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The exclusive N/Core and Cisco® tech track will primarily focus on incubating nonprofits that are trying to address critical human needs like water or food security, healthcare, financial inclusion, education, accessibility, and the environment.
05 April, 2018 by BW Online Bureau
N/Core, an incubator exclusively for nonprofit startups, today announced its partnership with Cisco, a global leader in IT and Networking, to launch N/Core tech - an exclusive track focused on incubating early-stage nonprofits that leverage digital technology to positively impact society and solve some of the world's most pressing social and economic problems.
The exclusive N/Core and Cisco® tech track will primarily focus on incubating nonprofits that are trying to address critical human needs like water or food security, healthcare, financial inclusion, education, accessibility, and the environment. The Track will support up to 20 organizations during the first year in cohorts of 10 organizations each. N/Core tech's first cohort is open for applications.
Each selected nonprofit will receive an innovation grant of INR 10 Lakhs. In addition to the innovation grant, the non-profits will have access to a set of mentors and technology experts from Cisco along with renowned N/Core Partners namely, Sanjay Purohit, ex-Chairman of Infosys Consulting; Maneesh Dhir, former MD of Apple India and current Partner of Social Venture Partners; K R Lakshminarayan (LAN), Chief Endowment Officer of Azim Premji Foundation, and Ujwal Thakar, ex CEO of Pratham and GiveIndia. Each Partner will invest their time and expertise to provide in-depth support to the startups throughout the six months of incubation, and beyond.
N/Core, founded by Atul Satija in early 2017, recently graduated its first cohort with 9 early stage nonprofits selected from a pool of 1032 applicants from 19 countries across the world, showcasing an increasing inflow of highly talented and motivated entrepreneurs to solve for poverty in India. These entrepreneurs come from diverse sectors such as education, employability, healthcare, water and menstrual hygiene and collectively raised more than 5 times the innovation grant during a short period of 6 months.
"Cisco is committed to positively impacting 1 billion people by 2025. Through this partnership with N/core, we seek to inspire and empower a generation of global problem solvers who can combine tech know-how, ingenuity, and social consciousness to solve some of the most pressing social challenges. N/Core has attracted some of the best young innovators entering the social sector, and we are excited to discover such talent and support their aspirations," said VC Gopalratnam, Senior Vice-President for IT and Executive Sponsor – Cisco India CSR.
Technology has a significant role to play in enabling meaningful impact in the development sector, given the massive scale of problems in this sector. However, adoption of technology in this sector has lagged behind other sectors of the economy, due to various bottlenecks. Talking about the need to address this, N/Core CEO Sudha Srinivasan said, "This collaboration between N/Core and Cisco aspires to elevate the development sector in its adoption of technology to solve problems at large scale. We believe that our support for innovation leveraging technology will change the norm of the development sector in pace, scale, and efficiency."
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Richard V Farley
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1913-1914 5 Democrat
Born in Philadelphia, February 11, 1873; educated in public schools; printer's apprentice; continued education at Central High School; member of Typographical Union No. 2; member of the union's law committee; two terms vice president of the organization; member of the city's Democratic Committee; Nineteenth Sectional School Board for three terms; and member of the Total Abstinence Society. Senator Farley died on March 16, 1941.

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Working two to three years out, Jane selects colors that will compliment skin tones. She also likes Fashion Textile Magazine, and View Textile Magazine.
Jane likes to work with silk, wool, cotton and linen. Their affinity for natural dyes and customer comfort and easy care are important. She works with a group of fair trade weavers near the east coast of India. Jane designs the fabric, specify the weave and weight, and has them weave individual scarves using natural fibers. Her background in weaving, spinning, knitting and dyeing gives Jane appreciation for their care and handiwork. She loves the personality of the weaver that is expressed in each textile.
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The final weekend of July brought crisp, autumn-like temperatures and clear blue skies to much of the midwest, perfect conditions for outdoor activities. B.I.T. athletes welcomed Mother Nature's respite by garnering several top placings at various venues throughout the region.
Deb DuBois and daughter, Helen, competed in the 'They Call Me Al' St. Alphonso's Church 5K run in Zionsville Saturday morning. The mostly flat course was toughened up by a stiff headwind in the final mile of the race. Helen cruised the event, finishing as 3rd overall female. Deb met her time goal and placed 3rd in her age group. Well done, ladies.
Jim Creamer competed in the National Senior Games in Cleveland over the weekend. Unlike other parts of the midwest, Cleveland featured rain and cool temps as Jim reports, "Although this was a national race, competition was closer to a local Masters 50+ event that was won by a 'Boggs' type racer from Mississippi who won both days (he also won both TT events). I think Indiana is quite strong comparatively.
"Saturday was cold and very wet. Not knowing anyone, I went with every early break only to be brought back. The course was on a highway along lake Erie that had a climb of nearly a mile. 1st lap was in the big chain but later laps I spun up the hill in the small. The field split quickly on the 2nd lap following a series of attacks when the eventual winner broke solo midway up the hill. No one gave chase and I for one, was beginning to struggle. The final 2 miles were chaotic in the rain as we were all bunched up; there were crashes in the final 2 turns, luckily I was out near the front and won the exhausting sprint for 2nd – 20 seconds behind the winner.
Adam Perler continues his improvement toward competition in Track Masters National Championships. Representing Joey Keller, Adam proudly wears his Team Joey kit as a reminder of how fortunate we all are to have health, vitality, and a community of friendship and support. Adam posted 2 season bests during final event tune-ups with a 12.2 sec in the flying 200 (he was a 13.6 early in the year) and a 1:19 (improved from 1:34 early in the season) in the 1k. Adam is striving to break the 12-second barrier in the Flying 200. In order to do so, he'll need to hit 40 mph. Hopefully the wind will cooperate. Adam reports, "I am just hopeful that I will be able to repeat these times when it really counts. The flying 200 and match sprint rounds will be on Friday. I believe I need to get in to the top 12 in my age group to advance to the sprint tournament. I will then do the 1k on Saturday. As you know, I am not an endurance guy… but that is turning out to be one of the areas I have improved the most in. Finally, I will be teaming up with two guys from the Speedway Wheelmen for a Team Sprint. I will be the lead off guy for the Sunday event. My goal is to bring the group up to 35mph from a standing start on the first lap and then peel off. This is harder than it seems. As it turns out, I have a "turbo lag" in my jump which starts out a little weak (probably from a slipped disc in my back) and then I hit my stride… unfortunately I have left my teammates behind a few times which is never a good things as my job is to go fast, but keep us together. The best part is that they have all agreed to wear Team Joey schwag during our event. If I have any chance of making the nationals podium, this will likely be the event. Either way… this season has been great. I will go out and have fun. I will be riding for my coach in the sky, Joey Keller, and dedicating my nationals to my cousin who will be having his 4th operation for a rare brain tumor as I pedal and navigate the velodrome… hopefully faster than I have ever gone before." Best wishes for a fast and safe weekend, Adam!
Southern Indiana and the Louisville area have never been hospitable to me as a bike racer. I've jokingly called the racers down there the Huns of Louisville in the past. It's not that they are mean folks, but rather, they are as competitive a lot as you'll find anywhere in the midwest. I enjoyed catching up with Eric Fagerburg, Mike McShane and Brad Swope prior to the racing. Yesterday's event was a new venue, but the competition remained pretty much the same as it's always been; fierce. As venues go, the promoters put on a great event. The course was secured by an excellent volunteer staff, podiums were ushered quickly after races were completed, and payouts were handled in a very timely manner.
The course was not overly challenging, although it did feature as such: From the Start/Finish line racers tarverse approximately 200 yards to turn 1, a wide, sweeping left turn requring no speed let up. After turn 1, racers were greeted with a nice tail wind on the longest straight of the course that fed into a fairly wide turn 2 left hand bend, followed by a short straight into another left hander for Turn 3. Out of turn 3, racers were met with a stiff headwind, perhaps a fortunate blessing as it slowed us on a few occasions, before narrowing into a tight right hander at turn 4. From 4 we took a short straight to another tight left hander at Turn 5, then a very short straight to a left hander in Turn 6, at which point we opened the jets for the Finish line.
