Forklift radiator ireland | | Reading X-men starting from the 70s (first time thoughts)

I got marvel unlimited for the read through and I wanted to say what I have been reading is good. I was a 90s introduced fan, so the cartoon is a good example of what was around when I started. Some reading during the Bendis era, lots of Grant Morrison, but access to the comics has been a challenge because of money being tight and hard to catch up. Very happy with the subscription option. Personally, I think online subscription is better, and I think they will switch back to series lasting hundreds of issues like uncanny because readers are going to want to read through instead of fiddling with different titles relaunched and getting mixed up.
I just reached #101. I can’t seem to find giant sized, as it’s not part of the series for some reason? I skipped it.
Gotta say I am enjoying this era. It’s starting off strong with Clairmont and the All New, All Different X-Men setting the foundation for the new direction.
Thunderbird dying was stupid. He just grabs a crashing plane and doesn’t let go? Odd. Sunfire is a jerk. Also other characters are jerks to each other for no reason? Ah well.
Cyclops is moody! So! Intense!
Moira and Banshee were fun additions to the team as foils for Xavier. Other grownups.
The first sentinels adventure brings the team to a satellite in orbit, they fight android copies of the original five, and then Jean Grey survives radiation from their reentry by turning into the Phoenix for the first time! I was not expecting it to show up this early in the run.
I am looking forward to reading more. Claremont is WORDY!!!
Great stuff.
Now 101: Cassidy castle in Ireland, the home of Banshee.

This is in Ireland.
We are in a new build house and have an air to water heat pump system. How the current heating system is setup is we only have 1 heating zone across the ground and first floor. We do have a thermostat on first floor that controls flow of water through rads but only the ground floor thermostat( which is the heatpump controller) can call on heat pump for heating.
We are now getting our atric converted to a ensuite bedroom and stuck on which heating option to go with for rads.
Per discussing with attic company and heating system provider i think we have 3 options.
1) connect rads to heatpump in current setup and add a thermostat. The thermostat will control flow of water to rads but will not have availability to call on heat. Our concern here is since attic will be coldest room so it might not heat up and be cold most times.
2) use electric radiators. Attic company is providing some wifi/app enabled heaters with built in thermostat that are supposed to be fairly efficient.
3) this was suggested solution by heating company: they advised to reset the heatpump to use external controller for heat. This would mean disabling the existing HP controller to call on heat and using it only to set temperature of water for rads. Install 3 thermostat on each floor and link it to heatpump and install 3 motorised valves on each floor. In this setup each thermostat on each floor will be able to call HP for heat independently and heat up the space. Still the whole house will have 1 heating zone (by this i mean water temperature will be common)
This sounds like best option but I am concerned this gives illusion of using HP which is supposed to be more efficient but there migt be alot of wasted energy. My assumption is attic will need most heating as it will be the coldest floor but it also the smallest floor (about 24 sqm). My point of view is when the thermostat calls for heat in attic, this would still heat the water in rads to same temperature that the system currently heats to. So HP is still using a lot of energy which might not be required to heat a small space. Or is this assumption incorrect.
Is it more about how long HP will heat the water to achieve the temperature where the savings will come from or in this scenario an electric rad might make more sense.
All this with an added point of view that the electrician and plumber would charge about 1500 extra to do this setup.
Please advise and provide perspective. Really confused.

So for context; I crashed my bike in September of last year. I don’t believe it was my fault as the van went onto the right hand side of the road and stopped and then tried to make a left turn there without checking his mirrors and turned into being in front of me with me nowhere to go. I was left injured and I’m still not back to work yet nearly 8 months later. However it’s looking that insurance is naming me liable, as he had a “right to make the wide left turn into his property” or some shit and apparently the witness is corroborating his story. I’ve accepted that I’m gonna loose the insurance battle so here’s my dilema that I’m freaking out about right now:
I spent 2k to fix the bike bought the parts and used a family friend (who’s fixed plenty of bikes before so I was confident in his ability to fix it) , I used it to go to college for 2 months until I noticed a few things. The biggest being that the chassis is bent and no one in Ireland straightens chassis. This is causing the front wheel to go into the radiator plastics every time I break, which is my biggest concern as it’s slowly eroding the plastic. The other big concern is that the fan doesn’t have enough space to spin to cool down the engine due to the above problems.
I need the bike to commute, I don’t have anything else. It looks like my only option is to get a new one but I can’t find an A2licence bike 300ccs ish for less than 5k. I can find bigger bikes for 2k to 3k but my license doesn’t allow me to ride them yet 🥲
Has anyone been in a similar situation and what did yous do? I feel like I wastefully spent 2k to fix it and now I have to scrap it and spend more money to get a new one which I just don’t really have… any advice would be appreciated.

