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Today I want to answer the question which so many listeners have been concerned about since our first broadcast on the Sabbath question. How did the change take place, substituting Sunday for Saturday as the day of worship? This is possibly one of the most disturbing religious questions among thinking Christians today. Unfortunately, the issue is not examined publicly very often for reasons that we'll consider today. But multitudes have wondered when, how and why the change came about. We have established in previous broadcasts that the Bible itself speaks with absolute consistency on this subject.
No Change Documented in the Bible
In both Old and New Testament there is not a shadow of variation in the doctrine of the Sabbath. The seventh day, Saturday, is the only day ever designated by the term Sabbath in the entire Bible. Not only was Jesus a perfect example in observing the weekly seventh-day Sabbath, but all His disciples followed the same pattern after Jesus had gone back to heaven. Yet no intimation of any change of the day is made. The apostle Paul, who wrote pages of counsel about lesser issues of Jewish and Gentile conflicts, had not one word to say about any controversy over the day of worship. Circumcision, foods offered to idols, and other Jewish customs were readily challenged by early Gentile Christians in the church, but the weightier matter of weekly worship never was an issue. Why? For the simple reason that no change was made from the historic seventh day of Old Testament times, and from creation itself. Had there been a switch from the Sabbath to the first day of the week, you can be sure the controversy would have been more explosive than any other to those Jewish Christians.
History Gives Some Clues
If the change did not take place in the Scriptures or through the influence of the apostles, when and how did it happen? In order to understand this, we must understand what happened in that early church soon after the apostles passed off the stage of action. Paul had prophesied that apostasy would take place soon after his departure. He said there would be a falling away from the truth. One doesn't have to read very far in early church history to see just how that prophecy was fulfilled. Gnosticism began to rise up under the influence of philosophers who sought to reconcile Christianity with Paganism. At the same time, a strong anti-Jewish sentiment became more widespread. Very speculative interpretations began to appear regarding some of the great doctrines of Christ and the apostles.
The Conversion of Constantine
By the time Constantine was established as the emperor of Rome in the early fourth century, there was a decided division in the church as a result of all these factors. I think most of you know that Constantine was the first so-called Christian emperor of the Roman Empire. The story of his conversion has become very well known to students of ancient history. He was marching forth to fight the battle of Milvian Bridge when he had some kind of vision, and saw a flaming cross in the sky. Underneath the cross were the Latin words meaning "In this sign conquer." Constantine took this as an omen that he should be a Christian, and his army as well. He declared all his pagan soldiers to be Christians, and became very zealous to build up the power and prestige of the church. Through his influence great blocks of pagans were taken into the Christian ranks. But, friends, they were still pagan at heart, and they brought in much of the paraphernalia of sun-worship to which they continued to be devoted. We mentioned in a previous broadcast about the adoption of Christmas and Easter into the church. At the same time, many other customs were Christianized and appropriated into the practice of the church as well.
Sun Worship
You see, at that time the cult of Mithraism or sun-worship was the official religion of the Roman Empire. It stood as the greatest competitor to the new Christian religion. It had its own organization, temples, priesthood, robes—everything. It also had an official worship day on which special homage was given to the sun. That day was called "The Venerable Day of the Sun." It was the first day of the week, and from it we get our name Sunday. When Constantine pressed his pagan hordes into the church they were observing the day of the sun for their adoration of the sun god. It was their special holy day. In order to make it more convenient for them to make the change to the new religion, Constantine accepted their day of worship, Sunday, instead of the Christian Sabbath which had been observed by Jesus and His disciples. Remember that the way had been prepared for this already by the increasing anti-Jewish feelings against those who were accused of putting Jesus to death. Those feelings would naturally condition many Christians to swing away from something which was held religiously by the Jews. It is therefore easier to understand how the change was imposed on Christianity through a strong civil law issued by Constantine as the Emperor of Rome. The very wording of that law, by the way, can be found in any reliable encyclopedia. Those early Christians, feeling that the Jews should not be followed any more than necessary, were ready to swing away from the Sabbath which was kept by the Jews.
Historical Accounts
Some of you may be greatly surprised by the explanation I've just made, and I'm not going to ask you to believe it blindly. I have before me a multitude of authorities to verify what has been said. Here are historians, Catholics and Protestants, speaking in harmony about what actually took place in the fourth century. After Constantine made the initial pronouncement and legal decree about the change, the Catholic Church reinforced that act in one church council after another. For this reason, many, many official statements from Catholic sources are made, claiming that the church made the change from Saturday to Sunday. But before I read those statements I shall refer to one from the Encyclopedia Britannica under the article, Sunday. Notice: "It was Constantine who first made a law for the proper observance of Sunday and who appointed that it should be regularly celebrated throughout the Roman empire." Now you can check these statements in your own encyclopedias or go to the library and look into other historical sources.
Here is a statement from Dr. Gilbert Murray, M.A., D.Litt., LLD, FBA, Professor of Greek at Oxford University, who certainly had no ax to grind concerning Christian thought on the Sabbath question. He wrote: "Now since Mithras was the sun, the Unconquered, and the sun was the Royal Star, the religion looked for a king whom it could serve as a representative of Mithras upon earth. The Roman Emperor seemed to be clearly indicated as the true king. In sharp contrast to Christianity, Mithraism recognized Caesar as the bearer of divine grace. It had so much acceptance that it was able to impose on the Christian world its own sun-day in place of the Sabbath; its sun's birthday, the 25th of December, as the birthday of Jesus." History of Christianity in the Light of Modern Knowledge.
Looking a bit further into historical statements, Dr. William Frederick says: "The Gentiles were an idolatrous people who worshipped the sun, and Sunday was their most sacred day. Now in order to reach the people in this new field, it seems but natural as well as necessary to make Sunday the rest day of the church. At this time it was necessary for the church to either adopt the Gentile's day or else have the Gentiles change their day. To change the Gentiles day would have been an offense and stumbling block to them. The church could naturally reach them better by keeping their day." There it is, friends, a clear explanation by Dr. Frederick as to how this change happened. Another statement very parallel to this one is found in the North British Review.
