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Prince George pipeline explosion investigation elevated to provincial level
By Sarah MacDonald	Global News
Posted October 10, 2018 11:21 pm
Updated October 11, 2018 9:57 am
3:02 Investigation continues into pipeline explosion near Prince George
The National Energy Board investigates how a natural gas pipeline, operated by Enbridge, ruptured and created an explosion on Tuesday night. Sarah MacDonald reports.
The investigation into what caused a natural gas transmission pipeline owned and operated by energy giant Enbridge has been elevated from a regional to a provincial level, officials confirmed to Global BC on Wednesday.
The BC RCMP are now taking over what will be a lengthy and complicated investigation, due to what officials are calling its "potential scope and scale," if the explosion is ultimately deemed to be a criminal matter—or one involving terrorism.
READ MORE: Prince George Enbridge pipeline explosion: Cause unknown, potential loss of gas supply
Officials say it is too early to say if that pipeline, which ruptured and exploded roughly 13 kilometres northeast of Prince George Tuesday evening, was intentionally compromised.
The blast forced the evacuation of dozens of properties at Lheidli T'enneh Nation.
WATCH: Enbridge gets approval to restart secondary gas line
1:55 Enbridge gets approval to restart secondary gas line
Enbridge gets approval to restart secondary gas line
"I had a panic attack," evacuee Phyllis Seymour said. "I was holding my head. And we were all watching as the fireball grew."
READ MORE: Pipeline explosion near Prince George forces about 100 evacuations from First Nation community
Nearby, across the Fraser River, another resident watched the plume of smoke rise, though from a different vantage point.
"Oh, the noise! It was continual noise," said Wendy Spraggs, a resident of the community of Shelley, when asked about what she witnessed. "The burning of the gas!"
WATCH: Evacuees return home after pipeline explosion near Prince George, B.C.
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Evacuees return home after pipeline explosion near Prince George, B.C.
But Spraggs said she simply feels fortunate to still have her house intact. The blast, which occurred not far from her house, shook the house's frame, and Spraggs said she was surprised her windows didn't break.
"I'm thinking there might be a run on electric stoves, and electric heaters," Spraggs added. And she could be right.
READ MORE: Metro Vancouver could see 8-cent gas price hike after pipeline explosion: analyst
Fortis BC made an unprecedented appeal to its customers, in light of the gas line explosion, to scale back on their use of natural gas early Wednesday.
None of the company's infrastructure was damaged in the explosion, though it relies on the line that was ruptured to serve its customers. That line is now out of commission for an indeterminate amount of time.
WATCH: Aerials show aftermath of Enbridge pipeline explosion near Prince George
1:00 Aerials show aftermath of Enbridge pipeline explosion near Prince George
Aerials show aftermath of Enbridge pipeline explosion near Prince George
Enbridge officials say they have no definitive timeline on the reparations of that ruptured pipeline, noting their crews are having difficulty accessing the area of the blast due to hot spots, as debate rages over the issue of pipelines, and their safety in this province.
READ MORE: B.C. slashes natural gas usage amid concerns of shortage after pipeline blast
"Well, we're anxious to learn the outcome of the investigation," said Prince George Mayor Lyn Hall. "But there's no doubt it's certainly resurrecting the debate over pipelines and how safe they are."
It's an issue that now hits far too close to home for evacuees like Seymour.
"I'm actually scared to walk through my door," she said, as she was preparing to return to her house on Wednesday.
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Q: Proof of a Proposition I am having trouble trying to proof a proposition that appears in a paper.
It begins with
$\sum_{i=1}^{n}[\int_{v_{i}^{*}}^{\bar{v}}(1-F(u))u\mathrm{d}G(u)-\int_{\underline{v}}^{v_{i}^{*}}F(u)u\mathrm{d}G(u)]\geq0$
where $G(u)=F(u)^{n-1}$.
