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Aurora police report officer-involved shooting

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The Aurora Police Department has reported an officer-involved shooting.The shooting happened Saturday night near East 7th Avenue and Kenton Street. Reported by Denver Post 44 minutes ago.

Woman suffers gunshot wound in North Seattle

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The shooting happened in the 8800 block of Aurora Avenue North. Reported by Seattle Times 6 minutes ago.

Aurora stabbing victim dies, bringing death toll to two

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One of two women stabbed on Saturday night has died, bringing the death toll in the Aurora incident to two after police shot the man alleged to have knifed the women, Officer Crystal McCoy, an Reported by Denver Post 13 hours ago.

157 Pounds of Pot Found in Accused Drug Dealer's Jeep

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157 Pounds of Pot Found in Accused Drug Dealer's Jeep Patch Batavia, IL -- Aurora detectives pulled the 53-year-old man over after they allegedly saw him involved in a drug deal. Reported by Patch 12 hours ago.

Lazydays Holding Annual Holiday Rallies at Dealership’s 300-site RV Resort

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World’s largest RV dealership hosting series of holiday events and live concerts

Tampa, Florida (PRWEB) December 14, 2015

Lazydays, the world’s largest RV dealership, is hosting its Annual Holiday Rallies at the dealership’s 300-site RV Resort. Lazydays hosts three distinct rallies throughout the month of December: The Old-Fashioned Holiday-Style Fun Rally, the 2016 Tiffin Preview Rally and the very popular sold-out Annual New Year’s Eve Rally.

The very popular, sold-out Annual New Year’s Eve Rally at Lazydays will take place this year from December 30 to January 2. RVers will welcome the New Year with a long weekend full of dinners, dancing and entertainment. The band “Kim & The Cadillacs” will kick-off the weekend with live music on December 30 followed by a New Year’s Eve performance by local Florida band, “The Impacs.”
“Getting together with the RV community during the holidays is something we look forward to each year,” said Linda Stephens, Vice-President of Finance and Operations, who oversees the Lazydays RV resort. “These rallies have been incredibly successful, and every year they provide our guests with some of the best activities and events around.”

The Tiffin Manufacturer Rally last weekend brought together family, friends and RV enthusiasts together for an in-depth look of the new 2016 Tiffin motorhomes, while getting acquainted with on-site Tiffin representatives. In addition, resort guests had access to Tiffin product demonstrations, service seminars, engaging activities, catered dinners and entertainment.

Earlier in the month, Lazydays held a four-day Old-Fashioned Holiday-Style Fun Rally at the RV Resort where guests enjoyed fun-filled days of holiday-style fun with catered dinners, dancing and entertainment, followed by the Lazydays 4th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting.

Guests can make their reservations for the RV Resort by calling (800) 350-6731, or at http://www.lazydays.com/RVResort. The Lazydays RV Resort has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award, given only to establishments that consistently achieve great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor. The Resort is located in the world renowned 126-acre dealership site and features 24-hour security, remodeled pool, hot tub, laundry and shower facilities, complimentary Wi-Fi, cable TV and newspaper, plus special discounts at the Exit 10 Restaurant & Pub. A full-time concierge is located on site to assist with travel plans and discounted local attraction tickets.

For more information on the events and rallies at the Lazydays RV Resort, please visit the Events & Rallies section at http://www.lazydays.com/RVResort/Events.

