diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 6fc5501..2485e85 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const config = {
   archiveLength: process.env.ARCHIVE_LENGTH_DAYS && parseInt(process.env.ARCHIVE_LENGTH_DAYS),
 
   // Every hour check for new papers and update device statuses
-  refreshInterval: dayjs.duration({minutes: parseInt(process.env.REFRESH_INTERVAL_MINUTES, 10)}),
+  refreshInterval: dayjs.duration({minutes: parseInt(process.env.REFRESH_INTERVAL_MINUTES)}),
 
   // Although the Visionect 32-inch e-ink display is 2560x1440 we choose a slightly bigger width of 1600px when converting from pdf to png
   // since it makes it easier to zoom/crop useless white margins around the edges of the newspapers
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const config = {
   },
 
   // Show low battery warning below this
-  lowBatteryWarning: parseInt(process.env.LOW_BATTERY_WARNING, 10),
+  lowBatteryWarning: parseInt(process.env.LOW_BATTERY_WARNING),
 
   // VSS Settings: See https://github.com/pathikrit/node-visionect
   // Note: This whole section can be removed and things will still work e.g. if you are using the Joan portal
diff --git a/db.js b/db.js
index 4522709..828f2bd 100644
--- a/db.js
+++ b/db.js
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 module.exports = {
-  // Note: An `isSelected: true` item can be added to either an entry in the `newspapers` or `devices` sections below.
-  //       Only one `isSelected` can be added across both sections, and an `isSelected` in the `newspapers` section
-  //       takes priority over an `isSelected` in the `devices` section.
-  //
   // List of newspapers we support
   // and a function for each that given a date returns the url of the pdf of the front page of that newspaper for that date
   // The Freedom Forum has a large list of papers: https://www.freedomforum.org/todaysfrontpages/
@@ -17,7 +13,7 @@ module.exports = {
       id: 'LATimes',
       name: 'Los Angeles Times',
       url: date => `https://cdn.freedomforum.org/dfp/pdf${date.format('D')}/CA_LAT.pdf`,
-      scale: 1.03,
+      scale: 1.07,
     },
     {
       id: 'SFChronicle',
@@ -33,7 +29,7 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     {
       id: 'BostonGlobe',
-      name: 'The Boston Globe',
+      name: 'Boston Globe',
       url: date => `https://cdn.freedomforum.org/dfp/pdf${date.format('D')}/MA_BG.pdf`,
       scale: 0.98,
     },
@@ -52,7 +48,7 @@ module.exports = {
     {
       id: 'NYT',
       name: 'New York Times',
-      isSelected: true,
+      isSelected: true, // isSelected: True (for either newspaper or device) means we show it as default on the server homepage
       url: date => `https://cdn.freedomforum.org/dfp/pdf${date.format('D')}/NY_NYT.pdf`,
       scale: 1.04,
     },
@@ -70,19 +66,19 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     {
       id: 'Haaretz',
-      name: 'Haaretz - English Edition',
+      name: 'Haaretz (English Edition)',
       url: date => `https://cdn.freedomforum.org/dfp/pdf${date.format('D')}/ISR_HA.pdf`,
       scale: 1.05,
     },
     {
       id: 'AsianAge',
-      name: 'The Asian Age',
+      name: 'Asian Age',
       url: date => `https://cdn.freedomforum.org/dfp/pdf${date.format('D')}/IND_AGE.pdf`,
       scale: 1.02,
     },
     {
       id: 'JapanTimes',
-      name: 'The Japan Times',
+      name: 'Japan Times',
       url: date => `https://cdn.freedomforum.org/dfp/pdf${date.format('D')}/JPN_JT.pdf`,
       scale: 1.02,
     },
@@ -90,7 +86,7 @@ module.exports = {
 
   // Each device has the following attributes:
   // id: This is the joan device id e.g. from this url https://portal.getjoan.com/manage/devices/2a002800-0c47-3133-3633-333400000000
-  // timezone: Since we always try to show the latest newspapers, you may not want to see newspapers from tomorrow based on your timezone.
+  // timezone: Your local timezone to display correct local time and make sure we don't display newspapers from "tomorrow"
   // showFahrenheit: Which temperature scale to use for the device temperature display in the page footer.
   // newspapers: A list of newspapers (from the section above) that will display on your device - in the format:
   //    id: The id of the newspaper (from the section above).
diff --git a/views/index.ejs b/views/index.ejs
index db752b5..83c0826 100644
--- a/views/index.ejs
+++ b/views/index.ejs
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
 <html lang="en">
 <head>
   <title>Newswall</title>
-
   <!-- Font Awesome Icons -->
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://kit.fontawesome.com/a22be8527e.css" crossorigin="anonymous">
-
   <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/jquery@3.6.4/dist/jquery.min.js"></script>
   <link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha1/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet"  crossorigin="anonymous">
   <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0-alpha1/dist/js/bootstrap.bundle.min.js" integrity="sha384-w76AqPfDkMBDXo30jS1Sgez6pr3x5MlQ1ZAGC+nuZB+EYdgRZgiwxhTBTkF7CXvN" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
@@ -83,13 +81,8 @@
     $('#emulator').prop('src', url)
   }
 
-  // initialize emulation on load
-  const db = <%-JSON.stringify(db)%>;
-
-  emulate(
-    // if there is an `isSelected` newspaper, initialize in newspapers mode, otherwise initialize in devices mode
-    db.newspapers.some(item => item.isSelected) ? 'newspapers' : 'devices'
-  );
+  // if there is an `isSelected` newspaper, initialize in newspapers mode, otherwise initialize in devices mode
+  emulate('<%= db.newspapers.some(item => item.isSelected) ? 'newspapers' : 'devices' %>')
 </script>
 </body>
 </html>