Gale thorpe. College Lacrosse Transfer News: Notable Player Movements for 2017-2018 Season

Which notable college lacrosse players are transferring for the 2017-2018 season. How will these transfers impact top programs like Syracuse, Virginia, and Ohio State. What key positions are being filled through the transfer portal.

Matt Barrett’s Move to Villanova Bolsters Wildcats’ Goaltending

The college lacrosse transfer portal has been active, with several high-profile players finding new homes for the 2017-2018 season. One of the most notable transfers is former Virginia Cavaliers goaltender Matt Barrett, who announced his decision to play his final year of eligibility with the Villanova Wildcats.

Barrett, a native of the Philadelphia area and Malvern Prep alumnus, brings valuable experience to Villanova’s goaltending unit. His addition could provide stability to a position that saw frequent rotation last season between graduate Dan Willis and rising junior Nick Testa.

Why did Barrett leave Virginia? The goaltender was suspended for the entire 2017 season following an arrest for drug possession in Ocean City, Maryland. While his talent is undeniable, Barrett still needs to meet academic requirements this summer to officially join the Wildcats.

Syracuse Orange Attackmen on the Move

The Syracuse Orange, a perennial lacrosse powerhouse, finds itself at the center of transfer news with two attackmen departing the program.

Gale Thorpe Heads to Ohio State

Gale Thorpe, who missed the 2017 season due to a knee injury, is reportedly transferring to Ohio State. Thorpe showed promise as a redshirt freshman in 2016, scoring two goals and adding an assist. His highlight-reel behind-the-back goal against St. John’s demonstrated his potential.

What opportunities await Thorpe at Ohio State? The Buckeyes are losing starter Eric Fannell and reserve Austin Shanks to graduation, potentially opening up spots on the starting attack. Thorpe will compete with returners Tre Leclaire, Colin Chell, Jack Jasinski, and Lukas Buckley for playing time.

Devin Shewell Returns to Baltimore

Devin Shewell, another Syracuse attackman, is reportedly transferring to Loyola in Baltimore. Shewell, originally committed to Johns Hopkins before flipping to Syracuse, will be closer to his high school roots at Boys’ Latin.

How might Shewell fit into Loyola’s lineup? With the Greyhounds losing only one starting attackman, Zack Sirico, Shewell could compete for immediate playing time in a potent offense.

Cornell Adds FOGO Depth with Will Beecham

The Cornell Big Red are set to welcome former Mercer Bears FOGO (Face-Off, Get-Off) specialist Will Beecham. Beecham won 52% of his face-offs (182-of-350) during his two years at Mercer, also scooping up 79 ground balls.

How will Beecham impact Cornell’s face-off unit? He should provide strong competition for rising sophomore Paul Rasimowicz, who went 110-of-246 with 49 ground balls last season. This addition helps fill the void left by former FOGO Domenic Massimilian, who departed the team in 2017.

Georgetown Gains Experience with Domenic Massimilian

Speaking of Domenic Massimilian, the former Cornell FOGO will use his final year of eligibility at Georgetown. Massimilian stayed at Cornell to complete his bachelor’s degree and will pursue a master’s degree while competing for the Hoyas.

What does Massimilian bring to Georgetown? His experience and success at the Division I level should immediately bolster the Hoyas’ face-off unit and provide valuable leadership.

Marquette Adds Defensive Depth with Kai Storrs

Former Maryland Terrapins defenseman Kai Storrs is heading to the Marquette Golden Eagles. Storrs, an Academic All-Big Ten selection, appeared in two games last season for the national champions.

Why is this move beneficial for Storrs? The transfer brings him closer to his home in Plymouth, Minnesota, while also potentially offering more playing time opportunities.

Richmond Addresses Goaltending Needs with Jack Rusbuldt

The Richmond Spiders are set to add former Penn State goaltender Jack Rusbuldt to their roster. Rusbuldt, an incoming freshman last year, did not see playing time for the Nittany Lions.

How does Rusbuldt fit into Richmond’s plans? With the Spiders losing starter Benny Pugh and backup Henry Buonagurio to graduation, Rusbuldt could compete for immediate playing time in an inexperienced goaltending unit.

Impact of Transfers on College Lacrosse Landscape

The transfer portal continues to reshape the college lacrosse landscape, allowing programs to address immediate needs and giving players opportunities for increased playing time or better fits. How do these transfers impact the competitive balance in Division I lacrosse?

• Established programs like Syracuse and Virginia lose depth but create opportunities for younger players
• Rising programs like Villanova and Ohio State gain experienced talent to supplement their rosters
• Specialized positions like FOGO and goaltender see significant movement, potentially shifting the balance of power in key areas

As the 2017-2018 season approaches, coaches and fans will be eager to see how these transfers integrate into their new programs and impact the national landscape of college lacrosse.

Tracking Player Movement in College Lacrosse

Keeping up with the constant player movement in college lacrosse can be challenging. To help fans and analysts stay informed, many outlets maintain player movement trackers. These resources typically include:

1. Player name
2. Position
3. Previous school
4. New school
5. Eligibility status

How can fans stay up-to-date on the latest transfer news? Following reputable lacrosse news sources, official team social media accounts, and dedicated lacrosse forums can provide the most current information on player movements.

The Role of Transfers in Program Building

College lacrosse programs increasingly rely on transfers to fill specific needs and bolster their rosters. This trend mirrors the broader landscape of college athletics, where the transfer portal has become a crucial tool for both players and coaches.

What are the potential benefits of bringing in transfers?

• Immediate impact: Experienced players can contribute right away
• Filling gaps: Address specific positional needs or replace graduated players
• Leadership: Transfers often bring maturity and different perspectives to a locker room
• Tactical flexibility: New players can allow coaches to implement different strategies or schemes

Are there any drawbacks to relying heavily on transfers? While transfers can provide immediate help, some programs may struggle to build long-term continuity or develop younger players if they become too dependent on the transfer portal.

Academic Considerations for Lacrosse Transfers

When players transfer between institutions, they must navigate not only athletic considerations but also academic requirements. The NCAA has specific rules governing transfer eligibility, and individual schools may have their own academic standards for incoming transfers.

What academic factors do lacrosse transfers need to consider?

• Credit transfer: Ensuring completed coursework will be accepted at the new institution
• Eligibility: Meeting NCAA progress-toward-degree requirements
• Major compatibility: Finding a school that offers their desired field of study
• Graduate transfers: Securing admission to a master’s program for final year of eligibility

How do academic considerations impact transfer decisions? Players must balance their athletic opportunities with their academic goals, sometimes leading to compromises or creative solutions to maintain eligibility while pursuing their desired degree.

The Impact of Transfers on Team Chemistry

Integrating transfers into an established team can be both a challenge and an opportunity for college lacrosse programs. Coaches must carefully manage team dynamics to ensure a smooth transition for both new and returning players.

What strategies can coaches employ to build team chemistry with transfers?

• Team-building activities: Organize events that allow players to bond off the field
• Mentorship programs: Pair transfers with veteran players to ease the transition
• Clear communication: Set expectations and roles early in the process
• Inclusive culture: Foster an environment where all players feel valued, regardless of their path to the team

How can transfers positively impact team culture? Transfers often bring fresh perspectives, diverse experiences, and a hunger to prove themselves, which can energize a locker room and push teammates to elevate their game.

The Future of the Transfer Portal in College Lacrosse

As the transfer portal becomes increasingly integral to college lacrosse, programs, players, and fans must adapt to this new landscape. The ease of transferring has fundamentally altered how teams are built and how players approach their college careers.

What trends might we see in the future of lacrosse transfers?

• Increased specialization: Programs targeting specific positions or skill sets through transfers
• Earlier transfers: Players may be more willing to transfer after freshman or sophomore years
• Conference realignment impact: Changes in conference affiliations could drive transfer decisions
• NIL considerations: Name, Image, and Likeness opportunities may influence transfer choices

How might the transfer portal reshape recruiting strategies? Coaches may allocate resources differently, balancing high school recruiting with transfer portal management to build competitive rosters.

