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Electronics Prototyping
We offer simple, affordable electronics prototyping solutions that can be integrated quickly into Fab Labs and classrooms.
We offer simple, affordable electronics prototyping solutions that can be integrated quickly into Fab Labs and classrooms.
AET Labs is the exclusive representative for Pensa DiWire in the New England states. DiWire is a unique solution for educators in product design, architecture, fine art, and engineering.
This week AET Labs exhibited technical training, FAB lab and 3D printing solutions at the second annual Tri-State CTE Directors Conference in Portsmouth, NH. Technology Consulant Andrew Mercer discussses Polyjet printing with an attendee.
Extreme Redesign Competition and Digital Fabrication Showcase March 2nd, 2016 on the WPI Campus Steve Chomyszak – Wentworth Institute of Technology Faculty, Mechanical Engineering Department and Director of EPIC Learning – Co-Founder and CTO of Mechanology, Inc. – Co-Recipient of the William E. Roberts Endowed Professorship – Stratasys' Global 3D Printing Curriculum team writer and instructor – Ambassador to Wentworth's Accelerate Program AETLabs is very pleased to announce that Steven Chomyszak has agreed to be our guest speaker at WPI for our Digital Fabrication Showcase on March 2nd. Steve was the co-founder and CTO of Mechanology, Inc. which grew to a 30 person technology company developing high efficiency positive displacement compressors and expanders along with steam turbines ranging in power from 150 kW to 3.5 MW. Steve has worked on and managed numerous multi-million dollar commercial and government contracts developing technology for automotive fuel cells, diesel gensets, compressed air energy storage, high-efficiency oil-free compressors, and solar-thermal power generation and is named on numerous U.S. and International patents. Steve joined Wentworth Institute of Technology in 2012 as a faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering Department and was a co-recipient of the William E. Roberts endowed professorship this previous fall. He worked closely with Stratasys during the introduction of Stratasys' Global 3D Printing Curriculum and was selected to teach the inaugural course in the U.S. at Wentworth. Most recently, Steve was promoted to the Director of EPIC Learning at Wentworth where he combines his experience in industry and academia to help nurture the growing campus wide culture of innovation taking place at Wentworth. He is also an Ambassador to Wentworth's Accelerate program which is focused on developing innovation and entrepreneurship amongst its students and is a member of the Institute's Intellectual Property Committee. Steve holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design from Syracuse University and Master of Science in General Engineering from Stanford. This is an extraordinary opportunity to acquire first-hand knowledge of Project-Based Learning with 3D Printing while simultaneously exploring these technologies and gaining the valuable hands-on experience necessary to properly execute and incorporate them into your school's S.T.E.M. curriculum. We look forward to seeing you at WPI on March 2nd! More Details and Registration
Stratasys has always been at the front of the 3D printing industry in terms of developing new, never-before-seen technology. For example, in 2014 they broke new ground by introducing the world's first multi-color, multi-material 3D printer, The Objet 500 Connex3. Since then, multi-color and multi-material printers have been pushing their way into the market, but they're still not common; whenever a new one is introduced, it tends to draw a fair bit of attention. Stratasys, for their part, has just come out with a new and improved multi-color and multi-material 3D printer in the form of the redesigned Objet Connex3. The Objet Connex3 may be cutting-edge, but newcomers to 3D printing shouldn't be intimidated – the printer was designed to be simple, accessible and easy to use. "Looking at standard technology adoption curves, there's normally a tremendous lag between potential and reality. With 3D printing, while the promise might be great, customers are still restricted by both complexity and cost, to a degree," said Josh Claman, Chief Business Officer at Stratasys. "Stratasys is committed to enabling wide adoption of 3D printing, stimulating unprecedented creativity, new flexibility and dramatic innovation. Now, we're teaming with Adobe to take this vision additional steps forward, ensuring 3D printing is easier and more attainable. The Objet Connex3 is the only 3D printer on the market with the power to merge multiple materials and colors into one system alongside a highly streamlined and integrated workflow. With greater ease-of-use and an improved price-performance ratio, Stratasys is therefore expanding 3D printing adoption through simplification." The partnership with Adobe was a major player in the improved features of the Objet Connex3. Adobe 3D Color Print Engine is powering the new Stratasys Creative Colors Software, which introduces new color options and makes the design-to-print process smooth and easy. The software links the Connex3 with Adobe Photoshop CC, and allows for designers to easily detail their color models with textures and patterns. There's also a much wider color spectrum than before, with gradient color palettes. Currently, the Objet Connex3 is the only printer on the market to be integrated with Adobe Color Management software. "Partnering with Adobe, a world leader in creative software products, aligns with Stratasys' vision to make the color 3D printing experience as simple, powerful and rewarding as possible. The integration of Objet Connex3 with Stratasys Creative Colors Software and the resulting explosion of color possibilities is an important milestone in fulfilling this vision," said Dan Yalon, EVP Business Development, Strategy and Vertical Solutions, Stratasys. "Furthermore, our relationship with Adobe not only continues to push the envelope of 3D printed realism, it also promotes our goal to make 3D printing more accessible, bringing enhanced color solutions to new important communities, such as Adobe's creative designers." On an additional note, Stratasys has also added two new materials to their Rigid Opaque material for Objet Connex3. Vero PureWhite is 20 percent brighter and more UV-resistant than standard VeroWhite, and VeroCyan has been improved to be brighter and more vibrant.
Help your Students Take Their Ideas Further… Discover Some Cost Effective Techniques for Creating Realistic Prototypes, Molds, Functional Machines & More. Desktop 3D printing has had a dramatic impact on how students learn. But the value of 3D printing doesn't necessarily end with the print. With a little extra work, you can create highly realistic prototypes, packaging, molds, and even functional machines – all at a fraction of the cost of traditional manufacturing methods. By learning and demonstrating post processing techniques, educators are able to help their students achieve professional results. Tune in 12/13 at 2PM EST for a special presentation from MakerBot about how a 3D print can be an aesthetically realistic prototype, a mold for an end-use product, a functional machine or device, and much more. Click Here to Register
Grab CAD, Stratasys, and AET Labs are pleased to announce the 3rd Annual New England Semi Finals of the Extreme Redesign 3-D Printing Challenge at WPI, on March 14th 2017. This is a "People's Choice" event honoring New England students who are entering GrabCAD's 2017 challenge, giving them a chance to compete locally. This year's winner will bring home a MakerBot 3D printer! Along with this annual competition, we will be hosting the 2017 Digital Fabrication Technologies Showcase. Demonstrations & mini workshops will be on-site, along with a special keynote address from one of the country's leading STEM influencers, that will motivate teacher's and students alike. We invite all New England education professionals to come see the leading digital fabrication technologies for 2017 – 3D printers, 3D scanners, Lasers, CNC machinery & more – in action! Click here for details. Registration is now open!
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How do you take a basic 3D print and turn it into a lesson on advanced manufacturing, prototyping, & production concepts? Better yet, one that is easily replicated by students as young as middle school? That's the question some New England tech instructors came to AET Labs on Tuesday to explore. MakerBot's Camil Touimi joined us from headquarters in Brooklyn, and led a hands-on post processing Makers Workshop on "How to Create a Silicone Mold around 3D Printed Masters." This was a fun professional development opportunity for our team to break-in our new training center, and for attendees to learn a versatile, real-world technique to share in their classroom. Silicone molding is a powerful production method which when combined with 3D printing can: Allow you to make several copies of one product Create a product in a material that isn't supported by your 3D printer Touimi took the class step-by-step through the process of taking a 3D printed part, mixing the right ratio of components for creating the silicone base, assembling the mold in a way that avoids air bubbles or inconsistencies from forming, and showed how to properly mix the classroom-safe resins which were purchased via Amazon. (Side note: Tasker Smith, student mentor at MIT's Pappalardo Labs, recommended Reynolds Industries of Brighton for any instructors looking for a source from which to purchase larger quantities of mixers.) The PD course included materials as well as a lesson plan & STL files that educators can bring back to their classrooms. Actively participating in making a mold really helped demonstrate how the applications for this method are endless, whether you are teaching engineering or the arts. In addition to creating a reusable mold, attendees were given a demonstration of the MakerBot replicator in action. AET President and Senior Technology Consultant, Dave Kempskie also showed the group how GrabCAD Print empowers teachers to manage their student's work-flow with a single, open, cloud-based environment for job preparation, scheduling and monitoring. Explaining how easy, and intuitive the software is to use, Dave highlighted how it enables students to troubleshoot their CAD designs for 3D printing with an error detection and repair tool. The day also proved to be a great networking opportunity, and forum for educators to share ideas, resources and successes they've had in their classrooms. Thanks to all who participated! We're looking forward to hosting Part II of this workshop in the near future, and helping instructors further expand on their 3D printing craftsmanship skills. Stay tuned!
