ron said he did report this discussion to Judge Schumacher and was told to keep the Court informed of the status.
- Nancy Sydlosky (TTCA President)
After the hearing in July, we posted that another hearing is scheduled for Weds October 16. I called the Town of Owego Court today to confirm but was told that date is a Follow-Up, not a Hearing. The Building Inspector will review progress as agreed by the owner, Mike McCann and report back to the Court. The judge will then decide if additional action is required. I was told there will likely be no decision until a week or 10 days later. So I will follow up with the town about the end of October for the resolution and provide an update on this website.
Nancy Sydlosky
Don Castelucci has reported that Michael McMann is going back to court because he hasn't complied with certain requirements of his previous court ruling. More details on the court date will be provided when the date is determined.
As you probably have noticed, 41 Frederick Dr did go on the Real Estate market about the end of January. I've heard there has been some interest but no buyer just yet. I'm sure there would be a huge investment required for this property but it's a fairly flat, corner lot in a wonderful neighborhood so we are hopeful that more progress is on the way.
TTCA President
The Permit hearing for the owner of 41 Frederick, Michael McCann was held today and Linda Fuerstenburg & Meredith Bocek representing the TTCA and a few other residents attended.
Since the last hearing on Dec 6, Michael McCann managed to get the Quick Deed sale completed and recorded, removing his brother, Richard McCann and sister, Tawna Lewis, from the recorded deed. Judge Schumacher again asked Michael McCann how he plead against the Permit charges. He plead Guilty. That was a surprise as he had previously plead Not Guilty.
The judge ordered that the house be appraised for Fair Market Value and the property is to put up for sale at that price no later than January 31st of 2019. Another Hearing will be held if this does not happen by that date.
Even though this involves another delay, it is a giant step forward. Thanks to the Town of Owego Court, Judge John Schumacher, and Town Attorney, Irene Graven for all their hard work in this matter.
**** 12/1/2018 ****
The hearing for Michael McCann regarding the status of 41 Frederick is scheduled for Thursday, Dec 20 at 2pm at the Town Court on Rte 434
**** 10/26/18 ****
A number of Residents and TTCA Board members attended the Preliminary Hearing on October 25 of the Town of Owego vs Michael McCann regarding the expiration of his Repair Permit without completion of the repairs on his property at 41 Frederick Dr in Tioga Terrace. Mr McCann pleaded Not Guilty and a date for the actual Hearing has been set to November 28 at 2:00pm at the Town of Owego Court on Rt 434. It is a public hearing so residents may attend but will not be afforded an opportunity to speak. Several TTCA Board members plan to attend and will provide an update.
Lower Park Update
In my President's Letter in the current Terrace Talk newsletter, I talked about the lack of work in the Tioga Blvd Park. As I said, we spoke with Don Castellucci a couple of times regarding great plans for the park. We knew funds were an issue but we were clear that we hoped to see progress before the summer was over. When that did not happen and school started with no work started, we were sorely disappointed.
But no sooner did I comment in the Presidents Letter but I heard from several Board members that there were workmen on site. Carolyn and I both drove down to see. The fence was removed and Carolyn was told the old blacktop will be removed and the exposed ground pressed down. New paving then will be done in the Spring.
That is what we know for now and as promised, we'll keep you informed.
Nancy Sydlosky TTCA President
Carolyn Showalter Parks Chairperson
Emergency Services Volunteers Needed
The TTCA Board met the Apalachin Fire Commissioners Chairman, Brian Rieber and learned a great deal about the workings of our local Emergency Services Responders. We found that even though we are in the process of adding 4 new EMTs to our volunteer responders, we are still in desperate need of Ambulance Drivers. Drivers must be at least 18 years old, have a valid driver's license, and have no convictions for arson. A physical and a background check will be required. Training is approximately 20 – 30 hours.
Weekly drills are held at Station 1 on Pennsylvania Av on Wednesdays at 7:00pm. Feel free to go and get a feel for what's involved. Just show up and ask for any Chief . They can answer your questions.
If you are interested in volunteering for any of these positions, you can get information regarding the requirements from the Apalachin Fire Department website www.apalachinfd.com. There is a link to submit an online volunteer application.
School Bus Safety
With school back in session, drivers are reminded to stop at any red light stop signals from stopped school buses. Passing a school bus with its red lights flashing is a serious safety issue and against the law.
TTCA thanks you in advance for doing your part to help ensure that our neighborhood children are safe.


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Getting High on Mt. Whitney
October 20, 2013 / Rob / 0 Comments
Morning light on Mt. Muir (center) and Mt. Whitney (far right).