As the 2017-2018 college lacrosse season approaches, the impact of these transfers will be closely watched. From Matt Barrett’s potential resurgence at Villanova to Gale Thorpe’s opportunity at Ohio State, these player movements have the potential to shift the competitive landscape of Division I lacrosse. Fans and analysts alike will be eager to see how these talented athletes perform in their new environments and how their former teams adapt to their departures.

Virginia’s Barrett, Pair Of Syracuse Attackmen Highlight Notable Transfers

A fresh batch of transfer rumors and reports are in. Unlike previous reports, many of these players have confirmed locations attached to them.

Most of these have been reported by Terry Foy and Matt Kinnear of Inside Lacrosse.

We’ll start with former Virginia Cavaliers goaltender Matt Barrett. He posted on his Instagram page about a week ago that he will spend his final year of eligibility with the Villanova Wildcats. He knows the area very well, coming from Malvern Prep out of high school. He also thanked his former teammates at UVA and former head coach Dom Starsia, as well as his friends and family.

He was suspended for the entire 2017 season after he was arrested last August for drug possession in Ocean City, Maryland. According to Kinnear, he still needs to meet academic requirements this summer in order to join the team. If he does that, he should provide some stability in a goaltending unit that was rotating graduate Dan Willis and rising junior Nick Testa for a year-and-a-half, until Willis suffered a season-ending injury this past season.

He was also looking at Syracuse as a possible destination before staying more local.

And speaking of the Syracuse Orange, they’re in the transfer news once again! Except one of their former players is leaving. Attackman Gale Thorpe, who didn’t play at all in 2017 due to a knee injury, appears to be transferring to Columbus to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Before getting injured, he was a candidate to be part of the starting attack and showed signs of promise in fall ball as well as a redshirt freshman in 2016, where he put up two goals and an assist.

You may know him from this behind-the-back tally against the St. John’s Red Storm.

Syracuse returns Nate Solomon and Brendan Bomberry as starting attackmen from last season, but also have Stephen Rehfuss, Brad Voigt, and Logan Wisnauskas at their arsenal. To me, it sounded like injuries put Thorpe, the son of current women’s lacrosse assistant coach and Cuse alum Regy Thorpe, behind the competition. In Columbus, they lose starter Eric Fannell and reserve Austin Shanks to graduation. The redshirt junior will have to stand out in order to get a starting spot along with Tre Leclaire. Colin Chell, Jack Jasinski, and Lukas Buckley are amongst the guys who could also win a spot on the starting attack, or could move up to the midfield, which loses all three starters.

He’s the second Cuse attackman to transfer this year. Devin Shewell is the other, which was announced by head coach John Desko back in mid-March. Multiple sources have told College Crosse that he is going to return to Baltimore and be a Loyola Greyhound. Before committing to Syracuse, he was originally a Johns Hopkins recruit before flipping in his junior year at Boys’ Latin. BL is about 10 minutes away from Loyola’s campus. Zack Sirico is the only starting the team loses at attack.

Moving southwest of Syracuse to Ithaca where the Cornell Big Red are set to welcome former Mercer Bears FOGO Will Beecham to the team. His bio on his Instagram profile reads “Cornell Lacrosse ‘19.”

The junior won 52% of his face-offs (182-of-350) while at Mercer for his first two years of his college career and also scooped up 79 ground balls. He should contend for the top face-off job against rising sophomore Paul Rasimowicz, who went 110-of-246 with 49 ground balls last season for the Big Red.

This comes after former FOGO Domenic Massimilian decided to leave the team in 2017. He did stay in school to get his bachelor’s degree, so that he could get a master’s degree while he uses up his final year of eligibility elsewhere. IL mentioned that he will spend that final year with the Georgetown Hoyas.

A couple other transfers include former Maryland Terrapins defenseman Kai Storrs heading to the Marquette Golden Eagles, and former Penn State Nittany Lions goaltender Jack Rusbuldt appears to be heading south to the Richmond Spiders.

Storrs picked up a ground ball last season in two games and was an Academic All-Big Ten selection this past season. He’s from Plymouth, Minnesota, so Marquette is much closer to home than College Park.

As for Rusbuldt, he was an incoming freshman last year from Collegiate School in Virginia. He did not play in the fall or spring, as he was passed up for Colby Kneese as the starter for the majority of this past season. Richmond loses starter Benny Pugh and backup Henry Buonagurio to graduation. Eric Buhle and Blake Goodman are also on the roster, but didn’t get any playing time last season. So the Spiders will still be very inexperienced at goal as of now.

And with that, he’s an updated look at our Player Tracker:

2017 College Crosse Player Movement Tracker

Player	Position	Old School	New School
Player	Position	Old School	New School
Gabe Anderson	Defense/LSM	Mercer	Boston Univeristy
Matt Barrett	Goaltender	Virginia	Villanova
Will Beecham	Midfield/FOGO	Mercer	Cornell
Logan Bradford	Defense	Cleveland State	Mercer
Kyle Buser	Midfield/FOGO	Richmond	Merchant Marine Academy (D3)
Tyler Canto	Goaltender	UMass Lowell	Towson
Jean-Luc Chetner	Midfield	Richmond	Towson
Peter Conley	Attack/Midfield	Georgetown	Duke
Seth DeLisle	Midfield/FOGO	Nazareth (D3)	Syracuse
Adam Dickson	Midfield	Ohio Valley (D2)	High Point
Hunter Duford	Midfield	VMI	Belmont Abbey (D2)
Luke Fromert	Attack	Mercer	Towson
Connor Harryman	Midfield/FOGO	Towson	Rutgers
Alex Ives	Midfield	St. Joe’s	Colgate
Daniel Lanham	Midfield/FOGO	St. Joseph’s	Drexel
Matt Lanigan	Goaltender	Holy Cross	Washington & Lee (D3)
Sean Lattimore	Attack	Onondaga CC	Jacksonville
Brendan Luu	Midfield/FOGO	Colgate	Hofstra
Patrick Marks	Midfield	Rutgers	Mercer
Domenic Massimilian	Midfield/FOGO	Cornell	Georgetown?
Matt McIlroy	Defense	Denver	Maryland
Brody McLean	Attack	Stony Brook	Towson
Will McNamara	Midfield	Virginia	St. Joe’s
Timmy Monahan	Attack	Maryland	Towson
Alex Morris	Midfield	Ohio State	Richmond
Ryan Ozsvath	Attack	Stony Brook	Ithaca (D3)
Jake Pehlke	Defense	Monmouth	Virginia
Brian Philbin	Defense	Mount St. Mary’s	Hofstra
Zach Pinney	Defense	Onondaga CC	Maryland
Marc Pion	Defense	Harvard	Johns Hopkins
Kane Randolph	Defense	Penn State	Towson
Jack Rusbuldt	Goaltender	Penn State	Richmond
Grainger Sasso	LSM	Onondaga CC	Cornell
Justin Schwenk	Midfield/FOGO	Monmouth	Virginia
Devin Shewell	Attack	Syracuse	Loyola
Kai Storrs	Defense	Maryland	Marquette
Drew Supinski	Midfield	Johns Hopkins	Notre Dame
Gale Thorpe	Attack	Syracuse	Ohio State
Alex Tumminello	Midfield	Maryland	Lehigh
Connor Tuturice	Defense	LIU Post (D2)	Monmouth
Logan Wisnauskas	Attack	Syracuse	Maryland

Conformational and hydration effects of site-selective sodium, calcium and strontium ion binding to the DNA Holliday junction structure d(TCGGTACCGA)(4)

