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successinsix · 4 months

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moonbin's look

jiyoon's look

• moonbin & jiyoon were the only ones invited, which wasn't very surprising considering how well they had done with their brand deals recently

• they came to serve and (mostly) delivered

• everyone said they were really on theme but they just went for floral looks lol

• they didn't match each other at all and most of the night they weren't even together

• fans complained a bit about jiyoon's hair because it wasn't styled, it was just left alone, but mostly they liked it anyways

• the boys had fun though

• moonbin's english really improved bc he did well when he was talking to emma chamberlain but he mostly avoided talking to a lot of people

• jiyoon had the time of his life tho talking to everyone he could

• jiyoon mentioned his adoptive sister dia was a big fan of emma, he said "my sister was excited for me to come. dia said, emma and ariana, matteo." emma laughed really hard at that. (for context: dia is his sister, and she was asking him to meet those two)

• when jiyoon left she joked with the camera that she had a new crush

• the after party looks were mostly just regular suits, styled by prada and gucci respectively

• moonbin's was literally a prada suit, and jiyoon's was a white cropped suit thing

• moonbin stuck closer to jiyoon for the afterparty bc they were gonna have to socialize and jiyoon's english was better than his

• ariana grande approached them first

• she came up to them and was like 'oh my gosh, i just saw you guys at coachella, you did amazing' and she was so sweet

• jiyoon literally died in that moment right there

• moonbin was adopted by stray kids, bc jiyoon was social butterfly-ing with english speakers and he didn't understand

• stays were loving it at first until a fanwar ceased all positive contact between the fandoms

• locals began commenting on stays posts that were praising their friendship saying moonbin had outdone them and then stays retaliated saying skz outdid and moonbin was leeching

• so yeah

• anyways

• jiyoon also said hi to skz and particularly tried to steal jeongin

• jiyoon also talked to sydney sweeney, tyla, and sabrina carpenter

• he wanted to say hi to zendaya but literally couldn't find her anywhere

• the boys accepted lollipops and a bunch of other snacks from chris hemsworth and jennifer lopez who were co chairs and successors literally died at it

• it was like they were being crowned winner or something it was really cute

• jiyoon was nicknamed prince of the gala

• they took pics with literally everyone you have no idea

• moonbin was so shy on the live after he kept saying 'next time' in tiny english it was so cute

☆ i'm really sorry if anything here seems similar to anyone elses post, i was inspired by a lot of other ocs going to the met, and when i was writing my own i might have pulled from someone else's without realizing it, plz let me know if so !

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mrm101 · 2 years

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Update 30 Nov: {After a one day delay] further inspections of the launch vehicle and data review, we're standing down from tomorrow's launch [1 Dec]of iSpace's HAKUTO-R Mission 1; a new target launch date will be shared once confirmed.

— SpaceX

Early morning (30 Nov) the 198th Falcon 9 will launch the Japanese commercial lunar lander Hakuto-R M1 (white rabbit) built by iSpace and ArianeGroup. iSpace is a Japanese company that was one of the five finalists in the Google Lunar XPRIZE competision before the contest was cancelled. iSpace Mission 1 has been assembled in cooperation with ArianeGroup. Onboard will also be the Rashid-1 rover from the UAE, a 10kg four wheeled rover built by MBRSC (Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre). Hakuto is due to land in Atlas crater in April 2023.

Also sharing a ride will by Lunar Flashlight from NASA which missed a ride on Artemis 1, a 6U CubeSat it is equipped with a laser reflectometer which it will fire four near infra-red lasers into permanently shadowed craters on the Moon from orbit looking for water ice signatures, if water ice is present the light will be absorbed if not, if it is bare rock, the light will be reflected back to detectors on the spacecraft. Lunar Flashlight will be deployed from the Falcon 9 second stage after Trans Lunar Insertion and separation of Hakuto.

The new Falcon 9 first stage B1073 will land back at LZ1/LC-13 at Cape Canaveral, so hopefully some fun images. Hakuto is pictured before encapsulation, note the gas bottles for the fairings thrusters used during their return to Earth and parachute splashdown for reuse.Pics: SpaceX, MBRSC, NASA,

launch is scheduled for 08:39 GMT from SLC-40 at cape Canaveral, coverage from 08:30 from SpaceX...

#https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaaF0IgzGSI

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rheumatologyarthritisresearch · 3 years

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Iris publishers-Open access journal of Rheumatology & Arthritis Research| Chronic Synovitis of Wrist: A Diagnostic Dilemma & Role of Arthroscopy

Authored by: Jawed Akram

Abstract

Chronic Synovitis presents a diagnostic dilemma for clinicians and surgeons. In our study we investigated patients presenting with chronic synovitis of wrist joint with wrist arthroscopy. 8 out of 34 (23.53%) of cases were histologically positive for granulomas suggestive of tuberculosis. We were able to predict the etiology of the disease based on the arthroscopy findings.

Introduction

Chronic synovitis of wrist joint is a common manifestation seen in a majority of cases of inflammatory arthritis especially rheumatoid arthritis, the involvement in these cases is usually poly-articular, but occasionally oligo- articular and mono articular involvement may be seen. In the Indian population tuberculosis of wrist joint is an important differential diagnosis to be kept when a patient presents with Mon-articular wrist swelling.

Methods

We investigated 34 patients presenting to our clinic with symptoms of chronic synovitis of wrist joint in the time duration between January 2014 to June 2021. We included the patients with a single joint involvement excluding those with oligo articular or poly articular involvement. All of these patients have been treated initially with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. We excluded patients with symptoms less than three months duration. The patients were investigated and scheduled for diagnostic arthroscopy with synovial biopsy. None of the patients complained of fever as the presenting complaint. Family history positive for tuberculosis was present in two of the patients. Chest X-rays were normal in all but one patient which showed right upper lobe infiltrates [Table 1]. The mean ESR was recorded to be 38.7 [Table 2]. All of the patients had a past history of BCG vaccination. Past history of tuberculosis was present in one patient ten years back which was treated with directly observed treatment for a period of six months. The rheumatoid factor was positive in eleven of the cases. The mean duration of involvement in these cases was 5.5 months. X-rays of wrist joint were taken and found to be normal in 22 out of 24 cases whereas the rest 12 there were features like juxta-articular osteopenia, periarticular erosion etc. Wrist arthroscopy was performed in these patients with a diagnostic intent and synovial biopsy was taken from the involved synovium which was sent for histopathological examination.

