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My rating: 4 out of 5
Alien “invasion”, while not a new concept, has been a tried and true science fiction trope since the genre came to be. Many sci-fi authors have had a go at it at some stage because the arrival to Earth of a spectacular fleet of starships carrying more advanced beings will always be a cracking foundation for a story. In Childhood’s End, Arthur C. Clarke applies his great mind to the idea and the result is a thoughtful tale, academic and philosophical, offering a possible outcome to the evolutionary journey of mankind.
Huge silent ships appear over cities around the globe but the beings within keep themselves hidden, communicating only via the leader of the United Nations, all the while manipulating human society so that it becomes healthy and peaceful - a far cry from its state upon their arrival. They become known as the Overlords and they unite a world at war where crime is rife and poverty is all too common. What follows is a time of peace and prosperity where no one really has to work and where leisure, the arts and culture are what it's all about. Eventually the Overlords do reveal themselves and mix to a limited extent among the people of Earth, watching and learning. It soon becomes apparent that they have a bigger agenda, greater plans for the inhabitants of Earth. They desire to do more than just create a peaceful world, and what follows is a dramatic change of the human race. Ultimately it is the children of Earth who are the key to the grand plan, whatever it is, and it appears that even the Overlords aren’t privy to the big picture either. The ending is enjoyable and interesting, if a little depressing, and leaves me hoping that our species has a more noble destiny than the one portrayed here by Clarke.
There are a few things about the book that I really liked, one of them being the physical appearance of the Overlord aliens, which was an interesting surprise. It was cool how this tied into human mythology and thought, but it’s very late in the story that we learn the reasons why. I enjoyed the commentary on the state of humanity and of our psyche, which shows how well Clarke understood such things, and it's really quite sobering. It's written very well (allowing for the old-school dialogue and references) and flowed well making for a fairly smooth read.
|Ballantine Books 1953 First edition|
As far as things I didn’t like, there aren't really any that spring to mind. It doesn't come across as overly dated, I thought, and even though it was originally published in the 1950s, the book has stood the test of time reasonably well. There are odd references to things such as listening to a "tape recording" or to the radio being the main form of broadcast media, but other than those it's generally okay. To be fair, being a work from a different era, the society is a little different (things like gender equality and representation, etc.) but that's exactly it, it was different world back then and to judge certain aspects of the narrative by our modern standards (as many do) is simply unfair and rather stupid. As an interesting side note, in 2004 Childhood’s End was nominated for a Retro-Hugo Award for Best Novel for 1954, which is indicative of it’s contemporary popularity. Honestly, this is definitely a book for the purist, someone who appreciates the work for what is it and who won't judge it by current thinking.
In conclusion, it's a good example of golden era writing by an author who thought about big ideas and was able to present them as a plausible (for the day) scenario. Would I generally recommend this to a reader under the age of about 40, or for one looking for pure entertainment? Nope, not at all, but for a reader who likes philosophical ideas and can accept the differences of the world in which it is set will probably enjoy the experience. I sure did and was again shown why writers like Arthur C. Clarke are seen as giants of literature.
4/5 for concept
4/5 for delivery
3/5 for entertainment
|Childhood's End concept art by Alexander Forssberg|


RESIDENTS have been invited to have their say on the next phase of a regeneration project.
Devon and Cornwall Housing (DCH) invited members of the public to have further say on their proposed development at Granby Green in Devonport.
This was the second stage of public consultation, being held at the Welcome Hall on Fore Street in Devonport, and details of the proposed new development for Granby Green were on display.
Leon Harris, from Devon and Cornwall Housing, said: "Today is a public consultation for the regeneration of Granby Green to give local residents he opportunity to have their say on our proposals.
"The first consultation looked at the positives and improvements. Through the summer we've been looking at plans and putting together detailed proposals.
"We will take the feedback from today and the public reaction and add more detail to the plans.
"Most people are happy and relieved. The site is very outdated and there is a lot of anti-social behaviour.
"The residents want it demolished and something put in its place.
"They're happy it's a traditional residential area with lots of two-bedroom homes."
The proposed redevelopment marks the next phase of the Devonport Development Framework following on from Evolve, which when complete in 2014, will have delivered 219 new homes including 90 affordable homes.
Plymouth City Council and Plymouth Community Homes have entered into a partnership agreement with DCH to redevelop the Granby Green and Granby Street area with Linden Homes.
Plymouth Urban Design company LHC prepared designs to give attendees an idea of what the proposed development may look like.
The public exhibition aimed to expand on the proposals first presented to the residents' groups, the public and local businesses earlier this year.
Robert Carroll, from Stoke, attended the exhibition to peruse the updated plans.
"I walk by the area so many times I'm very mindful of what's going on.
"I'm delighted that after all the redevelopment that has taken place that this is without the wood cladding – after a matter of months it loses its shine and starts to look tacky. If Iceland was to disappear from that area there would be a problem though," he said.
All of the people previously living at Granby Green have now been moved out of the building and re-housed in suitable accommodation in preparation for the demolition programme.
At the end of the month Devon and Cornwall Housing will be submitting a full planning submission to Plymouth City Council.
If that is successful, from January to March 2014 the demolition will take place and in spring 2014 building works will commence.


Oh, no!! Now he's hooked! It took me a few tries to get the desired results... did the Goldilocks thing.... first too thick, then too thin, now I get them mostly just right...Powder coated my first bullets. Got the powder from Smoke4320 over at Cast Boolits. Used his method to cook it on. Surprised the shit out of myself.
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Mostly just right is sweet. Converting the lubra-sizer into a plasta-sizer. Got Pink Floyd shine on you crazy diamond blasting on ampzilla. Going to switch to the Allman Bros. when I squeeze them through.Oh, no!! Now he's hooked! It took me a few tries to get the desired results... did the Goldilocks thing.... first too thick, then too thin, now I get them mostly just right...
I don't know a lot about it, but I think it came out in the 70's. I remember guys at school talking about how "it had more power than the .44 mag".... I think they were reading paper ballistics, but even so, it's probably a pretty spicy little round.Not exactly reloading ,but I did get some dies. So I bought a TC contender "package deal" a little over a year ago. I just recently tested some some 22 hornet loads and they are looking pretty good. My next barrel I want to work up a load on is the 7X30 Waters. But it didn't have a pistol scope, and they can be pretty hard to find these days.
So I came across a deal on a .256 Winchester Mag revolver with a scope. They made me a deal to take it all, pistol, ammo and dies. So I just picked up my 7X30 barrel with the scope installed and the rest of the package. I am curious if anyone on here has ever owned a .256. The box of factory loads say .256 Winchester Mag , but the dies just say .256 Winchester. From what I can tell from my online research , these are one and the same.
I probably won't mess with it for a while, but welcome any knowledge anyone might have on this caliber. From what I can tell , it was released in 1961 and intended to be used in both pistols and rifles. Ruger made a single shot pistol, but it was soon discontinued. I don't recall if they chambered a rifle in it.
Strange thing, is there are almost no markings on the pistol. We are guessing it was a custom modification on maybe a Blackhawk frame. There might be some markings on the barrel under the picatinny style rail. But there are no visible caliber stampings.
I will check more with an old gunsmith friend before I fire it. My priority for the coming months will be the 7x30.
Yes, from what I read, .357 case necked down. From the reloading manual, it can push a 75 gr. V-max up to 2400 fps. It came with a set of dies, about 40 factory loads , and about 250 reloads. So I do have a pretty good supply of brass. I just have a lot of work to do with my contender calibers for now, so I might have to hide it away for a future project. lol.I don't know a lot about it, but I think it came out in the 70's. I remember guys at school talking about how "it had more power than the .44 mag".... I think they were reading paper ballistics, but even so, it's probably a pretty spicy little round.
I'm pretty sure it's the .357 mag case necked down to 25 caliber...so, brass shouldn't be an issue, if you can find the dies for it.


