Where do vegetarians and vegans get their iodine?
Iodine isn't the first thing you think of when you think about plant-based nutrition. However, vegetarians and vegans need to pay attention to this nutrient in order to be healthy. But don't worry, getting enough iodine on a vegetarian or vegan diet is as easy as pie.
Here are answers to frequently asked iodine questions and practical suggestions for meeting your iodine needs, all backed up with quotes from registered dietitians. All the information in quotes comes from an article written by registered article written by registered dietitian Reed Mangels , an article written by registered dietitian Jack Norris. and the American Dietetic Association's position paper about vegetarianism.
1. How much iodine do I need?
If you are over thirteen, you need about 150 micrograms of iodine per day.
If you are under thirteen, but over nine, you need about 120 micrograms of iodine per day.
Since it is easy to get enough iodine on a vegetarian or vegan diet, don't worry about the numbers. Instead, see the recommendations in question four.
2. Is it possible to get enough iodine on a a vegetarian or vegan diet?
3. Are animals a better source of iodine than plants?
According the the American Dietetic Association's position paper on vegetarianism, "plant-based diets are typically low in iodine." However, it is still possible and easy to receive enough iodine on a vegan diet. There are easy, vegan ways to meet your iodine requirements, as shown in the answers to question four.
4. How can I make sure to get enough iodine?
You can also take an iodine supplement to reach your iodine needs.
Norris, Jack, RD. "Iodine." Vegan Health. Vegan Outreach, n.d. Web. 03 Aug. 2013. <http://www.veganhealth.org/articles/iodine>.


BLOOMFIELD, N.J. (AP) -- Biopharmaceutical company Alfacell Corp. said Monday that it expects to fully enroll its late-stage cancer drug trial ahead of schedule.
Alfacell shares rose $1.71, or 52.1 percent, to a new 52-week high of $4.99 in morning trading on the Nasdaq.
The clinical trial seeks to test Onconase for the treatment of unresectable malignant mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer linked to asbestos exposure that occurs in the sac lining of the chest, the abdomen, or the lining of the heart that cannot be surgically removed. The company expects to enroll 316 patients before the end of the first quarter, ahead of schedule.
The company said it plans to try to parlay its fast track designation from the Food and Drug Administration into an expedited review of its marketing application.
A fast track designation allows a company to submit data to the FDA as it becomes available, and receive feedback, rather than having to wait until the end of the trial and submit it all at once. An expedited review is granted by the agency if the company can show a pressing public health need for a given treatment.


I – Peter Donegan, for you new here, was chatting with Jonathan Ward of where to meet Pre The Party for Perennial 2017 gala event. The list of happy folks to hook up with beforehand became plural, I have a face for radio, in short it has turned into this.
Please note – whilst Perennial are former guests of The Sodshow, this is not to be confused with anything other than a few drinks in a pub beforehand and a link that can be thrown out on twitter / facebook for those who wanna nice spot to hook up in pre the main event. The fact that I have used the word Soiree may in fact be considered false advertising – see Random Questions You May Ask, below.
The Sutton Arms is a 9-10 min stroll to the party venue and 2 – 3 mins from the Barbican tube station – stick the pub address into google maps on your phone, or…… yoinked straighted from The Sutton Arms website.
walk – from Smithfields Market, up Charterhouse St towards Charterhouse Sq, then onto Carthusian St. Pub is on the left hand side.
Bus – number 4 & 56 buses are your best bet, both stop nearby.
Tube – Barbican tube is served by the Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines. On arrival at the station, exit onto Aldgate Street and turn left – then left again onto Carthusian street. You'll soon see the pub up on the right hand side.
Train – Farringdon is the nearest mainline station, just 10 minutes' walk from the pub. Moorgate station isn't far away either.
will there be horderves ? no.


Ian Parks is NSW bike tester for the Ulysses Riding On Magazine, and has written numerous articles for other publications.
plus he looked at some Arqin models.
and of course numerous scooters including Daelim, Yamaha, Puegot, Derby, Aprilia and Piaggio.


As we all know, tartan has made an impact as a trend in recent times. Tartan, in contrast with the floral and polka dot prints that I wear most frequently, isn't exactly the softest or girliest print to wear. However, I have always liked tartan and I've found a few ways to align the print with my personal style. Tartan reminds me of my childhood. Remember those tartan pencil cases we used to take to school in the 1990s? I also owned the most beautiful tartan dress when I was a young girl and it will forever be one of my favourite pieces. I wish I could find a picture of it right now. The tartan dress pictured below from Alannah Hill is the latest item I am totally in love with. I tried it on the other day. I adore it because the tight pencil style fit, the low cut neckline and the pink lining are the perfect contrast with the tartan print. I like the way these elements balance out; it's the same with my blue tartan coat which I wore here. I've always loved tartan shoes especially tartan flats (there are so many beautiful tartan colour combinations that look adorable for shoes). But let's be honest, I'm never going to be wearing a pair of tartan boots because that just doesn't suit my personal style. I like to wear tartan shoes with a classy and feminine cut, often combined with a bow or jewel. I love tartan accessories particularly tartan scarves. I have a couple which I've had for years. If it was winter here right now I'd love to pair a tartan scarf and gloves with a camel coloured coat. In terms of this Vivienne Westwood tartan bag, what more do I need to say? It speaks for itself surely!?
Thanks for your comment on my last post! Hope you are having a wonderfull week!
Who doesn't love Tartan! It is a classic forever! It reminds me of Clueless the movie! Those girls looked amazing! Love your pieces of tartan here! I so need that bag and dress!
Love this trend, but really, isn't it always a trend in Fall? The dress is amazing!
I've been loving the tartan trend as well. Perfect for Fall.
Oh, I love the Tartan look. It reminds me of school days when I was little. I used to have a dress in this. The scarf is so Fall looking. Jess and Nel love to wear scarves.
I love tartan right now!


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Practiced last night. Acoustically, Mike & Steve on Guitar, Bob, on bass through a sprite little practice amp, and me on piano. Will probably perform, oh, 7 or 8 songs for the show we have, and two of them will be new.
Now, since it's an acoustic performance, they'll be alternate versions of the songs as they'll come out on the next record. But it's fun to open it up like this. We'll be doing more shows like this in the coming months.
Resting a raspy voice right now. Should be fine by tomorrow.
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"T II" represents a way of contextualization and reintegration of some architectural structures both in their bi-dimensional form through painting, and in three-dimensional form through the object of urban furniture. In this context of creation and design of forms of urban furniture, the painting becomes a framework, a minimal and clearly defined pattern on the surface which is emerging the furniture form in black, gray and red. The roughness and the layering of paint on canvas remind us of the plaster wall.
"T II" is an exhibition about the forms of urban furniture that can be constructed, reconstructed and deconstructed both physically and mentally.
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The Supreme Court on Monday is likely to hear a plea filed by Special Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Rakesh Asthana, in which he has sought the removal of CBI Director Alok Verma from the post and also challenged the Centre's decision to divest him of duties and send him on leave.
Asthana and Verma, the two most senior functionaries of the CBI, have been embroiled in an unprecedented feud, each accusing the other of corruption and of having accepted bribes.
Counsel for the CBI special director, former attorney general Mukul Rohatgi, brought the petition to the Supreme Court's attention on Friday, while the bench comprising Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph was hearing Verma's petition, who also challenged the Department of Personnel and Training's (DoPT) decision to remove him from his post and send him on leave. In his plea, Verma had dubbed the move "patently illegal".
Asthana, in his plea, referred to the sequence of events in his feud with Verma in the CBI and claimed he was a "whistleblower" as he had approached the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) on 24 August with a corruption complaint against the CBI director. The special director also accused the Centre of backing the "corrupt" CBI chief, alleging that he had been victimised for his bonafide actions.
On 24 August, Asthana had lodged a complaint with the Cabinet Secretary, alleging misconduct by Verma. The matter was referred to the CVC for further action. In turn, the CBI director gad told the CVC that Asthana was being investigated in six cases of corruption.
The agency then, on 15 October, lodged an FIR with bribery allegations against Asthana as well as his second-in-command, Deputy Superintendent of Police Devender Kumar, Dubai-based investment banker Manoj Prasad and his brother Somesh Prasad. Kumar is in the custody of the CBI.


