I analyzed samples from the beginnings of my last two unpublished (and in one case, unfinished) novels at I Write Like. The first sample returned a response of Stephen King. The second sample got me P.G. Wodehouse. Oddly enough, I thought the sample that got me the King response was funnier than the sample that pulled in the Wodehouse comparison.
The next time I contact an editor or an agent I'm going to describe myself as a cross between Stephen King and P.G. Wodehouse. I would find that to be an irresistible hook, myself.
Perhaps I have found myself.
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Why Comedian Ron Funches Turned Down Netflix: You 'Don't Tell Me What Comedy Is'
On this week's episode of 'The Last Laugh' podcast, stand-up Ron Funches explains the real reason he turned down Netflix to make his first hour-long special with Comedy Central.
Matt Wilstein
Updated 04.09.19 12:16PM ET / Published 04.09.19 4:46AM ET
Erik Simkins
Subscribe to The Last Laugh on Apple Podcasts
Earlier this year, comedian Ron Funches posted a semi-cryptic (and since-deleted) tweet responding to fans who wanted to know why his first hour-long stand-up special Giggle Fit was on Comedy Central instead of Netflix.
Beside the word Netflix, he put one money bag emoji. Comedy Central got three. But as Funches reveals to me on this week's episode of The Last Laugh podcast, it was a bit more complicated than that.
"They didn't offer me an hour," Funches says of Netflix, which pitched him on the idea of appearing as part of The Standups, a collection of half-hour specials from comedians like Nikki Glaser, Kyle Kinane, Aparna Nancherla and others. "They said they didn't see me as an hour comedian at that time," he added. "And I firmly disagreed."
Funches says Netflix tried to "convince" him by saying they "get more engagement" on half-hours due to viewers' shorter attention spans. "What I didn't enjoy was them trying to sell me on a half-hour—that they are trying to tell me what comedy is, that people don't watch hours anymore," he says. "And I was like, then why are you making them? Then why are the big contracts you're giving going out to the people with hours?"
He's right. The biggest comedians on Netflix are still producing hour-long specials. Just this past month, Amy Schumer and Kevin Hart both put out new hours. Two years ago, the streaming service made headlines by offering contracts worth tens of millions of dollars to comics like Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle and Louis C.K.—another comedian we discuss during the episode—to make hour-long specials.
"To me, if you just were honest and said, 'Hey, maybe in a couple of years,' but they were never honest with me," Funches says. "They just tried to sell me and tell me what comedy is. And I'm the comedian. I tell you what comedy is! Executives don't tell me what comedy is. I tell you."
So that's the real reason he ended up going to Comedy Central. Funches also confirms the network offered him "substantially more money" to make his first hour, Giggle Fit, which got higher ratings than the average special on that network by a wide margin.
That makes him a hotter commodity heading into his next special, whereas if he had gone with Netflix, he says he would have been under contract to work with them again—but only if they wanted him. And since Netflix notoriously doesn't share streaming numbers with talent, he wouldn't have had the same leverage when it came time to renegotiate.
Still, Funches knows that many more people would have seen his half-hour on Netflix than will see his hour on Comedy Central.
"Oh, absolutely," he says. "But for me, that's no different than anytime any promoter has come at me in that way, that's always been a red flag: 'Do it for exposure,'" he says. "To me it was a no-brainer. My son does not eat exposure."
Subscribe now to 'The Last Laugh' on Apple Podcasts, the Himalaya app or wherever you listen to podcasts to hear our full conversation—including Funches on how losing over 140 pounds has affected his comedy and his uncensored opinions about Louis C.K. And look out for new episodes featuring a different comedian guest every Tuesday.
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Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority > Watershed Health > Flooding
Floods are the most frequent natural hazard in Canada. And they can happen at any time of the year, not just in summer. Floods can also happen to anyone. Even if you've never experienced flooding before, it does not mean you won't in the future.
Don't wait until a flooding emergency happens to you… take the time now to understand your risk and prepare for a flood emergency.
According to the study, Canadian Voices on Changing Flood Risk, published in April 2017, 94% of people living in flood risk zones didn't know they were at risk.
On this page, we will help you:
Understand how to find out what your flood risk is
Explain our role in flood protection
Provide you with resources to help protect yourself from flood
Understanding your flood risk
Approximately 40% of the Lake Simcoe watershed is regulated by LSRCA. Regulated areas contain unique environmental significance or feature natural hazards for the watershed.
Regulated areas include flood prone areas but are much more than flood zones. They could also be land that is subject to erosion, or adjacent to streams or rivers, or wetlands, among a number of other reasons. Building and development in these areas is regulated by LSRCA to make sure the activity does not cause environmental damage to the watershed and keeps people and property safe.
Our online maps are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can use the maps to look up your property to see if it lies within a "regulated area".
Access the regulation maps here.
Remember, being in a regulated area doesn't necessarily mean you're in a flood zone. It could be regulated for a number of reasons and only qualified staff at LSRCA can understand our maps in enough detail to know the reason for the regulation.
If you find out you're in a regulated area, contact us to find out the reason for the regulation.
Our role in flood protection is prevention
Our role is to protect people and property from flooding long before the rain begins. We work to prevent or minimize the impacts from floods by:
Regulating development (building) in flood prone areas and other areas that protect us from flooding, such as wetlands.
Maintaining a flood forecasting and warning system. We have a staff team that monitors watershed conditions, tracks weather, and issues flood alerts to local authorities (emergency services, municipalities, school boards, etc.). The purpose of this service is to reduce risk to life and damage to property by providing local agencies and the public with notice, information and advice so they can respond to potential flooding and flood emergencies.
What you can do to reduce the chances of being flooded?
Understand your insurance policy. Regardless of where you live, you should understand your insurance coverage. Are you covered in the event of flooding? What about sewage backup? Speak with your insurance company to understand what is and isn't covered by your policy. Do not assume you're covered in the event of a flood. It could be a very costly assumption!
Plan for an emergency. Everyone should have a 72 hour emergency kit on hand. Remember emergencies can happen for reasons other than flooding. The recommendation is that your emergency kit should contain enough supplies for yourself and your loved ones for at least 3 days.
Protect your property with flood-readiness fixes. Have you taken a look around your property to make sure it's as flood proof as it can be? There are some property improvements you can make to help reduce the chances of damage from flooding.
Email: info@LSRCA.on.ca
The LSRCA operates a flood forecasting and warning system and monitors watershed conditions on a daily basis. The role of the Authority during a flood event is not emergency response or clean-up.
If you are experiencing flooding, please contact your local municipality. For a flood emergency, call 911.
What exactly is a 100 year flood?
The so-called "100-year flood" means a serious flood has a one per cent probability of occurring in any given year. But that does not mean a flood is only likely to occur once in a 100-year period. It only describes the chance of experiencing a major flood in any given year. A 100-year flood can happen two years in a row.
Lake Simcoe Living
In the June 2018 issue of Lake Simcoe Living, we wrote about protecting yourself from flooding and how to prepare in the event of a flood. Below are links to the various resources we referred to in the article:
Study: Canadian Voices on Changing Flood Risk
Find out if you are in a regulated area
Government of Canada's website on Emergency Preparedness (information about emergency plans and creating an emergency kit)
Protect your home from Basement Flooding (Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction)
Video - Staying safe when driving near flooded areas
Flood Forecasting
Lake Simcoe Water Levels
Resources:
Government of Canada's "Get Prepared" Website
Turn Around Don't Drown Video
Flood Smart Canada


