Some might think that decorating a sukkah is child's play. Paper chains and school art projects are often the mainstay of a family's sukkah. But, the adornment of the sukkah can be far more sophisticated. In the oldest records of Jewish life, the sages took for granted that a sukkah will be decorated: "...adorned it with embroidered hangings and sheets, and hung therein nuts, almonds, peaches, pomegranates, bunches of grapes, wreaths of ears of corn, [vials of] wine, oil or fine flour..." (Sukkah 10a). The specific decorations noted by the sages all celebrate the bounty of the harvest season, which is appropriate as Sukkot is also referred to as Chag Ha'asif (the holiday of the ingathering of the harvest).
Make sukkah decorations with your friends and family.
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Call your local synagogue and ask where you might purchase a lulav and etrog.
It is time to celebrate! Just four days after Yom Kippur, the festival of Sukkot begins. On this most festive of holidays (it is known as "Z'man Simchataynu," the time of our rejoicing), Jews live in temporary dwellings called sukkot (singular - sukkah) with a roof of branches or wooden boards. This temporary "hut" becomes the Jew's home for seven days, and, therefore (weather permitting), everything that we would do in our homes, such as eat, sleep or study, is done in the sukkah.
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Jewish Treats wishes all a meaningful, and easy, fast.
The prohibition of wearing leather on Yom Kippur applies only to leather shoes. According to Rabba, "Is [all footwear] forbidden on the Day of Atonement because of the pleasure it affords, even though it cannot be regarded as a shoe? Surely, Rabbah son of Rabbi Huna used to wrap a scarf around his foot and so went out!--But [in fact], said Raba, there is no difficulty: The one Baraitha refers to a leather sock; the other to a felt sock" (Yevamot 102b).
This same verse, Psalms 109:18, is cited in Yoma 76b as the source from which it is learned that the prohibition of anointing includes washing. Says Rabbi Zutra the son of Rabbi Tobiah: "Just as the oil is applied externally, so also is the water [is such as is applied] externally."
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Check your shoe collection and find a pair of non-leather shoes.
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When deciding what to wear on Yom Kippur, choose comfort over fashion.
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If you cannot attend synagogue this week, try to read some words that motivate you to be a greater person.
"Raba ben Chin'neh'na the Elder also said in the name of Rav: Throughout the year one says in the prayer [Amidah], 'The holy God', and 'King who loves righteousness and judgment,' except during the ten days between New Year and the Day of Atonement, when he says, 'The holy King' and 'The King of judgment'" (Berachot 12b).
These changes are discussed at length in the codes of practical halacha. The general consensus rules is if the change from "King who loves righteousness and judgment" to "the King of judgment," or any of the other alterations not singled out in this Treat, is not made, the Amidah need not be repeated. However, the acknowledgment of God as King is so important that those who forget to change "the holy God" to "the holy King," are instructed to repeat the entire prayer.
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For the next week, take five minutes each morning and contemplate God's role as King over the world.
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In order to fully understand Yom Kippur, it is important to look deeper at the Jewish concept of teshuva, "repentance."
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Today, focus on treating other people, even those of differing opinions, with respect.
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In the Talmudic discussion, Rabbi Abahu (ca. 279-320 C.E., Caeseria, Israel) responded to this question by referring to the oral tradition that God wanted the Jewish people to use a ram's horn to remind Him of the binding of Isaac (known as the Akeidah), which culminated in a ram being offered as a sacrifice in Isaac's stead. The shofar represents that ram.
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One of the new holidays that has gained traction due to internet calendars is "Positive Thinking Day," celebrated this year on September 13th. With only three days left until Rosh Hashana, Jewish Treats can think of no better time of year to highlight the important message of positive thinking.
From a Jewish perspective, positive thinking not only means believing in one's self and focussing on happy, positive thoughts. It reflects a world-view that everything that God does is for the good. This ideology is beautifully enunciated in the common Hebrew phrase: gam zu l'tova, "This, too, is for the good."
The phrase was codified into Jewish tradition by the Talmudic sage known as Nachum of Gamzu (or Nachum Ish Gamzu), who was called so "because whatever befell him he would declare, 'This, too, is for the good" (Taanit 21a). He even declared this when he faced the wrath of the emperor for presenting the emperor with a bag of dirt (unknowingly, as the jewels that were supposed to have been in the bag had been stolen).
The concept of "gam zu l'tova" is applicable to all aspects of life. For example when a person gets stuck at a railroad crossing waiting for a train to pass, rather than cursing fate, one might think that this delay perhaps saved their lives from a traffic accident on the next block.
As Rosh Hashana approaches, it is customary for people to look back and review the year that has passed. When evaluated, incident for incident, some years look better than others. Almost every person can, however, recognize that our lives are filled with many events that seem negative at the time that they occur, but turn out to be important juxtapositions in one's life.
This Treat was originally published on September 6, 2010.
Be positive not just for yourself but for those around you.
The shofar is one of the most recognizable symbols of Rosh Hashana. Although it is preferable that a shofar be fashioned from a ram's horn, the horn need only come from a kosher animal.* However, not all the horns of a kosher animal are usable, for instance cows' horns and deer antlers are solid bone and cannot be fashioned into a shofar, whereas the horns of animals such as rams are made of keratin and can be hollowed out to become a shofar.
This Treat was originally posted on September 8, 2010.
If you are unable to attend services, arrange to hear the shofar at some point during Rosh Hashana day.
When history books discuss immigration to the land of Israel at the beginning of the twentieth century, the waves of immigrants to which they refer were, for the most part, Ashkenazim (Jews of central/eastern European ancestry). The truth is that there were Jews already living in the Promised Land, and they, for the most part, were Sephardim (of Spanish-Portuguese and Near-Eastern ancestry).
Because of the differences between Ashkenazim and Sephardim, which, while small, are still significant, there are two chief rabbis in Israel. The first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi was Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, a man whose name is well known to those who are familiar with Israeli history. Less well-known is the name of Rabbi Benzion Meir Hai Uziel (1880 - 1953), the first Rishon L'tzion (the title of the Sephardi Chief Rabbi).
Born in Jerusalem, where his father was Av Bet-Din (chief judge), Rabbi Uziel opened a small yeshiva when he was a mere 20 years old. At 31, he was appointed Chacham Bashi (head rabbi) of Jaffa. Interestingly, Rabbi Kook was the Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Jaffa during the same time period.