Hi all, I am a 32 year old female in Northern Ireland and I'm looking for information on my condition and advice on the best management/treatment for it because information from my GP has been sadly limited. Past medical history: migraines since 8yo, tonsillectomy 2011, pyelonephritis 2013, C-section 2023. (So basically, otherwise healthy).
In 2020 I began having ongoing migraines over several weeks, but they were different to my usual migraines. The pain would begin in the back of my neck and radiate into my head and left arm. Reduced motion due to pain and occasional neuropathic pain. I went to my GP after about 3 weeks, who noticed my shoulder muscles on left side felt seized so she prescribed Diazepam and Methocarbamol and sent me for a head MRI. Findings of MRI were normal aside from "congenital fusion of C1-C2 vertebrae". I was told this can happen and to take my pain relief and see.
The analgesia did its trick and I went back to living a normal life for a few years until recently. Now the pain has flared up again and it is beginning to affect daily activity and my neck mobility. I'm taking my Methocarbamol again along with Paracetamol and Ibuprofen which will ease the pain for short periods but the underlying problem is obviously still there. I live in a very rural area where healthcare options and specialist knowledge is extremely limited. So I thought I'd come here to see if any of you docs might have experience with this finding and might be able to tell me how best to manage it, what to expect going forward or maybe if there are any specialists I should be looking for referral to? Thank you in advance.

So for context; I crashed my bike in September of last year. I don’t believe it was my fault as the van went onto the right hand side of the road and stopped and then tried to make a left turn there without checking his mirrors and turned into being in front of me with me nowhere to go. I was left injured and I’m still not back to work yet nearly 8 months later. However it’s looking that insurance is naming me liable, as he had a “right to make the wide left turn into his property” or some shit and apparently the witness is corroborating his story. I’ve accepted that I’m gonna loose the insurance battle so here’s my dilema that I’m freaking out about right now:
I spent 2k to fix the bike bought the parts and used a family friend (who’s fixed plenty of bikes before so I was confident in his ability to fix it) , I used it to go to college for 2 months until I noticed a few things. The biggest being that the chassis is bent and no one in Ireland straightens chassis. This is causing the front wheel to go into the radiator plastics every time I break, which is my biggest concern as it’s slowly eroding the plastic. The other big concern is that the fan doesn’t have enough space to spin to cool down the engine due to the above problems.
I need the bike to commute, I don’t have anything else. It looks like my only option is to get a new one but I can’t find an A2licence bike 300ccs ish for less than 5k. I can find bigger bikes for 2k to 3k but my license doesn’t allow me to ride them yet 🥲
Has anyone been in a similar situation and what did yous do? I feel like I wastefully spent 2k to fix it and now I have to scrap it and spend more money to get a new one which I just don’t really have… any advice would be appreciated.

I just got soft banned from a subreddit for mentioning 5 G so I’m unable to post this info.