About Lazydays
Lazydays®, founded in 1976, is the world’s largest RV dealership. Based on 126 acres outside Tampa, FL since 1996, Lazydays also has a dealership located in Tucson, AZ as well as the recent addition of three dealerships located in Johnstown, Aurora and Longmont, CO. Lazydays has the largest selection of RV brands in the nation featuring more than 1,700 new and pre-owned RVs, nearly 300 service bays, three accessories and parts stores and two on-site campgrounds with over 700 RV campsites. Lazydays has built its reputation on providing an outstanding customer experience with exceptional service and product expertise, and as a place to rest and recharge with other RVers. More than a quarter million RVers and their families visit Lazydays every year, making it “their home away from home.” Lazydays has been recognized as a “Top 50 RV Dealer” by RV Business and as one of Tampa Bay’s “Top Work Places.” The Lazydays Employee Foundation, supported by payroll contributions from more than 60% of Lazydays’ employees, has contributed more than one million dollars to make many historic changes for at-risk children in the Tampa Bay and Tucson communities. For most people, Lazydays isn't just the beginning of their journey; it's very much a part of their ride. To learn more, visit http://www.lazydays.com.
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Adams County coroner IDs mother slain in Aurora double shooting

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Adams County authorities have identified a married mother of two as the woman killed last month in an Aurora double shooting. Reported by Denver Post 13 hours ago.

Aurora's police chief to discuss fatal officer involved shooting Monday

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Aurora's police chief is set Monday afternoon to discuss Saturday's fatal officer involved shooting of a suspect in a double stabbing that left a woman dead. Reported by Denver Post 12 hours ago.

Second Accused Terrorist Pleads Guilty in Joliet Armory Shooting Plot

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Second Accused Terrorist Pleads Guilty in Joliet Armory Shooting Plot Patch Montgomery, IL -- Hasan Edmonds, 23, of Aurora, and his cousin, Jonas Edmonds, planned to kill as many 150 people in the attack. Reported by Patch 11 hours ago.

Aurora theater killer moved to San Carlos Correctional Facility

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The man who murdered 12 people in an Aurora movie theater has been moved to a new Colorado prison that will allow him to have more interaction with other inmates. Reported by Denver Post 11 hours ago.

Bay Area arts and entertainment picks, Dec. 15

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Muse: The powerhouse U.K. rock trio on a local stop of its “Drones World Tour.” 7:30 p.m. Oracle Arena. www.ticketmaster.com. “Jane Austen’s Emma”: Paul Gordon’s scintillating musical captures the satiric wit and poignancy of Austen’s well-loved novel in a revised TheatreWorks revival. 7:30 p.m. Through Jan. 2. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. (650) 463-1960. www.theatreworks.org. “The Monster-Builder”: Amy Freed’s hilariously thought-provoking dark comedy about architecture, starring Danny Scheie, enters the last week of its extended run. 7 p.m. Through Dec. 20. Aurora Theatre, 2081 Addison St., Berkeley. (510) 843-4822. www.auroratheatre.org. Reported by SFGate 11 hours ago.

National Guard member pleads guilty to supporting ISIS and planning an attack on US soil

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National Guard member pleads guilty to supporting ISIS and planning an attack on US soil AP

A member of the US National Guard pleaded guilty on Monday to plotting with his cousin to attack a US military installation as part of a conspiracy to support the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, a spokesman for federal prosecutors said.

“Hasan and Jonas Edmonds conspired to provide material support to ISIL,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin.

“They admitted planning to wage violence on behalf of ISIL in the Middle East and to conduct an attack on our soil," Carlin continued.

Army National Guard Specialist Hasan Edmonds was charged along with his cousin, Jonas Edmonds, with planning to carry out an armed attack on the military facility where Hasan Edmonds had been training in Joliet, 34 miles southwest of downtown Chicago.

Hasan Edmonds, 23, pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and attempting to provide support — namely personnel — to the organization, said Joe Fitzpatrick, a spokesman for the US Attorney's office.

Jonas Edmonds, 30, pleaded guilty last week to the conspiracy charge and a charge of lying to law enforcement on an offense related to terrorism.

Hasan Edmonds faces up to 30 years in prison when he is sentenced on March 18. Jonas Edmonds faces up to 23 years at his January 27 sentencing, Fitzpatrick said.

Hasan Edmonds was arrested at Chicago's Midway Airport on March 25 as he tried to fly to Egypt. The cousins' plan called for Hasan to leave the US and join Islamic State fighters while Jonas carried out the attack, according to an affidavit attached to the criminal complaint.