AET's 3rd annual Digital Fabrication Technology Showcase is fast approaching! New England educators are invited to learn how integrating digital fabrication technology into their school's curriculum can promote design-thinking and innovation. This year's showcase at the WPI Campus in Worcester, will feature a series of interactive Learning Labs to demonstrate the latest in digital fabrication machines & tools and their applications for education including: 3D Printers Laser Cutting & Engraving Machines 3D Scanning Devices Desktop Wire Benders CNC & More In what will prove to be a highlight of the event, educators will have one of the first chances to see the new Stratasys F370 demonstrated! Part of Stratasys' F123 series, this machine combines powerful FDM technology with design-to-print GrabCAD software for the most versatile and intelligent solution available. Just entering the realm of 3D printing? Incredible ease of use with both the hardware and the software means you don't need special 3D printing expertise. That said, the fact that it's simple to use doesn't mean you're getting "basic" quality and features! The F123 series delivers engineering-grade quality and repeatability, unparalleled at it's price point. Each of the 3 models accepts up to four different materials, in 10 different colors, to support a wide range of prototyping and tooling applications. These are machines built for heavy workload and ability to streamline workflow in the busiest of FabLabs. This series of 3D printers will enable your student designers and engineers to rapidly go from from design concept to functional prototype in a fraction of the time, compared with traditional prototyping methods. The result: more time for engaged learning time and student production. We hope you take the chance to see this BMW designed model "live" at this year's showcase! Along with the showcase we are pleased to present the following presentations from experts in Digital Fabrication, Engineering and Design: Keynote Presentation: Digital Fabrication & the Quest for Maker Mastery Tasker Smith, Technical Instructor in MIT's Pappalardo Undergraduate Laboratories How digital fabrication tools help makers in their design process by encouraging free iteration and driving design-thinking? What Does the Future of 3D Printing in Education Look Like? Jesse Roitenberg, National Education Sales Manager – Stratasys Learn about the latest trends and how 3D printing is continuing to shape the next generation of students, throughout the world. 3D Printing & Preparing Students for Industry 4.0 Shuvom Ghose, GrabCAD Engineer As we stick our toe into the fourth Industrial Revolution, what part does 3D printing & software play and how can we prep our students to enter the workforce? Along with the showcase, we'll also present the People's Choice awards for New England students entering the local semi-finals of the Extreme Redesign 3D Challenge. This year, students will compete to win a MakerBot Replicator of their own! Interested in attending or entering your students to compete? Click here for details and registration!
And how 3D printing can help STEAM students to learn from their mistakes. Persistence. Resilience. Flexibility. These are the current buzzwords in education, and they particularly complement the STEAM education model. Fact based learning and leading students to the "right" answer was the mainstream model of the year's past. Let's face it, children today are growing up in the Google era where facts are at their fingertips. While learning to find a correct answer backed up by cut and dry facts certainly has an important place ineducation, leading kids to investigate the "whys" and "hows" of learning is increasingly becoming of greater importance. When schools free up the stigma of getting the answer "wrong" they encourage a growth mindset in students, encouraging them to reach out, question, and find the answers. This permission to fail needs to be a key component in our national education system in order to encourage future innovators and problem solvers. Albert Einstein famously said, "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." A modern advocate of failure, inventor James Dyson noted "I made 5,127 prototypes of my vacuum before I got it right. There were 5,126 failures. But I learned from each one. That's how I came up with a solution. So I don't mind failure." As our country strives to more strength as a leader in innovation & industry, we need to foster a similar motto within our schools as those STEM exemplars had. An axiom that drives innovative thinking and persistence in our future workforce. STEAM Programs & Makerspaces Encouraging Innovative Thinking in Classroom Thankfully, through STEAM initiatives and grants schools nationwide are being encouraged to equip the classrooms of even our youngest kids with technology that exposes them to the design & manufacturing process. 3D printers can be used to take students ideas and actualize them in a way that was until recently never feasible. In industry, iteration and failed attempts are accepted parts of the process of design and method improvement. Students need to be taught that this is natural and acceptable part of life and work – accepting failure, learning from it, and moving on towards improvement. At this year's AET Lab's 3rd annual Extreme Redesign 3D Challenge: New England Semi Finals we are celebrating & awarding students who "love to fail." Cohosted by GrabCAD, and based on their worldwide 3D design challenge, this event honors New England secondary school students who strive to "Make it Better." Fledgling engineers and designers are challenged to take an existing product and improve it using 3D printing. The winner this year will take home their own MakerBot 3D printer! Our featured speaker last year, Steve Chomyszak, is a faculty member at Wentworth Institute of Technology and key contributor to the development of Stratasys' Global 3D Printing Curriculum. His presentation on "Project-Based Learning with 3D Printing" highlighted the need to encourage failure and persistence in today's STEM students. He explained why 3D printing is a featured piece in the equation to teaching students this skill. "3D printing encourages you to screw up and have fun doing it. Iteration is at your fingertips, and iteration is good for learning," said Chomyszak during his presentation to students. "Don't be afraid […]
AET Labs would like to express our wholehearted appreciation to all who attended this year's Extreme Redesign Challenge: New England Semifinals and Digital Fabrication Showcase – especially in view of our "Extreme" weather reschedule! To our student competitors – Not only were your designs impressive, but your outstanding presentations got rave reviews from all in attendance. The overwhelming sentiment was how extremely difficult it was to choose the winners! Thank you for being an inspiration to the education community to invest in this technology that encourages student innovation and the ability to prototype at such a professional level! Big congrats to our student champs! 1st place: Arlington High School Team: Linglong Le, Ben Coley, Ionis Kutrolli, & Anastasia Goulopoulos (not pictured) for their "Aerodynamically Superior Drone" 2nd place: Dylan Desrosiers – for his "Efficient Aero-Elastic Flutter Energy Harvester" 3rd place: Pentucket Regional's Jake Picariello, Patrick Reardon, and Brendon Lincoln for their "Standard Aluminum Soda Can with Re-Sealable Top" Enjoy the new MakerBot Replicator Arlington! And congrats to our raffle winner, Wendell Oppewall who traveled all the way from the Mt. Desert Island, Maine school district! We're confident that the new MakerBot will be an exciting addition to your community's STEM programs. Thank you to MakerBot for contributing such a generous gift! What a treat it was to have Tasker Smith, instructor & mentor at the MIT Pappalardo Labs, as our keynote speaker! Tasker began his presentation on "Digital Fabrication and the Quest for Maker Mastery" by showing a fun video from Nokia featuring Bruce Lee waging a ping-pong battle single-handedly against a professional team, using a set of nunchucks. This amusingly illustrated how unconventional thought processes are the key to the most innovative (and successful!) designs. A giant shout out of thanks to Tasker for acting as our Digital Fabrication "Sifu" at the event! Our imaginations were certainly sparked to think outside-the-box and savvily wield digital fabrication tools and open-source resources in a way that saves time, energy and materials. Thank you to Ryan Hayford of Stratasys for stepping in last minute to present! We enjoyed hearing such vivid examples of how 3D printing is expanding what's possible in education. It's inspiring to see how this technology has quickly opened the way for students of all ages to learn advanced, real-world STEM applications, and even out-of-this-world applications in conjunction with NASA. It was made abundantly clear how important it is that students learn 3D printing -now – as it is securely on the path to being a keystone of future manufacturing. We appreciate having Shuvom Ghose from GrabCAD on hand to give a motivating Ted Talk inspired presentation helping us to see how 3D printing is helping to prepare students to keep pace in the Industry 4.0 workplace! We enjoyed seeing how students & educators from around the world are able to collaborate seamlessly together in the design process, managing and printing their 3D STL files with GrabCAD. Not without mention, the GrabCAD team really knocked our socks off with […]
There's much talk these days about how "soft skills" are growing to be just as important than academic, technical skills for career success. The beauty of learning in a Fab Lab? You'll acquire both! Here are five important "life-ready" skills students will learn in a Fab Lab: Resilience With 3D printing, Laser Cutting & Engraving, 3D Scanning, and CNC technology available at the ready students are able to tinker with designs and programs and make prototypes quickly and easily. This is a shift from the linear design approach of the past, that assumed that mistakes were expensive and need to be avoided. Failure becomes just a natural part of the process. This growth mindset allows kids the confidence to bounce right back from their design errors, and the liberty to learn from their mistakes. Altruism & Collaboration One of the Fab Lab charter values states "designs and processes developed in fab labs…should remain available for individuals to use and learn from." This core principle of sharing helps foster an environment of giving to others in the community & collaborating together to make a difference. This "Sharing is Caring" outlook promotes a collective objective to improve other's lives, through design and accessibility. Having 3D printers readily available encourages students to design and make custom solutions – on the spot – to provide help for challenges classmates and neighbors may face. Manufacturing & Lean Production What used to be only feasible in an apprenticeship or specialized vocational school, can now be taught in a Fab Lab. Access to a Fab Lab enables students to learn advanced manufacturing concepts and skills before they enter the workplace. With everything you need at your fingertips, Fab Lab users can learn to take a new idea all the way through the process of mechanical design, engineering, prototyping – even marketing it to be sold. Managing workflow in a Fab Lab teaches real-world manufacturing concepts that are applicable in today's Industry 4.0 workplaces. "Design Thinking" & Process Design Thinking is a mindset and approach to learning, collaboration, and problem-solving. A Fab Lab is the perfect environment for cultivating design thinking in students. Like water and sunlight to plants, design mentoring paired with digital fabrication tools help students grow to thoughtfully engage in the design process. Good coaching provides students with the design vocabulary to communicate their ideas, along with the encouragement to engage in reflective and retrospective thinking about their process. The ultimate reward? Students ideas can actually come to life. Flexibility & Foresight What will the future of work & education look like? We've heard it said that "the most important skill to learn as you enter the job market is the ability to learn new skills." There are many uncertainties, but the given is that jobs of the future will require versatility and an adaptable mindset. When students collaborate in a Fab Lab they learn to quickly adapt to technology and seek solutions to evolving challenges. Students in STEM programs with access to a Fab […]
Chances are if you were to give your savvy students a product to critique they would quickly assess it and think "I can make this better", and they'd probably be right! Why not harness that "making" enthusiasm into an engineering design learning opportunity? Extreme Redesign is a global quest sponsored by Stratasys and GrabCAD that challenges students to invent, innovate or improve something by re-engineering it to be printed in 3D. Categories in engineering, art, architecture and jewelry are open to all secondary and post-secondary students. All enrires must be submitted via STL files through the official GrabCAD portal by February 28, 2018. For more details or to register click here. Past area secondary winning projects include: · Underwater Hotel – Fairfield Ludlowe HS, CT · HUNCH 2015 Zero-Gravity Scale – Tri-County Regional, MA · Zero-Gravity Mixer – Tri-County Regional, MA AET Labs is pleased to announce we will once again be hosting our New England Extreme Redesign Semi-Finals & Digital Fabrication Showcase at WPI in May*. Stay tuned for a "save the date" announcement and further details coming inJanuary! *Although we do not require formal entry submissions for our regional competition it is required for advancement in the global portion of the challenge and therefore strongly encouraged.