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13 pedestrians were killed in Monmouth County in 2017. 10 pedestrians died in Ocean County during the same year.
Ideally, officials say, all motorists would drive sober and at the speed limit, and every pedestrian would seek out marked crosswalks before crossing the road.
In reality, drivers shirk the rules and pedestrians cross in the middle of busy highways. And occasionally, motorists and pedestrians do everything right and accidents happen anyway, traffic safety experts and law enforcement officials say.
"In the past month, they've been far too common," Al Della Fave, the spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, said of fatal pedestrian crashes.
Thirteen pedestrians were killed in Monmouth County in 2017, up from 10 pedestrian deaths in the county during 2016, according to statistics provided by the New Jersey State Police's Fatal Accident Investigation Unit. The numbers reflect data collected as of Dec. 19.
Ten pedestrians were killed in Ocean County in 2017, up from eight deaths the previous year, according to State Police data.
Of all the towns in Ocean County, chronically traffic-stricken Lakewood recorded 14 deaths for both pedestrians and motorists as of Dec. 10. Lakewood's crash statistics are similar to those of Toms River, which has a similar population total but is about twice the physical size as Lakewood.
All told, 179 pedestrians died so far in 2017 from crashes in New Jersey's 21 counties, according to the State Police. Last year, 166 pedestrian deaths were recorded statewide.
A police spokesman, traffic safety expert and hospital trauma center chief who spoke with the Asbury Park Press all deal closely with car crashes that sometimes involve pedestrian deaths. They each handle the issue in their own way – through law enforcement, safe driving campaign promotion and medical attention.
"It comes down to people policing themselves and doing the right thing," Della Fave said.
The right thing, Della Fave said, is driving at the speed limit, paying attention, allowing pedestrians to cross and not consuming alcohol or drugs behind the wheel.
But people don't always heed those guiding principles on the road.
"There's a general sense in the transportation safety community that there is distraction for drivers and distraction for pedestrians, as well," said David Behrend, spokesman for the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority.
Drivers who operate the vehicles while intoxicated are also a danger, said Nasim Ahmed, the trauma center chief at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, which is the only hospital in Monmouth and Ocean counties that houses a trauma center.
In the last 10 months, from January to October, about 6.5 percent of patients – approximately 91 people – were pedestrians struck by vehicles, Ahmed said.
Some 1,600 people visited the trauma center for injuries sustained from burns, falls, car crashes and bicycle accidents over the 10-month span, Ahmed said.
Drivers need to drive sober and with caution, Ahmed said, adding that pedestrians should not jaywalk, or cross a street against traffic regulations.
"Abide by the law," Ahmed said.
New Jersey ranked 15th in the nation for the number of pedestrian fatalities in 2015 and had a fatality rate of 1.93 per population of 100,000, which is above the national average fatality rate of 1.75, according to 2016 preliminary data contained in a study.
The study, titled "Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State," was prepared by transportation consultants and submitted to the Governors Highway Safety Association, a nonprofit made up of traffic safety experts from each state, territory and tribal nation.
The state's ranking has not changed significantly over the years. In 2013, New Jersey ranked in 14th place for its number of pedestrian fatalities.
Members of law enforcement have labored to enforce safe driving.
Most recently, the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office concluded a responsible driving detail centered in Lakewood following a higher-than-normal number of fatal crashes in 2017. The crackdown netted 256 tickets and arrests.
In the coming days, Della Fave said police officers will set up DWI enforcement stops in time for Christmas, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
In 2018, Della Fave said traffic analysts will examine collisions around the county and determine what needs to be done to minimize harm.
"There are the three 'E's of safety," said Behrend, the spokesman for the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. "Engineering, education and enforcement."
Transportation employees are responsible for paying attention to road features such as stoplights, Behrend said, but a large part of traffic safety comes down to the decisions people make.
"It's always going to be a challenge," Behrend said.
The document below lists every car crash on county roads that resulted in at least one person's death.


Kuala Lumpur, 27 July 2018: edotco Malaysia Sdn Bhd, an integrated telecommunications infrastructure services company today completed the acquisition of 80 percent stake of Tanjung Digital Sdn Bhd. Transacted at RM140 million, this will allow edotco to expand its presence into Kedah with a portfolio of 225 telecommunications towers.
With a growing presence in Malaysia and the region, edotco has been rolling out next-generation infrastructure that is capable of meeting increased coverage and capacity requirements. Through this acquisition edotco aims to improve the operational efficiency of tower infrastructure in Kedah, reinforcing its commitment of supporting fast and reliable coverage in the nation.
"Connectivity is a cornerstone of a state's economic and social progress. As such, it is crucial that we have the right infrastructure in place to ensure seamless and wider network reach. By expanding our presence in Kedah, we will work with the entire ecosystem to ensure network providers are able to strengthen their service quality and network footprint across the state," said Wan Zainal Adileen, Chief Regional Officer of edotco Group.
"Currently, Kedah's lower tower density in comparison to Malaysia's average impacts the quality of network connectivity. edotco recognises the need to narrow this gap. To enable consistent and quality network services, we will scale-up our operations and accelerate tower build. Our commitment to ensuring greater connectivity across Malaysia will help bridge the digital divide while moving the country forward into the digital age," added Wan Zainal.
Over the years, edotco has been a key player in enhancing connectivity through the development of telecommunications infrastructure in the country. Its pioneering solutions and infrastructure innovations have helped reduce network rollout costs, manage overall energy usage and eased infrastructure operations for network operators.
edotco operates and manages a regional portfolio of over 27,500 towers across core markets of Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan with 16,760 towers directly operated by edotco and a further 10,957 towers managed through a range of services provided. edotco strives to deliver outstanding performance in telecommunications infrastructure services and solutions. Its state-of-the-art real-time monitoring service, echo, has already seen improvements in field operations while maximizing operational efficiencies in terms of battery, energy and fuel consumption for telecommunications infrastructure.
edotco Group was recently awarded the Frost & Sullivan 2017 Asia Pacific Telecoms Tower Company of the Year Award for its demonstrated exemplary business growth and performance in Southeast Asia.
© 2018 edotco Group Sdn Bhd (1022843-U). ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
© 2018 edotco Group Sdn Bhd (1022843-U).