For a specific subcase, we have that for one individual, say for $i=1$, $r_1=1\implies v_{1}^{*}=\bar{v}$ while for the remaining $n-1$ individuals $r_{i}=0\implies v_{i}^{*}=\underline{v}$. $\bar{v}$ and $\underline{v}$ represent the extremes of te support of a certain distribution. In the case of a uniform distribution on $[0,1]$ we have $\bar{v}=1,\underline{v}=0$. Moreover, $F(u)=u$ and $G(u)=F(u)^{n-1}=u^{n-1}$. Since the paper uses Stieltjes integrals, if I understood them correctly we can write $\sum_{i=1}^{n}[\int_{v_{i}^{*}}^{\bar{v}}(1-u)u(n-1)u^{n-2}\mathrm{d}u-\int_{\underline{v}}^{v_{i}^{*}}u*u(n-1)u^{n-2}\mathrm{d}u]\geq0$. According to the proposition, at the end we should have $-\int_{\underline{v}}^{\bar{v}}F^{n-1}\mathrm{d}v+\int_{\underline{v}}^{\bar{v}}F^n\mathrm{d}v\geq0$. This should be valid for any function $F$, provided it is a CDF.
If I try to get that result, I proceed as follows:
Since we only have one individual with $v_{i}^{*}=\bar{v}=1$ and the remaining $(n-1)$ have $v_{i}^{*}=\underline{v}=0$ I split the sum as follows
$-\int_{0}^{1}u*u*(n-1)u^{n-2}\mathrm{d}u+(n-1)\int_{0}^{1}u(n-1)*u^{n-2}\mathrm{d}u-(n-1)\int_{0}^{1}u*u*(n-1)*u^{n-2}\mathrm{d}u$ which is equal to $-n\int_{0}^{1}u\mathrm{d}u+(n-1)\int_{0}^{1}u^{n-1}\mathrm{d}u$ which is almost the opposite of what the proposition says.
What am I doing wrong?
If someone wonders where the proposition comes from, it is Proposition 2 in Clamton, Gibbons, Klemperer (1987): http://web.mit.edu/rgibbons/www/Gibbons_Cramton_Klemperer_Dissolving%20a%20Partnership%20Efficiently.pdf
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This means that if you have a deductible of $2,500, then if you have medical claims amounting to $1,000, the insurance will not be paying. You will pay this out-of-pocket. Now, if your medical claims during the policy year reach $6,000, then you will be paying $2,500 out-of-pocket, while the insurance will pay the rest - $3,500, subject to additional copayments. Please remember that the deductible may or may not be met during the policy year.
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The disadvantage of an HDHP is that if you only have a small claim within a policy year, you won't get to use your insurance at all.
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When you have an HDHP, you can pair this with a Health Savings Account (HSA). The HSA allows you to "save up" money into an account which you can later use to pay for the deductibles and other out-of-pocket expenses. If you have a medical expense, you can pay for this with pre-tax dollars and still deduct the expense from your income. Using your Health Savings Account with High Deductible Health Plan, you can enjoy considerable tax savings since any contributions to your health savings account will be deducted from your income before your taxes are computed.
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1 "First and Then" Comprehension Questions Created by: Beth Frisby & Christina Quattro Haralson County Schools 2013-2014 Template by: LaWanda Dalton
2 Teaching Strategies Level 3: Students at this level can write, draw or use pictures paired with text to express in writing how the plot unfolds and changes over time using the template. Level 2: With supports, students may be able to write, draw or use pictures paired with text to express in writing how the plot unfolds and changes over time. Students may benefit from visual supports such as color-coded prompts. Enlarged print materials may be helpful. Limiting the number of answer choices may be beneficial also. It may be possible to fade the visual supports overtime. Level 1: Students need significant supports to access the materials. Materials should be enlarged. Poster size is most helpful. Students at this level greatly benefit from tactile enhancements added to the print material that they can touch and feel. Encourage students to use matching skills to access the materials. Provide an array of two answer choices at a time paired with verbal prompts. One of the choices may be a neutral distractor such as a blank piece of paper. Students can indicate answers through touch or by looking at their answer choices. Students can also use their communication device to answer questions. For all levels: For non-verbal students, be sure to incorporate a communication device featuring picture symbols paired with text that can be used with this lesson.
