When I first saw the boxy pouch tutorial, I thought it would be a delight to make but I wanted it to be lined and have the handle like the one I saw at Burda Style. Further, I needed my boxy pouch to be larger. I didn't know how a pouch 4.5 inches long, 3 inches high and 2 inches deep would have much application.
1. Figure out the three finished dimensions: length, width and depth.
You'll need three additional pieces for the zipper tabs and the handle.
Handle: cut 1 8 x 1 3/8″ Peltex or Timtex (or two heavyweight interfacing) and enough fabric to cover the handle.
Step 1. top stitch the handle and the zipper tabs. I like to use the triple stitch.
Step 2. Attach zipper to the face fabric.
Step 3. IMPORTANT! Mark 1/2″ on each end of the face fabric zipper stitching.
Step 4. Pin lining to zipper. Attach lining to zipper by sewing over face fabric zipper stitching.
OPTIONAL but helpful: Sew an edgestitch along the lining to the zipper SA. This ensures that the lining doesn't get caught in the zipper. If you don't, you might have to handsew the lining away which is a pain, trust me.
Step 5. Sew the bottom of the face fabric all the way across.
Step 6. IMPORTANT! Sew the bottom of the lining fabric leaving a 4″ or so opening for turning the project inside out.
Step 7. Sew the side seams of the lining, pulling away the face fabric, zipper and zipper tabs. You may want to use a height compensation tool. Otherwise, leave a gap and come back to sew the gap closed with a zipper foot. It's easier to do this step before you sew up the side seams of the face fabric.
Step 8. Baste the zipper tabs to the zipper ends on the face fabric.
Step 9. Sew the side seams of the face fabric, making sure the lining is out of the way.
Step 10. Pinch out the corners and mark the finished depth of your project. (See part about dimensions above. In this example, my corner seam is 2″).
Step 11. IMPORTANT but optional. If you are adding a handle, mark 1/2″ from the original pencil line on the side of the box where the zipper starts. Cut at the 1/2″ mark. Feed your handle through and hold closed with a binder clip, fusible web or glue.
Step 12. Sew the depth seams together. Trim.
Step 13. Pinch out the corners of the lining fabric and mark and sew similar to what you did with the face fabric. This isn't the easiest and I don't have a good solution for this other than trial and error.
Step 14. Iron your seams, trim your threads and turn inside out.
Step 15. Admire your finished project. Sew the lining closed either by hand or by machine.
To reduce sewing time, I eliminated the bottom seam. Cutting out my face fabric to be FW+ FD + .5 (SA) but if you have a distinct design, you'll need to have a bottom seam or one side of the box will have an upside down pattern repeat.
Tot got a new 18″ doll from American Girl but we had only one doll bed. So Ned made another doll bed and I set about making a mattress for it. This is the new bed with the doll and the old mattress.
I found a piece of 1″ foam but wanted to make a 2″ deep mattress. Luckily I had some batting lying around (okay, I have a whole roll of it) and adhered this to the foam.
I used a spray adhesive and a drop cloth to prevent the overspray from getting on the floor.
Then I stuffed the batting covered foam into the mattress covering. It fought me, but foam is no match for me.
I made a mattress covering out of some curtain interlining because it's soft and cheap.
And ta da – mattress created. Now just some handsewing and the doll can sleep on a brand new mattress.
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There are various formulas and algorithms for the prediction of body weight and appropriate ETT size, in pediatric patients. Body Weight estimation is of paramount importance in pediatrics, especially in emergencies. Predicting the appropriate size of the endotracheal tube saves time, money and reduces complications. The goal of this study was to evaluate the validity of two commonly used formulas for predicting the body weight and the size of the appropriate endotracheal tube, both based on age.353 consecutive pediatric surgical patients aged 2 to 12 years, who required general anesthesia and oral endotracheal intubation were included in this study. Patients were stratified according to their age in two groups: group 2-5 (79 children, 2 to 5 years) and group 6-12 (274 children, 6 to 12 years). At the end of surgery an anesthesiologist, who was not involved in the perioperative treatment, recorded the demographic data and also the size and type of the endotracheal tube used. The prediction of Body Weight (BW) was made according to the following formula: 2-5 y.o.: Weight (kg) = (2 x age in years) + 8 and 6-12 y.o.: Weight (kg) = (3 x age in years) + 7. The formula for calculating the size (size= internal diameter=I.D.) of the endotracheal tube (ETT) was: I.D. for cuffed ETT (mm) = (age / 4) + 3.5 and I.D. for uncuffed ETT (mm) = (age / 4) + 4. For all statistical tests p value <0.05 was considered as statistically significant. In all patients as sum and in both age groups, the predicted body weight was significantly (p<0.05) lower than the actual (measured) weight. In group 2-5y.o, 74.7% of patients received cuffed ETT In group 6-12y.o. 100% of patients received cuffed ETT. In group 2-5 y.o, all patients showed a significantly (p<0.05) lower predicted internal diameter of the ETT, either cuffed or uncuffed, compared to ETT ultimately used. In group 6 -12y.o, there was no statistically significant difference between the predicted and the actually used ETT size. The prediction of body weight in children, by the use of the particular formula, led to underestimation. In children aged 2 to 5 years, the application of the inner diameter calculation of the ETT formula also underestimated the appropriate ETT size. It seems that the traditional age-based formulas often fail to predict the correct ETT size in smaller children which probably does not seem to apply to older children.
Authors (a/b order): Isaakidis A., Kostoglou Ch., Mademli A., Ntritsou V., Papagiannopoulou P., Pistofidou K., Stefanovits D., Zachariadou Ch.
The aim of this study was to compare the combination of oral tramadol and midazolam to oral midazolam alone, in children undergoing adenotonsillectomy, as an oral premedication, regarding also sedation and postoperative pain relief. Sixty children selected for elective adenotonsillectomy were enrolled in this randomized, controlled prospective study. Patients were randomly allocated into two groups. Group M (n=30) received 0.5 mg.kg-1 oral midazolam and group MT (n=30) received 0.2 mg.kg-1 oral midazolam with 1 mg.kg-1 oral tramadol as a premedication 30min preoperatively. Standard general anesthesia technique was used.