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Le Rêveur du Never Never est le septième épisode de la série en bande dessinée La Jeunesse de Picsou, écrite par l'auteur américain Keno Don Rosa. Cet épisode met en scène Balthazar Picsou dans le désert australien, sur une période allant de 1893 à 1896.

Synopsis

Au château Mc Picsou, Fergus Mc Picsou et John Mc Picsou discutent des activités de Balthazar. Celui-ci est actuellement à l'autre bout du monde, en Australie, où nous le rejoignons. Il explore le continent à la recherche d'or. Par hasard, il rencontre un chaman aborigène, Jabiru, achevant un Walkabout à travers le pays et cherchant des indices sur le temps du rêve. Tous deux affronteront un dangereux bandit.

Pendant ce temps, ils pénétrent dans une grotte habitée par les ancêtres du chaman, renfermant une énorme opale. Sur les parois, une fresque raconte un mythe dont l'histoire, inachevée, prédit les péripéties que Picsou va vivre dans les minutes qui suivent. En effet, celui-ci se voit piégé par le bandit qui vole l'opale. Puis, une fois le bandit rattrapé, survient une violente inondation (correspondant au bunyip du mythe).

Après maintes péripéties, qui manquent à Picsou de lui faire perdre son premier sou à tout jamais, celui-ci parvient à remettre la pierre à sa place. Les augures que l'indigène recherche dévoilent alors une partie de l'avenir, et pousse le prospecteur à retourner dans le nord de l'Amérique, où se produisent les aurores boréales, dans le Yukon.

Fiche technique
 Code de l'histoire : D 92314.
 Titre Original : The Dreamtime Duck of the Never Never
 Titre français : Le rêveur du Never Never
 Scénario : Don Rosa
 Dessin : Don Rosa
 Editeur : Gladstone Publishing aux États-Unis
 Éditeur : Egmont
 15 pages
 Premières publications : Anders And & Co n°1993-24 (Danemark), Kalle Anka & C:o (Suède) et Donald Duck & Co.
 Première publication au Royaume-Uni : Mickey and Friends (Fleetway) n° 1993-25)
 Première publication aux États-Unis : Uncle Scrooge n°291, .
 Première publication en France : Picsou Magazine n°279, 1995.

Références à Carl Barks
À deux reprises il est inscrit D.U.C.K. de manière dissimulée : sur la couverture (dans les pattes du chameau) et dans la toute première case, sur la plume. Ceci est un message de Don Rosa signifiant Dedicated to Uncle Carl from Keno. Keno étant le premier prénom de Don Rosa, Carl désignant Carl Barks et Duck étant le nom de famille de Donald.

Sur l'univers établi par Don Rosa
Cet épisode montre la bonté du jeune Picsou, qui décide de laisser une grosse opale dans une des grottes ancestrales des indigènes, alors qu'elle aurait pu le rendre riche facilement. Cette bonne action est ultérieurement accompagnée d'un cadeau de remerciement de la nature, une part de son destin lui étant révélée.
Cette partie est utile pour appuyer sur l'honnêteté naturelle de Picsou, qui faillira quelques années plus tard.

Références historiques et culturelles

Voir aussi

Notes et références

Liens internes
 Balthazar Picsou
 La Jeunesse de Picsou

Lien externe

Histoire de Don Rosa
Bande dessinée se déroulant en Australie

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from neutron.common import exceptions as n_exc

class SriovNicError(n_exc.NeutronException):
    pass

class InvalidDeviceError(SriovNicError):
    message = _("Invalid Device %(dev_name)s: %(reason)s")

class IpCommandError(SriovNicError):
    message = _("ip command failed on device %(dev_name)s: %(reason)s")

class IpCommandOperationNotSupportedError(SriovNicError):
    message = _("Operation not supported on device %(dev_name)s")

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Q: How to import data with double quotes in SQL Server 2005 I have to import a text file with data which contains double quotes. Actually I have created a text file which contains aix commands and their explanation.
Now the commands contains double quotes. So using the regular approach of importing bulk data into SQL Server 2005 I am getting error.
My text file is like:
1,acledit "file",for changing the ACL(access control list) of a file
2,anacheck -ap,error analysing for Escala E + T
3,bsh,starts a born shell
4,cancel "print job number",for killing a print job
5,chgrp "group" "file",changes the group of a file
6,chitab "inittab statement",for disabling a statement of the /etc/inittab
7,chmod 0777 "file",gives everybody the right to read, write and execute the specified file
8,chown "user" "file",changes the owner of a file
9,compress -v "file",compresses a file
10,cplv,copies a logical volume (no mirroring)

Can someone plz guide me how to import this data as it is in SQL Server 2005?

A: You can use a function Scalar Valued function like below to encode it to some other character and store it and decode it when you retrieve.
    CREATE FUNCTION EncodeString
     (@data as varchar(max))
      RETURNS varchar(max)AS
     BEGIN
        DECLARE @result as varchar (max)
        SELECT @result = REPLACE(@data , '"','_')
        RETURN @result
      END

The above function returns 1,acledit _file_,for changing the ACL(access control list) of a file for your input number 1. you can use any other ASCII/unicode instead of _ , additionally you need to write decode function to use in retrieval and searching functioanlity. Hope this shall help.

A: Use BULK INSERT with the FIELDTERMINATOR option
bulk insert [yourtablename] from 'yourfilepath' with (fieldterminator = ',')

