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Investigations and reports
Air transportation safety investigation A17O0264
Update: The TSB has completed this investigation. The report was published on 30 October 2019.
Safety communications
Investigation information
Collision with terrain
Airbus Helicopters AS 350 B2 (helicopter), C-GOHS
Tweed, Ontario, 8 NM NNE
The occurrence
On 14 December 2017, a Hydro One Networks Inc. Airbus Helicopters AS 350 B2 helicopter (registration C-GOHS, serial number 3240) equipped with an external platform, was transporting crews of power line technicians between a staging area and transmission towers in an area located 8 nautical miles north-northeast of Tweed, Ontario.
At 1144 Eastern Standard Time, the pilot picked up a crew of 3 power line technicians near the bottom of a tower for a return flight to the staging area. It had become common practice for power line technicians to attach tool bags and other small items to the external platform for flights to and from work sites. In line with this practice, the technicians attached a few items to the platform while boarding the helicopter, and then took their seats in the aft cabin.
The practice of carrying external loads attached to the platform was not a formalized procedure at the company and, as a result, adequate controls were not in place to ensure that these objects were properly stored or secured. Consequently, an empty canvas supply bag with an attached carabiner that was being carried on the platform was not adequately secured before the helicopter departed for the return flight to the staging area.
When the helicopter was 0.26 nautical miles from the staging area, the canvas bag separated from the platform and struck the helicopter's tail rotor, causing significant damage, severe imbalance, and intense vibration.
Shortly after, while the pilot was attempting to land, the helicopter's tail rotor, tail rotor gearbox, and vertical fin separated from the helicopter. The helicopter became uncontrollable and collided with terrain. The 3 power line technicians were unrestrained and became separated from the helicopter, either slightly before or during the impact, and received fatal injuries from contact with the helicopter or the surrounding terrain. The pilot was fatally injured on impact. The helicopter was destroyed.
Safety advisories
Aviation Safety Advisory A17O0264-D1-A1: Unsecured Cargo and Unrestrained Passengers in Helicopters
Read the Aviation Safety Advisory
Report on 2017 helicopter accident near Tweed, Ontario, highlights risks with external cargo and unrestrained passengers, and calls for clarification of safety belt regulations
Findings from TSB investigation A17O0264
Safety communications related to TSB investigation A17O0264
A17O0264 (Tweed): Opening remarks
Kathy Fox, TSB Chair
Ewan Tasker, Manager, Air Investigations Ontario Region
TSB will hold a news conference to release its investigation report on the December 2017 fatal helicopter accident near Tweed, Ontario
Read the media advisory
TSB will provide a news briefing on its investigation into the helicopter accident near Tweed, Ontario
TSB will provide a news briefing on its investigation into the helicopter crash that occurred near Tweed, Ontario
TSB deploys a team of investigators to a helicopter accident near Tweed, Ontario
Richmond Hill, Ontario, 14 December 2017 - The Transportation Safety Board is deploying a team of investigators to a helicopter accident near Tweed, Ontario. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.
Map showing the location of the occurrence
Investigator-in-charge
Ken Webster joined the TSB team in 2005, and works as Manager, Regional Operations out of the Ontario office. Mr. Webster has been investigator-in-charge in numerous TSB investigations, and assisted in several others, involving airplane, helicopter and air traffic control. Prior to the TSB he worked in civil aviation for 20 years, in several different capacities. As a pilot, Mr. Webster has flown numerous aircraft types throughout Canada and the US.
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Class of investigation
This is a class 2 investigation. These investigations are complex and involve several safety issues requiring in-depth analysis. Class 2 investigations, which frequently result in recommendations, are generally completed within 600 days. For more information, see the Policy on Occurrence Classification.
TSB investigation process
There are 3 phases to a TSB investigation
Field phase: a team of investigators examines the occurrence site and wreckage, interviews witnesses and collects pertinent information.
Examination and analysis phase: the TSB reviews pertinent records, tests components of the wreckage in the lab, determines the sequence of events and identifies safety deficiencies. When safety deficiencies are suspected or confirmed, the TSB advises the appropriate authority without waiting until publication of the final report.
Report phase: a confidential draft report is approved by the Board and sent to persons and corporations who are directly concerned by the report. They then have the opportunity to dispute or correct information they believe to be incorrect. The Board considers all representations before approving the final report, which is subsequently released to the public.
For more information, see our Investigation process page.


The Darke Side: Moving into the light?
A long time since my last post. Aside from bread-and-butter stuff, my activity has been on Python. There have been various upheavals in the business, and we aquired a Python 2 course. It wasn't too hot, and needed updating. Around the end of 2008 Python 3 was released, so I decided it would make sense to create a new course based on Python 3.
That is almost finished, but it turns out that it might have been premature, since no one seems to be in a particular hurry to move to Py3. That's a shame, because I am quite impressed. There have been issues, performance has been one of them (although I can't say I noticed any problems). In June 2009 a new version, 3.1, should be released, and that has a number of new features. So, having done all that work on a new course, I will have to hack it again come June. That's the problem with the bleading edge.
I have read of Python's ease of use, and never really believed it. After all, there are so many vested interests and religious wars that it is difficult to get a balanced view. I have to say that, after a little practice, Python is very easy to pickup. I have found myself just coding. The number of times I have to look something up gets less and less. I'm not sure I am fluent yet, but I'm close, and I reckon that is the fastest I have ever picked up another language.
Will Perl 6 be as easy?


