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For its cast, 'A Star is Born' hits close to home
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Sex On Earth A Celebration of Animal Reproduction, by Jules Howard
One thousand million years ago, a huge revolution occurred on Earth - sex happened for the first time. From that moment on, the world became ever more colourful and bizarre, ringing with elaborate songs and dances, epic battles, and rallying cries as the desires of males and females collided, generation after generation, in an unbroken chain of sex going back to the dawn of complex life on Earth.
Animal life rings, bleeds, and howls with sex. It's everywhere. Right now warring hordes are locking horns, preening feathers, rampaging lustfully across the savanna, questioning the fidelity of the ones they love. A million females choose; a billion penises ejaculate (or snap off); a trillion sperm battle, block, and tackle. Sex made planet Earth, well, sexy.
Writing in a brilliantly engaging style, biologist Jules Howard leads readers on a guided tour of the how and why of sex on Earth, in all its diversity. From sperm wars to cuckoldry, hermaphrodites, virgin births, "exploding" penises, and mallards' "booby-trapped" vaginas, Sex on Earth explores and celebrates the wonders and peculiarities of animal reproduction.
"A refreshingly self-aware exploration of the most intimate moments in nature and how the incredible variety of life has led us to frame our own thoughts about this near-ubiquitous biological drive." —Brian Switek, National Geographic


