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Complaint Alleges LifeLock Violated 2010 FTC Settlement By Continuing To Make False Claims
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7.21.15 3:39 PM EDT By Ashlee Kieler@akieler
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Back in 2010, identity theft protection company LifeLock entered into an $11 million settlement with federal regulators and several states regarding its use of allegedly false claims regarding the effectiveness of its services. According to those same regulators, the company has violated that agreement by continuing to make claims that fail the truth test.
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it has taken action against LifeLock for violations of its settlement with the agency and 35 state attorneys general, but declined to provide specifics on what penalties the company could face, aside from asking a court to impose an order requiring full redress to all customers affected by the violations.
According to the FTC complaint [PDF] filed in U.S. District Court in Arizona, from at least October 2012 until March 2014, LifeLock failed live up to is obligations under the 2010 settlement.
Under the previous deal, LifeLock was barred from making deceptive claims about services and was required to take more stringent measures to safeguard the personal information it collects from customers. The company also agreed to provide $11 million in refunds to customers.
At the time of the agreement, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan said that LifeLock had essentially promised not to misrepresent that its services offer "absolute protection against identity theft because there is, unfortunately, no foolproof way to avoid ID theft."
The FTC alleges the company broke that promise by continuing to make claims that it protected consumers' sensitive data with the same high-level safeguards as financial institutions.
The Commission assets that from January 2012 through December 2014, LifeLock falsely claimed it protected consumers' identity 24/7/365 by providing alerts "as soon as" it received any indication there was a problem.
Additionally, the complaint states that LifeLock violated its previous order by failing to establish and maintain a comprehensive information security program to protect its users' sensitive personal data, including credit card, social security, and bank account numbers.
As for LifeLock, the company says that after 18 months of working with the FTC, it became evident the two parties could not reach an agreement over the issues outside of a court of law.
"We disagree with the substance of the FTC's contentions and are prepared to take our case to court," the company said in a statement. "LifeLock takes the accuracy of our advertising materials very seriously. The alerting claims raised by the FTC did not result in any known identity theft for LifeLock members."
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Situated in the Jemez Mountains, Jemez Springs is located entirely within the Santa Fe National Forest. The village is sited on the Jemez River in the red rock San Diego Canyon. State Highway 4 passes through the settlement on the east bank of the Rio Grande tributary. Geothermal springs in and near the village feed the Jemez River. The village has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km2), all of it land.
The Jemez Valley is thought to have been inhabited for the last 4500 years. The Spaniards who visited the area beginning in 1540 reported multiple Native American pueblos (villages), in the valley. The Franciscan mission church San José de los Jemez was built just to the north of the current village in 1621 but was abandoned around the 1640s. Today the ruins are the site of Jemez State Monument. Following the Pueblo Revolt the Jemez people began converging at the current Pueblo of...
The Jemez Valley is thought to have been inhabited for the last 4500 years. The Spaniards who visited the area beginning in 1540 reported multiple Native American pueblos (villages), in the valley. The Franciscan mission church San José de los Jemez was built just to the north of the current village in 1621 but was abandoned around the 1640s. Today the ruins are the site of Jemez State Monument. Following the Pueblo Revolt the Jemez people began converging at the current Pueblo of Jemez. In the nineteenth century the valley was given over to mostly agrarian and pastoral uses.
Jemez Springs' post office opened in 1907. The village is named for the Pueblo of Jemez twelve miles to the south. The 1907 post office was preceded by one established in 1884 named Archuleta. The village's current main bathhouse originates from this period.
In 1942, Jemez Springs was the second choice (after Oak City, Utah) for the location of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the proposed Manhattan Project research laboratory, but Los Alamos was chosen instead.
In 1947 two Roman Catholic retreats were founded nearby, the Congregation of the Servants of the Paraclete and the Handmaids of the Precious Blood. The village was incorporated in 1955. Following enthusiasm from supporters of Kyozan Joshu Sasaki in 1972, the Bodhi Manda Zen Center, a Rinzai training academy, was founded.
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Vikram Solar Commissions 10 MW Solar Project in Madhya Pradesh
By Zulkarnain/ Updated On Fri, Jun 1st, 2018
The Ordnance Factory in Itarsi will use the power that is generated from this captive power plant. According to the company statement, it will be responsible for installation of that plant, and apart from that the company will also provide operations and maintenance (O&M) service to the plant for a period of 10 years from the date of commissioning.
At the ordnance factory in Itaris, Madhya Pradesh, Vikram Solar has commissioned a 10 MW solar power project for Bharat Electronics Limited.
The Ordnance Factory in Itarsi will use the power that is generated from this captive power plant. According to the company statement, the Vikram Solar will be responsible for installation of that plant, and apart from that the company will also provide operations and maintenance (O&M) service to the plant for a period of 10 years from the date of commissioning.
Director of Sales-EPC, Vikram Solar, Rohit Dhar said, "The large expanse of black soil in the area posed a challenging environment to work during the monsoon. We understand that no project is without its set of challenges and our team constantly strives to overcome these hurdles by exercising superior operational practices in the field along with robust planning and execution capabilities."
It is a 10 MW plant project and has 35,360 modules powering the whole unit. Vikram Solar has 750 MW (commissioned + under execution) EPC capacity.
Vikram Solar Limited (formerly known as Vikram Solar Pvt. Ltd.) is a globally recognized leading solar energy solutions provider, specializing in high efficiency PV module manufacturing and comprehensive EPC solutions. With an international presence across 6 continents, we are an active contributor in shaping the solar revolution.
A fully forward-integrated Solar EPC solutions provider, the company deploys world-class technology to design, install and commission benchmark solar projects worldwide. Vikram Solar Limited has a track record of installing & commissioning more than 750 MW of solar projects across India.
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In 2012, the total amount of water withdrawn in Florida was estimated to be 14,237 million gallons per day (Mgal/d). Saline water accounted for 7,855 Mgal/d (55 percent), and freshwater accounted for 6,383 Mgal/d (45 percent). Groundwater accounted for 4,167 Mgal/d (65 percent) of freshwater withdrawals, and surface water accounted for the remaining 2,216 Mgal/d (35 percent). Surface water accounted for nearly all (99.9 percent) saline-water withdrawals. Freshwater withdrawals were greatest in Palm Beach County (682 Mgal/d), and saline-water withdrawals were greatest in Pasco County (1,822 Mgal/d). Fresh groundwater provided drinking water (through either public supply or private domestic wells) for 17.699 million residents (93 percent of Florida's population), and fresh surface water provided drinking water for 1.375 million residents (7 percent). The statewide public-supply gross per capita water use for 2012 was estimated at 136 gallons per day.
Overall, agricultural self-supplied accounted for 39 percent of the total freshwater withdrawals (groundwater and surface water), followed by public supply (36 percent). Public supply accounted for 49 percent of groundwater withdrawals, followed by agricultural self-supplied (34 percent), commercial-industrial-mining self-supplied (7 percent), recreational-landscape irrigation and domestic self-supplied (5 percent each), and power generation (less than 1 percent). Agricultural self-supplied accounted for 50 percent of fresh surface-water withdrawals, followed by power generation (26 percent), public supply (11 percent), recreational-landscape irrigation (9 percent), and commercial-industrial-mining self-supplied (4 percent). Power generation accounted for nearly all (99.8 percent) saline-water withdrawals.
The largest percentage of freshwater withdrawals was from the South Florida Water Management District (46 percent), followed by the St. Johns River Water Management District (20 percent), Southwest Florida Water Management District (19 percent), Northwest Florida Water Management District (9 percent), and Suwannee River Water Management District (6 percent). The South Florida Water Management District accounted for the largest percentage of freshwater withdrawals for public-supply use (46 percent), commercial-industrial-mining self-supplied use (24 percent), agricultural self-supplied use (59 percent), and recreational-landscape irrigation use (63 percent). The Northwest Florida Water Management District accounted for the largest percentage of freshwater withdrawals for power-generation use (44 percent), and the Southwest Florida Water Management District accounted for the largest percentage of saline-water withdrawals for power-generation use (58 percent).
Marella, R.L., 2015, Water withdrawals in Florida, 2012: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015–1156, 10 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20151156.


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Q: How to make `ls` color its output by default, without setting up an alias? I don't want an alias (alias ls='ls --color'), and I had previously set this up on Mac OSX using CLICOLOR environment variable which magically brought colors to ls. Now I am on Linux (Arch x86-64) with xterm and a really basic setup, and I can't make ls output color (using ls verbatim). I do get color when using --color switch.
Is there no way to achieve this without an alias? POSIX compliance would be nice :-)

A: There is no way: the ls man page will show you that the default setting (for --color) is 'none' - ie. never use colour.
