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From TVOneOnline.com – In the late 1970’s, when disco, funk, and soulful ballads ruled the dance floors, few bands could match Heatwave’s range and originality. From the disco anthem “Boogie Nights” to the wedding classic “Always and Forever”, Heatwave combined driving dance rhythms with creamy melodies to create a lasting sound and legacy. Their unique approach was in part the result of a remarkably international makeup: led by brothers Johnnie Jr. Wilder and Keith Wilder, from, Dayton, Ohio, Heatwave included a keyboardist from England, a drummer who’d fled from Czechoslovakia, a bassist from Spain, and a keyboardist, Rod Temperton, who not only wrote most of their material, but eventually became the songwriter behind some of Michael Jackson’s greatest hits. With that kind of pedigree, Heatwave might have become superstars – but a series of violent and horrific tragedies, including a gunshot murder and a car accident that left Johnnie Wilder paralyzed from the neck down, doomed the band at the height of their powers.
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Former MLB players Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo killed in car crash, per reports
Posted: 11:12 PM, Dec 06, 2018
By: Clayton Klapper

Former MLB players Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo have been killed in a car crash in Venezuela, according to multiple media reports.

Former MLB players Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo have been killed in a car crash in Venezuela, according to multiple media reports.
The two were teammates on a winter ball team in Venezuela at the time of the crash on Thursday.
Castillo was 37 at the time of his death and finished his career with the Houston Astros. Valbuena, 33, most recently played for the Los Angeles Angels and was a sought after free agent in this MLB offseason.
Details on what led up to the crash have not yet been released.
A front office member of Luis Valbuena's Venezuelan winter ball team confirmed the former Astros third baseman was killed in a car accident in Venezuela on Thursday.
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— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) December 7, 2018
Our hearts are extremely saddened to hear the news of Luis Valbuena and Jose Castillo’s passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families, friends and anyone affected by this tragic loss. They’re now up there with the Angels in the outfield.
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Wait, They're Making A Theme Park Based On The Hunger Games?
By Sean O'Connell
Theme parks based on dangerous concepts tend to be terrible ideas. Just ask the folks behind Jurassic Park, who apparently didn’t learn their lesson. So you’ll forgive us for not embracing the concept of a theme park based on The Hunger Games, because from what we remember about those first two Games movies, not a lot of people make it out of the arena alive.
Lionsgate, however, has started down the path to bring both a Hunger Games and a Step Up theme park to Dubai through a partnership with Dubai Parks and Recreation. THR reports that the Motiongate Dubai parks would open in October 2016, and feature attractions, retail shops and stage shows inspired by both the Hunger Games and Step Up movie franchises. See, one of those makes a lot of sense! Step Up is a high-octane dance franchise that could inspire several DIY showcases for global talent.
The Hunger Games, on the flip side, just sounds deadly. Will there be a giant cornucopia filled with weapons that visitors will have to run to at the start of each morning? Instead of a traditional fireworks display, will each night end with cannon fire, signifying how many tourists gave their lives up in honor of the most exclusive, immersive vacation destination in film-fan history?
We’re exaggerating, of course. The rides and attractions at the Hunger Games theme park likely will do an excellent job of incorporating elements of the behemoth, dystopian YA film franchise, possibly letting you eat lunch in The Capitol, ride a roller coaster through District 13, or buy an Effie Trinket wig at a Hunger Games gift shop near the park’s entrance. You know a lot of girls will be leaving the Motiongate Dubai park with a customized Katniss Everdeen archery set.
This isn’t the only effort by Lionsgate to extend the Hunger Games brand after the final film, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 opens in theaters on November 20. Variety reported last year that the studio is teaming up with Imagine Nation and Triangular Entertainment to bring a Hunger Games live show to the stage. The show will be established in the UK at Wembley Stadium in London. Can’t travel overseas to either Great Britain or Dubai? Not a problem. The trade also reported that a U.S. tour of The Hunger Games: The Exhibition is expected to hit numerous locations this summer.
Could it work? Sure. Universal Studios has an extremely popular Harry Potter theme park in Orlando. There have been plans for a Fast & Furious theme park. So yeah, theme parks based on very popular movies are the new fad. Expect Divergent to follow up with a copycat attraction in coming weeks.
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Softball Wins Three of Four, Sweeps Rival FDU
Written by ED MORLOCK | ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR
The softball team went 3-1 last week, splitting with Villanova and sweeping a Northeast Conference (NEC) double-header against Farleigh Dickinson.
The Hawks (16-14, 7-5) are in fifth place in the NEC. They are two games behind the conference leader, Robert Morris. Monmouth also trails Long Island University - Brooklyn, Quinnipiac and Central Connecticut State.
MU defeated their conference rival 6-5 in the first game and 8-0 in game two. Monmouth never trailed in either game.
“These were very big wins for us. We control where we want to be at the end of the season, so if we just go out and take care of our business and not worry about anything else, that’s all we can do,” said head coach Louie Berndt. “We need to focus on one NEC game at a time and do what we did against FDU. Everyone needs to focus on their job and their job only and get it done. When we do that you saw against FDU the outcome that we can produce.”
Kate Kuzma led the team over the Knights (23-14, 5-7) with five RBI’s. She went three for eight with a double, triple and homerun. Kuzma also caught both games.
“I think Kate Kuzma did an outstanding job of calling both games. It’s mentally challenging to catch back-to-back games and then to call them on top of that. I think Kate yesterday played her best ball games and I hope she continues to play as she did because we are so much stronger when our battery is on and they were on yesterday,” said Berndt. “Kuzma made a play with two outs and threw out the tying run at third base to end the game.”
Alissa Schoelkopf (6-2) was the winning pitcher in game one. She pitched the entire game, allowing five hits and five runs, only one of which was earned. She struck out two and walked two.
“Alissa was up in game one 6-1 in the bottom of the seventh before we started falling apart in that game,” said Berndt. “She continued to do her job and we just didn’t play behind her.”
Lauren Sulick (9-5) won the second game for the Hawks. She threw a complete game, three-hit shutout. She walked three and struck out three.
“Lauren and Alissa both did a great job. I have been saying all along that our team needs to start in the circle with winning ball games and both pitchers really did a great job for us yesterday,” said Berndt. “Both Lauren and Alissa just mixed the ball and hit their spots and when our pitching staff takes care of business we are a pretty good ball club.”
Monmouth laced 27 hits in the double-header against the Knights. Kaitie Schumacher led the team with five hits.
“The offense was patient when they needed to be and to be honest they were all just in the zone,” said Berndt. “They all did a great job of just hitting the ball hard and making great contact.”
Christine Scherr tallied four hits, including a home run. Freshman Vanessa Cardoza had three hits, as did Kayleena Flores.
Sulick was the losing pitcher in game one against Villanova. She allowed eight runs, four earned, in three innings of work. The Hawks lost 9-2.
Schoelkopf defeated Villanova in the second game 5-1. She pitched the entire game, allowing one run on 10 hits.
The Hawks are on the road all this week. Wednesday, April 18 they travel to Philadelphia for a double-header against Temple. They return to NEC play over the weekend with double-headers against Bryant and Central Connecticut State.
Monmouth has eight conference games remaining on their schedule. Four of these games are against teams ahead of them in the standings.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019 - The Wit and Ramblings of David Giard
"The Adventures of Augie March" by Saul Bellow
Elizabeth Graham on Azure Logic Apps
Natural Language Processing with LUIS
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"The Way of Kings" by Brandon Sanderson
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For Sharon
Augie March is an unlikely and unassuming hero in an American saga.
Born of a working-class simple-minded single mother in depression-era Chicago during the Great Depression, Augie struggles to rise above his lot in life.
Saul Bellow chronicles his struggles in The Adventures of Augie March.