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We've spoken with Tim York, president of Markon Cooperative, many times, including here, here and here.
Markon Cooperative today announced the addition of a new member, ProPacific Fresh, a produce specialist based in Durham, California. ProPacific Fresh is Markon's first California member and the first produce specialist to join the cooperative.
Q: What is the importance of ProPacific Fresh joining the Markon Cooperative? How does this help you tackle the challenges of a rapidly evolving marketplace?
A: TERRY: In summarizing the marketplace in terms of the competitive landscape, chains are expecting supplier consolidation, especially the customers we're pursuing through Markon — the large regional and national chains. The chains prefer to deal with fewer suppliers that can cover a much greater geographical range. They can enjoy economies with fewer distributors. They're also looking to leverage their purchases through a concentrated supply base. We can work together through Markon to leverage the overall program so economies are beneficial to all involved.
Q: The issue of consolidation has been bantered around for years. What's different now?
A: TERRY: It's more than just a catch phrase. Consolidation in customers, suppliers and product line is occurring at increasing speed and for different reasons. Regardless of what portion is undergoing a transformation, companies must recognize it and quickly adapt.
Q: Tim has been an aggressive leader in driving food safety initiatives both within Markon and industry wide. Did food safety play a role in your decision to join Markon?
A: TERRY: Food safety definitely comes into play. Several key areas attracted us to Markon, and food safety was at the top of our list. We became third-party certified and implemented a HACCP plan long before many in the industry moved on it. We recognized the importance of food safety. We realized how highly evolved Markon was with food safety.
Q: Are customers placing more importance on food safety when selecting suppliers? Is consolidation in part related to tightening control of food safety throughout the supply chain?
A: TIM: Food safety issues are creating a new urgency for consolidation. In the past, chains typically left produce purchasing decisions to individual units or buying was done on a regional basis where some chains had over 100 distributors. When chains looked at food safety and vulnerabilities in that area, it became clear since September 06 there were major risks in continuing to do business this way.
After the spinach E. coli crisis, chains started to get more and more concerned about getting their arms around suppliers and what products were coming through their back doors. It's a shift from where food safety was important, but chains didn't demonstrate it through their purchasing practices in produce. Chains look at us as a critical component in this food safety system. This shift is a key part of why ProPacific Fresh is such a good fit for us.
A: TERRY: We find that in the large national chains there are more food safety requirements and more concerns. We take a top-down approach to food safety; we live by it. We have a strong obligation and can't take it lightly.
Q: By teaming up with Markon, then, you're making a statement demonstrating your commitment to food safety?
A: TERRY: We are already hearing that feedback.
TIM: We look at food safety as a cornerstone of our business. It's where we get the name for our 5-Star Food Safety program. In produce there are five touch points; first is the field where it's grown and harvested; the shipping/processing facility is the second part; third is transportation, moving typically by truck; four is the distributor warehouse; and fifth is the operator kitchen.
We believe all these touch points are critical. Who we choose as a distributor is equally as important as the grower/shipper we choose. ProPacific Fresh specializes in fresh produce but they are a distributor.
Q: What food safety requirements does Markon require of its suppliers, and do those standards also apply to distributors?
A: TIM: There are two different levels of food safety requirements we demand depending on our suppliers. We have baseline requirements for any grower/shipper that provides us with fresh produce, involving a third-party audit. Those that pack our brand for us — over 50 suppliers — have more stringent demands and require third-party audits conducted by Markon that are reviewed with any shortcomings remedied.
Our distributors all have third-party audits done because national accounts require it. We review those audits and we have our own standards on food safety and quality.
When we first looked for California members, and the ProPacific Fresh name came in the mix, it was not only the quality of products and growers/shippers they used that impressed us, but their history in food safety. We looked at their audits and met with their food safety people. It showed us they wanted a strong food safety program by joining Markon.
Q: Produce specialists are becoming good, hard competitors to broadliners. Could you discuss this dynamic and how it influenced your strategy?
A: TIM: This is the first time we've actually added a produce specialist. Our profile traditionally is broadline distributors. We've long wanted a distributor in California to fill a niche for us. Hands down, ProPacific Fresh is the best company to work with in this capacity.
They've got a tradition of high quality products and people, both in retail and the food service business. It helps open opportunities to service retailers, not as our primary focus but as a way to expand our business. With ProPacific Fresh, our proprietary brands and positioning will be strengthened from a quality and food safety standpoint.
We have really three core brands: Ready-Set-Serve; that is plate-ready products like prepared salads, coin-cut carrots, diced onions. Then traditional commodities under the Markon First Crop brand. Then we have MVP, USDA #2 grade items, like #2 Idaho potatoes and onions. In potatoes, these would typically be misshapen, or with onions double centers, but still very usable products. If mashing potatoes, there is no sense in paying more for plate presentation.
Q: What differentiates a produce specialist from Markon's broadline distributor base, and what advantages does this bring your customers?
A: TIM: Our bylaws have been organized to serve broadline members — they're all we've served for 22 years. Produce was a portion of their business but well under 20 percent and, in general, averaging under 10 percent. ProPacific Fresh is virtually 100 percent produce. A produce specialist would be able to do smaller drop sizes and more frequent deliveries. It boils down to getting a higher service component from a produce specialist. They're completely focused on the produce piece. That is what is unique.
Several of our distributors have a produce express program in which the produce specialist function falls within the broader business.
A: TERRY: Bringing in produce specialists is part of the overall strategic initiative of Markon. I can speak on behalf of ProPacific Fresh… one advantage as a specialist is we dedicate ourselves to fresh fruits and vegetables and understand the relationship between quality, freshness and frequency of delivery. We're primarily focused on the national foodservice accounts, and frequency of delivery is a very critical part of servicing these national chains.
The broadliners that are part of Markon are exceptionally evolved in their [produce] capabilities and are much more experienced than what you'd see as relates to typical broadliners. Considering the current broadliner availability of Markon, coupled with produce specialists coming in, Markon not only bolsters a quality produce program but increases frequency of delivery.
This is very important due to the perishability of the product as well as the fact that some operators don't have enough capacity for storage. Typically, foodservice operators need deliveries at least three times a week. Our location is important. We service customers from distribution facilities in Durham, Sacramento, Redding and Ereka.
California is a very significant market, by filling in California, we'll be able to service national businesses.
Q: Is Markon looking to add more produce specialists? Do you have any more gaps you're trying to fill?
A: TIM: We still have gaps in national coverage. We have full coverage in Canada coast to coast. Geographic gaps in the U.S. remain in the Northwest and the Baltimore, Washington D.C. corridor. Those are the ones that really stand out. In the future, we plan to address those areas.
Leadership has its benefits, but it also carries a price, and it is worth noting that Tim could have expressed his zeal for food safety by trying to turn it into a competitive advantage for Markon. Instead he tried to help the industry.
In so doing, he wound up accruing for Markon a reputation for leadership in food safety that wound up rebounding the benefit of the Markon Cooperative.
Maybe there is some kind of cosmic karma that causes companies and individuals that do good for the industry to also do well for themselves.
Good luck to Tim York, Terry Richardson and all the folks at Markon Cooperative and ProPacific Fresh. We wish you many years of productive association.


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The Bio Skin Q-Baby Patella Knee Strap is an ultra-light patella knee brace that provides compression and pain relief from Jumpers knee tendonitis and Osgood Schlatter disease. Made from BioSkin's micro-fleece-lined Ultima 2sL material, the BioSkin Q-Baby is both lighter and more breathable than typical neoprene style bands, and features a micro-fleece lining for more comfort against your skin. It has a uniquely shaped silicone pad that dissipates stress aimed at the patella tendon. The adjustable velcro closure is designed to maintain the desired level of tension around your knee. It can be used for any type of sport and is commonly requested by individuals with skin sensitivities.
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Patellar tendonitis (Jumper's Knee and/or Runner's knee).
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The L-XXL fit my knee and wasn't too tight. I'm pleased with how it doesn't stretch out of shape my like my other neoprene style strap.
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I switched to this 2 years ago because it seemed to help the pain that I got from running and hiking. The strap takes away the pain below my kneecap. This time I got a second one to have as a backup.
This didn't help my knee pain so I returned it. It seemed like it was well made though.
The silicone buttress on this strap is thicker and better than the last patella band I bought six months ago. You can adjust the Q-baby easily and the buttress stays in place over the tendon area. Recommended.
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'Turning the Ties': Organization aims to help the formerly incarcerated find work after prison
Posted 6:09 PM, May 1, 2019, by Narmeen Choudhury, Updated at 08:37PM, May 1, 2019
QUEENS -- Returning home after being incarcerated is daunting. Spending time behind bars can be daunting. Many find there are barriers to finding sustainable employment and say they feel judged and lost.
However, The Fortune Society in Queens, works around the clock to battle the stigma surrounding these individuals and for the first time offered a unique event for those looking to interview for a new job.
It may seem like a simple concept, but dozens of men learned how to put on a tie -- and for many of them, it was the first time.
From the moment they did, you saw it. The determination to take on the world.
"It makes me feel great. It makes me feel loved. It makes me feel like somebody. It makes me feel like I can be somebody," said Edward Washington, who was most recently imprisoned for possession of a controlled substance.
For 50 years, The Fortune Society worked with the formerly incarcerated by creating programs to help men and women assimilate back to into society. On Wednesday, with neckties donated from J.Crew, there was a lesson on how one portrays themselves in front of a potential employer.
"You get the judgement. You feel belittled as if you don't compare to other people," said Franceley Millien, who served time for fraud.
Many of the men interviewed by PIX11 had interviews shortly after we spoke with them. According to Fortune Society, nearly all of their participants have little or no income, and urgently need assistance to obtain a living wage employment. The organization also said 64% of new participants that enrolled in The Fortune Society in 2015 had less than $1,000 of income per month at intake, with 75% of those participants having no income whatsoever.
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On July 2, 1979, at about 9:30 p.m., drivers along West 64th Avenue, about one-half mile west of Easley, found a man's body in the road. The body was identified as 27-year-old John Lilly, who had died of gunshot wounds. Lilly, who was known to sell drugs, had left his mother's home in Greeley early that morning in his two-door, gray Mercedes. The car was left along the road near Lilly's body. He was wearing blue jeans and a blue T-shirt.


WHY IN SUCH A DARN HURRY AROUND THAT BUS?
WHY IN SUCH A DARN HURRY?
It seems like a lot has been made over an earlier Facebook post regarding the prospect of losing one's drivers license for being so stupid as to pass a school bus while it is stopped to load and unload children. Many have asked questions such as "What if it's a four-lane road and the bus is clear on the other side of the street?" "What if its my mother-in-law getting off of the bus?", "What if I have to pee?", and such.
Well, here you have it. You have just read the only exception to the rule. The mere fact that a road consists of four or more lanes does NOT excuse you from failing to stop and does NOT excuse you from proceeding on prior to the deactivation of the buses loading signals. If the highway is not divided into separate roads, then do not pass or overtake a school bus loading or unloading children while the loading signals are activated.
I can't figure for the life of me why someone would consider their personal schedule more important than the safety of children. Here's a simple tip: Leave Early. Take into account the unknown yet inevitable delays that are part of every task or trip. This can save you from not only a traffic ticket with license suspension, but a potential manslaughter charge if the worst should happen. So, whatever you have to go to, leave early, slow the heck down, and don't do obviously stupid things like passing buses loading and unloading kids.
Now, despite the above warnings, things do happen. If you have been cited for the offense of Meeting or Overtaking a School Bus (or Church bus), and you value your drivers license, there is good reason to hire a lawyer – we may be able save your license despite your lapse in judgment. And, yes, cops do make mistakes and give tickets to drivers who have committed no offense. Call me, we'll figure it out.


