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SENATOR TAMMY DUCKWORTH TO RECEIVE WCI LEADERSHIP SERVICE AWARD
Lindsay Mitchell
Jan, 28, 2019 | Today's News | Locks and Dams
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth will receive the Waterway Council Inc's (WCI) 18th Annual Leadership Service Award on Tuesday evening, February 12, 2019, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC.
Illinois Corn Growers Association is a member of WCI and the two work together as partners to encourage investment in our nation's crumbling waterway infrastructure. Senator Duckworth has acted as a third partner, advocating for practical, common-sense solutions needed to move our country and Illinois forward.
She supports: rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure, keeping our water systems safe and lead-free, growing manufacturing jobs while supporting minority-owned small businesses, investing in communities that have been ignored for too long, and making college more affordable for all Americans.
She has also been a tireless advocate for the Nation's inland waterways lock and dam infrastructure and the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP).
"Waterways Council is thrilled to have the opportunity to honor Senator Duckworth for her leadership, waterways advocacy, and commitment to America's critical waterways infrastructure," said Michael J. Toohey, President/CEO of Waterways Council, Inc.
"WCI's Leadership Service Award has long applauded our American champions of the Nation's vital inland waterways transportation and port system, and Senator Duckworth is richly deserving of our recognition this year," he continued.
Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq War Veteran, Purple Heart recipient and former Assistant Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. She was among the first Army women to fly combat missions during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Senator Duckworth served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years before retiring from military service in 2014 at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. She was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016 after representing Illinois's Eighth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives for two terms.
In 2004, Senator Duckworth was deployed to Iraq as a Blackhawk helicopter pilot for the Illinois Army National Guard. On November 12, 2004, her helicopter was hit by an RPG and Duckworth lost her legs and partial use of her right arm.
In the U.S. Senate, Senator Duckworth serves on several influential committees that give her an important platform to advocate for Illinois's working families and entrepreneurs: the Senate Armed Services Committee; the Environment & Public Works Committee; the Commerce, Science, & Transportation Committee; and the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee.

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L'ombra di Troia è un libro di David Gemmell, secondo capitolo della trilogia sulla città di Troia che si concluderà con La caduta dei re.

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Riprendendo molti personaggi del precedente Il signore di Troia, la vicenda inizia da Calliade e Banocle che nel precedente romanzo erano rimasti in secondo piano. Adesso sono ricercati da Agamennone che li ha dichiarati traditori. Durante la loro fuga salvano una giovane fuggita dall'isola di Tera e trovano ospitalità sulla Penelope di Odisseo che è diretto a Troia in occasione del matrimonio tra Ettore ed Andromaca. Durante i Giochi organizzati per la cerimonia si ritrovano uno a fianco all'altro tutti i re dell'Egeo, amici e nemici. Anche se vigerebbe la tregua, Agamennone cerca di trovare alleanze e di eliminare i potenziali nemici, ma alla fine delle celebrazioni sfocerà la guerra contro Troia.

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The proteases caspases-3 and -7 play an important role in programmed cell death (apoptosis). Cleavage of the caspase substrates results in characteristic morphological features of apoptotic cell death, including membrane blebbing, pyknotic nuclei, cell rounding, and formation of apoptotic vesicles. Caspases recognise their substrates by a cleavage motif. The amino acids of the substrate around the caspase cleavage site are named N- to C-terminal: P4, P3, P2, P1, P-1. The scissile bond between the essential aspartate at P1 and P-1, usually a small amino acid, is cleaved by caspase-3 and -7, whereas positions P4 to P-1 are important for substrate specificity and recognition.
The amino acids around the caspase-3 and -7 cleavage site are named N- to C-terminal: P4, P3, P3, P2, P1, P-1. The scissile bond between P1 and P-1 is cleaved by caspase-3 and -7, whereas positions P4 to P-1 are important for substrate specificity and recognition. P1 is always an aspartate (D), while P-1 is usually a small amino acid. Proline (P) as secondary alpha-amino acid is not accepted at P-1. An in vitro kinetic study argues for small amino acids, phenylalanine (F) or tyrosine and no ionic amino acids at P-1 (Stennicke,2000). The regular expression allows small amino acids at P-1. Other residues are still described but data was not valid enough to create an additional regular expression. The backbone of amino acids at P2 and P3 is stabilised by hydrogen (H) bonds allowing caspase-3 and -7 a broad spectrum of amino acids at these positions. At P2 non-polar amino acids (valine (V), leucine (L), P) are preferred because of possible interactions with a hydrophobic pocket. Threonine (T) is also very common. At P3 glutamate (E) is preferred because of an additional H-bond. However other amino acids like serine (S) or L are still common. In the regular expression P3 is not specified, except for the prohibition of P, because caspase-3 and -7 accept a variety of amino acids at P3. D is strongly preferred at P4 due to strong H-bond interactions, followed by S, T, and E. Crystal structures with pentapeptides argue for a preference for hydrophobic residues at P5 because of hydrophobic interactions with two F residues in case of caspase-3. This site is missing in caspase-7 (Fu,2008). The regular expression does not include P5 because caspase-3 cleaves also substrates with non-hydrophobic residues at P5. Nevertheless a hydrophobic residue at P5 is a hint that the protein is rather a caspase-3 substrate then a caspase-7 one. Based on the observed variations at P4-P2, the regular expression will on the one hand produce false positives and on the other hand not match all described cleavage sites.
Cysteinyl aspartate specific proteases (caspases) play an important role in development, differentiation, apoptosis and inflammation in metazoa. The 12 known human caspases, members of peptidase family C14, can be classified in 4 groups based on their function and the length of their prodomain. Group I caspases are inflammatory caspases with a large prodomain and includes caspase-1, -4, -5, and -12. Caspases-2, -5, -8, -9, and -10 belong to group II and have also a large prodomain, but initiate apoptosis. Caspase-3, -6, and -7 constitute group III and are effector caspases with a short (20-30 aa) prodomain that execute the apoptotic program by cleavage of various proteins. Caspase-14 is involved in keratinocyte differentiation (Lavrik,2005, Pop,2009). A general characteristic of caspases is their high specificity to cleave C-terminal after aspartate (Stennicke,2000). This primary specificity for aspartate is unique to the granzyme B and caspase families of proteases (Harris,2000). The amino acids N-terminal of the aspartate, mainly the first four, determine the caspase's specificity.
Under normal conditions caspases are present as inactive enzyme precursors (zymogens), the procaspases. They consist of an N-terminal prodomain, the large subunit (p20), an optional linker sequence, and the small subunit (p10). The structure of all caspases is a heterotetramer formed by head-tail organised heterodimers that are composed of the small and the large subunit (Fu,2008, Chai,2001). The caspases' substrate is stabilized by amino acids from both subunits, whereas the catalytic dyad is localised within the large subunit and consists of a cysteine and a histidine (Wilson,1994). In vivo active initiator caspase-8, -9, and -10 and the lymphocyte-specific serine protease granzyme B perform proteolytic activation of the caspase-3 and -7 zymogen dimer by cleavage of the prodomain and the inhibiting linker. This activation can occur by two different mechanisms: the extrinsic and the intrinsic pathway. In the extrinsic or death receptor-mediated pathway death receptor ligands induce the oligomerization of death receptor (CD95 or TRAIL-R1/R2) resulting in the formation of the death-inducing signalling complex (DISC). Caspase-8 and -10 are activated by DISC and cleave caspase-3 and -7. The intrinsic or mitochondria-mediated pathway is induced by stimuli such as DNA damage, cytotoxic stress, and heat shock leading to the release of cytochrome C from the mitochondria and the formation of the apoptosome. After its activation by the apoptosome caspase-9 processes caspase-3 and -7 (Jiang,2000). Executor caspases-3 and -7 cleave a variety of downstream proteins resulting in membrane blebbing, pyknotic nuclei, cell rounding, formation of apoptotic vesicles, and finally in apoptotic cell death.
Non-apoptotic activities of caspases including involvement in immune response (Zhang,1998), proliferation (Woo,2003), differentiation (Zermati,2001, Carlile,2004), and cell motility (Barnhart,2004) are also described. However little is known about this, particularly the control and regulation of specific caspase cleavage. Regulation of caspases' non-apoptotic activities presumably occurs by post-translational modification of the caspases and/or the substrates, subcellular compartmentalisation of caspases, protection of potential substrates by scaffold proteins or protein complexes, activation of anti-apoptotic factors, and recruitment of antagonistic proteins at the level of caspase activation complexes (Launay,2005, Yi,2009).
Due to their ability to induce apoptotic cell death, the activation of caspases and active caspases are modulated and/or inhibited by a number of regulatory mechanisms. The activation of caspase-8 at the DISC can be modulated by cellular FLICE-inhibiting protein (cFLIP), a member of the DISC (11713262). Inhibition of apoptosis protein (IAP) family inhibits the enzymatic activities of caspases using baculoviral IAP repeats (LIG_BIR_II_1, LIG_BIR_III_1, LIG_BIR_III_2, LIG_BIR_III_3, LIG_BIR_III_4) (Deveraux,1999). The most prominent IAP XIAP inhibits caspase-3, -7 and -9. It interacts with the N-terminal of the small caspase subunit and shields the catalytic side of caspase-3 and -7 by reverse binding (Eckelman,2006). Two other natural, viral pan-caspase inhibitors are known: p35 (Xu,2001) and CrmA (Renatus,2000).
Cleavage of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase by a proteinase with properties like ICE.
Substrate specificities of caspase family proteases.
IAP family proteins--suppressors of apoptosis.
Sequential two-step cleavage of the retinoblastoma protein by caspase-3/-7 during etoposide-induced apoptosis.
Caspase-3 regulates cell cycle in B cells: a consequence of substrate specificity.
Caspases: pharmacological manipulation of cell death.
Structural and kinetic analysis of caspase-3 reveals role for s5 binding site in substrate recognition.
Plasticity of S2-S4 specificity pockets of executioner caspase-7 revealed by structural and kinetic analysis.
Structural basis for executioner caspase recognition of P5 position in substrates.
The Jekyll and Hyde functions of caspases.
The PH domain proteins IPIP27A and B link OCRL1 to receptor recycling in the endocytic pathway.
Recognition of the F&H motif by the Lowe syndrome protein OCRL.