Augie March begins his way in the world as a small-time criminal - stealing books,
Self-described as "an American, Chicago born", Augie often drifts through life, finding work where he can and seeking love where he can. His adventures often occur because he follows others: He falls in love with a girl who takes him to Mexico to finalize her divorce and train an eagle; he accompanies a friend on a trip to smuggle workers into the US from Canada, but they become stranded when the police discover the friend is driving a stolen car.
But, Augie progresses. He travels the world and experiences life and meets a lot of people. He takes on a number of jobs: Running errands for a corrupt businessman; recruiting workers to a labor union; buying and selling on the European black market; eagle trainer; even a stint in the US Navy;
Our hero's great hindrance is his desire to do the right thing. For example, his engagement to a rich girl is derailed when he helps a friend escape an abusive relationship and recover from a botched abortion. Augie's fiancé and her family refuse to believe he is not sleeping with the girl he is helping. He knows this will happen, but he does what he believes is right.
chaos.
It's sometimes hard to tell where the story is going. There are so many characters and so much happens that the reader can't always see what is important. March seems to just travel through life experiencing his adventures, with little or no theme running through them all. He tries, and he fails, and he tries again - in his careers and in his romances. Repeatedly, he deals with the chaos that is life and moves on.
But I see Augie's life as a pursuit of the American Dream, which is bold in its reach, but limited in its explicit goals. March is more self-aware than most, seeing his weaknesses and strengths and he never stops growing. And he never stops trying to move forward. And he never stops dreaming.
Wednesday, January 2, 2019 5:46:58 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Microsoft Global Black Belt Elizabeth Graham describes Azure Logic Apps and how to use them to solve integration and workflow projects.
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The world of The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson is a dangerous one. The continent of Roshar on the planet Roshar is filled with perils. Violent "highstorms" destroy nearly everything in their path; giant carnivorous crustaceans roam the chasms; the Parshendi and the Alethi races have been at war for as long as anyone can remember with no victory in sight for either side; and godlike creatures battle each other every few thousand years to decide the fate of the planet.
The Alethi-Parshendi wars take place on the Shattered Planes - a vast series of high plateaus separated by deep chasms. Enslaved "bridgemen" push giant bridges between the plateaus in order for armies to advance and attack. These bridgemen also serve the purpose of drawing enemy fire away from the armies, keeping their survival rate close to zero.
On top of this is the caste system, which decrees at birth the fate of each person - from slave to king. There exist about a dozen specific castes, but they are grouped into two broad categories, based on eye color. The light-eyes are clearly at the top and dark-eyes are decidedly below.
But Roshar also has some marvels. The storms generate a mystical force called "stormlight" that can be captured in stones and other objects and can be harnessed by those with the power to do so. Powerful shardblades can cut through nearly anything and armor made of shardplate can protect the wearer from nearly any attack; soulcasters are devices that allow masters to transmute one object or substance into another; and spren - creatures made of light, who sometimes come to the aid of humans.
The book switches points of view between several characters. The most important are:
Kaladin, son of a physician, who goes to war to protect his younger brother. But ends up sold into slavery as a bridgeman - the most expendable people in the army. He begins to acquire powers from stormlight and learn how to use those powers to help his fellow bridgemen.
Shallan Davar, who apprentices herself to the heretic scholar Jasnah Kholin in an attempt to steal her soulcaster.
Dalinar Kholin, a decorated warrior, an honorable man, and the uncle of a king. Dalinar sees visions of ancient gods and begins to question the wisdom of the endless war waged by his countrymen.
By far, the most interesting story is Kaladin's. He progresses from idealist to cynic to reluctant super hero and it is all done with perfect plausibility. Kaladin miraculously survives every danger he faces, but often those closest to him perishes. Despite this, the other bridgemen rally around him and he eventually inspires and unites these dregs of society.
Few of the stories overlap in this book, but we expect them to do so as the series progresses.
As he has done before, Brandon Sanderson does a masterful job of building a world in which to place his characters and stories. In fact, the first two-thirds of this book spends much of its time setting the scene for the final third.
At over 1000 pages, this is an intimidating book - particularly when you consider it is part 1 of a proposed 10-volume series (three volumes have been published as of this writing) It took me nearly a year to finish it as other patrons kept requesting it
But it was worth the time and effort. I loved the characters and the world and the plausibility of the world Sanderson creates. Sanderson doesn't simply allow magic to exist - he provides a source to that magic and a partial explanation of its uses and limits.
The Way of Kings not a perfect book. The story is long and the action is sometimes separated by hundreds of pages of character development. But it never suffers from the flowery language that often bogs down high fantasy stories
There is much to think about in this book. But one of Kaladin's men put it best when Kaladin asked the meaning of a story:
"It means what you want it to mean," Hoid said. "The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think , but to give you questions to think upon. Too often, we forget that.”
Tuesday, December 18, 2018 9:38:00 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Appointment in Samarra by John O'Hara takes place over a 72-hour period in the small eastern Pennsylvania town of Gibbsville.
But three days is all it takes for Julian English to destroy everything good in his life.
Julian had it made. He was born into a wealthy family; he owned a car dealer that was successful even during the great depression; and he had a beautiful, faithful wife, who loved him.
But he drank. And one night, at a party, he grew tired of listening to loudmouth boor Harry Reilly and threw a drink in his face. Julian quickly regretted his actions. Harry was an influential man in Gibbsville and Julian owed him money; but rather than correct the situation, Julian hurtles down a path of self-destruction for the next 3 days, alienating himself from the rest of society, burning bridges in his life, and spiraling quickly downward until he reaches a breaking point.
Appointment is an excellent look at America of the 1930s. It shows us the social castes, the gossip, the overt racism, and life inside a bubble that is small town America.
O'Hara does a masterful job of building the characters of this town and the dynamics between them. He gives us a backstory about Julian's wife, so we understand why he is lucky to have her and a fool to risk losing her. We learn about Julian's family and the pressure his father places on him, so we understand why he sometimes feels useless and helpless.
Interestingly, none of Julian's acts of self-destruction are described in the book. We hear about them later as characters discuss what happened. Sometimes, it's unclear exactly what Julian did. For example, his wife sees him leave a night club with the girlfriend of a local mobster; then later finds Julian passed out drunk in his car. Did he commit adultery? It probably doesn't matter, as that was clearly his intent. And he is now in trouble with both his wife and the mob.
This is a book that got better as it went along. As the story progresses, Julian's downfall seems inevitable. But I could not look away. Appointment in Samarra is an American tragedy that is well worth watching.
Sunday, December 16, 2018 7:56:16 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
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Sharon Spry was one of the finest people I've known.
She had a gift for understanding and relating and empathizing with others. She had a bright mind and a wonderful smile. She had a sense of humor that allowed her to laugh at the world and to laugh at herself and sometimes to laugh at her troubles.
She was someone I called when I was feeling down. She never failed to cheer me up.
She was someone I called to share good news. It always made me feel better.
She was always interested in what I was doing and always asking about my immediate family.
I was at her wedding where my 5-year-old son Timmy (now a grown man known as "Tim") served as a ring bearer.
Whenever I visited San Francisco, I made a point to visit her family. I stayed at their house many times.
She came to visit me on multiple occasions and we got together at places away from our homes.
A few years ago, she was diagnosed with cancer and was in and out of chemotherapy and other treatments. I’ve forgotten where the cancer started; but, by the end of this year, it had spread throughout her entire body.
I will always admire the courage with which she faced this disease. She was always open and honest about her chances and what she was going through. She didn’t ask for pity, but she didn’t hide anything or downplay the seriousness from the rest of us.
Sharon passed away last night at the age of 55. The cancer she battled the last few years finally overcame her.