Brussels is the first City to halt 5G due to adverse health effects. https://smombiegate.org/brussels-first-major-city-to-halt-5g-due-to-health-effects/
UK Glastonbury Town Council have halted 5G due to adverse health effects. https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-news/glastonbury-council-opposes-5g-roll-2998413
UK Frome Town Council has a moral responsibility to protect public health and the local environment. Until there is more independent scientific consensus that 5G wireless radiation is harmless to humans and the environment FTC adopts the precautionary principle and will not endorse the roll out of 5G. https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/frome-town-council…/
USA October 2019 New York becomes the next State to introduce a Bill to establish a Commission to study the Health and Environmental effects of 5G. MORE INFO HERE “With 5G, We are Guinea Pigs” - Media Reports 5G Injuries From Swiss Experiments in Geneva
USA Encinitas to ban 5G wireless antennas near schools, daycares, residences https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/story/2019-10-31/encinitas-to-ban-5g-wireless-antennas-near-schools-daycares-residences
France 2015 France: New National Law Bans WIFI in Nursery School https://ehtrust.org/france-new-national-law-bans-wifi-nursery-school/
UK 2019 November, Wellington Somerset. Charlie Kay As of tonight Wellington Town Council have just invoked the Precautionary Principle. There were only 6 of us with 2 of us speaking. If you are not already doing so then now is the time to speak to your county, town ,district, parish council. Action conquers fear. Rise up!
UK 2019 November ANNOUNCEMENT – Winchester CC responded and OBJECTED to the Government proposal to support 5G deployment – WIN.
WALES Lampeter. Dinah Mulholland, Labour 1 November. Glad to let you know that last night Lampeter Town Council passed a motion urging that the precautionary principle be applied to the installation and roll out of 5G. The motion was proposed by Gary Thorogood and I seconded, it was passed with overwhelming support, no votes against and only two abstentions. The meeting was packed with concerned members of the public. Town Council will write to our AMs, MP, and Ceredigion Council asking for them to also apply the precautionary principle, and be active in encouraging research into the effects of 5G on people and the environment.
LAOIS COUNTY, IRELAND – https://smombiegate.org/laois-county-ireland-to-suspend-5g-due-to-health-concerns-non-coverage-by-insurance/
20th November 2019 – Mayor of Bad Wiessee in Bavaria, Germany announces unanimous decision of Town Council to invoke precautionary principle and reject 5G rollout (November 2019) Dear Residents and Visitors of Bad Wiessee, Bad Wiessee has a long-established reputation as a popular destination for health and well-being and this informs the present and future decision-making of the Council. Many of our visitors come here seeking medical treatments, physical rehabilitation or simply to improve their well-being and most, if not all, of our town’s prosperity depends on providing such services. As such, the Council takes its responsibilities in protecting and promoting health tourism very seriously. At a public meeting, the Council unanimously decided to oppose the rollout of the untested 5G network. The Council felt a great sense of responsibility towards both residents and visitors in taking this decision, given the significance of Bad Wiessee as a health destination. 5G offers many things that are attractive to people who love technology, such as time-saving automation, autonomous vehicles, ubiquitous smart homes, real time data-transfer, and the Internet of Things, to name but a few. But 5G also means increasing the number of cell towers in Germany from 90,000 to 750,000; launching approximately 12,000 5G satellites into space; increasing public exposure to microwave radiation from around 2.5 GHz currently to 200 GHz; seeing potential liability claims against owners of cell-tower locations; chopping down trees on a large scale (to ensure good transmission); as well as irradiating plants and animals. Above all, there is uncertainty about whether 5G can be considered safe in terms of public health. This is a very serious matter and, until such uncertainty is adequately clarified, the precautionary principle must be applied. Not only the residents and visitors of Bad Wiessee, but also future generations are entitled to expect their Council representatives to exercise their duty of care. The Council’s responsibility is all the greater given that the character and spirit of Bad Wiessee is defined in terms of health and well-being. The Council’s decision with regard to 5G was taken after serious deliberation, which showed that all the Council representatives recognized its importance. This decision is not intended to restrict progress, but solely to examine critically the price we pay for such progress. If you are interested in the topic of 5G, I would ask you to inform yourself about it in order to form your own opinion. Very sincerely from your Town Mayor, Peter Höß
Switzerland – Some Swiss regions have suspended the use of new mobile sites constructed for 5G due to health concerns. The country is one of the most advanced 5G nations in Europe, with Swisscom and Sunrise among the first to launch next-generation networks. Speeds and coverage outpace other nations in the region and the government itself is interested in using 5G for applications like smart farming. However, Switzerland is also home to a vocal community of anti-5G campaigners. Protests have taken place in major cities while rural mayors have declared their desire to remain ‘5G-free zones’. https://smombiegate.org/switzerland-halts-rollout-of-5g-over-health-concerns/
