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There are reasons people don't do these things you suggest. While combat fabs are useful in early game due to small army sizes it still takes 30 metal/second and that might make you stall which is never good but i admit they are not useless. Pelican+inferno while devastating when dropped into your opponents pgen farm requires micro and good planning it is also countered easily by radar and by paying attention. The Hornet is expensive,kinda weak,slow and T2. Its missiles overkill some units and while its range is larger than the galatas it requires micro so it doesn't move in range of AA or get sniped by fighters. Its better used against bases but why not get T2 tanks and use them to do the same. Wyrm+Angel while it sounds nice is terribly expensive so it is not an early game combo and 1 Angel can only do so much vs multiple galatas or fighters. The only problems with Kestrels are the need of air control and T2 factory. They have enough hp and dps to take on spinners and they are not slow so if you do happen to get T2 air they are the best choice if you don't need T2 fighters.
1. That's cause cfabs are made of paper and are also expensive. If they had more HP they'd be used.
2. +1, I'm really not sure why people don't do this.
3. There's no way to use it, it's made of paper and it's not hard for fighters to kill them before they die.
4. Wyrm is horribly slow and angel is quite expensive.
5. I see a few kestrels, but they simply don't have the impact that levelers or even bluehawks have in terms of changing the game dynamics.
1. i use combat fabbers all the time.
2.pelicans are horribly fast destroyed and because of drop off it takes them to long to build. unless they make a unit transport that can at least carry 4 units at a time no one will use them.
3. micromanagement let's people lose the game more easily (except zeus unfortunatly). if u attack from 2 or 3 diffrent sides at once it will always be much more effecive then when you are micro managing one group.
4.i have used the combo but rarely, because you need quite a lot of them and fighters can easily raid your base and kill them. by the time you have the force needed tanks will already have done the job.
5. i see a few kestrals but almost never in high groups.
prob is it is a t2 unit but doesn't feel that way. people who relie on air much have found there enemies build up their anti air capabilities wich gives the gunships almost no playground anymore.
They are only slightly better at the job compared to a bomber squad and bombers are cheap t1 units.
I do use combat fabricators to repair, placing mine, and detecting the mine.
And I frequently use them to reclaim wreckage.
I mainly use them to transport vehicle fabricators.
It is very useful to do this in early game.
For inferno dropping, transporting stitch and making a teleporter is much more powerful than that.
The problem of this unit is that it is just too slow.
And it is too expensive to build and protect.
It is as the same as the Hornet.
This unit is just too slow.
it is very difficult to make damage to your opponent.
Hornet and Wyrm are not the units which is cost effective.
And I simply give up these two units.
It is a very useful unit.
Unlike the bomber, it doesn't need to fly over its target since it has a weapon range.
Player can just control them and fly near to the enemy army or buildings.
Then the Kestrel can target the enemy units automatically.
while the bomber is only effective to dense groups.
Kestrel can't target the submarine, but bomber can.
Their functionality are still different.
I LOVE pelican inferno drops! I've won a few 1v1 games with that strat. With early scouting if you see that the commander is exposed, and if you already have air and vehicle factories you only need about 4-6 infernos to take out the comm!
Never thought of that one. Thanks for the idea!
The skill level of PA is quite low at the minute. That said, the best players will use combat fabbers and drops. But it's the kinda thing that is not really needed to do to win against the average gamer. Wouldn't mind a big prizes 1v1 tournament to spark some life into the 1v1 scene: and for uber to fix the ladder.
The ladder doesn't do much to encourage players to play ladder for sure.
I personally have done all of these things.
I do think we are in a sad state of affairs where varied unit compositions arent all that necessary in ranked play. I've had great games against otheruber players, but as it has been said, against most players just going about a match using a superior understanding of basic mechanics will win you the game. Most players can't handle a basic build order paired with a basic offense and a well placed radar. Winning the macro game will always be the only advantage you need. Having a better economy and using it well is the only cheese i really need.
The only players that cana challenge me though are theones who understand the very basic fundamentals of the game. Unit compositions really only play a role when players of equal eco knowledge go head to head.
Now that's just being ignorant.
Well the matches ive been watching recently in the bad bots cup show rly good plays. Rly this game is amazing and very well designed it just has everything that is required of an awesome streaming economy strategy game.
Multiplanet systems working pretty fine in PA. Yes, gameplay very different with single planet. You need to know orbital rush tactics,need to use 2nd camera, need in highter APM and micro. Many people just don't want to learn this really. Its why we have 10 people games where everyone doing wrong very often.
I want to correct my comment of hornet.
I find out that it is still useful in water planet.
For water planet, the main units are naval units which are slow, high HP, and expensive.
Hornet seems to be better than bumblebee when dealing with the surface naval units.
I think pa reached a new fase with the comm reclaiming. This gives players the opportunity to make new build queues, strategies etc. If every player just tries some cheese and not use the mainstream tactic every single gamw, then we would have new builds every week.
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Here's Worden, center, joined by NBC 3 (WSTM) anchor and managing editor Matt Mulcahy, left, and NewsChannel 9 (WSYR-TV) anchor Rod Wood, right.
Next, Worden poses with his Career Achievement Award during the SPC's ceremony last Saturday night at Drumlins Country Club in Syracuse.
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Minot, ND – The Minotauros host the first place St. Cloud Norsemen in a possible first round playoff preview as the Tauros look to lock up their Central Division best ninth consecutive playoff appearance. If everything breaks right over the next ten days the Tauros can still finish as high as second place in the Central Division; conversely the nightmare scenario could see the Tauros finish in last place in division. The good news is that the Tauros control their own destiny, win games and season keeps rolling, lose and it ends on April 16th.
This weekend the task is the regular season Central Division Champion St. Cloud Norsemen, who in theory at least, have little to play for outside of seeding at the Robertson Cup should they get there. If the Tauros miss the playoffs, the Norsemen will have played a big hand in that; the Tauros are just 2-8-0 against them this season. Five of those losses however came with now departed goaltenders in net. Zach Sandy is 2-2-0 against the Norsemen this season posting a .935 SV% against St. Cloud along with a 2.75 GAA. Lassi Lehti got no support in his one appearance against the Norsemen a 4-0 loss in which the big Finn stopped 46 of 50 shots while his teammates were shutout at the other end.
The schedule is also a factor that may favor the Tauros. The Tauros were off last weekend, their first weekend off of the season. The Norsemen meanwhile played four games in four different cities over five days from Wednesday to Sunday.
There's no doubt that the numbers and history make the matchup a daunting one with the Tauros playoff hopes on the line. The Norsemen rank second in both shots for (35.39) and against (25.18) while the Tauros rank 22nd (29.98) and 23rd (34.39) in those categories respectfully. However, whether it is this weekend or in potentially later this month if the Tauros are to continue playing hockey they will need to find a way to solve the Norsemen.
Aside from team wins and playoff position several Tauros are playing to rewrite the Tauros record books. Sandy's .929 SV% would be a new best for goalies with at least 15 games played; Austin Park (Air Force) is just behind him with a .927. Huston Karpman who already has the franchise record with 203 PIMs in a season can also set the single season point and assist marks with four of each; he currently has 34 assists and 51 points. With four assist he would tie Blake Lizotte with 38 and with four points he would tie Miroslav Mucha's 55 point season in 2017-18. Lastly, while unlikely, with nine goals Colby Joseph could tie Mucha's single season record of 30 goals.
Promotions: Saturday is a big day at the Maysa Arena. At 3:30 the Minot Police and Fire Departments will be playing their annual Guns and Hoses charity game to benefit Grant Lawson's family. After the game the Minotauros Booster Club will be hosting a tailgate party in the parking lot until the Tauros game starts. Market Place Foods has donated 150 burgers and 150 brats to the tailgate to help raise funds for the Lawson family as well. Once the doors open for the Tauro game the Sports Shaq trading card giveaway will have 500 card strips with the top five vote getters for the Fan Favorite Award. After the game skate with the Tauros and bid on the jerseys of the departing Tauros; Connor McGrath, Huston Karpman, Nikolai Charchenko, Zack Simon, Jack Brown, Dean Schwenninger, Zach Sandy, and Lassi Lehti.
Playoff Scenarios: The Tauros, and every other Central Division team, have four games remaining in the regular season. As discussed above the Tauros face St. Cloud at home this weekend followed by a home-and-home set with the Bobcats that starts in Minot and finishes in Bismarck next weekend. The teams the Tauros are chasing, Aberdeen and Austin, face each other for all four games left on their schedules, first twice this weekend in Austin then next weekend in Aberdeen. The Two teams chasing the Tauros, Bismarck and North Iowa face each other this weekend, Bismarck then has the Tauros next weekend while North Iowa will battle St. Cloud.
2nd Place: For the Tauros to finish in second they need to win all four remaining games on their schedule as well as have Austin take three of four games from Aberdeen with all four games ending in regulation. That would create a three-way tie for second place with 67 points. The Tauros would have 32 wins while the Wings and Bruins would each have 31 giving the Tauros the tiebreaker. Austin would have the tie breaker over Aberdeen in that scenario so the Tauros would face the Bruins in the first round.
3rd Place: The Tauros could finish in third place with anywhere from one to four wins depending on what happens with the rest of the division. The most likely of these scenarios sees the Tauros win at least one remaining game but Aberdeen win enough games against Austin to allow the Tauros to pass the Bruins but not catch the Wings.
4th Place: The Tauros currently sit in fourth place and could stay there without any wins only if North Iowa sweeps Bismarck this weekend and then gets swept by St. Cloud next weekend. If that does not happen then the Tauros would stay in fourth if they fail to get at least two more points than Austin down the stretch.
5th or 6th Place: The Tauros need to either earn four points, have Bismarck and North Iowa miss four points, or some combination of the two. If the Tauros fail to earn four points on their own they could fall out of the playoff picture if either Bismarck or North Iowa get wins. With those two facing each other this weekend at least one will miss out on points, however if they were to split (especially if both games go to overtime) and then sweep their final weekends of the season the Tauros could fall behind both without a win over St. Cloud this weekend.


