Gregory Luth, founder of engineering firm GPLA, talks with Michael Gustafson about how he became a structural engineer, his work experience and entrepreneurial ventures and the structural design philosophies he has developed through lessons and failures in part one of the two part audiocast.

Gregory Luth Bio:
Former marine (0311), disabled Vietnam veteran. BS, University of Alaska. MS and PhD, Stanford onsulting structural engineer for 37 years. founded GPLA in 1985, incorporated in California 1995. Licensed in 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam. National practice specializing in large, complex projects. Pioneering developer of HD BIM processes. Innovator. Industry leader in Performance Based Earthquake Engineering, with state-of-the-art repairable designs in the New Madrid fault area and on the west coast. www.gplainc.com

Greg Luth Interview Pt. I

Picking up where we left off in the last episode, Gregory Luth, founder of engineering firm GPLA, talks with Michael Gustafson about his education and research, innovations in earthquake-resilient design and his thoughts and reflections on the AEC industry's trajectory in part two of this two-part audiocast.

Gregory Luth Bio:
Former marine (0311), disabled Vietnam veteran. BS, University of Alaska. MS and PhD, Stanford onsulting structural engineer for 37 years. founded GPLA in 1985, incorporated in California 1995. Licensed in 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam. National practice specializing in large, complex projects. Pioneering developer of HD BIM processes. Innovator. Industry leader in Performance Based Earthquake Engineering, with state-of-the-art repairable designs in the New Madrid fault area and on the west coast. www.gplainc.com

Greg Luth Interview Pt. II

Steve Hofmeister, former Managing Principal at Thornton Thomasetti, talks about how he became a structural engineer, the most impactful things he has experienced throughout his career and what he hopes for the future of structural engineering.

Steve Hofmeister Interview

HOME MIX SESSIONS 31 December 2024 (100% VINYL)

Tracklisting:
01. Shiver - Silver City
02. Cirez D - Teaser
03. Avus- Real
04. Notorious Not Presents - Jo Jo
05. Ballroom - Remembe Me
06. James Benitez - Missing You
07. Chris Fortier - Losing Wait
08. Bjork - Violent Happy
09. Andres & Xavier - The Exit
10. Pole Folder feat Sandra Ferretti - Protected
11. Jono Fernández + Luke Chable - Come To Me

***DJ MATTHIAS (BELGIUM) - DeejayMatthiasBelgium***

- Collecting, Playing & Mixing Vinyl Records. 

- Producing, Mastering & Releasing Easy, New & Original Electronic Dance Music. 

01. SHORT HISTORY

Born in 1983 and 'discovered' New Beat at the end of the '8o's. From that moment, I became a young fan of Electronic Music and started listening the local radio stations & recording my favorite songs on tape (TOPRADIO SIS & Dance Radio Plus). Good points at school resulted in my preferred present: a Compact Disc. I collected all Compilations and learned titles from Producers/Artists by heart. It was a period of listening all weekends to the charts. Local artists were pushed and there was a big local radio-community where greetings were given and you could call asking to play your favorite number.

02. DEEJAY

In 1997, I started to collect vinyl records (quite expensive for a student) although my first opportunities to play them was at the local radiostation and at schoolparties where the majority of the crowd experienced his first night 'going out'.Later on, I continued my musical tour in local pubs, on Wedding & Birthdayparties, business events, some New Years eve parties but also the Belgian clubs, disco's and afterclubs. 
I was sharing the title of 'Forum Administrator' on a Belgian webforum which became a digital market of clubbing people who shared their emotions, experiences, opinions, musical preferences, publicity for parties and digitalised mixtapes (Legendaryclubs.be)
In 2006, I made my Thesis about the history of House Music and the Marketing Strategy of N.E.W.S. (2006).
In 2009 I was involved in a project powered by Studio Brussel (National Radiostation) and sponsored by Red Bull: This Book is Elektronic. A small selection of articles and flyers representing Belgian nightlife during a period of 30 years. This inspiring book also reveal some interviews with legendary Belgian artists.

03. EVENT ORGANISER

Balmoral, The Reunion - a yearly event with the responsibility of coordinating the marketing & the communication with my artists.
Love vs Life - an evenement which took place during Gentse Feesten and with the responsibility of marketing and publicity.

04. COMPONIST - PRODUCER

In 2021 I started composing or producing my own musical productions. The philosophy I have in the studio is based on 2 convictions. First of all, I remarked during last decades that a lot of new releases within electronic music were reworked, remixed or, at least, resampled music of previous music productions. The House scene gives me an image of deprivation between artists. I fully proof with my music there is still a lot of inspiration available and I always maintain 3 values while working in my studio: NEW, ORIGINAL & EASY.
My second conviction is the role of everybody in this artistical process. The artist is doing 'the artist-thing' and the deejays, radios, public places or 'the crowd' is doing 'the publicity-thing'. We should not gossip about the meaning of good or bad taste neither we should pay for it. In reality, it mean that I do everything on my own: Inspiration, creation, production, mastering & distribution of all my projects without investing 1 coin in it (except my Soundcloud-profile).

31 December 2024 (100% VINYL)

IMF’s $1.2B lifeline supports Egypt’s economic recovery through structural reforms, privatization, and addressing inflation and GDP growth challenges.

Egypt's Recovery Gamble IMF's $1.2B lifeline

Court halts Trump anti-DEI push threatening school funding for diversity programs.