Any reason you don't want to use aliases? I'm a recovering Red Hat user, so every time I install a new distribution I set three ls aliases like so:
## Colorize the ls output ##
alias ls='ls --color=auto'

## Use a long listing format ##
alias ll='ls -la'

## Show hidden files ##
alias l.='ls -d .* --color=auto'

A: You can use the alias method so that every time you open the terminal and use ls (verbatim just ls , not ls --color), results will be coloured. You can add the alias to your .bashrc, for example, as the following command line:
alias ls='ls --color=auto'

A: if using the -F option --color is unnecessary, for instance alias ll='ls -alF' shows colors

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A plan to install a facility that handles catch basin sludge collected by the City of Boston on the border of East Somerville and Everett may be in jeopardy due to opposition from local leaders.
State Sen. Jarrett T. Barrios, D-Somerville, said he plans to participate in an effort to keep the facility out based on procedural mistakes the Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) made while applying to the Massachusetts Environmental Protection Agency for a change of location from Frontage Road in Boston to Alfred Street in Charlestown. Barrios said he also believes a portion of the Alfred Street property once believed to be in Boston, is actually in Everett and would give Everett the right to stop the project.
Barrios said even if BWSC followed the minimal requirements of the law, they should have notified surrounding communities such as Everett and Somerville.
"Even if the law does not require it, when you are building a sludge plant on the border of two communities, it is only appropriate to notify the communities of the plan and the potential impacts," he said.
The BWSC estimates the facility will handle 130 tons per day of different materials including catch basin cleanings, sewer cleanings and trench excavate from Boston construction projects. The proposed site would use an estimated four acres of land and would be over 30,000 square feet in size.
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone said the facility could harm the city's efforts to develop Sullivan Square and Assembly Square and clean up the Mystic River.
"I think the facility is necessary but is this the best location? And did the [BWSC] follow the necessary process? I have some concerns about the approach they took. There was never any outreach to the surrounding communities," he said.
Curtatone said he expected the facility to increase air pollution and traffic in East Somerville.
Thomas Bagley, manager of community services for the BWSC, said the sludge facility will actually have a positive impact on the area's environment and few traffic consequences. He said the truck trips coming from the facility will occur off peak traffic hours and the BWSC plans to clean up the site, which is currently contaminated.
"We will remove the hot spots of contamination and help to eliminate seepage into the Mystic River," Bagley said. He said the facility is enclosed and will feature an air handling system to control and eliminate odors from the building.
Consultants working for the BWSC sent a notice to elected officials, including Barrios on Set. 15, he said.
Barrios and at least one other official claims not to have received the notice, said Bagley.
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We recently announced that the planning application to redevelop the Dyke Pub was withdrawn. Following this, on 7th October, the owners notified the council of their intention to sell the pub. This is in line with regulations set out in the Localism Act 2011 with regards to disposal of Assets of Community Value (ACV). The sale is being handled by the agent Fleurets, with an asking price of £1.35m.
The huge community interest in the pub makes it an attractive prospect for potential purchasers, and we have a number of pub contacts we can use to publicise the sale. We can also provide information about the community's interest in the pub to the owner's agent, Fleurets. The strength of local feeling is demonstrably high, with the nomination as an Asset of Community Value supported by a petition of over 1000 local people (excluding signees from further afield), and the recent planning application to redevelop the site receiving over 500 objections. The agent is obliged to tell any prospective purchaser that the pub is listed as an Asset of Community Value (ACV). Our wishes are not too onerous – we would like the whole of the ground floor to be run as a friendly community pub and restaurant, with ancillary uses or pub compatible uses (eg. B&B) on the floors above, and the whole garden used as a beer garden.
Following the owner's notification of intention to sell, the council will write to us (as the group who nominated the building to be an ACV) and put up a public notice outside the Dyke.
This starts a 6 week moratorium during which time we have the opportunity to express interest in bidding to purchase the Dyke. During this time, the pub cannot be sold to anyone other than a community group but the owner can continue negotiations with private purchasers.
If we (or another community group) do express interest, the moratorium is extended to 6 months. This period allows the community to raise funds, including organising a mortgage, grants and community shares. During this 6 month period, the pub cannot be sold to anyone other than a community group. The owners can, however, continue negotiations with private purchasers. At the end of the moratorium, the owner is free to accept or decline any offers from the community or private purchasers. The community group does not have first refusal and the owner has no obligation to sell.
It is worth noting that there is no way of cutting the 6 month moratorium short if we withdraw from bidding, it is effectively locked in once an expression of interest is made by the community. The only way to cut the moratorium short is if a sale is agreed with a community group (either the nominating group or another eligible group).
We are all keen to see the Dyke operating as a full sized thriving community pub and restaurant again, be that in private or community ownership. As a community, we have a short period of time to decide how we want to move forward. The Save the Dyke group and the associated Dyke Pub Preservation Society are keen to hear whether the wider community want to concentrate campaign efforts on engaging private buyers, pursuing a community bid, or run both in tandem. Whichever route we choose, there is work to do and volunteers will be needed!
We want to hear from you! Please let us know what YOU think. Do you think a community bid is the best way forward or do you think a private buyer would be best for our local?
Please e-mail us your thoughts on: savethedyke@gmail.com AND join us at the next community meeting held by the Dyke Pub Preservation Society on Tuesday 7 November at 8.30pm at The Church of The Good Shepherd Hall (please note venue change) – full details to be confirmed.
Various improvements were carried out before the pub re-opened, including a kitchen extension and new cold store, to facilitate a higher standard of catering.
The current owners purchased the freehold for £900,000 in 2013, running the pub as a freehouse for the next 3 years.
The pub changed use to retail in September 2016, and is no longer a going concern. The ground floor is currently vacant and the first floor is residential. Assuming the change of use to retail was lawful*, planning permission would be required to change use back to a pub.
The Dyke Pub Preservation Society (DPPS) was established in February 2017 with a view to exploring a community bid.
The current owners agreed to an independent valuation to allow the DPPS to make a community offer. The valuation was £965,000. An offer to purchase the pub for this amount was made in March 2017, but was declined by the current owners.
Since the valuation, the historic bar has been removed from its original location and other building work has been part carried out. Work halted when a Building Preservation Notice was issued, and it appears that considerable making good and finishing is required.
Fleurets are currently representing the owners with regards to the pub sale. The asking price is quoted as £1.35m for the freehold. Management figures provided by Fleurets for 2013-2015 show the business was comfortably profitable at that time.
Q – Would the current owners really want to sell to the community after so many objected to their recent planning application?
A – The owners have always said they would sell to the community at the right price. The DPPS had a positive and constructive relationship with the current owners when discussing the previous community offer.
Q – The current owners say they couldn't make it work financially, so why would a new owner / community be able to make it work?
A – Management figures provided by Fleurets show that it was profitable from 2013-2015. Figures are not provided beyond that year. A local survey in 2016 showed that local people felt that, for whatever reason, the service and quality of the pub degenerated in the last couple of years. A new owner could inject new energy in the pub, tailor it to community needs and benefit from the huge uprising in the community since its shock change of use back in September 2016.
Q – If a private buyer was interested in buying the pub, wouldn't they have come forward already?
A – Although the owners have been open to approaches from prospective purchasers, it has not been openly marketed. Now that it is officially for sale it is likely to generate more interest. And what's more, we can actively spread the word.
Q – Wouldn't private buyers be put off from taking interest if there is a community bid ongoing?
A – One of our advisors, Dave Boyle from Community Shares, told us that in his experience a community raising funds for a pub doesn't drive anyone away. It leads to more bidding. If people are worried that they might be elbowing the community out of the way, then they come to talk to you, because they know you want the best for the pub and the community and they'll want your support.
Q – If we don't put in a bid, or aren't successful in our bid what does this mean for the Dyke's status as an Asset of Community Value?
A – It would still be an Asset of Community Value. This needs to be renewed every 5 years. Being an ACV has some use in planning, as a material consideration.
Q – Would we need to agree a purchase price in the first 6 weeks for a community bid?
A – No – in the first 6 weeks we would just need to express interest.
Q – The asking price is very high – how could we ever raise that much as a community?
A – Mortgages can be as much as 70%, and community grants are also available. The remainder could be raised as community shares. In addition to the sales price, additional costs include legal fees, start-up costs, and building works. Stamp duty will be significant. Careful consideration would need to be made to pitch the offer price right.
Q – What are the ongoing implications of running a community pub?
A – There are a number of models to consider. The community can be hands-on running the pub, or can appoint a manager to deal with day-to-day running, overseen by a community board. It is, however, a serious undertaking and community volunteers will be critical to its success. Community pubs do not need to generate profits in the same way a private business would, but there would be ongoing costs for staffing, mortgage repayments, building maintenance etc, so a sound business plan and willing volunteers would be essential to its success.
Q – Do we really have the expertise to consider making a community bid?
