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Xénia Hoffmeisterová (* 13. června 1958, Trenčín) je česká malířka, sochařka, grafička, scénografka a kostýmní návrhářka.

Život
Xénia Hoffmeisterová vystudovala v letech 1973–1977 Střední uměleckoprůmyslovou školu v Bratislavě u Rudolfa Fily. Později se odstěhovala do Prahy a v letech 1981–1986 studovala scénické a kostýmní výtvarnictví na Divadelní fakultě Akademie múzických umění v Praze a malbu u Oldřicha Smutného. Do roku 1989 pracovala jako scénografka a kostýmní návrhářka v kamenných divadlech v Českých Budějovicích, Ústí nad Labem a Praze, ale prakticky zaměřená divadelní profese jí připadala příliš svazující a rozhodla se plně věnovat volné výtvarné tvorbě. Zabývá se především malbou a tvorbou soch a objektů, vytváří ale i volnou a užitou grafiku a keramiku. Od roku 2001 je členem výtvarného spolku Mánes a od roku 2004 je členkou výtvarného spolku Hollar.

Dílo

Historik umění Jan Kříž zařazuje dílo Xénie Hoffmeisterové do oblasti fantazijního expresionismu, který v jejím případě: "…vychází z hlubinné symboličnosti alegorických, většinou dějově rozvedených představ." Tyto představy převážně zakládají existenciální úvahy a kritický vztah k současnému světu. V jejím vnímání stojí svět lidí permanentně ve svárlivém, mnohovrstevnatém napětí s přírodou, jejími pevnými zákonitostmi a nevyčerpatelnou plodivou silou.

V malířské tvorbě Xénie Hoffmeisterové převládá expresivní složka "se znatelným štětcovým rukopisem, výraznou barevností a racionalistickou konstrukcí, s důrazem kladeným na detail (…) této základní podobě zůstane Xénia Hoffmeisterová vlastně věrná."

Obrazy z let 1989-1994
Malířská díla z tohoto období: "…jsou prostoupena vláčným, plynulým rytmem linií, prozrazujícím dynamické cítění. Linie a barva se společně uplatňují při vytváření určitého detailu; mohou a také se rozvíjejí nezávisle na sobě. Jejich střetáváním a odlučováním vniká do obrazu zvláštní napětí, které evokuje vlastní dějovou osnovu jednotlivých obrazů." Obsahově se již v tomto počátečním období ustanovují narativní schémata, postupy a témata, která v dalších letech postupně dozrávají a jsou rozvíjena. "Hluboká symboličnost, kořenící ve sféře intimních prožitků světa i autora sebe samého, se spojuje s alegoricky vyjádřenými úvahami o smyslu a aktuálních problémech lidského bytí. Výsledkem jsou alegorické scény s několika vrstvami významu."

V tomto období se Xénia Hoffmeisterová soustřeďuje na niterná "beckettovská" témata "pocity odcizení, marnosti a nemožnosti vzájemného porozumění".
Svou specifickou úlohu v autorčiných pracích hraje příroda, přicházející k divákovi v "…morfologii zárodečných organických útvarů (…) elementárních přírodních procesů růstu, bujení, páření a plození…", ale i v alegorickém zpracovávání autorčiných témat prostřednictvím zvířecích a rostlinných figur a interakcí. V hlubším smyslu její intimní vztah k přírodě "přerůstá v mýtus přírody jako jediného, byť z našeho hlediska rozporuplného základu světa". Přičemž jeho rozporuplnost je nejzřetelněji spatřována v nezpochybnitelné úloze přírody v procesu geneze lidského trápení a násilí, ke kterému se autorka stále vrací.

V díle se od počátku objevují prvky ironizující satiry, které "… se jednak podílejí na budování ironické konstrukce přístupu ke světu i umění, ale zároveň – jako prvek zlidšťující odtažitou myšlenku, podstatně přispívají k obecné srozumitelnosti díla".

Autorka v rámci velkých vyprávění o závažnosti dějů ve světě akcentuje drobné příběhy s důrazem na intimní detail, jejichž mikrokosmos věrně odráží struktury makrokosmických témat.

Asambláže (1990–1996)
Asambláže hlav na plátně, sestavené ze zbytků temperových barev, cínových obalů, zbytků dřeva, kovů a nejrůznějších "odpadních" materiálů, zastupují první ucelenější cyklus méně závažné autorčiny tvorby, která představuje do dnešních dnů paralelní linku k její ústřední tvorbě. Jedná se o "…dětsky hravé objekty, asambláže a objektové skříňky z náhodně nalezených věcí. Tyto objekty nevznikají z přetlaku imaginace podvědomí, jak tomu bylo u surrealismu, ani jako extravagantní východisko z prožitých sociálních otřesů, jako v případě dadaismu. Dadaistické zvolání, c'est mon dada' (tj. má záliba) pro tyto věci se jeví jako přiléhavé."

Obrazy z let 1997–2002
Z technického hlediska se malířská tvorba Xénie Hoffmeisterové proměnila. "O něco později je potemnělá, střídmá barevnost vystřídána intenzivnějším koloritem, téměř syrovou malbou, vyznačující se četnými barevnými disonancemi a dramaticky exaltovaným rukopisem." Objevuje se i "..,zvláštní druh lyrismu, který se prezentuje ze splývavého i vzrušeného rukopisu, promlouvá z měkké, někdy až melodické modelace fantaskních tvarů a linií."

Autorka i nadále rozpracovává již načrtnutá témata, nicméně přírodní tematika zesiluje na významu, kdy "Příroda a její kosmos se stávají dynamickou, plodivou a určující silou a samotný člověk součástí jejího řádu (…) V něm obnažuje svou animalitu a podmíněnost základními životními pochody." Ve větší míře se rovněž objevuje lidská figura, která stále výrazněji zasahuje do obrazového děje a zesiluje přímočarost jinak stále metaforického vyjadřování.

Čarodějnice a Andělé
Výraznou úlohu v průběhu autorčiny výtvarné činnosti na přelomu tisíciletí zastupují postavy "lidských modů" andělů a čarodějnic, přičemž andělé v různých variacích zůstávají předmětem jejího zájmu natrvalo. V malbách, objektech, sochařských instalacích a grafikách dostává člověk hlavní úlohu. "Odcizení člověka přírodě, civilizaci, kterou si vytvořil, odcizení člověka člověku a sobě samému a z toho rostoucí pocit úzkosti, absurdity a znechucení(…). Člověk ztrácí totalitu své bytosti, místo něho se objevují postavy andělů."

Věci – obrazy a objekty (2000–2007)
Radostný zájem Xénie Hoffmeisterové o banální, běžné a jako odpad chápané předměty profánní každodennosti propojuje volný cyklus "věcí" se závažnější a osudovější tematikou její ústřední tvorby. Své hravé uchopování banalit a vynášení jejich antropomorfizované ojedinělosti k pozornosti nevšímavého člověka staví do kontrastu se závažností fenoménů pomíjivosti, tísně a opuštěnosti, které vévodí v atmosféře světa rozporuplných, smrtelných bytostí. K této výtvarné linii se autorka s výkyvy zájmu přiklání i v dalších letech, například ve formě relikviářů nebo se svým cyklem tzv. "krabiček" z let 2011 – 2012. Shodné náměty se opakují v malbě a objektech.

V pozdějších letech se zabývá výtvarnými možnostmi, které nabízí užití drátu. Tento materiál dovoluje přidání pohybové dimenze jinak statickým objektům a jednak se sám stává tvůrčím základem pro splétání "hnízd", hlav a dalších objektů, které ve trojrozměrném světě zhmotňují obrazy, případně doplňují alegorické narace, jež Xénia Hoffmeisterová předestírá na plátnech.

Botičky (2007)

Od ostatních prací se výrazně odlišuje cyklus prací pop-artově uchopeného tématu bot. Konkrétně "dámské střevíčky, představené v jednotném typovém střihu, pojednané v páru, případně v různých obrazových konfiguracích". Není zřejmé, zda dané obrazy jsou "..výzvou k vykročení do nekonfliktního světa konzumu a povrchní zábavy, anebo zda byly odloženy před vstupem na posvátnou půdu…" V tomto smyslu téma Botičky vyzývá k reflexi lidských perspektiv v návaznosti na výše zmíněné "věci".

Traviny (2005–2007)
Obrazy travin odrážejí radostné prožívání času autorky z jejích pobytů v krajině Lehnic-Vodic u Prachatic. Ukládá se v nich "…dětská nostalgie, vášeň léta a bezpečí domova, a to i v ontologickém smyslu" Díla z tohoto cyklu akcentují přirozenost pobytu v přírodě, a to nikoliv ve smyslu glorifikace monumentálních a romantických krajin, ale ve smyslu intimního prodlévání v trávě.