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Meet the 2022 All-Livingston County boys golf team
Bill Khan
Livingston Daily
Ryan Bohlen
► School: Hartland
► Class: Senior
► Accomplishments: Bohlen tied for eighth in the first KLAA tournament with a 76 and tied for 24th in the final tournament with a 79 to end up tied for 13th overall in the conference. By making the top 16, he earned all-conference. Bohlen had two top-10 finishes, finishing with an 82.1 average for 18 holes.
► Coach Nathan Oake: "Ryan was a steady contributor in our varsity lineup all year. He had some good rounds early, but was a fixture for the entire year for us. He was a leader within our team, a good organizer and motivator for the younger guys. We're gonna miss him."
Andrew Daily
► School: Brighton
► Class: Junior
► Accomplishments: Daily tied for second in the state Division 1 tournament with rounds of 71 and 73, leading the Bulldogs to a third-place team finish. He tied for 14th at regionals with a 76. In KLAA tournaments, he tied for 10th with a 77 in the preseason and tied for second in the postseason with a 72. The combined scores placed him third overall, good for all-conference. He averaged 76.45 for 18 holes and 37.0 for nine.
► Coach James Dewling: "He's really coming into his own, understanding the type of talent he has and how to match that with course management and finding ways to win, even if his game isn't perfect that day. He'll be a joy to watch next year with one season left at Brighton. He played phenomenal down the stretch. The two rounds he played at the state championship are some of the best in Brighton history."
Matt Doyle
► Accomplishments: Doyle tied for second with a 72 in the final KLAA tournament, vaulting him to a tie for 10th overall and an all-conference berth. He tied for 10th with a 77 in the first league tournament. Doyle tied for 20th at regionals with a 77. He averaged 79.45 for 18 holes and 39.67 for nine.
► Coach James Dewling: "He continues to progress. He's very talented, loves to play the game when the pressure is on and enjoys the moments. He's another one of our juniors who just shows so much potential. He hits the shots when he needs to."
Winston Lerch
► Accomplishments: Lerch finished in the top six in seven tournaments, taking second twice. He had only one round in 12 tournaments in the 80s, averaging 75.82 for the sixth-lowest mark at Brighton since 2005. His nine-hole average of 36.5 is the second-lowest average since then. He shot a school-record 32 at Fox Hills. He tied for 14th at regionals with a 76.
► Coach James Dewling: "He works tremendously hard, not just on the golf course, but in hockey and in school. He does remarkably well in everything. He's such a good well-rounded person who excels in everything he does. His short game is something he relies on; that takes tedious practice. It's usually not the most fun to do, but he does the extras. He's quietly putting together one of the best careers in Brighton High School golf history."
Jordan Stuart
► Accomplishments: Stuart tied for seventh at regionals with a 78, missing an individual state berth by one stroke. He tied for fourth in the first KLAA tournament with a 75. Stuart took first in a dual against Brighton with a 35 and tied for third at the Schwartz Co. Investments tournament with a 76. He averaged 79.88 for 18 holes.
► Coach Nathan Oake: "Jordan was our No. 1 for the entirety of the season. He's a four-year varsity player, one of the rare few who got in our lineup as a freshman and never left. He's got a ton of talent. He put some good scores up this year. He's a great player. We're definitely going to miss Jordan on our team."
Brendan Toth
► School: Howell
► Accomplishments: Toth shot in the 70s in six of his eight tournaments, averaging 78.25. His low round was a 73 in the KLAA postseason tournament, tying him for fourth place. Toth finished tied for sixth in the two KLAA tournaments with a 152. He averaged 39.33 in six nine-hole matches.
► Coach Jeff Hughey: "He was pretty consistent all year. He shot in the 70s and low 80s almost every tournament. He was our No. 1 scorer for most of the tournaments. A lot of his motivation was his older brother played for me years ago. He wanted to best his brother; he did that. There's a little sibling rivalry there."
Delaying military service, Brighton's Colin Bilek signs with Winnipeg Jets' top farm team Hannah Kastamo becomes Hartland's third all-state Dream Team soccer selection Final 2022 Livingston County baseball leaders Final 2022 Livingston County softball leaders New Brighton girls basketball coach Bob Wellman was successful at Midland Dow
Cole Gumiela, Hartland, Sr.
Keller King, Hartland, Soph.
Riley Morton, Brighton, Soph.
Levi Pennala, Brighton, Soph.
Ethan Satterley, Howell, Sr.
Zach Spencer, Howell, Fr.
Fowlerville: Alex Mack (Jr.). Hartland: Brady Betteley (Soph.), Cameron Howe (Sr.). Howell: Jacob Dault (Fr.). Pinckney: Bryce White (Sr.).
Contact Bill Khan at wkhan@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @BillKhan.


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2011 TV-PG 2 seasons
Kiefer Sutherland stars as the father of an autistic boy who appears to be able to predict future events -- despite not being able to speak. Danny Glover also stars, as an academic who works with gifted children, in this dramatic series.
Kiefer Sutherland, David Mazouz, Lukas Haas, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Saxon Sharbino, Greg Ellis, Saïd Taghmaoui, Maria Bello, Bodhi Elfman, Roxana Brusso, Danny Glover
TV Shows, TV Dramas, TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fox
Emotional, Suspenseful
In the first season of this moving drama, single dad Martin tries desperately to connect with his severely autistic son Jake, and discovers that Jake's peculiar gift for numbers could lay bare the mysteries at the heart of the universe.
In the second season of this acclaimed drama, Martin and his mute son, Jake, travel to Los Angeles, where they set off on another journey to help people in need, employing Jake's ability to predict future events using numbers.
English, French, Spanish (Neutral)
TV-PG - This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.
Parents need to know that this emotional drama explores heavy themes like the loss of a parent, raising a special needs child, and the interconnectedness of all humans. Violence -- including bombings, car accidents, and references to 9/11 -- is part of some storylines. There are also a few references to sexuality, some mild language, and occasional social drinking.
Subtle references to prostitution.
The boy's mother died on 9/11, and there are references to the terrorist attack. Bombing attempts, fiery traffic accidents, and other violent events sometimes form part of the storyline. Occasional images of people pushing, shoving, and punching.
Words like "hell" and "damn" are audible.
The show's premise is that all people are interconnected in some way -- expressing the idea that we have more in common with others than we might think. The relationship between the father and son highlights the often poignant challenges that come with raising and understanding a special needs child.
Apple laptops. Various cell phone brands are occasionally visible.
Drinking is visible at bars and social functions.


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To view the detailed points summary of each user on a leaderboard and adjust their points accordingly (if necessary), follow the steps below.
Choose the leaderboard you would like to see by selecting it.
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Aviation, wireless industries say they'll cooperate on 5G solution
Plans to deploy the new technology in January prompted worries over possible conflicts with air safety
A Southwest Airlines flight departs Atlanta. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
By Jessica Wehrman
Posted December 22, 2021 at 3:49pm
Three industry groups embroiled in a heated debate over whether soon-to-be deployed 5G wireless services will interfere with aviation safety said in a joint statement Wednesday they will work collaboratively on a solution.
Airlines for America, which represents the airline industry, the Aerospace Industries Association, which represents aircraft manufacturers, and CTIA, which represents the wireless communications industry, issued a joint statement announcing plans to "share the available data to identify the specific areas of concern for aviation."
"The best technical experts from across both industries will be working collectively to identify a path forward, in coordination with the FAA and FCC," the groups said.
The industries have been at odds over plans to deploy 5G wireless networks early next month in bandwidth adjacent to the spectrum used by radar altimeters.
The Federal Aviation Administration has cautioned that the close proximity of the two bands may result in the 5G use interfering with automated cockpit systems used in low-visibility situations, and airline executives warned the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation about potential dangers as well as increased flight cancellations that would result if the new technology were deployed.
But the telecommunications industry, which views 5G as a potential economic boon because of the new services it could provide for smartphone users, has said the airline industries' concerns were overblown, and pointed to the use of 5G operations in some 40 countries as evidence that the technology can be deployed safely.
Both sides have suggested mitigations aimed at minimizing the potential for interference. Lawmakers including Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Todd Young, R-Ind., urged airline executives to avoid steps to delay deployment of 5G technology.
A spokesman for the Federal Communications Commission, which allocates radio bandwidth including the 5G spectrum, said this week that the agency "continues to work productively with the FAA to ensure the safe and swift deployment of new technologies" and is "optimistic" that it will resolve outstanding issues.
On Wednesday, the three industry groups vowed to help the agencies find that solution.
"Our belief is that by working collaboratively in good faith on a data-driven solution, we can achieve our shared goal of deploying 5G while preserving aviation safety," they said.
AT&T and Verizon, which were among 21 licensees that acquired the bulk of that bandwidth from the federal government in February for more than $81 billion, planned to activate that band on Jan. 5, 2022.
Concerned about 5G conflicting with aviation, the Federal Aviation Administration on Dec. 7 issued two airworthiness directives to gather information about the potential impacts on aviation safety equipment.
The agency warned the technology could cause interference that could conflict with automated cockpit systems used in low visibility situations, leading to delays, diversions and cancellations.
"This is the biggest and most damaging potential issue facing us," said Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines. "We want nothing more than to work to a solution."
Earlier, CTIA President and CEO Meredith Attwell Baker wrote in an op-ed published in Morning Consult that a delay "will cause very real harm," subtracting $50 billion in economic growth and harming America's global competitiveness.
"We can — and will — have both safe flights and robust and reliable wireless," she wrote.


