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WPCNR HEALTH ADVISORY. From the Governor’s Press Office. August 10, 2015, 7:10 PM:

Today, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. Bassett and New York State Commissioner of Health Dr. Zucker gave an update on the outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the Bronx identifying 18 sites in the Bronx contaminated with Legionnaires’ Disease.

As of today, a total of 11 sites have tested positive for legionella within the impact zone. Additionally, 4 sites have previously tested positive for legionella outside of the impact zone that are not related to the outbreak in the South Bronx.

Today an additional three sites have tested positive for legionella that were identified as a result of testing done by the state over the weekend outside the impact zone and not necessarily related to the outbreak in the South Bronx.

In combination, to date a total of 18 sites have been identified inside and outside of the impact zone.

Regardless of test results, every cooling tower identified in the impact zone has been immediately ordered disinfected and remediated, and any site that has tested positive has been immediately ordered disinfected and remediated.

Below is a list of the sites within the zone that has been identified as of today.
· Concourse Plaza, 198 E. 161st. St.
· Opera House Hotel, 436 E. 149 St.
· Lincoln Hospital, 234 E. 149th St.
· Streamline Plastics, 2950 Park Ave.
· Daughters of Jacob Nursing Home, 1160 Teller Ave.
· Post Office, 558 Grand Concourse
· Verizon, 117 E. 167th St.
· Bronx Housing Courts, 1118 Grand Concourse
· NYC Department of Education 455 Southern Boulevard. Also called Samuel Gompers High School.
· DHS PATH Intake Center, 151 East 151^st Street.
· Bronx Hall of Justice, 245 E 161^ST Street

The following sites have been identified as testing positive but are outside the impact zone and not related to the outbreak:
· Verizon, 1106 Hoe Ave.
· Police Dept., 1086 Simpson St.
· 1201 Lafayette Ave.
· 230 East 123rd St.
The 3 sites outside of the impact zone identified today will be released shortly.

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WPCNR WEATHERED EYE. By John F. Bailey. August 9, 2015:

I have taken to posting pollen count predictions after this spring’s warnings of higher pollen counts in the air.

After interviewing an allergist about pollen and learning that even non-allergy sufferers can be affected by high pollen counts, and that in her practice this spring she has experienced higher numbers of persons reporting allergy systems for the first time in their lives, I can understand.

Today, I know that this can happen, and warn chronic allergy sufferers that today Sunday and tomorrow Monday you may need to take precautions.

I woke up this morning with a very stuffy nose and blurry eyes. Now usually I would attribute this to swimming. But, I did not swim yesterday. Pollen counts today are in the 7.6 range on a 1 to 12 scale in the White Plains area.

The eyes continue blurry but this is not a sudden cataract attack. I can only attribute it to the pollen in the air. So be aware..wear sunglasses, wear a hat. I hope you do not suffer too much.

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THE WATERMAIN BREAK ON MLK BOULEVARD at 5:30 PM. The Public Library is on the left. Photo by Don Hughes, Special to WPCNR

WPCNR MAIN STREET JOURNAL. FROM THE MAYOR’S OFFICE. AUGUST 7, 2015, 5:45 P.M.:

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A RESIDENT OF THE CHURCH STREET AREA HAS REPORTED THEIR WATER IS OUT AND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS THAT THE WATER IS OUT IN A “LARGE SECTION” OF THE CITY AND THEY DO NOT KNOW THE CAUSE

WPCNR CALLED THE MAYOR’S OFFICE TO ASCERTAIN THE EXTENT OF THE OUTAGE AND AREAS AFFECTED AND WAS TOLD MY QUESTION WOULD BE PASSED ALONG.

WPCNR HAS ALSO CONTACTED THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY FOR DETAILS.

WPCNR SUGGESTS REPORTING OUTAGES TO THE POLICE SINCE CITY HALL IS NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED. 422-6111 IS THE POLICE NUMBER.

AT WPCNR NEWS HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE CITY, THERE IS WATER, HOWEVER THE PRESSURE AND LENGTH OF FLOW SEEMS SLIGHTLY LESS THAN USUAL. (IT IS NOT RUSHING STRONGLY OUT OF THE FAUCET)

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WPCNR OBSERVATIONS. August 6, 2015:

Seventy years ago in 1945, the Enola Gay, a single American bomber dropped an Atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.

The terrible effects of that single bomb are a horror that has never been repeated

A second bomber, Bock’s Car on August 9, dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki.

Unknown thousands of Japanese citizens’ lives were vaporized, burned,  and maimed and two cities leveled to the ground in an instant in both bombings.

To grasp what one atomic bomb did to Nagasaki. Readers may see the photographs Japanese photographer Yosuki Yamato took of the aftermath of Nagasaki the day it happened at http://www.exploratorium.edu/nagasaki/photos.html#journey/63.jpg

The decision to drop the bombs was made after the United States, Great Britain and the Republic of China demanded Japan  surrender in the Potsdam Declaration on July 26 or face  “prompt and utter destruction”.

The Japanese government did not surrender.

The United States deployed two nuclear weapons  dropping one on Hiroshimi, 70 years ago yesterday and one on Nagasaki on August 9.

Over four months the bombs resulted in the deaths of   90,000–166,000 people in Hiroshima and 60,000–80,000 in Nagasaki, half dying the day the bombs fell.

The Hiroshima prefecture health department estimated that, of the people who died on the day of the explosion, 60% died from flash or flame burns, 30% from falling debris and 10% from other causes. During the following months, large numbers died from the effect of burns, radiation sickness, and other injuries, compounded by illness.

In a US estimate of the total immediate and short term cause of death, 15–20% died from radiation sickness, 20–30% from burns, and 50–60% from other injuries, compounded by illness. In both cities, most of the dead were civilians, although Hiroshima had a sizeable garrison.

The horror of those two bombings and the aftermath, the injuries created have resulted in an effort and reluctance on the part of nuclear-armed powers to avoid any nuclear attacks since that date.

Within a few days of those bombings, Japan surrendered unconditionally, officially ending World War II.

The decision to use the bombs by the United States has long been debated. A dialogue on what the bombs did, why the decision was made was collected in 1995, the fiftieth year since the bombings. It is available at http://www.exploratorium.edu/nagasaki/commentary/decision.html