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Maine Sen. Susan Collins is confident the Intelligence Committee will be able to conduct a thorough investigation into alleged Russian hacking. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo)
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Posted February 22, 2017 at 2:03pm
Sen. Susan Collins said she thinks the Intelligence Committee could subpoena President Donald Trump's tax records as part of its investigation into Russian interference in last year's election if that's where the evidence leads.
"I don't know whether we will need to do that," the Maine Republican said Wednesday. "If it's necessary to get to the answers, then I suspect that we would."
Collins said during an appearance on Maine Public Radio that such a decision would come first from Intelligence Chairman Richard M. Burr and Vice Chairman Mark Warner.
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"We're not going to exclude anyone from our review," she said.
The four-term senator told one of the public radio callers that it was important, in the end, that the panel members "end up with a public report of our findings." She also noted that the GOP only holds a one-seat majority on the committee.
"There are law enforcement implications, and we want to make sure that we're doing it right," said Collins, who made a brief reference to last Friday's two-hour Intelligence Committee briefing that featured FBI Director James B. Comey.
"We are used to probing in-depth in this area," she said.
Earlier in the interview, Collins noted that both she and fellow Mainer, independent Sen. Angus King, sit on the Intelligence panel, and that members generally spend two afternoons each week reviewing classified intelligence matters in a closed setting.
"This is a broad investigation, and I am confident that since it is a completely bipartisan investigation with full-time staff, that we will get to the bottom of this," she said. "I will encourage that there be some public hearings as well as the closed hearings that we're doing now, and that we issue a report."
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Design Museum launches Digital Design Calendar to bring the museum into homes around the globe
By Mark Westall • 2 April 2020
The Design Museum has launched a new calendar of online content to bring design into the homes of over 5 million of its digital followers across the globe.
Its new digital calendar includes lesson plans and activities for children at home with the Young Design Museum programme, a series of 'Lunch and Learn' sessions for adults in new Learn with the Design Museum series and a roster of Instagram Lives with leading designers called #DesignDispatches. Partners include BBC Studios, Royal College of Art and Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea; and collaborators include designer Ron Arad, fashion designers Christopher Raeburn, Amanda Wakeley and Bella Freud, designer Morag Myerscough and interior designers 2LG Studio
The programme will deliver the museum's mission to make the impact of design visible by connecting design with people's lives and passions online during the temporary closure of its landmark building
Starting from 1 April 2020, the Design Museum will be launching a new calendar of online activities, from brushing up on your design history and virtually visiting the studios of leading designers to learning sessions for all ages.
Divided into four key strands – Young Design Museum, Into the Archive, Learn with the Design Museum and #DesignDispatches – the Design Museum will inspire home learners, from schoolchildren to adults.
Tim Marlow, Chief Executive and Director said:
"We feel that it is more important than ever to connect to people's lives and passions at a time when much of the population is in isolation and seeking meaningful engagement. This is a moment to reach out, to be responsive and to ask questions. We hope that our new Digital Design Calendar will connect with those at home looking for inspiration."
#DesignDispatches kicked off last week with a live studio tour from Christopher Raeburn, which organically generated over 21,000 views. The series will continue with the Design Museum's Director, Tim Marlow, in conversation with a wide range of leading designers and architects. Every Saturday, viewers can enjoy a snapshot into the lives and work of familiar faces from the world of design, fashion and architecture.
Whether you've found yourself in charge of your children's school day, or are simply after some creative fun to fill an afternoon, check out the museum's family and school resources brought together online under Young Design Museum. These activities will bring the world of design to life through everyday materials and household objects, including a collaboration with BBC Studios Hey Duggee.
Get behind the scenes of the museum's exhibitions, past, present and future, as well as insights into what's going on across the design world with the Design Museum's new Into the Archive series or why not use this time to upskill with the new free Learn with the Design Museum programme – which kicks off with top tips and reads from responsible fashion designer Christopher Raeburn.
Recognising the difference good design can make to inclusivity, access remains at the heart of the Design Museum's ethos and therefore its online programme. Over the next few weeks, the museum will be partnering with designers and organisations who share this value and promote design for all.
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Each week the full programme will be updated on the Design Museum's new Digital Design Calendar page here.
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The Design Museum, set to open a major exhibition exploring sneakers.
Dropping in April 2021, the Design Museum in London launches its long-awaited exhibition, Sneakers Unboxed: From Studio to Street
World's first ultra-realistic robot artist gets Design Museum show.
The world's first ultra-realistic AI robot artist, Ai-Da will be the subject of an exhibition at the Design Museum in London opening in May 2021.
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Last Day in Hell; Jay Phillips
Imagine waking up naked, in a cell with two rotting corpses, and then a man in rags with two katana's breaks down your prison door and basically says "come with me if you want to live". That's how we start "The Last Day in Hell" where our main female MC, January, wakes up confused, not knowing anything about herself or who she was, not even her real name, the only fact she knows is that she is naked, dead, and the date she died. When our main male MC, Jack, and his crew find her they explain the world January suddenly finds herself in, and how they have to traverse this hellscape full of monsters in order to reach a door that could potentially lead them out of Hell if they are chosen. They don't know why they are in Hell to begin with, so proving themselves worthy of getting out of this place becomes difficult when no one really knows what to do in order to atone. The book starts off action packed and full of intrigue. I originally loved the premise of this story, but the more I read, the more I realized this book just wasn't for me.
Let's start off with the trigger warnings, because they're pretty important and the synopsis doesn't adequately prepare the reader for some of the topics that get covered in this book. This is an adult, dark fantasy novel, so of course violence is described in a lot of detail at times, and there's swearing, but that's not really an issue, at least not for me. But suicide, rape, and graphic assault mainly against women are also heavily present in this book. Some of these victimized women then get turned into monsters to chase and punish the other people in this Hell that I… didn't like even if I thought the twist on classic mythological creatures was interesting at times. But if things like suicide are sensitive topics for you, I'd recommend against picking up this particular story. It's not a trigger of mine, but even I, by the end, was having trouble with the portrayal of the topic and its relation to the plot so much that it ended up really turning me off to the story, even to the parts that were once humorous!
I'm not sure if this book is purposely meant to be satirical, but that's how I chose to read it, mainly because the author does describe how a female character's boobs sashay as she walks, or bounce as she breaths quite a bit. If it was just once or twice, it wouldn't be something I'd mention, but it comes up fairly often… And all the female characters are described quite a lot as being sexy or cute (even the characters themselves tell us that they are sexy), or very attractive, and the male MC and the antagonist are also shown to be incredibly attractive and buff, too. So at least the people in Hell, outside of the ghouls and monsters, are nice to look at?
I genuinely liked the premise of this book, where a group of characters are trying to survive in Hell long enough to ascend into Heaven. That there are people who wake up in Hell and know nothing, and are thrust into an instant fight or die scenario. But with how often the reader is told, rather than shown, how beautiful a character is, plus the way those trigger warnings I mentioned earlier are depicted in the book and their function to the plot… By the end I struggled a lot with this story. Would I have enjoyed it more if I had known these topics ahead of time? It's hard to say, but maybe? But that's why I am ultimately giving this 2 stars. However, given all the other reviews are so glowing, this may be a case of the book simply not being for me… But thanks to the author for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review!
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For high-power switched filter banks, the power and voltage stresses of rapidly switching at high power—along with achieving low insertion loss and high out-of-band rejection—require novel strategies to support these emerging needs.
Switched filter banks (SFBs) are traditionally found in RF front ends or intermediate stages of sensitive receivers for military and defense applications, as they help reduce harmonic and spurious content which is critical to communications systems. Until recently, high-power SFBs (Fig. 1) have been limited to fixed locations or on larger mobile platforms due to their inherent large size.
Gallium-nitride (GaN) power amplifiers (PAs) have reduced the size and weight of high-power transmitters in the hundreds of watts range. The demand for SFB assemblies has thus followed suit. However, the leap from traditional SFBs to high-power equivalents is not straightforward, and many tradeoffs and design considerations must be made in order to develop a suitable high-power SFB.
