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How to Buy: Duty Gear
By The Staff of Corrections 1
Duty gear has come a long way since the Sam Brownes of generations past. Manufacturers have begun investing substantial time and money into improvements that more effectively accommodate officers' evolving safety needs and level of comfort. From medical studies that evaluate the physical impact of their products, to the development of gender-specific materials, companies are putting more emphasis on providing safe, comfortable and reliable equipment.
Though there are several factors to think about when researching for your duty gear purchases, below are five of the most common considerations:
1. Durability: Climate, storage, frequency of use, and the types of duties you perform will all have an impact on the durability of your gear. Though most manufacturers will not offer anything other than a product defect warrantee for normal wear and tear, you should expect your gear to last between 3-5 years. Kevlar or ballistic nylon provide more durability, while leather may be more comfortable and provide a professional appearance.
2. Functionality and Training: Every piece of duty gear is manufactured to function for specific purposes and it's worth assessing each piece of gear on its capabilities. If you've learned skills on specific equipment provided to you in a training session, consider buying that same equipment.
3. Maintenance and Serviceability: Cleaning should take no more than non-oil base soap, water and a soft bristle brush. Constantly inspect your gear for rips, tears and any cracks in the plastic or metal. Remember to remove all equipment from your duty gear and hang it up when you're not using it. Although everything eventually wears out — you will end up paying to replace gear at some point — repairing gear will always be an attractive option to extend the life of your purchase.
4. Appearance: Keep your agency dress code in mind and make sure you're up-to-date on your agency's standards before you go shopping.
5. Security: This refers not to the concept of keeping you safe (though that is always paramount) but ensuring you that your gear won't fall off when you're in the field. Though Velcro options might seem more convenient and cheaper, snaps not only have a longer operational life but have proven themselves to be the most secure option.
Do you have any other suggestions for officers purchasing and evaluating handguns? Please leave a comment below or email email@example.com with your feedback.
PoliceOne Product Editor Kevin L. Jones contributed to this report.


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ClubFEM NYC aims to foster an environment where Dominant Women and submissive men can interact without fear of judgment or consent issues.
- Do not touch anyone without their explicit consent. This goes for both parties and munches, Dommes and subs.
- We expect vanilla behavior in a vanilla environment. This means no exposing, touching, or licking of the nipples or genitals – yours or someone else's.
- Our men are submissive but they are not community property, even if they're unowned.
- Treat all submissive male guests with the same respect you'd give a fellow Domme. Humiliation and objectification can only happen with his consent.
- Do not expect the subs to perform service functions for you unless that has been explicitly negotiated or is in the context of an event, like a tea party, where roles are clearly delineated.
Party Rules
ClubFEM members agree to abide by the following ClubFEM protocol at parties and events:
- ClubFEM members agree to be in the Female Dominant and male submissive roles exclusively at ClubFEM parties and events.
- There is no requirement for Dommes or subs to engage in BDSM play (scenes). Although some may choose to play, many people attend parties to socialize and learn techniques by watching others.
- Males are to behave respectfully to all Females at all times.
- All ClubFEM slaves are expected to bring an attitude of servitude and submissiveness and should be willing to serve refreshments and treat the Women respectfully.
- Slaves are not obligated to engage in any form of play without consent and negotiation.
- Males are to address Females as Mistress, Ma'am or other proper titles as designated by that Female.
- Dominant attire for Females may include fetish wear, leather, latex, PVC, lingerie, and/or black clothing. Basically, anything that makes a Woman feel wonderful.
- Males in a relationship should wear what their Domme wants them to wear.
- Single males should wear either a formal tux, respectful casual wear (no jeans and sneakers) or fetish clothing such as the ClubFEM slave uniform (the bow tie collar and black jock strap on our Links Page). Sissy service attire is also welcome if the males are serving. A leash, wrist and ankle cuffs are optional.
- Females are to refrain from touching or commanding a personally collared slave without his Owner's permission.
- Males who wish to be available to any Domme for service or BDSM play scenes will wear a purple ribbon on their collar. However, wearing a purple ribbon does not obligate a slave to engage in play nor does it negate the need to negotiate a scene.
- The house safeword is "Red."
- If you are observing someone else's scene, watch respectfully without interjecting.
- Never assume all participants in a scene are on the same page. If you are invited into a scene, seek confirmation from all parties before joining.
- Don't touch anyone's body or toys without permission.
- Clean up after yourselves.
- Spray down furniture after using it.
- No naked body parts on the "regular" furniture -couches, chairs, tables-use a chuck as a barrier.
- Use barriers when there is a chance that there might be bodily fluids of any kind.
- Everyone is expected to act in a safe, sane and consensual manner at all ClubFEM parties and events.
- Impairment by alcohol or other legal drugs is not permitted. People who are impaired will be asked to leave. It is strongly recommended that males refrain from drinking alcohol at ClubFEM parties.
- No illegal substances are allowed at ClubFEM parties and events.
- No photography or cameras are allowed at ClubFEM parties.
- Safewords or gestures should be used at all ClubFEM sponsored activities. Suggested safewords are: "green" = within limits "yellow" = close to limits (proceed carefully) "red" = over limits (stop immediately).
- Safety is the number one concern, particularly when with a new submissive.
- Other personal safewords may be used as long as they are communicated beforehand. When it is not possible to use a safeword, some type of gesture should be agreed upon.
We believe the rules are self-explanatory and not open to debate.
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How to spot if your lover is a psycho
You've met a man who seems too good to be true: he's charming, confident and you have endless things in common. But you soon realise things aren't quite as they seem.
He vanishes for days on end and has a string of exes. You should move on, but it's hard to put him out of your mind.
Or perhaps it's your boss who dominates your thoughts. She takes too many big risks at work and treats you like a pawn in her game. Or a friend who's always asking favours of you and borrowing your clothes, then moves into your spare room — and next moves in on your man.
Life's a scream: Janet Leigh in Hitchcock's Psycho
What have they got in common? The tell-tale symptoms of being a psychopath.Most of us have referred to a 'psycho ex' or a 'psycho boss' at one time or another, but few really understand what the term means. Fundamentally. the word psychopath describes people who are utterly selfish, with no concern for others. Life to them is a game, and all that matters is they win.