By Geoff Forcier
Autumn has arrived in Tahoe and some say it's the best time of the year. Temperatures are starting to fall and crisp cobalt skies filter abundant sun. Good weather is perhaps the single most important factor in knocking off any alpine objective. Fueled by the seasonal slowdown, a fortunate permit acquisition and an unquenchable thirst for adventure, we packed our gear and studied our maps. We launched a classic Eastern Sierra mission from North Lake Tahoe to the 14,505-foot summit of Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48.
Because of its location in Southern California, Mt. Whitney has no glaciers. Mt. Rainier is only about 100 feet lower than Whitney, but is covered with glaciers due to its northern latitude close to Canada.
Two and half hours after leaving Tahoe City, we set up camp outside Bridgeport, in a broad valley dotted with natural hot springs. We slept under the stars with impressive peaks cresting the western skyline. This type of landscape prevails all the way down US395. Towns like Lee Vining, Bishop and Lone Pine break up long stretches of desert highway and provide ideal starting points for alpine adventures.
Natural hot springs outside of Bridgeport, CA.
As we rolled south toward Lone Pine, we encountered heavy winds that created a massive dust storm across the valley, obstructing our view of the peaks. The bigger concern was how it would affect our summit chances. Would it blow us off the mountain side the next morning?
We took a fascinating side trip to Bristlecone Forest on the opposite side of the valley. At an elevation of 10,000 feet, the ancient forest is a worthy trip. At the top, the wind was virtually non-existent, just a whisper of a breeze. It felt strange to look 6,000 feet down into the valley engulfed in a churning dust storm.
Checking out 4,000 year old trees in the Bristlecone Forest.
As we got closer, we wondered how the 2013 federal government shutdown that had happened a few days prior would affect our trip. Would the mountain be closed? Rumors of law enforcement shutting down trail heads and closing roads loomed. It turned out that the roads and trail heads were open. No one was checking permits, we couldn't even pick ours up because the office was closed.
Movie Road leads into Alamaba Hills. Whitney Portal Road leads to the Whitney trailhead.
We set up base camp in the Alabama Hills on BLM land west of Lone Pine. The landscape has spires, hoodoos and slabs interwoven with dirt roads and tracks leading to hidden camp sites in every direction. The site of countless western movie productions, Alabama Hills is featured in a Lone Pine museum celebrating its rich film history. It sits 4,000 feet below the Mt Whitney trail head camp site and is considerably warmer at night. With the wind gusting from all directions, we bailed on cooking dinner and took a short drive back to Lone Pine for Chinese at the cozy Merry Go Round Restaurant.
If it feels like your in a western film that's probably because you've seen one of the hundreds of movies that have been filmed here.
The wind kept up all night and we left the campground to began our climb at 2:30 am. When we arrived at the trail head, we were amazed to discover that there was no wind. The weather could not have been better for a summit bid.
First light on the crest leading to Mt. Whitney.
We traveled in darkness for the first three hours, following light from our headlamps, trying not to stumble on rocks, and occasionally stopping to gaze at the perfect starry sky and canyon walls. At 11,000 feet, the sun came up and we found ourselves in a rock amphitheater that comprises the east face of Whitney. We paused for photos and refueled before ascending "99 Switchbacks," a seemingly endless series of short switchbacks that ascend the steep face to the Trail Crest. At the crest we passed through the saddle and got our first view to the west toward Kings Canyon, Sequoia National Parks and the towering peaks of the southern Sierra Nevada. We snaked our way around towers, or aiguilles, as we made the final traverse to the summit. Above 13,000 feet, we really felt the altitude but the lure of the summit pulled us up.
Ridgeline leading to the summits of Mt. Muir and Mt. Whitney.
Bad weather shelter on the summit of Mt. Whitney.
Approaching from the west, the summit of Mt. Whitney is a broad plateau with a small, historic, stone hut with a rescue cache and a refuge room for hikers stranded in lighting storms. Just past the hut, massive cliffs fall away for thousands of feet. After the obligatory summit glory photos, a rolly, IPA, bacon and eggs we headed down. The decent was long but pleasant as it had warmed up lower on the mountain. It was a little rough on the knees, but we got to check out the intricate rock walls of Thor Peak and the beautiful meadows and creeks that we missed in the dark on the way up.
Looking west toward Mt. Hitchcock.
Below 99 switchbacks it feels like you should be on the home stretch but really still have 3,000 vertical feet to go.
Thor Peak.
Back at the car we toasted to success with some Olys. We decided that although this was a 22-mile, 6,000-vertical-foot, monster day, it was the best overall hiking adventure that any of us had ever had. Back at Alabama Hills more glory photos, high fives and beverages went down with grilled steak and baked potatoes. Getting high on Whitney felt great.
Author Geoff Forcier with SBDC blogger Rob McCormick in the Alabama Hills.
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