Santa Barbara City Council – https://smombiegate.org/council-hits-big…bara-independent/ Facing a gathering storm of opposition from anti-radiation activists worried about the health effects of the new 5G cellular technology, the Santa Barbara City Council voted to delay authorizing a licensing agreement with Verizon that would have allowed the cell phone service giant to install up to 60 new 5G cell phone antennas on light fixtures downtown.
5G has been halted in Slovenia while officials take more time to investigate health effects of the new technology. A letter from Minister Rudi Medved (unofficial translation below) states they will reopen the debate on potential health risks. https://smombiegate.org/slovenia-halts-5g-to-investigate-health-and-safety/ MORE INFO HERE LAW SUIT AGAINST APPLE AND SAMSUNG ON ILLEGAL RADIATION LEVELS
100 Municipalities in Italy are officially Stop 5G – DECEMBER 10 2019 “A small Italian miracle in defense of public health. Just 9 months after the approval of the Vicovaro Resolution in the consensus of the 1st Stop 5G national meeting promoted on 2 March 2019 by the Italian Alliance Stop 5G, today 100 Italian Municipalities are officially Stop 5G . Before Vicovaro the void in the local administration of the tsunami of wireless fifth generation did not speak at all, completely ignored the risk, but now – less than 300 days from the first historical event– a rising tide of awareness in the claim of a right enshrined in art. 32 of the Constitution, recalling the European precautionary principle, spreads relentlessly from the Valle d’Aosta to Sicily , from the province of Bolzano to that of Caltanissetta and Nuoro , passing through the cities of Rome (Municipio XII), Turin, Catania, Florence and Bologna . And we’re just beginning. https://oasisana.com/2019/12/10/il-5g-ora-e-pure-un-problema-democratico-100-comuni-ditalia-sono-ufficialmente-stop-5g-ecco-la-lista-unica-in-europa/
Papua New Guinea‘s ICT Minister wants the country’s internet providers to hold off on any development of 5G until all risks from the new technology are evaluated. DEC 31, 2019 – https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/406411/png-govt-puts-hold-on-5g-development
Los Altos, CA Unanimously Denies All 4G/5G Cell Node Appeals – After substantial pushback from Los Altos residents, all 13 cell node application appeals submitted by Verizon and AT&T were denied by the city council on the basis of ” insubstantial evidence.” https://www.5gcrisis.com/post/los-altos-ca-unanimously-denies-all-4g-5g-cell-node-appeals Countries that have banned Huawei, the Chinese Communist Party’s 5G telecoms company: https://smombiegate.org/which-countries-have-banned-huawei-chinese-communist-partys-5g-company/
DONEGAL January 2020 – UNANIMOUSLY passed 2 motions to delay the roll out of 5G in Co Donegal until more independent research is done. Councillor Gerry McMonagle’s motion reads as follows “That Donegal County Council delay (1) the testing of 5G and the roll out of 5G in County Donegal (2) call on Comreg to delay the licensing of its roll out and (3) calls on the Minister for Communication, Climate Action and the Environment to establish the facts about the radiation impact of 5G and to delay the roll out across the country until a full assessment of the health and environmental implications are carried out with a report to be compiled of the findings and presented to the Oireachtas” https://www.highlandradio.com
MAYO January 2020 – Mayo County Council have voted unanimously to back independent councillor Michael Kilcoyne’s proposed motion. “That we the Members of Mayo County Council in exercising our responsibility to protect the public and the environment from harm, oppose the roll out of the 5G Mobile Network and that this Council would not facilitate in any way the deployment of 5G in the County, until the health implications of 5G are known. We further hereby call on ComReg to delay licensing for it’s rollout and also call on the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment to establish the facts about the radiation impact of 5G on the environment and, in particular, on human health and that a Report on same be compiled and presented to the Oireachtas. A copy of this Motion, if adopted, be forwarded to the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, ComReg and each of the Oireachtas Members in the County”. https://www.con-telegraph.ie/news/roundup/articles/2020/01/11/4184188-move-to-oppose-5g-technology-in-mayo/
KERRY December 2019 – County Kerry: 22 out of 33 Kerry County Councillors VOTE YES to call for an independent investigation into adverse impacts of 5G on the environment and human health. The issue was raised by Fianna Fáil Councillor Norma Foley, Independent councillor Brendan Cronin and Fine Gael’s Mike Kennelly The Motion: “Cognizant of the expert opinion of many scientists worldwide regarding the adverse impact of 5G on the environment and human health and seeking an independent review of all facts relating to 5G PRIOR TO ANY ROLL OUT OF 5G BEING PERMITTED IN THE COUNTY.” https://www.radiokerry.ie
CLARE July 2019 – Councillor Clare Colloran Molloy, : “In light of a recent appeal to the EU from 180 scientists and doctors from 36 countries warning about the danger of 5G, which will lead to a massive increase in involuntary exposure to electromagnetic radiation, that Clare County Council in exercising its responsibility to protect the environment and the public from harm” Motion To Oppose 5G Rollout In Clare Receives Council Backing and Why I’m opposing the Roll-out of 5G in Clare
LEITRIM July 2019 – Councillor Justin Warnock : “That Leitrim County Council, in exercising its responsibility to protect the environment and the public from harm, and in invoking the precautionary principle in relation to 5G, opposes the testing of 5G, the roll out of 5G, and any action that would facilitate the deployment of 5G in the County, calls on ComReg to deny licencing for its roll out.” https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/kinlough/428896/call-for-leitrim-county-council-to-oppose-5g-rollout.html
