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By Stephen M. Walt
Sunday, March 21, 2010; B04
When Vice President Biden arrived in Israel on March 8, seeking to smooth U.S. ties with the Netanyahu government and jump-start peace talks, he began by reaffirming America's "absolute, total, unvarnished commitment to Israel's security." The nearly simultaneous announcement by Israel that it plans to build another 1,600 homes in disputed East Jerusalem was not the warm embrace he was expecting.
Biden's riposte -- that Israel's actions threaten U.S. interests in the region and possibly endanger U.S. military forces there -- was a rare public admission that U.S. and Israeli interests are not identical. And the predictable accusations that followed the diplomatic slap heard 'round the world have exposed a growing rift in the pro-Israel community in the United States, between supporters of a two-state solution and defenders of the status quo.
On one side stands the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), whose annual policy conference begins Sunday, along with other hard-line groups such as the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and the Anti-Defamation League. Over the past week, they've questioned the Obama administration's handling of the dispute and portrayed the president as insufficiently supportive of the Jewish state.
On the other side groups such as J Street and Americans for Peace Now, which have defended the administration's position and called for firm U.S. leadership to end the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
In this case, it is the latter organizations and President Obama who have Israel's and America's true interests at heart. Whatever you think of its strategy or its tactics, the Obama administration is genuinely committed to achieving a two-state solution, which is hardly an act of hostility toward Israel. On the contrary, for Obama to keep this difficult and time-consuming issue on his already crowded agenda is an extraordinary act of friendship -- especially when friendship means speaking difficult truths.
Here's why: Both former prime minister Ehud Olmert and current Defense Minister Ehud Barak have warned that if the two-state solution fails, then Israel can remain a Jewish-majority state only by denying voting rights to most of the Palestinians under its control. In Barak's words, Israel would become an "apartheid state."
Instead of helping Israel drive off that cliff, the Obama administration is trying to prevent that outcome. It knows that the relentless expansion of Israel's settlements makes a two-state solution impossible and that an end to building is essential. That includes East Jerusalem, whose annexation by Israel is not recognized by the United States (or anyone else).
A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is in the United States' strategic interest as well. "The conflict foments anti-American sentiment, due to a perception of U.S. favoritism for Israel," Gen. David Petraeus, the head of U.S. Central Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee last week. "Arab anger over the Palestinian question limits the strength and depth of U.S. partnerships with governments and peoples . . . [and] al-Qaeda and other militant groups exploit that anger to mobilize support. The conflict also gives Iran influence in the Arab world."
A two-state solution wouldn't solve all U.S. challenges in the region, but it would make it easier to address most of them. It is also the best guarantee of Israel's long-term future. By showing real backbone this time and explaining to the American people why his approach is the right one, Obama could advance U.S. interests and be a true friend to the Jewish state.
AIPAC and the other groups supporting the status quo disagree. They think it is acceptable for Israel to continue expanding its control over Palestinian lands and believe that the United States should back Israel's actions unconditionally. And Christian Zionist organizations go further: They want Israel to control these lands forever because they think that will hasten the Second Coming.
Such groups are false friends of Israel, because the actions and stances they prefer will keep Israel on its dangerous path. They are also poor judges of U.S. interests, because the policies they favor aid terrorist recruitment, enhance Iran's influence in the region and make it harder to build effective coalitions with other Mideast states.
Speakers at the AIPAC conference will undoubtedly defend the special relationship and warn Washington against putting pressure on Israel. But this short-sighted approach would be a disaster for all sides. In her scheduled address to the conference, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton should reaffirm the U.S. commitment to Israel's existence but make it crystal clear that Washington will no longer tolerate Israel's self-defeating policy on settlements. She should explain unambiguously that Israel faces a choice: It can end the occupation, embrace a genuine two-state solution, preserve its democratic and Jewish character and remain a cherished U.S. ally. Or it can continue the occupation of the West Bank and the siege of Gaza -- a course that will eventually force it to abandon either its Jewish character or its democratic principles, and jeopardize its standing with its most important partner.
Israel's friends in America have a choice to make, too. The current crisis will get smoothed over, but more are bound to occur so long as the Palestinians do not have a viable state of their own.
The best way to prevent recurring fights between Washington and Jerusalem is for key groups in the pro-Israel community to back Obama's vision of "two states for two peoples" and to support him when he presses both sides to make peace. It would be wonderful if AIPAC and other like-minded groups put their considerable clout behind this vision, but I wouldn't bet on it.
Stephen M. Walt is the Belfer professor of international affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and a co-author of "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy." This essay is adapted from his blog at http://walt.foreignpolicy.com.


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I heard on NPR that Farah Fawcett turns 59 today. When I heard that I really felt my own age. I mean, she was the hotty of my adolescent years. 59. Wow. Has it really been that long?
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Moody. Thoughtful. Nice.
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French ambient music. If you like this, you'll love the album. (****)
Jeff Johnson: Vespers
This is the latest in a long line of self produced albums by my friend Jeff. This is a Celtic-like worship album. Itunes now carries his stuff or check his website Arkmusic.com (*****)
Glen Phillips: Winter Pays For Summer
Thoughtful, rich acoustic rock from the guy who brought us Toad the Wet Sprocket (***)
Jimmy Eat World: Clarity
It all starts to sound the same to me. Did I really say that?
Copeland: In Motion
Good music. But don't tell my sons I said so.
The Mars Volta: Deloused in the Comatorium
This is intense. Zappa meets Zeppelin.
David Allen: Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
I finally have a clean desk and an empty in box! (****)
Eugene H. Peterson: Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation in Spiritual Theology
This is Peterson's effort at articulating a spiritual theology.