During World War I, Rabbi Uziel's leadership qualities were tested as he interceded with the Ottoman government for persecuted Jews. Alas, his efforts stood-out too well, and he was temporarily exiled to Damascus. Shortly after he returned, the territory of Palestine was ceded to the British.
The only other time Rabbi Uziel resided outside of the Land of Israel was when he accepted a three year position as Chief Rabbi of Salonika (Greece). After serving as the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, he was appointed Chief Rabbi of Palestine (later of the State of Israel) in 1939, and he maintained this position until his death on 24 Elul, 1953.
According to Jewish tradition, this Monday, Rosh Hashana, the world will be 5773 years old. This claim easily stirs up sharp debate. How, it is often asked, can one say that the world is only 5773 years old when carbon dating records certain fossils as being millions of years old? Science and religion often seem in conflict with one another, but only at first glance.
This Treat was originally posted on September 14, 2009.
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Rosh Hashana literally means "Head of the Year" because Rosh Hashana marks the point when we begin the new calendar year (e.g. from 5772 to 5773).
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Well sit right back and you'll hear a tale...Alas, this ship's tale is no three-hour tour, but the story of the birth of Jewish life in North America.
These Sephardi Jews were fleeing the Portuguese conquest of Recife (Brazil), a South American city that had been under the control of the Dutch (who allowed the Jews to live openly as Jews). One can only imagine their horror when Portugal captured the territory! Fearing the Inquisition, the Jews boarded one of the 16 boats the Portuguese provided to all those who wished to leave the territory. Unfortunately, the ship never made it to its destination, the Netherlands. After their ship was attacked at sea, the 23 Jews were brought to New Amsterdam on September 7, 1654, aboard a French vessel.
The intentions of the French captain were far from altruistic. Captain Jacques de la Motte immediately sued the refugees for their passage (knowing they had lost most of their possessions). Two members of the community were taken into custody until the money could be raised (by appealing to their co-religionists in Amsterdam).
This Treat was originally posted on February 2, 2011.
On Rosh Hashana we declare: "Repentance, prayer and charity remove the evil of the decree!" In Hebrew, these constitute the 3 Ts: Teshuva, Tefila and Tzedaka.
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If you have the opportunity to visit New York (or if you live there and like to play the tourist), take a tour of the historic Jewish sites.
Truth is, people do the most damage to each other with their mouths. Things done with our hands, such as injuries, thefts, etc, can be repaired. Words, however, are like feathers in the wind--they fly too fast to catch and can never be taken back. Jewish law regards lashon harah, wicked speech such as gossip and slander, as one of the worst of the transgressions that one commits against fellow humans.
Here is the dilemma: During the months of Elul and Tishrei (before and during the High Holidays), repentance must be our top priority. Repentance for hurting another person requires that we personally ask that person's forgiveness. What do I do if I spoke badly about someone, in a fit of anger? Now that we are friends once again, how do I ask properly for forgiveness?
The answer to this dilemma depends on the extent of the "damage." If the gossip itself created negative consequences, then the person must be asked directly for forgiveness. Even if no harm was done, and it is known that the person will be understanding about the incident, then forgiveness should still be asked.
However, if informing a person that you spoke about them would result in embarrassment or hurt, it is acceptable to ask for general forgiveness, without going into detail. Indeed, causing additional embarrassment to the person might actually necessitate asking for mechila (forgiveness) once again.
This Treat was originally posted on October 2, 2008.
Born to aged parents (Sarah was 90, Abraham was 100), Isaac was Abraham's sole heir. This meant more than inheriting his wealth, it meant becoming the leading advocate of monotheism. Unlike his father, however, Isaac was not an outgoing "people-person." Isaac was a more reserved personality who served God with gevurah, inner-strength, and spent his time studying and serving God.
God's promise bequeathing the Land of Israel to Abraham was confirmed again with Isaac. In fact, it is said that Isaac's commitment to the land was so great that he never left the confines of the land defined by God as the eventual inheritance of Abraham.
Isaac married Rebecca. They had difficulty conceiving. But, after praying fervently to God, Rebecca finally became pregnant with twins. She gave birth to the rough huntsman, Esau, and the quiet scholar, Jacob.
Isaac saw in Esau a man who was willing and able to be a "go-getter." Esau often presented a pious front to his father, asking him obscure questions about God's laws. When he was not with his father, however, Esau sought out the thrill of the hunt, even murder according to some opinions.. Because Isaac suffered from failing eyesight, he did not see that side of Esau and considered Esau to be the best choice as the spiritual heir for the blessings of Abraham. Rebecca, on the other hand, was aware of Esau's true personality and knew that Jacob was the one really worthy of the spiritual inheritance. Thus the dynamics for the famous story of Isaac giving the blessing intended for Esau to Jacob.
Although Isaac is perceived as passive, he was extraordinarily dynamic in his passivity. The Torah tells us in Genesis 26:12 that "Isaac planted in the land and reaped a hundred fold." It is Isaac who, through his tenacity and willingness to work tirelessly, truly took hold of the Land of Israel. He is thus regarded as the passive hero of the Torah and the Land of Israel.
Remember that you will be respected for staying true to your convictions.
This Treat was originally posted on August 24, 2010.
Include the traditional greeting, "K'tiva v'chatima tova" ("May you be written and sealed for good"), in the holiday cards you send to your friends and family.
Labor celebrations have taken place throughout North America since the 1880s, and Labor Day became an official U.S. holiday in 1894. As students of history are well aware, in the decades surrounding the start of the 20th century the working class that emerged from the Industrial Revolution fought to be treated fairly.
Unions and labor laws had greatly curbed the worst of the abuses of the workplace. The decades surrounding the start of the 21st century have introduced entirely new challenges. As fewer people work in labor related jobs, different questions affect employers and employees.
For instance, as technology brought the world into the information age and high speed internet has knocked down the constraints of office walls and office hours, how does one define overtime? If an employer provides an employee with a smart phone, must the employee be available at all hours?
Many such issues are defined with reference to "corporate culture," and thus local custom. The use or abuse of modern technology, while not a direct question addressed by the sages or the Torah, may depend on an employer's honest assessment of whether such action transgress the prohibition of "oppressing" one's fellow.
No matter whether you are an employer or an employee, remember to be honest in your dealings.


