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Star Wars Nerds Unite is a podcast dedicated to discussing the new Star Wars universe. Your hosts are Tim Van Autreve, show runner, eternal optimist, and life-time Star Wars lover; Jennifer Van Autreve, sci-fi nerd, bombshell, and Star Wars novice; and Josh Mason, the Star Wars expert and ultimate critic. Together they discuss the new media coming out of Disney-owned LucasFilm. This family friendly podcast will analyze and discuss the new TV shows, movies, comic books, novels and anything else coming from Disney/Lucasfilm/Marvel. The new Star Wars canon includes all the Star Wars movies, The ...

A suicide mission on a backwater planet with a cockney-speaking robot and six point two million undead colonists. What could possibly go wrong? When a legal loop-hole allows Earth Government to force Trident Inc, a Private Response Company, to do their bidding, Carter and his team of former soldiers have no choice but to respond. The mission? To investigate the loss of communication from a distant colony on Golan IV and recover any important encrypted data.

Tim Mason’s gripping new novel finds Inspector Charles Field hunting a ruthless serial killer who is terrorizing Florence Nightingale and her nurses in Crimea in 1855. But when the main suspect turns up dead, Field determines the case is closed. Or is it? Twelve years later in London, amidst the turmoil surrounding the expansion of voting rights, Field discovers a woman’s body, mouth covered by the killer’s signature embroidered rose. Did Field suspect the wrong man before, or is he dealing with a copycat?

This is the 2nd collection of real-life experiences and stories from Lean and Six Sigma practitioners who have spent time at the "gemba" volunteering their skills to help nonprofits and public agencies. They have generously offered to write a chapter about lessons learned and tools they have applied. A great book to share with potential volunteers, or nonprofits wanting to learn more about Lean or Six Sigma applied to their organizations.