The role of metal ions in determining the solution conformation of the Holliday junction is well established, but to date the picture of metal ion binding from structural studies of the four-way DNA junction is very incomplete. Here we present two refined structures of the Holliday junction formed by the sequence d(TCGGTACCGA) in the presence of Na(+) and Ca(2+), and separately with Sr(2+) to resolutions of 1.85A and 1.65A, respectively. This sequence includes the ACC core found to promote spontaneous junction formation, but its structure has not previously been reported. Almost complete hydration spheres can be defined for each metal cation. The Na(+) sites, the most convincing observation of such sites in junctions to date, are one on either face of the junction crossover region, and stabilise the ordered hydration inside the junction arms. The four Ca(2+) sites in the same structure are at the CG/CG steps in the minor groove. The Sr(2+) ions occupy the TC/AG, GG/CC, and TA/TA sites in the minor groove, giving ten positions forming two spines of ions, spiralling through the minor grooves within each arm of the stacked-X structure. The two structures were solved in the two different C2 lattices previously observed, with the Sr(2+) derivative crystallising in the more highly symmetrical form with two-fold symmetry at its centre. Both structures show an opening of the minor groove face of the junction of 8.4 degrees in the Ca(2+) and Na(+) containing structure, and 13.4 degrees in the Sr(2+) containing structure. The crossover angles at the junction are 39.3 degrees and 43.3 degrees, respectively. In addition to this, a relative shift in the base pair stack alignment of the arms of 2.3A is observed for the Sr(2+) containing structure only. Overall these results provide an insight into the so-far elusive stabilising ion structure for the DNA Holliday junction.

Rocks show Mars once felt like Iceland

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Crater study offers window on temperatures 3.5 billion years ago

HOUSTON – (Jan. 20, 2021) – Once upon a time, seasons in Gale Crater probably felt something like those in Iceland. But nobody was there to bundle up more than 3 billion years ago.

The ancient Martian crater is the focus of a study by Rice University scientists comparing data from the Curiosity rover to places on Earth where similar geologic formations have experienced weathering in different climates.

Iceland’s basaltic terrain and cool weather, with temperatures typically less than 38 degrees Fahrenheit, turned out to be the closest analog to ancient Mars. The study determined that temperature had the biggest impact on how rocks formed from sediment deposited by ancient Martian streams were weathered by climate.

Weathering of sedimentary rock at Gale Crater likely happened under Iceland-like temperatures more than 3 billion years ago, when water still flowed on Mars. Rice University researchers compared data collected by the Curiosity rover, correlated with conditions at various places on Earth, to make their determination. Courtesy of NASA

The study by postdoctoral alumnus Michael Thorpe and Martian geologist Kirsten Siebach of Rice and geoscientist Joel Hurowitz of State University of New York at Stony Brook set out to answer questions about the forces that affected sands and mud in the ancient lakebed.

Data collected by Curiosity during its travels since landing on Mars in 2012 provide details about the chemical and physical states of mudstones formed in an ancient lake, but the chemistry does not directly reveal the climate conditions when the sediment eroded upstream. For that, the researchers had to look for similar rocks and soils on Earth to find a correlation between the planets.

The study published in JGR Planets takes data from well-known and varying conditions in Iceland, Idaho and around the world to see which provided the best match for what the rover sees and senses in the crater that encompasses Mount Sharp.

The crater once contained a lake, but the climate that allowed water to fill it is the subject of a long debate. Some argue that early Mars was warm and wet, and that rivers and lakes were commonly present. Others think it was cold and dry and that glaciers and snow were more common.

A river-fed sedimentary plain in Iceland bears resemblance to what might have fed Mars’ Gale Crater more than 3 billion years ago. Researchers at Rice University studied rover data on sedimentary rocks at the crater and compared them to similar formations on Earth to determine what the climate might have been like at the crater when the sediments were deposited. Photo by Michael Thorpe

“Sedimentary rocks in Gale Crater instead detail a climate that likely falls in between these two scenarios,” said Thorpe, now a Mars sample return scientist at NASA Johnson Space Center contractor Jacobs Space Exploration Group. “The ancient climate was likely frigid but also appears to have supported liquid water in lakes for extended periods of time.”

The researchers were surprised that there was so little weathering of rocks on Mars after more than 3 billion years, such that the ancient Mars rocks were comparable to Icelandic sediments in a river and lake today.

“On Earth, the sedimentary rock record does a fantastic job of maturing over time with the help of chemical weathering,” Thorpe noted. “However, on Mars we see very young minerals in the mudstones that are older than any sedimentary rocks on Earth, suggesting weathering was limited. ”

The researchers directly studied sediments from Idaho and Iceland, and compiled studies of similar basaltic sediments from a range of climates around the world, from Antarctica to Hawaii, to bracket the climate conditions they thought were possible on Mars when water was flowing into Gale Crater.

“Earth provided an excellent laboratory for us in this study, where we could use a range of locations to see the effects of different climate variables on weathering, and average annual temperature had the strongest effect for the types of rocks in Gale Crater,” said Siebach, a member of the Curiosity team who will be a Perseverance operator after the new lander touches down in February. “The range of climates on Earth allowed us to calibrate our thermometer for measuring the temperature on ancient Mars.”

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The makeup of sand and mud in Iceland were the closest match to Mars based on analysis via the standard chemical index of alteration (CIA), a basic geological tool used to infer past climate from chemical and physical weathering of a sample.

“As water flows through rocks to erode and weather them, it dissolves the most soluble chemical components of the minerals that form the rocks,” Siebach said. “On Mars, we saw that only a small fraction of the elements that dissolve the fastest had been lost from the mud relative to volcanic rocks, even though the mud has the smallest grain size and is usually the most weathered.

“This really limits the average annual temperature on Mars when the lake was present, because if it were warmer, then more of those elements would have been flushed away,” she said.

The results also indicated the climate shifted over time from Antarctic-like conditions to become more Icelandic while fluvial processes continued to deposit sediments in the crater. This shift shows the technique can be used to help track climate changes on ancient Mars.

While the study focused on the lowest, most ancient part of the lake sediments Curiosity has explored, other studies have also indicated the Martian climate probably fluctuated and became drier with time. “This study establishes one way to interpret that trend more quantitatively, by comparison to climates and environments we know well on Earth today,” Siebach said. “Similar techniques could be used by Perseverance to understand ancient climate around its landing site at Jezero Crater.”

In parallel, climate change, especially in Iceland, may shift the places on Earth best-suited for understanding the past on both planets, she said.

Siebach is an assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences at Rice. Hurowitz is an associate professor of geosciences at Stony Brook.

A NASA postdoctoral fellowship to Thorpe, the NASA Solar System Workings program and the David E. King Field Work Award from Stony Brook supported the research.

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Read the abstract at https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JE006530.

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Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity: https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/home/

Mars 2020: Perseverance: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars2020/

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Weathering of sedimentary rock at Gale Crater likely happened under Iceland-like temperatures more than 3 billion years ago, when water still flowed on Mars. Rice University researchers compared data collected by the Curiosity rover, correlated with conditions at various places on Earth, to make their determination. (Credit: NASA)

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A river-fed sedimentary plain in Iceland bears resemblance to what might have fed Mars’ Gale Crater more than 3 billion years ago. Researchers at Rice University studied rover data on sedimentary rocks at the crater and compared them to similar formations on Earth to determine what the climate might have been like at the crater when the sediments were deposited. (Credit: Photo by Michael Thorpe)

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Mars once had a climate similar to Iceland, Houston researchers find

Gale Crater, an ancient Martian dimple 96 miles in diameter, once had a climate similar to southwest Iceland, where temperatures generally remain below 38 degrees.

This 3 billion-year-old weather alert, the latest clue to whether Mars once had an environment suitable for life, was recently unearthed by Houston researchers who compared Martian rocks to those a little closer to home.

Mudstones analyzed by NASA’s Curiosity rover were compared to rocks and sediment found in locations such as Idaho, Hawaii, Antarctica and Iceland.

An impressive milestone: NASA’s Curiosity rover has spent 3,000 Martian days exploring the Red Planet

The rocks in Iceland had characteristics that most closely resembled the Martian mudstones, said Michael Thorpe, who was the lead author of a study published online this week in the journal JGR Planets. He’s completed fieldwork in Iceland.