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"Living Darfur" (also known as "Living") is the first single from Mattafix's album Rhythm and Hymns, released in 2007.  The beginning of the song sounds similar to a part of Madonna's song "Mother and Father", taken from her 2003 release American Life.
The Zulu part of the song is a sample of South African song "Umagubane" by Chicco Twala.

Music video
The music video, funded by Mick Jagger and set in a refugee camp, aims to raise awareness for Darfur and catch the attention of the United Nations.  It was released on 16 September 2007, which is "Global Day for Darfur".  The video was shot in Eastern Chad on the border of Darfur. Matt Damon makes a brief cameo in the video.

Track listings

Digital download
"Living Darfur"  (Marlon Roudette/Chico Twala)

CD single
"Living Darfur"  (Marlon Roudette/Chico Twala)
"Living Darfur" (Desert Eagle Discs Remix)

Enhanced CD single
"Living Darfur"
"Living Darfur" (Desert Eagle Discs Remix)
"Living Darfur" (Video)

EP
"Living Darfur"
"Living Darfur" (Instrumental)
"Living Darfur" (Subway Remix)
"Living Darfur" (Desert Eagle Discs Remix)

Charts

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 The music video

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The Navam Poya
By Nira Diaz
The Navam is the eleventh month of the Buddhist calendar. According to our normal (Gregorian) calendar it is February, the second month of the year.
The Poya Day in the month of Navam is known as the Navam Poya. It is an important day for Buddhists as the Gautama Buddha appointed his two chief disciples Arahaths Sariyuth (Sariputta) and Mugalan (Moggallana) on a Navam Poya Day. This led to some confusion among the other monks and they began to discuss as to why these two were chosen. The Buddha saw this with his divine eye and explained the reasons for this tracing the lives of the two Arahaths in their previous births.It was also on a Navam Poya day that the Buddha also proclaimed for the first time a Code of Ethics and Conduct for the Maha Sangha (Prathimoksha Ovada). The third important event the Navam Poya Day was the Buddha's announcing his impending Parinirvana (attainment of Nirvana) in three months time.
The Gangaramaya
The Gangaramaya is an iconic temple in Colombo near the Beira Lake with a part of it standing on the Lake itself.
The land on which the temple stands originally had another temple named Padowthota Ganagaramya, which was built by a 19 century shipping merchant named Don Bastian de Silva Jayasuriya Goonawardana Mudaliyar for Ven. Matara Sri Dharmarama Thera.
The present Ganagaramaya was established by Ven. Hikkaduwe Sri Sumangala Nayaka Thera and after him Ven. Devundara Sri Jinaratana Thera became the Chief Incumbent of the Gangaramaya and made it not only a temple known internationally but also an internationally reputed Centre of Learning. The present Chief Incumbent Ven. Galaboda Gnanissara or Podi Hamuduruwo has worked tirelessly to develop the Gangaramaya to what it is today. It is more than a temple, it is a seat of learning and a cultural centre as well.
The temple has a stupa, a bodhi tree, vihara ge, a three-storied pirivena, library and museum. The Seemamalaka, for bhikkhus located over the Beira Lake was designed by world renowned Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa.
The architecture of the temple is a mix of Sri Lankan, Indian, Thai and Chinese.
There are Buddha and Bodhisatva statues from all over the world as well as statues of monks. Elaborate carvings and beautiful paintings adorn the temple while the museum has a varied collection of items including valuable antiques. The library has a wide range of books. The temple elephant is named Ganga.
Arahath Sariyuth and Arahath Mugalan
Arahath Sariyuth was born in the time of the Buddha Anomadassi and his name was Saradha. He inherited great wealth after his parents died and had a following of around 74,000 followers. He was a Good Samaritan who gave his wealth to the poor and needy. He practised meditation and developed his mental faculties to attain the Attasamapatti or the eight attainments. He had a good friend Siriwaddana who later becme the Arahath Mugalan during Gautama Buddha's time.
Saradha heard the Buddha Anomadassi preach on the importance of offering seats and flowers to him. At the end of the sermon all except Saradha became Arahaths. Saradha obtained varam or permission from Buddha Anomadassi to become a Chief Disciple of the future Gautama Buddha.
Saradha's friend Siriwaddana gave alms to Buddha Anomadassi for seven days and aspired to become the Gautama Buddha's other Chief Disciple in the future.
During the epoch of the Gautama Buddha, Saradha was born in a village near Rajagaha named Upatissa to a Brahmin lady named Sari and was called Upatissa as he was from an important family in the village. It is also said he was known as Sariputta (son of Sari). Siriwaddana was born to a Brahmin lady named Moggalli also from an important family in the village of Kolita and was named Kolita for this same reason. Both Upatissa and Kolita were born on the same day and their families had been friends for generations.
The two boys grew upto be well educated and were the best of friends. Each had a following of five hundred youth.
In Rajagaha, a hill festival called the Giragasamajja was organised and Upatissa and Kolita went to enjoy the fun. But while watching this they came to realise the impermanance of life and became disillusioned with life as they knew it. They decided to become ascetics and joined an ascetic named Sanjaya of the Paribbajaka (Wanderers) sect but did not achieve their goal.
At this time Uppatissa met the Arahat Assaji who preached the Dhamma to him and on hearing the first two lines of the stanza he attained sottapatthi, the first stage of spiritual realisation. He then went in search of his friend Kolita and gave him the good news. He too having heard the stanza attained realisation.
Both the friend s went to the Veluvanaramaya where the Gautama Buddha was and entered the Buddha Sasana . They were known as Sariyuth and Mugalan in the Sasana.Within a week, Mugalan became an Arahath and thereafter was known as Arahath Mugalan. A little later, Sariyuth became an Arahath while listening to the Vedana Pariggan Sutta and was henceforth known as Arahath Sariyuth.
On a Navam Poya Day the Buddha named Arahath Sariyuth and Arahath Mugalan as his Chief Disciples. Arahath Sariyuth was given the title Dharmasenadhipathi and was the right hand disciple while Arahath Mugalan became Dharmapurohita and was the left hand disciple.
The Gangaramaya Navam Perahera
Established in 1979 by Ven. Galaboda Gnanissara Thera, the Chief Incumbent the Gangaramaya Navam perehera is a colourful pageant with traditional dancers, whip crackers, fire dancers, stilt walkers and many gaily caparisoned elephants . It is held on two days and coincides with the Navam full moon day. A majestic tusker carries the casket of Sacred relics. Hundreds of people take part from all over the island and thousands line the streets on which the perehera parades. The Gangaramaya Navam Perehera is also a great tourist attraction.
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State terror assaults, such as those taking place daily in Palestine, incite tensions between Zionists and non-Zionists – and that is their intent….. Influential Zionists have fomented widespread Islamophobia and authored legislation restricting free speech which has outlawed criticism of Israel as 'anti-Semitism'….. All the major overseas Jewish organizations have marched in step…. In the U.S. self-styled 'mainstream Zionists' have defended Israeli spies and criminals, as well as un-extraditable swindlers, and organized nation-wide networks of university, professional and business organizations to demand the firing of colleagues and to suppress free speech and free assembly of Israel's critics….. Few progressive web sites or even the micro-Marxist journals confront these issues, more out of moral cowardice (self-censorship) than ignorance….
– Sumner Shapiro, William Studeman, John Butts and Thomas Brooks, former Directors of Naval Intelligence cited in Ronald Olive, Capturing Jonathan Pollard: How one of the Most Notorious Spies in American History Was Brought to Justice, Annapolis Maryland: Naval Institute Press . 248.
Over two decades ago, Harvard political science professor, Samuel Huntington, argued that global politics would be defined by a 'clash of civilizations'. His theories have found some of the most aggressive advocates among militant Zionists, inside Israel and abroad.
During the past month, the Israeli regime has been slaughtering and wounding thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza and Israel. The Israeli state terrorists, who commit mass murder in Palestine, are part of a movement that sees an inevitable mortal final battle between Zionism and the Moslem and Western world.
Many Western democratic leaders have questioned Huntington's prognosis and discreetly refuted the Zionist belief that different faiths and cultures cannot live and work together.
In the aftermath of the Paris attacks, leading Western Zionist ideologues have argued that, while liberal values should be reaffirmed, the US and EU leaders must recognize 'malign global Islamic trends'. Influential Western Zionist journalists and ideologues, who dominate the mass media, argue that 'hardline Islamism' is on the rise, even in previously moderate Muslim countries like Turkey, Malaysia and Bangladesh… These ideologues (for example Gideon Rachman of the Financial Times) systematically avoid commenting on the rise of hard line Zionism in its most racist form in Israel and the conversion of formerly moderate Zionist organizations into willing accomplices of Israeli state terror against a captive people.
Together, these developments in Israel and among the major Zionist organizations in the US and the European Union have limited the space for critics of the 'clash of civilizations' dogma.
