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#onthisday in 1942 the Hawker Tempest Mk V prototype made its maiden flight, piloted by Philip Lucas. This was the first Tempest prototype to fly.

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Evolving out of a design study to improve the Hawker Typhoon, which although a successful low altitude interceptor and fighter-bomber, it wasn't its intended role, which was that of a high altitude interceptor. Initial changes developed by Sydney Camm and his design team consisted of a thinner wing, due to this a new fuselage tank was need, a 2,400-hp Napier Sabre EC.107C engine and the radiator under the engine being moved to the wing. The new design, refereed to as Typhoon II, was submitted to the Air Ministry, leading to an order for two prototypes on the 18th November 1941 under Specification F.10/41. Due to some more major changes to the aircraft, it was renamed the Hawker Tempest in January 1942.

Another four Tempest prototypes were produced, bringing the total to six. These were the Tempest Mk I, powered by the Napier Sabre EC.107C engine, two Tempest Mk IIs, powered by the 2,520-hp Bristol Centaurs IV engine. The Tempest Mk III was powered by the Rolls-Royce Griffon IIB with the Tempest Mk IV installed with a Rolls-Royce Griffon 61 engine, whilst the Tempest Mk V was powered by the Napier Sabre II engine.

An order was placed by the Air Ministry for the Tempest Mk I in August 1942, before any prototypes had flown, although the order would be transferred to other Tempest Mks. With Philip Lucas at the controls, the prototype Tempest Mk I flew for the first time on the 24th February 1943, without the 'chin' that featured on the Typhoon. Despite reaching a maximum speed of 466 mph, whilst the Napier Sabre IV's supercharger was in high gear, the Tempest Mk I was dropped due to problems with the engine program.

The Tempest Mk II underwent a number of changes and made its first flight on the 28th June 1943. When put into production it was powered by the 2,520-hp Bristol Centaurus Mk V engine. This gave the aircraft a top speed of 440 mph, range of 800 miles with a service ceiling of 37,000 ft. Armament was four 20mm cannons whilst bomb load was either two 1,000lb bombs or eight rocket projectiles. The Tempest Mk II arrived to late to serve in the Second World War (1939 - 1945) with No. 54 Squadron, RAF Chilbolton, which had been reformed on the 15th November 1945, and No. 247 Squadron the only home based squadrons equipped. Although the Tempest Mk II served in Germany, Hong Kong, India and Malaya, it remained in operation in the Middle East until de Havilland Vampires replaced them in 1949.

The Tempest Mk III followed and this would provide the basis for the Hawker Fury, however the Royal Air Force would cancel the Fury, but the Fleet Air Arm would develop a naval version known as the Hawker Sea Fury. Next was the Hawker Tempest Mk IV, which was to be powered by the Rolls-Royce Griffon 61 engine, but in February 1943 the project was cancelled before a prototype had been built.

The Tempest Mk V was the first prototype version to fly on the 2nd September 1942, piloted by Philip Lucas, this version retaining the chin radiator of its predecessor, the Typhoon, with the first production version flown on the 21st June 1943 by Bill Humble. Powered by the 2,200-hp Napier Sabre IIB engine, the Tempest Mk V had a top speed of 442 mph, range of 820 miles with a service ceiling of 32,200 ft. Armament was four 20mm cannons and either two 500lb bombs or eight rocket projectiles. The Tempest Mk V would be the first of the type to enter service when No. 486 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force received some during January 1944, followed on the 29th February 1944 when No. 3 Squadron received their first aircraft. In both cases replacing the Typhoon. These two squadrons would be bolstered by a third Tempest squadron, No. 56 with the Tempest Mk V replacing their Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXs. They would operate within No. 150 Wing, Royal Air Force as part of No. 85 Group, Royal Air Force which was under the command of Wing Commander Roland Beamont, which was formed on the 12th May 1944 operating from RAF Newchurch. It would be on the 8th June 1944 when the Tempest Mk V scored its first aerial victory, when nine aircraft from No. 3 Squadron encountered five Messerschmitt Bf 109s, shooting down three.

After D-Day, No. 150 Wing, Royal Air Force would be reassigned to help combat the V-1 flying bomb, nicknamed the doodlebug, after the first one fell on the UK, when Grove Road, London was hit on the 13th June 1944, killing six people. The Tempest was to prove successful in this role performing anti-diver sorties as they shot down 638 out of 1,846 destroyed by Allied fighters, equating to 34%. As the Allied liberation of Europe progressed and more Tempests entered service they flew patrols to support ground forces and would be stationed on airfields in France, Belgium and the Netherlands and would take part in Operation Market Garden (17th September 1944 - 25th September 1944). They also came up against the Luftwaffe's jet fighter the Messerschmitt Me 262, attacking the aircraft as it came in to land, and by the time the war in Europe ended on the 8th May 1945 had claimed 20.

The last production version was the Hawker Tempest Mk F.VI powered by the 2,340-hp Napier Sabre V engine, which had originally been fitted to the Tempest Mk V prototype. This flew for the first time with this engine on the 9th May 1944. The Tempest Mk F.VI had a top speed of 438 mph, range of 740 miles and a service ceiling of 37,000 ft. Armament was four 20mm cannons with a bomb load of either two 1,000lb bombs or eight rocket projectiles. Like the Tempest Mk II the Tempest Mk F.VI was too late to see service in the Second World War, although it was used by squadrons in Germany and the Middle East.

Two target tug variants were also produced, these were the Tempest TT.5, which were converted Tempest Mk Vs, with the prototype flying for the first time during May 1947, and the Tempest TT.6, which were converted Tempest Mk VIs.

By the time production had ended 1,702 Tempests had been built.

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CUDIMM in Action: Case Studies and Practical Applications

The CUDIMM Standard Will Make Desktop Memory Much Robust and a Little Smarter

While the new CAMM and LPCAMM memory modules for  laptops have attracted notice in recent months, the PC memory sector is experiencing changes beyond mobile. The desktop memory market will get a new DIMM type dubbed the Clocked Unbuffered DIMM to increase DIMM performance. At this year’s Computex trade expo, numerous memory makers displayed their first CUDIMM products, offering a glimpse into desktop memory’s future.

Clocked UDIMMs and SODIMMs are another answer to DDR5 memory‘s signal integrity issues. DDR5 allows for fast transfer rates with removable (and easily installed) DIMMs, but further performance increases are running into the laws of physics when it comes to the electrical challenges of supporting memory on a stick, especially with so many capacity/performance combinations today. While these issues aren’t insurmountable, DDR5 (and eventually DDR6) will need more electrically resistant DIMMs to maintain growing speed, which is why the CUDIMM was created.

CUDIMMs, standardised by JEDEC earlier this year as JESD323, add a clock driver (CKD) to the unbuffered DIMM to drive the memory chips. CUDIMMs can improve stability and reliability at high memory speeds by generating a clean clock locally on the DIMM rather than using the CPU clock, as is the case today. This prevents electrical issues from causing reliability issues. A clock driver is needed to keep DDR5 running reliably at high clockspeeds.

JEDEC recommends CUDIMMs for DDR5-6400 speeds and above, with the initial version covering DDR5-7200. On paper, the new DIMMs will be drop-in compatible with existing systems, using the same 288-pin socket as the regular DDR5 UDIMM and allowing a smooth transition to higher DDR5 clockspeeds.