“At times, you definitely feel as if you’re on another planet,” he said. “When there’s not skyscrapers around and you’re just out there — and you’re in basaltic sands and terrains that look similar to what you’re seeing in pictures of Mars — you can definitely envision yourself on Mars in an ancient environment.”

Thorpe worked on the study as a postdoctoral fellow at NASA’s Johnson Space Center and Rice University. The study’s other authors were Rice University Martian geologist Kirsten Siebach and geoscientist Joel Hurowitz of State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Their focus was Martian mudstones examined by the Curiosity rover in its early travels.

Curiosity touched down on the Red Planet at 10:32 p.m. PDT on Aug. 5, 2012. Its mission was to determine if Mars previously had the right environmental conditions to support life, and it quickly found chemical and mineral evidence of past habitable environments.

Its findings prompted NASA to shift its Mars exploration focus from exploring habitability to seeking signs of ancient life. The agency will search for biosignatures — patterns, textures or substances that required the influence of life to form — with its Perseverance rover set to land on Mars in February.

But even as this new era of Mars exploration begins, there’s more to learn about the planet’s past habitability. This study, for instance, addresses a debate around what type of climate allowed Gale Crater to once contain a lake.

Some researchers argue that early Mars was warm and wet. Others, however, argue that it was cold and dry.

The study suggests the crater’s climate was somewhere in between these extremes. It had frigid temperatures but was also capable of supporting liquid water for extended periods of time.

This was determined because Curiosity found rocks with very little chemical and physical weathering. In fact, there was such little weathering that the ancient Martian rocks, after more than 3 billion years, were comparable to Icelandic sediments in a river and lake today.

Researchers noted that the Mars mudstones had ample amounts of chemical components, such as calcium and sodium, that are typically dissolved when water flows through rocks. Warmer water, in particular, would have removed more of these elements.

That suggests the average annual temperature wasn’t very warm or else Curiosity would have detected smaller amounts of those elements.

The Mars 2020 mission: NASA’s Perseverance rover is headed toward Mars

“If this climate was global versus just restricted to Gale Crater where the Curiosity rover is, it shows that these were habitable environments,” Thorpe said. “And maybe exploring how microbes thrive in frigid environments on Earth might be helpful in showing us how they could potentially be preserved on Mars. ”

Finding biosignatures created by past microbes (tiny living organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye) will be the focus of the Perseverance rover. It will land in Jezero Crater, where the rover will study areas that include an ancient river delta, and collect samples that a future mission could return to Earth.

So Thorpe, now a Mars sample return scientist working at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, might one day get a first-hand account of how rocks on Mars compare to those he’s found in the off-planet-like but still Earth-bound stretches of Iceland.

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Riptide Announce Inaugural Season Roster

November 25, 2019 – National Lacrosse League (NLL) – New York Riptide News Release

New York, NY – The New York Riptide have finalized the roster for the 2019-20 National Lacrosse League season, the team’s first.

The Riptide will be anchored on defense by expansion draft selections Dan MacRae, John Ranagan, Alex Buque and Mike Manley and are bolstered up the middle by additional expansion draft selections Tyler Digby, Kieran McArdle, Connor Kelly and Jean-Luc Chetner.

Additionally, draft picks Tyson Gibson, Tyson Bomberry, Travis Longboat and Gale Thorpe will look to make an impact on the team in the inaugural season in New York. Acquired by trades, Ryan Fournier and Andrew Suitor will help to solidify the defense.

In free agency, the team acquired forwards Zach Herreweyers and Dan Lomas as well as transition players Cody Radziewicz and Alex Woodall and defenseman Brooker Muir. Earning spots on the team out of free agent training camp were goalie Craig Seneca and transition player Anthony Patterson.

The Riptide open the 2019-20 NLL season on the road on Saturday, December 7 at 6 p.m. against the Halifax Thunderbirds. The team debuts at NYCB LIVE on Saturday, December 28 at 7:30 p. m. against the Saskatchewan Rush. Orlin & Cohen will serve as the Presenting Partner for Opening Night. That evening, the team will honor the history of box lacrosse on Long Island while celebrating the start of the inaugural season.

Season tickets, groups and holiday packs are available now at www.NewYorkRiptide.com or by speaking to a customer service representative at 516-402-3006. Fans can also follow the team @NewYorkRiptide to receive behind the scenes information as the team prepares for the 2019-20 season.

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USA splits first two contests – In Lacrosse We Trust

USA’s Connor Buck lines up against Andrew Kruter of Team Israel at the 2019 WILC. (Photo courtesy of Vancouver Sports Pictures)

On opening night of the 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, Team USA (0-1) fell hard to Canada (1-0) 16-6. Kieran McArdle and Blaze Riorden were the only goal scorers with three each. After McArdle tied the game in the early going, Canada went on a six-goal run to take control before Riorden scored on a two-man advantage. But then Canada’s stingy defense and more experienced goaltending was the big story. For the next 28 minutes Canada held USA off the scoreboard while scoring five times themselves and opening a 12-3 lead before McArdle would end the scoreless drought.

Canada, the defending champions, would outscore USA in the final stanza 4-3 and walk away with an opening night 16-6 victory.

David Mather started for Team USA, but was relieved by Gowah Abrams (29 saves) after Canada went up 6-1. Mather (seven saves) would return in the fourth quarter to finish the game. Dillon Ward went the distance and stopped 36 shots.

Canada’s high powered offense was led by Mark Matthews (3G/4A), while Shayne Jackson, Robert Church, Zach Currier, Ben McIntosh, Dhane Smith and Curtis Dickson all had two goals apiece. As a team they combined for 26 assists.

McArdle also added a pair of assists. Joe Resetarits and Gale Thorpe each had three assists.

Friday night was a much better outcome for Team USA (1-1) as they defeated Israel (0-2) 18-10.

After an up and back first quarter, USA would lead 5-3. Adam Osika would start the scoring for USA, but Kyle Bergman for Israel would tie the game early. Other than the 1-1 tie, Israel would get as close as 4-3 the rest of the way.

Joel White would collect his first goal short-handed to put USA up 6-3, and every time Israel would score, the USA would score twice to slowly separate themselves. After Israel made it 8-5, USA would start a five-goal run that would go into the third quarter. When the run was over USA saw themselves up 13-5. They held Israel scoreless for 14:52 during the goal run.

Team USA did have a bit of a mental lapse as Israel scored three straight on some mental errors and penalties by USA, but it didn’t matter as USA would win 18-10.

Israel was led by Jean-Luc Chetner (3G/2A). Dan Deckelbaum, Kyle Bergman and Isaac Bock each had a pair of goals. Adam Wolf chipped in with (1G/5A) while Zachary Pall had four helpers.

The USA was led by McArdle (2G/7A), Resetarits (4G/4A), Thorpe (2G/3A), White (2G/1A), Riorden (1G/4A). Player of the game Anthony Kelly, the senior statesman on the team at 39 years old, had three goals on the night and played a stellar defense as well.

Division Leaders (after Friday)

(Blue) Canada 2-0…

(Green) Czech Republic 2-0…

(Orange) Finland 2-0…

(Yellow) Serbia 2-0…

The top team in each of the other divisions will join the Blue division in the run for the gold medal.

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– I am convinced the plan is truly wonderful, General. Isn’t it time to get acquainted with it in order to appreciate it?

General Montignac, enjoying the moment, smiled and shook his head:

– What impatience! I also tend to this.

Suddenly Captain Thorpe leaned forward resolutely, placing the empty glass on the table.

– Before we begin, General Montignac, I would like to make sure that everyone present has given you a personal guarantee of loyalty. After all, we are going to participate in a dangerous conspiracy. It would be unforgivable to ruin the case from the outset by giving the details to someone who might expose us intentionally or through negligence.

As he spoke these words, he glanced again at Julia. Although the captain spoke to everyone, she had no doubt who he meant.Men rarely make a mistake in conversation. Idle chatter is more inherent in women.