Sen v seně (2006)

Autorka vytvořila monumentální drátěnou instalaci "Sen v seně", která se v roce 2011 stala součástí permanentní exteriérové expozice slovenského centra moderního umění Danubiana. Sen v seně představuje tvůrčí vyvrcholení ikonografického ztvárňování sena (trávy). "Původní kupka sena se postupně proměňuje až v téměř organický útvar ohromných hnízd, připomínající obrovité mořské sasanky, s otvorem-tunelem kamsi do hlubin či do útrob těchto podivných živočichů."  Kupky sena – sasanky si udržují a zdůrazňují podvojnost přírody, jako domova na jedné straně a určité pasti na straně druhé.

Obrazy z let 2008–2011
Malířskou tvorbu Xénie Hoffmeisterové z těchto let lze rozdělit dle místa jejich vzniku a odpovídajících proměn v autorčině naladění. "…zátiší a pohledy do ateliéru a malířské záznamy stavů, vjemů a nálad, zachycené v pražském a venkovském ateliéru." Jestliže "venkovská" tvorba je charakteristická klidem, řádem a harmonickým usebráním, ta pražská ukazuje na chaotičnost a zmatek, který je ovšem z hlediska autorky oním místem, kde se berou drobné příběhy všedního ruchu, na jejichž pozadí se objevují tematizace předešlých let.

Specifickým tématem se mimoto stávají tzv. "vetřelci", již zmiňované relikvie a relikviáře, a všeobecně "kabinety kuriozit", které zdůrazňují paralelní momenty dlouhotrvajícího zájmu Xénie Hoffmeisterové o jedinečnost věcí v provázaném světě s renesanční tradicí vytváření sbírkového mikrokosmu, jenž reflektuje "divadlo světa".

Zajíci (2011–2015)
Obrazy, asambláže a objekty tohoto rozsáhlého volného cyklu rozpracovávají v rozličných materiálových variacích několika základních kompozičních konfigurací zaječí symboliku a mytologii. Zajíc zde figuruje především jako symbol přírodní plodnosti, která se ukazuje v přímé souvislosti s výtvarnou kreativitou. Portréty zajíců se rovněž stávají "kryptoportréty" žijících lidí.

Paralelně k této tvorbě vzniká cyklus zaječích kožek, ve kterém se tyto kožky stávají ústředními postavami autorčiných narativních, symboly a odkazy zahuštěných obrazových scén, které dále variují již ustálené tematizace autorčiných prací.

Eugéniové (2013)
Xénia Hoffmeisterová výtvarně zpracovává předlohy k animaci dokumentárního filmu Pavla Štingla Eugéniové (Eugenic Minds), který rozebírá tematiku eugeniky s důrazem na její uplatňování nacistickým režimem.

Lebky (2015–2016)
V návaznosti na formální uchopení tematiky "zajíců" a obsahové vytyčení tematiky Holocaustu a hrubého násilí projektem Eugéniové, vytváří autorka rozsáhlý cyklus asambláží a objektů lebek. Za užití nábojnic jako klíčového materiálu pro sestavování asambláží na plechových deskách se koncentruje na tematiku násilné smrti a dějinné paměti.

Stínohra (2015–2016)
Technologickou novinkou v díle Xénie Hoffmeisterové se stává užití stínohry v rozsáhlých instalacích, kde autorka užívá své scénografické zkušenosti. V úzké propojenosti s tematikou smrti, násilí a paměti využívá pohyblivé choreografie stínů vlastních objektů ke zpřítomňování existenciálního fenoménu prožívání "stinné minulosti".

Výstavy

Autorské (výběr)
 2006 - Amor vincit omnia, Saarländische Galerie – Europäisches Kunstforum e.V., Berlín, Německo (účast)
 2006 - Grenzenfresser (Požírači hranic), Kunstverein Simonetta - Kulturfabrik, Helfenberg, Rakousko (účast)
 2008 - Malba, sochy, Umelecká Beseda, Bratislava, Slovensko
 2009 - Hasen u.a. (Zajíci mj.), GALERIE am schwarzen meer, Brémy, Německo
 2009 - Pretty, pretty shoes, dogs and others (Pěkné, pěkné boty, psi a další), Palast UNESCO, Paříž, Francie
 2012 - L'avaleur de couleurs (Požírač barvy), České centrum, Paříž, Francie
 2014 - Prague, City of Eugenic Minds (Praha, město eugeniků), Katzen Arts Center, Washington D. C., USA
 2015 - Shoah in us (Šoa v nás), České centrum, New York, USA

Společné (výběr)
 2000 - Konec světa?, NG – Palác Kinských, Praha
 2006 - Amor vincit omnia, Saarländische Galerie – Europäisches Kunstforum e.V., Berlín, Německo (účast)
 2006 - Grenzenfresser (Požírači hranic), Kunstverein Simonetta - Kulturfabrik, Helfenberg, Rakousko (účast)
 2010 - Czech Art - 20 rokov po..., Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum, Bratislava, Slovensko

Exteriérové realizace
 2009 – Instalace sochy "Vítězství tmy", Muzeum hl. m. Prahy - Zámek Troja, Praha
 2011 – Instalace sochy "Sen v Seně", Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum, Bratislava, Slovensko

Reference

Literatura
 Xénia Hoffmeisterová, Jan Kříž: Xénia Hoffmeisterová. 1. vyd., Praha, 1999
 Xénia Hoffmeisterová, Vlastimil Tetiva: Xénia Hoffmeisterová: obrazy z let 2000-2004 / paintings 2000-2004, Galerie U prstenu, Praha, Wortnerův dům AJG, katalog výstavy. 1. vyd., Alšova jihočeská galerie České Budějovice, 2004, .
 Jan Kříž: Xénia Hoffmeisterová. 1. vyd., Kalich, Praha, 2008, .
 Xénia Hoffmeisterová: Požierač farby = požírač barev = color eater. 1. vyd., Klenová, Galerie Klatovy-Klenová, 2012, .
 Xénia Hoffmeisterová: Příběhy hravé a dravé = stories playful and unmerciful, 1. vyd., Praha, Kalich ve spolupráci s Alšovou jihočeskou galerií v Hluboké nad Vltavou a Severočeskou galerií výtvarného umění v Litoměřicích, 2013, .
 Xénia Hoffmeisterová, Eugenikové: obrazy k dokumentárnímu filmu Eugéniové = Eugenic Minds / paintings for the documentary Eugenic Minds = Die Eugeniker / Bilder zum Dokumentarfilm Eugenic Minds. 1. vyd., Kalich, Praha, 2015, .
 Xénia Hoffmeisterová: Stíny / Shadows. 1. vyd., Adam Hoffmeister, Praha, 2016, 2. vyd. 218, .
 Xénia Hoffmeisterová: Zánik a vzkříšení, text Ondřej Novotný, 46 s., Severočeská galerie výtvarného umění v Litoměřicích,
 Xénia Hoffmeisterová: Rychleji a více / Faster and More, texty Ondřej Novotný, Terezie Zemánková, 200 s., Adam Hoffmeister Praha 2018,