CUDIMMs = Faster DDR5

High-clocked memory subsystems struggle to preserve signal integrity, especially over long distances and with many interconnections (e.g., multiple DIMMs per channel). Since UDIMMs are dumb devices, the memory controller/CPU and motherboard have traditionally carried this load. However, CUDIMMs will make DIMMs intelligent and assist maintain signal integrity.

Clock drivers (CKDs) accept base clock signals and regenerate them for module memory components, which is the main change. CKDs buffer and amplify the clock signal before driving it to DIMM memory chips. CKDs use signal conditioning characteristics including duty cycle correction to reduce jitter and clock signal timing fluctuations.

Another important CKD function is minimising clock skew, or the difference in clock signal arrival times at various components. The CKD synchronises memory chips and DIMMs by matching propagation delays for each clock path.

Phase adjustment lets CKD match the clock signal to component timing needs, which requires more work from the memory module builder. Many memory module makers have yet to demonstrate their CKD-enabled devices since they are still learning the technology. As a scaled-down version of the Registered DIMM (RDIMM), which has been used in servers for years and is the only DDR5 DIMM supported by Intel and AMD’s server (and workstation) CPUs, embedding clock drivers in DIMMs isn’t a novel notion.

RDIMMs buffer the command and address buses along with the clock signal, but CUDIMMs just buffer the clock signal. In that sense, CUDIMMs are half-RDIMMs.

While some CPU designers would be thrilled if all systems employed RDIMMs (and ECC), consumer PC economics favour cheaper and simpler solutions where available. A JEDEC-standard CKD has 35 pins, about half of which are voltage/ground pins. CKDs increase to DIMM construction costs, but they are purposefully cheaper than RDIMMs.

CKDs will be available in all JEDEC DDR5 memory form factors. Clocked SODIMMs, CUDIMMs, and DDR5 CAMM2 memory modules will need clock drivers.Since memory frequency determines the need for clocked DIMMs, CUDIMMs and their other variants are backwards compatible with DDR5 systems and memory controllers. So CUDIMMs use the same 288-pin DIMM slot as DDR5 DIMMs.

In PLL Bypass mode, a CUDIMM can run a clock signal via its CKD buffers or bypass them. Bypass mode is only supported up to DDR5 6000 (3000MHz), hence JEDEC complaint DIMMs will use CKD mode (Single or Dual PLL) at DDR5-6400 and higher. A CUDIMM can bypass a slower/older DDR5 memory controller, while DIMMs without a CKD can’t reach higher speeds (at JEDEC-standard voltages and timings).

CUDIMMs, CSODIMMs at Computex

G.Skill, TeamGroup, and V-Color displayed CUDIMMs and CSODIMMs at Computex. Memory vendors aren’t revealing details because these new DIMMs accompany new systems. However, because they displayed the hardware, don’t be shocked if they enter production systems (and retail shelves) shortly.

While Biwin still sells high-performance devices under the Acer Predator brand, enthusiast-grade memory modules are a newer product. However, its 16 GB and 32 GB modules may operate at 6400–8800 MT/s, which is faster than’regular’ enthusiast-grade DIMMs. These devices will launch in September.

G.Skill, a longtime enthusiast memory vendor, showed their Trident Z5 CK CUDIMMs at Computex. The company did not highlight their results, maybe because it is still perfecting its CKD-enabled goods and not establishing records. Finally, G.Skill has shown a substantially overclocked system running at DDR5-10600 using ordinary DDR5 modules, thus early CUDIMMs are less impressive.

At the trade event, V-Color displayed CUDIMMs and CSODIMMs, showing that it is taking advantage of CKD chips for high-performance memory. The business plans to sell 16GB and 24 GB CUDIMMs with performance bins between 6400 MT/s and 9000 MT/s at 1.1 V–1.45 V. This is supposed to demonstrate the benefits of clock unbuffered memory modules, as 9000 MT/s is faster than any widely available enthusiast-class memory kit.

Four of many high-performance memory module providers showed CUDIMMs at Computex. Only two talked about CUDIMM performance (TeamGroup’s demonstration seemed incomplete). Since the JEDEC standard has been in place for about half a year, they will soon be joined by the many PC memory providers.

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OCCAR and MBDA Sign New Amendment to CAMM-ER (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile – Extended Range) Contract

The second amendment of the CAMM-ER (Common Anti-Air Modular Missile – Extended Range) Contract was signed at the OCCAR premises in Paris, France. The OCCAR-EA Director, Mr. Joachim Sucker, signed this important contractual change on behalf of Italy together with the Managing Director of MBDA Italy Mr. Giovanni Soccodato, for development and implementation of new technical specifications that will increase the operational capabilities of the two systems based on CAMM-ER for the Italian Army and Italian Air Force and their logistics support. For the Army variant GRIFO, a new development Fire Control unit will be considered with improvements of the command-and-control capabilities of the system. These new procurement activities will enhance the systems production which OCCAR awarded to MBDA on the 28 November 2022, for the Italian forces and increase with the 1st amendment signed in October 2023. #military #defense #defence #militaryleak #nato #occar #mbda #missile

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Guilty until proven Innocent -The David Camm Case

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Published Nov 25, 2022

Hello readers, hope everyone is doing well. This week’s post will be examining a lesser-known miscarriage of justice in Canadian history.

You won’t believe the level of police bias and incompetence that occurred during this case. It is also a prime example of why it’s A GOOD idea to do proper background checks on expert witnesses.

The Crime

David Camm and Family

On September 28, 2000, at approximately 7:00 p.m. Kim Camm and her children left swim practice to return home. At around 9:20 p.m. that night David Camm returned home to find that his wife Kim and two children had been tragically killed. His wife and daughter had been shot in the head while his son was shot in the chest. Camm attempted to perform CPR on his son, but he had lost too much blood. Three days later David Camm was charged for the murder of his family. Camm’s alibi that he had been playing basketball at a nearby church was contradicted by phone records that implied he had been home at the time of the murder.

 

Police Incompetence

The investigation that lead to Camm’ s conviction was filled with unethical behaviour and errors such as human error and improper testimony. Camm's blood-stained t-shirt, shoes, and socks from the night of the murders were gathered by the police. These articles were delivered by the police to a blood pattern analyst.

 

 Eight small bloodstains were observed on Camm's shirt, and the analyst concluded that they were high velocity impact spatter from a gunshot wound. Later analysis of a few of the stains confirmed that the blood in these spots matched that of Camm’s daughter Jill.

 

The State charged David Camm with the death of his family in large part because to the bloodstain evidence. The bloodspot evidence, however, was not reliable because of the unreliable credentials of the prosecutions expert witness.

Furthermore, there was a grey sweatshirt that was discovered beneath Bradley's body in the garage but didn't belong to anyone known to the Camm family was mainly ignored by detectives because they believed Camm was their preparator. The sweatshirt had evidence that could've led investigators to the real perpetrator.

 

Camm’s First Trial

David Camm

The central focus during Camm’s first trial was the eight bloodspot stains on Camm’s clothing. Expert witness Rodney Englert testified the bloodstains were proof that Camm shot his daughter Jill or was nearby when she was shot. Camm defense opposed this testimony, insisting that none of the stains were from high-velocity impact splatter (HVIS), but rather that they were all the product of blood transfer from when he discovered Kim, Bradley, and Jill's bodies. They suggested the blood had transferred to his clothing when he touched his family’s bodies out of shock and grief.

transfer and allowing the Robert Stites to testify that they were HVIS would make the jury prejudiced and it would not be scientifically accurate.