PRESS RELEASE – Popular Science Names Desktop Metal Production System "2017 Best of What's New" in Engineering OCT 17 2017—BURLINGTON, Mass. Highlighting its speed and inkjet technology, Popular Science recognized the Desktop Metal Production System™ with its "2017 Best of What's New" award in the Engineering category. The Production System is the first metal 3D printing system for mass production of complex metal parts that is up to 100 times faster than current laser systems. Arriving in 2018, the Production System delivers the speed, quality, and cost-per-part needed to compete with traditional manufacturing processes. Created by the inventors of ground-breaking technologies in both 3D and 2D printing – binder jetting by Ely Sachs and single pass inkjet by Paul Hoisington – the Production System builds metal parts in a matter of minutes instead of hours. Leveraging low-cost Metal Injection Molding (MIM) powder, it is designed to deliver high throughput and per-part costs that are competitive with traditional manufacturing processes—up to 20x lower than today's laser-based additive manufacturing systems. "The Best of What's New awards honor the innovations that shape the future," says Joe Brown, Editor in Chief, Popular Science. "From life-saving technology to incredible space engineering to gadgets that are just breathtakingly cool, this is the best of what's new." Desktop Metal, the company committed to making metal 3D printing accessible to manufacturers and engineers, recently launched its metal 3D printing systems covering the full product lifecycle — from prototyping to mass production. The Studio System™ is the first office-friendly metal 3D printing system for rapid prototyping and is up to 10 times less expensive than existing technology today. To manufacture metal 3D printed parts at scale, Desktop Metal also debuted the only 3D printing system for mass production of high resolution metal parts today, the Production System. About Desktop Metal Desktop Metal, Inc., based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is accelerating the transformation of manufacturing with end-to-end metal 3D printing solutions. Founded in 2015 by leaders in advanced manufacturing, metallurgy, and robotics, the company is addressing the unmet challenges of speed, cost, and quality to make metal 3D printing an essential tool for engineers and manufacturers around the world. In 2017, the company was selected as one of the world's 30 most promising Technology Pioneers by World Economic Forum, and was recently named to MIT Technology Review's list of 50 Smartest Companies. For more information, visit www.desktopmetal.com.
Originally published by Stratasys, a global leader in applied additive manufacturing. AET Labs is happy to serve the New England education community as a Stratasys partner. High-Level Learners In 2011, Marlborough High School (MHS) in Massachusetts established their STEM Early College High School program after receiving a grant from the U.S. DOL and the Massachusetts Department of Education. The goal? Develop students' critical thinking skills by offering a higher level of interdisciplinary learning on state-of-the-art equipment. "What we've started to understand is the American workforce, especially in the high-skill industry sectors, is dwindling. In order to change that, we have to change the way we're educating students," said Dan Riley, Director, Marlborough Public Schools, STEM Early College High School. Student Driven The specialized STEM curriculum at MHS immerses students in a rigorous learning experience, providing them with the skills essential for college and career readiness. MHS STEM students develop creativity, critical thinking, effective communication and strong collaboration skills through project-based learning and advanced classroom technology, including several uPrint™ 3D Printers. Paul Duplessis, the engineering and technical drawing instructor, pushes STEM students to develop their design and problem solving skills by thinking creatively. "The transformation of students' work can be remarkable, giving them a feeling of real ownership for the development of their design," said Duplessis. STEM students are challenged to innovate using their skills in CAD, 3D printing, robotics and engineering to design projects that often must move, rotate or light up. "I like to see the excitement as students test and solve engineering problems, redesign projects and test again to find the proper solution. This really is the ultimate in student-driven learning with hands-on, project-based investigation that leads to solutions," said Duplessis. Linking STEM Across Disciplines Not only does the engineering program incorporate 3D printing, math and English STEM classes have also found ways to bolster curriculum with it. "When I started teaching the STEM English curriculum, I wanted to incorporate as many of the skills they're learning in their engineering class as possible," said Lindsay Shomphe, MHS English teacher. "Nowadays, everything is skills based, so it's not 'did you read this book,' it's 'did you learn how to write a research paper, did you learn about analysis and characterization?' I teach those same skills, just in a little different way." Shomphe weaves 3D printing into teaching classics like "Julius Cesar" by having STEM students design and 3D print models of the Globe Theatre, one component of a larger research project. She also teaches the play, "A Raisin in the Sun," and has students create and print character symbols, adding another layer to the development of their characterization skills. By working 3D printing into her curriculum, Shomphe not only helps bolster the STEM program, she often inspires students not in STEM to get involved. "It is neat to see kids who weren't a part of the STEM classes getting excited about 3D printing and asking questions," said Shomphe. "When they're not in the program and they think it must […]
On Thursday, February 15, 2018 Minuteman High School in Lexington, MA unveiled its highly-anticipated new Advanced Manufacturing Lab to students, members of local industry and a host of invited dignitaries including Massachusetts Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, State Representatives Kate Hogan, Denise Garlick and Jay Kaufman, State Senator Richard Ross and Assistant Secretary for Career Education Bob LePage. The state-of-the-art facility, made possible thanks to two Massachusetts Skills Capital Grants totaling nearly $1 million, enabled Minuteman to purchase Stratasys and MakerBot 3D printers, an Epilog Laser Engraver, Creaform 3D scanner, Festo CNC lathes and milling machines along with sophisticated measuring and other highly-specialized training equipment. "This is essential for Massachusetts," Lt. Governor Polito said. "We're known as the number one innovation economy in the country. You are on the cutting edge of something really amazing and our administration is committed to ensuring students are equipped with the proper tools for success." The Massachusetts Skills Capital Grant, founded by the Baker-Polito administration, is designed to train high school students and adults in high-wage, high-demand jobs in the advanced manufacturing field. In collaboration with the UMass Lowell School of Engineering, Minuteman will also utilize the new lab to offer after-school advanced manufacturing courses for adults. AET Labs' Mark Lyons, who also chairs the Advanced Manufacturing Program Advisory Committee, commenced the ceremony with a moment of silence honoring the victims and families of the Parkland, FL school tragedy before turning the mic over to Rep. Kaufman who applauded the school for creating new programs to meet a 21st-century workplace. "Minuteman has a well-deserved reputation for being ahead of the curve and stands out as a really exceptional place", praised Rep. Kaufman. The Lt. Governor cheerfully accepted an keepsake featuring the Minuteman logo, engraved on an Epilog Laser system, while Superintendent Bouquillon was presented with an Official Citation from the Massachusetts Legislature. "Money does make a difference, especially in vocational education, where our students need to learn on the latest equipment, so they have the skills employers are looking for", Dr. Bouquillon said. Thanking state officials for providing the funds to implement the Advanced Manufacturing Lab he promised Minuteman would continue applying for additional grants to support future modernization efforts. The Massachusetts Skills Capital Grant has awarded over $38 million in grants to 124 institutions in two years, helping schools strengthen relationships with local industry and giving students a distinct advantage upon entering the workforce.
