The math associated with intercepting a single missile moving at speeds above Mach 5 is too complex for systems to manage today, but the fact of the matter is, that a high volume of lower-cost weapons could prove just as effective as a low volume of high-cost ones in a large number of mission sets, and these lower-cost weapons are already in service today. Contrast that against the $100 million unit cost of hypersonic missiles and the problems become evident: You could launch 50 Tomahawks at a target for the same price as a single hypersonic weapon. And that’s where the question of cost comes in.Īmerica’s subsonic Tomahawk cruise missiles come in a variety of forms, but the most modern iterations ring it at around $2 million each. (Wikimedia Commons)Įven if modern air defense systems like Russia’s S-400 or America’s Patriot missile system, were magically capable of having their interceptors find their targets 100% of the time, all it would take to defeat them would be launching more missiles than they have interceptors for. Images of the target location suggest that many missiles made it through unscathed. Hypersonic cruise missiles, on the other hand, use experimental propulsion systems called scramjets to fly more like aircraft at hypersonic speeds, flying along a fairly horizontal flight path at speeds as high as Mach 10 or even better. They then glide at high speed (Mach 20 or more in some cases) down toward their targets unpowered. They are carried into the upper atmosphere via high-velocity boosters but are released at lower altitudes. Hypersonic Boost Glide Vehicles (HGVs) aren’t all that different than the warheads on traditional long-range ballistic missiles, at least in the early stages of their flight path. No nation has managed to field an operational hypersonic cruise missile to date, but the United States seems to have the inside track in that regard. Russia and China each have one of the former in service, in the Avangard and DZ-ZF respectively. There are only two forms of modern hypersonic weapons that we can confirm meet this “un-interceptable” criteria: hypersonic boost-glide weapons, and scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise missiles. Related: Is America really losing the hypersonic arms race?Īn artist’s rendering of a hypersonic boost-glide vehicle (left) and a scramjet-powered cruise missile (right). So, in the interest of providing balanced context, this time we’re going to discuss some of the biggest problems facing hypersonic missiles today, and why the way a nation addresses these problems will dictate the actual value of these systems in 21st-century conflict.īut first, here are some important things to keep in mind when discussing hypersonic weapons in general. We’ve covered the types of hypersonic weapons being developed and their uses at length before. Yet most… are still somewhere in between. Hypersonic missiles come with a whole litany of technological, economic, and geopolitical problems that may render some high-Mach efforts practically useless, and others extremely vital. But the complicated truth is, that hypersonic missiles can be both game-changers and entirely unnecessary - and the defining variables between the two come down to how they’re developed, built, and leveraged in a fight. ![]() Continued investment in these weapons is either a life-or-death enterprise or an exercise in media hype and the military-industrial complex’s insatiable need for urgent new defense initiatives to pad investor pockets. Like so many raging debates on social media and in the comments beneath articles like this, the internet’s distaste for nuance would have you believe that there’s only one correct answer when it comes to hypersonics.
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IMAX will also be live streaming the benefit concert in select theaters across the United States. We can’t wait for our audiences to watch this special event.” Featuring candid conversations between host Wayno and some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B, the new schedule will kick off with Wayno’s interview with. ![]() ![]() “As the home for talent, whether it’s a developing artist or a household name, we’re constantly focused on building opportunities for them to reach fans in exciting new ways. Amazon Music can also reveal that CONNECTED with Wayno, the monthly talk show hosted by hip-hop industry veteran Wayno, will now air biweekly on the Amazon Music channel on Twitch. “It’s rare to be able to bring two of the biggest cultural icons together on one stage for our customers across the globe,” said Alaina Bartels, talent synergy & specials, Amazon Studios. “We have made Amazon Music and Prime Video destinations where artists can make their most ambitious ideas a reality-this concert is just the latest example.” 