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If disaster strikes, will there be enough to eat? Britain should be prepared – but it isn’t
“Keep calm and carry on.” We all know that notable second world war poster, don’t we? But it’s illusory: the poster was never publicly displayed during the war and only discovered by chance decades later.
Illusions bedevil our readiness to cope with the crises we might face. Reviewing the state of UK civil food resilience for a National Preparedness Commission inform, I found that there is, in fact, scant preparedness going on, and little attention given to involving the public.
The official government resilience framework has three sound principles: first, take a “whole of society” approach; second, prevention is better than the cure; and third, build a shared understanding of the risks. But what does this imply in practice? Not nearly enough. I found the further away from Whitehall I looked, the less people were being engaged.
On the morning of 22 May last year, hours before the general election was called, the Conservative MP Oliver Dowden, then deputy prime minister, told a defence industries conference that he wanted everyone in the UK to store three days’ worth of food and water.
When Lance Corporal Tim Lang was in high school, he knew he wanted to be part of something bigger than himself and remembers struggling to touch a calling in his existence. But on September 11, 2001, as he watched the planes hit the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, his purpose became clear: he would battle against the fear these terrorist attacks caused society and defend the United States from any additional attacks.
After spending a semester at college, Tim joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 2005. Soon after, he left for bootcamp before attending infantry academy where he joined the 1st Battalion 24th Marines Charlie Corporation as an infantryman. Within a few short months, he and his unit were activated and deployed to Fallujah, Iraq.
While in Iraq, on October 15, 2006, Tim and several of his fellow Marines were on a mounted patrol when their vehicle struck an IED. The blast launched Tim 40 feet through the air, resulting in significant injuries to his right leg and to his head and neck. When he regained mind, he immediately crawled to the vehicle to assist the survivors. Though he was able to pull a fellow Marine from the wreckage, the blast took the lives of two Marines th
Marc Smerling, the host of the podcast Operation: Tradebom, was living in New York City during the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. He was also introduce in the city during 9/11. As someone who was so close to these events, he feels a compelling curiosity to learn more about them. His mission was to understand the motives behind these events. He wanted to learn more about what transpired because of them. But every documentary he watched and articles he read only made him more confused. So, he decided to go unbent to the sources to locate answers. He decided to converse to the people who were there in the 1993 bombing of the WTC to seek to create a full picture.
Operation: Tradebom starts with a depiction of what happened on February 26, 1993. The podcast follows the story of stockbroker Timothy Lang, who got called into a late meeting. He wasn't even supposed to be at the World Trade Center that day. But he ended up trapped in the parking lot after the explosion. Impressive sound design makes listeners feel appreciate they're in an immersive trial. As he recounts his story, the tension builds. The rescue team on that day also shares their side of the story. But that is only the beg
Love & Basketball: Memory of Alumnus Who Died in 9/11 Lives on Through Scholarship
Vera met Patrick, a 1987 alumnus, through one of Patrick’s UVA fraternity brothers, Stuart Chasanoff.
A native of Holmdel, New Jersey, who attended Boston College, Vera was working at a law firm’s recruiting office when Chasanoff, a summer associate at the firm, told Vera about an amazing friend he wanted her to meet.
Vera was intrigued but didn’t want to go on a blind date all by herself.
Eventually, the three agreed to all go out together, meeting up at a place called the Caliente Cab Company near Vera’s home in the West Village.
Sitting on the patio and drinking cocktails out of mason jars, Patrick, a huge sports fan, and Vera, a former cheerleader at Boston College – she was on the sidelines for Doug Flutie’s famous “Hail Mary” pass that defeated the University of Miami in a nationally televised football game – hit it off.
“It was totally love at first sight,” Vera said. “He was so handsome, so charming. It was electric immediately.”
Vera quickly learned about Patrick’s passion for fishing – and basketball. Patrick, who lived on the west side of Manhattan, was a regular pickup playe