Externí odkazy

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ACHIEVING HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS WITH MINORITY AND URBAN STUDENTS
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Four Myths about Private Health-Care Exchanges
They're not as cost-predictable as you think, you can't use them to provide nongroup coverage, and offering dental and other ancillary benefits thr...
David McCannMay 3, 2013
For all the hoopla in the past year about private health-care exchanges for active employees, relatively few companies with more than 50 workers have taken the plunge. But the market is certainly expecting that to change, with most of the large benefits-consulting firms having launched their own private exchanges and aggressively promoting them.
Because the concept of private exchanges is relatively new to most employers, some may be harboring misconceptions. Following is a discussion of four fairly common assumptions that Don Garlitz, head of exchange solutions at bswift, characterizes as myths.
Garlitz can't be considered an unbiased source, as bswift provides technology platforms for private exchanges as well as for benefits administration generally. But CFO has looked extensively at the private-exchange field and believes the items listed below to be, in fact, myths.
Myth 1: Private exchanges will fix an employer's rate of health-care cost increases year after year.
What drives CFOs mad about health care is the unpredictability of cost from year to year. But it's expected that coverage offered through private exchanges will typically be funded by defined contributions, much like 401(k) plans. For many CFOs, the predictability that defined contributions afford would be the chief appeal of a private exchange.
But fixing the cost outlay for years into the future may not be realistic in the labor market, Garlitz points out. Let's say a company plans an annual increase of its contribution in line with the consumer price index, or perhaps a fixed amount of, say, 3 percent per year. If the cost of healthcare continues to escalate at a rate higher than the defined contribution increase, employees will simply bear most of the inflation burden.
"It's cost shifting, really, and a competitive labor market will demand more from the employer sooner or later," Garlitz says.
Myth 2: Offering a private exchange will equate to offering nongroup medical coverage.
This is of particular relevance to small businesses, some of which have used health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) to provide employees with funds to buy individual insurance policies. Doing so is appealing because the company reduces both its liability and its compliance responsibility.
But a recent Department of Labor ruling suggests that employers probably won't be permitted to use HRAs to fund nongroup coverage through private exchanges. The only other way companies could pay part of employees' insurance cost without offering group coverage would be to raise their wages commensurately. But that would not be practical. "I don't see employers doing that and just hoping the employees actually use that money for health insurance rather than take the money and run," says Garlitz.
Besides, in at least 40 states, employer-sponsored nongroup plans are not guaranteed-issue plans (i.e., bound to cover all participants under the same terms regardless of their risk factors).
Myth 3: Employers using private exchanges will offer a single pot of benefits money to each employee.
That would be the simplest approach, with the employee able to spend the money however he or she chooses on medical, dental, disability or life-insurance coverage.
But that approach probably wouldn't meet the needs of many companies. If they did that, employees generally would spend most of it on medical coverage. If participation in the other, ancillary benefits dropped significantly, the company likely would be charged dramatically more for them or possibly even lose its contracts with the benefit providers.
"Companies buy those things because they get such wonderful deals on them," Garlitz says. "We think many companies that move to private exchanges will use them for certain but not all benefits."
Myth 4: While private exchanges may fix an employer's costs, they won't affect the overall costs of the health-care system.
Much discussion of the Affordable Care Act is about whether it actually drives cost out of the health-care system. Many believe that will be only a long-term effect, if it happens at all.
Similarly, some believe that while a private exchange may help a company control its own health-care expense, overall health-system costs will remain the same.
Garlitz disagrees. Fixing the company's cost will have practical limits as described in Myth 1, but consumers vote with their feet. "I think with private exchanges you'll see a movement to lower-cost coverage options, driven in part by the narrower [doctor, hospital and pharmacy] networks that some of those options will offer as well as the availability of health plans with innovative payment models. That's where private exchanges can drive cost out of the system."
He acknowledges, though, that choosing a low-cost health plan with high deductibles and low coverage limits could lead some people to delay or avoid needed care and thereby risk costly health consequences.
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Axel Peterson .22 Luger Single Shot Conversion
Axel Peterson was a Swedish immigrant who became a very respected gunsmith in the Denver area in the late 1800s, and whose shop remained in business until World War 2. Peterson was best known for his smallbore .22 target rifles, but he did much more than just that. Like, for example, this .22 rimfire single shot Luger conversion. This is a really remarkably complex way to make such a pistol, which makes it all the more interesting to look at!
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Washington, D.C. – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Burr (R-NC), and others today introduced legislation to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which protects and promotes access to America's parks, rivers, forests, and public lands.
Outdoor recreation drives economic growth, creates jobs, and produces significant revenues for local communities. The LWCF is the key federal investment in a sector that supports more than 6 million American jobs and contributes $646 billion annually to our nation's economy. Colorado has received more than $275 million in LWCF funding over the past five decades.
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Steve Daines (R-MT), Cory Gardner (R-CO), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) also cosponsored today's legislation.


Wade Davis Is Making the NFL Safer for Queer Athletes - them.
Davis uses his platform to strive toward a better future for all people — no matter their gender, race, or sexuality.
Lately, it's become more and more apparent that the NFL, to put it gingerly, is screwed. Screwed up at several levels as an institution, for one: There's the league's pervasive epidemic of domestic violence among players (and inadequate response in turn), or its mishandling of player protests of the National Anthem, which highlighted the vast gulf between players and team owners, and who's on whose side. Then there are more intractable problems within football culture in general, including the queerphobia and toxic masculinity that often permeates its fields and locker rooms. No active NFL player has yet to come out of the closet (the same goes for many other major American sports, including the MLB and the NBA), which speaks to the fact that queer players feel coming out would have too great an impact on their careers or public standing. Changing all that starts with changing the culture of football itself, and Wade Davis is here to do it.
After several years spent playing in the NFL and the NFL's European league, Davis came out as gay in 2012. He's since gone on to become the NFL's first LGBT inclusion consultant, and works with the league and individual teams to address racism, sexism, queerphobia, and more within the league's culture. As a speaker and writer, he helps people confront hard truths about masculinity and gender equality, to name but two issues he's passionate about. He's helped companies like Google and VICE foster inclusivity and diversity within their ranks, helped the likes of Planned Parenthood and the Ms. Foundation craft messaging that advances gender equality, and used his platform to strive toward a better future for all people, no matter their gender, race, or sexuality.
It's hard work to maintain optimism about the future of society today, to stand up for what's right in the face of daily wrongs. It can be grueling to believe that the human capacity for empathy outstrips its capacity for hatred. Davis' work is not easy, no matter where it takes him. With any hope, he'll be able to help the NFL spark real, elemental change within its ranks. Should he do so, he would be responsible for helping one of the most-watched sports in America become more progressive; those effects would trickle down within our society in impossibly huge ways. And his willingness to take on this hard work is exactly why Davis is a Queero.


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The Chesterton girls tennis team opened the 2012 season with a pair of victories in Lafayette on Saturday.
The Trojans opened the day with a 5-0 victory over West Lafayette and finished with a 5-0 win over Lafayette Jeff.
Singles winners against West Lafayette included Bobbi Modesto at No. 1 (6-0, 6-0), Meg Modesto at No. 2 (6-0, 6-0) and Sunny Lee at No. 3 (6-3, 6-2).
In doubles, Margaret Shinn and JJ Lee won at No. 1 (6-2, 7-5) and Rachel McCrum and Amanda Susnak at No. 2 (6-2, 3-6, 6-0).
Against Lafayette Jeff, Bobbi Modesto won at No. 1 singles (6-1, 6-2), JJ Lee won at No. 2 singles (6-2, 6-0) and Susnak won at No. 3 singles (2-6, 6-1, 6-3).
In doubles, Shinn and Meg Modesto won at No. 1 (6-0, 6-1) and McCrum and Sunny Lee won at No. 2 (6-0, 6-0).
Singles - 1. Bobbi Modesto © def. Sarah Burns 6-0, 6-0; 2. Meg Modesto © def. Sasha Sokolchik 6-0, 6-0; 3. Sunny Lee © def. Miriam Frank 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles -- 1. Margaret Shinn/JJ Lee © def. Cassie Anderson/Paige Shiver 6-2, 7-5; 2. Rachel McCrum/Amanda Susnak © def. Wylie Gurop/Audrey Folta 6-2, 3-6, 6-0.
Records: Chesterton 1-0, West Lafayette 0-1.
Junior Varsity: Chesterton wins 8-3.
Singles -- 1. Bobbi Modesto © def. Payton Drake 6-1, 6-1; 2. JJ Lee © def. Yvette Jara 6-2, 6-0; 3. Amanda Susnak © def. Danielle Lecy 2-6, 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles -- 1. Margaret Shinn/Meg Modesto © def. Briana Hills/Abby Beeler 6-0, 6-1; 2. Rachel McCrum/Sunny Lee © def. Hannah Lecy/Jenna Leingang 6-0, 6-0.
Junior Varsity: Chesterton wins 8-1.