“If you’re talking about me, Captain Thorpe,” Julia said, with an effort of will forcing her voice to sound firm, “then, I assure you, I’m not privy to the group’s secrets today, and so far they have not become public.

To his credit, the captain did not try to deny the obvious.

“I didn’t mean to offend you, mademoiselle,” he replied, tilting his head slightly, “but in England it is not customary to burden women with risky political affairs.

– Your concerns are commendable, monsieur, but I want to remind you that this is New Orleans and I do not look like a typical Englishwoman …

– Well, well! – responded Captain Thorpe in response to the burst of laughter from Julia’s father and his friends.

Slightly smiling in response, she continued:

– I do not intend to directly participate in this case, but you can be sure of me.

Monsieur Fontaine supported her.

– There can be no objection to Mademoiselle Julia Dupre.Napoleon has no supporter or friend, or rather. In any case, she will soon find out everything from Dupre or one of us, so let it be better to stay and hear everything herself.

The captain looked around at the cheerful faces at the table, as if doubting the advisability of his participation in the conspiracy undertaken with such a frivolous attitude:

– And the rest? He snapped abruptly.

“With the exception of Monsieur Robo and de Groix, I have known these people all my adult life,” Julia’s father waved his hand, gracefully and impatiently.

– Some of them have already been presented here. However, if you will, I will refresh your memory. Monsieur Robo is most in danger if he fails. Therefore, do not doubt it. I met de Groix a few months ago on the basis of commerce. He wants to make a great contribution to the organization of this case. It is unlikely that a person will finance the operation, preparing to betray it. It would simply mean throwing the fortune down the drain.

The barely perceptible severity of Dupre’s tone escaped Captain Thorpe.In this country, people were often killed for less inattention to someone else’s honor. The captain was a straightforward man, but due to the circumstances, the people gathered in the library were prone to condescension, despite the fact that the cemeteries of New Orleans kept many remains of those who dared to openly express their doubts.

Through the tight lips of Captain Thorpe, Julia watched his inner struggle. Obeying someone else’s will was clearly not according to him. Without a doubt, he is used to commanding and bearing the burden of responsibility for his subordinates.It was not out of place to show him that he is not in charge here and in no way superior to the rest.

– I suppose you can continue? General Montignac asked.

After a short pause, Captain Thorpe nodded reluctantly. The general spoke again:

– The instructions of the emperor are presented with such simplicity that they exclude misinterpretation. We New Orleans have a great responsibility to contact Monsieur Robo and arrange for him to travel to England aboard an American ship.I guess that’s no problem, Captain Thorpe?

– None, General. The Sea Jade ship owes its birth to my American father. He always wanted to see the American flag on his mast. I am British by birth, and my mother’s relatives live in England, but I did my father’s will.

– Indeed, it couldn’t be better. Arriving in England, Monsieur Robo will board an East India Company ship, which enters Rio de Janeiro via St. Helena. The Emperor had already made sure that General Baron Gaspard Gurgo was in London and helped secure this journey.

– Gurgo? Monsieur Fontaine asked. – I heard that he had a falling out with Napoleon and put on a whole performance, demanding permission to leave the island of St. Helena. A very unreliable person, from a family of actors, it seems.

– Yes, but this is just a ruse. The altercation was played out for the Allies to create the appearance of a break with Napoleon. Gurgo artfully hides his true intentions. I think that here in Louisiana we will support him. Perhaps, Captain Thorpe, will you kindly tell the others what you entrusted me a few days ago?

– Certainly.The Englishman sat up straight in his chair. “The main problem that Gurgo will face is persuading the East India Company to send him to Saint Helena at the right time. The trouble is that, as far as you know, the island belongs to the East India Company, which leases it out as a place of exile for Napoleon. Only British and company ships are allowed to anchor there. I think I can come in handy here. My mother’s older brother is the director of the East India Company. Since he has no sons of his own, he has long suggested that I settle here and do trade with India.If I can convince him that I intend to do this, I may be able to gain access to the flight schedule or, if necessary, influence its change.

“This is very valuable,” Fontaine said, nodding his gray head.

“Yes,” General Montignac said dryly. “Of course, the captain will sail on the Sea Jade from England to Rio de Janeiro and await Napoleon’s arrival. As soon as the emperor steps on board, the ship will go to sea and head for Malta.

Marcel de Groix, who had not yet taken part in the conversation, moved in his chair.

– Curious what Captain Thorpe is counting on? He said slowly, appraising the large figure of the Englishman with a cynical gaze of black eyes.

“I hope to get paid for this,” Thorpe replied, turning sharply to de Groix.

There was a silence. The men at the table exchanged glances.

– Well? Said General Montignac with a slight threat in his voice. – What do you want?

One cannot expect that everyone is ready to serve the emperor out of love for him.

“Apparently not,” Monsieur Fontaine said without enthusiasm. One or two voices hesitantly joined him. Julia leaned forward.

“Perhaps so,” she said seriously, “but how reasonable is it to trust a person of the same nationality as Napoleon’s sworn enemies who became his jailers?

“There is a reason for that,” replied Monsieur Fontaine.

“Yes, of course,” agreed Marcel de Groix, casting an approving glance at Julia. – We, I think, have the right to demand from the English captain some proof of his devotion to the cause, which he considers beneficial to himself.

The muscles on the Englishman’s cheeks quivered under the bronze skin, his blue eyes seemed to darken.

– I am obligatory in business – you can rely on my word, – he answered slowly. – I’m not asking for accomplices. General Montignac and Monsieur Dupre approached me in the cafe Maspero, having accidentally heard that I was going to return to London soon. It makes no difference to me whether Napoleon will live through the years in custody given to him by God or become the master of Europe. I am not faithful to any of the people and I do not pray for anyone.I only value the sea and the Sea Jade, and first of all I care about the welfare of my ship. I am devoted to everything that benefits him. I have nothing more to add. However, if one of you is not sure of me, you can send one or two with me.

“Great offer,” Dupre said thoughtfully.

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90,000 Jennifer Blake – Fatal Storm read online

Jennifer Blake

Fatal storm

Julia Marie Dupre stopped at the door and looked around. A lantern hanging on the wall by the doorway illuminated it with its quivering rays, making it look like a gilded image of the Madonna. Highly combed hair shimmered like old coins, shimmering through a robe of light lace. Under arched brows, her dark amber eyes seemed mysterious, like the sun penetrating the thicket of spring. Taller than most French Creoles, Julia possessed a regal bearing that matched her classical forms perfectly. However, there was nothing cold or stern in her appearance, her eyes sometimes flashed with anger or joy, and her lips were sensual and at the same time strong-willed.Some New Orleans denounced the marriage between her French Creole father and American mother, arguing that such unions were degenerate. But they would hardly have dared to make such statements in the presence of Julia Dupre – and not only because of her ardent disposition. It was just that all their arguments were shattered by one single charming smile from Julia.

She nodded slightly. Everything was going well. On a dais at the far end of the huge hall, musicians played with enthusiasm. Her guests swayed to the beat of the melodic sounds of the country dance, ladies in light robes of light silk, gentlemen in dark jackets and knee-length trousers … Music, shuffling of dancing feet, rumble of voices filled the hall.At the sideboard, a footman in black and gold livery was preparing refreshing drinks in silver goblets. For those afraid of the cool, damp air of a rainy spring night, a fire burned in the Carrara marble fireplace. Elderly women sat on chairs against the walls – companions who took care of young girls at the ball. Julia made sure that none of the girls were left unattended while her luckier sisters danced. Even the absence of the hostess could go unnoticed if she slipped out of the hall.

Like many of New Orleans’s View Carré homes, the Dupre mansion had a courtyard. Due to the dampness and the danger of spring floods, the lower floor was uninhabitable. It was rented out for shops and offices from the street side and used for stables, kitchens and laundries from the courtyard side. The family lived on the second floor, where wide galleries protected the high-ceilinged rooms from the sun, and fumes from the windows dripped into the patio like a funnel. The third floor, under the very roof, was occupied by servants.