She leaves behind a husband and two young children.
She was my cousin and my friend.
And I miss her.
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 9:41:27 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)


On the Record with Thelma Plum
Danica Spear April 23, 2019 LatestMusic
Ahead of two major music festivals, Thelma Plum found the time to chat to Grok about musical inspirations, break-ups and her personal identity.
Tell me about how your latest single, Not Angry Anymore, came about?
I wrote Not Angry Anymore after I broke up with my last boyfriend, who I was just so in love with. We had a beautiful, loving relationship, for the most part [Laughs]. I guess, after the breakup, you start to hold a lot of resentment, or you can build up a sort of resentment towards the other person. It took me a bit of time and a bit of reflection to understand that it wasn’t all on him and that I didn’t want to hold onto that anger anymore.
I think it’s something a lot of people can relate to.
Yeah, well I hope so [Laughs].
I loved the music video, it fit the so song perfectly. How was it working with Claudia Dallimore?
Oh my god, amazing. She’s just fantastic; she’s so good at her job and she makes working really enjoyable. She shoots predominantly women as well, which is great. She makes a really safe space, so I really liked it.
Where do you typically draw your inspiration from?
So many different things I guess, you know obviously love or heartbreak. With the last EP, I wrote it when I was 19, so it was a little while ago. I think now I’m ready to share a different part of me that isn’t just those love songs, it’s more of a reflection of how I feel being an Aboriginal woman in this country and how that felt growing up. I sing a lot about growing up, so a lot of the inspiration I draw now is from those experiences as an Aboriginal woman, which is something I hadn’t yet felt ready to share.
So, it’s been five years since the release of your last EP, Monsters, has your creative process changed over the years?
Yeah for sure. With this album, there was one before it that nearly came out and nearly happened, and there were some songs that were a couple years old. When it was time to record them, I was in such a different space, and with the music I release, I want it to be a reflection of who I am now, and I would like for it to show that I’ve grown as an artist and as a person. I guess with what I spoke about before, being more willing to share my experiences, so my vision has changed a lot in that way.
Is it difficult sharing something so personal for you with the public?
Yeah for sure, but it’s like, I’m a huge oversharer. I share way too much [Laughs]. I need to get a little bit better at that.
I guess music’s one good way to go about that.
Yeah, it really is. There’s something so therapeutic for me, in I guess a selfish way, to share things through my music and open up in that way. It’s vulnerable as hell, especially when other people are involved when you’re talking about lovers or people in your life and songs that are about certain things and times. It brings back memories, for not just me but other people as well. It can be nerve-racking, knowing that I might potentially make someone feel a certain way with what I’m sharing.
Do you typically warn people when they’re going to be featured in one of your songs or just let them figure it out?
No never [Laughs]. Unless you’ve really wronged me, then you can find out on the radio like everyone else [Laughs]. I think it’s really important to be aware as an artist of some of the things you might share, because we share so much and sometimes people might think that’s none of your business, but when I’m inspired by something, I’ll want to write about it, but I am very mindful of making sure that everybody is safe and protected.
Your single, Clumsy Love has been a massive success. Was this something you expected?
No! Because I hadn’t released music in so long, I was so nervous that I would come back and no one would want to listen to me. You know you have all those negative thoughts, but I also worked so hard on this song, and I’m really proud of that. I still didn’t expect it, but I am so happy.
Are you excited to be touring with Groovin the Moo?
I am! I’m so excited, crazy excited.
I also saw that you were announced in the Splendour line up!
It is, it’s pretty wild. These are both two festivals that have been huge career goals for me, so I’m really, really happy.
Do you prefer playing festivals over your private shows? I can imagine they’re very different experiences.
Yeah, they’re just so different. I couldn’t really choose, because there’s something so special about playing at a festival and seeing such a big crowd watching you, and it’s a bit like you’re on a holiday or on an island, somewhere really isolated, and just in that moment. And there’s always such good energy. But intimate shows are also really special, I think that they can be great, but I’ll let you know after these two festivals [Laughs].
Can we expect the release of your new album soon?
Yes, you can! So, it’s coming out in the next couple of months, so maybe by the Groovin shows there might be a new single out from it.
Thelma Plum will be heading to Bunbury for Groovin the Moo festival on May 11.
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Johnson & Johnson Ordered To Pay $72 Million For Ovarian Cancer Death Linked To Baby Powder – Here Are The Details
Johnson & Johnson, an American multinational corporation that specializes in developing medical devices and selling pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods, has been ordered to pay $72 million US dollars to the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer was linked to her decades-long use of the company’s talc-based Baby Powder and Shower.
The decision was made last Monday by a Missouri state jury, and The Globe & Mail has shared details of the verdict:
Jurors in the circuit court of St. Louis awarded the family of Jacqueline Fox $10-million of actual damages and $62 million of punitive damages, according to the family’s lawyers and court records. . . . Johnson & Johnson faces claims that it, in an effort to boost sales, failed for decades to warn consumers that its talc-based products could cause cancer.
Approximately 1,000 more cases have been filed in Missouri state court, and another 200 in New Jersey, but this may well be the tip of the iceberg.
In this specific case, jurors actually found Johnson & Johnson liable for fraud, negligence, and conspiracy.
Jere Beasly, a lawyer for the family of the victim, revealed that Johnson & Johnson “knew as far back as the 1980s of the risk,” and yet resorted to “lying to the public, lying to the regulatory agencies.”
A Johnson & Jonson spokeswomen, however, continued to negate these claims:
We have no higher responsibility than the health and safety of consumers, and we are disappointed with the outcome of the trial. We sympathize with the plaintiff’s family but firmly believe the safety of cosmetic talc is supported by decades of scientific evidence
The ‘decades of scientific evidence’ to which she refers clearly have not withstood the scrutiny of either this trial or concerned members of the public; it also fails to account for who funded the research.
Her remark also makes plain a disturbing trend amongst big corporations, which is the blind trust of their employees.
Many clearly believe what they are told about the products they represent, without questioning or doing their own independent research.
Scientific fraud induced by major corporations in this field is no secret, and various medical experts around the world have been speaking out against it for decades.
Dr. Richard Horton, current Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet, one of the largest medical journals in the world, has publicly and unequivocally called out the scientific community for this negligence and outright fraud:
The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes, tiny effects, invalid exploratory analyses, and flagrant conflicts of interest, together with an obsession for pursuing fashionable trends of dubious importance, science has taken a turn towards darkness. (source)
The sheer volume of statements from very credible people, along with the documents and evidence, attesting to this disturbing trend, is simply overwhelming.
See also: The Science Behind Anti-Depressants May Be Completely ‘Backwards’
Yet the unfortunate reality is that employees of these big corporations stand behind their products, working under the assurances of corporately-funded science which, obviously, has profit in mind rather than safety.
This is a widespread and alarming problem, and it’s great to see more people raise their voice against these shady practices. Dr. Marcia Angell, a physician and longtime Editor-in-Chief of the New England Medical Journal (NEMJ), is another such professional to do so:
It is simply no longer possible to believe much of the clinical research that is published, or to rely on the judgment of trusted physicians or authoritative medical guidelines. I take no pleasure in this conclusion, which I reached slowly and reluctantly over my two decades as an editor of the New England Journal of Medicine. (source)
It’s no secret that many household products are toxic to our health. Science has been confirming their dangers for years now (not that many of us needed this confirmation); these products are literally littered with a number of hazardous harmful chemicals.
Researchers in the UK, for example, found that domestic products such as anti-insect sprays, deodorants, cleaning products, cosmetics, and more contain a number of cancer causing chemicals.
The researchers, from the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, who concluded that these types of everyday household products maybe be contributing to 100,000 deaths every single year in Europe, warn that the public remains unaware of these risks.
