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So You Think You Can Dance — Finale Performance Show
It has been a wonderful journey with the best group of dancers to ever be picked in the Top 20 of So You Think You Can Dance. Tonight, the four favorites who flitted into our hearts were: Marko, Melanie, Sasha and Tadd. Katie Holmes and Kenny Ortega served as guest judges for this evening (I just LOVE Kenny Ortega).
The final 4: Marko, Sasha, Melanie, Tadd
Dancers: Melanie and Marko
Song: "I Feel Love"
Artist: Donna Summer
Choreographer: Doriana Sanchez
Style: Disco
Story: None, just high-energy disco.
I was wondering when disco was going to show up. This song was a blast to my past. It was lovely seeing them partner again. Dressed like John Travolta, Marko did a slightly better job than Melanie with a bit more energy into all his movements. While it was danced well and it was fun to watch, there was no emotional investment in it for me and did not bring me back to that golden era. Kenny thought it was electric, sizzling and great. Katie loved it and said it was like watching Saturday Night Fever. Mary Murphy pointed out that the lifts were not great and they went in and out of the style. Nigel agreed with Mary and felt they were uncomfortable in the style and hoped that they do better in their other routines this evening.
Dancers: Sasha and all-star Mark Kanemura
Song: "Raise Your Weapon"
Choreographer: Sonya Tayeh
Story: Ode to Sasha from Sonya, that Sasha handles all the struggles in her life with such grace and integrity, fueling her and giving her power. Mark represents the obstacles.
Another emotional dance for Sasha. This dance brought both goosebumps and tears and then a "hell-yah" out of me during the final sequence when she throws her obstacles to the ground (i.e., Mark). What a powerhouse duo in this pairing (Are you ready to join Lady Gaga's tour, Sasha, with Mark?)! It stung me in all my emotionally vulnerable hotspots. Sasha has had some incredible performances, but this one tops them all. Mark is the perfect example of someone who did not win the show who went on to do fantastic things in the dance world. Like a fine wine, he has gotten better with age. Katie loved it, especially that walk at the end. Mary pulled out her train-whistled woo-hoo for this and called her a champion and a star. Nigel thought Sasha just threw down the gauntlet to the other three contestants.
Before getting to Sasha's critique, Kenny had glowing things to say to Sonya who was deeply moved by his accolades. Turning to Sasha, he cited her struggles this week–an injury, battling against Melanie–but claimed her "Sasha, Warrior Princess."
Dancers: Tadd and all-star Joshua Allen
Song: "Hustle Hard" (Traditional)
Artists: Ace Hood
Choreographer: Lil'C
Style: Hip-hop
Story: None, just the hustle.
Lil'C choreographed a very difficult routine. Tadd is the dark horse in this race, but having Joshua dance with him did not help him, like watching a master and his apprentice. Joshua was crouching lower and hitting harder. Tadd made it this far not only because of his dance technique but also his personality. Just looking at Tadd though, this is the best I have seen him dance all season. Mary said his difficulty is the "sweetie-pie" factor, but was able to pull off a hard-hitting hip-hop style. "Hustle Hard" was Tadd's theme song for this season. Nigel complimented the moves on the knees, but still felt he was too sweet. Kenny thought the pairing was perfect and wants a pair of the red shoes. Katie thought his hustling was terrific and she loved the pairing. The red shoes helped to highlight how fast of a dancer he was.
Dancers: Melanie and all-star Robert Roldan
Song: "Sacrifice"
Artist: Sinead O'Connor
Choreographer: Stacey Tookey
Story: Unrequited love; in order to save herself, she has to say good-bye.
My goosebumps started halfway through and were at standing straight up on my arm and traveling down my legs by the time the song was over, a lovely rendition of the famous Elton John song. I loved this pairing as well, as each complimented each other. Nigel felt like Sasha threw down the gauntlet and the challenge was accepted. Kenny would push himself to the front of the line to have a chance to work with Melanie. At this point, Cat announced that he would be resurrecting "Dirty Dancing" and got Melanie her first job after SYTYCD. Katie thinks she is a magical dancer and loves how she creates stories. Mary feels like she is in a class of her own and is so proud of her. Melanie feels so blessed for the journey.
Dancers: Sasha and Marko
Song: "Whatever Lola Wants"
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Choreographer: Spencer Liff
Style: Broadway
Story: A restaurant scene. Marko is the waiter, Sasha an elegant dinner who wants to order something off menu.
Hot and spicy, both Sasha and Marko played their roles well. She looked elegant in her purple gown, showing off her cougaress cavort, going after what appeared to be a younger, geeky waiter, portrayed by Marko. Kenny thought it was fun, and their character conversions were fantastic. He had a few extra words of praise for Sasha about her giving her all for every performance. Katie compared Sasha to the legendary Cyd Charisse and thought Marko was great. Mary did not initially recognize Marko and thought he was perhaps one of the all-stars. She was surprised at what a wonderful actor he is, saying that it is not easy to pull off comedy and dance at the same time. The dance, however, did not wow Nigel. He thought Sasha was a better warrior princess than a vamp. He did not understand Marko's character at all.
Taking a break in the dance action, Cat showed some interviews that she had with all the contestants. Melanie's favorite moment was dancing with Neil Haskell (with the launch she did into his arms halfway across the stage). Her closest buddy in the competition is Ricky because he can make anyone smile and was such a fighter regardless of the criticism each week. Out of the four remaining, she feels closest to Marko. She misses her father and knows that he would be very proud of her. She then performed her solo to "Song for Viola" by Peter Bradley Adams. I cried, feeling like she was dancing that for her father.
Cat asked Marko what he was thinking when she read his name as the first one through to the finale. He had closed his eyes and wondered why she was waiting (she was waiting for him to open his eyes). His favorite performance was "Turned to Stone" with Melanie. She asked him what it was like to have his mother in the audience, and he again shared that he was not always the most grateful child growing up. Winning would mean "everything" to him. When he got shot, he was searching for the reasons why he survived and perhaps this show was a vehicle for that. He then performed his solo to "The Fear You Won't Fall" by Joshua Radin, incorporating all he has learned, growing a great deal since his original audition. Tonight, his father was in the audience for the first time, giving him an extra boost.
Dancers: Sasha and Tadd
Song: "Raindrops"
Artist: Basement Jaxx
Choreographer: Mark Ballas
Style: Cha-cha
Story: None, just fun and sassy.