But let's move on to a statement from the Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 153. "The church after changing the day of rest from the Jewish Sabbath or seventh-day of the week to the first, made the third commandment refer to Sunday as the day to be kept holy as the Lord's day."
Catholicism Takes Credit for the Change
Now a quote from the Catholic Press newspaper in Sidney, Australia. "Sunday is a Catholic institution and its claims to observance can be defended only on Catholic principles. From the beginning to end of Scripture there is not a single passage that warrants the transfer of weekly public worship from the last day of the week to the first."
The Catholic Mirror of September 23, 1894, puts it this way: "The Catholic Church for over one thousand years before the existence of a Protestant by virtue of her divine mission, changed the day from Saturday to Sunday."
To point up the claims we're talking about, I want to read from two Catechisms. First, from the Convert's Catechism of Catholic Doctrine by Reverend Peter Giermann. "Question: Which is the Sabbath day? Answer: Saturday is the Sabbath day. Question: Why do we observe Sunday instead of Saturday? Answer: We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church in the Council of Laodicea transferred the solemnity from Saturday to Sunday."
Second, from Reverend Steven Keenan's Doctrinal Catechism we read this: "Question: Have you any other way of proving that the Church has power to institute festivals of precept? Answer: Had she not such power, she could not have done that in which all modern religionists agree with her; she could not have substituted the observance of Sunday, the first day of the week, for the observance of Saturday, the seventh day; a change for which there is no Scriptural authority."
Then from Cardinal Gibbons' book, The Question Box, p.179, "If the Bible is the only guide for the Christian, then the Seventh-day Adventist is right in observing Saturday with the Jew. Is it not strange that those who make the Bible their only teacher should inconsistently follow in this matter the tradition of the Catholic Church?"
One more statement taken from the book, The Faith of Millions, p. 473. "But since Saturday, not Sunday, is specified in the Bible, isn't it curious that non-Catholics who profess to take their religion directly from the Bible and not from the Church, observe Sunday instead of Saturday? Yes, of course, it is inconsistency but this change was made about fifteen centuries before Protestantism was born, and by that time the custom was universally observed. They have continued the custom even though it rests upon the authority of the Catholic Church and not upon an explicit text from the Bible. That observance remains as a reminder of the Mother Church from which the non-Catholic sects broke away like a boy running away from home but still carrying in his pocket a picture of his mother or a lock of her hair."
That is a most interesting statement, is it not, friends? And it is a very true statement. There is some inconsistency somewhere along the line, because we have examined the statements of history, and you can check them for yourself in any library. I'm not reading anything one-sided here at all. I've tried to give you an unbiased picture. Although we have seen the claims made by the Catholic Church in their publications, we are not reading them to cast any reflection upon anyone, by any means. We are simply bringing you a recital of what has been written and what claims have been made.
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Located in downtown Toronto, the largest and most culturally diverse city in Canada and on the territory of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee and the Wendat Peoples, the Department of Criminology in the Faculty of Arts at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) welcomes applications for one tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor effective 1 July 2023, subject to final budgetary approval.
Applications from candidates who self-identify as Indigenous, Black, and/or racialized are particularly encouraged and such candidates are invited to self-identify through our Applicant Diversity Self-ID at the time of their application.
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City Council at the April 2nd meeting formally created a new Rent Stabilization Commission comprised of tenants and landlords and tasked with recommending changes to the city's rent stabilization ordinance. This is only the latest step in a two year effort to amend our ordinance. Yet it is a bold move to give tenants and landlords a real voice in the process. And it is the most tangible sign to date of the city's commitment to the effective regulation of rental housing in Beverly Hills. Read on about the membership, scope and duties of the new commission as well as the next steps in standing it up.
Last fall City Council signaled an interest to create a new commission to administer some aspects of the rent stabilization ordinance, namely the adjudication of landlord requests to terminate 'disruptive' tenants. Council added that for-cause reason for termination in October when it ended no-just-cause termination. Landlords needed a way to deal with 'problem' tenants without bringing an court action to evict, they told Council, so councilmembers searched for a more expedient process, which it incorporated into the rent stabilization ordinance last November.
The other aspect of that new provision was a local process to adjudicate the termination. It implied findings of fact and a 'quasi-judicial' process with rules of procedure and rules of evidence. Normally that would fall to a hearing officer; instead Council opted for an appointed panel and decided a new commission would handle it.
The next question for City Council was commission membership and responsibilities. Discussion on that continued into February but on March 5th Council nailed down some specifics. A six-member board would have the responsibility to adjudicate termination, decide relocation fee hardship applications, award rent reductions for reduced housing services, mediate habitability disputes and act as an appeals body should a landlord appeal a denied rent adjustment.
But first City Council charged the new commission with a much more pressing task: recommending changes to the rent stabilization ordinance. Lets look at the new commission and the scope of its duties!
City Council decided on a 6-member commission comprised of two tenants, two landlords, and two 'neutral' members at the March 5th meeting. In addition, three alternates will be appointed (one for each designated member category). If the alternates choose to attend, they can participate in the commission discussion however they cannot cast a vote (unless substituting for a voting member).
Commissioner terms are staggered: three regular members will be appointed to a starting two-year term while others will begin a four-year term. (Thereafter all appointees are eligible for a second 4-year term.) All appointees must be city residents. In another departure from normal commission procedure, Council will take the lead in selecting the Chair and Vice-Chair from among the six appointed members.
The dual neutral members addressed Councilmember Les Friedman's concern that a 'super commissioner' with swing-vote power could emerge from a 5-member commission if the tenants and landlords frequently voted along partisan lines.
The commission quorum requires two members from each of the three member categories be present to cast a vote. So six votes must be cast. What happens in the event of a 3–3 tie? The issue goes to City Council for the final decision. This is another break from orthodoxy: no other commission includes an even number of voting members (or loops-in Council as a tie-breaker).