Another example of an insider speaking out against the industry is Foster Gamble, the direct descendant of one of the founders of Procter & Gamble (a company similar to Johnson & Johnson).
He himself explains that he was groomed for the establishment, but his ethical concerns prompted him to change direction.
To the left you will see a picture of him with Gerald Ford.
Foster decided to leave the business and instead raise awareness about many issues, including the hazards associated with everyday household products that the corporations like his father’s manufacture.
He’s had an interesting life to say the least, and you can watch a documentary he released a few years ago here.
A Few Of Many Products You Don’t Want To Have In Your Home…
Unfortunately, many personal care products, like the ones made by Johnson & Johnson, are demonstrably dangerous to our health, and putting these products on our skin makes absolutely no sense.
Cancer, for example, is caused by physical carcinogens, chemical carcinogens, and biological carcinogens, all of which we surround ourselves with on a daily basis, and all of which can be found in various personal care products, such as many deodorants.
Corporate manufacturers also approve thousands upon thousands of chemicals for use in cosmetics.
This in-house validation is all that is necessary to get a product onto the shelves, there being no regulatory process for approving these chemicals, leaving plenty of room for bias to influence the decision.
Again, chemicals are very effectively absorbed via your skin. For example, the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Manitoba, Canada, conducted a study to quantify how many sunscreen agents penetrate the skin after it is applied, and their results demonstrated significant penetration of all sunscreen agents into the skin. We are talking about multiple chemicals entering multiple tissues within the body. (source)
The dangers are generally multiplied for women, as they tend to use several different products on a daily basis. This combining of products can contribute to an overload of toxic chemicals.
Makeup, for example, is a huge source for heavy metals. In the report “Heavy Metal Hazard: The Health Risks of Hidden Heavy Metals In Face Make up,” Environmental Defense tested 49 different makeup items, including foundations, concealers, powders, blushes, mascaras, eye liners, eye shadows, lipsticks, and lip glosses.
Their testing revealed serious heavy metal contamination in virtually all of their products:
96 percent contained lead
90 percent contained beryllium
61 percent contained thallium
51 percent contained cadmium
20 percent contained arsenic
The Environmental Working Group has a great database to help you find personal care products that are free of potentially dangerous chemicals. Better yet, simplify your routine and make your own products.
A slew of lotions, potions, and hair treatments can be eliminated with a jar of coconut oil, for example, to which you can add a high quality essential oil for scent.
Having commercial cleaning products in your home is not a smart idea either. Combined with all of the above products, and all of the below, it becomes easy to understand the dramatic rise in disease we’ve seen over the past few decades.
Alternatives include baking soda, white vinegar, lemon juice, hydrogen peroxide, liquid castile soap, organic essential oils, mixing bowls, spray bottles, microfiber cloths, and more.
Why is it that these products could be manufactured to be much less hazardous, and in some cases cheaper, but aren’t?
It’s not hard to see why so many people believe that corporations have no qualms about contributing to the decline of human health. It’s a scary thought to be sure, but there are things to do and preventative measures/ lifestyle changes you can make.
It is ironic that we are always talking about raising money and finding a cure for cancer without ever discussing cancer prevention. How can we ever hope to tackle a problem without addressing its source?
When it comes to health, air fresheners are probably some of the worst products you can have in your home.
These commonly contain 2, 5-dichlorophenol (2, 5-DCP), a metabolite of 1,4 dichlorobenzene.
This stuff is present in the blood of nearly all Americans, has been linked to lung damage, and has been known to cause organ system toxicity. According to the National Resources Defense Council:
Air fresheners have become a staple in many American homes and offices, marketed with the promise of creating a clean, healthy, and sweet-smelling indoor atmosphere. But many of these products contain phthalates (pronounced thal-ates) – hazardous chemicals known to cause hormonal abnormalities, birth defects, and reproductive problems. NRDC’s independent testing of 14 common air fresheners, none of which listed phthalates as an ingredient, uncovered these chemicals in 86 percent (12 of 14) of the products tested, including those advertised as “all natural” or “unscented.” (source) (source)
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Book Review: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
I have a love hate relationship with movie adaptations of books. Whenever I hear a new movie/TV show coming out is based on a book, I must immediately read said book, watch said movie/TV show, and proceed to point out all of the ways in which it differed from the book. How the characters look NOTHING like how I imagined (or EXACTLY as I imagined), and generally drive whatever poor soul is watching the film adaptation with me insane. Don't get me wrong- I generally end up enjoying the film version too, but I of course have to point out the minutia of differences between the two.
Which brings me to this weeks read, Murder on the Orient Express. When I saw it was being made into a movie, of course I had to read it so that I could watch the movie and dish ad nauseum on the similarities and differences to the book. Brief synopsis shall we?
A man is murdered on an overnight train across Europe. Stabbed a dozen times and locked in his room bolted from the inside with a chain drawn across the door, the case is both intriguing and perplexing to Hercule Poirot, passenger and fortunately international detective. At the behest of his friend, and owner of the rail company, Poirot investigates the crime, interviewing the passengers on the train and examining evidence. When the train is held up, in the middle of nowhere, due to a snow drift barricading the tracks, there is nowhere for the killer(s) to hid. Someone on the Orient Express is guilty, but who?
This book was not what I was expecting, in the best of ways. It was insanely detailed and methodically planned out. It was like a grown up Nancy Drew meets Clue mystery. Each character was unique and interesting, well fleshed out to the minds eye. There were quite a lot of them to keep up with (over a dozen), but Christie does a good job of providing the reader with reminders about who each character was and how they were interconnected to the others on board. The ending was not what I was expecting, which is always fantastic in a mystery. Overall, it was a really great read, one that I am sad I hadn't read earlier!
Now (of course) I need to tell you how the movie compared right? There were some minor differences (characters changed ethnicity and appearances weren't quite as I had imagined) which I felt there was really no need for, and a few major changes which I felt there was absolutely no need for. It was certainly frustrating to say the least. I will say, the casting for Poirot was spot on, he carried the movie effortlessly. Overall it was kind of a disappointment but hey, at least they had great popcorn!
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Hank Roberts June 24, 2019
Watson and the Labour Right are helping Johnson’s electoral chances
So now we have it. Tom Watson et al have not only stabbed our twice overwhelmingly elected leader Jeremy, in the back - actually now in the front - but are acting in a way that will ensure that Johnson has the best chance possible of winning the next election.
The Times has revealed the blatantly obvious - that Johnson is drawing up early election plans if he wins the leadership race. Two-thirds of Tory members would back an alliance with Farage and the Brexit party according to a YouGov poll. Tory donors are reported to have urged such a pact. Clearly there is a move to seek to get a single pro-Brexit candidate in all constituencies if an early election is called.
In the referendum, the Conservatives pledged to implement the referendum result. They have repeated this, as, for example, on 4th April 2019. “The Government stands by its commitment to uphold the result of the 2016 referendum and to deliver the UK’s withdrawal from the EU”. After the referendum result Labour said that it would honour the result. On the Labour website today their position is “Labour accepts the referendum result, and Britain is leaving the EU”.
Watson wants Labour to go back on this promise. He has made it plain that he doesn’t want a Corbyn-led Labour victory, by campaigning for his removal. Further the fallacious basis of his basically right-wing thinking is clear from what he has said. “I love Europe (by which he means the EU not the continent) because I am a democratic socialist” – though not democratic enough to accept the result of the referendum everyone, including him, said would decide the issue. He continued, “Socialism is achieving common causes by the strength of collective endeavour. That is what Europe (EU) is.” I.e. the EU = socialism.