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Prosecutors said Hasan Edmonds had been using Facebook to communicate with an undercover FBI agent pretending to be an Islamic State fighter.

As a member of the Illinois National Guard since 2011, Hasan Edmonds reported to the Joliet base one weekend a month and performed two weeks of active duty training per year. Illinois National Guard spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Brad Leighton said Edmonds will now be discharged.

Both cousins, who have been in federal custody since their arrest, came from Aurora, about 41 miles (66 km) southwest of Chicago.

The Edmonds' pleas come just days after the December 11 arrest of an Edgewood, Maryland man, Mohamed Elshinawy, 30, on a federal criminal complaint charging him with attempting to provide material support to ISIS; obstruction of agency proceedings; and making false statements and falsifying or concealing material facts.

Elshinawy admitted that a childhood friend in Egypt had connected him to an ISIS member through social media, according to the Justice Department.  

When confronted by the FBI, Elshinawy initially denied that the money was from ISIS, but the FBI says it found terrorist-related propaganda in the exchanges between Elshinawy and his Egyptian friend, as well as $4,000 in payments Elshinawy was instructed to use for “operational purposes."

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In both the cases of the Edmonds and Elshinawy, social media apparently played a central role in facilitating communications between ISIS and those they target for radicalization in the West.

“This case demonstrates how terrorists exploit modern technology to inculcate sympathizers and build hidden networks," said US Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein of the District of Maryland of Elshinawy's arrest.

"But federal agents and prosecutors are working tirelessly and using every available lawful tool to disrupt their evil schemes,” Rosenstein continued.

NOW WATCH: Here comes the Islamic State's worst nightmare — more female fighters Reported by Business Insider 6 hours ago.

These are the hardest things to get used to when living in space, according to astronauts

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These are the hardest things to get used to when living in space, according to astronauts Reuters/NASA

Above a door on a platform standing 200 feet in the air that connects to the NASA space shuttle that ferries astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), there's a sign that holds some serious significance for astronauts. It reads: "Last bathroom on Earth."

Living on the $1 billion space station that floats 260 miles above Earth is clearly a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but it takes a lot of getting used to.

British astronaut Tim Peake will come face-to-face with these challenges when he blasts off Tuesday morning on his first space mission.

Astronaut Ron Garan, who spent 6 months on board the ISS in 2011, wrote a book called "The Orbital Perspective" describing the time he spent living in space and how the experience changed his outlook on life. But in the seconds before his first launch, Garan caught himself wondering what he was getting himself into.

According to Garan's book, and the experiences of other astronauts, here are some of the hardest things to get used to when living in space:

*1. Weightlessness*

After taking advantage of the last bathroom on Earth, Garan blasted into space for the first time ever.

Unfortunately his first few hours in space were full of nausea. Astronauts train extensively for zero-g, but training for a few hours is very different than living in it 24/7.

Garan described the initial moments of weightlessness as pleasant, but it didn't take long for the nausea to kick in. Garan said it was as if his body was saying "'Hey, zero-g isn't suppose to last this long. Something must be wrong.'"

By the end of the first day his body had adjusted enough for the nausea to go away.

But dealing with zero-g on a day to day basis is an adjustment too. In June 2014, astronaut Reid Wiseman chronicled his first experiences in the weightless environment on Twitter:

"Still adjusting to zero g. Just flipped a bag upside down to dump out its contents. #doesntworkhere."

*2. Sleeping*

You can't actually lay your head down to sleep in space, so it makes sense that it's a challenge to get some solid shut eye.

The first night Garan spent in zero-g, he said "We staked out spots on the floor, walls and ceiling, attached our sleeping bags, and called it a night."

But there was a problem. What are you suppose to do with your head? You can't lay it down on a pillow, it just drifts there awkwardly, Garan said.