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Remarks by President Denise Trauth
It is an honor to be here to welcome you all to this Innovation Summit.
I'm pleased that our panelists are going to talk about how to disrupt an industry — because innovation and disruption are inextricably linked. In some ways, the word "innovation" tends to be over-used to the point of diluting its true meaning. But we know that disruption, at its core, is shaking up the status quo — and forcing change. Here in the Texas Innovation Corridor, that's a concept we embrace and celebrate. It has served us well, and will continue to propel us forward.
It is an exciting time for Texas State University. This fall we welcomed our largest freshman class in university history. We had a record-breaking summer graduating class in August. The Princeton Review named Texas State one of the nation's best institutions. And, we continue to raise our profile nationally for leading innovative research with relevance.
But today I want to talk to you about the Big Ideas taking shape at Texas State that have set the stage for us to disrupt on an ever larger scale.
Our university has many centers of excellence. These are research specialties that have gained national or international recognition for contributing solutions to some of society's greatest challenges in the areas of public safety, health and wellness, societal resilience, and environmental stewardship — to name a few.
Over the last year, we worked with our faculty and staff to identify visionary ideas that align with areas where our research addresses issues of great social and economic importance. Our goal was to strengthen our existing world-class research programs, and launch new ones. So we identified what we have come to call Texas State's Big Ideas.
Although I'll enumerate these five Big Ideas, there is a fine line between each of them, as they are all interconnected as I hope you will see.
Our FIRST Big Idea involves using augmented and virtual reality to revolutionize training for law enforcement. Police officers and first responders are often called on to make life or death decisions in a split second. However, most police officers are not trained in an environment that simulates life or death situations. Imagine if every officer in America received repeated virtual reality training in a safe environment that simulated the dangers they face in the field. Through virtual reality, they could learn when and how to use force, and how best to protect themselves and the communities they serve. Our renowned Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center, or ALERRT, initiated the use of augmented and virtual reality to train police departments, and now delivers 95 percent of its training remotely. This type of training not only lowers costs — but also improves learning outcomes. ALERRT has partnered with faculty in criminal justice, engineering, social work, exercise and sports science, and metabolic and applied physiology to create an augmented and virtual training model. Since almost any scenario can be simulated through virtual reality, these new training models could also improve training in the field of nursing, aerospace, engineering, teacher education, and beyond.
Our SECOND Big Idea revolves around improving people's health and wellbeing through innovations in healthcare. It is about translating research into practice. This Big Idea builds on our existing strengths in cancer research, nutrition, health communication, dementia studies, and addiction. We have 225 faculty actively engaged in health research and over 80 degree programs that include some aspect of health-related instruction and research. Our ongoing health research covers a wide spectrum of issues in healthcare delivery, including the technology and communication factors that greatly impact our wellbeing. Texas State research is exploring: Communication nuances that influence whether or not patients comply with doctors' orders; The use of a mobile app to share health information with pregnant women; And behavioral interventions that help children with autism. As part of this Big Idea, we aim to: Innovate in digital health; Improve health across the lifespan; And introduce new approaches to treating chronic disease.
Our THIRD Big Idea surrounds Materials with Intelligence, better known as "smart materials." Simply put, smart materials react to their environment. They can change by exposure to stimulus, like friction or temperature. Our researchers are focused on finding ways to advance materials and sensor technology in applications that improve our lives. For this Big Idea, specialty teams are forming to develop a new generation of materials that capture and relay data, and can reconfigure themselves based on their environments. Possible applications are endless. Researchers say tomorrow's digital components will be seamlessly embedded in fabric. Wearable biomedical sensors can detect diseases in animals or humans before symptoms arise. Smart sensors could be used in homeland security to detect deadly threats, such as mustard gas or anthrax. And, water quality sensors can be used to better supply our cities with clean and safe water.
Our FOURTH Big Idea is based on a concept threaded throughout all the Big Ideas — harnessing the power of Big Data. We assembled an expert team of researchers from almost every field to work at the intersection of Big Data, analytics, and artificial intelligence and find data-driven solutions to problems. We are already applying Big Data solutions to improve mental health treatment, to address business challenges, and to support the safety and security of Texas and our nation. Our university is taking the lead to redefine the education and training model for data solutions. We created an integrated, cross-training approach that folds in computer science, statistics, and mathematics, with topic-based expertise such as biomedicine and finance. Doctors could create customized treatment plans for opioid patients by analyzing mass amounts of data. Communities can plan more efficient affordable housing through data-driven construction. Of course, the business applications are endless. Insurance companies can use Big Data to reduce risk. And, big data can be used to detect homeland security threats through better measurement of the sentiment of social media posts.
Our FIFTH Big Idea is another common thread that runs throughout the others — Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Today's economy requires a new class of graduates that are skilled in both the discipline of their academic major, and equipped with entrepreneurial training to launch new ideas into the world. An entrepreneurial mindset is not just a necessary skillset for our business school graduates anymore. Our mission with this Big Idea is to establish a cross-disciplinary culture of innovation and entrepreneurship: To facilitate new technology and social innovation ventures; And catalyze growth of the regional innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem. We are developing new ways to engage students in the theory and practice of creating value from ideas and opportunities. This Big Idea will facilitate student and faculty led research and innovation, leading to the start-up of commercial ventures. Entrepreneurship is already foundational to the Texas State culture and experience. You don't have to look far to see this on our campuses, from our materials doctoral program, to STAR Park, to our proven track record of successfully launching a PhD-student-led company every year for the past five years. We've achieved this because of our commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration. A computer science student may have a brilliant idea for a new product, but needs the help of marketing and business students to bring the product to market. A fashion merchandising major can envision a high tech new smart fabric that would be a hit with consumers, but needs the expertise of a materials scientist to bring it to fruition. This is happening every day at Texas State. With our fifth and final Big Idea, we can expand our small business incubator and accelerator programs to see even more of this collaboration.
So among our five Big Ideas, you can see how they are interconnected — they enhance and complement one another. By combining our expertise across the five Big Ideas, there's no limit to the innovation we can bring to bear on the problems and opportunities of the future. We can harness big data to help doctors create targeted treatment plans for mental health disorders. We can leverage our culture of entrepreneurship and innovation to launch new companies that create smart materials. We are only limited by our imagination.
Now that we have defined these five Big Ideas, we will work with research partners, donors, alumni, and corporations to expand the reach and impact of each one.
In closing, let me share a final thought. You are one of the driving forces that makes this venture possible — our partners, leaders, and colleagues in the Texas Innovation Corridor. We know that because our region has fully embraced a culture of disruption for the greater good, our innovation and our students can thrive.


Beautiful one story contemporary with two car attached garage, screened enclosed in ground pool, everything you could ask for in this four bedroom, two bath fully furnished home. So many upgrades: new hvac, new roof, pool has been refinished, with new pump and pool heater and filter, extended deck offers plenty of room for friends and family to gather. Shows like a model, easy to show! Great for snowbirds, someone who wants all the work done for them, as this one is ready to go.


Champs Sports: Hook It Up with Kevin Durant – Jayceee Film & Vfx Ltd.
I worked closely with director Justin Dickel and producer Hannah Cooper to achieve the time slice shots and seamless transitions, supervising a team of six 2d and 3d artists.
After doing the previs animatics in Maya in London, the high speed footage was shot in L.A..
Shots were than tracked, CG liquids and balls added, supports for the sportsmen painted out and the shots blended together in AfterFX.