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General Nazgrim is the eighth boss of Siege of Orgrimmar. Nazgrim fought, traveled, and brought glory to the Horde during the Northrend, Cataclysm, and Pandaria campaigns alongside fellow Horde heroes. In the end, he would place his loyalty to Warchief Garrosh Hellscream before being ended by the Alliance he fought against and the Horde heroes he fought with. The encounter with Nazgrim involves dealing with his various rage-powered abilities as a Warrior and the Kor'kron adds he summons.
4.4 Achievement: Gamon Will Save Us!
Once a grunt in service of the former warchief, Thrall, General Nazgrim rose quickly through the ranks after overwhelming victories in Grizzly Hills and sunken city of Vashj'ir. Fiercely loyal to the Horde and bound by a rigorous code of honor and duty, Nazgrim will hold the line for his warchief until his dying breath.
The decision to include Nazgrim as a raid boss was a controversial one—Horde players have seen him rise through the ranks from Sergeant, to Legionnaire, and now to General. Unlike many of our Raid bosses, he is not necessarily wicked, but he is a soldier whose loyalty to Orgrimmar leaves him no choice but to defend its walls. Of course, the Alliance likely has a different perspective on just how "noble" his past actions have been. . . .
General Nazgrim is a powerful warrior who builds Rage by damaging players with various abilities, and periodically spends that Rage to unleash powerful attacks. Throughout the encounter, mixed groups of three Kor'kron troops at a time stream in to assist their General.
Quickly destroy Nazgrim's Kor'kron Banner and Warshaman's Healing Tide Totem when they are placed.
Directly attacking Nazgrim when he is in Defensive Stance will cause him to generate Rage rapidly.
If General Nazgrim has between 75 and 99 Rage when Cooling Off ends, his War Song will deal heavy damage to the entire raid.
Trade off tanking Nazgrim to allow Sundering Blow to fade, or Nazgrim will gain large amounts of Rage.
Sundering Blow — A powerful strike inflicts 600,000 Physical damage and sunders the target's armor, reducing armor by 10% for 60 sec. Generates 5 Rage plus 5 additional Rage per stack of Sundering Blow on the target.
Bonecracker — Fling a heavy mace at a player to crack their bones, reducing maximum health by 50% and causing the player to bleed for 40,000 Physical damage every 1 sec for 30 sec.
Execute — Executes a player for 3,000,000 Physical damage. This attack pierces immunities and cannot be dodged, blocked, or parried.
Stances — General Nazgrim will take on various stances during the battle.
Battle Stance — A balanced stance that generates 1 Rage every 1 sec.
Berserker Stance — A wild stance that increases damage dealt by 25%, damage taken by 25%, and Rage generated by 100%.
Defensive Stance — A defensive stance that reduces damage taken by 25%, deflects all ranged attacks and spells from the front, and grants 5 Rage when struck. Attacks by players affected by Sundering Blow do not cause Nazgrim to generate Rage.
Rage — Several of General Nazgrim's abilities require Rage to use. General Nazgrim will gain Rage from various abilities used during the battle. General Nazgrim prefers to use the ability with the highest Rage cost.
Heroic Shockwave — Leaps at a player, inflicts 300,000 Physical damage within 10 yards of the impact location and causing three Aftershocks. Costs 30 Rage.
Aftershock — The ground cracks between General Nazgrim's impact location and the location a player target. After several seconds, the cracks will erupt, inflicting 400,000 Fire damage to players within the Aftershock and granting General Nazgrim 3 Rage for each player struck.
Kor'kron Banner — Places a banner that causes allies' attacks to generate 3 Rage for General Nazgrim. Costs 50 Rage.
War Song — Unleash a hellish scream, inflicting 75% of maximum health as Physical damage to all players. Costs 70 Rage.
Ravager — Throw a whirling blade that will last for the duration of the battle. The Ravager inflicts 400,000 Physical damage to enemies within 6 yards every 1 sec, granting General Nazgrim 3 Rage for each enemy struck. Costs 100 Rage.
Cooling Off — After using an ability that costs Rage, General Nazgrim must cool off for 15 sec. During this time, General Nazgrim cannot use abilities that cost Rage.
Kor'kron Forces — General Nazgrim will call for the aid of his forces during the battle. At 10% health, General Nazgrim will call in an additional wave of forces.
Orgrimmar Faithful — General Nazgrim begins the battle with a contingent of loyalist Orgrimmar grunts.
Kor'kron Ironblade — Kor'kron Ironblades wield a fierce two-handed blade.
Ironstorm — Whirl around in a storm of iron, inflicting 200,000 Physical damage to players within 7 yards every 1 sec. for 60 sec.
Last Stand — Increases maximum health by 25%. Kor'kron Ironblades will use Last Stand when brought below 25% health.
Kor'kron Arcweaver — Kor'kron Arcweavers have mastered the arcane arts.
Arcane Shock — Shock a target, inflicting 150,000 Arcane damage and increasing Arcane damage dealt by the caster by 25% for 10 sec. Stacks up to 99 times.
Magistrike — Calls down a burst of Arcane energy, inflicting 150,000 Arcane damage instantly and 30,000 Arcane damage every 1 sec. for 20 sec to enemies within 8 yards.
Unstable Blink — Teleport 1-2 times in a random direction.
Kor'kron Assassin — Kor'kron Assassins strike from the shadows at the enemy's weakest targets.
Stealth — Kor'kron Assassins begin the battle in stealth. Slows movement speed by 50%.
Backstab — Inflicts 500,000 Physical damage to a player, but only if attacking from behind.
Assassin's Mark — Kor'kron Assassins will fixate on a non-tank target.
Kor'kron Warshaman — Kor'kron Warshaman specialize in aiding their allies.
Earth Shield — Protects the target with an earthen shield that heals the shielded target for 5% of maximum health when damage is taken.
Empowered Chain Heal — Heals an ally for 10% of their maximum health and jumps to a nearby ally, increasing healing by 50% per jump. Affects 5 total targets.
Healing Tide Totem — Summons a totem that heals allies within 8 yards for 30% of their maximum health every 3 sec.
Hunter's Mark — Kor'kron Snipers will fixate on a non-tank target.
Shoot — Shoots a player, inflicting 100% weapon damage.
Multi-Shot — Fire a volley of arrows, inflicting 300,000 Physical damage to enemies within a 40-yard cone.
Nazgrim is an add management fight with a high emphasis on execution -- even minor mistakes in executing the encounter can snowball into a wipe.
Nazgrim will pull with a large group of Orgrimmar Faithful, but these adds have low health and only weak melee attacks. These adds should be AoE-ed down at the pull.
Korkron War Shamans are the top priority for the raid, no matter the circumstances. They cast Chain Heals and put down Healing Totems that can very easily heal other adds, as well as Nazgrim himself, very quickly -- it is not unknown for a War Shaman to heal Nazgrim from 1% to 60% in mere seconds. These must be interrupted and nuked down with extreme urgency, as well as any totems that they spawn, and tanks should keep Nazgrim far away from them (tanks will thus not pick War Shamans up). If they manage to cast Earth Shield on Nazgrim or another add, it can be removed with an offensive dispel.
Kor'kron Arcweavers cast many interruptible abilities; the raid will need to interrupt as many as possible (particularly Magistrike) while bringing them down. These must also be dealt with urgently, although any War Shamans will take precedence over them.
Kor'kron Assassins are relatively easier to deal with, provided that any raid members fixated by the Assassins never turn their back on them, otherwise Backstab will kill them very quickly. The off-tank can round up any Assassins when they are not fixating any other raid members.
Kor'kron Ironblades have an area-of-effect ability (Ironstorm) and heal themselves when they reach 50% through Last Stand. These adds are the least problematic; if their numbers are not overwhelming, it may be worth keeping some of them alive and killing them only when Nazgrim enters Defensive Stance.
Nazgrim cycles through three stances on a one-minute timer in the same order. Battle Stance simply causes Nazgrim to generate 1 Rage each second. Beserker Stance loses the 1 Rage per second generation, but causes him to do 25% increased damage (though he will also take 25% increased damage as well) and causes all his other Rage generating abilities to generate double Rage.
The third stance, Defensive Stance, is worthy of special mention. Nazgrim will take 10% reduced damage, and will gain 3 Rage for each attack made to him, except for tanks debuffed with Sundering Blow. Since success in this encounter will come through keeping Nazgrim's Rage bar as low as possible, it is extremely important for the raid not to DPS Nazgrim at all during Defensive Stance (except for debuffed tanks), even if there are no adds present at the time (this is the reason for the raid wanting to keep as many Ironblades as the raid can comfortably handle alive until this point).
Nazgrim has two standard abilities. The aforementioned Sundering Blow is a tank debuff that additionally causes Nazgrim to unavoidably gain Rage (more Rage depending on how many stacks of Sundering Blow the tank already has); tanks will need to perform a standard tank swap to deal with this. Bonecracker places a bleed effect on players and reduces their maximum health; healers will just need to keep these targets alive until the debuff expires.
If Nazgrim has between 0 and 29 Rage when Cooling Off expires, he will not cast any Rage ability until his Rage hits 30 (at which point he will cast Heroic Shockwave).
If Nazgrim has between 30 and 49 Rage when Cooling Off expires, he will cast Heroic Shockwave. Players need to be spread out 10 yards before this goes off to avoid taking splash damage, and must move from the Aftershocks that appear afterwards to avoid giving Nazgrim any extra Rage.
If Nazgrim has between 50 and 69 Rage when Cooling Off expires, he will summon a Kor'kron Banner which causes all attacks by any adds present at the time to grant Nazgrim Rage. The banner has low health and can (and should!) be destroyed quickly.
If Nazgrim has between 70 and 99 Rage when Cooling Off expires, he will cast War Song, which does 50% Physical damage to everyone in the raid. Healers should top the raid off if they anticipate Nazgrim casting this, particularly on raid members affected by Bonecracker.
If Nazgrim has 100 Rage when Cooling Off expires, he will summon a Ravager weapon, which moves slowly through the room. They must be avoided as taking damage from them results in the raid member taking high Physical Damage and Nazgrim gaining considerable extra Rage. The raid should avoid giving Nazgrim enough Rage to cast this as much as possible, since the Ravager weapons will restrict movement; this will eventually snowball into a wipe.
The final 10% of the fight can be extremely problematic, as Nazgrim will overwhelm the raid with adds if not defeated quickly.
Keep an eye on Nazgrim's stances; the raid does not want Nazgrim entering Defensive Stance in the final 10% of his health. If necessary, stop DPS on Nazgrim at 13%, allow him to enter Defensive Stance, and then push him below 10% once Defensive Stance is over. Ideally, the raid would want Nazgrim to be in Beserker Stance when pushing him below 10%, with plenty of time to spare before entering Defensive Stance, but this may not always be possible.
Once the raid decides to push Nazgrim below 10%, all offensive cooldowns should be popped (including [Bloodlust]/ [Heroism]/ [Time Warp]), and Nazgrim defeated as quickly as possible.
Even though this is a burn phase, War Shamans still take precedence over burning Nazgrim down, as they can (and will!) heal him back up if ignored.
Achievement: Gamon Will Save Us!
To begin with, one raid member should free Gamon from the tree that he is tied to, on the Demolisher trash preceeding the raid's descent into the Cleft of Shadow on their way to Nazgrim.
On the actual fight, earning [Gamon Will Save Us!] is a reward for doing the fight "properly", and requires that the raid handles Nazgrim's Rage perfectly. Two casts of War Song will kill Gamon, and so will any Ravager weapons that wander into Gamon's vicinity. It is however possible to heal Gamon, and additionally, it has been reported that the raid can skip the warlock trash causing Gamon to remain behind there.
An important note is that, much like the [Only the Penitent...] achievement in the Firelands, the raid only has one chance per raid lockout. If the raid wipes to Nazgrim or Gamon dies, he will not respawn.
No Alliance hand has ever struck me down! Do you think you are seasoned enough?
So, it has come to this. Together, we have learned and grown over the years, and now we find ourselves face to face on the battlefield. Do not think I will go easy on you, nor do I expect any quarter. What we do now, we do for the Horde, both of us.
I am Nazgrim! Fist of the warchief and general of the Horde Army. If I must die today, I will die with honor, in battle, for the horde!
It is an honor to finally face you in combat. Lok'tar Ogar, for Honor, and for the Horde!
Gamon says: You are an honorable Orc, Nazgrim. I regret what I must do.
Next squad, to the front!
All Kor'kron... under my command... kill them... NOW!
You should have trained harder.
Ah... you have learned much... and learned well... an honorable battle.
Gamon says: You fought with honor. Gamon will ensure that your legacy lives on. For the Horde, my friend.
Gamon, you have finally learned. I am proud to have died at your hands.
Patch 5.4.8 (2014-05-20): General Nazgrim no longer calls in an additional wave of forces at 10% health on Raid Finder difficulty.
General Nazgrim's Ravager no longer generates Rage when it strikes a player and deaks 50% less damage on Raid Finder difficulty.
Kor'kron Warshaman's Empowered Chain Heal now heals for 1% (down from 4%) on Raid Finder difficulty."
Hotfix (2014-01-23): [A Murder of Crows] will no longer cause additional rage while Nazgrim is in defensive stance.
General Nazgrim's Sundering Blow now has a cap at 4 stacks, allowing him to gain up to a maximum of 25 Rage (50 while in Berserker Stance) on Raid Finder difficulty.
Kor'kron Arcweavers, Kor'kron Assassins, Kor'kron Ironblades, and Kor'kron Warshamans now have less health and deals less damage on Raid Finder difficulty."
Hotfix (2013-10-09): "Reduced the amount of hostile NPCs in the areas leading up to General Nazgrim on Raid Finder difficulty."
General Nazgrim's health has been reduced by 10%.
General Nazgrim's Ravager now hits for 200,000 damage.
General Nazgrim now gains 1 Rage when struck in Defensive Stance (down from 2 Rage).
General Nazgrim now gains 2 Rage for each target struck by Heroic Shockwave's Aftershocks (down from 3 Rage).
General Nazgrim now gains 2 Rage from Kor'kron Banner (down from 3 Rage).
Kor'kron Warshaman's Earth Shield now heals for 2% of maximum health (down from 5%).
Kor'kron Warshaman's Empowered Chain Heal now heals for 4% of maximum health (down from 10%)."
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Home >> April 2018 Edition >> Grasping the On Orbit Servicing Opportunity—An NSR Report
Grasping the On Orbit Servicing Opportunity—An NSR Report
By Carolyn Belle, NSR Analyst, USA
As the space industry looks toward a future built on diverse and resilient architectures, rapidly evolving demand, fast technology development, and multifaceted economic activity in-orbit and beyond, servicing spacecraft is a key capability to bring along for the ride.
An artistic rendition of an MEV approach to an on orbit satellite — image is courtesy of Orbital ATK.
Applications envisioned have the potential to both ease historic pain points for satellite operators and open new possibilities to the space industry, delivering value at multiple places in the chain and making in-orbit servicing (IoS) an opportunity to be grasped.
Recent high-profile announcements highlight the race to deliver multiple capabilities to a market primed for fresh solutions.
Orbital ATK has announced the expansion of their Mission Extension Service (MEV) to include two additional components, paving the way for more complex robotic services down the line.
ESA, likewise, shifted gears on their planned e.Deorbit mission, prioritizing development of robotic arm capabilities for satellite servicing over the initial focus on R&D of net technology for debris removal.
SIS and Effective Space Solutions, as well as a handful of LEO operators, maintain robotic capabilities as a key component of their initial services or product roadmap.
An artistic rendition of ESA's e.Deorbit mission capturing a satellite. Image is courtesy of ESA.
The market is nascent but offers diversity and looks quite promising: NSR's In-Orbit Servicing Markets report forecasts revenue from servicing contracts to generate a cumulative $3 billion by 2027, growing at a 62 percent CAGR from start of operations in 2019.
Life Extension is the most widespread market and will be the bread and butter of IoS providers in the near term. With 240 satellites reaching End-of-Life (EOL) in the next decade, and an estimated 90 as candidates for servicing, the addressable market already exceeds near-term supply.
As commercial operators continue to struggle with declining capacity prices and uncertain growth in revenues, if IoS providers can hit the correct price point the appeal of deferring or reducing CAPEX and decision making will drive an average of nine life extension missions per year.
While Life Extension drives demand, Salvage drives revenue: with only percent of total market demand, salvage is expected to generate as much as 32 percent of revenue.
Salvage of a satellite following maldeployment by the launch vehicle or other inability to reach the operating orbit presents the most opportunistic, but most compelling, value proposition for IoS.
With the satellite operator and insurer otherwise facing a full satellite loss (+3-year delay for a replacement) and payout, IoS providers will be able to charge a premium to recover the asset.
The Robotics market demonstrates more long-term potential, expected to be slow to develop since satellites in orbit today are not designed to be robotically manipulated or augmented.
Early use cases will be fixing mal-deployed antennas and solar arrays, but as operators look to more flexible, next-generation satellite designs and space architectures enabled for such manipulation, demand will diversify.
As this dynamic evolves in the 2020s with new satellite orders, by the end of the decade, the addressable market and revenue will grow above the forecasted 13 percent share for the intervening period to be a much more robust segment of the market.
De-orbiting offers only a limited revenue opportunity, attractive more for the incremental business to keep IoS vehicles busy between other contracts than as a business case of its own. Few operators will be interested in trading OPEX for the couple months of station-keeping fuel that would otherwise be used to place a satellite in the graveyard orbit.
Onboard failures that make orbit raising impossible, or delays in launching a replacement satellite that obligate an operator to dip into the fuel reserve, will drive occasional use of this service.
As the space industry works to sustain profits and remain competitive in the evolving global economy, innovative solutions that enable more flexible use of in-orbit assets are increasingly appealing.
The prospect of satellite servicing offers value on multiple levels to operators and will only grow as more complex capabilities are integrated into space architectures.
Artistic rendition of a smallsat pushing a communications satellite into graveyard orbit, rendering. Image is courtesy of Effective Space Solutions.
While many satellites on orbit today will not be candidates for servicing, between sustaining life extension contracts and opportunistic, high value salvage contracts, there is a solid near-term market opportunity for emerging IoS providers to grasp.
To order this informative report, please access www.nsr.com/order/4328/
Carolyn Belle focuses on satellite manufacturing, launch, and in-space activity, and in particular the trends surrounding creation of diversified space architectures. She participates in commercial, civil, and government projects, serving as NSR's lead analyst for manufacturing and launch market dynamics. She built NSR's practice in small satellites and emerging markets like satellite servicing, engaging with start-ups globally to create a robust research base on new applications and ways of leveraging space. Ms. Belle regularly contributes to diverse tailored consulting projects in these areas, lending expertise to feasibility studies, analysis of competitive dynamics, satellite procurement assessments, and addressable market sizing for both start-ups and industry leaders.
Ms. Belle has been with NSR since 2014, coming from the D.C.-based Research and Analysis team at the Space Foundation. Her research efforts focused on new and emerging space products and services, as well as an exploration of the policy considerations and efficacy of collaborative space endeavors such as the International Space Station.
Ms. Belle has previously engaged in astrobiology research at the NASA Ames Research Center. She holds a Bachelor's degree from The Colorado College with a focus in Biology and Chemistry and completed the International Space University's multidisciplinary program in Space Management. Ms. Belle has been active in leading STEM outreach initiatives such as Yuri's Night and Cool Science as well as efforts to strengthen women's roles and recognition within the space industry.


