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![]() For example, an article from the Watchtower publication, entitled “Jehovah’s Day of Judgment Is Near!”, clearly explains that “Annihilation awaits all who will not listen” to the teachings of the group, and those who set themselves against the rule of God’s Kingdom, represented on Earth as the organization of Jehovah’s Witnesses.Īccording to Jehovah’s Witnesses, there is no hope of survival for anyone who does not wholly submit themselves to their group’s teachings. An article entitled “Stay Awake and Keep Your Senses”, explains that a sincere person, who waits to see the execution of Jehovah begin before quickly submitting to the group to be spared from death, will be rejected and killed with the rest of the “unbelievers”. ![]() However, when you really examine the beliefs and teachings, they paint a completely different picture. Jehovah’s Witnesses might seem like tolerant people at face value, and I thought I was pretty tolerant when I was one of them. Armageddon is imminent, at which time, everyone who rejects the teachings of the group will be executed by their God, Jehovah. Watchtower 1959, Attain Completeness in the New World Society Ģ. Resisting the organization is to resist him.” ![]() Doing what the organization says is to do what he says. “To hold to the headship of Christ, it is therefore necessary to obey the organization that he is personally directing. Instructions from the Governing Body must be obeyed, whether they appear sound from a human standpoint or not. Failing to respond to the leadership direction is considered “a rejection of Divine rulership”, another article explains, “You Must Be Holy Because Jehovah Is Holy”. This teaching creates authoritarian leadership that is to be considered the ultimate authority in all aspects of the lives of Jehovah’s Witnesses. This was something I really struggled to accept, even as a devout Jehovah’s Witness. It is also made clear that only Baptized Jehovah’s Witnesses have any hope for surviving the impending end, as explained in a Watchtower article entitled “Remaining Organized for Survival Into the Millennium”. “Overseers of Jehovah’s People”, an article in the group’s publication called the Watchtower, instructs Jehovah’s Witnesses to respond to the directions of the Governing Body as if they would the literal voice of God. Jehovah’s Witnesses must believe and teach that their group has been directly appointed by God and Jesus. Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that they have the one and only true religion and that their Governing Body is appointed by God himself. Read on as I explain why Jehovah’s Witnesses believe what they do, as I break down these core beliefs into five points, starting with the leaders of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Governing Body. Jehovah’s Witnesses also believe that those who break the rules imposed by the leadership should be cut off and shunned, even if they’re immediate family members. ![]() Blood transfusions are believed to be detestable to God, and Birthdays, Christmas, and most other holidays are pagan. Armageddon is imminent, and everyone who rejects their teachings will be executed. Jehovah’s Witnesses believe they’re the only true religion, and their leaders are chosen by God himself. But what are some of the core beliefs that aren’t usually told to “unbelievers”? In this article, I would like to share some of the core beliefs I once held as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses that I consider taboo today. ![]() These beliefs are relatively harmless and are pretty similar to other religious groups. In short, Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that Armageddon is around the corner, where all the wicked will be destroyed, followed by the beginning of a “paradise earth” under the rule of their organization which they believe has been appointed by God. In my experience during my time as a Jehovah’s Witness, a lot of the group’s beliefs were quite well known by the general population. ![]() ![]() Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown arrives in January, but nothing else has a firm release date. Looking into 2024, things get a great deal murkier. ![]() It’s clear Nintendo is doing a lot of work on its own to make new Switch releases feel fresh. Ubisoft is good for another Just Dance and some Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope DLC.