As a forensic psychologist, I have been working with criminal psychopaths for 20 years — people who have ended up in jail for murder, violence and fraud. But I have become increasingly fascinated by how these traits manifest themselves in people who might never become criminals.
Between 1 and 3 per cent of the population exhibits psycho tendencies — so if you've got 100 Facebook friends, the chances are one of them is a psychopath. They might not be a criminal, but they are emotionally dangerous. Here's how to spot one . . .
Jessica says a psychopathic partner will drive your self-esteem so low you're incapable of escape
Love can be blind, and psychopaths are incredibly skilled at mimicking loving behaviour. But it means nothing to them, and they do it only to get what they want. One client of mine gave a good insight into the way his mind worked when he said of a woman he was dating: 'I would call her a regular associate, not a girlfriend. I like the fact she provides me with convenient sex, she does things for me and gives me company.'
A psychopathic partner declares love one minute, then threatens to leave you the next, until your self-esteem is so low you're incapable of escape. He will disappear for days, take money from your wallet, cheat on you — but make you feel you are over-reacting when you confront him. He will twist the situation so it's you who ends up apologising.
- Accept you are never going to change a psychopathic partner — and they'll never be capable of loving you.
- If you decide to leave, get legal advice if necessary and surround yourself with friends.
- If you can't leave straightaway, at least ensure you have a separate bank account.
- Practise being assertive. Speak in a calm, low tone. Stay sure of your own mind and do not collude in your partner's distorted version of events. If you are not a pushover, your partner will do you the inadvertent kindness of leaving you instead.
This kind of friend will appear from nowhere but quickly infiltrate every area of your life. They are out to get what they can, but because they are great fun to be around, it's hard not to get sucked in. They are the first to say 'let's party!' because they rarely worry about the future.
They will create intimacy by supposedly telling you their innermost secrets (which will be completely made up) in order to encourage you to do the same. It's even been shown that psychopaths are accomplished mimics, imitating your speech patterns and body language to create a rapport.
That's when they start asking for favours. They might want to stay with you, or to borrow money.
When PR manager Vanessa met the shy new girl in the office, she took Heather under her wing. Within weeks they were going for lunch every day. Then Heather said her landlord was evicting her and asked if she could stay at Vanessa's for a while.
Heather never offered to pay rent and was soon taking Vanessa's clothes and food — but Vanessa felt she was being unkind in getting annoyed. Until one day, Heather vanished. It transpired she had contacted Vanessa's parents, telling them their daughter was struggling to pay her mortgage and was too embarrassed to ask for a loan. Her parents gave the money to Heather. She was never seen again.
- Ask yourself: is this friend asking for bigger and bigger favours without doing anything in return? Do they encourage you to cut off other friendships, or use your contacts to benefit themselves? Do they seem to have no other friends?
- A psychopath will find it hard to lure you in if you avoid giving them intimate information, if you do not call them and if you are not supportive of their plans. They have no sense of loyalty and will move on to the next gift horse as soon as you stop playing ball.
Experts estimate that, aside from the criminal population, psychopaths are most frequently found in the corporate world. Many qualities that make a successful business person — extreme self-confidence and ruthlessness — are classic psychopathic traits. They might be exciting to work with when things are going well, but watch out when things go wrong: they will blame anyone but themselves and leave a mess behind.
But an office psychopath doesn't have to be a slick wheeler-dealer. Take middle-aged PA Judy. A mumsy, cosy character, she was the one who people turned to when they needed to offload their problems over a cup of tea. She overhauled the company's accounting system, telling her bosses the old system was disorganised.
They trusted her, but eventually suppliers started saying they hadn't been paid. One said Judy had called them at home, asking for money. The partners checked their books and realised Judy had stolen tens of thousands of pounds.
- Keep email records — this saves you from being made the scapegoat if something goes wrong.
- Keep copies of any emails containing unreasonable demands or unprofessional conduct.
- Don't be persuaded to do favours for colleagues that make you uncomfortable.
- Maintain an amiable, professional relationship with the office psychopath, but do not give them any information they can use against you.
All names have been changed. Extracted by Marianne Power from Is There A Psycho In Your Life? by Jessica Fellowes and Kerry Daynes (£6.99, Coronet).
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Dr. Simpson shares how a woman can advocate for her health if she thinks she has obsessive compulsive disorder/OCD.
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I would find in your area someone who is an OCD expert, who has a good reputation of being really good with patients, and being also well-trained. You really want both, and I would seek a consultation and go and see what that person says.
In addition, there are some wonderful educational campaigns. For example, the Anxiety Disorders Association of America has a "treat it, don't repeat it" campaign, which is really a whole educational campaign geared towards people who think they might have OCD. It's also information for families; it's also information for clinicians. So there's a lot of information on the Web.
The only thing I would recommend though is go to a true good source. Don't go anywhere on the Web because there's also a lot of misinformation. So, seeking a consultation with an expert in your area and/or educate yourself.
About Dr. Simpson, M.D., Ph.D.:
Helen Blair Simpson, M.D., Ph.D., an expert on obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), is an associate professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University, New York City, where she directs the Anxiety Disorders Clinic and OCD Research Program at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. She was a member of the work group that developed the first "Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Patients With OCD" for the American Psychiatric Association.
Through her research, Dr. Simpson is working to trace the brain circuits believed to play a major role in the development of obsessions and compulsions, and she has developed novel approaches to treatment. Her research has been supported by a NARSAD Young Investigator grant.
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Are you looking for coffee houses in Knoxville that have free WI-FI? I am and it's not easy. Knoxville is blessed with a good number of them. That's reassuring news for anyone who needs to combine a caffeine kick with work.
best Colombian coffee that they can find.
Email me or leave a comment to tell me about the ones that are missing. My goal is to make this article a quick reference for others who are on the go or visiting Knoxville. You can almost never go wrong with coffee and WI-FI. So, let's work together to create the best list that we can. Here's what I have so far.
Big box brands
Most people are familiar with Starbuck's and Panera Bread. They are scattered throughout almost ever part of Knox county. They each have websites that will pinpoint the exact location of each store. For this reason, the individual locations aren't included in this article.