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CFA is business as usual - for now
By Charmayne Allison
THE future of Kyabram CFA is under a cloud after controversial fire services reform legislation last week passed into law.
Labor only needed the support of three of the 11 upper house crossbenchers but wrangled four, enabling the controversial bill to glide through.
After more than three years of bitter conflict, the bill is now set to dramatically overhaul the state's fire services, stripping the CFA of its paid staff who train and support volunteers and merging it with the Metropolitan Fire Brigade to form a new service, Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV).
While many staff will then be seconded back to the CFA, they will be bound by a new enterprise bargaining agreement (EBA) handing the United Firefighters Union (UFU) control of resources and recruitment.
The bill will also allow the UFU to dominate a new Firefighters Registration Board which accredits anyone wishing to work for FRV, including those seconded to the CFA.
Finally, it promises presumptive rights to cancer compensation for career and volunteer firefighters – legislation Victorian firefighters have long battled for.
While the bill has been bitterly opposed by the Coalition, the government said it would modernise Victorian emergency services and "enshrine" the CFA as a truly community-based volunteer organisation.
''Our firefighters currently operate under systems and structures that have not changed since the 1950s, and it's clear these services need to be modernised,'' Emergency Services Minister Lisa Neville said.
''Our 1220 volunteer CFA brigades will be untouched, continuing to serve their communities day-to-day.''
Some CFA members in the region are less convinced, concerned the changes could see them treated as second-class citizens or worse, cause volunteer firefighter numbers to plummet.
But Kyabram CFA captain Mick Crompton is looking at the bill with a glass half full approach.
"The way I see it, there are obviously changes we can control and those we can't control. At the end of the day it's about adapting and working with the new changes," he said.
"It's going to be quite some time to see how the bill will be implemented and what changes that will mean for Kyabram.
"Until then, it's business as usual for us. That's been our attitude all along. If we can't change it, we opt not to hold onto it."
He said the presumptive rights legislation is a win for all volunteer firefighters.
"It's a positive outcome for volunteers and will make sure they are not discriminated against."
Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh has accused the State Government and Labor members for Northern Victoria Jaclyn Symes and Mark Gepp of ''tearing apart our CFA.''
''(This bill) will see the CFA stripped of its paid staff, which will be moved into the new Fire Rescue Victoria and seconded back to the CFA, with approval from a union-controlled board,'' he said.
He accused the state government deliberately tied its divisive bill to a bill granting presumptive rights to firefighters who develop cancer as a result of their work.
"I support presumptive rights for volunteer and career firefighters," Mr Walsh said.
"But twice, The Nationals introduced a standalone presumptive rights bill to Parliament and twice the Andrews Labor Government voted against it."
Huge crowd joins in the family fun
THE Kyabram Fauna Park carpark was overflowing last Wednesday for their family fun open day.
Holly Tregenza
Hands up if you've seen legless lizard
RESEARCHERS in Rushworth want nothing more than to find some legless mates.
Police hunt gun thieves
GUNS are in the hands of criminals after a burglary at a Stanhope business.
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The aircraft crashed on takeoff from runway 17. It came to rest in bushes .
Distance from Santo Domingo-Las Américas International Airport to Port-au-Prince-Mais Gate Airport as the crow flies is 276 km (172 miles).