What follows is not gospel, but not necessarily speculation.
There are three currently viable possibilities of what might be announced on February 19th at Mark Johnson's private dinner about public education.
Maybe they all get announced; maybe none get announced. Maybe in a moment of clarity, Mark Johnson announces something that is actually received well by public school advocates, but that would be an anomaly and certainly uncharacteristic.
But a private affair to make major announcements about public education does not seem on the outside something that benefits the public. It smells more like something that will benefit a few, private individuals.
"Officials with the powerful political network led by conservative billionaire Charles Koch said Monday that they are promoting a state-level education strategy that they hope educators and teachers unions will support.
The Associated Press on January 28 released a report entitled "Koch group touts education push on curriculum, technology" which begins with the above excerpt.
For most public school advocates in this state, the mention of wealthy out-of-state "donors" who want to help "reform" public education through providing curriculum and school options for families does not bode well. As a state that serves as a laboratory of business-minded school reforms prescribed by ALEC, it would not be hard to see NC as one of the states that will be targeted.
If you know anything about the American Legislative Exchange Council, then you know of its toxic hold on policies on many fronts that advance a free-market approach and education is a foundational issue for them.
The Koch brothers have been large donors to ALEC and Koch Enterprises has been on the ALEC corporate board for at least two decades. Any initiative ALEC has probably has the Kochs' fingerprints all over them.
No, the AP report did not name North Carolina explicitly, but it is not a long stretch to see how easily North Carolina could be in line for such a "project" as NC has many connections with ALEC and with the Koch brothers personally.
Think Art Pope, who served as a national director for the Koch's PAC groups.
Think Jason Saine, who in 2018 became the national chairman of ALEC.
There are rumors circulating from credible sources (which I will not name) that suggest more money being pumped into Read to Achieve initiatives.
And that would entail hiring teachers for an extra month in the summer to conduct such camps. That's right – some teachers might make an 11 month salary in this scenario. They would receive the training and professional development to make them better at literacy instruction – training and professional development that maybe was not available for the last so many years because the current powers in the NCGA cut professional development as a budget item in the last few state budgets.
While there is no verification of this, the people who helped start the Florida version of Read to Achieve and still champion it were in town recently talking about possible next steps with NC's failed program.
ExcelinEd is the think tank founded by Jeb Bush right after his tenure as the governor of Florida.
Gates. Walton. Pearson. Zuckerberg. Koch. Charter Schools USA.
Recently, NC State received a sizable grant from the Wallace Foundation.
And the following is from a September, 2018 Wallace Foundation blog post partly written by Dr, Anna Egalite, who happens to be an education researcher at NC State University.
With support from the Wallace Foundation's $47 million initiative to improve the quality of principal preparation, NC State has been engaged in redesigning our program to train principals who are ready to meet the demands of a constantly changing job. We joined forces with local school leaders to identify the skills and attributes of effective school leaders. We then developed our program selection criteria, curricula, assessments, and internship to align with this framework. We're now partnering with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and SAS to develop a leadership-development dashboard that tracks the career pathway and performance of our graduates, with a vision of scaling the system state-wide to include all North Carolina-based principal preparation programs and school districts.
The data don't exist yet to answer the most pressing questions about the relationship between principal preparation and leadership effectiveness. It's our hope that's about to change.
DPI? SAS? And do not forget the surreptitious work of BEST NC in helping restructure the principal pay system in North Carolina that has not been well-received.
BEST NC will be a presence at the Dinner for Innovation & Leadership.
The Wallace Foundation will be as well. This is one of the invitations that was printed for the Feb. 19th event. That's their logo on the right side.
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First Look! The Ship: Full Steam Ahead
With all the fuss surrounding The Ship and Blazing Griffin's giveaway during the Sick Kids Save Point weekend, it seemed a good idea to pop along to the Edinburgh company's launch of their kickstarter project The Ship 2: Full Steam Ahead.
First look at Paul Scott Canavan's concept art
It was clear from the designs and concept art on display that the sequel to The Ship is not going to be set in the 1920s. From the flight goggles adorning developer Trevor Fountain to the intricate designs and drawings of lead designer Richard Firth, we could see the new game will be unashamedly Steampunk.
To create a sequel to a classic game by scrapping the setting seems a bold and potentially dangerous move by Blazing Griffin. Head of design Stephen Hewitt explained their process behind it.
"We were looking at a sequel to the Ship and we thought why not try another historical setting." he explained.
"Many games these days are shadows of shadows of shadows. Steampunk is trending and, you know, it's fun. But we're not copying other Steampunk, we're creating our own. You'll never recapture that first moment when you experience something and think 'this is awesome' unless you innovate and change it up."
The Ship: Murder Party was developed by Outerlight in 2006 and Blazing Griffin acquired the IP in November last year. The new Steampunk sci-fi setting is typical of a company committed to detail and world building.
"It's a way of stamping our mark on the game" added Hewitt, "But we won't mess with the winning mechanic. You'll still hunt each other down. Blazing Griffin is about creating worlds – with the story we like to do that extra work: not just games stories. Proper stories."
The intricacy of Firth's work belies a background away from games. Functionality is given equal weight to form. Also on show were designs for spacecraft for Distant Star, pencilled for release in Spring. Firth has been taking photos of rosebuds in his garden for inspiration for spaceship designs: an incredible amount of detail again, for what will essentially be a simple space strategy game for tablets.
"We've written 7,000 years of history for Distant Star" Media and Communities Manager Phil Harris told us, "We feel an IP isn't just for christmas -and it doesn't just have to be games. Also, it wouldn't just be us creating our worlds, we'd encourage things like fan fiction and our players to take ownership."
There's no doubt the Ship: Full Steam Ahead will be community led. After all, Blazing Griffin are asking them to pay for it. If they raise $200,000 the game will be multiplayer only. If they reach $1,000,000 the game will be free for everyone on Steam (no pun intended). The kickstarter pages will go live on the 31st, and are accompanied by a hilarious silent movie promo video.
No clearer mark of their community credentials though, than their involvement in Sick Kids Save Point. Blazing Griffin co-founder Peter Van Der Watt not only watched and enjoyed the live streams of The Ship during sksp, he got involved!
"I decided to jump in and play." he told us. "I was watching the stream so I knew exactly where they were. I hid and waited, jumped out and murdered him, and then could hear the fallout on the stream. It was so funny.."
So we've revealed your tormentor John Stowe! Blazing Griffin have hinted that they'd like to be involved with SKSP next year, and we'll hold them to it!
Alice goes all timelapse
Sick Kids Save Point 2012 from only alice on Vimeo.
Watch for the cat! Music is by Unicorn Kid.
We'll stream the prize draw tonight once we find all necessary streaming kit.
Sunday Blues
tired!
While the majority of people are feeling the effects of their gaming endurance test, some brave souls have not long started. Ska Band More From Jim for example are only 6 hours into their marathon, and living Battlefield 3 on the 360 right now.
Because there are still people playing, and donations coming in, the prize draw this year will be made on TUESDAY. Keep an eye out here for further details.
Please don't contact us for codes for The Ship. The giveaway is being made by the game's custodians Blazing Griffin. Contact them for a code, but we would ask that you make a small donation in return, because every pound raised will release another code…
UPDATE: There has been such a rush for codes that their site has been taken down temporarily. Please check their twitter for updates and Be Patient. While you're waiting, donate – it'll increase your chances of getting a copy…
A Message From Rachel
We caught up with Rachel as Sick Kids Save Point Kicked off:


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Q: Isolated Points and Topological Transitivity I'm looking for a hint on this question:
Suppose $X$ is a metric space with at least one isolated point and $T:X\to X$ is a topologically transitive dynamical system. Show that $X$ is necessarily finite, and $X=O(x)$ for any point $x\in X$.
Any help is welcome. Thanks in advance.

A: Here I am using the given definition of "topologically transitive" that for any two nonempty open sets $U, V$ in $X$ there is a nonnegative integer $k$ such that $T^k(U) \cap V$ is nonempty.  (A different conclusion arises if we replace nonnegative with positive in this definition.)

Let $x^*$ be the isolated point.  If you can show that the orbit of $x^*$ is finite, so $x^*$ eventually maps back to $x^*$, you can show that all points of $X$ are in that orbit and so the desired result is true.
However, the result is false in general.  Here is a counter-example:
$$X = [0,1] \cup \{2\}$$
where "2" is the isolated point. Let $\{q_1, q_2, q_3, ...\}$ be a list of the rationals in $[0,1]$.
Define $T:X\rightarrow X$ by
$$ T(x) = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll}
2 &\mbox{ if $x$ is an irrational in $[0,1]$} \\
q_1  & \mbox{ if $x=2$}\\
q_{k+1} & \mbox{ if $x=q_k$}
\end{array}
\right.$$
In particular we have for any irrational $r \in [0,1]$:
$$ r \rightarrow 2 \rightarrow q_1\rightarrow q_2\rightarrow q_3\rightarrow ...$$
We want to show that for every two nonempty open subsets $U, V$ of $X$, there is a $k\geq 0$ such that $f^k(U)\cap V$ is nonempty. Note that every open set that contains a point in $[0,1]$ contains an infinite number of irrationals and  rationals.
Let $U$ and $V$ be open subsets of $X$.

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*If both $U$ and $V$ contain $2$ then $2 \in U=T^0(U)$ and $2 \in V$ and we are done. [This uses $k=0$ which we can do from the nonnegative definition. If we use a $k>0$ definition, then this step does not hold.]

*If $V$ contains $2$ but $U$ does not, then $U$ must contain an element of $[0,1]$ and so it must contain an irrational in $[0,1]$, which maps to 2 and we are done.

*If $U$ contains $2$ but $V$ does not, then $V$ must contain a rational in $[0,1]$. But 2 eventually maps to all rationals in $[0,1]$ so we are done.

*If neither $U$ nor $V$ contains $2$, then they both contain an infinite number of rationals in $[0,1]$.   Let $q_k$ be any rational in $U$. Then $q_k$ eventually maps to all rationals $q_i$ such that $i \geq k$, and so it eventually maps to an element of $V$.

A: Michael provides a counterexample to the statement:

Suppose $X$ is a metric space with at least one isolated point and $T\colon X\to X$ is a topologically transitive dynamical system where $T$ is not necessarily continuous. Show that $X$ is necessarily finite, and $X=O(x)$ for any point $x\in X$.

But judging by the context of the exercise I assume that $T$ is supposed to be continuous, since this is the standard assumption for a dynamical system when a topology is involved. So I will provide a proof of the statement if $T$ continuous. Moreover, I will use the following definition of transitivity

A topological dynamical system $T: X\to X$ is called topologically transitive if for every pair $U, V\subseteq X$ of open sets there exists a $k\in \mathbb{Z}_{\geq 0}$ such that $T^k(U) \cap V \neq \emptyset$.