One application that has driven the early development of high-power SFBs is communications band signal jamming at VHF and UHF frequencies. These devices have predominantly been used to prevent communications band signals to remotely triggered explosives and to deny cellular service near secure governmental and military facilities. Ironically, technology that has initially been leveraged to mitigate communications may be a solution that enhances communications in modern and future trending applications.
1. Assembly chassis for high power SFBs must be designed to incorporate design elements to optimize electrical, RF, and thermal performance.
As communications band usage increases with the explosion of the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) devices, there may be greater commercial and industrial sector demand for high-power amplification and switching technology that limits the spurious content in these bands. A reason for this is that any additional harmonics or spurious content could dramatically increase the interference and noise to nearby low-power IoT/M2M systems.
For example, the latest autonomous (or connected) car may heavily rely on a constant communication channel to a common base station and between other vehicles for safe operation. In a world with a densely packed web of critical systems, cranking up the transmitter power won't be an option to preserve reliable communications. Thus, the high-power systems in heterogeneous networks may require more stringent operational specifications.
Another future application of high-power SFBs could be enabling high-speed communications channels for commercial and industrial drones. The adoption of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technology is accelerating and may play a larger role in commercial and industrial applications. The reliable control and communication with these systems will require more agile and small payload radio technology, possibly served by high-power SFBs coupled with the latest high-power amplifiers (HPAs).
At API Technologies, high-power filter bank solutions have been developed to filter the high-power signals generated by PAs. There are several constraints that must be considered when developing high-power SFB solutions, which include the pass-band, applied power, reflected power, switching speed, and the stop-band region (Fig. 2).
High-power SFBs are generally judged by the same performance parameters as lower-power SFBs: among them, size, weight, and cost. Electrical considerations, such as passband, roll-off, insertion loss, and out-of-band rejection are also just as significant in high-power SFBs. Achieving a lower insertion loss and higher out-of-band rejection may require more design effort for high-power SFBs, as heat dissipation from a high insertion loss and attenuating high power harmonics are often key considerations.
The main differentiations between low-power and high-power SFB requirements include high-power SFBs' heat dissipation characteristics and the high voltage handling needs. These two factors of high-power operation induce greater voltage and thermal stresses on the switch elements and components directly in the signal chain. Additionally, higher voltages and power increase the impact of nonlinearities in system components. These factors demand a detailed analysis of each component's performance over a wide range of operational parameters.
The SFB is often considered a less-critical component than an HPA system. However, an assembly that wasn't designed upfront with the considerations of the SFB may lead to an underutilization of the amplifier module's capability or significant amounts of costly redesign. It is therefore important to consider the high-power SFB as a critical item in the assembly.
2. Both a flat passband with low insertion loss and steep drop off on high power SFB filters is critical to enable the 100s of watts of RF power that are passed and filtered by these devices.
The physical demands by the latest applications also encourage much lower size, weight, and reduced cost structure without sacrificing functionality. This is hard to achieve without optimizing the physical and electrical design of the SFB section in an integrated assembly. The power and thermal factors also form a trade-off with frequency and bandwidth, as high-frequency RF signals tend to generate greater thermal dissipation in signal chain components in much smaller dimensions.
Additionally, high power, voltage, current, and thermal stresses can exceed the maximum operating specifications for many components not designed specifically for high-power operation. A complete understanding of the signal characteristics presented to the assembly establishes design requirements so that each component can be optimized to withstand the various stresses associated with the applied power. For example, various continuous and pulsed power conditions can dramatically influence the thermal consideration and transient voltage/current handling parameters of many signal chain components.
Another electrical consideration is the increased harmonics from nonlinear components whose harmonic products scale with input power. The active switching elements—such as PIN diode and FET switches—fall under this category, as does any nonlinear driver and bias circuitry. Higher RF power also leads to increased reverse bias voltages that can affect diodes, drivers, resistors, and interconnect components. This in turn increases the thermal stresses experienced by those components. The switching speed is also limited by the power and thermal stresses experienced during switching.
Every component and device in the signal chain of a high-power SFB also brings limiting factors, parasitics, and design challenges. For example, switches and inductors are critical to design performance. For inductors, the ability to carry high RF power requires an increase in wire thickness to minimize thermal concerns from resistive losses. An increase in wire diameter also increases the parasitic capacitances—interwinding capacitance and shunt capacitance to nearby grounds—and overall inductor size and inductance, which ultimately limits the diversity of filter topologies and quality factor of the filter stage.
3. The latest 3D CAD tools enable more optimal component placement and more compact designs in a rapid design cycle.
The switches in a high-power SFB are burdened with the twin tasks of allowing and blocking hundreds of watts of RF power without exceeding power, voltage, current, and thermal operating parameters. For these reasons, it is generally infeasible to achieve the necessary device performance while enabling hot-switching capability. Hot switching would induce potentially significant transients that could easily exceed the switch device ratings, or even the PA and downstream components.
Specifically for PIN diode switches in a high power SFB, hot switching poses a hazard to itself and other components and devices. During a PIN diode on-state, the insertion loss through the switch is very low; in the off-state, the PIN diode has a very high resistance and low leakage current. However, while a PIN diode is switching, the impedance during the transitional state can cause the switch to dissipate the bulk of the applied power resulting in failure of the diode (Fig. 3). Thermal energy induced during hot-switching could also exceed the switch materials operating parameters, leading to accelerated aging or device failure.
Though understanding the magnitude of RF energy converted to thermal energy in a high-power signal chain is relatively straightforward physics, managing the thermal energy in such a way that prevents device/component failure and undesired operation is a far greater challenge. As sustained high temperatures can influence performance, accelerate aging, and even destroy components/devices, appropriately designing and testing a high power SFB assembly can ensure longevity and proper operation, even under environmental extremes. In many cases, an assembly is tested under extreme temperature conditions to determine whole assembly survivability.
4. The placement and design parameters of each component in a high-power SFB are critical for proper device behavior.
However, extreme temperatures may not occur or affect each component in an assembly in the same way. These factors may require rigorous and individual device and component testing while thermal cycling to discover failure modes and limitations. Understandably, this level of consideration applies to applications where failure of the assembly in the field is worth the added upfront expense of such rigorous performance analysis.
At API Technologies, to avoid failures from thermal breakdown, every high-power design is examined with an infrared camera while under worst-case operational conditions to determine which, if any, components are exceeding their maximum operational temperatures. Typically, if a component is within 15-20% of the maximum operational temperature they are examined more closely and mitigation actions are taken. In some cases, the company requires the part be tested 100% while being examined with the camera to ensure that those parts do not exceed the operational temperature.
Other methods of optimizing a design with thermal considerations include using 3D CAD models in both electromagnetic (EM) simulators and thermal simulators to predict areas of thermal concern early in the design phase. With some details known about the high thermal stress areas in the design, changes to the thermal management system of the assembly can be made in early stages of the design cycle—where costs for modifications tend to be less expensive.
Computer modeling and simulations have advanced significantly in the past few years (Fig. 4). Nevertheless, these design tools cannot replace an engineer's design experience and understanding of the complex interactions between system components. Additionally, a trained eye is extremely valuable in interpreting the modeling and simulation data, then converting that information into design solutions.
The complex design challenges associated with providing reliable and high-performance filtering for the latest high-power applications has brought about many creative and unconventional solutions when compared to a traditional SFB. Producing drop-in SFB modules that leverage standard high volume assembly methods is one approach to reducing the size, cost, and manufacturing time of previous sophisticated custom-made hardware. Future communications technology trends—along with increased commercial, industrial, and military demand for high-power SFB technology—will continue to require design and system engineers to push the boundaries of filter assembly design.