Another novel aspect of this commission is that Council has empowered it to define its own process. It can also issue post or publish its own notices. Commissions are usually on a shorter leash. Take for example the Human Relations Commission: members have oversight over the Rights and Responsibilities handbook (which is required for all new tenants) but the commission cannot order the handbook to be updated. After draft revisions last fall (and we provided many recommendations) the handbook still hasn't been revised despite important changes to the ordinance.
The most significant departure from commission orthodoxy concerns the new Rent Stabilization Commission's remit: tenants and landlords now have a direct role in making recommendations to City Council about ordinance changes.
Staff provided Council with a powerpoint that indicated many issues were resolved, but not all of them really were.
How to scope the commission's task was the question facing councilmembers. They had already reached some degree of consensus on important RSO issues like exemptions for owner-occupied duplexes. But pass-through costs and relocation fees needed more discussion, and tenants were somewhat unhappy with the Council's position on the maximum allowed annual rent increase.
Of the issues already discussed by Council, though, none was more contentious than the probationary tenancy provision: it split the Council 3–2 whenever it was discussed.
Consequently the question of scope generated some tension at the March meeting. Staff had provided Council with a powerpoint presentation that summarized past discussions. A matrix indicated what should go to the commission. However it showed the maximum allowed annual rent increase as not yet decided (then-mayor Gold is always looking for a higher number) while the probationary tenancy was marked as decided despite the lack of clear resolution at the prior February meeting.
Councilmember Lili Bosse again steps up to protect tenant interests.
Literally the moment the Council question time began, Councilmember Lili Bosse questioned the matrix of issues resolved and unresolved.
Bosse: I have a difference of recollection: on the probationary period, I thought we were going to have it go to this commission.
Bosse: No, Les [Friedman] said he'd agree that it could go to the commission.
Wunderlich: That was the rationale: establish the commission before we voted on the ordinance [changes].
Wunderlich: My recollection is that the contentious one was probationary tenancy. We might have reached final agreement on the rent increase and the pass-throughs, we could have worked those out, but not because of the probationary issue….
Bosse: No we didn't and [referring to the powerpoint matrix] staff didn't think so either.
Mirisch: Allow this commission to make recommendations. If they are in agreement why not make a recommendation? It's an iterative process: let them come up with recommendations on everything. The contentious ones will come back to us. That was the point of the roundtable: to reach agreement among themselves [or] among the most reasonable ones.
Dr. Julian Gold, outgoing mayor and rightward pull on the rent stabilization debate.
Other councilmembers fell in the middle with respect to issues to be referred to the commission. Councilmember Bob Wunderlich suggested that the commissioners enjoy wide latitude to decide but, he said, "We can give them some focus." A straw poll among councilmembers provided that focus (shown in our table).
A few notes on the straw poll. Bosse pushed for referring both the maximum increase and the probationary tenancy to the commission for discussion; she has been the most consistent supporter of stronger protections in the rent stabilization ordinance and attended every one of the roundtable dialogues. Gold attended none of the dialogues and he wasn't interested in referring either of those issues to the commission for more discussion.
Councilmember Lester Friedman often advocates for owners who would occupy their rental properties.
Friedman was the lone dissenting voice on what was otherwise Council consensus: that property owners should pay 100% of the relocation fee to a tenant if displaced for owner-occupancy. He succeeded in referring it to the commission for more discussion.
Council's straw poll showed that these issues and more issues were still up for debate. Where the powerpoint indicated only four issues yet to be decided, councilmembers themselves referred six (most notably the contentious probationary tenancy proposal). But the commission's scope is hardly limited to those issues. The commission has wide latitude to make recommendations on the program too.
City Council has nine commission appointments to make and debated about the best way to interview applicants. Ordinarily commissioner-applicants are interviewed by a City Council liaison committee comprised of two councilmembers and two commission members. Ultimately a recommendation is forwarded to the full Council (which then makes the appointment).
But there is no existing commission and so no commission member is available to participate. Only the two councilmember liaisons would be conducting the interviews. That was okay for Mirisch and Bosse but Gold objected; he wanted more than two councilmembers interviewing candidates (and Friedman agreed). The other problem is that no more than two councilmembers can assemble without it being a public meeting (under state law).
One proposal had the City Manager sitting as the third interviewer. ("No staff," Mirisch said decisively.) Then it was suggested that two West Hollywood councilmembers be brought in to interview. ("Nobody elected them," said Wunderlich.) Consensus quickly emerged that two councilmembers would interview candidates on videotape which would then be reviewed by all councilmembers prior to making any appointment.
But any commission-applicant video would be a public record and it could wind up on YouTube. Mark Elliot raised a hand to object and Mayor Gold (reluctantly) reopened public comment.
Councilmembers agreed: instead of videotaped interviews the Council decided to form two interview panels with two councilmembers on each. They will meet in adjacent rooms for a back-to-back interview of each candidate. Now four councilmembers will have an opportunity to ask questions of candidates! Applicants, brush up on your landlord-tenant law chops!
The remaining question not discussed was who will sit on those two panels. Certainly Mirisch will participate; as incoming mayor he will make the panel appointments. Bosse has been the most engaged in the process to date and she will surely have a seat. Friedman sits on both the standing rent stabilization committee and the one formed to hear 'disruptive tenant' actions; he's likely to have a seat too. Will the fourth member be Gold or Wunderlich? Mirisch will make that determination. Stay tuned!
The next step is to accept commission member applications and then interview candidates. Applications are due on Friday, May 24th, according to the information posted online. While the commission application is posted, we suggest waiting becaues we saw (and reported) numerous errors and ambiguities in the application as posted.
For more information read the draft ordinance that created the commission. For background on the March discussion where commission details were hammered out read staff report. For more on the disruptive tenant provision please read our post, City Allows Landlords (and Maybe Neighbors) to Request Termination for 'Disruptive' Tenants. And of course watch the video from the March meeting for the lively discussion. Local government at its best!
Do you have any questions or thoughts about the new commission or the steps ahead? Get in touch with Renters Alliance.