The final laps were intense as riders jostled for position. Tolson and Micah Fritzinger of McDonald's made the right move on the final lap, jumping into the headwind from Turn 3 to turn 4, with the former wrestler, Fritzinger, edging past the wiley veteran to take the win for McDonald's down the stretch.
The Masters 50+ lined up 10 minutes after the 40+ers finished. Perhaps 17 of us lined up for this one, with a handful having just completed the 40+ race. Being older, this group wasn't as fast as the prior, but they were no less competitive. Brad Swope of Texas Roadhouse, a multi-time Masters National Champion, took the first attack hoping to soften the group. Upon his capture, I attacked hard for half a lap, but the group wasn't giving me any leeway. After a couple laps of respite, Swope attacked again and I countered his move. Finally, other riders took short attacks, but no one managed to break free of the group until late in the race. A Team Louisville rider broke clear, later followed by a McDonald's rider, forming a 10-second gap on the group with 7 laps to go. With 5 laps to go Ft. Wayne Outfitters took up the chase, bringing it together at 3 to go. Swope and a McD's racer took turns trying to snap the elastic of the field in the final 3 laps and seemed to have an effect as several riders tired over the final 3 laps.
On the final lap Swope jumped from Turn 2 and held the lead through Turn 3 where the headwind stymied his move. Having witnessed Tolson and Fritzinger in the preceding race I had decided I would jump out of Turn 3 into the wind and take my chances on holding it to the line. My tactic worked and I took the win. John May of Papa John's had been my nemesis early in the race, brining me back after my attacks. As such, he followed me on the final lap and took 2nd place.
Post race was enjoyed in the company of Deb along with Sean O'Donnell of Columbus and his partner, Nita. Sean had not originally planned to race in New Albany, but upon waking to Nita's urging to get out and enjoy such a beautiful day, the pair came down to enjoy the race. Sean is a lucky man. Best wishes to Adam at Masters National Track Nationals. Looking forward to the festive and competitive Mass. Ave. Crit. on August 10th.
After Saturday's rainy competition day I'll begin this entry with another RAIN success. Having shed nearly 40 pounds in 2012 and spending the fall training with us at B.I.T., Henry Kim quietly selected a goal of finishing the RAIN ride this summer. Henry reports that he kept up well for the first 60 miles with a pace of 20.6mph. As a doctor, Henry finds training time difficult to come by, especially for those long hour rides required to survive the 162 miles of RAIN. Nonetheless, Henry thought he was well prepared for every possible contingency except for the horrible momentum-robbing cramps he suffered in both thighs and calves about half way through RAIN. If it wasn't for the kindness of another rider giving him electrolyte pills and a SAG worker providing "pickle juice", Henry knows he would have been a DNF. Fortunately, Henry summoned the mental toughness so many of you exhibit and gamely completed the ride in a more than respectable 282nd place. Henry said the B.I.T. training helped him immeasurably. Well done, Henry!
Angelia acknowledged that her running days are behind her such that she did walk a lot to complete the event, but she hopes she can resume running in small doses from time to time. The exciting aspect for Angelia was that she had a great bike split and is really looking forward to focusing solely on the bike in B.I.T. training this winter. Way to find the resolve, Angelia!
Deb DuBois is also making strides in her cycling. On Saturday the 20th Deb competed in the Eagle Creek Duathlon, running 2 miles, cycling 10 miles, and then finishing with a 5K run. Deb finished 2nd overall in the female division and placed 1st in her age group. Deb said the Winter Training helped and that the Monday night rides have given her both a fitness boost and a confidence boost, allowing her to significantly improve her average speed on the bike leg compared to years past. Nice job, Deb!
"There were 87 riders in the Cat 4/5 State Road Race. We did 4 laps of the 11.4 mile loop (45.6 miles). I rode my trainer regularly over the winter and in the month preceding the race I got in 1000 miles. However, in between those periods, there was quite a bit of time where I wasn't riding regularly. Due to the uneven nature of my preparation, I was hoping to just be able to hang with these guys and get a field finish. (It should be noted Mark is in his mid 50s. Many of the 4/5s are young dudes).
The race was fast right from the start. There were surges, you would have to jump out of the corners to close gaps, but the whole race would have been very familiar to many of you. It felt like being in a large Tuesday-Thursday B group in the "Hot Zone" north of 32, but for 2 hours instead of 40 minutes.
Everything went well until we were 5 miles from the finish line and going up the hill on the course for the final time. Several riders fell in front of me and to miss them I had to go off the road to the right. I didn't fall. By the time I got safely back on the pavement a gap had opened that I couldn't close. I ended up finishing 60th in a race where the lead group averaged 24.8 mph.
As Mark noted, the course was an 11.4 mile loop that featured one slight hill at the 6 mile mark, two slight rollers at mile 6.75 and mile 8.2, and a final grade of a gradual 1-2% incline over the final two miles. In the Masters race the pace was fairly tame for the first of 5 laps (57 miles). On lap 2, Court Maple, winner of last week's Indy Crit., attacked hard. Situated right on his wheel, I went with Court.
Court's effort opened a nice gap. Upon flicking his arm, I came through for my rotation. A 3rd rider had joined us and when I flicked my arm no one came through. I waited…… and waited…., and waited…., and then Court blew by. Stuck in no man's land I made the incorrect decision to bridge back up to Court. By the time I got there (with unwilling-to-work-passenger still glued to my wheel), the pack was upon us with fresh legs to counter. Court being on phenomenal form this year was able to reload and go with the counter that included 4 other riders. I was on no such form.
A few of us in the main bunch were willing to work at chasing the break. Jim Creamer, Chris Richter, John Schmitz and I took hard digs to keep the pace high enough for one last chance to bridge the gap. At the mile 6 hill Schmitz attacked on one side and I attacked on the other. Richter, Creamer and Joe Fox made the selection and we began a hard chase. Frustratingly close at just 5 seconds behind the break, our chase ran out of steam with the main pack having clawed its way back to us.
No one in the large group made the effort to jump the gap, our pace slowed significantly, and the race was over. Those 5 remained away, claiming the spoils. Bryan Boggs eventually won the race with Court taking 2nd, but first in his age group of 35+.
The race for crumbs was animated by Schmitz and I, trading attacks and often bridging to one another, only to have the pack swallow us up after each attempt. Also in the mix were Chris Richter, Darrin Lay and Joe Fox. Schmitz and Creamer made a last gasp jailbreak attempt on the final straight away, but the sit-in police nabbed them about 1 mile shy of the finish. Richter had a nice sprint to finish 2nd in the 35+ Category. Well done, Chris. Kudos to Schmitz for maintaining the race as a hard training ride rather than a sun dial stroll; which as Hans described it, was exactly what the Cat. 3 racers did. Apparently, the 3s held social time, chatting and joking over 67 miles and then sprinted for home in the final mile.
Several races loom on the horizon, including the Winfield Criterium Weekend, located just outside Chicago, the Bloomington Gran Prix, and the New Albany Criterium. This coming Saturday also features the Senior Games Cycling Competition in Cleveland. To all competing this weekend, ride well and stay healthy.
Brooks Integrative Training athletes were everywhere over the past weekend; Adam Perler raced on the velodrome Friday night followed by a slew of riders active on Saturday and Sunday. The Annual Ride Across Indiana (RAIN) left Terre Haute at 6 a.m. Saturday, traversing the central part of the state to Richmond. The gradual uphill grind was made more relentless with a 10 mph head wind. Josh Ginsburg led the B.I.T. athletes with a fine time of 7:46. Josh made it to mile 130 unscathed in the lead group. However, he burned a match or 3 at mile 115 when he took a stab at getting away, but the wind was too much to overcome.
Although Josh missed his mile 130 food and fluid sag support he did not panic and was awarded for his patience when a fellow SAG supporter provided him with a bottle of fluid and a draft back into the main bunch. Once back in the main group, surges came and went. At about 153, the pack made another surge up what was essentially the last incline. With a mixed tempo, they punched the final portion at 21 mph and Josh paid for that mile 115 Match Burning episode by being popped from the lead group. Josh acknowledges it was a lesson learned, having been sent to the spank bank, and one he will remedy next year. Defiant to the end, Josh made sure to sprint home at the front of the 2nd group.