210 Comments - Amazon Music Latin (amazonmusiclatin) on Instagram: TONIGHT maluma puts MedalloEnElMapa on primevideo and amazonmusics Twitch. Tim Hinshaw, head of hip-hop and R&B, Amazon Music also chimed in saying “Kanye and Drake have spent their careers pushing boundaries and defining culture, and we’re excited to give fans around the world a front-row seat to this concert. Steve Boom, vp of Amazon Music says, “We’ve built a home for the most important live streaming events, and seeing these global superstars on stage together will be a can’t-miss event for fans around the world.” “We’re extremely proud to be working with Kanye and Drake on this historic concert in support of a cause they are both so passionate about, and to collaborate across Amazon for this epic entertainment event,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios. ![]() Yes, Hopper! We’ll pause here for a moment of silence, particularly for this season’s fabulous Tom Selleck mustache–patterned shirt combo. Second, and most devastating of all, Hopper ( David Harbour). He won’t exactly be missed - again, he was a real d-bag - but his abs might be, at least for the thirsty moms of Hawkins. Billy remembered who he was, and he ultimately sacrificed himself to stop the Mind Flayer.īilly was not a good dude - he pretty much spent the entirety of season 2 being a violent, abusive jerk - but after seeing how he became that way in Eleven’s glimpses into his past, it was satisfying seeing him tap into his humanity and realize what he needed to do for the greater good. ![]() Billy spent the season possessed by the Mind Flayer, and in the final moments of the big battle, he regained his consciousness as Eleven ( Millie Bobby Brown) reminded him of the childhood memories she’d seen while doing some of her supernatural exploring earlier in the season. SPOILER WARNING: We’re not kidding, we are going to spoil the heck out of this season in the next paragraph.įirst, Billy ( Dacre Montgomery): A tragedy, but a death for a good cause. (This is the part where we tell you there are major spoilers ahead regarding the ending of Stranger Things season 3.) No season of Stranger Things has been without casualty, but the two major deaths at the end of the series’ third season are the biggest yet. ![]() As skilling drops, clue scrolls can be obtained at random and a game message will inform the player whenever they obtain one. When received, a loot beam will always appear and a game message will tell the player of the drop. Master clue scrolls have the greatest difficulties in obtaining and the highest requirements for completing, but offer the greatest rewards and are generally considered to be significantly easier than elites.Īs monster drops, clue scrolls are always considered "tertiary" (bonus drop) luck can affect the chances of one rolling. Elite clue scrolls are much harder to obtain and can be very dangerous (both to receive and to complete). Hard clue scrolls are a more hazardous treasure trail, but can be very rewarding. Medium clue scrolls are a medium difficulty treasure trail with a more substantial reward yield. An easy clue is the lowest difficulty treasure trail, with the lowest reward yield. There are five levels of clue scrolls: easy, medium, hard, elite, and master. The "level" of a clue scroll relates to its difficulty. There is also a stack of Treasure Trail collection log books behind her for players to use. Besides offering assistance and information to fellow treasure seekers, she maintains a Treasure Trail information board. South-west of the Grand exchange's southern gate, a treasure trail expert named Zaida has set up the Treasure Trails Reward Shop with her pack yak, Nigel. ![]() After completing a Treasure Trail, a message comes up in the chat box indicating how many Treasure Trails have been completed of that difficulty: " Congratulations! You have now completed treasure trails." The next line tells how many Treasure Trail Points have been obtained: " You earn treasure trails points. Most unique rewards can be placed in the treasure chest in the costume room of a player-owned house. You'll need to either complete or destroy that before starting another. ![]() Attempting to open a sealed clue scroll if a player already owns an open one will result in the following text in the chat window: You already have an active easy/medium/hard/elite treasure trail. Only one of each type of sealed clue scroll can be open at a time. Once the player hits the soft cap however, players cannot obtain any more clue scrolls, outside of guaranteed sources. This soft cap can be partially bypassed, such as guaranteed or item holding services. Originally, players could only have one clue scroll at a time (and reward caskets) which was later changed to one of all difficulties, and now in its current state. This can be increased to 50 of each type with 750 Treasure Trail Points at the Treasure Trails Reward Shop. The chances of receiving a clue scroll increase with the appropriate tier luck enhancer.