 

Camm’s character also came into question with the prosecutors shining light on his affairs with other women Moreover, based on bloodspot evidence and allegations of child abuse Camm was sentenced to 195 years in prison.

 

Improper Expert Witness Testimony

The prosceutions main poiece of evidence were the bloodspots found on David Camm’s shirt. Expert witness Robert Stites claimed that bloodspots were high velocity impact splatter (HVIS) from Camm shooting his daughter Jill. Stites had claimed he was a blood pattern analyst in the process of attaining his Ph.D. but later admit to lying about those credentials. An expert witness should be qualified through knowledge, experience, training, or education, none of which Robert Stites possessed.

Appeal

Camm appealed his conviction, contesting that his character and extramarital relationships should not be enough to convict him. The court of appeal agreed with Camm that obtaining an accused's conviction was based on the accused's flaws in personality.

Second Trial

Charles Boney

 

This trial is where the ridiculousness of the investigators actions was brought to light. Before the second trial DNA from the grey sweatshirt was analyzed by an FBI’s DNA database and had the DNA of Charles Boney, who had a criminal record. Boney had a history of attacking women and had a foot fetish. This should’ve tipped off investigators seeing as how Kim Camm was found with her pants pulled down and without her shoes.

 

These signs pointed to Boney as the preparator, but investigators had their hearts set on Camm being the perpetrator, so they ignored these signs.

 

According to a study done by Moa Liden, Minna Grans, and Peter Juslin, when investigators form opinions about a suspect at the beginning of an investigation, they run the risk of making a hypothesis, inadvertently seeking evidence that exclusively confirms that hypothesis, and ignores evidence that goes against that hypothesis. This process is known as confirmation bias and is clearly what the investigators in this case went through.

 

Investigators bought Boney’s story that Camm bought a gun from him, and he stood outside while Camm killed his family. Camm was once again convicted with Boney being seen as his accomplice, however, this conviction was overturned due to a lack of evidence that Camm had been the one to molest his daughter. A third trial was ordered by the court of appeal. Boney, however, was convicted and is serving a life sentence.

 Third Trial

During the third and final trial thanks to advancements in touch DNA testing, Boney’s DNA was found on Kim Camms underwear, sweater, and shirt. Touch DNA has a pivatol role in cases where DNA evidence can be taken from things like clothes. Furthermore, using scientific methods and experimentation it was concluded that the bloodspots found on Camm’s shirt were the result of transfer and not a gunshot wound.

 3-D Forensics

3-d forensics played a huge role in the exoneration of David Camm. 3-D analysis can estimate the location of the blood source, and the positioning of the victim. Eugene Liscio, an engineer from Toronto, Ontario, provided the jury with a 3-D re-enactment of the trajectory of the bullets that killed Camm’s family. The re-enactment showed that the bloodspots found on Camm’s clothing could not have come from Camm shooting his daughter.

 

  D Technologies in Forensics | Forensics Talks Ep. 50 | Eugene Liscio, P.Eng. | CSI          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXCo-aLy2VM 

 

 

Exoneration and Compensation

On October 24, 2013, David Camm was finally exonernated and received a $5million settlement. We can all agree he deserved more for serving 13 years in prison though.

 Aftermath

Camm now works as a case coordinator for Investigating Innocence, which is a non-profit organization that defends criminals who they think may be innocent.

 

Recommendation for Prevention

 

While the Kaufman inquiry has some good suggestions on how to prevent miscarriages of justice I have one of my own, training to prevent conformation bias. The David Camm case was riddled with investigators having tunnel vision and missing key signs that would have kept David Camm out of jail and caught the real criminal. My policy would be to train officers and forensic investigators on the threats of conformation bias. They should be trained to always ask for a second opinion, so they do not focus solely on the hypothesis they produced. This would keep the investigators unbiased, so they do not subconsciously ignore evidence that goes against their hypothesis.

 

 That’s all folks! Leave a comment below on how you would prevent a miscarriage of justice in this case

 

 

SOURCES & FURTHER READING:

Koen W, Bowers C. Forensic science reform: Protecting the innocent. California, United States.: Academic Press; 2017. p. 271-297

 

Amon E. Expert witness testimony. Clin Perinatol. 2007;34(3), 473–88. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2007.03.016

 

Lidén M, Gräns M, Juslin P. From devil’s advocate to crime fighter: confirmation bias and debiasing techniques in prosecutorial decision-making. Psychol Crime Law. 2018;25(5):494–526. doi: 10.1080/1068316X.2018.1538417

 

Volbert, R, Steller M. Is this testimony truthful, fabricated, or based on false memory? Credibility assessment 25 years after Steller and Köhnken (1989). Eur Psychol 2014;19(3):207-220. doi: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000200

 

Sessa, F., Salerno, M., Bertozzi, G. et al. Touch DNA: impact of handling time on touch deposit and evaluation of different recovery techniques: An experimental study. Sci Rep 2019;9542. doi:/10.1038/s41598-019-46051-

 

Buck U, Kneubuehl B, Näther S, Albertini N, Schmidt L, Thali M. 3D bloodstain pattern analysis: ballistic reconstruction of the trajectories of blood drops and determination of the centres of origin of the bloodstains. Forensic Sci Int. 2011;206(1-3):22-8. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.06.010.

 

Norrgard K. Forensics, DNA fingerprinting, and CODIS. Nature Education. 2008; 1(1):35

WDRB.David Camm says $5 million settlements can't make up for personal losses. 2022 .https://www.wdrb.com/news/david-camm-says-5-million-settlements-cant-make-up-for-personal-losses/article_056fc2c4-c72b-11ec-ba65-e36484ebed00.html. Accessed 1 Oct 2022

 

Investigating Innocence. Bloodstain Pattern Analysis: The Case of David Camm. n.d. https://investigatinginnocenceblog.com/2020/01/28/the-case-of-david-camm/. Accessed 1 Oct 2022.

 

3D Forensics. How cognitive bias can influence forensic experts opinions? | Forensics Talks - Ep 4 Dr Itiel Dror [Internet]. Youtube. 2020 [cited 2022 Oct 1]; Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6gvTnUIMpg

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Radix Dance Convention, Las Vegas, NV: RESULTS

High Scores by Age:

Rookie Solo

1st: Mila Renae-’Soldier’

1st: Melina Blitz-’The Poet Creature’

2nd: Aliya Yen-’Loyal, Brave & True’

3rd: Sebastian Mancini-’Guerrerio’

4th: Dylan Reuss-’Lost Boy’

5th: Bella Mendez-’Pump’

6th: Emma Acosta-’Lip Gloss’

7th: Lexi Yeackle-’I Will Wait’

8th: Kaiya Carrillo-’Love Shack’

8th: Rylan Farrales-’Stand In The Light’

9th: Enslee Moore-’Ooh Child’

10th: Olivia Caylor-’Queen Bee’

Mini Solo

1st: Kinley Cunningham-’Glam’

2nd: Fiona Wu-’Red Dust’

3rd: Joy Line-’Broken Dreams’

3rd: Carrigan Paylor-’Orange Colored Sky’

3rd: Karyna Majeroni-’Pistolet’

