PARAPHRASES from Nothing But the Truth, book 6 in the Dismas Hardy series by John Lescroart  *  The voice was eiderdown--the tone cold steel  *  In San Francisco, summer is windy, harsh and damp.  From late August until mid-October, days are warm and skies cloudless.  The rest of the year, it's all fog and low clouds near the coast, clearing inland by afternoon, highs in low sixties, and winds from the west at fifteen to twenty.  *  They accepted the Chinese position that disaster and opportunity were derived from the same symbol.  *



In The Huckle and Goose Cookbook, Anca and Christine provide sixteen weeks of simple, seasonal recipes for home cooking at least three times a week.  All of the recipes integrate family traditions, good ingredients, and a use-up-everything-in-your-fridge approach.  There are Monday-Friday vegetable-packed dinners to choose from, salads you’ll crave, breakfasts to conquer the day, and desserts with gluten in all its glory.  http://newbookslib.com/book/The-huckle-goose-cookbook/



Vernacular architecture is characterised by its reliance on needs, construction materials and traditions specific to its particular locality.  It is a type of architecture which is indigenous to a specific time and place and not replicated from elsewhere.  Historically, vernacular architecture has incorporated the skills and expertise of local builders as opposed to formally-trained architects.  Often synonymous with primitive, nomadic or traditional architecture, can also apply to certain types or architecture in developed countries and urban societies.  As a concept, the term ‘vernacular’ became commonly used in the 1800s, at a time when western colonial powers were exploring the new worlds that were being discovered.  It is sometimes used as a derogatory term, suggesting something that may be quaint, but is derivative and has not been ‘properly’ designed by a professional.  During the first quarter of the 20th century, high profile architects such as Adolf Loos, Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier began to extol the virtues of vernacular architecture.  However, it wasn’t until 1964 that a successful exhibition by Bernard Rudofsky called ‘Architecture without Architects’ that the form became popularized.  https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Vernacular_architecture  See also https://www.archdaily.com/898253/25-examples-of-vernacular-housing-from-around-the-world



Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes early in life, and ever since has given herself insulin shots before she eats, to help manage her blood sugar levels.  No big deal.  But some years ago, she had an upsetting experience at a restaurant.  She was in the restaurant bathroom, just finishing up her injection when another woman walked in.  They both returned to their dinners, but as Sotomayor left the restaurant, she heard the woman from the restroom say:  "She's a drug addict."  Sotomayor stopped, turned around, and said:  "Madam, I am not a drug addict.  I am diabetic, and that injection you saw me give to myself is insulin.  It's the medicine that keeps me alive.  If you don't know why someone's doing something, just ask them.  Don't assume the worst in people."  And walked away.  The justice has replayed that scene in her mind many times over the years, and it ultimately led her to write the children's book Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You.  Samantha Balaban and Evie Stone produced and edited this interview for broadcast.  Beth Novey adapted it for the Web.  Read more and see graphics at https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/09/01/755845325/just-ask-says-sonia-sotomayor-she-knows-what-its-like-to-feel-different  In an interview on September 3, 2019 Sonia said she also wrote a book about diabetes for adults and on another subject, said that her wonderful colleague Ruth Bader Ginsburg ("The Steel Magnolia") helped her greatly when she joined the bench.



Sonia Sotomayor (born 1954) was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age seven, and began taking daily insulin injections.   Her father died of heart problems at age 42, when she was nine years old.   After this, she became fluent in English.  Sotomayor has said that she was first inspired by the strong-willed Nancy Drew book character, and then after her diabetes diagnosis led doctors to suggest a different career from detective, she was inspired to go into a legal career and become a judge by watching the Perry Mason television series.  She reflected in 1998:  "I was going to college and I was going to become an attorney, and I knew that when I was ten.  Ten.  That's no jest."    Sotomayor was nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by President George H. W. Bush in 1991; confirmation followed in 1992.  In 1997, she was nominated by President Bill Clinton to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.  Her nomination was slowed by the Republican majority in the United States Senate, but she was eventually confirmed in 1998.  On the Second Circuit, Sotomayor heard appeals in more than 3,000 cases and wrote about 380 opinions.  Sotomayor has taught at the New York University School of Law and Columbia Law School.  In May 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Sotomayor to the Supreme Court following the retirement of Justice David Souter.  Her nomination was confirmed by the Senate in August 2009 by a vote of 68–31.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Sotomayor



Summer Pain Surprise  The inspiration for this recipe was Pan Bagnat, the traditional Nice “sandwich,” in which the top of a round loaf would be sliced off and some of the crumb hollowed out, mixed with tuna, olives, anchovies, etc. then spooned back in and the “lid” put on top.  Later variations are often made with ham and cheese, and sometimes peppers layered up neatly inside the bread “shell,” but I thought it would be fun to stuff the ingredients between the slices of a whole loaf, and bake it.  We often make this for lunch. and everyone loves it warm, but it is also a great picnic showstopper.  You can carry it with you, still in its foil, then just open it up, drizzle with oil and let everyone help themselves.  Although I have suggested using prosciutto and mozzarella, which melts very well, I always associate pain surprise with Provence, as I like to make it when I am there on holiday with the family, but using local cured ham and cheese instead.  serves 10-12  Richard Bertinet  Find recipe at https://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/summer-pain-surprise



In a statement released to Publishers Weekly September 5, 2019, Amazon acknowledged it had unintentionally shipped some books ahead of the sale date.  "Due to a technical error a small number of customers were inadvertently sent copies of Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments," the statement said.  "We apologize for this error; we value our relationship with authors, agents, and publishers, and regret the difficulties this has caused them and our fellow booksellers."  Before the broken embargo, the American Booksellers Associaation was already working on initiatives that would put pressure on Amazon.  In an organization-wide newsletter the ABA sent last week, ABA president Oren Teicher said the group is continuing its ongoing discussions with officials at the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission about looking into whether Amazon is violating antitrust laws.  (ABA executives were in Washington, D.C., yesterday, when the news broke about Amazon’s violation of the PRH embargo.)  https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/81086-aba-condemns-amazon-promises-to-inform-feds.html



bottle episode  noun  (originally US, television)  An episode of a television series designed to be inexpensive and restricted in its use of sets, effects, cast members, etc.  The first episode of the original Star Trek television series aired in the United States on September 8, 1966.  The term bottle episode is said to have originated from a nickname used by the cast and crew of the series for an episode set entirely on board the starship USS Enterprise.  Wiktionary



desideratum  noun  Something that is wished for, or considered desirable.  The American poet Max Ehrmann, known for his prose poem Desiderata (1927), died on September 9, 1945.  Wiktionary



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