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Classic 911 Register Drive on March 18th .
Drive to coffee stop at Kulnura via Wisemans Ferry Road. This will involve crossing by ferry but note that there is a new vessel on the run and the ramp angles are much more accommodating and should not be a problem for normally configured cars. It is a good challenging drivers run. Only issue is that there maybe traffic but that is the same everywhere on a sunday morning. We should arrive at 10.00-10.15.
After the coffee stop you have the option of going home via Bumble Hill and the Yarramalong Valley and the F3--if you leave at say 11.30 you will be back in Sydney for lunch --or driving on up to the Hunter Valley to the pub at Wollombi for lunch.


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Birdman Explains How Nicki Minaj Broke The Cycle For Females
Birdman sits down with Complex ahead of Spotify's "New Cash Order" launch where he details Nicki Minaj's impact.
Birdman has always held Nicki Minaj at high regard but it sounds like he wants the rest of the rap game to do the same. Speaking to B. Dot with MTV News, Birdman spoke about the reign of Cash Money ahead of their new Spotify series, "New Cash Order." Regardless of how you feel about Baby's business practices, you can't deny that his ear for talent in unmatched and Nicki Minaj is a prime example of that.
"Honestly, I don't think Nicki gets the credit she deserves. I come in an era when females, it was hard for 'em. She come broke the chain. Nicki broke the cycle for females," he said. "Nicki did more than any female artist, ever. And you have a lot of great artists before Nicki Minaj. But Nicki Minaj changed the game for females. "
He then went on to explain Nicki Minaj's work ethic. "Nicki used to be in the studio with nine, ten n***as every night with us in Miami," he said. "Every single night, putting in the body of work to become who she became. So, I don't think Nicki gets the credit she deserves, but you know, time tells all."
Nicki's undoubtedly shifted the game in her own right but perhaps the next studio album she releases will gain her the respect and recognition that Birdman believes she should receive.
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Hazardous Material Incidents
Hazardous materials are chemical substances, which if released or misused can pose a threat to the environment or health. These chemicals are used in industry, agriculture, medicine, research, and consumer goods. Hazardous materials come in the form of explosives, flammable and combustible substances, poisons, and radioactive materials. In all its forms, hazardous materials can cause death, serious injury, long-lasting health effects, along with damage to buildings, homes, and other property.
Many products containing hazardous chemicals are used and stored in homes routinely. These products are also shipped daily on the nation's highways, railroads, waterways, and pipelines. Varying quantities of hazardous materials are manufactured, used, or stored at an estimated 4.5 million facilities in the United States–from to local dry cleaning establishments, service stations, and garden supply stores to hospitals and major industrial plants.
History of Hazardous Materials Incidents in the Northeast
Industries or other property working with hazardous materials are located just about everywhere throughout the Northeast, and hazardous material incidents can vary from minor spills to Superfund Sites. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) keeps track of hazardous material storage and spills, throughout the U.S..
Hazardous Materials cleanup efforts
The EPA monitors numerous hazardous waste sites in New England, New York, and New Jersey. The EPA also maintains a searchable database of companies that use, store, or release hazardous chemicals within your community, and tracks their compliance with state or federal environmental protection laws.
For more detailed information, the EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is available online. The TRI provides release estimates on specific chemicals used by industries or other facilities within your area. Please note that release estimates alone are not sufficient to determine exposure or to calculate potential adverse risks to human health and the environment. TRI data, in conjunction with other information, such as the toxicity of the chemical, the release medium, and site-specific conditions, can be used as a starting point in evaluating exposures that may result from releases of toxic chemicals.
More information about hazardous materials in your community can be found at the Right-To-Know Network (RTKNET). RTKNET is a free, easy-to-use, non-profit service that allows you to search many hazardous materials databases simultaneously.
What is the Risk from Hazardous Materials in the Northeast?
Where is the Biggest Risk from Hazardous Materials?
Communities and residences located near industries or other property that use hazardous materials have a higher risk of a hazardous materials incident. However, many hazardous materials are transported regularly over our highways and by rail, and if released during transport these materials can spread quickly to any nearby community. Human error is the probable cause of most transportation incidents involving the release of hazardous materials.
The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act requires that detailed information about hazardous substances in or near communities be available at the public's request. The law provides penalties for companies that fail to comply and allows citizens to file lawsuits against companies and government agencies. Information for your community can be found at the Right-To-Know Network and through EPA resources such as the TRI Database.
When are Hazardous Materials Incidents Most Likely?
Hazardous materials incidents can occur at any time without warning.
Who Is Most At Risk?
Communities and residences located near industries or other property that involves the handling of hazardous materials have a higher risk of a hazardous materials incident. However, while industrial-scale hazardous materials incidents can occur across the Northeast, most victims of chemical accidents are injured at home. These incidents usually result from ignorance or carelessness in using flammable or combustible household chemicals.
In the Event of a Hazardous Materials Accident:
IF CAUGHT AT THE SCENE OF A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ACCIDENT:
If you see an accident, call 9-1-1 or the local fire department to report the nature and location of the accident as soon as possible.
Move away from the accident scene and help keep other people away from the accident. Try to move upstream, uphill and upwind of the accident. In general, try to go at least one-half mile (usually 8-10 city blocks) from the danger area.
Do not walk into or touch any spilled liquids, airborne mists, or solid chemical deposits. Try not to inhale gases, fumes and smoke. If possible, cover your mouth with a cloth while leaving the area.
Stay away from accident victims until the hazardous material has been identified.
IF YOU COME IN CONTACT OR ARE EXPOSED TO A HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
Follow the decontamination instructions from your local authorities. You may be advised to take a thorough shower, or you may be advised to stay away from water and follow another procedure if the material reacts badly to water. Depending on the hazardous material, you may be advised to decontaminate before evacuating a contaminated area, or you may be told to evacuate first and then seek decontamination.
Seek medical treatment for unusual symptoms as soon as possible.
Place exposed clothing and shoes in tightly sealed containers. Do not allow them to contact other materials. Call local authorities to find out about proper disposal of contaminated clothing and shoes.
IF ASKED TO STAY INDOORS ("SHELTERING IN-PLACE"):
Bring pets inside, and move inside.
Close and lock all doors and windows. Close vents, fireplace dampers, and as many interior doors as possible.
Turn off air conditioners, fans, and other ventilation systems. In large buildings, also set ventilation systems to 100 percent recirculation so that no outside air is drawn into the building.
If authorities say that tap water is safe, quickly fill up bathtubs or large containers as an additional water supply.
Move into your pre-selected Temporary Shelter Room (See instructions on setting up a Temporary Shelter Room below). Take your Disaster Supply Kit with you into the room.
Seal gaps around doorways and windows with wet towels or plastic sheeting and duct tape. Illustrations on how to seal a room are shown (below).
Seal any other gaps in your Temporary Shelter Room, such as window and air conditioning units, bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans, stove and dryer vents, cracks around pipes, and all other holes and cracks in the room. You can seal these gaps with duct tape and plastic sheeting, wax paper or tin foil.
If gas or vapors could have entered the building, take shallow breaths through a cloth or a towel. Avoid eating or drinking any food or water that may be contaminated.
Monitor the Emergency Broadcast System station for further updates and remain in shelter until authorities indicate it is safe to come out. Local officials are unlikely to recommend sheltering in a sealed room for more than 2-3 hours because the effectiveness of such sheltering diminishes with time as contaminated outside air gradually seeps into the shelter. At that point, evacuation from the area is a better protective action to take.
When the emergency has passed, you should ventilate the Temporary Shelter Room to avoid breathing contaminated air that has seeped inside the shelter. DO NOT leavel your Temporary Shelter Room sealed, as asphyxiation can occur within a completely sealed room after several hours.
If the "shelter in-place" order is issued while you are in a car, stop and seek shelter in a permanent building. If you must remain in your car, keep car windows and vents closed and shut off the air conditioner and heater.
IF ASKED TO EVACUATE:
Evacuate immediately even if you see nothing alarming in your area! Many hazardous materials do not have a taste or an odor, and are only noticeable once they cause physical reactions such as watering eyes or nausea.
Stay tuned to a radio or television for information on evacuation routes, temporary shelters, and procedures.
Follow the routes recommended by the authorities–shortcuts may not be safe.
Remember to help your neighbors who may require special assistance–infants, elderly people and people with disabilities.
Take your pre-assembled Disaster Supply Kit.
If authorities say you have time, minimize contamination within your home by closing all windows and doors, shutting all vents, and turning off attic fans.
AFTER EVACUATION:
Return home only when authorities say it is safe.
Open windows and vents and turn on fans to provide ventilation.
If you were sheltering in place, you should ventilate the Temporary Shelter Room once the emergency has passed to avoid breathing contaminated air that has seeped inside the shelter.
Report any lingering vapors or other hazards to your local emergency services office.
Clean your land and property carefully. Find out from local authorities how to clean up, and carefully follow instructions from emergency officials concerning clean-up and disposal methods.
Follow local instructions concerning the safety of food and water.
ASSISTING ACCIDENT VICTIMS:
DO NOT try to care for victims of a hazardous materials accident until the substance has been identified and authorities indicate it is safe to go near victims.
If authorities determine that it is safe to go near victims, move victims to fresh air and seek medical treatment for unusual symptoms as soon as possible.
Follow decontamination instructions from local authorities. You may be advised to take a thorough shower, or you may be advised to stay away from water and follow another procedure if the material reacts badly to water.
Place exposed clothing and shoes in tightly sealed containers. Do not allow them to contact other materials. Call local authorities to find out about proper disposal.
THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY:
Assemble a Disaster Supply Kit and select a Temporary Shelter Room (Instructions Below) to use as a shelter from hazardous materials. The Temporary Shelter Room should be above ground and have as few openings to the outside as possible.
Add 2-4 millimeter thick plastic sheeting, duct tape, and scissors to your Disaster Supply Kit, but only use them to seal your Temporary Shelter Room when directed to do so. DO NOT seal your Temporary Shelter Room when a disaster is not occurring, as asphyxiation can occur in a sealed room after several hours.
Know your local evacuation routes in case of any disaster. Find out what evacuation plans are in place for your workplace and your children's schools, and plan several evacuation routes out of your area.
Ask about industry and community warning systems in your neighborhood in case of a hazardous materials incident.
Have your Disaster Supply Kit ready and on-hand.
Develop an emergency communication plan. In case family members are separated from one another during a disaster (this is a real possibility during the day when adults are at work and children are at school), develop a plan for reuniting after the disaster. Ask an out-of-state relative or friend to serve as the "family contact", as it is often easier to call long-distance after a disaster. Make sure everyone knows the name, address and phone number of the contact person.
Contact your Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) or your local emergency management office for information about your community's response plans, and to find out more about chemical hazards and what needs to be done to minimize the risk to individuals and the community from these materials. Your local shelter or emergency management office can provide contact information for your LEPC.
SETTING UP A TEMPORARY SHELTER ROOM:
A Temporary Shelter Room should be chosen before a disaster occurs, preferably while planning for other emergencies with your family or while assembling your Disaster Supply Kit.
A Temporary Shelter Room should be above ground and have as few openings to the outside as possible (windows, doors, vents, cracks, etc.).
Your Temporary Shelter Room should be of sufficient size to hold enough air for its occupants once the room is sealed. Ten square feet of floor space ( roughly 3'3″ x 3'3″) per person will provide sufficient air to prevent carbon dioxide build-up for up to five hours, assuming a normal breathing rate while resting.
Your Temporary Shelter Room does not need to hold more air than recommended above. Local officials are unlikely to recommend sheltering in a sealed room for more than 2-3 hours because the effectiveness of such sheltering diminishes with time as contaminated outside air gradually seeps into the shelter. At that point, evacuation from the area is a better protective action to take.
Cut the plastic sheeting to fit the openings of your Temporary Shelter Room now. If you cut the plastic sheeting beforehand, you will save yourself precious time during a sudden emergency. Cut the plastic sheeting several inches wider than the openings you are covering, and use a permanent marker to label each sheet so you can identify them later. DO NOT seal your Temporary Shelter Room until instructed to do so by local authorities, as asphyxiation can occur within a sealed room after several hours.
Hazardous Material Mitigation
What is Mitigation?
Mitigation is the cornerstone of emergency management. Mitigation the ongoing effort to lessen the impact that disasters have on people and property through actions taken before a disaster strikes. Mitigation includes actions such as keeping homes away from floodplains, engineering bridges to withstand earthquakes, creating and enforcing effective building codes to protect property from hurricanes, installing smoke detectors in a home, and much more.
Hazardous Material Mitigation Measures for Communities:
Hazardous materials incidents can and do occur on their own. However, natural disasters (such as earthquakes, floods and hurricanes) have also triggered hazardous material incidents such as ruptured pipelines and chemical plant fires. Thus, mitigation efforts for other hazards will also help to prevent hazardous materials incidents as well. This "all-hazards" mitigation approach builds upon existing programs that mitigate other natural and technological hazards, focusing on the safety of facilities that store and use hazardous materials as well. With this "all-hazards" approach in mind, communities can and should:
Recognize the dangers posed by hazardous materials.
Identify places where hazardous materials are used and stored by contacting the appropriate persons or agencies.
Supply updated hazardous materials information to the appropriate agency when inaccuracies are found.
Identify procedures to minimize personal and community exposure to hazardous materials, and add those procedures to the community's emergency plan.
Develop an early warning and notification system.
Work with local businesses and industry to identify and minimize personnel and community exposure to hazardous materials.
Hazardous Material Mitigation Measures for Individuals:
Check the "Things You Can Do Today" section above.
Links to Additional Information about Hazardous Materials in the Northeast:
2016 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG 2016) (hazardous material information for first responders)
NIH Online Laboratory Safety Training Course (contains general lab safety information as well)
HHS Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ASTDR)
Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know (U.S. Code)
EPA Emergency Response
EPA Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup in New England
EPA Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup in New York & New Jersey
EPA Hazardous Material Enforcement and Compliance History Database (ECHO)
EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Explorer
EPA Brownfields Information
EPA Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations (CAMEO) (primarily for chemical incidents)
EPA Information about Radon in the Home
Internet-Based Material Safety Data Sheets
The National Response Center (federal point-of-contact for reporting oil and chemical spills)
NFPA 704 Hazard Identification System FAQ
NIOSH Chemical Listing and Documentation (CDC)
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (CDC)
NOAA Incident News (information on oil spills and other incidents)
OSHA / EPA Occupational Chemical Database
PHMSA Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
Recommendations for Chemical Protective Clothing
The Right-To-Know Network (free, easy-to-use access to numerous hazardous material databases)
Vermont SIRI Material Safety Data Sheets
Vermont Hazardous Materials Response Team
Most victims of chemical accidents are injured at home. These incidents usually result from ignorance or carelessness when using flammable or combustible materials.
More than 30 states have passed laws giving workers and citizens access to information about hazardous substances in their workplaces and communities.
As many as 500,000 products pose physical or health hazards and can be defined as "hazardous chemicals." Each year, over 1,000 new synthetic chemicals are introduced.
The Department of Transportation regulates routes and speed limits used by carriers and monitors the types of hazardous materials crossing state lines.
In an average city of 100,000 residents, 23.5 tons of toilet bowl cleaner, 13.5 tons of liquid household cleaners, and 3.5 tons of motor oil are discharged into city drains each month.
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Great Career Advice from Sam Walton
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Sam Walton founded one of the world's most successful companies, Walmart. He grew a local business to a global corporate leader. He also left behind some great career advice in these words:
"High expectations are everything."