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Prince Harry's much-talked-about memoir, Spare, sheds light on his experience as the second son of a monarch (or in the case of the majority of Harry's life, the second son of a very patient heir: King Charles III). However, Prince Harry's tell-all book isn't the only insight we have into what royal spares actually did with their lives.
Throughout history, royal spares have carved their own name into the history books, sometimes even leading more interesting lives than their more famous siblings. From winning acclaim on battlefields to trying (and sometimes even succeeding) to steal their brothers' crowns and titles, these royal spares made sure their lives were more than just a backup plan.
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William the Conqueror successfully conquered England in 1066, becoming King of England in addition to being the Duke of Normandy. Upon his death, rather than appoint his eldest son, Robert Curthouse, King of England, he named his second son, William Rufus, king. Robert was given Normandy.
William was a hugely unpopular ruler, with a series of nobles campaigning for Robert to replace him as King. After handily defeating the rebels, William secured Robert’s allegiance along with half of Normandy, cutting down Robert’s inheritance even further.
Defeating Robert wasn’t the end of William’s tenuous grasp on the throne. In addition to taking half of Normandy from Robert, William effectively disinherited his younger brother, Henry. When William died after being shot in the back during a hunting trip 11 years into his reign, Henry, who was on the hunting trip, quickly seized the English throne for himself. This lead to suspicions that Henry was behind the so-called accident, especially as the other members of the hunting party gained considerable favor during Henry’s reign.
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George V's Spare Became King While His Heir Was Still Alive
On December 11, 1936, King Edward VIII became the first King of England to abdicate the throne by his own choice. Edward insisted on marrying Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American woman. The prospect of having an American divorcee as queen was a scandal Parliament refused to support, thereby forbidding Edward from marrying the woman he loved. Rather than relent, Edward gave up his crown, and his younger brother, George, inherited the throne in his stead.
As the “spare,” George VI’s sudden ascension to the throne was unexpected, to say the least. To say the most, though, George VI reportedly never wanted to be King and was content with his life as the younger brother. Nevertheless, he took up the mantle and lead the country through World War II.
The story of Henry VIII’s six wives made him one of Britain’s most infamous monarchs, but if things had gone according to plan, he never would have even been king. For the first 11 years of his life, Henry was the “spare” and his older brother, Prince Arthur, was the heir.
In early 1502, Prince Arthur and his wife, Catherine (who would later become Henry VIII’s first wife), caught the “sweating sickness.” While Catherine recovered, Arthur did not.
Prior to becoming heir, Henry was prepped for a career in the church and educated in a variety of topics, including music and sports. According to one historian, his life was vastly different than his brother’s, so much so that they likely didn’t spend more than a few months together when Arthur was alive.
Instead, while Arthur was groomed to be King of England one day, surrounded by men and with his own household, Henry was raised by their mother and surrounded by her primarily female household. Then, Arthur’s sudden death paved the way for Henry VIII’s notorious reign and, quite literally, altered the course of history.
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King Louis XIII's Spare Was Raised Effeminately So He Wouldn't Compete With The Heir
From a young age, Philippe, Duc d’Orleans, younger brother of King Louis XIV, was encouraged to dress up as a girl and act effeminately so as not to threaten the reign of his brother, the way Louis XIII’s younger brother Gaston did. This fear of a rivalry between the brothers and later Louis XIV’s own jealousy assured that no matter what Philippe did, he remained in the background so as not to outshine his brother.
Later in life, Philippe turned out to be an accomplished military leader, defeating William of Orange in the Dutch War, which saw Philippe’s French forces face the combined forces of the Spanish and the Dutch. After this accomplishment, Philippe returned to France a war hero and received so much acclaim that, allegedly jealous of Philippe’s success and attention, Louis XIV barred him from commanding forces ever again.
In preventing Philippe from achieving further military acclaim, Louis XIV ensured his younger brother would never amass enough support to challenge his throne - the theme that dominated Philippe’s life.
From a young age, George, the younger son of Edward VII, was favored over his older brother, the lethargic heir presumptive Albert Victor. Despite the fact that George was by all accounts brighter and more intelligent than his brother, when it came time to start preparing the heir for his future throne, Albert was tutored and prepped and George continued his career as a naval officer.
Before Albert ever became king (he was second in line to the throne behind his father Edward, who was Queen Victoria’s heir), he passed away from a flu epidemic in 1892. Thus, after preparing for life in the navy, George suddenly became a future king. Fortunately, his reign wasn’t imminent, as his grandmother, Queen Victoria, still had nine years left in her reign. What followed was an extensive education in all of the subjects a future monarch would need: languages, the succession, and the ins-and-outs of the constitutional monarchy.
In addition to that tutoring, Edward, the Prince of Wales and heir, introduced George to any and everyone he may need to know as king, from politicians to military men and more. George also traveled throughout the British Empire extensively before ultimately becoming King of England after the death of his father in 1910.
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Richard the Lionheart’s road to the throne was a tumultuous one; it started when King Henry II decided he would split his lands evenly among his three sons, a plan his eldest son, Henry the Young King, strongly opposed. The Young King joined forces with his younger brother, Richard, as well as the kings of France and Scotland, to rebel against Henry II. Ultimately, Henry II defeated his sons, but there was never any real peace made.
Instead, after the sudden death of Henry the Young King, Richard led another revolt against their father. This time, Henry II asked Richard to give up his inheritance of Aquitaine. Richard refused and joined forces with King Philip II of France. Together, Richard and Philip defeated Henry II in battle, forcing the King of England to recognize Richard as his heir. A few weeks later, after the death of Henry II, Richard the Lionheart was King of England.

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The signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT) proteins were originally discovered through the biochemical purification of factors involved in interferon (IFN) regulated gene transcription. The STAT family consists of seven members (STAT1, STAT2, STAT3, STAT4, STAT5a, STAT5b and STAT6). They are localized in three chromosomal clusters, suggesting that this family of proteins has evolved by gene duplication: STAT1 and STAT4 are found on chromosome 2, STAT2 and STAT6 on chromosome 12 and STAT3 and STAT5a and STAT5b on chromosome 17. Homologous proteins have been found in non-vertebrates such as Drosophila. Since no STAT-like genes have been identified in unicellular organisms, including yeast, STAT might have evolved with the development of multicellular organisms.
All STATs share conserved domains that were first recognized by sequence analysis and mutagenesis studies. Starting from the amino terminus, they are the N-terminal domain, the coiled- coil domain, the DNA binding domain, the linker domain, the SH2 domain and the transactivation domain. This conserved structural organization was confirmed and greatly advanced by X-ray crystallography of the core amino acids of STAT1 and STAT3 bound to DNA.
Regulation of STAT transcriptional activity
The ultimate biological effect of activated STATs lies in their ability to rapidly increase the transcriptional activity of genes in response to extracellular cues. The ability of different STAT proteins to regulate a wide variety of genes is due, at least in part, to different binding affinities for natural DNA binding sites and to the strength of transcriptional activation. The transcriptional activity of all STATs depends on the carboxy-terminal transcriptional activation domain (TAD). STAT1, STAT3 and STAT4 undergo alternative splicing to generate distinct C-termini lacking a TAD. The truncated forms of these STATs function as dominant negatives when over-expressed in cultured cells. Targeted disruption of truncated STAT3β in mice that still have a functional full length STAT3α results in significant changes in the pattern of gene induction and impaired recovery from endotoxic shock. More recent studies have shown that each isoform of STAT3 has unique and distinct functions.
Further regulation by the TAD is achieved through modifications by serine phosphorylation and by the recruitment of co-activators. The TAD of STAT1, STAT3, STAT4 and STAT5 contain a P(M)SP motif that was found to be phosphorylated. Mutation o this serine to alanine resulted in reduced cytokine-stimulated transcription. Experiments by Kovarik et al. suggested that STAT C-termini contribute to the specificity of cellular responses by linking STATS to different serine kinase pathways and through intrinsically different requirements for serine phosphorylation at distinct promoters. Serine phosphorylation can be targeted independently of tyrosine phosphorylation and therefore may represent synergy between two activating signals.
All STATs, except STAT4, have been shown to associate with the histone acetyltransferase coactivaors p300 and CBP. This interaction has been found to increase STAT transcriptional activity. In addition, STAT2 has been shown to recruit the acetyltransferase GCN5 which results in acetylation of histones in the promoters of IFN-α regulated genes. NMI, another cofactor shown to interact with coiled-coil domain of STAT5 has been proposed to facilitate interaction of STAT5 with p300/CBP, resulting in enhanced transcriptional activity. Other transcription factors shown to be required for maximal STAT-dependent transcription include Spl, USF1, glucocorticoid receptor, CCAAT/enhancer binding protein, c-jun, androgen receptor, and SMAD.
Negative regulation of STATs
The duration of STAT activation is regulated by the balance of receptor associated JAK activity in the cytoplasm and dephosphorylation in the nucleus. SH2 containing phosphatases (SHP) proteins are constitutively expressed and can attenuate cytokine signal transduction by dephosphorylating JAKs and receptors. Members of the protein inhibitors of activated STATs family are also constitutively expressed and mediate repression of STAT activity. The suppressors of cytokine signaling (SOCS) family of proteins are generally expressed at low level in the unstimulated cells but are rapidly induced by cytokines and inhibit JAK-STAT signaling in a classic negative feedback loop. SOCS proteins can directly inhibit cytokine signaling by inhibiting JAK activity, competing with STATs for receptor docking sites, and by targeting signaling molecules for degradation through the ubiquitin-proteosome pathway. Studies of SOCS gene targeting in mice has revealed critical roles for these proteins in negatively regulating certain cytokines and demonstrates the disastrous biological consequences of rampant cytokine signaling.
Negative regulation also occurs in the nucleus and STAT dephosphorylation is an important signal for export back to the cytoplasm. There is evidence that TC45, a nuclear tyrosine phosphatase, is responsible for STAT1 and STAT3 dephosphorylation. Cells lacking TC45 retain tyrosine phosphorylated STAT1 longer that normal cells and overex