3rd: Keelyn Jones-’Slowly Fading’

3rd: Fiona Sartain-’The Way You Move’

4th: Starr Castro-’Bang Bang’

4th: Peyton Szuberla-’Glacier’

4th: Addison Price-’We Will Not Give In’

5th: Madelyn Murphy-’Desierto’

5th: Roxie Onellion-’Drifting Down’

6th: Esprit Frank-’Grains’

6th: Claire Gestring-’On The Mast of Faith’

7th: Tiara Sherman-’Cielo’

7th: Jenna Le-’Matters to Me’

7th: Cerys Cogswell-’Pure Imagination’

8th: Jacob Barrow-’Shifting’

8th: Aurora Brady-’Hit The Road Jack’

8th: Cha Cha Shen-’Here I Come’

8th: Alyssa Mastroianni-’Crippled Bird’

8th: Leah Munson-’Copy Cat’

8th: Claire Hansen-’By The Roses’

8th: Peyton Nowacki-’Angels to Fly’

9th: Annabella Atkinson-’The Dutch Girl’

9th: Eden Hawkins-’Shadow’

9th: Olive O’Connell-’Live Like Legends’

9th: Ella King-’Like A River’

9th: Tatum Brady-’Fall Creek’

9th: Oliviana Mancini-’At Peace’

10th: Leighton Brandt-’Legs’

10th: Annie Carlson-’Young’

Junior Solo

1st: Kylie Kaminsky-’The Offering’

2nd: Brooke Toro-’As The Dust Settles’

2nd: Coltrane Vodicka-’Moon River’

2nd: Alita Kneeland-’Spine

2nd: Makaia Roux-’Unbound’

3rd: Alexis Mayer-’Vivid

4th: Emmy Claire Kaiden-’Eyesore’

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5th: Bella Kidder-’Feeling Good’

5th: Hope Edwards-’Gravity’

5th: Lucy Cavender-’Material Girl’

5th: Isabelle Zorrilla-’Orion’

5th: Kira Chan-’Pump’

5th: Kendyl Fay-’To Build A Home’

5th: Aaliyah Dixon-’Toxic’

6th: Mackenzie Kleveno-’Lost It To Trying’

6th: Taytum Ruckle-’Perfect Lie’

6th: Anabel Alexander-’Plans We Made’

7th: Victoria Johnson-’Genius’

7th: Aedyn Bekker-’New York State of Mind’

7th: Brianna Gorksi-’Night Sky’

8th: Kendall Jundt-’Awakening’

8th:Lexi Godwin-’Debut’

8th: Casey Cheung-’I Remember’

8th: Ava Hill-’Shallow’

9th: Izzy Wadington-’Final Solution’

9th: Jovie Leigh Ugerio-’Ring Them Bells’

10th: Madison De Dios-’On My Mind’

10th: Clare Loftus-’Restless Night’

10th: Delaney Bojorquez-’Tessellate’

Teen Solo

1st: Ashur Taylor-’Relax’

2nd: Cydney Heard-’Black Mourning’

2nd: Gianna Mojonnier-’Inside Outside’

2nd: Olivia Magni-’Moonlight Sonata’

2nd: Coco Saul-’Transportin’

3rd: Jadyn Saigusa-’Wonderlust’

3rd: Emily Madden-’Vibeology’

3rd: Calli Perryman-’Still Running’

3rd: Michelle Cheng-’Sinking’

3rd: Georgia Ehrlich-’On My Mind’

3rd: Tyler Chiyuto-’Llarona’

3rd: Blanche Arnold-’How To Be Your Own Person’

3rd: Ava Lynn-’Everything’s Alright’

3rd: Addison Middleton-’Dark Dissonance’

4th: Charlotte Cogan-’You’

4th: Hailey Meyers-’Standing Still’

4th: Isiah Bowens-’Miss You’

4th: Avery Hall-’If I Think’

4th: Luke Barrett-’Eden’

4th: Emma Donnelly-’Departure’

4th: Ava Kendall-’Always On My Mind’

5th: Zuzu Duchon-’Twelfth of Never’

5th: Angelika Edejer-’Toxic Thoughts’

5th: Riley Platenberg-’Talking Points’

5th: Annabelle Mang-’One Small Step’

5th: Sabine Nehls-’No Regrets’

5th: Ella Montano-’Lonely’

5th: Natalie Bowen-’I Think I’m Alone Now’

5th: Cade Clark-’I Can’t Move’

5th: Berlynn Gonzalez-’Hero’

5th: Courtney Chiu-’Fever’

5th: Drew Rosen-’Exhalation’

5th: Rachel Polizzotto-’Entrapment’

5th: Raven Alanes-’Confusion’

5th: Mikaella Lopez-’Blues-y’

5th: Izzy Howard-’Amen’

6th: Sophia Oppegard-’You Can’t Leave’

6th: Elle O’Donnell-’Slowly’

6th: Lily Godwin-’Ode to Divorce’

6th: Aubrie Stoehr-’Now I Cry’

6th: Sofia Mah-’Life’

6th: Mia Ibach-’Koladi Ola’

6th: Piper Rovsek-’Innate Abstraction’

6th: Sakura Amano-’I Love You’

6th: Sophia Albornoz-’Even When It Hurts’

6th: Sammi Chung-’eight’

6th: Ella Sheppard-’Do You’

6th: Ally Cheung-’Cut The World’

6th: Kate Seleno-’Curtain Call’

6th: Kayla Harrison-’Crumbling’

7th: Kennedy Blazek-’Zilla’

7th: Libby Haye-’Work Song’

7th: Katelyn Neasham-’Touch’

7th: Sebastian Hsu-Kwan-’Scat’

7th: Lauren Pond-’Satellite Heart’

7th: Aleyna Laba-’Playdoh’

7th: Linda Diaz-’Paper Moon’

7th: Maya Krajicek-’Idea for Strings’

7th: Kennie Shen-’Feeling Good’

7th: Jenna Tarry-’Down The Line’

7th: Ava Thorp-’Blue Notebook’

7th: Emma Hellenkamp-’Blackbird’

7th: Felix Fulton-’A Dream I Can’t Forget’

8th: Dempsey Foxson-’Vain’

8th: Carys Ashby-’The Empress’

8th: Angelica Keamy-’Research’

8th: Melina Gurich-’Net Works’

8th: Raina Wu-’Looking In’

8th: Alexis Olson-’Just Say That’

8th: Gabi D’Ambra-’In For the Kill’

8th: Piper Camm-’Drones’

8th: Scotlynn Potter-’Cinematic Plea for an End’

8th: Ava Saremaslani-’Canvas’

9th: Maile Cochran-’Tesselate’

9th: Jera Linkins-’Put Your Records On’

9th: Kayla Seitel-’Monster’

9th: Alexis Ahn-’Brighter Days’

9th: Brayden Owens-’Tux’

10th: Addyson Smith-’Ecdysis’

10th: Presslie Novits-’Let Me Entertain You’

10th: Siena Riga-’Naked’

10th: Mandy Boaz-’Pink’

10th: Brooklyn Piano-’Solitary’

10th: Destiny Harris-’Up’

Senior Solo

1st: Alex Shulman-’In System’

1st: Ella Horan-’Silk’

2nd: Jade Bucci-’Sacrifice’

3rd: Alexis Weldner-’Release’

3rd: Jemoni Powe-’Second Thought’