Table 1:clinical detail.

Table 2:Arthroscopic findings in the 2 groups.

Literature Review

Reports tuberculosis infections of wrist have been scarce, especially during past 30 years. Role of arthroscopy of wrist joint for tuberculosis infection has not been reported as yet. Arthroscopy has now been a standard therapy for rheumatoid arthritis of wrist allowing effective pain relief and high patient satisfaction [1]. Most of the report of tuberculosis within literature concentrate around atypical mycobacterial infection. Tuberculosis infection in wrist joint can come of variety of pathology including tuberculous arthritis, synovitis, tenosynovitis, soft tissue tuberculosis. Most striking feature of previous studies was delay between the onset of symptoms and the correct diagnosis. Most of earlier studies revealed an absence of pulmonary symptoms [2]. [Figure 1] Formation of rice like bodies has been explained in an earlier case report [3]. Earlier series express open synovectomy of wrist both as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool [4].

Surgical technique: The 3-4 and 4-5 portals were used as standard entry portals for radio-carpal joint. Additional 1-2 and 6U portals were also used occasionally to view dorsal side of radiocarpal joint. Adequate synovial biopsy specimen was taken from the region of synovium which visibly seemed to be maximally involved [Figure 2]. We noticed some peculiar findings in a subgroup of patients which didn’t comply with the characteristically described synovium in inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. The peculiar features which were observed in these patients were absence of hypertrophic synovium (12 out of 34), absence of pannus formation (18 out of 34), atrophic villi (12 out of 34). 4 of the patients revealed small rice like bodies from the synovium [Figure 3].

Assessment: We tried to correlate our arthroscopic findings with the histopathological diagnosis. Absence of pannus and atrophic villi like architecture was strongly associated (66% 8 out of 12) with visibility of granulomas on histopathology. Both of the two patients whose synovium revealed rice like bodies showed features suggestive of granulomatous inflammation on histopathology. Overall, 8 out of the 34 patients were diagnosed as having tuberculosis on histopathological grounds [Figure 4,5]. Ziel Nielson staining failed to reveal acid fast bacilli in any of the case. A single patient developed growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on culture in LJ medium.

Conclusion

Tuberculosis must be kept as a differential diagnosis in cases presenting as chronic synovitis of wrist especially in tuberculosis endemic zones of southeast Asia. An early arthroscopy and arthroscopic synovial biopsy must be considered in these cases in order to establish a diagnosis. Arthroscopic examination can serve as a good predictor of etiology, but histopathology and culture remain the gold standard.

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#Iris Publishers #Iris Publishers LLC #Synovitis #Arthroscopy #Inflammatory

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sleepingtwinflame · 3 years

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As it gets closer and closer to my move date/transfer date, I get more and more anxious. Is this the right decision? How will my new schedule be? Will the new office “accept” me? You know the trivial things. This past week put everything in check.

For the past few months, I’ve coached soccer for 6U. My team was compiled of a few 5 and 4 year olds with a 3 year old (the other coaches son). Monday was our second to last practice. Which was kinda hard. But at the end of practice, the 3 y.o asked me to go trick or treating. I told him that trick or treating was over. His immediate reply, without hesitation, was, “can you come to Christmas with my family?” I looked at his dad for a split second and then back at him. I told him that that was sweet but he had to spears Christmas with his family. His dad, “that was very bold.” We both chuckled and went our own ways. But I could help to think; that was the first time I got asked out on a date. My only options, say yes and look like a pedophile or straight up say no and look like a jackass. If only he was 27 years older.

During lunch this week, I think Wednesday, o ran out to grab a sandwich from one of my favorite places. I was alone and got to the sandwich shop when they weren’t busy. I put in my order and waited for the construction worker in front of me to pay for his food. Before he finished, he turned to me and asked what I got. I assumed one of the ladies that worked there had asked me but I didn’t hear due to being off in la la land. I told them what I ordered and proceeded to grab my chips. Turns out the guy had paid for my food. I told him thank you several times and he didn’t have to. He replies with, don’t worry about it. I thanked him again.

Today, I was able to get a free gold lesson and free clubs from one of the guys I had met while volunteering at a golf tournament. He’s a sweet older man that plays in tournaments year round. He asked for nothing in return. I told him that I just started playing for fun. And when I say “just started” I mean I’ve only played three times and I’m not at all good. But that didn’t matter. He gave me the lesson and golf clubs.

Uh! All the emotions were felt in one week and I’m not sure how I feel lol

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sciencespies · 3 years

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Smallsat specialist OrbAstro busy building downstream dreams

https://sciencespies.com/space/smallsat-specialist-orbastro-busy-building-downstream-dreams/

Smallsat specialist OrbAstro busy building downstream dreams

Contract with propulsion startup Aliena powers September 2022 launch of OrbAstro’s first 12U microsat

WASHINGTON — OrbAstro, a space-as-a-service startup with visions of flying “tiny satellites in large flocks,” is ready to launch its first half-dozen smallsats in 2022

With a January launch lined up in India, spots reserved on upcoming SpaceX rideshare missions and a launch agreement with an undisclosed third provider, OrbAstro says it has five commercial satellites plus a pilot satellite for an in-house project all scheduled to launch next year. The UK and New Zealand-based company expects to add one or two more missions to its 2022 roster in the coming months.

OrbAstro’s ORB-3 nanosatellite platform is the size of three 10-centimeter cubesats placed end to end. Credit: OrbitAstro

OrbAstro says it has taken deposits for a dozen more satellites slated for launch in 2023-2024. “Many of these are pilot missions for large nanosat [and] microsat constellations,” OrbAstro CEO and co-founder Ash Dove-Jay said in an interview this week.

The 12-person company, which was founded in 2018 by two of the three original employees of Oxford Space Systems, announced Sept. 23 a contract with Singapore-based satellite propulsion provider Aliena PTE Ltd. to fly its all-electric attitude and orbit control system onboard OrbAstro’s first microsatellite scheduled for launch a year from now.