SLIGO Sept 2019 – Sligo Councillors seek “delay” 5G roll-out. “That Sligo County Council delays (1) the testing of 5G and the roll-out of 5G in County Sligo (2) calls on ComReg to delay the licensing of its roll-out and (3) calls on the Minister for Communication, Climate Action and the Environment to establish the facts about the radiation impact of 5G, and to delay the roll-out across the country until a full assessment of the health and environmental implications are carried out with a report compiled and presented to the Oireachtas.”https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/news/councillors-seek-to-delay-roll-out-of-5g-38458729.html MORE INFO HERE Campaigners oppose ‘urgently needed’ 5G mast in Hove
WICKLOW October 2019 – Councillor Tom Fortune & Councillor Mary Kavanagh: “Wicklow County Council has a social responsibility to serve, inform and protect the public and the environment from exposure to harm and therefore it opposes the roll out of unregulated 5G in the county of Wicklow based on the precautionary principle, pending the enactment by Dail Eireann of protective legislation. In the meantime it’s advised a 5G working group be established who would be mandated to report back to the Council of the potential harmful effects of wireless EMF on our environment and our carbon footprint.”
CORK November 2019 – Councillor Karen Coakley forwarded the following motion ” I am calling on Cork County Council to conduct a detailed report in to the safety of 5G. People are extremely worried and voicing their concerns about the harmful effects of radiation. Concerns must be addressed as there could be implications for the public. I call on this Council to support a report and to alleviate the concerns of the pubic of this County”. https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/cork-county-council-to-seek-expert-advice-after-concerns-raised-about-5g-network-safety-966480.html
WEXFORD Councillors to put forward motion at Council Meeting on 11th November 2019.
WEST CORK July 2019 – Cllr Kevin Murphy (FG) raised the motion at a meeting of West Cork local authority last week and said the issue of 5G might not be something that will affect people now, but will do so in the future. Fears over claims that 5G mobile technology may be linked to cancer. https://www.southernstar.ie/news and Cllr calls for more debate on use of 5G technologies
Farragut Tennessee is one of several US cities taking action on the issue of 5G: In April 2020 Sandy Springs Orders Stop Work Order for 5G Poles. “Upon hearing that subcontractors were approaching homeowners during this time of a national pandemic crisis, the city has issued a Stop Work Order on all installation in [residential] neighborhoods until the end of [the] pandemic crisis,” city spokesperson Sharon Kraun said. The installation of poles had already been controversial, with the city and residents critiquing them, but the city has failed to be able to block the installation locally due to state law.” https://smombiegate.org/farragut-tennessee-passes-resolution-to-halt-5g-until-fcc-limits-ensure-safety/
Resolution R2018-20 – Expanded Use of Highway ROW by Cell Providers AMENDED2Hallandale-Small-Cell-5G-Health-Study-Resolution
Hallandale Beach Florida – Hallandale-Small-Cell-5G-Health-Study-Resolution
VILLAGE OF GREENDALE MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN – Resolution R2018-20 – Expanded Use of Highway ROW by Cell Providers AMENDED2
Croatia halts 5G! https://smombiegate.org/hvar-croatia-halts-introduction-of-5g/
BERMUDA – Temporary Moratorium On 5G Deployment – Ber News, 24th August 2020: “The Regulatory Authority of Bermuda said they will “mandate a temporary moratorium on the deployment of 5G” pending the completion of a study and the issuance of a final determination. A spokesperson said, “In acknowledgement of the various concerns raised about the deployment of 5G mobile technology [5G], the RA will mandate a temporary moratorium on the deployment of 5G for all ICOL & COL holders, [existing and new licencees], pending the completion of a Radio Frequency Study [RF Study] and the issuance of a final determination.” Bermuda: Temporary Moratorium On 5G Deployment
Balchik is the first municipality in Bulgaria to have banned the construction of a 5G network. On 30 September the local municipal council imposed a one-year moratorium on the construction of any such installations, Pro News Dobrich website reports. The decision comes as a result of a petition in which the signees state they do not want a 5G network because of “health risks.” Balchik Bulgaria Imposes Moratorium on 5G
FRANCE: The City Council of Lille adopted a moratorium on the deployment of 5G “Because we have doubts about the deployment of 5G both from the point of view of health and environmental impact, we adopted a (…) moratorium. It is vital to wait!”, tweeted Lille Mayor Martine Aubry. FRANCE: Lille City Council adopts a moratorium on 5G deployment
On October 14, 2020, a letter of 15 EU countries, concerning disinformation about 5G, was sent to the EU. The initiator of the letter was the government of Poland. Support for the initiative was provided by 14 EU countries and, including Poland, 15 countries penned the letter: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, and Sweden. Letter of 15 EU Member States on EMF and 5G disinformation
Mezdra became the second Bulgarian municipality to ban the 5G network on its territory, Sega reported. The decision was taken by the local municipal council at the last meeting for 2020. It reads: ” A 1-year moratorium is imposed on the deployment, use, maintenance and development of 5th generation / 5G (Fifth Generation technology) electronic communications (cellular) networks and facilities thereto .” Mezdra Bulgaria Bans 5g