Joan Chittister: Wisdom Distilled from the Daily: Living the Rule of St. Benedict Today
A wonderful Catholic writer helping us understand the relevance of St. Benedict's (6th Century) Rule of Life (****)
RONALD ROLHEISER: The Holy Longing: The Search for A Christian Spirituality
Another great book by this Catholic author who's writing has been influenced most by Henri Nouwen. (*****)
Ronald, O.M.I Rolheiser: The Shattered Lantern: Rediscovering a Felt Presence of God
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The team traveled to Concord, New Hampshire to play their first conference match. They started out Saturday morning with a match against Paul Smith College of New York. The UMM squad started out shaky winning the first set 25-23. The team came out strong in the next two sets and won 25-14 and 25-17. Next the Clippers played the host team, New Hampshire Tech. The team struggled against the NHTI team and lost the match in 3 sets, 25-19,25-18 and 25-16. The final match of the day was against Nashua Community College. The young NCC squad was no match for the UMM team. Coach Fritz used this as an opportunity to get the newer players some valuable game time. While the regular starters relaxed on the side line the younger players won the match in 3 sets, 25-17,25-11, and 25-17.
On Sunday the team traveled to Gorham, Maine to play against the University of Southern Maine. The Clippers came away from that match with another win. The team came out strong and took the first two sets 25-8 and 25-9, USM came back and won the third set 25-23 before the Clippers took the match by winning the final set 25-9.
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"The Ministry of Finance started to pay the defaulted subsidies of CNY 9.3 billion ($15 billion) last April, and the National Development and Reform Commission almost doubled the quota charged for renewable energy subsidy in the electricity price last October," says Shi Pengfei, honorary president of CWEA. "Both greatly encouraged the once-frustrated developers and aided the recovery in 2013."
A fall in coal prices also helped wind, according to Shi. Major wind farm developers are also big thermal power generators. The high price of coal in 2011 drained their profits, but when it fell in the second half of 2012, it left the developers better able to invest in wind power.
Curtailment problems
Curtailment has been a big problem for China's wind sector, severely discouraging investors' initiatives. Although progress is being made - some 15TWh of electricity generation was lost to curtailment in 2013, well down on 2012's figure of 21.8TWh - it remains a headache, especially in Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang, which enjoy the best wind resources.
Construction of new transmission projects should further alleviate this problem. The 800kV HVDC transmission project from Hami in western China to Zhengzhou went into operation in January. A similar line from Jiuquan to Hunan was also approved in 2013 with construction starting this year.
"Similar projects are planned in Inner Mongolia, Hebei and provinces in northeastern China. I believe the curtailment caused by insufficient transmission capacity will be greatly alleviated in these areas in the coming years," says Zhang Zhengling, vice-director of the development and planning department of the State Grid.
In addition to pushing on with grid building, China's National Energy Administration has committed to maintaining subsidies and to regulations that grant wind power priority access to the grid. The aim is to allow wind energy to compete on price with thermal energy by 2020. Offshore wind is also being promoted. The long-brewing regulations on the quota system for power generation from renewable energy sources are expected to be released in 2014. If the quota favouring renewable energy is set clearly, it will undoubtedly attract more investment in wind power projects.
Current political backdrop China has been suffering severe haze pollution since 2012, and demand for green power is now widespread. President Xi Jinping has pushed for simpler administrative procedures to speed wind developments
High point of 2013 Three of China's first four offshore wind power projects, with a total capacity of 700MW, finally won approval three years after the tender was held
Low point China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) closed its renewable energy unit after slow growth
Key influencer The Ministry of Finance started to pay the defaulted subsidies of CNY 9.3 billion last April, and the National Development and Reform Commission almost doubled the quota charged for renewable energy subsidy in the electricity price last October


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St. Patricks Day Done Right
St. Patrick's Day is such a fun holiday to celebrate no matter what age you are! Here are a few tips for using your scrapbooking skills to make your Irish celebration a success.
Photo Ideas
Take pictures of these photo ideas to help you remember your St. Patrick's Day celebrations:
- St. Patrick's Day parade entries or your family at the parade
- Your family or friends in their green attire
- An annual hunt for the leprechaun's pot of gold
- Your St. Patrick's Day party decor
- Your green/Irish St. Patrick's Day dinner
St. Patrick's Day with your Scrapbooking Supplies
Create fun party decor using the scrapbook supplies you have on hand!
Shamrock Basics
While it's fun to have supplies related to every holiday, sometimes you just don't have everything on hand you would like. If you don't have a shamrock punch or die cut handy, try using a standard heart die cut to create your party decor and favors! I used a heart from the Basic Shapes 1 design card for the Slice from Making Memories. Here's how to assemble your shamrock:
1. Cut 3 hearts in a large size.
2. Cut 3 hearts in a small or medium size using a contrasting pattern from the paper used in step 1.
3. Adhere the large hearts together in a shamrock pattern.
4. Adhere the smaller hearts to form a shamrock on top of the large-heart shamrock.
5. Cut a stem from the large-heart patterned paper and adhere to the shamrock.
Party Decor
Use your shamrock skills to spruce up your party decor with your scrapbook supplies!
- Make multiple shamrocks of varying sizes to cover your table for décor.
- Include small shamrocks on napkin holders, place cards and favors.
- Make a garland out of varying sizes of shamrocks to hang for your party.
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Also known as nut-huggers.
Also known as nut-huggers.
All the kids in gym class were wearing boxers except for Wendell, who suffered the humiliation of being, the only boy wearing grippies.
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A word used to describe the Colbert Report, refers to the hard hitting "truthiness" of fake news anchor Stephen Colbert. Was orignially used in the beginning of show, has recently been replaced with the term "lincolnish".
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See also grip and gription.
See also grip and gription.
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word to describe a girl who isn't rail thin. Also not meant to describe a fat girl, but just a girl with some curves/a little meat on the bones. Not a derogatory term at all, in fact something of a term of endearment if anything. It refers to a girl not being too thin, and having just a little something extra to grip onto, hence "grippy"
"Remember that cute tiny chic that used to tend bar at our work? Looks like she's put on a couple pounds since then."
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One of the nice enhancements in z/OS Release 13 JES2 was the support for SYSIN in a JCL procedure. (See here for the announcement letter.) I have a personal example of where it would've been handy. You probably have your own. We used to distribute sample JCL to use DB2 DSNTIAUL to unload the DB2 Catalog, one table at a time. Obviously with such a repetitive use in a single job step you'd want... [More]
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DUBLIN, Ohio. -- After getting off to a shaky start at the Memorial Tournament Friday, former Tech golfer Scott Stallings recovered to shoot a +1 round of 73, surrendering the lead to Rory Sabbatini. He remains tied for second with Tiger Woods and Spencer Levin after two rounds of play.