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■Kubernetes-powered Docker for Mac !!!!!!
$ kubectl -h kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager. Find more information at https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes. Basic Commands (Beginner): create Create a resource from a file or from stdin. expose Take a replication controller, service, deployment or pod and expose it as a new Kubernetes Service run Run a particular image on the cluster set Set specific features on objects run-container Run a particular image on the cluster. This command is deprecated, use "run" instead Basic Commands (Intermediate): get Display one or many resources explain Documentation of resources edit Edit a resource on the server delete Delete resources by filenames, stdin, resources and names, or by resources and label selector Deploy Commands: rollout Manage the rollout of a resource rolling-update Perform a rolling update of the given ReplicationController scale Set a new size for a Deployment, ReplicaSet, Replication Controller, or Job autoscale Auto-scale a Deployment, ReplicaSet, or ReplicationController Cluster Management Commands: certificate Modify certificate resources. cluster-info Display cluster info top Display Resource (CPU/Memory/Storage) usage. cordon Mark node as unschedulable uncordon Mark node as schedulable drain Drain node in preparation for maintenance taint Update the taints on one or more nodes Troubleshooting and Debugging Commands: describe Show details of a specific resource or group of resources logs Print the logs for a container in a pod attach Attach to a running container exec Execute a command in a container port-forward Forward one or more local ports to a pod proxy Run a proxy to the Kubernetes API server cp Copy files and directories to and from containers. auth Inspect authorization Advanced Commands: apply ファイル名を指定または標準入力経由でリソースにコンフィグを適用する patch Update field(s) of a resource using strategic merge patch replace Replace a resource by filename or stdin convert Convert config files between different API versions Settings Commands: label Update the labels on a resource annotate リソースのアノテーションを更新する completion Output shell completion code for the specified shell (bash or zsh) Other Commands: api-versions Print the supported API versions on the server, in the form of "group/version" config kubeconfigファイルを変更する help Help about any command plugin Runs a command-line plugin version Print the client and server version information Use "kubectl <command> --help" for more information about a given command. Use "kubectl options" for a list of global command-line options (applies to all commands).
create Create a resource from a file or from stdin.
top Display Resource (CPU/Memory/Storage) usage.
cp Copy files and directories to and from containers.
api-versions Print the supported API versions on the server, in the form of "group/version"


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Before starting, make sure you are using a GeneXus version that already supports the Unit Testing Framework.
If you don't have this option, check here how to install it.
Unit tests are a new type of Object in your GeneXus KB with the particularity of being a special GeneXus Procedure. This means that you can write GeneXus code inside it for testing your objects with different data and validations (assertions). The easiest way to create a unit test is by right-clicking the Procedure you want to test in the KB Navigator and selecting the "Create Unit Test" option. This option will ask GeneXus to create a new Unit Test Object that will test the object that you've selected.
For this purpose, a new unit test will be automatically generated, where you will probably need to add different data input and output to test different scenarios.
a UnitTest object with the code of the test that you need to modify.
So, this data provider enables you to run the test with several data combinations. Please note that the code template is intended to be fully edited to add different inputs and validating output using assertions.
Assertions are used to validate the procedure's result/output during test execution, usually by comparing an output variable with an expected value. Any number of assertions can be added to a Test, each validating some different results. If any of them fail, the Test result will be FAILED.
You can also add database assertions navigating results using FOREACH as usual, comparing database results against your procedure's output.
Lastly, you can also test other types of programmatic objects (with no UI), like Data Providers and Business Components.