My most successful clients have been those who believe in themselves. These people are always looking to take the next step in their career. They are not afraid of failing. They don't let unfair criticism from a boss or co-worker doubt their ability. The first step to being successful is believing in yourself.
Wisdom for New College Graduates
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Bloomberg recently surveyed economists regarding career advice for new college graduates. I highly recommend that you read this article if you're a new graduate or someone who cares about one. Every point is well made. I want to focus on two of them.
Be willing and able to relocate: The economy is better than it was in 2009, but it's still not great. To have the wide range of opportunities and the best chance for an optimal salary, be open to moving. Study the industry you want to work in and identify where it is strongest. I'd recommend looking at 3-5 cities. Find ones you would want to live in where there are opportunities in your field.
"Don't be a lifer": Loyalty is a virtue. However, it can kill a career. Staying with the same company for 10 or 20 years sounds like a good thing, but it often limits your earning potential and chances for advancement. As the article demonstrates in a graph, loyalty makes sense for people between the ages of 45-70. It is easier to change jobs and industries early in one's career. Explore the options that work for you and be open to relocating for new career opportunities.
If you learn to manage your career early rather than just looking for a job, you will earn more money and have more control over your destiny. Again, this article in Bloomberg is a good starting point
Bernie Sanders on Unfair Trade
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Today the U.S. Senate voted to give the President "fast-track" authority to pass a new, comprehensive trade agreement with Asia-Pacific countries (better known as the Trans-Pacific Trade Partnership/TTP). U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has fought this measure. He notes that similar trade deals have led to a decline of the middle class and wealth inequality in America. TTP could make these problems worse. Sanders notes that American workers will now have to compete with workers in Vietnam, where the minimum wage is 56 cents an hour. Who wins this game? Major corporations and the billionaires who invest in them. Who loses? Look in the mirror.
The TTP has not been approved by either the Senate or the House. What happened today means it will likely pass the Senate. One thing we can count on: Bernie Sanders will keep fighting for working people and the middle class.
Further Adventures in Who Is Getting Paid
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In today's Daily Kos, the great labor reporter Laura Clawson examines the wealth of an average worker compared to Sam Walton's offspring. According to research by the AFL-CIO, the six Walton heirs total wealth is the same as that of 52.5 million American families (42.9%). The study points out that some families have negative wealth. Adjusted for that, the number of families needed to equal the Walton wealth drops to 1.7 million. However, that adjustment also indicates that many American families have issues with "negative wealth." Clawson also notes that a Walmart worker being paid $9 per hour would have to work 1,036 hours to make what the company's CEO Doug McMillon makes in one hour.
Do the Walton heirs deserve to be very rich? I believe they do. Their father created an innovative business model. The bigger question is how much wealth should anyone – rich heir or CEO -- have. What is the cost to society of an economy where a few are very rich and secure and many working class and middle class families are falling behind and less secure?
What Does the Employer Need?
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I was working with a very accomplished client today. He's held roles in senior management in several industries. When he describes himself, he presents his versatility as an asset. The problem is that few employers would need his full range of skills.
His challenge is to learn what the employer needs and present himself as the solution to that company's problem. How can he do this? Listen carefully, and ask questions. I urge clients that I coach for interview preparation to ask these two questions
What are the top three challenges I'll face in this position?
Describe someone who has been successful in this role?
These questions will let you understand what an employer needs and present your skills and experience in a way that fits what the company is looking for. Put the employer first, and it will be more likely that you'll receive good job offers.
Good Career Advice from Abraham Lincoln
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I love this quotation from Lincoln: "Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today." The worst enemy in a job search or career change is inaction. Whenever you tell yourself that you'll do it tomorrow, ask this question: "What's stopping me from doing it today?" If you have a good reason for delaying action, then you should wait for tomorrow. However, if you keep putting off what you should do today, that will limit your opportunities to find a job. Set written goals and note when you are delaying action. If "I'll do it tomorrow" is a habit, it's one you will need to break to be successful.
Put Your Assets before Deficits
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I recently met someone who spent ten years managing a small organization. He had to leave the position after suffering a stroke. Now, after two years of rehab, he's ready to go back to work full time. During his recovery, he was able to work part time as a consultant. The gap in his resume is short, not significant. Still, his first question to me was, "How do I deal with my deficit, my health condition?"
My advice was to flip the coin: Demonstrate your strengths. I definitely think we all need to be able to answer questions about our weaknesses, but we should spend twice or three times as much time thinking about our strengths. I told the man who was worried about his health issues to start with these two questions:
1. Why are you good at what you do?
2. How will you bring value to the employer who is interviewing you?
No one will ever be hired because of their deficits. We need to be able to put potential employers at ease about them, but it's more important to know and promote your assets. Practice interviewing by focusing on your assets and strengths, not your deficits and weaknesses.
Good News on the Job Market
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I often caution against making too much of broad news about the job market. At the same time, some good news needs to be told. The latest Department of Labor job reports shows growth in higher paying jobs in professional services. It also features a spike in construction jobs. This is the kind of news that might be a sign of a growing economy, which would mean strong, lasting job growth with better wages. My fingers are crossed.
Do Politicians Really Want Good Teachers
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I've blogged in the past about how politicians in both parties say they want good teachers and then do everything possible to drive educators to change careers. The latest example of this trend is found in my sweet hometown of Chicago. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) have opted not to extend a contract with its teachers that would have given them a raise of 3%. Instead, CPS has said it will ask teachers to take a 7% cut in pay. Mayor Emanuel is quoted in today's Chicago Sun-Times that teachers are "working hard" and that schools are achieving "incredible results." At the same time, the mayor cites "serious fiscal challenges" as a reason for CPS' actions. Teacher's union president Karen Lewis call this action an "insult." There is good chance that the teachers could be forced to go on strike again.
For me, the real problem in this story is how it will affect teaching in the future. If we really want the best and brightest students to go into teaching, we need to think about how they react to stories like this. What intelligent, ambitious student would pursue a career that would cut the pay of people the mayor calls hard working and successful? Politicians and citizen need to ask themselves a difficult question: Do we care about saving a few dollars in taxes or educating children?
Is Work-Life Balance "Dead"?
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Bloomberg is a great source for news. One of many things I like about the website is its focus on issues that affect working people. Today it offers five graphs that make a sad argument: "Work-life balance is dead." First, managers in developed countries work more than 40 hours a week. Interestingly, the company listed where the fewest managers who work over 40 hours is China (19%). Second, millennials are trapped between responsibilities at work and home. Third, flexible hours are often a euphemism that gives the employer an option to keep workers on the job at any time and anywhere. Fourth, many people have stayed at their current jobs because they remember what happened in 2008. They are afraid to make a change. Finally, U.S. companies are among the worst in developed countries for giving parents time off to care for family needs.
Is work-life balance dead? Maybe. The points made in this article are very compelling in what they say about the current economy, especially for workers in their twenties and thirties. However, these conditions are neither necessary nor permanent. Working people – union and non-union – need to press federal and state legislators to pass laws that guarantee rights in the workplace. FMLA was a tepid step in that direction. On the other side of the coin, we have seen state after state cut weeks that laid off employees can collect unemployment insurance. Several states have passed "right to work" (for less) laws that hamper unions and lower wages. We need national standards to protect workers and stabilize the economy. We will not get such protection until working people vote for candidates who support labor.