Stallings hit is drive on the opening hole out of bounds, but managed to sink a difficult put to save bogey. He went on to make back-to-back birdies on the next two holes before bogeying the 13th and 14th at the Muirfield Village Golf Club.
At the time of publication, tee times and pairings had yet to be released.
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I typeset documents in French, and I don't really need auto-completion of the words that I type. I do, however, love the completions features that Predictive mode offers for LaTeX commands.
Is there a way to tell Predictive mode to only do auto-completion on LaTeX keywords, and not for other words?
I've tried this :
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Pioneers in Passivhaus and low energy retrofit
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Pioneers in Passivhaus and low energy retrofit
4 September 2019
We have gained planning permission for a new house and artist's studio in rural Wiltshire. Located in an AONB, the house will replace a 1960s dwelling and will be built to Passivhaus standard. Its form was developed to give specific views out to the landscape from the upper floor living, kitchen, dining and master bedroom areas. The angle of the house creates two distinct zones of the garden, a sheltered south-facing area between the house and the studio, and a west-facing area that includes a shady dell, with a view north up the paddock and north-west to the sunset.
See here for more project details.
Robert Prewett presented a study on his own deep retrofit of a 1960's house in south London at the IHBC conference held this year at the Royal College of Physicians in Regents Park. This years theme was From Bauhaus to Brutalism and Beyond. Robert's aim was to show that conservation of the planet and conservation of our built heritage can be carried out hand in hand. It was especially enjoyable to present after Haworth Tompkins described their wonderful work to the National Theatre. The contrast is scale couldn't have been much greater. See here for more details on the project.
Work started on the site of our barn conversion project in Berkshire last week with repairs to the brickwork of the 1970 barn. The 450 sqm house is in the green belt and is being built to Passivhaus standard under Permitted Development Class Q. Completion is due in Summer 2020. See here for more project details.
We have just received photos of a house we designed 15 years ago and that was built in 2013. It was recently sold by The Modern House and they have generously allowed us to use their images. It is a project close to our hearts as it was the second house we designed after setting up the practice, for a lovely client who subsequently sold the site to a couple who commissioned us to obtain planning permission for a slightly altered design.
The house replaces a single storey vehicle repair workshop in a street of Victorian terraced houses and 1960s flats in Hackney, north London. A rich sequence of interconnected spaces unfolds around a central staircase to create a four bedroom house with a double-height living area on a tiny 90 square metre site.
See here for full project details.
We are very proud that Patrick McEvoy of our London office is one of 3 winners in a competition organised by the London Festival of Architecture to design a temporary public space for a site within the square mile of the City of London. Architects, designers and artists were invited to submit a design proposal for a parklet that will transform a kerbside area into a place to rest, relax and admire the City – bringing additional life and greenery to the City's streets and public spaces during the world's largest annual architecture festival. The proposal will be in place from June 1st - 30th on St Martins Le Grand. See our journal here for more information.
We were delighted to see our Enerphit project in Sydenham achieved 0.67 in air tightness testing this week. The project involves the full retrofit of an existing 1960s terraced house including the super-insulation of walls and roof, replacement of existing windows, installation of two light shafts through the house and construction of a guest bedroom/study at roof level. Many thanks to Paul Jennings for completing the test.
See here for full project details.
Graham Bizley will be speaking in Frome on April 2nd 2019 at the Architecture Club under the title 'In Search of a Rural Architecture'.
A relationship to the rural landscape is deeply embedded in the British consciousness, yet the debate on architecture and the built environment focuses almost entirely on the city. In this talk Graham will explore the contemporary identity of rural areas, how ideas about the countryside evolve in the face of social, economic and political changes, and how we might build in the countryside in a way that is sustainable and enhances a sense of place.
Do come along.
See the Architecture Club Facebook page for details and tickets.
The concrete work and timber framing are almost complete at our refurbishment of a grade II listed house in Malmesbury, Wiltshire. In the new hallway, three in-situ-cast concrete portals frame the front door and the openings into the rest of the house. At the rear a new extension is being made from an exposed spruce timber frame on a concrete plinth that retains the higher garden levels behind. The extension will be clad in zinc and is due for completion in Summer 2019. See here for more project details.
We are delighted that Prewett Bizley Architects have reached the longlist for the 2019 Ashden Awards. The awards highlight some of the boldest thinking and biggest breakthroughs in sustainable energy and are globally recognised as a mark of excellence in the field of green energy.
Upgrading the UK's existing buildings is the most effective way of quickly decarbonising our built environment, Retrofitting is becoming more widespread across the UK, despite a lack of government policy to encourage it.
Winners will be announced in July. See the Ashden website for more details.
We received listed building and planning consent last week from Mendip Council for repairs and extension to a grade II listed farmhouse near Pilton in Somerset. The corten steel-plate ceiling of the extension is proposed as a contemporary take on the 15th Century cross-beam ceilings elsewhere in the house.
Robert Prewett will be talking at the Espacio Gallery in Bethnal Green on 14th December 9:00 - 10:30am.
Wishing your home wasn't so drafty and so expensive to heat? Dreaming of comfort, low energy bills and a tiny carbon footprint? Then do come and listen to the expertise of two architects who can help you make your home full of comfort and joy.
Tickets are available here.
Our refurbishment of the Common Room at the Oxford university Department of Education opened this week. The space has been re-imagined as a 'garden room', enhancing the qualities of the 1960s building and better connecting the room to the garden outside. For full project details see here.
Work is underway on our refurbishment of the Common Room at the Department of Education at Oxford University. This is the final sample board. The design aims to improve the social and learning environment by enhancing the qualities of the 1960s building and better connecting the room to the garden outside. Completion due in September, in time for the autumn term.
Works are proceeding quickly on site on our certified Passivhaus project in Somerset. The first phase of spray-insulation has been applied and the Internorm windows were installed in August. The first air-test was carried out this week and achieved 0.36 ACH, well below the Passivhaus requirement. Congratulations to our hands-on client! See here for project details.