Downtown Knoxville
Coffee & Chocolate
327 Union Ave.
Knoxville, TN 37902
(865) 688-9244
Old City Java
109 S Central Street
Knoxville TN, 37901
Marble City
MoJoe's Trailside Coffee House
2920 Sutherland Avenue
(865) 522-3316
(Suggested via email. Wifi unconfirmed.)
Which coffee houses still need to be added? This article is an ongoing work in progress. Share your knowledge in the comments section below and don't be shy. No one wants to miss any of the coffeehouses in Knoxville that have free WI-FI. I'm also willing to visit and review as many as will fit into my schedule. Look for future articles to come right here on www.youvebeenreviewed.net.


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- Air Marshal Arthur T. "Bomber" Harris took command of RAF Bomber Command. ww2dbase [Main Article | TH]
- Erwin Rommel was named the commanding officer of Heeresgruppe Afrika. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- The Sittang railway bridge in Burma was blown up to prevent its capture by the Japanese, even though most of General Smyth's command was still on the east bank. Smyth salvaged from the catastrophe 3,484 infantry, 1,420 rifles, 56 Bren guns and 62 Thompson submachine guns. Nearly 5,000 men, 6,000 weapons and everything else was lost. Despite many men making it back across the river without their weapons, 17th Indian was now a spent force. It would take the Japanese a fortnight to bring up bridging equipment which permitted the Europeans in Rangoon to make their escape from the doomed city. ww2dbase [Main Article | AC]
- German submarine U-129 sank US freighter Lihue east of Martinique while German submarine U-502 sank Panamanian tanker Thalia and damaged another tanker off Aruba. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Hans-Joachim Marseille was informed taht he was to be awarded the Silver Medal of Military Valor of Italy. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Just after 0000 hours, six B-17 bombers of US 14th Reconnaissance Squadron were launched from Garbutt Field at Townsville, Australia to attack Rabaul, New Britain. 5 bombers reached and attacked Rabaul at 0647 hours, causing little damage. Four bombers returned to Townsville safely at 1430 hours; 1 crash landed in the Agaiambo Swamp in New Guinea. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Soviet submarine ShCh-213 sank Turkish vessel Çankaya in the Black Sea. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Tenryu gave up her search for American raiders and returned to Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Main Article | Tabular Record of Movement | CPC]
- Destroyer Yuzuki arrived at Truk, Caroline Islands. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- Japanese aircraft struck Allied airfields on Java, Dutch East Indies. Meanwhile, Colonel William Leggatt's Australian troops surrendered at Koepang, Dutch West Timor at 0900 hours, while the Australian troops outside of Koepang were bombed by Japanese aircraft at 1000 hours. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- George Brett departed Java, Dutch East Indies for Australia. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- HMS Eagle arrived at Gibraltar and was assigned to Force H. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- British submarine HMS P38 attempted to attack Italian convoy K7 90 miles east of Tripoli, Libya at 1000 hours, but she was detected by Italian torpedo boat Circe which counterattacked with depth charges, sinking P38 at 1050 hours, killing all 32 aboard. ww2dbase [CPC]
- The last of the "Nikolai Rychagov conspiracy" arrestees were executed in the Soviet Union. ww2dbase [CPC]
- Turkish troops boarded the disabled passenger ship Struma at Istanbul, Turkey; Struma had departed Romania in Dec 1941 with 769 Romanian Jewish refugees on board and had been at Istanbul for two months. The Turkish troops prepared Struma for towing, and before the day ended she was towed through the Bosphorus into the Black Sea, where she was abandoned with all passengers still aboard. ww2dbase [Main Article | CPC]
- The American mainland was attacked for the first time in WW2 as Japanese submarine I-17 opened fire on an oil refinery at Ellwood near Santa Barbara, California. ww2dbase [TH]
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SOFA News
Store closure
Posted: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 22:21
Dear customer and Donors.
SOFA is now closed until further notice.
We will keep you updated here on our website and on our Facebook page.
Until then SOFA wishes All to keep well and safe.
AGM Invite 2019
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AGM 2018 Invite
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Loughborough Round Table
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A big thank you to Loughborough Round Table for raising funds for SOFA.Peter Butler organised an evening poker event and raised £60 and donated to SOFA in support of our charitable aims.
Thank you... Read More »
Don't Muck Around Awards 2017
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Don't Muck Around Awards 2017
SOFA was present at the Don't Muck Around Awards once again on 7th November 2017 at the Burleigh Court Hotel. Followed these Awards Loughborough In Bloom Awards... Read More »
Halloween Social Event
Posted: Wed, 08 Nov 2017 20:00
SOFA organised a Halloween social event on 27th October 2017 to thank Volunteers and staff for their hard work. At the same time we have supported Rainbow by raising £459.... Read More »
Cloths Bank
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Bring along your unwanted clothes or shoes.
SOFA is now accepting clothes and shoes in support of our charitable aims. The container is located in our car park. Please use a sealed plastic bag. If the container... Read More »
Images that speak for SOFA
Posted: Thu, 26 Oct 2017
The extra mile
SOFA is more than a furniture project. Not only diverts furniture and appliances from landfill but provides those quality items at fordable prices in support of the most needed and to our community.
We look after our volunteers by providing training, work experience and social events among loads of other opportunities.
This time we've reached the extra mile by helping Gill to secure funding for the equipment she desired. This equipment enables Gill access to work with comfort and further independence. Read More »
SOFA Closing for Christmas.
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SOFA will be Closed on 23rd December 2016 and Re-open 4th January 2017
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SOFA's Christmas Party
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the Tiana dress 2 years ago...and Momo has outgrown it. I usually make her dresses bigger to get more use out of them, and since her chest measurement has increased only a little, she can still wear all the dresses I made 2 years ago...except the Tiana dress. The dress was made just the right size, and it no longer fits. Tiana being one of our favorite princesses, I wanted to make Momo a new dress. My plan was to just update the bodice and use the same skirt piece from the old Tiana dress. But I realized I do not have the same fabric to make the new bodice, and the skirt is too short now. The dress was already deconstructed, and I wondered what to do with it. The sage green color made me think of a fairy costume.
