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Shock: Electrical’s Deadliest Act
Nothing captures people’s attention more than something that can put on a good show. Add fire or explosions and people will give you all their attention. Therefore, it is not surprising that the industry gives its complete focus on electrical safety to arc flash. It is so much of a showstopper—with its 19,400 °C (or…
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In the Most Dangerous Jobs, Women Left Unprotected by Pink PPE Tailored to Men
Over the past three decades, the number of women in the nation’s most dangerous jobs, such as construction, continues to grow. When women enter these jobs, however, the majority of women find workplaces continue to remain unfit for female workers.
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The Social Responsibility of Journalism
“If there is ever to be an amelioration of the condition of mankind,” John Adams once wrote, “philosophers, theologians, legislators, politicians and moralists will find that the regulation of the press is the most difficult, dangerous and important problem they have to resolve. Mankind cannot now be governed without it, nor at present with it,”
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Adobe pulls Flash from Android Google Play
Adobe sentenced Flash to mobile death row earlier this summer, announcing their plans to pull Flash from the Google Play store on Aug. 15. On Aug. 15, they pulled the plugin, making users unable to update or install Adobe Flash on their Android device.
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Despite oppression, Black atheists fight to be heard
Atheists are the most hated minority in America. Former U.S. President George Bush once said, “I don’t know that atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God.” Black atheists tend to experience this discrimination the most.
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Israeli Apartheid Week ignites rhetoric discussion
Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) hosted “Israeli Apartheid Week,” an annual series of events dedicated to labeling the State of Israel an apartheid state. The name of the event, which is held across college campuses around the world, caused controversy across DePaul’s campus. More than fifty university members signed an open letter which claimed
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New contraceptives mandate doesn’t change much for DePaul
The Catholic Church is scrutinizing the Obama administration’s new mandate requiring religious-based institutions to provide contraception for their employees, despite a new compromise announced Friday. The Obama administration’s mandate ignited a religious debate, with many Catholic institutions crying out that the new mandate was a breach of their religious freedom. With the mandate’s new changes,
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‘There is No Justice in This,’ Brother of Slain DePaul Student Says
Victor Valencia said he was overwhelmed with tears of happiness, anger and sadness when gang member Narcisco Gatica was found guilty on Friday, Sept. 17 for the murder of his brother, DePaul honors student Francisco “Frankie” Valencia.
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Remember 9/11: Running Chicago airports on Sept. 11
This article was originally published on The Red Line Project. John Harris was on his way to the airport when he learned a plane had hit one of the World Trade Center towers. Harris did not turn around and he did not call his loved ones. Instead, he headed straight for O’Hare International Airport. At the
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School board hears options to ease overcrowding at Hollis/Brookline High
This article was originally published in the print and digital editions of the Nashua Telegraph. HOLLIS — Portable classrooms could be the solution to Hollis/Brookline High School’s overcrowding problem, which has jeopardized the school’s accreditation. School officials were charged with addressing the overcrowding in a warning given by the New England Association of Schools and