Alert is through Sunday

Update: Wind Advisory

From Sat 1:00 pm until Sun 5:00 am PDT

Issued By

Seattle/Tacoma – WA, US, National Weather Service

Affected Area

Puget Sound and Hood Canal

Description

…GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON, Saturday TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY… WHAT…South winds 25 to 35 kt. WHERE…Puget Sound and Hood Canal.

WHEN…From 2 PM this afternoon, Saturday to 5 AM PDT Sunday. IMPACTS… Strong winds will cause hazardous seas, which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT
SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Southeast to southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to
35 to 40 mph expected at times.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington.

* WHEN...From 9 AM Saturday to midnight PDT Saturday Night.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicles. Secure outdoor objects.

Secure outdoor objects.

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The first-known photograph of the White House, by John Plumbe, Jr. Library of Congress via The White House Historical Association Continue reading The White House Was, in Fact, Built by Slaves →

On October 24, 1892, between 2,000 and 3,000 members of the Triple Alliance struck to win a 10-hour work day, overtime pay, and the preferential union shop. The Amalgamated Council wholeheartedly supported them.^[3]

The New Orleans Board of Trade, representing financial and commercial interests, appointed a committee to make decisions for the employers.^[3] The four main railways that served the city and the large cotton, sugar and rice commodity exchanges pledged their support for the Board of Trade. They helped raise a defense fund and asked the state governor to send in the militia to help break the strike. No negotiations took place during the first week.^{[citation needed]}

Employers utilized race-based appeals to try to divide the workers and turn the public against the strikers. The board of trade announced it would sign contracts agreeing to the terms—but only with the white-dominated Scalesmen and Packers unions. The Board of Trade refused to sign any contract with the black-dominated Teamsters.^[1] The Board of Trade and the city’s newspapers also began a campaign designed to create public hysteria. The newspapers ran lurid accounts of “mobs of brutal Negro strikers” rampaging through the streets, of African American unionists “beating up all who attempted to interfere with them,” and repeated accounts of crowds of blacks assaulting lone white men and women.^[4]

The striking workers refused to break ranks along racial lines. Large majorities of the Scalesmen and Packers unions passed resolutions affirming their commitment to stay out until the employers had signed a contract with the Teamsters on the same terms offered to other unions.^[1]

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National Food Day focuses on healthy and nutritious food and takes place annually on October 24th.

#NationalFood Day

One of the themes of the day aims to help people to “Eat Real.” This theme is defined as “cutting back on sugar drinks, overly salted packaged foods and fatty, factory-farmed meats in favor of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and sustainably raised protein.”  The observance involves some of the country’s most prominent food activists, too. Their vision includes food that can be healthy, affordable, and sustainably produced. At the same time, the goal is to produce food with care for the environment, farm animals, and the people who grow, harvest, and serve it in mind.

The movement seeks a balance between nutrition, affordability and the environment. They strive to meet these goals by consistently addressing policy. In 2012, there were 3,200 events taking place from community festivals to a national conference in Washington, D.C. to thousands of school activities. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) initiated National Food Day 2011.

The nationwide celebration of healthy, affordable, and sustainably produced food is a grassroots campaign for better food policies. T

This project builds throughout the year and culminates on October 24th of each year.

HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL FOOD DAY

Attend an event near you. Learn about healthful eating and sustainable farming. Other ways to celebrate include:

• Reading some food labels. Learn where the food you eat every day comes from, what’s in it, and more.
• Challenge yourself to try a food you’ve never eaten before.
• Plant herbs to use in your kitchen.
• Start a compost pile to use in your garden.
• Discover a healthier way to cook your favorite foods.

Source: nationaldaycalendar.com

Fair Labor Standards Act, the first act in the United States prescribing nationwide compulsory federal regulation of wages and hours, sponsored by Sen. Robert F. Wagner of New York and signed on June 14, 1938, effective October 24. The law, applying to all industries engaged in interstate commerce, established a minimum wage of 25 cents per hour for the first year, to be increased to 40 cents within seven years. No worker was obliged to work, without compensation at overtime rates, more than 44 hours a week during the first year, 42 the second year, and 40 thereafter.

Source: Britannica.com money

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