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Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Supports Manufacturers, Business Growth
Ohio Development Services Agency
Manufacturers in Ohio will benefit from six partnerships statewide through the Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership (Ohio MEP). These regional partners will provide assistance to small and medium sized manufacturers to increase their productivity, growth and competitiveness, in collaboration with the Ohio Development Services Agency (ODSA).
Through the current five-year grant agreement with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), ODSA has been awarded an additional $7.47 million, which will extend federal support and state-wide partnerships into 2019.
“Manufacturing is an integral part of job creation in Ohio,” said David Goodman, Director of ODSA. “We are committed to helping these businesses continue to grow.”
The six partners include the Center for Innovative Food Technology (CIFT) in the northwest region; the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET) in the northeast region; PolymerOhio in the central region; the University of Dayton Research Institute (FastLane) in the west central region; TechSolve in the southwest region; and the Ohio State University’s Center for Design and Manufacturing Excellence (CDME) in the central and southeast regions.
The Ohio MEP is a state and federal initiative to develop and distribute technology, management, and technical expertise to improve the competitiveness of manufacturers. For more information about the Ohio MEP, visit our website.
Marketing helps but a fancy web site cannot replace a strong site development plan that illustrates an Opportunity Zone is prepared for development. Creating an Opportunity Zone site development plan involves five steps that includes the creation of site plans and infrastructure finance strategies, enacting land use entitlements and tax incentives, advocating for a state and local Opportunity Zone public policy agenda, marketing the Opportunity Zone and seeking professional guidance to operate an Opportunity Zone by seeking investors.read more
Maybe it is a silly question since the ink on the IRS regulations are not dry nor are the even written in ink but economic development, elected officials and real estate developers are asking the question—is our region already behind in attracting capital for Opportunity Zones? The answer to four questions determines if your region is behind in this critical economic development opportunity.read more
The Uptown Consortium enlisted Sasaki, a global planning and design firm, to complete the master plan for the Uptown Innovation Corridor in Cincinnati. Bringing a broad, comprehensive vision to the table, the firm is working to articulate a thoughtful implementation framework that balances land use, urban design, placemaking and real estate strategies. The result is an execution roadmap to create a world-class urban district.read more


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Join us for a discussion about Mamo by Sas Milledge! Registration required. Sign up to receive a copy of the book from the library.
Summary from Goodreads:
“Orla O’Reilly, the youngest in a long line of hedge witches, is compelled to return home after the death of her grandmother, Mamo. In the wake of her Mamo’s passing, seas are impossible to fish, crops have soured, even Jo Manalo’s attic is taken over by a poltergeist! And to make matter worse it appears that the cause is Mamo, or her mislaid bones that is. Can Orla shoulder the responsibility of quieting her Mamo’s spirit, saving her hometown, and will she have to step up as the new witch of Haresden like Mamo always wanted? ”
For teens entering grades 10 – 12 in the Fall.