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Split Image (1982)
4-Word Review: Their son becomes brainwashed.
Danny (Micheal O'Keefe) is a struggling athlete who's feeling overwhelmed by the demands and pressures of college life. He meets-up with Rebecca (Karen Allen) who invites him to a weekend stay at what turns out to be a religious cult run by Kirklander (Peter Fonda). It is there that Danny becomes brainwashed into the organization and cuts off all ties with his parents (Brian Dennehy, Elizabeth Ashley) who decide they have no option but to kidnap him and then have him deprogrammed by a brash, caustic deprogrammer (James Woods) who they find to be rude but helpful
This film is very similar to Ticket to Heaven that was produced in Canada and has the same story and structure. The Canadian production though is a bit better especially with the way it examines the protagonist getting acclimated into the cult. Both films have the young man becoming brainwashed in a matter of one weekend which to me is too quick. The Canadian film though at least examines the different activities that they go through to wear him down and it gets in your face with it, so the viewer feels as exhausted as the young man when t's over while this film glosses over that part making the transition seem too extreme. The Canadian film also detailed the character's constant inner turmoil even after he'd been indoctrinated while here Danny behaves like a light switch that completely changes from his old self in a snap and then never looks back, which is less realistic
The B-story dealing with a romance that he has with Rebecca while in the group degrades the the story to a sappy opera level and should've been left out. Allen certainly is perfect for her role as her bright, beaming blue eyes gives her character that brainwashed appearance, but the extended conversations she has with Danny are strained making me believe that the scenes inside the cult should've been cut as they're corny instead of compelling and focused instead solely on the parents point-of-view at trying to get him out.
The film though does score with the deprogramming segment, which gets much more extended here. Director Ted Kotcheff uses elaborate visual effects to convey Danny's point-of-view and unlike in Ticket to Heaven the deprogrammer doesn't allow the family and friends to sit-in on his sessions as he feared they won't understand his methods, which is more believable.
Ashley as the mother is great especially her meltdown near the end with Danny when he tries to physically attack her. I had some problems though with Dennehy's character as he seemed much too calm and laid back and even starts singing as they drive to the cult location even though most people would be nervous and then later showing him breaking down and crying as he watched an old video of Danny is too overwrought.
Woods though perfectly captures the anti-hero with his intended brashness being more amusing than offensive. The part where he plays-out a scene to the movie Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde starring Spencer Tracy was I'm convinced ad-libbed and a great example of how his acting genius gives this movie a needed edge and whose presence keeps it watchable.
Released: October 3, 1982
Studio: Orion Pictures
Available: VHS, Amazon Video
Posted in 80's Movies, College Life, Drama, Movies that take place in Texas, Obscure Movies, Psychological
Tagged Brian Dennehy, Elizabeth Ashley, Entertainment, James Woods, Movies, Review, Ted Kotcheff
The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker (1971)
4-Word Review: Husband is a voyeur.
William (Richard Benjamin) seems to be living the dream having both a stable job and a beautiful wife named Lisa (Joanna Shimkus), but underneath he's bored and as a source of escape begins to get involved in voyeuristic activities. He spends hours at an adult theater and uses any opportunity he can to spy on scantily clad women through his binoculars. Eventually Lisa, in a fit of frustration over William's behavior, walks out on him and moves in with her sister Nan (Elizabeth Ashley) and her husband Chester (Adam West). Nan is very controlling and makes every attempt to keep Lisa away from William even as William tries to reconcile. Although her marriage seems fine on the outside it is actually as troubled as William and Lisa's, which comes to a head when both couples get involved in a group therapy session.
The film is based on the novel of the same name written by Charles Webb, who was also the author of The Graduate, which became a hit film that was produced by Lawrence Turman who directed this one. Clearly Turman was hoping for the same success and this one begins well. The opening bit showing William bored with his job is funny as is his trip to an adult theater and the many thoughts that go through his head as he watches a nudie flick. The cinematography by Lazlo Kovacs captures the California coastline in a lush style and the overall narrative takes a refreshingly open-minded approach towards sexual fetishes as well as the institution of marriage while also questioning society's conventional understanding of both.
Benjamin is good playing almost the exact same type of character living the same type of detached existence as the one he did in The Steagle. In fact this film could easily be considered an extension to that one and both movies were released less than a month apart. This one though fares a bit better as Benjamin gives a more well-rounded performance. In fact this may be his best work second only to the one that he did in Diary of a Mad Housewife.
The beautiful Shimkus does equally well and I enjoyed the scenes with the two of them together. Ashley makes a strong impression as the meddling sister and has a few funny moments. West, who campaigned hard for the role in an attempt to shake his Batman image, seems a bit too transparent and there needed to be more of a backstory involving both his character and his marriage to Nan.
Unfortunately all of these good things get crushed by a script that doesn't know what direction it wishes to take. The scene with Tiffany Bolling is just one issue as she plays this really beautiful woman who for some indiscriminate reason decides to invite William, who is a complete stranger to her, into her house for sex after spotting him walking down the sidewalk. Why such a gorgeous woman would invite a schmuck like Benjamin into her place on a sexual whim makes very little sense and seems too much like a male sexual fantasy that demanded much more of an explanation to be believable. I realize this scene was part of the story arc to show William's dissatisfaction with having sex with women who were strangers and thus propel him to try and win Lisa back, but the same point could've been made in a more realistic way had he done it with a hooker that he met on the street instead.
The ending is the biggest letdown as it employs too much of a feel-good, happy curve that comes out of nowhere. The two main characters suddenly turn into frolicking, youthful lovebirds that do not in any way resemble the same people that we've been following for the first 90 minutes. It comes off like a cop-out that is jarring to the overall tone while undermining all of the other issues that the film had previously brought up.
Director: Lawrence Turman
Available: http://www.modcinema.com
Posted in 70's Movies, Comedy/Drama, Movies Based on Novels, Movies with Nudity, Obscure Movies
Tagged Adam West, Charles Webb, Elizabeth Ashley, Entertainment, Joanna Shimkus, Lawrence Turman, Movies, Review, Richard Benjamin, Tiffany Bolling
Paperback Hero (1973)
4-Word Review: Big fish small pond.
Rick (Keir Dullea) is a hockey player living in a small town on the western plains of Canada. To pass his time he imagines he is a gunslinger in the old west and makes himself the self-imposed marshal of the community. Outside of Sheriff Burdock (George R. Robertson) the other townsfolk considered it an amusing and otherwise harmless quirk. Then Rick learns that his hockey team will be disbanded and he will be without a job. He is given an opportunity for employment in nearby Saskatoon, but he refuses it feeling that he will lose his 'mystique' in the bigger city. Slowly the strains and pressures of his situation start to get to him and eventually it culminates in an old fashioned gunfight right in the center of town between him and the sheriff.
If the film gets one thing right it is in the recreation of small town life. Filmed on-location in Delisle, Saskatchewan director Peter Pearson gives the viewer a wonderful and vivid feel of the town. Just about all the sections of the hamlet are captured including the inside of abandoned buildings, trailer homes and farms as well as a couple of nice bird's eye shots. The remoteness and flat wheat laden terrain brings to life the region in an almost stunning clarity. Having grown up in a small town not too terribly far from the Canadian border I can say that this film hits-the-mark in its portrayal of people in the Nordic region. All the little dramas that can go on between people locked in a remote local as well as the scenes done inside a dark and dingy bar that many times can constitute as the place to go for a 'night-on-the-town' is amusingly well played-out.
However, despite having the right flavor the film lacks direction. It was hard for me to get into this because all the scenes were random and not connected together by all that much. The plot is thin and made up if anything by a series of vignettes. The main character is brass, egotistical, deluded and arrogant. He treats women like they are his property. He beats up one and considers it minor because her bruises are only the 'size of a quarter'. He talks about getting turned on by one woman while making love to another and then is surprised when she gets upset with him. Having a film built around such an unlikable character is not entertaining or interesting especially when we are given no history to why he became the way he is.
Dullea does well in the lead and shows a lot more emotion and panache than one might expect from him especially when compared to his most famous role as the rather robotic Dave Bowman in 2001: A Space Odyssey. It is always fun to see Elizabeth Ashley and here she plays one of Rick's love interests, but her role is small and rather thankless though she does get shown in a long and explicit nude scene.
My favorite was Dayle Haddon as the alluring Joanna. Haddon has retired from the acting profession years ago, but was at one time a fashion model and she looks gorgeous here. The scene that takes place in an abandoned house where she tells Rick off and shreds his deluded ego while doing it in a quiet whispery tone is the movie's best moment.
The segment showing a big hockey brawl where fans jump out of the stands to get involved and even the ref gets bloodied is fun. I also liked the part where Rick takes Joanna on car ride through the wheat fields. The camera is hooked up to the bumper of the car so the viewer gets an up close experience of watching the wheat thrash before them at high speeds. The standoff at the very end in the center of town is also interesting, but the film takes too long to gel and the main character is such a turn-off that it hurts the good points and ultimately makes this a misfire.
The movie also features the Gordon Lightfoot's song 'If You Could Read My Mind', which is a great a song, but it has been played so much on lite-rock stations that instead of getting the viewer more engrossed in the movie it instead takes them out of it. The film works hard to create a gritty appeal and for the most part succeeds, which is why having a long segment with the song played over it doesn't work and I would have left it out.
Director: Peter Pearson
Studio: Alliance Film Distribution
Available: VHS, YouTube
Posted in 70's Movies, Comedy/Drama, Foreign Films, Movies from Canada, Movies with a rural setting, Movies with Nudity, Obscure Movies
Tagged Dayle Haddon, Elizabeth Ashley, Entertainment, Keir Dullea, Movies, Review
Posted on February 18, 2013 | 1 comment
4-Word Review: She's obsessed with her.
Emily (Talia Shire) is attacked in her apartment by a rapist (Rick Petrucelli) and when the police come to investigate the crime she starts to fall in love with Bob (Joe Cortese) the handsome police captain. Little does Emily know that her friend Andrea (Elizabeth Ashley) was behind the attack. She is a closet lesbian with a secret psychotic obsession for Emily who hired the man to rape her and record it, so Andrea could get-off on listening to the sounds of Emily moaning during the struggle. Now that Emily is going out with Bob it makes Andrea angry and her behavior becomes more dangerous and erratic.
For a thriller this film is extraordinarily low-key to the point that it also comes off like a drama, but fails on both ends. There is no mounting tension and little if any scares. The only one that they do have is when Andrea sticks Emily's cat into a freezer and later it drops out of it like it was a Popsicle, which is actually unintentionally funny. There is also hardly any music. Ennio Morricone was hired to be the composer, but they don't use him as much as they should. An amazing amount of the movie deals with the natural street sounds and ambience from life in New York, which is interesting for a while, but does nothing to elevate the tension, or create any excitement. Famed cinematographer Gordon Willis in his directorial debut seems more interested in capturing the New York skyline and creating shadowy interiors than actually making a movie with an original story, or interesting characters.
Shire is so quiet and awkward that she seems to be in a mental stupor. Her screen presence here is transparent and lifeless and it is easy to see why her leading lady status was brief. Cortese is no better as the male lead and the romantic side-story has no energy or chemistry and only helps to bog down an already boring story. Intercutting this with Andrea's visits to her psychiatrist (Michael Lipton) successfully creates the first thriller to have no suspense whatsoever.
Ashley seems like the perfect choice for a homicidal lesbian, but the part is written in a way that doesn't allow her to go over-the-top with it, which she should have although you do get to see her wearing quite possibly the biggest pair of sunglasses that I have ever seen. It might have worked better had the viewer not been aware from the start about Andrea's psychosis and instead only revealed it at the end as a twist.
The climatic sequence between Emily and Andrea would be laughable if it weren't so mind numbingly stilted and prolonged. The scene goes on for almost twenty minutes and features the two women standing in front of a window with Emily weeping incessantly while Andrea rambles incoherently. How anyone who was involved in the making of this movie would think anyone would flock to see this dull and contrived thing should have their brains checked. Has an air of pretense to it like it is trying to be a 'sophisticated' thriller, but it is pointless. If 'Mystery Science Theater' were still around this would be a great candidate for it.
Director: Gordon Willis
Studio: United Artists
Available: DVD, Amazon Instant Video
Posted in 80's Movies, Drama, Gay/Lesbian, Movies that take place in the Big Apple, Obscure Movies, Thrillers/Suspense
Tagged 80's Movies, Drama, Elizabeth Ashley, Entertainment, Gordon Willis, Joe Cortese, Movies, Review, Talia Shire, Thrillers
Can't Stop the Music (1980)
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)