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When homeowners choose to repair a roof or replace that roof with asphalt during the cold winter months, they're often plagued by worries that their family will freeze before the job is completed. In the same vein, those starting a roofing job in the sweltering summer months worry that they'll be facing heat stroke. These concerns are perfectly normal and common among many homeowners looking for roofing fixes or roof replacement contractors.
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Teachers in England and Scotland earned less in real terms in 2015 than a decade before, says an annual report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), BBC reports.
This decline in income is in contrast to international trends, where average teachers' pay has been increasing.
The OECD's comparisons follow reports of plans by the UK government to lift public sector pay caps.
The National Audit Office says schools are struggling to appoint new teachers.
The international monitoring report on education, published each year by the OECD, shows that for teachers in England, with 15 years experience, pay had fallen by 12% between 2005 and 2015, when inflation had been taken into account.
For teachers in Scotland with similar experience, pay had fallen in value by six per cent over the decade.
But across developed countries, the OECD survey shows an upward trend for teachers' pay, up on average by six per cent in primary and lower secondary and four per cent for upper secondary.
The study also shows that teachers in England and Scotland – and on average across the OECD – earn less than other graduate-level workers.
There have been claims that ministers are going to relax the restraints on public sector workers' pay.
The cap on pay, initially of 0% and then one per cent, has been in place since 2010, as part of austerity measures.
The pay review body for teachers announced in July that the one per cent pay increase limit for teachers would continue for another year.
But the pay body, carrying out government pay policy, warned of a "real risk that schools will not be able to recruit and retain a workforce of high quality teachers to support pupil achievement".
Last week, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the one per cent cap on public sector pay rises in Scotland would be scrapped next year.
There have been warnings from head teachers that salary levels are contributing to recruitment problems.
On Tuesday, the head of the National Audit Office, Amyas Morse, said ministers needed to "urgently address" the teacher shortage.
"Schools are facing real challenges in retaining and developing their teachers, with growing pupil numbers and tighter budgets."
A Department for Education (DfE) spokeswoman said more teachers were being recruited – with 15,500 more working in the classrooms than in 2010.
There were "significant sums" being spent on teacher recruitment, said the DfE.
"We recognise there are challenges facing schools and we are taking significant steps to address them."
The annual report also shows that the UK continues to spend more of its national wealth on education than any other developed country.
The OECD's annual report says the UK is the highest spender on education, with 6.6% of GDP.
This includes private and state spending, with tuition fees in England pushing up levels of private spending on education.
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REVIEW: Yer Granny – Lyric Theatre, Belfast
It's a National Theatre of Scotland production, but the casting of Gregor Fisher, Barbara Rafferty and Brian Pettifer, combined with the slightly tatty flat setting inevitably encourage expectations of Fisher's alter ego Rab C Nesbitt, and while Fisher refrains from dispensing the wisdom this time round, fans of the long-running BBC sitcom won't be disappointed.
Its 1977 and the run up to a Jubilee visit from the Queen. A Scottish/Italian Russo family are rapidly approaching the breadline following the collapse of their Minerva fish and chip shop business. We're presented with a chaotic vision of working class life: a father figure too ashamed to seek assistance from the state; his wayward brother too busy conducting nocturnal solitary symphonies to actually work; an aging aunt pining over missed opportunities with the elderly owner of a competing business; a wife troubled by the encroaching chaos; a daughter who spends her evenings with a 'chemist' selling 'energy pills' to the weak and lethargic; and the presence of a 100 year old granny who is slowly eating them out of house and home.
Adapted from the Argentinian play La Nona by Roberto Cossa, Douglas Maxwell's script is a witty commentary on class and social welfare, unafraid to boldly tell it like it is and prove that vulgarity isn't just funny, but can be hilarious (and pretty much without swearing too!). There's a wit and sharpness which frequently disarms the audience (cattle grids indeed!), resulting in audible gasps. With the Italian background to the family, it should be no surprise that business dealings end up hand in hand with mafia-style hits and murder plots.
In spite of the 1970s setting, the perils of the lone businessman, and difficulties of state support ring true for today – plus ça change.
The production design is simply glorious, with a very convincing dwelling of the late 70s on stage, carefully adorned in period dressing, which flows into the rather apt costumes, both the work of Colin Richmond.
Fisher plays the title role and is on stage for the bulk of proceedings. His part may not be wordy, but as a character study its sublime and effortlessly scene stealing as Granny hobbles back and forth, munching her way through an assortment of delicacies. Fisher makes the part utterly convincing, equally enthralling and disgusting – no surprise to those of us who have followed him on screen over the decades. There's a great legacy in comedy and pantomime of drag performances, and here there's potential for a life beyond the play for the character.
Granny is strangely the most stable character within the play, never progressing beyond an unceasing search for food 'Geez it'.
Cammy (Jonathan Watson) never quite comes to terms with his pride, blind to his failings as a man of the house and business-owner – his shop may have been named after Minerva, but his aptitude for trade is negligible. Maureen Beattie as matriarch Marie is a Cassandra-like voice of wisdom, and steadfast in her own sense.
The rest of the cast get to play off with a selection of snappy lines, physical comedy and outrageous performances. Barbara Rafferty as Aunt Angela is hilarious as she swaps positions with Louise McCarthy's Marissa, moving from sweet old woman to unwitting drug-peddler and comic turn. The older performers seem to get the most physical turns, including Pettifer's 2nd act Francisco. There's a welcome common naivety to many of the characters, giving them a simplicity which endears them to us, in spite of their sinister edge.
Praise too for the effective dramatic use of pyrotechnics – something I hadn't seen done to this extent in a theatre setting before. Graham McLaren's direction throughout is fine, with clever use of the whole set – action taking place in multiple locations, appropriate use of the bathroom set, and farce-like scene changes. If there's any caution at all, it is directed to the final moments of the play – I wasn't entirely sure how to read what was happening, and after looking at the published script it looks as if there's been some significant revisions which create a more fatalistic outlook.