We're delighted that Patrick McEvoy, who works in our London office is one of ten winners in a competition organised by the London Festival of Architecture to design a bench for a public space in the City of London. Installed in Jubilee Gardens, Houndsditch, the bench is a memorial to a dog called Geoffrey Barkington. Cast in self-compacting concrete the bench weighs over a tonne.
The Dundon Passivhaus is included in the latest edition of Country Living Modern Rustic, and in the July issue of Red, featuring the wonderful photographs of Polly Wreford.
Graham's review of Feilden Fowles' Food Production Campus for Charlie Bigham's is in the June issue of Architecture Today. Set in an abandoned quarry, not far from our office in Wells, the building breaks the mould of the typical shed with a bold response to its post-industrial surroundings.
On April 28th architecture critic Owen Hatherley will be leading a walking tour of Poundbury, the Prince of Wales' model extension to the Dorset town of Dorchester. Following the tour Graham will be taking part in a panel discussion in the Brownsword Hall. I'll be trying to get past the issue of style to explore whether it is a real model for sustainable development. Tickets are available from the Architecture Foundation here.
Planning permission and listed building consent were granted this week for our proposals for repair, refurbishment and extension of a grade II listed town house in the Bloomsbury Conservation Area. The house has been empty for 20 years and is on Historic England's Buildings at Risk Register. See the project page here for more information.
Planning permission and listed building consent have been granted by Camden Council for extension and complete refurbishment of a grade II listed Georgian house in the Bloomsbury Conservation Area. We are currently working on detailed design and work is due to start in Spring 2018
The Bloomsbury Townhouse has been selected in a competition for the annual Don't Move Improve! exhibition organised by New London Architecture (NLA). The exhibition runs from 27 January to 29 March at The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London WC1E 7BT.
The competition showcases projects completed in the last two years across Greater London, seeking designs that demonstrate exceptional innovation and cost-effectiveness in the delivery of better living space for Londoners.
The Dundon Passivhaus was featured in the Evening Standard Homes & Property section this week. Thank you to Philippa Stockley. See here for the website version. The house was deisgned in collaboration with Interior Designer Emily Bizley.
Our proposals for alteration and extension to a grade II listed house in Malmesbury, Wiltshire have been granted planning permission and listed building consent. For more project details see here.
The Dundon Passivhaus, designed with Emily Bizley Interior Design is featured in the September issue of House & Garden. Thanks to Paul Massey for great photos! See here for more details.
Prewett Bizley Architects have been appointed by Oxford University Estates Services to carry out a Feasibility Study for improvements to the buildings occupied by the Department of Education in Norham Gardens, north Oxford. The Study will look at how the buildings could be altered to provide more flexible, modern and convivial spaces that might encourage a fertile exchange of ideas and project an identity commensurate with a world-class institution. Read more here.
We are delighted to announce we have been named Sustainability Architect of the Year at the 2017 BD Architect of the Year Awards. Thank you to all our employees and collaborators for your hard work, and our clients for your determination to make a difference through commissioning us.
Our retrofit and refurbishment of a grade II listed townhouse in Bloomsbury, designed in collaboration with Emily Bizley Interior Design is featured in The Evening Standard this evening.
Our extension and retrofit of a terrace house in north London has been completed. The project has reduced the energy use of the house by almost 80% via breathable and ecological insulation approach. See here for more details.
Rob Prewett will be presenting a mini-masterclass on Retrofit at the 2016 UK Passivhaus Conference,focusing on small & large scale retrofit, EuroPHit and moisture control.
The conference takes place at the Business Design Centre in Islington on Tuesday 25th October and tickets are available here.
Our retrofit of a grade II listed Georgian house in Bloomsbury is featured in the Architects' Journal this week. Carried out in collaboration with Emily Bizley Interior Design the project involved conversion of the building from offices to a single family house with an almost EnerPHit level of energy performance. Click here to read the article.
As part of Open House London The Kyverdale House will be open for tours from 10am – 1pm on Saturday 17th September. The Kyverdale house was designed in 2003 and shows how a light and spatially inventive home can be made on a small and awkward shaped site. Around 750 buildings will be open to the public during Open House London over the weekend of September 17 – 18th.
We are looking for a creative and technically proficient part II architectural assistant and a part III qualified architect to work in our Somerset studio. Please see our Employment Opportunities page for details.
Working from studios in London and Wells in Somerset, Prewett Bizley Architects produce inspiring, energy-efficient buildings with a sensitive approach to context. Through a creative dialogue with our clients we seek to create engaging, atmospheric spaces that are a pleasure to use, responsive to needs of their users and that bring lasting improvements to the quality of people's lives.
We give practical and useful advice that enables our clients to understand the design process and make informed decisions. We are committed to achieving best value for our clients according to their particular needs. We try to observe the nature of places to understand their qualities, patterns and nuances in order to propose interventions that might heal or provide continuity with the existing context.
Having pioneered some of the most extreme low-energy retrofit projects to date in the UK we are passionate about the need to reduce the impact of buildings on the environment. We are part of the 15:40 Collective of architecture practices that share a commitment to radically reducing the energy consumption of buildings through a 'fabric first' approach, with extensive experience in delivering sustainable new-build and retrofit projects using Passivhaus construction methodologies. We offer consultancy services to building owners and other professionals on low-energy construction and Passivhaus design. We have a hands-on approach through which we continuously seek to improve the quality of construction on site.
Our architectural work is rooted in the wider activities of teaching, writing and research which allow us to combine thought and technical innovation with a practical approach to the realities of development and construction. Current research focuses on rural architecture, self-build housing and how the principles of low-energy construction can be applied to retrofit of listed buildings. Please see our Journal for more information. Our work has been recognised by a number of awards, most recently the Dundon Passivhaus in Somerset which won RIBA Regional and National Awards and was a finalist for the prestigious Stephen Lawrence Prize. We are winners of the Sustainability Architect of the Year Award 2017.
We work closely with Interior Designer Emily Bizley and can offer a fully integrated service incorporating architecture, interior design and energy analysis. We work throughout the south of England with recent projects in Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Sussex, Kent and London.
The buildings of the past that we most admire tend to be those made in a way that represents something of the spirit of their age. We perceive beauty when we sense materials being worked with artistry and judgement by people working to the best of their abilities in ways appropriate to their times. So what is an appropriate way of building for our time, and what might it say about our culture to future generations?