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On May 24 and May 25 WWNY TV 7 aired a two part series by reporter John
Moore called "Secrets of Carleton Island."
The Secrets of Carleton Island
The story was initiated by information found on www.forthaldimand.com
with information about the 1970s underwater excavation of a revolutionary war ship and computer models of Fort Haldimand.
Permission to film on Carleton Island was provided by Thousand Islands Land
Trust [TILT]. Their web site is http://tilandtrust.org
Artifacts were displayed and shown through the courtesy of the New York
North Bay Wreck Page updated.
A Plan of Fort Haldimand, a composite sketch from historical sources
As part of the effort to develop a computer model of Fort Haldimand a reference sketch has been developed to identify major features with their historical references. Over the next few posts each item in the sketch will be reviewed. This will be the basis of the next model.
Lt. James Glenie, one of the key individuals in the construction of Fort Haldimand
The 1988 Syracuse Harold America story "Retracing a soldiers past" tells of a visit by the great great great grandson of James Glenie to Carleton Island.
Lt. James Glenie was one of the key individuals in the construction of Fort Haldimand.
From: Dictionary of Canadian Biography
In the summer of 1778 Glenie accompanied Lieutenant William Twiss to Oswegatchie (Ogdensburg, N.Y.) and Cataraqui (Kingston, Ont.) in search of a suitable site for a supply depot which Haldimand hoped to establish at the eastern end of Lake Ontario. Once Twiss had decided upon Buck Island (N. Y.), which he proposed to rename Carleton Island, he sent Glenie to report to Haldimand, expressing his confidence in him. Haldimand agreed with Twiss's proposal for a post on Carleton Island, but as soon as the proposed works were well launched Twiss was to leave for Montreal and Glenie would "oversee and carry on that Business in your absence."
Read more at: http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/glenie_james_5E.html
View of the ruins of Fort Haldimand from late nineteenth century post card.
Newspaper clipping at the Thousand Island Museum in Clayton NY shows a view of the remains of Fort Haldimand seen from the glacis with man standing at on the covert-way. Near intact chimneys in background. Image taken in the late nineteenth century.
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App State wins Sun Belt title, become first FBS team from N.C. to have 12-win season
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App State came away victorious in the 2019 Sun Belt Championship game against the University of Louisiana 45-38. This is the Mountaineers fourth consecutive Sun Belt championship. Junior running back Darryton Evans has three total touchdowns and junior quarterback Zac Thomas threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns.
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The App State Mountaineers (12-1, 7-1) locked up their fourth-straight Sun Belt Conference championship with a 45-38 win over Louisiana (10-3, 6-2) on Saturday afternoon at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
"It just shows you what kind of leadership we have," junior quarterback Zac Thomas said. "We're a really good football team. You can see that, so it's very rewarding to go out there and win another one, back-to-back. You can't ask for anything better than that."
In their sixth year of FBS play, the Mountaineers became the first school from the state of North Carolina to ever have a 12-win season at the FBS level. With the win, App State also improved to 8-0 all-time against the Ragin' Cajuns.
The Mountaineers seized control of the game early on, jumping out to a 21-0 lead on their first three offensive possessions. Junior running back and Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year Darrynton Evans opened the scoring with a 58-yard touchdown pass from Thomas. Evans caught the short pass and carved up the UL defense en route to the end zone.
The first Ragin' Cajun possession of the game lasted just three plays before senior defensive lineman E.J. Scott hit Louisiana quarterback Levi Lewis in the backfield. The hit jarred the ball loose and Scott recovered it, giving possession back to the Mountaineers.
App State put together a drive that ended with an 8-yard touchdown run from Evans to make the score 14-0 with 9:38 left in the first quarter.
The Mountaineers forced a three-and-out and then Evans scored his third touchdown of the first quarter on a 5-yard pass from Thomas to make it 21-0 in favor of App State with 1:43 left in the quarter.
"I've had it happen in high school a little bit, but to do it at the collegiate level is special," Evans said. "It goes back to this team with everybody buying in and everybody doing their job where it makes my job easier."
Louisiana put together a quick drive to get on the board on a 37-yard touchdown pass with 25 seconds to go in the first quarter.
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Junior running backs Marcus Williams and Daetrich Harrington both ran for touchdowns of at least 25-yards in the second quarter and Louisiana managed to score another touchdown and a field goal before halftime, making it 35-17 Mountaineers going into the break. App State's run game dominated in the first half, accounting for three touchdowns, 12 first downs and 224 yards.
To start the second half, both teams struggled to get points on the board. App State relied heavily on the offense to get points in the first half, but it was the defense that came up big in the second half. With six minutes left to play in the third quarter, senior safety Josh Thomas picked off a pass from Louisiana quarterback Levi Lewis and ran it 16 yards for a touchdown to put the Mountaineers up 42-17.
"It was huge," Drinkwitz said. "Offensively, we didn't do much in the second half, so for us to get those seven points on the board with Josh was awesome. He's been a great player all year long, and for him to get that pick six was awesome for him and special for our football team."
Despite a sizable deficit, the Cajuns weren't going down without a fight. On the very next drive, they marched 63 yards down the field to score a touchdown and cut the App State lead down to 18. The Mountaineers would only see one more score for the rest of the day, which came from a 35-yard field goal from junior kicker Chandler Staton.
The Ragin' Cajuns scored two touchdowns in the final 4:18 of the game, but the final push wasn't quite enough. With 1:12 left in the game, App State ran out the clock to seal the deal and win the Sun Belt championship game for the second straight year.
The Most Valuable Player award went to Darrynton Evans, who took home the same award last season. Evans finished the day with 162 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns.
The run game for the Mountaineers was unstoppable, with three players rushing for over 70 yards. Evans finished with 73 yards, Williams ran for 78 yards and a touchdown, and Harrington added 89 yards and a score.
"We feel like we're the best running back group in the country," Evans said. "We work, we compete with each other and we push each other to be in that group."
Although the bowl game that the Mountaineers will end up in is not yet determined, App State can now check off their goal of winning the Sun Belt for the fourth consecutive year. Drinkwitz can also check off winning his first conference championship as a head coach.
"I couldn't be any prouder of our football team," Drinkwitz said. "I knew before the game that it was probably the shortest and best pregame speech I've ever given. These guys were raring to go and they knew what it was going to take."
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Congratulations App State on a fabulous season! You have certainly put Boone and the state of North Carolina on the map by your accomplishments. My only complaint would be that the 3 biggest wins you had, including today's Sun Belt Championship Game, should not have been near as close as the final score. Against Carolina, you jumped out to a big lead, and then had to block a game tying field goal to secure the win. Against South Carolina, you lead the entire game, and then except for a completion just past the end line and a holding call, you hung on to win. Today against Louisiana,Lafayette, you ran all over them in the first half, then had to cover two on side kicks to secure a 7 point win. But I guess, like they say, a win is a win, and you certainly have made the season exciting. I want to wish you the very Best of Luck in your upcoming Big 6 New Year's Bowl Game, which ever one you get an invitation too! Go Apps!!
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This amendment of the MoDem on the 35h will not pacify the debates on the pension reform
by Harold Wade
JACQUES DEMARTHON via AFP Notary elected in the 2nd constituency of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Jean-Paul Mattéi takes the lead of the 47 Modem deputies in the National Assembly. This close friend of François Bayrou succeeds Patrick Mignola who was not re-elected in Savoie.
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Jean-Paul Mattéi is the president of the Modem group in the Assembly. He defends the end of the 35 hours as part of the pension reform.
POLITICS – What can add fuel to the fire of social protest? This Sunday, January 22, Le Figaro reports that the group Modem to the National Assembly is working on an amendment aiming to return to the 35 hours, within the framework of the pension reform.
On paper, and while the government says it is looking for cost-cutting measures to perpetuate the pay-as-you-go system and the postponement of the legal age to 64 tenses up all the unions, the centrist group believes that an extension of the weekly work would contribute to this effort.
A device that would lower the discount for small pensions and chopped careers" and of " finding financial balances, explains to the daily Jean-Paul Mattei, president of the MoDem group. Philippe Vigier, in charge of the file, adds. "If there is an extra half hour of work per week, that generates social security contributions. And this makes it possible to financially consolidate this pay-as-you-go pension system ", explains the MoDem deputy from Eure-et-Loir who, still quoted by Le Figaro, take as an example the day of solidarity, set up in 2004.
"And tomorrow, the end of paid holidays? »
Aware of the totemic nature of the question, the Macronist troops welcome this line of work with skepticism. " It is not envisaged to open the question of the legal duration of working time", sweeps the president of the Renaissance group, Aurore Bergé.
An annoyance shared by the government. " I consider that we do not have to go back to the 35-hour system step by step ", said government spokesman Olivier Véran, interviewed this Sunday on BFMTV.
Olivier Véran (@olivierveran): "We are not going to go back to the 35-hour system"
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At the same time, this idea is making the left jump, reinvigorated by the large-scale mobilization organized by the unions on Thursday 19 January. " Retirement at 64 is not enough for them. They want to remove the 35 hours. And tomorrow, the end of paid holidays? ", was indignant on Twitter the national secretary of the Communist Party, Fabien Roussel.
Retirement at 64 is not enough for them. They want to remove the 35 hours. And tomorrow, the end of paid holidays…
— Fabien Roussel (@Fabien_Roussel)
" Given the impasse in the pension reform, the macronists want to tackle working time. Decidedly they will have spared us nothing ", added Rodrigo Arenas, LFI deputy for Paris, on the same network. " Their project: to dismantle one by one all the social conquests of the last 50 years ", adds the ecologist deputy Benjamin Lucas.
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Just how adorable is this Snowman Parts image? Of everything new I have seen this season, this has to be the cutest stamp.... EVER!!!!!!!
When I saw this digi stamp at Sassy Cheryl's, I immediately began humming the Winter Wonderland song. No appropriate sentiment stamp in my stash, so I generated one on my handy dandy computer.
Image was colored with pencils. A few die cut banners, washi tape and sequins.
What an adorably sweet card! Love the snowman parts stamp!
A very sweet card Penny, great card design!
LOVE this, Penny! So perfect!!!
Well, as creative and genius as you are, that "snowman kit" stamp is even more so!! Love the card you made!!


