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"use strict";

var tart = require('tart');

/*
Create a stepping control object.

  * `options`: _Object_ _(Default: undefined)_ Optional overrides.
      WARNING: Implementation of `enqueue` and `dequeue` are tightly coupled and should be overridden together.
    * `constructConfig`: _Function_ _(Default: `function (options) {}`)_ `function (options) {}`
        Configuration creation function that is given `options`.
        It should return a capability `function (behavior) {}` to create new actors.
    * `enqueue`: _Function_ `function (eventQueue, events){}`
        Function that enqueues the new `events` onto the `eventQueue` in place, causing side-effects
        _(Example: `function (eventQueue, events){ Array.prototype.push.apply(eventQueue, events); }`)_.
    * `dequeue`: _Function_ `function (eventQueue){}`
        Function that returns next event to be dispatched given an `eventQueue`
        _(Example: `function (eventQueue){ return eventQueue.shift(); }`)_.
  * Return: _Object_ The stepping control object.
    * `dispatch`: _Function_ `function () {}`
        Function to call in order to dispatch a single event.
    * `eventLoop`: _Function_ `function ([control]) {}`
        Function to call in order to dispatch multiple events.
    * `effect`: _Object_ Accumulated effects from current step.
    * `sponsor`: _Function_ `function (behavior) {}`
        A capability to create new actors.
*/
module.exports.stepping = function stepping(options) {
    options = options || {};

    var events = [];  // queue of pending events (in stepped batches)

    options.enqueue = options.enqueue || function enqueue(eventQueue, events) {
        eventQueue.push(events.slice());  // clone step batch
    };

    options.dequeue = options.dequeue || function dequeue(eventQueue) {
        while (eventQueue.length > 0) {
            var batch = eventQueue[0];
            if (batch.length > 0) {
                return batch.shift();  // return next event
            }
            eventQueue.shift();
        }
        return false;
    };

    /*
    Conditionally apply accumulated external effects.
    */
    var applyExternalEffect = function applyExternalEffect(effect) {
        var changed = false;
        if (effect.sent.length > 0) {
            options.enqueue(events, effect.sent);
            changed = true;
        }
        if (effect.created.length > 0) {
            changed = true;
        }
        if (changed) {
            initEffect(effect);
        }
    };

    /*
    Apply effects from executing an actor behavior.
    */
    var applyBehaviorEffect = function applyBehaviorEffect(effect) {
        if (effect.sent.length > 0) {
            options.enqueue(events, effect.sent);
        }
        initEffect(effect);
    };

    /*
    Initialize a new `options.stepping.effect` object.
    */
    var initEffect = function initEffect(effect) {
        options.stepping.effect = {
            created: [],
            sent: []
        };
    };

    /*
    Dispatch the next `event`.

      * Return: _Effect_ or `false`. Effect of dispatching the next `event` or
          `false` if no events exists for dispatch.
    */
    var steppingDispatch = function steppingDispatch() {
        applyExternalEffect(options.stepping.effect);  // WARNING: may change `options.stepping.effect`
        var event = options.dequeue(events);
        if (!event) {
            return false;
        }
        var effect = options.stepping.effect;
        effect.event = event;
        try {
            var behavior = event.context.behavior;
            effect.behavior = behavior;
            event.context.behavior(event.message);  // execute actor behavior
            if (behavior !== event.context.behavior) {
                effect.became = event.context.behavior;
            }
        } catch (exception) {
            effect.exception = exception;
        }
        applyBehaviorEffect(effect);  // WARNING: will change `options.stepping.effect`
        return effect;
    };

    var defaultLog = function log(effect) {
        /* no logging */
    };
    var defaultFail = function fail(exception) {
        throw exception;
    };

    /*
    Dispatch events in a manner provided by `control`.

    By default, calling `stepping.eventLoop()` with no parameters
    dispatches all events in the event queue.
    */
    var eventLoop = function eventLoop(control) {
        control = control || {};
        control.log = control.log || defaultLog;
        control.fail = control.fail || defaultFail;
        var count = control.count;
        while ((count === undefined) || (--count >= 0)) {
            var effect = options.stepping.dispatch();
            control.log(effect);  // log event
            if (effect === false) {
                return true;  // event queue exhausted
            }
            if (effect.exception) {
                control.fail(effect.exception);  // report exception
            }
        }
        return false;  // limit reached, events may remain
    }

    var unused = function unused() {
        throw new Error('This pluggable hook should not be called');
    };

    options.constructConfig = options.constructConfig || function constructConfig(options) {
        var config = function create(behavior) {
            var actor = function send(message) {
                var event = {
                    message: message,
                    context: context
                };
                options.stepping.effect.sent.push(event);
            };
            var context = {
                self: actor,
                behavior: behavior,
                sponsor: config
            };
            options.stepping.effect.created.push(context);
            return actor;
        };
        return config;
    };

    options.dispatch = unused;
    options.deliver = unused;

    options.stepping = {
        effect: {
            created: [],
            sent: []
        },
        dispatch: steppingDispatch,
        eventLoop: eventLoop,
        sponsor: tart.pluggable(options)
    };

    return options.stepping;
};