It should be noted Josh travels all over the place and rarely has a full week at home to train. Josh mixes running and riding with his hectic travel to maintain enough fitness to complete something as arduous as the RAIN. Well done, Josh! Phelgar Washington and Ken Green also rode the RAIN, completing the ride in 9:20. I have no summary from either of them, but I can guess that Kenny, known affectionately as Second Half Green, likely came alive and took monster pulls from Greenfield to Richmond, and probably was the leadout man for Sprinting Machine Washington.
Andy Wagoner volunteered his time for the Indy Crit serving as a ride leader for the 38 mile CIBA ride before the racing began Saturday morning. Others volunteering for the Indy Crit included Robin and Anthony Barr, Ashley Koss and Preston Conrad, all serving as course marshalls during the day's early events. After a hot day in the sun on Saturday, Preston went up to Kokomo for the Colavita Time Trial Sunday Morning. Preston completed the 12.21 mile course in 29:11 for an average speed of over 25 mph and finished 4th in the 60+ age group. Nice work, Preston!
In its fourth year, Indy Crit is one of two premier downtown races. This year featured live music, BMX free style performances, strider bike racing, yoga instruction, and plenty of vendors, cycling and non-cycling alike, including the all important Beer Garden by Sun King Brewery. In addition to the usual category races, the event also featured celebrity races, kids races, and a tandem race. Yngvar and his wife, Kris, placed 3rd in the Tandem race.
My participation included competing in the Masters 40+ race, along with at least 68 other old men in lycra. I was joined by my teammate and friend, Hans Ibold of Bloomington. Hans has trained with me for two winters now and although he does not race much, he is quite strong. Also among the competitors was Jim Creamer, friend of B.I.T.
As is my wont, I think about races in the days leading up to the event. Of the 69 pre-registered racers I made a list of 10 or so guys I thought had a chance to win, with a few riders holding a greater percentage to win than others on my list. Curtis Tolson and Ben Weaver have each won a number of races this year and both featured on my top line. My outsider to crack the top line was Court Maple of MOB Squad. As a young man Court joined a US amateur team and raced in Belgium one summer, placing high enough in several races to provoke at least one pro team to offer him a contract. Court chose to come home, start his career and family and never looked back. His experience however, speaks volumes to his abilities. I saw Court dominate the Ft. Wayne race in May, prompting me to place him on my top line.
The course features 8 turns, although none of them tight enough to cause selection as is the case on more technical criterium courses such as Bloomington Grand Prix. As such, speeds were high from the get go. Rider after rider took flyers off the front. As early as lap 3 I followed a rider's move and then continued for perhaps half a lap at warped speed at which point I looked under my arm to see a long line of frothing-at-the-mouth riders ready to attack so I wisely eased off the gas.
Unfortunately, the wide course lends itself to swells and reshuffles when the pace slightly slows and I found myself too far back in the pack. A lap or two after my unwise excursion a group of 10 (most of whom were on my list) or so formed off the front and were rapidly pulling away. Finding room on the outside of turn 3 I moved up into position and by turn 4 I was full gas bridging to the fleeing group. This was the hardest part of the race for me. After half a lap I latched onto the group. But the peloton wasn't quite finished yet and managed to claw its way back into contention another lap or two later.
Court Maple and Bryan Boggs launched attacks through the middle portion of the race while Weaver, Tolson and others kept a vigilant eye on the proceedings, making sure nothing escaped without them. And then at the 30 minute mark the pack slowed. Fatigue set in as riders reached for bottles and others slumped over handlebars in a collective sigh of relief.
In that moment of respite, Court Maple attacked and no one responded. Court quickly grabbed a 20 second advantage which he maintained for the final 15 minutes of the race. Digging deep into his vast reservoir (dare I say suitcase?) of talent and experience, Maple fought through the initial leg burn into the zone, where the big gears churned almost effortlessly with each passing lap.
Riders on my second tier of contenders came to the fore, carrying the action over the final 15 minutes, but none truly working together to form a concerted chase effort. With 4 laps to go I found myself in 4th wheel, a safe spot so late in the race. With three laps to go Hans came forward and took a flyer with two other riders, putting the onus on others to chase, keeping the speed high through two laps to go. At 1.5 laps to go there was a crash back in the pack. You never want to hear a crash, but when you do, it gives you a jolt of fear-drenched adrenaline and those up front raise the speed several notches.
Among those near the front at the start of the final lap were Tolson and Weaver. Sweeping through turns at over 30 mph, 8 or 10 of us seperated from the group as we headed into the final stretch of the course. Weaver kicked early with Tolson in tow and those two closed to the line in that order, taking 2nd and 3rd behind Maple's phenomenal solo effort.
I crossed the line in 7th, happy to place in the top 10 and glad I was not caught up in any crashes. Hans made a fantastic recovery after his late flyer by recovering to finish in 13th place. Jim Creamer finished in the top 20 as well. Jim informed me after the race that we averaged 26.8 mph. I initially doubted him, but he shared his data and it was spot on. My doubts were further alleviated on Sunday when my quads verified the effort.
Although the next event scheduled was the Great Egyptian Omnium, circumstances mandate that I stay home, so it's on to the State RR in Fishers this weekend, followed by more criterium racing the following weekend. If I don't see you at the races, remember we have Monday Night Recovery Rides. These are SOCIAL and not hammerfests. The ONLY racing is to be first to the cooler of beer after the ride.
B.I.T. riders continue to inspire; with their dedication, their service, and their character. Fred Evans, Tim Wozniak and Adam Perler rode/supported the 24 Hours of Booty fund raiser for IU Simon Cancer Center on Friday June 29. Fred and Tim rode with the Spokes of Hope team (Cindi & Ken Hart). The ride started a little after the posted 7 pm time on Friday evening with the threat of storms in the air.
Held on the campus of Butler University, Mayor Ballard welcomed riders and supporters, joining the ride early on. An Indianapolis Police Department car lead the first lap, followed by an Indy Race Car on lap 2. Survivors carried the lead on lap three, making for nice pageantry.
The course went through a part of the Butler-Tarkington neighborhood with many of the streets blocked off on the 3 mile, slightly hilly course. Fred felt nostalgic, riding through his neighborhood. Lawn parties of cheering neighbors encouraged and inspired the riders.
The evening started out well with warm, but humid weather until about 8:30 pm when gusting winds and a following thunderstorm rolled through the Butler campus. Riders restarted about 10:30 pm with Tim W. continuing until about 2:30 am, at which point he went home for a four hour nap. Tim said grinding through the loop in the wee hours of the morning was a chore, but following Coach Bob's advice about changing cadences and using the "big gears" for the climbs provided some diversion, but also helped keep the impending fatigue at bay.
Tim said, "It was a fun 24 hours despite four lengthy thunderstorm delays (one on Friday night and three throughout the day on Saturday). The Hart's "upped the fun" by having different ride themes throughout the event, providing costumes to complete the themes: pirates, Hawaiian and Mardi gras.
By 7:30 a.m. Tim was back at it for the camp-wide breakfast and having fun with the themed rides on the 3 mile circuit – The Hope for Spokes apparel brought cheers from the spectators around the course.
The Harts also held a midnight vigil at the start/finish line to honor those who've succumbed to cancer in the past year – including Joey Keller (of Team Joey – kit by Adam Perler who dropped by after his night of racing at the velodrome). Tim rode with a goal of completing 74 laps; 65 for his brother-in-law who died from cancer in early June at age 65 and 9 laps for Joey Keller). Rain prevented Tim from reaching his goal, but he got close – 70 laps for a total of 245 miles and satisfaction of supporting a good cause, riding with great folks and raising monies for a renowned local institution that helps those dealing with cancer.