Choose one of the 4 escape rooms available in and around Missoula! Escape rooms are perfect for any occasion: a night out with friends, a date, a birthday celebration or a team-building activity. Search for clues, solve puzzles and work together to uncover the mystery – it's time you escaped the room!
Can you find the cipher, uncover hidden messages and decode the room in time?
You and your friends decide to journey to the sorcerer's lair to retrieve the sword then save the village.
Will you be able to uncover what really happened before you too disappear?
2 – 3 60 min.
Amazingly fun and mind boggling! Had a great time with family doing Through the Looking Glass.
Through the Looking Glass was so much fun!! Big Sky Breakout was the perfect way to start off my bachelorette party!! I highly recommend giving it a try!
Truly a great time for everyone of all ages. I was genuinely surprised at how challenging it was during our "Embassy Escape" and the 1 hour time limit just flew by! Fun, exciting and suspenseful. If you have had any doubts about whether or not to try Big Sky Breakout, don't be shy and go play! You'll be glad you did.
We had a blast. It was my first time to play this game, so when we went into the little Alice in Wonderland room, I felt a tiny bit of angst but the room was totally comfortable and our host explained that we could leave at any time. So, our family became totally focused on the fun of deciphering the clues. I am definitely going back and want to do any and all of the games they have and will come up with in the future.


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Every year on May 12, the National Fibromyalgia Awareness Day is observed. However, I observe (experience) fibromyalgia daily.
The primary symptoms of fibromyalgia are chronic muscle pain, tenderness, and stiffness that varies from mild to severe, coming and going on a day to day basis.
There will be pain at 11 of 18 tender point sites.
Words used to describe the pain are: aching, burning, numbing, stabbing, throbbing, and tingling, as well as others.
Physical activity, stress, and the weather can affect the amount of pain experienced.
Other symptoms may include: anxiety, brain fog (mild to severe mental confusion, lack of focus, poor memory recall, and reduced mental acuity), depression, ears ringing, dizziness, dry eyes, dry mouth, fatigue (moderate to extreme), flare ups (the worsening of symptoms that already exist), headaches (mild to severe), irritable bowel and bladder, muscle spasms, restless legs syndrome, skin problems, sleep disorders, and vision problems. Do note, this list is not complete.
Fibromyalgia is different for every person. Some may have mild symptoms and can easily cope with it while others may be bedridden.
Diagnosing fibromyalgia can be difficult as there are no diagnostic tests to confirm it.
There are no fibromyalgia medications but medications are used to treat some of the symptoms. Alternative treatments are used to help ease the pain.
For information, you can visit the National Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Association and the National Fibromyalgia Association.
I live with fibromyalgia, too. Some days are better than others and I'm grateful mine has not hit the debilitating level. Although, I have had days when I've exceeded my limits and found myself in bed the next day for a while. I've found that exercise helps me but it has to be low impact and losing weight. Sadly, I don't stick with it even though I know it helps. And I keep gaining the weight back. I'm glad you have understanding and support in your hubby. I don't have it with the husband or the adult daughter who lives here. The 3 who don't live here get it, though. Maybe I should move in with one of them. LOL Informative post!
Sorry to hear this Pam. Wish your husband and daughter were understanding and supportive. Thru it all though I love your humor. We have to try our best to stay positive.
My youngest daughter suffers with this as well as some unnamed auto immune issues and a host of other things. For years, as a young girl, she would talk about how her legs hurt but we never realized what was causing the pain. She met the right doctors while living in Houston for several years and they were able to get her on a regimen of drugs that have made her pain more manageable. I am so sorry you both struggle every single day.
Its difficult in the beginning trying to get a diagnosis. Thank you Leslie and so sorry to hear your daughter lives with this too.
Grammy Dee, this is one club I wish I (and you) could get kicked out of!
Oh goodness Jean, I'm just now seeing your comment, don't know how I missed it. Sorry to hear you have it too. Yes please, kick us out!
Sorry Lindy, just now seeing your comment too. Hate to hear you have it too. It's always good to connect with other blogging grandmothers!
Thank you for sharing this post at Thursday Favorite Things link party. I too have fibromyalgia and am always looking for information on the subject. Shared and pinned.
I too have fibro! What a great post describing how you are affected by this cruel condition. It can get frustrating for people with fibro because they "look" normal. Even people who know we have the condition don't understand the full debilitating effects it can have. This post is very informative. I am sharing it, my friend!


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Пусте Поле () — село в Словаччині, Старолюбовняському окрузі Пряшівського краю. Розташоване в північно-східній частині Словаччини на межі Чергівських та Левоцьких гір, у долині потоки Градлова.

Вперше згадується у 1956 році, коли поселення відділилося від сусіднього села Крівани.

В селі є римо-католицький костел з 1935-1936 рр.

Населення
В селі проживає 225 осіб.

Національний склад населення (за даними останнього перепису населення — 2001 року):
 словаки — 99,56%
 русини — 0,44%

Склад населення за приналежністю до релігії станом на 2001 рік:
 римо-католики — 95,13%,
 греко-католики — 4,87%,

Примітки

Джерела
 дані про село на сайті бібліотеки в Старій Любовні
 дані про село на сайті www.e-obce.sk
 дані про національний та конфесійний склад населення села на сайті Статистичного уряду Словаччини

Населені пункти Словаччини

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For content marketing, it's a long season. There are, and should be, many chances to fail — as long as we fail quickly, learn, and adapt to the new surroundings.
Measurement comes at the end of this framework, but for many, it's the beginning, middle, end (and everything in between) of your content marketing process… and it's not easy.
As our content marketing research indicates, 33 percent of B2B marketers and 41 percent of B2C marketers cited the inability to measure as a significant challenge. In the video below, CMI consultants Carla Johnson, Michael Weiss, Ardath Albee, and Jay Baer discuss why this number is likely too low, and share some of their insights into what, specifically, content marketers need to be measuring.
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Measurement is the seventh step in building a successful content marketing strategy. Download our white paper, The CMI Content Marketing Framework: 7 Building Blocks to Success for an overview of the process, or learn about the other steps with our how-to guides on the right-hand side of the page.


WATERVILLE, Maine — Colby College goalkeeper Sam Rizzo kept her team in the game until the final minutes, but Hamilton College scored with 4:52 to play and held on for a 1-0 NESCAC women's soccer victory Saturday.
The Mules (6-8 overall, 1-8 NESCAC) needed a victory to stay in the hunt for a league playoff berth. Colby will finish the season Tuesday at home against Bates College at 3 p.m. Hamilton moved to 4-7-3 overall and 2-7-1 in the league.
Rizzo made seven of her 12 saves in the second half. The Continentals had a 26-6 shot advantage a 5-3 margin in corner kicks.
Aliza Van Leesten had three of Colby's six shots and Emily Martin had two.
Amanda Becker scored off a rebound off the original shot from Ali Clarke.
Emily Dumont recorded three saves for Hamilton.