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Deborah E. Anderson, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist (PSY16034) & Neuropsychologist
Registered Yoga Teacher (26590)
Offices in Sherman Oaks and Santa Monica
About Dr. Deborah Anderson
Dr. Anderson received her doctorate degree in Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine at the University of North Texas. This included a one-year internship with specialization in Neuropsychology at University Hospital in London, Ontario. This was followed by a two-year post-doctorate Fellowship in Neuropsychology at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute in Los Angeles. Prior to opening her practice, she was an associate in a Los Angeles based private practice specializing in forensic consulting.
Dr. Anderson is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the UCLA Department of Psychology where she supervises graduate students in assessment.
Dr. Anderson has worked as a forensic consultant for neuropsychological and psychological injury cases.
For five years, Dr. Anderson was a columnist ("Couples Coach") for the quarterly wedding publication, Inside Weddings, in which she gave advice to engaged couples on how to create lasting relationships.
She is also a yoga teacher and an avid practitioner and student of yoga. She teaches individual and group yoga classes, and is a certified Strong Yoga 4Fertility instructor.
Professional Affiliations:
Los Angeles County Psychological Association (LACPA)
National Academy of Neuropsychology (NAN)
Education and Training:
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Neuropsychology (Two-year program)
Neuropsychiatric Institute, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
PH.D. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, Clinical track
Denton, Texas, USA
Pre-Doctoral Internship (Neuropsychology Track)
London Health Sciences Centre, University Campus (formerly University Hospital)
M.A. Clinical Psychology
Lakehead University
B.S. (Honors) Biology and Psychology

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#SPORTS: Didier Drogba turned down chance of Chelsea return with Frank Lampard
Didier Drogba was offered the chance to work with former Chelsea teammate Frank Lampard, after the ex-midfielder was made Blues manager this summer, but decided to snub it
Didier Drogba has revealed that he turned down the chance to return to Chelsea again this summer – because he is committed to helping Ivorian football.
Blues legend Drogba, 41, scored 180 times in 381 appearances for the west London outfit during two glittering spells at the club.
During his first stint at Stamford Bridge, between 2004 and 2012, Drogba won the Premier League three times before returning to lift the trophy again in the 2014/15 campaign.
The striker, who retired from playing last year, also has four FA Cup, three League Cup and a Champions League winner's medal from his Chelsea days.
Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard were teammates at Chelsea
And Blues boss Frank Lampard wanted to tap into that winning mentality and bring his former teammate back to the club.
But ex-Ivory Coast international Drogba politely rejected the offer, despite it being "perfect".
"I had an offer to stay at Chelsea where everything would be perfect and conditions are met," Drogba said.
Drogba snubbed a return to Chelsea to focus on his work in the Ivory Coast
"But I want to help Ivorian football because I love it!
"I am a leader, and my vision is bigger than just the simple role of being a coach. A coach has an impact on a club – but I want to have an impact on an entire nation.
"I want us to re-think football, with a nationwide vision, so we can develop the game here. The Ivory Coast has a glorious footballing past.
"The funds are in place, together with talent and potential, but they are under-exploited.
"There are some very competent people in the Ivory Coast who can work with me on this project."
SPORTS :GENERAL


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On the table in Hillsborough: Outsourcing the school custodian
Hillsborough High senior Delani Carrington, 17, salsa danced with outgoing janitor Jimmy Saavedra, 64, at a retirement celebration thrown in his honor by students, who collected money for him to visit Puerto Rico. Saavedra cleaned the schools for 32 years. [TIMES | 2012]
By Marlene Sokol
Published March 8
Updated March 8
TAMPA - More than 1,500 workers earn their living cleaning up all manner of mess in the Hillsborough County Public Schools.
It's not an extravagant living - the average salary is $24,000, which includes everyone from four-hour custodians to crew leaders.
But it all adds up to more than $38 million in pay alone, and the school district is wondering if it can save money by outsourcing.
"Subcontracting our custodial services may save millions of dollars," deputy superintendent Chris Farkas wrote in a letter that went out to the workforce this week in English and Spanish.
It's not clear how much the district can save, or if it will go through with the idea. "We are only in the beginning phases of researching this possibility," Farkas wrote. Cleaning companies have been invited to bid.
Hillsborough already saved $2 million this year by paring down its custodial staff, which used to employ 1,730. Those changes followed an efficiency study in 2016 by the Gibson Consulting Group.
School Board members, at a recent retreat, discussed the possibility that they can save even more by privatizing.
"Other school districts have done this," Farkas wrote in his letter. "And based on our research, more than 80 percent of the private companies' employees have been custodians who came from the school district and kept working in very similar jobs."
As the bids have not yet come in, it is too soon to say what the pay or benefits would look like.
"As always," Farkas wrote, "current custodial staff members have the opportunity to explore other district positions at any time."
Marlene Sokol
Hillsborough Schools Reporter


Nokia today announced that it has started deliveries of Nokia N71 to Vodafone K.K. in Japan. The "Nokia N71" (*1) is its first product to be introduced in Japan under the Nokia Nseries sub-brand, Nokia's high performance multimedia range with sophisticated design. The Nokia N71 customized for Vodafone K.K. will be marketed in Vodafone K.K.'s 3G lineup under the name "Nokia N71 (Vodafone 804NK)" and will be commercially available in Japan from August 12.
The Nokia N71 (Vodafone 804NK) delivers excellent 3G functionality as a rich multimedia device, which is compactly packaged in a simple yet elegant foldable form. The Nokia N71 (Vodafone 804NK) keeps consumers entertained with the music player function and FM radio, which allows users to listen to their favorite music at anytime. The Nokia N71 (Vodafone 804NK) also supports the new Nokia Web Browser (*2) enabling users to enjoy the website they check on PCs. Furthermore, the device also comes with a 2 megapixel camera, office documents viewer (*3), e-mail client, and synchronization capabilities with compatible PCs.
The Nokia Nseries devices are high performance, multimedia devices launched by Nokia last year, which incorporate superior design and usability and provides users with a simple and reliable way to tap into new multimedia experiences. Nokia has introduced nine Nokia Nseries models to-date and we had announced in the Nokia Q2 results that Nokia had sold more than 3 million units Nokia Nseries devices to the market during Q2, 2006.
Nokia has provided Vodafone K.K. with three 3G models so far: The Nokia 6680 (Vodafone 702NK II) which became available in December 2005 and the Nokia 6630 (Vodafone 702NK) which became available in December 2004, and the Nokia 6650 (V-NM701), which was added in August 2003.
Detailed information about Nokia N71 (Vodafone 804NK II) can be found on Vodafone K.K.'s website, www.vodafone.jp and Nokia Japan's website, www.nokia.co.jp.