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Early HIV treatment key to avoiding brain atrophy
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New study underlines importance of early screening and antiretroviral therapy
While the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has largely dropped from news headlines since the 1990s, at the end of 2016 there were 36.7 million people living with the infection, and of those only 53 per cent had access to treatment. A new study underscores the neurological consequences of exposure to HIV without antiretroviral therapy.
Scientists have known for some time that HIV-infection causes reduced volume and cortical thickness in some regions of the brain, but it was unclear when these changes begin and what role combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) plays in stopping or slowing its progression. To answer these questions, researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (The Neuro) of McGill University, in collaboration with researchers from University of Washington St. Louis and Yale University, analysed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data from 65 patients at the University of California San Francisco who had been infected less than one year before.
They compared the MRI data to that of 19 HIV-negative participants and 16 HIV-positive patients who had been infected for at least three years. The researchers found that the longer the duration of untreated infection, the greater the volume loss and cortical thinning in several brain regions. Once cART treatment began, the volume changes in these regions stopped, and cortical thickness increased slightly in the frontal and temporal lobe.
These results reinforce the need for early detection of HIV and delivery of cART as soon as possible to avoid neurological damage. HIV-infection can lead to memory loss, dementia later in life, and balance and vision problems, among other symptoms. Early screening and antiretroviral therapy can stop these symptoms before they occur, or stop their progression in patients who haven't received fast enough treatment.
"There have been few longitudinal structural neuroimaging studies in early HIV infection, and none that have used such sensitive analysis methods in a relatively large sample," says Ryan Sanford, a PhD candidate at The Neuro in the lab of Louis Collins and the study's first author. "The findings make the neurological case for early treatment initiation, and sends a hopeful message to people living with HIV that starting and adhering to cART may protect the brain from further injury."
"It also helps focus the search for possible mechanisms of brain injury in this condition, pointing towards injury that occurs principally during untreated infection. This opens the door to novel treatments focused on potentially reversing these observed structural changes."
The study, published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases on April 24, 2018, was made possible with funds from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and US National Institute of Mental Health.
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Help the heir to his throne!
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Two royal knights, Edmund and Randall Ulmer, are tricked into a conspiracy against the crown. Pursued by the royal guard and ruthless conspirators, the brothers embark on a dangerous journey that will uncover the kingdom's shameful secrets, restore the honor of the Ulmer family and change their fate forever.
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Many years ago, the prince of Griffinvale fell in love with a poor girl and - against his father's wishes - married her. The king, unable to reconcile himself with the hopeless union, sent his son on a crusade and, in his absence, drove his young wife out of the castle. The king had counted on the fact that the prince would eventually forget about her, but his plans were ruined when his heir died in battle, and the prince's beloved wife gave birth to a child and died in confinement. After the death of his son, the king sank into mourning, and the future of the royal line was thrown into uncertainty. The royal court was overrun with ambitions and conspiracies, from which a group of people loyal to the fallen prince decided to hide his descendant. As the royal knight Edmund Ulmer, try to find the missing heir and help him regain his crown and retake the throne of Griffinvale!
• Visit 38 mysterious locations in Griffinvale!
• Solve 30 Minigames and Puzzles to find the crown!
• Meet 10 members of the royal court!
• Find 40 collectibles and earn 18 achievements!
• Continue playing the bonus adventure "Act of Deceit"!
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We are sorry for any confusion it might generate but we had to change the title. We hope you like the new one - King's Heir: Rise to the Throne. This is the only change in the game, the content stays the same.
Poodleysquat , 07/24/2019
I like the story line. Sometimes it slows a little. What I don't like is that the picture is so dark sometimes. Some other games have bright colors and pictures. Also, I would like to have a strategy guide if I get really stuck.
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Once again my full review was deleted and I am not writing another one. I think it was deleted because I warned so many players about purchasing it. I was offended that we were charged such a hefty price tag for such a short game. I found this game dull and overly simplistic. It was more geared towards a child! The graphics all looked the same to me, there was very little variety in the HO scenes and the puzzles/games were either extremely easy or very repetitive (fighting characters over and over again! The developer gave us the basic bells and whistles but nothing further. My true review is 2.5 stars!
godsrock16 , 08/12/2018
Exciting plot and challenging puzzles
This game was a lot of fun. It has a great storyline to it! The puzzles were challenging which was great. Some of the timeline of the tools you find didn't quite make sense with the tasks required, but that was my only complaint. Really enjoyed it!
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Home Legal 'Big tobacco' loses battle against plain packaging laws in the UK
'Big tobacco' loses battle against plain packaging laws in the UK
As the UK supreme court refused tobacco firms' attempt to stop the introduction of plain packaging for tobacco packets, all cigarettes in the country will be sold in standardized plain packaging as of the 20th of May.
"Standardised packaging will cut smoking rates and reduce suffering, disease and avoidable deaths." said health secretary Jeremy Hunt. Regulations that came into effect on May 2016, require cigarettes to be packed in dark brown packs with no graphic branding, with branded packs subsequently being phased out. The new packets are the same shape, size and colour, with two thirds of the front and back surfaces covered by graphic picture warnings, and written warnings on the sides.
After last November the court of appeal rejected their plea, British American Tobacco (BAT), Imperial Brands, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) and Philip Morris International (PMI), turned to the supreme court claiming that the law would infringe their human and intellectual property rights.
Smoking remains the main cause of pre-mature deaths
Despite the fact that e-cigs have led to the the UK reporting the lowest number of smokers ever recorded, smoking still remains the biggest cause of premature deaths in the country.
An article published yesterday on The Guardian, said that despite the fact that e-cigarette use in the UK is known to have successfully helped reduce the number of smokers significantly, smoking still remains the biggest cause of premature deaths in the country. Every year, over 100,000 Britons lose their lives to the dreadful habit.
"Smoking is the biggest preventable killer in this country and this legislation will save lives, so I am thrilled that the tobacco industry will not be allowed to appeal. After years of hard work, I look forward to seeing this policy now brought in, and smoking numbers fall even further." said chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies.
No light at the end of this tunnel for tobacco firms
CEO of health charity Ash (Action on Smoking and Health UK), Deborah Arnott, said that this ruling will finally bring all attempts by "big tobacco" to overturn the UK legislation on standardised packaging, to an end.
"This is the latest in a long line of crushing legal defeats for the tobacco industry."Deborah Arnott, CEO, ASH
"This is the latest in a long line of crushing legal defeats for the tobacco industry. Over the years the industry has squandered many millions of pounds of its own money in futile legal challenges, but worse still it has wasted public time and money, which could have been much better spent improving public health." she said.
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This iPhone 8 would be so much hotter than the Galaxy S8
Image source: ConceptsiPhone
By Zach Epstein @zacharye
For the first time ever, Samsung will become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world in about two weeks when it comes to smartphone design. Apple has always had the edge in the past thanks to the thin plastic Samsung used on its phones for the first few years after entering the market, and then the gap narrowed in 2015 when the company finally switched to glass and metal. Now, in 2017, Samsung has stolen the crown with the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, which feature a design that puts Apple's three-year-old iPhone design to shame.
Thankfully, Apple has no plans to use the same design a fourth time when comes to the iPhone 8, and now a new video imagines a next-generation flagship iPhone that manages to outshine Samsung's new smartphones.
Expectations for the upcoming new iPhone 8 — or iPhone Edition, or iPhone Pro, or whatever Apple ends up calling it — couldn't be higher. Apple's tenth-anniversary iPhone is expected to feature a bold new design with an OLED display that takes up most of the front of the phone. The home button will reportedly be removed and replaced with a virtual home button like the one on the Galaxy S8 (but so much better, obviously) and the bezels around the screen are expected to be much narrower than before.
Now, a new iPhone 8 concept created for the ConceptsiPhone YouTube account by a graphic designer called "incriptor" images what Apple's upcoming new redesigned iPhone might look like. The result, though not grounded in reality, is stunning.
Some aspects of this iPhone 8 render are probably reasonably close to reality. The general look of the phone is likely close to what Apple is going for, and Apple executive Jony Ive has said on record that his dream is an iPhone that looks like one continuous piece of glass. Where this concept takes a sharp turn away from reality, however, is in its use of displays on the edges and back of the phone.
The idea of a small, invisible screen on the back of an iPhone that displays notifications is actually pretty awesome. It's also not even a remote possibility on the iPhone 8. But hey, it never hurts to dream, so check out the video below.
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Zach Epstein has worked in and around ICT for more than 15 years, first in marketing and business development with two private telcos, then as a writer and editor covering business news, consumer electronics and telecommunications. Zach's work has been quoted by countless top news publications in the US and around the world. He was also recently named one of the world's top-10 "power mobile influencers" by Forbes, as well as one of Inc. Magazine's top-30 Internet of Things experts.
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JERSON SONNY P. GABINETE Age 40, of Waipahu, HI, passed away August 18, 2015 in Ewa, HI. Born January 1, 1975 in Toledo City, Cebu City, Philippines. He is survived by son, Jerson Gabinete, Jr.; daughters, Chasity Ashley Gabinete, Cassie Gabinete; parents, Eliseo and Catalina "Nenen" Gabinete; brother, Rhey (Patricia) Gabinete; sister, Janice Aoki. Visitation 6:00 p.m., Monday (Sept. 28) at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel. Wake service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 9:00 a.m., Tuesday (Sept. 29) at St. Anthony Catholic Church (640 Puuhale Rd, Honolulu). Mass 10:00 a.m. Burial to follow 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.