Sometimes when one goes to see a comedy at the theatre the humour is slight, but this is resolutely riotous, proper side-splitting laughs are guaranteed, as is the desire for a bag of chips on the way home. Considering so many familiar faces from the small screen, I'd love to see this transformed into a TV mini-series adaptation or movie, if only so more can get the chance to witness its brilliance.
Yer Granny runs at the Lyric Theatre, Belfast until 27 June 2015 and then finishes its run at Dundee Rep Theatre from 30 June to 4 July 2015. Robert J E Simpson, GiggingNI.com


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Click this link for the latest FOX renewal / cancellation information: [rssinpage rssfeed='http://feeds.feedburner.com/TvbythenumbersCancel/renewFOXShows' rssitems='1′ rssformat='Y']
This is the final week of Renew / Cancel Index posts for the season, since the Fall 2014 broadcast TV schedules will be announced during the network upfront meetings next week, so as is our custom, we play Oddsmakers (hat tip, PTI) with our final renewal chance guesses of the season.
Our final guesses of RENEWAL chances:
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5/7 Update Rake, Surviving Jack, Dads, and (for those in denial) Enlisted have all been canceled.
The cancellation of Almost Human last week meant that this post would be a snoozefest. Note to self: Ask TV networks to adjust their cancellation announcements to maximize traffic to the cancellation bear's posts.
Yes, freshman shows (like Enlisted) pulled off the air with episodes remaining have been canceled. Delusional tweeting during the time period in which the show used to air notwithstanding.
To those who claim "You never make an up or down call!", please take all of my guesses above 50% as thumbs up, and below 50% as thumbs down with their distance from 50% being my level of confidence.
Notes from Tom:
Even Seth MacFarlane can't bundle Family Guy into another season for Dads… right?
Better to Follow The Bear, Than Be Chased By Him. You can follow the Cancellation Bear on Twitter via @TheCancelBear. If you want to interact with the bear, Twitter, not these post's comments, is now the best place to do that. It's more fun for the bear and reaches far more people. While this post will likely be viewed over 40,000 times, the comments audience is a tiny fraction of that (a few hundred comments is typical). 24,000 follow the bear on Twitter.
*shows no longer on the air have their Renew/Cancel Index "frozen" at the point they left the schedule.
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(F) -Fridays: Shows airing on Fridays were renewed with significantly lower than average Indexes.
How have the Renew / Cancel Index Predictions Worked Out In Past Seasons? See all the Renew / Cancel Index predicted renewals and cancellations from recent past television seasons.


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The Opals last night were never really in the hunt. And of course the Americans decided to act magnanimously in victory. Lisa Leslie wore the three gold medals she had won at the last three Olympics around her neck on the podium, in a completely Olympic spirited up yours to the Opals. (and they wonder why the rest of the world hates them...). I wonder if she wore the hair piece that Jackson ripped from her head in Sydney?
Matthew Mitcham's win in the diving was a pure 'stepping up when he needed to' effort. But am I the only one who thinks he looks like Ian Thorpe's younger brother?
Ok, cue the Andrea Bocelli music; it's time for the Grog's Gamut Montage and to hand out some Olympic Awards:
The Let's Miss the Whole Point Award: The media covering the women's gymnastics. Amid all the ongoing hubbub about whether or not the Chinese gymnasts are 14 years old instead of 16, not one media commentator has pointed out that Nadia Comaneci was 14 when she wowed the world in Montreal in 1976, and we don't seem to look back on her with any feelings of concern; and also that if you have a sport where there is an inherent advantage to be 14 instead of 16, the problem isn't with the rules being disobeyed, it's with the sport.
If the gymnastics world wants to get rid of such controversies it need only do 2 things: (1) replace the asymmetrical bars with the high bar, and (2) replace the beam with either the pommel horse or the rings. Over night we would be rid of children (or women with child-like bodies) doing gymnastics, with them replaced by women with bodies similar to swimmers - and where being an adult would be advantage.
The How are the House Repayments Going Award: To whoever was the guy who suggested betting everything on Leisel Jones to win the 200m breaststroke, who locked in Australia to win the women's 4x100m freestyle relay; who said Australia was no chance for gold in the women's 4x200m freestyle relay; the person who said put your superannuation on Sanya Richards to win the women's 400m; and the dope who blathered on and on about Blanka Vlasic only to see her come second.
Yep 'twas I.
The That's Why We keep Watching Sport Award: Geez, there's a lot, but I'm going with Sally McLellan for her celebration and post race interview with Pat Welsh. Anytime someone asks a commentator who is at the track "Did you see me?" and says "You've got to be kidding me! Is this real?" is obviously in a bit of shock, and is a hell of a lot more entertaining than those who say "wow, this is so surreal".
The My Veins Have Ice not Blood Flowing Through Them Award: A tie between Steve Hooker and diver Matthew Mitcham.
With one dive remaining, Mitcham needed a dive of 100 points just to keep second place (his best dive in the final up to that point had scored 91.80 points); a dive of less than 82 points (which he had done twice in his previous five dives) would have had him finishing outside the medals; to win the gold he needed to score a dive of more than 107.3 points (5 points better than any dive done by anyone in the final).
And so he lets rip a Back 2-1/2 Somersault 2-1/2 Twist-Pike that scores 112.10 points, and he becomes the first non Chinese diver to win Gold. (All done in less time than it took to read that last sentence). Brilliant.
With the bar at 5.80m, Hooker misses twice, and gets over on his last vault. With the bar at 5.85m, Hooker misses twice and gets over on his last vault. With the bar at 5.90m, Hooker misses twice and gets over on his last vault. After winning gold he raises the bar to the Olympics Record setting height of 5.96m - he misses twice and gets over on his last vault.
If he had missed at 5.80m, he would have finished 6th. Such is the margin of error between also ran and champion at the Olympics.
The So All I have to Do is Restore People's Faith in my Sport and Do it While Running Faster Than Anyone in History Award: Usain Bolt. He did it, and not only that, he had fun doing it.
The All I can Remember is He Won Eight Golds Award: Michael Phelps. Seriously now, list off his Gold medals, can you name them all? Even better, can you remember any of the actual swims he did? All I can remember is the last 5 metres of the 100m Butterfly, and that's because I thought he lost.