Fred carried on into Sunday, joining and sponsoring the Bike It 4 Prostate Cancer ride. Fred was joined by friend of B.I.T., Chris Richter of Motion Cycles. Motion sponsored the event and Chris led the 50-mile group.
As mentioned above, Adam participated in round II of his track racing adventure. Seeded 5th heading into the round, Adam was slated to race the #8 seed; higher seeds typically defeat the lower seeds. Unfortunately for Adam, because the original # 8 could not participate, track personnel pulled from a pool of wait listed riders and the rider inserted as Adam's opponent is a former Masters National Champion. This is akin to seeding Duke or North Carolina as a #16 in the NCAA Tournament.
Adam exemplified true B.I.T. character when his opponent blew out his rear tire before their scheduled race. Adam suggested to his opponent that perhaps the opponent could borrow a wheel from Ken Hart. Adam could have remained silent and won by default – but we all know Adam is above that.
With years of track racing experience and one of the most explosive jumps in Indy, Adam's opponent won handily. Nonetheless, Adam garnered praise and exposure for Team Joey via his chivalry and character. Well done, Adam!


This week's holding of the 1st Bohol Internet and Net Security conference marked the island-province�s move to take part in the information and communications technology (ICT) world. The initiative is led by the private sector — with some support from the government sector.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) appears to be the initiative's biggest supporter with both the outgoing and incoming directors present during the conference. The governor and the mayor weren't there (both were on official trips) and the representatives they sent only went there during the first day.
It's unfair to compare the event with those staged in other bigger cities with more active supporters among government officials. The attendance was sparse and below what the organizers expected. Their press release said they expected 2,000 attendees, I saw only less than a tenth of that figure.
Still, the event is an important first step and one that should be sustained. Bohol is an attractive investment destination, outgoing DTI provincial director Nimfa Vertucia said to me during Friday's lunch. Vertucia said that in the short-term, the province can help neighboring Cebu by providing it with qualified ICT workers.
Incoming DTI Bohol Director Maria Elena Arbon said that for the province to become an ICT investment destination, it must improve its communications infrastructure and the quality of its ICT manpower pool. The province's communications infrastructure got a needed boost this week with the signing of the contract between PLDT and RAYnetworks, Inc. Under the contract, RAYnetworks will be extending communications services in areas not covered by the phone giant.
Arbon also sees no need for the province to organize something similar to the Cebu Educational Development Foundation for Information Technology or CedfIT. She said the province's schools should just affiliate with CedfIT. Arbon, however, said there should be a meeting among Bohol's schools to take up the need to improve the curriculum and match it with what industries, particularly the ICT sector, need.


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FPL's windmill plan is troubling breeze for some
ST. LUCIE COUNTY – John Brooks fought hard to keep parts of Hutchinson Island in its natural state, free of golf courses and condos, his daughter says.
Now Dickie Brooks worries a proposal to place wind turbines on the island in public parks – one named for her father – could go against the spirit of his conservation efforts.
"My concern is that various people, my father included, have managed to purchase and preserve a very limited number of miles of Florida beach in its natural state for public use," Dickie Brooks said. "I really am opposed to any use of those beach properties which doesn't directly benefit the public's enjoyment of the quintessential Florida beach experience."
Although the Florida Power & Light Co. proposal still is in its early stages, it already has drawn concerns from some residents and one county commissioner who don't want the project on public land. The topic is one of several up for discussion during an informal commission meeting Tuesday.
The proposal comes a year after county commissioners unanimously rejected a coal-fired power plant from FPL. If approved, the wind towers would be the first of their kind in Florida.
Two local parks – Frederick Douglass and John Brooks – could become home to the turbines, but they would not be placed on the beach. Instead, they would be located elsewhere on the property, possibly in parking lots. FPL also is looking to place turbines on its property at the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant.
FPL began considering the idea two years ago and discussed multiple sites around the state before settling on St. Lucie County, said Sharon Bennett, an FPL spokeswoman. The utility company targeted the county for two main reasons – it's on the coast, a necessity for gaining enough wind power in Florida to run the machines, and commissioners seem supportive of alternative energy, she said.
While it can be expensive to set up the turbines, they produce clean, free fuel, Bennett said. FPL still is reviewing the technical and environmental details of the project, including the exact number and type of turbines.
Concerns raised about wind projects in other states include the effect the turbines have on birds and other wildlife, problems with noise and the possibility of a blinking effect in the windmills' shadows as the blades move back and forth making the light flicker.
FPL contends the noise is minimal, the effect on birds will be studied before any construction would move forward and the blinking or flickering effect only tends to be a problem when the turbines are near buildings, which is not expected with this project.
County Commissioner Doug Coward said he is excited about the idea of clean energy but is against putting the turbines on public land. He said he didn't have any objections to FPL putting the project on its own property.
"I don't think those properties were purchased with taxpayer dollars for this type of program," Coward said.
Commissioner Paula Lewis could not be reached for comment, but County Commissioners Charles Grande, Chris Craft and Joe Smith all said they are keeping their minds open and have not ruled out placing the structures on public land.
Grande said he has received significant negative feedback from residents on Indian River Drive, who do not want to see turbines across the water, but he has heard little from Hutchinson Island residents.
Craft said a big question is what the county might receive in exchange for allowing the project on public property.
"I think some of the really negative reaction is to statements like they were considering putting them on the beach, which was never the case," Grande said. "I think we would need a whole lot more information both from them and have input from other areas before anything was actually seriously considered."
?Florida Power & Light Co. wants to place up to nine wind turbines in St. Lucie County as a form of alternative energy generation.
?The turbines would be mounted on a steel tower that is roughly 14 to 16 feet in diameter and between 322 to 417 feet tall, measured from the ground to the top of a blade when fully extended. The size will depend on the size of the machine picked.
?The generator on top of the turbine tower makes electricity when the wind blows between 10 to 55 miles per hour, but shuts down with winds above that point. The turbines would likely run only 20 percent of the time.
?They would be designed to withstand hurricane force winds.
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Firefighters endorse Buzbee in runoff
Jasper Scherer, Staff writer
Nov. 14, 2019 Updated: Nov. 14, 2019 12:50 p.m.
Tony Buzbee, mayoral candidate, speaks to his supporters during his election night watch party at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, in Houston.
Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
The Houston firefighters union has voted unanimously to endorse Tony Buzbee in the December mayoral runoff, union officials announced Thursday.
The endorsement is the group's latest attempt to drive Mayor Sylvester Turner out of office over his bitter and long-running pay dispute with the firefighters, centered around Proposition B, a voter-approved ballot measure that granted firefighters the same pay as police of similar rank and seniority.
A judge ruled Prop B unconstitutional earlier this year, but Buzbee told firefighters he would implement the measure if elected, as he has promised numerous times throughout the campaign. He also pledged to maintain the department's current four-shift model and end ongoing litigation between the city and fire union over collective bargaining and Prop B, the union said.
In the first round of the mayor's race, the union endorsed Councilman Dwight Boykins, but he secured just 6 percent of the vote and failed to make the runoff. The group voted to endorse Buzbee in the runoff at a recent monthly membership meeting, according to a union news release.
Marty Lancton, president of the Houston Professional Firefighters Association, said Buzbee would help improve response times and the fire department's general level of service.
"Like the 53 percent of Houston voters that rejected the failed tenure of Sylvester Turner last week, we know change is badly needed at City Hall," Lancton said. "For a generation, city politicians like Turner have neglected the fire department and its people. Our fleet, facilities and people are at a breaking point. As mayor, Tony Buzbee is committed to fixing those problems and moving HFD forward."
A spokesperson for Turner's campaign said Buzbee's "budget-busting plans will mean substantial cuts in city services for Houstonians," including in public safety personnel.
"Our firefighters deserve a raise but one that the city can afford," said Sue Davis, communications director for Turner's campaign. "Oh, and what happened to not seeking endorsements and not being beholden to anyone?"
Buzbee has said he is not seeking endorsements but also is not rejecting them when given.
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Jasper Scherer covers Texas politics and government for the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News. He joined the Hearst Austin bureau in 2021 after nearly three years as a City Hall reporter for the Chronicle and a prior stint covering Bexar County for the Express-News. He has also reported on local politics for both papers.