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Tag: Election Fraud
Published by on August 25, 2015
A low-level operative in Ontario, Michael Sona, was convicted after being charged with election fraud during the last federal election. The judge said he likely didn't operate alone and that the fraud, using the massive Cons voter database to send out thousand of robocalls, benefited only the Cons. Those automated calls, by the way, deliberately misdirected non-Conservative voters by impersonating Elections Canada (which is a crime) and telling people their polling station had been moved to another location. As a result, some people turned up at the wrong address and were so frustrated they didn't vote at all.
Harper won the last election by a mere 6,200 votes spread over 13 ridings. In my own riding (Yukon) he won by 132 votes. It's not hard to figure out that, with such narrow margins, fraudulent tactics could give you the edge. Thousands of voters subsequently complained to Elections Canada about the calls. I personally know of a colleague who got such a call and initially thought it was a "mistake." Naturally. After all, in Canada we don't do Republican tactics like election fraud, right?
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Iran says won't rush to recognize Taliban
August 30, 2021 - 22:12
TEHRAN — Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh reiterated that Iran seeks the establishment of an "inclusive" government in Afghanistan, and is ready to facilitate intra-Afghan talks.
He added that what the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said about Afghanistan has been Iran's firm policy on the country over the past 40 years.
"We have always stood by the people of Afghanistan and our priority has been to ensure peace, stability and progress in Afghanistan. Afghanistan is our dear neighbor. It is in our realm of civilization, and a statement I read at the ministry last week emphasized that the lives, honor, and properties of the Afghan people must be respected by all groups in the country. What we think will bring peace and stability to Afghanistan is the formation of an inclusive government in this country that reflects the ethnic and demographic composition of Afghanistan," he elaborated.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on August 29 that the Islamic Republic backs the people of Afghanistan regardless of who is in power.
Ayatollah Khamenei wished peace and prosperity for the Afghan nation, saying, "May God bring the best situation for the nation of Afghanistan."
The Leader described Afghanistan as a brotherly country which shares many affinities with the Iranian nation.
"Afghanistan is our brother country, with the same language, religion, and culture," the Leader noted.
Khatibzadeh added, "In this regard, the responsibility of the future government of Afghanistan will help fulfill their definite obligations, and we are waiting to see the formation of an inclusive government and the commitment of that government to fulfill its responsibilities, and based on that, Iran and the international community will make their decisions."
The spokesman said that what Iran seeks is that Afghans decide for their future.
"What is clear from the statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which I have read before, is that we seek the people of Afghanistan to decide their own destiny, and no force outside Afghanistan can decide for the people of Afghanistan and their future. Afghanistan should be allowed to create an inclusive government in the country by facilitating inter-Afghan dialogue, not a minority government against the majority or a government with only one group, but a government that reflects the demographic and ethnic composition of Afghanistan," he elaborated.
Khatibzadeh said that the Taliban, as a group, is part of Afghanistan and part of the future of the country.
"We have announced ourselves to hold the second round of inter-Afghan talks in Tehran. Of course, this depends on the fact that all groups can participate in it," he added.
U.S. "kills" 9 Afghan family members
Iran FM holds talks with Syria leaders
France, Britain to propose Kabul "safe zone"
Iran says U.S. just brought 'death and destruction' to Afghanistan
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Victories take secondary role in Europe
Bulletin Staff Report
Twenty-two members of the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets football program took part in a 10-day trip to Sweden and Finland in mid-May to play football against two European teams.
In the two games they played, the Yellow Jackets defeated the Tyres� Royal Crowns � a Swedish club-team � 41-7, and the Finland Junior National Team, 68-0.
The trip was not just about the wins, though. The Howard Payne players were also given the opportunity to share their lives and the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the Swedish and Finland football players and fans.
The NCAA permits member institutions to take trips to other countries once every three years, giving student-athletes experiences outside of what would be a normal playing season. Teams are given extended time to practice for the trip in hopes that their experience will benefit the student-athletes, countries, and opposing teams, as well as further the exposure of the sport.
Yellow Jackets head football coach Mike Redwine worked on planning this trip for the HPU football team for over a year. Redwine is no stranger to this area of the world; as a player after college he was able to play for one of the Finnish teams. Later as a coach, he took a group of players from Mid-America Nazarene University to play in Scandinavia.
Redwine, like any other coach, wanted to win, but he also wanted his players to get something different out of the trip. �During the flight, I heard three of our players sharing their faith with complete strangers,� Redwine said. �This takes courage and a real sensitivity to God�s leading.�
The players stayed with host families for two nights in Sweden and were able to interact with the Swedish families and players. Most players thought that it would be very difficult communicating in Sweden and Finland, but many of the people they came in contact with spoke English or at least understood enough English to be able to communicate with them.
The Yellow Jackets were also able the help instruct the Swedish and Finland players in practice. One of the days between their two games, the Howard Payne players had practice with the Swedish Djurgardens football team as a service project. The Yellow Jackets led the Swedish players through individual drills.
�I was so excited watching the way our players took such pride in helping the Swedish players improve their skills,� Redwine said.
There are many aspects of the game football players in America learn from a young age, and the Swedish and Finland players and coaches were eager to learn as much as they could about American football.
�My most memorable moment was when the coach from the Swedish team kept thanking me after I helped his right tackle pancake someone,� said HPU offensive lineman James Freeman.
After the game against the Finland Junior National Team, Redwine was able to speak with the Finland players about HPU. Yellow Jacket Corbin Young was also able to share his testimony.
The Howard Payne players and staff also spent time in team devotions, with a different player sharing each day.
�One of the highlights for me was our team devotionals,� Redwine said. �While it really shouldn�t be this way, sometimes we have to go clear around the world to sit down and be still long enough to really reflect and listen to God. In this case, God spoke through our players and through the natural beauty of Scandinavia.�
Many of the Yellow Jackets came back talking about the beauty of Sweden and Finland. They were particularly impressed with the landscape and the architecture.
�I loved the old buildings and architecture,� said Ryan Robbins. �It is a beautiful place.�
Robbins � the only senior to make the trip � played very well and was given an opportunity to return to play for the Finland professional team � the Kouvola Indians.
Kouvola competes in Division I of the Finland professional league. Robbins spent just one week back in Texas before catching a plane flight back to Finland to start the season with the Indians.
�This is a wonderful opportunity,� Robbins said. �I am really looking forward to the experience.�


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Global Business|Hoping That Art Will Continue to Pay Off
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Global Business | Special Report: Net Worth
Hoping That Art Will Continue to Pay Off
By SONIA KOLESNIKOV-JESSOP SEPT. 3, 2012
Investors in fine art are probably happy that the first half of 2012 is over: It has been a disappointing period, especially in Asia.
But investors and dealers are hopeful that the rest of the year will see a rebound, both in supply of fine art at auction and in the prices paid, if the world economic picture becomes clearer.
After results in 2011 confirmed the Chinese art auction market as the largest in the world, total auction sales for all categories this spring from the "Big Four" auction houses in Asia — Sotheby's Hong Kong, Christie's Hong Kong, China Guardian, and Beijing Poly international Auction Co. — were $1.5 billion, a 32 percent decline from the autumn auction season of 2011, according to estimates by ArtTactic, a market research firm.
Anders Petterson, managing director of ArtTactic, said he believed the recent cooling in Asia reflected a decline in speculative buying, as "short-term investors realize their ability to quickly flip works at a profit is no longer viable."
Sales of Asian art in Hong Kong, which had expanded drastically in 2011, fell significantly in the first half of the year at a time when they were rising in Europe and New York, prompting commentators to wonder whether the art bubble in China had finally been pricked.
So far this year Asian art buyers have not made their presence felt as strongly in Hong Kong and on the mainland, though they have raised their profile elsewhere around the world.
In fact, Christie's, which reported a 26 percent drop in sales volume in Hong Kong for the first half of the year compared with the period in 2011, also reported a 31 percent increase in the number of Asian clients registering to bid in New York and London.
François Curiel, president of Christie's Asia, said he believed that the Chinese art market was mainly in a consolidation phase, and that the poor performance of the Asian auction market in the first half, relative to that of Europe and the United States, was partly due to a drop in supply rather than demand.
"We had fewer works of art for sale in the first half of 2012," he said by telephone, "one of the reasons being that there is so much financial uncertainty at the moment around the world, so many sellers are hanging on their property, rather than selling and having to decide how to invest the funds: in Hong Kong dollars, U.S. dollars, renminbi."
Mr. Curiel also noted that the increase in sales volumes in 2011 over the previous year had been so strong, "it was difficult to sustain."
A work at Christie's spring auction in Hong Kong. Economic turmoil has made buyers wary. Credit Dale De La Rey/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Christie's sales in Asia in the first half of 2011 totaled $488 million, but fell to $374 million in the second half of 2011 and then to $367 million in the first half of 2012. "So we're on a par with the second half of 2011," Mr. Curiel said, "and I think that's what we will see in the fall of 2012, unless a fabulous collection comes up for sale in November."
Auction houses around the world had mixed results in the first half of the year. Even as sales in Hong Kong were falling, Christie's announced worldwide sales for the first half of 2012 of $3.5 billion, up 11 percent from a year earlier. Sotheby's reported a 16 percent decline in total revenue for the first half of the year, to $408.9 million, even with the sale of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" for $119.9 million, the highest price ever for any work of art at auction.
During an earnings call with analysts on August 7, Sotheby's chief executive, William Ruprecht, attributed the decline in results to economic weakness worldwide and fewer single-owner sales than in the spring of 2011, a record-breaking season.
He acknowledged that the Asian business had slowed — Sotheby's Hong Kong sales were down about $131 million from the previous year — but added that the auction house's business in Asia remained "very profitable and a source of substantial opportunity with new wealthy collectors."
He added that luxury goods companies, a barometer of spending trends among the wealthy, had posted higher first-half earnings in Asia, which was reassuring, he said.
Carson Chan, managing director of Bonhams Asia, said he thought the dip in sales to Chinese art investors reflected the economic turmoil.
"Chinese buyers may be in the art market 50 percent for the heart and 50 percent for investment," he said by telephone from Taipei. "They buy because they like it, but they also want to invest."
"I think Chinese buyers are now buying more carefully and more selectively," he added. "They will only invest in pieces that have both a historical significance and art value. So you have to have extremely clean provenance and background, and this goes across the board between paintings and ceramics."
Mr. Petterson, of ArtTactic, said the autumn sales would provide a good test of whether the art market in Asia was poised for recovery.
He acknowledged that there could be further declines if "the slowdown is triggering a significant negative shift in market confidence." But he said he believed that Chinese buyers still considered art a good addition to their portfolios.
"With other investment asset classes performing poorly, art will still be viewed as an alternative investment," he said.
Mr. Curiel, of Christie's, echoed that sentiment. "Art is still viewed as a good investment in the Chinese collector's mind," he said. "I have yet to meet someone who buys art and think they are going to lose money."
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CMB, BOCOM and SPDB in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas in investigation into North Korean sanctions violations, and at risk of losing access to US dollars business
According to a Washington Post report, a US judge found that three large Chinese banks were in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoenas in investigation into violating sanctions against North Korea.
The matter may trigger a clause prohibiting the three banks from contacting the US dollar, which is the basis of international transactions. The summons were issued in 2017 to investigate violations of North Korea's nuclear weapons sanctions. If the subpoena is not fulfilled, the US attorney general or the treasury secretary has the power to order the prohibition of the dollar business of the relevant banks.
Although the court did not disclose the information of the three banks, the Post estimated the three banks to be China Merchants Bank (3968), Bank of Communications (3328) and Shanghai Pudong Development Bank according to the documents from the Ministry of Justice. In 2017, the US Department of Justice had accused the three banks of cooperating with a Hong Kong company to assist North Korea's foreign trade bank in laundering more than US$100 million.
The three banks all issued statements stating that they had not been investigated for alleged violations of any sanctions laws.
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Cell Phone to Cell Block
Sexting may endanger you or your partner
Carrington York, Opinion Editor
Be careful.
The line between legal and illegal sexting is too thin for many to see.
Teens all around the United States are have gotten involved in the "send nudes" trend. According to Knowyourmeme.com, "Send Nudes is an expression used to request sexually explicit photographs from someone via various forms of communication. The phrase is often referenced as an unexpected punch line in images and videos." Most of us dismiss the trend as normal because the actions rarely involve police. However, there are prejudices in the judicial system that put you at risk and capitalize from the criminalization of teens in that "almost-an-adult" stage.
Levar Allen, a 17 year old star pupil and excellent athlete from Bossier City, Louisiana knows the consequences of this reality better than most. As the star athlete at his school, he had many admirers. One student showed their liking for him by sending sexually explicit videos of herself. She was 16 when her parents found out. What Allen didn't realize was that by receiving those sexts from a minor, he instantly became a sexual offender. His sending of sexts back didn't help either. His whole reputation was damaged before he knew it and though her participation was just as illegal as his, she did not experience legal consequences.
Some argue that his conviction was because of racial prejudices, considering Allen was black and the unnamed girl was white. Others, believe that he was considered more of a criminal because of his gender, and experienced sexist treatment. The bottom line is, our society is filled with laws that thrive off racist stigmas and toxic masculinity, it is hard to figure out when justice is truly being served. In a country like the United States, one that thrives on prejudice, Allen's identity was almost a recipe for disaster and a ticket to a jail cell.
Many would agree that in the 21st century, sexting cases between two minors very rarely lead to an arrest, and that it is a low risk practice. Sexting is only a serious situation when it involves child-exploitation or possession of child pornography. These offenses are usually made with intention to sell or display on the Internet, but anyone can unintentionally break this law. The sexting tightrope is a dangerous one to balance on in a nation that thrives off of prejudice. There is no way to play it safe when it comes to breaking the law. When you are a member of a marginalized group, just as Allen is, the chances of being unreasonably punished by law are even higher. Either way it goes, despite intent, sexting is illegal and teens must always remember to be conscious of who they are, what they are doing and who they're doing it with.
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Q: Converting 3D Studio Max 8 scripts to 2011 I've inherited some older 3DS maxscripts for exporting in 3D StudioMax 8. We'd like to leverage these scripts to be used in 3D StudioMax 2011, but have been unsuccessful. Is there a way to quickly convert or will this require some engineering?