As Micheal mentioned, it is enough to show that an isolated point is a periodic point. Let us do this now.
Let $x$ be an isolated point of $X$ and set
$$
\mathcal{X} = \{y\in X\mid \exists k\geq 0\colon T^k(y) = x\}.
$$
Note that by transitivity $\mathcal{X}$ is dense in $X$. Let $\mathcal{C}$ denote the set of all connected components of $X$ with non-empty interior and $\mathcal{D}$ the set of all connected components of $X$ with empty interior. Since each $C\in \mathcal{C}$ is open we can use density of $\mathcal{X}$ to find a $y_C\in C\cap \mathcal{X}$ so that there exists a $k\geq 0$ such that $T^k(y_C) = x$. Now $T$ is continuous, so $T^k$ is continuous and since continuous functions map connected sets on connected sets we must have that $T^k(C) = \{x\}$. Note that we can apply the same argument for any $D\in \mathcal{D}$ with $D\cap\mathcal{X}\neq \emptyset$. So we can partition $X = A\cup B$ where
$$
A = \{y\in X\mid \exists C\in\mathcal{C}\colon y\in C\text{ or }\exists D\in\mathcal{D}\colon D\cap\mathcal{X}\neq 0 \text{ and }y\in D\}
$$
and $B = A^c$. Observe that both $A$ and $B$ are $T$-invariant and $B$ has empty interior (by transitivity). Thus we have two dynamical systems $T|_A$ and $T|_B$ which we can study separately. By the above connected-component-argument we conclude that $x$ is in the orbit of every element in $A$. In particular, we can find a $k\geq 0$ for $T(x)$ such that $T^{k+1}(x) = x$, so $x$ is a periodic point of $T|_A$. Since $B$ has non-empty interior, it cannot be open, in particular for every $\epsilon > 0$ there must be an element in $A$ in an $\epsilon$-neighborhood of $B$, otherwise this $\epsilon$-neighborhood of $B$ is $B$ itself. So finiteness of $A$ implies that $B$ is empty. From this it follows that $X$ is indeed finite and $O(x) = X$ for all $x\in X$.

A: Here is a shorter proof, essentially along the ideas of Michael and Aaron, and some further details.
Note: In an earlier version I have used the a priori stronger version of topological transitivity (which I call below "$\mathbb{Z}_{\geq1}$-TT"; the corresponding argument is ($\ast$)); to rectify the definitions and implications I am adding further details.
For reference purposes, the content of the discussion below correspond to Exr.1.2.3 and Exr.1.2.4 from Grosse-Erdmann & Manguillot's Linear Chaos (p.25).

First let us fix some definitions.
Let $X$ be a topological space, $T: X\to X$ be a continuous self-map of $X$. Denote by $\mathcal{T}(X)^\ast$ the collection of nonempty open subsets of $X$. For $Z\subseteq \mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$, call $T$ topologically $Z$-transitive ($Z$-TT) if
$$\forall U,V\in\mathcal{T}(X)^\ast,\exists n=n(U\to V)\in Z: T^n(U)\cap V\neq \emptyset.$$
It's clear that if $Z_1\subseteq Z_2\subseteq\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$, then any $T$ that is $Z_1$-TT is also $Z_2$-TT.

Claim: Let $X$ be a Hausdorff ($\dagger$) topological space, $T:X\to X$ be continuous. Then the following are equivalent:

*

*$X$ is a finite set (with discrete topology) and $T$ is (set theoretically) transitive (hence $X$ is equal to the orbit of any point and $T$ is a homeomorphism).

*$X$ has an isolated point and $T$ is $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq1}$-TT.

*$X$ has an isolated point and $T$ is $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$-TT.

Proof: (1$\implies$2) and (2$\implies$3) are clear.
(3$\implies$1) Let $x^\ast\in X$ be an isolated point. Then $\{x^\ast\}\subseteq X$ is both open and closed. Either $X=\{x^\ast\}$, in which case we are done, xor $X\setminus\{x^\ast\}$ is nonempty and open. Then by $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$-TT there is an $m\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$ such that $T^m(X\setminus \{x^\ast\})\cap\{x^\ast\}\neq\emptyset$. These two open sets are disjoint initially, so $m\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq1}$. Let $y\in X\setminus\{x^\ast\}$ be such that $T^m(y)=x^\ast$. $T^m$ is continuous, and $X\setminus\{x^\ast\}$ is open, so that there is a $U\in\mathcal{T}(X)^\ast$: $y\in U\subseteq X\setminus \{x^\ast\}$ and $T^m(U)=\{x^\ast\}$. Again by $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$-TT there is an $n\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$ such that $T^n(\{x^\ast\})\cap U\neq\emptyset$, so that $\mathcal{O}_{x^\ast}(T)=\{T^n(x^\ast)\,|\, n\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}\}$ is dense in $X$ and $T^n(x^\ast)\in U$, whence $T^p(x^\ast)=x^\ast$ for $p=m+n\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq1}$, that is, $x^\ast$ is a periodic point of $T$, and so its orbit is finite, hence closed. Thus
$$\mathcal{O}_{x^\ast}(T)=\overline{\mathcal{O}_{x^\ast}(T)}=X.$$
($\ast$)(2$\implies$1) Let $x^\ast\in X$ be an isolated point. Then by $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq1}$-TT there is an $a\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq1}$ such that $T^a(\{x^\ast\})\cap \{x^\ast\}\neq\emptyset$, so that $x^\ast$ is a $T$-periodic point, i.e. $\mathcal{O}_{x^\ast}(T)$ is finite, hence closed. Let $U\subseteq X$ be a nonempty open subset. Then again by $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq1}$-TT there is a $b\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq1}$ such that $T^b(\{x^\ast\})\cap U\neq\emptyset$. Thus $\mathcal{O}_{x^\ast}(T)$ is dense in $X$. Thus
$$\mathcal{O}_{x^\ast}(T)=\overline{\mathcal{O}_{x^\ast}(T)}=X.$$
($\dagger$) Singletons being closed is enough, i.e. $T_1$ (see e.g. In $T_1$ space, all singleton sets are closed?).

In the previous section we have shown that $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$-TT is equivalent to $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq1}$-TT for continuous self-maps of Hausdorff spaces with an isolated point. In fact they are equivalent even without the assumption of the existence of an isolated point. It's interesting to note that for the below argument Hausdorffness is really needed, as opposed to the above statement.
Claim: Let $X$ be a Hausdorff topological space, $T:X\to X$ be a continuous self-map of $X$. Then $T$ is $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq1}$-TT iff $T$ is $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$-TT.
Proof: After the statement in the previous section we may assume $X$ has no isolated points, thus any nonempty open subset has at least two distinct points. It suffices to prove that $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$-TT implies $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq1}$-TT.
Let $U,V\in\mathcal{T}(X)^\ast$. By $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$-TT there is an $m\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$ such that $T^m(U)\cap V\neq\emptyset$, that is $W=U\cap T^{-m}(V)\in\mathcal{T}(X)^\ast$. Since $X$ has no isolated points there are $x,y\in W: x\neq y$. Since $X$ is Hausdorff, there are $R,S\in\mathcal{T}(X)^\ast$ such that
$$x\in R\subseteq W,\,\, y\in S \subseteq W,\,\, R\cap S=\emptyset.$$
By $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$-TT, there is an $n\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$ such that $T^n(R)\cap S\neq\emptyset$. Initially $R$ and $S$ are disjoint, so $n\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq1}$. Thus $\exists u\in R\subseteq W=U\cap T^{-m}(V): T^n(u)\in S\subseteq W=U \cap T^{-m}(V)$, that is, $u\in U, T^{p}(u)\in V$ for $p=m+n\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq1}$, i.e. $T^p(U)\cap V\neq\emptyset$.