īeyond these, though, the schedule is propped up with indie ports like Vampire Survivors, second-string service games like MythForce and Palia, and a procession of remasters and reissues like the Batman: Arkham games, Metal Gear Solid, Star Ocean, and Nintendo’s own Pikmin. ![]() Sega is also offering its support in the form of Persona 5 Tactica (November) and Sonic Superstars (fall), although Persona 3 Reloaded appears to be leaving Switch behind. Both versions will be watched closely to see how well contemporary AAA games can perform on Switch. is the last big publisher trying to launch its franchises on Switch: It will bring Mortal Kombat 1 to the platform in September and Hogwarts Legacy, finally, in November. The trouble arises when you look beyond Nintendo’s own efforts. Nintendo could have a sizable hit on its hands this holiday season.Īdd to these titles two new waves of content for the Switch’s best-selling game, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and the Hidden Treasure of Area Zero expansion for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, and the Switch calendar looks lively enough. U, this is the first one of them in over a decade. Wonder shouldn’t be underestimated: 2D Mario games still have a huge appeal, and if you discount the Switch’s Deluxe edition of New Super Mario Bros. Movie and please both core and casual Nintendo fans. It’s a solid enough lineup, looking to capitalize on the runaway success of The Super Mario Bros. Wonder, WarioWare: Move It!, and Super Mario RPG, plus Detective Pikachu Returns in collaboration with The Pokémon Company and developer Creatures Inc. Between now and the end of 2023 - and in the wake of smash hit The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo will release Everybody 1-2-Switch!, Pikmin 4, Super Mario Bros. You can’t accuse Nintendo’s internal studios of slacking. What does the Nintendo Switch release schedule look like now? Nintendo has done its best, but there is still no disguising the fact that this is a console in its final years - its final year, perhaps. But, aside from a new Peach game and a remaster of Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, the Switch’s 2024 remains something of a mystery. In fact, Nintendo had a few surprises up its sleeve, which pad out the Switch’s 2023 slate quite nicely: A new 2D Mario, a new WarioWare, Detective Pikachu Returns, and a remake of Super Mario RPG are all due before the end of the year. Expansions for Mario Kart and Pokémon would keep two of the Switch’s biggest franchises alive through the end of the year, but beyond that was one big question mark over the future of a console that Nintendo has said it won’t replace until April 2024 at the earliest. ![]() There was no new Nintendo exclusive planned after next month’s Pikmin 4, and third-party publishers had almost all left the aging platform behind. Watch the trailer for the upcoming Princess Peach game below.Going into the latest Nintendo Direct, the schedule of releases for Nintendo Switch had never looked more barren. “Join Mario, Bowser, Peach, and original characters Mallow and Geno, in an RPG filled with twists and turns,” Nintendo of America wrote on Twitter. Nintendo also announced that 1996’s “Super Mario RPG” will be coming to the Switch on Nov. ![]() With a new original game focused on the princess, Nintendo continues to give Peach the star treatment. “We pushed that even further for the movie.” “In the games, we kept Peach as a damsel in distress who is rescued by Mario for a while, but we wanted to make her a playable character and a more powerful princess,” Miyamoto said. Movie,” rather than a passive royal in need of saving. creator Shigeru Miyamoto and Illumination CEO Chris Meledandri discussed making Princess Peach a fearless leader in “The Super Mario Bros. In their Variety cover story, Super Mario Bros. This isn’t the first time Peach has headlined a video game, as 2005’s “Super Princess Peach” on the Nintendo DS followed the leader of the Mushroom Kingdom as she journeyed out to Vibe Island to rescue Mario and Luigi - a reversal of the classic Super Mario narrative. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On a smaller scale, Virginia also has more intimate-sized lakes, like Lake Caroline, which has a surface area of only 277 acres. Together, these lakes have nearly 1,500 miles of shoreline between them and cover more than 50,000 acres. Two of Virginia's largest public bodies of water are John H. Today, these lakes are used for hydropower production, flood control, cooling water for power plants and for providing the state with drinking water. The first man-made lakes in the state were created to power gristmills and to aid in limestone grinding for plaster production. The rest of Virginia's lakes have been built over the years for various industrial and economic reasons. Of Virginia's 61-odd lakes, only two were made by mother nature. Buying a lakefront home is investing in your future memories of fun, laughter, and a peace that you can’t find anywhere else.The state of Virginia has more than 60 scenic natural and man-made lakes to offer its visitors.