A native of San Francisco, he graduated from Northwestern University in 2017 with degrees in journalism and political science, and has interned for the Tampa Bay Times, Washington Post and Fortune magazine.


Flipboard is one of the most popular and stylish news readers for mobile devices. It's also a popular referrer, often at the top of the list of sites sending traffic to many company websites and blogs.
While Flipboard provides many of its own personally curated content, users can create their own for private or public viewing. Called Magazines, if they're public, other users can follow/subscribe which means that your content is right there whenever they open Flipboard.
You can also embed a link to your magazine on your website or blog or send/share the link. No one needs a Flipboard account to view your magazine either.
Company listings, your blog posts, curated CRE topics (e.g., Retail News), local/area information (you are local specialist, aren't you?) – the possibilities are endless. Best of all, they're easy to create and maintain.
If you're not already a Flipboard user, create an account or log into your account from a web browser. I've used my personal Flipboard account, so you'll see that username as the "author." You may want to create a new Flipboard account for business related magazines.
To create your first magazine, it's easiest to use the desktop version of Flipboard. Go to your profile. If there's no option to create a New Magazine, go to the Flipboard Tools site and click on "Get the Editor" (or go to https://editor.flipboard.com/).
Click on create New Magazine then fill in a title and description. If you're creating a magazine for marketing purposes, you'll want to use relevant keywords in both the title and the description.
That's it – your magazine is ready to receive content. You can create multiple magazines and make them public or private. If they're public, that means Flipboard users looking for specific content could find your magazine and "follow" it.
Next you'll need the bookmarklet installed in your desktop browser. Go to the Flipboard Tools site then click on Get the Bookmarklet. For mobile browsers, first see if there is a Flipboard "share" option to share web pages from your browser. Look under "more…" if you don't see it and select or turn it on if necessary. Otherwise, go to Tools site from your mobile browser and follow the instructions.
Once these are installed start browsing for content using the bookmarklet/share option to "flip" the article (or YouTube video page) to Flipboard. You'll get to choose the magazine in which you want the content to appear. Note that you'll need to log in to the desktop version of Flipboard or the mobile app for this to work.
It may take a while for you to see the added content (usually closing the Flipboard app and re-opening does the trick) but followers/subscribers should see the updates right away.
From your inserted content, Flipboard uses the most recent post for the cover image/story. You can change the cover image by opening the magazine in the desktop Editor, selecting the magazine then clicking the "cover" icon underneath the story/image you want to use. You chosen cover will remain the same until you change it.
You can also delete articles or move the order of articles in your magazine (drag and drop) within the Editor.
Once you've created one magazine in the desktop editor, adding a new Magazine is fairly easy but re-setting the cover is clunky and deleting stories is not possible. Best to stick to the desktop Editor for more control.
Left: Sharing options from Mobile browser. Right: Mobile magazine editing options (accessible from "share" button when viewing magazine in Flipboard app).
You can add a "flip it" button to your blog or website (see mine in the right side column), insert a site badge – an enhanced flip it button that adds the link to your Flipboard magazine – or embed the magazine cover on your site (or in a post as I did above). Find Flipboard sharing tools here.
Get the URL of your magazine by opening the magazine, then copying the URL from the address bar in your browser. Mine are below.
Within the Flipboard Editor you can view analytics for each of your magazines. You'll be able to see most viewed articles and daily number of viewers and articles.
You can flip one magazine you've created into another but then you'll lose the ability to add more content to the flipped magazine. So this feature is best when you want to consolidate or clean up your magazines.
Hootsuite users can flip Tweets or Facebook posts to magazines thanks to Flipboard/Hootsuite integration.
You can flip content from other channels you're reading in Flipboard but it's best to flip from the browser to get the full article and not a snippet.
Contributors can be added to any magazine – a great option for spreading the work around.
To avoid poor quality/fuzzy images in the desktop Flipboard version (like one of mine is…) avoid resizing your images within WordPress or uploading images below 72 dpi resolution.
If you want a permanent cover for a magazine, create a web page with the image and some author/about/contact info, flip it and select that magazine article for the cover. Or, if you have an "about" page with an image, use that. You can also flip a web page with only an image on it but only that image will appear on the magazine page (no text).
At this time, there's no way to automate flipping. Let's say you wanted to add each new post to your blog magazine – or dump new listings from an RSS feed into one. Flipboard doesn't offer either option so the only way to add content is using the flip it bookmarklet. But keep an eye out for plugins or integration with apps and social networks to make adding content even easier.
Very interesting, Chris – while I've always been a fan of Flipboard's interface (especially since they've offered a new, non-native mobile-friendly version), I hadn't thought of fashioning it into a portfolio showcase tool. I imagine you're getting some property-specific SEO with it!
https://www.pinterest.com/davelewand/website-clients-featured-commercial-real-estate-pr/ … which you've now convinced me to duplicate on Flipboard to compare referral success for our clients!
That was always my first thought about Pinterest – as a listing "showcase"…though the demo of that network isn't particularly CRE friendly. For a while, I thought about creating a Pinterest type site for agents/brokerages to pin their listings but figured the discovery issue was too hard to overcome.
I have a Google alert set up for another company I work with (not CRE) and notice many of their posts that have been pinned to boards are getting indexed by Google lately. So your Pinterest strategy could pay off… But love the idea of duplicating it on Flipboard – better demographics (50:50 male/female, all ages, 80% college educated, over 50% earn $100K+) and designed mostly for mobile. Think it's one of the few mobile avenues for CRE marketing.


Infinitesimal epiphanies are the best thing about Warlick's third novel (after 200o's The Summer After June), narrated by 33-year-old Joan Patee, an archivist who longs for a baby and whose husband, Marshall, is perpetually away on business.
This strong second novel, the haunting tale of one woman's heartbreaking journey into the many realms of love, confirms Warlick's talent, first glimpsed in her debut The Distance from the Heart of Things.
A coming-of-age story set in the deep South, where the transformation of Mavis Black, a young woman who just graduated from college, reflects changes taking place in the land in which she grew up.


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Japan defense vessel to stop at Vietnam naval base in South China Sea
Online: Nov 06, 2015
Last Modified: Nov 06, 2015
HANOI – Japanese and Vietnamese defense chiefs agreed Friday that a Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel can make a port call at a strategic Vietnamese naval base in the South China Sea, Japanese officials said.
With the base in Cam Ranh Bay being relatively close to the disputed Spratly Islands — roughly 460 km — the port call by a Japanese defense vessel will not go unnoticed by China, which has created artificial islands in the waters to the annoyance of other claimants.
At the same meeting held in Hanoi, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and his Vietnamese counterpart, Phung Quang Thanh, also confirmed plans to conduct the first maritime exercise between the MSDF and the Vietnamese military.
Like several of its neighbors, Vietnam has been locked in a territorial dispute in the South China Sea with China, which claims almost all of the maritime area. Japan, which heavily depends on seaborne trade, views the South China Sea as an important sea lane.
If the Vietnamese naval base can be used as a supply base for the Self-Defense Forces, the scope of potential SDF activities in the South China Sea could expand.
Vietnam plans to build new port facilities to receive the MSDF and other vessels. Nakatani hopes to realize the port call within the next year, according to the officials.
Even if the port call happens, however, the MSDF is unlikely to undertake full-fledged patrols in the waters so as to not alarm China excessively. Instead, it is believed it will limit port calls to when its vessels embark on ocean voyages.
During Friday's meeting, Nakatani and Thanh agreed to oppose any attempt to change the status quo by force, and that issues should be solved through peaceful means based on international law covering freedom of navigation, according to the officials.