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The School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) at the University of Oklahoma, an iSchool affiliate, is accepting applications to our Ph.D. in Information Science program for our 2021-2022 cohort. The program will prepare graduates to lead in creative research and teaching in academic environments, policymaking, and consulting for corporate, nonprofit, or governmental institutions.
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Rush Limbaugh on the attempt to destroy Trump: The stakes for this country have never been higher
The stakes are higher than they've ever been in America, according to conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, in regards to the Russia investigation and its origins.
"Now, it is an existential war — and the stakes, I cannot tell you how high they are for our country. I think the stakes, without question, are the highest they have ever been in my life. The stakes for the country, what kind of country we're going to be going forward, have never been higher in my life," Limbaugh said on his radio show Thursday.
RUDY GIULIANI: MUELLER REPORT WAS 'A WASTE OF TWO YEARS'
Limbaugh was reacting to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's press conference Wednesday that sparked impeachment talk and contradicted Attorney General William Barr.
Democratic lawmakers interpreted Mueller's remarks as an encouragement to push towards impeachment proceedings, particularly Mueller's implication that his team did not find that President Trump did not commit a crime.
The radio talk show host said the Russia investigation was always an effort to "destroy" President Trump.
"This has always been a political effort to destroy Trump, before the election and after, during the transition and after his inauguration. It has always been that. It has always been telegraphed. It's always been there for all of us to see," Limbaugh said.
Limbaugh even went so far as to compare the Russia investigation and allegation of an alleged coup to the Civil War.
"I'm 68 years old. I don't know how this would compare to Civil War. Obviously, it would pale in many ways to the divisions in the Civil War. But that was then, and this is now. And I am telling you that the stakes for the country are the greatest, the highest they've ever been in my life," Limbaugh said.
Limbaugh is most concerned with the legal ramification and the idea of "criminalizing political differences."
"But in our system, the presumption of innocence and the demand and the requirement for proof beyond a reasonable doubt is what separates us. And if these people get away with reordering that, they will have succeeded in getting away with politicizing, criminalizing political differences," Limbaugh said.
Fox News' Anna Hopkins contributed to this report.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rush-limbaugh-trump-mueller-stakes-never-higher
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Senate Republicans Deflected For William Barr In Judiciary Hearing
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Where do nice guys finish? Watch James Smith to find out
James Smith greets supporters in Lancaster on the day of the announcement that Mandy Powers Norrell would be his running mate.
I appreciate my friend E.J. Dionne, who is also a nice guy, bringing this to my attention:
"#AnthonyBourdain spoke up for me at a time when people all over the country were making great fun of the column I write."
Marilyn Hagerty
Ms. Hagerty wrote a nice review of an Olive Garden. Bourdain defended her against the "snarkologists."
Great piecehttps://t.co/jc7CM3keNJ
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) June 9, 2018
It's the tale of how a little old lady who served as food critic for a newspaper in flyover land was lampooned by the "sophisticates" on the coasts because she unabashedly gave a rave review to an Olive Garden… then was defended by the late Anthony Bourdain.
Bourdain wrote of the then–88-year-old Marilyn Hagerty of Grand Forks:
"She is never mean — even when circumstances would clearly excuse a sharp elbow, a cruel remark," he wrote. "In fact, watching Marilyn struggle to find something nice to say about a place she clearly loathes is part of the fun. She is, unfailingly, a good neighbor and good citizen first — and entertainer second."
Bourdain added that the book "kills snark dead."
"This is a straightforward account of what people have been eating — still ARE eating — in much of America," he wrote. "As related by a kind, good-hearted reporter looking to pass along as much useful information as she can — while hurting no one."
So you can see how the "snarkologists" would give her unmitigated hell. How dare she be a genuinely nice person?
Which brings me to James Smith.
This past week, the three candidates for the Democratic nomination for governor or South Carolina had their final "debate" — an occasion for Phil Noble and Marguerite Willis to snarl, slash and attack James Smith in their desperation (which continues to puzzle me) to tear down the only member of their party who has the slightest prayer of winning the election in the fall.
A number of people — some of them the sort who were just then starting to focus on the race (which is ominous) — thought Smith didn't come out of the debate well — his opponents kept scoring hits on him, and he failed to deflect the hits and didn't fight back. (Doug hates that kind of thing. Possibly others do as well.)
It didn't strike me that way, but then I know James, and I knew that his opponents were making innocent things out to be scandalous. For instance, he has been friends with Rick Quinn, and he was Alan Wilson's attorney at one point. These are both things that I've written about approvingly here in the past, because it shows the kind of guy James is — someone who doesn't dismiss people because they belong to another political party. You know, exactly the quality you need in a Democrat who wants to get anything done as governor, seeing as how the GOP dominates the Legislature.
His opponents were doing this because with the kind of blind partisans who might (if misled sufficiently) choose them over Smith, it is a prima facie sin to be friends with Republicans. At this point, the snarlers would protest that the sin was the taint of scandal attaching to Quinn and Wilson — but the evidence of his association is from a time years before even the slightest hint of scandal wafted in their direction.
So what's he going to say? Protest that he was friendly with them then, but not now? An opportunist would leap at the chance to do so. But that's not James Smith.
James Smith is the kind of guy who offers nothing but positive reasons why he wants to be governor and would make a good one. He's not interested in slashing out at anyone, or tossing anyone to the wolves.
He could, if he possessed a different sort of character. There are plenty of things he could say about the two spoilers (who will never be anything more) attacking him. I'm picturing, for instance, a pretty devastating ad with one Democrat after another stating clearly precisely what they think of Phil Noble, based on their dealings with him.
As for Marguerite Willis, I can think of a number of ways he could undermine her, but this one would do: He could, for instance, ask her to explain why she said, in their first debate back in the winter, that workers should not have the right to organize into unions. While running for the Democratic nomination, mind. It stunned me at the time (I'm no great fan of unions, but surely people have the right to join them), but the amazing thing is that no one has asked this corporate lawyer to explain that answer — not then, not now.
Unless I've missed it. If this has happened, I'd appreciate a link.
Can you imagine what Ms. Willis or Noble, who attack him without letup because the NRA doesn't hate him, would be doing with such an advantage?
But Smith does not. Because he's just not interested in doing that.
I imagine that in the fall, James will have some critical things to say about his Republican opponent — because then, there will be substantive differences on policy to discuss. But he's not interested in playing a gotcha game to get his party's nomination.
Which raises the question — do nice guys finish last, or does a guy who's only interested in presenting the positives about himself, and not looking for ways to attack his opponents, have a chance in today's poisonous political atmosphere?
To find out, watch James Smith on Tuesday.
What I told Andy Brack about the primaries
That 2010 picture was an expression of something good, and rare, in our politics
Mandy Powers Norrell's first speech as James Smith's running mate
I refuse to be an 'idiot.' I'm joining the ranks of the involved
I miss our two former party chairmen, Matt & Jaime
Today finally IS 'a great day in South Carolina,' as we witness a host of miracles in the State House, of all places
Benjamin's letter to Haley urging lowering of the flag
Yet another reminder politicians are people
Catching up with Chris Verenes, now a bank CEO
Those moderates I've praised? They're now talking impeachment
This entry was posted in Character, Civic virtue, Democrats, James Smith, Mandy Powers Norrell, South Carolina on June 10, 2018 by Brad Warthen.
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43 thoughts on "Where do nice guys finish? Watch James Smith to find out"
Doug Ross June 11, 2018 at 9:22 am
Plenty of nice guys win. Jimmy Carter is at the pinnacle of the nice guy list. Ron and Rand Paul are nice guys. Mitt Romney was a nice guy who won elections. Obama is a nice guy.
The key is bringing something more than nice to the table. Smith is having a tough time gaining traction (a recent poll said 50% of voters couldn't even name a candidate in the Democratic primary) because he hasn't done or said anything interesting. His campaign is run like he's an incumbent who is unopposed. It's really weird that he has played it safe in a year when the Democrats actually have a chance to win. I keep waiting for something that might energize voters… And then all I see is a repeat of the Sheheen playbook. That playbook is a loser in this state.