What better way to start out your wedding day than with some 12 year old scotch, am I right?!
Danielle shared a sweet moment with her mother, having a first look with her, then moved right outside to have her first look with Dan. After taking a few portraits outside, we hurried back in to cool off and take a couple more photos indoors, and move into wedding party and family formals. La Poste has a neat basement area that they all went down to hang out in before the ceremony!
I was so excited I could have cried!
We took some stunning photos and then went back inside because its still super muggy outside. We finished out the night with some dancing and the DJ was absolutely hilarious! This wedding, like all of them so far this year, will always have so much meaning to me. I loved every second of it, and my heart is just so grateful and I feel so incredibly lucky to get to work with such outstanding people!


1From 2016, figures of assistance measures per 31 December are higher than previous years. The reason is that earlier care measures during the year were prioritized over assistance measures per 31 December, and the figures for assistance measures per 31 December therefore got too low. The distribution between care measures and assistance measures is also changed, due to this change of which measure is prioritized for each child.
The statistics provide figures on the Child Welfare Services. The figures include notifications, investigations and measures, and the children involved. The work of the Child Welfare Services is aimed at children and adolescents aged 0–23. Figures on full-time equivalents (FTEs) in the Child Welfare Services are also included.
Notifications: Upon receiving a notification, the Child Welfare Services must review it as soon as possible, within a week, and decide whether no action is to be taken or whether an investigation should be initiated. Until 2013, Statistics Norway did not collect data on notifications where no action was taken and where no investigation was initiated.
Investigations: The Child Welfare Services have a right and duty to initiate an investigation when there are reasonable grounds to assume that a child is living in conditions that require intervention pursuant to the Child Welfare Act. Statistics Norway started collecting data on all investigations in 2013. Prior to this, if the Child Welfare Services conducted more than one investigation into the same child, only one investigation was registered; either the investigation that led to a decision to intervene or the first investigation in the statistical year.
Assistance measures: Assistance measures are in accordance with section 4-4 of the Child Welfare Act (corresponds to section 18 – Preventive measures and section 51 – Follow-up measures in the old legislation). Measures can include financial support, kindergarten placement, support contact, supervision, home visits/home respite, home consultancy, respite care in an institution, parent/child care centre placement (home for mothers), outpatient treatment in mental health care for children and adolescents, etc. The new legislation that came into force in 1993 provides for children being removed from the home, and placed in a foster home, for example, without the need for a decision to provide care. According to section 4-4 fifth paragraph of the Act, such placements are categorised as assistance measures.
Care orders: Care orders are in accordance with section 4-12 of the Child Welfare Act (section 19 in the old legislation). All decisions on providing care for a child and placing him or her in foster care are made by the county social welfare board. Care orders are provided for in section 4-12, and include placement in a care centre for minors, foster home, an institution or a training or treatment institution. When the child is in care, all measures aimed at the child are registered as care orders. Until 2013, local authorities was responsible for reporting whether a measure was a care order. As from 2013, Statistics Norway reports whether a measure is an assistance measure or a care order as provided for in the legislation.
Follow-up care: In 1998, amendments to the Child Welfare Act meant that measures that were initiated before a child turned 18 could be continued or replaced with other assistance measures if the child agreed. Such measures can continue until the child reaches 23 years of age, and a generic term for measures in the age group 18-22 is follow-up care.
New children in the Child Welfare Services: All children who are subject to child welfare measures in a statistical year, who are not included in the child welfare statistics in the preceding year, are defined as 'new children' with measures. This means that even if the child is registered as a new child in the child welfare statistics, he or she may have received help previously. Use of personal identification numbers is crucial here for identifying the new children in the Child Welfare Services.
Staff are registered under the following education categories: social workers, child welfare educationalists, other university college/university education, office/commercial education, other education/unskilled.
Organisation: Indicates whether the Child Welfare Services are organised as one host municipality partnership and/or as part of NAV.
Quality indicators: Indicates whether the Child Welfare Services have a system for user surveys, if they have a user survey in the statistical year and if the Child Welfare Services have internal controls.
Figures for the country as a whole, parts of the country, child welfare regions, counties, municipalities and districts in Oslo.
Unrevised figures are published in KOSTRA on 15 March every year.
Revised figures are published in KOSTRA on 15 June every year.
Daily statistics are published every year at the end of June/beginning of July.
Statistics Norway has yearly datasets and dataset explanations, in addition to a historical dataset at individual level consisting of figures on assistance measures and/or care orders for the period 1993-2015.
The child welfare statistics were first published in 1900, and until 1954, comprised of summary statistics compiled on the basis of annual reports from the predecessor to the current Child Welfare Services. Until 1915, the statistics were produced by the Ministry of Church Affairs and Education, and subsequently by Statistics Norway. Since 1954, child welfare statistics have been prepared based on annual reports from the local authorities. A major reorganisation took place in the 1990s, and in 1992, the range of data was considerably extended. This reorganisation led to a break in some of the time series, including the figures on 'new' child welfare clients. Figures on new clients from before and after 1992 are therefore not directly comparable. In 1993, the registration form was changed as a result of new child welfare legislation. The new legislation provides for children being placed outside the home without the need for a decision by the county social welfare board to take over care of the child. However, the figures on children in care from 1993 are comparable.
In 1997, it was decided that notifications to the Child Welfare Services would be excluded, and that only information about who reported the case and the content of the notification would be registered for the children for whom the Child Welfare Services started or ended investigations in the statistical year.
In 1998, an amendment was made to the Child Welfare Act of 1993. The age of children and adolescents who could have follow-up measures was increased from 18-20 to 18-22. Thus, the age group included in the statistics on child welfare was changed.
2002 saw a major reorganisation in the child welfare statistics, with the KOSTRA functions 251 and 252 being included in the reporting basis.
In 2007, the KOSTRA form 15 Child Welfare was changed. The figures on measure categories was expanded.
The reporting of 15 Child Welfare was changed in 2013. The form is no longer available, and the data system can only produce file extractions. All notifications and investigations are now reported, while previously only one investigation was reported per child. The figures on measure categories have been expanded and eight main categories of measures with subcategories have been introduced. Statistics Norway now distinguishes between assistance measures and care orders as provided for in the legislation, and whether the measure is function 251 or 252 according to the measure categories. The local authorities previously reported this themselves.
In 2010, employees in the Child Welfare Services were included in the general child welfare statistics. These were previously published separately http://www.ssb.no/barnevernp/.
Statistics on personnel in the social security offices, which are summary statistics, were first collected in 1984. It was not until 1991 that a distinction was made between the different categories of child welfare staff. In 1992, child welfare was distinguished as a separate service, and positions are now registered according to education, and converted to FTEs. In addition, figures on vacant positions were included as from 31 December 1992. In 2012, positions linked to functions were also reported explicitly in addition to positions in function 244, and in 2013, positions linked to function 252 were also included.
Information on organisation and cooperation was first published in 1993. Quality indicators for the Child Welfare Services were first published in 2006.
Users: Ministry of Children and Equality, other ministries, Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs (Bufdir), Norwegian Board of Health Supervision, County Governor, county authorities and local authorities, research institutions, the media and students.
Applications: Public planning, research and studies, education and public debate.
The reports are collected by Statistics Norway for the Ministry of Children and Equality, under the provisions of the Act of 17 July 1992 No. 100 relating to Child Welfare Services section 2-3. Pursuant to the Act of 16 June 1989 No. 54 relating to official statistics and Statistics Norway section 2-2, Statistics Norway shall use the reports in the preparation of official statistics.
KOSTRA form 15 Child Welfare, and a dataset explanation were used as a basis for data registration. The reporting deadline is 15 January the year following the statistical year. For local authorities with a child welfare programme, a file extraction is made, which is sent electronically to Statistics Norway. Until 2013, the local authorities that did not have such a programme submitted electronic forms from Statistics Norway's website.
In return, the local authorities receive summary tables and error lists for submitted child welfare statistics. They then have to check whether the figures are correct, and report any errors in the submitted data to Statistics Norway. In 2013, the local authorities were asked to review the KOSTRA publications on 15 March and give Statistics Norway feedback on whether the figures were correct, and no error lists were sent out.
KOSTRA form 8 Personnel and organisation of the Child Welfare Services is submitted electronically from Statistics Norway's website every year, with a deadline of 15 February.
In cases of inter-municipal cooperation, one file/form is to be submitted for each local authority.
The child welfare control program, which is available on Statistics Norway's website, plays a key role in the regular control and audit routines for the statistics. The local authorities run the control program before submitting child welfare datasets to Statistics Norway, correcting as many errors as possible before submission. In 2013, most of the controls prevented the submission of file extractions and had to be corrected by the local authorities. After receiving a file, Statistics Norway also runs the control program. Preliminary tables with main figures and error lists are sent to the individual local authorities. The Child Welfare Services in the relevant local authority adds the correct information to the error list before returning it to Statistics Norway for revision and production of the figures.
Controls of data on employees are based on a comparison of the figures from the preceding year, and the local authorities are contacted if there are major discrepancies so that they can create or submit a new form where relevant.
At municipality and district level, cells in the tables containing three or fewer units are suppressed prior to publishing.
In the period 1980-1985, personal identification numbers were not used in the registration, which made it impossible to control for duplications. Figures from these years are therefore not fully comparable with the preceding and subsequent periods. The figures on children in care in 1992 are assumed to be too high because the 1992 statistics form was designed so that all placements were registered as care placements. There is a break in the 1993 series of new children with measures as a result of a new definition of new children.
In 2002, the child welfare form was changed to include more categories of measures.
A reorganisation in 2007 saw the introduction of more types of measures and information being collected. This means that the child welfare statistics from 2002-2006 are fully comparable.
The main figures for 2007 and subsequent years will be comparable with earlier years in relation to, for example, the number of children with measures, children with care orders, assistance measures, placements and investigations. Also in that year, more options for measure type and reporting body were added. There may therefore be a break in terms of the measure category 'other measures' and the category 'other' for the reporting body.
There was a further reorganisation in 2013, with the collection of notifications, more categories for content in the notification, minor changes in the categories of who submitted the notification, collection of all investigations – not just one per child, and more types of measures. This means that the child welfare statistics from 2007-2012 are fully comparable. The main figures for 2013 and subsequent years will be comparable with earlier years, i.e. the number of children with measures, children with care orders and assistance measures, the number of children under investigation. There is a break in the investigation cases, but the number of children subject to investigation will still be published.
There are no figures for employees in the municipal child welfare services during the period 1984-1990. In 1992, child welfare was distinguished as a separate service, and the registration of personnel has not changed markedly since then. As of 2012, employees in function 251 Child welfare measures when the child is not placed by the Child Welfare Services were included in form 8 in addition to employees in function 244 Child Welfare Services. This makes it difficult to compare the total number of employees because we assume that those in function 251 were also reported before 2012 by some local authorities. In 2013, employees in function 252 Child welfare measures when the child is placed by the Child Welfare Services were also included in form 8.