https://smombiegate.org/list-of-cities-towns-councils-and-countries-that-have-banned-5g/

I have an old house built in the 1970s, located in Ireland (with an average temperature between 5°C and 20°C). If I were to install a heat pump, it would be an air-to-water one, since we have an existing set of radiators currently powered by an oil boiler.
In this case, my understanding is that heat pumps work 'efficiently' when the house is well insulated and the required power to heat the radiators is low.
My question is, how do I determine if my house is sufficiently well insulated, and the radiators are good enough that running them on "low" will heat the house well enough?

〈New world begins〉In the Soviet Union, the Great Purge failed, followed by the defeat in the Soviet-Japanese War, Stalin's assassination, and Beria as the next General Secretary. France collapsed after the rightists came to power, followed by a leftist uprising and the invasion of Italy. Britain, influenced by the defeat of Ireland and the collapse of France, is trying to maintain and further expand its colonies around the world as Fascism comes to power. Italy, as in history, was successfully invaded by Mussolini when he came to power, invaded Ethiopia, invaded Albania, invaded Greece, invaded Yugoslavia, invaded France, etc., but the economy is collapsing and Mussolini is facing the end of his life. In addition, Greece has communized and is trying to take revenge on Italy and regain all the territory of the ancient Visants, and the remnants of the collapsed Yugoslavia are also trying to take revenge on Italy. In Germany, the Bavarian region became independent, and then Germany became a military dictatorship. In Japan, the Siberian invasion succeeds, but the military takes power after the 226 Incident and starts a war between Japan and the Soviet Union, which it narrowly wins. However, although Japan advocates a political system centering on the Emperor, the reality is that it is a military dictatorship, and the nationalists within the government are dissatisfied with this. The U.S. succeeds in developing an atomic bomb, but there is an accident at a nuclear power plant and radiation leaks out. However, the government tried to hide the existence of the atomic bomb because it did not want foreign countries to know about it, but people and crops were contaminated by radiation one after another, and the government finally announced it, but the danger of radiation and the safety of American nuclear weapons were questioned and the stock prices of major American companies crashed, causing the Second Great Depression (nuclear depression).