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from the read-the-details dept
Thu, Mar 18th 2010 12:46pm — Mike Masnick
I've spent the last few hours going through the motions for summary judgment from both Google and Viacom in the YouTube case. If you'd like to kill a few hours yourself:
Viacom Summary Judgment Motion (pdf)
Viacom Statement of Undisputed Facts (pdf)
Google Summary Judgment Motion (pdf)
There are few surprises made in the basic arguments by both parties. Viacom claims that YouTube knew about infringing content and should have taken it down (and that Google knew about this and then continued with that policy). Google claims that it's clearly protected by the DMCA's safe harbors. There are some interesting things raised in the filings however:
Viacom claims that YouTube employees uploaded infringing content themselves, and discussed this over email -- though, the filings carefully provide only fragments of the emails, which could easily have been taken out of context. And, even on top of that nowhere does Viacom explain how YouTube employees could distinguish which content was actually infringing and which was put up for promotional purposes or what was fair use. This is a major weakness in Viacom's motion.
Viacom's secondary arguments get weaker as you go down the list. It argues that because YouTube uses advertising to make money, that shows the company directly profits from infringement. That argument makes no sense -- because it would effectively wipe out any safe harbors for any commercial operation, which clearly was not the intent of Congress. Based on this argument, any ISP that hosts content from a paying customer loses its safe harbors. That's ridiculous on its face.
Viacom argues that Google could have blocked uploads with fingerprinting technology it had licensed, but fails to note the massive weaknesses in those fingerprinting technologies (which we still see thanks to Google's bad automated takedowns). It tries to bolster this argument by saying that Google refused to use the fingerprinting on Viacom content unless Viacom agreed to license its content to YouTube. Perhaps there's more to it than this, but I think that's also taking Google statements out of context. The way the fingerprinting works is that Google would need copies of the content to be able to recognize them -- and the only way to do that is if Viacom licensed works to them.
Then the arguments get really weak. Viacom says that Google isn't just a secondary infringer, but a direct infringer, due to the terms of service that say you're granting a license to YouTube, and because to work, YouTube converts uploaded video to Flash. This is a weird legal argument that has been rejected before.
The crux of Viacom's argument rests on trying to break the DMCA safe harbors because Google and YouTube execs knew that there was a lot of infringing content on the site. But Viacom's argument breaks down entirely when you realize it doesn't explain how Google could ever make the actual determination of which videos are infringing. Viacom tries to get around this with some legal tap dancing, basically saying that it doesn't matter and Google just should have known what was infringing and what was not. But that makes no sense. Viacom is basically saying Google should have had a magic wand to figure out what's infringing and make it disappear. That's impossible. No law could possibly require Google to do the impossible. The fact that some of the videos Viacom sued over were uploaded by Viacom itself proves this point clearly.
Viacom argues that because YouTube "licensed" its videos to Apple and Verizon Wireless phones, it shows that it's more than just a passive service provider. Again, this seems like a weak overall argument, as what YouTube was doing was licensing access to the videos in a more convenient format, not claiming control over the videos themselves.
Viacom's lawyers also have a bit of fun at the fact that some old emails relevant to the case were deleted, even though it's not that ridiculous that not everyone keeps all their emails. The motion also mocks Google and YouTube execs for developing "serial amnesia" when presented with "evidence." But, again, Viacom was asking people to remember specific sentence fragments (potentially taken out of context) from years-old emails.
The "big surprise" in the Google motion is that Viacom apparently tried to buy YouTube itself. While interesting as a historical nugget, I'm not really sure that really helps the case one way or the other. It doesn't change how Viacom may have viewed YouTube as a platform. The attempted purchase may just have been a way to try to co-opt it into a limited platform, like what happened with Napster.
Google argues that it has gone above and beyond the DMCA's requirements in providing tools to help copyright holders. Viacom's counter argument, of course, is that those changes are more recent.
For every claim made by Viacom that Google/YouTube execs made damning statements, it looks like Viacom's statements were even worse. For example:
During these negotiations [to license content] Viacom deliberately allowed its content to remain on YouTube, in part because it thought that "having the content there was valuable in terms of helping the rating of our shows."
Google effectively makes the case that Viacom knew the benefits of having its clips on YouTube, tried to negotiate with YouTube for a deal, and when Google came into the picture, basically Viacom just saw it as an easy money grab and massively upped its demands before suing. Google argues that the mass takedown and subsequent lawsuit was really just a negotiating ploy by Viacom to get an upper hand in the negotiations to squeeze more money out of Google.
Amusingly, Viacom notes repeatedly in its own filings that YouTube didn't want to take down its videos because traffic to YouTube would suffer -- but Google counters by pointing out that it did take down all of Viacom's 100,000 takedown requests within hours and traffic to the site did not suffer and, despite Viacom's expectations to the contrary, traffic to Viacom's own sites did not soar. In other words, despite Viacom's over-inflated sense of how important Viacom's videos were to YouTube, the actual evidence suggests that Viacom was very, very wrong.
Viacom tries to brush off the fact that it uploaded many videos itself, by saying (in a footnote) that most of those videos were clearly designated as being from Viacom. Google counters by pointing out that (a) this is not true and (b) Viacom repeatedly disguised who uploaded those videos on purpose -- even quoting Paramount's SVP of marketing saying that the clips "should definitely not be associated with the studio -- should appear as if a fan created and posted it." Among the users who uploaded Viacom clips on behalf of Viacom itself?
MMysticalGirl8, Demansr, tesderiw, GossipGirl40, Snackboard and Keithhn
On top of that, they registered with non Viacom email addresses, and even went to the local Kinkos to avoid uploading from Viacom directly. How Google was supposed to distinguish those clips from those uploaded by random users is not explained anywhere by Viacom, which is a hugely damning point against Viacom's case.
Further damning to Viacom's case -- the fact that Viacom regularly had to backdown on its takedown notices after it was realized that the takedowns were incorrect. This is a point that we've made before and is driven home repeatedly in Google's filing. If Viacom itself can't get it right -- when it holds the copyrights and some of the videos were uploaded by itself -- how the hell is Google supposed to know which videos are legit and which are not?
Even more amusing is the part that details how Viacom had incredibly complex and detailed rules with BayTSP (who monitored YouTube and sent the takedowns) over what should be taken down and what should be left up. Apparently, those rules changed every few days and the folks at BayTSP compared them to Crime and Punishment. Again, if Viacom required such a complex list of rules for its own partner, how could it expect Google to know what to do without knowing any of that information?
Google also points out that many of the clips in question have serious questions over whether or not they could be considered fair use -- and those are questions for a court to determine. It is both unfair and outside the scope of the law to expect a third party like Google to be able to make that kind of decision on the fly.
In the end, it will surprise no one that I find Google's arguments significantly more compelling than Viacom's. The one point on which Viacom is strongest is the emails from the very early days of YouTube, where the founders and some employees admit that they know there's a fair amount of infringement on the site, and they debate what to do about it, before taking a fairly liberal approach -- though, never an approach that removes their safe harbors (Viacom disagrees on that point). In fact, the weaknesses of Viacom's argument are driven home in that nowhere was it able to produce a single bit of evidence of YouTube founders/execs being aware of a specific infringing video. All of the quotes are about general infringement. The lack of a smoking gun email to the contrary really weakens Viacom's case -- and is a glaring absence in the motion.