4th: Brianna Sanchez-’Stolen’

4th: Charlotte Foldes-’You Forget Everything’

5th: Izzy Burton-’Gimme’

6th: Mallory McKenna-’I’m Lonely’

6th: Julian Menendez-’Note to Self’

6th: Kennedy Barry-’The Distance Between’

7th: Makaila Teagle-’Breathe Into Me’

7th: Vanessa Valenzuela-’Poem About Death’

7th: Bailey Holt-’Rose Water’

8th: Emmy Cheung-’Nostos’

8th: Alex Andrada-’Still In Love’

9th: Nina Sawaya-’All I Wanted’

9th: Lauren Polizzotto-’Distant Echos’

9th: Reese Willis-’Godspeed’

9th: Hannah Averbuck-’Got2BReal’

9th: Savannah Laughton-’Nostalgia’

10th: Izabel Hurtado-’Film Credits’

10th: Aleialanee Ponce De Leon-’Mirrored Heart’

10th: Megan Chie-’You’

Rookie Duo/Trio

1st: Studio Fusion-’Kansas City’

1st: Danceology-’Time of My Life’

2nd: Bobbie’s School of Performing Arts-’Tomorrow’

3rd: Notion Dance Concepts-’MILK $’

Mini Duo/Trio

1st: Mather Dance Company-’Respect’

2nd: Murrieta Dance Project-’Midnight Train’

3rd: Studio X-’Vogue’

3rd: Bobbie’s School of Performing Arts-’We Are’

Junior Duo/Trio

1st: Bobbie’s School of Performing Arts-’And So It Is’

2nd: Bobbie’s School of Performing Arts-’Inception’

3rd: Danceology-’Celloopa’

3rd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Everything Is In Line’

Teen Duo/Trio

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’Make Me High’

2nd: Danceology-’Busy Signal’

3rd: Danceology-’Smile In The Rain’

Senior Duo/Trio

1st: Bobbie’s School of Performing Arts-’Refuse’

2nd: Studio Kin-’The Night We Met’

3rd: Studio Kin-’Never Love Again’

Rookie Group

1st: Danceology-’Ladies Room’

2nd: Mather Dance Company-’Fabulous’

3rd: Danceology-’Kingdom’

Mini Group

1st: Mather Dance Company-’Hot Stuff’

2nd: Danceology-’Happy’

3rd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Searching For...’

Junior Group

1st: Orange County Performing Arts Academy-’Wind It Up’

2nd: Danceology-’Give Yourself In’

2nd: The Rock Center for Dance-’Over The Edge’

3rd: Orange County Performing Arts Academy-’Sing Sing Sing’

Teen Group

1st: Danceology-’Dream of Dreaming’

2nd: The Rock Center for Dance-’Heavenly Bodies’

3rd: West Coast School of the Arts-’All Coming Back’

Senior Group

1st: Mather Dance Company-’We The Soldiers’

2nd: Mather Dance Company-’For All We Know’

3rd: Studio Fusion-’Coconut’

3rd: Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre-’Those That Follow’

Open Group

1st: Community Dance Training-’The Place You Left’

Rookie Line

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’Inanna’

2nd: The Rock Center for Dance-’Suite Tea’

3rd: Studio Kin-’SK Crew’

Mini Line

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’6 Out of Six’

2nd: Motion State Studios-’Sisters’

3rd: Danceology-’Time Passing’

Junior Line

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’All Good People’

2nd: Danceology-’Just Got Paid’

3rd: Danceology-’Backbone’

Teen Line

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’Cadance’

1st: Danceology-’My Hands Are Always Cold’

2nd: The Rock Center for Dance-’Hey!’

3rd: The Rock Center for Dance-’Dark Winter’

3rd: Studio Kin-’Hustle’

Senior Line

1st: Mather Dance Company-’Prisoner’

1st: Mather Dance Company-’Voice of God’

2nd: Danceology-’It’s Weezy’

3rd: Bobbie’s School of Performing Arts-’I’m The Hero’

Mini Extended Line

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’Settle Down’

2nd: Danceology-’Ballroom Blitz’

3rd: The Rock Center for Dance-’Jump Jump!’

3rd: Danceology-’Mary Poppins’

Junior Extended Line

1st: Evoke Dance Movement-’Hold Your Own’

2nd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Better Than Ever’

3rd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Purse First’

Teen Extended Line

1st: Danceology-’Not Today Satan’

2nd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Adios’

3rd: Danceology-’Cha Cha Heels’

Senior Extended Line

1st: Danceology-’Above Below’

2nd: Danceology-’Burn Up The Dance’

3rd: Danceology-’Night Thirst’

Mini Production

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’Mambo Baby’

Junior Production

1st: Danceology-’Rich Girl’

2nd: Danceology-’Blind Faith’

3rd: Danceology-’Level Up’

High Scores by Performance Division:

Rookie Jazz

1st: Danceology-’Ladies Room’ 2nd: Mather Dance Company-’Fabulous’ 3rd: Studio Kin-’Look Out Weekend’

Rookie Ballet

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’Suite Tea’

Rookie Hip-Hop

1st: Studio Kin-’SK Crew’

Rookie Contemporary

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’Inanna’ 2nd: Danceology-’Kingdom’

Rookie Lyrical

1st: Notion Dance Concepts-’Firework’

Mini Jazz

1st: Motion State Studios-’Sisters’ 2nd: Mather Dance Company-’Hot Stuff’ 3rd: Danceology-’Ballroom Blitz’

Mini Ballet

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’The Invitation’ 2nd: Danceology-’Scarf Dance’ 3rd: Danceology-’Polinaise’

Mini Hip-Hop

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’Jump Jump!’ 2nd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Get Up’ 3rd: Studio Kin-’Pure Water’

Mini Tap

1st: Danceology-’Happy’ 2nd: Danceology-’Luck be A Lady’ 3rd: Danceology-’Word Up’

Mini Contemporary

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’6 Out of Six’ 2nd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Searching For...’ 3rd: Danceology-’Time Passing’ 3rd: Bobbie’s School of Performing Arts-’Fading Images’

Mini Lyrical

1st: Mather Dance Company-’Roar’ 2nd: Elite Dance and Performing Arts Center-’Beautiful Thing’ 3rd: Studio Kin-’Lighthouse’

Mini Musical Theatre

1st: Danceology-’Mary Poppins’ 2nd: Studio Kin-’Mean & Green’

Mini Ballroom

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’Mambo Baby’ 2nd: Danceology-’Favorite Things’

Mini Specialty

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’Settle Down’ 2nd: The Rock Center for Dance-’Salient’ 3rd: Evoke Dance Movement-’I Think I Love You’

Junior Jazz

1st: Danceology-’Rich Girl’ 2nd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Purse First’ 3rd: Orange County Performing Arts Academy-’Wind It Up’

Junior Ballet

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’Over The Edge’ 2nd: Danceology-’Paquita’ 3rd: Danceology-’Passarinjo’

Junior Hip-Hop

1st: Danceology-’Level Up’ 2nd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Lose Control’

Junior Tap

1st: Danceology-’Just Got Paid’

Junior Contemporary

1st: Danceology-’Blind Faith’ 2nd: The Rock Center for Dance-’All Good People’ 3rd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Hold Your Own’

