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BIO Craig Leener got his start in organized basketball at the age of 9 in a Southern California YMCA youth league. He later secured a roster spot on the varsity squad at Van Nuys High School, where he was considered to be the 13th-best basketball player on a team of 13 players. Craig earned a bachelorâ??s degree in Radio/TV/Film from California State University, Northridge. While at CSUN, he served as a board op at campus radio station KCSN 88.5 FM, engineering live broadcasts of menâ??s basketball games. Today he sits on the board of directors of CSUNâ??s Journalism Alumni Association, where he mentors student journalists. Craig worked in human resources management within the entertainment industry for many years before landing his dream job as a sports journalist at The Signalnewspaper in Santa Clarita, California. One summer, while working as a staff writer for The Signal, he traveled to every Major League Baseball stadium with his son, Zachary, delivering a series of articles from the road on fathers and sons and baseball. Craig lives in the suburbs of Los Angeles with his wife, Andrea, and their two mischievous but well-meaning dogs, Sophie and Beau. Craig purports to be an 87-percent free-throw shooter on his backyard home court, a claim that has never been independently verified. He is a passionate, lifelong opponent of the instant replay in sports. â??This Was Never About Basketballâ?? is Craigâ??s debut novel. BOOK SUMMARY Seventeen-year-old high school basketball star Ezekiel â??Zekeâ?? Archer has it all: a sweet jump shot, a full-ride scholarship to a Midwestern basketball powerhouse, and the brightest future. But when Zekeâ??s temper gets the better of him in the city championship, he is expelled from school, has to forfeit his scholarship, and is left to ponder his once-hopeful future. While finishing his final high school days in the California educational systemâ??s version of purgatory, Zeke makes a stunning discovery. With the help of a young autistic classmate Zeke befriends, he learns that the mysterious 7th Dimension, which brought basketball to Earth more than a century ago, has decided to take the game away for good â?? all because of the ugly event Zeke set into motion in his final game! As he embarks on the ultimate cross-country road trip to save basketball, Zeke must confront his unsettled past â?? including a father heâ??s not heard from in years and a brother fighting in a war half a world away â?? in order to set his life on the right path and rescue the game he loves.

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http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/06/newsweek-writer-caught-lying-in-bs-gun-story/ Writer Ryan Bort has been caught red handed promoting phony â??gun violenceâ?? statistics in a recent #FakeNews story for (the failing) Newsweek, claiming that guns are now the third leading cause of death for children. The story seems to be based around a report by a journal called Pediatrics, but Bort never actually provides a link to the report that he continually references. Instead, he gives links to the CDC and another organization called National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), which the Pediatrics article supposedly sourced for their report. Thereâ??s just one problem for Mr. Bort; His numbers are all wrong. And itâ??s not even close. He says that â??Data on fatal gun deaths were drawn from the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionâ??s National Vital Statistics System database, and data on non-fatal gun injuries were from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissionâ??s National Electronic Injury Surveillance Systemâ?? so weâ??ll use those data sets instead of Bortâ??s #AlternativeFacts. The actual CDC report from 2014, the most recent available, can be found HERE.â??The Gateway Pundit Executive Director of Gun Owners of America, Larry Pratt BIO: Pratt has been Executive Director of Gun Owners of America for over 30 years. GOA is a national membership organization of 300,000 Americans dedicated to promoting their Second Amendment freedom to keep and bear arms. GOA lobbies for the pro-gun position in Washington, D.C. and is involved in firearm issues in the states. GOA's work includes providing legal assistance to those involved in lawsuits with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the federal firearms law enforcement agency. Pratt has held elective office in the state legislature of Virginia, serving in the House of Delegates. WEBSITE: gunowners.org TWITTER: @larrypratt