Congratulations to Patrick McEvoy of our London office whose Pavement Art Gallery proposal is one of 3 winners in a competition organised by the London Festival of Architecture to design a temporary public space for a site within the square mile of the City of London.
Patrick McEvoy from Prewett Bizley's London office is one of ten winners in a competition organised by the London Festival of Architecture to design a bench for the City of London.
If we want rural and urban areas to remain distinct and not just become merged in ubiquitous suburbia we need to think more imaginatively about where development occurs and how it can be made specific to its place.
The most endearing quality of the houses isn't to do with style. It is the sheltered outdoor spaces, an integral part of the conception of the buildings that enable the residents to engage with the green spaces around them.
If museums look like factories and churches like industrial warehouses, a basic value of the state is in crisis.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Trailing by 13 points at halftime, MIT scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter while its defense held UMass Dartmouth off the scoreboard as the Engineers rallied to take a 28-27 New England Football Conference victory over the Corsairs. Freshman Samuel Inman (Stillwell, Okla.) caught a 21-yard TD pass from sophomore Peter Williams (Portland, Ore.) with 2:32 left to give MIT the win.
After a first half that saw UMass Dartmouth (1-4, 1-1 NEFC Boyd) take a 27-14 lead and the two teams combine for 365 yards of offense, the defenses took over in the third quarter. MIT (2-2, 1-1 NEFC Boyd) held the Corsairs to just 71 yards and forced a pair of punts. It was a similar story on the other side of the ball, where the Engineers managed just 87 yards and turned the ball over on a fumble on its only drive into Corsair territory.
MIT began its comeback on its first possession of the fourth quarter. Starting at its own 26 after a UMass Dartmouth punt, the Engineers drove to the MIT 41 in three plays. From there Williams found freshman Karson Ota (Katy, Texas) open for a 45-yard gain down to the UMD 14. Facing a fourth-and-four at the UMD eight, MIT went for it and saw the decision pay off when Ota stayed with a ball that had been tipped by the Corsair defensive line and pulled it in for the score.
Despite being set back by a 15-yard penalty on the first play of its drive, UMass Dartmouth came back and drove to the MIT 47. A personal foul call on the Engineers took it down to the MIT 32 where the MIT defense came up with two big plays. Sophomore Anthony Souffrant (North Grafton, Mass.) stopped a Corsair pass play for a two-yard loss, then freshman Alex Noakes (Watkinsville, Ga.) sacked Liam Cosgrove for a 12-yard loss. On the next play Cosgrove could not handle a bad snap from center and Noakes recovered the ball at the UMD 39, retuning it two yards to set up the next MIT drive.
After getting one first down it looked as if the Engineer drive might falter. A penalty set MIT back five yards before Jordan McDonald and Joe Texeira dropped sophomore Justin Wallace (Palatine, Ill.) for a loss. Facing a fourth down again, MIT went for it one more time and Williams found Inman open on the sideline. After gaining the first down Inman kept going, diving into the end zone for what proved to be the winning score.
UMass Dartmouth got the ball into MIT territory at the 43 on its try at the winning drive, but junior Matt Merlino (Vancouver, Wash.) intercepted a Cosgrave pass attempt and returned it 21 yards to seal the victory.
UMass Dartmouth wasted little time at the start of the game in getting on the scoreboard, as starting quarterback Patrick Orlando ran for 34 yards and tossed a three-yard scoring toss to Brendan McNeish less than three minutes into the game.
It remained a seven-point game into the second quarter when Orlando sparked another scoring drive. Crossing into MIT territory, Orlando ran for seven and then 13 yards as the Corsairs made it to the MIT 20. On his last carry Orlando was knocked out of the game, however, bringing Cosgrove into the contest. Brinston Facey finished off the drive with a three-yard run that put UMass Dartmouth up 14-0.
After UMD added a field goal to make it 17-0, MIT finally got on the scoreboard with a two-yard rush by Williams on a drive that was kept alive when the Corsairs were called for roughing the kicker on an MIT punt attempt.
UMass Dartmouth got the points right back, however, as Abiol Abonshade returned the ensuing kickoff 82 yards for a score to put the Corsairs up 24-7. MIT answered on its next drive by going 69 yards in six plays, with Ota coming up with his first TD grab of the day on a 20-yard pass from Williams with 3:30 left in the half.
Trickery put UMass Dartmouth back in business on the next drive, as the Corsairs had McNeish take a pitch on an end around and then throw to William Cotter for a 35-yard gain. The MIT defense held, as junior Heath Gould (Las Vegas, Nev.) stopped Kiki Louis on the one-yard line after he had pulled in a Cosgrove pass. The Corsairs settled for an Edgar Osols field goal with 10 seconds left that made it 27-14.
Williams led an MIT offense that outgained UMass Dartmouth, 357-299, completing 18-of-30 for 208 yards and three scores. Coming in for the injured Orlando, Cosgrove hit on 19 of 27 attempts for 122 yards for the Corsairs. Orlando ended up leading UMD with 70 yards of rushing as the Engineers held the Corsairs to a total of 108 yards on the ground. Wallace led MIT with 64 yards on the ground. Ota had his second consecutive 100-yard receiving game, setting career marks with nine catches for 130 yards and two scores. McNeish led all receivers with 10 catches for UMass Dartmouth, totaling 72 yards and one score.
MIT will stay at home next week as the Engineers host Plymouth State at 1:00 p.m. on October 6 in Steinbrenner Stadium. UMass Dartmouth will also be at home next Saturday, hosting Salve Regina at Noon.


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I am the owner of Ryan Manley Enterprises, specializing in technology consulting for small business owners. My company and myself are very laid back and informal. We don't deal much with processes and we don't like working with large companies. We are very matter of fact, for better or for worse. My message is that I can provide a way for small business owners to make it easier and alleviate the constant stress of ownership.
We specifically target small businesses and the owners who are trying to cut costs and avoid spending excess time and money on Information Technology needs. We want the "on the go" person to use our services.
Our audience is generally not IT saavy and they spend many hours working overtime. They have a very blended mix of work and personal life.