On the other hand, I don't think I'll ever be able to forget the sight of Usain Bolt celebrating with 40m still to go in the 100m final.
The Ironic Montage Award: The one which showed the men's 20km walk. It talked about friendship between combatants (ignoring the fact most of the field thinks the winner is a drug-cheat who should be banned from the sport for life); it slowed down vision of people walking (because presumably they were not going slow enough); and by having the montage run over 2 minutes long, it meant that the montage went longer than the amount of time Channel 7 devoted to showing the actual race.
The When Did We Start Caring About Fencing Award: Velentina Vezzali of Italy won the Individual Foil, making it three in a row for her. She got pretty excited; she's Italian; it's fencing. So what better way to show it than in slow motion backed by some Italian Opera. And because it was early on in the week, why not show it again, and again, and again. And each time cross back to Johanna Griggs or Matt White so they could shake their head and say, "wow, how amazing is that?", and conveniently ignore that Channel 7 hadn't shown any of the event, except in montage. It was a harbinger of things to come.
The I am Now About to Lie Award: Matt White, at 11:32pm last Friday night, looked down the camera and told the Australian public that Steve Hooker had yet to do any jumps. In reality his first jump had occurred about 30 minutes earlier, and since then had missed twice at 5.80m.
The I Wonder If I've Updated My CV Award: To whoever was the producer of the Games. Yeah they won the rating, and so Kerry Stokes is saying he's happy. But they're the Olympics, they always win the ratings (helps when all they have to beat is a fourth-time repeat of Bert Newton doing 20 to 1); but not only did they miss Hooker winning the Gold live; the very next night they missed Mitcham winning the diving.
The best things about it? They missed out on Hooker because they were showing a delay of Mitcham doing the qualifying section of the 10m diving competition.
The Living up to All Expectations Award: Tamsyn Lewis came into the Games declaring she was no chance to win a medal. She didn't. And as usual she got run out after a poor run in a time much slower than she has run all season. (You could've written that sentence after every Commonwealth Games, Olympics or World Championships over the past 7 years.)
The Nathan Deakes Who Award: Australia was meant to be suffering due to the loss of medals Nathan Deakes was supposed to win before he got injured. Up steps Jared Tallent to win bronze in the 20km, and then silver in the 50km. OK, I think race-walking is a bit dumb, but still great effort (and even better result).
The Doing Everything She Can to Be on the Cover of Who Weekly Award: Stephanie Rice. The word around the Athlete's village was that once the swimming finished an eruption occurred. The hottest amount of lava getting exploded around seems to have been coming from Rice's room (or so the media would like us to believe). After breaking up with Eamon Sullivan a week before the Games, afterwards she was rumoured to be back with him, then getting it on with Michael Phelps, and now seen to have been "getting cudly" with Katie Hoff (straight from the mouth of rival network Channel 9 - not that they'd want to damage the reputation of Channel 7's latest $700,000 recruit). Wow, one would almost think she's a 20 year old having fun.
The Maybe We'll Leave This off the CV Award: The PR firm (if any) hired by the organisers. Let's see: fake opening ceremony [check]; protesters being arrested [check], media being arrested for seeing protesters arrested [check]; no one turning up to events [check]; no one being able to watch events [check]; controversy involving fake passports of host country [check]; humorless media spokesperson [check].
Hmmm to be honest, the whole Games could have been held anywhere for all we actually saw of China. There was, for eg, no live set at Tiananmen Square, or views of any local 'colour' - mostly it was studio sets. The cycling road race showed the Great Wall quite well, but it all looked cold and desolate. I doubt many would be rushing to buy tickets to visit China after seeing these Games.
The Gee Thanks for Making Life Easy For Us: Seb Coe, and all the organisers of London 2012. All they have to do is not suppress a vocal minority in a bloody pogram, and they'll be streets ahead of Beijing. After these Games, so long as no one in the Opening Ceremony lip-syncs people will be calling them the greatest ever.
Well that's it for me. I don't think I'll bother with the Closing Ceremony; after all Australia Idol has started and after watching the lot of cat strangling performers they had on tonight, I am in the mood to give any singing and dancing event a wide berth.
Oh and my Top Five moments of the Games:
- Usain Bolt 100m - Unforgettable.
- Sally McLellan - Ecstatic with silver, but by the time of the medal ceremony was already planning to win gold next time.
- Youcef Abdi - Runs two PBs in his races and comes 6th in the 3km steeple - Craig Mottram and all other Australian runners take note - that's how you do it.
- Steve Hooker - Just an incredible performance - should inspire every budding Australian athlete to know that we can win Gold in athletics.
- Kenisia Bekele 5,000 and 10,000m double. He won the 10k by sitting and kicking, in the 5k he took the lead with a mile to go and ran away from the field. The greatest.
Obviously there were others - the women's 4x200m freestyle relay was great, but I missed it, so it won't live with me - but for me the Olympics happen in the main stadium; the rest are just events to disassociate the Olympics from the Athletics World Championships; and you know what, everyone agrees with me. Take away any other sport (including swimming) and the Games would survive. Take away athletics and the whole thing dies.
On that note; Goodbye, and see you in London.


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Hot on the heels of noise about Alfa Romeo's potential return to motor sport in the near future came word that Jaguar is teaming up with Williams to launch a full works Formula E effort.
This is a brave move, given the scorn that was poured upon then-owner Ford when it had the temerity to build a front-wheel-drive car with a Jaguar badge on it a few years ago. Now the purr of a six-cylinder is to be replaced by the whine of an electric motor, no doubt prompting much gnashing of teeth among gentlemen of a certain vintage that the 'leaper' is set to be seen on a glorified milk float.
Be that as it may, the automotive industry has some fairly major challenges ahead and these will only be solved by boldly going forth into new forms of powering its products. Electric vehicles are hideously inefficient, their production requires some horrendously toxic processes to take place and they are only ever likely to offer short-range inner-city transport solutions… but at least Jaguar is joining in the conversation.