Most of the rooms were walk-through, but some gave the opportunity to retire. To get to, say, the library, one had to slip along the dark, rain-washed gallery, following its turns, until the last room appeared in the right wing.

Julia hurried to pick up her white silk skirts. Rain drummed on the tiled roof, dripping down gutters onto the slabs of the patio. The night air was colder than she had expected, and she felt a little chill. We ought to light a few lamps in the courtyard, she thought, although, on the other hand, there was no point in drawing undue attention from the neighbors to the back rooms of the house.

She had already turned the corner towards the downward staircase when two dark figures appeared in front of her. Screaming in an undertone, the girl tried to step aside, but the stairs were closer than she bargained for. The ground suddenly disappeared from under her feet, and her heart sank. But at that very second, someone’s strong hands grabbed her, it became difficult to breathe, hard fingers dug into the arm above the elbow. Julia’s pliant body was pressed tightly against the man’s chest, and the man who held her cried out in surprise.

His companion chuckled:

– I’m sorry, Captain, but you obviously caught my daughter Julia. She is not dangerous, at least not in the way you expected. Let me introduce you. Julia, my dear, this is our guest, Captain Rudyard Thorpe. You’ve probably seen his ship, the Sea Jade, at anchor.

Standing on the floor, Julia freed herself from an involuntary embrace. The skin burned where his hands touched. Shocked, she still tried to maintain her dignity.

“Captain,” she said somewhat coldly, “apparently I have to thank you for your quick reaction and presence of mind.

“Oh no,” he replied, “it’s just a reflex.

– Nevertheless, thank you.

– On the contrary, I am pleased.

The captain behaved with refined gallantry, answering like a true gentleman. He spoke fluent French, although a prominent accent betrayed his English ancestry. However, Julia guessed from the notes of impatience in his voice: he was waiting for her to leave and they got down to business.Therefore, the girl gladly obeyed her father, when, taking her by the arm, he invited her with them.

“Captain Thorpe has just arrived and we are about to meet the others,” Monsieur Charles Dupre said. – Do you want to join us?

“With pleasure,” Julia replied dryly: she wanted it from the very beginning, and her father knew it well.

Two bookcases on the sides of the fireplace gave the back room the right to be called a library. In reality, there were few books: old leather-bound tomes that did not tolerate dampness, the Bible and Julia’s children’s books.And also there were many newspapers and magazines that had turned yellow with age, which did not fall to the floor, held only by glass cabinet doors and dusty bronze figures of soldiers and statesmen. There was also an astrolabe, a moth-eaten stuffed owl, a Meissen porcelain dish with scraps of fishing line, bait, broken hairpins, rusty needles, and rusty coins. Julia’s favorite books were kept in her bedroom, as her father was very jealous of any intrusion into the library, even for the purpose of cleaning.

Julia curled her lips contemptuously at the dust layer on her father’s desk. The brandy decanter adorned the dusty, rough surface, leaving clear prints that made it easy to tell how many times it was lifted to fill the glasses of the four men at the table.

When she appeared, the men stood up. One of her father’s old friends, General Montignac, came forward and kissed her hand:

– Mademoiselle Julia, I am so glad, although I did not expect to see you here.

General Montignac, one of the last representatives of the Napoleonic army, was a gray-haired old man with a rough face. Having sacrificed a leg and an eye for his emperor, he moved with the help of a crutch and a special shoe and seemed to be watching everyone from under the cover of a black bandage. He was the recognized leader of Bonaparte’s supporters in New Orleans, and this post gave the general considerable pleasure, which, however, did not prevent him from taking seriously the goals of the Bonapartists.

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“We already know all this,” Logan nodded.“You went in search of guidance from the All-Father, in order to find answers from the spirit of Fenris himself. Our envoy from Macragge has told me a great deal about bringing order to this tormented galaxy and the primarch’s plans.

– Does he want you to take an oath? Njal asked sharply. “Does Lord Guilliman want our vassal loyalty?”

– He had enough wisdom not to ask about it. I have no doubt, though, that the primarch considers himself entitled to command us. It is said that he went to the All-Father himself and was blessed with an audience.

“The signs have not changed,” Njal said quietly. – The storm is raging everywhere. You already know that. The return of the Thirteenth, the wrath of Magnus, the Great Rift … These are all part of the same plan. Bloody moon, scarlet maw. War, Logan. A carnage like the Imperium has not seen for thousands of years. A battle that will never end – such is the desire of the Ruinous Powers.

– But what else? Logan demanded, stepping closer; persistence emanated from him like waves of heat. – The eye opened.Where is the Wolf King?

Njal did not answer right away, saddened – as it seemed to him – by the despair in his overlord’s gaze. The Great Wolf frowned in response to the silence, understanding the meaning from the silent response as well.

– No signs?

– No, my lord. There are whirlpools and storms through which even my eyes cannot break through. Yet I saw a sleeping man buried in the rock, and a white storm rushing in a chariot of lightning. A shadow rises, calling out to the messengers of the All-Father, the darkness that beats from within.Those immersed in darkness turn their gaze to our worlds – the Eater of Worlds, the King of Corpses and the Unwanted Child began to stir again. As for the Cyclops, we have already seen him. Even Golden again broke away from the contemplation of the empyreans. I felt his angry gaze, like a flame in my soul. But there is nothing concerning the sons of Fenris. Although the Thirteenth returned and the Eye opened, I saw nothing foreshadowing the return of Leman Russ.

Logan seemed to be hunched over powerlessly – if that could be done in Terminator armor.He dropped his eyes to the stone floor, and a heavy sigh escaped from his chest.

“We should be grateful, Logan,” Njal continued. “Our Father King has vowed to return to Wolf’s Hour when the world ends. He will come for the final battle, it has been said. The fact that he is not here yet means that we still have hope. It is tiny, but still there. If we hear the Wolf King howl before we die, it will be a lamentation for the All-Father and those who followed him.

“I guess you’re right,” Logan agreed.“Perhaps it’s just vanity — to hope that if you come back alone, then… It doesn’t matter. He didn’t come, but we’re still here, and that’s the only thing that matters.

“Looks like most of us are not here…” Njal glanced meaningfully around the room, though his remark clearly implied the entire Fang. “These halls are rarely full, and only ghosts now roam the chambers.

“There are almost no warriors left here,” Logan replied. “Unless only those recovering from their wounds, Blood Claws at the beginning of training, venerable warriors in hibernation.Plus a few squads from the Great Companies that returned after their wolf lords had departed. Not a day goes by without the astropaths transmitting a new call for help.

– Recruitment?

– Ongoing. But we cannot get blood from stones. Dozens of tribes have been lost to the wrath of Magnus, and the purges of Grand Master Auricon have reduced their numbers even further. There is no point in hiring those who fail the test, as well as lowering the standards. We’re recovering, but it’s a long process, Njal.

– What about the new arrivals?

– Primaris? Logan pursed his lips, sincerely considering the question. – Flawless. They fight exactly as we expected of them. Some campaigns could have ended much worse if not for them.

– But …

– Who can say what Cole’s gene seed manipulation did to Canis Helix? Grimnar lowered his voice to a whisper. “The wulfen curse still exists, but have the primaris become stronger against it or weaker?

The Stormcaller nodded.

– So, how did it happen in this hour of adversity that the Great Wolf remains chained to the throne?

“Not for long,” Logan replied grimly. – You saw my new guests. Adjutant Colonel Mastroshka and her companions are sent to the Gasai sector. Orcs. As if the Ruinous Powers and their followers weren’t enough. The greenskins sense the strength in themselves to move against the domain of the Allfather.

– And you will answer the call?

– My Night Wolves are just returning from the victory at Gehenna as we speak.In a few days I will take the ship to meet them at the border of the system.

– Don’t even have time to replenish your equipment and supplies?

– No. I’ll take what I can with me, but the weapons are working at full capacity, and the arsenal is still almost empty. If the enemies want us to bleed, they are cunning.