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Q: The dynamical variables in Lagrangian formalism It has been written in Goldstein's Classical Mechanics that in Lagrangian formalism, the independent dynamical variables are $q$ and $t$. That's why we represent state of a system in Lagrangian formalism using a point in configuration space. But throughout the calculations we treat $\dot{q}$ also as an independent variable, like for calculations from Euler-Lagrange equation. Also, Goldstein mentions that mathematically we treat $\dot{q}$ as independent variable but other than that  it is not so.
How can a mathematically independent quantity not be considered so while understanding the dynamics of the system like in stating the state of its?

A: The general Lagrangian formalism is developed in a manifold $j^1(E)$ with the structure of a jet bundle constructed out of a fiber bundle $E \to \mathbb R$.
In other words $E$ is locally the product of  $Q$ and $\mathbb R$, where $Q$ is a manifold where configurations of the system are described at every time $t \in \mathbb R$.
$E$ is covered by local coordinate patches $t, q^1,\ldots, q^n$ where $t$ is the temporal coordinate over the basis $\mathbb R$ of the fiber bundle $E \to \mathbb R$ and $q^1,\ldots, q^n$ cover the fibers $Q_t$ (diffeomorphic to $Q$).
The first jet extension $j^1(E)$ over $\mathbb R$ enlarges each fiber $Q_t$
by adding a further factor $\mathbb R^n$ covered by jet coordinates, $\dot{q}^1,\ldots, \dot{q}^n$ independent from the $q^1,\ldots, q^n$  but such that they identify to $\frac{dq^1}{dt}, \cdots,  \frac{dq^n}{dt}$ as soon as a motion $t \mapsto (t, q^1(t), \ldots, q^n(t))$ is given. In other words
 $(t, q^1, \ldots, q^n, \dot{q}^1,\ldots, \dot{q}^n)$ fix the kinetic state of the system at time $t$. Here the configuration and the kinetic state are completely independent.  The fibers of $j^1(E)$ are therefore $2n$-dimensional manifolds $A_t$, the space of kinetic states at time $t$, diffeomorphic  to a canonical fiber $A$ covered by local coordinates $q^1, \ldots, q^n, \dot{q}^1,\ldots, \dot{q}^n$
In view of this structure, changing local coordinates and passing to     $t', q^{'1},\ldots, q^{'n}, \dot{q}^{'1},\ldots, \dot{q}^{'n}$ the relations are
$$t' = t+c\tag{1}$$
$$q'^k = q'^k(t, q^1,\ldots, q^n)\tag{2}$$
$$\dot{q}^{'k} = \frac{\partial q^{'k}}{\partial t} + \sum_{j=1}^n \frac{\partial q^{'k}}{\partial q^j} \dot{q}^j\tag{3}$$
and the inverse relations have the same structure.
You see that the third equation is compatible with the interpretation of $\dot{q}$ as time derivative of $q$. This interpretation is only formal because that derivative cannot be computed when a point $a\in A_t$ is given: to compute the said derivative we would need a curve (a section) passing through $a$, not only $a$ itself.
Euler-Lagrange equations are first-order equations induced by a scalar function ${\cal L} : j^1(E) \to \mathbb R$  that, in every local chart determines a section $t \mapsto \gamma(t) \in j^1(E)$, in coordinates
$$t \mapsto (t, q(t), \dot{q}(t))\:, $$
solution of, for $k=1,\ldots, n$,
$$\frac{d}{dt} \frac{\partial {\cal L}}{\partial \dot{q}^k}-  \frac{\partial \cal L}{\partial q^k}=0\:.$$
$$\frac{dq^k}{dt} = \dot{q}^k(t)\:.$$
You see that $\dot{q}$ results to be the time derivative of $q$ only along the solutions of the E-L equations, otherwise $q$ and $\dot{q}$ are independent variables.
ADDED COMMENT. Why jet bundles?
The overall idea is finding a mathematical structure that encodes the idea that
$q$ and $\dot{q}$ are independent variables and they become
 dependent ($\dot{q}$ is the time derivative of $q$) along every solutions of equations of motion.
The first idea is modeling the space of kinetic stats on the tangent bundle of the configuration space $TQ$ where  $Q$ is covered by Lagrangian coordinate patches $q^1,\ldots q^n$. Here  $\dot{q}^1, \ldots, \dot{q}^n$ are the components of tangent vectors at $q^1,\ldots q^n$ (interpreted as tangent vectors to curves through that point parametrized by means of the time coordinate).
This is nice but, this way, transformations of coordinates explicitly depending on time are mathematically unnatural but physically necessary (think of Lagrangian coordinates at rest with two different reference frames one inertial and the other not inertial).
A way out is using as spacetime of kinetic states the Cartesian product $A = \mathbb R \times TQ$, where $\mathbb R$ is the temporal axis and viewing admissible coordinates on $A$ as coordinates $(t,q^1,\ldots, q^n, \dot{q}^1, \ldots, \dot{q}^n)$ where $t\in \mathbb R$ and $q^1,\ldots, q^n$ are coordinates on $Q$ and $\dot{q}^1, \ldots, \dot{q}^n$ are coordinates on each fiber of $TQ$. The coordinate $t$, in classical physics is required to coincide with the absolute time and thus it is fixed just up to an additive constant. This explains why we restricted  the possible changes of temporal coordinate to the elementary (1).
This picture can be implemented
already at the level of space of configurations, defining the spacetime of configurations as $E: =\mathbb R \times Q$.
In practice this construction is effective, but it suffers from the ideological drawback that every coordinate change (1)-(3) may use a different realization of $E$ (and $A$) as a Cartesian product as is evident form the transformation rules (2) (and (3)), whereas no natural choice exists in general.
So we should look for a structure that looks like a Cartesian product (at least locally) but its Cartesian decomposition is not canonical and it admits an adapted atlas of local charts whose transformation rules are  stated in (1)-(3).
The first step to remove a fixed Cartesian product structure is, restricting to (1) and (2) only,   assuming from scratch that the spacetime of configurations is not $\mathbb R \times Q$  but a manifold which locally looks like that product without fixing any particular choice of this decomposition.
This structure exists and is well known in mathematics: it  is a fiber bundle $E \to \mathbb R$ with canonical fiber diffeomorphic to $Q$.
The atlas of local coordinates adapted to the bundle structure (with preferred global coordinate defined up an additive constant on the basis $\mathbb R$)
is made of local charts $t, q^1,\ldots, q^n$ transforming exactly as in (1)-(2).
It remains to further extend this structure to encompass the kinetic information.
The manifold $A= j^1(E)$ is a very good candidate. It is nothing but $E$ with the addition of $n = \dim (Q)$ coordinates $\dot{q}^1, \ldots \dot{q}^n$ to each fiber for every natural coordinate patch $t, q^1,\ldots, q^n$, with the requirement that changing coordinates (3) holds true. This is because, in the definition of jet bundle, the added dot coordinates must be interpreted as the components of tangent vectors of sections in $E$, i.e., the components of all possible  tangent vectors to curves $\mathbb R \ni t \mapsto (q^1(t), \ldots, q^n(t))$ passing through each point of $E$.

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*Part of OP's question seems to be a matter of semantics: If a Lagrangian
$$L(q^1,\ldots, q^n, v^1,\ldots, v^n,t)\tag{1}$$ has $n$ independent generalized position variables $q^1,\ldots, q^n$, i.e. the configuration space is $n$-dimensional, then the system is said to have $n$ degrees of freedom (DOF), cf. e.g. this Phys.SE post.
This definition of DOF is used despite the fact that the Lagrange equations are $n$ 2nd-order coupled ODEs and hence the full solution have $2n$ integration constants, i.e. the number $n$ of DOF is defined as half the number of integration constants!

*Another issue is that the generalized velocities $v^1, \ldots, v^n,$ are independent variables in the Lagrangian (1), but they are dependent variables in the action
$$S[q^1,\ldots, q^n; t_i,t_f]~:=~ \int_{t_i}^{t_f}\!\mathrm{d}t~ L(q^1,\ldots, q^n, \dot{q}^1,\ldots, \dot{q}^n,t),\tag{2}$$ This is e.g. explained in this Phys.SE post.

A: We do not treat $\dot q$ as an independent variable in the derivation of the Euler-Lagrange equations.  The rough answer is that $q$ and $\dot q$ are independent as inputs to the Lagrangian, but become linked once we specify a path through configuration space - I expand on this in points 5 and 6.