I'm skeptical that a nice guy governor will have any success taking on a legislature that is never nice.
Richard June 11, 2018 at 11:13 am
Do you think North Dakota politicians play the "nice guy" routine just because some old lady food critic does? You're comparing career politicians to someone who has nothing to do but go to lunch and write about enjoying having a choice of white, wheat and texas for toast. If you've ever been to ND, you know that's the extent of the choices.
Brad Warthen Post author June 11, 2018 at 8:05 pm
"Plenty of nice guys win. Jimmy Carter is at the pinnacle of the nice guy list."
Jimmy is evidence that nice guys WON, once upon a time. Just as once upon a time no one would have given the sweet old lady a hard time for liking Olive Garden.
The shift began, gradually, in about 1982. That was the year that the negative advertising really caught on — I've written about covering the campaign in which Robin Beard went so negative against Jim Sasser in Tennessee, something that made national news at the time (back when "making national news" meant something, before you had the 24-hour beast to feed, which today makes all news "national"). About that time, Lee Atwater was building his rep…
From then on, it has changed gradually. Trump, of course, is probably the most negative (about everything) person ever to win a national election. Now we have this weird spectacle in the Democratic primary for governor, with two people who are NOTHING but negative, and in fact MUST know they would have no chance in a general election.
You don't seen Democrats do that sort of thing in SC. They can't afford to claw at each other this way; they have far too much trouble winning elections even when unified.
Obama has a LOT going for him aside from being "nice." He has tremendous charisma, more than anyone since JFK (with Clinton and Reagan trailing those two). Romney is a nice guy without charisma, and you see what that's done for him.
You'll have to explain the Pauls. I grant they're nice guys, but the rest of it is just so alien to me that you can surely explain it far better than I…
bud June 11, 2018 at 8:54 pm
The shift did begin around '82; 1782.
Brad Warthen Post author June 12, 2018 at 10:20 am
You mean before we'd won our independence, before the Constitution?
I'm sorry you can't remember when it was different.
There used to be a standard bit of advice for candidates: Don't go negative. The thinking, as I recall, was that it would always reflect badly on the person who throws the mud. And generally, folks followed that advice — that's part of what made the "Daisy" ad so devastating in 1964; it was unusual.
That was still largely in effect at the start of my career. I saw the change happen…
Doug Ross June 12, 2018 at 10:24 am
Re-read Chernow's Hamilton. Hamilton and Jefferson engaged in dirty politics from the earliest days of the U.S. There has never been a time when a political campaign didn't include rumors and dirty tricks. Only difference now is its easier to do with all the media options. Sending out hate mailers was expensive in the carrier pigeon days.
Yes, the 1800 campaign was one of the nastiest in our history. Of course, it mattered little because either one who won, we'd have had a great president.
And it was Hamilton and Madison more than Adams or Jefferson. Which was tragic. Hamilton and Madison understood the risk of partisanship, but they both quickly turned into hardball partisans.
I guess a politician doesn't even know himself until he finds himself in a tough fight…
Anyway, guys, you're reaching back awfully far to argue with my point.
I'm writing from my own experience, and even though I've read extensively about it, I wasn't around for the 1800 election. (By the way, if I had been, I'd have voted for Adams.)
I was referring to a process I watched happen.
And even those of you who are younger than I should be able to see that the tone of politics is worse than 10 years ago, which was worse than 10 years before that. This is not a controversial statement I'm making.
For instance… when's the last time you saw DEMOCRATS savage another Democrat in a primary in South Carolina?
You'll probably have to go back to 1974, when Pug Ravenel called the Democratically controlled State House a "den of thieves." But that's not quite the same thing, since in those days pretty much everybody was a Democrat, and that was a time of tremendous turmoil in the party, between the Old Guard and the Young Turks who were being swept into office by single-member districts…
C J Watson June 12, 2018 at 12:38 pm
1994 Nick Theodore vs Joe Riley. Nick went negative on Joe. David Beasley won. Joe could have beaten Beasley.
Joe would have crushed Beasley.
Yeah, Nick went "negative," but it was pretty lame.
Joe lost more because he didn't campaign the way he should before the runoff. Joe was busy being the best mayor in America. Nick had a job with no duties (when not wielding the gavel during the Senate sessions) and had done nothing but campaign for 8 years.
I think Joe was kind of shocked that he didn't win outright, and then he finally ran fairly hard for those two weeks. But he lost by less than one vote per precinct. It was a heartbreaker. In fact, in my time covering politics in SC, it was THE heartbreaker — the biggest missed opportunity for South Carolina in all these years. Joe would have been an awesome governor…
Doug Ross June 12, 2018 at 12:42 pm
From Wikipedia on Negative Campaigning
Notable examples
1828: The Coffin Handbills used by supporters of John Quincy Adams against Andrew Jackson in the 1828 presidential campaign. Jackson's mother was called a prostitute, and his wife an adulteress.
1884: Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion Comment by Reverend Samuel Burchard in the 1884 presidential election.
1936: The first radio advertising using negative campaigning came from the Republican Party in 1936.[11]
1964: The Daisy ad used by Lyndon Johnson against Barry Goldwater in the United States presidential election, 1964.
1968: The "Convention Ad" run by Richard Nixon against Hubert Humphrey in the 1968 presidential election.
1988: Willie Horton and Revolving Door ads used by in the 1988 presidential campaign against Michael Dukakis.
1992: The Chicken George attack on George H W Bush where persons dressed as chickens appeared at his events to protest his avoiding debates.
1993: "Harry and Louise" ads attacking President Bill Clinton's health-care reform proposals.
"Black baby of John McCain" slur in the George W. Bush primary campaign.
2004: Attacks against George W. Bush's military record in the 2004 presidential election, and attacks against John Kerry's Vietnam service record by some Navy Swift Boat veterans of the Vietnam War.
2005: Jerry Kilgore's pro-death penalty attack ad against his opponent, Tim Kaine, in the 2005 Virginia gubernatorial campaign. The ad, particularly its invocation of Hitler, contributed to Kilgore's defeat by Kaine.
2008: Hillary Clinton's "3 a.m. phone call" ad questioning the crisis management abilities of her opponent, Barack Obama.[12]
2008: Elizabeth Dole's ad against Democratic challenger Kay Hagan in her 2008 Senate re-election campaign, where Hagan was said to be "Godless". The ad backfired, as it sharply reduced support for Dole.[13] Dole was defeated by Hagan in the election.
2014: Justin Amash was smeared as "Al-Qaeda's best friend in Congress" by his primary opponent Brian Ellis.[14]
Nothing new here. Just the internet making it easier.
Thanks, Doug.
I say what I say based on what should be obvious to every single person who's been alive for the last 50 years or so. It's not a controversial observation to note that things have gotten nastier, election cycle after election cycle, over the last three decades or so. Yes, you can always, always, ALWAYS find instances in which something negative happened in politics. Go to the sunniest campaign ever, and you'll find an example somewhere, and probably quite few. That's life. (The 19th century featured particularly lurid political invective, much of it in the newspapers of the day. For a hilarious take on that from Mark Twain, read "Journalism in Tennessee" — which I particularly enjoyed because I was a Tennessee journalist when I read it.)
For about the thousandth time, this comes from my talking about the forest, and you (or Bud) saying that what I say about the forest isn't TRUE because that tree and that one and that one over there!
I don't know what your Myers-Briggs type is (you may have told me and I forgot), but this seems to be an N-vs.-S conflict. In my experience, those are pretty much irreconcilable. The most we can hope for is to be tolerant of each other….
Joseph McCarthy really was a paragon of high-minded statesmanship. Spirit Agnew didn't really admonish the press as "nattering nabobs of negativism". Storm Thurmond endorsed the "big tent" of racial inclusion. Lyndon Johnson didn't refer to people as "bung holes". Nixon's plumbers were just planting Christmas cards at the DNC. Sorry Brad. Politics has always been nasty.
Again, trees — trees who stood out from the forest, and whose names you learned from history, because they stood out.
Of course, Strom doesn't fit in that group. He was just being a segregationist when all white Southern politicians were segregationists. Then, he wasn't…
Doug Ross June 11, 2018 at 9:22 pm
Nice guys can win even now. Wouldn't you put Lindsey Graham in that category? And nice women win all the time.
The Paul's are very decent people. No hint of scandal. Romney won as a governor, came closer for President than not so nice guy McCain.
I'd put Lindsey in the same category as McCain. So if you don't think McCain is a nice guy…
Actually, you're the one who faults McCain for not counterpunching, for being a victim rather than a perpetrator of negative campaigning, in 1980.