Ask your students this: What if we could design objects that evolve and adapt to inclement weather instead of fracturing? The AET Labs team is thrilled to announce Skylar Tibbits, founder of the Self-Assembly Lab at MIT, as this year's keynote speaker at Dig It. Fab It. Make It., May 3rd at WPI. In this prestigious laboratory, objects in 3D come to life, evolve, adapt to their environment and assemble themselves in contact with water, wind, heat and other terrestrial phenomena. Honored with multiple distinctions, Skylar is the inventor of 4D printing and a noted TED Talk fellow. Tibbits' research focuses on self-assembly and programmable material technologies for novel manufacturing, products and construction processes. Currently a Research Scientist in MIT's Department of Architecture, he teaches graduate and undergraduate design studios and co-teaches "How to Make (Almost) Anything", a seminar at MIT's Media Lab. If the TED Talks below are any indication, the Dig It. Fab It. Make It. audience is in for a treat this year! (Haven't registered yet? Click Here to Register for New England's Premiere Fab Lab Expo for Education)
Last week Dig It. Fab It. Make It. attendees were inspired by forward-thinking presenters, student designers and educators at the forefront of the digital fabrication movement. It's impossible to choose one highlight so let's break the day down: "Today we program computers and machines. Tomorrow we program matter itself" Skylar Tibbits captivated the audience with his insights on the magical power of programmable matter and the emerging ability to print biomimetically with 4D printing. Tibbits, the inventor of 4D printing, opened our eyes to a future reality where programming matter itself is as commonplace as programming today's computers and machines. 4D printing is defined as "the fabrication of objects through the deposition of a material using a print head, nozzle, or other printer technology where the objects contain one or more additional design dimension, such as material gradation over distance or direction, response or adaptation over time, etc." We especially enjoyed Skylar's visionary outlook on the positive environmental impact adaptive, self-assembling architecture and design will have. The potential benefits range from cutting down waste, to reducing the carbon footprint of making and shipping objects by enabling designs to ship flat and grow into origami-like shapes, to creating clothing and footwear that adapt according to the environment. Want to hear more? Check out this interview of Skylar from Fast Company media on his vision for 4D printing in the future. Heartwarming evidence of the upward climb of females in the field of engineering as they are propelled forward with access to 3D printing technology Gina Scala, Stratasys' Director of Global Marketing for Education, presented stories from across the world of women and girls who are making notable strides in the STEM field using 3DP to innovate and inspire. What's more, the evidence was right in the room – we were so pleased to see that nearly half of the student innovators this year were young women! Want more? Gina provided us with this "Top 10 3D Printing Resource Guide for Educators" courtesy of Stratasys. Best in Show? An ACL Dog Brace for Izzy takes the New England Extreme Redesign Grand Prize! Emily Stys made Pentucket Regional High School proud with her winning ACL dog brace design. Born from a real-world problem, Emily was motivated by a desire to help her teacher's dog Izzy heal from a debilitating ACL injury. Evidence showed it clearly worked as Izzy contentedly trotted around the WPI campus like a champ all day! MakerBot's Chris Franks quipped: "When I saw her project and spoke with her it reminded me of a story that came out of Xavier University and their MakerBot Innovation Center. The community over there rallied around a dog with a leg defect to design and print prosthetic solutions for her. The thing is, I didn't need to tell Emily this story. Not only had she heard the story but had visited Xavier and spent time at the MakerBot Innovation Center. It was that experience and the presence of the technology that […]
AET Labs recently had the pleasure of hosting a bright young intern and budding engineer from Masconomet Regional High School here at our Essex, MA headquarters. Senior Tori LeClair came to us in early April bringing with her a sharp mind, a sweet disposition and an eagerness to learn about digital fabrication and the design process. Diving right in to the fab lab world, Tori began her hands-on training 3D printing student phone case designs for the Massachusetts Skills USA Additive Manufacturing Competition using our F370 from the Stratasys Design Series. Next Tori designed a sleek original trophy which would later be presented to the winners of AET's annual New England Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge. Drawing inspiration from Thingiverse, she came up with an innovative model of a moving gear on a pedestal. After several iterations and a half-scale prototype printed on a MakerBot Replicator she was able to bring the final product to life on the Stratasys Objet Pro, a little post-processing, and voila, three very cool trophies! The following week Tori was introduced to what would quickly became her favorite digital fabrication tool – the Epilog Laser System. She caught the laser bug and went wild designing a wooden ballot box, AET gear logo magnet giveaways, coasters, a letter holder, her laptop, sports memorabilia, her dad's phone case and the acrylic face of a clock she designed using the DIWire Bender Pro. She became so adept with the laser system we assigned her to single-handedly man the Epilog station at Dig it. Fab it. Make it. where she gave demos and interacted with over 200 educators from across New England like a seasoned pro! Tori deftly managed each task put to her, mastering a multitude of new applications, software programs and techniques and quickly became an asset to the AET team. Following graduation, she plans to attend North Shore Community College in the fall and then transfer to an engineering program to finish her degree. When asked what's on tap for the summer she replied, "I will be doing a lot of relaxing, taking a robotics class, working on cars with my dad, skeet shooting with my grandfather and relaxing some more!" Tori has been an absolute pleasure to have on board and we wish her all the best, for her future is most assuredly bright! Thank you, Tori!
Ready to make some major gains in your Fab Lab know-how? There's still time to register for AET Labs' 2018 Summer Fab Lab Bootcamp for Educators. Join other digital fabrication enthusiasts as we conquer topics like 3D Printing, CNC Wire Bending, Onshape CAD software, 3D Scanning, CorelDraw for Laser Cutting and engraving applications & more! Come for one or come for them all! Bundle courses for a discount. 3 or more courses for $125 each, or $700 for all 7 workshops. Courses & Details: Onshape CAD Bootcamp – 8/1 & 8/2 3D Scanning – From Capture to Completion – 8/7 5 Essential Applications in CNC Wire Bending – 8/8 Advanced 3D Printing Applications with Stratasys – 8/9 Using Corel Draw with your Laser – 8/14 Advanced Laser Engraving & Cutting Applications – 8/15 Using VCarve Pro with your CNC Router – 8/16 Register early to reserve your spot!