I'll be quite formal in what follows, but perhaps the formality will be somewhat enlightening.  First, a few preliminaries:
1: The state of an $N$-dimensional system consists of a point $$q\equiv(q_1,q_2,\ldots,q_N)\in \bf{Q}$$ where $\bf{Q}$ is called the configuration space corresponding to the system, and $q_i$ is the $i^{th}$ generalized coordinate.
2: A curve $\gamma$ through the configuration space is a map
$$ \gamma : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \bf{Q}$$
$$ t \mapsto \gamma(t)=\big(q_1(t),q_2(t),\ldots,q_N(t)\big)\equiv q_\gamma(t)$$
The curve is therefore parameterized by $t$, which we call the time.  This describes how the state of the system evolves.  Note that we will demand that $\gamma$ be at least twice differentiable.
3: At every point along $\gamma$, there exists a unique tangent vector $V_\gamma(t)$ given as follows:
$$ V_\gamma : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \bf{T_qQ}$$
$$ t \mapsto V_\gamma(t)=\big(\dot q_1(t),\dot q_2(t),\ldots,\dot q_N(t)\big)\equiv \dot q_\gamma(t)$$
$\mathbf{T_qQ}$ is called the tangent space to $\bf{Q}$ at the point $q$.  I won't bother defining this rigorously, but the intuitive notion of a tangent space should be familiar if you're picking up Goldstein.
4: The disjoint union of all of the tangent spaces of $\bf{Q}$ is called the tangent bundle to $\bf{Q}$, and is denoted $\bf{TQ}$:
$$ \bf{TQ} = \underset{q\in\bf{Q}}{\sqcup}\bf{T_qQ}$$
If $(q,v)$ is an element of the tangent bundle $\bf{TQ}$, then that means that $v$ is a tangent vector to some curve passing through the point $q$.
5: The Lagrangian is a function which takes three (or two, depending on your point of view) inputs - a point $(q,v) \in\bf{TQ}$, and a real number $t\in \mathbb{R}$ - and maps them to a real number:
$$ L : \bf{TQ} \times \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$$
$$ (q,v, t) \mapsto L(q,v, t)$$
A  crucial point is that $q$ does not determine $v$ - as far as $L$ is concerned, $q$ is just some point in $\bf{Q}$ and $v$ is the tangent vector to one of the infinity of curves that passes through $q$.
6: The action functional $S$ maps a curve $\gamma$ to a real number in the following way:
$$S[\gamma] = \int L\big(q_\gamma(t),\dot q_\gamma(t), t\big) dt $$
To reiterate the above point, the Lagrangian has three slots - one for a point in configuration space, one for a tangent vector, and one for a real number.  As far as $L$ is concerned, these three slots are independent, so we can take partial derivatives at our leisure.
When we execute the action functional, we walk along the curve $\gamma$.  At each $t$, we feed $\gamma(t)\equiv q_\gamma(t)$ into the first slot, $V_\gamma(t) \equiv \dot q_\gamma(t)$ into the second slot, and $t$ into the third slot.  But it can't be emphasized enough that the Lagrangian itself has no idea that the three inputs have anything whatsoever to do with one another.

Now that that's out of the way, we can get down to business.  We seek some $\gamma$ for which the action functional is stationary.  Intuitively, we think "take the derivative and set it to zero," but at this stage it's not really clear how to take a derivative with respect to a curve.
Instead, we'll do the following.  Denote the correct (but unknown) curve $\gamma_c$.  Then a general curve $\gamma$ can be written as the "sum" of $\gamma_c$ and some "error" $\eta$ which vanishes at the endpoints of the integral, and where the sum is defined component-wise.  In other words, at some time $t$,
$$q_\gamma(t) = q_c(t)+\epsilon\eta(t) \equiv \big(q_{c1}(t)+\epsilon\cdot\eta_1(t),q_{c2}(t)+\epsilon\cdot\eta_2(t),\ldots,q_{cN}(t)+\epsilon\cdot\eta_N(t)\big)$$
while the tangent vector (also called the generalized velocity) becomes
$$\dot q_\gamma(t) = \dot q_c(t)+\epsilon\cdot \eta'(t)\equiv \big(\dot q_{c 1}(t)+\epsilon\cdot\eta_1'(t),\dot q_{c 2}(t)+\epsilon\cdot\eta_2'(t),\ldots,\dot q_{cN}(t)+\epsilon\cdot\eta_N'(t)\big)$$
where $\epsilon\in \mathbb{R}$. Rather than worry about the details of functional derivatives, we can seek a path $\gamma$ which makes the action integral stationary with respect to changes in $\epsilon$:
$$ \frac{dS[\gamma]}{d\epsilon} = 0$$
The action functional becomes
$$S[\gamma] = \int_A^B L\big(q_\gamma(t),\dot q_\gamma(t),t\big) dt=\int_A^B L\big(q_c(t)+\epsilon\cdot\eta(t),\dot q_c(t)+\epsilon\cdot\eta'(t),t\big) dt$$
Differentiating with respect to $\epsilon$ gives
$$\frac{dS[\gamma]}{d\epsilon} = \int_A^B\sum_{i=1}^N\left[ \frac{\partial L}{\partial q_{\gamma i}}\eta_i(t) + \frac{\partial L}{\partial \dot q_{\gamma i}} \eta_i'(t) \right]dt$$
We now recognize that
$$ \frac{\partial L}{\partial \dot q_{\gamma i}} \eta_i' (t) = \left[\frac{\partial L}{\partial \dot q_{\gamma i}} \eta_i (t)\right]' - \left(\frac{d}{dt}\frac{\partial L}{\partial \dot q_{\gamma i}}\right) \eta_i (t)$$
and since the boundary term vanishes at the endpoints, we find that
$$\frac{dS[\gamma]}{d\epsilon} = \int_A^B\sum_{i=1}^N\left[\frac{\partial L}{\partial q_{\gamma i}} - \frac{d}{dt}\frac{\partial L}{\partial \dot q_{\gamma i}}\right]\eta_i(t) dt $$
Because this quantity must vanish for any independent set of choices of $\eta_i$, it follows that the integrand must vanish everywhere, and so
$$\frac{d}{dt}\frac{\partial L}{\partial \dot q_{\gamma i}} = \frac{\partial L}{\partial q_{\gamma i}}$$
This gives us the Euler-Lagrange equations which allow us to solve for the proper path in terms of the generalized coordinates $q_{\gamma i}$.

The specification of a curve, which links the generalized coordinates to the generalized velocities, happens at the level of the action, not at the level of the Lagrangian.  As far as $L$ is concerned, $q(t)$ and $\dot q(t)$ have nothing to do with one another and can be chosen completely independently.  That's the difference between feeding $L$ the number $q(t)$ as opposed to the function $q$.