This was not finale-quality dancing. Both looked uncomfortable in the style. Because of that, they did not have that hot, spicy chemistry. The height difference was an issue for me. Katie completely bypassed saying anything about the dance itself and just complimented them on the journey. I think Katie did not want to be booed. Although agreeing with Katie, Mary had to talk about the dance. It just did not work–the connections, the body positions, missing hand connections, lack of chemistry, although Sasha fared a little bit better than Tadd. Nigel agrees with Mary, saying it was uncomfortable to watch. While Sasha did a bit better, Nigel felt it did not bear well for her either. Kenny said it was too ambitious for the last show and for them to walk it off and come back and blow us all away.
Dancers: Marko and all-star Lauren Froderman
Song: "Shirk"
Artist: Me'Shell Ndegedcello
Choreographer: Tessandra Chavez
Story: Two people drawn to each other who can't seem to find a way to make it work.
Setting the tone for the routine, Lauren was already in character, shedding tears when the dance started. This was another dance that drew me in emotionally, taking me on a journey of moments of my own life. My goosebumps never lie. Mary thought it was beautiful, provoking honest communication in the dance, feeling his soul. Nigel felt like it was a fabulous performance, redeeming his past dances of the evening. Kenny again complimented the outstanding choreography. He felt this was perfect partnering for him, that their spirits became alive, taking him to a distant place. Whatever Marko was doing in that dance, he needed to continue doing it. Katie also thanked Tessandra for the piece. He thanked Marko for creating these picture moments for her while he danced and deemed him magical (Magical Marko–it works–Cat stop stealing my phrases).
Tadd's interview and solo were next. He thought and dreamed about being in the finale but cannot believe he is here. He thinks America is connecting to him in his solos. His favorite routine was the vulture dance with Jordan that Travis Wall choreographed. Most nervous performance was the first show when they had to make a first impression. There is web site apparently called: The Official "Keep Your Shirt Off Tadd" Fan Club. He said for some reason people want him to be naked, but Cat points out there is a difference between shirtless and naked. Winning would change his and his family's lives. Dancing his last solo before voting to "Momma Knows Best" by Jessie J, Tadd showed off why we love him so. It was playful and creative.
Dancers: Tadd and Melanie
Song: "Show Me What You're Working With"
Artist: Sista Monica
Choreographer: Ray Leeper
Style: Jazz
Story: A guy cheats on his girlfriend and she catches him in the act. Sexy, naughty with a little dysfunction thrown in.
This dance showcased Tadd much better. Since he was comfortable, the chemistry flowed like river rapids between them. I got sexy, naughty and the dysfunction. It must have been difficult for Melanie to dance that short while with one heel on and one off; I can barely walk that way. The routine was a lot of good fun. The strip-tease of Tadd for his fan-base was a great touch after the comments made in his interview. The routine brought Nigel's evening to life. He praised Tadd for a job well done, while complimenting Melanie for selling the character before the dancing ever began. Kenny apparently let out a "woo" during the dance. He loved everything about it and felt the choreographer delivered the perfect routine to showcase their strengths during a finale show. Katie felt like it was a breath of fresh air. Mary thought Tadd brought the sexy back and Melanie's strut was like no other.
In the final interview and solo, Sasha never thought she would make it this far, loving that her sister has been with her the entire journey. Her favorite moment was when Lady Gaga threw her shoe. Several routines stood out to her, but she asked Cat which one she liked and Cat said the routine with Twitch. She talked more about the wonderful routine with Kent Boyd (with the wall), saying she had to go to a very dark place, and she had to put her journey into the dance. Seeing people affected emotionally in response to her dancing meant a great deal to her. Dancing to "Be Be Your Love" by Rachael Yamagata, Sasha also showed the audience the growth attained this season from that of her first audition.
Dancers: Sasha and Melanie
Song: "Heart Asks Pleasure First"
Artist: Anh Trio
Story: Suppressed housewives in the 1950s, feelings of isolation and loneliness. The two join forces to break free.
Extremely beautiful. Melanie and Sasha are in direct competition with each other, yet they dance and support each other every time they dance together like true professionals. Another moment of chills for me. Kenny thought the picket fences were symbolic of prison bars and the space in the yard the only place where these women could express themselves. It made him feel hopeless and he wanted to rush in and free them. It also made him curious about their paths, where these characters came from and where they were going. Katie loved the message about friendship and the power that two women can give to each other. Mary enjoyed every second of it, enjoying the movement and musicality. Nigel shared with the audience what we did not see–that each of them hugged each other and wished each other luck before the show came back on air. He said it did not matter who won because they would both grace any dance company they would join.
Dancers: Marko and Tadd
Song: "B.O.B."
Artist: Outkast
Choreographer: Chuck Maldonado
Style: Gumboot stepping (hip-hop)
Story: Form of dance that was used to communicate in the mines of South Africa
A fantastic, high-energy way to close the show. Tadd had the slight edge in this dance, but Marko was not too shabby. The timing was a little off, but I noticed Tadd looking over at Marko at times to try to get them back in sync again. Katie enjoyed the athletic ability in this number, but it also sound like she was holding something back. Mary felt like it was solid gold for her. Nigel pointed out the rhythms were not together in this routine. Then he crushed them by saying he has felt all along a girl would win this season and that hadn't changed although they stood up well for themselves tonight. Kenny thanked the dancers and the choreographer.
If it was simply based on dancing tonight, it would have to be Melanie, Marko, Sasha and Tadd. If it came down to most improved dancers over the season, it would be Tadd, Sasha, Marko and Melanie since Tadd, the b-boy held his own outside his own style of dance. Then Sasha was finally partnered with someone who brought out the best in her during the all-stars, and Marko and Melanie have remained pretty level throughout the competition. If it is based on the dancing all season it would be a tie between Melanie/Sasha then Marko and Tadd. However, the show is about America's favorite dancer. Sasha has an overwhelming fan base and it will come down to who voted more, Melanie's fans or Sasha's fans. The margin of votes will be very, very close. I predict Sasha is going to win. But Nigel is right: Both Melanie and Sasha will have tremendous careers after this (and I believe Marko and Tadd will, too).
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Nacogdoches Film Fest to Showcase Works of SFA graduates
SFA Press Release
February 16, 2016 NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Two graduates of the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art filmmaking program will have their works showcased at the fifth annual Nacogdoches Film Festival, a celebration of the art and entertainment of film in all its forms.
Tickets are now on sale for the festival, which is scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 25 through 27, in downtown Nacogdoches, on the SFA campus and other venues in town.
This year's event includes a star-studded lineup of featured guests, including New York Times best-selling author and the brains behind the hit TV series, "True Blood," Charlaine Harris.
Festival events also include project viewings and a short film competition, various panels including Q-and-A sessions with featured guests, a "Best True Blood Costume" contest and more, according to information at nacogdochesfilmfestival.org.