Njal accepted this without comment, and Logan looked at him expectantly. It took the Stormcaller a few seconds to figure out exactly what his lord would not ask.Not because he lacked authority, but out of respect for Njal’s own leadership status.

“Of course, I will fight alongside the Great Wolf,” said the rune priest.

Logan nodded in satisfaction; the worrying lines on his forehead were slightly smoothed out.

“There are others who would like to talk to me, Njal,” he remarked, pointing to the side. Turning his head, the Stormcaller saw a delegation of men and women clad in the traditional attire of the Fenrisian tribes, looking around in fear and awe.Finally, gazing at the two Lords of the Fang, the petitioners nervously clutched amulets and wards in their fingers. Njal could feel the hope emanating from them, such that it is born only in the grip of the most severe need. He didn’t like the smell. He seemed to envelop his thoughts in a heavy cloud, and never before had a rune priest felt like this on Fenris.

The tribal elders staggered back, shivering and muttering. Njal realized that his teeth were bared — not at the Fenrisians, but at the fear that was overtaking them. He tried to change the expression to something more hopeful, if possible.The tribal representatives were clearly not convinced, and Njal turned away, saving them from the unnatural play of his face.

– I’ll leave the exchange of pleasantries to you, Logan. Don’t let them lose their strength. These people, their hearts and unflagging valor are the future. If they lose faith in our purpose …

– I know. Logan’s eyes betrayed his concern, although his face remained calm. He was probably not even aware that he was doing this – a born diplomat, no less than a military leader.

Great Wolf put his hand on Njal’s shoulder.With this gesture of unity, he offered strength and at the same time drew on it. The bond between Wolf and Wolf, between brother and brother, between Fenrisian and Fenrisian, is deeper than any oath to the Imperium. Only duty to the All-Father outweighed their devotion to each other.

* * *

Dusk fell quickly, and now the lights had gone out – the only defense against the ice dragon, according to the inhabitants of Elsinholm. Determined to get rid of the monster or die in an attempt to do so, the inhabitants of the village took up arms and went with Aryak to the mountain peaks above the fjord. They followed a trail of fallen trees and strangely twisted snowdrifts – according to Tyra, it led to the dragon’s lair.

– Has anyone seen this monster? – asked Aryak, climbing the ridge above the mouth of the fjord. Tire, walking a few meters ahead, pointed her spear east towards the threatening rock wall.

“It comes in a fog,” said Torda; her breath was a haze too. “Ice flows in his veins, I tell you, Heavenly Warrior.

“I heard his skin cracking,” added another local, and quickly turned away, ashamed.His breath echoed off the walls like a whisper, and the windows froze where it passed. I did not dare to go out and meet him.

People took with them a variety of weapons – both intended for war, and converted from tools for hunting kraken. Despite her apparent fragility, Magnhild carried a long prison, whose curved blade reflected the last rays of the sun over the distant mountains. Others armed with jagged harpoons that lay on the dock. Not so confident in the strength of their hands allowed pragmatism to overcome pride and built shields from the remnants of ships. Aryak doubted that these boards would provide any protection against the dragon’s supposed icy breath, but the pieces of wood gave the squad some confidence.

“It turns out, no,” concluded the Stone Fist. “None of you have seen this creature.

“That’s why we’re still alive,” Rangwald muttered.

Aryak could not agree more.

Following in the direction indicated by Tyra, they crossed the flat surface of the glacier; the cliff, pitted with wide dark cracks, rose half a kilometer ahead.Steam oozed from a large rift near the center of the ice wall. It lay low on the ground, not reaching the Space Marine’s belt.

As they approached, the inhabitants of Eisinholme chose to let Aryak lead. He wondered what kind of enemy he was going to meet. The invasion of Magnus and his Thousand Sons brought equally mortal and immortal creatures to Fenris, but with the traitor primarch’s disappearance, the threats vanished with him, as far as the Great Wolf could judge. There was something else that wasn’t immediately obvious: the damage to the very core of Fenris and the opposing forces that controlled its unique ecosystem.

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Ports
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10 Gigabit Ethernet (SFP +)	6	eight
Management ports	1 console port, 1 10/100 / 1000Base-T port for out-of-band administration
Performance and Scalability
Switching matrix	120 Gbps	240 Gbps
MAC table	Up to 64K
FIB	32K IPv4 8K IPv6
RIB	0. 5M IPv4 / VPNv4 0.1M IPv6
Maximum MPLS stack depth	4 tags
Number of subinterfaces	Up to 8K
PW number	Up to 4K
VLAN	IEEE 802.1Q, QinQ
Routing	Static Routing, OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, MP-BGP, Route redistribution, Graceful Restart [i], OSPF / IS-IS FRR, Policy-based Routing, OSPF Multi-instance
Convergence and reliability	BFD, VRRP
MPLS	LDP, RSVP, MPLS PW, VPLS, L3VPN
Security	ACL, UC, MC and BC traffic restriction (storm-control), CPP
Multicast	PIM-SM, PIM-DM, Anycast-PIM, MSDP, IGMPv2 / v3
Management and maintenance	CLI, Transactional CLI, Telnet, SSHv2, RADIUS, TACACS +, SNMPv1 / v2, Ping, Traceroute, NTP, Netconf, FTP / TFTP / SFTP, SyncE / 1588v2, DHCP Relay, Syslog, Port mirroring
Power supply and cooling
Power	Alternating current: 100 ~ 220 V, 50/60 Hz DC 48 V
Power supplies	2×550 W
Cooling modules	4 (3 + 1)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions (WxDxH), mm	445x435x44
Weight, kg	without power supplies: 6. 4; with two power supplies: 8.0
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Fire hygiene – Culture – Kommersant

Boris Grebenshchikov’s album “The Sign of Fire” is the completion of the trilogy that began with the discs “Salt” (2014) and “Time N” (2018).Although “Salt” was composed mainly before the events in Ukraine, it was listened to as a dark emotional commentary by the musician on the events of 2014. Time N was even sharper and more specific, and the cover was even darker. The Sign of Fire is much more associated with the hopeful and reverent hymns of Aquarium, and there is more color and light on the cover of the disc. After asking BG himself, Boris Barabanov tells about the songs of the new album.

The album “Sign of Fire” includes songs that have been composed over the past seven years.Clips were shot for some of them, some were played at concerts, some of them were performed by Boris Grebenshchikov as part of his quarantine project “Tribute to Interesting Time” – a series of videos on his own YouTube channel. Studio sessions were held in St. Petersburg and London, some parts were recorded in Cuba, California and Israel. According to the author, it was in the “Sign of Fire” album that these fragments were gathered into a meaningful whole.

The albums “Salt” and “Vremya N” were so accurately hit in their time that the listener now seriously expected from Boris Grebenshchikov biting rhymes and caustic comments.

Moreover, all sorts of “b-sides and outtakes” that came out during this period confirmed this idea. Suffice it to recall last year’s song “Evening Muddoll”, in which it was easy to hear satire on political talk shows on federal TV channels. The simplest video, filmed by Ivan Vyrypaev on the steps of Marat Gelman’s house in Montenegro, gained 3.7 million views on YouTube – not even the most popular songs of the “classic” “Aquarium” have such numbers. It turned out that in order to get into YouTube trends and news agency feeds, it is enough to write verses on the topic of the day.

There are no feuilletons on the new BG album. There is enough laughter, but very little anger. In terms of mood, the “Sign of Fire” is more likely a way out of the gloom than a statement of disappointing facts. “Salt” and “Time N” are relatively monolithic in sound. “Sign of Fire” is a versatile and variegated album. Here is the irreconcilable rage in the rap zone “Basta Rasta”, the encouraging reggae of the “Emerald Song”, quiet sadness in “Khikhanki da Khakhanki”. There are short songs, there are long songs, there is doom, and there is hope.