State terror assaults, such as those taking place daily in Palestine, incite tensions between Zionists and non-Zionists – and that is their intent. Larger structural and systemic forces are at work and are driving Zionist radicalization. One of the most pernicious is the way in which wealthy US and EU Zionist individuals and organizations, in particular the Presidents of the 52 Major American Jewish Organizations, have used their economic power to spread the most intolerant forms of Judaism into the rest of the Western World.
The effects are now visible in the major political institutions and media of the US, England and the Continent. Previously, France was held up as an example of a successful multi-cultural nation – a dubious assumption as any historian of colonial France can testify. But that image is rapidly changing. Influential Zionists have fomented widespread Islamophobia and authored legislation restricting free speech which has outlawed criticism of Israel as 'anti-Semitism'.
French civil libertarians have noted that political and social space has increasingly narrowed for 'non-Zionists', especially for anyone critical of Israel's state terrorism. In other words, there is immense pressure in France to 'keep quiet' or self-censor in the face of Zionist racist brutality – so much for Les Droits de L'Homme et Du Citoyen.
President Barack Obama meets with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in the State Dining Room of the White House, March 1, 2011.
All the major overseas Jewish organizations have marched in step. In the United States, a country with a democratic constitution and centuries-old Bill of Rights, self-styled 'mainstream Zionists' have defended Israeli spies and criminals, as well as un-extraditable swindlers, and organized nation-wide networks of university, professional and business organizations to demand the firing of colleagues and to suppress free speech and free assembly of Israel's critics.
First and foremost, major Zionist organizations and leaders have stoked the fire of anti-Muslim and anti-Arab racist rhetoric, which has become commonplace in the mass media and among Republican candidates engaged in the current Presidential nomination campaign.
The convergence of these developments in Israel and among the Zionist power configuration in North America, Europe and the Middle East is fueling the idea of a 'clash of civilizations'.
The ideological marriage of Herzl and Huntington is fast eroding the former reality of Jewish and non-Jewish integration and intermingling across the globe. The alternative to a plural civilization is more primitive and brutal injustice, violence and death.
On November 20, 2015, former Naval Intelligence Analyst, Jonathan Pollard, the American-Jewish spy for Israel, was freed by the Obama regime under Zionist pressure after repeated refusals by three Republican and one Democratic President and over the objections of the heads of all 27 major US intelligence agencies. The significance of this release has to be viewed against the history of Pollard's crimes.
The mass media and the 52 Presidents of the Major American Jewish Organizations (AIPAC, ADL, etc…), claim that 1) Pollard committed espionage against US security for 'altruistic reasons' – a deep concern for Israel's security and because US intelligence agencies had refused to share crucial information with Israel's intelligence counterparts (out of anti-Semitism), 2) the information Pollard handed over had no lasting harm and did not endanger US security, and 3) Pollard's punishment was 'excessive', his 'repentance'was sincere and his example precluded any future Israeli espionage activity against the US. These assertions are completely false.
Pollard was a mercenary, spying against the US out of greed. He lived a decadent, expensive lifestyle and had demanded the Israelis pay him a total package of over $250,000 for his work. The Israeli Embassy was known to have paid Pollard, a US Naval Analyst, to spy against the United States government. Court records reveal that he collected over $50,000 for 'expenses' during his espionage career, including expensive jewelry, and a monthly stipend of $2500. Court records furthermore reveal that he offered to sell additional secret documents to Pakistan, Apartheid South Africa, Australia, Russia and some Middle East countries.
He collected dozens of box-loads of confidential documents, many of which had nothing to do with the 'security of Israel', but were deemed essential to US global security, including atop secret ten volume set of National Security Agency high level codes exposing the most advanced means and methods of espionage and the main targets of intelligence collection. Some of his 'vacuumed-up' treasure trove included the identity of US intelligence operatives and assets in Warsaw pact countries and the Soviet Union.
The 27 US intelligence agencies have consistently opposed Pollard's release because his sale of this information to the Israelis led to the capture and execution of US operatives after Israel handed over this top-secret information to the Soviet Union in exchange for allowing Soviet Jews to immigrate to Israel in massive numbers. Needless to say, this treason crippled US intelligence operations and led to deaths. US military and intelligence officials view Pollard as having 'blood on his hands'. So much for the 'altruistic American Zionist keen on helping insecure, little Israel.' Years of Zionist propaganda and lobbying have obscured this aspect of Pollard's crimes.
Far right Israeli Cabinet Ministers and liberal American Jews, supporters and opponents of Pollard, pundits and editorialists argue that the life imprisonment given to Pollard was out of proportion to the crime of treason. They claim that, after 30 years, he was 'overdue' for release.
The severity of the punishment is determined by the crime and the damage caused. In case of treason and espionage committed by US officials, (especially for money), the sentence is always severe. The leaders of the John Anthony Walker Naval spy ring were given multiple life sentences in 1985 and there are many other similar cases.
Among the documents Pollard handed over to his Israeli handlers (operating out of the Israeli Embassy), was US intelligence on strategic installations in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. No doubt, this provided Israel with strategic coordinates to bomb major security facilities in those countries as well as facilitated their brutal invasion and occupation of Lebanon in the 1980s. Pollard's treachery led to the death of thousands of civilian lives in Lebanon and facilitated the wars in Iraq and Syria. The damage to those countries and to innocent people would not have been considered by the judge in Pollard's life sentence – but it must be considered here, in understanding the enormity of his crimes. Pollard has boasted that he was operating out of a 'racial imperative' to protect Israel.
Pollard did not serve a life sentence. In fact, while in prison he became an Israeli citizen, a salaried officer in the Israeli armed forces and, after divorcing his American wife (who had also engaged in espionage for pay and served several years in prison), he re-married a Canadian-Israeli woman. This sheds a different light on the 'severity' of a life sentence for treason.
Pollard did not serve this 'life sentence'. He was paroled in November 2015 (to the cheers of his adoring Jewish –American fans) demonstrating the wealth and power of American Zionists and their ability to buy the support of US politicians, domestic and foreign notables and the entire Israeli-Jewish political spectrum-and push aside the objections of the heads of the three major US armed services and intelligence agencies.
Israeli public opinion overwhelmingly supports Pollard and regards him as a 'role model' for other US Zionists in official positions. Contrary to Israeli lies, several other major Israeli spy operations occurred in the US after Pollard, including the case involving AIPAC officials, Rosen and Weissman, and Pentagon analyst Larry Franklin during George W. Bush's administration.
In stark contrast to the freeing of an Israeli spy responsible for endangering the security of thousands of US operatives abroad and millions of innocent civilians, two authentic American political prisoners, who have fought for the rights of minorities, rot in jail with no prospect of freedom. Leonard Peltier, a Native American leader has spent 38 years in the highest security prison and Mumia Abu-Jamal, an African-American leader from Philadelphia, whose 33 years in prison have been on death row or brutal solitary confinement. Both were framed by perjured evidence in a parody of justice, which has revolted millions around the world. Neither threatened US security. Over the years, numerous witnesses, legal authorities and academics have testified regarding the miscarriage of justice that characterized their 'show trials' and have pleaded for their humanitarian release.
Unlike Pollard, and despite decades of worldwide campaigns for their release, Peltier and Abu-Jamal will probably die entombed in prison. Unlike Pollard, their cases were never about treason, selling information and greed. They have worked hard for justice within their communities, hence earning the hatred of the police state. They fought to serve their oppressed American communities, rather than an oppressive and racist Israeli elite – determined to oppress and erase the native Palestinian population.
The decisive factor has been the political power of Pollard's supporters, the US Zionist Power Configuration, which leads President Obama and 430 US members of Congress (to quote Ariel Sharon)…'by the nose!' Through their media connections, they can lie about Pollard's case and his motives. They can minimize the consequences of his treason and twist the arms of obedient politicians to support a traitor. Despite the fact that scores of high-ranking US intelligence and military officials have repeatedly attested to the damage inflicted by Pollard on the US, campaign finance hungry politicians recite the Zionist line that Pollard's treason did not warrant a harsh sentence!