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2.In large bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup flour, cinnamon and ginger; stir in oats. With fingertips or pastry blender, work in butter until pea-sized crumbs form.
3.In medium bowl, toss mango, blueberries, and remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons flour. Spread blueberry mixture evenly in prepared dish; sprinkle oat mixture evenly over blueberry mixture.
4.Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until most berries burst, sides are bubbling and top is golden brown; loosely cover with foil if top is browning too quickly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
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Round and Around: an Audio-Visual Project by Jang Minseung and Jung Jaeil
by Events Editor posted 12 Sep 2021 updated 1 Jan 2022
in Events | Arts | Film & TV. 3 minute read
This looks like an interesting project to kick of the Autumn at the KCC:
Round and Around
Audio-Visual Project by Jang Minseung and Jung Jaeil
27 September – 22 Octocber 2021 @ KCCUK
The video plays for 90mins starting at 10:00 | 11:30 | 13:00 | 14:30 | 16:00
The Korean Cultural Centre UK is pleased to present Round and Around, an Audio-Visual Project by Jang Minseung, artist & film director, and Jung Jaeil, composer & musician, as part of the KCCUK Autumn exhibition programme. Premiering for the first time outside of Korea, this exhibition provides a deep insight into the modern history of Korea.
Starting off 2020 marked 40th anniversary of the May 18 Gwangju Democratisation Movement (1980), Round and Around is centred around a series of historical moments that stood out during 1980s Korea. Jang collected and reconstructed archived images and footage juxtaposing the newly created sequence of monumental places in Gwangju, Korea. And these visual messages are further incorporated with solemn music composed by Jung Jaeil, music director of Award-winning movie Parasite. Composed of choral a cappella, electronic sound and string ensembles, Jung creates magnificent music inspired by the Psalms.
The title, Round and Around draws upon the cycle of history that seems to repeat beyond time and space, and at the same time illuminating the endless despair and hope. The legacy and spirit of the May 18 Gwangju Democratisation Movement fighting against totalitarianism in Korea, are all pertinent to the world where we are standing now. Suffering from oppression, political turbulence and even the global threat to human survival through the pandemic, audiences in this exhibition face a manifestation of both the past and present.
This exhibition is co-organised with the Korean Film Archive.
Jang Minseung has worked as a furniture designer, a photographer and a music producer for more than 20 commercial films. With the experience of working with diverse media, Jang entered contemporary art with his style of combining snippets of reality confronted by people and arranging it in self-restraint and metaphorical manner and won the Hermès Foundation Art Award in 2014. With his interests encompassing various fields, Jang collaborates with artists of various specialties and focuses on producing an artwork where the audience can have a comprehensive and immersive experience. His first film Ipseok Bugeun (2016), homonymous with the 1962 novella by Hwang Sok-yong – a leading author in Korean literature – is the cinematographic adaptation of the latter in an audio-visual language. In 2018 Jang showcased his second film Over There, his exploration of Jeju-do island from deep waters to high mountains.
Jung Jaeil is a distinctive music composer & producer continuously surpassing expectations beyond various genres including but not limited to contemporary, film soundtracks, musicals, jazz and pop. His unique music tones, colors and styles set him apart by amplifying emotions in people and his faith in music that it has neither boundaries nor discrimination has been inspirational to others of his time. Jung has participated in various musical activities and performances including film scores, Korean Opera/play, musicals as well as trendy pop music. Jung is well-known for his achievements in crossover between traditional Korean music and other music genres, winning the Jazz & Crossover and Crossover Album Award twice in 2018 and 2015. He notably composed the score of Award-winning movies Okja and Parasite, both directed by Bong Joon-ho.
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Musicians: Jung Jae-il
Artists: Jang Min-seung
Organisations and venues: KCCUK
Event tags: KCC Exhibitions
Other tags: 5.18 Gwangju
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by Dikhyaaa Mohanty December 14, 2021
Winter 2021 may not be 100 per cent normal or like the other winters of your life but let's just ask ourselves, what is normal? With masks, social distancing, sanitizing, boosting the immune system, and fighting with all new strains every month, the definition of being normal has now completely changed.
Every year people get excited about winter because of only one reason- 'Travel'- whether leaving on a vacation to a tourist place or travelling to your hometown/village. The enthusiasm of the winter holidays especially for the children who wait for the last day at the school before the holidays start. But now with waiting for the pandemic to recede has turned the world upside completely. With the new strains threatening our life, people are opting for indoor holidays over outdoor ones.
Taking a step out with masks and latex gloves is the new norm and as per some experts will continue for a long time. Last year due to Lockdown, people at home discovered their inner talent and hobbies which allowed them to explore more about themselves. Making Dalgona coffee to cooking different recipes to making art or doodles was all over the social media sites.
But the major lifestyle change among the people was the consumption of media and reading habits. People tend to find comfort in books and reading habits changed the periods of stress. There were so many genres that were explored but the fiction has roots in times of significant social, political and economic eruption.
While the new strains are getting even more gravest, the normalise of life will take some more time. Unlike last year whether you're looking for a distraction or just spending a lot more time at home (which is of course for your safety) you can't beat reading a book. Here are some of the books which can be explored during this holiday while at home.
1. "people We Meet on Vacation" by Emily Henry-
"Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love"- that's the quote which gives enough information regarding this New York Times Bestselling author Emily Henry's book. This is a scintillating novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations.
The story is about two people- Poppy and Alex who have nothing in common where one prefers to stay at home with a book. After both the character meet in college they start taking an annual trip together and are always on the cheap and spontaneous.
Emily Henry's last book "Beach Read" was also an amazing book that gives you some complex character and an amazing vibe on vacation.
This book is a wonderful take on the best friends to lovers trope and sure by the end of the novel, you will get a smile as well as tears. Both the characters are wonderfully complex with their own vulnerabilities and imperfections which just made the story so much more layered as a whole.
2. "sea of Poppies" by Amitav Ghosh
"Sea of Poppies" is about 'Deeti' which is an ordinary woman, 'Zachary Reid' who is an "octoroon" American sailor, 'Neel Rattan Halder' who is an Indian rajah/zamindar and 'Benjamin Burnham' who is an evangelist opium trader.
The book is set before the First Opium War, on the banks of the holy river the Ganges and in Calcutta where the author contrasts the Ganges to the Nile, the lifeline of the Egyptian civilization, connecting the derivation and completion of these civilizations to these selfless, ever-flowing bodies.
The book was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2008 and is the first volume of the Ibis Trilogy while the second volume is "River Of Smoke"
3. "attachments" by Jeff Arch
"Attachments" by Jeff Arch is the story of three best friends Stewart Goodman, Sandy Piccolo, and Laura Appleby who meet in 1972 at a boarding school in Pennsylvania where they meet Henry Griffin, the school dean, whose genuine fatherly interest and deep human bond with them is so strong that when he has a critical stroke almost twenty years later, he uses what could be his last words ever to call out their names.
Jeff Arch is the award-winning screenwriter of "Sleepless in Seattle" and again bought this amazing book which shows secrets and betrayals which are revealed slowly when you keep turning the pages.
4. "our Impossible Love" by Durjoy Datta
"Our Impossible Love" is about 'Aisha' who has to figure out what it meant to be a woman and to be desired and 'Danish' who feels like time is running out for him and he is going to end up as a nobody. But life takes a strange turn when Danish is appointed as the student counsellor to Aisha and then…..
Durjoy Dutt is one of the authors whose book attracts mostly the young audience. The book is a light read and can be completed within a day.
5. "the Guncle" Steven Rowley
The story is about Uncle Patrick who has always loved his niece Maisie, and nephew, Grant. But it doesn't matter how much he loves his niece and nephew and caretake both of them, Patrick is honestly a bit out of his league. So when tragedy strikes and Maisie and Grant lose their mother and Patrick's brother has a health crisis of his own, Patrick finds himself suddenly taking on the role of primary guardian.
Steven Rowley is the bestselling author who delivers yet another best of his writing which is a moving tribute to the power of love, patience, and family in even the most trying of times.
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Hello, I am a graduate from Ravenshaw University with Masters of Journalism and Mass Communication. I'm a writer, foodie, and ardent reader, self-proclaimed intellectual, optimistic, independent and carefree person. I have a never-ending love for movies and books. I love writing about lifestyle, opinions, entertainment, travel and so on... I love meeting new people, have a strong opinion, love books and am keen to learn something new every day.
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from unittest import TestCase
from nose.plugins.attrib import attr