The Stars Align for Learning Center at Linwood Mill Suddenly, significantly, amid the most oppressive heat of early summer and after years of fits and starts, arrives the refreshing news that the "Blackstone Valley Education Hub" at the Linwood Mill on the Mumford River will indeed finally burst onto the scene. "We even have a logo!" Jeannie Hebert, the irrepressible president and CEO of the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce, said the afternoon of July 2 in confirming that a learning center dedicated to preparing students for work in various aspects of manufacturing is earmarked for "a soft opening at the beginning of September;" and that "there is interest from the governor's office" as that milestone moment is celebrated. Gathered with Ms. Hebert for a meeting at which a firming up of specifics for the Blackstone Valley Education Hub was discussed were State Rep. Jeffrey N. Roy, Mark Lyons and Stasia E. Peters. Mr. Roy represents Massachusetts' 10th Norfolk District (Franklin and Medway); Mr. Lyons is a technical advisor with AET Labs in Essex who possesses expertise in "career and technical labs, engineering education labs and digital fabrication labs;" Ms. Peters is the career and technical education director in the Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District in Attleboro. Realization of the objective of establishing what has transitioned into a trade-centric educational entity in the Blackstone Valley dates at least to the legislative days of former State Sen. Richard T. "Dick" Moore, who secured $350,000 as seed money for a satellite campus of Quinsigamond Community College in the region. Mr. Moore was first elected in 1996 and served nine terms, representing the WorcesterNorfolk district. Another Moore—Sen. Michael O. Moore of the 2nd Worcester District (no relation)—is now the lead person on nursing the Hub into being. Rep. David K. Muradian Jr. of the 9th Worcester District, Sen. Ryan Fattman (who succeeded Dick Moore in the 18th Worcester District seat) and Rep. Roy are Sen. Mike Moore's cohorts on Beacon Hill in this initiative. As chair of the Legislature's manufacturing caucus, Rep. Roy is entitled to the enthusiasm he voices for creation of the Blackstone Valley Education Hub. "When I heard about this I couldn't wait to get out and see for myself," he said. "There are tens of thousands of jobs in the offing. We have an Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative in the state, which will be renewed. The goal is to make Massachusetts the No. 1 state in the country for manufacturing." On a recent bicycle ride through the area, Rep. Roy said, "I saw a number of sandwich boards in front of businesses," advertising employment opportunities. As a further incentive for his involvement in development of the Hub, he said "my grandfather lived at [nearby] Maple Ct. and worked at Whitin Machine Works." In expressing similar sentiments, Ms. Hebert said "every year about 650 students can't get into Blackstone Valley Tech, and 3500 can't get into vocational schools across the state. That's every year. These kids need a leg up." Her father […]
Anyone can start a CrossFit-style exercise program on their own and hope to see results. More often than not, those who go it alone lose steam and fail to progress, or even get hurt in the process. Professional training and tips from a certified coach, along with encouragement and personal experience from fellow CrossFitters help take results to the next level. Learning to master digital fabrication tools is really no different. A little coaching goes a long way when implementing a program. During the first half of August we were happy to host our 1st annual 7-day Summer Fab Lab Bootcamp at the beautiful Minuteman High School campus in Lexington, MA. 85 instructors from 5 New England states took advantage of the opportunity to learn pro tips and tricks in an immersive environment, with coaching from our Technology Consultants. It's always gratifying to see the interchange of ideas between teachers during our workshops and events – the collective enthusiasm to share these new digital fabrication technologies with students is extremely motivating to all involved! A big thank you to all our participants for enriching the session with valuable input from your own experiences – both triumphs and failures. Our team hopes the training you received will help start each participant's school year off on the right foot – confident, warmed up and ready to go! Check out some highlights from our social channels below: Day One & Two: Onshape CAD Day one of @Onshape#CAD boot camp with @BHSBobcatNews, @smalumni, @cascobayhs, @profileschoolnh, @IAcharterschool, @MHSPPAL, @MarshfieldSuper, and @YarmouthHS. #STEM#education#professionaldevelopmentpic.twitter.com/6NHxxw2yuf — AET Labs (@AETLabs) August 1, 2018 Day Three: 3D Scanning Applications for the Classroom Our friends from @IAcharterschool & @YarmouthHS are good sports. Having some #3dscan fun with the new @Creaform ACADEMIA scanner. pic.twitter.com/UwcPWgc72T — AET Labs (@AETLabs) August 2, 2018 Day Four: Advanced 3D Printing Applications #SummerFabLabBootcamp Day 4: A little @Stratasys show-and-tell to start the morning session of today's Advanced #3Dprinting class. pic.twitter.com/XulG6xWLUq — AET Labs (@AETLabs) August 9, 2018 Day Five: Using CorelDraw with your Laser #fabLab Boot Camp Day 5 Using @CorelDRAW with @EpilogLaser. With @QuinnipiacU @MinutemanHS @NorthbridgePS @nashobarsd @berwickacademy @BowdoinCollege @AssabetValley @GrLowellTech_HS @BHSBobcatNews @MHSPPAL @dartmouth @EssexNorthShore @belmontday1927 #STEMeducation #Laser #CAD pic.twitter.com/1SQi3HULck — AET Labs (@AETLabs) August 14, 2018 Day Six: Advanced Laser Cutting and Engraving Applications What have you made on your @epiloglaser lately? We enjoyed a fun Fab Lab Bootcamp session with #STEM instructors last week learning Advanced #lasercutting and #engraving techniques using @corel.draw ➡ Swipe for more! . . #fablabfresh #digitalfabricationmovement #backtoschool #aetlabs #makersmovement #newenglandtech A post shared by AET Labs (@aetlabs) on Aug 23, 2018 at 6:20pm PDT Day Seven: VCarve Pro for CNC Routing Day 7 if our Summer Fab Lab #Bootcamp for #STEM instructors underway! Learning to carve with CNC routers using @vectricltd software. What a series it's been! Now it's time for #backtoschool to use all these new skills and coach those students. 💪🏻 . . . #digitalfabrication #cnceducation #fablab #woodworking A post shared by […]
On September 18, 2018 Massachusetts' Blackstone Valley region celebrated the long-anticipated opening of the Blackstone Valley Education Hub (BV Ed Hub) in grand fashion. The ambitious project, which has been in the works for nearly two decades, aims to equip area students with highly-sought-after advanced manufacturing skills to meet local industry demands. The BV Ed Hub alliance, spearheaded by the Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce's President and CEO Jeannie Hebert, along with the BVCC and Massachusetts Central Workforce Board will bring quality technical education training to students from Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester State University, Nichols College, Ben Franklin Institute of Technology, Uxbridge High School, Northbridge High School and Grafton Job Corps. Huge win for the Blackstone Valley yesterday with the opening of the new advanced manufacturing #education hub. #SkillsCapitalGrant @MassLtGov@AETLabs @Stratasys @Onshape @EpilogLaser @PensaLabs @Creaform @UxbHSPrincipal @The_BVCC @Quinsig @SpartanStem https://t.co/OslaxLEmCb — AET Labs (@AETLabs) September 19, 2018 In addition to the generous support from local industry and educational institutions, the BV Ed Hub received close to $500,000 in funding from Governor Charlie Baker's popular Skills Capital Grant Program which was used to renovate space in the historic Linwood Avenue mill and purchase state-of the-art digital fabrication equipment to provide students with real-world industry experience. On hand for the ribbon cutting ceremony was Lt. Governor Karyn Polito who praised the Blackstone Valley community for their vision and commitment. Having played a major role in the American Industrial Revolution, the Blackstone Valley's manufacturing roots run deep and this investment in its future workforce will go far to strengthen the local economy and give students a competitive edge upon entering the workforce. Ms. Polito spent the afternoon touring the facility and engaging in lively conversation with area educators, students and industry representatives discussing the various technologies and their applications. Topping the list of favorites was the Stratasys Continuous Build 3D printing system featuring Onshape CAD software, the Epilog Laser cutter and engraver, D.I. Wire's CNC wire bender and the Creaform 3D scanner which the Lt. Governor experienced up-close and personal as she graciously sat and had her head scanned for a future bobble head. Other honored guests at the packed event included: State Sen. Michael Moore, former Sen. Richard Moore, U.S. Rep. James McGovern and Bob LePage, Assistant Secretary for Career Education. The ceremony concluded with Ms. Hebert applauding AET Labs' own Mark Lyons for his tremendous contribution to the project praising his capabilities, guidance and expertise – great job, Mark! Check out a few social media highlights from the ribbon cutting below! View this post on Instagram Thrilled to see the very real impact of our #SkillsCapital grant program here at the new Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce Education Hub. This is truly a culmination of so many years of hard work by a number of people and organizations. These grants help strengthen relationships between institutions and local industry, which gives students a leg-up when they begin their careers. Our young people are receiving the training, knowledge, and […]
AET Labs is delighted to announce the return of Dig it. Fab it. Make it. for 2019. Educators from across New England are invited to join AET Labs and our co-hosts Stratasys and GrabCAD on May 17th from 9:00 – 2:00 for this year's Fab Lab & Makerspace Expo for Education at WPI. We have the utmost respect and admiration for you, our fearless STEM education leaders, and delight in giving back just a bit each spring with this fun, complimentary day of of professional development. If you've never attended Dig it. Fab it. Make it., then you're in for a treat! We pair the hottest digital fabrication technology for the classroom with some of the sharpest minds in education alongside a group of ridiculously-bright and talented students for this very special day of STEM innovation, exploration and networking. Back by popular demand this year is our round-table panel and Q&A featuring a fabulous lineup of trailblazing New England STEM instructors. They'll be sharing their best tips, practices and insights for successfully implementing digital fabrication tools into the classroom to enhance the learning experience for all. Stay tuned for an exciting announcement regarding this year's panel and distinguished keynote speaker! Spots are still open for students to enter the regional Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge. Students will again present and compete on-site at WPI as individuals and teams for the chance to bring home a MakerBot 3D printer along with serious bragging rights and some very cool swag. In keeping with our new tradition, we'll again be awarding a second MakerBot 3D Printer to one lucky educator! Will it be you? Click here for details or to register. Click here for a look back at Dig it. Fab it. Make it. 2018. Read more about the New England Extreme Redesign Challenge.


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Belize offers a beautiful tropical getaway for all kinds of travelers. Whether you're looking to learn more about an ancient culture, explore the mysteries of the deep, take a long fishing trip, hike through rain forests, or just get away from the go-go-go metropolitan lifestyle and relax on a secluded beach, Belize has all of that and more. No matter where you're traveling from, your trip doesn't have to carry a big price tag; stay at one of Belize's many hostels to save money and make the most of your vacation.
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Pedro's Inn
Sea Grape Drive
San Pedro, Ambergris Caye
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Cuxlin Ha Youth Hostel
Papishaw Road
Punta Gorda, Belize
Located on Caye Caulker, an island off the coast of Belize, Yuma's House Belize is a wonderful place to call your home away from home. Just yards from the front door, you can enjoy swimming, sailing, fishing, scuba diving, snorkeling, windsurfing, birdwatching, canoeing, kayaking, nature exploration, hiking, cave tubing and tours of the Mayan ruins. Amenities include kitchen, dining room, lounge, hammocks, outdoor showers, linens, equipment rental, guided tours and fishing trips.