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I could hear the third gunman moving to my left.
He's trying to outflank me.
I lifted my bolt-pistol over the concrete barrier that served as my makeshift firing position, and let loose a full magazine in the direction of the other two. By way of reply, a series of rapid-fire shots slammed into the concrete at my side.
They had me pinned in hard.
Any second now I knew, that third gunman would find his angle and end me. My accomplished life of hunting the worst scum of this universe would end. In a dirty hab-block hallway. In a dirty hive-city. On some forsaken backwater world. I had let worlds burn to purify them from the taint of heretics. I had overseen battles of armies and voidships. I had faced down the daemonic, the xenos, the diabolus, the--
I would die here. In a dirty hab-block, killed by three gunmen in the gloom.
I decided then and there, that if that was to be my fate, I would rather meet it head on then wait for an unseen gunman to drop me while I cowered in cover. I slammed home my last magazine into my pistol and drew my combat blade.
There was always a small delay between my shots and the return fire. Hesitation on the part of the foe. I would take that opportunity and exploit it. I drew in a deep breath and blind fired my pistol over the barrier.
Then I leapt it and charged.
It must have surprised them, for when I cleared the barrier they were still bringing their rifles up and over the overturned forklift they were hiding behind. They managed to loose a few wild shots, but by the time the were firing back, I was already among them.
I leapt their cover in one leap, extending my legs before me and breaking the nose of the first gunman as the soles of my boots impacted his face. The second gunman turned in a panic, and I rolled to dodge as he swung his las-rifle around, firing full-auto.
There was screaming, and the smell of burning flesh as the gunman's fire disemboweled his fellow cultist. Somehow, I managed to avoid the discharging weapon and I lashed out with a kick that swept the still-armed enemy off his feet. He slammed hard into the ground, and I leapt onto him, struggling to bring down my blade into one of his fear-widened eye-sockets.
His arm had braced against mine tightly, as I leant all my weight against his resisting strength. The tip of the blade was a mere inch from the tip of his left eyeball. I rallied my strength, and pushed. There was a sudden pop, followed by a sucking sound. The zealot below me smiled at me, his eyes mysteriously intact. My fingers began to tingle.
In horror, I looked down to see a blade emerging, point first, from my chest. I glanced over my shoulder, and saw the third gunman, sword in hand, smiling down at me. He had run me through from behind, his tattooed face with its brand-marked cheeks staring at me in fanatic zeal.
"Go to hell. Tell them Jian of the Conclave sent you."
I rolled limply off the second gunman, who scurried to his feet to join his compatriot. My limbs were going numb now, and my vision was greying out. I reached trembling fingers into my pocket. The two men were moving away, fussing with the body of the man who had been shot.
I whispered something. It was an enormous effort simply to move my lips.
The man who named himself Jian turned around, and paced over to me. His friend look worried, and came over to pull him away.
"What was that?" The cultist whispered back, kneeling, "Something to say, little man?"
I cleared my throat as best I could, and as my breathing slowed, I whispered back.
"You can come tell them with me."
In my pocket, I primed the grenade, and clicked it to detonate.
There was a blinding light, and to my great surprise, no pain.
When the light faded, I was in a small room. The room was lit by an indistinct white light that seemed source-less, yet appeared to be omnipresent. In the centre of the room was a table, with a purple sheet draped across an object.
I approached the table, and gently drew back the sheet. In a plush display case lay an ornate sword of foreign design. It was inscribed with runes and sigils that we're equally unfamiliar. As I reached my hand out and grasped the swords hilt, I saw that I was likewise armoured in new, exotic armour.
A voice behind me cleared its throat. I swung around suddenly, sword in hand, levelling the point. The speaker was a vague presence, featureless and blank.Barely the silhouette of a man seen through fog.
A gentle voice radiated from the being.
"Good luck to you, warrior."
As I watched, the room, the table, and the figure, all began to fade, drifting away like mist in the face of the sun. Behind them, I beheld a scene out of an oil-painting. Cliffs of black stone, flows of molten rock and the smell of sulfur. In front of me three men facing me, kneeling, weeping tears of blood. Their faces were tattooed and branded.
In my hand the swords edge burst into white hot flame.

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This paper is over 20 years old, but clearly relevant and their are allot of companies named!