I was unaware of this. I thought we wanted to elect a Labour Government to introduce some much needed socialism into our right wing neo-liberal basket case economy which has come about, by the way, whilst we were, as we still are, in the EU. If Labour is manoeuvred into a straightforward remain and second vote position this will give Johnson his best chance.
James Meek in his book Dreams of Leaving and Remaining talks about a discussion with a friend who voted remain. ‘"I don't get it," he said. "What about all these powerful backroom interests in the City that are supposed to have the government in their pocket? Why aren't they stepping in behind the scenes to stop this?" I would never endorse corrupt, opaque methods of subverting democracy, he was saying, but somebody has to stop this Brexit nonsense. What had happened to this thoughtful and fair-minded citizen, not ready to ditch democracy himself, but reluctantly prepared to let somebody else ditch it for him? … Since the referendum I'd been troubled by similar dark impulses. … Although I had voted to remain in the EU, and would do so again, I had my inner Leaver too … I'm not sure I want to stay in an organisation that makes such a big deal about us leaving it.’
EU Referendum Results 2016
17.4m Leave | 16.1 m Remain
406 Leave | 242 Remain
Constituency By Party
Lab: 148 Leave | 84 Remain
Con: 247 Leave| 80 Remain
9 Leave | 3 Remain
By MP
Brexit isn’t the problem. It’s our MPs who are the problem.
The will of the majority in the referendum and the unrepresentative nature of a majority of MPs, is well illustrated in this summary of the results.
Those that say the result shouldn’t stand because the Brexit side told lies are disingenuous. Remainers claimed that an EU army was a figment of the Leave side’s imagination. However, The Guardian told us that ‘claims for the Leave side about moves to unify Europe’s armed forces were nothing more than fantasy. Lord Ashdown said the idea of an EU army was “Nonsense”.’ However, since the referendum, this has been proven to be false. In November 2018, the French and German leaders Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel joined politicians Jean-Claude Juncker and Guy Verhofstadt in seeking the establishment of an EU-wide army. Politicians lying in elections, surely not? This is beyond naivety. The truth is simply, I don't like the result, so I won't accept it.
The answer to this was well made in a letter to the Spectator, “We have referendums …. for a reason, which is that they are a peaceful means of resolving our differences. If the Brexit vote is overridden, then the resolution of our differences afterwards is less likely to be peaceful”.
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NorthMarq Arranges $26.8 Million in Financing for Burr Ridge Medical Center in Metro Chicago
NorthMarq Capital has arranged $26.8 million in first mortgage bridge financing for Burr Ridge Medical Center, a 105,000 sq. ft. medical office building in the Chicago suburb of Burr Ridge, Ill. The major tenant at the site is Loyola University Health System, which was acquired by Novi, Mich.-based Trinity Health for $175 million earlier this summer.
Bank of America provided the loan. The borrower is an affiliate of Sterling Bay Cos., a Chicago-based real estate investor and developer. During the underwriting process, Trinity Health agreed to acquire the Loyola University Health System. The deal with Trinity closed about 30 days after the loan was funded.
Trinity is the nation’s fourth-largest Catholic health care system in the country with 47 hospitals, 379 outpatient centers, 31 long-term care facilities and numerous home health offices and hospice programs in 10 states. Trinity generates $7 billion in annual revenue. Loyola operates two hospitals with 820 beds.
The owner was able to convert a lease for two-thirds of the building into a long-term lease for the entire facility. The owners are positioning the building for sale in 2012.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, NorthMarq provides mortgage banking and commercial loan servicing in 32 offices nationwide, with an average annual production of $7 billion. NorthMarq also services a loan portfolio of nearly $40 billion.


Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds pay tribute to Conway Savage
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The pianist dies has died aged 58
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Conway Savage, pianist with The Bad Seeds, has died at the age of 58.
The musician, who first joined the band in 1990, was initially diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2017.
The band confirmed the news in a statement on Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds website.
“Our beloved Conway passed away on Sunday evening. A member of Bad Seeds for nearly thirty years, Conway was the anarchic thread that ran through the band’s live performances. He was much loved by everyone, band members and fans alike. Irascible, funny, terrifying, sentimental, warm-hearted, gentle, acerbic, honest, genuine – he was all of these things and quite literally ‘had the gift of a golden voice,’ high and sweet and drenched in soul. On a drunken night, at four in the morning, in a hotel bar in Cologne, Conway sat at the piano and sang ‘Streets Of Laredo’ to us, in his sweet, melancholy style and stopped the world for a moment. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house. Goodbye Conway, there isn’t a dry eye in the house. Love, Nick and the Bad Seeds.”
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Visit beautiful South Walsham Broad by turning off the River Bure opposite St Benet’s Abbey and continuing along Fleet dyke for a mile. The broad is divided into two sections – an outer broad which is a mecca for boaters in summer and is flanked by waterside houses – and a private inner broad.
South Walsham village is a mile away from the broad and, unusually, has two historic churches in the same churchyard. The village also has a children’s play area and is home to Fairhaven Woodland and Water Gardens. This has stunning woodland pathways around South Walsham’s inner broad, where you can take a guided boat trip. There is also a cafe and shop.
After cruising around South Walsham Broad the best place to moor is Fleet Dyke. From here take the footpath to South Walsham Broad’s tiny village staithe which is only suitable for rowing boats but has a lovely little green surrounded by thatched cottages and a bench overlooking the broad.
Next visit the red phone box next to the village staithe which has been turned into a rather novel information point!
A twenty minute walk along a footpath from the phone box brings you to School Road where there is a recreation ground and children’s play area next to the village hall.
The award-winning Fairhaven Woodland and Water Garden is located close to the village hall. This has 130 acres of wildlife gardens and nearly four miles of footpaths to explore through ancient woodland on the edge of South Walsham inner broad, on which you can take a guided boat trip. The beautiful water gardens were created by the 2nd Lord Fairhaven who bought the South Walsham Estate in 1946. On his death he requested that the gardens be left in Trust for the public to enjoy. Fairhaven has a popular tea room and gift shop plus plant sales, which are open to non-garden visitors. 01603 270449.
Another ten minute walk past the attraction brings you to South Walsham village centre which is worth visiting for its two medieval churches which share the same churchyard. St Mary’s dates from the late 13th century and is still used for worship today. St Lawrence’s was built in the following century but in 1827 was badly damaged by fire. It has since been restored as a centre for training and the arts.Don’t miss the atmospheric Sacristans gardens in the ruins of St Lawrence’s former nave and tower.
If you fancy a walk there is a six mile circular route from South Walsham Broad to Upton. This passes along Fleet Dyke and the River Bure taking in Upton Broad and Marshes Nature Reserve (see Upton).
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Free overnight moorings in two main sections along Fleet Dyke managed by the Environment Agency. A footpath along Fleet Dyke leads to South Walsham Broad Staithe.
Recently reopened pub serving lunch and dinner. 01603 270 049.


Title 42. THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 7. SOCIAL SECURITY
Subchapter XVIII. HEALTH INSURANCE FOR AGED AND DISABLED
Part E. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 1395ii. Application of certain provisions of subchapter II
42 U.S. Code § 1395ii. Application of certain provisions of subchapter II
Authorities (CFR)
The provisions of sections 406 and 416(j) of this title, and of subsections (a), (d), (e), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l) of section 405 of this title, shall also apply with respect to this subchapter to the same extent as they are applicable with respect to subchapter II, except that, in applying such provisions with respect to this subchapter, any reference therein to the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Security Administration shall be considered a reference to the Secretary or the Department of Health and Human Services, respectively.
(Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, title XVIII, § 1872, as added Pub. L. 89–97, title I, § 102(a), July 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 332; amended Pub. L. 92–603, title II, § 242(a), Oct. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 1419; Pub. L. 98–369, div. B, title III, § 2354(b)(36), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 1102; Pub. L. 103–296, title I, § 108(c)(4), Aug. 15, 1994, 108 Stat. 1485.)