Yuma's House Belize
P.O. Box 8
On the Beach, Caye Caulker
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Martin W. Roche, MD
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Knee Replacement, Knee Surgery, Orthopedics, Robotic Surgery, Sports Medicine
5597 N. Dixie Highway
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334
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Office Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday 8:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Focus Areas
Orthopedic Surgery, Partial Knee Replacement, Total Knee Replacement, MAKOplasty® Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery, Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery, Sports Medicine
Specialized Training
Certified surgeon in autologous cartilage implantation
Certified surgeon in computer assisted knee replacement surgery and minimally invasive knee surgery
MAKOplasty® (robotic knee replacement surgery)
American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Residency / Fellowship
Residency, Orthopedics - Jackson Memorial Hospital (University of Miami) - Miami, FL (1992-1996)
Internship & Residency, General Surgery - Jackson Memorial Hospital (University of Miami) - Miami, FL (1990-1992)
Higher Education
National University of Ireland - M.D. - Cork, Ireland (1985-1990)
Professional Associations
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery
Florida Orthopaedic Society
American Medical Association
Broward County Medical Association
Irish Medical Association
Medical Honor Society (Conferred 1990)
Consultant Roles
Florida Marlins Baseball
Playball Baseball Academy
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493 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
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185 Patient Comments
I have only the best possible words for Dr. Roche. I could not ask for a more expert, professional and caring practitioner.
Very professional, very caring, very understanding
very satisfied
Physician was excellent and addressed all my concerns and needs.
I think *Dr. Roche is a caring physician. He always listens and explains everything in detail.
felt the dr was excellent in explaining problem and not making me feel rushed
Very professional - explained how surgery will be performed - Put my mind at ease & I explained I have urinary artificial splinter - in case I need a catheter.
*Dr. Roche & his staff are always compassionate, forthright & helpful.
Dr. Martin Roche and staff are the best.
Dr Roche and his staff are always very friendly and professional.
All great. I praise Dr. Roche to all that ask about my surgery.
Everyone was very professional. The class could have given more information of what to expect, when I was going home from the hospital and what to look for.
Dr. Roche is like what the Stradivarius is to the violin, he is to what a doctor should be -- one of the finest, and perfect in everything he does!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
excellent care he and staff visited me daily an auto fixed pt
timely, informative, respectful
As always, excellent.
excellence in orthopedics
Dr. Roche listened to my concerns and addressed them all. He was reassuring and left me with a high measure of confidence.
Very professional and caring. Excellent experience.
dr is the very best would trust no one ekse
This was the best experience I had in South Florida in terms of service and use of MY time too. I got in, was seen, was x-ray'd, reviewed, examined, and given a shot and a plan of action. I was there with a friend who was experiencing similar, but more advanced problems, and we were there together for support.
he is a professional physician which leaves you with a feeling of how much he cares
excellent exam and evaluation for need for surgery
wonderful , concerned, kind , courteous. has recommended him to a lot of friends
very detailed and comfortable
*Dr. Roche is not only a good MD but a concerned gentleman! Nice guy!
I will definitely work with him on my total knee replacement!
In 2017 Dr. Roche replaced my left knee, and he did such a good job that I had my right knee done on [] My recovery is going very well.
I was very happy.
very good
DR Roche is the best. I also have and am having surgery from Jonathan Levy
Excellent checked the results of my surgery and planned my next one - explained the need for more-
I think he is absolutely wonderful!
He took X-rays and showed me my new knee. He answered all my questions and I left feeling very good.
The provider was very thorough and made sure I understood everything.
Dr Roche is an excellent doctor
Fantastic doctor knowledgeable and sympathetic and very proactive towards how to fix my knees
As always *Dr. Roche was calm, kind, thoughtful & very focused. I very much appreciated that HE called me back with the results of my tests.
Dr. Roche was knowledgeable, compassionate and informed regarding my issue. The staff at the orthopedic center are gracious, and customer oriented.
Dr. Roche and his team are the BEST. I love that he always listens to me, answers every question I have, and even asks me about my husband. So grateful that he is my orthopedic doctor!
Enjoyed meeting the doctor and got a sense of well being from him.
Dr. Roche determined that my symptoms were from a different cause than I suspected. He explained exactly what was causing my pain and gave me directions to move forward. He was patient and thoroughly explained my situation. I very much appreciate his care.
I had my one year checkup for knee replacement with Dr Roach. Every thing was in good condition dr. was happy and so was I.
Kind, caring, and explained things well.
Before my knees replacement, I visit 2 doctors in the USA and two in Colombia, no one can be compared with *Dr. Roche, for me he is the maximum in his professional field, and a wonderful, admirably person. Best doctor I know!
he is the best, very concerned with patient feeling, courteous, polite, make you feel very comfortable
*Dr. Roche is the best.
I have recommended Dr. Roche to everyone who needed his services. they are all quite happy with his service and staff.
Dr Roche is terrific!
He is an extremely fine surgeon. If I were to need to have my other knee replaced, I would use Dr. Martin Roach again!
he is always very informative and kind
Dr.Roche is excellent ! He is compassionate and caring and his staff is efficient andcaring as well .
excellent experience.
well mannered pleasant approachable
excellent. would recommend him highly
better than a 10. actually double to a 20.
Very hard for them to do better.
He was very friendly and made my visit easy. I was very impressed with him.
Great guy, grest care.
Excellent provider. Very knowledgeable, capable & caring.
I picked a date for surgery-so obviously have great faith in Dr Roche
Very friendly, but got right to the point that after the x-rays he recommended knee replacement. Asked if we had questions - explained everything that would be done.
Dr. Roche is great, expert at what he does.
Doctor and staff were very professional, knowledgeable, and courteous.
I feel most fortunate to have *Dr. Roche as my treating orthopedist.
very good experience
He was clear and concise.
Dr. Roche is a pleasure to interact with. He is professional, knowledgeable and well organized.
Professional, focused on my problem.
Very Good!
great doctor explained my procedure by the numbers
very satisfied. put my mind at ease!
I was totally impressed w/my entire visit: First, the receptionist was professional looking & acting; next, I was taken to an exam room almost immediately; next, dr.'s PA came in soon there after & asked all the right questions, was knowledgeable, efficient, caring, all the good qualities a patient wants to see. *Dr. R. was magnificent. His caring attitude came thru quickly. Loved him. He came highly recommended. Top-notch physician. When he ordered an x-ray - it was done immediately, processed, & *Dr. R. Met back w/me - all on an incredibly timely basis. Very impressed from a _____. I could hardly believe how quickly I was done. Great experience.
*Dr. Roche is a very caring and knowledgeable doctor.
I was very impressed with Dr. Roche, his staff, and facility. I feel I will be well taken care of
he is amazing, caring considerate and positive and is a great surgeon
Very positive.
I have the impression that Dr. Roche has too many patients to properly attend to.
I had a very good experience.
excellent physician and excellent hospital care
Pleasant always.
Very informative
I had a uni-knee replacement on my right knee 10 years ago. Now I'm back for my left. Dr. Roche was wonderful then and still is now.
He is always attentive and caring.
He listened to my concern, verified it thru my xrays and I look forward to my surgery in June.
*Dr. Roche is gentle in administering injections.
I feel very fortunate that Dr. Roche is my ortho who will perform knee replacement surgery!!!
Good .
I had the best experience with Dr. Roche! He was friendly, caring, attentive and extreme patient. Took the time to talk to me, explain in details how my knee condition in and what are his shirt and long term treatment recommendations. I felt that he truly cared about me as a person and wanted the best treatment possible for me. I have to thank Dr. Roche for his attentiveness and how he treated me with so much respect and understanding. It's his approach and care that has lead me to a road of health and recovery! I highly recommend Dr. Roche!
As always, Dr. Roche is superb!
This was my 5 year check up from a knee replacement September 2014. Dr. Martin Roche is a fantastic doctor and a wonderful person. He's very caring. His office staff is kind & courteous.
Dr. & his nurse were great.
Very good.
he was very thorough and answered all my questions
the best
everything went smoothly.
The doctor and his assistant were thorough and caring. I was happy with my visit.
I've always been happy with Dr. Roche and his staff
Dr. Roche and his staff are the best.
Dr Roche is very professional and caring
very sympathetic to my needs. very knowledgeable
I had a follow-up appointment for knee surgery performed in February 2018. All went as expected - there were no long delays and Dr. Roche spent as much time as we needed during the visit.
Dr. Roach is an excellent caring doctor.
Excellent, Knowledgeable, up to date in his field, came with excellent references.
was referred to Dr Roche by another orthopedic surgeon in Miami It is over 1 hour away but worth visit
I have been to several knee doctors in NJ and Florida and Dr.Roche is the absolute best. he is the only one who asks me to walk across the room to analyze my gait and also checks out my range of motion. I am so blessed to have him as my doctor and actually look forward to my knee replacement
Dr. Roche is just the BEST!
Dr. Roche and replied completely to my questions He was professional and polite.