Today will be a quick update for the upcoming election and policies in response to the budget plans released last week. This election is becoming a battle for votes among salary earners.
In the past we have talked about class warfare strategy – it's a tactic being used by both major parties.
Where is each party is hanging their hats with incomes and taxes?
What is Shorten's response? Calling the budget radical right wing?
Claiming tax reductions are the same as giveaways. A giveaway to let people keep what they work for?
What is Shorten's background and what he represents vs what he has?
Morrison summed it up best – why would you work hard under the Labor government?
Said that 4.5 million workers earning between $48k and $90k will be better off under their plan, but are yet to release the details.
Median Income (middle) for full-time workers – $78,268 p.a.
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Farpoint - Bahtinov Focus Mask for Telescopes with Dew Shield or Front End Diameter 8.5" to 10.5"
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Bahtinov masks are the most commonly found and widely used masks. With slits pointing in three different directions, the resulting crown pattern (three small dashes above and below the focus star) can tell you how much your focus is off and by what direction.
Hartmann masks are cut either with circular or triangular holes. This focus mask type is the only one that does not use diffraction and are best suited for gross focus adjustments as smaller discrepancies can be difficult to detect.
Carey focus masks use slits in two angles, 12 degrees on the left and 10 degrees on the right. The resulting pattern is a distinct X type pattern with two long dashes above and below the focus star. Very small adjustments are easily made with Carey masks.
Perpendicular masks are the least common but create a unique cross pattern, with four sets of two dashes set at equal distances around the focus star. Adjustments by eye with a perpendicular mask can be difficult but with analytical software, additional calculation and automated adjustment can create perfect focus.