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My MIL Keeps Calling Me Bridezilla (While Making Demands)
Who's the brat here?
by Liz Moorhead
Photo by Vivian Chen
Q: Dear APW,
I want to start this letter off by saying how truly lucky I know I am to have the future in-laws that my fiancx is giving me. They're warm, generous, wonderful people who I love deeply. That being said, it's kind of knocked me off my feet how differently people can act once wedding planning has begun. We're about five months into our one-year engagement and for each of those months, my future MIL has made five times the number of inappropriate jokes, comments, or demands about our wedding.
For example: she thinks it's cute or funny (she can be a bit immature) to call me a bridezilla—a word I find extremely misogynistic and hurtful. She's only let it slip a handful of times, but it's also been in line with her ridiculous ideas surrounding our wedding that she thinks are valid decisions she has the right to make—like having a block of six songs by her favorite 1950s band played in the middle of the night (what an awesome way to get everyone off the dance floor!), or taking down the beautiful antique mirrors that line one wall of the reception space because she doesn't want to be "forced" to look at herself (what?), or her never-ending additions to the guest list that, as far as we know, aren't being matched by a larger monetary contribution. I don't want to sound like a brat here, but weddings in New York City aren't cheap (hello, $200 a head) and we're splitting the cost in thirds with our parents and are finding ourselves quickly surpassing both of the other two thirds in how much we're spending because of this guest list issue (there are about a dozen of her friends and family members on this list who we haven't ever met or maybe spoke with once in passing).
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Q: Do you have any advice on how to deal gracefully with being called a Bridezilla? I have been really chilled through the whole planning process...
Every time one of these issues comes up, I either clam up and don't say anything in hopes of avoiding a fight or say something more sternly than I normally would (like, no, we're absolutely not playing twenty straight minutes of The Beach Boys, #sorrynotsorry), to which she smirks and shrugs and suggests she'll find a way around.
Please help me out here—I need to figure out a way to speak to her about all of this with my fiancx (who's a bit of a mommy's boy and finds it hard to stick up to her) because the date and all of these decisions are quickly approaching and so are a myriad of fights I'd love to avoid.
—F the Beach Boys
A: Dear F the Beach Boys,
This right here is your problem: "I need to figure out a way to speak to her about all of this with my fiancx (who's a bit of a mommy's boy and finds it hard to stick up to her)." In-laws can be pushy. Moms get kooky ideas for what they want in a wedding. That's all hard enough to handle in its own right (hello, that's why I have a job), but it becomes impossible when your partner is used to just letting mom do whatever she wants. You're not only figuring out that mom can be pushy and maybe a little mean. You're finding out that, woof, there's a really rough dynamic here that's going to extend to more than just a wedding. When "she smirks and shrugs and suggests she'll just find a way around" um yeah, that's because everyone else will just let her have her way.
So, this is where you start talking to your partner. You won't be able to fix or change their dynamic overnight. (In fact, start getting used to this struggle because you're marrying right into it.) But still. Start that conversation of, "This is not okay; someone needs to shut her down; that someone needs to be you."
This goes extra for something like the "bridezilla" accusations. The tricky thing about this sort of name-calling is that when you push back, it only "proves" the accuser right, fuels their jokes. It's absolutely necessary for someone else—say, a loving partner, for example—to step in and say, "Hey, that's not a funny joke, FTBB is making a reasonable request here."
He's used to letting mom have her way. Now he has to take a hard shift in perspective, centering you as his primary concern. When you are, that means whoops, sometimes mom doesn't get everything she wants, sometimes mom hears "no," sometimes her requests are set aside for the sake of you guys as a team.
So, yeah, this is that annoying kind of advice that applies to your partner more than you. But it would help you, in the meantime, to readjust your own expectations just a smidge. Mom-in-law is being outrageous, no question. But, well, people do like to dance to The Beach Boys (we're talking I Get Around and not Kokomo, right?). Just cut her off at three songs, spread out through the night, and maybe consider them for a mother-son dance (God Only Knows is a popular choice for a reason). And she does get a say in the guest list. Depending on your venue's capacity and your budget, grant her a set number of guests, and then let her know that she's welcome to pay for more guests if she'd like any additional.
Clamming up is a totally fine response to the wacky demands in the moment. Then regroup with your partner when you're alone ("Did you hear your mom say she's taking all the mirrors down?"), figure out what's reasonable, get on the same page together, and let him address it the next time it comes up. You can do this (together) (but mostly him).
Sending you, uh, good vibrations.
—Liz Moorhead
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Liz Moorhead has been writing about weddings and relationships since 2009. Her work has been featured in Jezebel, Refinery29, and the Washington Post. She lives just outside of Philly with her husband, cat, and what feels like dozens of children.
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Christopher Ulman is the four-time national and international whistling champion. Among other tricks, he does not kiss anyone 24 hours before a performance because kissing "makes your lips mushy. We cannot have mushy lips and be a champion."


Costa Rica star keeper Keylor Navas allowed as many goals in his Real Madrid debut as he did during the entire World Cup. But he has teammate Xabi Alonso partially to blame for his team's defensive follies in a 2-1 friendly loss to Italy's Fiorentina on Saturday.
With the start, Navas became the first Tico to play for the world-class European club. The goalie signed with Real Madrid in the offseason following his spectacular World Cup run.
Real Madrid struck first — four minutes into the match – on a goal by, who else, Cristiano Ronaldo. But after an ugly turnover by the Spanish midfielder Alonso, Navas had no chance on a perfect header by Fiorentina's Mario Goméz at the 27th minute.
In the second half, Navas got beat by the Fiorentina attack. But Alonso had a chance to bail Navas out. Instead Alonso ended up scoring the game-winner for Fiorentina with his own-goal at the 69th minute.
Navas, who's battling Spain national team goalkeeper Iker Casillas for the starting role with Real Madrid, at least had two good-looking saves on the Italian squad. Still, this proved to be a disappointing first match for the Tico.


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NFL Free Agency: Star players who could be surprise cuts in 2021
Sep 15, 2019; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller (58) in the fourth quarter against the Chicago Bears at Empower Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
NFL free agency: While the NFL offseason is months away, teams are already making preparations for a difficult offseason. With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping dramatically reducing attendance and stadium revenue in 2021, the 2021 offseason could be brutal for many players.
Before the 2020 season began, the NFL and NFL Players Association agreed to set the 2021 salary cap floor at $175 million. Everyone around the league was bracing for the NFL to lose billions of dollars in revenue this year, forcing teams to significantly reduce spending. With the agreement, the 2021 salary cap couldn't dip below $175 million.
While it's a far better outcome than the worst-case scenario, the cap figure plummeting by $40-plus million per team, it is still a sharp reduction from the NFL's current salary cap ($198 million). As a result, many anticipate a difficult offseason that could see many recognized names released as cap casualties.
Let's take a look at star players who could be surprise cuts in 2021.
NFL free agency: Top players who could be cap casualties this offseason
Von Miller, edge rusher, Denver Broncos
The No. 2 overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, Miller has been a star since arriving in Denver. Across nine seasons with the Broncos, he racked up 216 quarterback hits, 135 tackles for loss and 106 sacks. On top of that, he won Super Bowl MVP and has earned eight Pro Bowl selections, proving himself as one of the best pass rushers in the last decade.
Unfortunately, his time in Denver could be nearing its end. The Broncos are projected to be only $5.2 million under the cap next season, per Over the Cap. With star safety Justin Simmons due for a contract extension, that figure will inevitably be even lower. The Broncos would create $18 million in cap space by cutting Miller and reports indicate his days with the team are likely over. While it would be the end of an era, Miller should have no shortage of suitors in NFL free agency.
Preston Smith, edge rusher, Green Bay Packers
Nov 29, 2020; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Preston Smith (91) returns a fumble recovery for a touchdown during the second quarter against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
The Green Bay Packers made huge moves in the 2019 offseason, signing Adrian Amos, Za'Darius Smith and Preston Smith to huge contracts. Together, the Smiths teamed up for one of the NFL's most dominant edge-rushing combos last season. But, Preston Smith hasn't played nearly as well in 2020.
Green Bay's 6-foot-4 edge rusher has just four sacks and 13 quarterback hurries on the season, drawing below-average grades (54.1) from Pro Football Focus. The Packers are estimated at $23 million over next season's projected salary cap ($175 millIon) and will need to make cuts. Preston Smith looks like a cap casualty, with $12 million in cap savings as a post-June 1 cut.
NFL free agency: Ranking top-25 free agents in 2021
Kyle Fuller, cornerback, Chicago Bears
Sep 13, 2020; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Chicago Bears cornerback Kyle Fuller (23) puts his hands up after a play during the first quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Chicago kept Fuller away from the Packers in 2018, matching the four-year offer worth $56 million. The move paid off, with the 6-foot corner earning first-team All-Pro honors in 2018 and a Pro Bowl selection this past. After consecutive years of locking down Chicago's No. 1 corner spot, Fuller has taken a step back in 2020.
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Fuller grades as PFF's 49th-best cornerback this season, drawing poor marks for his coverage and effort in run defense. For a player carrying a $20 million cap figure next season, this is the worst time to have a down year. The Bears would create $11 million in cap space by cutting Fuller, needed financial flexibility for a team that will be $7 million over the salary cap.
Jimmy Garoppolo, quarterback, San Francisco 49ers
October 11, 2020; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) jogs off the field after the game against the Miami Dolphins at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
When Garoppolo has been on the field for the 49ers, he hasn't quite lived up to the massive contract he signed with San Francisco. Paid like a high-end quarterback capable of making throws that can win a Super Bowl, Jimmy G's 7/5 TD/INT ratio and 92.4 quarterback rating leave fans wanting more.
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There are increasing doubts regarding Garoppolo's future in San Francisco. For one, he puts a low ceiling on Kyle Shanahan's offense. Equally as bad, he carries a $26.9 million cap figure for a team that can't afford to waste money. With Richard Sherman and Trent Williams among San Francisco's prioritized free agents to re-sign, cutting Garoppolo to free $24.1 million in cap space makes a lot of sense.
Janoris Jenkins, cornerback, New Orleans Saints
Sep 27, 2020; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Saints cornerback Janoris Jenkins (20) against the Green Bay Packers during the second quarter at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
New Orleans has taken a win-now approach with Drew Brees under center and for good reason. However, every bill has to be paid and years of pushing back owed money to future seasons add up. When the Saints enter the 2021 offseason, they will be $99.6 million over the salary cap.
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Even if Brees retires, per OvertheCap, the Saints will only see a $23.925 million cap savings. So, the team will have to move on from key starters on both sides of the ball. It will likely start with Jenkins, the team's best cornerback in 2020. With a $14.2 million cap figure in 2021 and a potential $10 million in savings with a post-June 1 cut, releasing Smith and sending him into NFL free agency seems inevitable.
Brandon Graham, edge rusher, Philadelphia Eagles
Nov 1, 2020; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham (55) reacts after a fumble recovery against the Dallas Cowboys during the first quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
The Eagles are in a familiar situation. With estimated cap liabilities of $265 million in 2021, Philadelphia would be more than $88 million over the salary cap. There clearly isn't enough talent on the roster to win a Super Bowl and even competing for the NFC East seems unlikely. In what could be an offseason full of change, Graham could be a cap casualty.
There's no denying his talent. The 32-year-old is still an excellent pass rusher, racking up seven sacks and 29 quarterback hurries entering Week 14. With that said, the Eagles can't afford the $17.93 million cap hold he has in 2021. By designating him as a post-June 1 cut, the Eagles will create $13 million in cap space.
Joe Haden, cornerback, Pittsburgh Steelers
Nov 1, 2020; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joe Haden (23) reacts after Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Robert Spillane (41) scores a touchdown against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Pittsburgh's win-now approach is similar to the Saints, leading to another offseason of change for a Super Bowl contender. The Steelers could lose Bud Dupree, Alejandro Villanueva, Juju Smith-Schuster and Avery Williamson to NFL free agency this offseason. For a team estimated at $27 million over the cap next season, cuts must come.
Haden might be one of the first to go. A three-time Pro Bowl selection, most recently in 2019 with the Steelers, he has been a steady cover corner in Pittsburgh. While he is solid and brings veteran experience, that's not worth the $15.575 million cap hit he is due in 2021. Cutting Haden will create $5.6 million in cap space, even more if he is designated a post-June 1 release.
Anthony Barr, linebacker, Minnesota Vikings
Sep 8, 2019; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings outside linebacker Anthony Barr (55) reacts during the third quarter against the Atlanta Falcons at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Harrison Barden-USA TODAY Sports
Just when the New York Jets thought they landed Barr, Minnesota swooped in and re-signed him with a $67.5 million contract. After making the Pro Bowl in four consecutive seasons (2015-;18), the 6-foot-5 linebacker hasn't exactly lived up to his contract. In 2019, he received a 60.6 overall grade from PFF, one of the lowest marks in the league. Things have gotten even worse this season (47.5 grade) for the former UCLA star. With the Vikings over the NFL salary cap in 2021, cutting Barr and creating $7.2 million in cap room seems likely.
Tyron Smith, offensive tackle, Dallas Cowboys
Sep 8, 2019; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Tyron Smith (77) and running back Ezekiel Elliott (21) in action during the game between the Cowboys and the Giants at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Smith has been a pillar for the Dallas Cowboys since 2011, with the team hitting a home run with the No. 9 overall pick. Injuries have limited him in recent years, but a resume with seven Pro Bowl selections and being named to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team speak volumes. With that said, there's a real scenario where his time in Dallas ends this spring.
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If the Cowboys land the No. 3 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, they could easily snag Penei Sewell. He is an elite prospect and could start in Week 1, providing strong play as a rookie. Meanwhile, Dallas will be strapped for cap space and still needs to sign Dak Prescott to a new contract. Designating Smith as a post-June 1 clears $10.5 million off the books. While it would be an unfortunate end to his time in Dallas, injuries have played a huge role in that.
Alex Smith, quarterback, Washington Football Team
Dec 7, 2020; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith (11) gestures at the line of scrimmage against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the fourth quarter at Heinz Field. Washington won 23-17. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
No one expected Smith to be here. The chronicles of his remarkable comeback tell the story of his determination to overcome a gruesome injury that nearly took his life. Even making it on the Washington Football Team's active roster this season was an accomplishment, but Smith is now the starter for a club with playoff aspirations.
Washington wants to bring Smith back in 2021. He brings stability to the position, a veteran presence in the locker room and can mentor a young quarterback. With that said, there's no chance he is back with WFT at the current $23.3 million cap number. Cutting Smith creates $14.7 million in cap space. Once that move is made, Ron Rivera and Co. can work on signing Smith to a smaller contract if he wants to return.