įrom inlets hidden among the Blue Ridge Mountains to expansive bodies of water leading to the Atlantic Ocean, Virginia has something for everyone. Whatever you choose there is no wrong answer. This is surprisingly important when choosing a home, you may decide you absolutely need one over the other during your buying process.Usually earlier built lakefront homes are smaller with large rooms for fitting as many people in them, so some modifications may be needed.Lakefront homes are vastly different from lake to lake so it’s important to know what you absolutely want and need. ![]() Do you want a turnkey home or a fixer-upper?.Do you want to waterski, wakeboard, tube, etc.?.What type of activities do you want to partake in?.Will this be a seasonal home or a full-time home?.To help narrow down you choices you will want to ask yourself some questions. There are so many Lakefront homes to choose from in all areas of the state. If you have younger kids and want to own a speed boat, then an all-sport lake is a must! There are multiples available of any type of lake as well as different fishing spots. If fishing without boat traffic is your speed and you don’t mind rowing, a non-sport lake would be best so that way you don’t have to deal with the waves and traffic. Lakes in Virginia come in all sizes, from large lakes which offer all-sport boating access and public beaches to those that are small and private that you can put a canoe or kayak in and have a relaxing day. Popular catches in the state include but are not limited to Crappie, Trout, Bass, Walleye, and Catfish. From swimming, water skiing, wake boarding, tubing, as well as the always popular fishing. Besides having amazing views of the water, lakefront property allows you to have your own personal area to enjoy many activities. The two natural lakes, Lake Drummond and Mountain Lake, which were most likely formed by rock slides and damming.īuying a home or land on a lake affords you so many more opportunities for outdoor activities compared to a that of a home downtown. While originally built for gristmills, saw wood, or make plaster, most are now for hydropower, flood control, or drinking water. Surprisingly only two of the lakes mentioned above are natural lakes! Built for various reasons, the man-made lakes are reservoirs created by building dams and flooding the surrounding valley. ![]() Follow the allure of the water and make your next home one on a lake. Over sixty lakes define the state’s interior and with that many lakes there is something for everyone! With all these options Virginia is listed in the top five states with the most lakefront property and homes for sale. Virginia is home to more than just the Blue Ridge Mountains. ![]() ![]() This operation of holding constant over the sample period is called a zero-order hold. The sketch below shows one example where the continuous signal is held constant at each sample over the interval to. There are techniques for taking this sample and for holding it to produce a continuous signal. Suppose the signal represents a sample of the input signal. We want to find a discrete function so that for a piecewise constant input to the continuous system, the sampled output of the continuous system equals the discrete output. The philosophy of the design is the following. The purpose of having this pulse is to require thatĪcts only on periodic input samples, and produces periodic outputs only at discrete intervals of time thus, can be realized as a discrete function. The clock connected to the D/A and A/D converters supplies a pulse every seconds and each D/A and A/D sends a signal only when the pulse arrives. When designing a digital control system, we first need toįind the discrete equivalent of the continuous portion of the system.įor this technique, we will consider the following portion of the digital control system and rearrange as follows. ![]() ![]() The control algorithm may be implemented on a digital computer. Typically, the system being controlled is in the physical world and generates and responds to continuous-time signals, while In the above schematic of the digital control system, we see that the system contains both discrete and continuous portions. Transfer function or state-space form, to design digital control systems. The purpose of this Digital Control Tutorial is to demonstrate how to use MATLAB to work with discrete functions, either in The various signals of the above digital system schematic can be represented by the following plots. If we wish to implement our control algorithm in software on a digital computer, which is frequently the case. Operates on discrete signals (samples of the sensed signals) rather than on continuous signals. The basic difference between these controllers is that the digital system The same control task as the continuous controller. The continuous controller, enclosed in the shaded rectangle, can be replaced by a digital controller, shown below, that performs ![]() The figure below shows the typical continuous-time feedback system that we have been considering so far in this tutorial.