Īs of the clue scroll overhaul on 26 February 2018, players can collect as many as 25 sealed clue scrolls of each type of difficulty below master, subject to a soft cap. Members and elven clan workers, received from a treasure chest decoration in an aquarium, killing the skeletal horror, purchased with thaler, obtained from the Prosper perk, training Archaeology, Divination, Fishing, Mining, Farming, or Woodcutting, or collecting catalysts of alteration. A Treasure Trail is started by finding a sealed clue scroll, which may be dropped by various monsters, pickpocketed from H.A.M. Anyways, it’ll be fun as this all gets flipped on its head down the line.Treasure Trails is a members-only Distraction and Diversion in which players follow a series of clues leading towards buried treasure. Though I was considering giving Chun-Li a shake, which would put me on the right side of power. Did I mention my SFIV alternate main was Sakura? I got a thing for underdogs, I guess. Laura, whom I considered as an alternate main, is good for 15th best out of 16. He sits just outside the top 5 in the tier list, which goes: Not to mention that Dhalsim is probably Street Fighter V‘s best design - his throw is amazing and the much springier animation in his trademark extendo-limbs is welcomed. There’s some grandfathering going on, too, which is why I continue to main Ken for the better part of a couple decades and despite the fact that he is currently 13th out of 16 in Event Hubs’ community-culled tier list.Ģ016 Steven probably wouldn’t touch Ken, especially not this yoga’d out, man-bun version with a stupid top, but as the Ryu underdog of Street Fighter II, he comes with some nostalgia. No, my grain stems from the fact that my fighting game character choices are always aesthetic. This is not any sort of distrust in the peer-developed meta, though it can be “wrong,” or at least narrow-minded, with alleged balance issues sometimes working themselves out with new counter strategies and so on. I take my fighting game tier lists with a grain of salt, and not the upset/bitter/meme kind. Sites are also added to the whitelist when you select Never suspend this site (from The Great Suspender icon). In the Settings window ( Figure C), click the Automatically suspend tabs after drop-down and select the desired time.įrom the Settings window, you can manually add sites to the Whitelist ( Figure D). To change that, click on The Great Suspender icon and then click Settings. Out of the box, The Great Suspender is set to suspend any tab after one hour of activity. From that menu, you can take the same actions as are available to the extension’s icon. There is also a The Great Suspender entry now added to the Chrome right-click context menu. You can either click on that text or click The Great Suspender icon and select Unsuspend ( Figure B). When you suspend a tab, it will change to a nearly blank page with the link to the tab at the top and the text Tab suspended Click to reload. ![]() A new drop-down will appear ( Figure A), where you can click to Suspend the tab, set the tab to never suspend, suspend other tabs, unsuspend all tabs, or open the Settings window. Using The Great Suspender is quite simple: When you have a tab you want to suspend, select it and then click on The Great Suspender icon. Once installed, you’ll find a new icon in the Chrome main toolbar (to the right of the address bar). That’s all there is to it…no restart required, no account to sign into. Installing The Great Suspender is quite simple. When you’re ready to use a tab again, unsuspending is but a click away. You can even set a user-specific period of time for which all unused tabs will be automatically suspended. This handy Chrome extension allows you to unload, park, and suspend tabs to reduce memory footprint of chrome. What do you do? Close every tab until you’re ready to use them? That might work for some but from my experience, I wind up having to save a lot of URLs to Google Keep–just so I don’t lose the pages I wanted to view.įortunately, there’s another option one that will save you a headache or two. ![]() ![]() When you’re working with more than one memory-hungry tab, your experience can become less than efficient. This is especially true when you tend to work with numerous tabs open throughout the day. How to reduce the memory footprint of Chrome with The Great Suspenderĭo you work with numerous tabs in Chrome? Are those tabs gobbling up your resources? If that's you, this extension might be the solution for what ails your browser.