What this comes down to in the end is a basic interpretation of what the DMCA really says and means with its safe harbor provisions. Viacom's interpretation would effectively gut the entire purpose of the safe harbor provisions, disqualifying pretty much any commercial entity that allows user created content from gaining safe harbor protections. Such a reading makes no sense as it would make the DMCA safe harbors effectively meaningless.
Google's motion, on the other hand, is quite compelling and highlights how even if execs are aware of general infringement across the site, it was impossible for them to distinguish what was authorized and what was not, as well as what was fair use and what was not. To require a third party like Google to make such determinations would effectively gut the ability of pretty much any user-generated content site to exist -- which, again, would clearly go against Congress' intentions.
Still, with these sorts of lawsuits, you really never know how things will play out -- and judges often get blinded by "infringement bad, must punish!" type arguments. Hopefully, in this case, reason prevails.
Update: Eriq Gardner over at The Hollywood Reporter basically came to the opposite conclusion and found Viacom's arguments persuasive. To him the discussions among YouTube founders is damning, though I still think there's a massive difference between saying "yes, there are infringing videos on the site" and "we know which videos are infringing" is a large and important gap -- and Viacom failed to close it.
Filed Under: copyright, dmca, fair use, videos
Companies: google, viacom, youtube
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PRMan, 18 Mar 2010 @ 1:24pm
Terrific summary!
Thanks, Mike, for the terrific summary and analysis. I am very interested in this case but I don't have hours to research it.
Anonymous Coward, 18 Mar 2010 @ 3:37pm
Re: Terrific summary!
Not having the time to research it means you'll be getting the play-by-play through some sort of biased filter.
In this case, Masnick's.
Who appears happy to claim that everything possibly damning "could have been" taken out of context.
But at least a link was provided for an opposing, and just as biased, viewpoint.
That's something.
Re: Re: Terrific summary!
It's not even a matter of "context". Here's the question for you: Does Google know which content is infringing (not "potentially", actually is)? Yes or no?
If yes, they are liable. If not, they are covered under safe harbour.
Viacom's trying to pretend that "potentially infringing" is the same as "infringing", because that's the only way they can get a case against Google.
Hephaestus (profile), 18 Mar 2010 @ 1:25pm
Mike got a question ....
Is the Viacom lawsuit a left over of its attempt to buy youTube and negotiate by litigation? Or did the lawsuit happen after google purchased youtube?
Mike Masnick (profile), 18 Mar 2010 @ 1:30pm
Re: Mike got a question ....
Lawsuit happened many months later.
Timeline is basically:
* Summer '06: Viacom tries to buy YouTube, and during that time also discusses licensing deal
* Fall '06: Google buys YouTube
* Fall '06: Viacom's licensing demands suddenly go way, way, way up.
* Winter '06/'07: Viacom threatens Google that if it doesn't agree to licensing deal on its terms, it'll make a big splash and pull all videos
* Early '07: Viacom pulls all videos (~100,000 at once). Google takes 'em down. Impact is minimal to both Youtube and Viacom traffic.
* Spring '07: Viacom sues.
Re: Re: Mike got a question ....
It still does seem to be negotiation by litigation to increase the monies going to Viacom.
Thinking out side the box for a moment. I thought of a simple way for google to put an end to fair use problems in the future. In the TOS for YouTube add the lines.
"As of xx/yy/2010 google requires a fair use and use description for all commercial videos and audios."
This way DMCA take downs can point to the fair use documents provided and people appealing DMCA take downs can do the same. In the long run this one change would make the commercial entities that do no fair use fail, and the ones that do gain a greater audience.
JMHO David
Thanks for the clarification
:Lobo Santo (profile), 18 Mar 2010 @ 1:52pm
"No law could possibly require Google to do the impossible."
Come on now, we both now that they can pass as many laws with impossible requirements as they feel like. Of course, that still won't stop the tide...
Paulb, 18 Mar 2010 @ 2:04pm
Something about this part
"Viacom's secondary arguments get weaker as you go down the list. It argues that because YouTube uses advertising to make money, that shows the company directly profits from infringement. That argument makes no sense -- because it would effectively wipe out any safe harbors for any commercial operation, which clearly was not the intent of Congress. Based on this argument, any ISP that hosts content from a paying customer loses its safe harbors. That's ridiculous on its face."
I'm too lazy to google for the article, but I remember lawsuits where they won by this argument. Obviously it makes no sense, but in court it might stand.
MontBlanc Watch, 17 Dec 2010 @ 7:03pm
Re: Safe Harbors
Yeah... i agree with you. Nice one buddy!
Impossibilities
No law could possibly require Google to do the impossible.
Well, a judge sure can. That's one of their favorite tricks: give someone a choice between doing something that's impossible or what the judge really wants them to do. Then the judge can later say "I didn't make them do that, it was their own choice", when in fact they had no other possible choice.
Ridiculous Arguments
Based on this argument, any ISP that hosts content from a paying customer loses its safe harbors. That's ridiculous on its face.
Sometimes, all a judge needs is an excuse, even a flimsy one, to justify a politically correct ruling.
scarr (profile), 18 Mar 2010 @ 2:48pm
If Viacom argues that converting a video to a different format makes it a transformative work that Google owns instead of the original creator/uploader, wouldn't that make MP3 sharing legal?
Re: Loophole
On second twisted thought, wouldn't that make recording it off the TV to put on the web legal?
Would I make a good lawyer?
John Robinson, 21 Mar 2010 @ 8:23am
That was the argument used by BlueBeat when they claimed they could sell licensed music legally, because they passed it through their magic mp3 machine. The response to that argument was pretty much "lol no".
you cannot license what you do not control. youtube shows that they have enough control to re-license the content, it is clear they are reformating and republishing the material to suit other users. viacom appears to have at least one very good argument here.
Uh, what the heck are you talking about? None of the content was re-licensed. Are you talking about the Youtube licenses for Apple and Verizon? Then that's just stupid.
Just because I put an entry fee up at a museum doesn't mean I'm claiming copyright over the artwork inside.
no but you are claiming control by charging money to access it. it suggests ownership or control by contract or other which is not true. youtube doesnt have rights to much of the content they offer.
Uh, Google has the right to control access to YouTube, regardless of whatever's uploaded inside. Suggesting otherwise is a blatant lie.
Xander C (profile), 18 Mar 2010 @ 4:20pm
Re: Re: Re: Rights and Ownership
YouTube may not have the full rights, but they reserve a few based on the ToS that has to be confirmed by the uploading party. They (YouTube/Google) assume the rights to reproduce your works with your selected permissions since you (as the uploader) are saying , "Yes, this is my creation, I agree to make a deal between you and myself over this content."
If the ToS of YouTube is broken by the uploader, then YouTube proceeds to make right of the situation. (Remove content, ban account, de-audio filter) All these actions place YouTube well and reasonably protected by DMCA. Any Ads shown during the time the content was presumed to be legal should have no bearance on the fact that the guilty party was the user, and not the service.
Liken this to a full McDonald's restaurant during the height of lunchtime, and some patron is choking on their food in the back of the building. The McD servers and workers are not accountable for the choking patron, but if they see it happening, they need to act immediately on it. Likewise, the cashiers are not accountable for all the meals and lunch sold at the same time of the person choking.
I know the analogy is a bit of a stretch, but the general consensus is that YouTube is a service, and that service cannot give individual attention to every single uploaded file without the entire system becoming unusable.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Rights and Ownership
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/03/smoking-guns-dark-secrets-spilled-in-youtube-viacom- filings.ars
read that. it is clear they were aware and used copyrighted material to boost their service. they watched the choking and did nothing.
BearGriz72 (profile), 18 Mar 2010 @ 8:23pm
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Rights and Ownership
Read The Information above including the timeline. Then reread the Ars Technica article. I like Ars but they got it wrong.
Maybe you should actually read their user agreement before spouting off like that. When you post material on YouTube you do indeed give them such control. Now, if you didn't actually have the legal to right to do so then that's your fault.
Richard (profile), 19 Mar 2010 @ 9:27am
"it is clear they are reformating and republishing the material to suit other users. viacom appears to have at least one very good argument here."
