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The revised bill by Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) passed the Senate and sailed through two Assembly committees. The full Assembly is expected to vote Thursday.
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TOLEDO, Ohio A tap water ban affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Ohio was lifted Monday after tests in affected neighborhoods returned nondetectable levels of a algae-related toxin, Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins said.
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The bill, if passed and signed by <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com>Yayoi Kusama Louis Vuitton Soldes</a> the governor, would make California the second state, after Minnesota, to require smartphone kill switches.
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Our water is safe, Collins said. The families can return to normal life.  
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Led by San Francisco Dist. Atty. George Gascon, the push for passage gained strength with a new report and survey by a Nebraska business professor. The analysis concluded that smartphone owners could save an estimated $3.4 billion a year if their handsets were rendered worthless by activation of a kill switch.
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Residents and businesses that did not use their water at all not even for showering or washing hands, both of which were allowed under the ban will need to run their water first to help flush their systems, Collins said, but if you ve been using water <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com/celine-doctor-frame-42>Celine Doctor Frame Bags</a> all along, just go on with life.  
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"If all stolen phones could easily be disabled, criminals would have virtually no incentive to steal a phone in the first place," <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com/23-sac-porte-epaule>Sac port锟斤拷 锟斤拷paule</a> said William Duckworth of Creighton University in Omaha. He said that an online survey of smartphone owners showed overwhelming support for the kill-switch option.
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Collins said the city would provide details later Monday about flushing systems.
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The Gascon-Leno proposal is supported by consumer groups, law enforcement and city governments including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Ana, Oakland and San Diego.
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Residents of Ohio s fourth-largest city were told to avoid using their tap water all weekend after the state and federal Environmental Protection Agency showed high toxin levels in the East Toledo and Point Place neighborhoods, Collins said earlier Monday.
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It's opposed by the California and Los Angeles area chambers of commerce, tech groups and CTIA, a national wireless trade group. They contend that it's bad public policy for states to pass their own technical regulations for products sold nationally.
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Instead of isolating the two neighborhoods, Collins kept the ban on drinking or <a href=http://www.buycelinebags.com/celine-luggage-43>Celine Luggage</a> using tap water in the entire city until additional retests were completed. He declined to provide specifics on the names of neighborhoods in question and how high the toxin levels were.
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CTIA's opposition is not shared by some of its members. According to Gascon, most smartphone makers and marketers, including Apple, , , Samsung, Blackberry,  and AT&T, removed their earlier opposition to the bill.
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As many as 400,000 people were told not to consume, cook with or boil the tap water after a toxin called microcystin was found Friday in the water supply.
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Toledo s drinking water comes from Lake Erie, where a harmful algae bloom that causes microcystin has been growing.
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Businesses should watch out for official-looking letters asking for $49.50 for a "Certificate of Status" to show <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com/24-sac-porte-main>Sac port锟斤拷 main</a> they are corporations in good standing, regulators warn.
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The city set up distribution centers for potable water, where members of the Ohio National Guard, fire officials and other first responders were giving out safe water.
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The documents are issued only by the Secretary of State, for a $5 fee. A Sacramento firm called "California State Corporations" is making the fraudulent solicitations and "has no affiliations" with the state government, according to an alert from the Secretary of State. Calls to the company, identified on the phone as "California Compliance," were not returned.
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About 350 Ohio National Guardsmen were activated by Ohio Gov. John Kasich, according to a U.S. Defense Department official, adding that they set up three reverse osmosis water purification unit sites at two high schools and a police facility. The guardsmen also delivered ready-to-eat meals,  the official said.
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About two-thirds of the Toledo area was affected by the water warning. Kasich issued a state of emergency for Fulton, Lucas and Wood counties. The potential contamination also affected four municipalities in Michigan, CNN affiliate WXYZ-TV in Detroit reported.
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There were no reports of anyone getting sick from the water, officials said.
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When certain conditions are present, such as high nutrient or light levels, algae can reproduce rapidly, forming a dense population known as a bloom, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Testing was crucial because NOAA says it can t determine just from images whether blooms are toxic.
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Ingestion of the toxin can affect the liver and cause nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and acute liver failure, according to NOAA. But the Ohio Emergency Management Agency said it was safe for adults to shower and for everyone to wash their hands.
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@@@ The revised bill by Sen. Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) passed the Senate and sailed through two Assembly committees. The full Assembly is expected to vote Thursday. The bill, if passed and signed by <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com>Yayoi Kusama Louis Vuitton Soldes</a> the governor, would make California the second state, after Minnesota, to require smartphone kill switches. Led by San Francisco Dist. Atty. George Gascon, the push for passage gained strength with a new report and survey by a Nebraska business professor. The analysis concluded that smartphone owners could save an estimated $3.4 billion a year if their handsets were rendered worthless by activation of a kill switch. "If all stolen phones could easily be disabled, criminals would have virtually no incentive to steal a phone in the first place," <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com/23-sac-porte-epaule>Sac port锟斤拷 锟斤拷paule</a> said William Duckworth of Creighton University in Omaha. He said that an online survey of smartphone owners showed overwhelming support for the kill-switch option. The Gascon-Leno proposal is supported by consumer groups, law enforcement and city governments including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Ana, Oakland and San Diego. It's opposed by the California and Los Angeles area chambers of commerce, tech groups and CTIA, a national wireless trade group. They contend that it's bad public policy for states to pass their own technical regulations for products sold nationally. CTIA's opposition is not shared by some of its members. According to Gascon, most smartphone makers and marketers, including Apple, , , Samsung, Blackberry, and AT&T, removed their earlier opposition to the bill. Phony papers Businesses should watch out for official-looking letters asking for $49.50 for a "Certificate of Status" to show <a href=http://www.louisvuitton-pascher.com/24-sac-porte-main>Sac port锟斤拷 main</a> they are corporations in good standing, regulators warn. The documents are issued only by the Secretary of State, for a $5 fee. A Sacramento firm called "California State Corporations" is making the fraudulent solicitations and "has no affiliations" with the state government, according to an alert from the Secretary of State. Calls to the company, identified on the phone as "California Compliance," were not returned.
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