I was not a woman who had baby fever, or planned out my pregnancy or dreamed about my future children. In fact, I was the opposite – I wasn't even sure I wanted to have kids. I figured I would, especially since my husband wanted them, but I wasn't overly excited about it.
Becoming a mom seriously changes your point of reference. Instead of the world revolving around you (whether you admit it or not), it suddenly revolves around this little person. You now have to worry, not only about yourself, but about him and his future hopes and dreams.
I used to care very much about what people thought of me. I would have anxiety about asking questions, or bringing too much attention to myself. I was a perfectionist in the worst way – every aspect of my life had to be perfect. Now that Aiden is here, I no longer care what people think. As far as perfection, I let go of that too. There is no perfect when it comes to raising a baby, just like there is no perfect in life.
Nothing will give you a huge confidence boost like being solely responsible for the life of a tiny human who can't do much of anything. He can't tell you how he is feeling, if he is hurt or hungry. He can't even move from one point to another without your help. Motherhood is sink or swim. I believe that most women swim. For me, the new confidence I found followed me in other areas of my life too. It's an amazing feeling!
If you asked anyone who knew me pre-pregnancy if I was a patient person, I am certain every one of them would say NO. Well, after the fourth trimester, baby gas, sleepless nights (and days) and teething I think it's safe to say I learned patience. Babies cry and scream, sometimes for hours. I would say maybe 2% of the time we knew what was wrong, the remaining 98% we were trying to guess. If nothing else, babies definitely teach patience.
I am 100% your stereotypical East Coast girl, I am go, go, go all the time. Before having a baby I was happiest to have my time constantly filled. With a baby, everything takes 300% more time – just getting out of the house is a project sometimes. However, time flies. The days are long, but the years are short as they say.
Now, I have the opportunity to watch Aiden experience things for the first time – which is pretty incredible! The other day I was content to sit with him for an hour as he picked up a card and dropped it on different points on the floor so he could practice picking it up. He was so proud of himself and I was proud of him.
In this fast paced world, where our society is so into instant gratification, I have learned that it is actually nice to take a step back and slow down. Not to mention I see how fast Aiden is growing and I don't want to miss a second of these amazing (and sometimes even not so amazing) baby moments.
Being a mom is the hardest thing I have ever done, but easily the most rewarding. How has motherhood changed you?
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I enjoyed reading this so much! There is so much change that happens when we start our journey in mommy hood. Motherhood has really helped me to slow down and really be intentional about how I go about interacting with my kiddos. Those moments that seem so little leave an imprint in our hearts forever! Thank you for sharing!
My pleasure. Yes, the pace of life definitely changes with little ones. Thanks for stopping by!
Yes, loads and loads of patience. :) Thank you for sharing.
Enjoyed reading this, it was lovely to see your happiness shine through your words. You are right that being a mother is the most important job that we will ever have, and what a wonderful job it is, nothing compares, all that unconditional love; you're right it is an amazing feeling. Coming without a manual, so to speak, becoming a Mother can't not change you, and we all know that learning to fly by the seat of your pants always has its down side, but when your up there, and you know you got it right, you just soar and enjoy each moment. When we enjoy being a mother our confidence grows and we are open to our maternal knowing, the innate and natural growth of mothering. Our mothering then begins to become an innate skill, a talent especially designed for our own baby(or babies), as our love and experience grows deeper so does our skill. I think that for some women it can be a longer process to feel comfortable and at ease with being a mother, we all have different expectations, often shaped by our circumstances, roads can sometimes be bumpy and we can need assistance to help us through. I think you referred to this as being a sink or swim process, and that is so true. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Wow, Elaine. Thank you for sharing your beautiful perspective on motherhood, it is truly inspiring.
I love this! If you knew me post babies, vs now, you would see how much it has changed me! and for the better! I love my kiddos and they have taught me so much! Thank you for this wonderful post!
That is awesome to hear Danielle!


...Is there a base for this?
Aw...I was really looking forward to using a base of this.
Guten morgen mein fraulein Maud!
I pity the rock - or pony - who gets pummeled by her.
"You're lucky. Most ponies NEVER get me to change my face. Except my sister Pinkie, of course. Excuse me, Boulder is a young rock; he doesn't need to see this...."
-- Maud Pie, to a bully and heckler who had called her 'brain dead' since fillyhood for her deadpan demeanor and rare show of emotion, before weaponizing her rock-farming skills in a fit of uncharacteristic anger.
After the geologic Beatdown Maud dished out, it is rumored she picked up her beloved pet rock Boulder, got in the beaten bully's face, and said, "Am I still brain-dead. Do you still think I have no feelings." In her usual deadpan tone...but while wearing a grin the bully described as "bucking psychotic".
xD I love this episode!
Alright German Picklehaube old classic WWI German Helmet.
Hey I remember the bit if that episode maud destroyed a massive rock about to cruch pinkie she was dressed exactly like this good work nonetheless!!