Like Oxford Space Systems, the deployable antenna and space structures company that helped put the UK’s Harwell Space Cluster on the map, OrbAstro has been renting facilities on the sprawling research park near Oxford University to build and test cubesat-based nanosatellites.

Dove-Jay and his two co-founders, CTO Vinoth Gurusamy and head of electronics Kalhana Colombage, have been keeping a low profile as they bootstrap their space-as-as-service venture by building, testing and selling cubesat-based nanosatellites and smallsat subsystems designed in house.

Although OrbAstro has a website that describes its satellite and subsystem offerings, it doesn’t list the company’s leadership team, address or clients. The UK Space Agency, Innovate UK, the European Space Agency, and the ESA Business Incubator Centre UK are named as supporters.

“We secured 4 million pounds, roughly, in government and space agency grants and contracts, [plus] some personal investment as well,” Dove-Jay said. “That’s allowed us to work quietly in the shadows for a while to the point where we are now.”

From contracts to countdowns

Where they are, according to Dove-Jay, is ready to start announcing some of the commercial contracts they’ve been busy nailing down.

OrbAstro’s customers, Dove-Jay said, are a “mishmash” of “one-off academic payloads” and commercial ventures “looking to get flight heritage on their subsystems” or are “piloting a service using our platforms.”

Aliena is combining its MUlti-Staged Ignition Compact (MUSIC) Hall-effect thruster (shown) with Aurora’s attitude control module to provide an all-electric propulsion solution for smallsats. Credit: Aliena PTE

The just-announced contract with Aliena calls for flying the propulsion provider’s hardware in September 2022 on an ORB-12 microsatellite (so named because it’s the size of a stack 12 cubesats, each measuring 10 centimeters on a side).

Dove-Jay said OrbAstro is not at liberty to disclose the launch provider it lined up for the first flight of ORB-12.

The mission will give Aliena flight heritage for its so-called Aliena-Aurora multimodal all-electric AOCS propulsion system that it developed in partnership with Finland-based Aurora Propulsion Technologies. The system consists of an Aliena-designed MUSIC Hall-effect thruster and an Aurora resistojet attitude control module.

The ORB-12 mission will also be used to test a variety of internally developed OrbAstro subsystems, including an optical transceiver, a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) payload, a compact optical imaging system, an onboard artificial intelligence processing unit, and thermal management and electrical power systems.

While the ORB-12 mission is the first of several planned announcements, it’s not expected to be OrbAstro’s first launch.

The company has a variety of 3U- and 6U-class nanosatellites scheduled for launch in 2022, starting with a 3U nanosat that OrbAstro had expected to launch this year to put its cubesat-derived ORB-3 platform and subsystems through their paces. That first satellite is expected to launch in January as a secondary payload on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle carrying the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Oceansat 3. Dove-Jay said OrbAstro made arrangements for the PSLV launch after plans fell through to launch with SpaceX this year as part of Momentus’ still-delayed Vigoride space tug mission.

Dove-Jay said OrbAstro has three SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare missions lined up next year for its 6U-class nanosatellites, the ORB-6.

Downstream dreams

While OrbAstro is keeping busy building nanosatellites, it does not primarily see itself as a smallsat manufacturer. “It’s not the end goal for the company. It’s more of a means to an end,” Dove-Jay said. “We eventually want to become our own customers with these platforms and pursue our own downstream applications.” One of those downstream applications is the Guardian Network, an envisioned 18-nanosatellite constellation designed as in-orbit infrastructure for OrbAstro’s space-as-a-service venture.

Dove-Jay says the Guardian Network will provide two key services for OrbAstro’s customers: in-orbit data relay and semi-autonomous spacecraft management.

Another downstream application involves a smallsat constellation merging optical imaging with high-resolution 3D mapping. Some of the enabling technologies will be hosted on OrbAstro’s ORB-12 mission with Aliena.

“It’s more longer term,” Dove-Jay said of the envisioned imaging constellation, “but it will allow us to de-risk some of these technologies.”

Dove-Jay described the envisioned constellation as “a semiactive, multi-static SAR.”

“It’s effectively one microsat with a cluster of typically a dozen nanosats around it. The microsat transmits and the nanosats receive,” Dove-Jay said. “Because of the different olocations of nanosats from the transmitter, you can effectively create a three-dimensional image of what you’re looking at. The more satellites you’ve got, the [more] power you’ve got, the higher resolution you can get to. And we think within the next four to five years, it’s perfectly viable for us to hit 10-centimeter resolution in Ka-band.”

Banking on growth

In the meantime, OrbAstro has enough satellites to build that it is thinking about larger facilities. “We can, at a push, get a couple satellites through a month right now,” Dove-Jay said. “Over the next year, we should be able to scale that to five or six a month, maybe 10 if we’re lucky.”

Although the Harwell campus affords on-site access to vibration testing and other shared facilities, OrbAstro is setting its sights beyond the research park. “We may shift to Scotland. We’re thinking about New Zealand as well,” he said.

“We will probably in the next year or two set up a U.S. presence just to open up the U.S. market to us a bit more.”

Although OrbAstro has so far avoided outside financing, that might soon change. In the year ahead, Dove-Jay said, OrbAstro will be looking to raise 2-3 million pounds, preferably in the form of a loan.

“We’re at a point now where demand is outstripping what we can provide,” he said. “So it’s a case of do we limp along for a couple of years until we organically grow to what the market needs, or do we scale up quickly?”

#Space

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travelling-accountant · 6 years

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New Post has been published on https://travellingaccountant.net/achievies/countries-visited/australia/surviving-36-travel-hours-europe-to-new-zealand-through-a-stop-in-perth-australia/

How to survive a long layover in Perth, Australia

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We absolutely love to travel around the world – the farther away, the better. But we dread the long distance flying that comes with it. My husband at least has the luxury to being able to sleep for a while. For me that’s typically even harder. This was also one of the reasons we had been putting off going to Australia and New Zealand. When we finally couldn’t take it anymore and started planning our trip, we worked out the below schedule which actually made the journey pretty comfortable. So wanted to share that with you.