Sadly the most obvious course of action for a brand like Jaguar, such as developing a hydrogen fuel cell Le Mans car, is a bit too much of a stretch at a time when its profitability is taking a bit of a beating. Jaguar Land Rover is temporarily on the back foot thanks to some poor luck in the Far East and investing half a billion dollars in new production centres, which presumably makes a relatively low cost/high visibility programme like Formula E more attractive.
But whatever the merits of Formula E, it is a positive thing that Jaguar is going to use motor sport to stake its place in the future of the industry. So to celebrate here is a gallery of loveliness to remind us all how much the big cat from Coventry has brought to the sport over the years.


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Amtrak is opening a new exhibit at Washington's Union Station to recount the history of the "Great
Migration'' of Southern blacks moving to the North early in the 20th century.
Between 1915 and 1970, about 6 million African Americans moved from the South to the North. Many left behind rural farm lives for job opportunities in industrialized cities. Many made the journey by passenger or freight train, which provided the connection for Amtrak.
The Washington Post reports the exhibit opens Saturday near Gate A at Union Station and will remain on view through Sept. 26. It will then move to Baltimore's Penn Station for display through October.
Allen Ballard, a University of Albany history professor, consulted on the exhibit. Amtrak also called on museums and the Library of Congress.
To see the exhibit online, click here.


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ECI REC's four-year Work Plan covers numerous upgrades to our system that will help deliver reliable, affordable power to our member-consumers. Projects slated for 2014 include overhead line rebuilds, conversions of overhead lines to underground, one new tie line, and a substation rebuild. ECI REC plans to have all 2014 Work Plan projects completed by November 1.
Twenty miles of overhead work was awarded to Highline Construction. The contractor is working on projects in both districts near our Aurora, Fairbank, Maryville, Jefferson, Becca, Lindahl, and Shellsburg Substations and plans to complete all of the work this fall.
M.J. Electric was awarded the Shellsburg Substation rebuild project, which started in August and is scheduled to be completed at the end of September.
West Union Trenching is assisting crews in both districts with cable installation for projects near our Maryville, Fairbank, Becca, and Lindahl Substations.
Your Cooperative crews completed one overhead project in May near our Spring Creek Substation and are working with the contractors to complete transfers on the other line projects and the Shellsburg Substation rebuild.
To keep you as informed about the construction as possible, ECI REC will send out automated voice messages to members in the area where Highline Construction or other crews will be working. In addition, each week we will be posting the current work areas of our construction contractors on ECI REC's website and Facebook pages.
For the week of 9/22, Highline Construction will continue on Work Plan projects as highlighted in the map below:
- Buchanan County, Hazleton Township, Sections 2-5 and 8 along 105th Street and Indiana Avenue


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Welcome to Week 3
Much has been written about the impact of shale revolution.
America is tapping into unconventional gas sources such as shale rock, opening up vast reserves of gas that were considered unobtainable only a few years ago. The result is a gas bonanza, with global implications for gas prices.
In the years ahead, this gas bonanza is likely to spread around the globe as more and more countries learn how to extract gas from their own unconventional reserves. Accompanying this expansion in gas supply will be a corresponding increase in the ability to transport and trade this gas.
The world's liquid natural gas (LNG) infrastructure, which uses ships to transport gas instead of pipelines, is expanding every year, creating a truly global gas market for the first time in history. With a much more integrated global gas market, the behavior of buyers and sellers is changing.
This week we provide an analysis of the impact of shale revolution on the energy market and global LNG market in particular.


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Z64K (2019/05/04) is released. Pixel exact emulation of the Commodore 64, VIC 20 and Atari 2600 written entirely in Java. The emulators should run on any platform with an updated java runtime environment installed.
Z64K Changelog:
4 May
Updated C128 Machine monitor commands rb0 and rb1 to no longer mess with MMU.
rb0 - debug using memory in RAM bank 0
rb1 - debug using memory in RAM bank 1
system - debug using system view of memory (defaults back to this when exiting monitor)
breakpoints for c128 now have 17 bit range. eg:-
bk e000 will set a breakpoint at bank 0 location e000
bk 1e000 will set a breakpoint at bank 1 location e000.


text: Volume 6.12 | Apr 4 Immune Regulation News 6.12 April 4, 2014 In this issue: Publications | Reviews | Industry News | Policy News | Events | Jobs TOP STORY Immune Cell Defenders Protect Us from Bacteria Invasion Researchers identified the exact biochemical key that awakes the body's immune cells and sends them into fight against bacteria and fungi. The immune cells, known as mucosal-associated invariant T cells, initiate the immune system's action against foreign invaders when they are exposed to vitamin B2, which is made by bacteria and fungi. [Press release from the University of Melbourne discussing online prepublication in Nature] Press Release | Abstract PUBLICATIONS (Ranked by impact factor of the journal) The Adaptor TRAF5 Limits the Differentiation of Inflammatory CD4+ T Cells by Antagonizing Signaling via the Receptor for IL-6 Investigators found that in the presence of interleukin 6 (IL-6), naive tumor-necrosis factor receptor-associated factor (TRAF)-deficient CD4+ T cells showed an enhanced ability to differentiate into the TH17 subset of helper T cells. [Nat Immunol] Abstract Clonal Tracking of Rhesus Macaque Hematopoiesis Highlights a Distinct Lineage Origin for Natural Killer Cells Researchers applied quantitative genetic barcoding to track the clonal output of transplanted autologous rhesus macaque hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells over a time period of up to 9.5 months. Surprisingly, reconstitution of the natural killer (NK) cell lineage, and particularly the major CD16+/CD56− peripheral blood NK compartment, showed limited clonal overlap with T, B, or myeloid lineages, and therefore appears to be ontologically distinct. [Cell Stem Cell] Abstract | Graphical Abstract TIM-1 Glycoprotein Binds the Adhesion Receptor P-Selectin and Mediates T Cell Trafficking during Inflammation and Autoimmunity Investigators reported that