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Anthony “Tony” Aubermann is a retired FBI Special Agent with over 30 years of service to the FBI. Mr. Aubermann worked as a Special Agent in Detroit, Dallas, and most recently in St. Joseph, MI. He also served as a Supervisory Special Agent at FBI Headquarters in Washington D.C. in the Intellectual Property Rights Section. During his career, Mr. Aubermann specialized in fraud and embezzlement cases, organized crime investigations, cyber-crime investigations, and crimes against children cases. As a Special Agent, Mr. Aubermann founded and coordinated the Dallas Metroplex Health Care Fraud Task Force and he also led two FBI Major Cases that were directed at national white-collar crime targets. During his time in the St. Joseph FBI Office, Mr. Aubermann led the Benton Harbor, MI, Gang Task Force and he served as the FBI Crimes Against Children Coordinator for West Michigan. He was awarded the “Case of the Year” by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Western District of Michigan for an investigation that resulted in the dismantlement of a drug cartel operation in Southwestern Michigan. He also received an award from the Chicago Police Department for his work on a high-profile triple homicide case. Mr. Aubermann was also certified as an FBI Undercover Agent. Mr. Aubermann graduated Cum Laude from Wayne State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and a major in Accounting. He is a licensed professional investigator in the State of Michigan.
Roberta Gilligan retired from the FBI in December 2017 with over 23 years of investigative and supervisory experience. Ms. Gilligan served as a Special Agent in the Detroit Division and as a Supervisory Special Agent in the International Terrorism Section at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC. At the time of her retirement, Ms. Gilligan was the Supervisory Special Agent responsible for the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, as well as the supervisor responsible for terrorism investigations and counter-intelligence operations in West Michigan. Ms. Gilligan has extensive experience investigating complex white-collar crimes to include corporate fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, and wire fraud matters. Three of her investigations were featured on the television shows American Greed and Investigation Discovery, to include the investigation and conviction of the first death penalty case in the State of Michigan since 1938. In 2011, Ms. Gilligan was selected to serve in Iraq in support of the Global War on Terrorism. She is a recipient of the Clarissa Young Female Officer of the Year Award and the U.S Attorney General Director’s Award, both of which were awarded to her for outstanding achievements as a law enforcement investigator. Ms. Gilligan graduated from George Mason University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Psychology. She was an FBI certified physical fitness advisor and she is currently a licensed professional investigator in the State of Michigan.
Steve Crumb retired from the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office in 2005. During his 25 year career with the Sheriff’s Office, Mr. Crumb served as a detective and as the command officer in charge of the department’s Investigative Services Division. Mr. Crumb investigated or oversaw numerous investigations concerning complex financial crimes and fraudulent activities. Mr. Crumb also participated in a number of multi-jurisdictional investigations involving state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies. Upon his retirement from the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office, Mr. Crumb was selected to be the Manager of Investigations and Risk Services for Amway Corporation, a position he held for over 11 years. In this assignment, he oversaw highly confidential, sensitive, and complex investigations on a global level. Additionally, Mr. Crumb was responsible for pre-employment screening and the investigations of threats directed toward Amway, as well as workplace violence training. He also directed and controlled the administration of credit card fraud investigations and related responsibilities, to include overseeing the case management of investigations involving Workers Compensation claims. In addition, Mr. Crumb worked with Amway’s Special Events in coordinating and managing security for global events involving the company’s 3 million-plus distributors. He retired from Amway in June 2017. Mr. Crumb is a Certified Fraud Examiner. He is also a member of the American Society of Industrial Security. He earned his Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice and Business Administration from Grand Valley State University and he is a licensed professional investigator in the State of Michigan.
Marty Vander Vliet retired in November 2016 after 26 years as an FBI Special Agent assigned to the Detroit and Grand Rapids FBI Offices. While assigned to Detroit, Mr. Vander Vliet worked bank robberies, violent crimes, and narcotics cases. He also worked as an Undercover Agent. Mr. Vander Vliet is an FBI-certified Technical Agent. As a Tech Agent, he was responsible for the installation of the most cutting-edge electronic surveillance devices, which included cameras, microphones, telephone wiretaps, GPS trackers, and other devices. Mr. Vander Vliet was selected to receive highly specialized training in Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM), more commonly referred to as “sweeps”, and he has done TSCM examinations of FBI facilities throughout Michigan, the United States, and at US Embassies around the world. Mr. Vander Vliet is a graduate of Calvin College and the University of Wisconsin Law School. He is a member of the state and federal bars of Wisconsin, and he is a licensed professional investigator in the State of Michigan.
Bill Blynn has been involved in law enforcement since 1972. Mr. Blynn began his career as a Crime Scene Investigator/Latent Fingerprint Examiner with the Miami Dade Public Safety Department in Florida. Mr. Blynn began his career with the FBI in Washington, DC, and he has also been assigned as a Special Agent to the FBI’s St. Louis Office and the New York City Office. Mr. Blynn took a transfer to the Grand Rapids office of the FBI in 1995. Over the course of his career, Mr. Blynn has conducted a wide variety of investigations to include surveillance operations, fugitive investigations, bank robbery investigations, kidnapping investigations, white collar crime cases, and wire fraud investigations. He also has specialized training in installing and detecting various covert devices to include cameras, microphones, and global positioning systems (GPS). Mr. Blynn retired from the FBI in 2010. Mr. Blynn is an FBI-certified Police Instructor, Firearms Instructor, and SWAT Agent. He also has provided training in identifying fingerprints and crime scene processing. He is a licensed professional investigator in the State of Michigan.
Ken Colby spent over 41 years in federal and state law enforcement as an Investigator. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and Western Michigan University. Mr. Colby has served as a Special Deputy United States Marshal, the Chief of Police for Kalamazoo Valley Community College, a Major for the Kalamazoo Public Safety Department, and as a Captain in the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office. Mr. Colby has an extensive background in undercover operations at both the federal and state levels. His investigative experience includes major crimes, fraud, larceny, internal investigations, and vehicle identification. Mr. Colby has experience in school security audits, active shooter training and the development of threat assessment teams. He is a certified police instructor who has taught nationally and who has authored training manuals. He is a licensed professional investigator in the State of Michigan.
Mike Heffron recently retired from the FBI with 27 years investigative and coordinator experience. Mr. Heffron served as an FBI Special Agent in the Minneapolis and Detroit Divisions, and at FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC. Mr. Heffron has extensive experience in white collar crime, extortions, kidnapping, fugitives, and surveillance investigations. Mr. Heffron was individually selected on two separate occasions to be part of an elite group that targeted terrorism matters in Afghanistan. While in Afghanistan, Mr. Heffron worked directly with US and NATO special forces military units and intelligence agencies. He was also chosen for a third rotation to assist in the creation of the FBI’s overseas personnel recovery plan due to his extensive knowledge of the Afghanistan theater of operations. He holds FBI certifications as a Police Instructor, SWAT Operator, Tactical Instructor, and Firearms Instructor. He has been assigned to the protective details of both the US Attorney General and FBI Director and he has twice been assigned to provide firearms instruction at FBI Headquarters. A native of West Michigan, he graduated from Aquinas College with a degree in business administration and accounting. He is a licensed professional investigator in the State of Michigan.
Gerard B. Alexander is a graduate of the American University in Washington D.C. He is also a veteran of the United States Army, having served as a military police officer. Mr. Alexander retired from the FBI after over 30 years. Mr. Alexander served as an FBI Special Agent in several cities around the country, however, the majority of his career was spent in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he served as the Senior Resident Agent. Mr. Alexander has been involved in numerous FBI investigations to include white collar crimes, violent crimes, crimes against children and the elderly, crimes against corporations, and crimes against federal/local governments. Mr. Alexander is an FBI-certified Hostage Negotiator, who has successfully negotiated several grave situations. He has lectured at several crime seminars for corporations, financial institutions, and civic organizations. Mr. Alexander is also an FBI-certified Police Instructor and he is currently an instructor at a West Michigan Police Academy. He is a licensed professional investigator in the State of Michigan.
Ron Neil founded Lair Investigations, LLC, in 1998 after serving 26 years with the Michigan Department of State Police (MSP). During his career with the MSP, he held the ranks of Trooper Investigator, Detective Sergeant, and First Lieutenant. He retired as the Post Commander of the Hastings, MI Post. While with the State Police he was assigned to various MSP Posts across the State, as well as being assigned to the MSP’s Organized Crime Unit and the Michigan Attorney General Office, Criminal Division. In these units, Mr. Neil became well-schooled in the areas of both overt and covert surveillances and high level white collar crimes. He has testified in hundreds of criminal and civil cases at all levels of both state and federal courts. Mr. Neil is a licensed professional investigator in the State of Michigan.
Roy Johnson founded and created The Bureau Group in the Fall of 2010 and still remains the Managing Partner. Johnson has over 30 years of experience in Federal and State law enforcement as a senior investigator and also as a manager. He is a graduate of Indiana State University with a Masters of Science in Personnel Administration and Educational Psychology. Mr. Johnson’s key skills lie in leading investigations of sophisticated organizations, uncovering facts through interview or interrogations and analyzing facts to lead to the resolution of the investigation. He is an FBI-certified police instructor and has developed expertise in crisis management and the behavioral sciences. Johnson was also the Field Coordinator for the FBI in Michigan for more than 20 years, working with the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime in Quantico, Virginia, that addressed significant violent crimes throughout the United States. Those cases often involved extreme violent crimes, or unusual and unsolved matters that relied on criminal profiles and assessments, which then provided assistance to law enforcement in their respective jurisdictions. Upon his retirement from the FBI after serving in Southwestern Michigan, Johnson moved to Washington D.C. and worked as the Special Agent in Charge for the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR). This unique agency reported to both the Secretary of Defense and Department of State, conducting oversight reviews and investigations which were related to the combined U.S. efforts in Iraq and the Middle East. Since September of 2010, he continues to be a licensed professional investigator in the State of Michigan.


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PCToday continues its regular feature: welcoming new full-time and regular part-time Pennsylvania College of Technology employees, as reported by the Human Resources Office.
- Jeffrey M. Perkinson, full-time Enterprise Applications Programmer/Analyst, Information Technology Services; effective Nov. 30
Only new college hires and employees transferring from one internal position to another in certain situations are reported.

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Sony Sirius could be Xperia Z2, coming at MWC 2014
During 2013 Sony launched a number of flagship smartphones and already thoughts have turned to what the company has planned for this year, and the Sony Sirius is now rumoured to be the Sony Xperia Z2 that could be coming at MWC 2014.
We have been hearing spec rumours about the Sony Xperia Z2 for a few months now but more recently news started to emerge about a handset being called Sirius, but now this is being claimed to actually be the Xperia Z2.
It is being claimed that Sony will showcase the device at the Mobile World Congress taking place next month in Barcelona, Spain with specs of the handset claimed to include a 5.2-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440.
This matches what has been claimed before for the Sony Xperia Z2 which is also tipped to feature a 20.7-meagpixel rear facing camera which the Xperia Z1 features, so surely Sony will make some improvements or minor changes to the later model.
Other features are claimed to include a 3,700 mAh battery housed in a nice slim form factor along with the Mobile Bravia Engine 3 with enhanced X-Reality for mobile. Of course this will come with the same dust and waterproofing that Sony handsets are now famous for, but this information still needs a large dose of salt until we hear something official from the company next month.
Will you be giving the Sony Xperia Z2 a look based on these rumours?


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The rise in semiconductor purposes strengthens CVD's world diamond market.
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A diamond of chemical vapor deposition or CVD, also called diamond created within the laboratory, which is produced by an artificial methodology, in comparison with actual or pure diamonds generated by bodily processes. Using the CVD course of is cheaper as a result of it requires cheaper tools. Yellow Gold Blue CVD Diamond crystals could be manufactured by introducing boron or nitrogen into the chamber whereas the product is being manufactured. Though the CVD course of is rising as a consequence of its effectivity in each time and worth, there are a number of elements which may be vital sooner or later as a consequence of inflation ranges. Varied purposes in industries reminiscent of mining, optics, electronics, building, and so forth. The demand of this market will enhance. The world market is anticipated to develop at a gentle tempo. A CAGR of roughly 7.38% through the forecast interval of 2018-2023.
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With the current state of politics in the United States, I have come to believe we need a couple of constitutional amendments to help our government be more “For and by the people.”
First, we need to reduce the huge amounts of money needed to run for office in this country — over a $1 billion in the last presidential election alone — during a recession.
- I would like to see a constitutional amendment that says, “A candidate for elected government office in the United States of America or its states can only accept contributions from people living within the candidate’s proposed jurisdiction before or after the election and cannot accept contributions from corporations — which are man-made entities not people — absolutely no contributions from any type of political fundraising organizations such as political parties, foreign sources, organized crime organizations or any other organization operating outside current United States laws. Penalties can be fines for first-time offenders and forced removal from office for second-time offenders.”
- Next, I would like to see a constitutional amendment that says, “No elected official or high-ranking government agency official in the United States of America or its states’ governments can be employed or paid to work as a lobbyist or for a lobbying organization in any capacity for 10 years after leaving elected office or his position in top-level management/administration within a government agency with forfeiture of all salaries or other monies paid for any offender’s first offense and a minimum of five years in a federal prison for any second offenses.”
I believe this would make it more likely for capable, average citizens to run for political office and take the massive pressures off politicians to do as their big financial donors want politicians to do.
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Is this the iPhone 5C?
New high-resolution images have been found online of the supposed iPhone 5C, the rumoured lower-cost handset expected to be unveiled by Apple later this year. BGR reports that emerging insider Sonny Dickson posted the images, more of which can be viewed on his website.