Flight schedule

This was the schedule to get from Amsterdam to Christchurch, New Zealand:

Flight from Amsterdam to Singapore: 12u30

Overlay in Singapore: 1u45

Flight from Singapore to Perth: 5u15

Overlay in Perth: 10u30

Flight from Perth to Christchurch: 6u

As we live in Belgium, this means we actually first had to get to Amsterdam, which is about a 2 hour car drive from Antwerp region. We did that the night before.

Visiting Perth

So Perth would then be our first encounter with the Australian continent. We picked up our luggage and stored it at some lockers at the airport. Pretty easy. We only took our hand luggage with us, including some clean clothes, a toiletry kit to freshen up and a towel. There’s showers at the airport, which we very much enjoyed paying a visit before continuing our travels.

We did a tour covering the city and through King’s Park. King’s Park actually offers great views overlooking the city. I’ve attached the tour we did (about 4 hours, without stops). We took it rather easy – it was hot!

You can find maps of the city and what you’d like to visit online.

Getting to the start of our tour, we took the bus 380 at the airport, which went to Elisabeth Quay Bus Station. It’s about 30 minutes. Tickets can be bought at the ticket machines at the bus station. You can find the schedule here.

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Return trip

After one of the most amazing vacations of all, of course we needed to get back home. The return trip’s of course even worse. Luckily, we had gone from the Northern Island of New Zealand to Kangaroo Island, Australia, it was already less horrifying. Still, 22 hours of flight (before the final car drive of 2 hours), still is enough.

So, the idea was to do a sightseeing tour in Singapore, as a lot of people do. You can actually take a free one (we wanted to do the City Sights tour) that you can enlist to when arriving at the airport. You should at least have 6 hours overlay. Sounded great! Only, when we landed, the list appeared to be full already, so we were stuck at the airport for almost 9 hours.

But, as you might have heard as well, Singapore airport is one of the better airports out there. It even has a pool. So, after cleaning up a bit and having something to eat, that’s where we went. It costs 17 SGD per person, which is about 13 EUR. Watching the planes take off while relaxing in the pool has a certain something…

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SmallSat revolution: Tiny satellites poised to make big contributions to essential science

by J. Vanderlei Martins

Tiny satellites, some smaller than a shoe box, are currently orbiting around 200 miles above Earth, collecting data about our planet and the universe. It’s not just their small stature but also their accompanying smaller cost that sets them apart from the bigger commercial satellites that beam phone calls and GPS signals around the world, for instance. These SmallSats are poised to change the way we do science from space. Their cheaper price tag means we can launch more of them, allowing for constellations of simultaneous measurements from different viewing locations multiple times a day – a bounty of data which would be cost-prohibitive with traditional, larger platforms.

Called SmallSats, these devices can range from the size of large kitchen refrigerators down to the size of golf balls. Nanosatellites are on that smaller end of the spectrum, weighing between one and 10 kilograms and averaging the size of a loaf of bread.

Starting in 1999, professors from Stanford and California Polytechnic universities established a standard for nanosatellites. They devised a modular system, with nominal units (1U cubes) of 10x10x10 centimeters and 1kg weight. CubeSats grow in size by the agglomeration of these units – 1.5U, 2U, 3U, 6U and so on. Since CubeSats can be built with commercial off-the-shelf parts, their development made space exploration accessible to many people and organizations, especially students, colleges and universities. Increased access also allowed various countries – including Colombia, Poland, Estonia, Hungary, Romania and Pakistan – to launch CubeSats as their first satellites and pioneer their space exploration programs.

Initial CubeSats were designed as educational tools and technological proofs-of-concept, demonstrating their ability to fly and perform needed operations in the harsh space environment. Like all space explorers, they have to contend with vacuum conditions, cosmic radiation, wide temperature swings, high speed, atomic oxygen and more. With almost 500 launches to date, they’ve also raised concerns about the increasing amount of “space junk” orbiting Earth, especially as they come almost within reach for hobbyists. But as the capabilities of these nanosatellites increase and their possible contributions grow, they’ve earned their own place in space.

From proof of concept to science applications

When thinking about artificial satellites, we have to make a distinction between the spacecraft itself (often called the “satellite bus”) and the payload (usually a scientific instrument, cameras or active components with very specific functions). Typically, the size of a spacecraft determines how much it can carry and operate as a science payload. As technology improves, small spacecraft become more and more capable of supporting more and more sophisticated instruments.

These advanced nanosatellite payloads mean SmallSats have grown up and can now help increase our knowledge about Earth and the universe. This revolution is well underway; many governmental organizations, private companies and foundations are investing in the design of CubeSat buses and payloads that aim to answer specific science questions, covering a broad range of sciences including weather and climate on Earth, space weather and cosmic rays, planetary exploration and much more. They can also act as pathfinders for bigger and more expensive satellite missions that will address these questions.

I’m leading a team here at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County that’s collaborating on a science-focused CubeSat spacecraft. Our Hyper Angular Rainbow Polarimeter (HARP) payload is designed to observe interactions between clouds and aerosols – small particles such as pollution, dust, sea salt or pollen, suspended in Earth’s atmosphere. HARP is poised to be the first U.S. imaging polarimeter in space. It’s an example of the kind of advanced scientific instrument it wouldn’t have been possible to cram onto a tiny CubeSat in their early days.

HARP spacecraft and payload at different stages of development. Spacecraft: SDL, Payload:UMBC, CC BY-ND

Funded by NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office, HARP will ride on the CubeSat spacecraft developed by Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Lab. Breaking the tradition of using consumer off-the-shelf parts for CubeSat payloads, the HARP team has taken a different approach. We’ve optimized our instrument with custom-designed and custom-fabricated parts specialized to perform the delicate multi-angle, multi-spectral polarization measurements required by HARP’s science objectives.

HARP is currently scheduled for launch in June 2017 to the International Space Station. Shortly thereafter it will be released and become a fully autonomous, data-collecting satellite.