T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain 1 (TIM-1) is a P-selectin ligand. They have shown that human and murine TIM-1 binds to P-selectin, and that TIM-1 mediates tethering and rolling of T helper 1 (Th1) and Th17, but not Th2 and regulatory T cells on P-selectin. [Immunity] Abstract | Graphical Abstract Cryptic MHC Class I-Binding Peptides Are Revealed by Aminoglycoside-Induced Stop Codon Read-Through into the 3′ UTR Using a recombinant virus-expression system in tissue culture and in mice, researchers demonstrated that gentamicin can induce expression and MHC class I presentation of a model epitope encoded downstream of a premature termination codon at levels sufficient to activate CD8+ T cells. [Proc Natl Acad Sci USA] Abstract | Press Release Differential Roles of Epigenetic Changes and Foxp3 Expression in Regulatory T Cell-Specific Transcriptional Regulation By transcriptional start site cluster analysis, researchers assessed how genome-wide patterns of DNA methylation or Foxp3 binding sites were associated with regulatory T cell-specific gene expression. [Proc Natl Acad Sci USA] Abstract Alternatively Activated Macrophages Derived from Monocytes and Tissue Macrophages Are Phenotypically and Functionally Distinct By transcriptional profiling analysis, researchers showed that while both monocyte and tissue-derived alternatively activated macrophages (AAM) expressed high levels of Arg1, Chi3l3 and Retnla, only monocyte-derived AAM upregulated Raldh2 and PD-L2. [Blood] Abstract Naive Idiotope-Specific B and T Cells Collaborate Efficiently in the Absence of Dendritic Cells Scientists showed that previously unstimulated (naive) idiotope (Id)-specific B and T cells collaborate efficiently in vivo, even at low frequencies and in the presence of low amounts of Id+ Ig, resulting in germinal center formation, plasma cell development, and secretion of isotype-switched anti-Id Abs. [J Immunol] Abstract CTLA-4 Is Expressed by Activated Mouse NK Cells and Inhibits NK Cell IFN-γ Production in Response to Mature Dendritic Cells The authors provide insight into the regulation and function of additional receptors involved in mouse NK cell responses: CTLA-4 and CD28. CTLA-4 and CD28 engage the same ligands, B7-1 and B7-2, which are primarily expressed by APCs, such as dendritic cells. [J Immunol] Abstract Programmed Cell Death-1 Deficiency Exacerbates T Cell Activation and Atherogenesis Despite Expansion of Regulatory T Cells in Atherosclerosis-Prone Mice Scientists investigated the role of the co-inhibitory receptor programmed cell death-1 in T cell activation and CD4+ T cell polarization towards pro-atherogenic or atheroprotective responses in mice. [PLoS One] Full Article GILZ Promotes Production of Peripherally Induced Treg Cells and Mediates the Crosstalk between Glucocorticoids and TGF-β Signaling Researchers report that glucocorticoid-induced leucine zipper (GILZ), a protein induced by glucocorticoids, promotes regulatory T (Treg) cell production. [Cell Rep] Abstract | Full Article | Graphical Abstract Subscribe to our sister publications: Human Immunology News and Immunology of Infectious Disease News! REVIEWS In Search of Magic Bullets: The Golden Age of Immunotherapeutics As the complexity and diversity of the immune response are unveiled, targeted cellular and molecular therapies now offer rational approaches to treat immune-mediated diseases. Here, the authors discuss how the tried and true bench-to-bedside strategies resulted in some spectacular successes, along with some puzzling failures. [Cell] Abstract Visit our reviews page to see a complete list of reviews in the immune regulation field. INDUSTRY NEWS Adaptimmune Integrates BioLife Solutions CryoStor® Cell Freeze Media in Cancer Immunotherapy Clinical Trial BioLife Solutions, Inc. announced that Oxford, UK and Philadelphia, PA-based Adaptimmune Ltd has adopted the Company's CryoStor clinical grade cell freeze media for use in Adaptimmune's current Phase I/II clinical trial CT Antigen TCR-Engineered T Cells for Myeloma. [BioLife Solutions, Inc.] Press Release Kite Pharma Announces FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Anti-CD19 T Cell Cancer Immunotherapy Product Kite Pharma, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Orphan Products Development granted orphan drug designation for the Company's lead investigational therapy, an autologous engineered T cell product that targets CD19 expression on B cell malignancies, for the treatment of diffuse large B cell lymphoma. [PR Newswire Association LLC] Press Release PD-1 Gene Expression Profiles for Drug Development US Patent Awarded to VGTI Florida® Scientists The Vaccine and Gene Institute of Florida (VGTI Florida) announced that the US Patent and Trademark Office awarded VGTI Florida scientists Dr. Rafick-Pierre Sékaly, PhD and Dr. Elias Haddad, PhD U.S. Patent No. 8,647,822 titled "Determining Whether a Test Compound Modulates PD-1 Activity in Activated Immune Cells Using Gene Expression Profiles". [Vaccine and Gene Institute of Florida] Press Release From our sponsor: Free human hematopoietic progenitors wallchart. Request your copy. POLICY NEWS National Institutes of Health (United States) Food and Drug Administration (United States) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (United States) European Medicines Agency (European Union) Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (United Kingdom) Therapeutic Goods Administration (Australia) EVENTS NEW Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCiS) 2014: Spotlight on Translational Immunology June 25-28, 2014Chicago, United States Visit our events page to see a complete list of events in the immune regulation community. JOB OPPORTUNITIES NEW Postdoctoral Associate – Immunology (Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech) NEW Research Associate – Cell Separation (STEMCELL Technologies Inc.) Postdoctoral Position – Immunology (University of Pittsburgh) Senior Scientist – Tumor Immunotherapy (Bayer Pharma AG) Director of GMP/GLP Quality Operations (University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine) Postdoctoral Research Scientist – Molecular Mechanisms of Leukemia Immune Evasion (San Raffaele Scientific Institute) PhD Student – Immunometabolic Networks Regulating the Innate Immune Response (Radboud University Medical Center) Staff Scientists – Immunology (GlaxoSmithKline) Research Group Leader – Basic Mechanisms and Regulation of Inflammation (University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf) Professor – Cancer Research (Yale University School of Medicine) Assistant/Associate Professors – Allergic Inflammation and Sensory Neurobiology (North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine) PhD Research Position – Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Immune Tolerance and Autoimmunity (Weizmann Institute of Science) Research Technologist – Pluripotent Stem Cells (STEMCELL Technologies Inc.) 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