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Auburn, Ala. — Chicken Salad Chick, a Southern-inspired, fast-casual chicken salad restaurant concept, will be expanding in North Carolina with its newest restaurant in Cary. Marking the brand’s first restaurant in the greater Raleigh area and first in the Triangle region, the Cary opening comes just a month after the recent opening in High Point and highlights Chicken Salad Chick’s continued development in North Carolina.
The Cary restaurant will celebrate its grand opening on September 22.
Chicken Salad Chick is closely following North Carolina’s state and local guidelines for COVID-19 procedures and will open the Cary restaurant at limited capacity with social distancing measures in place. All employees will be wearing masks and gloves, as well as practicing proper handwashing and food safety protocol, and all guests will be required to wear masks until seated for dining.
The Cary restaurant is owned and operated by first-time Chicken Salad Chick franchise owners John Schuster and Mike Saccone of S&S of Waverly Enterprises, LLC. The partners bring more than 55 years of foodservice experience to the brand, both previously working at Coca-Cola where they managed partnerships with restaurant concepts such as Wendy’s and Little Caesars Pizza. Utilizing their backgrounds in business management, the new Raleigh residents plan to manage their first Chicken Salad Chick restaurant alongside their wives, Joyce and Penny, and John’s daughter, Alexis. Schuster and Saccone’s family will oversee HR, operations and marketing, respectively.
Following the opening of the Cary restaurant, Schuster and Saccone plan to open six additional Chicken Salad Chick locations in the Tri-County area over the next few years.
Founded by Stacy Brown in Auburn, Ala., in 2008, Chicken Salad Chick serves full-flavored, Southern-style chicken salad made from scratch. Today, under the leadership of Scott Deviney and the Chicken Salad Chick team, the brand has more than 165 restaurants in 17 states. For more information, visit www.chickensaladchick.com.
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The Quadrantid meteor shower is set to peak Saturday night. This is one of the biggest spectacles in the sky but can be difficult to see at times! This will be the first meteor shower of 2021.
This meteor shower happens annually and is known for its “bright fireball meteors”. This is often considered one of the best showers of the year.
This year, a bright waning gibbous moon may make it harder to spot the meteors, which usually illuminate a dark night sky, according to EarthSky. But it’s still worth gazing to the heavens for a glimpse of the annual light show.
Here’s what to know about the 2021 Quadrantid meteor shower:
The Quadrantids aren’t just an ordinary meteor shower. Most meteor showers are caused by when tiny bits of debris from a comet burn up upon entering Earth’s atmosphere. But the Quadrantids are believed to be caused by debris from an asteroid or possible “rock comet,” according to NASA.
Once a year the debris trails come into contact with Earth’s atmosphere. They then burn up creating a wonderful and colorful spectacle in the night sky.
The International Meteor Organization forecasts the peak will be on January 3 at 14:30 pm UTC. This means people in North America have their best chance of seeing the shower during the predawn hours of January 3rd.
Some meteor showers peak for days but the Quadrantids will only have a window of just a few hours. They have however sometimes been known to not show up right on schedule.
The Quadrantids tend to be the most prominent in the Northern Hemisphere. The American Meteor Society recommends people “face the northeast quadrant of the sky and center your view about half-way up in the sky.”
“By facing this direction you be able to see meteors shoot out of the radiant in all directions. This will make it easy to differentiate between the Quadrantids and random meteors from other sources,” the group explained in a blog post.
It seems this year’s show might not be as flashy as past years primarily because of the moonlight. With the possibility of as many as 100 meteors whizzing through the sky every hour during its peak, according to AccuWeather. It is still only reported to be likely to see a quarter of the action.

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Nagpur, Nov 29 (UNI) After a prolonged discussion that spanned three sessions, the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly today adopted by voice vote a resolution repealing the provisions of the Urban Land Ceiling (ULC) Act in the state amid Opposition from the Shiv Sena members raising slogans against the move.
The resolution was adopted after Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh announced a slew of measures to ensure that the land that came under the purview of the ULC Act would be used to create affordable housing for the people.
The measures include housing schemes on land that is still in possession of the owner, imposition of a tax on such property if housing schemes are not launched within a certain period, and housing schemes on land that has been acquired but not developed.
Besides, it would be mandatory to reserve dwelling units for the Lower Income Group (LIG) in township schemes and to construct a certain number of small units on land of which the permitted use has been converted from ''Industrial'' to ''Residential'' ('I to R conversion').
Replying to the discussion, Mr Deshmukh said the State Government would amend the rules to provide the land that had been rendered surplus under the Act, but was still in the possession of the owners and would be released consequent to the repeal, was used to build dwelling units with areas 40 sqm, 60 sqm and 80 sqm.
Municipal corporations would be told to sanction the plans accordingly, he said. Besides, the Government would enact a law imposing tax on such land remaining vacant beyond a certain period of time, he added.
Adoptation of resolution repealing provisions of the ULC Act would ensure that the owners do not hold on to the land in the hope of making a profit as the prices went up over time, the CM explained.
He informed that there was land that had been acquired by the State Government under the provisions of the ULC Act, but had not been developed and no housing scheme had been constructed on it.
Such property would be handed over to Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA), Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA) and housing societies for constructing dwelling units, the Chief Minister said.


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Iranians have never watched their government officials as closely as they did during Decembers UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in Geneva.
Thanks to the internet, this was the first time that many Iranians inside and outside their country were able to monitor the activities of Iranian government delegates in full at a UN summit or any other type of meeting. Not only were all the Iranian governments proposals for the summits declaration of principles posted online, but all their schedules, plans, speeches, sessions, and press conferences were also open to the public through the summits official website.
It was one of the greatest moments of my life to see the toughest questions on censorship posed to the Iranian president, Seyyid Mohammad Khatami, by foreign journalists at a press conference. I watched it live online.
Khatami denied that his government censors political and news websites, and insisted (contrary to the testimonies of hundreds of Iranians and the world press) that only 240 websites are blacklisted in Iran for being radically anti-Islamic.
In relation to an authoritarian regime like Iran, I am more optimistic than Solana Larsen and James Cowling on the globally positive impact of the summit. This impact can be measured not so much through the official agenda of the summit as in light of the way it empowered internet users to monitor and challenge their top officials.
Summit blog spurred action
The controversy surrounding the press conference began on a bilingual blog called the Daily Summit. British and Arab journalists covered the WSIS on this independent website through brief and informative comments and links.
A single post on the Daily Summit asked Iranians to confirm or deny the news that Iran had filtered and blocked access to the Google search engine. Hundreds of frustrated Iranians responded within 24 hours confirming not only the blockage of Google, but also reporting that many other news websites and political blogs were blocked by the government.
However, there were quite a few among the hundreds who totally rejected the reality of internet censorship in Iran. This only made western readers more confused. Is the internet censored in Iran or not?
Users tangled in web of secrecy
Confusion is what the Iranian government really wants. As a result of power struggles in Iran, there are many different bodies claiming control of the internet.
Legally, it is the government and particularly the ministry of telecommunications who are responsible for any sort of policy-making and control. But other institutions like the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), the ministry of intelligence, and the supreme council of cultural revolution, try to have their say in the decision-making process. This could eventually bring them considerable political power and lots of money.
Meanwhile, the government has allowed several trusted companies to start up big internet connection providers (ICPs) that provide internet connections to individual consumers and smaller ICPs. Government blacklists and updates are sent directly to all ICPs as classified documents, and are never officially published.
The serious censorship started about six months ago, a few days before the anniversary of the 1999 student protests in Tehran. The government asked the ICPs to block the IP numbers the numerical address that lies beneath the outward web address of inappropriate websites.
Because more than one site can exist at one IP address through shared hosting accounts, many sites were blocked inadvertently. Even BlogSpot and PersianBlog, two free and extremely popular blogging services, were filtered.
But ICPs were not all blocking the same websites. The government sent a long blacklist of political websites and asked ICPs themselves to filter any additional sites they felt were inappropriate. This is the main reason for the confusion. Private ICPs, fearful of being closed down by the government, strived to be a few steps ahead of what the government demanded. Some of them filtered many additional websites, fearing the loss of huge investments they had made.
Some ICPs, controlled by the IRIB and other institutions rather than the government, have strong political backers. They did not obey government orders to use the blacklist. There is an economic rationale here: giving users access to sites that are filtered on rival ICPs ensures their service has an edge over their competitors.
Difficult questions at WSIS
In Geneva, the comments Iranians left on the Daily Summit blog about internet censorship encouraged a few BBC journalists to follow up on the story and try to ask officials about the status of freedom of expression in Iran.
President Khatami was scheduled to give a press conference later that evening, so the Daily Summit asked Iranians what they wanted to hear from their countrys delegates and dozens responded within hours by posting tough questions.
An Iranian reporter later wrote in his blog that Iranian reporters at the conference were required to register their questions beforehand, yet were denied the chance to ask it. As the conference proceeded, the summit blog reporters started to challenge the president. At one point, the presidents translator failed to translate the second part of a question by an al-Ahram reporter about censorship.
The real controversy came later. Internet users, then journalists, publicly distributed the names of many political websites that were being filtered. An embarrassed presidential deputy in legal and parliamentary affairs, Mohammad-Ali Abtahi, wrote in his own newly-launched blog that the president is not a liar and his remarks were based on the amount of information he had, so I prepared a list of the blocked political and news websites and sent it to him.
The day after President Khatami returned to Iran, many newspapers were talking about the WSIS scandal surrounding censorship, and especially about a remark the president made that there is currently only one journalist in prison in Iran, and that he was arrested for suspicious financial dealings, not because of his writing. Yet the organisation Reporters Without Borders has called Iran the biggest prison for journalists in the Middle East in their 2003 annual report.
The WSIS-effect in Iran
This was the first time that Iranians had a chance to see a live press conference taking place outside Iran. The Iranian delegation at the WSIS was not happy: the regime likes technology as long as it doesnt threaten its authority. But the delegation failed in its effort to include a defence of governments right to restrict peoples access to free information in the summits final declaration.
The Iranian experience of the WSIS explains why the European Union and the United States should raise internet censorship among other human rights issues in their discussions with the government of Iran. Unrestricted access to the net helps democracy in countries such as Iran. The west should stop the governments of such countries closing down this unique window on the world.