A – There is a wide range of skills in our local community! There is also a lot of help out there. The Plunkett Foundation, for example, offers advice and grants to community groups. There are around 70 community owned and run pubs across the UK, run by communities with no previous experience, including the Bevy in Bevendean. Many of you have met Dave Boyle from Community Shares at our community meetings, he is able to advise on grants and community shares, with his own fees covered by grants. We have also benefitted from the expertise of Dale Ingram from Planning for Pubs over the past year, and can appoint her to carry out further work in relation to the community bid.
Q – Where can I read more about community bids?
* Note the lawfulness of the change of use was challenged in a planning report made by Dale Ingram of Planning for Pubs http://savethedykepub.org.uk/blog/dale-ingrams-objection-planning-application/. Because the application was withdrawn, the council's conclusions on this are currently unknown.
I am fully in support of a community bid being put forward, and I would also welcome a "Brighton friendly" bid from a suitable company. I also think that there could be a 3rd way forward, and that is a Joint Venture – community & company. The community takes a stake in The Dyke (say 25%) and another company takes the remainder. It may be more complicated to put together, and it may be a complete non-starter, but the benefits are it will keep the community involved (and not just as customers), the new owner/landlord would not have as large as financial burden, and the larger shareholder base would increase the opportunity for future fundraising without having the need to go to the banks for funding.
Find an appropriate interested party who will be able to drive it a a business, perhaps with brewery/hospitality/community experience.
And keep the community engaged, a) so this doesn't happen again, b) because look at how well Exeter Street Hall works, c) consider the successes of community owned pubs around the country, and d) in these times of economic change, having a stake in a business of this size is something many of us won't get the chance for; this is capitalism and socialism working well together, put money back into the community and in the hands of more than one person/organisation?
And well done STDP…really well done.
I think this is very positive. How can we make a better fit between the pub, BHASVIC, BOAT etc I wonder, so all these amazing energies work together in resonance?
As I walk past The Dyke four times a day (walking the dog) it would appear that the current owner may well have withdrawn his planning application (as a refused planning application for development makes The Dyke worth considerably less), but work inside the pub building is carrying on as if nothing has changed. It seems to me that the current owner has made a tactical withdrawal, and put the pub back on the market to flush out a bid – if there is one coming. Given he paid £925k for it and (in his opinion) it is a loss-making venture, and that he's virtually "gutted" the insides (requiring any new owner to spend considerable money to make the place operational again), it seems to me putting a £1.35 million price-tag on The Dyke is enough to scare off any potential bidders. What the current owner wants, and what The Dyke is worth are two different things – and I can see this dragging on for a lot longer yet. And in 6 months time, the current owner can go back to BHCC and say "told you, I can't sell it – now will you give me planning permission?" We need to keep the pressure on, and make public knowledge any financial offer put on the table.
Just walked past The Dyke (Wed 18th Oct) and the windows have been blanked out. It looks like the current owner doesn't like the neighbourhood knowing what he's doing with the building. I wonder why?


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Off-highway vehicles can be driven on all state forest trails that are not designated as off limits for environmental or safety reasons. Warroad, with thousands of acres of prime ATV destinations right out our front door, is a great place to stay if you are planning an "off-road" vacation.
Legislation effective August 1, 2005 allows a greater freedom for all-terrain vehicle riders choosing to ride in Minnesota state forests in our region. Off-highway vehicles can be driven on all state forest trails that are not designated as off limits for environmental or safety reasons. Warroad, with thousands of acres of prime ATV destinations right out our front door, is a great place to stay if you are planning an "off-road" vacation.
Beltrami Island State Forest is just east of Warroad and spans an area of 66,903 acres.
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It features 2 channels, mid boost, efx loop and 100W of power. Apart from this amplifier being capable as a stadium level monster, it can be used extremely well at lower volumes and also responds well to attenuators for players who want to push the power amp at lower volumes.
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Before us looms perhaps the biggest health and environmental crisis of our times, that of the proliferation of wireless technology. The current soup of wireless radiation is effectively playing with the genetic makeup of all life.
And yet we now stand at the threshold of unleashing 5th generation cellular technology, 5G, which according to former FCC Chair Wheeler "will make available more licensed spectrum for mobile than in the cumulative history of mobile spectrum allocation." It will take nothing short of a massive public awareness campaign to put the breaks on the aggressive and fast-moving wireless industry and our complicit government. But there is no choice. Many scientists are calling for caution now, and more recently, 180 scientists issued an appeal for a moratorium on 5g. We must heed the call.
We have a problem
It is well known, and even the FCC agrees, that wireless radiation that heats us, can be hazardous. If it burns us, it can harm us. But a debate has been on-going for over 60 years as to whether radiation that has negligible thermal effects – that is, it heats us only minimally – can impact health. Independent science overwhelmingly finds that non-thermal radiation can cause a multitude of health problems, while industry-funded science, more often than not, contends non-thermal radiation is safe. http://www.emfwise.com/myth.php
In 1999, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioned the National Toxicology Program (NTP), a branch of the National Institute of Health (NIH), to conduct a study to settle this debate once and for all. The NTP designed an elaborate, $30 million dollar study on "cell phone radiation", which was the largest and most extensive study ever conducted by the NTP.
In November, 2018, the NTP released their Final Report which concluded there was "clear evidence of cancer" from cell phone radiation and that this radiation causes heart and DNA damage as well. The recent Ramazzini study, out of Italy, corroborated the findings of cancer but at radiation levels lower than those of the NTP Study. (For more on these studies, please see https://www.saferemr.com/2018/11/NTP-final-reports31.html and https://bit.ly/2OkvIFj.)
The NTP and Ramazzini studies underscore the 2011 World Health Organization's classification of radio frequency/microwave radiation as a 2B possible carcinogen. According to Dr. Anthony Miller, former advisor to the World Health Organization,
"This animal evidence, together with the extensive human evidence, coupled with the rising incidence of brain cancers in young people in the U.S., conclusively confirms that radio frequency radiation is a Category 1 human carcinogen,"
The findings also corroborate thousands of peer-reviewed studies showing adverse health effects from exposure to wireless radiation, a sampling of which can be found here and here.
The NTP and Ramazzini studies add further weight to both the International Scientists Appeal in which 240 scientists from 41 countries urged the UN and the World Health Organization to call for more protective EMF guidelines and increased public education, and the 5G Appeal to the European Union by 253 leading scientists and doctors demanding a moratorium on 5g. In April, 2018, the International Society of Doctors for the Environment issued an appeal for a standstill on 5G "experimentations" explaining,
"We believe it should be unethical to ignore the available evidence waiting a possible 'a posteriori' demonstration of health damages in the presence of a present and potentially manageable risk for public health."
"If you are one of the millions who seek faster downloads of movies, games and virtual pornography, a solution is at hand, that is, if you do not mind volunteering your living body in a giant uncontrolled experiment on the human population." Dr. Devra Davis, President of Environmental Health Trust
For more on health effects from wireless, please see:
Physicians For Safe Technology (Website)
Grassroots Environmental Education Emerging science: Compilation of scientific studies on wireless (microwave) radiation
IRRADIATED; A comprehensive compilation and analysis of the literature on radiofrequency fields and the negative biological impacts of non-ionizing electromagnetic fields (particularly radiofrequency fields) on biological organisms
THE BIOINITIATIVE REPORT 2012
Updated Research Summaries, from the BioInitiative Report, Dec. 15th, 2017
EMF Scientist Appeal
NTP Cell Phone Radiation Study: Final Report
Recent Research on Wireless Radiation and Electromagnetic Fields
Oxidative mechanisms of biological activity of low-intensity radiofrequency radiation
International Perspective on Health Effects of Low Intensity Non-Ionizing Radiation
Environmental Health Trust – The Science
The problem's getting worse
Six short weeks after the release of the NTP partial findings, the FCC approved 5G to usher in the Internet of Things (IoT) and faster video download speeds. In addition to the lower frequencies that had been used up until then, 5G opened up large swaths of bandwidths in the higher millimeter wave (mmW) frequencies, taking radiation densification to a whole new level. FCC Chair Wheeler" foretold, "5G build-out will be very infrastructure intensive, requiring a massive deployment of small cells." Virtually every lamppost and/or utility pole would be outfitted with a small cell.
The vast body of research on the health effects of radiofrequency/microwave radiation has been conducted primarily on the lower frequencies, such as those currently used for cell phones and WiFi. The majority of independent peer-reviewed studies confirm that these lower frequencies cause adverse health effects. The higher mmW frequencies, though less studied, are proving harmful as well. Whereas the lower frequencies travel through our bodies, the higher, mmW frequencies, do not. With 5G frequencies, the outer layer of our bodies will be affected – skin, eyes and testes. (Please note that even though 5G frequencies don't penetrate deeply, it is likely that other systems will also be affected as no organ operates in isolation.) Although science cannot keep pace with the "race to 5G," enough studies have been conducted to warrant putting a hold on 5G.
