Good news. Today I will become a grandfather for the first time. Or tomorrow. Or next week my elder daughter Joanna Marie will give birth. Her name will be Juliet . “It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.” [Joanna arrived on her due date. I was there. couching.] ++++ ASSISTANCE REQUESTED To see […]
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Dear Readers I am expecting to become a grandfather in the next two weeks. You might like to see photographs. Note on subscribing go to the bottom right hand corner of the home page labeled Subscriptions: https://joelsolkoff.com/ This is what happens when you click on subscribe. Entering your zip code here is […]
The telecommunications concept of “transparency” as it relates to disability access
Considerations: BIM implemnation and shortage of low-income housing for the elderly and disabled “Addressing the Housing Blueroof TM Technologies in McKeesport, PA” ABSTRACT By Richard Behr[1], Mark Sciegaj[2], Robert Walters[3], John Bertoty[4], and Rachel Dungan[5] ++++ Accommodating the preference of the growing elderly population to […]
Murray the K: “The fifth Beatle”
Murray the K shares writing credit with his mother and Bobby Darin for Darin’s breakout song, “Splish Splash“ Wikipedia on Murray the K: “The Fifth Beatle” “Murray the K reached his peak of popularity in the mid-1960s when, as the top-rated radio host in New York City, he became an early and ardent supporter and […]
My credentials for writing an academic paper on renovating existing housing for residents with a mobility disability
This is a photograph of the house where I lived when I lost the ability to walk. The year was 1995. I was 48 years old. I lived with my wife and two daughters–Joanna age 9 and Amelia age 4– in Durham, N.C. I was working as a technical writer for Northern Telecom. Northern Telecom manufactured […]
Patrick Geddes, created town planning as a discipline, designed Tel Aviv. Charles Darwin was his mentor
Wikipedia: Sir Patrick Geddes (2 October 1854 – 17 April 1932) was a Scottish biologist,[] sociologist, geographer, philanthropist and pioneering town planner (see List of urban theorists). He is known for his innovative thinking in the fields of urban planning and sociology. He introduced the concept of “region” to […]