Īlmost all continuous-time controllers can be implemented employing analog electronics. ![]() ![]() ![]() Bernard Lil'Kinz White Terrier Lil'Kinz Yorkie Lil'Kinz Basset Hound Lil'Kinz Black Lab Lil'Kinz Black Poodle Lil'Kinz Black and White Cheeky Dog Lil'Kinz Bulldog Lil'Kinz Chihuahua Lil'Kinz Cocker Spaniel Lil'Kinz Dalmatian Lil'Kinz Golden Retriever Lil'Kinz Husky Lil'Kinz Pink Poodle Lil'Kinz Poodle Lil'Kinz Pug Lil'Kinz St. Pat's Setter Stache Dach Sweetheart Pup Tawny Pup Teacup Yorkie Texting Puppy Tie Dyed Puppy Tropical Island Pup Tuxedo Chihuahua Weimaraner Welsh Corgi Dog West Highland Terrier White Terrier Wintermint Husky Yellow Lab Yorkie Zombie Pup Oatmeal Pup Old English Sheepdog Orange Soda Pup Papillon Dog Patchy Puppy Peace 'n Love Puppy Peace Puppy Peppermint Puppy Petal Puppy Pink Dalmatian Pink Poodle Pink Punch Cheeky Dog Pink and White Dog Pitbull Puppy Pizzazzy Puppy Polka-Dot Puppy Poodle Poofy Poodle Portuguese Water Dog Poshy Poodle Pug Puggle Puppy Pumpkin Puppy Razzle Dazzle Dog Ribbon Yorkie Rockerz Dog Rockerz Papillon Rockerz Poodle Rottweiler Salt and Pepper Dalmatian Samoyed Schnauzer Scottish Terrier Scribbles Pup Scruffy Puppy Shar Pei Sheepdog Shiba Inu Shih Tzu Siberian Husky Silver Labrador Snowflake Pup Spaniel Pup Spooky Puppy Spotted Spaniel Springer Spaniel St. ![]() Bernard American Cocker Spaniel American German Shepherd American Golden Bad to the Bone Bulldog Ballet Pup Basset Hound (2006) Basset Hound (2017) Beagle Bernese Mountain Dog Bichon Frise Black Cocker Spaniel Black Lab Black Labrador Black Poodle Black and White Cheeky Dog Black and White Springer Blonde Cockapoo Blonde Dachshund Blonde Labrador Bloodhound Pup Blueberry Cheeky Dog Border Collie Boston Terrier Boxer British Bulldog Brown Boston Terrier Brown Dog Brown Sugar Puppy Bull Terrier Bulldog Bulldog Puppy Bullmastiff Puppy Butterscotch Retriever Candy Pup Cheeky Dog Cheer Pup Cherry Soda Pup ChiChi Chihuahua Chihuahua Choco Cheeky Dog Chocolate Lab Chocolate Pup Chow Chow Cinnamon Beagle Cinnamon Dachshund Clover Puppy Cockapoo Cocker Spaniel Cocoa Lab Collie Corgi Dog Cotton Candy Puppy Cream Soda Pup Cupcake Pup Dachshund Dalmatian Dazzle Dachshund Donut Pup English Cream Retriever Eskimo Dog Fox Terrier French Bulldog German Shepherd Gingerbread Puppy Golden Retriever Grape Soda Pup Green Earth Puppy Harmony Puppy Hound Dog Husky Husky Pup Ice Cream Pup Irish Setter Jack Russell Jelly Bean Puppy Jolly Holiday Puppy King Charles Spaniel King Schnauzer Knit Sock Dog Labradoodle Lil Peanut Pup Lollipop Pup Long Haired Yorkie Love Puppy Love Spaniel Maltese Puppy Mini Pinscher Dog Misty Puppy Mocha Pup Mohawk Chihuahua Mohawk Puppy Morkie Puppy Music N' Dance Pup Musical Dalmatian Dogs of Webkinz Worldġ0 Year Magic W Pup Airedale Terrier Alpine St. It has one large black spot over its left eye. ![]() The Salt and Pepper Dalmatian is a classic-looking Dalmatian dog with white fur and black spots. Its pet specific food is the Pepper Pot Pie and its pet specific item is the Salt and Pepper Fridge. The Salt and Pepper Dalmatian is a regular Webkinz pet that was released in 2016. ![]() ![]() ![]() One common use of Python is to determine the user currently logged in. This should provide you a list of locations to check where Python usage is found. ![]() Laurent Pertois has a script which uses the Jamf API to search through all scripts and extension attributes for uses of the Python command. Shell scripts may also call Python to utilize certain system functionality. You can identify these scripts with the #!/usr/bin/Python or #!/usr/bin/env Python shebang in the first line of the script. Jamf scriptsįirst, policy scripts and extension attributes in Jamf Pro may be written entirely for Python 2.7. Nevertheless, calls to the legacy Python 2.7 run-time can appear in some unexpected places. This added wrinkle leaves far less time for developers and admins to update code, test updates and deploy them to user’s devices.įor example, the warning dialog boxes introduced in macOS Monterey forced most admins to update their scripts and tools to comply with the deprecation of Python 2.7. Even though Apple has a well-documented history of adding features for end-users and management within their "Spring Updates", potential functionality breaking removals in a minor update are historically out of the norm and therefore, not expected.