For over three years, the Obama administration, the NSA and the Secretary of Defense, Ashton Carter have fed their media mouthpieces breathless denunciations against China for cyber-theft. Ever week, there are lurid stories about the theft of confidential US industrial, military and political intelligence committed by the Chinese. The Obama regime has followed up his charges of 'cybertheft" by threatening to confront China in the South China Sea, apply sanctions and raise the military ante in the Pacific against the world's most dynamic economic superpower.
Assistant Secretary of State, Victoria Nuland (Nudelman-Kaplan) has claimed that Chinese cyber theft is a top national security threat requiring an immediate military-security response. US officials have provided no evidence that Chinese officials, at any level, are involved in espionage. Moreover they have presented no proof that cyber theft is a policy of the Chinese government! There has been no evidence that these alleged thefts have damaged US companies or security interests. Nevertheless US hostility toward China has been justified by unproven accusations and are used to increase the possibility of a major confrontation.
Contrasted with the 'allegations' against the Chinese,three 'Israeli businessmen' have been officially charged by US prosecutors with running a multi-billion dollar cyber-hacking scam within the US over the past 5 years. Dubbed the biggest financial hack in US history, the story hardly made headlines in the US media and was conveniently buried by subsequent 'terror attacks' in Europe.
The case is instructive. Three Israelis (one a US-Israeli dual citizen) hacked- attacked ten of the largest US financial institutions, including JP Morgan Chase and Fidelity Investments, as well as the Wall Street Journal… downloading protected information on over 100 million Americans – the biggest hack-attack in US history. Gery Shalon, Ziv Orenstein and Joshua Samuel Aaron employed hundreds of employees in Israel and elsewhere running a mega-cybercriminal enterprise.
According to the Financial Times (11/11/2015, p1), "the hacks took place from 2012 to mid-2015 and were aimed at aiding stock market manipulation that generated tens of millions of dollars." In addition to selling 'pumped-up' stocks to millions of customers of the companies they had hacked, Shalom et al launched cyber attacks to launder millions (more likely billions) for illegal drug and counterfeit software dealers, malicious malware distributers, illegal online casinos and an illegal 'bitcoin exchange' known as 'Coin.mx.' Someone within the financial security apparatus of the US government (white collar crime unit) must have tipped them off. They are safe in Israel; the Netanyahu regime has yet to act on a US extradition order, although they are reportedly under 'house arrest' in their villas.
In contrast to the on-going bellicose rhetoric, which Washington has directed against China's alleged hackers, Washington has been 'very reluctant' to press the issue of extraditing the cyber-thieves with its 'special partner' in Tel Aviv.
Israeli super-hackers launched virulent attacks against major US financial institutions and American investors with apparent impunity, following the practice of Israeli info-tech operatives who have raided US military, technology and industrial sites for years.
While the US sends air squadrons and an armada of warships to Chinese waters over a few sand-bars, and brays about arresting Chinese researchers (who it later released with no charges) for alleged cyber-theft, it cannot persuade its 'closest strategic ally', Israel, to hand over a trio of formally charged swindlers. Instead, the US increased its annual $3 billion in military aid and provides an open market for Israeli 'security' products based on stolen US technology!
The reason for the differential response is not the nature of the 'crimes' – it is who commits the crimes! Israeli dominance of US politics via the unconditional support of its US Zionist power configuration ensures impunity for Israeli citizens, including the ability to delay or postpone the extradition of notorious multi-billion cyber thieves! Washington feels free to accuse China, without proof of official Chinese complicity, despite overwhelming evidence, while it cannot persuade its close 'friend' Israel to extradite criminals. Netanyahu, backed by his Israeli-Jewish public will decide if, when and where to extradite. When it comes to shielding Israeli or American-Israeli criminals from American justice, Israel treats its ally in Washington like an enemy.
Zionist political clout is evident in Washington's judicial leniency toward other mega-swindlers with ties to Israel. Michael Milken contributed millions of (swindled) dollars to Israeli and US Zionist programs and won a 'get out of jail' card despite his conviction for major financial scams. He served 2 years out of a 10-year sentence and was granted a 'humanitarian release' because he was 'dying' of extensive terminal metastatic prostate cancer. So far, Michael's quarter century of miraculous remission from 'terminal metastatic prostate cancer' constitutes a first in the annals of urologic cancer! He has gone on to re-constitute his fortune and prominence, while welfare mothers who took a few extra dollars rot in jail.
Ivan Boesky, another uber-Zionist and mega-donor to Israel was a swindler of gargantuan proportions. He raked in hundreds of millions a year. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to a mere 42 months in prison. He was out in less than 24 months, thanks to the support of ….
Marc Rich, a mega- billionaire rogue trader who broke US sanctions against trading with enemies, was also a self-described agent for the Israeli Mossad. Despite having been convicted in absentia in US courts for fraud, (he had skipped bail for Switzerland), President 'Bill' Clinton pardoned the 'absentee felon' in abstentia– a historical first for a criminal who had never spent a day in the jail. Mrs. Rich's $100,000 donation to the Hilary Clinton New York senatorial campaign probably did little to influence the President's sense of mercy…..
However, 'Bernie' Madoff, a $50 billion dollar swindler' who gave huge amounts of illicit earnings to Zionist charities and projects in Israel was convicted and sentenced to over 100 years in prison. Unlike the above mentioned 'untouchables', Madoff will never breathe free again because he made the unforgivable mistake of mostly swindling other Jews, ardent Zionists and even ripping off a number of pro-Israel foundations. His differential treatment stems from his poor choice of victims rather than the crimes… Otherwise he might now be enjoying a comfortable villa in Israel than a cold cell in Pennsylvania.
Israeli capacity to manipulate and influence the American judicial process is based on 52 powerful front organizations – organized in the Presidents of the Major American Jewish Organizations. This situation has made a mockery of the American court system and feeds the cynicism and bitterness of the average American. Zionist officials and allies occupy strategic position within the White House and judiciary.
Through their influence in the mass media, they converted a grotesque mercenary spy, like Jonathan Pollard, into an altruistic, Israeli-Jewish patriot, celebrated throughout Israel and within US Zionist circles. Veteran American intelligence and military official who opposed his release have been painted with the broad brush of 'anti-Semite'. The formidable Zionist power configuration, nurtured and financed by mega-swindlers, successfully secured his release. Zionist dominance essentially guarantees that the US will treat an indicted Israeli cyber-thief with extreme tact, supplicating the Israeli government for their extradition, while going ballistic over an alleged Chinese hacker.
Few progressive web sites or even the micro-Marxist journals confront these issues, more out of moral cowardice (self-censorship) than ignorance. Instead they bleat general clichés and 'radical rhetoric' about 'US imperialism' and the 'rise of the right' without identifying the precise social and political identity of the forces who move national policy. In a word, the Zionist Power Configuration gets more than a 'free ride'.. Across the political spectrum it continues to campaign on behalf of Israeli spies and Zionist financial swindlers. This corruption of the American judicial system and the betrayal of American trust have far-reaching consequences and undermine efforts to effectively address major national problems.
James Petras is a Bartle Professor (Emeritus) of Sociology at Binghamton University, New York.
He is the author of more than 62 books published in 29 languages, and over 600 articles in professional journals, including the American Sociological Review, British Journal of Sociology, Social Research, andJournal of Peasant Studies. He has published over 2000 articles in nonprofessional journals such as theNew York Times, the Guardian, the Nation, Christian Science Monitor, Foreign Policy, New Left Review, Partisan Review, TempsModerne, Le Monde Diplomatique, and his commentary is widely carried on the internet.
His publishers have included Random House, John Wiley, Westview, Routledge, Macmillan, Verso, Zed Books and Pluto Books. He is winner of the Career of Distinguished Service Award from the American Sociological Association's Marxist Sociology Section, the Robert Kenny Award for Best Book, 2002, and the Best Dissertation, Western Political Science Association in 1968. His most recent titles include Unmasking Globalization: Imperialism of the Twenty-First Century (2001); co-author The Dynamics of Social Change in Latin America (2000), System in Crisis (2003), co-author Social Movements and State Power (2003), co-author Empire With Imperialism (2005), co-author)Multinationals on Trial (2006).
COVER PHOTO: President Barack Obama meets with the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in the State Dining Room of the White House, March 1, 2011.