Brandon Polanco and Derek Wayne Johnson, both graduates of SFA, are among the filmmakers whose works will be shown. Polanco's short film projects "Alchemy," "Vicky & Jonny" and "Writer's Block" will be shown beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25, in Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, located at 329 E. Main St. A question-and-answer session with Polanco will follow at 8 p.m.
A Brooklyn-based filmmaker from Austin, Polanco earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre at SFA in 2009. He was among the Rose Bruford Exchange students in the School of Theatre, and while on the exchange he also studied at RESAD (Spain's Royal Dramatic Academy) in Madrid. His short film "Writer's Block" starring Bryan Cranston of AMC's "Breaking Bad" fame won widespread acclaim in 2013-14 and was shown at the 2014 Nacogdoches Film Festival. Polanco's film "Vicky & Jonny" was accepted last year into the world-renowned Cannes International Film Festival as part of the Short Film Corner. Polanco is co-owner of the production company 3 of A Kind Productions.
Johnson's documentary about the Oscar-winning director of "Rocky" (1976) and "The Karate Kid" (1984) entitled "John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs" (2016) will show from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Theater on the SFA campus. It will be followed by a Q&A session with Johnson.
The documentary examines the life, career and films of the legendary director and features exclusive never-before-seen interviews with Sylvester Stallone, Ralph Macchio, Martin Scorsese, Burt Reynolds, Jerry Weintraub, Talia Shire and many more, according to the festival website.
Johnson is an award-winning film director/writer/producer and owner of AJ16 Entertainment, a production company specializing in feature films and documentaries. After film school at SFA, he got his start by acting in Hollywood films and TV as well as directing independent features in Texas and Louisiana, eventually making his way to California.
Among the festival panelists are Herbert Midgley, an instructor of music technology in the SFA School of Music who is also an active filmmaker. Midgley has worked as a director, unit production manager, assistant director, cameraman, editor, sound designer, sound mixer, boom, grip, production assistant, screenwriter and composer. He has worked on nine feature films, more than 30 short films, and has made many art films. In 2014, Midgley premiered his sci-fi feature film, "The Rise Of The Robots," in film festivals across the United States.
A portion of the festival proceeds will fund filmmaking projects within the SFA School of Art.
For a full list of featured guests, event specifics and ticket information, visit nacogdochesfilmfestival.org.

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May McAvoy
Occupation Actress
Years active 1917–1959
Name May McAvoy
Role Actress
Born September 8, 1899 (1899-09-08) New York City, New York, U.S.
Died April 26, 1984, Los Angeles, California, United States
Spouse Maurice Cleary (m. 1929–1940)
Movies The Jazz Singer, Ben‑Hur, Lady Windermere's Fan, The Enchanted Cottage, The Terror
Unsung heroes of silent film pt2 may mcavoy mae murray blanche sweet
May McAvoy (September 8, 1899 – April 26, 1984) was an American actress who worked mainly during the silent-film era. Some of her major roles are Laura Pennington in The Enchanted Cottage, Esther in Ben-Hur, and Mary Dale in The Jazz Singer.
Tribute to may mcavoy
McAvoy appeared in her first film in 1917 entitled Hate.
After appearing in more than three dozen films, McAvoy co-starred with Ramón Novarro and Francis X. Bushman in director Fred Niblo's 1925 production of Ben-Hur released by MGM. The feature-length film was one of the most lavish and spectacular productions of the silent movie era.
Although her voice was not heard in The Jazz Singer, she did speak in several other films, including the second "all-talkie" released by Warner Brothers, The Terror, which was directed by Roy Del Ruth and co-starred Conrad Nagel.
For years, a rumor circulated that McAvoy retired from the screen at the transition to sound films because of a lisp or speech impediment. In truth, she married the treasurer of United Artists, who asked her not to work.
Later, she returned to films and played small roles during the 1940s and 1950s, making her final film appearance in a small part of the 1959 version of Ben-Hur.
McAvoy married banker Maurice Cleary on June 26, 1929, with whom she had a son named Patrick, and divorced him in 1940.
McAvoy died at the age of 84 in 1984 from the side effects of a heart attack suffered the previous year, and is interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.
For her contribution to the motion picture industry, May McAvoy has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1731 Vine Street.
May McAvoy Wikipedia
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Istanbul fate – Ayumi Takano
Actress Ayumi Takano's Istanbul story
October 12, 2014Sheldon HeyesProfiles4
Talking food with Ayumi
In life we are surrounded by decisions, and then sidled up to that, lies fate, perhaps with things we can or can not change.
And so it was, this idea of fate that steered a young Japanese girl to Turkey 18 years ago. Her decision to remain has led to a journey as fast paced and hectic as the streets of Istanbul.
Introducing Ayumi Takano
Ayumi has Turkish entertainment industry credentials longer than a christmas shopping list – Film and TV series actress, State Theatre actress, TV presenter, TV cooking show host and more recently seen at the launch of her Japanese cookbook – a first for Turkey.
Looking back at her beginnings Ayumi says, "Turkey chose me. I wanted to go on a tour to Cuba but there were no seats. Turkey was suitable with my dates so I booked an airline ticket."
From her hotel room she sat and flicked through the TV channels. She remembers, "Private TV had just started in Turkey, there was so much available. I found the chaotic environment on TV intriguing."
And outside the hotel windows, Istanbul life rumbled by. "I could feel the energy from the town, and the country. It reflected chaos. It was exciting for me."
It was a different Turkey back then, on many levels. On a lighter note she tells me soy sauce wasn't available, there were more water cuts and only two different wines in stores.
Concerning the more important things in life she says there has since been great improvements with infrastructure making life more comfortable.
However, at the same time she also tells me…
"Psychologically I was more comfortable in the past. Maybe I was more mute to what was going on around me, because I couldn't understand as much Turkish." Ayumi
18 years later, I welcome her into my home for our interview. She has a natural Audrey Hepburn glamour, which is morphed with a cultural Japanese flair and a quick Turkish tongue. What a package! A Japanese Audrey speaking Turkish.
'Ayumi's Kitchen', be inspired by flavours
I pose one problem to my unique guest. I have a piece of steak and a mostly empty fridge. And so it is that the kimono wearing Ayumi from the front cover of her cookbook, is now in my kitchen wearing an apron, crushing garlic, mixing red wine, mushrooms, onion. Just like the title of her book this is definitely 'Ayumi's Kitchen'.
Later sitting on the couch she tells me about her first gig in Turkey. Coincidently her Asian background gave her a role in a film as a Chinese tourist in Istanbul.
Unbeknown to Ayumi, the film starred Turkey's most famous comedian Cem Yılmaz. She explains, "I underestimated the size of the project. Once released it went viral."
"Everything developed so fast. I had no idea what was going on." Ayumi
The above mentioned christmas list of career developments began and continued…
How did this Japanese wonder tackle Turkish?