"You as the Danish elected representatives, and I as their employed scientist, are not here to promote convenience or economic growth, but only to 'serve and protect human health and biological safety, as well as to protect other animals, plants, and bacteria. These aims must be our only target. From the current vast scientific literature, it is obvious we must proceed with caution before immersing the citizens in more artificial electromagnetic fields. We may, as a matter of fact, already be gravely endangering our current as well as coming generations. To not act today may prove a disaster tomorrow. And such lack of action may again result in the classical 'late lessons from early warnings.'"
We might presume that in light of the recent NTP study and the wealth of peer-reviewed independent science extending back over 50 years, that overwhelmingly shows adverse health effects from radiation, governments would give great consideration before barreling headfirst into a massive deployment of 5G small cells. But sadly, this is not the case. FCC Chair Wheeler moved in haste to approve 5G to ensure the US was "first out the gate," stating:
"If the Commission approves my proposal next month, [and it did] the United States will be the first country in the world to open up high-band spectrum for 5G networks and applications. And that's damn important because it means U.S. companies will be first out of the gate."
And President Trump in step with the new FCC Chair Ajit Pai continues with the "race to 5G"…while most people don't even know what 5G is.
For more about 5G and health, please see:
5G: Great Risk for EU, U.S. and International Health! Compelling Evidence for Eight Distinct Types of Great Harm Caused by Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Exposures and the Mechanism that Causes Them
Peer Reviewed Published Science On Radiation From 4G/5G "Small" Cell Wireless Antennas
5G wireless telecommunications expansion: Public health and environmental implications
Millimeter Wave Frequency Studies and Reviews
The FCC Approves 5G Millimeter Wave Spectrum Frontiers
Wireless Pollution "Out of Control" as Corporate Race for 5G "Microwave Spectra" Gears Up
The 5G Wireless Technology: Potential Health Impacts of Electromagnetic Radiation
Comments submitted to the FCC opposing 5G on the grounds of health
Long-Term Exposure to Microwave Radiation Provokes Cancer Growth Evidences From Radars and Mobile Communication Systems
Government agencies are not protecting us
"…the actions of the FCC and state lawmakers to fast-track 5G technology are reckless and irresponsible." Environmental Working Group (EWG) | Despite Health Concerns, FCC and States Clear the Way for Next-Generation Wireless Networks https://www.ewg.org/news-and-analysis/2018/07/despite-health-concerns-fcc-and-states-clear-way-next-generation-wireless#.W0TWny2ZNPN
The FCC "safety" standards for radiofrequency/microwave radiation were set in 1996 when very few people owned a cell phone and well before the advent of WiFi. Since that time, wireless technology has become ubiquitous with most people using one or more wireless devices throughout the day (and night!). In addition, far more research has been conducted, and many experts now agree that the current FCC guidelines are antiquated, inadequate and not protective of health. A resolution by the American Academy of Environmental Medicine states:
"Existing safety limits for pulsed RF [radiofrequency] were termed 'not protective of public health' by the Radiofrequency Interagency Working Group (a federal inter agency working group including the FDA, FCC, OSHA, the EPA, and others)."
A thorough and very well-researched investigative article, How Big Wireless Made Us Think That Cell Phones Are Safe: A Special Investigation, details how for years industry has war-gamed the science and managed to obfuscate findings of harm by independent researchers. Author Mark Hertsgaard states,
"And I think that's the real parallel with both Big Oil and Big Tobacco. In each case, these big companies were told privately by their own scientists that there are serious questions about your product, whether it be cigarettes or fossil fuels or cellphones. And in each case, those executives decided not to share that with the public, but rather to keep that information to themselves, while telling the public and telling the press and telling policymakers there's no problem."
Already in 2002, in a letter to the EMR Policy Institute, Norbert Hankin from the EPA wrote.
"The FCC's exposure guideline is considered protective of effects arising from a thermal mechanism but not from all possible mechanisms. Therefore, the generalization by many that the guidelines protect human beings from harm by any or all mechanisms is not justified."
The World Health Organization (WHO) is not much better than the FCC. WHO has also played a major role in covering up the science and manipulating public opinion.
In 2017, the Russian National Committee on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (RNCNIRP) sent a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) calling for more "balanced" representation in the WHO RF working group. The letter discusses ICNIRP's antiquated exposure standards which are slightly more protective of health than the FCC standards, but nearly comparable. Oleg A. Grigoriev, Chairman DrSc., PhD, Assoc. Prof. Head of the Scientific Department of Non-Ionizing Radiation, Federal Medical Biophysical Center of Federal Medical Biological Agency of Russia states:
In particular, the private self-elected organization ICNIRP, similar as majority of the current WHO RF WG members, does not recognize the non-thermal RF effects, which represent the main concern of widespread exposure to mobile communication and upholding guidelines from 1996, which are based on RF thermal effects only. Thus, the quidelines of ICNIRP are irrelevant to present situation when majority of population over the world is chronically exposed to non-thermal RF from mobile communication.
For a fuller discussion of "safety" guidelines, both US and international, please see
Outdated FCC "Safety" Standards
Eight Repeatedly Documented Findings Each Show that EMF Safety Guidelines Do Not Predict Biological Effects and Are, Therefore Fraudulent: The Consequences for Both Microwave Frequency Exposures and Also 5G Second Edition, May 23, 2019
The Health Argument Against Cell phones and Cell Towers (Pages 5-9)
FCC Maximum Permissible Exposure Limits for Electromagnetic Radiation, as Applicable to Smart Meters
Inform the Public of Wireless Tech Risks – 33 Recommendations for the Federal Communications Commission
The WHO Cover-Up That Is Costing Us the Earth
Will WHO Kick Its ICNIRP Habit? Non-Thermal Effects Hang in the Balance Repacholi's Legacy of Industry Cronyism
Prior legislation interfered with our right to oppose cell towers
In 1996, after three years of intense lobbying and much pressure from the wireless industry, Congress passed, and the President signed into law, the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Hidden deep within this vast and complex Act, lies Section 704 which states:
No State or local government or instrumentality thereof may regulate the placement, construction, and modification of personal wireless service facilities on the basis of the environmental effects of radio frequency emissions to the extent that such facilities comply with the Commission's [the Federal Communications Commission's] regulations concerning such emissions.
This unprecedented legislation set the stage for the onslaught of the wireless industry and its deluge of cell towers. Though "health effects" is not stated explicitly in Section 704, some judges have interpreted "environmental effects" to include health effects. With the advent of 5G and the IoT, cities and municipalities are again reluctant to accept 5G infrastructure, so the wireless industry is pulling out all the stops in an effort to get legislation passed to "streamline" the deployment of 5G small cell infrastructure. Former FCC Chair Wheeler states in his Prepared Remarks to the Competitive Carriers Association:
For our part, the Commission is united in its commitment to cutting red tape and facilitating siting. We've streamlined our environmental and historic preservation rules, and tightened our 'shot clock' for siting application reviews. And there's a bipartisan commitment to do more as warranted. Both my Republican colleagues, for instance, have recently agreed that where states or localities are imposing fees or not being "fair and reasonable" for access to local rights of way, the FCC should preempt them. We shouldn't be afraid to use all of our authority under the Communications Act to address unreasonable local barriers.
More on the FCC's "hard ball tactics":
Captured Agency How the Federal Communications Commission Is Dominated by the Industries It Presumably Regulates An Exposé of the FCC:
An Agency Captured by the Industries it Regulates Cell-Phone Towers and Communities:
The Struggle for Local Control The Rules and Regulations That Frame Us The Telecommunications Act of 1996 Removes Our Rights to Stop Cell Towers Because of Health Concerns
The inconvenient truth about cancer and mobile phones
How Big Wireless Made Us Think That Cell Phones Are Safe: A Special Investigation The disinformation campaign—and massive radiation increase—behind the 5G rollout
Call for ONE BIG DIG – Fiber to the every home, business, and school and farm: Government and industry must build a safe and reliable fiber optic and coaxial cable Internet and communications technology infrastructure to all homes, businesses, schools, and farms. Government should put a halt to the continued proliferation of unsafe wireless infrastructure and the Internet of Things.
Measures you can take on a personal level:
Use wired Internet connections whenever possible and be sure to deactivate the wireless settings on all routers and laptops.
Use a corded landline phone whenever possible.
Limit your time on cell phones or cordless phones. If you must have wireless, use either speaker or an Air Tube headset.
Do not carry wireless devices on your person, and when possible switch all devices to Airplane Mode.
Choose conventional ovens not microwave ovens.
Avoid buying IoT, Internet-connected machines, appliances, or "things". Your health is worth far more than any wireless gizmo!
For more complete guidelines, please see:Tips to Reduce Your Exposure to Wireless Radiation How to Reduce the Electromagnetic Radiation in Your Home
Actions you can take:
Stay abreast of all new applications for wireless infrastructure being considered in your community or new zoning ordinances. Keep an eye out for new legislation that would further streamline the requirements for wireless infrastructure siting. Attend public hearings on cell towers. Educate your City Council. And submit comment both orally and written whenever possible on all new zoning regulations and cell tower or "small" cell applications.