1994—Pub. L. 103–296 inserted before period at end “, except that, in applying such provisions with respect to this subchapter, any reference therein to the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Security Administration shall be considered a reference to the Secretary or the Department of Health and Human Services, respectively”.
1984—Pub. L. 98–369 struck out the comma after “406” and struck out reference to subsec. (f) of section 405 of this title.
1972—Pub. L. 92–603 struck out reference to provisions of section 408 of this title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–296 effective Mar. 31, 1995, see section 110(a) of Pub. L. 103–296, set out as a note under section 401 of this title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–369 effective July 18, 1984, but not to be construed as changing or affecting any right, liability, status, or interpretation which existed (under the provisions of law involved) before that date, see section 2354(e)(1) of Pub. L. 98–369, set out as a note under section 1320a–1 of this title.
Amendment by Pub. L. 92–603 not applicable to any acts, statements, or representations made or committed prior to Oct. 30, 1972, see section 242(d) of Pub. L. 92–603, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1320a–7b of this title.
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GILES FRENCH IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL GENTLEMAN'S GENTLEMAN
Back in the '60s, television was crowded with sitcoms about single parents. Divorce was still taboo, but death in the family, it seemed, served as the basis for a good comedy. Jed Clampet, Andy Griffith and John Forsythe were amongst the many men of the tube who tragically and unexplainably had lost the mothers of their children before they made it to the small screen. And then there was Bill Davis of "Family Affair."
"Family Affair" was a twist on the bachelor father trend. Swinging single Bill Davis has a bombshell dropped on him when his brother and sister-in-law are tragically killed in a car wreck. A second bombshell is dropped when each of their three children turn up at Bill's bachelor pad needing a place to live. Although reluctant at first, Uncle Bill acquiesces, and along with his "gentleman's gentleman," Mr. French, agrees to keep the family together.
The show began in 1966 and ran through the summer of 1971, and aside from the twist of who was raising the kids, the show was sweet and tame, like most family oriented shows of the day. Most episodes revolve around the usual family type 30-minute crisis with an instant fix, although "Family Affair" had a tendency to remember that the kids, six-year-old twins Buffy and Jody and their sixteen-year-old sister Cissy, were indeed orphans from a troubled past and handled that with sensitivity.
Much of the show's comic relief came from fastidious Mr. French, who had inherited most of the responsibilities of raising the kids as Uncle Bill was often traveling on business as a consulting engineer. A little miffed at his responsibilities as a nanny, French often appeared exasperated with the role, although there was never any doubt he cared deeply for his young charges.
One unique quality of "Family Affair" was that it took place in New York City, where the family lived in a luxurious Fifth Avenue apartment. This was very unusual, as most television families seemed to live on Primrose Lane, with a white picket fence in front of their large, Tudor home. Most of the show took place in the apartment, although they made frequent visits to the local park for outdoor activity.
Another unique aspect to the show was Uncle Bill's social life. Having kids did not keep him at home, and he was often seen escorting a lovely new female suitor. Cissy, being a teenager, also dated, and there was never a dull moment with the situations that would arise from that. It was, after all, the '60s, which was an era that created conflicts of its own. Over all, they were a well adjusted bunch considering the turmoil and tragedy that brought them all together.
Giles French is the quintessential "gentleman's gentleman." He's a proper Englishman, and is quite happy in the service of his bachelor boss. Mr. French's life is turned upside down when the Davis children come to live in the Fifth Avenue apartment of his employer, and is a little unhappy to find himself somewhat of a "Mary Poppins." It is not long before French is totally charmed by the children, and the stuffy butler quickly warms up to his new responsibilities. Mr. French also has ties to the Royal Family, as we find out not long after the children arrive, and he whisks off to London to take care of the Queen for nine weeks as his brother, Nigel French, fills in for him at the Davis residence.
The very English Sebastian Cabot got his start as an actor in British stage and films in the late 1930s. By the '50s, he had received many roles in the US including early episodes of "Gunsmoke" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents." Older viewers will remember him as the criminologist on the TV drama "Checkmate," which ran from 1960 to 1962. Youngsters will know Cabot's voice as the narrator to all the Disney Whinnie the Pooh cartoons of the '60s and '70s. Of course, he forever will be Mr. French to millions of TV aficionados. Cabot died of a stroke in 1977 after a long and prolific career. During the show's first season, Cabot took ill and needed to take several weeks off to convalesce. For those nine weeks, actor John Williams played the part of Mr. Giles French's brother, Nigel.


Study to address D.C.-area flooding
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, signed an agreement July 18 with the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) to begin an approximately $3 million, three-year study on possible ways to address coastal flooding and storm damage across more than 57 square miles in the District of Columbia and surrounding areas of suburban Maryland and northern Virginia.
The National Capital Planning Commission will serve as a study advisor and will help coordinate federal participation.
“As part of this study, we will investigate flood risk and identify ways to help protect vulnerable assets upon which the region relies,” said Col. Ed Chamberlayne, Baltimore District commander. “We hope the results of this study will aid in the long‐term resilience and sustainability of these coastal communities, and reduce the economic costs and risks to both people and property associated with large‐scale flood and storm events.”
Coastal areas in metropolitan Washington contain a convergence of critical infrastructure that the region’s local governments, businesses, institutions and communities depend upon. This infrastructure includes water, energy and communication utilities; transportation hubs; federal buildings and military installations; national security facilities; and significant national monuments and cultural treasures.
This particular study, known as the Middle Potomac – Washington, DC and Metropolitan Area Coastal Flooding Feasibility Study, is a spin-off of the two-year North Atlantic Coast Comprehensive Study (NACCS) completed in January 2015 that was commissioned by Congress as part of the Hurricane Sandy recovery effort. The purpose of NACCS was to help local communities better understand their changing flood risks due to climate change and provide them tools to be better prepared for the future. The District is one of nine high-risk areas that was identified in NACCS as needing further analysis.
“We are eager to work with our partners to assess these particularly-vulnerable urbanized areas and identify ways to manage the coastal flood risk to communities and infrastructure,” said Dave Robbins, Baltimore District coastal program manager. “This state-of-the-art analysis will expand on past studies by assessing a range of possible future conditions to account for uncertainty and changing risk over time resulting from climate and sea level change.”
The study costs will be split 50 percent from the Corps and 50 percent from COG and its cost-sharing partners.
“This study is a critical next step in helping local governments along the Potomac and Anacostia rivers mitigate the risks from future flooding in metropolitan Washington coastal areas,” said Chuck Bean, COG executive director. “The study will help ensure the protection of the region’s investments in critical infrastructure into the future.”
The study area includes portions of the District of Columbia; Prince George’s and Charles counties in Maryland; and Arlington, Fairfax, and Prince William counties, and the City of Alexandria in Virginia, all located along the Anacostia and Middle Potomac rivers. The northern boundary for the study area is Bladensburg along the Anacostia River, and Little Falls along the Potomac River in Maryland. The southern boundary is near Fort Washington along the Potomac River.
“Currently, the region lacks the tools to locally assess climate impacts on precipitation and groundwater, or to comprehensively understand how our infrastructure is vulnerable to flooding, coastal storms and sea level rise,” said Steve Walz, COG Department of Environmental Programs director. “Many individual agencies and organizations have been studying and making their own plans on how to deal with such risks; however, they still rely upon shared utilities, facilities and services. Therefore, each entity is only as protected as the weakest link in our regional infrastructure system. This study will help us to address those critical issues.”