Melissa Hull Biography Melissa Hull Gallemore is an award-winning artist, author, international keynote speaker, host of The Ripple Effect TV show, and founder of Water Safety For Kids. Her newly released book, Lessons From Neverland, is a memoir that recounts her harrowing past and journey through tragedy that ultimately led her toward discovering her soulâ??s purpose. Today, she is a business and personal development coach who also mentors others through the bereavement process. Melissa has always been drawn toward connecting with people, particularly those who are struggling to develop tools for overcoming trauma. In her work as an intuitive and healing arts practitioner with an emphasis on spiritual development, she guides her clients toward releasing toxic patterns formed out of painful past experiences in order to tap into the foundation of unconditional love that exists inside us all as a matter of birthright. As a certified Usui Holy Fire Reiki Master, Melissa channels pure light energy in order to attune her students toward a peaceful, open, and joyful way of living that transcends anxiety and temporary discomforts. Melissa has been interviewed by several media outlets, international and domestic, including CNBC, WBTVN, The Khaleej Times, Inspired 2 Speak Network, The Umbrella Syndicate, The Dave Crane Show, The Ace Michaels Show, Icon Advisor Magazine and The Daily Sun. Melissa has shared the stage with many notable speakers such as, Mitch Carson, Joel Bauer, James Dentley, Kara Scott Dentley, Bill Walsh, Kevin Harrington, Forbes Riley, and Steve and Pasha Carter. Melissa is working on her new book entitled â??Leaving Neverland,â?? slated to be released in late 2017.

Meet Clete Bulach * Experienced (40+ years) in Public Education * Doctoral Degree in Social Psychology and Leadership * Experience in all phases of the Classroom, Principalship and Superintendency * Certified Professor in Educational Leadership * Leading Authority on Educational Policy, Reform and Global Competitiveness * Researching how leaders interact with groups has been Dr. Bulach's research emphasis producing many publications on the world of education. * He has two new books titled School Culture vis-à-vis Student Learning: Keys to Collaborative Problem Solving and Responsibility and Enhancing a Schoolâ??s Culture and Climate: New Insights for Improving Schools

Lori Bergamotto, Style Director, Good Housekeeping Lori Bergamotto joined Good Housekeeping as Style Director in August 2014. At Good Housekeeping, Lori curates style-focused content for the magazine, and brings that content to life on national television. Lori joined Good Housekeeping from Lucky, where she was a contributing style editor since 2010. She held the same position at People StyleWatch for two years prior to that. She has also held beauty titles in the beauty department for the likes of Lucky, Teen People, and Glamour. Lori regularly appears as a style expert for Good Housekeeping on Good Morning America, The Today Show, The View, The Wendy Williams Show, Live! With Kelly, and Amazon Style Code Live, as well as local NY network affiliates. Lori lives in Manhattan with her husband Nick and their two kids Gemma and Leo. Produced for: Olay

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A GIANT VICTORY FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP! The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear the governmentâ??s appeal of lower court rulings blocking the immigration order from taking effect nationwide. NATIONAL SECURITY ANALYST: Dr. Herb London, is president of the London Center for Policy Research and the author of the new book, Leading From Behind: The Obama Doctrine and the U.S. Retreat From International Affairs. COURT GIVES TRUMP SOME "The court also granted the government's request to reinstate part of Trump's travel ban, which would affect people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. As a result of the decision, people who do not have a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States would be barred from entry. People who can show they have a relationship to a person or entity will be allowed to enter the country. The order would be effective within 72 hours. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, along with new Justice Neil Gorsuch, Trump's nominee to the court earlier this year, wanted to lift the entire ban." READ MORE: thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/339446-supreme-court-trump-travel-ban PLUG BOOK: amazon.com/Leading-Behind-Doctrine-Retreat-International/dp/0692839216/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= BIO: London was responsible for creating the Gallatin School of Individualized Study in 1972 and was its dean until 1992. This school was organized to promote the study of â??great booksâ?? and classic texts. Herbert London is a graduate of Columbia University, 1960 and the recipient of a Ph.D. from New York University, 1966. Dr. London is a noted social critic whose work has appeared in every major newspaper and journal in the country including such diverse publications as Commentary, National Review, American Spectator, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Washington Times, New York Magazine, New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Modern Age, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Orbis, Encounter, Forbes, and The New Criterion. He is the author and editor of twenty-seven books (see enclosure) and three plays â??My Most Embarrassing Momentâ??, â??A Love That Cannot Speak Its Nameâ?? and â??Mr. Tin Pan Alley.â?? WEBSITE: londoncenter.org TWITTER: @TheLCPR