She says her grammar improved by doing a masters in Turkey and she was able to solve the language in a more mathematical way.
But, she tells me of the more difficult times when the Turkish actors would sometimes improvise while she was still trying to master the language and couldn't go beyond the memorised script.
"It made me frustrated, but I took it as a challenge. It pushed me even more to learn about the language." Ayumi
Ayumi says she has been away from show business for a while due to a sequel of tragedies, losing both her parents in short periods of time.
A feast for viewer's eyes
She says she withdrew and mourned. But is now ready and making her return.
And it seems her direction is one that would make both her parents proud. Ayumi's book is dedicated to her father who was a French cuisine chef, while her mother was a food nutritionist.
She says, "My father trained my taste-buds from an early age. I learnt how to cook well from him."
She describes Japanese food as "simple, pure and presentable".
"The way it is presented is very important. A lot of our food has a story and a meaning. In our culture there are old rituals we still continue. Food culture is a great example of this harmony between modern and old." Ayumi
Ayumi's city of two decades, Istanbul, also tells this story of time.
Her favourite area of Istanbul is the space between lands, telling me, "I love going on a ferry and crossing continents and looking back at the town I live in."
She describes Istanbul as "very difficult". "It's a naughty town, but a town that you cannot cut your ties with because you love it so much."
Fate aside, this sincere love for Istanbul has kept Ayumi from Cuba.
"I've been concentrating on Turkey so long I haven't thought of going back home (Japan) or to Cuba."
Written by Sheldon Heyes
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Lifestyle writer for Turkey - I will prepare you for Istanbul. I will show you my city. Stemming from an Australian media background I have been in Istanbul since 2012. With a foreign heart and a writer's pen I have since embraced, danced, swallowed and mumbled the Turkish culture, music, food and language. Currently - Read by thousands of passengers zooming across the globe at 38,000 feet with Turkish Airlines inflight magazine 'Skylife'. Freelance contributor at The Guide Istanbul Magazine. Online guest posts with www.yabangee.com. Freelance journalist published online at www.gallipoligames.com. And... thanks to popstar and musician Mehmet Erdem, having a bit of cultural fun and flair appearing in the Turkish video clip - 'Aşkımız Bitecek'. Past contributions - Istanbul Timeout and Home Art Istanbul magazine.
Ozden tuckwell November 3, 2014 at 14:55
Thank you what magic what insight what inspirations
Sheldon Heyes November 3, 2014 at 21:13
It's nice to meet you Özden. Thank you for your kind words and interest. Hope you continue to enjoy and follow.
Burcak Kurt October 16, 2014 at 22:39
Great story&great expression…
Sheldon Heyes October 21, 2014 at 17:36
Thank you Burcak. It has been a pleasure showcasing Istanbul. I hope you continue to read and explore.
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How many employers would hire a high school senior to cut grass one summer, help pay for his college education and then give him the top computer job in the company three years later?
Fellowship Community did just that for 23-year-old David Sutter of Bethlehem. The Christ-centered retirement community in Whitehall Township took a chance on the technologically inclined young man, promoting him to data network analyst. For that, Sutter said, he is forever grateful.
"I love coming in every day," Sutter said of his job helping staff and residents fix their computer problems 24/7. "No place is perfect, but one of the greatest things about working here is knowing that I'm going to have a good day just by coming to work. The atmosphere is positive."
Fellowship, according to Sutter and others who work there, is an extraordinary place for some 360 older adults to live independently or with help and for the 275 employees. The community was ranked second among midsize employers in the Top Workplaces survey conducted by WorkplaceDynamics.
Founded by Bible Fellowship Church in 1988, the nonprofit retirement community continues a mission of helping the aged that started in 1908, when the church provided homes for elderly women on a farm in Center Valley.
Today, it is a campus of modern, single-story townhouses known as Fellowship Courts; personal care and memory support units at Fellowship Terrace; and short-term rehabilitation and skilled nursing care at the five-star-Medicare and Medicaid-rated Fellowship Manor.
Nurse Cheryl Mengel, who was recently promoted to administrator of the personal care home, said Fellowship Community compares favorably with the other nursing homes and hospitals where she has worked. All provide good pay and benefits, but the turnover was higher at her previous workplaces.
"Executives here care about residents and employees," she said, crediting religious roots and work ethics that begin at the top.
President and CEO Robert Zentz is a nurse and interviews every potential new hire. He also walks the floors and makes rounds, showing interest in how everyone is treated, Mengel said. Residents receive compassion and respect and are treated to extras such as church services, a farmers market, country fair, shopping trips and parties. Employees are treated to free food every day during nursing home week in May, a summer picnic and Christmas party, and can earn up to four hours of paid leave every three months of working with perfect attendance.
Seeing how her managers had treated employees as well as the elderly adults who live at Fellowship made Mengel want to do the same when she came to supervise staff.
"I see it now as my new role," she said. "I want to reach out to others, show them I care by saying 'thank you' for pitching in and helping."
Her door is always open, she said, and at orientation she emphasizes the Fellowship values of Scripture, leadership, quality of care and looking at the whole person.
"For people who come here, this is often their last home," Mengel said. "We want to give them the best place in which to live ... .I tell my staff that if they touch one person, they are doing something important."
To maintain its tax-free, nonprofit status, Fellowship Community provides benevolent care to residents who cannot afford the mid-to-high-end rates. Most, however, are private pay patients and residents whose payments cover the cost of staff, services, food and equipment, Mengel said.
In its broader community, Fellowship's employees volunteer each week to deliver Meals on Wheels food to residents of Whitehall and Catasauqua. Community groups such as Cetronia Ambulance Corps, Whitehall Chamber of Commerce and Whitehall Lions Club use Fellowship's facilities for meetings and other gatherings.
Fellowship Community is doing well enough financially that it is adding more personal-care homes and townhouses to its mix along with a larger community room. The organization hired 65 employees in the last year, according to corporate spokeswoman Pam Lackman, and will likely need to hire more in the coming year to fill vacancies and new positions.


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In Memory of Irena Sendlerowa
Irena Sendler passed away on Monday May 12th, 2008 at 8:00 am CEST in Warsaw, Poland.
A funeral service was held on Thursday, May 15th at noon CEST in Warsaw. Memorial services were held in numerous places around the world, including Fort Scott, KS. The life of Irena Sendler was one of great testimony, one of courage and love, one of respect for all people, regardless of race, religion and creed. She passed away peacefully, knowing that her message goes on. Our hearts and prayers go out to her worldwide family. She is gone, but will never be forgotten.