The officials said the ministers also agreed to start working-level talks on defense equipment and technology cooperation. Nakatani said Japan will push ahead with "proactive pacifism" and Thanh expressed strong hope over the role Japan can play.
defense, South China Sea, Vietnam-Japan relations, Gen Nakatani, Phung Quang Thanh


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One by One Review
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
One by One is the most accomplished album Foo Fighters have made, which isn't necessarily the same as the best. Picking up the clean, focused sound and attitude of There Is Nothing Left to Lose, One by One is gleaming hard rock: it may have a shiny production, but hits hard in its rhythm and its impeccably distorted guitars. Dave Grohl's songs often express (or at least suggest) tortured emotions in their lyrics, but the album doesn't hit at a gut-level; it's too polished for that. It's not a bad thing, since the band is damn good and the production is more focused than any of the Foos' previous albums. The problem is, Grohl's songwriting has slipped slightly. It's still sturdy and melodic, yet not as immediate or memorable. Nothing is as majestic as "Learn To Fly," haunting as "Everlong," gut-crunching as "Monkey Wrench," or even as boneheadedly irresistible as their contribution to the Orange County soundtrack, "The One". Instead, it all fits together and sounds good as a piece, without offering individual moments to savor. Not the worst tradeoff, of course, but it's hard not to wish that the songs stuck in your head the way they used to, even if the album is still enjoyable as a whole.
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Do These Two Chimps Have More Rights Than a Woman in Saudi Arabia?
Two chimpanzees in New York were granted a right to habeas corpus. But in Saudi Arabia, women still need to be accompanied to a court by a male family member.
A New York Judge on Monday granted two chimpanzees, Hercules and Leo, a habeas corpus petition to allow them to defend their rights — with the help of their human lawyers, anyway — to not be unlawfully detained at Stony Brook University for medical experiments.
The chimpanzees' lawyers are hailing the decision as a major step forward in the fight for animal rights, but several hurdles remain before Hercules and Leo win their freedom. Similar cases brought by their attorneys on behalf of other primates have failed, and legal experts regard claims that animals should be granted the same rights as human beings with skepticism.
Regardless, the courtroom debate over whether Hercules and Leo have a right to withdraw from these medical experiments serves as a stark example of the different standards that mark the world's legal systems, particularly for women. While in New York a court is deliberating over whether to grant habeas corpus rights to chimpanzees, in many parts of the world, women are systematically excluded from the legal system and denied their most basic rights.
In Afghanistan, a recent report by the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and their assistance mission in the country found that a large number of women prefer to redirect their cases to local mediation in order to avoid a legal system that marginalizes them. In cases of violence against women, U.N. researchers found that courts often placed blame on female victims, discouraging other women from coming forward. In some cases, judges even encouraged the victim to marry her attacker.
In Saudi Arabia, where male guardianship laws mean women are treated as children, women cannot go to court without a male relative — be it husband, father, or brother — there to support them.
Liesl Gerntholtz, executive director of the women's rights division at Human Rights Watch, told Foreign Policy that other cases of legal discrimination against women involve a woman's ability to afford legal representation.
In Lebanon, she said, a civil code allows the legal system to be religiously regulated. If a woman identifies as Christian, Jewish, or Muslim, she might be subject to a religiously influenced court, rather than a secular one.
But in New York, a court is now considering treating two chimpanzees as "persons" before the law.


From a young age, I've had an insatiable curiosity in people and relationships. As I got older, I used this curiosity to develop an active engagement in learning about the world. Unsatisfied with my two decades of structured schooling, I graduated college and embarked on a process of de-educating myself – wanting to un-learn the values of competition and personal achievement and re-learn what it means to be human.
During this time, I met many good friends and fell in love. I also began my studies with eastern and indigenous philosophies, and more specifically, approaches to healing. I spent time observing and learning from people, but also myself through meditation, yogic practices and indigenous healing ceremonies. While learning about things was nourishing, I realized that experiencing things was enlivening.
In 1999, this journey led me to the Thai-Burma border where I spent a year working with Burmese refugees, migrant workers, and exiled democracy activists. I learned many lessons during this year about the destructive power of trauma and oppression, as well as the healing power of solidarity and human relationships.
I returned to the U.S. inspired to learn more about why people create suffering for other people and how I can try to do my part in relieving the suffering in the world. It was at this time that I began my graduate studies at the Union Institute & University in Montpelier, Vermont. It was also at this time that I was blessed with the birth of our first son. Fatherhood deepened my drive to learn about how we can create healing for ourselves and in the world, and do better for our future generations.
In 2000, while beginning my graduate studies, I stumbled across a flyer for a training program in Somatic Experiencing, which dramatically altered my academic studies and personal healing. Having returned from the Thai-Burma border dealing with what I now understand to be secondary PTSD (also referred to as "vicarious PTSD" or "compassion fatigue"), old unresolved issues and trauma emerged in my own life. Although I had a consistent mindfulness practice and good social support, it was time to open to the healing I needed – a doorway into deeper learning about myself and the world. I immersed myself in my own healing at the hands of several skilled SE practitioners. In addition, my personal mentoring with Peter Collins, a body-oriented psychotherapist in Montpelier, taught me about the healing power of embodied relationships.
I was now coming full-circle in my own process. I had set out from the U.S. to de-educate myself and break down the old structures within me that were holding me back, and now I was challenged to pick up the pieces and find how they fit together in a new way. This was no easy task. But personally, I was able to do this with the love and support of my family and some good friends. I was also given the opportunity to articulate what I learned in this process through my Master's Thesis, entitled Trauma & Civilization. During the research and writing of this work, I was able to add my voice to the growing discourse on trauma and trauma healing. I hope that even in some small way, my offerings on the subject might have helped open up the discourse to a new way of thinking about civilization and social healing.
Upon completion of Trauma & Civilization, I was encouraged and inspired to share what I learned with others and began offering workshops in Vermont as well as teaching at Community College of Vermont. In 2006 we moved across the country to Northern California, where we now live on a small homestead in the hills surrounding Ukiah. I have continued teaching, practicing Body-Mind Psychotherapy, being a father (to two boys now!), and being human.


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The downtown region of the city consists of five neighbourhoods: Eau Claire (including the Festival District), the Downtown West End, the Downtown Commercial Core, Chinatown, and the Downtown East Village (also part of the Rivers District). The commercial core is itself divided into a number of districts including the Stephen Avenue Retail Core, the Entertainment District, the Arts District and the Government District. Distinct from downtown and south of 9th Avenue is Calgary's densest neighbourhood, the Beltline. The area includes a number of communities such as Connaught, Victoria Crossing and a portion of the Rivers District. The Beltline is the focus of major planning and rejuvenation initiatives on the part of the municipal government to increase the density and liveliness of Calgary's centre.
Adjacent to, or directly radiating from the downtown are the first of the inner-city communities. These include Crescent Heights, Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, Hillhurst / Sunnyside (including Kensington BRZ), Bridgeland, Renfrew, Mount Royal, Scarboro, Sunalta, Mission, Ramsay and Inglewood and Albert Park / Radisson Heights directly to the east. The inner city is, in turn, surrounded by relatively dense and established neighbourhoods such as Rosedale and Mount Pleasant to the north; Bowness, Parkdale and Glendale to the west; Park Hill, South Calgary (including Marda Loop), Bankview, Altadore, and Killarney to the south; and Forest Lawn / International Avenue to the east. Lying beyond these, and usually separated from one another by highways, are suburban communities including Evergreen, Somerset, Country Hills, Sundance, Riverbend, and McKenzie Towne. In all, there are over 180 distinct neighbourhoods within the city limits.


Ciaran Sheehan is Managing Partner at Clarendon Executive, specialists in executive search, performance and the provision of interim management in Northern Ireland. With over 20 years' experience, Ciaran specialises in Board and Senior Management appointments across the private, public and voluntary sectors, both at executive and non-executive director level.
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APTIM Discusses Hurricane Preparedness
It only takes one hurricane to devastate an area. Therefore, having a strong support system ready when needed this hurricane season is key to safety and recovery. BIC Alliance member companies' varied offerings can bring you sustainability and peace of mind in hurricane preparation and response.