We need a logo that fits in with the color and style of http://www.ryanmanley.com. I also need a business card design and basic letterhead.
I want the look of the logo to be something cutting edge. I am open to abstract images or something that plays on the actual business name. I really like the blues, greys, whites, and blacks on the website and need it to fit into this. As a young company built with young people, we do not want to look overly corporate. However, since we're professional, we don't want to look like "hackers" either.
The business card I originally came up with is here:
I would like a card that has the same information, but uses a sharper layout and only 4 colors. I don't need the back design.
The letterhead only needs to be simple and isn't as important as the main logo and business card.
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The Obama administration and its immigration agencies are partly responsible for the rape, robbery and murder of American citizens because they refuse to enforce immigration law. That is the upshot of a report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS), which the U.S. House Judiciary Committe released early this week.
Thanks to the administration, tens of thousands of dangerous criminals are roaming the streets, committing tens of thousands of terrible crimes they could not commit if the president would deport them.
The Data
The data assembled by CRS is eye-opening. It offers a chilling picture of just how many crimes illegal immigrants commit: nearly 300,000 in the period the report considers.
According to the Judiciary Committee's summation of the report,
The data provided to the House Judiciary Committee by DHS [Department of Homeland Security] includes 276,412 records of charges against illegal and criminal immigrants identified by Secure Communities between October 27, 2008 and July 31, 2011. There are 159,286 unique individuals in the database and 205,101 unique arrest incidents.
Secure Communities is a federal program that is supposed to help local police identify illegal aliens and deport them.
Foreign criminals who were rearrested committed some 60,000 crimes, the report said, adding,
Of those released, CRS found that about 17% of illegal and criminal immigrants, or 26,412, were rearrested on criminal charges. These 26,412 recidivists accounted for a total of 42,827 arrests and 57,763 alleged violations.
The categories of crimes charged include nearly 8,500 DUI (14.6%), over 6,000 Drug Violations (10.9%), more than 4,000 Major Criminal Offenses (7.1%), which includes murder, assault, battery, rape, and kidnapping, nearly 3,000 Theft (4.9%), and over 1,000 Other Violent Crimes (2.1%), which includes carjacking, child cruelty, child molestation, domestic abuse, lynching, stalking, and torture.
This list of crimes includes 59 murders, 21 attempted murders, and 542 sex crimes.
Not all those rearrested, the committee took pains to note, are legal immigrants. "Of those rearrested, nearly 30%, or 7,283, were illegal immigrants." They murdered 19 persons. The committee added,
Since 46,734 illegal immigrants were released, this means they have a recidivism rate of 16%. These illegal immigrants should have been deported but the Obama administration's lax immigration policies released them back into our communities.
• The crimes charged against these illegal immigrants include nearly 2,000 DUI cases (11.9 percent), over 1,400 drug violations (8.8 percent), and more than 1,000 major criminal offenses and violent crimes (6.9 percent), including murder, assault, battery, rape, kidnapping, child molestation, domestic abuse, lynching, stalking, and torture.
• These crimes committed by illegal immigrants include 19 murders, 3 attempted murders, and 142 sex crimes.
Typical Cases
Typical of the type of criminals the federal government permits to stay in the country are two MS-13 gang members, Edwin Ramos and Johoan Rodriguez. Ramos, as The New American readers will recall, murdered 49-year-old Tony Bologna and his sons, Michael and Matthew. San Francisco, a sanctuary city, protected Ramos and other illegals from deportation.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle,
Ramos, a native of El Salvador whom prosecutors say is a member of a violent street gang, was found guilty of two felonies as a juvenile — a gang-related assault on a Muni [Municipal Railway public transit system] passenger and the attempted robbery of a pregnant woman — according to authorities familiar with his background.
In neither instance did officials with the city's Juvenile Probation Department alert federal immigration authorities, because it was the city agency's policy not to consider immigration status when deciding how to deal with an offender. Had city officials investigated, they would have found that Ramos lacked legal status to remain in the United States.
It appeared as if federal officials didn't know Ramos was in the country. But the Chronicle later disclosed that federal authorities knew exactly who Ramos was and that he was probably a killer. "An informant told the FBI in 2006 that Edwin Ramos had killed a gang rival in the Mission District, records show, raising questions about why Ramos wasn't taken off the streets before his infamous slaying of a man and his two sons in San Francisco in 2008," the paper reported.
Ramos murdered the Bolognas in June 2008 and thus falls outside the parameters of the study by CRS. But his case illustrates exactly the type of criminal whom federal authorities permit to stay in the country when they tolerate municipal leftists who set up sanctuaries.
Last month, a jury sent Ramos to prison for life.
Then there's Rodriguez' case. In June, a jury sentenced him to 55 years in prison for killing Houston police officer Kevin Will in May 2011. Rodriguez, A gang member like Ramos, was driving drunk when his car hit Will.
According to the Houston Chronicle,
Rodriguez is an illegal immigrant from Mexico who was deported in 2005 and 2006.
Federal court records show that Rodriguez tried to enter the U.S. through the Brownsville [Texas] Port of Entry by falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen on Dec. 29, 2005. Just days after he was deported back to Mexico, he tried again to get in, this time through the Hidalgo Port of Entry, records show. He again claimed to be a U.S. citizen, born in Houston, and showed a Texas driver's license to support his claim, according to records. He was deported a second time.
Rodriguez was issued a driver's license in 2007.
The Chronicle reported that Rodriguez is a career criminal:
His misdemeanor record includes five violations in 2009 — including driving without insurance and with an expired license plate. There was no jail time associated with any of the recent cases, said Gwendolyn Goins, spokeswoman for the city's Municipal Courts Department.
A television news station observed that "police would have discovered his status had he been arrested and booked into the city jail — that's where fingerprints are run through local, state and federal databases."
Yet even had local or federal authorities arrested the Salvadoran, the question is whether the Obama administration would have deported him.
DREAM Act Is Law
As The New American has repeatedly documented, lax enforcement of illegal immigration from the Obama administration is never a surprise.
