Ken:

 One of the last places I would want to be during a terrorist attack would
be Pasadena, great place to get petrochemical products, and the air's a
little thick.

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Met History wrote:

> In a message dated 1/13/05 7:14:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
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>> I met an American architect who had done a considerable amount of work
>> in Qatar. He had a curious problem in that what was wanted by the people
>> in Qatar was the replication of American sprawling suburb, the sort of
>> developments that would have clover-leafs, curved and branched side
>> streets ending in small circles. They had the money for it, and that is
>> what they wanted. The difficulty he expressed was that the orientation
>> of the toilets towards Mecca all had to all of them be the same,
>
>
>
> what is the direction of a toilet?  christopher

Well, I'm still perplexed by it, but I was told w/ the rear of the body
facing Mecca as it would be a disrespect for the person to face Mecca.
I've been seeking a second source on this information.
So there is this situation of nondescript suburban sprawl cookie-cutter
houses that suddenly have to be explicit in their place and orientation.
Do you turn the footprint of the house? Do you redesign the itnerior to
have crooked walls?
Do you install toilets that are adjustable?

I also was amazed to find out recently that churches are not considered
as adequate for emergency shelters as are schools.
It was a news piece on the TV about a town near Pasadena, TX where the
fire chief was expressing his preparations for a terrorist event.
Churches generally do not have a sufficient capacity of bathrooms.

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