Our baby girl's room, fit for a princess. Not too baby-ish but sweet and girly.
My inspiration for this room was the bedding. I love pinks and browns together. I wanted to re-purpose items that we already had.
My plan was to make the room something our daughter would not soon grow out of so I designed it less of a baby room and more of a toddler/little girl room.
My decorating style is a cross between shabby chic and casual comfort.
The tutorial for the pom poms is on Martha's web site. This is a really inexpensive way to get big impact for less than a dollar!
I ordered the vinyl wall decals from a company online. There is lots of places that do this. I chose the colors to match the bedding.
I made the bead garland with arylic beads and ribbon from Michaels. It adds a nice sparkle to the room.
The rocking chair was a comfy hand-me-down that I slipcovered.
The only items we purchased were the crib, bedding and bookcase. Everything else we already had or made.
Hands down, my favorite items are the pom poms. I love that they flutter in the smallest amount of breeze. It is mesmerizing.
You don't have to spend a lot of money when decorating your child's room. Use what you have from within your house. If you decorate specifically for a baby, you will be redecorating again as they move into toddlerhood.
I adore that bead garland you have there, how long did it take you to make these. I think I would have replaced the curtain with these garlands. I also loved how you used circles on the walls, very whimsical, yet very neat.


The things that are in your tap water could be making you and your pets sick. About 10 years ago I began using an over the counter water filter and now I cannot stand to drink tap water. Now if I do, I get a stomach ache. Whether you use an over the counter, under the counter or whole house system, it's a good investment for you and your entire family, including your pets.
It doesn't used replacement cartridges, it's good for three years.
Prescription medications – The old advice of flushing your prescription medication is not only out of date but dangerous. Waste treatment centers cannot filter out medications completely which leaves a whole lot of dangerous meds left in our water supply. Even in trace amounts these are extremely dangerous and can over time do damage to our organs. Anti-convulsants, anti-psychotics, cancer drugs, hormones, etc. are all ending up not only in our drinking water, but rivers, streams and lakes as well. Flushed medications can kill helpful bacteria in septic systems and do damage to our eco system. Some waste treatment plants test for more pharmaceuticals than others but currently there is no regulatory requirements for testing and limits of these contaminants. A cat's liver does not have the mechanism to properly filter out these contaminants and can absorb them better than a humans. Bottled water is not filtered for medications, it's best to use a water filtration system of either reverse osmosis or a carbon filter system. Most cities have a "prescription drug take back day". Check in your city for the date and location.
Cryptosporidium & Giardia – Both of these organisms live in the intestine of infected persons or animals and is passed through feces. Cryptosporidia are very hardy organisms that can live outside the body for long periods and are able to survive in the presence of chlorine and many common disinfectants. The organism has been found in drinking water and swimming pools throughout the world and all over the U.S. It is spread by contact with water, food, soil, or surfaces that have been contaminated with infected feces. A person or animal gets the infection by swallowing the parasite, either from putting something contaminated into the mouth or from swallowing contaminated water.
Most people or animals who have a healthy immune system recover from cryptosporidiosis & giardia on their own without specific treatment. Those with compromised immune systems, such as people or pets with HIV or who are receiving chemotherapy for cancer or other immunosuppressive drugs, have a risk of developing a more serious, potentially life-threatening, illness from the infection. And because both crypto and giardia can survive outside the body, it is possible to catch these parasites from your pet as well as they can catch it from you. Most U.S. water supplies currently don't remove these from drinking water and it's left up to us to do so.
VOCs – Volatile organic chemicals are carbon-containing compounds that evaporate easily from water into air at normal air temperatures. VOCs are contained in a wide variety of commercial, industrial and residential products including fuel oils, gasoline, solvents, cleaners and de-greasers, paints, inks, dyes, refrigerants and pesticides.
Chromium-6 (hexavalent chromium) is still widespread in U.S. tap water. Chromium 6 is a cancer-causing chemical thats been found in 89 percent of cities sampled by The Environmental Working Group. The National Toxicology Program has concluded that hexavalent chromium in drinking water shows "clear evidence of carcinogenic activity" in laboratory animals, increasing the risk of gastrointestinal tumors. In September 2010, a draft toxicological review by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) similarly found that hexavalent chromium in tap water is "likely to be carcinogenic to humans." Please read the rest of this important article here: www.ewg.org/chromium6-in-tap-water.
For those of you who saw the movie Erin Brokovich, you'll understand why this is so important. Ms. Brokovich fought a very long time to get hexavalent chromium removed from water supplies in California and many people there died from cancer because of that chemical. It seems the public has been duped into believing the battle was won.
Lead is a toxic substance that has adverse and lasting effects on health. Even low levels in drinking water, when continuously ingested, will cause a deterioration in health that can accumulate, it's usually irreversible and can last a lifetime. Exposure to lead produces many different health problems such as hyperactivity, memory and concentration problems, high blood pressure, hearing problems, headaches, slowed growth, reproductive problems, digestive disorders, muscle and joint pain and is more easily absorbed into the sensitive tissue of actively growing bodies. High concentrations of lead in the body can cause death or permanent damage to the central nervous system, the brain and kidneys.
Did you know that Flouride is not even approved by the FDA and it's listed as a contaminant by the EPA! Yet it's added to our drinking water. How this can be, is beyond me, but it's a fact! The FDA states that flouride is not a mineral nutrient but a prescription drug that does not meet the legal requirements for safety. Once flouride is in the water, there's no control over individual dosages. Flourosis (flouride poisoning) can lead to decay in teeth and bone, and has been linked to Alzheimer's, kidney damage, cancer, genetic damage, neurological impairment, and bone pathology.
Chlorine, mercury, arsenic, pesticides; these are only some of the contaminants you'll find in city or well water and these things will not only harm you but your pet as well. So it just makes sense to get some sort of water filter. It can only help curb any present GI distress in your pet and prevent any further damage down the road. Be advised that not all water systems will filter out all of the things listed. Britta and other low cost filters do NOT remove these chemicals. Nor do they remove parasites and other chemicals such a chlorine, fluoride, lead, mercury, arsenic. Etc.
The initial investment for the filter mechanism is a higher cost but the cartridge replacements are very inexpensive (about $20) and last at least 6 months or longer depending on your water type. I use a carbon filter which removes cryptosporidium, giardia along with other toxic chemicals. There are plenty out there so do some research and see what you can find but make sure to check that they remove these particles, chemicals and bacteria.