In fact, repackaging the previous argument as an induction step one can show something stronger:
Claim: Let $X$ be a Hausdorff topological space, $T:X\to X$ be a continuous self-map. Then $T$ is $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$-TT iff
$$\forall U,V\in\mathcal{T}(X)^\ast: \#(\{n\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}\,|\, T^n(U)\cap V\neq\emptyset\})=\infty.$$
In words, existence of a return time (say in $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$) guarantees infinite returns. It is convenient to introduce some further notation; put
$$N^T(U\to V)=\{n\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}\,|\, T^n(U)\cap V\neq\emptyset\}$$
and call it the set of return times from $U$ to $V$.
Proof: We may again assume $X$ has no isolated points. Let $U,V\in\mathcal{T}(X)^\ast$. By $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$-TT there is an $m\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$ such that $T^m(U)\cap V\neq\emptyset$, that is $W=U\cap T^{-m}(V)\in\mathcal{T}(X)^\ast$. Note that $m+ N^T(W\to W)\subseteq N^T(U\to V)$ (where $m+ N^T(W\to W)=\{m+n\,|\, n\in N^T(W\to W)\}$). We'll show that $\#(N^T(W\to W))=\infty$.
As in the previous argument, there are $x_1,y_1\in W$ and $R_1,S_1\in\mathcal{T}(X)^\ast$ such that
$$x_1\in R_1\subseteq W,\,\, y_1\in S_1 \subseteq W,\,\, R_1\cap S_1=\emptyset.$$
By $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$-TT, there is an $n_1\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$ such that $T^{n_1}(R_1)\cap S_1\neq\emptyset$. Initially $R_1$ and $S_1$ are disjoint, so $n_1\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq1}$, whence $n_1\in N^T(W\to W)\cap \mathbb{Z}_{\geq1}$.
Put $W_1= W\cap T^{-n_1}(W)\in\mathcal{T}(X)^\ast$. Applying the previous paragraph to $W_1$ instead of $W$, there are $x_2,y_2\in W_1$ and $R_2,S_2\in\mathcal{T}(X)^\ast$ such that
$$x_2\in R_2\subseteq W_1,\,\, y_2\in S_2 \subseteq W_1,\,\, R_2\cap S_2=\emptyset.$$
By $\mathbb{Z}_{\geq0}$-TT, $\exists m_1\in N^T(W_1\to W_1)\cap \mathbb{Z}_{\geq1}$ and hence $n_2=n_1+m_1\in N^T(W\to W)\cap\mathbb{Z}_{>n_1}$. By induction ($W_2=W\cap T^{-n_2}(W), \cdots$ )  $N^T(W\to W)$ is thus infinite.

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Two Elk Grove Village businesses are relocating to a redeveloped facility off Route 390 in Wood Dale, according to city officials.
Caesarstone USA and Heidolph NA will both lease space at 1235 N. Mittel Blvd. in Wood Dale. Wood Dale officials worked with Hamilton Partners to redevelop the former office building into an 81,430 square foot industrial building.
Caesarstone Ltd., founded in 1987, is a pioneer in the natural quartz surfaces market. The Israel-based company, which has manufacturing plants in Israel and Georgia, will operate its Midwest showroom, distribution, and sales operations in the Wood Dale facility.
Heidolph Instruments GmbH & CO. KG, founded in 1938, is a manufacturer of premium laboratory equipment. The company is based in Germany, and it will operate its North American headquarters in Wood Dale, also coordinating its sales and customer support activities.
"These two companies are relocating into one of DuPage County's premier business locations," said Wood Dale Director of Community Development Ed Cage. "With low DuPage tax rates, neighbors like Amazon, and easy access to community resources, you can't ask for a better site."
The new facility is located off Illinois Route 390 with local access to O'Hare Airport and the western Chicago suburbs.


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Health Department to School District Taking Notice of Sudden Rise in New COVID Cases
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 3, 2021 at 3:18pm
New cases of COVID are sharply on the rise again, and everyone from school districts to the health department is taking notice.
Morgan, Scott, and Greene Counties all reported nearly or more than double the number of new cases of COVID confirmed since just two weeks ago, and this morning the Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed the trend is statewide, with over 49,550 new cases and 182 new deaths confirmed since last Friday, November 26th.
Morgan County's positivity rate continues to raise in recent weeks and now sits at 5.01%, while Greene County is Scott County is up to 6.32% and Scott is up to 18.9%.
Jackie Barringer with the Morgan County Health Department says on Thursday the health department received confirmation of 36 new cases of COVID after 87 new cases since November 15th that were reported on Monday.
Barringer says the new cases are across all age groups and can't be tied or linked to a specific area.
"We can start to see some Thanksgiving week things happening right about now. I think that overall I don't know that we can necessarily put a pinpoint on exactly just what it is, just one thing. Overall I think we are all are just tired of COVID. We're tired of masks, we are in the holidays which we didn't get to have last year, and now here we are."
This morning District 117 Superintendent Steve Ptacek announced an updated COVID tracker for the school, in which he expressed his concern over the rising numbers.
Just before Thanksgiving, District 117 was down to 18 total students out due to exclusion or isolation with 3 positive cases and only one positive case in the entire district the week before.
Now as of today, there are 141 students who are out due to exclusion or isolation with 19 positive cases. Ptacek says this is the highest number of positive student cases the school district has encountered since the pandemic began.
One of these 19 cases is confirmed to have been due to being in contact at school, which is now the second confirmed transfer at a District 117 school since COVID began.
Ptacek says the increasing numbers are prompting the distinct to reinforce its mask policy at district events. He says if people come to a sporting event, they need to understand they will have to wear a mask the entire time, outside of the usual break for eating and drinking.