A: It would require engineering.
You would have to rewrite \ update the non working parts of your scripts unfortunately.

A: Your scripts must be using features of 3ds Max 8 that are no longer available in 3ds Max 2011? Havok/Reactor comes to my mind as an example.
If that's the case then it is going to be tough to convert them. Otherwise MAXscript has been very stable over many releases, so a lot of really old code works without problems in new releases.

A: Actually most of the time maxscripts wouldn't require to be changed between different versions of Max.

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Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim served as the first Chairman of The International Board of Trustees for about nine years, from September 2003 to June 2012.
Salim concluded his term of office as Secretary General of the OAU in September 2001 after serving an unprecedented three terms covering a period of twelve years.
Dr Salim has functions and responsibilities in many other organisations at national, continental and international levels. He has also served in the United Nations (UN), where he was elected as the President of the UN Security Council in January 1976 and went on to serve as the President of the Thirty- Fourth Session of the UN General Assembly in September 1979.
He holds six Doctorates including: Doctor of Laws, the University of Philippines at Los Baños (1980), Doctor of Humanities, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria (1983), Doctor of Civil Law, University of Mauritius (1991), Doctor of Arts in International Affairs, University of Khartoum, Sudan (1995), Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations, University of Bologna, Italy (1996), and Doctor of Laws, University of Cape Town, South Africa (1998).


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Thank you. That linked paper is one that I ended up reading over the summer. I have observed differences in treatment of pain, but have not felt that the differences were attributable to the idea that healthcare workers truly believe that AAs had a higher pain tolerance/threshold. My concern, rather, has been that the disparity may be related to simply not believing the pain report.
Thanks for posting the links. I'm eager to read them. I find this subject fascinating.
From my observation on surgical ward, AA has much lower threshold of pain and require more painkillees and are more difficult to settle.


Frost & Sullivan published an insight into the implementation of ADS-B on a global basis. This insight provides a view of the progress of this major change to the air traffic management system. It discusses the decisions made, the number of installations, and the changes that these actions have caused.
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While many of the initiatives for global and civic engagement are only now being developed, there are a number of offices throughout the University that are working to expand Dominican students' global engagement and engage them in lives of compassionate service.The following are just a few of them.
The mission of global and civic engagement is to prepare students for lives of vigorous citizenship, informed exchange and just action with others both close to home and across cultural and national boundaries. The office seeks to empower students' participation in "the creation of a more just and humane world," by offering them opportunities for cultural engagement, public deliberation, civil debate and civic activity that make informed, even inspired, action for a just and humane world possible.
Over the next few years, global and civic engagement will expand its services to further welcome international students, increase domestic students' opportunities for foreign study fellowships and provide all Dominican students with forums for cross-cultural exchanges, cultural expression, political advocacy and rigorous discussion of local, national and global matters of public concern. We invite everyone in the Dominican community to help us make the Office of Global and Civic Engagement a home for vital dialogue and public learning.
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Тоне Кропушек (Зибика, код Шмарја при Јелшах, 2. септембар 1928 — јун 2017), политолог, учесник Народноослободилачке борбе, друштвено-политички радник СФР Југославије и СР Словеније.

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Тоне Кропушек рођен је 2. септембра 1928. године у селу Зибика, код Шмарја при Јелшах. Завршио је Високу школу политичких наука. Од 1944. године био је секретар Савеза комунистичке омладине Југославије у бригади "Милош Зиданшек".

После рата радио је у привреди до 1950. године, а затим обављао разне дужности у друштвено-политичким организацијама:
 организациони секретар Среског комитета и председник Среског комитета Народне омладине Словеније у Марибору
 председник Централног комитета Народне омладине Словеније
 политички секретар Градског комитета Савеза комуниста Марибор
 посланик Републичке скупштине Првог, Другог и Трећег сазива
 за члана Централног комитета Савеза комуниста Словеније биран на Четвртом, Петом и Шестом конгресу СК Словеније
 члан Републичке конференције Социјалистичког савеза радног народа Словеније од 1966. године
 председник Републичког већа Савеза синдиката Словеније
 члан Председништва Републичке конференције ССРН Словеније

Одликован је Орденом Републике са сребрним венцем.