What Viacom is arguing for is the end of all user generated content on the internet.
Any site that allows user generated content must also automatically allow infringing content - since there is no way for the host to judge a priori between the two.
The current laws get around that by giving the host immunity until the existence of infringing content is formally brought to their attention - at which point they must remove the content.
Without that limitation all content generated by anyone other than a big corporation becomes impossible.
No Myspace
No Blogs
No personal/small company/Voluntary Organisation/Church/Charity Websites
Essentially No Internet
Unless you are prepared to see such a total wipeout then Vicaom doesn't have any kind of "point" at all.
The reformatting of the material is irrelevant. Anyone with physical access to the material can do that (including the end user)
Eriq Gardner, 18 Mar 2010 @ 3:05pm
Persuasive or not?
I consider myself to be one of the few people who is terribly interested in these copyright issues and yet have never really settled on a conclusion. Trust me — I wish I could see see clearly. All I see is a lot of grey.
Going into today, I was inclined to believe that Google/YouTube had the upper hand in litigation. After reading the briefs, I'm now slightly inclined to think Viacom has a stronger argument.
That said, it's important to remember that this is just a motion for summary judgement. Viacom may have presented a nice case (or so I think), but have they met the burden for summary judgment? Has YouTube?
I doubt either party succeeds. I expect that the judge will throw this case to trial.
Re: Persuasive or not?
Viacom's arguments are only persuasive if you can't wade through all the BS. The emails their quoting don't even remotely say half of things Viacom's trying to imply.
About the only things that the emails do confirm is that:
- There is copyrighted material on YouTube.
- 80% COULD be POTENTIALLY infringing.
- Google can't tell which is which until they get takedown notices.
- Google decided to keep potentially infringing material up, until rightsholders tell them otherwise.
All of that is completely legal under US Law. Viacom's trying to state that not taking down "potentially infringing material" makes you subject to criminal liability...which it doesn't.
Chris-Mouse (profile), 18 Mar 2010 @ 3:44pm
Prediction on the outcome...
No matter what the judge decides, the case will be appealed.
I suspect the case will go to trial, but the result won't matter much. Google can't afford to set a precedent that would essentially gut the safe harbor provisions, and Viacom will do pretty much anything to make someone else responsible for the problems of its business model.
Expect this case to go as far up the appeals process as the courts will permit.
Re: Prediction on the outcome...
I expect to see Google "pull a Google" and pay off Viacom in a secret deal just before the trial begins.
Clueby4, 18 Mar 2010 @ 3:57pm
Viacomm's Unclean Hands
Can't google move to dismiss under the unclean hands doctrine, based on Viacom submitted claims against its own video submissions?
another report that damns google/youtube pretty hard.
http://techdirt.com/article.php?sid=20100318/1226148617&threaded=true#c393
Mike Masnick (profile), 18 Mar 2010 @ 11:22pm
That says the same things we discussed here. Nothing new in it at all. The full Viacom filings are available at the top of this page, and they actually don't damn Google that hard when you actually read them.
They catch youtube employees admitting that there's copyrighted material on the site. Well, duh. Pretty much all content is covered by copyright. The question is whether it's authorized.
And, NOWHERE do they point to any smoking gun evidence of YouTube finding out about unauthorized content and then leaving it up.
There are discussions about following the letter of the law, and they do. There is no evidence that they did not follow the letter of the law.
The quote from Steve Chen's email to Jawed is more understandable when read in context. He's not talking about infringing content. He was complaining about Jawed copying videos from competing sites. He wasn't complaining about posting professional content -- but from other video sites that had some viral videos.
Basically, none of Viacom's smoking guns have much smoke in them
Anonymous Coward, 19 Mar 2010 @ 5:30am
no they were clear that they were building their site on copyright material and they would remove it later. the idea was build fast and sell out which is what they did. that happened on the back of mass copyright violation. that is the perfect smoking gun. they were aware and mad plans to remove the stuff after they profited from it. i know you dont want to read that mr masnick but the quotes are pretty clear.
Yeah, the "quotes" are "pretty clear" because Viacom edited them to be "pretty clear."
Try reading, you know, the actual emails.
"Basically, none of Viacom's smoking guns have much smoke in them"
It's just a bunch of smoke and mirrors.
John, 18 Mar 2010 @ 7:00pm
One word to viacom:
Facepalm!
Anonymous Coward, 18 Mar 2010 @ 10:39pm
This wont end well ....
On one side you have people trying to undo a million years of humans (in what ever form) sharing information. On the other you have the non lawyers (humans) just doing what they do. Talk, socialize, gossip, and share information.
Hmmm fighting human nature I wonder how thats going to work out ....
George Ou, 19 Mar 2010 @ 10:00am
You're very wrong about fingerprinting
"The way the fingerprinting works is that Google would need copies of the content to be able to recognize them -- and the only way to do that is if Viacom licensed works to them"
1. Fingerprinting technology (specifically Audible Magic in this case) only needs "reference fingerprints" from the content owner. These are basically tiny hashes that are smaller than this email that can be quickly distributed. You do not need an original copy of the content.
2. Even if you did need an original copy of the content for it to work, there's a huge difference between licensing content to YouTube for the purpose of a reference file for anti-piracy to the kind of broadcast license Google was demanding.
http://www.digitalsociety.org/2010/03/analysis-of-viacom-and-google-evidence-on-youtub e-piracy/
Also, just because the UFC puts free content on Spike TV for promotional purposes, does that mean Spike TV can post all UFC PPVs without permission?
Mike Masnick (profile), 19 Mar 2010 @ 11:43am
Re: You're very wrong about fingerprinting
I believe that Google's technology works differently, and does require a license.
It's not clear that they were demanding the content be freed up on YouTube.
George, that's a bullshit statement and you know it. No one said it was okay for anyone to violate copyrights. The question is whether or not Google should be expected to figure out which ones violate the law when even Viacom can't.
Your statement is totally misleading and blatantly intellectually dishonest. I expected better from you.
1. Fingerprinting technology (specifically Audible Magic in this case)...
I thought we were talking about Google here. What about *their* system?
ben adam, 19 Mar 2010 @ 10:17am
viacom-youtube
yawn. just more of the same shilling for google that i've read here a million times before. oh well. i rarely come to this site anymore but i followed a link. my bad. next time, you're on "ignore"
Anonymous Coward, 19 Mar 2010 @ 11:14am
Re: viacom-youtube
Abel, 19 Mar 2010 @ 1:48pm
I Hope YouTube & Google Win
I'm siding with YouTube. Just a lot of people communicating with each other, via the latest technology. The goverment should have better things to do than get in the way of this massive human interaction. If anything, TV stations are getting free publicity, as people see snipets of the show on YouTube, they end up being more likely to watch those shows on TV. They are suing, even though they're benfitting from it. This is obnoxious of them. I think Viacom should get a life, and find something else to do, leave Google alone.
Yuhong Bao, 19 Mar 2010 @ 8:24pm
Note that I don't think specific knowledge of the infringing content is required for the DMCA safe harbors to be disqualified. General knowledge and the fact that YouTube knew that it profited from the content is more than enough for disqualification I think. YouTube still could have tried to find at least some of the questionable videos and took them off. And though I have not seen the evidence, personally, I find the claims that Viacom deliberately obscured the origin of the authorized content ridiculous. Why would Viacom want to do that, especially when Viacom probably know that the authorized content and the pirated content had to be distinguished for example to properly ensure that only the authorized content was put back on after it was mistakenly taken down?
CrushU, 20 Mar 2010 @ 6:37am
Debunking time!
"General knowledge and the fact that YouTube knew that it profited from the content is more than enough for disqualification I think."
No. Just knowing that there exists, somewhere, some infringing content on your Millions Of Videos site does not make the entire site liable. How could you distinguish between profit from infringing content and noninfringing content?
"YouTube still could have tried to find at least some of the questionable videos and took them off."
They did. Whenever a rights holder asked them to, which complies quite perfectly with the DMCA.