SmallSats – big science

HARP is designed to see how aerosols interact with the water droplets and ice particles that make up clouds. Aerosols and clouds are deeply connected in Earth’s atmosphere – it’s aerosol particles that seed cloud droplets and allow them to grow into clouds that eventually drop their precipitation.

Pollution particles lead to precipitation changes. Martins, UMBC, CC BY-ND

This interdependence implies that modifying the amount and type of particles in the atmosphere, via air pollution, will affect the type, size and lifetime of clouds, as well as when precipitation begins. These processes will affect Earth’s global water cycle, energy balance and climate.

When sunlight interacts with aerosol particles or cloud droplets in the atmosphere, it scatters in different directions depending on the size, shape and composition of what it encountered. HARP will measure the scattered light that can be seen from space. We’ll be able to make inferences about amounts of aerosols and sizes of droplets in the atmosphere, and compare clean clouds to polluted clouds.

In principle, the HARP instrument would have the ability to collect data daily, covering the whole globe; despite its mini size it would be gathering huge amounts of data for Earth observation. This type of capability is unprecedented in a tiny satellite and points to the future of cheaper, faster-to-deploy pathfinder precursors to bigger and more complex missions.

HARP is one of several programs currently underway that harness the advantages of CubeSats for science data collection. NASA, universities and other institutions are exploring new earth sciences technology, Earth’s radiative cycle, Earth’s microwave emission, ice clouds and many other science and engineering challenges. Most recently MIT has been funded to launch a constellation of 12 CubeSats called TROPICS to study precipitation and storm intensity in Earth’s atmosphere.

For now, size still matters

But the nature of CubeSats still restricts the science they can do. Limitations in power, storage and, most importantly, ability to transmit the information back to Earth impede our ability to continuously run our HARP instrument within a CubeSat platform.

So as another part of our effort, we’ll be observing how HARP does as it makes its scientific observations. Here at UMBC we’ve created the Center for Earth and Space Studies to study how well small satellites do at answering science questions regarding Earth systems and space. This is where HARP’s raw data will be converted and interpreted. Beyond answering questions about cloud/aerosol interactions, the next goal is to determine how to best use SmallSats and other technologies for Earth and space science applications. Seeing what works and what doesn’t will help inform larger space missions and future operations.

The SmallSat revolution, boosted by popular access to space via CubeSats, is now rushing toward the next revolution. The next generation of nanosatellite payloads will advance the frontiers of science. They may never supersede the need for bigger and more powerful satellites, but NanoSats will continue to expand their own role in the ongoing race to explore Earth and the universe.

J. Vanderlei Martins is a Professor of Physics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

This article was originally published on The Conversation.

#science #technology #satellites #small sats #cubesats

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Thinking outside the yacht: Key points to consider when upgrading your yacht’s security capability

lang: en_US

As refit season approaches you may be reviewing your yacht’s existing security hardware and systems.

Security products have developed significantly in recent years, with threats posed to superyachts and their owners evolving also. Fortunately advances in technology now provide longer-range, automated and better-integrated systems, reducing false alarms, aiding decision making and ultimately cutting down on the extra security related workload for the crew.

If you are considering upgrading your security capability around the yacht, our guide on how technology has developed and what to consider will support your decision process.

How has technology changed?

Hardware has improved significantly in terms of performance, installation, operation and integration potential. For example, camera systems have switched from analog to IP with the benefit of ever higher resolution, smaller form factor, plus ease of installation and reduced maintenance.

Dedicated radars for the detection of small surface craft, plus monitoring and detection of drones for privacy protection, are increasingly being requested for superyachts. Man-overboard and climber detection are achieved using self-contained sensor pods for improved perimeter security in the immediate vicinity of a vessel.

Underwater collision avoidance sonars finally reached a mature and reliable technology level and provide a dual purpose as navigation aid underway and as diver intrusion detection system while stationary.

Advanced software integrates traditionally standalone sensors into a complete 360 degree air, surface and underwater security system. Software can now intelligently rank objects and approaches around a yacht by pre-defined threat levels to minimise false alarms and smartly alert crew to avoid false alarms.

Most obviously, systems have become much more user-friendly. Intuitive touch screen command and control interfaces vastly improve usability for crew and security teams. Mobile tablets, smartphones and smart glasses also present secure and up to date information to users on the move.

Do I need to upgrade?

Considering the average specification, design and build time of a large yacht, technology can be nearly ten years old at the time of a first major refit.

‘Off-board’ systems such as NiDAR developed by MARSS automatically monitor, detect and track objects around a yacht presenting relevant information via a single user interface. This enables awareness of unknown air, surface and underwater approaches, giving crew more time to react to potential threats. Likewise, intelligent tracking of known assets (such as tenders, toys, helicopters) helps a yacht stay alert to guest and crew movements, leading to better overall security management.

Integration of other sensors, tracking capabilities and non-harming deterrents such as sonars, searchlights and loudhailers can be layered on top as required, potentially increasing the overall security capability above and below the water and automatically warning incoming objects to respects the yacht’s privacy.

Updating vessel security systems is not an all or nothing situation; there are options for every budget and timeframe. Systems are flexible and customisable to specific client requirements and individual yachts.

Can I integrate existing networks, infrastructure and hardware?

Yes: network, cabling and power can be re-used, as can legacy hardware such as cameras searchlights and tender trackers, subject to the product specification and meeting the overall project brief.

Where do I start?

Beginning with a half-day site survey, MARSS will use this time to better understand a particular client’s security requirement. The team will also assess potential to reuse existing hardware and then prepare a proposal with a detailed installation plan and pricing.

Key requirements to consider:

Air – drone detection, helicopter tracking

Surface – tender & toy monitoring plus detection and tracking of unknown objects up to 10km away

Underwater – own diver and submarine tracking, as well as unknown diver, submersible and ROV awareness

Deterrent measures – non harming warning devices such as using existing searchlights, directional loudhailers and laser dazzlers to communicate with the intruder to respect the yacht’s privacy

How scalable is the system?

The system is designed to be modular and scalable with installation flexible to a yacht’s refit schedule and cruising plans. Additional capabilities such as underwater monitoring, detection and tracking can be integrated at a later date.

How long will it take to install?