from pyramid import testing

@attr(functional=True)
class TestEchoView(TestCase):

    def test_echo_bad_method(self):
        from c2cgeoportal.views import echo

        request = testing.DummyRequest()

        response = echo.echo(request)
        self.assertEquals(response.status_int, 400)

    def test_echo_bad_request(self):
        from c2cgeoportal.views import echo

        request = testing.DummyRequest()
        request.method = 'POST'

        response = echo.echo(request)
        self.assertEquals(response.status_int, 400)

    def test_echo(self):
        from c2cgeoportal.views import echo
        from webob import Request

        request = Request.blank('/')
        request.method = 'POST'
        request.content_type = 'multipart/form-data; boundary="foobar"'
        request.body = '''\
--foobar
Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="a file name"
Content-Type: text/html

some content with non-ASCII chars ç à é
--foobar--
'''

        response = echo.echo(request)
        self.assertEquals(response.status_int, 200)
        self.assertEquals(response.content_type, 'text/html')
        self.assertEquals(response.body, '{"filename":"a file name","data":"c29tZSBjb250ZW50IHdpdGggbm9uLUFTQ0lJIGNoYXJzIMOnIMOgIMOp","success":true}')  # noqa


British sailors Shirley Robertson and Ben Ainslie both clinched gold medals today after remarkable racing on Sydney Harbour, while Iain Percy, Ian Walker and Mark Covell are safe in the knowledge that they will receive an Olympic medal of some colour when the deciding races are run tomorrow afternoon.
In the Europe class, 32-year-old Shirley Robertson realised a 12-year dream and secured the gold medal after a heart-stopping final two races on course area B. After finishing 16th in the first race of the day, while her closest rival Margriet Matthysse (Netherlands) took the penultimate winner's gun, Robertson had to finish within four boats of the Dutch 1996 silver medallist in the last race to capture gold.
While Matthysse took over the lead on the second downwind leg after a gust propelled her from 6th to 1st, Robertson sailed solidly through the fleet up to third place to take the Olympic title by two points.
Despite such a tense build up, Shirley, who has won a medal at every significant sailing event over the last two seasons, remained calm even after using her second discard in the first race this morning. "I felt pretty comfortable before the race and treated it like any other day but I had a bad first race which meant that the points closed up and I knew I had to sail well. In the end she couldn't get far enough ahead and enough boats between us to take the Gold medal off me. I'm obviously really pleased that I held it all together when it got really tough," she added.


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Der Serpent (auch das Serpent, von , "Schlange") ist ein historisches Blechblasinstrument. Es handelt sich um das Bass-Instrument der Zinken-Familie, das demgemäß mit einem Kesselmundstück geblasen wird.

Bauform
Die rund zwei Meter lange Röhre des Serpents besteht aus Hartholz (meist Nussbaum) und ist schlangenförmig gewunden. Wie beim krummen Zinken wird sie aus zwei Hälften zusammengeleimt und mit schwarzem Leder oder Pergament überzogen. Die Bohrung ist stärker konisch als beim Zinken. Der Serpent hatte ursprünglich sechs Fingerlöcher, aber kein Daumenloch, dazu kamen im 19. Jahrhundert bis zu acht weitere Löcher, die mit Klappen bedient wurden. Um die Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts ersetzte man die sechs Fingerlöcher ebenfalls durch Klappen. Es wurden auch höhere Stimmungen bis zum Sopran-Serpent hergestellt. Das Kesselmundstück wurde bei frühen Instrumenten aus Elfenbein oder Horn, später aus Metall gefertigt.

Es gab eine (französische) Kirchen- und später eine (englische) Militär-Bauart, die sich durch kompaktere Bauweise und Metallteile auszeichnete. Intonation und Stabilität der Töne erfordern große Geschicklichkeit.

Geschichte

Der Überlieferung nach wurde der Serpent 1590 von einem Kanonikus Guillaume in Auxerre erfunden. Nach den Vorstellungen des 16. Jahrhunderts kam der Klang der Zinken der menschlichen Stimme besonders nahe, und der Gebrauch des Serpents als Begleitinstrument für Chormusik war ein letzter Traditionsrest, der sich bis ins 19. Jahrhundert hielt.