Protest, protest and protest some more! This seems to be the only avenue left for protecting our rights.
Communities have been successful in stopping the wireless industry. For more information about actions you can take, please see https://whatis5g.info/small-cells/ and http://scientists4wiredtech.com/. Share information with friends, colleagues, schools, universities, and encourage others to take action as well. Word of mouth and grass roots efforts can be very effective. Finally, to keep up-to-date on developments concerning 5G and the IoT, and to connect with other like-minded folk, please check out the Facebook Page, What is 5g and the Internet of Things, and consider joining the Facebook Group, Responding to 5G and the Internet of Things.
Media Release – Ontario Doctors Warn of Rising Health Care Costs after 5G Roll Out C4ST.org June 1st, 2019
What they never bothered to tell us…. Oct. 11th, 2019 | TruthStream History comparing US and Russia's use of and study on radiofrequency/microwave radiation
April 17th, 2018 | Prof. Olle Johannson, Neuroscientist, Sweden: Hearing before Politicians on the Danish Parliament Committee for Health and Elder Care.
Dr. Anthony Miller: Radio Frequency Radiation, Cancer and Cell Towers Statement to School District Jan. 9th, 2018 | Environmental Health Trust
July 10th, 2018 | Cellphones: A Major Health Risk? | RT
Published on Mar 7, 2017 The frequencies to be used in 5 G interact with our body. More by Dr. Devra Davis at http://ehtrust.org/policy/fcc-approve…
Published on Jul 13, 2017 5G Wireless streamlining bills to place mini cell towers in front of homes are moving forward nationwide with fierce opposition from municipalities. Learn more at https://ehtrust.org/key-issues/cell-phoneswireless/5g-internet-everything/
Expert Forum: Wireless Radiation and Human Health Hebrew University Medical School, January 23-26 2017
Dr. Devra Davis, Ph.D., M.P.H., Founder and President of the Environmental Health Trust presents: "The truth about mobile phone and wireless radiation: what we know, what we need to find out, and what you can do now".
Too Much Radiation – Video/Song
Published Sept. 28th, 2010 | Safe Schools Dane Snowden of the CTIA: "Industry had not said once…not once…that cell phones are safe."..
Feb. 15th, 2017 | Potential Risks to Human Health from Future Sub-MM Communication Systems: Paul Ben-Ishai, PhD
Dr. Mercola interviews Paul Heroux, researcher and professor, on the damaging biological effects of magnetic fields – both low and high frequencies.
WHY WE SHOULD OPPOSE 5G ON HEALTH GROUNDS
February 20, 2017 — Ronald M. Powell, Ph.D.
Background of Ronald M. Powell Ph.D.
I am a retired U.S. Government career scientist (Ph.D., Applied Physics, Harvard University, 1975). During my Government career, I worked for the Executive Office of the President, the National Science Foundation, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. For those organizations, respectively, I addressed Federal research and development program evaluation, energy policy research, and measurement development in support of the electronics and electrical-equipment industries and the biomedical research community. I currently interact with other scientists and with physicians around the world on the impact of electromagnetic fields on human health.
Why Oppose 5G?
The National Toxicology Program at NIH has linked cellular radiation to cancer.
The National Toxicology Program (NTP) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has just published the "Partial Findings" of a $25 million multi-year study of the impact of cell phone radiation on human health. The NTP study found a likely causal relationship between the radiofrequency radiation emitted by cell phones and the occurrence of malignant brain cancer (glioma) and malignant nerve tumors (schwannomas) of the heart in male rats.
Description of the NTP study: http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/results/areas/cellphones/index.html
Published "Partial Findings" of the NTP study: http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/06/23/055699
Informative Discussion of the NTP study: http://ehtrust.org/science/facts-national-toxicology-program-cellphone-rat-cancer-study
The NTP regarded its findings as so important to world health that it issued the "Partial Findings" as soon as it could (May 2016) and formally presented those findings at an international conference (BioEM2016, June 2016) attended by 300 scientists from 41 countries.
http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=164837&CultureCode=en
The International Agency for Research on Cancer at WHO has classified radiofrequency radiation as a possible human carcinogen.
The NTP study reinforces the cancer classification of radiofrequency radiation made in 2011, by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO). Such radiation, including specifically radiation from cell phones, was classified as a Group 2B carcinogen (possible carcinogen for humans) because of the associated occurrence of brain cancer (glioma) and acoustic neuroma (a benign tumor of the auditory nerve) which is a form of schwannoma.
http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2011/pdfs/pr208_E.pdf
In fact, the findings of the NTP study, in combination with the findings of other studies conducted since 2011, have greatly increased the likelihood that the IARC will raise its classification of radiofrequency radiation to Group 2A (probable carcinogen for humans) or even to Group 1 (known carcinogen for humans) in the near future.
The world's scientists have appealed to the United Nations and the World Health Organization to warn the world population about the harm to health caused by radiofrequency radiation from wireless devices.
As of January 29, 2017, 224 scientists from 41 nations have signed an international appeal first submitted to the United Nations and to the World Health Organization in May 2015. These scientists seek improved protection of the public from harm from the radiation produced by many wireless sources, including "cellular and cordless phones and their base stations, Wi-Fi, broadcast antennas, smart meters, and baby monitors" among others. Together, these scientists have published over 2000 peer-reviewed research papers on this subject.
https://www.emfscientist.org/index.php/emf-scientist-appeal
The most detailed and comprehensive analyses of international biomedical research show a broad variety of adverse health effects from exposure to radiofrequency radiation.
The health risks posed by continued expansion of the use of radiofrequency radiation in wireless devices are not limited to cancer, as devastating as that consequence is. The much broader range of health effects was reviewed in immense detail in the BioInitiative Report of 2012. This 1479-page review considered about 1800 biomedical research publications, most issued in the previous five years. The BioInitiative 2012 Report was prepared by an international body of 29 experts, heavy in Ph.D.s and M.D.s, from 10 countries, including the USA which contributed the most experts (10). The review concludes that "The continued rollout of wireless technologies and devices puts global public health at risk from unrestricted wireless commerce unless new, and far lower exposure limits and strong precautionary warnings for their use are implemented."
BioInitiative Working Group, Cindy Sage, M.A. and David O. Carpenter, M.D., Editors, BioInitiative Report: A Rationale for Biologically-based Public Exposure Standards for Electromagnetic Radiation, December 31, 2012 (http://www.bioinitiative.org).
Why is 5G so especially outrageous to the public?
5G would greatly extend FCC's current policy of the MANDATORY IRRADIATION OF THE PUBLIC without adequate prior study of the potential health impact and assurance of safety. 5G would IRRADIATE EVERYONE, including the most vulnerable to harm from radiofrequency radiation: pregnant women, unborn children, young children, teenagers, men of reproductive age, the elderly, the disabled, and the chronically ill.
5G would likely rely on the 1996 Telecommunications Act to continue to deny state and local governments and municipalities the right to bar the installation of wireless technology on environmental/health grounds
This Act may be the greatest offense to local rule of all time.
5G would likely rely on the FCC's current outdated, excessively permissive, and thus widely criticized, radiation-exposure guidelines that enable many parties to make false claims of safety for wireless products. Those guidelines are based primarily on a 30-year-old analysis by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP),1 many years before the emergence of most of the digital wireless technology in use today. And the FCC's proposed move to 5G would offer no further study of safety, even though the new study by the National Toxicology Program at NIH has already found those same FCC guidelines unprotective.
5G would set a goal of irradiating all environments, including the insides of homes, whether single family homes, townhouses, or apartments, ending any remnant of the notion that "your home is your castle" in which you are supposed to be safe and to have a measure of control of your environment. Specifically, the proposed 5G technology would blast through walls and cribs just as the current wireless technologies do. The result would be to drive even more people out of their homes than are already being displaced by the current wireless technologies.
5G would force cell antennas onto residential streets, bringing the radiation threat even more up close and personal to the public.
5G would bypass all current biomedical studies endeavoring to determine if radiofrequency radiation is a factor in the explosive growth of major health conditions — such as autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and Alzheimers disease — that are ruining the lives of so many people, from their youngest years to their oldest years.
5G would increase the prospect for the continued explosion of health care costs, with a further worsening of the national debt, and with no clear assignment of responsibility to the providers of the harmful radiation. In short, 5G would continue to export to society the costs of the harm that wireless products cause.
5G would totally ignore the rapidly growing international biomedical research literature that demonstrates that radiofrequency radiation adversely affects human health at levels far below the current FCC exposure guidelines. And the adverse impact on animal, insect, and plant health, too, would continue to be ignored.
5G would continue to dismiss, as too expensive, the tremendous potential of wired technologies (especially fiber optics) to provide higher data rates, greater cyber security, and greater safety for human health, as if those benefits should be excluded from any cost comparisons with wireless technologies.