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Geoff Fox: My Permanent Record
Back when I was in school teachers would always scare me with stories of how my exploits would end up in my permanent record. I believe this is it! – Geoff Fox
Category: Hurricane Katrina
The Meisels Go Home To New Orleans
Back when Hurricane Katrina was threatening the Gulf Coast, I did my best to get Ruth Meisel out. The day she drove to safety up north was the last time she saw her home, until yesterday.
With her two adult children in tow, Ruth Meisel returned to New Orleans to see what could be salvaged and tie up loose ends. She will be among the tens, maybe hundreds of thousands, who will leave their homes and move elsewhere.
New Orleans is being abandoned, wholesale.
I asked her son, my friend, Farrell to type some of his thoughts so I could put them here in the blog. I'll sprinkle a few of his photos here, though the best way to see them is in this slideshow.
Clean up goes on. 80% of the city was affected. Some parts of the city have begun to function, albeit at half speed. This area is still without electricity and is deemed unsafe. It's expected that electricity won't be restored in New Orleans East for six to nine months. My mother returned for the first time since the hurricane and subsequent floods, to survey the damage and see if anything could be saved. She's suited up and ready to go inside. In the background, my sister, Cheri, ready to suit up, as well.
It's nice… no, it's amazing to see Ruth smiling.
Here's my read. She could be distressed with what she's about to see, or she could be happy to see she raised her children right, and they are accompanying and supporting her. She chose the latter.
My mother knew from earlier reports and a prior visit by my sister, that things didn't look so good. She's been very optimistic and hopeful, looking forward and giving us much encouragement. My mother's house survived the storm on the outside, but the inside looked and smelled awful and was a total disaster. Entering the front door we were greeted by a living room chair that wasn't there when my mother left in August. That gives you an idea of how we were greeted.
From the marks on the wall it looks like 4-5 feet of water made it into the house. From the 'bunny suits' the Meisel's wore, you can assume it wasn't spring water.
Nearly everything was ruined.
One of the things that struck Farrell when we spoke on the phone was the proliferation of signs advertising Katrina related services. There are also markings, scrawled on homes with spray paint.
This house has been FEMA'd. FEMA is not an acronym here. It's a four-letter word. BTW, so is Bush.
One of the city's synagogues, Beth Israel, an Orthodox house of worship…Also one of the city's oldest, which used to be in the historic uptown area until the late 1960s. Also on Canal Blvd, note the watermarks. Reportedly, the head Rabbi fled town, leaving the Torah scrolls to flood and be rescued from religious volunteers. The Rabbi has since been fired. My sister spotted prayer books and prayer shawls on the ground in front of the now-deserted synagogue….a sin in the Jewish religion.
Here's how Farrell ended his note, and I'll leave it pretty much intact:
As I visit here, for the first time in several years, 3 months after the devastation that has been chronicled worldwide, I have now discovered: A Missing City. Parts of the city and neighboring parish (Jefferson) we have seen are beginning to function, but it's slow and without spirit.
In our many conversations with New Orleanians and Jeffersonians, one hears a great deal of anger leveled at Government. I could only find one person with a nice thing to say about President Bush. I asked why? The waitress at the seafood restaurant said it was the Louisiana Governor's fault for not letting Bush send FEMA and the troops in. I then asked, out of curiosity, did she know that Bush was on a fundraising trip in California for three days before he did a "fly-over", VP Cheney was buying a vacation house and the Secretary of State was shopping in Manhattan, while her home state, Alabama, was flooded. The waitress hadn't heard that.
A newspaper stand owner or manager clearly vented his anger towards Bush, but didn't spare either the local, regional and state governments, but felt, the US Government let Louisiana down.
Most of the Greater New Orleans area, (Orleans and neighboring parishes), as it's known, with some 1 million people once living there, don't have electricity, a home, assistance from FEMA, insurance companies, and they feel forgotten just three months after the hurricane and floods.. As is the case with crises the world over, once the cameras leave, the sense of urgency goes with the camera crews.
The stores and shops that are open are operating for limited hours due to two factors: limited shoppers and limited staff.
It's quite unusual to be driving in one part of the area, say neighboring Metairie, where the shops and malls have reopened, only to continue on Interstate 10 to downtown New Orleans, and pass through darkness because whole areas have no power.
There were some signs of life downtown and in the French Quarter. The beautiful St. Charles Avenue historic areas seemed to be untouched and lit, yet, just a few blocks away, one would have thought we could have been in a war zone.
Rumors of price gouging exist. Household stores are reportedly charging double for goods consumers can buy in the middle of the state or in Mississippi for less. Gasoline is 30 cents a gallon more expensive than in the center of Mississippi or Louisiana reportedly.
Residents feel abandoned now. From the newspaper shop owner to restaurateur, residents don't feel the city of N.O. census will approach even half of it's close to 461,000 registered residents.
Employers are looking for employees. Potential employees are looking for housing, assistance from FEMA and the insurance companies, and those are the few, who have returned.
The Times-Picayune reported today that the New Orleans Mayor, Ray Nagin, rumored to be in Washington on business, actually wasn't there on business, but took his family on vacation to Jamaica. While I'm sure he's deserving of a break, there are several hundred thousand to one million people, who'd love to take that break, if only they could get some help from the various government agencies so they could get on with their lives and rebuild. And I haven't even begun to discuss the levee system.
As I write this at 2am Central Standard Time, I was trying to think, after only two days here, how could I best describe what I have seen and heard? The word that comes to mind is "abyss."
New Orleans, which had once been described as the "city that care forgot," from an old Mardi Gras tale, has become the bottomless gulf or pit. There are only a handful of truly unique cities in the U.S. with some history and character. When tourists think of those cities, New Orleans had always been in the same company with San Francisco, Boston, New York, Savannah, and perhaps one or two other cities or towns.
It would not be an exaggeration to suggest, if there is no sense of urgency, New Orleans could drop off that list in my lifetime.
Please, look at the pictures. It is so sad… so tragic.
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About My Friend's Mom
As Hurricane Katrina was bearing down on New Orleans, I phoned a friend's mother to tell her to leave. I wrote about this in an earlier entry.
This past week her story was told in the Connecticut Post and New Haven Register.
I've attached both stories after the jump.
Continue reading "About My Friend's Mom"
Author Geoff FoxPosted on September 27, 2005 Categories Hurricane KatrinaTags chief, location, Naugatuck Valley Bureau, New Haven Register, New Orleans, the Connecticut PostLeave a comment on About My Friend's Mom
O is for Ophelia
As I type, we have Hurricane Maria and Tropical Storm Nate in the Atlantic. They are well to the east and not a threat to land. Tropical Depression 16 is a different story.
As was the case with Katrina, this storm has formed over the Bahamas and is moving toward Florida. Unlike Katrina, this one is expected to move northwest, toward Cape Canaveral and what is referred to as "The Treasure Coast."
The official projections are for 60 knot winds at landfall, which translate to just under hurricane strength. As soon it the depression hits 39 mph (it's at 30 mph) it will become Tropical Storm Ophelia.
When Katrina hit South Florida people wrote it off as a minimal hurricane. My guess is a strong tropical storm will get a lot more attention based on video fresh in people's minds.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on September 6, 2005 Categories Hurricane KatrinaTags Cape Canaveral, Florida, location, Ophelia As, The Bahamas, Treasure CoastLeave a comment on O is for Ophelia
Katrina Timeline Straightening
I am one of those people who firmly believe FEMA and/or the National Guard should have been in New Orleans as soon as the wind began to die down. However, a great misconception most people have is the flooding started around the time the storm peaked.
Here's what I wrote around 3:00 AM EDT Tuesday morning. By then the storm had moved north and New Orleans no longer had hurricane conditions.
Rick Sanchez was on the air, speaking by phone with someone from Tulane Hospital in New Orleans. The hospital's spokesperson was talking about water – rising water.
The hospital had seen no real flooding while Hurricane Katrina passed by, but tonight, water had begun rushing in and it was rising at an alarming rate.
I could hear the fear in her voice as she described the water level rising an inch every five minutes. That's a foot an hour. Already there was six feet of water outside the hospital. Soon, water would reach the level of their emergency generators on the second floor.
Sanchez was taken aback. I'm not sure he originally understood what she was saying. It was so unexpected – so out of context.
She said a levee keeping Lake Ponchartrain out of New Orleans had been breached. The cut in the levee was two blocks long and water was rushing in unimpeded. Even if there were pumps working, and she wasn't sure there were, they wouldn't be able to keep up with this deluge.
On CNN, Rick Sanchez kept asking questions, but it was obvious this woman wanted to get off the phone. Speaking to him wasn't going to help her.
I heard terror in her voice.
The hospital had to get its patients out. Its patients were by and large critical. The only way to move them would be by helicopter and FEMA would be needed for that.
The other all news stations are in their usual reruns. I have no way of knowing if this is true. If it is, this is New Orleans' worst fears are realized. Lake Ponchartrain could inundate the city.
As far as I can tell, that was the first national report of flooding in New Orleans.
From Editor & Publisher: On Sunday's "Meet the Press," Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff told Tim Russert that one reason for the delay in rushing federal aid to the Gulf Coast was that "everyone" thought the crisis had passed when the storm left town: "I remember on Tuesday morning picking up newspapers and I saw headlines, 'New Orleans Dodged The Bullet.'"
So, maybe that was what Chertoff thought on Tuesday… but where was he on Monday? Even before the flooding, New Orleans was in great need. The city was without power. Windows were blown out all over the city. Buildings had been destroyed. People were homeless or were housed in shelters with no food, water or sanitary facilities.
Yes, the flooding came late, but wasn't anyone there surveying the damage or deciding what kind of support the city would need before then? Even before the flooding, the city had suffered a tragedy.
Why was he depending on newspapers (or any media) for his information?
Author Geoff FoxPosted on September 6, 2005 Categories Hurricane KatrinaTags CNN, editor, Editor & Publisher, effect, Federal Emergency Management Agency, food, Gulf Coast, Homeland Security chief, Katrina Timeline Straightening, Lake Ponchartrain, location, Meet the Press, Michael Chertoff, National Guard, New Orleans, Rick Sanchez, spokesperson, Tim Russert, Tulane Hospital, Tulane Hospital in New Orleans1 Comment on Katrina Timeline Straightening
Dinner With A Hurricane Katrina Survivor