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With the Amendment 2 medical marijuana proposition lighting up political debate, Amendment 1 isn’t getting a lot of attention. But it could have the most lasting impact of any decision Florida voters will make this election.
It is reassuring to see Tampa General Hospital and the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine strengthen their ties.
By a substantial margin — and with a huge voter (84 percent) turnout — the people of Scotland voted Thursday to remain in the United Kingdom their country had formed with England in 1707.
The proposed high-speed ferry service across Tampa Bay holds real promise for our gridlock-plagued region, and it would be unfortunate if it is scuttled because of a location for its terminal.
During the runup to the 2012 Republican National Convention in Tampa, naysayers derided the inconvenience and expense of the massive event.
In the aftermath of the riots in Ferguson, Missouri, members of Congress are up in arms about the U.S. government supplying excess military equipment to local police forces.
President Obama is scheduled to be briefed this morning at U.S. Central Command on the latest developments in the war on terrorism.
The dark clouds that rumble over an economy straining for five years to fully recover from the Great Recession are beginning to break up.
There’s much to like about the deal St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman and developer Bill Edwards have struck over the future management of historic Al Lang Stadium.
Greenlight Pinellas critics like to portray the transit plan as a boondoggle that will fund empty buses and build an archaic rail system few people will use.
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Clarification: The original version of this story asserted that “all” of Sinclair’s commentators and news personalities espoused a conservative perspective. The story has been updated to say that all of Sinclair’s four nationally-syndicated commentators offer conservative views. It also reported that according to Craig Aaron, president of liberal activist organization Free Press, the media conglomerate’s hiring of former Trump administration press aide Epshteyn suggested a quid pro quo with the administration, exchanging favorable coverage for favorable regulatory treatment. The story has been updated to include Sinclair’s strong denials of any such arrangement.
TV station powerhouse Sinclair Broadcast Group raised a few eyebrows in April when it hired Boris Epshteyn as its chief political analyst. Epshteyn, after all, was a combative TV surrogate for President Trump during the presidential campaign and briefly was a Trump administration press aide, raising an obvious question: How independent would his political analysis be?
The answer, judging from Epshteyn’s first few weeks on the job, seems to be not very.
In his initial pieces for Sinclair, the owner of the largest string of TV stations in the nation, Epshteyn has played much the same role he did during the presidential campaign — as a Trump booster and defender. His “Bottom Line With Boris” segments have echoed positions taken by Trump himself, especially the president’s distaste for the news media.
His first report asked whether reporters were treating the president fairly; Epshteyn concluded they were not. “From the very start of the Trump presidency, the [White House] press briefings have veered way off course,” he said. “They have become much more theater than information gathering, theater in which, frankly, the press has often played the leading role.”
A second piece about former FBI director James B. Comey’s testimony before Congress also bashed the reporting on Trump. “The media coverage of this administration seems to be a lot of hype and very little substance,” Epshteyn said.
A third segment appraised Trump’s first 100 days in office enthusiastically. It included an interview clip with Kellyanne Conway, Epshteyn’s former White House colleague, in which she said, “Go ask a coal miner or a farmer or a truck driver or someone who works in the health-care profession how they feel about some of the great moves he’s made in the first few days, and they will tell you they feel very buoyant.”
To which Epshteyn added his own exclamation point: “The American people demand change, and they demand action, and that’s exactly what they’ll get from this administration going forward.”
Epshteyn’s segments have added yet another pro-Trump shading to news and commentary offered by Sinclair, a Baltimore-area company with a long history of favoring conservative causes and candidates on its stations’ newscasts.
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, boasted that Trump officials had struck a deal with Sinclair for interviews with company-owned stations, particularly those in critical swing states. Sinclair has denied the existence of such a deal, but its stations in Ohio, Florida and elsewhere nevertheless scored multiple exclusive interviews with Trump and his surrogates.
The company, which owns 173 stations nationwide, announced its biggest expansion last month — an agreement to buy 42 stations owned by Tribune Media for $3.9 billion. The Tribune purchase would expand Sinclair’s access to households in about 70 percent of the nation, including those serving the three largest metropolitan areas, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. The deal, which is pending the approval of the Trump administration, has raised concerns about the concentration of station ownership (Sinclair’s largest station currently is WJLA, Channel 7, in Washington.)
In light of the Tribune agreement, Epshteyn’s hiring by Sinclair suggests a tacit quid pro quo, said Craig Aaron, president of Free Press, a liberal activist organization that opposes further consolidation. In exchange for Sinclair providing “pro-Trump propaganda,” he said, the Trump administration will approve a deal that will expand “a pro-Trump network.” Sinclair has strongly denied any such arrangement.
Like Epshteyn, all of Sinclair’s nationally-syndicated commentators espouse a conservative perspective on the news. In addition to Epshteyn, the commentators are: Mark Hyman, a company executive who does regular commentaries; Sharyl Attkisson ; and Armstrong Williams, who managed Ben Carson’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Epshteyn, a college classmate of Trump’s son Eric, is not the first aide to join a news organization fresh from his work on behalf of a political figure. James Carville and Paul Begala were hired by CNN after helping to elect Bill Clinton, and Karl Rove and Dana Perino joined Fox News after working for George W. Bush. More recently, CNN employed former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski as an analyst.
The difference, however, is that Lewandowski, et al., have usually been paired with opposing or contrasting voices on the air to provide a range of opinions. Epshteyn appears by himself on his two-minute segments, making him more akin to commentators such as Fox’s Sean Hannity or MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow.
Epshteyn declined an on-the-record interview. He issued a statement that read, in part, “My political affiliations are well known and are widely disclosed. . . . Having had the great opportunity to work in this White House, I take my ability to provide unique insight into the Trump administration very seriously.”
Sinclair’s top news executive, Senior Vice President Scott Livingston, also issued a statement that noted that Epshteyn’s commentary was “part of our continued effort to produce diverse programming for our viewers” and amounted to “a brief addition” to the many hours of local news its stations produce each day.
In fact, Epshteyn’s segments take up more than two minutes of a station’s typical 30-minute newscast — a considerable chunk of time considering that sports, weather reports and commercials leave only 15 or 16 minutes for news.
What is striking, in any case, is how Epshteyn’s point of view tends to dovetail with Sinclair’s news coverage.
On the same day that Sinclair distributed to its stations his segment about the alleged bias in reporting the Comey hearing, for example, it also distributed a story from reporter Michelle Macaluso and instructed the stations to air it on a “must-run,” or mandatory, basis. Her report suggested the media was “under pressure” because Comey had disputed news accounts saying that the FBI was investigating Trump himself (Trump subsequently confirmed that he is under investigation by special counsel Robert Mueller). A question-of-the-day poll sent to stations along with Macaluso’s report asked viewers, “Do you trust news stories about politicians which are based on unnamed sources?”
Epshteyn, meanwhile, has gone from commenting on the news to becoming a part of it. In late May, he acknowledged that the House Intelligence Committee had asked him for information as part of its investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. His attorney called it “a broad, preliminary request for information.”
Epshteyn will not be precluded from talking about the issue on the air, Livingston said. Instead, he said, the company would disclose Epshteyn’s involvement in the issue if the topic comes up in his commentary.