Junior Lyrical

1st: Mather Dance Company-’Anything Worth Holding’ 2nd: Mather Dance Company-’Salvation’ 3rd: Elite Dance and Performing Arts Center-’You Will Be Found’

Junior Musical Theatre

1st: Danceology-’Black Friday Fiasco’ 2nd: Elite Dance and Performing Arts Center-’Nicest Kids In Town’

Junior Specialty

1st: Evoke Dance Movement-’Better Than Ever’ 2nd: Danceology-’Backbone’ 2nd: Danceology-’Give Yourself In’ 3rd: Orange County Performing Arts Academy-’Sing Sing Sing’

Teen Jazz

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’Shadow Work’ 1st: Orange County Performing Arts Academy-’Boom Pow’ 2nd: Bobbie’s School of Performing Arts-’Feeling Super Down’ 3rd: Murrieta Dance Project-’Sweet Melody’

Teen Ballet

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’Dark Winter’

Teen Hip-Hop

1st: Studio Kin-’Hustle’ 2nd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Diva’ 3rd: Studio Kin-’All That Matters’

Teen Tap

1st: Danceology-’Mr. Blue Sky’

Teen Contemporary

1st: Danceology-’My Hands Are Always Cold’ 2nd: The Rock Center for Dance-’Hey!’ 3rd: The Rock Center for Dance-’Heavenly Bodies’

Teen Lyrical

1st: West Coast School of the Arts-’All Coming Back’ 2nd: Mather Dance Company-’Overdose’ 3rd: Mather Dance Company-’Out of Hiding’

Teen Musical Theatre

1st: Danceology-’Not Today Satan’ 2nd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Singular Sensation’ 3rd: Elite Dance and Performing Arts Center-’Footloose’

Teen Ballroom

1st: Danceology-’Cha Cha Heels’ 2nd: The Rock Center for Dance-’Movimento’

Teen Specialty

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’Cadance’ 2nd: Danceology-’Dream of Dreaming’ 3rd: Danceology-’Passage’

Senior Jazz

1st: Mather Dance Company-’Prisoner’ 2nd: Danceology-’Night Thirst’ 3rd: West Coast School of the Arts-’How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore?’

Senior Hip-Hop

1st: Danceology-’It’s Weezy’

Senior Contemporary

1st: Mather Dance Company-’We The Soldiers’ 2nd: Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre-’Those That Follow’ 3rd: Danceology-’Above Below’ 3rd: Studio Fusion-’Weight of Silence’

Senior Lyrical

1st: Mather Dance Company-’Voice of God’ 2nd: Mather Dance Company-’For All We Know’

Senior Specialty

1st: Studio Fusion-’Coconut’ 2nd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Terrified’

Senior Ballroom

1st: Danceology-’Burn Up The Dance’

Best of Radix:

Rookie

The Rock Center for Dance-’Inanna’

Danceology-’Ladies Room’

Mather Dance Company-’Fabulous’

Studio Kin-’SK Crew’

Notion Dance Concepts-’Firework’

Mini

The Rock Center for Dance-’6 Out of Six’

Bobbie’s School of Performing Arts-’Fading Images’

Evoke Dance Movement-’Searching For...’

Danceology-’Happy’

Mather Dance Company-’Hot Stuff’

Motion State Studios-’Sisters’

Junior

Evoke Dance Movement-’Hold Your Own’

The Rock Center for Dance-’All Good People’

Danceology-’Rich Girl’

Orange County Performing Arts Academy-’Wind It Up’

Mather Dance Company-’Anything Worth Holding’

Bobbie’s School of Performing Arts-’Hey Hi Hello’

Motion State Studios-’Always, Forever’

 Murrieta Dance Project-’Luminous’

Teen

Academy of Nevada Ballet Theater-’The Great Realization’

Danceology-’Not Today Satan’

The Rock Center for Dance-’Hey!’

West Coast School of the Arts-’All Coming Back’

Bobbie’s School of Performing Arts-’The Need for One Another’

Studio Kin-’Hustle’

Murrieta Dance Project-’Memories’

Elite Dance and Performing Arts Center-’Change’

Mather Dance Company-’Overdose’

Orange County Performing Arts Academy-’No Ordinary Love’

Evoke Dance Movement-’Adios’

Senior

Mather Dance Company-’We The Soldiers’

Evoke Dance Movement-’Terrified’

Murrieta Dance Project-’Echos’

Bobbie’s School of Performing Arts-’I’m The Hero’

Danceology-’Above Below’

Academy of Nevada Ballet Theatre-’Those That Follow’

Studio Fusion-’Coconut’

West Coast School of the Arts-’How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore?’

Studio Standout:

Studio Kin-’Hustle’

Mather Dance Company-’We The Soldiers’

Evoke Dance Movement-’Adios’

Elite Dance and Performing Arts Center-’Change’

Danceology-’Not Today Satan’

Bobbie’s School of Performing Arts-’I’m The Hero’

The Rock Center for Dance-’Hey!’

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NEVER REGISTERED OR RIDDEN C.1960 PARILLA 175CC SPECIALEFRAME NO. 410531ENGINE NO. 410531

Giovanni Parrilla built his first motorcycle in 1946, dropping his surname’s second ‘r’ to call the machine a Parilla. Parilla’s first motorcycle was a 250cc overhead-camshaft single-cylinder racer and the firm went on to build a range of lightweight machines using two-stroke and four-stroke engines. In 1952 at the Milan Show Parilla introduced the ‘high cam’ (camme rialzata) model for which it is best remembered. This was a 175cc single, built in Turismo and Competizione versions, which featured a chain-driven camshaft mounted on the side of the cylinder head, the valves being operated via short pushrods. Stunningly beautiful, Parilla’s production racer was also exceedingly quick, one not-yet-run-in Competizione being clocked at over 96mph by an American magazine. This pristine example has never been registered or ridden on the road since its importation and is completely original, having been kept in storage, unsold, in the dealership to which it was despatched. 

The next owner did nothing more than clean the Parilla’s paintwork before selling it to the current vendor in 1996. The engine was started at that time to check that it was working, since when the machine has been stored in warn dry conditions as part of the vendor’s collection of classic Italian motorcycles. Representing a possibly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire an unused Parilla 175, this beautiful machine is offered with spare transfers, technical literature and spare parts lists.

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#onthisday in 1943 the Hurricane Mk IV became the first aircraft to use air-to-ground rocket projectiles operationally.

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Hawker Hurricane | Classic Warbirds

In 1933 Sydney Camm, Hawker's chief designer, discussed with the Air Ministry the prospect of a monoplane fighter. This aircraft was to be based on the Hawker Fury biplane and powered by a Rolls-Royce Goshawk engine. However, the Air Ministry rejected the design. So Camm and his team went away and set about improving the aircraft's design. This aircraft, known as the Fury monoplane, would be based around the 1,000-hp Rolls-Royce PV.12 engine, which would become the Merlin. Impressed with this redesign the Air Ministry placed an order for a prototype on the 21st February 1935 around Specification F.36/34.

The first flight of the prototype Hurricane, powered by a 1,025-hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 'C' engine, would take place at Brooklands on the 6th November 1935 with George Bulman, test pilot at Hawker, at the controls. The prototype then arrived at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment on the 5th March 1936, with an order for 600 aircraft placed on the 3rd June 1936, and on the 26th June 1936 the aircraft was officially named the Hurricane. One of the conditions for the order was for the aircraft to be installed with a Rolls-Royce Merlin II engine. It wouldn't be until the 12th October 1937, 16 months after the order was placed, that the first Hurricane Mk I production aircraft flew.