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Q: links not working in my jquery mobile I am working on a mobile web app and have different seperated pages and some with multipages inside.
The footer contains links to the external pages. When im trying to put an anchor link, it wont work. Any solution?
Here are the codes for my footer and my anchor

Anchor code:

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any solutions?

A: If you want to disable the ajax link behaviour from an anchor tag, you can put rel=external in the link and the link will load without ajax and your url will then be usual.
http://jquerymobile.com/demos/1.0a4.1/#docs/pages/docs-navmodel.html
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and here is solution using jquery
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Founded in 1970, Mohammed Salahuddin Consulting engineering bureau (MSCEB) is a Bahraini fully integrated firm offering a comprehensive range of services in the fields of architectural planning and design, engineering design, project co-ordination and management services.
Specializing in the architectural planning and design as well as the engineering design for mixed-use, commercial, residential, hospitality, industrial developments for the private and public sector. MSCEB list of clients includes an impressive assemblage of some of the kingdom's most prestigious developers and residential and retail clients.
With a pragmatic approach we treat every project as if we are an equity partner and offer solutions that reflect a complete understanding of our clients' objectives.
Innovation is about staying relevant and to find new ways to invent meaningful values to our clients, to look for diverse opinions and perspectives and combine these expertise and creativity to move from existing situations to desirable ones.
In MSCEB, we believe in innovation as a source of differentiation. Thus we contribute diverse expertise bases, perspective and experiences to help our clients transform their business and become more competitive by providing innovative solutions that are time-saving and cost effective.
MSCEB fosters a think-tank working environment where subject matter experts collaborate and pioneer solutions. Regular progress review seminars with all staff members ensure cross-departmental knowledge transfer, enhancing our capabilities and expertise with each experience and constantly developing talent. Through a strong belief in research and development MSCEB continues to builds upon and expands its proficiency in the field.
As witnessed with over four and a half decades of exceptional service and progress, MSCEB has been contributing to the overall growth of Bahrain and thereby developed a reputation that is known for a compelling track record for working on challenging projects that require that demand and ambitious thinking mastered by its people.
With a reputation for innovative designs and excellent value, each landmark project successfully delivered demonstrates MSCEB's versatility in meeting the individual aspirations of each valued client. MSCEB is committed to stay at the forefront of the design and construction industry and continues its journey, endeavouring to create landmarks of excellence along the way.
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26-year old Monique Haakensen, a graduate student at the University of Saskatchewan, has spent her years in college obsessed by beer. But not in the way you might think. She's a doctoral candidate in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and her area of study is beer spoilage.
Through my background in microbiology and bioinformatics, and current work with beer-spoilage bacteria within the medical pathology department, I have learned of the many parallels and interconnections that exist between all areas of science and witnessed the synergistic benefits to be gained through interdisciplinary utilization of knowledge. My unique blend of interests and background has given me a distinct advantage in developing diagnostic tools directed towards beer-spoilage bacteria. My current research focus in on the genetic basis for the ability of Lactobacillus and Pediococcus isolates to grow in the inhospitable environment of beer.
Lethbridge Herald is reporting that she's "helped discover three new methods of detecting beer-spoiling bacteria, including a DNA-based technique, that has big breweries around the globe hoisting pints in celebration." Her work will help breweries get their beer to market faster and also reduce laboratory costs because based on her work, using DNA methods, it can now be determined in one or two days whether or a particular batch of beer will spoil prematurely. Normally, this process can tale 2-3 months.
Lactobacillus and Pediococcus are necessary for Lambic and Oud Bruin. Beer spoilage is not a problem for brewpubs. Of course for industrial brewers, this development is welcome. However, for the discerning drinker, these beers are usually not even considered since they're not Real Beer to begin with.
Pardon?!? I'm not aware of any brewery, large or small, that keeps beer for two to three months before shipping it. Unless it's a style that requires aging, beer is shipped fresh from the brewery and typically consumed before its two to three months old (once again, unless its a style that can benefit from aging).
However, new methods for detecting bacteria that could potentially spoil a beer is a fantastic discovery. And spoilage can definitely be a problem for brewpubs. Just because they don't package and ship their product, doesn't mean their equipment can't get infected and spoil the beer they're serving. If the new methods are cost affective, it could certainly help smaller breweries and brewpubs save money by preventing loss due to spoilage.