For many reasons, summer is a great time of year to take on a major home renovation. But, with every big project comes the unexpected. You can plan your home renovation as much as you like and you'll still get hit with surprises.
With every major home renovation, there are many moving parts. If you're gutting your kitchen and starting fresh, there are so many factors in play; the countertops, cabinetry, backsplash, lighting, appliances, etc. If just one of these things gets held up, it could impact your entire timeline.
Then there are the contractors. You could have electricians, plumbers, and carpenters involved, each dealing with a complex home function that you don't understand. All it takes is one mini disaster or hiccup from one of these trades and your timeline could have days or weeks added to it.
We're not saying you shouldn't have a budget, but we are saying that it's impossible to plan for every possible cost. Materials could end up costing more, you could get hit with huge shipping fees, you may find your dream countertop that you can't say no to – anything can happen.
We recommend including a contingency reserve in your budget. This means your max budget includes emergency money that you rely on only in the case of emergencies. It's not to be dipped into for a chandelier that's way too expensive.
If you have a dog or a cat, don't let them run loose while the contractors are doing their work. For your pet's safety, you should keep them in a separate room because of open doors, sharp objects, loud noises, and the fact that there are a bunch of strangers walking around their domain (some pets don't take kindly to that).
We're not talking about during the renovation. Even if you scrub top to bottom, there will be extra dirt and dust around your home, in rooms where there was no renovation even taking place.
There's sawdust flying, dirt off work boots, dust from behind appliances and furniture. Numerous people will be walking in and out of your home for days, maybe weeks, doors open all day. It's going to be a mess, but it will all be worth it.
As long as you keep these things in mind; prepare for delays, have a contingency reserve in your budget, find a secure and comfortable space for your pets, and be prepared to clean like crazy, your next major home renovation should go as expected.


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Name William Henry Richardson Rank: Private
Number VX30903
Battalion 2/2 Pioneer Battalion
Place of Birth South Melbourne 27 July 1917
Next of Kin Johanna Richardson, his mother. His father was Henry Richardson.
Date and place of enlistment
11 June 1940 at Royal Park
Location on enlistment Meeniyan
4 December 1943 on the Thai Burma Railway Burma section in present day Myanmar.
He is buried in Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery Myanmar (formerly Burma). He is remembered on memorials in Meeniyan and Leongatha.
He and his family lived in Meeniyan
The 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion was raised in May 1940 at Puckapunual. The battalion
travelled onboard the Queen Mary to the Middle East in April 1941. They served in Syria and Palestine then as garrison troops in Damour, Tripoli, Fort Legout and Catana. On the way home they were deployed to the defence of Java. The 2/2nd went into action against the Japanese with Dutch and Indonesian troops on 28 February. Faced by such overwhelming forces the Dutch decided to surrender on 8 March. This meant that the Australians reluctantly surrendered as well. The men became POWs initially imprisoned in Java. Eventually the troops were sent to work on the Thai Burma Railway. Willian Richardson suffered from brutal treatment and malnutrition and passed away on 4 December 1943.
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Maiden: A race for horses that have not yet won a race.
Claiming: A race in which every horse participating is for sale. The "claiming price" establishes the current value of the horse.
Allowance: The highly competitive races where horses entered cannot be purchased. The purses are normally higher than claiming races.
Stakes Races: This is where the top horses compete. They carry the most prestige and have the biggest purses. To be entered into a stakes race, the horse's owner must pay a fee.


Cardiology - a branch of medicine dealing with the study of the cardiovascular system of the person: the structure and development of the heart and blood vessels, their functions and diseases, including the study of their causes, mechanisms of development, clinical manifestations, diagnostics, and the development of effective treatments and prevention . Cardiology studying pathological conditions such as coronary heart disease (CHD), hypertension, congenital heart disease, valvular heart disease, cerebrovascular (cerebrovascular accidents) and other diseases. Today, the proportion of cardiac pathology in the structure of mortality in developed countries is 40-60%, with continued growth in the incidence and spread of disease among all younger makes heart disease the most important medical and social problem.
Heart disease occur for different reasons. In one case, it may be a congenital heart disease in the other - inflammation (myocarditis), the third disease progression vsledstvienarusheny exchange of certain substances (fats - cholesterol, triglycerides, etc.), Transportation processes and assimilation of zheholesterina in the body.
For the prevention of cardiovascular diseases do not need to go to any of the most severe constraints. Enough not to abuse alcohol, quit smoking and watch their weight. Sedentary lifestyle coupled with chronic stress and wrong, burdened by so-called "bad" fats, food provoke various cardiovascular diseases even at a young age. In addition, the important role played by sound sleep. For full human heart is very important to sleep at least 8 hours a day, especially for those who already have problems with the cardiovascular system.
A cardiologist should be handled at the slightest sign of heart or vascular diseases, as a common feature of almost all cardiovascular disease is the progressive nature of the disease. Therefore, preventive visits to the cardiologist with the mandatory study of ECG needed at least once a year.
Electrocardiography is the initial diagnostic method, in which you can detect heart rhythm abnormalities, identify areas of expansion of individual sections of the heart.
Holterovskoemonitorirovanie - a method by which the daily supervision of the work of the heart. It uses wearable portable recorder, which produces around the clock ECG recording and transmitting information about the work of the heart into the computer. Special Program provides identification and analysis of all types of heart rhythm disturbances, pain and painless myocardial ischemia attacks. This method not only allows accurate diagnosis, but also greatly enhance the effectiveness of the treatment of cardiovascular diseases (hypertension, heart attack, atherosclerosis, myocarditis).
The medical center is carried out daily monitoring of the heart and blood pressure monitoring.
US heart diagnostics - key method for estimating the size of blood vessels and heart cavities, the thickness of the heart wall - infarction state partitions and valve apparatus, which allows to identify congenital and acquired defects, cardiomyopathy, myocardial hypertrophy, the zone asynergia non-simultaneous reduction of various segments), accumulation of fluid in the heart bag changes in valves. Postoyannovolnovaya Doppler is used to assess the degree of stenosis (narrowing), the calculation of the pressure gradient on valves and septa defect. The calculation of hemodynamic parameters according to the pulse Doppler provides information on the status of the pumping function of the heart. Color Doppler mapping is used to identify the regurgitant flow (possibility of the return of blood flow), estimating the depth of penetration and direction.
The use of modern methods of laboratory diagnosis to evaluate the risk of developing coronary artery disease, heart failure, blood clots conduct objective control of the effectiveness of the treatment.


Citation: Chan, R.K.T., Lye, W.C., Lee, E.J.C., Kumarasinghe, G. (1993). Nosocomial urinary tract infection: A microbiological study. Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore 22 (6) : 873-877. ScholarBank@NUS Repository.
Abstract: Nosocomial urinary tract infection (UTI) is an important cause of increased morbidity and mortality in hospitalised patients. The increasing use of broad spectrum antibiotics will result in changes in the microbiological and antibiotic sensitivity pattern of pathogens isolated from nosocomial UTI. We have endeavoured to study the bacteriological pattern of nosocomial UTI and the antibiotic sensitivity patterns of the pathogens concerned. Over a period of one year, a total of 541 patients with 656 episodes of nosocomial UTI were studied. A total of 748 organisms were isolated. The two main complicating factors in nosocomial UTI were urogenital instrumentation (70.4%) and diabetes mellitus (24.2%). Klebsiella species (spp) was the predominant organism isolated (25.0%) and was significantly associated with age and diabetes mellitus. Klebsiella spp in nosocomial UTI showed an overall increase in resistance to antibiotics and multiple antibiotic resistant strains were not uncommon. Escherichia coli was isolated in 17.7% of cases. Streptococcus faecalis was isolated in 10.6% of cases and was significantly associated with instrumentation. Pseudomonas spp was isolated in 8.6% of cases and was generally sensitive to ceftazidime and amikacin. It was associated with systemic malignancies and the use of immunosuppressants.


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package genomefeature;

import strand.Strand;

import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;

import genome.Genome;
import genome.GenomeGraph;
import genomefeature.GraphSearcher.SearchType;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;

/**
 * The Class GraphSearcherTest.
 */
public class GraphSearcherTest {

	/**
	 * The strands.
	 */
	private HashMap<Integer, Strand> strands = new HashMap<Integer, Strand>();

	/**
	 * The genome graph.
	 */
	private GenomeGraph genomeGraph = new GenomeGraph();

	/**
	 * Sets the up.
	 */
	@Before
	public void setUp() {
		for (int i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
			strands.put(i, new Strand(i));
		}
		for (Strand strand : strands.values()) {
			strand.addGenomicFeature(new GenomicFeature(0, 0, "test"));
			strand.setGenomes(new HashSet<>(Arrays.asList("1")));
		}
		genomeGraph.setStrands(strands);
		ArrayList<ArrayList<String>> actGen = new ArrayList<>();
		actGen.add(new ArrayList<>(Arrays.asList("1")));

		Genome genome = new Genome("1");
		genomeGraph.setGenomes(new HashMap<>());
		genomeGraph.getGenomes().put("1", genome);
		genomeGraph.setGenomesAsActive(actGen);
	}

	/**
	 * Tests that the found strand has a feature with the testName as display
	 * name.
	 */
	@Test
	public void testSearch() {

		strands.get(14).getGenomicFeatures().get(0).setDisplayName("hidden egg");

		GenomeSearchResult searchResult = GraphSearcher.search("egg",
				SearchType.GenomicFeatureSearch, genomeGraph);