I urge you to oppose development of 5G.
1 Federal Communications Commission, Office Engineering & Technology, Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields, OET Bulletin 65, Edition 97-01, page 64 (August 1997). See the last paragraph on the page to find this statement: "The FCC-adopted limits for Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) are generally based on recommended exposure guidelines published by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) in "Biological Effects and Exposure Criteria for Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields," NCRP Report No. 86, Sections 17.4.1, 17.4.1.1, 17.4.2 and 17.4.3. Copyright NCRP, 1986, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 (http://transition.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Documents/bulletins/oet65/oet65.pdf ).
https://www.scribd.com/document/339826676/Why-We-Should-Oppose-5G-on-Health-Grounds
For other documents of Ronald M. Powell (Ph.D.) please see https://www.scribd.com/document/291507610/Documents-on-Wireless-Technology-and-Health-by-Ronald-M-Powell-Ph-D
Additional Resources about Health
Physicians for Safe Technology | Website Digital Technology and Public Health
Understanding EMFs | For Engineers and Physicists
REPORT from the SCIENCE & WIRELESS 2016 prepared for the Pandora Foundation and for the Kompetenzinitiative Dariusz Leszczynski, PhD, DSc (biochemistry)
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Setting the standard for a wireless w WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Setting the standard for a wireless world of harm a call for action and accountability by Olga Sheean | January 30, 2017
5G | Human Skin as Arrays of Helical Antennas in the Millimeter and Submillimeter Wave Range March, 2008 | Human Skin as Arrays of Helical Antennas in the Millimeter and Submillimeter Wave RangeYuri Feldman,Alexander Puzenko, Paul Ben Ishai, Andreas Caduff,1and Aharon J. Agranat,Department of Applied Physics | The Hebrew University of Jerusal
5G | Circular polarization induced by the three-dimensional chiral structure of human sweat ducts April 25, 2014 | Itai Hayut, Paul Ben Ishai, Aharon J. Agranat, and Yuri Feldman
A 5G WIRELESS FUTURE WILL IT GIVE US A SMART NATION OR CONTRIBUTE TO AN UNHEALTHY ONE?
Dr. Cindy Russell | The Bulletin | Jan./Feb. 2017
Dr. Lennart Hardell Wireless Radiation and Children's Health Iceland Published on Mar 14, 2017
World Health Organization: setting the standard for a wireless world of harm By Olga Sheean | Jan. 30th, 2017
5G And The IOT: Scientific Overview Of Human Health Risks Environmental Health Trust
EMF Community | Website
Allison Main | Website
Current research studies on RF by Igor Yakymenko Department of Biochemistry and Ecological Control | National University for Food Technologies | Kiev
How Big Wireless Made Us Think That Cell Phones Are Safe: A Special Investigation Mar. 29th, 2018 | Mark Hertsgaard and Mark Dowie | The Nation
RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION (RFR) AS A PROMOTER/ENABLER OF ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS Ronald N. Kostoff | April 2018
Leszczynski presentations in Australia, May 2018 5G Millimeter-Waves Health and Environment | We Assume Safety...But Have No Idea What Will Happen
5G: Great risk for EU, U.S. and International Health! Compelling Evidence for Eight Distinct Types of Great Harm Caused by Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Exposures and the Mechanism that Causes Them. Martin L. Pall, PhD Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Sciences | 2018
Cell Tower Health Effects April 30th, Electromagnetic Radiation Safety
Website Wi-Cancer.info Extremely informative website on wireless and health
Health Implica􏰁ons of Long-term Exposure to Electrosmog Karl Hecht A Brochure Series of the Competence Initiative for the Protection of Humanity, the Environment and Democracy | Prof. Dr. med. Karl Hecht et al
International Perspective on Health Effects of Low Intensity Non-Ionizing Radiation July 23rd, 2018 | Joel Moskowitz presents Belpomme D, Hardell, L, Belyaev I, Burgio E, Carpenter DO. Thermal and non-thermal health effects of low intensity non-ionizing radiation: An international perspective.
Radiation Causes Cancer in Rats. What About Humans? An update on the science and how big telecoms emit a deadly smog of radiation Oct. 9th, 2018 | Richard Maxwell and Toby Miller | Psychology Today
Electromagnetic Radiation Safety | Website Website on health effects from RF
Yoda: 5G EMF Risk – Great Harm – Letter by Martin L. Pall, PhD April 17th, 2019 | Martin Pall
Planetary electromagnetic pollution: it is time to assess its impact Priyanka Bandara and David O Carpenter
Website EMF South Africa Mobile and Cell Masts - Be Informed of the Effects
Oceania Radiofrequency Scientific Advisory Association Data Base
Oceania Radiofrequency Scientific Advisory Association Inc. ( ORSAA )
THE BIOINITIATIVE REPORT 2012 A Rationale for Biologically-based Public Exposure Standards for Electromagnetic Fields (ELF and RF)
New Review of Cell Tower Science by B. B. Levitt and H. Lai May 11, 2010 |
Dangers of WiFi Episode 1: Discovering the Dangers 5 part video series | Cecilia Doucette | Nov. 19, 2016
National Geographic | Welcome to Electrotown | Explorer Nov. 30, 2016
The EMR Policy Institute Advancing Sound Electromagnetic Radiation Public Policy
Inaccurate official assessment of radiofrequency safety by the Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation Corresponding author: Sarah J. Starkey | Oct. 16, 2016
A New Paradigm in EMF Science Jeromy Johnson | Copyright © 2016 Tau Beta Pi
Oscillatorium | Website
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Letter To The FCC From Dr. Yael Stein MD In Opposition To 5G Spectrum Frontiers Dr. Yael Stein MD | Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem | July 9, 2016
EMF Safety Network Reduce EMF and RF (wireless) to protect children, communities, and nature
Dr. Magda Havas, PhD
Louis C.K. Hates Cell Phones
Dr. Havas's Academic Website
Oxidative mechanisms of biological activity of low-intensity radiofrequency radiation PubMed NCBI |Yakymenko I, Tsybulin O, Sidorik E, Henshel D, Kyrylenko O, Kyrylenko S.
Study 5G frequencies | Microwave exposure affecting reproductive system in male rats NCBI Pub Med | Kesari KK, Besari J.
Study 5G | Permeability changes of cationic liposomes loaded with carbonic anhydrase induced by millimeter waves radiation Pub Med NCBI | Sept. 21,2012 | Di Donato L1, Cataldo M, Stano P, Massa R, Ramundo-Orlando A.
5G frequencies | Impact of low intensity millimetre waves on cell functions P.H. Siegel and V. Pikov | Dec. 2010
5G | Current State and Implications of Research on Biological Effects of Millimeter Waves: A Review of Literature Andrei G. Pakhomov, Yahya Akyel, Olga N. Pakhomova, Bruce E. Stuck, and Michael R. Murphy
5G |Nonthermal Effects of Extremely High-Frequency Microwaves on Chromatin Conformation in Cells in vitro—Dependence on Physical, Physiological, and Genetic Factors Igor Y. Belyaev, Victor S. Shcheglov, Eugene D. Alipov, and Vadim D. Ushakov
5G | Protein Changes in Macrophages Induced by Plasma From Rats Exposed to 35 GHz Millimeter Waves Protein Changes in Macrophages Induced by Plasma From Rats Exposed to 35 GHz Millimeter Waves | Roza K. Sypniewska, Nancy J. Millenbaugh, Johnathan L. Kiel, Robert V. Blystone, Heather N. Ringham, Patrick A. Mason, and Frank A. Witzmann
Is 5G Cellular Technology Harmful to Our Health? Joel M. Moskowitz, Ph.D. | August 17, 2016
Health Implica ons of Long-term Exposure to Electrosmog Karl Hecht |A Brochure Series of the Competence Ini a ve for the Protec on of Humanity, the Environment and Democracy e.V.
International Appeal: Scientists call for Protection from Non-ionizing Electromagnetic Field Exposure May 11, 2015 | 221 Scientists appeal to the UN, World Health Organization,
International Scientist Appeal on Electromagnetic Fields, Martin Blank, PhD Spokesperson Video clip on behalf of the International Scientist Appeal
Research Repository for Understanding EMFs Many resources to sift through on EMF health concerns
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Technology in the 21st century has leaped frogged to levels that were perhaps unthinkable only a few shorts years back. With such rapid development in tech and tech related products and services, we have almost everything at our disposable. Along with adults, even children have been touched by technology and today we are going to read a little about the positive effects of technology on a child's social development.
I know this topic may sound ironic so don't pick up those pitchforks just yet. I am a technology geek and also being the father of a 4-year old has given me certain perspective into this statement. Yes, I will definitely agree with you that there are negative effects as well which perhaps may outweigh the positive ones. However, there can be no denial of the fact that technology is here to stay.