He's a deeply fair-minded man. Remember the way he called down his own supporters for being so negative about Obama…
Not counter punching isn't about being nice. He was playing politics. I doubt very few people would think of the word "nice" if asked to describe McCain. He's a tough guy, a rough guy… hardly nice.
Rand Paul went back hard against Trump when Trump attacked him.
Brad Warthen Post author June 12, 2018 at 12:21 pm
He IS a tough guy, and a guy with a temper. But one of the things he's well-known for is, over the last 30 years or so (his post-hothead Fighter Jock days), doing an excellent job of controlling himself and being civil to people who disagree with him.
If you watch him closely, you can see the effort he's making. I appreciate that in a tough guy…
Right, nice guys don't have to try to be nice. See: Carter, Jimmy.
If you're saying Jimmy "I'll whip his ass" Carter had to work at being nice, there's truth to that. The whole "smiling peanut farmer" was a carefully cultivated image. But he was (and is) still basically a good man striving to live out the Gospel…
Harry Harris June 11, 2018 at 11:49 am
Once the Republican pander-fest is over and we find out who their candidate will be, the race will likely sharpen. I believe Smith will win on the Democratic side. If he wins, I do not expect him to engage in the likely negative and name-calling campaign almost surely to come from the other side except to point out huge policy mistakes made by Republicans governing SC. I expect the health coverage hole resulting from Haley's ACA sham (remember the "better ideas" she promised?) will be highlighted. Closed rural hospitals and jobs forgone by leaving out the Medicare expansion which didn't even allow those shut out to get subsidies under the exchange should be emphasized. Problems exacerbating school morale and contributing to a growing teacher shortage reflect the pay, retirement, and health care betrayals that Republican priorities have produced. The sorry state of SC roads is not only a Sanford/Haley legacy, but should be a big pie in the face of McMaster after his sandbagging attempt at fixes.
I'm not voting Republican but I can already see what their response will be to Smith: he wants to raise your taxes. Everything he wants costs money and that has to come from somewhere. He's also going to have an uphill battle trying to convince the majority of South Carolinians that things are not going well in the state. The economy is cooking along at a high level unlikely to drop by November.
Smith's best shot is to tie McMaster to Quinn and Trump. He'll have a harder time against Templeton or Warren because they won't be afraid to go negative until Smith responds. They just have to keep him at the Sheheen levels to breeze to victory.
Scout June 11, 2018 at 8:31 pm
He is pushing the medicaid expansion and plight of rural hospitals hard already.
Yes he is, bless him.
First, that is an issue that isn't going to win any crossover Republican voters. Second, what is the net cost of those programs and how will Smith pay for them? Medicaid expansion isn't free.
I didn't say it would win crossover votes. I said "bless him," because it's the right thing to do.
And Medicaid expansion is 90 percent free to the state. The feds pay the rest.
If we'd done it at first, it would have been 100 percent free for three years. I don't know how that would work at this late date. Maybe it would go straight to the 90 percent federal/10 percent state formula…
Basically, it was insane for the state to turn it down. It was all about hating that awful Obama person…
Ok, so Smith should tell us how much it will cost and how he will pay for it. It's got to be millions of dollars… what taxes will he raise or what other spending will he cut to pay for it?
He's good on the feel good side of liberal political issues. Now let's see how he is on the conservative side of actually paying for it.
Sheheen 3.0 is what I am seeing. All about the soft stuff… pie in the sky — we can do everything for everyone !!! That won't win here.
And if we can't talk about Hillary any more, surely we have to stop talking about the past with Haley. Move on! You want Medicaid expansion, tell us what it will cost.
Since you care, why don't you go look it up? And while you're doing that, check with the SC Hospital Association about the economic gains, in healthcare jobs and other effects, of Medicaid expansion. Just so you have the whole picture. I don't need those numbers to know the right thing to do. Since you do, I leave it in your hands.
Do you realize how funny you sound sometimes, Doug? You blast a candidate for not running on things that make him MORE electable… but then you insist that candidates stress only the negatives (from your perspective) about policy proposals. You don't want him to say, "We're passing up the chance to cover thousands of uncovered South Carolinians at minimal cost." You want him to say, "Y'all, I wanna do something that'll cost millions and millions of dollars!"
So which is it? Do you think candidates should try harder to be electable, or do you want them to do around with a "DON'T VOTE FOR ME!" sign on their backs…
Sounds like you want them to run the way I sell ads on my blog: "Uh, you don't wanna buy an ad, do ya? Thought not…"
Or is it that you're just going to find fault no matter what they do?
Harry Harris June 12, 2018 at 4:29 pm
We all are paying for it already. Uncompensated care costs are shifted to the other users, and the cost of care for those who don't get care early enough because of no insurance or money has been shown to multiply. ER care for sick people who don't have the means or insurance to go to a fast ER practitioner inflates hospital bills and insurance rates for the rest of us. There is no free stuff, only wise cost containment.
Brad is quite right. Turning down a 90% match for health care for low income workers is just leaving money on the table because of doctrinaire stubbornness and political pandering.
Richard June 12, 2018 at 5:00 pm
So do you believe if we had taken the 90% match that ER costs would have been reduced by a noticeable amount? I seriously doubt they would have dropped at all. So we'd still be paying the current ER rates plus taxpayers would be tagged for the 10% portion. What ballpark dollar amount are we talking? I'm guessing it's in the 8-digit range.
Yep. (I'm answering your initial question, "So do you believe if we had taken the 90% match that ER costs would have been reduced by a noticeable amount?")
So no increase in taxes to pay for the 10%?
Karen Pearson June 11, 2018 at 2:25 pm
I think the majority of people would rather see a fight than a debate. Too many revel in an exchange of vitriol, and tend to vote for the most vicious person rather than the one who talks about his/her plans to govern.
Bob Amundson June 11, 2018 at 3:37 pm
I agree, and that is sad. The research is clear – minds don't change when attacked, or told you are wrong. The key is to understand, then express your thinking. That strategy has a much higher success rate!
Barry June 11, 2018 at 3:47 pm
Doug is right that Smith will have to come up with some bold proposals that are easily understood to have a chance at winning. A reserved campaign will result in a clear loss.
Yes, taking a stance on medical marijuana as a conservative approach would be a good start if he wins the primary. Make the Republican nominee campaign against it.
He should also propose LOWERING the state income tax to match North Carolina's while at the same time doing away with corporate tax breaks. If it doesn't balance, ignore it and swear on the good book that it will spur economic development and will be a money maker for the state in the long run. Phrase it as a nod to the common man against big businesses like SCANA who are destroying regular "hard working" South Carolina citizens and their paychecks.
Propose a "Faith and Family" initiative that promotes fatherhood and "family values." Talk it to death. Talk about it all the time and repeat the phrase "faith and family" in every commercial and campaign. Heck, tell people that you considered legally ch aging your name to James "Faith and Familyl Smith. Don't need to propose specifics. Avoid specifics at all costs. Talk about it in general terms and remind everyone every single day it's time to get back to strengthening the family in South Carolina.
Propose the death penalty for anyone that discharges a gun on school property, or in a bar.
Propose a law that outlaws staying seated for the national anthem at any sporting event in South Carolina that is even partially funded by tax dollars. It won't pass and would be illegal, but who cares. It sounds good to plenty of South Carolina citizens. This would also allow him a chance to remind everyone that he didn't volunteer for Afghanistan so that Dockers wearing Yankees could sit during the national anthem at a South Carolina sporting event.
Propose a state funded "bible camp" for juvenile delinquents that are first time offenders. When told this is unconstitutional, reply that if the constitution prevents the Bible camp, it's time for a new amendment to the constitution – then add something about how there are too many amendments anyway and getting rid of a few would be a good idea to make room for the Bible camp idea.
Bart June 11, 2018 at 4:24 pm
You're HIRED!!
So you're limiting it to specific locations? What about church? What about at moving vehicles? What about in a place of business?
"so that Dockers wearing Yankees could sit during the national anthem at a South Carolina sporting event. "
From what I've seen, they don't appear to be Docker wearing Yankees.
I think you are probably joking, but you are aware he is a Democrat right?
Yes, but it might just be nutty enough for South Carolina to elect him.
Doug is correct that a typical campaign won't result in a win for Smith. I wish it would but it won't.
Your tongue just poked through your cheek. Good parody, though.
Scout June 13, 2018 at 8:39 am
Ha Ha, Nice Guys Finish First!!!!! (at least, yesterday)