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More parking in less space …. anywhere
Skyline Automated Parking Systems have been in successful operation for more than 10 years, are built on unique patented technologies and are a combination of world-class engineering and cutting-edge technology.
Added value Conventional car parks and parking garages tend to be very large and space-inefficient. Moreover, they also waste energy and increase CO2 pollution. Skyline Automated Parking Systems offer double the parking density, half the build-time, reduced development costs, and a reduction in CO2 levels of up to 85%.
Automated Parking Systems are in many cases more cost-effective to install and maintain when compared to conventional parking systems. As cities become more crowded and space is limited, sustainable planning and development becomes increasingly more important. Automated parking is the obvious answer for sustainable car parking and challenging tradition in modern urban communities where the demand for car parking is ever increasing.
How does an Automated Parking System (APS) work?
Automated parking is best described as mechanical or robotic valet parking. It works the same as automated storage and retrieval systems common in factories and warehouses…except it's designed for cars.
What are the benefits of Skyline Automated Parking Systems (APS)?
APS redefine the conventional wisdom about car parking facilities — they are inherently much smaller, safer, more secure and more sustainable than conventional parking solutions.
How reliable is your technology?
We use extremely reliable market-proven conveyor belt technology to move vehicles to the parking spaces, using the same principles seen in day-to-day life in areas such as airport baggage and supermarket conveyor belts.
Skyline Automated Parking Systems have been in use in Europe for more than 10 years.
"By building the car tower, we’ve managed to optimise our business processes and its unique architecture makes a lasting impression on interested parties and clients."
"The Skyline installation runs trouble-free and generates lower operating costs compared to conventional parking…"
"There is a great possibility that in the next 50 years the way we use and store cars will have completely changed – we are already working on offering promising solutions for the inevitable future of car storage and parking."


I wonder how the Beastie Boys feel about Obama sending the Dalai Lama out the back door with the trash? For years we have been lectured by liberals about the need to free Tibet from the grip of Chinese oppression. The left’s savior now has a chance to stand up against the communist Chinese by meeting with the Dalai Lama in the open and then make a strong statement of support for his cause. Did he do that? Of course not, you know who did though? This guy!
Bush was the only American president to meet openly with the Dalai Lama and he did back in 2007. In doing so he exercised the moral courage to stand with oppressed people around the world, and I’m sure he paid him the respect of not sending him out the back door with all the garbage. And don’t worry lefties, I’m no fan of Bush but I am at least able to draw an honest comparison and say on this one he made the right decision.
The picture above illustrates better then any words could Obama’s real feelings on standing up for oppressed people around the world. Like most liberals he will talk for hours (when told to by a teleprompter) about helping the oppressed but when the rubber meets the road his actions demonstrate something completely different. As Latter Day Saints what kind of treatment do you think this type of politician would give us? The Dalai Lama is as cool as it gets for the left, Mormons are as un-cool as it gets. He sends the cool guy out the back door with the trash, what kind of respect would he really have for us?


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A Victorian era oak crown or pediment with flowing hand carved floral and foliate designs. The smooth restored finish is in very good condition. This piece was once used for a crown on a sideboard or bookcase. It could be re-purposed as a coat rack with the addition of some cast iron hooks across the bottom, but could also be used in many other ways. You could add a wooden dowel and display a treasured quilt, or to hang towels in a bathroom. Just use your imagination and DIY!
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Excited to see #TheStayMovie in Official Selection at the prestigious Lift-Off Global Network Sessions, March 2020. Visit thestaymovie.wordpress.com for more info!
The first round of voting is open to the public via the festival’s Vimeo channel.
The second round is Jury voting and narrows the final 5 films down to an overall winner.
Best of luck to all the selected filmmakers!