		Strand strand = searchResult.getgFeatureSearchMatches().get(0).getStrands().get(0);
		String featureName = strand.getGenomicFeatures().get(0).getDisplayName();

		assertTrue(searchResult.getgFeatureSearchMatches().size() == 1);
		assertTrue(featureName.equals("hidden egg"));
		assertTrue(strand.getId() == 14);

	}

	/**
	 * Test constructor is private.
	 *
	 * @throws NoSuchMethodException
	 *             the no such method exception
	 * @throws IllegalAccessException
	 *             the illegal access exception
	 * @throws InvocationTargetException
	 *             the invocation target exception
	 * @throws InstantiationException
	 *             the instantiation exception
	 */
	@Test
	public void testConstructorIsPrivate() throws NoSuchMethodException, IllegalAccessException,
			InvocationTargetException, InstantiationException {
		Constructor<GraphSearcher> constructor = GraphSearcher.class.getDeclaredConstructor();
		assertTrue(Modifier.isPrivate(constructor.getModifiers()));
		constructor.setAccessible(true);
		constructor.newInstance();
	}

}

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Albertsons Companies is Joining Blockchain-based IBM Food Trust Network to Pilot Technology to Increase food Transparency
Albertsons Companies, one of the largest food and drug retailers in the United States, is joining the Blockchain-based IBM Food Trust network. The company's goal is to pilot the technology to improve how food is traced from farms to store shelves. The Albertsons' recent connection with the Food Trust ecosystem, a network that already has more than 80 brands, will bring Blockchain-based food traceability to many more consumers and industry players, like producers and retailers. Joining IBM's Food Trust Network will help enable greater transparency and collaboration, and ultimately, a safer food supply. Raj Rao, General Manager, IBM Food Trust said: advertisement Token Agency "Establishing IBM Food Trust and opening it to the food ecosystem last year was a major milestone in making Blockchain real for business." "Today, we are focused on ensuring that the solution scales and is accessible to participants across the food ecosystem, such as Albertsons Companies. By bringing more members into the network and enabling them to share greater cross-sections of data in a secured environment, we believe our vision of a transformed food ecosystem using Blockchain is closer than ever." He added. Most food supply chains are non-transparent manual processes, making it very difficult and time consuming to track down a problem when there is an issue with the food after it reaches its destination. Blockchain is a trustworthy and transparent system of record that establishes a shared environment for transactions for all participants. Basically each node on the Blockchain represents a place or entity that has handled the food on the way to the store, creating a digital record of transactions or interactions – from a packaging date, to the temperature at which an item was shipped, to its arrival on a grocery shelf. Anuj Dhanda, Chief Information Officer, Albertsons Companies said: "Blockchain technology has the potential to be transformational for us as we further build differentiation on our fresh brand," "Food safety is a very significant step. In addition, the provenance of the products enabled by Blockchain — the ability to track every move from the farm to the customer's basket — can be very empowering for our customers." He added. The growing number of participants using Blockchain technology helps address a broad range of food system issues, such as supply chain efficiency, freshness, waste reduction, sustainability and participants' ability to verify certifications, such as fair trade and organic. Already, more than five million food products digitized on the solution are on retail shelves. Albertsons Companies, with nearly 2,300 stores across the U.S., will start the pilot with Food Trust tracing bulk romaine lettuce from one of its distribution centers, then will explore expanding to other food categories throughout its distribution network. Albertsons Companies plans to pilot the solution to help overcome the obstacles that have existed when a traceback is initiated for a product like romaine and is evaluating ways to use the technology to highlight the provenance of its extensive Own Brands portfolio. "Multiple high-profile consumer advisories from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration demonstrate the need to find more efficient ways of tracing products and identifying likely sources of contamination in a timely manner," said Jerry Noland, VP of Food Safety & Quality Assurance, Albertsons Companies. "Consequently, retailers are exploring new technologies to improve the infrastructure that underpins the global food supply chain." He added. By creating a transparent, secured information-sharing platform, the food ecosystem can benefit from greater efficiencies and lower barriers to critical information access to help make the food supply chain safer. Built on Hyperledger Fabric-based open source technology, the solution uses permissioning to ensure companies can set rules about who can see the data they upload to the solution and for how long, and that they maintain control of their data even after it has been uploaded to Food Trust. About the Author Latest Articles Wieke Beenen
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In addition to our advanced simulation services Vivid Numerics also has the capabilities to undertake system design problems utilizing 1-D solvers. This is primarily done utilizing the Modelica framework and allows much faster analysis of systems. This method can be used for major design iterations (such as design of hydraulic systems or kinematic gear train design) or as and initial analysis tool (such as a initial calculator for cooling fin design) before moving on to our more advanced 3D solvers.