It was officially declared few months ago by Nokia, that Symbian Belle would be available fourth quarter onwards for S^3 range of devices which came in the very first S^3 batch. Probably fourth quarter stays up-to 31st December. With the presence of Stable and latest leaked version of Symbian Belle (111.030.0607) for Nokia N8, we can assume that its somewhere in the corner.
Another clue is that Nokia Singapore website which was previously showing: (Symbian Belle will soon be available as a software update for these handsets: Nokia X7 and Nokia E6) has been updated with Nokia N8, E7 and 500. So its the time, Nokia is preparing their regional websites for the official launch of Symbian Belle for old range of S^3 devices. Guys having Nokia C7 and C6-01 shouldn't lose their hopes, as there devices are not mentioned in the list which Nokia has recently updated. But they will receive the Belle update for sure, as promised by Nokia.
Update: Nokia Russia website shows that (Symbian Belle will soon be available as a software update for these handsets: Nokia C7, Nokia N8, Nokia C6-01, Nokia E6, Nokia 500). It seems that these Nokia web site managers are too lazy to put all the names of S^3 devices which will get the Belle update, the Nokia Singapore website had missed Nokia C6-01 and Nokia C7 from the list of devices which will receive the update, while Nokia Russia website has missed Nokia X7 and E7.
How to Flash Leaked Belle of Nokia N8?