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National debate team conducts demonstration round with students
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An audio snippet from the debate featuring USA Debate team member Leila Saklou.
This afternoon, members of the USA Debate team argued with and against Taipei American School varsity debaters in a World Schools Style debate in the Harmony Theater. 100 people from around Taiwan, including students from Taichung, Tainan, and Hsinchu, registered to attend the debate.
The resolution up for debate was "This House believes the government has the right to censor media that may be harmful to the population." Ranen Miao, a junior from New Jersey, and Ella Michaels, a senior from California, debated with Theodora Tang ('18) and Eliot Wang ('18) in favor of the resolution. They went up against Emily Grantham and Leila Saklou, two juniors from Texas, working with Kurt Peng ('18) and Josh Wah ('20), who opposed the resolution.
The affirmative framed their debate under the social responsibility for governments to protect individuals from harmful speech, while the negative claimed that the subjective nature of censorship would potentially lead to an abuse of power.
Throughout the debate, the affirmative emphasized the role of censorship in promoting peaceful communities in nations like Thailand, where criticism of royalty is banned. However, the negative countered the argument with a claim that restriction of hate speech would "blindfold the public" to the vitriol of certain demographics. "Just because we don't advocate for censorship doesn't mean we believe in violence," Emily said.
The debate was followed by a panel discussion between Dr. Adam Nelson, chair of the political sciences department at TAS; Colorado senior Piper Doyle; and Aaron and Cynthia Timmons, coaches for the USA debate team. The four individuals discussed the value of debate, gave advice to viewers about how to improve speaking skills, and emphasized the value of respectful debate in cultivating globally-minded and empathetic individuals. "You can talk about issues that are controversial, and those positions will be challenged by the best of the best when you're debating," said Aaron Timmons. "But the end of the day, debate embraces the humanity within the person on the other end of the room."
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Sunny to partly cloudy. A few flurries or snow showers possible. High near 30F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph..
Despite missing much of the first half with foul trouble, RCHS senior Jesse Ringen managed to score 22 points in her team's loss to Twin Lakes Tuesday.
By HARLEY TOMLINSON
RCHS freshman forward Taylor Van Meter had seven points off the bench Tuesday, including this push shot inside the free throw line.
Lady Bombers can't overcome 20-point deficit vs. Indians
RENSSELAER — A team loaded with talented guards, it was the inside presence of junior Kora Pass that scored key baskets for Class 3A No. 10 ranked Twin Lakes Tuesday at Rensselaer Central.
Pass scored seven of her eight points in the fourth quarter, including a key three-point play after the Bombers pulled within a possession of the lead, to help the Indians secure a 73-59 Hoosier Conference victory at Joe Burvan Gymnasium.
All three of Pass's baskets in the fourth period came after RCHS, which trailed by as much as 22 points, cut into Twin Lakes' lead. She had her team's only field goals in the quarter during which her teammates hit 13 of 15 free throws to hold off the Bombers, who fall to 12-5 overall and 0-3 in league play.
"We had some nice passes into Kora and she finished at the bucket, had an and-one there," said Indians coach Brad Bowsman, "and those are big buckets. I think they were within four, five points and if we don't get those, it could have swung the other way."
The explosive play of guards Olivia Nickerson, a sophomore, and freshman Addison Bowsman put the Indians (15-3, 2-2) up by 20 points (24-4) after the first period. Nickerson had 15 points in the period, including four of her eight 3-point baskets on the night, and Bowsman added six points to ignite a 23-0 run for the Indians.
"We just got out and were able to hit our open shooters and knock down open shots," coach Bowsman said. "If we're hitting shots, everything looks pretty good."
The spurt came after Rensselaer's all-time leading scorer, senior Jesse Ringen, picked up two quick fouls in the opening period. Once she returned to the floor in the second quarter, Ringen helped her team chip away at the lead, pulling within 11 points (36-25) by halftime.
"That first quarter, we got out of character out of what we were doing; trying to do one-on-one stuff, force stuff, I don't know," Bombers coach Wes Radtke said. "It's not typical of what we've been doing.
"We're down 24-4 and my leading scorer is on the bench with two fouls and most teams would have given up."
Ringen had eight points in the second when the Bombers knocked down 7 of 16 shots. They continued to chop away at the lead in the third period, pulling within seven points at one point behind a 9 of 15 shooting performance. Freshman Taylor Van Meter had six of her seven points in the third and Ringen continued to stay hot by scoring eight points.
"I thought our energy level picked up in the second quarter and second half," Radtke said. "I thought Avree Cain did a better job in the second quarter on; really pushing the envelope offensively and defensively. I thought Jesse did a good job overcoming early foul trouble. Morgan (Van Meter) stepped up and got us some points to keep us within striking distance. We just had to keep chipping away.
"I told the girls the first four minutes of the second half was going to dictate how things were going to go for us and I thought they responded well."
But Nickerson had an answer whenever RCHS cut the Indians' lead under 10 points. She had three more 3-point baskets in the third, including one with under 20 seconds remaining that gave her team a 53-43 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
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"That's the second year in a row she's lit us up," Radtke said of Nickerson. "She has our number. We did some things there I thought we could handle, but credit to her, she hit her shots."
Rensselaer used a 10-2 run to start the fourth quarter to pull within 55-53. Avree Cain's jumper at the 5:30 mark put the Bombers within a possession, but it was as close as the Bombers would get.
RCHS did have the ball with a chance at a tie or the lead before Twin Lakes scored on the other end.
"I don't know what Rensselaer shot in the second half, but in that third quarter and halfway through the fourth they shot it very well," Bowsman said. "I don't recall a shot they did miss during that time frame. They're a solid team, big team and we're lucky to get out of here with a win."
Twin Lakes responded with an 8-2 run of its owns for a 61-55 lead, including Pass's three-point play and free throws by Bowsman, Addison Ward and Nickerson.
"We had to force them to take outside shots and not lay-ups and rebound well," Radtke said. "In that last quarter we kind of lost their big girl inside a couple of times. I thought we really did a good job at that point. We just didn't get over the hump."
The Indians would close the game with a 12-4 run, with Pass scoring a pair of baskets and Bowsman, Hannah Hodgen and Ward going a combined 8 of 8 from the foul line.
Nickerson led all scorers with 32 points. She was 8 of 10 from 3-point range and added six rebounds. Bowsman had 23 points, including 6 of 10 from the floor and 11 of 12 from the free throw line. She also had eight assists and three steals.
As a team, the Indians finished 24 of 29 from the foul line. RCHS hit 7 of 13 foul shots.
Despite sitting the bench much of the first half, Ringen managed to score 22 points on 8 of 16 shooting. Cain and Morgan Van Meter added 10 points each and Sarah Kaufman and Taylor Van Meter had seven points each with six boards apiece.
The Indians appear to have locked up third place in the Hoosier Conference West Division with their 2-2 mark. They could face Tipton, Northwestern or Western on the road in a HC crossover game on Jan. 21.
The Bombers will look to avoid last place in the West Division with a road game at West Lafayette on Thursday night. Should they lose, they will face Lewis Cass in a crossover game next week. A win would set up a road game at Western.
Class 3A No. 3 Benton Central (20-0, 3-0 in the HC) will host Class A No. 3 Lafayette Central Catholic (15-3, 3-0) on Jan. 14 to decide the Western Division champion.
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Q: Christoffel symbols coherence. Although the CS (Christoffel symbols) aren't tensor component, they have a change of coordinate description, I tried to test the (transitivity ) coherence and I get a trouble, let me explain:
Given an affine connection $\nabla$ on a (smooth) variety, the CS associated to a chart $ (x_1, \dots, x_ m)$ are defined as:
$${}^x\Gamma^k_{i,j}\cdot \vec{x}_k=\nabla_{\vec{x}_i}\vec{x}_j$$
where $ \vec{x}_i:=\frac{\partial}{\partial x^i}$ and repeated indices are under summation.
given the  chart's (on a same open) $(x_1, \ldots, x_m),\ (y_1, \ldots, y_m),\ (z_1, \ldots, z_m)$ we have
(see Christoffel Symbols and the change of transformation law.):
1 ) $$
{}^y\Gamma^t_{r,s}= \dfrac{\partial^2 x^u}{\partial y^s\partial y^r} \cdot \dfrac{\partial y^t}{\partial x^u}+ {}^x\Gamma^k_{i,j}\cdot \dfrac{\partial y^t}{\partial x^k}\cdot \dfrac{\partial x^j}{\partial y^s} \cdot \dfrac{\partial x^i}{\partial y^r}.$$
2 ) $${}^z\Gamma^a_{b,c}= \dfrac{\partial^2 y^u}{\partial z^b\partial z^c} \cdot \dfrac{\partial z^a}{\partial y^u}+ {}^y\Gamma^t_{r,s}\cdot \dfrac{\partial z^a}{\partial y^t}\cdot \dfrac{\partial y^r}{\partial z^b} \cdot \dfrac{\partial y^s}{\partial z^c}$$
then for replacement  (by smoothness we can change derivation order and apply
the differentiation rule of composed function ):
3 ) $${}^z\Gamma^a_{b,c}= \dfrac{\partial^2 y^u}{\partial z^b\partial z^c} \cdot \dfrac{\partial z^a}{\partial y^u}+ \left[\dfrac{\partial^2 x^u}{\partial y^s\partial y^r} \cdot \dfrac{\partial y^t}{\partial x^u}+ {}^x\Gamma^k_{i,j}\cdot \dfrac{\partial y^t}{\partial x^k}\cdot \dfrac{\partial x^j}{\partial y^s} \cdot \dfrac{\partial x^i}{\partial y^r}\right]\cdot \dfrac{\partial z^a}{\partial y^t}\cdot \dfrac{\partial y^r}{\partial z^b} \cdot \dfrac{\partial y^s}{\partial z^c}=$$
3.1) $$\dfrac{\partial^2 y^u}{\partial z^b \partial z^c} \cdot \dfrac{\partial z^a}{\partial y^u}+
\dfrac{\partial^2 x^u}{\partial y^r\partial y^s} \cdot \dfrac{\partial y^t}{\partial x^u}\cdot \dfrac{\partial z^a}{\partial y^t}\cdot \dfrac{\partial y^r}{\partial z^b} \cdot \dfrac{\partial y^s}{\partial z^c} +$$
$${}^x\Gamma^k_{i,j}\cdot \dfrac{\partial y^t}{\partial x^k}\cdot \dfrac{\partial x^j}{\partial y^s} \cdot \dfrac{\partial x^i}{\partial y^r}\cdot \dfrac{\partial z^a}{\partial y^t}\cdot \dfrac{\partial y^r}{\partial z^b} \cdot \dfrac{\partial y^s}{\partial z^c}=$$
3.2) $$\dfrac{\partial^2 y^u}{\partial z^b\partial z^c} \cdot \dfrac{\partial z^a}{\partial y^u}+
\dfrac{\partial^2 x^u}{\partial z^b\partial z^c} \cdot \dfrac{\partial y^t}{\partial x^u}\cdot \dfrac{\partial z^a}{\partial y^t}  +$$
$${}^x\Gamma^k_{i,j}\cdot \dfrac{\partial z^a}{\partial x^k}\cdot \dfrac{\partial x^j}{\partial z^c} \cdot \dfrac{\partial x^i}{\partial z^b}=$$
3.3)
$$\dfrac{\partial^2 y^u}{\partial z^b\partial z^c} \cdot \dfrac{\partial z^a}{\partial y^u}+
\dfrac{\partial^2 x^u}{\partial z^b\partial z^c} \cdot \dfrac{\partial z^a}{\partial x^u} +{}^x\Gamma^k_{i,j}\cdot \dfrac{\partial z^a}{\partial x^k}\cdot \dfrac{\partial x^i}{\partial z^b}\cdot \dfrac{\partial x^j}{\partial z^c}.$$
but:
4 ) $${}^z\Gamma^a_{b,c}= \dfrac{\partial^2 x^u}{\partial z^b\partial z^c} \cdot \dfrac{\partial z^a}{\partial x^u}+ {}^x\Gamma^k_{i,j}\cdot \dfrac{\partial z^a}{\partial x^k}\cdot \dfrac{\partial x^i}{\partial z^b} \cdot \dfrac{\partial x^j}{\partial z^c}$$
the penultimate result $3\to 3.1\to 3.2\to 3.3$ is wrong, because form $(4)$ would follow:
$$\dfrac{\partial^2 y^u}{\partial z^b \partial z^c} \cdot \dfrac{\partial z^a}{\partial y^u}=0$$
then form $(2)$ the CS's would represent a tensor.
Where the passages in $(3)$ are wrong?