A large-scale project will need around one week for installation, calibration, testing, training and handover. Installation will be subject to the preparation of cabling, mounting plates, brackets and on-board access.

Top tip: Watch out for lead times on new hardware and possible export restrictions as these can potentially delay a project.

Do I need to be in drydock?

If you require underwater surveillance, a drydock period is likely to be required for installation of a through-hull sonar deployment machine. All other works can be undertaken in water, however it is recommended to have access to yard facilities that support the preparation of mounts, cabling etc.

What space do I need on-board?

Sufficient server rack space (4 to 6U) and locations for touch screen displays on the bridge or in a security room.

Is ongoing maintenance required?

Very little is needed from a software and user interface point of view, after-sales support can be managed remotely. For hardware, high-end cooled infrared cameras may need to be shipped to the manufacturer for maintenance, which should be taken into account when choosing such equipment. Underwater hardware will also likely require routine cleaning.

Does it interfere with other on-board systems?

No, the system uses passive inputs such as navigation radar data feeds, AIS and gyro to gather security specific information without interference to navigation capability or other vessel systems.

Is the system secure?

Best practice is to ‘air-gap’ a security system network to the outside world and limit physical access to equipment on-board. On-demand access controlled by the onboard crew or security team allows for remote support and maintenance. In addition, all security communications are encrypted.

What are the manpower requirements and training?

24/7 manning is not required. As an automated system, crew will only be alerted when an object is perceived to be a threat or breaches designated alarm zone. Due to the easy-to-use interface, training can be completed within a day. If you can use a smartphone, you can use NiDAR.

Summary

New security technology and systems can increase situational awareness around a yacht, improving information and reaction time for decision support, as well as reducing workload allowing busy crew to focus on their primary roles.

If you are considering upgrading your yacht’s security equipment to include longer range systems looking beyond the hull, please visit the MARSS website for further information.

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Thinking outside the yacht: Key points to consider when upgrading your yacht’s security capability

lang: en_US

As refit season approaches you may be reviewing your yacht’s existing security hardware and systems.

If you are considering upgrading your security capability around the yacht, our guide on how technology has developed and what to consider will support your decision process.

How has technology changed?

Do I need to upgrade?

Considering the average specification, design and build time of a large yacht, technology can be nearly ten years old at the time of a first major refit.

Can I integrate existing networks, infrastructure and hardware?

Yes: network, cabling and power can be re-used, as can legacy hardware such as cameras searchlights and tender trackers, subject to the product specification and meeting the overall project brief.

Where do I start?

Key requirements to consider:

Air – drone detection, helicopter tracking

Surface – tender & toy monitoring plus detection and tracking of unknown objects up to 10km away

Underwater – own diver and submarine tracking, as well as unknown diver, submersible and ROV awareness

Deterrent measures – non harming warning devices such as using existing searchlights, directional loudhailers and laser dazzlers to communicate with the intruder to respect the yacht’s privacy

How scalable is the system?

How long will it take to install?

Top tip: Watch out for lead times on new hardware and possible export restrictions as these can potentially delay a project.

Do I need to be in drydock?

What space do I need on-board?

Sufficient server rack space (4 to 6U) and locations for touch screen displays on the bridge or in a security room.

Is ongoing maintenance required?

Does it interfere with other on-board systems?

No, the system uses passive inputs such as navigation radar data feeds, AIS and gyro to gather security specific information without interference to navigation capability or other vessel systems.

Is the system secure?

What are the manpower requirements and training?

Summary

If you are considering upgrading your yacht’s security equipment to include longer range systems looking beyond the hull, please visit the MARSS website for further information.

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Thinking outside the yacht: Key points to consider when upgrading your yacht’s security capability

lang: en_US

As refit season approaches you may be reviewing your yacht’s existing security hardware and systems.

If you are considering upgrading your security capability around the yacht, our guide on how technology has developed and what to consider will support your decision process.

How has technology changed?

Do I need to upgrade?

Considering the average specification, design and build time of a large yacht, technology can be nearly ten years old at the time of a first major refit.

Can I integrate existing networks, infrastructure and hardware?

Yes: network, cabling and power can be re-used, as can legacy hardware such as cameras searchlights and tender trackers, subject to the product specification and meeting the overall project brief.

Where do I start?

Key requirements to consider:

Air – drone detection, helicopter tracking

Surface – tender & toy monitoring plus detection and tracking of unknown objects up to 10km away

Underwater – own diver and submarine tracking, as well as unknown diver, submersible and ROV awareness

Deterrent measures – non harming warning devices such as using existing searchlights, directional loudhailers and laser dazzlers to communicate with the intruder to respect the yacht’s privacy

How scalable is the system?

How long will it take to install?

Top tip: Watch out for lead times on new hardware and possible export restrictions as these can potentially delay a project.

Do I need to be in drydock?

What space do I need on-board?

Sufficient server rack space (4 to 6U) and locations for touch screen displays on the bridge or in a security room.

Is ongoing maintenance required?

Does it interfere with other on-board systems?

No, the system uses passive inputs such as navigation radar data feeds, AIS and gyro to gather security specific information without interference to navigation capability or other vessel systems.

Is the system secure?

What are the manpower requirements and training?

Summary

If you are considering upgrading your yacht’s security equipment to include longer range systems looking beyond the hull, please visit the MARSS website for further information.

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NASA looking for earlier launch of lunar orbiter smallsat mission

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NASA looking for earlier launch of lunar orbiter smallsat mission

WASHINGTON — NASA is looking at options to move up the launch of a small lunar orbiter mission, illustrating the challenges the agency faces as it seeks to make greater use of rideshare launch opportunities.

The Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft is an orbiter equipped with a spectrometer and thermal mapper to study the distribution of water on the moon. The mission passed its Key Decision Point (KDP) C review in November, clearing it for full-scale development.

The spacecraft is scheduled to be completed in October 2022. However, it will not launch until at least February 2025, since it is flying as a rideshare payload on the Falcon 9 launch of the Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP). That mission’s launch was postponed last year from October 2024 to February 2025 because delays in its development caused by the pandemic, postponing several rideshare payloads like Lunar Trailblazer flying with it.