4 First Then Ponyboy walked home from the movies alone. Socs
5 offered him a ride home. beat him up.
6 First Then Dally is mean to the Soc girls at the movies. Cherry
7 goes home. throws soda in Dally's face.
8 First Then The boys offer the girls a ride home. Soc boyfriends show up and
9 the girls leave with their boyfriends to keep them from fighting. break up with their girlfriends.
10 First Then Ponyboy is late getting home. Darry is angry and
11 hits Ponyboy. runs away.
12 First Then Ponyboy decides to run away with Johnny. The Socs show up and
13 try to kill Ponyboy. make friends with Ponyboy and Johnny.
14 First Then Johnny kills Bob to save Ponyboy. Ponyboy and Johnny
15 find Dally for help. call the police.
16 First Then After 5 days, Dally shows up and tells them about a big fight. Johnny
17 decides to keep hiding. decides to turn himself in to the police.
18 First Then The church is on fire and the boys rush in to save children. Johnny
19 is hurt very bad. and Ponyboy both die in the fire.
20 First Then Darry and Sodapop visit Ponyboy at the hospital. Ponyboy
21 runs away from Darry. is not mad at Darry anymore.
22 First Then Two-Bit and Ponyboy see Randy at the store. Randy
23 says he is not going to fight in the big fight. starts a fight with Ponyboy.
24 First Then The Socs and Greasers fight for a long time. The Greasers
25 win. lose.
26 First Then Johnny tells Ponyboy to "stay gold". Johnny
27 gets better. dies.
28 First Then Dally is upset about Johnny's death, robs a store, and runs from police. The police
29 catch Dally and put him in jail. shoots Dally and he dies.
30 First Then Cherry testifies for Ponyboy at the trial. The judge
31 clears Ponyboy from all trouble. puts Ponyboy in jail.
32 First Then Ponyboy and Darry fight about his grades going down. Sodapop
33 gets upset and runs out of the house. yells at them.
34 First Then Ponyboy finds a note from Johnny telling him to "stay gold". Ponyboy
35 writes a paragraph to bring up his grades and to remind everyone to see the beauty in the world. cries.
36 Level 2
37 First Then Ponyboy walked home from the movies alone. Socs
38 offered him a ride home. beat him up.
39 First Then Dally is mean to the Soc girls at the movies. Cherry
40 goes home. throws soda in Dally's face.
41 First Then The boys offer the girls a ride home. Soc boyfriends show up and
42 the girls leave with their boyfriends to keep them from fighting. break up with their girlfriends.
70 offered him a ride home. beat him up. played basketball with him. First Then Ponyboy walked home from the movies alone. Socs ____________________.
71 goes home.beats him up. throws soda in Dally's face. First Then Dally is mean to the Soc girls at the movies. Cherry ____________________.
72 the girls leave with their boyfriends to keep them from fighting. beats the Greasers up. break up with their girlfriends. First Then The boys offer the girls a ride home. Soc boyfriends show up and ______________________.
73 cries.hits Ponyboy. runs away. First Then Ponyboy is late getting home. Darry is angry and ______________________.
74 make friends with Ponyboy and Johnny. ponyboy and Johnny run. try to kill Ponyboy. First Then Ponyboy decides to run away with Johnny. The Socs show up and ______________________.
75 find Dally for help.call the police. call an ambulance. First Then Johnny kills Bob to save Ponyboy. Ponyboy and Johnny ______________________.
76 hide in a cave. hide in an abandoned church. hide in an old house. First Then Dally gives Ponyboy and Johnny supplies and tells them to catch a train to Windrixville. Ponyboy and Johnny ______________________.
77 decides to keep hiding. decides to leave Ponyboy. decides to turn himself in to the police. First Then After 5 days, Dally shows up and tells them about a big fight. Johnny ______________________.
78 and everyone else escapes uninjured. and Ponyboy both die in the fire. is hurt very bad. First Then The church is on fire and the boys rush in to save children who are on a school picnic. Johnny ______________________.