I wonder if someone has already tried to downgrade from Windows Vista to Windows XP. I have a Satellite P200-16 b.
I was check in the support Web site and I found most of the pilots it but I think not all.
All Toshiba drivers are published on the European driver Toshiba page.
Of course, you won't find additional software and programs like WinDVD, etc. insofar as these software are only a part of the Toshiba recovery image and as I guess are not to free them.
An important note; you need to install XP drivers as mentioned in the installation instructions txt file. This doc is also found on the Toshiba driver page!
Then you should not get any trouble of installation.
Where can I get drivers for graphics cards and pci devices?
I want to change my OS from Vista to Windows XP Home on my Satellite A200... once I downloaded the complete drivers compatible with XP I updated my version of BIOS to be compatible, then when I started the formatting procedure I've countered a problem when I want to choose the format of the hard drive... which is "no hard drive drivers were found.
If anyone can help please :) Thank you.
The problem is that you must install the SATA driver (among others) in the XP operating system!
You will use the FDD USB external (floppy) drive or you will create a new Win XP CD using the freeware tool called nLite (google for nLite get details).
In addition, after the installation of the SATA driver you shouldn't t format the HARD drive because it would wipe out the SATA driver and the HARD drive will not be recognized!
Hi, I've updated from Vista to Windows 7 Home, and now the CD player is missing and displays an error code "10" DEVICE cannot NOT START, under Device Manager.
Looked for the drivers updated on the HP Support, there is none for CD player.
Cannot back driver, grayed out.
Restore opportunity to go back 2 months and still no progress. Installed software recently withdrawn from the HP (C5280) printer as well.
Immediately after the upgrade, the CD player worked fine. Same load of music in iTunes.
I am at a loss. Any ideas?
Paul, thanks for the quick response!
Although the tool automated fix - It did not tour, the link you provided, was told in the right direction.
It seems that it is a well known problem of incompatibility between the TS-L663B with the Windows 7 upgrade.
I just had to read the Let Me Fix It Myself solution because that relates to Windows7 and change the registry.
Hi, I tried to downgrade from vista to XP and restarting the laptop after copying all the files from the XP CD, appears "Error loading operating system".
After that I tried to restart my laptop and it freezes at the first screen which appears 'HP, press ESC to load BIOS' and I couldn t be able to access the BIOS.
I Don t know what I can do! Please I need help.
I tested my laptop computer with another HD and started normally but when I put my HD didn t do anything. I think the BIOS that my HD had a problem so I can´t use it.
I tested my HARD drive in the other laptop and it starts normally, I did format and then I put in my laptop. I tried to install XP and everything was successful. I could install XP. I am very happy and I did not buy a new HARD drive.
I bought a Toshiba Satellite P300-1GN with preinstalled Windows Vista Home Premium (PL) on this subject.
Given that some of the th sotware I use only works on XP I have to install XP on my laptop.
This laptop works with XP?
Is it necessary to have any special disc or can I install from an ordinary copy XP (boxed version) are all the drivers available?
Any tips how to perform the downgrade?
For Windows XP Home edition, you can use disk Microsoft facilities.
On this forum, you can find hundreds discussions on installing WXP on Satellite A300/P300 with instructions specific to how to proceed. Therefore, use the advanced search option and read a little what others have written about it.
If you still need assistance please let us know.
I have a HP desktop computer using the Vista operating system. HP does not provide the appropriate drivers for this model of PC to accept 10 Windows. The PC will accept Windows 7. Where can I get a copy of Windows 7 Home version? I prefer not to buy a new PC. This PC works fine for me with the exception of the intermittents 'freeze' which requires a double close and restart to continue my work. I guess that the problem has much to do with the obsolete OS.
How can I be sure that I will receive a product Code for MS if I buy Windows 7 from a site like Amazon? Is this a good idea or is there a possibility of loading inadvertently a virus on the PC.
The PC is currently using the 32-bit operating system. Is it possible to use the operating system 64-bit instead? If so, what are the benefits of the 64-bit operating system? I do not use the PC for gaming.
32-bit or 64-bit depends on the ability of the material that the hydrogen peroxide used to build your machine.
HP also provides 645 bit drivers too?
"32-bit and 64-bit Windows: frequently asked questions.
Depends on hardware configuration required on later operating systems, and also find out if the manufacturer of the laptop computer is supported and provides drivers for operating systems later as to whether it is possible or feasible to upgrade or not.
There is no free upgrade Vista to 7, 8.1, or 10.
Follow these steps before you buy Windows 7.
Microsoft sells more than 7; Try Amazon.com.
Go to your computer / computer laptop manufacturer Web site and see if Windows 7 drivers are available for your make and model computer / laptop) say you that HP provides them).
If they were not available, Windows 7 will not properly work for you.
Follow these steps before buy you and upgrade (new installation) of Windows 8.1.
Microsoft sells more than 8/8.1.
Check if the manufacturer of your computer/laptop has Windows 8.1 drivers available for your model.
If this is not available, Windows 8.1 not install and work properly for you.
"Update to Windows 8.1: FAQ".
"8.1 for Windows system requirements.
But first make sure that you have the correct configuration and your computer manufacturer provides the right drivers for 10.
" System requirements Windows 10"
If you don't have your own copy of Windows XP that you do not use on another machine, you will need to find someone who will sell you a. This must be a full retail do not copy the recovery disc that distribute computer with preinstalled Windows systems manufacturers. This will be limited to a particular machine. You will also need to go to drivers and downloads from the HP Web site and check if HP provide XP drivers for your model. If they are not, you will have problems of implementation.
I put my turn to level. It came with Vista Ultimate. I bought an SSD that will become my c drive. I want to do a clean installation in each Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional 64 bit on this player. My drive/d has a backup of the Vista operating system. My drive is resumed. Do I have to buy a new copy of version single charge? If so, how will I know the source of what I buy sells an authentic copy or download? If not, what are the steps I need to take to upgrade? There is a number on the back of the workstation that would allow me to do it with the new drive installed? I don't want to have non-essential files on the SSD.
Because Windows 7 is in limited stock because Microsoft ended sales in October 2013, this created demand due to its rarity. This means the retail boxed copies request a bonus, while the OEM System Builder copies remain affordable.
-Includes the rights of transfer to another computer.
-Does not require a qualifying earlier version of Windows.
-require a qualifying earlier version of Windows.
There is nothing wrong to use it too, especially that all future versions of Windows will be full versions.
However, the requirements for the media upgrade is that you have an operating system already eligible such as Windows XP or Vista installed to use it. Since the Windows 7 end user license agreement.
15 UPDATES. To use upgrade software, you must first be licensed for the software that is eligible for the upgrade. After the upgrade, this agreement takes the place of the agreement for the software that you upgraded. After upgrade, you can no longer use the software that you upgraded.
So, if you are always denied, you will just have to reinstall Windows XP or Vista and let it do the verification of eligibility.
I think my laptop at home has Windows Vista Business edition (I'll have to double check when I get home). I was wondering if I could buy the upgrade from Vista business to Windows 7 Home Premium edition. I don't need all the stuff that comes with Windows 7 Professional, but I don't know if I am limited to just Windows 7 professional since I'm upgrading to Vista professional. Windows 7 Home Edition Premium is a notch down from Windows 7 Professional, so I was wondering if it is possible to do. Or I'm stuck after you buy the full version of Windows 7 Home Premium for the SB $ 199.99 upgrade $ 119.99.