That delay came up during a discussion of NASA planetary science projects at the March 24 meeting of the Committee on Astrobiology and Planetary Science of the National Academies. Clive Neal, a committee member from the University of Notre Dame, asked if it would be possible to launch Lunar Trailblazer as a co-manifested payload on one of the series of Commercial Lunar Payload Service (CLPS) missions that will be launching to the moon starting late this year.

“We’re looking across the whole directorate, looking for another ride for Lunar Trailblazer; a little sooner, if that’s possible,” responded Lori Glaze, NASA planetary science division director. She said NASA was not taking Lunar Trailblazer off the IMAP launch just yet, “but we are looking and we’re keeping our eyes open” for other opportunities.

NASA has issued awards for six CLPS missions to date, including two each to Astrobotic and Intuitive Machines and individual missions to Firefly Aerospace and Masten Space Systems. Each mission will deliver a set of NASA payloads to the surface of the moon on landers developed by those companies, which may also contain payloads from other customers.

It’s unclear if any of those missions have enough excess capacity to include the Lunar Trailblazer orbiter, in part because some of them have not yet announced their launch plans. However, Glaze noted the nature of the CLPS program, where NASA buys payload services rather than the landers themselves, would make it more difficult to add a co-manifested payload. “We’re buying a service from them, and the service we’ve contracted with them is for the instrument payloads,” she said.

NASA has been increasing the use of rideshare launch services for some of its smaller missions, taking advantage of the excess capacity on launches of larger spacecraft. Lunar Trailblazer is just one of four secondary payloads on the IMAP mission, joined by NASA’s Global Lyman-alpha Imagers of the Dynamic Exosphere (GLIDE) and Solar Cruiser heliophysics missions and NOAA’s Space Weather Follow-On L1 mission.

Lunar Trailblazer is part of NASA’s Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) program, which in 2019 selected Lunar Trailblazer and two other mission concepts for development. Each mission is no larger than 180 kilograms, to take advantage of rideshare launch opportunities, and has a cost cap of $55 million.

Lunar Trailblazer is not the first SIMPLEx mission to run into rideshare launch issues. In September, NASA said that the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers, or EscaPADE, mission to Mars would not fly as originally planned as a secondary payload on the launch of the Psyche asteroid mission. A change in launch vehicle for Psyche, from Falcon 9 to Falcon Heavy, changed the trajectory for Psyche to one that was no longer viable for including EscaPADE.

NASA has not yet found an alternate ride for EscaPADE. Glaze said at the committee meeting that, because of that, the agency has delayed the KDP-C review for EscaPADE to “sometime this summer.”

The third SIMPLEx mission, Janus, will launch with Psyche to fly past binary asteroids. “Janus is progressing very well,” Glaze said, having passed its KDP-C review in September 2020 and its critical design review in February.

That group of three SIMPLEx missions follows an initial round that supported cubesat-class missions. One, the CubeSat Particle Aggregation and Collision Experiment, or Q-PACE, is a 3U cubesat designed to study planetary accretion processes by observing low-speed collisions of particles in microgravity.

Q-PACE launched Jan. 17 as part of the Launch Demo 2 mission by Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne. However, Glaze said that, since launch, controllers have yet to make contract with Q-PACE. “There’s dwindling hopes on Q-PACE,” she said.

The other SIMPLEx cubesat is LunaH-Map, a 6U cubesat that will look for lunar ice at the south pole of the moon. It is one of 13 secondary payloads on the Artemis 1 inaugural launch of the Space Launch System no earlier than late this year. Glaze said that mission remains on track to be flown on Artemis 1.

NASA has not issued a call for proposals for a third round of SIMPLEx missions. “The primary reason for that is that we just don’t have the budget in order to offer it right now,” she said. That includes maintaining flexibility to address COVID-related budget impacts to other planetary science programs at the agency.

“That’s no way a sign that I’m not interested in SIMPLEx,” she added, praising the progress by Janus and Lunar Trailblazer. “It’s a fantastic way to do science at a smaller cost point. I am really looking forward to being able to say we can offer SIMPLEx 3, but until we have a solid budget that can support it, we’re just not able to offer it at this time.”

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HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS

Ticket sales announced for ESPN High School Football Kickoff coming to Cartersville High on Saturday, Aug. 26. From ESPN: For the first time ever, a same-site doubleheader on Saturday, Aug. 26, will include four of the top quarterbacks in the class of 2018.

The first matchup will showcase Saraland High School (Ala.) led by No. 76 Jack West, playing against Heard County High School (Ga.), with No. 22 QB Emory Jones (Ohio State commit). This game will be at 3:30 p.m. on ESPNU from Cartersville High School.

The second game will feature Bartram Trail High School (Fla.) and No. 37 ATH Joey Gatewood (Auburn commit) against the host school, Cartersville High School (Ga.), led by No. 3 QB Trevor Lawrence (Clemson commit). This game will be at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2. Click here to read full release and schedule

From Cartersville High: ESPN tickets are here. They will be sold Monday through Wednesday (Aug. 21-23) from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and on Thursday (Aug. 24) from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the CHS Storm Center. All tickets are $10 each. Payment of cash, check or credit card will be accepted. For credit card payments, a $1 service fee per ticket will be applied.

HIGH SCHOOL

John McClellan: Rome, Cartersville open season atop polls; also ranked: Pepperell, Darlington, Calhoun, Rockmart. Plus: Who wins Friday. Click McClellan

Georgia High School Football Daily: Cartersville’s Lawrence, Rome’s Anderson two to watch in the Player of the Year rankings. Calhoun on top in Maxwell’s 3A Region 6 South rankings. Wednesday

Your school-by-school look at the start of high school football season:

Armuchee: Opens Friday at LaFayette.

Coosa: Hosts Coahulla Creek on Aug. 25.

Darlington: Hosts Gaston, Ala., on Aug. 25.

Model: Hosts Sonoraville Aug. 25.

Pepperell: At Ridgeland Aug. 25. Scrimmage this Friday at Cass.

Rome: Hosts Harrison Aug. 25.

Unity: Hosts Shiloh Hills Christian on Friday.

Cartersville: At Allatoona on Friday.