A week ago, as Hurricane Katrina was strengthening in the Gulf of Mexico, I spent some time on the phone with my friend's 86 year old mom. I tried… I guess I did convince her to leave her New Orleans home.
Before dawn Sunday morning she got into her car and drove to the Louisiana Superdome. This was before all the tumult and grief there. Before long they had her on a bus headed to Alexandria. She never got there. The bus drove 10 hours to Baton Rouge (a one hour trip under normal circumstances) and dropped her off at LSU.
Though we've all see the horrific images from New Orleans and the Mississippi and Alabama coasts, Ruth was treated well at LSU. They fed her and there was air conditioning, while the power was on.
We all assume Ruth's house and all her possessions are gone. The area it's in was one of the hardest hit, under ten or more feet of water! Her car, in the Superdome parking lot is probably a total loss as well.
A few days ago, my friend bought tickets to bring his mom to Connecticut&#185. She will stay with her daughter who lives here in the Naugatuck Valley.
When I heard Ruth was coming to Connecticut, I told the station's assignment desk and we sent Darren Duarte to do a story. Ruth is telegenic and articulate. The story was very emotional – as you might imagine.
Astoundingly, and much to her delight, Ruth has become a 'TV star'. First it was the UPS man, delivering a package, asking if she was the woman from television? Then at Macy's in the Trumbull Mall.
Last night, Ruth and family invited me to dinner at Tony & Lucille's on Wooster Street in New Haven. Dinner was exceptional. Even Ruth, a lifelong New Orleans resident… a city known for it's astounding cuisine… was blown away.
More interesting were Ruth's stories and her amazing attitude. I don't know about you, but if I had lost everything, I don't think I could have maintained her composure and positive attitude.
Everything is gone – photos, letters, memorabilia. Furniture and cars, even houses can be replaced (and, thankfully, she has the insurance to do that). But how do you replace a lifetime of possessions with special meaning? There is no insurance for that.
Ruth has no imminent plans to return to New Orleans. She will probably take up living with her daughter and, if all goes well, just stay.
This is part of what will change New Orleans. At the dinner table we discussed whether New Orleans would ever come back?
Can tourists and conventions ever look past the images of gun toting thugs walking down the street or the misery of the people trapped in the Convention Center, Superdome and even on highway overpasses?
Will those with means, like Ruth I suppose, flee the city? It could turn from a primarily poor and black city to a totally poor and black city. An analogy was made to Newark, NJ.
That would be a shame. Though it's an overused term, New Orleans really was a one of a kind city. It would be nice to see it return to that stature.
&#185 – When my friend, whose name I have kept from these entries, called his travel agent to tell his mother's story and get tickets, the agent said the trip was on her company. Some stories from this tragedy are good. Most of us do operate the way you'd like under difficult circumstances.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on September 5, 2005 Categories Hurricane KatrinaTags Alabama, Alabama coast, Alexandria, Connecticut, Convention Center, Darren Duarte, Gulf of Mexico, location, Macy's, Mississippi, Mississippi coast, Naugatuck Valley, New Jersey, New Orleans, Newark, travel agent, Trumbull MallLeave a comment on Dinner With A Hurricane Katrina Survivor
More On Katrina's Aftermath
This story is beginning to wind down for me. However, what has happened in New Orleans and on the Gulf Coast cannot be forgotten.
I am mortified at the sight of the United States begging other countries for aid. Is this our true place in the world? Heaven help us all.
While I was away from my computer, my friend Ashley Adams sent this IM. He was gone by the time I returned to the keyboard:
Ashley: Geoff, why weren't FEMA and the other fed agencies better prepared in New Orleans? You were telling me that this was going to be the disaster of the century two days before it hit.
That, of course, is the money question.
This morning's New Orleans Times-Picayune had a scathing editorial.
Despite the city
Author Geoff FoxPosted on September 4, 2005 Categories Hurricane KatrinaTags Ashley Adams, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Gulf Coast, New Orleans, New Orleans Times, New Orleans Times-Picayune, United StatesLeave a comment on More On Katrina's Aftermath
Taking Steffie To School
There will probably be no other entry in the blog today, or if there is it will be very late. We're taking Steffie to college. The car is loaded.
Because her school is on a road that leads to a major beach, we're leaving early, hoping to avoid a traffic backup. Considering the forecast, and that this is the last of the summer weekends, leaving early might not be enough.
I've had the TV on this early morning. I'm glad to see supplies and personnel finally getting to the Gulf Coast states. That doesn't take anyone off the hook. What went on the past four days was reprehensible.
Earlier, I wrote this debacle was brought on by ineptitude at a number of governmental levels. I still feel that way. A chorus has also risen, saying this was racially motivated.
The realt cause of this failure must be found without any hiding from the truth. People died unnecessarily when the government they depended on didn't come to their aid. This is not a political issue anymore (if it ever was).
If there was criminal negligence, those people responsible need to be punished.
One more thing. Yesterday I said something nice about Anderson Cooper. Today I'll throw in Shepard Smith.
Those who know me know, I've been very critical in my opinion of Smith in the past. Arrogant was probably my weakest characterization.
For the past few days he has been a compassionate advocate for those in need. I suppose there's a journalistic line across which advocacy lies, and so it is conventionally forbidden. These are extraordinary circumstances.
Will this new "Shep" continue after the crisis subsides? Who knows? I'm hopeful.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on September 3, 2005 Categories Hurricane KatrinaTags compassionate advocate, Gulf CoastLeave a comment on Taking Steffie To School
A Quick Look At My Web Logs
When I look at my web logs, I can see how people get here. A large percent come in through a Google search. Here are the top ten search queries that led to this site over the past day and a half:
rebuild new orleans 80 11.9 %
cnn 10 1.4 %
computer receipt 8 1.1 %
how to rebuild new orleans 8 1.1 %
katrina radar 8 1.1 %
rebuild new orleans? 6 0.8 %
why rebuild new orleans 6 0.8 %
geoff fox 5 0.7 %
should we rebuild new orleans 5 0.7 %
will new orleans rebuild 4 0.5 %
I guess a lot of people want to know about rebuilding New Orleans – myself included.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on September 2, 2005 Categories Hurricane KatrinaTags New Orleans1 Comment on A Quick Look At My Web Logs
This is a small blog with minimal schlep. I've been asking where our country's response to Hurricane Katrina has been for days. Now, through Internet audio and video, I have watched others – mainly journalists with network weight, asking the same questions.
I've found most of the links on Crooks and Liars. It is a site I had never seen before today and, quite honestly, I don't know anything about it or its political slant.
The answers I've heard haven't been satisfying to me. The fact that these journalists now feel empowered to ask tough questions is a good thing.
I watched Anderson Cooper interview Senator Landrieu of Louisiana. He was having none of whatever she was saying – especially her glad handing other politicians for their diligent work in this catastrophe. He brought her back to dead bodies and suffering people.
In the past I have criticized Anderson Cooper for his 'cowboy' reporting in the face of imminent natural disasters. My opinion of Mr. Cooper has greatly changed, and to the better. I have seen thoughtful and insightful reporting on his part. He has won me over.
I've always enjoyed Jack Cafferty. Whoever at CNN decided to let him speak his mind did us all a great favor. Whether I agree with everything he says, I always listen and ponder.
In a piece of video I just watched, Cafferty used his age, 62 years old, as a reference when speaking that he had never seen a response like this to any disaster – ever.
I'm am watching Ted Koppel in a segment that has been captioned:
He had no interest in the spin, and began at least five questions with "With all due respect Mr Brown, but…" Koppel is leading the growing chorus of speaking truth to power.
Ted is interviewing Michael Brown from FEMA. This is not a good day to be Michael Brown.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on September 2, 2005 Categories Hurricane KatrinaTags Anderson Cooper, CNN, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Jack Cafferty, Landrieu, Louisiana, Michael Brown, Ted KoppelLeave a comment on Asking Tough Questions
The More I Watch, The More Unhappy I Am
Hurricane Katrina ceased being a weather story days ago. I now watch as an interested bystander. I am very unhappy with what I see.
If FEMA or any other part of Homeland Security has had an impact on those people in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, I haven't seen it. Again, this storm wasn't a surprise. I told people here in Connecticut how bad I thought it would be… but I wasn't alone.
Reading the pre-Katrina statements from the Weather Service's New Orleans office, there was no doubt this was being portrayed as a killer… a once in a lifetime type event. The Hurricane Center was saying the same thing.
Where was FEMA?
Where was Homeland Security?
Where are they today?
How can we allow our fellow citizens to suffer, as these people are certainly suffering? Where is the humanity that symbolizes America? These poor citizens deserve comfort.
New Orleans is a city filled with poor, black people. I would be easy to think this was racist or classist treatment. I don't think so. I think this is a case of inept agencies. They would have poorly served any group so affected, regardless of station in life.
It looks like there are still people dying from this storm. How disgusting is that?
From the New Orleans Times-Picayune:
A doctor in University Hospital telephoned a Baton Rouge TV station, hoping to call attention to the desperate plight at his hospital. The hospital was running low on food and water, and had no power, the doctor said.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on September 1, 2005 Categories Hurricane KatrinaTags America, Connecticut, Federal Emergency Management Agency, food, Gulf Coast, Hurricane Center, New Orleans, New Orleans Times, the New Orleans Times-Picayune, University Hospital, Weather Service3 Comments on The More I Watch, The More Unhappy I Am
Where Is The Federal Government?
"Good afternoon…there is a desperate, desperate race to try to save those who made it through the storm, but may not survive the aftermath. This may be one of the saddest spectacles I have ever seen." – Shepard Smith, Fox News Channel
I'm not in New Orleans nor the Gulf Coast. I only know what I see on television and read in the newspaper. I am not happy with what I'm seeing.
Times-Picayune
Looting on Tchoupitoulas Avenue
By Michael Perlstein
Looting in New Orleans was so widespread Wednesday that police were forced to prioritize their overwhelmed enforcement effort.
The officers were rushing to a break-in next door at the Sports Authority, desperate to secure the store's stockpile of guns and ammunition.
"I think we ran them off before they got any of it," said the commanding officer at the scene. The cops secured the store with heavy plywood before moving on to other emergencies.
There's more, but it's too depressing.
Where is FEMA? Where is Homeland Security? Where is the National Guard? Where are tents and cots and kitchens?
Why on Wednesday is this first being announced by President Bush&#185?
That Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast was no surprise. It was well forecast, both intensity and track. The predictions from the Hurricane Center were dire with some of the strongest cautionary language I've ever read relating to weather.