Der Serpent blieb lange Zeit das einzige Bassinstrument mit genügender Lautstärke für größere Ensembles und Räume oder für Freilichtaufführungen. Durch die starke Veränderung des Gesangsideals im 18. Jahrhundert schien er nicht mehr zur menschlichen Stimme zu passen. Hector Berlioz meinte im Traité d'instrumentation (1844), dass sich "sein kaltes, abscheuliches Geheul" bestenfalls für das Dies irae der Totenmesse eigne. Dennoch wurde der Serpent als letztes Instrument der Zinkenfamilie noch in der katholischen Kirchenmusik und in Orchestern vor allem der französischen und englischen Militärmusik bis Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts gebraucht.

Wenn in Orchesterpartituren des 19. Jahrhunderts (so 1842 in Richard Wagners Rienzi) die Bezeichnung "Serpent" als Bass der Blechblasinstrumente auftaucht, ist oft das modernere Basshorn gemeint. Es wurde später durch die Ophikleide und die Tuba ersetzt. In der Volksmusik hielt sich der Serpent an einigen Orten bis ins 20. Jahrhundert.

Moderne Verwendung

Der Filmkomponist Bernard Herrmann verwendete den Serpent für den Soundtrack von Die Reise zum Mittelpunkt der Erde (1959), Jerry Goldsmith gebrauchte ihn für Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts wurde der Serpent von Michel Godard für den Jazz entdeckt. Luigi Morleo komponierte 2012 das Konzert Diversità: NO LIMIT für Serpent und Streichorchester.

Der Serpent wird auch als historisches Bassinstrument im Orchester eingesetzt.

Sonstiges
 Bei der Orgel heißt eine Zungenstimme Serpent, die meistens als 16′-Stimme im Pedal disponiert ist.
 In älteren Partituren findet sich das Dal-Segno-Zeichen oft noch als Serpent dargestellt. Es heißt dort auch so.

Literatur
 Philip Bate: Some Further Notes on Serpent Technology. In: The Galpin Society Journal, Bd. 32, Mai 1979, S. 124–129.
 Hermann Moeck, Helmut Mönkemeyer: Zur Geschichte des Zinken. Moeck Verlag, Celle 1973; 2. Aufl. ebenda 1978.
 Lorenz Welker: Zink. IV. Der Serpent. In: MGG Online, November 2016

Weblinks

 Klangbeispiele auf dem Schweizer Portal Serpentmakers.
 Englisches Fachportal von Paul Schmidt mit zahlreichen Bildern und Hörbeispielen.

Historisches Musikinstrument
Blechblasinstrument


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Q: spark executor pods creation failed Im running spark 2.3.1 on kubernetes 1.11.0
Im getting below error when spark driver pod is trying to bringup executor pods ,it truncates first 7 letters in the pod name and throws error that the name starts with "-"

io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClientException: Failure
  executing: POST at:
  https://kubernetes.default.svc/api/v1/namespaces/mynamespace/pods.
  Message: Pod
  "mybrand-sb1-ca-privacy-abc469-38957af1c3393cae8941b0613376040c-exec-29"
  is invalid: spec.hostname: Invalid value:
  "-sb1-ca-privacy-abc469-38957af1c3393cae8941b0613376040c-exec-29": a
  DNS-1123 label must consist of lower case alphanumeric characters or
  '-', and must start and end with an alphanumeric character (e.g.
  'my-name',  or '123-abc', regex used for validation is
  'a-z0-9?').

A: the max size of the name is 63 characters. Thats the reason its getting truncated for the first 9 characters. Try to minimize the app name, this will solve the issue.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Look, this is different okay? Yes, it's electronic, but I like to think that's balanced with Rihanna. And even that justification makes me feel inane.
A bit long in the tooth, but fresh enough all the same. The track is as manufactured and identikit as it gets, but then anyone who expects anything different from bhangra is missing the point.
Nothing like a bit of rock on a Bollywood OST. This is a little different in being a little more original than the last Atif track. I can see this becoming a little bit of an anthem. Maybe.
The whole premise of this song makes me laugh. For that reason it probably won't be in my playlist for too long, but in the meantime I will be whining along with it.
A certain level of cheekiness and easy-listening makes this inevitable for my playlist. Even though it has he-who-shall-not-be-named headlining it.


Chronic pain in patients following total hip replacement seems to be a significant problem. Previous research has shown that more effective pain management in the early postoperative period may decrease the incidence of the development of chronic pain states.
This study will evaluate whether ketorolac (a non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) given into the spinal fluid before surgery will reduce the area of sensitivity (or pain to light touch) following surgery. Patients will be monitored during their postoperative hospital stay and then contacted by telephone at 8 weeks and 6 months after surgery and questioned about any pain they are having at their surgical site. Patients that are still experiencing pain at 6 months will be asked to return to the medical center for the study staff to assess their pain or sensitivity at the surgical site.
Surgery results in hypersensitivity to mechanical stimuli surrounding the wound and in a subset of patients, also results in chronic pain. The purpose of the study is to test whether intrathecal ketorolac, by selectively and effectively blocking cyclooxygenase in the spinal cord, will reduce hypersensitivity surrounding the surgical wound in patients with high risk for developing chronic pain after surgery. We have chosen to study patients having total hip arthroplasty (THA) because chronic pain seems to be a significant problem after surgery. We will sample cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) prior to injection of the study medication for subsequent prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) analysis in each patient. We will also assess each patient at 48 hours after their surgery for hypersensitivity at their surgical site.


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Smyrna és una població dels Estats Units a l'estat de Nova York. Segons el cens del 2000 tenia una població de 241 habitants.

Demografia
Segons el cens del 2000, Smyrna tenia 241 habitants, 79 habitatges, i 57 famílies. La densitat de població era de 372,2 habitants per km².

Dels 79 habitatges en un 39,2% hi vivien nens de menys de 18 anys, en un 58,2% hi vivien parelles casades, en un 10,1% dones solteres, i en un 27,8% no eren unitats familiars. En el 20,3% dels habitatges hi vivien persones soles el 8,9% de les quals corresponia a persones de 65 anys o més que vivien soles. El nombre mitjà de persones vivint en cada habitatge era de 3,05 i el nombre mitjà de persones que vivien en cada família era de 3,56.

Per edats la població es repartia de la següent manera: un 33,6% tenia menys de 18 anys, un 8,3% entre 18 i 24, un 26,6% entre 25 i 44, un 20,3% de 45 a 60 i un 11,2% 65 anys o més.

L'edat mediana era de 32 anys. Per cada 100 dones de 18 o més anys hi havia 86 homes.

La renda mediana per habitatge era de 35.000 $ i la renda mediana per família de 33.125 $. Els homes tenien una renda mediana de 25.625 $ mentre que les dones 17.500 $. La renda per capita de la població era de 12.310 $. Entorn del 15,8% de les famílies i el 12% de la població estaven per davall del llindar de pobresa.