Born in Warsaw, Poland, she lived most of her young life in Otwock. Irena Sendlerowa led the rescue of 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto and those hiding in the Warsaw area, during the Holocaust in World War II. She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Her legacy of repairing the world continues, as good continues to triumph over evil. Irena Sendlerowa was 98 years old.
The Life in a Jar students, who brought worldwide attention to her story, continue to share her legacy and the play (Life in a Jar) to people all over the world.
Sympathies for the Family & Friends
Following are tributes:
Megan Stewart, project founder: "My life has been forever touched by her testimony for good winning out over evil. Irena was more than a close friend, she was a role model for my life. Playing Irena Sendler in 'Life in a Jar' was the most powerful expression I could ever have."
Elizabeth Cambers, student founder, "Irena touched my life in so many ways, at so many times."
Life in a Jar cast and Irena Sendler Project: "Irena always told us to continue bringing light to the world. Our love and great admiration for her will cause us to never stop 'repairing the world."
Local Jewish man in Kansas City: "She took on the Third Reich and was victorious. I salute her and remember the quote about Lincoln, upon his death, 'she now belongs to the ages."
Jacek Leociak, historian and author: "She was a light, a light in the terrible darkness of the Warsaw Ghetto."
From California: "Irena Sendler is a true hero and I thank God for her life and all the other brave people who risked their lives to help others."
November 13, 2003 – from POPE JOHN PAUL II – TO IRENA SENDLEROWA. "Honorable and dear Madam, I have learned you were awarded the Jan Karski prize for Valor and Courage. Please accept my hearty congratulations and respect for your extraordinarily brave activities in the years of occupation, when – disregarding your own security – you were saving many children from extermination, and rendering humanitarian assistance to human beings who needed spiritual and material aid. Having been yourself afflicted with physical tortures and spiritual sufferings you did not break down, but still unsparingly served others, co-creating homes for children and adults. For those deeds of goodness for others, let the Lord God in his goodness reward you with special graces and blessing. Remaining with respect and gratitude I give the Apostolic Benediction to you." POPE JOHN PAUL II
Terri Stern: "I find it impossible for anyone to hear your story and be untouched or unchanged."
Brooklyn, New York: "Thank You Irena for your humanity and love. I just hope that in my life I have a little of what you have. You are loved by more people than you will ever know and so are your friends who also risked their lives for the love of life. Thank You!"
Middle School student from Missouri: "Thank you for sharing your amazing story. Because of it, many more people know the value of one. I have always loved learning about World War II, but I never thought studying it would teach me about bravery. I knew there were heroes of World War II, but I didn't ever hear about any heroines. Your courageous acts of compassion have touched my heart and encouraged me to be all I can be."
Norman Conard, former teacher. "We have lost a giant of the human race. She represented and still represents the best about our world. Also, we have lost a family member."
From Boston: "I have tremendous respect for Irena and how she devoted her life to this and other similar causes. Tikkun Olam is something that was taught to me as a young boy by my parents who share your determination in passing this lesson on. A great rabbi, however, put it all together for me with a simple metaphor. He said " for darkness to take over, it must completely fill a room. But one little flicker of light, a single lit match, can bring light to the whole room. Irena lit the first match."
Irena's comment and the connection with the kids from Kansas, "My emotion is being shadowed by the fact that no one from the circle of my faithful coworkers, who constantly risked their lives, could live long enough to enjoy all the honors that now are falling upon me…. I can't find the words to thank you, my dear girls…. Before the day you have written the play 'Life in a Jar' — nobody in my own country and few in the whole world knew about my person and my work during the war …"
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Lockheed Martin Rolls Out First France's C-130J-30 Aircraft Out of Paint Shop
The first of four Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules exits the paint shop carrying the French air force's livery. Together with four similar C-130Js, it will be operated by a joint French-German joint unit based at Evreux, in France
Lockheed Martin has rolled the first C-130J-30 military transport plane out of the paint shop for French Air Force.
The contracts awarded on 1 December are for USD133.4 million and USD36.6 million, and cover the procurement of two stretched C-130J-30 airlifters and for configuration changes to two C-130J-30 airlifters and two KC-130J tankers respectively.
Work on the contract will be performed at Marietta, Ga. U.S. government officials expect the work to be done by Aug. 30, 2020. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is listed as the contracting activity.
According to the Janes, the French Air Force is purchasing four C/KC-130J aircraft to supplement its ageing Transall C-160s, and to compensate for delays to the Airbus Defence and Space A400M transport aircraft and the low availability of its current fleet of C-130Hs.
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Not all bad news as electrification plans dropped
Decision made to drop plans to extend the electrification of the mainline from Cardiff
The decision to drop plans to extend the electrification of the mainline from Cardiff on to Swansea will not sound the death knell for business prospects in West Wales.
That's the conclusion of commercial property specialists from Bruton Knowles' Wales office who believe the controversial decision will not have a significant negative impact on investment in the city as some commentators are predicting.
Stephen James said the difference in journey time between Cardiff and Swansea if electrification had gone ahead would have been minimal.
He said: "There is no denying the decision to drop plans to extend electrification of the mainline as far as Swansea is a disappointment – especially when the announcement coincided with news of billions of pounds worth of funding for the next phase of the High Speed rail network into the North of England.
"But we believe the greater majority of businesses in Swansea and West Wales will carry on regardless. It's certainly not all doom and gloom.
"Swansea has a lot going for it – with upwards of £1.3billion of investment promised as part of the ground-breaking Swansea Bay City Deal and we remain hopeful additional funding for the Tidal Lagoon will come through.
"In addition we are seeing high levels of investment in the city centre, with plans to regenerate St David's recently been given the green light by Swansea City Council. These form part of bigger redevelopment proposals across Swansea.
"The city's burgeoning student population is also driving development with approval for a new 307-bedroom, 14-storey block at Kingsway also getting the green light."
Stephen said businesses they were speaking to across Wales were more concerned at broadband speeds than the implications of electrification.
He added: "Nowadays occupiers' first line of inquiry is always about broadband speed. More and more businesses are internet or web-based and means they don't necessarily have to be located in traditional, urban areas to operate.
"Superfast broad band is taking away the importance of location with more and more businesses moving away from major conurbations as they come to realise the benefits of re-locating to this part of Wales.
"It's therefore important the installation of superfast broad band is accelerated to satisfy the needs of web-based businesses."
And he said Swansea wasn't the only city losing out on electrification of its rail lifeline.
The proposed electrification of the rail line to Bath and Bristol Temple Meads has also been shunted on to the back burner.
Stephen added: "While we share the disappointment of our colleagues in Bristol, we are, like them, encouraged to hear that travellers, businessmen and commuters have been promised more frequent and larger capacity trains.