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Tag Archives: re-use
DUNCAN FEATURED IN ARCHITECTS' JOURNAL ARTICLE
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Duncan's reuse knowledge instrumental in Architects' Journal article "Virtuous Circles"
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16.01.20 / VOL 247/ISSUE 01
Virtuous circles: Can reusing building materials in new projects go mainstream?
Reusing building materials in new projects could significantly reduce the industry's carbon emissions. Duncan is featured in Fran Williams article which looks at how the circular economy is faring in UK construction. To read the full article please click here.
News / architecture, Carbon Emissions, circular economy, Closed loop systems, DBB, duncan baker-brown, energy efficiency, Green, Green Architecture, re-use, Recycle, Recycling, retrofirst, sustainability, sustainable design, The Circular Economy
DUNCAN FEATURED IN THE GUARDIAN
The case for never demolishing another building
This week Duncan has been featured in the Guardian's article which discusses the current state of the construction industry which is creating huge CO2 emissions. What if new buildings had to be adapted and reused or built only with materials already available? The article discusses how mindsets are shifting.
Photo credit: Omar Marques/Echoes Wire/Barcroft Media
While much of mainland Europe is well on the way to reimagining buildings as "urban mines" of potential, the UK is slowly beginning to catch up. Architect Duncan Baker-Brown, who published the Re-Use Atlas in 2017, says the subject has gone from being a niche pursuit to something being discussed at high level in the last year.
"Since Greta Thunberg and Extinction Rebellion, the industry is starting to wake up," he says. "National legislation is still way behind, but a lot of local authorities are getting on with it anyway." He has been working with Brighton and Hove council to instil circular principles into the way local procurement works, and will be running an architectural summer school looking at how waste streams can be harvested from one of the council's demolition sites and reused. In a welcome sign of progress, the new London Plan will require planning applications to include a Circular Economy Statement, demonstrating how the building components can be disassembled and reused.
News / architecture, circular economy, Closed loop systems, DBB, duncan baker-brown, east sussex, energy efficiency, Green, Green Architecture, lewes, Materials, re-use, Recycle, Recycling, Reduce, riba, RIBA Publishing, sustainability, sustainable design, sustainablility, The Circular Economy, The Re-Use Atlas
ELIMINATING CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Duncan was part of the panel for "Eliminating Construction Waste" last month.
Panelists: Robert Crocker and Duncan Baker-Brown
The panelists spoke about how to present linear model followed in design and construction can be modified and replaced with a more circular model. They also paid particular attention to the role of information technology in conjunction with sustainable waste management systems to better enable the reuse of materials like timber, glass and steel, and the vital importance of changing inappropriate regulation and of training and engaging designers to lead this process.
Organised on 29th Oct, 2019. Construction materials represent around 40% of all materials used in most advanced economies, and construction and demolition (C & D) waste makes up around 25% -30% of waste sent to landfill. This results in millions of tons of C & D waste being buried every year, representing huge losses in embodied energy, water and materials. In many jurisdictions the 'linear' expectations embodied in design and construction practice and regulation undermine the feasibility of more fully re-using construction materials.
News / architecture, bbm talks, circular economy, DBB, duncan baker-brown, east sussex, energy efficiency, Green, re-use, Recycling
ARCHITECTS HAVE DECLARED, BUT WHAT DO WE DO NEXT?
Duncan Baker-Brown writes for Riba Journal: an article on how architects and future architects may respond to the declaration of the climate crisis.
New buildings are already being designed as carbon neutral or negative entities. Architects should utilise their position as resource managers: moving away from raw materials to 'mining the Anthropocene' with the ability for future de-construction.
https://www.ribaj.com/intelligence/sustainability-circular-economy-construction-reusing-recyling-duncan-baker-brown
For more information on BBM's strategies look to our De/Construct Re/Construct Live Research Project:
https://bbm-architects.co.uk/portfolio/live-research-project/
News / circular economy, duncan baker-brown, Materials, re-use, riba
DUNCAN BAKER BROWN'S KEYNOTE SPEECH AT AJ100 AWARDS
Can architects save the planet?
'It's architects who manage resources: we choose what we build buildings out of'
Last month architect and circular economy expert Duncan Baker-Brown gave the keynote speech "Can Architects Save Planet Earth?" at the AJ100 Awards night. The audience fell silent when Duncan delivered his speech on the Climate Emergency. The full speech can be found below and further reading on the evening can be found here.
News / architecture, circular economy, Closed loop systems, duncan baker-brown, east sussex, energy efficiency, re-use, Recycle, Recycling
STREAT HILL FARMHOUSE GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION IN SOUTH DOWNS NATIONAL PARK
Architects' Journal publishes article on BBM Sustainable Design's Streat Hill Farmhouse, one of the highest new-build houses in the South Downs National Park to receive planning permission
Click here to go to the Architects' Journal news article on Streat Hill Farmhouse, or continue reading for a more detailed account of the project!
Click here for more information on Streat Hill Farmhouse.
BBM Sustainable Design have received planning permission for a 600m2 new-build house that will be the highest in the South Downs National Park. The proposed new scheme, overlooking the South Downs Way, has been designed with circular economy principles and sits in harmony with the surrounding downlands.
After the original 1950s house was completely destroyed by a fire in 2017, BBM Sustainable Design was appointed to develop a proposal for a replacement dwelling on the same site. The resultant 'circular' design of Streat Hill Farmhouse minimizes its impact on the natural environment by re-using and recycling existing materials, reducing waste, and putting in place closed loop systems such as employing a 'resource map' to find locally-sourced materials.
Duncan Baker-Brown, BBM co-founder and author of 'The Re-Use Atlas', is the director in charge of the project. He says "The re-building of Streat Hill Farm House is a huge opportunity for us to employ many of the closed loop, circular, ideas architects and designers were discussing with us at the recent 'Waste Zone' symposium we curated at FutureBuild. We are hoping that the construction process will use a lot less new materials than normal by re-using locally-sourced existing resources and in effect Mining the Anthropocene."
The visible massing of Streat Hill Farmhouse is reminiscent of local agricultural buildings. However much of the design is tucked underground, with only single story pitched roof forms visible from the Downs. The flat roofs are covered in an organic hay-based meadow roof sown with seeds from the South Downs. The ground floor accommodation grades into the existing topography and vanishes into the landscape. A series of courtyards bring light deep into the plan and create private outdoor spaces sheltered from the wind and other natural elements.
BBM conducted a 'Resource Mapping' exercise to determine what construction materials could be sourced close to the site from either waste or renewable sources. Much of the remains of the fire-damaged existing house can be used for the proposed new Streat Hill Farmhouse, and so it will be carefully deconstructed, with any re-usable materials kept on site instead of sent to the tip. Fire-damaged masonry will be crushed and used as aggregate in new floor tiles in collaboration with Local Works Studio, or used as rubble to fill gabion walls. Any remaining low-grade rubble will be crushed for use as hardcore below the slab.
No masonry waste from the existing house will need to leave site; it can be crushed and processed in situ, reducing travel-based pollution. New Chailey stock bricks will be sourced locally, as will the sweet chestnut timber cladding which is supplied from coppiced woodlands within 10 miles of the site. The new house will be detailed to ensure that wherever possible the building is a 'material bank' for future developments.
Streat Hill Farmhouse is designed with passive energy design strategies to achieve off-grid living.
News / BBM Projects, circular economy, Closed loop systems, east sussex, lewes, Materials, re-use, SDNP, sustainable design, The Circular Economy
FUTUREBUILD 2019 WASTE ZONE: DAY 3
The last day of the Waste Zone – Thursday 7th of March 2019 (Day 3)
WasteZone Website
Futurebuild 2019 Website
Location: Excel London, Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, London, E16 1XL
Get your free visitor ticket
Today is your last chance to visit the Waste Zone at this year's Futurebuild. The third and final day of the Waste Zone will bring another set of interesting presentations and debates. More than 20 speakers will discuss following subjects: Circular Cities as potential growth and employment generators, What processes and symptoms support Circular Economies? Social Benefits to Circular Economy and Circular Innovations in London. Each of the talks will be followed by a Q&A session.
The full discussions programme can be found here
Responsible Futures' Waste Zone will help you to navigate away from the current take, make and throw-away society towards an intelligent, closed-loop system where waste is seen as a valuable resource.