For the past year, top officials in the administration, most notably Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, have repeatedly declared that the DREAM Act is law, even though it failed to pass the Senate in December 2010. The DREAM Act is an amnesty for illegals who meet a list of arbitrary criteria. Last summer, Napolitano's director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, John Morton, gave his staff "prosecutorial discretion" on deportations. President Obama halted 300,000 deportations after that.
This year, Obama applied the failed DREAM Act to young illegals, announcing that he will not deport them. And now that the Supreme Court has backed the most controversial provision of Arizona's immigration law, the administration says it will not help the state with identifying and deporting illegals.
Related Articles:
Under Mandated DREAM Act, Obama Eyes Amnesty, Halting Most Deportations
Napolitano: Dream Act is Now De Facto Law
ICE: State Cooperation Not Needed to Run Secure Communities Program
Circumventing Congress: Failed DREAM Act Mandated by ICE Director
Napolitano: Unpassed DREAM Act Now Law


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Our ability to communicate and understand, feel emotions, and think rationally shows that we are created for a purpose—to have a relationship with God.
God made his handiwork so clear that even a child can see it (Romans 1:18–20). The beauty of His work is inescapable—and an undeniable witness to His existence.
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With more than 270 transboundary rivers worldwide, and threats such as climate change, the need for improved capacity in managing water resources sustainably and equitably has never been greater.
In this light, IUCN recently organized 'Strengthening Water Diplomacy in Transboundary Basins', a seminar at Stockholm Water Week focused on the importance of shared waters and the role of sovereignty. The water discourse on transboundary rivers, stresses the concept of sustainable development of transboundary basins based on benefit sharing.
In many regions however, sovereignty remains the main concern of national governments' agendas for international waters, despite legal (for example, the 1997 UN Watercourses Convention) and technical tools. Unfolding this paradigm – between sovereignty objections of Ministries of Foreign Affairs and sharing objectives of water technocrats – was one of the main goals of the seminar.
To embark the seminar, a key note speech was given by His Excellency CM. Shafi Sami, former Bangladesh Ambassador to India, followed by case stories from the Nile and Mekong basins. The two studies gave examples in which the two paradigms had balanced out in favour of the water users from the different riparian countries. After the ensuing discussion, a panel led by Prof. McIntyre from the University College Cork, argued legal frameworks were necessary at all water governance levels, irrespective of the process type and arrangements desired.
The second part of the session was dedicated to the multi-level governance aspect of transboundary waters. Anton Earle from the Swedish International Water Institute presented different tools for water diplomacy, and ways to strengthen it.
Examples followed that illustrated local governance such as in the Sixaola River Basin (a BRIDGE project site) shared between Costa Rica and Panama, up to the international level, with a presentation on the Convention on the Law of Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses (also known as the 1997 Convention).
This set up the basis for a discussion panel, where Ivan Zavadsky from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), together with Johan Gely of the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC), expanded on the benefits of having a robust multi-level framework that reinforces itself through complementary instruments in pursuit of better compliance with the principles of good water governance.
The seminar concluded with the complementarity of different mechanisms and how all are relevant to strike a balance in the context of a global to local framework for governance of transboundary river basins.
With this conclusion, Dr. Alejandro Iza, Director of the IUCN Environmental Law Centre, said that "understanding this balance will help identify strategies needed in different contexts to overcome constraints and build cooperation. Based on lessons learned from different approaches, the seminar participants were able to identify priority actions for strengthening water diplomacy and enabling cooperation in management and development of transboundary basins."
Key messages from the seminar will continue to be a part of the strengthening capacities component of the IUCN Building River Dialogue and Governance (BRIDGE) project.
The seminar was led by the IUCN Environmental Law Centre and IUCN Water Programme, as part of a joint effort which brought together the University of Dundee, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Global Water Partnership (GWP), UNESCO and the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC).
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Bills hire Hostler as senior offensive assistant
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills have hired Jim Hostler to work as a senior offensive assistant coach.
Hostler has 14 years of NFL coaching experience, including the past six as Baltimore's receivers coach. He also spent three seasons as an assistant in San Francisco, including 2007 as the 49ers offensive coordinator.
Hostler also spent time as an assistant with the New York Jets, New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs.
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It was in New York, from 2003-04, when Hostler worked on the same staff as Bills coach Doug Marrone. Hostler was the receivers/quarterbacks coach for the Jets, while Marrone coached the offensive line.
Marrone had an opening on his staff at receivers coach after Ike Hilliard was fired on Dec. 30.


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What mysteries lurk within the eerie mountain town of Alan Wake's Bright Falls? Find out this Sunday, when the first two episodes of a six-part live action prequel series show up on Xbox Live.
Acclaimed short film director Philip Van takes us on an eerie, suspense-filled tour of Alan Wake's setting in "Bright Falls," a live action miniseries that Microsoft says "evokes the same ghostly chills as "Twin Peaks" did when it premiered 20 years ago this month." That's a pretty tall order right there.
It'll get some help from performances by creepy character actors Tom Noonan (Damages) and Cooper Huckabee (True Blood), portraying residents of the sleepy town with more than its fair share of dark secrets.
The first two episodes will be available on Sunday, April 25 on Xbox Live for Gold subscribers, April 26 for Silver members, and will then debut online at BrightFalls.com. New episodes will be released weekly, with the final two dropping on May 17, a day before the game hits the Xbox 360 in North America.
Check out the full trailer for the series now at the Xbox.com Alan Wake page.


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How to set the home page
We'll show you how to automatically open any web page you want when you launch Firefox or click the Home button .
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Set or change your home page
- Open a tab with the web page you want to use as your home page.
- Drag and drop that tab onto the Home button
on your toolbar.
- Click to set this page as your home page.
- Open the web page you want to use as your home page.
- Drag and drop that tab onto the Home button
on your toolbar (it's on the left side by default).
- Click on the prompt to set this page as your home page.
Set your home page through Firefox optionspreferences
- Click the menu button and choose . .
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- The default Startup setting for When Firefox starts is to show your home page. You can also choose from the drop-down menu to have Firefox show a blank page or to show your windows and tabs from your last session.
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- Click the menu next to Homepage and new windows and choose an option to show either the Firefox Home page, enter your own URLs or show a blank page.