Ready to assist Accuform knows having a plan in place for when severe weather strikes can not only prevent confusion but also save lives. One of the key components of being prepared for a hurricane is having clearly marked evacuation paths that lead workers to safety. You can achieve this by placing Accuform's Severe Weather Map Holders throughout your facility. These map holders are simple to use (just print out a map of your building and insert it into the holder) and mount to walls with adhesive foam strips. The bright red border commands attention, making it easily spotted in even the most dangerous of situations. Prevent panic and unnecessary injury in the case of a hurricane or other emergency by clearly marking routes to safety inside your facility with Accuform's Severe Weather Map Holders.
Alliance Safety Council offers after-hours support to plants and contractor companies during emergency situations. In those instances, Alliance provides training beyond its traditional business hours. Those in need should call Alliance's toll-free number. To contact Alliance outside standard hours of phone operations, a form can be submitted. This form can be found under the "Services" tab on Alliance's website. Whether preparing for, responding to or recovering from a hurricane, think APTIM for a comprehensive suite of hazard disaster services. APTIM provides emergency planning, implementation and management; operational continuity planning and management; facility hardening; and process turnaround services. Response services encompass emergency response services, staff augmentation and logistics support, and contamination and debris cleanup and disposal. Recovery services include turnkey construction services: disaster-related construction of new facilities, repairs, retrofitting, mitigations, upgrades and expansions. In addition, APTIM provides environmental services. APTIM maintains a 24-hour Emergency Response Hotline to call for a rapid response to disaster-related issues. AT-PAC Complete Scaffolding Solutions has the products and services you need for hurricane preparedness and response. With branches strategically placed around the U.S., AT-PAC can react efficiently and effectively to customers' requests. AT-PAC keeps large inventories of its proprietary Ringlock System Scaffold and Tube and Clamp Scaffold components available for purchase or rental at each branch. AT-PAC offers unique value to customers, with a highly experienced and well-qualified Technical Services Team ready to assist clients with questions and help address other additional needs.
Austin Industrial Inc. is directly impacted any time a hurricane makes landfall. Action plans covering pre-storm and post-storm activities are in place to ensure its employee-owners and customers are safe and the impact is as minimal as possible. After a storm hits, Austin Industrial places an immediate focus on aiding impacted employee-owners and expediting project recovery for its customers to return to normal operations. It also has an assigned team of highly trained personnel for each project and an office that is readily available for disaster relief.
Burrow Global is ready to respond and provide support in both hurricane preparedness efforts and post-hurricane recovery. Its plant services team offers resources to supplement your staff in implementing hurricane preparedness plans. During recovery efforts, Burrow Global's industrial buildings division offers assessments and recovery plans, and its inspection services team verifies plant equipment operational readiness. Burrow Global's automation and instrumental and electrical (I&E) construction groups get your I&E and control system infrastructure repaired and operational. Burrow Global's engineering team provides design support and consulting services as needed. From preparation efforts to comprehensive recovery support, Burrow Global is here for you. Chet Morrison Contractors provides construction and assessment services assisting in rapid response efforts. With over 30 years of experience responding to clients' urgent needs along the Gulf Coast, Chet Morrison Contractors has the resources readily available to coordinate and respond to clients in emergency situations. Through a phased approach, the company is prepared to protect and stage assets far in advance — and is positioned to respond once the dust has settled. With priorities set on protecting personnel, securing property and resuming operations as soon as possible, Chet Morrison Contractors' disaster recovery plan considers every aspect of the company's and client's safety — from establishing emergency communication protocols to developing a specialized response team responsible for employees and assets during the aftermath.
Deployed Resources offers all of the products and services required for provisional life-support facilities for displaced populations. The need for climate-controlled, engineered shelters, food service, drinking water and sanitary facilities are the basics. Turnkey facilities may also be required to fulfill the needs of blast-resistant buildings. With a large inventory of strategically staged assets, in-house transportation capabilities and proven experience, Deployed Resources is ready to respond.
If you find yourself impacted by the weather this hurricane season, DISA Global Solutions is still there for your support. DISA mobile units can come to you and easily provide professional services through on-site testing. DISA also provides after-hours assistance for a wide range of needs, including post-accident, emergency and general client services.
Excel Modular Scaffold takes a preemptive approach to hurricane preparedness. All facilities currently utilizing the Excel product are treated with a bimonthly inspection of all long-term standing scaffolds to ensure decking is properly secured in the event of high winds. New scaffolds erected during months subject to hurricanes have all decking assembled to avoid any flying debris should severe weather strike. Excel is swift to act once repair efforts have begun following a storm. Project management is accustomed to the increased manpower required to get each facility back in operating order. Over the past seven years, Marathon's Garyville, Louisiana, refinery has been hit by severe weather on numerous occasions. The culmination of severe weather efforts required five of the main vessels in excess of 180 feet to be completely scaffolded and boarded out for repairs. Hunter has designed and developed a storm shelter that meets the guidelines of FEMA 320/361 and the International Code Council®/National Storm Shelter Association Standard for the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters (ICC-500).
Hunter storm shelters are made to withstand the impact of a projectile object propelled horizontally up to 250 miles per hour, which corresponds to an EF5 category tornado. Hunter offers several sizes to choose from, with the company's largest standard storm shelter having a maximum occupancy of 142 people.
Hunter storm shelters can also be customized to meet your specific needs. Every design comes equipped with fire extinguishers, emergency lighting and gravity ventilation. Hunter storm shelters can be placed on the ground and are easily relocated depending on the location of the threat. These combined features make Hunter's storm shelters a safe choice for all of your inclement weather needs.
The International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers and employer- ironworker partnership IMPACT have established a fund to bring relief to members in case of a natural disaster. The Iron Workers Disaster Relief Fund allocates funds to the respective Iron Workers District Council to be disbursed to affected local unions and their members in the event of a natural disaster. The Iron Workers provides a workforce of over 130,000 ironworkers with extensive training through 157 training centers throughout the U.S. and Canada to ensure job readiness and safety on the job site. IMPACT offers its ironworker members and partner contractors a wide range of training and resources to maintain their competitive edge in the industry.
When hurricane season strikes, Industrial Scientific is ready to provide gas detection equipment for rent on short notice. First responders have relied onIndustrial Scientific to provide rugged, durable and accurate gas detection equipment after some of the most catastrophic weather events, including Hurricane Katrina. By renting gas detectors for short-term use, you can get top-quality safety equipment without the cost and commitment of a traditional purchase. Moreover, Industrial Scientific's local service center in Houston ensures the time it takes to get your equipment along the Gulf Coast is minimal.
Whether you need to rent area monitors to establish a safe zone around a gas hazard or outfit first responders with wearable gas detectors, Industrial Scientific has a range of rental products and accessories to meet your needs in the moment when you need them most.
International Cooling Tower USA Inc. has three material storage yards located strategically across the U.S. It inventories large quantities of wood/fiberglass-reinforced plastic structures, critical parts and components ready to be expedited for hurricane response or general emergency repairs. International Cooling Tower USA has a trained world class field services group of 500-plus experienced cooling tower craftsmen ready for emergency repairs or quick turnaround projects. The company can expedite materials and manpower wherever the emergency occurs domestically or internationally.
Delivering solutions for a more connected, sustainable world, Jacobs provides resiliency planning services to its clients globally for various scenarios, including comprehensive Emergency Response Plans (ERP) to support plants during major storms and hurricanes. Jacobs' integrated resiliency services include vulnerability assessments, adaptation planning, resilient design, green infrastructure, climate and population change analyses, emergency management and program delivery.
With experience in oil spill cleanups after major disasters, including Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Ike, K-Solv subsidiary OMI Environmental Solutions has a thorough plan in place to help organizations land on their feet after hurricanes strike. OMI provides waste removal services, containment booms, vacuum trucks, professional crews and more to aid in disaster cleanup. OMI recommends companies have a contingency plan in place, calling when the hurricane hits the Gulf rather than after a spill occurs to ensure the company has equipment and acrew on retainer. The early investment of calling ahead is well worth avoiding the cost of acting too late and risking a lackof available equipment to clean up spills fast enough to minimize damage.