Wasn't anything brought in to be ready?
As we have a moment to step back from this tragedy, maybe it's time to question how the resources allocated for emergency services are deployed. If I were in New Orleans or the Mississippi and Alabama coastal towns, I'd be more than steaming right now. I'd want answers.
&#185 – Though President Bush is 'in charge', operational decisions should have been made at lower governmental levels.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on August 31, 2005 Categories Hurricane KatrinaTags Alabama, Bush, commanding officer at the scene, Federal Emergency Management Agency, federal government, Gulf Coast, Hurricane Center, location, Looting, Michael Perlstein Staff writer, Mississippi, National Guard, New Orleans, president, Shepard Smith, Sports Authority, Times-Picayune2 Comments on Where Is The Federal Government?
My Friend's Mom Leaves Louisiana
I just got this email from my friend whose mom evacuated New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina was approaching. It was tough persuading her to leave the house she'd lived in over 20 years and the city she'd lived in all her life.
My mother rang this morning via a Red Cross phone in Baton Rouge. I pre-emptively booked her on a flight for today. Once I heard from her, I had my travel agent confirm her on a 5pm Continental flight to Hartford via Houston. She will arrive at BDL at 11:23 tonight, and will be staying with my sister. We just sent to her Macy's Gift Cards and my sister's going shopping now to buy some clothes for her so she has something new and clean.
And, after I confirmed my Amex with my travel agent and to see if he could get me a senior citizen or AARP rate, his assistant called back and said, the flight's on them. A fine and unexpected gesture.
Who knows, you may even get an interview?
Thanks to you both for your concern. Geoff, my mother said, again, this morning, she can't thank you enough for your call over the weekend. It means a lot!
It's possible that my wife and I will be driving up for the weekend.
Will she ever be able to go back? It's a question that won't be answered for a long time.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on August 31, 2005 Categories Hurricane KatrinaTags assistant, effect, Geoff, Hartford, Houston, New Orleans, Red Cross, travel agentLeave a comment on My Friend's Mom Leaves Louisiana
The Storm's Gone But It's Getting Worse
The past 24 hours were the most difficult time yet to watch what's going on in the areas struck by Hurricane Katrina.
First up was the emotional reporting of CNN's Jeanne Meserve. Here's what USAToday said.
"It's been horrible. … You can hear people yelling for help. You can hear the dogs yelping, all of them stranded, all of them hoping someone will come," Meserve told anchor Aaron Brown.
"Mark Biello, one of our cameramen, went out in one of the (rescue) boats to help shoot. He ended up being out for hours and told horrific tales. He saw bodies. He saw other, just unfathomable things. Dogs wrapped in electrical lines … that were being electrocuted."
Brown said Tuesday: "Jeanne conveyed a human being's view of what she saw. Her reporting was incredibly solid. Her humanity was incredibly real. The marriage of those two elements helped viewers understand the desperate situation."
There was an equally emotional side to Robin Roberts live shot on Good Morning America. She had gone to the Gulf not knowing the condition of her family. This was where she grew up.
Later Tuesday morning I watched an interview with a man who had lost his wife. He was on the street, a child in tow. He seemed dazed or disoriented as he told the story of being on a rooftop, holding his wife's hand and then having her slip away.
As she drifted off, she asked him to take care of their family.
It was as sad a moment as could be seen. This man was the embodiment of human tragedy.
When the reporter asked the man where he would go, he didn't know. His simplicity was his eloquence.
I'm hoping that sentence makes sense to you. I wish I could think of a better way to explain, other than to say, he didn't need to speak volumes of words to have his plight understood.
I got an email from my friend whose mother had been evacuated from New Orleans home he grew up in to Baton Rouge.
She just called from BR. She's now being moved to a new shelter in downtown BR because the school where she's been since Sunday opens tomorrow. Since she probably won't be going back to NO for sometime, as it's being evacuated, I told her, once they feel it's safe, we'll fly her up to Connecticut and buy her clothes and get her settled. Once NO is able to open up, which could be a month, we'll go down and survey the damage and decide where she'll move and get her a new car.
New Orleans looks like a war zone. Very very sad..
Until today this had been a New Orleans story. There is plenty of damage farther east in Mississippi and Alabama. The pre-Katrina story had been set-up better in New Orleans. Now it's all coming into perspective.
In Mississippi and Alabama the damage has been done. In New Orleans additional damage is piling on.
The breach of a levee I wrote about yesterday continued to pour Lake Ponchartrain into the city. Attempts to stop or slow the flow failed. As i understand it, flood control pumps only would pump the water back into the lake – a vicious cycle.
Civil law began to break down today. Looters were out in force. I watched people brazenly fillet a Wal*Mart. People were walking around with carts, as if they were really shopping.
CNN reported tonight there had been shootings and carjackings.
The city is preparing to move everyone out of the Superdome. It hasn't been said, but I assume people inside are becoming volatile.
The New York Times is reporting a naval contingent on its way to New Orleans. Where have they been? Why wasn't this done sooner? I don't know.
Since the hurricane, the weather has been fine. On the Gulf that won't last. Thunderstorms will fire up. There's even the chance of more tropical trouble from the Gulf. After all, the hurricane season doesn't peak for another few weeks.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on August 31, 2005 Categories Hurricane KatrinaTags Aaron Brown, Alabama, Civil law, CNN, Connecticut, effect, Good Morning America, Jeanne Meserve, Lake Ponchartrain, Mark Biello, Mississippi, New Orleans, reporter, Robin Roberts, the New York Times2 Comments on The Storm's Gone But It's Getting Worse
Rebuild New Orleans
At some point, we as a country are going to have to reevaluate our commitment to having a city (New Orleans) where it is. Do we want the responsibility, since it is so susceptible?
Should whatever's destroyed be rebuilt as is, where is, or should we encourage people to rebuild elsewhere?
The more video I see from Hurricane Katrina's wrath, the more I wonder.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on August 30, 2005 Categories Hurricane KatrinaTags New Orleans5 Comments on Rebuild New Orleans
Notes From New Orleans
My friends mom, the one I encouraged to leave New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina was approaching, is fine though her home is not.
My mother rang this morning from the Baton Rouge shelter. She's fine and in good spirits considering. They're treating everyone well. She's come to the realization that her home is gone as is her car. Since most of NOLA is excessively flooded she's staying put in BR until the officials feel it's wise to move on. At that point, we may have her fly up to my sister's in Connecticut. When it is safe to go to NOLA, we'll go down there to see what the damage is, and then consider alternatives, including whether she should stay in the city. It's hard to know whether she'll be away from the city for a one or more. It's more than likely we're talking about a longer period of time.
From a Mississippi State classmate who just started a job forecasting the weather as Hurricane Katrina approached:
The national news hounds are blowing this one. I know
I talked to friends watching from other places and CNN
and Fox were saying it was a glancing blow. Just
because there were buildings blown over it wasn't
that bad. Now that more and more of the flooding
video is being seen I think people are changing their
minds. This will go down as the worst storm in
There is no New Orleans Times-Picayune I can find. Their website hasn't been updated since Monday's edition. Their Tuesday front page link leads to last Tuesday's.
T-P EVACUATING
Tuesday, 9:40 a.m.
The Times-Picayune is evacuating it's New Orleans building.
Water continues to rise around our building, as it is throughout the region. We want to evacuate our employees and families while we are still able to safely leave our building.
Our plan is to head across the Mississippi River on the Pontchartrain Expressway to the west bank of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish. From there, we'll try to head to Houma.
Our plan, obviously, is to resume providing news to our readers ASAP. Please refer back to this site for continuing information as soon as we are able to provide it.
I've heard stories of the Brazilian rain forest. If a jungle area is clear cut and then allowed to grow back, it comes back differently. The rain forest is what it is because of how it evolved over time.
There's a truth in that last paragraph for New Orleans. This city will come back (if it is actually able to come back) different than it was a few days ago. You can't rebuild tradition and charm. You can't plan to regain what was there by serendipity.
I'm still not sure we know everything.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on August 30, 2005 Categories Hurricane KatrinaTags bank, Baton Rouge shelter, CNN, Connecticut, Jefferson Parish, location, Mike There, Mississippi, Mississippi River, New Orleans, New Orleans building, New Orleans Times, Pontchartrain Expressway, The times, The Times-PicayuneLeave a comment on Notes From New Orleans
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The Porto Moniz Rescue Center marked its 1st anniversary today, and the Chamber has made a positive assessment of its first year of operation.
According to information from the Municipality, the Center not only accessed 11 events, but also carried out an important prevention process, with rounds to all the beaches of the county, ensuring the safety of all bathers.
It also highlights the work of this rescue unit in raising children and young people's awareness of the dangers of the sea.
The mayor of Porto Moniz and his executive, take advantage of this date to thank, on behalf of the entire population, the work developed during this first year.
During the first year in operation, the Moniz Rescue Center, unique throughout the north coast, has been requested on several occasions from a variety of occurrences, from the towing of boats that were damaged in the high seas, the evacuation of crew members with health problems off the coast or aid in finding missing persons at sea.
Emanuel Câmara, recognizing the characteristics and specificities of the north coast sea, emphasizes that since the beginning of his first mandate he has made this investment a priority for his executive.
In a partnership with SANAS, a number of young people were trained, all from the municipality of Porto Moniz, who, with the requisite training, were responsible since then for the help and assistance of those who enjoy the waters of the north coast sea, at their most different valences.
In order to make this project a reality, the Municipality of Porto Moniz emphasizes that it had to carry out adaptation work on the dock of Porto Moniz, including installing a new winch in order to guarantee the best conditions for the quick intervention of the rescue team.


The Garmin-Chipotle team roster features three of only four American Tour de France competitors.
"Bringing a team to the Tour de France has always been our vision," said Jonathan Vaughters, CEO of Slipstream Sports LLC and Director Sportif, Team Garmin-Chipotle presented by H3O. "The riders on and off this list have worked incredibly hard for this. As a team, we are dedicated to giving our fans - and the world - something to cheer for at the Tour."
The newly-named Team Garmin-Chipotle tour squad will unveil the team kit and other visuals at 1 p.m. on July 3 in the press room at Penfeld Parc des Expositions de Brest, in Brest, France.