"And while the fully electrified route from London to Cardiff will shave a respectable 15 minutes off the current journey times between the capitals, the journey on to Swansea would not have resulted in any significant time saving if electrification had been extended to Swansea."
The new bi-mode trains to be introduced will switch from electric to diesel at Cardiff Central Railway Station and will get to Swansea just as quickly as electrified trains would have done.
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Q: why am I getting output as none? and not the images in the code below image_path=r'D:\\data\\Coding_round_images'

def loadImages(path):
    image_files = sorted(os.listdir(path))
    images=[]
    for i in image_files:
        images.append(i)
    return images

file=loadImages(image_path)
print(file)

images=[]
for f in file:
    images.append(cv2.imread(f,cv2.IMREAD_UNCHANGED))

print(images)

A: Make sure you are executing the code in the same folder of the images
└── data
    └── Coding_round_images
        ├── lemon1.jpg
        ├── lemon2.jpg
        ├── lemon3.jpg
        └── load_lemons.py

Or, if it's not the same, add a prefix in the cv2.imread command with the image's path.
...
...
for f in file:
    images.append(cv2.imread(os.path.join(image_path,f),cv2.IMREAD_UNCHANGED))

Because cv2.imread doesn't return any error indication if the path or image does not exist.

Even if the image path is wrong, it won't throw any error, but print img will give you None

In [135]: x = cv2.imread("NON_EXISTING_IMAGE")
In [136]: type(x)
Out[136]: NoneType

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Archive | Freight
Oregonian still tone-deaf on Port of Portland
By Alexander B. Craghead on January 20, 2014 in Freight, Land Use, River Navigation, Transportation Economics
The Oregonian continues to advocate paving over scarce urban greenspace for new port facilities rather than re-using Portland's brownfields, such as the former site of the Atofina Chemicals plant near Linnton. Photo: Alexander B. Craghead, 2012.
The Oregonian continues to demonstrate its tone-deafness regarding the Port of Portland. Last week, the newspaper revealed its "editorial agenda" for 2014, one plank of which is titled "Portland's industrial lands scavenger hunt." The title is misleading. The editorial's real thrust is to complain bitterly about the city's policy towards economic development, relying on the cancellation of the Port of Portland's West Hayden Island development as exhibit number one.
Maritime transportation facilities are of vital importance to the city and the region. Yet the paper seems to believe that the only way that the region's maritime trade can grow is to pave over natural resources:
City planners hope to lean heavily on brownfield restoration to replenish the supply of industrial lands. In concept, it's a good plan. Take land that currently is an environmental nuisance and has little value. With a mix of public and private money, clean it up and put businesses on the sites. But making those projects pencil out, particularly for industrial uses, might well prove as difficult as finding a way to balance the Port's needs and environmentalists' concerns on West Hayden Island.
Allow me to translate: The Oregonian thinks cleaning up brownfields is too costly and difficult, and therefore would have us pave over greenspaces like West Hayden Island instead.
Leaving aside whether or not the Port of Portland's development of West Hayden Island would really have been the job creator that the paper claims, this is simply bad land use and transportation policy.
Worse, a bigger question remains: is the Port of Portland's wish for more marine terminals being driven by regional needs, or by unnecessary and destructive inter-port competition? Does the Lower Columbia really need to be served by six different commercial ports? Even Seattle and Tacoma, once hated rivals, are beginning to cooperate. Even if the region does need more marine terminals, the only reason to build on West Hayden Island, versus some other location, was because West Hayden Island belonged to the Port of Portland, versus some other port authority. Put another way, if Hayden Island were on the Washington side of the state line, nobody would have been talking about turning it into a port facility, given the ease on constructing westward along the river's north shore, as the Port of Vancouver, USA is in fact doing. West Hayden Island, simply put, was needless inter-governmental competition at its worst.
Marine transportation has as vast and direct land use impact, perhaps as much as automobile transportation, perhaps more so. It's time that the port authorities along the Lower Columbia began to cooperate, act together more efficiently, and make fewer wasteful land use decisions. Maybe the cancellation of the West Hayden Island port plans will open the door to a broader public debate on the matter. If so, then its cancellation will have proven to be not only a good thing for the environment, but also a good thing for the future of rational maritime transportation in the region. But somehow, I doubt it. It seems far more likely that we will continue to get "chicken little" op-eds out of the Big O, rather than meaningful debates.
The inevitable end of container traffic at the Port of Portland
By Alexander B. Craghead on December 11, 2013 in Freight, River Navigation, Transportation Economics
In recent months, the Port of Portland's probable loss of the Hanjin shipping company has been in the news. Local media reported on the event, largely painting it as a minor tragedy. Chris, here at Portland Transport, provided his own take, noting how that those businesses using Terminal 6 would now have to truck their goods to Puget Sound, an increase not only in cost but also in carbon emissions.
I have a slightly different take from Chris: container traffic at the Port of Portland is doomed. It is only a question of when.
Hanjin's departure has sparked a lot of silly analysis. An Oregonian editorial, for example, blamed most of the matter on increased costs from labor disputes, an issue that the Port of Portland claims was a factor in Hanjin's decision. (The official press release does not mention this factor, nor does the Hanjin letter to shipping customers [PDF] obtained by the Oregonian.)
Meanwhile, the Portland Business Journal sloppily threw a bunch of statistics at the matter, attempting to make the case that Hanjin in specific, and container import-export at the Port of Portland in general, were crucial to the metropolitan economy.
Hanjin's decision comes as the region executes on a plan to increase exports, which are a significant contributor to the Portland metro economy. A recent Brookings Institution study found that exports accounted for $33.9 billion in regional economic activity in 2012, driving in large part by technology exports. (See the region's top-five exported goods.)
In addition, a recent Portland Business Alliance study found that Oregon companies made and exported $16.5 billion worth of goods to countries worldwide in 2012, creating 490,000 jobs.
Not all of those good were moved by Hanjin, but as the largest carrier calling on Portland, Hanjin certainly accounted for a good deal of that traffic.
Reading this take from the Portland Business Journal, one might conclude that Hanjin was doing massive amounts of business out of T6, and the the Port of Portland was some kind of big time player in container shipping. Yet this is not at all the case. Terminal volume at T6 for the year 2012 (the most recent year for which data was available) stands at 183,203 TEU. (TEU means "twenty-foot equivalent units," representing a standard twenty-foot shipping container.) Moreover, T6 has never handled more than 340,000 TEU in a year, and that was ten years ago, in 2003. While this may seem like a lot, let's put it into perspective, by comparing the Port of Portland's container traffic to the other major west coast terminals at Los Angeles, Long Beach, Seattle, Oakland, and Tacoma. The following graphic, based on 2010 volumes, gives you some sense of proportion:
Portland is the smallest "major" U.S. container port. Tacoma, the next larger, is more than eight times bigger. As a player in the global container shipping market, Portland doesn't even exist.