Литература
 Југословенски савременици: ко је ко у Југославији. "Хронометар", Београд 1970. година.

Рођени 1928.
Умрли 2017.
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Комунисти Словеније
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Омладина у Народноослободилачкој борби
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Друштвено-политички радници СР Словеније
Посланици Скупштине СР Словеније

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Kressa Peterson Jumps From the Show Ring to Success On Shark Tank
By Tafra Donberger
Portraits by Lori Ovanessian
What do Spartan competitive obstacle course races, and horses have in common? For one thing, an inventive entrepreneur named Kressa Peterson.
Kressa is a Spartan Race competitor and sporthorse sales businesswoman who has taken her knack for business to the "Shark Tank" stage and walked away with a deal.
Her idea — the shower toga, an item that allows anyone to strip down and clean up in public places without needing changing rooms — earned the backing of Mark Cuban and has become, in no uncertain terms, her full-time job.
Ever a business whiz, Kressa first sharpened her sales skills with her husband, Tony, in direct mail advertising in the '80s, then used that acumen for Kressa Peterson International Sport Horses. After a series of personal trials pushed her to find a new outlet in the Spartan racing, she's become the face of Shower Toga, the idea that spawned from participating in the muddy challenges.
Becoming an Entrepreneur
It was a breast cancer diagnosis and double mastectomy that led Kressa to the Spartan races. "In that process, I needed something to kind of bury myself in," Kressa explained. "Once you get diagnosed with cancer, it changes things. I started doing Spartan races."
Tony had been competing in the races, where racers encounter varied obstacles including spear throwing, barbed wire crawls, climbing challenges and carrying and lifting tests (think carrying heavy stones or flipping tractor-sized tires) that push athletes to the limits of their physical abilities.
Kressa encountered a rather annoying inconvenience when traveling and competing in these races: Contestants end up muddy and there was no easy way to get clean before leaving. And that was the impetus for Kressa's Shower Toga.
"I'd go put on a bathing suit, I'd rinse off the best I could, then go back into the changing room, dry off and get dressed," she explained. She and Tony were driving home from a race in Asheville, North Carolina, when they started brainstorming.
Kressa made her first shower toga out of diaper cover material — the only waterproof material she could find — and started using it herself. "I took it to a race and everyone thought, Oh Kressa, you've lost your mind!" she laughed. "I sat in the middle of all these people, put on my goofy thing, showered and scrubbed without ever going into the changing tent."
Suddenly, it wasn't just a crazy thing — everyone was borrowing it, to the point where she would lose track of where it was at races. The potential uses for the shower toga are numerous: Surfers, equestrians and other athletes all benefit from a shower-on-the-go.
Kressa paid for a patent search and upon finding nothing similar, took the leap of faith and moved forward to patent the product and manufacture it. About a month after the first manufacturing run, she began the formidable process of pitching the product on "Shark Tank," the television show where entrepreneurs present their ideas to the "sharks," five industry executives with lucrative businesses and money to invest in new ideas.
"They told her 'no' so many times, but she wouldn't take 'no' for an answer," said Tony. "The producers of Shark Tank said, 'We had you on the show because you wouldn't accept no. We knew you were close to ready but not quite, and you convinced us.'"
Loving Horses
On the equine side of things, it was a Breyer horse that started her journey — but not when she was a child, playing with the beloved models. Kressa's husband, Tony, cleverly thought to use her old Breyer model, stashed in storage and retrieved for a dinner date, to tell Kressa that he supported her buying a horse.
"He literally looked in the Atlanta Journal Constitution and saw that horses were around $600 and figured I would find one," Kressa recalled. Tony had known from the day he met her that Kressa loved horses, and this was the right time for them to do it.
Little did Tony know what he had sparked with his sweet gesture and support. "It didn't turn into anything like what I thought it was going to be," Tony laughed. "I thought we'd get a horse that stays at a stable, and she goes and rides it a couple of times a week and that's it."
That most definitely was not it for Kressa and Tony. She found a heeling roping horse named Chico Dice who didn't like his job anymore. "He was probably one of the best, dumbest things I've ever done," Kressa said fondly. "I did my first horse show with a horse that had never jumped in his career, and I was hooked from that point on."
She began riding with a group that was a flurry of different levels and expertise, which she realized wasn't helping her advance in her own horsemanship skills, and began to seek out professional help, including speaking with different trainers and attending clinics.
Finding a Trainer
Eventually Kressa found her way to Cathy Whiteside, who hadn't intended to take on a new client but didn't want to see Kressa get hurt with the new, green horse she had purchased. "I remember asking her after six months if she'd get rid of me," Kressa said. "She said no!" The green horse, however, went on his way, and Kressa had been begging Cathy to try a horse called Cool Runnings, whom she'd watched on the circuits.
This horse was quite successful with his owner, Stockton Tullis, and Kressa had always wanted to ride him. "Cathy said, 'He's going to scare you, you're already a nervous rider!' And I am, but I literally beat her down. I said, 'Just let me sit on him!'"
That first time went so well, even his then-owners could see that Lance, as he was nicknamed, had picked Kressa. "I never got hurt on that horse," she said. "We clicked! I've had some wonderful horses since then, but never another Lance." Known at shows as Tigger for his unstoppable need to bounce through the in-gate, Lance was a valuable partner for Kressa in the low jumpers.
Next came Boots, who helped Kressa continue to learn. "Boots was a better ride for me as far as me learning," she explained. "Lance and I were a little wild, a little crazy, but for my brain that worked better. Boots was a wonderful teacher; he was just a good guy."
But as wonderful as Boots was, Kressa's riding career was altered — as was her life.
Starting Another Business
Kressa was showing with Boots in the hunter classes at Poplar Place Farms in Georgia when she got left behind at a jump and came off, landing on her shoulder and getting a compound shoulder fracture that left her with a slow, arduous recovery and a titanium rod in her arm; she recovered and began to ride again, but her time in the saddle was cut short again by another fall.
After a second months-long recovery, Kressa was ready to have Boots back, but in another heartbreaking blow, he was in a freak trailer accident on his way home. "He had somehow gotten his hoof jammed under the aluminum, and when he pulled up or jerked, he did it strongly enough that he fell," she said. In an eerie echo of what Kressa had done to her own shoulder, Boots broke his leg and hip — but he also tore an artery, and she lost him.
Though it marked the unofficial end of Kressa's time competing, it allowed her to swing into the business side of things. Kressa learned the ins and outs of the business from several people including Joe Fargis, who had become a good friend and mentor.
"I feel like any feathers in your cap have to go to the rider who insisted on the horse or the trainer who saw something in that horse," she said. "I've never had a horse sold here that didn't end up turning out to be something everyone was happy with, and in the end that's the best thing."
Endless Energy
Through the ups and downs, Kressa has found that being authentic with the people she interacts with has created friendships and support in all places, and her husband is her biggest supporter. "She's such a strong person," Tony said. "I know she was very scared about some of those things but it never slowed her down. Everyone has bumps in the road, but she just plows through them. When there's a hurdle in front of her, I don't worry."
Tony now describes himself as the "supporting cast" for Kressa's Shower Toga business, and she has passionately pursued it in the same manner that she pursued her horses, with enthusiasm and a seemingly endless supply of energy. Reminiscent of when Kressa first began riding and taking lessons, she is happiest with something to do.
"She's the kind of person that when she leaves a room, it's like the whole room cleared out," Tony described. "She says what she's thinking, and a lot of people appreciate that."
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This classic recipe has been handed down for generations since the time Texas was struggling for its' independence. That's over 150 years of rich, lemony comfort in every slice!
Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease 3 small or 2 large layer cake pans; set aside.
Sift flour, baking powder and salt, sift three times.
Cream butter; gradually add sugar and continue to cream.
Beat in egg yolks. Add flour alternately with milk, to which lemon extract has been added.
Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry and fold in to batter.
Pour in cake pans. Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow cake to cool in pans while making filling.
Mix all ingredients for the Lemon Jelly thoroughly.
Cook over low flame until mixture is clear and has a jelly consistency. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
Spread Lemon Jelly between layers and on top of cake.