Referències

Entitats de població de Nova York


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February 22, 2019 / 12:01 PM / a year ago
AutoNation says Liebert to replace veteran Mike Jackson as CEO
Feb 22 (Reuters) - AutoNation Inc, the largest U.S. auto retail chain, said on Friday Carl Liebert will succeed longtime Chief Executive Officer Mike Jackson.
Jackson said last September that he will step down as CEO and will stay on as executive chairman of the board until 2021.
Liebert is currently the chief operating officer at financial services company USAA and will assume charge on March 11. He has served as executive vice president-stores at home improvement chain Home Depot Inc, where he was responsible for international sales, strategy, execution and operations.
The change of guard comes against the backdrop of a likely drop in sales of new vehicles in the United States this year as higher interest rates and rising prices prompt customers to delay their buying plans.
AutoNation has said it plans to limit investment in higher-margin service and used car operations to offset the squeeze on profits from new vehicle sales and cut overhead costs in 2019.
The company is looking to consolidate its regional structure from three regions to two and expects to save about $50 million annually.
Four senior AutoNation executives, including the chief operating officer, left the company as part of the restructuring in January.
The company's shares have more than tripled since Jackson became CEO in 1999 after the company's founder Wayne Huizenga hired him from Mercedes-Benz USA, where Jackson was president.
Reporting by Rama Venkat in Bengaluru and Joe White in Detroit; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila


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Q: How to add custom CSS defined by some user input in Angular4? I want to give users of my application the possibility to set plain CSS styles and those style definitions should be applied immediately to some HTML elements.
For example, I have a textarea bound to a model in my component:
<textarea #customCss></<textarea>

In the same component, I defined a HTML element and for that HTML element, I want to give the user the possibility to assign plain CSS and allow the user to immediately preview the styled element. So basically, I would expect something like the following (which isn't working since the style property is readonly):

CUSTOM STYLED DIV

Therefore, when a user enters background:black;color:red; in the textarea, I would expect that the HTML for the styled element would be rendered as:

CUSTOM STYLED DIV

I don't see any chance to use the ng-style directive here directly since it would expect some JSON code and not plain CSS code.
So how can I tackle this problem in Angular4?

A: Probably the easiest way is to just bind to the attribute:

CUSTOM STYLED DIV

A: Niles advice got me back on the right track, thanks for that.
I already tried [attr.style]="..." before but without success but the problem was that the resulting CSS rendered to "unsafe" (at least in Safari), see this Github issue.
Therefore, I wrote my own Pipe using the DomSanitizer in order to get this work. Here is the code:
import { Pipe, PipeTransform } from '@angular/core';
import { DomSanitizer } from '@angular/platform-browser';

@Pipe({name: 'safeStyle'})
export class SafeStylePipe implements PipeTransform {
    constructor(private sanitizer: DomSanitizer) {}

    transform(style) {
        return this.sanitizer.bypassSecurityTrustStyle(style);
    }
}

Our custom pipe can then be used as usual with:

CUSTOM STYLED DIV


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require 'sinatra/base'
require 'sinatra/multi_route'
require 'sonos'

class HomeRemoteServer < Sinatra::Base
	register Sinatra::MultiRoute
	set :sessions, true

	get '/' do
	  @sonos = Sonos::System.new
	  erb :index
	end

	route :get, :post, :put, '/:speaker/:command' do
		send_command(params[:speaker], params[:command])
	end

	route :get, :post, :put, '/:speaker/linein/:source_speaker' do
		send_linein_command(params[:speaker], params[:source_speaker])
	end

	route :get, :post, :put, '/:speaker/volume/:volume_level' do
		set_volume(params[:speaker], params[:volume_level])
	end

	def send_command(speaker_id, command)
		speaker = grab_speaker(speaker_id)
		unless speaker.nil?
			case command
			when 'play'
			  speaker.play
			  return 200
			when 'pause'
				speaker.pause
			  return 200
			when 'stop'
			  speaker.stop
			  return 200
			when 'next'
			  speaker.next
			  return 200
			when 'prev', 'previous'
			  speaker.previous
			  return 200
			when 'volup'
				speaker.unmute if speaker.muted?
				new_volume = speaker.volume + 5
				new_volume = 100 if new_volume > 100
			  speaker.volume = new_volume
			  return 200
			when 'voldown'
				speaker.unmute if speaker.muted?
				new_volume = speaker.volume - 5
				new_volume = 0 if new_volume < 0
			  speaker.volume = new_volume
			  return 200
			when 'mute'
			  speaker.mute
			  return 200
			when 'unmute'
			  speaker.unmute
			  return 200
			when 'toggleMute'
			  speaker.muted? ? speaker.unmute : speaker.mute
			  return 200
			else
				return send_error_response "The command '#{command}' is not currently supported by this remote."
			end
		end
	end

	def send_linein_command(speaker_id, target_speaker_id)
		speaker = grab_speaker(speaker_id)
		target_speaker = grab_speaker(target_speaker_id)
		speaker.line_in(target_speaker) unless (speaker.nil? or target_speaker.nil?)
	end

	def set_volume(speaker_id, volume)
		volume = 0 if volume < 0
		volume = 100 if volume > 100
		speaker = grab_speaker(speaker_id)
		speaker.volume = volume unless speaker.nil?
	end

	def grab_speaker(speaker_id)
		begin
			system = Sonos::System.new
			speaker = system.find_speaker_by_uid(speaker_id)
			speaker = system.find_speaker_by_name(speaker_id) if speaker.nil?
			send_error_response "Speaker '#{speaker_id}' could not be found." if speaker.nil?
			puts "couldn't find #{speaker_id}" if speaker.nil?
			return speaker
		rescue
			begin
				send_error_response "An unknown error occurred identifying the speaker."
				return nil
			rescue
			end
		end
	end

	def send_error_response(error_msg)
		puts error_msg
		[500, error_msg]
	end
end


Why did you start a PhD? How did you feel at the start? What did you think you would do?
Why was it worth exploring the area you did? How did you initially approach your research? What did you hope you would find?
Why were you up to the challenge of doing a PhD? How have you developed along the way? What can you now do that you couldn't before?
Why had your topic not been covered in this way already? How did you spot that you could do something about it? What are some ways that it can be explored more in the future?
There are many, many more setups like this that could help get your thoughts in order. There are thousands of questions that could come up in the viva. You can't prepare for them all, but you can take opportunities to think more and talk more about your work. It will help. You'll find yourself in a better place when your viva day comes around.