The Hurricane Mk I, powered by either the Rolls-Royce Merlin II or III engine, had a top speed of 316 mph, a range of 525 miles with a service ceiling of 33,200 ft. Armament consisted of eight 0.303-in machine-guns. When No. 111 Squadron, based at RAF Northolt, received their first Hurricane on the 15th December 1937 the type became the first Royal Air Force fighter to have eight machine-guns as well as the first to fly faster than 300 mph in level flight. The squadron was fully converted by the end of January 1938 and by the end of the year around 200 aircraft had been delivered, with a further 1,000 ordered in November 1938. When war broke out on the 3rd September 1939 the RAF had 18 Hurricane squadrons available.

A few days after the outbreak of hostilities four Hurricane squadrons, Nos. 1, 73, 85 and 87, were sent to France to support the British Expeditionary Force. October 1939 saw two of these squadrons, Nos. 1 and 73, become part of the Advanced Air Striking Force. Little action was seen during the early months of the Second World War (1939 - 1945) in what was known as the 'Phoney War'. Although the Hurricane achieved two firsts during this period. On the 21st October 1939 it achieved the first successful radar interception of the war by Fighter Command. This saw No. 46 Squadron, RAF Digby shoot down six of nine Heinkel He 115s intercepted. It was also a Hurricane which was credited with being the first British aircraft to shoot down a German aircraft of the war on the Western Front when a Dornier Do 17P was shot down on the 30th October 1939 by a Hurricane flown by Pilot Officer Peter Mould of No. 1 Squadron, operating from Vassincourt, France.

After the German invasion of France and the low countries on the 10th May 1940 a further four Hurricane squadrons would be sent to France. When the Battle of France (10th May 1940 - 25th June 1940) ended, a total of 386 Hawker Hurricanes had been lost in the 46 days since the 10th May 1940, many on the ground. A sole Hurricane squadron, No. 46, was sent to Norway during May 1940, losing all of its aircraft as they made their way back to Britain, when on the 8th June 1940 whilst aboard HMS Glorious (77), it was sunk, with only two of the ten pilots surviving.

July 1940 saw the Battle of Britain (10th July 1940 - 31st October 1940) begin and during the battle the Hurricane showed its worth as even with other aircraft and ground defences combined it shot down more enemy aircraft. It was also a Hurricane pilot, Flight Lieutenant James Brindley Nicolson of No. 249 Squadron who won Fighter Command's only Victoria Cross of the war. During the same period a tropical version of the type appeared with a number of changes, including a larger coolant radiator, and these would be sent to help with the defence of Malta, with the first four arriving on the 21st June 1940 to fly alongside the Gloster Sea Gladiators there.

The Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engined Hurricane Mk II would be the next to enter service, the prototype having made its maiden flight on the 11th June 1940, with a top speed of 340 mph, a range of 460 miles and a service ceiling of 36,000 ft and armament of eight 0.303-in machine-guns. These began to enter service on the 4th September 1940. Development of this variant saw the Hurricane Mk IIB appear with an increase in armament to twelve 0.303-in machine-guns and able to carry two 500lb bombs. These made their operational debut on the 20th October 1941 when Malta based Hurricane Mk IIBs attacked Italian airfields.

The other two main Hurricane Mk II sub variants were the Hurricane Mk IIC, whose armament consisted of four 20mm cannons and able to carry either two 250lb or 500lb bombs. This would be the most produced variant and were nicknamed 'Hurribomber'. It would be the Hurricane Mk IID 'Tank Buster' that would give the type a new lease of life. The prototype made its first flight during December 1941 with a new wing designed to enable a 40mm Vickers 'S' anti-tank gun under each wing and a 0.303-in machine-gun to help with aiming. It would be No. 6 Squadron, on the 6th June 1942, who used the type operationally for the first time and it was to prove successful against German and Japanese armour.

The next planned variant was the Hurricane Mk III, which was to be powered by a Packard Merlin engine, but this never went past the prototype stage, so the next variant to enter service was the Hurricane Mk IV. The prototype making its first flight on the 14th March 1943. Powered by either a 1,620-hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 24 or 27 engine enabling a top speed of 330 mph with a range of 495 miles and a service ceiling of 32,100 ft. Armament was two 40mm Vickers 'S' guns and two 0.303-in machine guns with either two 250lb bombs or two 500lb bombs or eight 60lb rocket projectiles. It was to be a Hurricane Mk IV that would use air-to-ground rocket projectiles operationally for the first time on the 2nd September 1943. This variant was mainly used in the Mediterranean and Far East.

Powered by a 1,645-hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 32 engine and fitted with a Rotol four bladed propeller three Hurricane Mk Vs would be produced with two of these being Hurricane Mk IVs converted to Hurricane Mk V standard.The first one flew on the 3rd April 1943 but with no real improvement in performance of the type it never progressed further than these three aircraft.

The Hurricane's time in front line service with the Royal Air Force in Europe started to come to an end in 1944 as they were replaced by the Hawker Typhoon. The type would remain in service elsewhere with the last operational Hawker Hurricane sortie undertaken by a Royal Air Force squadron done by No. 6 Squadron on the 13th January 1947. This was followed two days later on the 15th January 1947 when the same squadron had their remaining Hurricane Mk IVs replaced by the Hawker Tempest. Bringing an end to the types twelve year RAF service. The Hurricane also saw service with the Soviet Union, who would receive 2,952 as part of Lend-Lease, whilst the South African Air Force operated a number of squadrons. Finland would also use a handful during the Winter War (1939 – 1940) with the Portuguese Air Force the last to retire their Hurricanes which they did in 1954.

A naval version of the Hurricane, known as the Sea Hurricane, was also produced and these would operate from catapult aircraft merchantmen, merchant aircraft carriers and aircraft carriers. One of the more unusual aircraft considered was the Hillson FH.40 Slip-Wing Hurricane. This saw an additional wing added to the aircraft giving it the appearance of a biplane. The idea was to produce extra lift on take-off and provide extra fuel with the wing being jettisoned when no longer needed. This never got past the trials stage.

During the Second World War a number of two-seater Hurricanes were also produced after modifications in the field to help train Soviet Union pilots on the type. The United States modified three to serve as two-seater trainers. There were only two official two-seaters built by Hawker, known as Hurricane Mk T.IIC, with the first one flying on the 27th September 1946.

Two further uses saw a Hurricane Mk I used by No. 527 Squadron, who were formed at RAF Castle Camps on the 15th June 1943 to perform radar calibration duties, painted in a red-orange colour for use in this role. Whilst the following year saw No. 1697 (ADLS) Flight formed as part of Transport Command. These would have their underwing tanks converted to hold mail.

Hurricane Mk IIC known as 'The Last of the Many' was the final Hurricane of 14,583 to be built, including 1,451 in Canada by the Canadian Car and Foundry Company, when production ended in July 1944 of a type that served in almost every theatre of war.

Technical Details

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Top Speed Range Service Ceiling Armament

Hurricane Mk I 316 mph 525 miles 33,200 ft eight 0.303-in machine-guns

Hurricane Mk I side profile image

Hurricane Mk II 340 mph 460 miles 36,000 ft eight 0.303-in machine-guns

Hurricane Mk IIC side profile image

Hurricane Mk III Powered by the Packard Merlin but none produced under this designation.