One of the pieces featured in Newswatch Before Christmas is about a young boy from Schuylkill County with a love for baseball.
Josiah Viera was a 14-year-old boy from Hegins who suffered from a rapid aging disease.
Josiah was the bench coach for his school's junior varsity baseball team.
We learned some very sad news on Monday that Josiah has passed away.
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import java.io.Serializable;

/**
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public class SharedConstants
    implements
    Serializable {

    //This is a near magical constant! Any Operators that can accept parameters (only CEP at the time of writing)
    //need to specify an implementation of "org.drools.ide.common.server.util.OperatorParameterBuilder" to construct
    //the necessary DRL from the parameters. This is the key name for the applicable class amongst the Parameters.
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Made to dispense Bimrose Backrubber Oil. Available in 3, 6, and 9 ft lengths, or their Metric equivalent… Also available in Metal Tank type construction which stop the cattle chewing and destroying the conventional rag type. It is amazing how quickly the cattle get used to the new types. They have been in use now for around 10 years. No maintenance, no repairs, so everyone is very happy.
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Q: Java time zone with DST prints incorrect time (in negative epochs) I'm having a hard time understanding the behavior of the following code:
    TimeZone zone = TimeZone.getTimeZone("Asia/Jerusalem");
    DateFormat format = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance();
    format.setTimeZone(zone);

    //printing out 4 different epoch dates

    //print out using formatter with TZ
    System.out.println(format.format(new Date(-1712458800000L)));
    //print using Date's toString method
    System.out.println(new Date(-1712458800000L));

    System.out.println(format.format(new Date(-57844760000L)));
    System.out.println(new Date(-57844760000L));

    System.out.println(format.format(new Date(-1888228760000L)));
    System.out.println(new Date(-1888228760000L));

    System.out.println(format.format(new Date(1456920000000L)));
    System.out.println(new Date(1456920000000L));

When running on my local machine (Timezone GMT+2 Jerusalem) with "Automatically adjust clock for DST" checked in windows (that makes me GMT+3)
It produces the following output:
Sep 26, 1915 11:20:40 PM
Sun Sep 26 23:20:40 IST 1915

Mar 2, 1968 2:00:40 PM
Sat Mar 02 14:00:40 IST 1968

Mar 2, 1910 2:21:20 PM
Wed Mar 02 14:21:20 IST 1910

Mar 2, 2016 2:00:00 PM
Wed Mar 02 14:00:00 IST 2016

But when I'm unchecking it (that makes me GMT+2) running the same code produces
Sep 26, 1915 11:20:40 PM
Sun Sep 26 23:00:00 GMT+02:00 1915

Mar 2, 1968 2:00:40 PM
Sat Mar 02 14:00:40 GMT+02:00 1968

Mar 2, 1910 2:21:20 PM
Wed Mar 02 14:00:40 GMT+02:00 1910

Mar 2, 2016 2:00:00 PM
Wed Mar 02 14:00:00 GMT+02:00 2016

The first and third example differ in the minutes and seconds when using toString() of Date.
As you can see, when I'm explicitly setting the TZ using DateFormat it prints out the same result.
What am I missing here?
Thanks!

A: Let's just look at your 1915 example. The value -1712458800000 as millis-since-the-unix-epoch is 1915-09-26T21:00:00Z - in other words, exactly 9pm UTC.
Now back in 1915, the UTC offset in Jerusalem was +2:20:40, which is why you see "Sep 26, 1915 11:20:40 PM" in the first line of your output. However, when you turn off DST in Windows, either Windows or Java is treating that as saying "Treat this as a fixed time zone of UTC+2." It's not really "Treat this as Jerusalem without DST changes, but with other changes." So you see a value of UTC+2 in your second line, which is "Sun Sep 26 23:00:00 GMT+02:00 1915".
Basically, the concept of "this time zone without DST" is a very odd one, and has been simplified (again, I'm not sure whether it's by Windows or Java) to just a fixed offset. That's fine when the "standard" offset doesn't change, but it causes issues like this when it does. Most time zones haven't changed their standard offset in reasonably-modern history, but there are quite a few changes back in the early 20th century.