This effort will result in a set of recommendations, which the Corps and others could implement. Coastal flood risk management strategies outlined in the plan and the study’s resulting data sets are meant to be customizable to incorporate into local mitigation plans. The Corps and coastal communities could seek additional funding for recommended flood risk mitigation projects to help the region reduce its risk from coastal flood hazards.
If you have any information or datasets related to flooding or flood risk management that may be relevant to this study, including reports, photos or other digital data, as well as climate change impact analyses or studies, please share this information with the study team by sending an email to MetroDCCoastalStudy@usace.army.mil.
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How infrastructure can improve mass evacuations
In recent months, there have been what seems like a steady stream of natural disasters, devastating communities across the U.S. and leaving their residents with the daunting choice of rebuilding or moving elsewhere.
Houston saw unprecedented flooding after Hurricane Harvey made landfall late last month. Two weeks later, the entire state of Florida was battered by winds, a storm surge and inland flooding courtesy of Hurricane Irma. According to CoStar Group, as much as 27% of Houston’s commercial real estate market &mdash $55 billion worth — was damaged by flooding, and homebuilders there say they have growing customer lists yielding a years-long backlog of people desperate to have their homes repaired.
CoreLogic estimated the total loss in Florida due to Irma at up to $65 billion. Meanwhile, many of the state's flooded rivers keep rising, contributing to additional evacuations and property damage.
Following close on Irma's tail, Hurricane Maria left Puerto Rico without electricity for the foreseeable future and has called into question the U.S. territory’s ability to fully recover. Just as in Florida, the island’s rivers are swollen and ready to burst, raising fears about the structural integrity of dams. A crack in the Guajataca dam in the northwest region of Puerto Rico has already forced the evacuation of 70,000 residents downstream.
While disasters like tornados present themselves too quickly to give the public much advance notice, others, like a hurricane or the slow spread of a wildfire, often, though not always, eave enough time for a quick and orderly mass evacuation. That is made easier through infrastructure capable of supporting such an exodus and the help of technology.
Working with what you've got
Building extra highway lanes or a new roadway for the sole purpose of evacuation is unrealistic, said Alfonso Pedraza-Martinez, assistant professor of operations and decision technologies at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business. Instead, successful evacuations are all about managing the infrastructure already in place.
"Infrastructure is planned for average use," he said. "You don't plan infrastructure for extreme cases. It is super expensive and most of the time [would be] wasted."
That means municipalities need to keep existing secondary roads in good condition and ensure that the services along those routes — such as gas, lodging and food — are able to support a large-scale evacuation.
During the pre-Irma exodus, Florida Gov. Rick Scott caught flak when he refused to open southbound lanes to northbound traffic to ease the bottleneck on Florida’s two main north–south highways, Interstate 95 and Interstate 75. That decision, a strategy called contraflow lane reversal, could have included some flexibility by reversing only one lane of southbound traffic to northbound vehicles. "You can't cut off services altogether," Pedraza-Martinez said. "Having [traffic move] exclusively one way might make things worse if emergency services cannot travel the other way."
Mass transit might seem like the panacea. However, while buses, trains and increased air service might get people out of immediate harm’s way, the question then becomes where those people should go and how to expedite their trip back home once the storm is over, Pedraza-Martinez said. What's more, residents would need to be educated on how to access emergency public transportation services, something state and local officials would need to do well in advance of an emergency — and likely with some degree of regularity for residents of regions continually subject to extreme weather events.
There's no such thing as too many options when it comes to a mass evacuation. "The more alternative modes of transportation you have and the more available they are, the more effective the evacuation process is going to be," Pedraza-Martinez said.
Planning ahead for evacuations
Sean Qian, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, said the country's state transportation departments have been able to amass considerable information about driving patterns and the use of highways and main arterials during the last decade. That data could be useful in creating models that can inform officials' plans for high-capacity events like a mass evacuation. Closing lanes, reprogramming traffic signals and emergency traffic routing are some of the measures on the table when trying to get people from point A to point B safely and efficiently in such a situation, he said.
Emergency information should be managed and dispensed from a centralized, informed state agency, he said, as current crowdsourced driving apps, like GasBuddy, have not proven reliable for such large-scale, coordinated use as a mass evacuation. That particular app relies on user updates to inform others about gas availability and pricing. In a fast-changing, emergency situation like a hurricane, the information posted online could lag real-time changes. "What we really need from an agency perspective is for them to provide users a very specific supply map and [information about] congestion, and travel time in a much more accurate manner — the information people need to know as part of the evacuation process,” Qian said. "These critical pieces of information should be updated and corrected in the real-time, along with information that proactively route evacuees."
New technology has a role to play as well. That can be as simple as LED lighting and as complex as flood simulation programs projecting water levels and making evacuation decisions more accurate and timely.
"Infrastructure is planned for average use. You don't plan infrastructure for extreme cases."
Alfonso Pedraza-Martinez
Assistant Professor, Indiana University
Ken Forbes, senior marketing representative for lighting and water at Johnson Controls, said LED roadway lighting could play a critical role in safer mass evacuations. State transportation departments like those in Washington and Michigan, are gradually adopting the technology to save money and create a better quality lighting experience for drivers.
"In an emergency, [officials] can highlight a problem area of the city by raising the light or changing the color of the light," he said. LEDs can also be programmed to illuminate an evacuation route, pinpoint areas of flooding — aided by an added layer of climate detection sensors — and improve visibility in heavy rain, fog or smoke.
Most roads are already equipped with light poles, which is the basic infrastructure required for LED luminaires. That means installation would consist of swapping out the fixture head.
Timing matters
Evacuating as early as possible is critical. That's where simulation software comes in. Models can be created to project where, how much and for how long water will flow into a certain area during rain events. To be effective, they require accurate topography and an up-to-date layout of the structures that could change the flow of water, according to Eric Chappell, community evangelist for Autodesk’s InfraWorks 360.
"You model an event based on rainfall and topography," he said. "Once you know what you're up against, you can change numbers and run a different model very quickly." The models can also include the impact of storm debris on water flow, as well as scenarios in which a dam bursts. InfraWorks modeled the Oroville dam spillway failure after the incident to give a clearer view of what happened as well as to forecast where the water might have ended up had the dam fully broken.
It takes a combination of practical and technology-driven measures to maximize public safety during an emergency and ensure a safe getaway for locals. State DOTs can lay the groundwork for future emergencies today by evaluating their evacuation procedures, promoting programs that keep infrastructure in working order and ensuring they have a viable plan to relay accurate information to the public before, during and after disaster happens.
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PSV 13/14 Nike Centenary Home Football Shirt
Dutch football club PSV Eindhoven will step onto the pitch next season in a bold new home kit that recalls some of the team's greatest achievements. PSV’s famous red-and-white stripes have been replaced by a solid red shirt that references the colours worn when they won the UEFA Cup in 1978.
The red jersey also recalls PSV’s successful 1987-88 campaign in which they won the Dutch league, the Dutch cup, and for the first and only time in their history, Europa Cup 1.
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The new shirt features a white collar and white cuffs with a gold trim on the sleeves.The club crest is adorned with the club’s founding year and encircled by a special golden laurel and the number "100" in honor of the club's centennial. The back of the shirt below the collar also features the club’s founding year of 1913 in a distinctive gold.
Inside the back of the neck on a bonded woven label is an outline of the famous arch from the main gates of Phillips stadium and the motto “Eendracht maakt macht” ("Unity creates strength”). On either side of these gates are the years 1913 and 2013 to celebrate the club’s centenary.
The new home shorts are white with a thin red stripe along the side, while the socks are white with a red band at the top and a red block on the back.
Mike and Bert
that shoud be afc home kit next season
Matthew Wilkinson
Nice, looks very similar to the 2000-02 kit
Probably a bit too soon to return to this design, though it is cool
on really psv but I like it
Matt Holman
Not PSV's style, but for a centenary kit looks nice.