"And though I have not seen the evidence, personally, I find the claims that Viacom deliberately obscured the origin of the authorized content ridiculous. Why would Viacom want to do that, especially when Viacom probably know that the authorized content and the pirated content had to be distinguished for example to properly ensure that only the authorized content was put back on after it was mistakenly taken down?"
They wanted to do it in order to self-promote without making it obvious they WERE self-promoting. Then the left hand came in without knowing what the right hand was doing, saw a bunch of 'infringing' videos, and pulled them into this lawsuit before they realized THEY were the ones who uploaded them. Which reinforces Google's case that they *cannot determine* what is infringing and what isn't.
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By Air (Plane): You can fly to Moscow and St. Petersburg from most major airports. Some airlines will get you to Riga, Latvia or Tallinn, Estonia where you can take a direct train to Russia. If there isn't a direct flight to some Russian city from your closest airport, you can fly to Moscow. From there you can take a connecting flight. If you are going to do this, however, don't forget to check the Moscow airports – getting from one to another in Moscow can be difficult.
By Train: Trains run from Vilnius, Lithuania to St. Petersburg and to Moscow. You can also catch a train from Helsinki, Warsaw, Prague and Budapest. Trains connect Paris and Amsterdam to Moscow via Berlin and Warsaw by a daily train service. Make sure to book your train tickets well in advance, but not earlier than 60 days for international trains and 45 days for domestic ones.
By Bus: Fr om Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius or Helsinki you can take a bus to St. Petersburg. From Riga, Tallinn, Berlin and Prague a comfortable bus can take you to Moscow. Also there regular bus services between Russia and some other cities in Eastern and Western Europe.
By water (Ferry o Cruise Ship): You can visit Russia by one of cruise ships which make stops in St. Petersburg. A number of cruise lines such as Oceania Cruises, Holland America Line, Voyages Of Discovery, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line and many others visit Russia. There is connection Helsinki — St. Petersburg on a modern ferry Princess Maria and Stockholm –St. Petersburg on a ferry Princess Anastasia both operated by St. Peter Line on a regular basis. If you arrive to St. Petersburg by ship or by ferry you can take advantage of staying on Russian soil without visa for no more than 72 hours.
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Below are a list of events which exist for all men and women to play and compete in during the squash season. Squash New Zealand, in partnership with host clubs, organises these events each year and each event has slightly different regulations. Check out the details on the event, upcoming event details, results, rules, past winners and how to host them below.
New Zealand Senior Nationals - Individual Championships
The New Zealand Senior National Individual Championships are contested annually, and represent the pinnacle of national competition for New Zealand players. The event is closed to international players - only New Zealand residents may enter. Since 1932 the men have played for the Riddiford Gold Cup, while the women have competed for the Mitchell Rose Bowl since 1951. The event is rich in heritage and history - the honours roll is a genuine who's who of New Zealand Squash.
New Zealand Senior National Inter-District Team Championships
The New Zealand Senior Inter-District Teams Championship event was introduced in 1972. The MC Day Cup (Men) and the KA Mackwell Cup (Women) are fiercely contested by teams of four players from each district. This is another event that is rich with heritage and parochial pride.
Cousins Shield and Mitchell Cup
The Cousins Shield and Mitchell Cup are the premier club teams events for men and women respectively in New Zealand squash. Highly sought after, these awards have been contested since 1948 (Cousins Shield) and 1958 (Mitchell Cup). The Cousins Shield event pits teams of five men per club against other clubs. The club that wins three or more matches wins the tie. The Mitchell Cup follows the same format, but has variously been contested by teams of four or five players in different years.
SuperChamps
The District SuperChamps events are played to identify the strongest club in the respective district for each grade. The National SuperChamps events are played to identify the strongest club from each district for each grade. Teams are composed of five players, of the same sex, from the same club, who are of the same or a lower grade (B, C, D, E and F/J). At the District SuperChamps clubs in a single district play off to find the District Champion in each grade. The District Champion is then eligible to travel to the National SuperChamps finals to play off for the national title representing their club and their district.
New Zealand Doubles Championships
The New Zealand Doubles Championships have been contested since 2011. The event began with just Men's, Women's and Mixed draws however in 2013 there saw the addition of a Men's and Women's over 35 and a Men's over 50.
The Champion of Champions ran for the first time in 2012. The format is similar to that of the Super Champs, but played on an individual basis. District Champion of Champions events will be held in each district, where entrants will play off for the title of District Champion for each grade (A-F, men and women). These champions will also earn the right to represent their district at the National Champion of Champions event, at which the eleven District Champions in each grade will fight for the title of Champion of Champions in their grade.
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As I prepare my swan-song teaching in SL (at least for the foreseeable future) I made some changes to the setting and dangers of the virtual House of Usher.
My last students to use it, in 2011, wanted some real chances of mayhem. I've obliged by adding a roleplayer's HUD to all of the premade avatars, and I set out to spend a few thousand Linden Dollars to add some traps, tricks, and mayhem.
The problem has been that items from Marketplace I ordered have not been delivered. Repeatedly. I think I know why.
Linden Lab recently updated its system for merchants, so they do not use a "Magic Box" server in-world, a remant of the time when the Lab purchased the retailers XstreetSL and Onrez. Now merchants who have read the notices use a direct delivery method. Note those words "who have read the notices" from Linden Lab.
Debates about Marketplace or the coming of direct delivery killing in-world real estate rage, but my concern is elsewhere. Never before have I had a Marketplace delivery to me fail.
Now both items I've purchased for the Usher avatars failed. I'm guessing that the creators have them in a Magic Box that is now useless. How many other hundreds of small merchants, no longer active in SL, have had this occur because they were not paying any heed?
I'll send the Usher avatars shopping in-world to buy what they need, but the situation brings up a larger question. With the approach of server-side baking what will happen to tens of thousands of SL users who did not get the rather obscure blog post by the Lab, some time back? Firestorm's team has warned us to be ready. Linden Lab, however, has been all wine and roses and one blog post.
Yet even with Firestorm's good advice, I would hazard a guess that many of us don't read the text on our log-in screens.
If what I see at Marketplace, among folks who could be making money, is any indicator, hold onto your prim hats.
Chaos is coming to a metaverse near you. Wait for it.
If it's any consolation (and it probably isn't) I've had delivery failures from the Marketplace many different times over the years.


Online information play an important role in influencing our views and perception in addition to purchase decision making. Prof Tat-Koon KOH and Prof XU Hong of the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management will share their research findings and insights into the elements in increasing brand or product exposure via viral marketing and how discount strategy works in online commerce with asymmetric information.
Viral marketing on social media can help companies increase the exposure of their brands or products. However, for every successful viral marketing campaign, there are many others that failed to reach a large audience as hoped. In this talk, Prof Tat-Koon KOH will give an overview of strategies that could contribute to the chances of successful viral marketing campaigns.
Online daily-deal platforms, such as Groupon and LivingSocial, have become a prominent price promotion venue. As two-sided markets, daily-deal platforms allow merchants to attract new consumers via discounts and consumers to explore a wide variety of products and services. In this joint study presented by Prof XU Hong, she will investigate whether the discounts offered by online daily deals help attract consumer purchases, and draw related managerial implications to merchants and platforms on how to design price promotions in the online environment.
All programs would be suspended once the Rainstorm Black Warning or Typhoon Signal No.8 (or above) is hoisted, or there is information that the Warning or Signal would be hoisted within 1 to 2 hours before the event starts. Notification on reschedule or refund arrangement would be announced in due course.