Then I can buy just the Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium, Version upgrade and just do a custom installation? The instructions are fairly easy to follow? The only upgrade I've ever done is when I got my laptop from XP to Vista, (it came with XP installed and they gave me a CD to upgrade to Vista if I wanted to).
Yes, its simple, simply start your desktop of Windows Vista professional, insert the Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade DVD, click install now. When the menu appears, select custom (advanced option) to a clean install procedure.
Install Windows XP to the usual. To activate it, you will need to use the phone-in method and explain that you use your right of demotion. The person will guide you through the activation process. You may not use the Vista operating system whose key you use for the XP install on any computer.
I suspect it's a typo, but just for clarity: Windows 98 and Windows XP are different operating systems.
I've recently updated my PC from Vista to 7, and it doesn't have me let use my Vista key. The key of Vista is always good and active, but don't let me use in the upgrade to 7. What should I do another get a new copy of Windows 7?
The ability to use a Windows 7 product key to activate Windows 10 is a single device, associated with the activation of Windows 10. Windows 7 never allowed the use of a Vista product key to activate Windows 7.
I need to know where you bought Windows 7 (not so).
You could also try as an experience see if Windows 10 is compatible with your PC. You can download and install (activation will not work using your Vista key, so skip activation during the Windows Installer process 10).
If Windows 10 installed and that you are able to start and use the features of Windows 10 then you might want to consider upgrading to Windows 10 since costs will be substantially the same (and it's a real version of "Retail" Windows 10 and not an OEM version, which means that if you decide to upgrade your PC at a later date you can re - install on the new PC and 'Activate' 10). The only thing you need to consider is if all your Vista applications will run in Windows 10.
I recently downgraded my Portege R500 of Vista installed at the factory for WinXP.
I managed to install without problem, and today I met an "unknown device" which I can't fix.
If anyone can help, please help!
Have you installed the XP drivers all available from the European pilot of Toshiba page?
Please take the look in installation instructions txt file. You will find a list of all the necessary drivers that must be installed. The order of installation is important.
Please install all drivers as mentioned in the installation instructions.
PS: On the page there is also an application of Infineon Trusted Platform Module.
Join Satellite A300 disc to downgrade to windows XP. However, information for it is almost impossible to follow because it implies that I am a computer Wizard.
I bak up to Vista as asked and then rebooted computer all holding the key F12. Put in the #1 lower upgrade disc and then it confuses me what to do. This machine is brand new and I have no files to backup, but want to use XP because I'm more familiar with this OS.
So can someone guide me through this... as I am in Australia and most of you people are probably asleep or just waking up, please put all the instructions I am about to go to sleep because it gives me a headache. If someone had told me that it was not a simple exercise, I would never had bought the laptop in the first place.
1. Insert the xp disk into the disk drive.
2 hold down the power button on the computer for 10 seconds to turn it off completely.
4. Select CD/DVD using the arrows on your keyboard, and then press ENTER. Should say 'Loading RAM disk image' or something similar.
5. Select Yes on the warning screen (make sure you computer is connected to the main power, no battery).
6. Select following three times.
I think of buying this but want to use a SD card for additional storage. The S7 would support SDXC UHS - I Flash cards? What is with SDXC in general?
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REVEALED: Housefull 4 team to take off to Rajasthan to shoot past life sequences
Souvik Saha on June 8, 2018
Just a couple of days earlier, we had reported that the latest addition to the Akshay Kumar starrer Housefull 4, would be Sanjay Dutt. Now along with Sanju, the rest of the cast including Kriti Sanon, Pooja Hegde, Riteish Deshmukh and Chunky Panday are expected to shoot in Rajasthan. But the team will take off to the scenic locations only in the second schedule.
#Housefull 4
Recent reports have it that Housefull 4 will kick off its first schedule in London. Whilst all Housefull movies have been shot in the Queen's city, this too will be no exception. This schedule is said to start from July onwards. Post this, the team will return to the country to shoot in Rajasthan.
Speaking on the Rajasthan schedule, it will be almost a month long. Readers may recall that Housefull 4 is about reincarnation. Hence, the unit of the film is expected to shoot the past life portions in this picturesque place. Adding further, the Rajasthan schedule will see the team sporting rustic look of a completely different era. It has been learnt that the flashback sequences in the film will be presenting the era when India was ruled by the kings.
According to reports, it is being said that the first schedule in London is 25 days. The last schedule of the film is being planned in Mumbai where a grand set will be erected. The makers are keen on completing the shoot of the film by November in order to keep up with the release date. It is being said that Housefull 4 is one of the grandest films in the franchise.
Speculations have it that Kriti Kharbanda, villain Ranjeet, Boman Irani too have been roped in as a part of the cast. Besides them, Housefull 4 is said to star Bobby Deol and Abhishek Bachchan in integral roles. Director Sajid Khan returns to the franchise with this installment. Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, the film is slated to release during Diwali 2019.
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Heiko Bleher brings us a stunning eight-page feature on the beautiful Melanotaenia genus of rainbowfishes, complete with more than 40 photos, in the June issue of Practical Fishkeeping.
Considering the beauty of these Southern Hemisphere fishes it's surprising that only recently have rainbows become popular.
Heiko Bleher tells us about the history of the rainbowfish and offers advice on their care, tankmates and choice of decor.
"Gerald R. Allen visited me after finding specimens from Boeseman's 1954-1955 expedition to Hollandia in jars in the Leiden Museum in the Netherlands and had described M. boesemani. In 1982 he convinced me to go to Irian Jaya to investigate further.
"I brought back 199 live specimens of what I called the 'Coral rainbowfish' (later often named Boeseman's rainbowfish). I called it 'Coral' because only in reefs could you expect to find such extreme coloured fish. Today every rainbow in the hobby comes from those few specimens. Millions are bred monthly and M. boesemani remains among the most sold aquarium fishes."
There's also a list of the species in the Melanotaenia genus and where they originate from – and this fabulous article is complete with over 40 photos of Melanotaenia species and subspecies.
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Watch the video and answer the questions below please follow all instructions 250 words with work cited
Identify the parts of the narrative. Where does the story begin? Where does the story come to a climax? Where does the story end?
Discuss the ways the writer and speaker use description. What moments are particularly vivid and effective? Why? How did those moments make you feel? This is a good place to use a quote from the sources.
Discuss how the writer and speaker create specific scenes set in specific times and specific locations. What impact does this have on the video? How do the listener and reader response to it?
Discuss the impact of the use of dialogue. How does the dialogue lend immediacy to the video This is a good place to use a quote from the sources.
Discuss the shape of the video. how do they build to a climax that is eventually resolved?
Discuss the overall lesson that the speaker and writer are conveying in the video. What did he or she learn through the experiences? This would be a good place to use a quote from the sources.
Discuss what you learned about writing from the video that will assist you. The answer will include techniques you have learned in this class (ie. description, narration, etc.).
Example of an integrated quote with an in-text citation and Works Cited entry. The blue text is the source integration. Notice that the author of the quote is mentioned, along with information about why he is credible.
Sydney Harris, a well-known journalist from Chicago, argued that "the purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows" ("Quotes…" 195).
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Q: How to sort half of the 2d array in descending order (numpy) I'm trying to create an array (10000, 50) size (I'm mentioning the size because efficiency is important), and then :