Hurricane Mk IV 330 mph 495 miles 32,100 ft two 40mm Vickers 'S' guns

two 0.303-in machine guns

and either two 250lb bombs or

two 500lb bombs or

eight 60lb rocket projectiles

Hurricane Mk V Three aircraft, two of which were converted Mk IVs, with a 1,645-hp Merlin 32 engine.

Hurricane Mk X Built in Canada and powered by the 1,300-hp Packard Merlin 28.

Hurricane Mk XII Built in Canada and powered by the 1,300-hp Packard Merlin 29.

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HTW-300SRP Dark Eco-solvent Printable PU Flex heat transfer Flex for Eco-Solvent ,latex print and cut HTW-300SRP is a 170 micron PE-coated paper liner that can be used with Eco-Solvent ink jet printers such as Roland Versa CAMM VS300i, Versa Studio BN20 etc. Innovative hot melt adhesive is suitable to transfer onto textiles like cotton, mixtures of polyester/cotton and polyester/acrylic, Nylon/Spandex etc. by heat press machine. It is ideal for customizing dark, or light colored T-shirts, canvas bags, sport & leisure wear, uniforms, biking wear, promotional articles and more. The outstanding features of this product are fine cutting, consistent cutting and excellent washable.

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MBDA Getting in Battle Order to Serve Sovereignty

MBDA held its annual press conference in Paris today, 13 March. The company’s CEO shared the Group results for 2023 together with some insight into tackling future challenges in the face of growing demand in a complex international context. In 2023, major domestic contracts signed included the order of Aster missiles for France and Italy, Akeron MP and Mistral 3 for France, Enforcer - which entered serial production at the end of 2023 - for Germany, CAMM-ER for Italy, the evolution of Sea Viper for the UK and Mistral 3 for Spain. At export, MBDA booked significant orders in Europe, notably with major contracts for CAMM in Poland and Sweden, and the mid-life refurbishment of SCALP missiles for Greece. The events unfolding last year on the international scene proved again the need for fully comprehensive defence solutions and a multi-layered Air Defence, for which cooperation successes like Aster or CAMM missiles are revealing instrumental. Current theatres of conflict in the world are also revealing new warfare trends like the use of drones. A trend MBDA identified early on and created Sky Warden, its flagship solution addressing the full range of unmanned aerial systems threats.

MBDA held its annual press conference in Paris today, 13 March. The company’s CEO shared the Group results for 2023 together with some insight into tackling future challenges in the face of growing demand in a complex international context. In 2023, major domestic contracts signed included the order of Aster missiles for France and Italy, Akeron MP and Mistral 3 for France, Enforcer – which…

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Camm: "I don't want big muscles" Also Camm: "Must LIFT so I feel productive."

A cruel cycle, I actually agonize over it alot

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Business Analytics, 4th Edition (Solution Manual & Test Bank)

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“Video games have evolved from a hobby to an organized sport” (Wattanapisit, 2020) #LiteratureReview

For many, the purpose of playing competitive video games is not just about having fun (Snavely 2014). Recent developments in esport ecosystems prove that players from all skill levels seek competitive environments and are looking for new ways to improve their game play, the foundation of today’s most popular esport titles is skill-based competition (Mokrusch, 2017).

Esports has been officially confirmed for the 2022 Asian Games and is to be considered as an official sport in the 2024 Olympic Games.

    As digital technology plays an important role and the digital age reinnovates the everyday lives of people, people are finding new hobbies with new types of ‘digital sports.’ Esports is rapidly rising in popularity and seriousness all over the world and is even challenging the modern and hegemonic concept of sport (Hilvoorde, 2016).

Surprisingly, I found esport (or: ‘electronic sport’) is officially accepted as sport in about 60 countries.

  Until recent years and still now to some extent, esports is disregarded as a ‘sedentary activity’ - an activity that lacks physical movement and therefore does not contribute to public health, as ‘regular sports’ are supposed to (Hilvoorde, 2016). Personally, I agree with that direction as I see no reason for it to be considered a sport, because regardless it is undeniable there are many areas for skill expression and potential skill development.

 With PlayOptimal my aim is to promote such self-improvement and performance in esports games. I don’t wish to promote competitive gaming to non-players, my product is for those who are already amateur esports players.

Nowadays, a growing number of players commit intensely to developing skills and abilities in order to outperform others (Llorens, 2017). In the literature review by Makrusch (2017) competition, challenge (self-improvement) and social interaction were the three most prevalent motivators for playing esports games. People have already been approaching these video games as source of competition same way we do with traditional sports which is where I want to aim my product.

A Staffordshire University (2018) study of 12-18 year olds found esports to empower young people  and reported increase in transferable skills, with communication and teamwork coming top. In a study by Ou et al. (2013) medical students and experienced laparoscopic surgeons had psycho-motor skills tested, those with ongoing video game experience scored improved efficiency and made fewer errors. Whether getting better at these video game titles can be beneficial requires further, more in-depth studies, but my mission with my application is for people who already spend hours playing games to benefit from their time doing so by improving and developing a skilful mindset.

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News story: Dstl: Supporting innovation for MOD’s next generation air defence systems

The 20-year project resulted in a multi-million pound contract awarded to MBDA to build the next-generation Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM), which has the capability to defend against anti-ship cruise missiles, aircraft and other highly sophisticated threats.

In May, the Royal Navy completed its acceptance firing trials, resulting in an initial operating capability for HMS Argyll, with the Army land system also recently completing a successful firing from a pre-production launch vehicle. Sea Ceptor will provide local-area air defence to the Type 23 and Type 26 frigates, replacing Sea Wolf; Land Ceptor will replace the Rapier missile to deliver a state-of-the-art ground-based air defence capability.

A representative from Dstl’s Air Defence Weapons team, said:

Since its conception, Dstl and its predecessors have been involved throughout the development and procurement of both the Sea and Land Ceptor. Initial studies were conducted to define future capability needs, followed by a series of technology demonstrator projects, with Dstl providing technical direction to help ensure the end product was exploitable into the Ceptor projects. As these moved into their Demonstration and Manufacture phases Dstl continued to provide independent technical advice to Defence Equipment and Support and the front line commands in order to ensure that the solutions met their performance requirements.

Richard Smart, Director Weapons at Defence Equipment and Support, said:

The DE&S Weapons project team has working closely with Dstl colleagues to develop Sea Ceptor and Land Ceptor; vital air defence systems which will protect our Armed Forces personnel on operations against current and future threats. Together with industry we will continue to support the front line commands as this world-beating equipment enters service in defence of our national security and interests.

Sea Ceptor and Land Ceptor use innovative seeker and datalink technology to achieve a high degree of accuracy. The associated radar systems track the threat and the datalink is then used to update the missile with the location of the threat. The CAMM’s own active radar seeker can then take over the missile guidance. The missiles are designed to provide 360-degree coverage with a high degree of manoeuvrability.

By employing innovative technologies to enable a common solution across land and maritime domains, CAMM/Ceptor delivers approximately £1 billion worth of through-life savings within the complex weapons pipeline. Further savings are expected through export, for which two customers have already been confirmed.

Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dstl-supporting-innovation-for-mods-next-generation-air-defence-systems