Excellent all around service
Very kind and considerate
I was treated with utmost respect
Dr. Roche is great. He is very attentive to my issue and tried to remedy it as much as possible.
like Dr. Roche he has a calming matter
excellent experience
excellent visit; very satisfied & I'll return to this physician.
the very best
very good
I was very scared about my condition and Dr. Roche was very attentive and took the time to answer all my questions.
If I decide to have surgery I will use Dr. Roche
Top Notch!
Excellent doctor
Thought both doctor and assistance were knowledgeable and professional in mannerism. Were very impressive and made me feel more relaxed. Looking forward to my procedure with a more positive attitude.
so helpful. asked about medications I am taking and suggested night splints for my hands. I will feel very confident and comfortable when he does my surgery
clear, empathetic, confident, friendly, impressive
everything was very good
Excellent experience
Dr. Roche is the top of the top!!
Excellent attention, clear evaluation, honest.
dr. Roche was excellent
excellent. caring interested in my concerns
Dr. Roche is great I have been going to him for 20 years
Dr Roche is excellent. He is kind, understanding, and the best knee surgeon. I have referred 3 people to him already.
he also contacted my future dr. and me to expedite additional treatment.
Everything went well with my consultation get back to me after my surgery and I'll let you know what happens
went fine.
I was very happy with the doctor and his staff.
Extremely confident of a successful outcome to my surgery.
I waited 4 months for this surgery. It was difficult but Dr Roche and his staff made it worth the wait.
All good. We went over medical history, x-rays showed the issues with my knees and Dr Roche gave me his assessment
Surgery went well as did recovery. Dr Roche did a fine job.
I find Dr. Roche very courteous, professional and caring. He was honest with me and told me that I didn't need the surgery at this time but to return when it became necessary in the future.
I have always had to wait 1 to 2 hours to see this DR!
The best care I've ever had.
Wxperience was great.
glad I waited 7 months
Dr. Roche was outstanding- he was very professional and yet caring and understanding and so was everyone at the office!
All good.
He is superb, number 1 in the county!
I wouldn't go to any other knee specialist. dr. Roche is amazing!
he was excellent. I haven't stopped talking about him. excellent physician.
Dr Roche is wonderful He did my Right knee replacement December 2017My Left knee was replaced June 2018I could not be happier with my results
As always Dr .Martin Roche was attentive, listened well and right on target!!
this was my first visit, I left feeling comfortable with my choice
true professional
Dr Roche was very pleasant and knowledgeable. He listened to and answered my questions and concerns.
Fantastic doctor who knows his"stuff." Very caring.
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A female teacher who had sex with one of her pupils after her husband reportedly plied him with booze has been jailed.
Jessica Storer, 29, had sex with the 18-year-old at the couple's marital home.
The romp happened after Storer and husband Derrick, 33, invited the student and other youngsters to their house.
Storer has been jailed for two years after pleading guilty at a previous hearing to sexual battery.
The pupil said in a letter read in court that he had since thought about killing himself several times.
"I should have been able to trust her," he added. "I'm trying to get my life together."
Storer said the teen was 18 and helped himself to alcohol at her home.
She added: "The sexual relationship between the 18-year-old and I was a one-time thing."
Judge Randall Basinger said the blonde mum did not seem to understand the seriousness of what she had done and was trying to shift responsibility to the teen.
She said: "I accept full responsibility for him drinking and for not saying no.
"I do feel it was consensual. It was not forced. That's where I came in saying this should be between my husband and I, my priest and God."
The judge told her she was the adult, despite the teen being an adult by age.
"I understand. I should have said no," said Storer, who must register as a sex offender for the rest of her life.
Six counts of giving alcohol to a minor were dismissed in an earlier plea deal at Putnam County Court, Ottawa, Ohio.
Storer's husband is due to be sentenced today after pleading guilty to three of those charges.
He faces up to six months behind bars on each count.
"Mrs. Storer engaged in sexual intercourse with the student while he was still under the influence of alcohol," prosecutor Lilly Shun told the previous hearing.
Storer claimed the lad was not drunk. But Ms Shun said he had admitted being under the influence. Judge Basinger asked Storer what happened.
"I was engaged in sexual conduct with an 18-year-old student," she said.
Storer met him while a substitute teacher at Pandora-Gilboa High School.
Police Chief Scott Stant arrested Storer last December 21 after a tip off.
The student told him he was at the teacher's Pandora home on the evening of November 25 and spent the night there after drinking alcohol.
He had intercourse with her the next morning - and she admitted it when quizzed by Stant on December 13, said court records.


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"If the Indian community feels increasingly vulnerable and targeted by the Trump administration, on the immigration front, it's nothing new in the United States," writes Sujeet Rajan in a News India Times story on the recently published "Asian American Matters: A New York Anthology," a collection of essays that examines the country through the eyes of Asian-American scholars, artists, and activists. One of the pieces describes the government's perceptions of Indian immigrants in the early 1900s:
The Indian community was viewed as a "bigger threat than other Asiatic groups," in the beginning of the 20th century. In 1910, a Senate Immigration Commission declared that Indians (then called "Hindus") were "universally regarded as the least desirable race of immigrants thus far admitted to the United States," Kurien, the author of "A Place at the Table: Multiculturalism and the Development of an American Hinduism," says in a commentary piece in "Asian American Matters."
More than a century later, Rajan writes, "there's a sense of déjà vu for the Indian community."
The Trump administration seems to be clamping down hard on the legal immigration front, be it workers on visas or family chain migration, majority of which benefit the Indian community. While immigration levels have not drastically dipped, there's a perception that the government wants to quickly put in place new rules and regulations to curb the flow of immigrants from India, specifically.
Another essay looks at how the H-1B visa "threatens the space and place of whiteness." Read more on this, and other essays, in the full story at News India Times.


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Water Matters Booklet Have your say!
The Water Framework Directive (WFD) was adopted in 2000; it requires governments to take a new approach to managing all their waters: rivers, lakes, groundwater, estuaries and coastal waters. Member States must ensure that their waters achieve at least good status by 2015 and that status doesnt deteriorate in any waters. To achieve good status and preserve our best waters, it will be necessary to prepare and implement management plans for our waters. While work on the Directive requires a considerable amount of technical expertise, it also requires the knowledge, understanding and views of people who use water in their everyday lives, whether they're drinking it, fishing in it, feeding cattle with it, swimming in it, using it in manufacturing or power generation or even just walking the dog beside it.
You are now invited to give your views on the next step of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. On June 22nd, each of the eight River Basin Districts in Ireland published a very informative Water Matters Booklet containing what has been considered to be the most important water-related issues affecting water quality today. The booklets say what the Directive requires us to do and how we are working together to implement it on the island of Ireland. It summarises the main issues identified to date and outlines proposals for dealing with them. In short, each booklet sets out:
background information showing the extent of each issue and the way that it can cause water problems
a summary of existing controls and an assessment of their adequacy
the proposed actions, the parties responsible for taking those actions and the users who would be affected.
The views of the general public and in this case, the angling public on whether the most important issues have been identified; whether any significant issues have been overlooked and what you think about the proposed actions, is now needed.
In order to help you avail of this opportunity, we have listed a link to each PDF file for each of the eight River Basin Districts. We have also listed a contact email, so that you may easily forward your views. Please forward your views to the email addresses provided, before the 22nd December 2007.
To familiarise yourself with the River Basin District that you live in see
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Thank you webmaster.
As the heading above states - 'Have your say'. The 'Water Matters' booklets are extremely interesting and give the reader a good overview of what is currently happening in relation to the Directive on a district by district basis. There are of course similiar issues that are mirrored throughout the districts. The booklet itself contains the facts that the first 'river basin district management plan' in each region will consider in the compilation of the plan. The water Framework Directive itself places high importance on public consultation and the views of all stakeholders. This is an important chance for you as an angler. Please take the chance. You have untill December 22nd to submit views. Please bring it to the attention of your club members also. Mention will be made in the next affiliated club letter.
Cut and paste the following link to your browser and hover your cursor over the region that you live in to find out which 'River Basin District' applies to you.
For readers from England and Wales, the Environemnt Agency should also be in the process of producing a similiar type of document.
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Employers' interest in the health of their employees may seem like a recent development, but companies have been investing in the health and productivity of their workforces for the past century. However, more recently the scope of services has broadened. What began as a focus on occupational injuries has expanded to strategically address all the healthcare needs of employees with a focus on total healthcare cost containment.
Overview of Clinic Services
Today's worksite health clinics offer employers the ability to not only contain employee healthcare costs but also delivers an effective retention and recruitment tool that promotes employee productivity.
Until recently, work site clinics were primarily popular only at the largest employers in the U.S., however the trend is now spreading to midsize employers of 300 or more employees. Generally, the care received at the clinic is free to the member and there is an added convenience factor for employees.