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By Staff Writer - updated December 8th, 2020
The highly competitive world of massage & therapy devices, or massage guns specifically, has a premium option. The HyperVolt series of handheld massage tools from HyperIce are highly reviewed and recommend tools for those who love their sports and want technology to add in recovery.
HyperIce has just announced a new multi-year partnership with the All Blacks, All Blacks Sevens, and Black Ferns as the Official Recovery Technology Supplier.
The partnership will provide each player with individual 'HyperKits', as well as real-time sideline and training room access to the full suite of Hyperice and NormaTec technologies including the Hypervolt, Hypersphere Mini, Vyper and Venom lines. The partnership further validates Hyperice as the athletes' recovery technology of choice worldwide.
"For more than 100 years, the All Blacks have created a tradition of unrivalled excellence that has long been studied by teams, coaches and even CEOs around the world," said Joe Cannon, Vice President of Business Development at Hyperice. "One key factor that continues to drive the All Blacks' dominance is their commitment to innovation in athlete care, both on and off the pitch. With this first of its kind partnership in international rugby, the All Blacks will have access to Hyperice technologies for warm-up, body maintenance, recovery, and even during match play."
All Blacks Strength & Conditioning Coach Nic Gill said recovery was a crucial and constant part of the team's daily routine: "Our players work extremely hard in the gym, on the training field and in the playing arena and Hyperice technology plays a key role in both guarding against injury and ensuring an athlete's body is performing to its potential every day."
With a history extending back more than a century, New Zealand's national rugby team, the All Blacks, is not only the most successful international rugby team of all time but also one of the most successful teams in world sport!
How does a massage gun work?
Massage guns enable owners to provide themselves with what's known as percussive therapy. This kind of massage applies rapid bursts of pressure into the body to hit the muscle tissue. Whereas a masseuse would traditionally deliver a series of deft strikes from their hands to the given muscle group to achieve this, a massage gun oscillates back and forth to create the effect, with various attachments aiding in making the process more comfortable, or allow you to target a more specific region.
What makes massage tools so popular?
Massage guns can target a specific problem area, when it arises, from the comfort of... well.. wherever you want. With no expensive ongoing costs, once you own one, you can enjoy using it as often as you like. The pleasant feeling they induce is undeniable, increasing blood flow to a stiff muscle area, helping to reduce muscle tension after a hard work out starts to cool. Some use their massage gun ahead of an intense workout to help prepare the muscles ahead of the activity. Percussive therapy isn't magical, it will not eliminate muscle soreness completely, this HyperVolt Massage Tool is intended for muscle health, rather than relaxation, and it's certainly no cheap toy!
What makes the Hypervolt & Hypervolt Plus different?
Aside from the price, attachments included and colour, there are a couple of key differences in the two models, the power output. The original HyperVolt has a 60W brushless motor, the HyperVolt Plus is equipped with a 90W high-torque brushless motor, a 30% increase in power. This increase in power means the HyperVolt Plus weights slightly more at 1.36 KG, and doesn't last as long with battery life at 2.5 hours VS 3 hours on the original HyperVolt massage gun.
HyperVolt is also an award-winning massage gun endorsed by athletes. The original HyperIce Hypervolt has been in the market for a while now, winning the Men's Health Fitness Award in 2018 for Best Recovery Tool. Via Men's Health: "In 2016, TheraGun introduced the concept of a massage gun: Target a muscle, press the trigger, and feel its gentle pulse relax your tight spot. The shiny Hypervolt ups the ante, delivering quiet resistance with a handful of attachments, including a fingerlike massage head that's perfect for tight forearms."
Also of interest is a partnership with HyperIce and Naomi Osaka, the world famous tennis player and current world number #1, who endorses the benefits of using self-massage tools for recovery and good health.
Naomi is known for her vigorous serve and aggressive playing style, she has been playing competitive tennis for many years and remarks "I am young, and I want to keep my body young, because I love what I do".
The HyperVolt series of massage tools are available now, along with a range of exciting new massage & therapy devices to massage out the kinks. Should you get one? How about you have a quick look at your gym bag, now try to remember the last time your fitness kit got an upgrade this good.
Go on, treat yourself! (with a HyperVolt Massage Gun)
– August 5th, 2021