79 is not mad at Darry anymore. runs away from Darry. yells at Sodapop. First Then Darry and Sodapop visit Ponyboy at the hospital. Ponyboy ______________________.
80 says he is not going to fight in the big fight because Bob was his friend and he is sad. starts a fight with Ponyboy. hides from them. First Then Two-Bit and Ponyboy see Randy at the store. Randy ______________________.
81 run away.win. lose. First Then The Socs and Greasers fight for a long time. The Greasers ________________.
82 gets better.dies. faints. First Then Johnny tells Ponyboy to "stay gold". Johnny ___________________.
83 shoots Dally and he dies. let Dally go since he is upset about Johnny's death. catch Dally and put him in jail. First Then Dally is upset about Johnny's death, robs a store, and runs from police. The police ___________________.
84 puts Ponyboy in jail. puts Ponyboy in a different home. clears Ponyboy from all trouble. First Then Cherry testifies for Ponyboy at the trial. The judge ___________________.
85 gets upset and runs out of the house. yells at them. moves out. First Then Ponyboy and Darry fight about his grades going down. Sodapop ___________________.
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The Emancipation of the Negroes, January 1863, The Past and the Future, drawn by Thomas Nast, January 24, 1863.
On this day in 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, word reached slaves in Galveston, Texas. The anniversary is celebrated in Texas and 13 other states as Juneteenth. It is also known as Freedom Day.
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation on September 22, 1862, stating the effective date as January 1, 1863. As the nation was still engulfed in Civil War, the immediate effect on slaves in the Confederate states was minimal.
Juneteenth remains the oldest known commemoration of the ending of of slavery in the U.S. The reasons for the delay in getting the news to Texas are unclear. Was the messenger murdered along the way? Was the news deliberately withheld? Or did Texas merely refuse to recognize Lincoln as President and thus reject his authority?
The Emancipation Proclamation was read from the balcony of Ashton Villa in Galveston on June 19, 1865.
On June 19th, Union Soldiers led by Major General Gordon Granger landed at Galveston. Granger's first order of business was to read to the people of Texas, General Order Number 3, which read in part:
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In 1980, Juneteenth became an official Texas state holiday.
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The exasperation was apparent in Jesse Marquez's voice recently as he testified at a public hearing in Washington, D.C., about a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal to roll back a safety rule that would make the chemical industry more accountable for public health.
Marquez was 17 years old when he and his family witnessed a massive explosion right in front of their house in the Los Angeles community of Wilmington. The explosion occurred at the Fletcher Oil and Refining Co., located across the street in the city of Carson, California, where Marquez and his family were living at the time.
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For years, Marquez has been advocating for stronger safety protections both in California and nationally. Recently, after the Trump EPA postponed a new final rule that would require ExxonMobil and other companies to take basic steps to prevent future chemical releases, Marquez and other members of communities affected by chemical disasters traveled to Washington to testify before EPA.
At the June EPA hearing in D.C., Marquez—whose experiences in surviving a refinery explosion helped motivate him to found the Coalition For A Safe Environment, an environmental justice advocacy organization—testified about how industries keep fenceline communities in the dark when it comes to industry hazards. He spoke of incidents where patients were treated for typical asthma attacks, when they did not know they were actually suffering from exposure to a toxic chemical.
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The Branch program consists of a formal Branch meeting on the first Wednesday of each month when reports from the various Committees and office bearers are delivered. The second meeting of the month – on the 3rd Wednesday of the month – is a different social activity each time. At all of our meetings we have a quiz.
Every month we have a day trip to somewhere interesting or to Gibraltar to shop. Members and their friends are welcome on all our trips. Once a year we have a weekend away further afield – previous trips have included Toledo and Seville. In addition we frequently organise extra social events and these include barbecues, Last Night at the Proms, picnics, tapas parties and seasonal events..
Apart from the social aspect of these activities, we use them to raise money and we endeavour to price all activities at the minimum to cover costs and to allow us to run the Branch and raise money for the Poppy Appeal.
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