The modern worksite health clinic offers a continuum of care and can be seamlessly integrated with offsite resources. Not only are preventive care services such as immunizations and screening available, but acute medical problems and chronic conditions can be managed as well. Today's clinics provide a holistic approach to healthcare delivering a full suite of services designed to address all of the influencers of health including psychological, social, behavioral, and medical factors. Common services provided are:
- Primary/urgent care
- Preventative care
- Occupational health
- Pharmacy services
- Health coaching
- Disease management
- Wellness programs
- Population health management
- Price Transparency/patient advocacy
- Referrals to value based specialists
Return on Investment
In the past, worksite clinics primarily achieved return on investment by reducing claims for primary care/urgent care and ER visits. In addition, they delivered savings for workers compensation and short-term disability. However, the modern clinic offers a more compelling value proposition and much greater associated healthcare savings. In the current model, there are additional reductions in claims as follows:
- High cost claimants and chronic disease care (from population health management)
- Inpatient/outpatient procedures and diagnostics (price transparency)
- Specialty care (narrow network of value based providers)
Employee Engagement
Having a medical clinic at the workplace makes a big difference in actively engaging members. The clinic builds trust among employees and this trust leads to stronger provider-patient relationships within the clinic. When an employee is identified as a high-risk patient, the clinic staff realizes much higher levels of participation in interventional programs as compared to a disease management company or carrier attempting to reach this patient via the telephone after hours.
When disease is present, the worksite health clinic makes case management much more effective through better employee access and ongoing dialogue. Evidence shows that face-to-face support and coaching leads to greater adherence and reduced costs over traditional disease management services.
Benefits of Worksite Health Clinics
Instituting a worksite health clinic can be a smart investment. The availability of primary care providers, population health management, and preventative services reduces chronic disease costs, hospitalizations, and specialist referrals. An emphasis on generic drug prescribing, medication compliance, risk factor reversal and the use of efficient specialists all result in decreased cost, as does evidence-based treatment of chronic disease.
Also, the current process of patients choosing healthcare services does not make it easy for either employers or employees to get the right information to make smart choices. As a result, employees may not be getting the highest quality of care at the most efficient price. More transparency and better use of data are necessary to get employees the right choice of care.
Worksite health clinics offer value for both employers and employees:
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- They can help keep workers safe through medical surveillance and ergonomic services, and can speed their return to work after injury or illness.
- By properly analyzing patient clinical and claims data, worksite health clinics can deliver higher quality care at a lower cost.
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Mr. Robot – An Artistic Masterpiece
I am very particular and selective when it comes to investing my time into television series. I am aware there is a plethora of fantastic shows out there. But I rather stay away from them because when I find a show that I enjoy, it's game over. I instantly become obsessed. It's all I think about. It's all I want to do. It becomes unhealthy. To retain my sanity, I try not to get into TV shows at all. It's kind of the same approach I use for dating – I largely avoid it for my own benefit. I have better things in which I want to focus my energy, all right. Aside from Broad City and Portlandia, I prefer movies and documentaries because they are usually a 2-hour commitment. I haven't lost my mind over a show since Breaking Bad (okay fine, maybe Doctor Who too. Don't judge me). Until I watched Mr. Robot… Twenty minutes into the pilot, I was ready to commit to a long-term relationship and even marry this series!
Mr. Robot depicts Elliot Alderson's story (played by Rami Malek), a socially anxious programmer who works as a cyber-security engineer by day but also has a side gig as a vigilante hacker. Elliot is extremely paranoid of the world he inhabits and doesn't quite know how to interact with the people around him. He is the epitome of socially awkward and exhibits depressive tendencies that he chooses to self medicate with morphine. Hey, to each their own right? He hacks everyone he knows in an attempt to understand and connect with them. He lives in his head and the show successfully employs voiceover to narrate Elliot's most inner thoughts and provide a glimpse of what it's like to live with crippling anxiety. In essence, the audience lives in his mind and we view the world through his lens. A mysterious man by the name of Mr. Robot (played by Christian Slater) recruits Elliot to join his anarchist group, FSociety, to bring about social justice by destroying corporate America. Mr. Robot exudes a very V for Vendetta revolutionary vibe that I really enjoy. This show's timing and relevancy is phenomenal. From the WikiLeaks scandal (largely caused by founder + internet activist Julian Assange), to the radical hacking collective group Anonymous, to the recent leaks of Sony information, Mr. Robot accurately reflects and critiques modern society. When I watched the pilot episode, it was hard to fathom that such an audacious and creative series was being aired on cable television.
One of the things that really set this series apart from anything on television right now is how visually striking the cinematography is. This is thanks to director of photography Tim Ives (best known for Girls) who did the pilot. Mr. Robot doesn't feel like a cable television show at all. Rather, it feels like a well-executed indie or foreign film. This is because creator Sam Esmail drew inspiration from multiple acclaimed sources including Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver, specifically the way he conveys New York – with a very gritty and stark vibe to it. He also borrowed the narration style from this film to depict the character's incessant monologue. Esmail also attributes the tone used in David Fincher's Fight Club as an influence for Mr. Robot. Stanley Kubrick's body of work (Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove, The Shining, 2001: A Space Odyssey) is also cited as major inspiration. Esmail nods Kubrick's framing scene style through the wide angles and off-centered compositions he uses in Mr. Robot to convey an eerie and detached feeling. Mr. Robot portrays Elliot's paranoia and subtly hints that he might not be a reliable narrator with references to Darren Aronofsky's Pi. Esmail cites other influences including American Psycho (corporate culture), Risky Business (music), Breaking Bad (story arc) and Blade Runner (character development) in helping to shape the series. If Mr. Robot is an eclectic mix of all of these incredible films + shows, I cannot wait to see what the subsequent seasons have to offer.
If you can't tell, I am ecstatic about this show! And the critics agree, Rotten Tomatoes has ranked it at a whooping 98%! The first season ended earlier this month but I still have one episode left to savor. I recommend this show to anyone who enjoys interesting film and television. Some may not understand it and that's fair. This is a weird show, after all. An amazingly weird show that we all need in our lives.


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Tourism official surprised by U.S. warning about Fish Fry
Deputy Director of Tourism Ellison Thompson yesterday called the updated travel advisory, issued by the U. S. State Department on Wednesday, unfortunate, and said he intends to contact the U. S. Embassy to inquire more about the circumstances surrounding its issuance.
The advisory warns U.S. citizens to "exercise increased caution" when visiting The Bahamas due to crime.
Advisories were also issued for other countries, which were ranked according to a new advisory system — on a scale of one to four, with four being the most severe warning.
The advisory urges visitors to "avoid the area known as Over-the- Hill, south of Shirley Street and Fish Fry at Arawak Cay in Nassau at night".
"It's unfortunate that, that has been done because [Fish Fry has] been a very popular venue for visitors and Bahamians alike," Thompson told The Guardian.
"People go and they enjoy a very safe time, and they have a great authentic Bahamian experience.
"I think we need to find out exactly from the embassy what the challenge is and then we need to speak with the stakeholders at the Fish Fry to advise them that this is the issue and how do we collectively work on solving this.
"We are going to have to bring in the police. We are going to have to bring in the [Arawak Cay] Vendors' Association, to explain to them this is the challenge that is being put in front of us and how do we collectively deal with it."
Thompson said the advisory regarding Arawak Cay was surprising, given that police are always patrolling and there is a police station at the site.
"Usually we have over 6 million visitors coming to The Bahamas each year, and most of them have a safe and crime-free experience," he added.
"So we don't want people to be afraid to come to The Bahamas, [so] we will do our best to ensure that visitors are kept safe along with the local population."
Several of the vendors at Fish Fry had mixed reactions to the U.S. advisory.
Owner of the Fish Central stall Samuel Rolle said he has been at Arawak Cay for over 15 years and has always considered it safe.
"Everybody saying things about this area is not safe," Rolle said.
"I've been on Fish Fry for over 15 years, and I've never seen [anything] happen with tourists getting robbed, and tourists getting this or tourists getting that at the Fish Fry.
"So it's a bunch of foolishness, because you have the police station right there and everything on Fish Fry.
"Fish Fry is a nice Bahamian place where tourists can sit down and relax and get a good meal, friendly people.
All that is at Fish Fry.
"So all those things that they are saying about it's not safe, it's not true."
Rolle encouraged the Ministry of Tourism to "let the people know that whatever they are saying about the Fish Fry, it's not true".
Willard McKenzie, owner of Andros Hideout, said Fish Fry is a much safer place now than it on
ce was.
"I think Fish Fry is safe, and I think Fish Fry is okay for the people to come," McKenzie said.
"It's like a new Fish Fry now.
"We don't have that loud music anymore and families are now starting to come out."
The owner of another Arawak Cay restaurant, however, said he agrees with the advisory that Fish Fry is not safe for tourists.
"That's a fact," he said, asking that his name not be used.
"The Bahamas and its citizenry, we only respond or react when things like this happen.
"The police have been reliably informed on an ongoing basis at Fish Fry that there [are] predators, that this is a habitat for criminals."
He said the matter needs to be addressed immediately.
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