To understand why we need to understand the special nature of containerized cargo. This is the type of stuff that is not so time sensitive or small that it can economically fly, but is of sufficient value and lightness that it can be shipped relatively cheaply and still be competitively sold at its destination. Inbound containerized cargo to the United States is often consumer goods manufactured in Asia. Outbound cargo is typically specialty products or niche materials. In Oregon, examples might be specialty cedar boards for Japanese sauna construction, pallets of Christmas trees headed to Hawaii, or a couple truckloads of Hazelnuts going to China.
Containerized cargo, because it is relatively light and of higher value, is very mobile. Outbound loads will go to the port where shipping companies can offer the fastest transit time to the final destination for the least cost, and that recipe usually means that containers end up shipping in and out where other containers already are, since competition breeds lower costs. It also means that containers tend to go to those ports that are closest to their final destinations, thus reducing transit times. This is why goods heading to Europe typically are trucked or carried by railways to Eastern ports, while goods heading to Asia typically go west to Pacific ports.
So far, you'd think, so good for Portland. Since we are a Pacific port, we're closer to Asia. But so are all the other ports of the U.S. West Coast. This is were port competitiveness begins. Note that when Hanjin announced its pull out from Portland, the Puget Sound Business Journal treated it as good news: container traffic lost in Portland would likely relocate to Puget Sound ports. In the American shipping world, what is bad for one port is good for all the others.
To compete, each port has its unique characteristics. Portland, along with there ports of the lower Columbia River, has a geographic advantage by being at the mouth of the Columbia River Gorge, the only water-level route through the Cascade-Sierra divide. This makes these ports naturally strong for handling bulk materials, where mobility is heavily restricted by weight and a high shipping cost. According to statistics published by the Port of Portland, Portland Harbor — which includes both the Port of Portland and several private terminals along the Willamette River — is "the largest wheat export port in the United States, the largest mineral export port on the U.S. West Coast, and the 4th largest export tonnage port on the U.S. West Coast."
Container traffic is, however, highly mobile. Portland is located 100 miles away from the ocean, up a river with a relatively shallow depth (43 feet) and that must be dredged, and on the other side of one of the most treacherous river bars in the world. Put another way, to serve Portland, you have to have a reason to spend the extra time, money, and risk to reach it. All that grain can't easily or cheaply move elsewhere, but containers — especially if they trucking in anyway and are not being filled directly from Portland producers — can fairly easily and cheaply end up at other ports.
And over the last half-century, that's exactly what has happened. Railroads, truckers, and shipping lines have all contributed to the development of major container traffic at every major port of the U.S. Pacific Coast–except for Portland. No labor agreement or policy change is going to alter this historic trend.
What's the Impact of Hanjin's Exit?
By Chris Smith on October 21, 2013 in Freight
Last week it was reported that container shipper Hanjin will stop calling on the Port of Portland in January, this morning the Business Journal starts to figure out the impacts.
I expect that some will begin speculating about what this might mean for development of terminals on West Hayden Island. I honestly don't know the answer to that. I suspect that the loss of revenue (Hanjin represents 80% of the container traffic for the Port) on the Port's income statement could cause some challenges in financing future projects. On the other hand, the WHI terminals are intended for non-container traffic (grain, bulk minerals and possibly auto import/export), so this may not really provide any information about market viability.
In the short term it is certainly bad for the region's carbon footprint. Trucking those containers to/from Puget Sound will use a lot more energy and output a lot more emissions than floating them up the Columbia does. And it will cost more, which will almost certainly get passed on to consumers here in some form.
I'm hoping Hanjin gets an earful from their customers and changes their mind.
Guest Post: Proposal for Upgraded Columbia Corridor/Bypass 30 Reroute
By guest on September 5, 2012 in Bus Rapid Transit, Freight, Guest Posts, Highways
Another guest post by frequent reader and commenter dan w. We wish to remind readers that we are happy to run guest posts–simply email submissions to one of the moderators–ES.
Serving the Rivergate Industrial District, Portland Airport and a plethora of other
industrial/employment centers, the Columbia Corridor–aka Bypass 30 and its parallel routes–is a vital freight and commuter corridor but isn't always on the collective radar. Indeed, this study dating back to pre-Y2K days is one of the few documents I could find that focus on this corridor. The document defines Columbia Corridor as extending between Rivergate and Troutdale, but for my proposal outlined below I'm focusing on the section between Rivergate and I-205.
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Mostly utilizing existing ROW, rerouting Bypass 30 onto this newly upgraded corridor would help relieve pressure on congested I-84 (freight rail improvements as outlined by local and state proposals are also a key component but I opted not to include them on my map). Also, while current bus service only runs along a few segments of the corridor, BRT or something similar along its entire length has the potential to serve countless employers. It can connect with the Red and Yellow MAX lines and various bus routes including 6, 70, 72 and 75.
Phase 1 should be relatively inexpensive and low-impact to implement (assuming a full freeway isn't the chosen option). One option is an expressway, which is a combination of at-grade and grade-separated interchanges (think Hwy 224 between McLoughlin and I-205). In fact, several grade-separated facilities already exist on this corridor, and frontage roads and driveway consolidations along various stretches should also help with traffic flow. The key is to not have implementation of the corridor be so disruptive that it ends up eliminating huge chunks of the industrial facilities to which we're trying to improve access.
EAST SEGMENT:
Option A – NE Lombard to MLK (includes new ROW between Lombard Pl and MLK/ Columbia intersection)
Option B – Columbia Blvd to MLK
WEST SEGMENT:
Option A – MLK to Marine Dr to N. Lombard
Option B – Columbia Blvd (includes new ROW to the north between Portland Rd and Upland Dr to skirt residential area) to N. Burgard
Although it tacks a couple of extra miles onto the corridor, I prefer Option A for the west segment because: 1) It generally avoids residential areas, 2) MLK between I-5 and Columbia is already pretty much limited access, 3) unlike Option B, a full interchange already exists at I-5, and 4) it offers direct access to my proposed Columbia River bridge.
Both east segment options have their advantages, but I'd prefer to have BRT run on Columbia rather than Lombard because it would directly serve more employers.
Phase 2…. Here comes the fun expensive part. Inspired by others' posts on this blog, this part of the proposal calls for the corridor to connect to new bridges over the Willamette and Columbia, the latter being a third-bridge CRC alternative.
Electric Motorways?