This week: This time, I think about the fast technological advancement of computer games.
On October 21, 2015, the future has become reality. At least, this is what happens in the movie "Back to the Future Part II" as Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown travel from the year 1985 to the year 2015 and are able to take a sneak peak at the future of the world. Although I do not want to compare the future shown in the movie with our reality, I have to admit that dehydrated pizzas would be a great addition to the standard frozen pizza selection we can find in our grocery stores these days.
As I watched Back to the Future Part 2 on this famous day, I really had to think about the most recent history of the computer game development. Just looking back at the last ten years makes me realize how fast the technological advancement is. Additionally, it is fascinating to play again a ten years old computer game that seemed very realistic back in the days. Today, the game brings back good memories, but my perception of it has drastically changed as it looks really stiff and the textures as well as the physics-engine seem no longer as realistic as they did ten years ago.
For instance, sports and racing games always had the goal to achieve a photo-realistic simulation of the sport in question. Ten years ago, they began to look good from a distance, but they never reached an authentic visual representation. Today, some simulation games have almost reached the goal of a photo-realistic simulation and could trick the human eye when the gameplay is shown on the TV instead of a live coverage of a sport event.
However, this is not the end as the virtual reality (VR), which will achieve a new dimension of immersion, is approaching fast. For instance, the Oculus Rift will be released in Q1 2016 and promises a new immersive experience. The Oculus Rift itself is a head-mounted display that actually allows its users to look around in a virtual world. VR is the next step that brings us closer to a total immersion as the immersion is currently broken as soon as the user looks to the side and thus away from the monitor. This issue will be solved with head-mounted displays that react to the movement of the user's head.
Aside from the technological advancement of the computer game development itself, new forms and use cases of computer games have been found. Computer games are used for educational purposes and even encode knowledge that can be learned during the gameplay. Those virtual learning environments keep the learners engaged and achieve the same learning outcome as traditional learning methods. Furthermore, due to the technological advancement of the internet, watching the gameplay of other players in the form of Let's Play videos and live streams has become a new form of entertainment.
As a conclusion, the last ten years have greatly changed the computer games and created new use cases of them. I'm already looking forward to take a look back at today's photo-realistic games and to compare them to games that will exist in ten years from now.
This week: This time, I think about how achievements have lost their meaningfulness.
Achievements are a simple method to reward players for playing and exploring the game. Depending on the game, achievements are a reward for completing the game, exploring the virtual world or even doing things in an unusual way. Sometimes, achievements are even combined with additional rewards the player receives for getting a very complex achievement. Furthermore, achievements do not require a lot of additional development as they just check if a player has fulfilled a certain requirement.
The underlying idea of the achievements follows the principle of a flow inducing activity. Each achievement provides the players with a clear goal, a constant feedback about their progress and a meaningful reward. For instance, a player can get an achievement for collecting a certain amount of items. The achievement itself describes the requirement and shows a progress bar to provide the player with a constant feedback about the own progress. As soon as the player has collected the right amount of items, an information is displayed that the player has unlocked the achievement.
The first time I got in contact with achievements was as they got added to World of Warcraft (WoW) with the release of the update that prepared the world of Azeroth for the release of the "Wrath of the Lichking" expansion pack. At this time, WoW featured 745 different achievements that belonged to eight different categories. Amongst other things, WoW players were able to collect achievements for completing quests, exploring the world, defeating raid bosses or fighting against other players.
An achievement in World of Warcraft.
Although the achievements have not changed the gameplay itself, they added a new layer of meaning to the activities in WoW. For example, completing an instance for the very first time was rewarded with a new achievement that provided the players with a feeling that they have achieved something meaningful. Some of the achievements provided the players with hard challenges and, as a result of this, contributed to a player's reputation as they were a direct representation of the player's skill level. Furthermore, the achievements provided the players with new ideas they could try out in the game world in order to unlock some special achievement. This new game mechanic even encouraged players to revisit old places to complete their achievement collection. In conclusion, the achievements were a great system to revitalize old content and to keep players longer engaged in the current content.
Since then, achievements became one if the most easiest ways to keep players engaged in a computer game as they are very effective and easy to implement at the same time. Today, the game mechanic is being implemented in the majority of the current computer games. Some computer games are even rewarding the players with an achievement for starting the game for the very first time. As a result, achievements lost most of their meaningfulness as they have become a common element of computer games. Personally, I do not even notice anymore when I get a new achievement as most of them are rewarded for just playing the game.
In conclusion, achievements are a great way to reward the players as long as they only reward important milestones during the gameplay. This way, the players associate them with important moments during their gameplay and feel rewarded for their performance as they then have achieved something meaningful.
Currently, World of Warcraft features 2587 achievements belonging to 12 categories.
This week: This time, I think about the close resemblance of some computer games to Lego.
During my childhood, I spent a lot of time playing with Lego models or building new vehicles and buildings out of the many different Lego blocks. The great thing about Lego is that it allowed me to express my creativity and to shape new things out of a bunch of different blocks. Although I have not built anything out of Lego for a very long time, I still enjoy designing new things out of a bunch of blocks. However, in contrast to the plastic Lego blocks, the building blocks are now virtual blocks and only exist in particular game worlds.
Building new vehicles and buildings has become one of the core game mechanics of current computer games. Minecraft allows the players to place, remove and relocate a colorful variety of different blocks in order to create huge buildings and express their creativity. Kerbal Space Program, Besiege and TerraTech evolve around the assembly of different vehicles and provide the players with a variety of different parts that can be combined in order to design a new vehicle. Subesequently, the players can utilize their unique vehicles in order to explore the virtual world or to pursue their goals.
Interestingly, the core concept of the gameplay has not changed since my Lego days. Of course, the environment is now a bit more age appropriate and demands additional knowledge about physics and the laws of nature. Furthermore, due to the strong immersive effects, it feels almost as if I would be directly involved in the action. For instance, landing a spaceplane back on the runway always results in a very exciting experience. However, I can still feel the same excitement of my Lego days when I design a new virtual airplane or building.
Curiously, the virtual world of Minecraft even closed the gap and became to a certain degree reality: Lego has created a special Minecraft series and thus closed the circle.
This week: This time, I think about some of the lessons I have learned during my career as a creator of Let's Play videos.
Creating Let's Play (LP) videos is a special way of playing a computer game as the player commentates and records the own gameplay. The resulting LP is a coverage of the gameplay that is enhanced with an additional story arc due to the player's commentary. This article reports on my own experiences of creating LPs and uploading them to YouTube. Most of my experiences might be obvious and already well known. Furthermore, some of my experiences are caused by the functionality of YouTube and are not directly connected with the creation of LPs.
Learning how to create LPs takes time. It might be possible to extract the most important elements of creating an LP by watching already existing LPs, but actually recording a video and comming up with an exciting commentary is challenging as all of this happens just in front of the own computer screen without any audience. As a result of this, the player just talks into the microphone without getting an immediate feedback on the own performance. Additionally, it takes time to get used to play a game and to commentate on the own actions at the same time. Some games are really demanding and thus it is not that easy to simultaneously focus on both tasks.
Building a loyal audience takes time. One of the biggest challenges of creating LPs is probably to build a loyal audience that enjoys the videos and even interacts with the content creator by commenting on them. This can be explained with the high amount of other Let's Players that are competing around the attention of the viewers and the functionality of the YouTube search algorithm that favors YouTubers who already have a high amount of viewers. In the end, a new content creator has a very hard time to reach other people as the uploaded LPs are only found by a few viewers.
It is all about the game and not about the player. The majority of the viewers is mostly interested in the gameplay of a particular game and does not follow the player's progress through a different game. As a result of this, only a particular LP series gets a high amount of views whereas all the other series are only watched by a few users who are really interested in the player's playstyle. This behavior has surprised me the most as I have selected my favorite YouTubers by their playstyles and not by the games they are playing.
Announcements, offers and requests only have a limited effect. Creating special announcments or requesting some feedback has a very low response rate. This observation aligns with the previous observation that the majority of the users only follows one video series. Even if a less popular video series is announced in a popular video series, the amount of views of the less popular series remains the same.
Although my observations revealed some curious aspects of uploading LPs to YouTube, creating LPs can be still very entertaining and can become a great hobby.
This week: This time, I think about turn-based strategy games that provide the players with very complex strategic options.
Personally, I enjoy playing strategy games as they allow me to experiment around with different approaches to win the game. In general, strategy games can be separated into two different groups: real-time strategy (RTS) and turn-based strategy (TBS) games. The former kind of strategy games simulates a continuous flow of time and thus the player is also required to react in time during a battle. In StarCraft2, for example, the player has not only to prepare a well mixed army, but also to control the movement of the units in real-time. The latter kind of strategy games removes the continuous flow of time by segmenting the gameplay into turns. During the own turn, the player can move the own units, attack enemies, order new infrastructure, and/or start new research projects. In XCOM: Enemy Unknown, for instance, the player controls a small team of soldiers who can move for a certain distance or attack an enemy during a turn. Once all actions are used, the player can not do anything else except for ending the turn and following the opponent's actions.
In contrast to the gameplay of TBS games, the gameplay of RTS games does not follow a long-term strategy. Instead, RTS players execute a certain tactic and adjust the tactic based on the reaction of the opponents. In the end, the gameplay of RTS games is mostly determined by the rock, paper, scissors concept as each unit has some strengths and some weaknesses. The gameplay of TBS, however, evolves around a long-term strategy and requires the players to think ahead in order to win the game. In addition, TBS games can also evolve around a so-called "grand strategy" that provides the players with an overall goal they have to pursue throughout the whole gameplay. Every decision during the gameplay has to contribute to the grand strategy even though the decisions are not beneficial for the player's current position.
During the gameplay of an RTS game, the players have to outmaneuver the enemies by creating an army that exploits the weaknesses of the opponent's army. Additionally, RTS players have to adjust their strategy once they discovered the tactic of their opponents. Although this requires a good decision-making, the strategic options in the game are not very complex. In contrast to the RTS games, the TBS games can provide the players with a lot of different strategic options to win the game. In Civilization V, for instance, the player is able to win the game by fulfilling one of many victory conditions. The player can win the game by dominating all the enemies, by researching a spacecraft and leaving Earth, or by reaching a certain diplomatic influence. All these different victory conditions require a different playstyle and a focus on different resources in the game. In the end, the strategic options of TBS games can be very complex and sometimes even overwhelm the players.
Personally, I really enjoy playing very complex games as they allow me to try out various tactics and to find new ways to triumph over my opponents. However, those complex games do have also a downside as the high amount of strategic options is hard to understand during the initial hours of playing the game. Players easily can feel overwhelmed by all the different choices and might even not be aware of all the strategic options in the game. In addition, players have not only to learn the controls of the game but also to develop an understanding for all the resources and the dependencies between the resources. In the end, the initial hours of playing such a game challenge the players with a very steep learning curve which can sometimes even be discouraging to the players. On other hand, as soon as the players have developed an understanding, they feel really rewarded by the high amount of strategic options.
In conclusion, grand strategy TBS games encode a high amount of knowledge that has to be learned in order to successfully play the game. As soon as the players have developed an understanding for the game mechanics, they will thoroughly enjoy the gameplay. However, achieving this understanding is a hard challenge.