Yes, the above statement is quite true. In fact, we all know that excess of anything is not good for us. Take for example a lavish buffet dinner. Now you are a person who normally eats to your potential. But when placed in front of a buffet you generally tend to overeat. It is the same principal that needs to work with technology and children. Excessive usage of tech or tech products such as laptops, mobiles, tablets etc does bring harm.
I always make sure that my daughter when she wants to play with me, I do not hand over her the laptop or tablet to watch some cartoon. Even though I am back from a hectic day at work if she herself has asked to play then I oblige.
In this same situation if I would have simply asked her to see the tablet or laptop. Which by the way is the easiest things to do. Then I would certainly be miss using tech and getting my kid addicted to it.
Well as I shared earlier when there is ample sunlight like on weekends. Make plans to stay as much outdoors as possible. I recently got into a hobby of terrace gardening. So now I involve Anika when I am gardening. That way she learns about nature but also stays away from any tech. When you are going out to buy vegetables or fish, take your kids along with you. No matter how naughty they are once you get them into the habit then it becomes quite easy.
Simple things like these go a long way in making sure that your kid does not get addicted.
So what are those positive effects of technology?
There are quite a few good effects of technology when used judiciously. Let us look at a few of them today.
I know this observation is not far fetched. Yes, I will agree now itself that sports develop hand-eye coordination. But at the same time using a laptop or the keyboard of the desktop does help with the same. When the child has to move the mouse pointer over the screen using the touchpad of the laptop, they learn how to control objects. They need to look at their fingers as well as the screen thus making sure that their coordination increases.
When the kids watch rhymes in English or watch some movies. They learn the language and the vocabulary. Since their brain is like a sponge they pick up words like a super soaker. So we do need to be mindful of what we are letting them watch but their language proficiency increases ten fold.
I have seen my daughter and how her language skills have developed so early. In fact when we first went to get her admitted in her school at 2.5 years. Her teachers commented on her skills with the English language.
Now she also watches regional language rhymes which have ensured that she is learning other Indian languages on her own. Now she can understand and speak broken Hindi and pretty fluent Tamil. All this would not have been possible if there were no Youtube videos to watch rhymes.
If a kid interacts with other kids of their age then definitely it improves they social development. But at the same time using task-based computer programs that teach group play and turn based tasks help in kids social development. They learn the importance of turns and group dynamics. Of course, there can be no substitute for interacting with actual human beings but every now and then meaningful computer programs that teach social skills can be really helpful.
My daughter started to learn A, B, C from the computers. Even counting she learned from the rhymes. This was even before their school started teaching these letters and sounds. She knew the way they are used and did very well in her class. Knowing that she has these intellectual skills also gives her self-esteem quite a boost. Though we should be dependent on computer programs to help in all scenarios. But watching such programs is ten times better than watching movies or other non-developmental videos.
There are even sensory books that literally read out to children and helps them in learning new things through the use of technology.
Short answer, yes. Technology can certainly help in emotional development by enabling kids to master skills and self-expression. When a child is able to complete a task then they really feel good about themselves.
When used with moderation and judiciously technology has the power to shape a child and impart them with skills and knowledge that can be useful for their future in schools and colleges.
Using technology is not just confined to the use of mobiles, laptops, tablets etc. There are home learning kits that use technology quite effectively to help the kids develop intellectually. There are programs like English learning programs that feature a reading pen that promotes comprehension and improves language fluency.
I have used such programs for Anika my daughter and she has certainly grown bigger intellectually. It is now quite fun to speak to her like an adult as she is able to comprehend using her language fluency and reply.
So does technology really have the positive impact we parents desire?
The answer is actually two-fold. One answer is, Yes, tech certainly has a positive impact. At the same time the second answer, No, cannot be discounted. Now when I say No I am rather referring to overuse of tech that we discussed earlier.
Tech can have quite a big positive influence on kids if used wisely. Technology and its by-products should never be used to substitute what a child can learn from their parents or friends. But technology can definitely be used to bring in new skills especially in terms of language even before they are taught at school. That is one of the biggest advantages of using tech.
I know I am being devils advocate here with this blog, but we parents do need to shun our fear of technology and use it to effectively enhance our beautiful ones. So let me know in the comments below what methods you have used to have a positive effect on your child.


The CNT (Anarchist workers' unions) and the PCE (Spanish Communist Party) are constantly in opposition. The PCE are advocating against social revolution, while the CNT are convinced social revolution should continue. The CNT also do not wish to support pro-parliamentary democracy, unlike the PCE. To the CNT, fighting for social revolution is the same as fighting against fascism. The large province of Aragon is still controlled by the CNT, and many regions through Spain are also strong in CNT support.
The PCE and the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers) sign an agreement to work together in support of parliament democracy. This brings the PSOE in direct conflict with the CNT.
Nationalist troops outside Madrid attack the Casa del Campo and the town of Garabitas, which has been safe in Republicans since fighting ended in November. No progress is made on either side.
The Second Spanish Republic celebrates the sixth anniversary of the exile of the monarchy. There is little to celebrate with the war making little progress and social revolution in disarray. The government is not back in Madrid after fleeing during the siege of Madrid in November.
The Nationalists, fuelled with Spanish, Moorish and Italian soldiers, are preparing to attack Guadalajara, 60 kilometres north-east of Madrid. After all the failed attempts to take Madrid, and the collapse of battle at nearby Jarama, the Nationalists are keen to engage again. The Italians, fresh from taking Málaga, are ready to fight. The Nationalists have gathered 35,000 men, hundreds of artillery supplies over 100 tankettes, 32 armoured cars, 3,600 vehicles and 60 planes. Much of the tank, car and plane equipment comes from the Italians, as Mussolini strongly supports the offensive.
The Republicans are the 12th division of the Republican army with only 10,000 men, but only 5,900 rifles, 85 machine guns and 15 artillery pieces. They do have a few light tanks on their side. Guadalajara, until now has been peaceful, so no trenches, road blocks or defensive have been set up, but the Republicans know (assume), a Nationalist attack from the south is imminent. Meanwhile, the Nationalists are preparing to attack the 25 kilometre stretch of the Guadalajara-Alcalá de Henares road, south of Guadalajara, which will cut off the main road, and five other roads which stem from the area.
The Nationalists attack the front lines at Guadalajara at 7am with both air raids from 70 planes and artillery fire. They break the front lines within half an hour. The 50th Republican Brigade are broken by a barrage of 250 tankettes, extensive artillery, machine guns and trucks and heavy fire. The Italians take the towns of Alaminos, Catejon and Mirabueno on the first day. They capture 12 kilometres of ground, only slowed by heavy late winter fog, not yet at their planned locations of Brihuega and Guadalajara. They have taken the hills, and have a straight downhill roll towards Madrid, and the Republicans are overwhelmed and call for extra men and tanks.
Italian tankettes with flame throwers continue the advance to Guadalajara, but the fog has not lifted, making visibility almost zero. The weather allows the surviving 5oth Republican Brigade members to escape the advancing Italians. By midday, the XI International Brigades arrives at the front – the Thaelamnn, André and Commune de Paris Brigades, all German, French and Balkans volunteers. But the Nationalists are using the Blitzkrieg technique of bombarding the enemy with short, sharp attacks on multiple fronts, which means the enemy slowly becomes surrounded. The Republicans have neither the manpower or firepower to fight this technique. By nightfall, the Nationalists have captured another 18 kilometres and the towns of Almadrones, Masegoso and Cogollor. The Nationalists are now outside the town of strategic Brihuega.
More Republican reinforcements start to arrive, with the arrivals of the Republican 49th and 12th Divisions. Between them and the XI International Brigades, they have 1850 men, 1600 rifles, five tanks and 34 machine guns. War hero General Lister arrives with the Republican 11th division at Torija, on the Madrid-Zaragoza road between the front and Guadalajara. He also places the 12th division to the west and 14th to the east of this main road to take on the Nationalists the next day.
The Republican forces have grown – 4350 men and 26 tanks when the XII International Brigades arrive – the Italian Garibaldi and the Polish Dabrowski battalions. The Nationalists start the day by bombarding the XI International Brigades on the ground and by air. They have no luck breaking the IB's, despite having 26,000 men on the ground, 900 machine guns and 130 tankettes. They do capture the towns of Brihuega and Miralrio without any trouble.
Both the XI and XII International Brigades are bombarded by the Nationalists all day. The Italian Garibaldi battalion come up against Italian Nationalists at Torija, and the IB's try to get their countrymen to defect away from the fascists. The fight stops for the day as both sides dig in, three kilometres north of Torija, and defend themselves as leaflet drops and loudspeakers try to convince Italians not to kill one another.
Republican General Lacalle of the 12th division is forced to resign and Nino Nanetti of the Italian Communists takes over. He cites health (possibly injury) reasons, but he has been clashing with General Jurado, which has been weakening the already overwhelmed Republican strength.