Vital DEI School Funding Saved Court Halts Threat

"This article examines the systemic biases in global credit ratings inflating African sovereign debt costs, the $46 billion annual burden from unfair 'African Risk Premium' perceptions, and how the new African Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) aims to correct biased risk assessments to unlock equitable financing for the continent."

Unfair Africa credit ratings steal vital funds

"This analysis explores racial profiling in the EU, structural racism's economic and social impacts, and systemic discrimination faced by the African Diaspora and marginalized communities."

Exposing EU Racial Profiling's Devastating Diaspora Impact

Black firefighter awarded $275,000 in Portland discrimination lawsuit, exposing Bureau's racial harassment and retaliation. Case highlights national firefighter discrimination challenges.

Portland Fire Discrimination Case Exposes Systemic Pain

She works at Mehiläinen, Tampere. Specialized in adhd etc. The public healthcare of Finland causes more problems than it fixes...

Hanna-Leena Junkkari works

***DJ MATTHIAS (BELGIUM) - DeejayMatthiasBelgium***

- Collecting, Playing & Mixing Vinyl Records. 

- Producing, Mastering & Releasing Easy, New & Original Electronic Dance Music. 

01. SHORT HISTORY

Born in 1983 and 'discovered' New Beat at the end of the '8o's. From that moment, I became a young fan of Electronic Music and started listening the local radio stations & recording my favorite songs on tape (TOPRADIO SIS & Dance Radio Plus). Good points at school resulted in my preferred present: a Compact Disc. I collected all Compilations and learned titles from Producers/Artists by heart. It was a period of listening all weekends to the charts. Local artists were pushed and there was a big local radio-community where greetings were given and you could call asking to play your favorite number.

02. DEEJAY

In 1997, I started to collect vinyl records (quite expensive for a student) although my first opportunities to play them was at the local radiostation and at schoolparties where the majority of the crowd experienced his first night 'going out'.
Later on, I continued my musical tour in local pubs, on Wedding & Birthdayparties, business events, some New Years eve parties but also the Belgian clubs, disco's and afterclubs. 
I was sharing the title of 'Forum Administrator' on a Belgian webforum which became a digital market of clubbing people who shared their emotions, experiences, opinions, musical preferences, publicity for parties and digitalised mixtapes (Legendaryclubs.be).
In 2006, I made my Thesis about the history of House Music and the Marketing Strategy of N.E.W.S. (2006).
In 2009 I was involved in a project powered by Studio Brussel (National Radiostation) and sponsored by Red Bull: This Book is Elektronic. A small selection of articles and flyers representing Belgian nightlife during a period of 30 years. This inspiring book also reveal some interviews with legendary Belgian artists.

03. EVENT ORGANISER

Balmoral, The Reunion - a yearly event with the responsibility of coordinating the marketing & the communication with my artists.
Love vs Life - an evenement which took place during Gentse Feesten and with the responsibility of marketing and publicity.

04. COMPONIST - PRODUCER

In 2021 I started composing or producing my own musical productions. The philosophy I have in the studio is based on 2 convictions. First of all, I remarked during last decades that a lot of new releases within electronic music were reworked, remixed or, at least, resampled music of previous music productions. The House scene gives me an image of deprivation between artists. I fully proof with my music there is still a lot of inspiration available and I always maintain 3 values while working in my studio: NEW, ORIGINAL & EASY.
My second conviction is the role of everybody in this artistical process. The artist is doing 'the artist-thing' and the deejays, radios, public places or 'the crowd' is doing 'the publicity-thing'. We should not gossip about the meaning of good or bad taste neither we should pay for it. In reality, it mean that I do everything on my own: Inspiration, creation, production, mastering & distribution of all my projects without investing 1 coin in it (except my Soundcloud-profile).

Feel free to listen & to share and do not forget to dance!

MAKE NONE AT ALL

Miss Mnemosyne is biologically a woman aswell! (Lucifer's Satanic Daughter)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErFOZidF6kI&list=RDErFOZidF6kI&start_radio=1

I am orphan sibling of Goddess of Memory - Mnemosyne... It has left it's mark. My sister herds the memory, I then actively save interesting points to lessen the gravity on neural network, even in cosmic perspective!

|Mngmiye| ****1/2

|Metolympeia| *****

...||Vajradhara + The Chtonic Deities||... ***

q|uaeyierun owes much to Tibetan Buddhism, Vajradhara!

Very much fond of appreciating femininity. Most of The women that pass me by Are little miss Sunshines in My eyes. We Are living Times that Will quite soon Turn Out to Be feminist realist. So If I see myself as dike Don't Brother to question My motives! I'm here to spend quality Time with sisters; Faetooth band's pictures show what I mean. 😇

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duBmHBKUwis&list=PLsRwZVSCpnc1OOK5XELcpU_wjs-nHm-BM&index=5

I'm also a hardcore sludgeman(girl...so confusing), just took a little while to realize it! (That's what you get when you listen to too much Taylor Swift) New Orleans good old jazz city. :)
I want my younger little sister to join Northuldra as a guitarist! Could be a mostly girls band, something like Messa/Faetooth/Chappel Roan/mallrat/agnostic front? on the vocals. :) Teengirls playing satanistic sludge! xD

So what, I'm just another dike... Every dike knows this, except the reddit lolitas. :D

You see, some folks just have to be satanist. Like god didn't appreciate them aswell! Lutheran Christian customs are not for me, nor is kneeling to any particular religion. Simply: satanist dike in deep lust towards LyfeAsWeDontKnowYet! #666 <3

New tracks tagged #Structural