FUTURE SUB-LETHAL, INCAPACITATING & PARALYSING TECHNOLOGIES -
THEIR COMING ROLE IN THE MASS PRODUCTION OF TORTURE, CRUEL, INHUMANE & DEGRADING TREATMENT
Dr Steve WrightDirector of the Omega Foundation
A Draft Paper Presented To The Expert Seminar On Security Equipment & The Prevention Of Torture
25-26 October 2002. London, UK
FUTURE SUB-LETHAL, INCAPACITATING & PARALYSING TECHNOLOGIES -Dr Steve WrightDirector of the Omega Foundation
1. INTRODUCTION
This paper covers the emergence of new sub-lethal, incapacitating and paralysing technologies and their coming role in the mass production of torture, cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment. It grew out of the work the Omega Foundation has undertaken for Amnesty International (on electroshock, restraining and torture technologies),1 the European Commission,2 the European Parliament3 and Landmine Action4. Throughout its existence, Omega has tracked technologies, particularly less- lethal weapons) deployed by the police, military and security services to create human rights violations, including weapons used in torture.5 However, such technologies have always been seen by us as multi-functional, weapons of flexible response rather than specifically designed just for a role in torture.6
Thus in many senses, to look for specially designed implements of torture is a rabbit hole, since very few manufacturers would deem such a role for their products. There are of course exceptions, for example, the House of Fun electronic torture chamber designed for the Dubai Special Branch by a company here in London.7 Standard operating procedures become routinely used in torture and should be considered as a form of torture software8, with the teaching of the torturers as a live- ware capable of being exported and replicated.9 Some of these devices and techniques are bespoke. For example, the Apollo machine devised by Savak, the Shah s secret police in Iran (it delivered an electric shock to sensitive parts of the body whilst a steel helmet covered prisoners heads to amplify their screams) was also used by the succeeding regimes religious police.10 Others, such as the sensory deprivation techniques evolved by the British Army in Northern Ireland, now form part of the interrogation procedures by Special forces throughout the world.11
The term specially designed implements of torture as an official term originated with the US Export Administration Regulations of June 15, 1984. Regulation 5999B required that a valid licence for such equipment was not required for Australia, Japan, New Zealand and NATO(which of course includes Turkey). Subsequent commerce department descriptions of electroshock shields categorized them as shields used for torture and many of the destinations for export were congruent with Amnesty s map of the torturing states. However these official designations are the exception and if we are looking to control future technologies used to create cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment, we will most likely find that they have other designated roles. These will include prisoner control, peacekeeping, area denial and less-lethal crowd control.
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human control systems emerging on the horizon including alternative landmine and border control systems as well as new chemical, biological and directed energy weapons for controlling and harassing civilians and combatants together.
2. THE EMERGENCE OF A U.S. LESS-LETHAL WEAPONS DOCTRINE
Much of the future incapacitating and paralysing technologies will originate from the embryonic work currently being undertaken in the United States as part of their less-lethal weapons doctrine - a doctrine now adopted by NATO12. It began in the early 1990's, when futurologists (Alvin & Heidi Toffler)13, joined forces with two well meaning but naive American Quakers (Chris and Janet Morris),14 and a former Green Beret s commander (Lt. Col John Alexander) to advocate that the US military adopt so called non-lethal warfare15. In the wake of humiliating US military debacles in Somalia and the disastrous Waco incident, this lobbying for bloodless warfare found a willing ear as a public relations gift.16 The possibilities were especially welcomed in the US Nuclear Laboratories of Los Alamos, Oak Ridge and Lawrence Livermore who were casting around for new work at the end of the Cold War. The consequences were a series of super secret black box programmes ostensibly aimed at creating weapons capable of subduing, soldiers, rioters and prisoners without killing them.17 The laudable goal is of course reinforced by America s horrific civilian death toll from firearms and the real needs of the police to be able to deal with armed, drugged and deranged citizens in a less terminal way.18 Other commentators pointed out that military and police violence is a continuum and it was not either non-lethal, or lethal violence, but both & more. Such CNN-friendly weapons whilst designed to offer a flexible public relations response, will in practice make the battlefield more not less- lethal.19
Yet through the Nineties, it became obvious that although the United States would still have to plan for major wars with sovereign states, an increasing role for counter-terror and counter revolutionary operations would require this new kind of weaponry.Even before September 11th 2001, this doctrine was asserting that it is unrealistic to assume away civilians and non-combatants, taking the view that the US must be able to execute its missions in spite of and/or operating in the midst of civilians.Bitter experiences both in the Horn of Africa and in the former Yugoslavia persuaded military planners that in future, non-lethal weapons should have a strategic rather than just a tactical role.
Therefore the US Army non-lethal warfare requirement assumes a dirty battlefield meaning civilians and non-combatants will be mixed with combatants and therefore targeted together.US and NATO doctrine were changed accordingly.20 They are now presented as part of a more effective and humanitarian mission orientation of the US and NATO in the 21st Century, expanding the range of options available to commanders; to discourage, delay or prevent hostile actions; limit escalation; take military action in situations where lethal force is not the preferred option; better protect our forces; temporarily disable equipment, facilities and personnel. 21
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Of course, for many years the US used so called non-lethal weapons in its prisons, for crowd control and often in conjunction with lethal force during war such as the massive use of CS in Vietnam against combatants and non-combatants alike. A key strand of such work involved the creation of non-lethal weapons for interrogation or as Peter Watson has put it, war on the mind. 22 After World War II, many countries examined the use of chemicals for the manipulation of human behaviour and a rich seam of pharmacological work opened up to facilitate these needs and the creation of mechanisms to induce, debilitation, dependence and dread23. One of the best documented chronologies on such disabling chemicals was prepared by Julian Perry Robinson for the Pugwash conferences.24
Much of the earlier US work on the use of psycho-chemicals such as LSD concerned the holy grail of one to one targeting for both punishment and information extraction. Robinson s work provides some of the best documentation detailing American research into a wide range of agents being to induce incapacitation and its efforts to re-categorise these chemicals within the terms of the Chemical Weapons convention as merely riot control agents. Further empirical evidence on the human testing of psychedelic chemicals in the past at Porton Down was recently reported by Rob Evans25
Current US military policy is to think of such allegedly non-lethal weapons as providing a force continuum, a force multiplier and a flexible response. Much of the public relations side of this work is now entering the public domain in the guise of benign warfare.26 Such weapons are advocated for the task of full spectrum dominance and senior personnel like Major General John Barry identify a range of technologies relevant to that role including obscurants, chemicals, super-caustics, super lubricants; foam, pulsing lights, infra-sound, high power microwave and entanglements.
An early insight into the potential tactics to be used in new wars using these wepons was provided by Russell Glenn of The Rand Corporation in a presentation where he outlined their role in taking out super cities of more than ten million through selective dominance. Non combatant control was envisaged through using non- lethals such as calmatives to remove combatants out of areas where they could be used as human shields and the potential use of robots and foam guns to seal off selected parts of a megapolis.27
The proffered solution is to use non-lethal technologies to deny access of enemy troops and noncombatants into proscribed areas using sector and seal capabilities. These hyper-controlled engagements would involve Robotic delivery of foams to seal passageways, use of acoustic or microwave non-lethal systems, and remotely delivered lethal or non-lethal obstacles would act to fix canalize, turn or block forces that could then be targeted via the co-ordinated use of enhanced ISR [Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance] capabilities and accurate engagement systems.28
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persuasive power must be inherent if they are to be effective. According to the doctrine, Non-Lethal Weapons must achieve an appropriate balance between the competing goals of causing death, permanent injury and collateral material damage, and a high probability of having the desired anti-personnel or anti-materiel effects.29 What follows is a brief evaluation of some of the these and other mass incapacitating & disabling technologies from a human rights rather than a force multiplying PR enhancing perspective30.
3. FRONT RUNNER INCAPACITATION & DISABLING TECHNOLOGIES
Most commentators on the small arms and light weapons industry have rather neglected the emergence of sub-lethal weapons, regarding them as merely riot control technologies. Indeed many of the kinetic energy weapons, chemical delivery devices, water canon, electrical stun devices, tasers, capture nets and disorientation devices have been around for over 30 years. 31 Many European police forces continue to research variants of these weapons to upgrade their crowd control arsenals. However, it is the second generation technologies we are principally concerned with here.
For example, the US Army has identified a range of technologies used to facilitate such options which include anti-traction devices(eg liquid ball bearings being researched b y SouthWest Research Institute in Texas), acoustic weapons (including Vortex ring Guns being researched by ICT in Germany32), entanglements and nets(produced by Foster-Miller in Mass ), malodourous munitions (produced the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia), obscurant and sticky foams, directed energy systems ,isotropic radiators and radio frequency weapons(such as the vehicle mounted $40 million VMAD system which uses high power microwaves to heat up a human target to induce an artificial fever), expected to be in the field by 2009.33.
The presentation to the seminar will cover some of these new paralysing technologies in greater depth. Here it is sufficient on the basis of Omega s previous work for Landmine Action and for the Swiss Small Arms Survey to briefly outline notes on some of the key technologies being pursued, together with an indication of the estimated timescale before prototype or deployment stages. Many of these technologies have the capacity to be automatically triggered by victims as booby traps or victim activated area denial and border alert systems which can inflict either wounds or other forms of punishment which require medical treatment. Several other technologies earmarked for further research are capable of creating mass or multiple paralysis effects. Instead of benign intervention existing less-lethal weapons such as chemical riot control agents and plastic bullets have already been reported to be facilitating gross human rights violations including torture34 It has been suggested that
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emergent less-lethal weapons by acting as force multipliers, will used to enact mass punishment. After all, immobilisation increases targetability and what the US are now calling neutralisation.35
By 2001, the search for second generation less-lethal weapons was moving into a new phase. The JNLWD was examining three technology investment programmes including thermobaric technology for non-lethal incapacitation; front end analysis of potential non-lethal chemical materiels for further testing that have minimal side effects for immobilising adversaries in military and law enforcement scenarios; and veiling glare effects of violet laser exposure to humans (see below).(A summary of technology types, mechanisms, negative health impacts, and legal and human rights hazards is provided as Table 1)

Continued https://www.statewatch.org/media/documents/news/2002/nov/torture.pdf
Dr. Steve Wright
https://theconversation.com/profiles/steve-wright-424532

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