Reuters/NASAIt took several weeks before the muscles in his neck adjusted to the bizarre sleeping position and before he could finally get a decent night's sleep.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield also recently gave a description of life in space and the trouble with sleeping. One strange thing about living on the ISS is that the cycles of day and night are different. The station orbits the Earth about every 90 minutes, so every 45 minutes astronauts see a sunrise or a sunset. Hadfield says they still turn out the station lights before sleeping.

"We shut off most lights at bedtime — it feels right to do it," Hadfield said.

*3. Keeping track of time*

In space you don't keep track of the days of the week. Instead, you keep track of flight days (FD). The first day that Garan stepped on board the ISS was referred to as FD1, the day after that FD2, and so on.

American astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts who are currently living on board the ISS said that on New Year's Eve they counted down to midnight and rang in the New Year 16 different times. That's because the space station passed over a part of Earth during midnight 16 different times that night as it orbited the planet at about 17,400 miles per hour.

*4. Dealing with body fluids*

In space, your nose doesn't run and you can't cry. Tears will still form, but they don't fall. Instead, they congeal into sticky balls, Hadfield said.

Like the ominous "Last bathroom on Earth" sign suggests, using the bathroom in space is an ordeal. When liquid or solid waste comes out of the body in space, it has to get sucked into the toilet for fear it would escape and float around the chamber. Urine gets purified into drinking water. Poop gets collected onto an unmanned space ship that jettisons from the space station and burns up as it returns to Earth. So yes, that shooting star may have been burning poop.

Reuters/NASA

There are no showers since all the water would end up floating around the station in clumps and destroying the equipment that's all over the station walls. Instead, astronauts take sponge baths.

*5. The view*

There's a windowed dome on the ISS that many astronauts have said is their favorite spot on the station.

Reuters/NASA It's called the Cupola, and the view from this window is unparalleled. Looking down at the Earth astronauts can watch breathtaking aurora displays, lightning, and cities sparkling at night.

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This view from the ISS completely changed Garan's outlook on life, and turned him into an activist after he returned to Earth.

"Seeing Earth from this vantage point gave me a unique perspective — something I've come to call the orbital perspective," Garan writes. "Part of this is the realization that we are all traveling together on the planet and that if we all looked at the world from that perspective we would see that nothing is impossible."

NOW WATCH: Research Reveals Why Men Cheat, And It's Not What You Think Reported by Business Insider 20 hours ago.

212 Media Studios and The Book Flipper Partner to Create eFlip Web App

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212 Media Studios has been selected by The Book Flipper, a leading Amazon FBA bookselling business based in Aurora, Colo., to develop and market its latest web application, eFlip.

Warsaw, Indiana (PRWEB) December 15, 2015

212 Media Studios was selected by The Book Flipper, a leading Amazon FBA bookselling business based in Aurora, Colo., to develop and market its latest web application, eFlip.

“We are excited to partner with The Book Flipper in the development of eFlip. This web application streamlines the processes of many in the online bookselling community. Developing and marketing web applications like eFlip is a perfect blend of our internal development capabilities and our marketing and demand generation expertise,” says CMO of 212 Media Studios David Phelps.

212 handled the complete design, development, and roll out of this industry-leading web portal. The final product is a completely interactive and secure web application that allows clients to quickly query the eFlip database of more than three million new and used books for the purpose of buying or selling. eFlip is also equipped with a secure and fully PCI-compliant payment processing portal for buying and selling books.

Founder of The Book Flipper and eFlip Caleb Roth is excited to work with an organization in a familiar community. Roth is an alumnus of Grace College and a former Depuy Synthes employee. “It's been great to maintain ties with the community of Warsaw. I couldn't be happier with the strategic partnership with 212 and the work they've done to program and market this new software. I'm excited to have launched eFlip and to provide value to the online bookselling community by allowing people to earn an income while working from home,” says Roth.

For additional information about The Book Flipper and eFlip visit: http://thebookflipper.com.

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212 Media Studios is an inbound marketing agency based in Warsaw, Ind. Our belief is that the core value of any company is its branding and storytelling. We have a team of creators, ideators and strategists to help visualize the story of a company and project it to its audience using various marketing techniques. Reported by PRWeb 18 hours ago.