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Taliban take the final province, appoint old guard members to a new cabinet
Published: September 7, 2021, 12:37 pm
By Ben Burke (Producer)
A day after the Taliban took over the final unclaimed province in Afghanistan, the group named the country's new interim prime minister and other temporary top government officials Tuesday.
Mullah Hassan Akhund, an associate of the Taliban's late founder Mullah Omar, will lead the new government. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who had led talks with the United States and signed the deal that led to America's final withdrawal from Afghanistan, will be one of two deputies to Akhund.
Sarajuddin Haqqani, son of the founder of the Haqqani network, will be the new interior minister. The United States has designated the Haqqani network as a terrorist organization.
Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, son of Mullah Omar, has been named as defense minister.
According to Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, all appointments were on an interim basis. However, he did not elaborate on how long they would serve, and did not indicate if or when there would be an election.
"We must say that the individuals for the remaining ministries, departments, and institutions will be introduced after further investigation and gradually," Mujahid said.
Earlier in the day Tuesday, the Taliban used heavy-handed tactics to break up a demonstration in Kabul for the second time in less than a week. The video above shows scenes from the protest.
The demonstrators had gathered outside the Pakistan Embassy to accuse the country of aiding the Taliban's assault on northern Panjshir province. The Taliban said Monday they had seized the province.
In one case, Taliban forces took a microphone from a journalist and began beating him with it. The journalist was later handcuffed and detained for several hours.
"This is the third time I have been beaten by the Taliban covering protests," the journalist said. "I won't go again to cover a demonstration. It's too difficult for me."
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Mayor Bob O'Dekirk on the drums with the band Hot Mess at Taste of Joliet in June.
JOLIET – Mayor Bob O'Dekirk's sideline career as a drummer in a rock band came into play in a decision announced Wednesday on Anthony's Restaurant & Pub.
The city announced that O'Dekirk has signed off on an agreement made last week that requires Anthony's to stop staging live entertainment and close at 2 a.m. on weekends.
The agreement, made official by the mayor's concurrence, came in the aftermath of a July 23 shooting in the parking lot at the bar located at 3151 Voyager Lane.
The city news release on the decision also included a lengthy statement from O'Dekirk about his "professional relationship with Anthony's."
The statement appears to be a reference to O'Dekirk's appearance with his band Hot Mess at Anthony's on Jan. 27.
The Herald-News asked O'Dekirk about his band playing at Anthony's after the Tuesday city council meeting.
"My band's played all over town," he said. "I've played for years."
He then walked away, saying, "have a good night" without taking further questions on the matter.
Hot Mess has played at many bars and venues, including "Taste of Joliet" this year.
In his statement, O'Dekirk discussed the potential for a conflict of interest in regulating businesses in which he has a relationship.
O'Dekirk said he enjoys eating at Anthony's and hopes they can "put their current troubles behind them. Having said that, the type of activity that has happened surrounding their establishment cannot, and will not, be tolerated.
"The rules apply to everyone, even citizens and business owners with a connection to local officials. The people of Joliet need to know that their elected officials will respond to any situation that is putting people in danger.
"I think the city's actions here demonstrate our commitment to fighting violence in every corner of the city. I hope that the new rules the city is imposing on Anthony's will work and that they can continue to be a viable restaurant and bar in our community."
O'Dekirk was out of town last week on vacation when Anthony's agreed to close early and not stage entertainment.
The hearing was called after the Joliet Police Department approached Interim City Attorney Chris Regis about problems at Anthony's. O'Dekirk was out of town on vacation.
Regis determined that the bar could be brought in for a hearing on the basis of being a nuisance business because of the numbers of police calls at Anthony's.
Police have been called to the bar 132 times in the past three years. The number of incidents has been increasing in 2017. There have been 73 calls so far this year. Regis last week said 54 of those calls were "problematic – either violence or an unwarranted drain on police resources."
One of those incidents occurred on Feb. 5 when shots were fired outside the bar – again in the early morning hours – and one hit a window.
Regis said the liquor commission took no action regarding the Feb. 5 incident because it could not be determined whether the shots came from Anthony's parking lot or outside of the property. Police at the time said the shots were fired during a fight in the parking lot.
Anthony's also made a $250 contribution on March 24 to Joe Clement's successful campaign for Joliet Park District board in the April 4 election. Clement is a Joliet police officer assigned to the mayor's office, and his duties include investigations into potential violations of the liquor code.
"To be honest with you, I'm friends with all kinds of businesses. I've been there 25 years," Clement said Wednesday. "I'm friends of businesses where I spend money. I patronize businesses. I've patronized Anthony's."
Clement said he did not investigate the July 23 incident at Anthony's because it happened on the weekend.
"I just compiled the facts from the police report and compiled stats like calls for service, and I submitted all that with a staff memo to Chris Regis," Clement said.
He said that his work would not be affected by his relationship with Anthony's or other businesses.
"The rules apply to everybody whether I patronize your business or not," Clement said. "If you violate the Joliet liquor code, I'm going to discipline you. Everybody gets treated equally."


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Electrophysiological recordings of Ca2+ currents
Parekh AB.
© 2006 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. The opening of plasmalemmal Ca2+ channels has profound effects on cell function. First and most importantly, an increase in cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration is used as a key signaling messenger in virtually every cell through the phylogenetic tree, where it regulates a diverse array of fundamental physiological processes such as neurotransmitter release, muscle contraction, gene transcription, and cell growth and proliferation [1]. Second, when a Ca2+ channel opens, the inward flux of Ca2+ often depolarizes the membrane potential thereby affecting membrane excitability [2]. Finally, Ca2+ channels have fundamental roles in cell signaling that do not require ion permeation. In the T-tubules of skeletal muscle, the intracellular domain between loops II and III of the L-type calcium channel (Cav 1.1) can physically interact, ostensibly via the intermediary protein triadin, with ryanodine type I receptors in the sarcoplasmic reticulum. Depolarization of the T-tubules results in a conformational change in the L-type, that is, channel propagated rapidly to the ryanodine receptor, resulting in Ca2+ release [3].
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