By EngineerScotty on March 4, 2012 in Electric Vehicles, Freight
University of Washington researcher Jerry Schneider points to a Swedish company (Elways) researching the concept of "electric motorways"–highways equipped with electric lines which can be used to energize and power vehicles traveling thereon. Elways proposed architecture consists of buried third-rail power, accessed by lowering a pickup shoe into a channel embedded in the road surface; to increase safety, the system also energizes those portions of the rail that are presently serving vehicles. It is anticipated that vehicles using such roads will be capable of disconnected travel, either from a battery or an internal combustion engine (certain maneuvers such as lane-changes will require disconnecting from one lane's power rail and connecting in another lane).
Using current technology, the speed limit for overhead powered road vehicles appears to be about 70kM/h (40MPH). Unlike electric trains that have fixed guideways and only one overhead connection needed (the rails provide the ground return path); trolleypole systems need to accomodate horizontal maneuvering of the vehicle (both within-lane and lane changes) and the bouncier suspensions needed to accomodate potholes and other defects/obstructions in the road surface; and the non-conductivity of rubber tires means a second wire is needed for the return path. Ground-level third rail, commonly found in grade-separated metro systems, is generally considered unacceptable for public roads due to the obvious safety hazard the third rail poses to pedestrians.
Right now, the major application of overhead-powered electric road vehicles is the trolleybus. The speed limit isn't a problem for many urban transit applications, the greater maneuverability of a trolleybus over a mixed-traffic streetcar is generally considered an asset, the lack of diesel pollution is also considered a major advantage, and electric trolleybusses have noted advantages on routes with steep grades (it's no accident that two of the North American cities which extensively use them are Seattle and San Francisco). However, trolleybusses are noted to have reliability issues, many object to the wiring, and as such, most transit companies in the US have abandoned them. (See this article for a discussion of the merits of the electric trolleybus in Portland).
Use of overhead caternary to power trucking (particularly long-haul trucking) though, seems to not be an attractive solution.
That said–rather than try to retrofit existing mixed-traffic highways with electrical sources, perhaps an alternate solution is in order? Places such as Adelaide, Australia and Cambridgeshire, UK have built guided busways–essentially dedicated BRT lines where the bus is physically guided down the busway, permitting it to achieve faster speeds and a somewhat more comfortable ride in a narrower footprint. This gives some of the technical advantages of rail, coupled with the greater flexibility of a bus–the busses can leave the guideway and maneuver in mixed traffic as appropriate. (Note that neither of these systems are powered–diesel vehicles, operating under their own power at all times, are used).
What if such a solution were build to handle trucks? A guided truckway, which kept vehicles traveling in fixed channel, could make the electrical interface needed to use well-known solutions like overhead caternary much more tractable and capable of higher speed, particularly if the guideway could also be used for return current. The truckway road surface could be optimized for heavy vehicles, reducing the amount of damage incurred by road surfaces elsewhere (heavy vehicles such as trucks and busses cause the vast majority of road wear). A guided truckway could permit either electric-powered or diesel-powered operation (i.e. diesel-powered trucks could use the mechanical coupling only), and driverless operation while in the guideway would be a more tractable problem with a fixed guideway. Unlike rail or water freight, which requires cargo to be maneuvered from truck to train/ship (a process made easier by containerization, though still expensive), guided trucks could use the local streets to pick up a load and drive to the truckway, use the truckway for the long-haul part of a journey, and then return to the local streets for the last mile on the other end–in this way, they would fill a niche between unguided trucking and rail.
Long haul bus service could also use guided truckways, especially in shorter corridors where HSR is not cost-effective.
This falls short of Elways' vision of a motorway where all the vehicles, including personal automobiles, are running on roadway-supplied electric power. But many of the problems involved are more tractable when limited to larger vehicles operated by professional drivers (or automated control systems).


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Blue Mass honors dedication, sacrifice of men, women in law enforcement
Members of different Galveston-Houston law enforcement agencies and groups process into the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart before the Archdiocesan Blue Mass for Law Enforcement in Houston Sept. 29. The Mass recognizes the work of all members of law enforcement and honors those who died while serving in the line of duty. (CNS photo/James Ramos, Texas Catholic Herald)
By Jo Ann Zuniga • Catholic News Service • Posted October 5, 2018
HOUSTON (CNS) — A bagpipe blared as Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez led deputies along with police officers from Houston, Santa Fe and other area agencies into the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to celebrate a Blue Mass in honor of men and women in law enforcement.
Local tragic events from fatal shootings at Santa Fe High School in Galveston County to the rescue and recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey made this year's Blue Mass ever more appreciative of men and women who are among the first to respond to emergency situations, organizing officials said.
Auxiliary Bishop George A. Sheltz of Galveston-Houston, who celebrated the Sept. 29 Blue Mass, recalled the funeral a year ago at the co-cathedral for Houston Police Sgt. Steve Perez, who drowned trying to report to his command post in the midst of the Hurricane Harvey flooding.
Thousands of uniformed officers from across the country attended the funeral Mass. Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo and retired Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston and other local clergy were the concelebrants. State officials, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also attended.
Bishop Sheltz also referred to retired Houston Police Officer John Barnes, wounded while working security last May 18 when a student fatally shot eight students and two teachers and wounded 10 others before being apprehended.
"You have the awesome responsibility to protect," said Bishop Sheltz. "Your presence and participation in this Blue Mass … unite you and your service to something bigger than yourself and truly becomes a vocation."
Deacon Alvin Lovelady, associate director of the Galveston-Houston archdiocesan Office of Correctional Ministries, has a personal reason to thank law enforcement. His wife, Linda, a teacher's assistant, as well as their daughter, a school bookkeeper, and granddaughter, a graduating senior, survived being at Santa Fe High School the day of the shooting.
"The action of the first responders was immediate and without hesitation as they came to the aid of the students and staff at the high school," Deacon Lovelady said. "Our community owes these men and women from around our area and beyond a great deal of gratitude."
"May God be with all first responders always and keep them safe as they work to keep us safe," he said.
Father Ron Cloutier, who is the director of the Office of Correctional Ministries, said, "I have worked side by side with the Harris County Sheriff's Office as their chaplain for the past 31 years. I am continuously in awe of what they do and the danger they put themselves in while protecting us."
"The biggest change I have seen over the years is the enormous challenge that law enforcement has in dealing with mentally ill suspects. The Harris County Jail has one of the largest mental health facilities in the state with more than half the inmates on medication. Our law enforcement is called on daily to be social workers and mental health counselors," Father Cloutier said.
Before the closing prayer, Bishop Sheltz said a special blessing of protection for the officers and their families. Following the Mass, Bishop Sheltz blessed members of the Houston Police Department Mounted Patrol, K-9 Unit and several law enforcement vehicles.
Zuniga writes for the Texas Catholic Herald, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
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