įurther complicating matters, the beta period for a minor update is much shorter (6-8 weeks) than the beta period for major system releases (4-5 months). In an effort to shore up security by removing deprecated programming runtimes from its flagship macOS – even with all the adequate warnings over the years – a removal of functionality at this scale in an update could lead to problems for users, admins and developers alike. Additionally included in the beta release notes for macOS Monterey 12.3, Apple states that the directory /usr/bin/Python will be completely removed. These warnings may be difficult for the end-user to understand, mainly being included to aid developers and admins in tracking down applications and scripts that require updating. In addition to the written warning to developers in the macOS release notes, Apple has gone the extra step to display informational messages when users attempt to use deprecated Python 2 runtimes in macOS Monterey. One simply cannot replace the runtime with a newer version and expect everything to " just work." The same is even true for the various minor versions of Python 3 that are currently supported in parallel, as evidenced by Python 3.7-3.10 being currently supported (as of this writing) while Python 3.11 is in beta. While Python 3 is the official successor, updating Python code from version 2.x to 3.x is not a trivial undertaking. ![]() This means that updates, bug fixes and security updates will only support Python 3.x moving forward, as Python 2 has reached end-of-life. Why the need for this change?Īs of January 2020, the organization that oversees Python development and releases officially sunset Python as of version 2.7 in favor of the newer, more secure Python 3 and subsequent versions. The guidance for developers being to include any runtimes their solutions are dependent on within their apps. Furthermore, Apple stated that scripting runtimes, such as those for Python, Ruby and Perl would no longer be included with future versions of macOS either. And Apple has been warning that the pre-installed Python 2 binary, which has been part of the Mac system since Mac OS X Jaguar 10.2, will be removed in a "future version of macOS" since the initial beta release notes for macOS Catalina were released. ![]() ![]() Here’s the PowerShell script to create a Smart Icon for Slack: Import-Module "C:Program Files (x86)Liquit. the third action uses your default browser to launch the Slack url when Slack for Windows and the Slack Microsoft Store app are not installed (yet).The Microsoft Store app and Slack for Windows don’t differ that much in terms of features. Using the techniques described in these blogs, an action for the Slack store app is similar. In my blogs about Netflix, Deezer and Microsoft Calculator I’ve discussed how to deal with Appx packages. the second action launches the Slack Microsoft Store app.the first action runs the slack.exe executable, this executable is installed when using the Slack Machine-Wide Installer Managed Package.This Smart Icon contains three actions in one Launch action set for which ‘Stop at first effective action’ is set: ![]() Your app can be installed to its associated workspace) easily with a couple of clicks. This managed package takes care of installing Slack for Windows. When you create your Slack app, you associate it with a workspace. You can do this automatically, using a scheduled task, or semi-automatically using the ‘Updates’ feature of the Setup Store connector. ‘Managed’ means that every time Slack releases a new version of Slack for Windows, the Setup Store connector updates all your managed packages with the latest version of that particular application. ![]() The Setup Connector now grabs the latest version of the selected Slack setup and creates a Managed Package for it. Tiene capacidad multicliente, es decir, la pueden utilizar varios usuarios en un mismo equipo con perfiles independientes en ROAMINGAPPDATA. In the Summary screen uncheck the ‘Modify package after creation’ checkbox La implementacin de MSI para la instalacin nica instala Slack para Windows en el servidor, en Archivos de programa o en la ubicacin de tu eleccin. Use the drop-down menu and make sure this setting is not set to The Microsoft Store only (recommended). Deploying MSI Using the Command Line or PowerShell Log into JumpCloud as an Administrator user.In the Entitlements screen add the users you want to assign this package to The Zoom Desktop Client can be mass configured for Windows in 3 different ways: via the MSI installer for both configuration and installation, an Active.In the Details screen opt for ‘Package Type = Managed’.Select either one of the available ‘Slack’ setups, either for 32 or 64 bit The Slack app for the Windows desktop has been updated to version 1.2.5, which includes a new MSI installer along with some other new additions and bug fixes.Click Manage, Connector, then select the Setup Store connector.Let’s create a managed package in Liquit Workspace for Slack using the Setup Store connector: This MSI is therefore available in the Liquit Setup Store. Slack has two MSI’s available to install Slack for Windows. In