This year's Waste Zone has an new exciting new format. The introduction of a Circular Economy Hub will act as a marketplace for visitors and innovators to discuss their products. Visitors can experience the re-use possibilities of the top ten construction waste streams in an eye-opening exhibition in the new foyer area which surrounds the seminar area. These spill-out zones will showcase circular economy research, innovations and products from experts in the UK and Europe.
The Waste Zone seminar programme – Waste Talk – will see more than 50 industry-leading speakers over the next 3 days. The debates aim at addressing the challenges and opportunities a circular economy presents. The sessions will explore ways in which waste materials can be integrated into construction projects, how existing buildings can be deconstructed instead of demolished, and how new buildings can be designed as material stores for the future.
More on the Waste Zone:
'Constructing a sustainable future' – University of Brighton article
'There's money to be made in reusing existing buildings' – Duncan Baker-Brown for AJ
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Conflict Mitigation and Peacebuilding
Conflict between Dinka and Nuer in South Sudan
The Dinka and Nuer, two rival pastoralist groups, have competed over grazing land and water for their cattle in the past. These clashes have usually taken place in a local context without causing massive amounts of fatalities. However, in 2013, the dismissal of the former vice president Riek Machar, a Nuer, by the South Sudanese president Salva Kiir, a Dinka, functioned as a catalyst for mass violence, claiming more than a thousand victims.
Conflict country
S. Sudan
Agricultural/Pastoral land
Conceptual Model
Climate ChangeEnvironmental ChangeFragility and Conflict RisksIntermediary MechanismsSocial and Economic DriversChanging climate leads to decreased water availability.Extreme weather event is consistent with predictions regarding more frequent and/or intense extreme weather events.Reduced availability of water incites migration.Freshwater becomes scarce as an essential resource.Extreme weather event leads to scarcity of essential natural resources.Migration leads to conflicts between migrants and residents.Reduced availability of/access to natural resources leads to distributive conflicts between societal groups.A slow change in climatic conditions, particularly temperature and precipitation.Gradual Change in Temperature and/or PrecipitationAn increase in the scarcity of clean water and/or an increased variability in water supply.Increased Water ScarcityAn increase in the frequency and/or intensity of extreme weather events, such as floods or droughts.More Frequent / Intense Extreme Weather EventsA specific extreme weather event such as a flood or a storm.Extreme Weather Event(In)voluntary long and short-term movements of people within or across state boundaries.Displacements / MigrationReduced availability of essential natural resources, such as land and water.Change in Access / Availability of Natural ResourcesNon-violent or violent tensions and conflicts between different societal groups.Grievances between Societal Groups
Conflict history
Cattle raids and conflicts over pastures and wells between the Dinka and Nuer, South Sudan's two largest ethnic groups, have a long history, although, at times, relations between both communities have been marked by intermarriage and cooperation. Traditionally, cattle raids are a livelihood-sustaining practice, which allows the restocking of herds after droughts. It also has an important cultural function, as it provides the means for young men to get married. Furthermore, access to water and pastures is central for local communities in South Sudan. During the dry season, different sections of the Dinka and Nuer have to migrate in search for wetter places, often infringing on land claimed by other communities, which gives both pretext and opportunity for resource conflicts and cattle raiding. Over the past 30 years this dynamic has been amplified by progressive warming and more frequent droughts in South Sudan (Richardson, 2011).
Civil war as an exacerbating factor
Traditional conflicts between Dinka and Nuer have also been exacerbated by the civil war opposing South Sudanese separatists and the government of Sudan. First, the war brought large quantities of heavy weapons to the area, which has made traditional conflicts more lethal. Second, the Sudanese government used the hostility between different South Sudanese groups as a counter-insurgency strategy against the rebels of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), with the result that much of the killing during the civil war took place between the Dinka and Nuer.
Struggle over political influence
After the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) with Sudan in 2005, South Sudan became semi-autonomous and competition between the Dinka and Nuer took place over political influence (UCDP, n.d.). Due to the fact that the Nuer supported the Sudanese government in the civil war, they were seen as not supportive enough of the new South Sudanese government. In 2013 the situation escalated after Salva Kiir, the South Sudanese president and a Dinka dismissed his vice president Riek Machar, a Nuer, on allegations of organising a coup against him. Initially limited to fighting between loyal and mutinous soldiers, the conflict soon developed into a civilian massacre. Following his dismissal Riek Machar threw his support behind an armed opposition of Nuer rebels and became their leader. This sparked bloodshed between the Dinka and Nuer, which is considered by some to be the next civil war in South Sudan (Howden, 2013). The South Sudanese army played a central role in this conflict as it is responsible for the majority of civilian deaths.
The exact amount of fatalities remains unclear but the official number of 500 was dismissed by experts. Eye witnesses stated that the real number was in the tens of thousands. Additionally, around 200,000 people were displaced and are looking for shelter in camps set up by the UN and NGO's such as Doctors Without Borders (Howden, 2013; Rémy, 2014; Scheen, 2013; Thielke, 2014).
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Dinka communities
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Nuer communities
New Sudan Council of Churches (NSCC)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS)
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Wunlit Peace and Reconciliation Conference
The New Sudan Council of Churches (NSCC) has played a central part in facilitating reconciliation meetings between the Dinka and Nuer. In 1998, it held its first people-to-people event between Dinka and Nuer officials in Lokichokio, Kenya, which helped pacify Dinka and Nuer relations in the eastern part of South Sudan, while fighting continued in the western part of the country. It was followed in 1999 by the NSCC-sponsored "Wunlit Peace and Reconciliation Conference" gathering Dinka and Nuer representatives with the support of the SPLM/A and various South Sudanese intellectuals. Following the conference, inter-group violence between Dinka and Nuer ceased. Women and children who were abducted in earlier periods of fighting were returned to their families. Contested grazing and fishing areas as well as trading routes were reopened. In addition, border courts were established and violations of the covenant, which was signed by all parties at the conference, were punished. Furthermore, a guarantee of security was issued to allow people, who had been displaced during the conflict, to return to their homes (Bradbury et al., 2006).
The Wunlit conference is considered by many as an exemplary case of local peacebuilding efforts in South Sudan, as it succeeded in pacifying Dinka-Nuer relations for more than ten years. Yet, waning support by South Sudan's political elites made the peace process highly vulnerable and massive violence between the Dinka and Nuer erupted again in 2010 (Africa News Service, 1999; Bradbury et al., 2006).
The Bor Reconciliation and Healing Dialogue
In August 2014 women of the Nuer and Dinka communities met for the "Bor Reconciliation and Healing Dialogue". This was the first time since the outbreak of violent conflict in 2010 that a peace conference took place. The conference was spearheaded by local pastors, supported by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and hosted by the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The meeting was described by a participant as an "amazing breakthrough […] at the people's level, at the community level, and amongst communities" (Radio Tamazuj, 2014).
Since the conference there have been no reports of fighting between the two groups. However, it is unlikely that the conflict will be completely resolved in the near future, as several thousands of Nuer continue to look for shelter in UN camps in fear of being killed by Dinka troops once they leave the camps.
Resilience and Peace Building
The Wunlit Peace and Reconciliation Conference as well as the Bor Reconciliation and Healing Dialogue were important steps in reaching a lasting peace in South Sudan.
In 2011 the UN established the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) with a broad mandate that includes the prevention of inter-communal violence and the protection of civilians.
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Bradbury, M. et al. (2006). Local Peace Processes in Sudan: A Baseline Study. Rift Valley Institute.
Howden, D. (2013). South Sudan: the state that fell apart in a week. The Guardian.
Radio Tamazuj (2014). Dinka and Nuer women meet for peace in Bor.
Rémy, J.-P. (2014). Bloodshed continues in South Sudan as warring groups remain deadlocked. The Guardian.
Richardson, T. (2011). Pastoral Violence in Jonglei. ICE Case Study No. 274.
Scheen, T. (2013). Salva Kiir gegen Riek Machar: Putschversuch in Südsudan. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Thielke, T. (2014). Krieg um den Südsudan: Bruderkampf im jüngsten Staat der Erde. Spiegel Online.
UCDP (n.d.). Dinka-Nuer. UCDP Conflict Encyclopedia. [Date of access: 23.12.2021].