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Syncron leads with Workday to boost after-sales support.
The deployment of Financial Management and Human Capital Management lifts Syncron and provides a platform for growth.
Gained excellent data quality by unifying finance and HR data
Accelerated closing periods by 28%
Created 380 reliable bespoke customer reports monthly
Syncron has grown at a rapid rate, playing a leading role in helping clients deliver outstanding after-sales service in sectors ranging from automotive and industrial equipment to mining and construction. It has also been an integral part of the industry-wide shift from a product sales-centric aftermarket to a new as-a-service model, where complex repairs and upgrades are managed on an ongoing basis, often via subscription business models.
But Syncron's rapid growth meant the legacy software and repurposed spreadsheets weren't fit for purpose. The incumbent financial software was hard to use and just as hard to upgrade, leading to all-round frustration among users and across management. Additionally, the newly established HR team needed formalized tools to support the business.
We were fed up with the previous financials system: users complained every day and when we announced we'd use Workday the reception was met with sighs of relief.
Modern cloud apps provide a solid business platform.
Syncron is now taking advantage of new digital tools to support future growth. Old solutions were a bad fit for a company that wanted to innovate and help to reinvent the after-sales world. By moving to Workday, Syncron was able to radically improve its underlying financials, people management and ability to plan for the future and act accordingly. Syncron is now enabling collaboration to support decisive actions and bold strategies based on hard evidential information, extracted via Workday.
The company has a solid financial base that supports faster closing and time to insight.
Syncron can optimize its HR operations based on systemic processes and knowledge.
By having integrated applications, there is scope to develop operations and further insights across financials, HR and beyond.
My CFO and I agree: until you stop and reflect, you don't realize just how efficient Workday is.
A rock-steady financials platform with faster billing and improved cash flow.
Syncron selected Workday for Financial Management first and followed that with Human Capital Management. Today, it enjoys the benefits of an integrated system that can be accessed from anywhere and is easy to use. With Financial Management, usability and versioning challenges have gone and the company benefits from a system that centralizes financial data and offers a strong reporting capability. The Syncron finance team now delivers faster billing and reliable data including 380 customer reports per month. This keeps Syncron's leaders informed on operations and able to contribute to an optimal strategy.
In finance it's difficult to outshine expectations, but leadership is now very comfortable with our data and able to make more informed decisions.
An all-new holistic perspective is here.
Syncron's HR team was previously largely reliant on Microsoft Excel for people management. Today, the HR team is well-established and leveraging mature processes with the help of Workday. With the company growing consistently, this was placing pressure on Syncron to step up and meet the needs of managers, staff and external stakeholders. Today, Syncron enjoys a far more stable, accessible and reliable insight into its people.
Any change is hard, but once we implemented Workday we never looked back.
A platform for a bright future.
With Workday formally deployed, Syncron is keen to make best use of its portfolio, recently rolling out Talent Management to strengthen its HR and Business Assets for registering and tracking assets of all kinds. There is also a determination to centralize more data and processes on Workday, so it becomes a repository and automation hub for managers and users alike. Procurement is another potential area of expansion, as Syncron extends its Workday domain to adapt fast, automate more and help it address future opportunities and obstacles.
We have a much easier way of tracking personnel data. Our structure is solid and supports the growth journey we're on.
Director of Global Rewards
Visibility from every angle.
With Workday technology, the Syncron teams are now largely self-sufficient, with greater visibility, automation and ease of use throughout, meaning fewer manual inputs. From a GDPR perspective, there is also greater control. This in turn saves time, reduces errors and bolsters compliance. Just as important, there is now clear alignment between Finance and HR teams so they can collaborate effectively, exchanging reliable, timely data to shape strategy and sharpen execution.
Customer Story: Syncron Drives Growth with a Single Scalable Finance and HR Solution
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Stockholm, Syncron develops cloud solutions empowering the world's leading manufacturers to deliver exceptional after-sales service experience.