Įvery so often you’ll find Chrome draining your system of resources. It is an experience you should put on your bucket list. The spectacular mural was formally unveiled on during the dedication of the school’s Hesburgh Library. The words “Notre Dame” and “football” are almost inseparable. Though unintentional, Touchdown Jesus quickly found its way into football lore when fans of all religious beliefs recognized Jesus’ innocent, but obvious, pose on this monstrous mural. ![]() Soon the smell of brats, burgers and chicken permeate the air as bean bags thud against wooden cornhole games. ![]() Tents go up, chairs and grills are set out, TVs are switched on, and drinks are poured. Even for night games, the gates open at 7 a.m. Shortly after sunrise, Irish fans trek to three main tailgating lots with vehicle after vehicle waiting to claim one of the 3,000 spaces at Notre Dame Stadium and at the Joyce Center. Around midnight before home games, fans gather at the steps of the iconic Golden Dome to cheer along with the Drumline during the Midnight Drummer’s Circle. Touchdown Jesus: Faith and Fandom at Notre Dame. The Indiana school has a legacy of football dominance and rowdy fans. The image, also known as Touchdown Jesus, can be seen over the north end zone. The championship hopes this year probably hinge on the outcome of three tough road games-Georgia, Michigan and Stanford.Īs for tailgating, Notre Dame needs no introduction, as South Bend consistently delivers one of the best game-day experiences in college football. TOUCHDOWN JESUS: With Jesus depicted in a famous mural as the Word of Life, facing Notre Dame Stadium as the great teacher, the 14 stories of the Hesburgh Library make an impact on football fans and on scholars from around the world. ![]() So is coach Brian Kelly on the verge of competing for a national championship? They lost in the CFP semifinals last year to eventual champion Clemson. The image, best known as Touchdown Jesus, can be seen over the north end zone. That hasn’t happened since Lou Holtz stalked the sidelines over 20 years ago. With Jesus depicted in a famous mural as the Word of Life, facing Notre Dame Stadium as the great teacher, the 14 stories of the Hesburgh Library make an impact on football fans and on scholars from around the world. Since going 4–8 in 2016, the Fighting Irish have put together back-to-back, double-digit winning seasons. ![]() This is the case especially when we want to be reminded of the important tasks that we need to do for school. You can also set reminders for your future tasks or create a to-do list, which is very important for note-taking. Moreover, you can create unlimited notes with this tool. With the help of this tool, you can take down notes and save them. It is accessible on Mac, Linux, Windows, iOS and Android devices. Google KeepĪs the name suggests, this app is connected to Google. You can also multi-task by opening multiple windows. Using this tool, you can also insert recordings or audio files, which other note-taking tools do not support. Furthermore, create notebooks and sections on OneDrive from your Android devices. It runs on Windows, iOS, and Android devices. If your device supports a stylus pen, you can use it for actual handwriting. This free note-taking tool is connected to Microsoft. In addition, it can perform markup features, which is also essential for HTML files. Furthermore, it has an auto-backup feature that allows you to retrieve the file from its original copy, which is very important when taking down notes. This app can be used on Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android devices. It is a free app made for note-taking, but it requires you to download it. It also has a document-scanning feature that allows you to save documents as images or files. Moreover, this tool has a web clipper that lets you copy and paste images and information directly from the web to Evernote. The purpose of the account is to sync the data from one file to another to make note-taking more accessible. 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Note-taking is one of the most important elements of studying. ![]() and the federal government imposes a 24.3 cents a gallon tax on diesel versus 18.3 centers on regular gas. Pennsylvania's diesel tax is 74 cents a gallon versus 58 cents on regular gas. Diesel costs are higher than gasoline due in part to higher tax rates in many states. In Pennsylvania, diesel used to run most tractor trailers is fetching $6.18 a gallon, AAA said. "They know what's going on in the market." "Our customers have been very understanding about the surcharges," Buskirk said. That way the company buys diesel wholesale rather than at higher retail prices. The company has its own fueling station in Wheatland and at another terminal in Little Rock, Ark. These surcharges can add hundreds of dollars for a typical 300-mile run.