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The Behavioral Learning Theory believes that behavior is learned from either the environment, the people in the individual's life, the media, or society as a whole. This theory contradicts the Biological theory, which states that criminals are "born to be bad" and that criminal behavior is inherited. The behavioral theory looks at the environment as well as society's impact on how an individual acts which might be the reason for criminal behavior. This theory blames the environment as well as the individual by saying it is a learned behavior and that it also was a choice they made. A basic assumption is that behavior is learned and modeled by individuals, groups, the media, and society as a whole.
The theory explains why people commit crime for a number of reasons. People commit crime because of the benefits and the rewards they may receive for it. For an example, most people sell drugs because they see the materialistic and money gained from selling drugs. People also commit crime because of their attachments to their peers, and by wanting to be accepted. This theory also explains that you are making a choice to participate in the commission of these crimes and that you are learning the behavior. It contradicts the Biological theory which says that criminals are born badly and that if your parents are criminals you have a gene that would explain why you do or will commit crimes. The behavioral theory blames society, the environment, and the other factors that may persuade you into committing crimes and not so much the individual. Sutherland explained crime by learning a social context through interaction and communication. He says that the learned behavior includes committing the crime, the motives, rationalizations, attitudes, and the evaluations of others. Sutherland believes that criminal behavior is an expression of general needs and values.
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Biomarkers and Pathogenic Mechanisms in Autoimmunity
The overall frequency of all autoimmune diseases in the general population is estimated at 5–8 %. More importantly, there has been an alarming increase in incidence for autoimmune diseases in recent decades. All ages are affected with onset from childhood to late adulthood. Persons of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups are affected, although the impact of racial background varies in different autoimmune diseases. In respect of this and the growing interest in autoimmune diseases, the 10th International Congress on Autoimmunity was held in the historical and beautiful city, Leipzig, Germany, on April 2016. This meeting as all previous ones was organized by Prof. Yehuda Shoenfeld and was attended by almost 1000 participants from all over the world. Aspects of autoimmune and auto-inflammatory diseases were discussed, and fruitful collaborations between scientists were initiated. In this special issue of Immunological Research, we chose to report on some of the developments in diagnostic issues and biomarkers in the field of autoimmune diseases. In addition, many sessions were dedicated to mechanisms and therapeutic aspects of autoimmune diseases.
Autoantibodies/Biomarkers in Various Autoimmune Diseases
Specific autoantibodies are important in defining accurate diagnosis and in guiding clinicians when differential diagnosis is required. However, many autoantibodies are becoming good biomarkers in the process of choosing proper therapy and in predicting the course of many diseases [1, 2]. In this respect, data were presented aiming to compare different assays for detecting anti-mitochondrial autoantibodies, two indirect immunofluorescence assays using HEp-2 cell lines and the multiplexed line-blot assay and EliA-M2 commercially available for patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. They show that both the qualitative EUROLINE and the quantitative EliA-M2 assays are of high diagnostic accuracy for primary biliary cirrhosis, with specificity higher than the immunofluorescence method. Their additional data suggested the advantage of using EliA-M2 for diagnostic purposes but also for monitoring disease activity .
The choice of treatment regimen in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is largely depends on trial and error. Aiming to predict a patient’s response to methotrexate or other therapies, a novel theranostic marker was presented. Serological antigen selection (SAS), a high-throughput technique that uses cDNA phage display, was used to identify novel antigen targets. Here, it was suggested that cDNA phage display library is of great potential for the discovery of novel theranostic autoantibody biomarkers which could predict the above-needed therapeutic response . The issue of specific autoantibodies was presented by showing that parietal cell antibody to gastric H/K ATPase is of high diagnostic value for the diagnosis of autoimmune gastritis. In this report, the above-discussed parietal cell antibody was found to be highly predictive for the development of pernicious anemia . The issue of using specific autoantibodies in defining various clinical aspects of primary Sjögren’s syndrome was also presented. Useful biomarkers were suggested being able to predict the development of lymphoma. Additional biomarkers were discussed as useful tools for the early diagnosis, prognosis, and response to treatment . Positive anti-citrullinated peptide antibody (ACPA) is considered highly specific in the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, but is also useful for early diagnosis and for predicting response to therapy. In this meeting, a new colloidal gold lateral-flow point-of-care kit for the detection of ACPA was compared to other conventional assays. The objective was to show that CCPoint assay is a novel technology that allows for a rapid accurate analysis of ACPA during the patient’s visit in the rheumatology office .
The Better Detection of Antinuclear Antibodies
Commercially available HEp-2 ANA readers are widely used for detecting antinuclear antibodies. In a “real-life” study, the comparison of computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) systems from three different vendors (Zenit G-sight, Helios, and NOVA view) was compared to indirect immunofluorescence (IFA) readings of ANA slides by two to three expert physicians. When 261 consecutive samples with suspected autoimmune diseases were tested for ANA, CAD systems were proven to represent one of the most important novel elements of harmonization in the autoimmunity field, reducing intra- and inter-laboratory variability in a new vision of the diagnostic autoimmune platform . In another study, automated IFA methods were compared with established manual IFA screening. In this study, 120 ANA-positive sera from patients with autoimmune disease and 78 ANA-negative sera from patients without autoimmune disease were assessed using the two of CAD systems (Helios and NOVA view). Excellent correlations between the two systems were reported . The development of the International Consensus of ANA Patterns (ICAP) will contribute to the whole concept of developing a consensus nomenclature between laboratories in describing different IFA patterns .
Autoantibody Mechanisms of Action
Many autoimmune diseases have been described presenting antibodies targeting specific tissue antigens; yet, the most are associated with the presence of autoantibodies with multiple specificities. Irregular antibodies are produced by alloimmunization because of pregnancies or blood transfusions. They are called “irregular” due to target erythrocyte antigens from “rare blood systems,” those different from the ABO system. In a presented study, the authors show that these antibodies are widely investigated in immunohematology since their presence in blood donors may lead to difficulties in blood typing and in blood cross-matching, or to induce hemolytic transfusion reactions. They also show that these antibodies do not induce hemolysis in vitro but enhance macrophage-mediated phagocytosis of erythrocytes . Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis (IHP), characterized by the thickening of cerebral or spinal dura mater, is considered to be of inflammatory origin. A subset of IHP is now considered IgG4-related sclerosing disease, and therefore, IgG4 should be analyzed when cerebral symptoms are present. Although the pathological process in IHP remains unclear, the treatment often includes glucocorticoid together with other immunosuppressive agents and non-responsive cases may be treated with rituximab . To address the type of autoantibodies potentially involved in coagulation and in the CNS involvement in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), a new mouse model of APS was studied. The authors described the existence of anti-Annexin A2 (ANXA2) antibodies in the brain of mice induced by immunization of β2-glycoprotein I (GPI). This study suggests an immune response to the β2-GPI–ANXA2 complex and provides a novel ANXA2 immunization model which will serve to study the role these antibodies in APS .
Immune-Mediated Diseases and Mechanisms of Inflammation
The immune system continuously faces internal and external influences; however, even when it is compromised or overwhelmed, it will still endeavor to regain and maintain tolerance to self. To promote this, a modified vaccination technique was presented in this meeting, described as the third vaccination method. It has two components: purified exogenous/endogenous antigens and a high-titer-specific antibody against the target antigen. This vaccination technique can be used both prophylactically and therapeutically by mimicking the immune system’s natural abilities . The issue of switching patients suffering from spondyloarthritis from innovator infliximab to biosimilar therapy was also discussed in this meeting. Patients from three rheumatology centers were switched to biosimilar infliximab and followed during 6 months. Biosimilars were found to be as effective as the innovator ones and with similar efficacy, and with no adverse events or the development of antidrug antibody . Among the many immune-mediated diseases, the following were presented in different sessions. Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma (PHG) was reviewed from a total of 80 articles in the literature. PHG is a rare and benign disease mimicking lung neoplasm and is frequently associated with inflammatory systemic disorders. Frequently, ANA is positive and was found in 22 % of cases, as well as the involvement of pro-inflammatory cytokines . In another discussed issue, the increased level of serum ferritin and of the bone remodeling marker osteoprotegerin were suggested to be independent predictors of hip fracture in postmenopausal women hospitalized for fragility fracture. These data were based on the assessment of 49 postmenopausal patients with non-traumatic hip fracture when compared with 66 osteoporotic women without a history of hip fracture . Finally, 282 cases of biopsy-proven leukocytoclastic vasculitis were discussed with a focus on direct immunofluorescence detection of immunoglobulin and complement deposition at the blood vessel wall. Their findings support immune complex deposition in the blood vessel wall being relevant to determine underlying conditions related to this disease [18, 19]. The meeting ended up with many clinical and basic issues being discussed and with a clear agreement that the 11th meeting on autoimmunity should be a wider platform for new issues to be raised, and move on toward further scientific achievements.
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The press release stated that the label would be releasing "Ouch" as the group's first single on the label in September 2008.
The group's first album, Uncle B, was released on 17 November 2008.
The following year Tulisa again mentored budding stars with her mentoring Ella Henderson and Lucy Spraggan, both of these acts have gone on from The X Factor to have careers in singing.
The group then went on to become the most successful girl band in The X Factor history, having avoided the final showdown every week and winning the show in the process, making them the first group to do so in the show's eight-year history.
Tulisa mentored the "Girls", a category made up of female contestants aged 16–28, which included Jade Ellis, Lucy Spraggan and Ella Henderson.
The album includes "You Better Not Waste My Time", "I Swear", "Feva Las Vegas", "Love for My Slums", "Ouch", "Defeat You" and "Papa Can You Hear Me? Due to the success of their debut album, the group embarked on their first headlining tour, Uncle B tour.
The tour was originally planned for 16 dates but due to high demand 5 extra dates were added. Multiple news sources reported that it was due to suspected swine flu.
It included 17 shows with supporting acts Skepta, Talay Riley and Ultra. "We Dance On" was released on , as the album's lead single. The song was also included on the soundtrack to the film Streetdance 3D.


What You Should Have Asked Your Teachers About BUY WEED ONLINE
A key criticism with gardeners is that, usually, their gardens are so superb that they draw in undesired attendees – that is, weeds. No person needs weeds in their backyard. And these things are very hard to get rid of! They are created that way, by mother nature.
The normal remedy is to purchase a chemical weed killer. These items can be really effective, killing down to the root within times. The problem is if you have an organic and natural backyard garden, you want to steer clear of this. If you are nervous that the chemical weed killer will finish up destroying your treasured flowers, go through the label on what types of crops the chemical does not have an effect on. Or, use quite carefully.
Another natural remedy is to buy critters that like to consume the weeds. If weed deals know the name and kind of weed that is developing in your backyard, you can get the bugs that consume them. This is a tough remedy, due to the fact it demands you to know the weed, know that the bug is harmful only to the weed and not to the relaxation of your backyard garden.
A greater organic remedy is to buy weed control covers. These addresses go all around your crops and bouquets and avoid places the place weeds generally crop up from obtaining ample mild or not have enough room to develop. This is a excellent remedy, and be confident to use a include that is environmentally friendly. I have had a good deal of friends recommend this solution to me and for the earlier 3 a long time it has worked wonders.
Finally, the ideal organic remedy is to expand stronger bouquets. What does this suggest? Normally weeds overpower the weak bouquets which do not have ample nutrients, steady roots, gentle, or other houses rendering them fairly week in the backyard. This is unfortunate and the weeds will shove them out. But, if the bouquets are grown healthy and powerful, then the weeds typically can not contend with them, no issue how hard they tried. This is an outstanding way to handle weeds and have a beautiful backyard garden at the very same time. It is not the least difficult resolution, but almost certainly the best extended-term one.


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MOSCOW, August 13./ITAR-TASS/. Eight foreign companies will participate in an international forum on the theme of "Technologies in Engineering-2014" and an "OboronExpo-2014" arms exhibition, which are to be held at Zhukovsky outside Mocow from August 13 to 17. There will be enterprises from Germany, France, and the United Sates among them, an official in the press service of Russia's Federal Service for Technical Military Cooperation (FSTMC) told Itar-Tass.
The FSTMC announcement said, "The exhibition has drawn 212 Russian companies (forty-nine of them, including nine technical military cooperation ones, will display products of military purpose), as well as eight foreign companies from Belarus, Germany, India, China, the USA, and France".
According to FSTMC data, the demonstration programme will be based on 38 specimens of hardware of the Russian Ministry of Defence, including 14 ones to be displayed within the framework of the military patriotic programme "Invincible and Legendary".