Layher North America maintains a comprehensive scaffolding inventory at all branches, including its headquarters in Houston, and is ready to deliver scaffolding during hurricane preparation. For response efforts, Layher is equipped to deliver and can aid in arrangements for shipping. Layher recommends the Layher SpeedyScaf® for home reconstruction activities and the Layher Allround® for commercial and industrial efforts. Lather SpeedyScaf, with its rapid, bolt-free assembly, addresses the need for speed during a post-hurricane rebuild. The Layher Allround offers unbeatable adaptability and is the scaffolding of choice globally for commercial and industrial work. Layher Protect System Panels are fully compatible to keep your workers and site protected from wind, rain and the elements.
Mahaffey Fabric Structures has over 25 years' experience working on hurricane and other disaster relief projects, offering temporary shelters, design and implementation of multiple-sized base camps, water and shower services, portable warehousing and storage space, business continuity facilities, and food services and dining facilities to help put your organization back in business as quickly as possible. These products are immediately available for rent or lease. Additionally, Mahaffey's project management expertise ensures rapid response and customer satisfaction, and its crews travel fully self-sufficient with enough supplies to live and work comfortably for seven days. Mahaffey's emergency response strategies and inventories provide effective and reliable solutions anywhere, anytime.
To prepare your industrial rack-andpinion elevator for hurricane conditions, one should take into account several factors. Is the elevator located within the expected flood plain or subject to expected flooding conditions? McDonough Elevators suggests the elevator be positioned above flood levels. In most cases, this would be at the second level but no higher than necessary to mitigate loads in high-wind conditions. After the parking location is determined, power should be disconnected from the elevator. This ensures the elevator will not be used in adverse conditions or returned to operation until a full inspection is conducted.
Mustang Sampling prepares each year for the summer storm season to better serve its customers in the event of an emergency. Equipment and service providers to the natural gas and power industries play an essential role to ensure short recovery times after major storms.
"It is essential to ship quickly from on-hand inventory and provide accompanying service," said Kenneth Thompson, president and CEO of Mustang Sampling. Mustang Sampling has established a network of representatives from which to draw upon and developed close relationships with key suppliers to ensure immediate access to components.
"When our customers are operating in an emergency situation, they don't have time to shop for parts or pieces," Thompson said. "They rely on people like us to do that work for them."
When the weather turns bad, an already danger-filled workplace has yet another hazard for your workers to navigate. Thankfully, NASCO Industries is ready for the challenge. Ready to help your workers fight the storm, NASCO stocks several arc and flash fire rainwear products that will keep your workers dry and safe. Ask for the new PetroStorm, the lightest-weight FR rain suit on the market, or the Sentinel, which offers a great combination of safety, comfort and value. Together with its Gulf Coast distributor partners, NASCO is prepared to help you weather the storm.
In the aftermath of a disaster, chaos can get in the way of sound decision making. Onpoint helps you establish and execute a plan while maintaining control over recovery costs and timely execution. Onpoint helps develop and manage the scope of work required, providing resources to create recovery planning packages, logistics plans, materials procurement/management and work schedules.
In the field, Onpoint also delivers the personnel and resources required to manage and monitor the work, including job planning, cost tracking and forecasting, execution coordination, safety technicians and attendants, schedule management, materials distribution and management, recovery workforce transportation and safe drinking water distribution.
ProAct Services Corp. has a large number of treatment systems available for control of water and vapor discharge and is ready to respond at a moment's notice. Located all across the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts, ProAct provides turnkey, high-flow water treatment services at flow rates of up to 10,000 gallons per minute. ProAct's turnkey services include equipment delivery and setup, media loading and extraction, system operation, media disposal, discharge monitoring and final project reports. Treatment systems are tailored for specific site conditions and take into account specific contaminants, general water quality, discharge permit limits, water volume and flow rate requirements.
RedGuard, maker of blast-resistant buildings that have been keeping worksites safe for years, now offers storm shelters through its SiteBox Storage division. These hardened buildings are constructed aboveground and can be strategically placed (and relocated) on nearly any workplace to ensure quick and easy access as part of your disaster preparedness plan. Provide a safe place where workers on-site can gather out of harm's way. The state-of-the-art, patent-pending design is fabricated and installed at an affordable price and can be placed quickly, avoiding interruptions. These shelters meet the guidelines of FEMA 361, International Code Council standards and National Storm Shelter Association requirements, and have been impacted-tested at the Texas Tech National Wind Institute.
Republic Services Energy and Environmental Solutions knows the faster it gets you cleaned up, the faster you can get back to work. From transportation and disposal services to portable restrooms or hand-wash stations, remediation, hydro-excavation and container rentals, Republic Services has the expertise and experience to provide the turnkey services you need after a hurricane. Whether responding to a clean-up or scheduled maintenance, its vacuum trucks can remove liquids, sludge or solids from impacted areas.
When you add Satellite Shelters Inc. to your business continuity and disaster recovery plans under modular buildings and temporary space, you get a trusted partner. In the unfortunate event of damage or a total loss, Satellite Shelters provides refineries and plants with the space they need to continue their everyday business operations. The company's products include blast-resistant modules, administrative offices, conference rooms, cafeterias, training rooms, mobile offices and storage containers. Satellite Shelters' buildings are easily deployable, set up quickly and can stay on-site temporarily until you rebuild or permanently to replace your stick-built structures. The company can also supply office equipment, furniture and other services to get your business back up and running.
Under severe weather conditions, even backup power systems may fail, leaving occupants of facilities such as office buildings, schools, hospitals and hotels in total darkness. That's why Streamlight, a leading provider of high-performance lighting tools, offers a complete line of rechargeable, portable lanterns equipped with "smart" power-failure circuitry. When the power goes out, these rugged, wall-mount-ed lights can be quickly removed from their charging units to provide hours of continuous lighting, helping to light the way to safety or keep operations going. They let users move about a facility to power down or disconnect critical equipment, retrieve sensitive documents or guide building occupants through remote areas that lack adequate backup light.
Sunbelt Rentals offers the equipment and services needed to prepare for, withstand and react to any weather event. With standby equipment rentals, site-specific options and 24/7 emergency services, Sunbelt Rentals has the right solution to help avoid costly downtime. Sunbelt's broad fleet offering includes generators, shelter flooring, cooling towers, pumps for dewatering needs and more. And its comprehensive contingency plans are ideal for hurricane season, with guaranteed availability of emergency equipment and mobilization within 72 hours.
The United Association, a key partner to any owner/operator, is prepared to mobilize staging and hiring offices in training centers across the Gulf Coast, deploy thousands of skilled mechanical craft workers and frontline supervision from its 345,000 members, and support a network of qualified contractors. For example, Team Industries has the industry's most skilled workers ready to fabricate the pipe and tanks to bring your units back on schedule. Construction & Turnaround Services combines the best in field construction and fabrication to respond to your emergency needs, including FCCU turnarounds and ASME code work. ARC Energy Services delivers welding, machining, heat treating and NDE emergency response services through its traveling workforce of over 300 highly skilled specialty welders.
US Ecology's emergency response services provide 24/7/365 response across North America for any natural disaster, spill or emergency cleanup need. The certified professionals in its incident command center ensure timely, reliable response throughout North America for customers in transportation, chemical, manufacturing, oil and gas, insurance, retail and many other industries. US Ecology's 65-plus years of environmental leadership, national footprint of service centers, and treatment and disposal landfills position it to provide best-in-class service in support of your environmental needs.
As facilities in hurricane-prone locations gear up for extreme weather, keeping flare pilots lit is one challenge they face. API 537 requires pilots stay lit in the face of 140 km/h (85 mph) wind speeds and 5 cm/h (2 in/h) of rainfall. Zeeco's HSLF-Z pilot has been proven on an API-recommended testing rig to stay lit under hurricane-force 274 km/h (170 mph) winds and 131 cm/h (51 in/h) of rainfall.
The HSLF pilot uses investment castings instead of welded fabrication. To guard the orifice and prevent weather disruptions to the flow of the gas/air mixture, it features an investment- cast pilot mixer assembly with integrated weather shield. It operates on a variety of fuel gas compositions, including butane, ethylene, hydrogen, propane, low-Btu gas or any combination thereof, and can be retrofitted.