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Thursday, June 14, 2018 through Monday, June 18, 2018: BMS Learning Community Beam Signing.
Tuesday, June 19, 2018: BMS "Topping Out" Ceremony.
Thursday, June 21, 2018: 8th Grade March! 8th Grade Students will march out of BMS at 2:00 pm as the class of 2022.
I love what I do and I love working at Barrington Middle School! Each day I get to work with such amazing students, teachers, staff, and families. It is even better when others get to experience what I experience on a daily basis. One of the biggest compliments that I can receive is how respectful, intelligent, and kind our students are! Over this past weekend, BMS received so many compliments from so many different people while our 8th graders were in Washington, DC for our annual class trip. From our bus drivers, to tour guides, to Hotel Management/Security, to waiters/waitresses, we kept hearing how respectful our students were, how intelligent and insightful they were in their responses, and how kind they were being to one another. Thank you to all of our students, families, and teachers for being awesome!
This week we would like to shine our BMS Spotlight on Mrs. Snyder (Purple Cluster), Mrs. Chobanyan (Purple Cluster), Mrs. Andreozzi (Purple Cluster), Mrs.Texeira (Yellow Cluster), Ms. Teoli (Blue Cluster), Ms. Hamel (Student Assistance Counselor), Mr. Moran (PE/Health), and our parent volunteers for chaperoning our annual 8th Grade Washington, DC trip! On behalf of our students, we can't thank them enough for their time and support on this trip.
In particular, I would like to shine our BMS Spotlight on Mrs. Snyder (Purple Cluster)! This year, Mrs. Snyder took this project on and did a phenomenal job with working with the tour company to craft an amazing experience for our students, securing the chaperones, communicating with students and families, and creating the student groups. Well done Mrs. Snyder! Thank you for all of your hard work.
Each year, at BMS, we have a friendly competition among clusters. Each year, this event takes on different shapes and forms, and this year, it is going to be exciting!
Traditionally, in the construction world, "Topping Out" refers to the act of raising and securing the highest steel beam on a new construction project. Remarkably, we are in the process of organizing this ceremony for Tuesday, June 19, 2018 beginning 12:30pm. This ceremony is an event where we would like the entire student body to watch!. Please stay tuned for more information regarding this special event.
In preparation of the "Topping Out" ceremony, Brait Builders will be making a large steel beam (painted white) available for our students/teachers/staff to sign. This beam will be raised and secured in place in our new building for as long as the new building stands!
Our technology department will be collecting 8th graders' Chromebooks on Monday, June 18 in the BMS Library starting at 8:00 am. We will call down students by cluster. Please remember to send the charger in as well. Chromebooks will be inspected upon receipt and should there be damage or lost chargers, invoices will be sent home over the summer. If you have insurance, the Chromebook may be returned to you or, for the newer insurance, the tech department will send it in for you. Students will not be issued Chromebooks at the high school until his or her 8th grade Chromebook and charger have been turned in or repaired.