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Iran's Ansar-e Hezbollah warns liberals
Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, Oct. 24 – One of Iran's most radical Islamist groups warned in a statement on Sunday enemies of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to "watch out" for themselves if they try to infiltrate the hard-line President's new government. Iran Focus
Tehran, Iran, Oct. 24 – One of Iran's most radical Islamist groups warned in a statement on Sunday enemies of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to "watch out" for themselves if they try to infiltrate the hard-line President's new government.
Ansar-e Hezbollah said in a statement issued by its branch in the city of Mashad, northeast Iran, that the election of Ahmadinejad was the selection of the path of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The group, whose ideology is based on an extremist interpretation of Islam, said that certain political currents that were "ousted through the door" with the second round of the presidential elections in June were now trying to "enter [the political ground"> through the window".
"The eyes of Hezbollah are closely watching" such currents, the group announced, adding that it was aware of their history.
Ansar-e Hezbollah "stands against any diversion" from the path of the Supreme Leader, the statement said, while warning such political currents "Watch out for yourselves!"
Ansar-e Hezbollah is a paramilitary force that acts as the clerical regime's "shock troops" to put down anti-government demonstrations and instil terror in members of the public. Iranian officials have conceded in the past that the group has been organised and led by close confidants of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, such as Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati.
In a revealing account of his years as a member of the leadership council of Ansar-e Hezbollah, defector Amir Farshad Ebrahimi wrote that the group's leader had been given the go-ahead by the Supreme Leader himself in a meeting in autumn 1992 to form an Iranian version of Hezbollah.
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In a long list of impressive athletes who can count themselves as CBA alumni, only one man has an Olympic medal: Tom Wilkens.
Wilkens, a member of the CBA Class of 1994, was added to the Athletics Ring of Champions during The Founders Cup basketball game between CBA and RBC on Saturday afternoon.
The decorated swimmer won a bronze medal in the individual medley at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney. He also participated in the 200 meter breaststroke event and served as U.S. Swim Team Captain at the Sydney Games.
Prior to his Olympic glory, Wilkens was a standout swimmer at CBA, winning two individual state championships in the 200 IM and 100 Butterfly. He was also a member of the inaugural varsity swim team in 1991.
He went on to swim for Stanford University, where he won five individual national titles, won the 1998 NCAA Men's Swimming National Championship, and was the Stanford team captain during his senior season.
Wilkens was named to the Pac 12 Conference All-Century Team in 2016 for his outstanding accomplishments in the pool at Stanford and on the National Team.
His other swimming highlights include winning a world title and setting an American record in the 400 individual medley at the 2002 World Championship in Moscow.
On Saturday, he was joined at center court by his wife Stephanie, his son Bryce (Class of 2023), his daughter Kacey, and his parents Pete and Laney.
Wilkens was presented with the honorary blue Ring of Champions jacket, a commemorative plaque, and a banner to hang in the Varsity Gym for years to come.
The Ring of Champions was introduced in 2015, when longtime champion basketball coaches Vinnie Cox and Ed Wicelinski were the inaugural members. NHL player Trevor van Riemsdyk (CBA '09) was later added after winning the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks.


ClubWPT qualifier Leron Washington took down the World Poker Tour (WPT) Celebrity Invitational, defeating a field of 567 players from all walks of life. He earned $100,000 for the win.
Washington became the first ClubWPT qualifier to make a final table on the roving tournament series and entered the finale third on the leaderboard. Steve Elliott was the first elimination of the night. He called all-in after a raise pre-flop by Neev Baram and turned over K-Q. Baram showed K-10 and the flop came J-J-8, leaving Elliott in prime position for a double up. The turn was a queen, giving Baram extra outs. Sure enough, a bullet hit on the river to improve Baram to a Broadway straight, sending Elliott home in sixth place for $5,000.
Two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner Thor Hansen was sent packing in fifth place after moving all-in before the flop with A-6. Washington made the call with just 8-6 and spiked an eight on the flop. No help came for Hansen on the turn or river and the most decorated player at the final table was bumped in fifth place for $10,000. The Season 8 Celebrity Invitational marked Hansen's first WPT final table.
Five hands later, Baram moved all-in under-the-gun with Q-10 and received a call from Sean Urban, who held A-K of diamonds. The flop fell 10-5-2 with two diamonds, pushing Baram out in front with top pair, but giving Urban a flush draw in addition to his two overcards. The turn was the nine of clubs and Urban spiked an ace on the river to send Baram home. Fourth place in the invite-only WPT tournament was worth $15,000.
Absolute Poker pro and former "Real World: Las Vegas" star Trishelle Cannatella committed her chips with pocket queens on a board reading 8-7-5-5. Washington thought for several seconds before making the call with 6-7 for a pair of sevens and an open-ended straight draw. The river was a four, a dagger for Cannatella, as the card improved Washington to an eight-high straight. Cannatella took home $20,000 in her first WPT cash. She was a guest on the UB.com sponsored poker news show "Poker2Nite" on Wednesday as well. The series airs on Versus.
Entering heads-up play, Washington held a massive 9:1 chip lead over Urban. However, putting him away was anything but easy. Urban doubled up twice in the first five hands to be down just 2:1 in chips. By hand #85 of the night, the two were nearly dead even and 15 pots later, Urban had taken the chip lead over the amateur. Washington finally broke through after calling all-in with K-5 on a board of K-J-10-J-2. Urban sheepishly showed Q-5 for a busted straight draw and, just like that, Washington was a 60:1 chip leader. The ClubWPT qualifier won the tournament on the very next hand.
Today, the final table of the WPT L.A. Poker Classic will play out from the Commerce Casino. Andras Koroknai holds a commanding chip lead over the rest of the table, which includes Raymond Dolan, Tri Huynh, Gevork Kasabyan, Jean-Claude Moussa, and Michael Kamran. Stay tuned to Poker News Daily for the latest WPT coverage.
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May's Brexit speech – Giving the game away?
Published: Jan 19 , 2017
Author: Stephen White
"That is why I have said before — and will continue to say — that every stray word and every hyped-up media report is going to make it harder for us to get the right deal for Britain."
Theresa May has long repeated the mantra that she is not going to reveal the details of Britain's Brexit negotiating tactics, because that would be poor negotiating practice. Yet in her speech on Tuesday she did just that. Here are some verbatim extracts – what deductions could you make from the highlighted words if you were a European bureaucrat charged with analysing Britain's negotiating position.
"So today I want to outline our objectives for the negotiation ahead. 12 objectives that amount to one big goal: a new, positive and constructive partnership between Britain and the European Union.
The first objective is crucial. We will provide certainty wherever we can.
Our second guiding principle is to build a stronger Britain. That means taking control of our own affairs, as those who voted in their millions to leave the European Union demanded we must. So we will take back control of our laws and bring an end to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in Britain.
At this momentous time, it is more important than ever that we face the future together, united by what makes us strong: the bonds that unite us as a people, and our shared interest in the UK being an open, successful trading nation in the future. And I hope that same spirit of unity will apply in Northern Ireland in particular over the coming months in the assembly elections, and the main parties there will work together to re-establish a partnership government as soon as possible.
As we (repatriate powers from Brussels back to Britain), our guiding principle must be to ensure that — as we leave the European Union — no new barriers to living and doing business within our own Union are created. That means maintaining the necessary common standards and frameworks for our own domestic market, empowering the UK as an open, trading nation to strike the best trade deals around the world, and protecting the common resources of our islands.
We cannot forget that, as we leave, the United Kingdom will share a land border with the EU, and maintaining that common travel area with the Republic of Ireland will be an important priority for the UK in the talks ahead.
Brexit must mean control of the number of people who come to Britain from Europe. And that is what we will deliver.
…..under my leadership, not only will the Government protect the rights of workers' set out in European legislation, we will build on them. Because under this Conservative Government, we will make sure legal protection for workers keeps pace with the changing labour market......
So as a priority, we will pursue a bold and ambitious free-trade agreement with the European Union.
This agreement should allow for the freest possible trade in goods and services between Britain and the EU's member states.
And because we will no longer be members of the single market, we will not be required to contribute huge sums to the EU budget.
I know my emphasis on striking trade agreements with countries outside Europe has led to questions about whether Britain seeks to remain a member of the EU's customs union. ……..But I do want us to have a customs agreement with the EU.
With the threats to our common security becoming more serious, our response cannot be to co-operate with one another less, but to work together more. I therefore want our future relationship with the European Union to include practical arrangements on matters of law enforcement and the sharing of intelligence material with our EU allies
I do not mean that we will seek some form of unlimited transitional status…… Instead, I want us to have reached an agreement about our future partnership by the time the two-year Article 50 process has concluded. From that point onwards, we believe a phased process of implementation, in which both Britain and the EU institutions and member states prepare for the new arrangements that will exist between us will be in our mutual self-interest.
So however frustrating some people find it, the government will not be pressured into saying more than I believe it is in our national interest to say."
Readers – your comments on these and other signals in the Prime Minister's speech might help her in the future.
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