Consumer Reports Lists Models S and X Among the Least Five Reliable Cars Sold in the USA.
Are our Teslas really as unreliable and downright junky as this survey has made them out to be? Or are EVs merely misunderstood?
Even automotive interest magazines like Car & Driver seem to have a hard on for Teslas, savaging the Model 3, the Model X and Model S every chance it gets.
They count bugs from software updates as part of unreliable. So companies that never try to improve their existing cars sold, maintain a more reliable rating.
So do you want a stagnant car or more features that may introduce some minor issues?
You are SO right (sorry ;)). A 2015 Toyota will only have 2015 Toyota problems but a 2015 Tesla will have 2015, 2016, 2017... problems since it's been updated with new features and possible new problems every year.
Are Tesla "updates" mandatory? Can you reject or "delay" an update? If I had a Tesla and it was performing exactly as I wanted I might not want to allow an update if I thought it might introduce a new problem.
Low rating due primarily to smart air suspension problem.
In their rankings, Consumer Reports weighs major problems such as transmission failure and repairs much more heavily than minor stuff such as loose fabric on the A pillar of the Model 3. Supposedly, the Model S and Model X had a problem with a part in the Smart Air suspension that only affected it when the vehicle was in park and didn't make it inoperable and has since been fixed on all vehicles. However, the way Consumer Reports' ranking criteria works, that's about as bad as complete transmission failure.
Software glitches, door handles not presenting, tail lights filled with water, tire pressure monitoring needs service, etc. These issues are not in the same league as being stranded in the boondocks, but are still problems that Tesla needs to do better. This isn't much different than my experience 20 years ago with Ford or GM, but Tesla's competition isn't standing still.
"They count bugs from software updates as part of unreliable. So companies that never try to improve their existing cars sold, maintain a more reliable rating."
Why would bugs in software updates be considered anything other than a reliability issue? If I try and improve my vehicle by replacing its headunit with one that has more features, like I did last year, and that headunit tends to crash from time to time and black out, as mine does, have I not diminished reliability? Yes, I have.
If Tesla is making Model S the same as its 2012 model without all those new featues and updates it will be the most reliable car on the planet. Japanese and Germans are making pretty much the same car year after year if that's what you want. Even for the Germans they were adapting new technologies faster, just a little faster, they still suffer from that. Just look at their cars in the 2000's when they started to put electronic engine controls and took the sever reliability hit. Japanese were "smarter" that they avoid to adapt new things or make changes but they suffer from making boring cars. Everyone can decide if he/she wants to buy a very boring car, a little less boing but not too reliable car, or a Tesla.
Not a great slogan for someone like myself who only drives Toyota or Porsche... I am looking into electric cars but I think the lack of competition and infrastructure is still a problem. I am willing to sacrifice a little reliability for more performance, but not at the expense who knows what software problem?!
I came to Tesla from Porsche (Cayman S). It's a very boing car by comparison. Toyota/Lexus? Ha!
Sounds like you have never owned a Tesla. Here is another one that you'd realize after owning one. There are two types of cars. Tesla and everything else. I will not own an everything else again.
The only study from CR that I would give credence to is the favorability study or whatever it's called. The one where people rate whether or not they would buy the car again.
Everything else is subjective and relative. Over the past 5 years I have had numerous things fixed on my MS, I have had to reboot the computer numerous times, but I still consider it reliable. It has never left me stranded, never not started or charged. "Reliability" is in part relative to one's expectations.
@Shock - you should have stuck with the old head unit with less features then.
@jordan, +1. My visits to service were for non-critical issues (M3) and routine service (MS). The cars themselves are indeed rock-solid. Total Tesla miles 120,000.
As we speak the stock is taking a hit because CR once again, immediately after stating that a Telsa product has the highest loyalty rating, says they can no longer recommend the Model 3. When will CR ever learning that their announcements contradict each other. They are in net affect, yet again saying, ".....We can't recommend what an overwhelming number of our subscribers like"
I can understand CR stating what they have. It makes sense based solely on the responses.
However, what this is doing is showing their readers that their recommendation means absolutely NOTHING to buyers. I think this hurts CR more in the long run than it does Tesla.
It's just odd how the market reacts to Tesla being taken off the list but seem okay with BMW taken off the list.
I think the market is reacting more to the latest departure (general counsel who only lasted two months) of C-Suiters.
I think the stockt is reacting to the entire market being down. May have nothing to do the usual anti Tesla news. Yet the shorters did over 62% of the trading which is curious.
It's very strange. Model 3 was shipped in significant numbers only for less than a year. Most cars are only in owners hands for few short months. How did CR get statistically significant data? I don't read the magazine anymore but I remember it does not rate cars for that until there are two years data. It reminds me that in 2016 it published an article about Model X reliability issues based solely on a few stories from online forums. And that's from an organization that boasts it only rely on data for objective result?
rx The large drop middle of the trading session today was after the CR news came out. Again very similar to the large drop when Model S was taken off recommended list. I also remember author of that article then bragged online about the drop. There were backlash of that unprofessional if not illegal behavior but CR said nothing and that guy continues to work for it.
@carik excellent points. Wonder why the SEC isn't all over this.
I noticed that most of those complaints were word for word from posts on this and other forums.
I think that instead of doing their own research, they just took forum posts to make their judgement.
Some of the negative posts are suspicious, and maybe coming from short sellers.
If this causes the stock to go down, I would expect to see more and more complaints coming to these forums.
Yes they did. When they published their article about Model X initial qualitty issues all they did was to qoute a few stories appeared on this and TMC forums without even a verification. Consumer Reports let go its entire editorial staff a few years ago and then hired a bunch of marketing people. That's how the once proud organization has becoming.
@sschaem If you look at the intraday chart the big drop happend right after the CR report got into the news. Elon's tweet happened a day earlier. It had little if any effect on the stock price. Confirming 400,000 yearly production and mentioning 500,000 burst rate should not be taken as a bad news. The Kandy news came days after which should not have any effect for that drop. Kandy is not in a position to threat even Leaf, Bolt or Kona.