īut Yourga has found ways to trim fuel costs. Since winter, their fuel surcharges have soared 50 to 60 percent, Buskirk said. "We have fuel surcharges built into just about every contract," said Marc Buskirk, vice president of sales for Yourga Trucking, Wheatland. Trucking companies have an edge over heavily-regulated businesses such as taxi services as most have contracts with their customers allowing for fuel surcharges. Most trucking companies began adding fuel surcharges months ago as diesel prices surged. The invasion created a worldwide backlash that pulled millions of gallons of Russian oil off the global market. But Russia's invasion of Ukraine is being given most of the blame. That spike is now drawing him fire from consumers and businesses.Ī small slice of the hike is due to regular factors such as a surge in summer vacation driving. 20, 2021, the average nationwide price for gas was around $2.40 a gallon - which since has more than doubled. "We're hoping the PUC will allow us to add a fuel surcharge again," he said. ![]() In 2008 when gas prices were pushing $4 a gallon, the PUC let Cooper add a fuel surcharge. Well, right now this is too hard on us."Ī round trip to Pittsburgh International Airport from Sharon now racks up a $45 gas bill for the taxi company compared to $18 two years ago, Cooper said. "They're telling us it would too hard on our customers. "They're refusing to allow us to do either," he said. Currently the taxi company charges a $2.50 pick-up fee and $2 a mile. Raising its rates or even adding a surcharge requires PUC approval. Cooper bristles that most transportation companies can pass along gas increases, but the taxi service in Pennsylvania is governed by the state's Public Utility Commission. Symphonic metal onslaught AD INFINITUM are no stranger to the scene. Would you exchange your humanity for immortality?” “Animals” is a powerful cinematic track that will transport you from Heaven to Hell and back. ![]() “The release of Chapter II – Legacy is just around the corner but before we unveil this second album, we have one more song to present. In harmony with frontwoman Melissa Bonny’s multi-faceted voice, which ranges from lovely, goosebump-inducing highs to vibrant growls, “Animals” becomes a brilliant symphony of energetic and melodic soundscapes with an added metalcore-like touch without losing AD INFINITUM’s signature roots. The song nourishes itself on an orchestral foundation of epic strings and poignant piano, steadily accompanied by thundering drums and passionate guitar riffs. “ Animals” leaves a lasting impression right from the very first second with its remarkable, powerful opening. ![]() With their recent music videos for “ Unstoppable” and “ Afterlife”, featuring Nils Molin ( Amaranthe/ Dynazty), AD INFINITUM have reached over 750k views in one month, showcasing that thousands of fans wait passionately for the release of Chapter II – Legacy! Rising symphonic metal stars AD INFINITUM kick off the final lap with a captivating new single “ Animals“, plus its new music video, to accompany the release of their upcoming album, Chapter II – Legacy, to be unveiled on Friday, October 29. “…passionate vocals, stirring choruses and flaming guitar riffs.” “A frontal attack on the symphonic genre.” “Exciting melodies, fat riffs, cutting solos and all crowned by Melissa Bonny’s haunting voice.” “With this record, Ad Infinitum should really stir up the symphonic metal sector.” Ad Infinitum were a black metal band from Austria that released one demo in 2002.“…one of the most powerful, versatile, sophisticated, imposing and graceful symphonic metalalbums of recent years.” This 7 inch was released in March of 1984.Ĥ. They recorded a one off 7 inch entitled Telstar that was backed with Telstar in a Piano Bar. Their eponymous debut album from 1998 recreates 70s-style progressive rock inspired by bands like Genesis or Yes.Īdditionally, there was a collaboration between Peter Hook of New Order and the band Stockholm Monsters entitled Ad Infinitum. Ad Infinitum were a project headed by keyboardist Todd Braverman, formerly a member of the progressive rock band Cathedral. Read Full Bio There are four bands that have used the name Ad Infinitum :ģ. Its debut album called Woven Within was released in February 2014.ģ. Space black metal project from Appalachia, Kentucky, founded in 2013 year by J.G.S. Symphonic/power metal band with Melissa Bonny on vocals, Jonas Asplind on bass, Niklas Müller on drums, and Adrian Thessenvitz on guitar.Ģ. There are four bands that have used the name Ad Infinitum :ġ. Suggest a correction in the comments below. 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