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Massive Assault is een Nederlandse metalband opgericht in 2003 met (ex)leden van God Dethroned en Absorbed. De muziek van Massive Assault kan worden omschreven als een mix van deathmetal, thrashmetal & D-beat / crust-punk  Hun geluid doet sterk denken aan het oude Entombed, een Zweedse deathmetalband.
Tekstueel richt Massive Assault zich voornamelijk op strijd, zoals (persoonlijke) conflicten en oorlogs-gerelateerde thema's.

Discografie

Albums
 Mortar (uitgebracht op lp in 2017 door Massive Assault met een bijdrage van het Nederlandse record label Crashlanding Records. Uitgebracht op cd door het Duitse record label FDA Records in 2018)
 Death Strike (uitgebracht op cd door FDA Records - 2012)
 Dystopian Prophecies (uitgebracht op lp en cd door Massive Assault en Crashlanding Records - 2009)

Demo's en ep's
 Slayer (uitgebracht op cd door het Nederlandse record label Herrie Records - 2011)
 Conflict (uitgebracht op cd door het Nederlandse record label Crashlanding Records - 2006)
 2e demo (eigen beheer 2005)
 1e demo (eigen beheer 2003)

7 inch single
 Unholy Trinity Madness (uitgebracht op 7 inch vinyl single door Massive Assault met een bijdrage van het Nederlandse record label Crashlanding Records - 2019)
 Split 7" met Entrapment (uitgebracht op 7 inch vinyl single door het Nederlandse record label Wolfsbane Records - 2014)

Overig
 World Underground United volume-2 (Duitse metalverzamel-cd - 2009)
 Mystical Music - and the split continues Part-2 (Duitse metalverzamel-cd - 2008)
 Grind Here Right Now (Duitse metalverzamel-cd - 2015)

Externe links
 Massive Assault Bandcamp
 Massive Assault op Encyclopaedia Metallum (metal-archives.com)
 Website Massive Assault

Nederlandse metalband

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As we turn away, Boris Johnson is grabbing more power. Where is the opposition?
Whenever you watch a documentary about a dictator's path to power, there comes a moment when you think: "Why didn't people do something? They could have stopped him while there was still time." We have now reached this moment. As Boris Johnson rams yet more powers into the police, crime, sentencing and courts bill, a vaguely democratic nation is sliding towards autocracy.
It was bad enough when I wrote about this legislation last week. After the bill had mostly passed through parliament and could be properly debated, the government slipped in a series of terrifying amendments. By curtailing the right to protest, it already amounted to the most oppressive legislation tabled by a government of this country since the end of the second world war.
But now, it's even worse. In a private letter to members of the House of Lords, the government says it intends "to introduce a new offence of interfering with the operation of key infrastructure, such as the strategic road network, railways, sea ports, airports, oil refineries and printing presses, carrying a maximum penalty of 12 months' imprisonment, an unlimited fine, or both".
In the previous batch of post-debate amendments, the bill sought, among other measures, to criminalise any protest that might interfere with the construction of new infrastructure. This most recent amendment will apply to existing infrastructure, potentially banning all effective protests, pickets or any other kind of action in places "such as" roads, railways, ports, airports, oil refineries and printing presses. The named infrastructure is bad enough, greatly limiting the scope of protest, but what does "such as" mean? Well, if printing presses are considered key infrastructure – an offering to the Murdoch empire, whose presses were targeted by Extinction Rebellion – this might apply to any corporate or government premises, as well as any public spaces.
These are dictators' powers. Parliament should be in uproar. The press should be in uproar. Yet you could hear a pin drop. There have been roughly as many stories published over the past fortnight in the UK press that mention Nestlé's Quality Street chocolates as there have been about this massive attack on democratic rights. It's not for lack of public interest: even before the amendments were introduced, 600,000 people signed a petition against the bill. But apart from columns by Ian Dunt in the i, Kevin Maguire in the Mirror, Camilla Cavendish in the Financial Times and a couple of minor items on remote pages, the mainstream media are whistling loudly while looking the other way. We don't have to wait for the next stage of the autocrats' trajectory – press censorship – to kick in. The press has already fallen into line.
As for the Labour party, if not now, when? Those who excuse its silence say it's keeping its powder dry. For what? An election held in the future, when effective opposition is even harder than it is today? Unless it fights these measures, by the time it decides to use its fabled powder, the battle may already have been lost.
What about those doughty "freedom warriors": the people who believe face masks, National Trust brochures and things students say represent an existential threat to our liberties? People such as Steve Baker, Nadine Dorries, Oliver Dowden, Toby Young, Julia Hartley-Brewer and Laurence Fox. So far, none of them, as far as I can tell, have railed against it. You could almost imagine that the only freedoms they value are their own.
Opposition is left to a few peers in the House of Lords, the advocacy group Liberty, alternative news sites and self-organised protesters coming together under the Kill the Bill banner. There's a demonstration in London this afternoon to coincide with the report stage of the bill in the Lords. The revolt within the establishment you might have expected, brave souls in the Tory party and the billionaire press, is shockingly absent. Those with the power and the platforms seem to have reached a tacit consensus: we'll sit this one out.
Johnson is the most dangerous prime minister to have presided over the UK in the democratic era. Electors are disarmed by his impression of bonhomie and bumbling, and imagine he's in it for the bants. But if the history of the past 100 years tells us anything, it's beware of the clowns. Again and again we have seen the warning signs: the bumbling is an act, a studied imitation of spontaneity and ineptitude. He will go to extraordinary lengths to grasp and maintain power.
When he senses a threat to his position, he moves with brutal efficiency, as the 21 Tory MPs who were suspended for opposing a no-deal Brexit can testify. He has surrounded himself with people who, like dictators' cronies the world over, appear to be as threatening as they are damaged.
He feels unconstrained by rules, let alone by the mythical "gentleman's agreement" that takes the place of a formal constitution in this country. He senses weakness like a shark smells blood, and knows that our political safeguards are extremely weak. With an 80-seat majority and much of the media in his pocket, he's now exploiting the failings of our political system, with voter suppression measures, attacks on the Electoral Commission and judicial review, extensions of the Official Secrets Act and threats to the Human Rights Act.
If we let this pass, and if one day there are documentaries that cover this moment, our descendants will be astonished. Not because the people who could have stopped this were terrified into inaction, as the opponents of other proto-dictatorships were. But because they couldn't be bothered.
George Monbiot is a Guardian columnist


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Mon, 23:03: Ordered a new pair of eye glasses, my first new pair in seven years. EXPENSIVE! Even with eye insurance. Latest in eyewear tech, I think.


Despite Bill C-14 providing no conscience protection for institutions, Catholic health-care providers expect governments will respect their right to opt out of assisted suicide.
Nash spoke as the final vote on Bill C-14, the federal government's assisted suicide legislation, was set to be held in the House of Commons. The bill passed May 31 and was sent to the Senate.