Aurora, Englewood receive $500,000 from Arapahoe for open space

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Arapahoe County has awarded a $1million grant for Aurora nd Englewood for open space and trails. Reported by Denver Post 11 hours ago.

State finds 442 safety violations, recommends some Ducks back on road

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A three-month state investigation launched after September’s deadly crash on the Aurora Bridge recommends that Ride the Ducks be allowed to return to service with half its amphibious-vehicle fleet. Reported by Seattle Times 9 hours ago.

Confirmit Receives 2015 Customer Experience Innovation Award

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Confirmit Genius™ recognized for its innovative text and social analytics capabilities

New York, NY and Oslo, Norway and London, UK (PRWEB) December 16, 2015

Confirmit, the leading global solutions provider for Customer Experience, Voice of the Employee and Market Research, announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named Confirmit Genius™ a winner of the 2015 Customer Experience Innovation Award presented by TMC’s CUSTOMER magazine.

The 2015 Customer Experience Innovation Award recognizes best-in-class companies setting the standard in delivering exceptional customer experiences, and based on positive customer and prospect feedback, Confirmit Genius does exactly that. Confirmit Genius is a text and social analytics solution that finds hidden insights in large volumes of free-form text.

“We recognize how difficult it is for organizations to gain insight from the massive volumes of feedback and content they gather,” explains Terry Lawlor, EVP of Product Management at Confirmit. “With Confirmit Genius our customers are able to integrate their social media feeds—in addition to other information captured in Confirmit Horizons—into Confirmit SmartHub™, the industry’s first real customer engagement hub. With all of this data at their fingertips, they’re empowered to make informed and strategic business decisions.”

Confirmit Genius uses advanced statistical techniques to assign categories and determine the sentiment by category for all types of unstructured text, including verbatim survey responses, social media feedback, web analytics, call center records, CRM data and more. Two editions of the product are available: Confirmit Genius Text Analytics, which provides categorization and sentiment analysis for free-form text; and Confirmit Genius Social Analytics which captures social media feeds, online media feeds, forum comments, blogs and more, and provides a powerful environment for analyzing this data.

“Congratulations to Confirmit for receiving a 2015 Customer Experience Innovation Award. Confirmit Genius has been selected for enhancing the customer experience and improving business relationships,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “We’re pleased to recognize this achievement.”

About Confirmit

Confirmit is the world’s leading SaaS vendor for multi-channel Voice of the Customer, Voice of the Employee, and Market Research solutions. The company has offices in Oslo (headquarters), Chengdu, Cologne, Grimstad, London, Moscow, New York, San Francisco, Sydney, Vancouver, and Yaroslavl. Confirmit’s software is also distributed through partner resellers in Madrid, Milan, Salvador, and Tokyo.

Confirmit powers Global 5000 companies and Market Research agencies worldwide with a wide range of software products for feedback / data collection, panel management, data processing, analysis, and reporting. Customers include Aurora, British Airways, Cross-Tab, Dow Chemical, GfK, GlaxoSmithKline, GMO Research, JTN Research, Keep Factor, Morehead Associates, Nielsen, Research Now, RONIN, Sony Mobile Communications, Swisscom and The Wellcome Trust. Visit http://www.confirmit.com for more information.

About CUSTOMER

Since 1982, CUSTOMER magazine (formerly Customer Interaction Solutions) has been the voice of the call/contact center, CRM and teleservices industries. CUSTOMER has helped the industry germinate, grow, mature and prosper, and has served as the leading publication in helping these industries that have had such a positive impact on the world economy to continue to thrive. Through a combination of outstanding and cutting-edge original editorial, industry voices, in-depth lab reviews and the recognition of the innovative leaders in management and technology through our highly valued awards, CUSTOMER strives to continue to be the publication that holds the quality bar high for the industry. Please visit http://www.customer.tmcnet.com Reported by PRWeb 22 hours ago.