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Nauloco (en griego antiguo, Ναύλοχον) fue una antigua ciudad griega que estaba situada en la costa de Jonia (Asia Menor).

Se supone que era el puerto de Priene pero quizá fue una ciudad autónoma al menos durante parte del siglo IV a. C., ya que se han conservado monedas de bronce de ese siglo que se atribuyen a Nauloco, donde figura la leyenda «ΝΑΥ». Por otra parte, en un decreto de Alejandro Magno del año 334 a. C., se concedía a los habitantes de Priene la libertad y ciertos privilegios para residir en Nauloco. También aparece citado un teorodoco de Nauloco para acoger al teoro de Argos en torno al año 330 a. C., lo que nuevamente parece ser un signo de cierta autonomía política pero sin embargo se ha apuntado la posibilidad de que en realidad la invitación a los juegos se hiciera en el puerto para transmitirla a continuación al interior, donde se hallaba Priene, para evitar pérdida de tiempo del enviado.

Es mencionada también por Plinio el Viejo a continuación de Miunte.

Se localiza en las proximidades de la actual población turca de Doğanbey.

Referencias

Colonias griegas de Jonia


Everyone knows they need to properly insure their personal vehicles. However, if you're a business owner, you've got an obligation to cover any vehicle used in operating your business, too. As with personal vehicles, Texas law requires commercial vehicles to carry a minimum level of liability protection. At Kent Stehling Insurance, we'll make sure you get coverages that balance your business's need for protection against the realities of the world we live in.
Even if your coverages are through another agency, at Kent Stehling, we welcome the opportunity to review them. We can help you decide if you need more than personal injury protection or uninsured/under-insured motorist coverage as part of your commercial auto insurance package.
If you're ready to see how much you can save on commercial auto insurance in the Lone Star State, call Kent Stehling Insurance Agency today at 830-990-2229! For a free online commercial auto insurance quote, fill out the quote form on the contact page!


Far too often, people equate barking with bad behavior in a dog. Just like people, dogs vocalize in many ways to convey various messages.
In my neighborhood, we all know (and hear) a mini-Schnauzer named Buddy who lives with a fun and feisty senior named Flo. Buddy unleashes a series of high-pitched yap-yap-yaps whenever anyone approaches the front door or whenever he spots trespassing cats in his backyard.
In this case, barking serves a benefit. Flo wears a hearing aid, and her dog seems to tune in when he is needed by running up to her and sounding a noisy alert. Buddy's breed was born to bark. Schnauzers rank among the chattiest of canine breeds.
Having a noisy dog comes in handy for Flo during those times when solicitors come to her front door uninvited. Buddy barks so loud and so long that Flo can't hear what the people are trying to pitch. They leave in frustration and Flo rewards Buddy for a bark well timed. Buddy also barks to awaken Flo if he hears a strange sound in the backyard at night. Most dogs seek jobs, and in Buddy's case, he feels he earns his daily kibble by serving as Flo's keen sense of ears. He detects everything that goes past Flo's house.
But Buddy doesn't bark just to bark. Whenever I bring over my two dogs, Chipper and Cleo, Buddy doesn't bark – he cries out in pure joy as the sight of seeing his two doggy play pals coming up his walk. He also turns off his barking machine once welcomed guests are inside Flo's home.
Flo has been a lifelong dog lover and she does her best to keep Buddy at his best. She signed him up for Pets Best insurance when he was a pup, has his coat professionally groomed and feeds him only high-quality food.
In the beginning, Flo would apologize for Buddy's noise-making ways. Now, she embraces his vocalizations and proudly nicknamed him, Buddy Barky. Between a home alarm system and Buddy, Flo feels justifiably safe and secure.
Arden Moore, author of 17 books on cats and dogs, including her latest, The Dog Behavior Answer Book and The Cat Behavior Answer Book.


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Greater Anglia's Dovercourt station garden has been transformed.
The Essex and South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership successfully bid for £1000 of funding from the Association of Community Rail Partnerships and have match funded it with a £1000 of their own funds.
Cheryl Thompson, the station adopter, came forward with a striking garden design, following an appeal in the local press. Then earlier in the year, Sergeant Gavin White led a team from the local barracks who helped prepare the garden area, by clearing it of weeds and digging it over.
Work could then begin to bring Cheryl's design into fruition.
Yesterday, a working party organised by train operator Greater Anglia, including volunteers from contractors Spence and Community Rail Officer Lucy Ainger got stuck in to transform the garden into the new design.
The new garden includes swathes of beautiful planting incorporating soft mauves, pinks and silvery foliage, using shrubs and herbaceous perennials such as Verbena, Geraniums, Anemones, Lavender, Gaura, Sedums and Hebes. Stunning specimen trees including Liquidambar mark the boundary of the new garden.


This weekend saw Premier and Premier Reserve take on the Karori unicorns. Unfortunately the weather and underwhelming venues with poor drainage played a major factor, delaying the start to Premier and washing out Premier Reserve.
At Ben Burn Park the premier game was reduced to a 32 over hit-out. Taita and K-town batsman were salivating at the sight of laughably small boundaries, K-town winning the toss and sensibly electing to bat, reaching a grand total of 182.
Unfortunately on this occasion the Unicorn gods were looking out for the men from the cloudy suburb and guided them to a 133 run win and the mana.
Well done to the boys, always some positives to be taken from the game.


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"""This module implements a data source for generating metrics about
memory usage.

"""

from ..common.system_info import memory_used

from .decorators import data_source_generator

@data_source_generator(name='Memory Usage')
def memory_usage_data_source():
    yield ('Memory/Physical', memory_used())

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Q: drawing vertical lines in between bezier curves I have got x and y values in a data file to plot bezier curves. Each (x, y) pair denotes a bezier curve. Now I need to separate the segments drawing vertical lines (dotted lines preferably). The segements should be at each (x, y) so that the multiple bezier curves are separated and can be analysized. The input file is below :
0.07     0.543022222222

0.06     0.694821399177

0.08     0.734375

0.12     0.743377777778

0.11     0.795822222222

0.09     0.772946197226

0.14     0.798727048915

0.05     0.6118208

0.06     0.517422222222

The script for gnuplot is:
set term x11 persist

set title "Animation curves"

set xlabel "Time (secs.)"

set ylabel "Parameter"

plot "curve.dat" using 1:2 notitle smooth csplines

How can I achieve it? Thank you.

A: You could use vectors to draw those separation lines. The following script should do the job:
set key off
set style line 2 lt 0 lc 1 lw 2
plot [0.04:0.15] "Data.csv" u 1:2 smooth csplines ls 1, "" u 1:($2-0.1):(0):(0.2) w vectors nohead ls 2

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*set key off: Makes the notitle keyword redundant for all plots

*set style line 2 lt 0 lc 1 lw 2: Discribes how the separation lines should look like. In this case:

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*lt 0: dashed

*lc 1: red

*lw 2 line width of 2

*"" u 1:($2-0.1):(0):(0.2) w vectors nohead ls 2: Actually plots the separation lines:

*

*"" use the previously used data file

*u 1:($2-0.1):(0):(0.2): Plot the vector between the positions (x, y - 0.2) and (x, y + 0.2) of the data file.

*w vectors nohead: Use vectors and let them have no head.

*ls 2: Use the previously defined line style 2.

A problem you might have, is that in your data file there are at position 0.06 two values defined, which let gnuplot take the mean of those two values. This is why the separation line at position x=0.06 is longer than at other positions, as you can see in the following graph:

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