A: Going from 3.1 to 3.2 is just plain wrong. The second-order partial derivatives are not tensorial.
In particular,
\begin{align*}
\frac{\partial^2 x^u}{\partial z^b\partial z^c} &= \frac{\partial}{\partial z^b}\left(\frac{\partial x^u}{\partial z^c}\right) = \frac{\partial}{\partial z^b}\left(\frac{\partial x^u}{\partial y^r}\frac{\partial y^r}{\partial z^c}\right) = \frac{\partial x^u}{\partial y^r}\frac{\partial^2 y^r}{\partial z^b\partial z^c} + \frac{\partial y^r}{\partial z^c}\frac{\partial}{\partial z^b}\left(\frac{\partial x^u}{\partial y^r}\right) \\
&=\frac{\partial x^u}{\partial y^r}\frac{\partial^2 y^r}{\partial z^b\partial z^c}+\frac{\partial y^r}{\partial z^c}\frac{\partial y^s}{\partial z^b}\frac{\partial^2 x^u}{\partial y^s\partial y^r}.
\end{align*}
I believe you totally omitted the first terms here in your calculation. I did not continue further.
REMARK: The presence of the first term explains why the Hessian of $f$ gives a well-defined quadratic form on the tangent space only at a critical point of $f$.


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Warren urges Harvard to drop Sackler name from museum over family's opioid ties
By Andy Rosen Globe Staff,May 8, 2019, 6:13 p.m.
US Senator and presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday called on Harvard University to strip its buildings of the name of the Sackler family.(Nathan Klima for the Boston Globe/File 2019)
US Senator and presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday called on Harvard University to strip its buildings of the name of the Sackler family, whose company makes the drug OxyContin and faces multiple legal battles over the extent of its role in the national opioid crisis.
Harvard has previously faced protests over its ties to the family, though the university has said it would be inappropriate to return donations or remove the name from the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, home of Harvard's collection of Middle Eastern and Asian art.
Warren's campaign laid out her position on the same day that the former Harvard professor laid out her plan to tackle the opioid crisis.
And it came as Warren said she would make charitable donations to offset roughly $4,500 in campaign contributions from Sackler family members dating back several years, most recently in 2017.
Warren wrote that she hoped her policies would create "an America where when people like the Sacklers destroy millions of lives to make money, they don't get museum wings named after them, they go to jail."
CNN first reported her position on Harvard, which the campaign confirmed.
Warren's proposal, which expands on a bill she developed last year with Maryland Democratic Representative Elijah Cummings, would pour $100 billion in federal money over 10 years into initiatives involving prevention and access to treatment.
Members of the billionaire Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma have faced allegations that they downplayed the hazards of opioids to improve sales.
Both the family and company deny any wrongdoing in how they marketed and sold OxyContin. In a statement, a spokeswoman described a campaign donation by one family member, Beverly Sackler, as having been made "with the best intentions."
"We would welcome a genuine dialogue with the senator that's fact-based, as the facts clearly demonstrate that the company started by Beverly's family has for decades been the industry leader in combatting opioid abuse while providing products essential for the treatment of serious chronic pain," the statement said.
In a statement, Harvard noted that donations from the family for the Arthur M. Sackler Museum preceded the introduction of OxyContin.
"Dr. Sackler died in 1987, before OxyContin was developed and marketed. Given these circumstances and legal and contractual considerations, Harvard does not have plans to remove Dr. Sackler's name from the museum," the statement said.
The university's president, Lawrence Bacow, told The Harvard Crimson recently: "I think it would be inappropriate for the university to either return the gift or take Dr. Sackler's name off the building that his gift supported, given that he had absolutely no relationship to it."
Other institutions have faced criticism over ties to the Sacklers.
The United Kingdom's Tate museums and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York have rejected donations from the family. Tufts University is reexamining its relationship with the Sacklers. And in Southern Vermont, some living near Mount Snow were dismayed to learn that the family had taken a significant stake in Peak Resorts, the company that owns the ski area.
Christina Prignano of the Globe staff contributed to this article. Andy Rosen can be reached at andrew.rosen@globe.com.
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Black Eyed Peas Sue Toymaker for Turning 'My Humps' Song Into 'My Poops'
Joey Ech Published: January 23, 2023
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Black Eyed Peas and their music publishing company, BMG Rights Management, are suing a toy company for turning their multi-platinum smash, "My Humps," into "My Poops."
According to court documents obtained by XXL, BMG Rights Management, who owns 75 percent of the copyright for Black Eyed Peas' 2005 hit "My Humps," took toymaker MGA Entertainment Inc. to court on Thursday (Jan. 19) seeking at least $10 million in damages. The major publishing company is of the belief that MGA Entertainment's popular line of toys, Poopie Slime Surprise, infringed upon their rights to "My Humps" by changing the lyrics of the song to "My Poops" without proper authorization.
According to BMG Rights Management, the dancing unicorn toys that make up the Poopsie Slime Surprise product line include a button on their bellies that when pressed, play a potty-themed version of Black Eyed Peas' "My Humps" pretty much verbatim. Aside from the toys themselves, the promotional videos used to advertise the product line appear to use the adapted version of "My Poops" as well.
"My poops, my poops, my poops, my poops," the defecating dancing unicorns can be heard singing in the video below. "Whatcha gonna do with all that poop, all that poop?/I'ma poop, poop, poop, poop/Oh, yeah/I drive my parents crazy/I do it every day."
As stated by BMG's lawsuit, the Poopie Slime Surprise toys appear to carry the same melody, rhyme scheme, cadence and chord progression as Fergie can be heard singing in the Black Eyed Peas version of "My Humps."
"Whatcha gonna do with all that junk/all that junk inside your trunk?" Fergie raps in the video below. "My hump, my hump, my hump, my hump/My lovely lady lumps/I drive these brothers crazy, I do it on the daily."
BMG Rights Management claims that the Poopie Slime Surprise toys have not only illegally earned over $10 million on the back of the wildly popular Black Eyed Peas song but that MGA Entertainment Inc. has also ignored various cease-and-desist orders.
Black Eyed Peas' "My Humps" was certified double platinum back in June of 2006 and reached a peak position of No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
XXL has reached out to Black Eyed Peas, BMG Rights Management and MGA Entertainment Inc. for a statement.
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