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U.S. Forces Capture Key Benghazi Suspect
Grabbed in a Nighttime Raid, Ahmed Abu Khatallah Faces Possible Death Penalty
U.S. operatives captured a senior suspect in the 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, in a nighttime raid on Libyan soil that set the stage for a high-profile trial of an alleged terrorist in U.S. civilian court.
The suspect, Ahmed Abu Khatallah, is being interrogated outside the U.S. by a special group of intelligence investigators, said U.S. officials familiar with the case. Mr. Khatallah is the most prominent of those wanted in the attack on two U.S. compounds, in which four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador...


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LONG BEACH — The United Church of Christ plans to host a wedding for the pastor of a church in Torrance and his partner tomorrow during General Synod 2013 in Long Beach. The Rev. Dave Sigmund, pastor of Seaside Community United Church of Christ, and his partner, Jay Greaves, are to be married on the second floor of the Long Beach Convention Center. The wedding is due to take place at 5 p.m.
The Rev. Susannah Davis, pastor of the men's home church in Atlanta, is due to co-officiate the service with the Rev. Mel White of Long Beach.


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Consider the breast and lungs when determining thoracic imaging protocols
Carefully consider the radiation dose to the breast and lungs before deciding which CT protocol to use for thoracic imaging of individual patients, a new study cautions.
The study compared organ doses to the breast, lungs and pelvis using commonly used protocols and found a change in protocol could decrease breast radiation dose by more than 50 percent. "The highest doses to the breast skin and parenchyma were found with our standard thoracic CT protocol (120 kVp, variable 120-320 mA) and the protocol we use to assess for pulmonary embolism in the general population (120kVp, variable 200-394 mA)," said Dr. Diana Litmanovich of Harvard Medical School in Boston, and the lead author of the study.
"We found the dose was reduced by more than half when we used our protocol for assessing pulmonary embolism in pregnant or young patients," (100 kVP, fixed 200 mA), said Dr. Litmanovich.
The standard thoracic CT and the pulmonary embolism protocols also led to the highest radiation doses to the lung, Dr. Litmanovich said. The lung received the highest organ dose regardless of the protocol, while pelvic radiation was low regardless of the protocol, she said.
"Despite efforts to reduce radiation dose, irradiation of the breast and lung remain substantial," said Dr. Litmanovich. "The study emphasizes the need for caution when we are planning our CT protocols," she said.
The study is published in the October, 2011 American Journal of Roentgenology.
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by Dr. Boyce Watkins, The Institute for Black Public Policy
Nearly three years ago, two black college students and a friend were murdered in a schoolyard in Newark, NJ. Monday, a jury returned guilty verdicts for three of the murders and one attempted murder after deliberating for less than a day.
Rodolfo Godinez, a 26-year old gang member and native of Nicaragua, was convicted of all charges against him, including multiple counts of robbery, weapons possession and conspiracy. He can get up to 30 years to life for each murder count, and the sentences can be given out consecutively.
"This man will never see the light of day," said Robert D. Laurino, the acting Essex County prosecutor.
Sentencing for Godinez is set for July 8. His lawyer, Roy Greenman, said,"Obviously, there will be an appeal on a number of grounds," but he declined to state the grounds on which he'd be filing.
The prosecution did not assert that Godinez was the one who hacked at the victims with a machete or shot each of them execution-style, in the back of the head. He was argued, however, to be the one who summoned the other gang members to the schoolyard on the night when the murders took place. The murders were particularly chilling because all four of the victims were "good kids" with no criminal history and educational plans for the future.
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You could say I have a God-given love for the Jews and the nation of Israel (Isaiah 62:6-7). That sacred bond has been strengthened over the years by the fact that I've been blessed to have lived all over Israel, getting to know its land and people quite well.
Apart from 5 months at Ramat Yohanan (where I met my "kibbutz mother," Miriam Weiss) I've also stayed at Sdot Yam on the Mediterranean, next to Caesarea, the site of my first ulpan (intensive Hebrew course), and where Israel's heroine, Hannah Senesh, was from; Regavim, near Zichron Yaakov, where I continued my Hebrew lessons amid its rolling green hills; Reshafim, near Bet She'an, with Mt. Gilboa practically in our backyard, and Jordan's mountains in lovely view out front; Adamit, on Lebanon's border, high up on a mountain, from where on clear days you can see all the way to Haifa's Mt. Carmel; Shoval, a rose in the Negev desert, just north of Be'er Sheva; Dan, way up in the northernmost part of Israel, in between Syria and Lebanon, next to the majestic snow-covered Mt. Hermon, where I was living when "Operation Desert Storm" blew in; and Ha'On, with its campground and ostrich farm on the eastern shores of the Sea of Galilee, across from Tiberias; and last but not least, my beloved Jerusalem, next to my favorite spot on earth: the Temple Mount.
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It means that she had someone take it to the laundry. It has been sent (out) to the laundry.
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What does this "sent out" mean? You wouldn't dispatch your laundry to a laundry shop. Does it just mean "leave something at"?
W:Jennifer gets a phone call from her friend Peggy. Peggy says she is going to have a party at 9 p.m.
tonight, and invites Jennifer to the party. Jennifer accepts the sudden invitation with pleasure, but she has one problem. She has sent out the jacket she likes most to wear for laundry. She decides to contact the owner of the laundry. Jennifer calls him and explains her situation. She wants to ask if she can get her jacket back as soon as possible, or by 7 p.m. at the latest.
It means that she had someone take it to the laundry. It has been sent (out) to the laundry.
Can't that someone be herself? Does "send out something for laundry" always mean "you have somone take it to a laundry" or can it be "you take it to a laundry yourself"?


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"Blue Bloods" is a drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck) is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry (Len Cariou), during his stint as Chief.
A source of pride and concern for Frank is his eldest son Danny (Donnie Wahlberg), a seasoned detective, family man and Iraq War vet who on occasion uses dubious tactics to solve cases. Frank's daughter, Erin (Bridget Moynahan), serves as a N.Y. Assistant D.A. and is the legal compass for the family, while Jamie, the youngest Reagan and a recent grad of Harvard Law, is the family's "golden boy," but has decided to give up a lucrative future in law and follow in the family footsteps as a cop.