DBJ's top 15 news stories of 2015 -- No. 5: Aurora's ailing VA hospital project

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While the gleaming, multi-building U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital complex slowly rose along Interstate 225 in Aurora in 2015, the bedeviled project's budget grew ever more swollen and the name calling over the project's troubles grew ever louder. By March, the price tag for the long-delayed construction effort had risen to $1.73 billion, and Congress and the VA struggled to find funds to keep the project moving. The VA found itself accused of incompetent management of the project… Reported by bizjournals 18 hours ago.

Man Seriously Injured After Being Struck by Vehicle While Pushing Car in Roadway: Police

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Patch Montgomery, IL -- The Aurora man was flown to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove with life-threatening injuries. Reported by Patch 17 hours ago.

Slide Show: Take a tour of contemporary gem Aurora del Mar

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Reported by MarketWatch 14 hours ago.

NTS Announces Acquisition of Microtek Laboratories

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Allows NTS to Serve Clients with Mechanical and Electronics Testing Laboratories on Both Coasts

Calabasas, CA and Anaheim, CA (PRWEB) December 16, 2015

National Technical Systems, Inc. (“NTS”), the leading independent provider of environmental simulation testing, inspection, and certification solutions in the United States, announced today that it has acquired Microtek Laboratories of Anaheim, California. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Microtek Laboratories, established in 1986, is an internationally accredited, full-service testing laboratory servicing the materials, mechanical, and printed circuit board industry and operating from facilities in Anaheim, California and Linthicum Heights, Maryland. The acquisition of Microtek approximately doubles NTS’ capacity to service mechanical and electronics testing needs and solidifies NTS as the domestic leader in electronic materials conformance, qualification, and reliability testing.

Microtek’s Anaheim, CA facility, which will become NTS Anaheim, adds expanded materials testing capabilities, complementing NTS’ extensive environmental simulation offering in Southern California. Additionally, Microtek’s Anaheim lab offers industry-leading expertise in failure analysis and materials testing and is a global leader in printed circuit board and printed circuit assembly failure analysis and testing.

“In addition to its excellent reputation and state-of-the-art technical capabilities, the addition of Microtek Laboratories brings to NTS a world-class management, engineering, and technical team and compliments the many services we offer on the West Coast,” noted William C. McGinnis, CEO of NTS. “We are excited to be combining the significant expertise of the Microtek team with the NTS Baltimore team to provide these industry-leading capabilities on both coasts.”

NTS is a portfolio company of Los Angeles-based Aurora Capital Group.

About National Technical Systems
National Technical Systems, Inc. (NTS) is a global independent provider of environmental simulation testing, inspection, and certification services, serving a broad range of industries, including the civil aviation, space, defense, nuclear, telecommunications, industrial, electronics, medical, and automotive end markets. During its more than 50 years in business, NTS has built the broadest geographic presence and sole national footprint in the United States, an unparalleled breadth of capabilities, and has fostered continuous innovation, making NTS a unique one-stop resource to meet its clients’ demanding and evolving requirements. Operating through a network of 26 technologically advanced testing laboratories across the United States, this geographically diverse footprint puts NTS facilities in close proximity to its more than 4,000 clients, allowing NTS to serve the nation’s most innovative companies with industry-leading accessibility and responsiveness. NTS’ offering spans more than 70 distinct environmental simulation and materials testing categories, including climatic, structural, dynamics, fluid flow, EMI/EMC, lightning, product safety, acoustics, failure analysis, chemical, and other industry-specific tests, allowing it to handle its clients’ most demanding needs. Additionally, the company is accredited by numerous national and international organizations, which allows NTS to have its test data nearly universally accepted worldwide. NTS operates its inspection division under the Unitek brand, providing a wide range of supply chain management services. NTS’ certification division, which operates under the NQA brand, is one of the largest and most respected global ISO registrars, with active certifications in more than 75 countries. For additional information about NTS, visit our website at http://www.nts.com or call 800-270-2516. Reported by PRWeb 12 hours ago.
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