Adairsville: Hosts Ridgeland Friday.

Cass: Scrimmage Friday hosting Pepperell. At Adairsville Aug. 25.

Woodland: Hosts River Ridge on Friday.

Calhoun: Hosts Douglas on Friday.

Gordon Central: Hosts Murray County on Friday.

Sonoraville: At Model Aug. 25

Chattooga: Hosts Fort Payne, Ala., on Aug. 25.

Trion: Hosts LaFayette Aug. 25.

Rockmart: At Cedartown on Friday.

Cedartown: Hosts Rockmart on Friday.

ROME BRAVES

Close night: Several close plays highlighted Rome’s game vs. Asheville Tuesday night as this photo shows. It took 17 innings but the Tourists got a rare win over the Braves, 6-4. Photo by Mills Fitzner. For more, please click

Rome Braves fall in 17th inning to Asheville, 6-4. Media release: The Rome Braves fell to the Asheville Tourists 6-4 in 17 innings Tuesday night at State Mutual Stadium before a crowd of 1,363. Rome picked up a run in the first inning on Lucas Hubert’s RBI single for the 1-0 score. Asheville bounced back in the third to take a 2-1 lead on run scoring singles by Willie Abreu and Tyler Nevin. In the sixth, the Braves grabbed the lead with three runs on an RBI double by Kurt Hoekstra, Jordan Rodgers’ RBI single, and a wild pitch to score a run making it a 4-2 game. Asheville’s Jacob Bosiokovic cracked a two run homer to left to tie the contest 4-4 in the seventh. The game remained tie until the 17 inning when Asheville scored twice on Abreu’s two run single for the 6-4 lead. The Tourists held the Braves scoreless in the bottom of the inning to get the win. Kenny Oakley (5-3) gets the win for Asheville while Ryan Schlosser (0-4) takes the loss for Rome.

What’s next:. At home tonight-Thursday vs. Asheville, all 7 p.m. starts.

Mills Fitzner’s home game photo gallery.

Mills Fitzner’s Faces of the Game:

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NORMAN SAYS, a quick take on today’s sports by Norman Arey:

Ain’t nobody gonna beat The Tide: All the preseason polls and magazines, and I mean ALL, have predicted Alabama will finish first and then there’s a generous sprinkling of other teams finishing second through eighth or so. I’d just like to see one magazine, one poll, who picks somebody else. It’s boring. So, no, I’m not going to be the lonesome ranger on this. The reason is because I honestly can’t see anybody taking the Crimson Tide down this season. How about defending champion, Clemson? No way without quarterback DeShaun Watson. Florida State? I think not, although we’ll see early-on how that one goes since they open against each other on Labor Day weekend. Ohio State? I think the Buckeyes are still so discouraged after the whipping they received at the hands of Clemson last season, they may never recover. Wisconson? When’s the last time the Badgers won a big game? Southern Cal? Nope, their time has come and gone. Oklahoma, Penn State, Washington, LSU, Michigan? They won’t even win their conference titles. I’m sorry all of your Nick-haters but ain’t nobody gonna beat the Tide.

—Norman Says is an occasional opinion from veteran sports essayist Norman Arey. Norman’s No-Nos, his weekly locks to lose in college football, return to Hometown Headlines with a preview column on Thursday, Aug. 24, followed by the first “No Nos” on Aug. 31.

ATLANTA FALCONS

Falcons (0-1) preseason schedule: Sunday at Steelers, 4 p.m., CW 69. Next: Aug. 26 vs. Cardinals at home and Aug. 31 vs. Jaguars at home. Click Falcons

LOCAL COLLEGES

Berry Vikings sports updates.

Football: First game at Maryville on Sept. 2 at 1 p.m.

Shorter Hawks sports updates.

Football: First game vs. Mars Hill at Barron Stadium, 1 p.m. Sept. 2. Schedule

Georgia Highlands sports reports.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College sports updates.

COMMUNITY

The 31st Annual Roman Rumble 5K Run and 2 Mile Health Walk is Saturday, Sept. 16. Background

The Harbin Hero Hustle returns to the streets of downtown Rome on Saturday, Oct. 14. Here’s how to sign up

Arsenal fall recreational soccer league returns: Schools are back in session and we are ready to play soccer. The league is for ages 4 to 15 for boys and girls. Early registration is under way and runs through Aug. 22. Focus of this league is participation and fun. Fundamental skills of the game are developed and refined through activities and games. Sportsmanship, respect and responsibility are all key components of this league. All our recreational coaches are licensed through Georgia Soccer. Every game starts with a prayer and ends with a handshake. Practices are held once a week for an hour. Practices begin Aug. 28. Games are played on Fridays or Saturdays. Games begin Sept. 8/9 and end Nov. 3/4 (nine-week, eight-game season). Every child receives an award at the end of the season and there is a season-ending party for players and their team. Age groups are 6U, 8U, 10U, 12U and 15U with separate boys and girls divisions in each age group.

Early registration discount: YMCA members $69; potential members, $109.

A $10 regular registration increase applies after Aug. 22.

Cost includes jersey, end of season award and end of season party as well as Georgia Soccer Association registration.

Lil’ Gunners fall preschool soccer: Classes focus on introducing soccer through outrageously fun games and activities. We help develop social, emotional, and cognitive skills while providing physical exercise and developing players who are good teammates – on and off the soccer field. Classes meet at Grizzard Park on Thursdays from 4:50-5:25 p.m. There is a maximum of 15 participants per class. Cost: $26 for Y members; $40 for nonmembers. Session 1: Sept. 7, 14, 21 and 28. Session 2: Oct. 12, 19, 26 and Nov. 2. Cost includes team shirt and medal.

Chick-fil-A Dwarf House Sports: Rome Braves fall in 17th inning to Asheville, 6-4. Tickets on sale Monday for ESPNU games featuring Cartersville. Norman says, ‘Who’s going to beat The Tide? Nobody.’ HIGH SCHOOLS / ROME BRAVES / LOCAL COLLEGES / COMMUNITY EVENTS Ticket sales announced for ESPN High School Football Kickoff coming to Cartersville High on Saturday, Aug.

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