Boris Grebenshchikov’s album was released a few days after Bob Dylan’s “Rough and Rowdy Ways”. It just so happened – it is customary to compare these authors. Both are poets with guitars, both are symbols of the era, comments and revelations are expected from both. So in this case, they seem to have sung about completely different things. If Dylan is immersed in memories, quotes his favorite old poets and bows to his beloved late bluesmen, then BG is completely directed to the future. When Kommersant was asked if he was afraid of death, he replied: “As a specialist once said,“ there is a time to live and a time to die, ”and the rest of the fears come from the evil one.”

“Won Babylon”

The album opens with the song “Won Babylon”, the video for which was published on December 31, 2019. This is a rare case when BG in the frame does not play the guitar, but the keyboards. Mark Titov, the son of Boris Grebenshchikov’s wife Irina from his marriage to the bass-guitarist of “Aquarium” Alexander Titov, was engaged in programming of electronic instruments.

Quote: “We put spokes in the wheels of nature, we make spring at the factory. We have buried ourselves in the garden and talk about everything in a derogatory manner “

BG Commentary:

– For listening to songs, it is not so important which of the musicians plays where, for me only one thing is important: what they say, from the heart or not, real or fake.

“Basta Rasta”

The most evil song on the album, in some way a sequel to the song “500” from the album “Sister Chaos” (2002). Before the album version of the song appeared, several dozen versions of it were made.

Quote: “I’m ready to pay tribute to the greatness of the banner, but your shamelessness ignites the paper. Breastfeeding babies in military uniform – uvaga! ”

BG Commentary:

– This song works in all variants, it has a powerful heart.You start to sing it, and it blows you away … And several dozen studio versions, made in two years, is a natural search for the correct sound picture.

“My name is dust”

The song in Latin American style “My name is dust” was released in 2016 on the EP “Songs of the Unloved” along with another number recorded in Havana – “Dog Waltz”.

Quote: “It’s time to lie while looking into your eyes. Time “Unnecessary under the knife”. You can’t catch up with us. You can’t bring us back “

BG Commentary:

– Several years ago I went to Cuba because I had a few songs that I wanted to record with Cuban musicians – no one else in the world plays like that.I had good reasons for this: my old good friend, sound engineer Jerry Boyes, with whom we worked in the 1990s on Navigator and Snow Lion, once recorded the classic Cuban album Buena Vista Social Club and knew the local well. peace. We were going to Cuba with him for a long time, and at some point the stars got up right, and we took and rushed there, while some of the Buena Vista members were still alive. There I wrote “My name is dust.

Eternal Return

In this ballad, James Hallowell, the musician with whom a significant part of the new songs have been made, appears for the first time on the album.

Quote: “So as not to smoke in vain and not crush in a mortar. The work is done, Odin took the floor. We return to the night “

BG Commentary:

– I did not intend to record the album with him, it happened by itself – which means it’s right: the natural course of events is better than any calculations. In fact, James is one of the best keyboardists in London (he played with Graham Parker, The Waterboys, etc.), and at the same time he is also an excellent sound engineer. I have been working with him for several years, the album “Time N” was partially recorded in his studio.And to his credit, he was the only one who was not afraid of the coronavirus, and we continued to work fruitfully all the time while the others were at home.

“Sign”

The mood of the song is a mixture of anxiety and hope. This effect was achieved with the help of the drums and guitar of brothers Jeremy and Paul Stacy, who in 2014 began occasionally touring with Aquarium, dividing their time between BG and Noel Gallagher. Here are keyboards and bass parts, recorded by Leo Abrahams, producer of the latest albums Editors, Goldfrapp, Yasmin Hamdan, Regina Spector and Hayden Thorpe.

Quote: “Don’t be confused. Burn your pile of papers. Look at the sky with dazed eyes, but don’t do anything until I give you a sign. ”

BG Commentary:

– I am like a stenographer – I write down what life dictates to me. And BG is just a pseudonym for “Aquarium”.

The Emerald Song

The legendary Jamaican rhythm section Sly & Robbie – Sly Dunbar (drums) and Robbie Shakespeare (bass) – took part in the recording of The Emerald Song.They have recorded with such artists as Emp Fiddler, Black Uhuru, Bob Dylan, Grace Jones, Herbie Hancock, Madonna, Matisyahu, Mick Jagger, No Doubt, Serge Gainsbourg. Attentive listeners may recognize in The Emerald Song echoes of Aquarium’s longtime hit, Sister. According to Boris Grebenshchikov, Slay and Robbie were not at all embarrassed by the fact that in faraway Russia, people play reggae.

Quote: “Where Piglet and I are going now is a big, big secret. Stolen both tomorrow and yesterday, and there is really no road ”

BG Commentary:

– We once had a conversation with Sly in Jamaica and discussed the idea of ​​playing together.And finally it came to the implementation of this idea. Sly lives in Jamaica, Robbie lives in Miami, but everything turned out well: they were at concerts in Europe and after the end of the tour they came to me to record in London. Playing with them and watching them do what they do is a truly unique experience: playing with living legends, because they actually invented reggae music. And in the recording of “The Emerald Song” you can hear it. It is extremely funny that simultaneously with this album the album “Aquarium in Dub” is being prepared for release, where the songs of “Aquarium” are being processed by another father of reggae – Lee “Scratch” Perry.This also happened thanks to the amazing Volga reggae master Kid Levsha, who went to Jamaica with our songs and made friends with Lee. Listening to Bob Marley’s mentor singing the song “Ivan and Danilo” is like getting into an episode from “Alice in Wonderland”. So the adventure continues.

“Masala Dosa”

A strange half-regga-half-song, a scattering of absurd one-couplets with a South Indian dish in the title.

Quote: “Masala dosa, masala dosa, there is no more demand for honor and conscience”

BG Commentary:

– Each song here definitely has its own story, each song is an adventure.And to brag about those who play there is somehow even ridiculous.

“Khikhanki da Khakhanki”

One of the shortest and saddest songs in BG’s repertoire.

Quote: “Let you be fed up, drunk, only without me”

BG Commentary:

– I don’t think about death. I have had several experiences in my life that taught me to take what is happening as it is, and absolutely trust the course of things.

“Not Fate”

The central song of the album, which pushes the listener head-on with the inevitable – and with the inspired playing of the virtuoso guitarist Omar Torres.

Quote: “And the world says:“ How can you be so calm? A storm is coming that will tear the very essence of being. ” And I say: “World, you do not understand. Yes, a storm is coming. The storm is me ””

BG Commentary:

– Last summer my old friend Aleksandr Cheparukhin, knowing that we were going to play at the Slovonovo forum in Montenegro, suggested playing a couple of songs with Omar, as a recommendation saying that he had played with Tom Waits. Naturally, it became interesting to me.We tried it and we liked it. Therefore, in the fall, we arranged two concerts in a cave near Jerusalem, where the stones for the temple were once mined, and at the same time we filmed these concerts for a concert film. And when it came time to record a new song “Not destiny”, it seemed to me that it was Omar who would play what was needed there. And so it happened.

“My clear light”

A hymn full of hope and light with harpsichord and orchestra. A great reminder of the “Aquarium” since the “Equinox” album.

Quote: “My clear light, non-evening light, carefree light. My clear light – even when the bottom opens up. My inexplicable, my real ISP. The software will collapse and the iron will rot, and we – we are left alone ”

BG Commentary:

– I cannot separate myself from the human race: what I feel and write is personally mine and at the same time about all people. But with the apocalypse and the “point of no return”, I would have postponed – there is still a lot of unfinished business.

“In the Field in the Morning”

A dance-pastoral study in the spirit of the “Aquarium” of the 2000s, recorded with the participation of the famous English specialist in medieval, Renaissance and Baroque instruments Philip Pickett. Boris Grebenshchikov’s son Gleb, who has long been on the staff of Aquarium, played the percussion.

Quote: “Heaven and earth are our lot. We were given free freedom in the morning in the field “

BG Commentary:

– All two years of recording, I listened to what songs should be here, how they should be recorded in order to accurately reflect what I feel without words, I know with my heart about the world around me.