That is verry nice!


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Buildings H and I: Spaces for freedom
Welcome, this is your home! With this traditional, affectionate, and endearing phrase, on Thursday, February 15, 2018, Rector Juan Carlos Henao will welcome Externadistas visiting the new H and I buildings the University inaugurates on its 132nd anniversary.
We have reasons to be happy. We are going to inaugurate two towers that virtually double the University’s capacity: 48 thousand new square meters. These buildings are a collective effort by the community – we have been building them for five years, we are excited to reach the end of the tunnel. This is a huge, beautiful, aesthetic, technological, intelligent, space so we can have more education for freedom, which is our main motto,” stated the Rector to frame such a special moment in the history of the Externado de Colombia.
Brief history of a dream
The dream began to take shape soon after the completion of the last great work on the campus, building G, in February 2004. Motivated by the recurrent Externado phenomenon that whenever new spaces are opened, shortly thereafter they are outgrown due to the University’s growth, the then Rector, Fernando Hinestrosa, wondered why not take advantage of the terrain located between the two carriageways of the Circunvalar Avenue close to 12B Street, acquired in the 1970s that, for years, was used as a parking lot.
With this idea, the Rector began working with the firm García – Reyes Arquitectos; particularly with Enrique Garcia Reyes and his son Robert – who in the past had completed several flawless works at the Externado – with builders, and different University units.
Thus began the designs for this hillside, amoeba-shaped lot, with an unrivaled view: on the one hand, the eastern hills of Bogotá; and on the other, the city, its savanna, and on a clear day, the snowy peaks that crown the distant central mountain range.
To start, two “small’ drawbacks: the 35 thousand square meters lot was marked by a great X formed by high voltage power lines; plus, a main aqueduct pipe and a creek that flowed through the lot. The problem required costly and arduous work with the Bogotá Power Company to relocate the electrical lines to places where it would not affect the future construction.
Then, the comings and goings of designs, initiatives, solutions, between Rector Hinestrosa and the designers to finally, in 2006, submit the results to the Capital District, where the initiative had to surmount tremendous challenges and obstacles. At long last, the approval of the project meeting all the requirements was obtained.
The land for the new construction encountered limitations; first by the transfer of the power lines, and then, due to planning regulations requiring work development in the surrounding area and land concessions. In the end, the available construction area was seven thousand square meters.
Shortly before his death, in early 2012, Rector Hinestrosa was able to view some excavations, machinery, and construction workers wearing helmets working on the site – a clear signal that his dream would become a reality.
The inside: A splendid reality
The companies involved, mainly García – Reyes Arquitectos and PAYC Construction Company, have aptly interpreted the philosophy of a university whose image is projected in aesthetic and comfortable spaces, but at the same time austere – there is no ostentation or splurge -, whose goal is to provide an ideal environment giving free rein to academic work, comprising research, imagination, creation, thinking, and discovering a better country and a better world.
Even though for practical reasons, they are named H and I, they are not two buildings; in reality, it is a harmonic and integrated complex, where each unit is a mirror image of the other. Its stair-step design fits the slope, and an open space unites and separates the two buildings at the same time, allowing the flow of air, light, and view, between the hill and the city. The light brown marble of the facade – proposed by Rector Hinestrosa to break the brick tradition that characterized the Externado building complex, considering it more suitable to the environment – the stone, granite, fine woods, and latest technology synthetic materials are present, together with vertical gardens cascading from the upper floors to the basement.
Different size and style classrooms occupy most of the space, contrasting with the static conception of the old classroom: furniture, equipped with wheels, adapts to different situations occurring in the teaching process – learning in a way to easily form small groups or a large round table. Noteworthy are two beautiful rooms for Law practices. Outside noise has been isolated, and the walls and ceilings have an overlay preventing resonance.
Distributed throughout both buildings are 53 glass cubicles, sound-proofed, designed for study and small group discussion by students and professors. The perfect place to develop work, discuss, review, and even write on the wall, as there, it serves as a blackboard.
Leisure areas for students and professors, with vending machines for snacks and drinks, and information screens. And, for those who prefer the outdoors, there are terraces with tables and umbrellas, surrounded by flower beds. Also, strategically located, are donuts and shakes concessions to satisfy cravings.
A grand cafeteria, with concession restaurants, and a space equipped with microwave ovens for those who prefer to bring lunch from home; stationery, photocopiers, printers; restrooms, some mixed; and parking lots for cars, motorcycles, and bicycles.
Tower I has a large reconfigurable room for social events and art exhibits, connected to the modern kitchen facilities which, in turn, serve the Casa Externadista, which has been extended to the new complex.
The traditional Externadista Bookstore also has a space in the new complex; an enjoyable area to search for publications, get-togethers, and coffee tasting.
People flow is guaranteed by elevators and escalators found at strategic and equidistant points. Individuals with disabilities can move around easily and have the services suitable for their needs – ramps, elevators, bathrooms – and in classrooms and auditoriums, places to comfortably park their wheelchairs.
Not in vain these new buildings are considered “intelligent.” They are equipped with electronic systems enabling the automatic execution of an extensive set of functions providing users optimal connectivity.
Wi-Fi in all indoor and outdoor areas; electrical connections in all classrooms seats, students, and professors’ leisure rooms. Remote control for video beam, backdrop, sound, and room lighting; a centralized security system (door opening and closing) in lounges and auditoriums; simultaneous translation booths with state of the art technology in all auditoriums; programmable escalators in both directions; elevators that optimize trips based on passenger demand (destination floor is selected at the waiting room); LED lighting, among other elements and amenities.
Other technological developments that stand out are the “floor overlays” of the terraces which can be lifted easily, without breaking, when performing additional work or making repairs. Also, the “sunshields” on the windows of the classrooms on which, at certain times of the year, the sun reflects directly, contributing to reduce the heat without affecting the amount of light; and a vertical power cable and data duct, allowing inspection without affecting the buildings’ structure. It is wonderful to see those perfectly combed skeins of cables.
Buildings H and I breathe: the bio-climate system, consisting of permanent circulation of outside air in all spaces, allows the regulation of natural temperature, so the air-conditioning use is reduced to a minimum.
A rainwater storage tank with a 210 cubic meters capacity, used for watering gardens and restrooms. An intensive tree-planting program seeking not only to replace some the ones that had to be cut down during the construction but also to increase the presence of new, mostly native species, are some of the features of the site, committed to the environment. A total of 1156 trees were planted.
Land ceded to the Capital District
As expected, the project complies with all the Capital District urban specifications. The land corresponding to “type A” transfer was allocated at the northern end of the complex; an area of 3 thousand square meters with a “pocket park.” This land, to be delivered to the city of Bogotá as a public space, equipped with physical exercise equipment, gardens, and trails, also connects the city center with the forest reserve area located in the upper part of the Avenida Circunvalar. This contribution is of great significance for the communities surrounding the Externado, such as the Egypt area. Added to this conceded area is the “environmental control strip” – 10 meters wide – surrounding the lot, adding almost 7 thousand square meters.
The old path – refurbished – from the campus to the Circunvalar parking lot, passing through the Absent Maestros Garden is the main route for those going to the new buildings from the University. Two pedestrian traffic lights on the lower road will facilitate people flow. From this lower sector, the main entrance is through a wide stone staircase. Vehicle access is through the old parking entrance on the upper road, leading to three parking basements.
The main square
The main square unites and separates the two buildings. The decoration consists of a body of water where aquatic plants and a fountain will be placed.
On February 15, 2018, Externadistas will gather to corroborate that the new 48 thousand square meters construction, distributed in Buildings H and I, fulfill the initial objective of increasing, in geometric proportion, the quality of University life.
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