The Italian Nationalists attack the XI and XII International Brigades again outside Torija and break through, taking the town and main road as the IB's have to retreat to survive. The Spanish Soria division break through and take both the towns of Hita and Torre del Burgo to the west. Italian planes are halted due to the bad weather, the sleet and fog jamming their planes in soaking airports.
The Republicans are finally in a position to launch an offensive. A midday offensive sees 100 Soviet Rata and Chato fighter planes launched along with two squadrons of larger Katiuska bombers, which have arrived from Albacete. The Italian Nationalists have had their planes grounded due to the fog and sleet water-logging their aircraft. Albacete is 260 kilometres south and has not suffered weather troubles.
As the planes bomb the Nationalists, the Republican divisions are able to attack on the ground with light tanks. Nationalist tankettes get jammed in the mud and are destroyed, easy targets. The Republicans fight back all through the day and forced the Nationalists back to Trijueque, seven kilometres north of Torija. The Nationalists will never regain this ground, and most of the Nationalist XI Gruppo de Banderas are killed, including their commander.
Franco had promised to start a western offensive from Jarama, launching Spanish Nationalists to support the Italians, but this offensive has not appeared. This is allowing the Republicans to have a little breathing space as they fight. The stalemate and killing at Jarama is one possible reason for the lack of support, but another is Franco's lack of enthusiasm. It is critical in how to battle will play out. Propaganda is also beginning, with the Spanish not pleased that the Italians are launching attacks in Spain, and the Republicans, calling the International Brigades all Jews and Communists (that's a quote from Germans in Spain, not my opinion), could beat Italians. There is still another 11 days of this battle to play out, but both military and propaganda moves are being created and setting precedents, and numbers are swelling, with the Nationalists about to peak at 50,000 men and the Republicans at 20,000.


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Singapore GP Report - Not drowning but waving
Motorsport, as we are often given cause to reflect, is not like other sports. Just like in those, we predict with confidence. But unlike in most of those, things can and do look unrecognisable in a blink. Things like a rain shower. A standing start. An accident.
Lewis Hamilton was an unlikely winner
Photo: Octane Photography
That's what we got in Singapore. Sebastian Vettel looked serene on pole. Granted the Red Bulls would be strong in the race, but from the championship angle his rival Lewis Hamilton was flailing down in fifth. Surely he would at least re-take his long-held drivers' title table lead. It was a matter of how far by.
It had rained earlier on race day, but it appeared it would matter not. But then more arrived around 10 minutes before the start, meaning for the first time ever we had wet night time running under floodlights in F1.
Rain is frequent in Singapore; perhaps the most remarkable thing was it had never hit running here before in ten visits. Not, that anyone could remember, so much as a practice session or support race. Until today.
And it kicked off early. From the standing start Seb moved across the track to cover his place, but both second place starter Max Verstappen and fast starting Kimi Raikkonen were there. Max was caught in a Ferrari sandwich, all collided and the Dutchman and Kimi barrelled out.
They collected Fernando Alonso also, who'd performed a prodigy to get up to a net second. A victim of his own skills. He said later that "the podium was guaranteed or maybe we would be even fighting for victory."
The race, and title perhaps, pivoted
on a crash in the run to turn one
And within seconds Seb was out too, spinning into the wall, probably a result of his damage.
It robbed the race of much of its intrigue, not only from both Ferraris but the trump cards of Verstappen (yet another early exit for him) and, eventually after a little soldiering on, Alonso.
While in the same blink, the self-same flailing Lewis Hamilton was in the lead. Not drowning but waving. Not only suddenly was the day unrecognisable, so was the title picture. Lewis from desperately limiting damage was set for the maximum 25 point gain.
His engineer Pete Bonnington quickly spelled it out. It's now about bringing it home. Lewis said he knew.
"Not ideal is it?," said Seb later, appropriately.
What 'fault' there was, was Seb's. Though equally it all seemed rather a racing incident. Seb's 'move to cover' is, sadly, standard for the poleman these days (Lewis did something like it at Monza). But perhaps given the conditions and title considerations he could have been more circumspect.
Verstappen thought so. "Mainly Sebastian," he said when asked to apportion blame. "He started squeezing me, maybe he didn't see Kimi on the left.
Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen walk
away from their battered machines
"That's not an excuse - if you're fighting for the world championship, you shouldn't take those risks to squeeze someone that much.
"What does he expect? It was not very clever. I don't think it was a racing incident."
Both Ferrari pilots were coy meanwhile, which told its own tale.
"I don't know, I didn't see that much," Vettel said. "That's how this business is, and we'll move on. It doesn't change much."
"I don't think I could have done anything to change the end result apart from doing a bad start and not being there," Kimi added.
Lewis did more than bring the thing home however. He showed all his flair in these most challenging of sceanrios and quickly scampered away from Daniel Ricciardo - no wet weather slouch he. This included after a mid-race safety car (brought about by Daniil Kvyat binning it) wherein the Australian had smartly changed to fresh intermediates. Despite 11 laps more age in his rubber Lewis stretched 4.5 seconds clear after 10 laps of subsequent green flag running.
On older tyres and not in the quickest car this weekend. It seemed mainly about Lewis. Underlining as much, the other Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas was nowhere near - 20 seconds off him after 12 laps of green.
Fernando Alonso also was collected in the carnage
Even though there was no more rain the humidity, lack of sunlight and little air getting through meant the track in fact dried slowly.
But come half (nominal) distance it was good for slicks - all took them on and that was that. Lewis, possibly not believing his fortune today, was about the last to change, but still emerged with an 11 second advantage.
Ricciardo nibbled at it occasionally, but somehow the prodigious Red Bull pace of practice and qualifying never manifested even with the track dry. He apparently had a gearbox oil pressure issue to nurse, though his boss Christian Horner stopped short of claiming this denied victory. Ricciardo followed Lewis home, 4.5 seconds adrift. An even more adrift Bottas completed the podium.
"Obviously I was very fortunate with the Ferraris at the beginning" said an elated Lewis, "couldn't be happier.
"I capitalised on the incident, who would have known that would happen?"
But he insisted it wasn't all about the early smash. "I needed it to rain and as soon as it rained I knew where I was going to finish," he added. "I knew I had the pace when it rains, unfortunately we just didn't have the car in the dry." Someone worked out that's eight wet F1 race wins on the trot for him.
"Motor racing!," exclaimed his boss Toto Wolff increduously. "This morning we were waking up with a bad feeling talking about damage limitation, and here we are 24 hours later with a massive step forward in the championship."
Hamilton's win gives the championship
a very different complexion
Carlos Sainz as he always seems to on such days showed up well and finished fourth, his best ever F1 result, while the similarly-reputed Sergio Perez got fifth. They provided some entertainment with spirited dicing at mid-distance.
Nico Hulkenberg should have been fourth, but under the later safety car had to take on more oil due to a leak. This first dropped him to tenth and stopped him definitively later. He also gets an unwanted record for the most Grand Prix starts without a podium. In a doleful coup de grace, he ran in the top three early on today...
His Renault team mate Jolyon Palmer - despite a difficult weekend off the track - put in a spirited run and with some overdue fortune finished sixth. He even threw in an opportunistic pass of Bottas. The other McLaren of Stoffel Vandoorne also stayed out of trouble to get seventh. In both cases it was their best ever F1 finish as well.
Lance Stroll, Romain Grosjean and Esteban Ocon completed the scorers. Only 12 made it home and one of those - Pascal Wehrlein - was two laps down.
But if much of this race's drama was extracted after the first few seconds, it still feels pivotal. Lewis's title lead now is 28, Mercedes's weakest track is done and after months of to and fro suddenly it's hard to see anyone else taking this year's title. Short of something like today happening in reverse.
Though given what we said at the outset, we shouldn't rule that one out.
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Tour diary: Manchester United given 'rock star reception' as Australian pre-season gets under way
James Ducker's Manchester United tour diary
James Ducker, Northern Football Correspondent, in Perth, Australia
9 July 2019 • 3:50pm
James Ducker
Manchester United may have finished sixth in the Premier League last season and manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer clearly has his hands full this summer, but the club remain one of football's biggest draws.
Some fans were queuing for two hours before United arrived at their salubrious Crown hotel resort in the Burswood district of Perth on their bright red tour bus to get a glimpse of their heroes. The front page of the local newspaper, The West Australian, branded it a "rock star reception".
Paul Pogba committed to the cause
Paul Pogba could be forgiven for wanting to keep a lower profile as he eyes a move away from Old Trafford but the United midfielder had little intention of hiding away in the...


For all you Assassin's Creed players out there, it seems like there will be a new main character in the series that seems to come from a pirate background. Today, a poster was released, revealing the name and setting of the next game in the Assassin's Creed series. According to the poster below, the name of the new game will be called 'Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag' and will be set in the pirate era. This game is expected to launch next fiscal year (April 1, 2013 - March 31, 2014).