this blog I will explain how to create a Smart Icon for Slack. Team members can join and leave channels as needed. In Slack, you’ll save time by seeing all the discussions and files about a project in one place: a channel. In your email inbox, seeing all the conversations about a single project requires sifting through many different email chains. Of course with UPM we don't care if it is in Appdata\Roaming or Appdata\Local as we can sync\mirror either or both with UPM.Slack provides collaboration software using channels which can be divided up by team, project, client, or whatever else is relevant to your organization. I'm guessing this is related to it being unable to use a redirected appdata\roaming folder, or that it can't create the necessary file structure, or something along those lines. Installed it on a PVS version but when I run it I see the process slack.exe in taskmgr start for a few seconds and then bomb out with nothing appearing on the screen. You can click the help icon then click the update card and select Restart Slack to update the app. Tip: When an update is available, the help icon in Slack will be badged. Click Check for Updates, then click Restart to Apply Update. Click Help or the three lines icon in the top left of the Slack app. I downloaded the 圆4 MSI version (Machine-Wide Installer) from which it says is the correct approach for Terminal Server and stores data in %ROAMINGAPPDATA% (presumably they mean %Appdata%). Direct Download version Open the Slack app. Looking to install Slack in a XenApp 7.18 2016 PVS image.Įnvironment is Windows 2016, XA 7.18, UPM 7.18, PVS 7.18 and Folder Redirection and we do redirect the Appdata\Roaming folder. ![]() ![]() This app is rated 4.4 by 10 users who are using this app.
![]() Even more concerning is their accumulation in fish species, and their contribution to the killing of coral reefs in the ocean. Some chemical sunscreen ingredients can be detectable in water sources even after waste-water treatment processing. In addition to the impact on human health, when your sunscreen washes off into an ocean or lake, it enters our waterways, which then affects organisms in the oceans. Animal studies have also observed disruptive effects of UV-filters in sunscreens on the endocrine system (hormone regulating system). ![]() In addition, other studies have shown that oxybenzone may affect breast development, infant birth weight and sperm function. The levels of these chemicals were still higher than the FDA’s “threshold of concern” three weeks after the participants had stopped putting them on their skin. These constitute the chemical compounds that filter out UV radiation from the sun and prevent biological damage. Although it is not one of the ingredients in the sunscreens, it is believed to have contaminated certain batches through the manufacturing process.Īside from Benzene contamination, a new study from the FDA found six common active ingredients in sunscreens that were absorbed into the body: avobenzone, oxybenzone, octocrylene, homosalate, octisalate, and octinoxate. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies benzene as “carcinogenic to humans”, due to sufficient evidence linking it to acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, multiple myeloma, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.īenzene was found in some of the most popular brands of sunscreen. It is also used to make plastics, resins, lubricants, pesticides, detergents, and many other products. ![]() Benzene is a colorless or light -yellow liquid chemical and is found naturally in volcanoes and forest fires, as well as crude oil, gasoline, and cigarette smoke. The company is petitioning the FDA to recall these contaminated batches of products. Recently, the online pharmacy and lab Valisure found traces of Benzene, a known carcinogen, in dozens of conventional sunscreens and after-sun products. However, since the first commercial sunscreen’s development back in 1928, its potential harmful effects on both the environment and our health have come to light. Although skin cancers are far more prevalent in white individuals than people with darker skin, regular sunscreen use of SPF 30 or higher can be beneficial for all skin types. Using sunscreen to block UV radiation has been shown to reduce the incidence of both melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers, and is recommended by both the Canadian Dermatology Association and the American Academy of Dermatology. 80,000 cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in Canada every year, and exposure to ultraviolet radiation is associated with 80%-90% of skin cancers. With record-breaking heat waves sweeping across Canada, it has never been more important to protect your skin from the blazing sun. ![]() |
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