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Informative Synthesis on Movie: The Crucible
The Crucible, representing the events that occurred in Salem, Massachusetts, in the Seventeenth century, is a film that was released on 27 November 1996 and it is based on Arthur Miller's 1953 play bearing the same name. Some of the high-profile actors in the film include Daniel Day-Lewis (John Proctor), Winnona Ryder (Abigail Williams), and Bruce Davison (Reverend Samuel Parris). The notable Paul Scofield (Judge Thomas Danforth) and Joan Allen (Elizabeth Proctor) also play significant supporting roles in the movie.
The writer of the play version of the film, Arthur Miller, takes charge of the screenplay while Nicholas Hytner is the director. To portray the historical context of the movie, most of its scenes were shot on Hog Island in Esssex, Massachusetts. The movie serves as a symbol for the happenings in our contemporary society.
The movie commences with an apparently harmless occurrence. A group of young Salem village girls attends a secret meeting in the woods where they chant and dance, wishing for men that they would like to fall in love with. Tituba (Charlayne Woodard), a black American slave takes charge of the event as they accuse some residents of the village of practicing witchcraft. However, the ritual ceremony is cut short by the arrival of the village preacher Reverend Parris (Bruce Davison).
Consequently, as the lustful teenage girls try to escape, two of them lose their consciousness. The trouble makes everyone to start thinking that the girls were practicing witchcraft and a specialist in such matters, Reverend Hale (Rob Campbell), is sought after to look into the delicate matter.
In those times, anyone who was found to be practicing witchcraft was to be sentenced to death by hanging, if he or she did not admit to the offense.
Therefore, to save themselves from this sad end, the subversive teenagers plead for their lives to be preserved. Nonetheless, besides admitting to practicing witchcraft, the cohorts name other villagers whom they accuse of holding black Sabbaths and consorting with the devil. In a little while, with the coming of Judge Danforth and the town's authorities, the teenagers now behave as if they are "servants of God."
This makes them to be considered as reliable witnesses for the prosecution that is about to be carried out. In a cruel irony of twist, the residents whom they accused are taken into custody and the innocent who refuse to admit to the offense are sentenced to death by hanging. The one who instigated this make-believe episode was Abigail Williams. Her main intention was to ensure that Elizabeth Proctor dies so that she can have a relationship with her husband, John Proctor (Shmoop University, 77).
However, even though one time Abigail and John had been in a relationship, he refused to allow his former lover to take the position of his wife. John's unwavering defense of his wife puts him in trouble and he is arrested as a witch. Consequently, he and others accused of the same offense are hanged.
The fictionalization of the events that took place in Salem in 1692 is a remarkable attempt by the filmmakers to show how these "witch hunts" can still exist in the contemporary world.
As much as they can take place currently in less severe forms, they can still be offensive. The Crucible, tackling various issues relating to finger pointing, demonstration of mass hysteria, and gossiping, uses the Salem Witch Trials so as to pass judgment on the society concerning these unfair practices.
The ease with which integrity can be stage-managed and distorted is represented by Abigail's actions, as she not only plays God but also the residents of the village. However, as the movie is nearly ending, her eyes seems to depict her dreadfulness since her evil intentions are about to be made known.
The movie criticism of lack of reason when passing judgments and the desire to pass the blame on others is interpreted by many as a depiction of the House Committee on Un-American Activities investigations in which Miller himself was summoned to give his testimony before it in 1956. The investigation, which was led by Senator Joe McCarthy, was mandated to track down and expose individuals who were suspected of having communist compassions or associations (Zinn and Arnove, 378). Whereas those who were found guilty went scot free, several people endured severe damage to their reputation as they were falsely accused.
Besides the historical accuracy of the film, its rich themes, such as intolerance, thirst for recognition in the society, public and private moralities are universal in scope.
The allegorical depictions of the events in the film have continued to captivate viewers around the world. The Crucible speaks to everyone who resides in a society in which going contrary to the popular opinion makes one to suffer denunciation and unfair treatment.
It is important to note that as much as the movie is full of relevant themes to our current society, it would be dry and unattractive if it lacked characters and scenes that cannot captivate the viewers.
In fact, the human interest in the movie makes it to stand out. The plot of the movie has both heroes and villain. However, Hytner and Miller placed nothing to be in black in white. Abigail is the antagonist who serves as the spark that rekindles the fire of the suspicion in everyone's mind.
Conversely, she is not driven by wickedness, but by a sheer mislaid priority of wanting someone's husband. John Proctor, one of the honest people in the movie, is the protagonist who engages in an adulterous behavior that earns him his death (Bloom, 17). However, his mistakes portray his human side that is easy to identify with. The input of these characters, and others, was invaluable to the authentic production of the movie.
The Crucible is tremendously moving and the visual representation of the happenings that occurred in Salem makes the story to be alive. This leaves a more lasting effect to the audience than reading the play version of the thrilling events. The movie has a running time of one hundred and twenty-four minutes and it is rated PG-13 due to the extreme depiction of the Salem Witch Trials.
The persuasive, pertinent depiction of human fear was due to the outstanding recreation of the play version of the story for the screen. Undeniably, anyone watching the movie will find the though-provoking production to be of top-quality.
The filmmakers endeavored to hold the action together by having a visual style that is perfect which creates the same atmosphere all through it. The crucible is regarded as one of the best films from 1996 and its classic reinterpretation is an assurance that it has a place in the history of movies.
Bloom, Harold. Arthur Miller's The Crucible. New York: Bloom's Literary Criticism, 2010. Print.
Shmoop University. The Crucible by Authur Miller. Sunnyvale, CA: Shmoop University, 2009. Print.
Zinn, Howard, and Arnove, Anthony. Voices of a people's history of the United States. New York: Seven Stories Press, cop., 2004. Print.
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Passengers Already on Board with New Bus Service for Pulaski Skyway Closure
Union County, NJ – With closure of the Pulaski Skyway coming up on April 12, a new bus service to help reduce traffic tie-ups is already rolling through four Union County municipalities. The new service, bus no. 95, is one of several transit alternatives available to Union County residents that have been arranged by the New Jersey State Department of Transportation (DOT) with NJ Transit.
The DOT Skyway project will close both of the northbound lanes for two years starting on April 12, in order to rehabilitate the 80-year-old structure.
"We know that the next two years will be challenging ones, and DOT has made a good start on providing the public with more mass transit options," said Freeholder Chairman Christopher Hudak. "We encourage the commuting public to take a look at DOT's options and test an alternate route before the April 12 closure date, to help your trip go as smoothly as possible."
The Pulaski Skyway is not located within Union County but the two-year closure is expected to impact regional arteries including Route 78, Route 22, and Route 1&9. Local traffic may also be affected.
"The closure will directly impact both Union County residents and many other commuters who travel in and through our County, far beyond those who currently use the Skyway," said Freeholder Sergio Granados, who is liaison to the Union County Transportation Advisory Board. "Transit options like the new 95 bus can help, but there is also a need to plan for the possibility of commuters clogging local roads to avoid heavily traveled arteries including Route 22 and Route 1&9."
Bus 95 began service on Monday, March 3. It operates between the new Park-and-Ride at the Sears parking lot on eastbound Route 22 at Terrill Road in Watchung, and Newark Penn Station. Parking at the new Park-and-Ride is free.
From Watchung, the new service travels along existing local bus stops on Route 22 through Scotch Plains and Mountainside. It continues local stops through Springfield and Union Center. After that it returns to Route 22, where it goes express to Newark.
Inbound service is available only during morning rush hours. Outbound service is available only during evening rush hours, for a total of 16 rides.
Additional trains and rail cars are also being added to NJ Transit trains that service Union County along the Raritan Valley and Morris & Essex lines.
Complete details on the Skyway project and all transit options, including help with vans and carpools, are available from DOT at pulaskiskyway.com.
Links to all regional transit are available on the Union County website at ConneXions, ucnj.org/connect. A direct link to the DOT Pulaski Skyway website is also conveniently located on the Union County home page,ucnj.org (click on the Pulaski Skyway icon).
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Islamic Fanatics' War on Freedom of Speech | Salman Rushdie
December 2, 2012 December 2, 2012 by The Age of Blasphemy, posted in Islamic Anti-Science, Islamic Assassinations, Islamic Censorship, Islamic Fascism, Islamic Fundamentalism, Islamic Imperialism, Islamic Insanity, Islamic Kooks, Islamic Loons, Islamic Power, Islamic Religious Right, Islamic Sadism, Islamic Terror, Islamic Theocracy, Islamist Fundamentalists, Islamist Terror, Islamofascism, Salman Rushdie
Islamic fanatics' war on freedom of speech: Salman Rushdie
Photo: Salman Rushdie talks to students about his life and writings
Michael Johnson
PARIS — Twenty-three years after an Iranian fatwa authorized his murder, Salman Rushdie is alive and well but still on the radar of fanatical Muslims.
The price on his head has reached $3.3 million and the faithful are being urged again to take up arms. Rushdie is trying to dismiss this latest threat as a nuisance, not a new fatwa. He may be overly optimistic.
His crime was a book he dared to publish in 1988, "The Satanic Verses," which included imaginary scenes of Muhammad's life. Although the original fatwa was lifted in 1998, the worst of the would-be killers remained incensed. A semi-official Iranian group upped its bounty by $500,000 in September and hopes to re-ignite the old Rushdie affair.
"Joseph Anton" Is Rushdie's Memoir
This disturbing development rather spoils the happy ending of Rushdie's new book, "Joseph Anton," a gripping account of his nine years on the run from the hot-heads. The book concludes as he steps onto a Notting Hill street in London and hails a taxi – his first free act in Britain since the Ayatollah Khomeini condemned him to death.
Khomeini wanted more than Rushdie's blood. "All those involved in its ["The Satanic Verses"] publication are sentenced to death. I ask all Muslims to execute them wherever they find them," the text reads.
Rushdie, never quite losing his cool, quotes a BBC journalist as telling him early in the affair not to worry too much: "Khomeini sentences the president of the United States to death every Friday afternoon."
Protestors against Rushdie, September 2012 AP
The Salman Rushdie story bears retelling, not only for its personal cruelties but also as a reminder that bloodthirsty, intolerant forces are abroad in the land and quite willing to kill those who disagree with them.
In an interview last month, a self-effacing Rushdie told the New York Times he felt he had been caught up in a "world historical event…the battle against radical Islam, of which this was one skirmish."
In response to the original death sentence in 1989, a rash of book burnings, fire-bombings and mass marches broke out in Britain, where he was a naturalized citizen, and throughout the Islamic world. In Teheran, excited marchers carried posters of him with his eyes dug out and signs such as "Kill the dog."
Murders on the margins of the affair were actually carried out or attempted. His Japanese translator was killed, his Italian translator was stabbed in the neck but survived and his Norwegian publishing house was bombed. The killers never got near him, thanks mainly to the efficiency of the British police spiriting him from house to house at the slightest sign of trouble.
Protestors Took to the Streets Against Rushdie
In London, where I was living during this saga, I found the atmosphere deeply unsettling for such a peaceful capital. Thousands of bearded fanatics, most of them Pakistanis and other Middle East immigrants, protested against Rushdie by marching down Park Lane under police protection, shouting, chanting and shaking their fists — exercising their right to free expression. The irony of the situation was lost on them. No one was prosecuted for incitement to violence.
During his years in hiding, Rushdie tells of how the tables were turned and he became the villain. A large majority of the British public told pollsters that they wanted him to apologize for writing the book. And he came under attack from the best of Britain's intellectual coterie.
I had forgotten that he was bashed by such luminaries as George Steiner, John Le Carre, Germaine Greer, Auberon Waugh, Gerald Kaufman, Richard Ingrams, Geoffrey Howe, Douglas Hurd, and even John Major. To his eternal credit, Rushdie stood fast on his right to free speech.
Caricature of Salman Rushdie by Michael Johnson
To this day, he seems perplexed by the craven attitudes around him and the eagerness of prominent figures to appease the fanatics merely to maintain their cozy lives. Very few chose to focus on the larger issue at stake, the freedom of expression that is at the basis of Western values.
Rushdie Credits U.S. Commitment to Freedom
He wrote his latest book in third person, using his police code name as the protagonist. The officers guarding him agreed to call him "Joseph Anton" from the Christian names of his favorite writers, Joseph Conrad and Anton Chekhov. He became known to the police as "Joe." He decided to write this book in the third person to avoid using the more egotistical "I" and "me" throughout.
For me, the heart of the book is not the detail of his scuttling from house to house to confuse the hit squads, fascinating as that is, but the over-arching issue of freedom to speak and write one's opinions without fear of getting stabbed or shot by paid assassins.
He maintains he did nothing wrong. "When did it become irrational to dislike religion, any religion, and to dislike it vehemently?" Rushdie asks. "When did reason get re-described as unreason?"
In the past two decades, militants in Europe have been emboldened by the lack of resistance to their actions. Rushdie has been keeping track. "There were Islamist attacks on socialists and unionists, cartoonists and journalists, prostitutes and homosexuals, women in skirts and beardless men, and also, surreally, on such evils as frozen chickens and samosas," he writes.
Tracing the rise of violence, he cites extremist ideologies including Wahhabi, Salafi, Khomeiniite, Deobandi, and Islamic schools funded by Saudi oil as producing "generations of narrow-eyed men with hairy chins and easily clenched fists," taking Islam far from its origins while claiming to be returning to its roots.
This book is something of a diary in narrative form with many unexpected digressions. He describes his life as a writer before and during his death sentence, even detailing how he came to write The Satanic Verses and other books that have brought him acclaim. He says his first major book, "Midnight's Children," was the result of 13 years of rumination during which he made many false starts and wrote "enormous" quantities of "garbage.
He never quite loses his sense of humor. The police allowed him to take a short stroll in public one day if he agreed to wear a wig. He acquiesced and on the street overheard a passerby say, "There goes that bastard Salman Rushdie in a wig." He recalls one joke making the rounds in London during his invisible years: "Who is tall, blond, has big tits and is living in Tasmania? Salman Rushdie." Despite all, he seemed to relish the lighter side.
He credits the U.S. commitment to freedom as his salvation during the darkest days of British ambivalence. Police protection might have been withdrawn but for a hero's welcome in Washington when he managed a secret flight into the country. "America had made it impossible for the British to walk away from (my) defense," he writes.
Salman Rushdie continues his prolific output, of which this book is a valuable example. He has exorcized his demons that remained from his traumatic years on the run but has given us a stark reminder that his case was a mere skirmish in a much longer and deeper conflict between rational forces in the West and the fanatical wing of a badly distorted religion.
Rushdie discusses books, life under fatwa (kansascity.com)
Salman Rushdie and David Remnick Discuss 'Joseph Anton' (fora.tv)
The Salman Rushdie Case (nybooks.com)
WHAT RELIGIONS HAVE IN COMMON | Salman Rushdie (theageofblasphemy.wordpress.com)
Salman Rushdie Retreats From The Politics Of Literature (thinkprogress.org)
Rushdie's outside-in look at the fatwa experience (seattletimes.com)
Rushdie discusses books, life under fatwa (metronews.ca)
Rushdie discusses books, life under fatwa (seattletimes.com)
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WHAT RELIGIONS HAVE IN COMMON | Salman Rushdie
December 1, 2012 by The Age of Blasphemy, posted in Atheism, Atheist Good Guys, Atheists, Atheists Are Smarter, Religion Is a Scam, Religion is anti-Science, Religion Kills, Religion Makes You Stupid, Salman Rushdie
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Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie – review (guardian.co.uk)
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The "Retrenchments and Narrowings" of Salman Rushdie (theawl.com)
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