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*Sort the first 5000 rows in ascending order

*Sort the next 5000 rows in descending order.

Here is my code :
samples = 10  # I'm going to increase it 10000
sampleLength = 4 # I'm going to increase it 50
halfSamples = int(samples/2)

xx = numpy.multiply(10, numpy.random.random((samples, sampleLength)))
xx[0:halfSamples,0:sampleLength]=numpy.sort(xx[0:halfSamples,0:sampleLength],axis=1)
xx[halfSamples:samples,0:sampleLength]=numpy.sort(xx[halfSamples:samples,0:sampleLength],axis=1)

This sorts both half of the array in ascending order, the only thing I can't find is what parameter to give in my last line to make it in a descending order.
I've tried based on this link : Reverse sort a 2d numpy array in python
xx[halfSamples:samples,0:sampleLength]=numpy.sort(xx[halfSamples:samples,0:sampleLength:-1],axis=1)

But got an error :
ValueError: could not broadcast input array from shape (5,0) into shape (5,4)

Thanks

A: It would probably be faster to sort the array in place using its .sort method, rather than np.sort which returns a copy. You can index the second dimension using a negative step size to sort the columns of the last 5000 rows in descending order:
x = np.random.randn(10000, 50)
x[:5000].sort(axis=1)
x[-5000:, ::-1].sort(axis=1)

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Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma in the Pacific Northwest
By Angel Law P.C.
Oregon and much of the Pacific Northwest rests on the operations of a handful of specific industries that do not flourish in too many other parts of the country. In particular, shipyards, paper mills, sawmills, chemical plants, and lumber and timber facilities are a big part of the economy in this corner of the United States. You would be hard-pressed to find someone who did not recognize the name of a paper or shipping company in the upper Willamette Valley.
Unfortunately, many workers in these industries may have in the past been exposed to hazardous materials in the line of work which have the potential to cause terminal illness later in life. In recent years, heightened attention has been given to asbestos exposure at industrial jobsites and how this hazardous substance can cause mesothelioma, a debilitating and potentially-fatal disease of the lungs. Mesothelioma is a form of cancer in which a tumor forms in the lining of the lungs, called the mesothelium. The tumor is caused by asbestos fibers that have migrated over the years through the body and air sacks of the lung to the outer lining. There is some indication that some other industrial dust particles and fiber particles can also cause mesothelioma, though there is still debate about this.
In 2004, mesothelioma fatalities were studied all across Oregon and it was determined that the state had the 15th highest rate of deaths due to this disease from 1979 to 2001. Most people today who get diagnosed with mesothelioma have developed symptoms, or tumors from exposure that happened decades ago. The latency period for developing mesothelioma is widely accepted as being between 10-40 years.
Asbestos' Dangerous History
As asbestos is the only substance that has been certifiably linked to mesothelioma cases, it can safely be stated that it is a hazardous material. The longer one is exposed to asbestos, the more particles he or she will unintentionally breathe or ingest. In turn, this increased exposure increases the chances of developing mesothelioma.
The causal relationship between asbestos and mesothelioma has been recognized for nearly a century now. In 1931, asbestos use was regulated in Great Britain after it become apparent that the substance was causing illness in workers. The United States created guidelines for its use – but not strict laws – back in 1943. Years later, it was removed from consumer products and deemed unsafe for household insulation. Unfortunately, progress in safeguarding workers from exposure to asbestos was slow, and large numbers of people continued to be at risk for exposure on the job site until relatively recently. Even so, new asbestos containing products entering the industrial workplace today are still limited, mostly concrete pipe, and concrete sheet corrugation and perhaps other encapsulated plastics.
Most exposure today occurs when people work with older equipment and building materials, including:
Furnaces and fire boxes
Brake pads and clutches
Home siding
Boilers at old lumber mills and other plants
Where is asbestos found in Oregon?
Asbestos is a mineral that can be found naturally, and it is highly resistant to fire, chemical deterioration, heat, electrical damage, tearing, and sound interference. Evidence even suggests that it was being mined in ancient civilizations due to its versatility and abundance. It is also relatively cheap to procure for most industrial applications. But despite all of these apparent benefits, the health hazards it poses are simply too great and outweigh the positives.
Asbestos in Oregon has been located in regions all around the state, such as:
Raspberry Creek
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What companies have had asbestos exposure problems in Oregon?
As previously mentioned, asbestos was primarily used as a form of insulation due to its resistance to heat. For example, shipyards used it to line the interior of ship engine rooms to prevent a devastating fire from consuming the entire vessel in the event of an emergency at sea. Sawmills, paper mills, and lumber processing facilities used asbestos to insulate the busiest and hottest parts of machinery, such as boilers and ventilation pipes; if one piece were to catch fire in a place so surrounded by wood and fine sawdust, the result could be catastrophic. The need to prevent a blaze is clear but, once again, using a substance known to cause mesothelioma in a large number of people who work with it is not the solution.
Companies in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest that have run into issues with asbestos exposure include, but are not limited to:
Weyerhaeuser Paper Mill
Albina Engine and Machine Works (James McCallister asbestos lawsuit)
Martin-Marietta Aluminum Co.
Burns Air Force Station
Chiloquin Lumber & Box Company
Georgia-Pacific Resin Plant
Anyone who worked in any of the industries mentioned earlier or for the employers listed above may have been at risk for asbestos exposure, and it should not be ruled out as a cause of serious health problems later in life without a thorough investigation.
Government Regulations and Legal Involvement with Asbestos
Both the state and federal governments have made efforts to lessen or eliminate the use of asbestos at industrial sites. In 1989, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pushed for legislation that would ban it from widespread use. While it seemed hopeful at first, the United States Fifth District Court of Appeals ultimately lifted the ban just two years later in 1991, purportedly due to lobbying and heavy corporate influence.
Alarming Asbestos-Mesothelioma Statistics in Oregon
Over the last 20 years, there have been approximately 850 reported deaths caused by mesothelioma. This suggests that the Pacific Northwest and its unique industries are exposing more people to asbestos than anywhere else in the country, and perhaps even the world.
You Can Fight for Compensation After Asbestos Exposure
If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma due to asbestos, you might be able to hold your employer accountable if it is found that they have asbestos on their facilities. Contact our Oregon mesothelioma attorney from Angel Law, P.C. today. We are a personal injury law firm with an intense and deliberate focus on asbestos and mesothelioma lawsuits. With our help, we may be able to secure lifelong compensation from the parties liable for your unhealthy or unreasonable exposure to this dangerous substance.
Contact us online or call (503) 862-8666 today to schedule your free case evaluation.
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