1. A month after buying the car the driver's front window developed a thumping nose when I would roll it up or down. I took it in for service, they replaced a piece of trim and I had the car back the next day.
2. About six months after buying the car, I pushed one of the scroll buttons on the steering wheel too hard and it broke. Tesla sent a mobile unit to my house and the tech replaced it in 15 minutes.
3. Last month, the module that opened the passenger door failed. I took it in for service and it was repaired in 90 minutes.
4. Twice the computer screen has developed a problem. I fixed this myself with a reboot both times. I think of it as rebooting one's computer when the OS freezes. No biggie.
5. A few weeks ago, I had my hands full of stuff and dropped my key fob. It stopped working. I stopped by a Tesla repair shop and they replaced it for me on the spot.
Overall, MXes have a propensity for the front drive shafts to develop what's called the shudder. This is a slight vibration felt when accelerating the car quickly. You can have the drive shafts replaced but the problem will come back in a few months. This does not affect how the car operates, it's just annoying. Tesla is working on a permanent fix — read a new half shaft design — that is due at any time. When the part becomes available, the plan is to retrofit the entire MX fleet with the new part free of charge. I know this because I asked. I have had not problems with fit/finish on my car other than the thumping window.
I have had zero problems with the Falcon Wing Doors on my MX.
My experiences with Tesla service have been nothing short of exemplary. They are courteous, knowledgeable and determined to make things right. For me, visiting a Tesla shop is kinda fun; I can't say the same about spending time at dealerships of other cars I've owned. I have no horror stories to share about my car being held hostage for months.
Generalizing, mechanically, the MX is an outstanding vehicle with unbelievable performance. The tech inside the car is stunning. If you think of it as a computer with wheels that's as apt a description as I've seen. The over the air updates are priceless. Your car gets better sitting in your driveway/garage.
Tesla also makes it fun. The Christmas Easter Egg that runs a 3:00 program where the car "dances" to music is a crowd pleaser. Friends are always asking to see it. I tried out the new "fart" Easter Egg on a friend the other day and she couldn't stop laughing. Missile Command was a favorite video game in my youth — we used to play it for hour at bars — and I can dally doing that if I wish.
The tech Tesla crams into its cars is unmatched. No other automaker comes close. I actually endured a 1 hour video of the iPace — some guy in Europe took it out for a day long spin — and was unimpressed. It's okay, but not close to a Tesla in the gee whiz department or in overall performance (i.e. acceleration, range). The iPace does appear to handle well, which one would expect of a European made car.
Tech? Tesla all the way. Where Tesla falls a little short is in fit and finish. They've only been making cars for the mass market for really about six year, and it sometimes shows. I broke the scroll wheel by pushing on it too hard one day, that's on me. The thumping window and the door opening module failure are on Tesla.
Kia and Hyunda cars were laughably bad when they first appeared. Way back in the 1970s, a friend's day bought her a Datsun and it was almost laughable. Nobody laughs at the quality of Nissan cars any more. Over time the Koreans and Japanese learned how to make excellent vehicles that were and are as reliable as ICE cars can be. However, there are limitations, maintenance is a constant thing (oil change anyone?), they're noisy, smelly, inherent to the internal combustion engine platform.
Teslas continue to improve. M3s coming off the line now are much better made than ones produced last February. The problems many complained about when the MS and MX first appeared are basically gone now. For example, some early owners complained the FWD on the MX opened and closed at a leisurely pace; Tesla has since shaved a full second off the time it takes for the doors to open and close.
Yes, Teslas fall a little short in the areas of fit and finish compared to other auto manufacturers with decades more experience manufacturing cars. There is a gap, not all that large, but it exists. And it is closing and will continue to close.
That's the price of being an early adopter of new technology. The Macintosh that rolled off the assembly lines at Apple in the 1980s-1990s bears little resemblance to the iMac I'm using right now. The same will happen to Tesla. In terms of electric cars overall, Tesla is by far the current leader and seems determined to keep it that way.
I an occasional 1/4" gap between a couple of panels compared to the 1/8" gap one finds on other types of autos is a huge no no for you, then you shouldn't buy a Tesla right now. Tesla gets better at it every day, but admittedly still has a little catching up to do.
IMO, Consumer Reports is stodgy. They're operating from an old paradigm. What difference does a bug make in Tesla's OS if it can be fixed with an over the air update that happens overnight? Who really cares? I've referred to Consumer Reports when I'm thinking of buying a new car over they years, but don't give their recommendations all that much weight. They, for example, love Toyotas. I don't and never have. Boring cars. Instead of looking at Teslas as brand new technology with all the initial glitches that come with new tech, Consumer Reports insists on holding Tesla to its tried and true formula where the fuss is over the number of cupholders and whether or not the car has Corinthian leather (which is hilarious because there never was any such thing as Corinthian leather even though Fernando Lamas insisted it existed in car ads).
It's just old fuddy-duddies trying to make sense of something they don't truly understand using a yardstick to take measurements that are no longer relevant.
Consumer Reports really needs to update the way they review vehicles in light of new tech. I mean. it;s true they love Toyota, but how many recalls has Toyota had in recent years?
(It keeps going up to 122 recalls on 2018 production models).
Meanwhile, over at Tesla, the recall rate historically has been 941 per 1,000 vehicles, placing Tesla third behind Porsche (641) and Volvo (516).
This list was up to the point 123+ Model S vehicles were voluntarily recalled to replace a power-steering bolt that tended to corrode with extreme weather and use of specific types of road salt. That recall would have moved Tesla down toward the middle of the pack.
But look at CS's darlings: Toyota and Volkswagen, not so good. CS also tends to hammer Mercedes-Benz in its ratings and look at them right there near the top with Tesla.
Methinks Consumer Reports speaks with forked tongue.
Make that 123,000 Model S units recalled for the faulty power-steering bolt, supplied by a 3rd party manufacturer.


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Q: Will unplugging my computer/entertainment center every night cause damage? All squirreled away within a nice little cabinet are the following components of my entertainment center:

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*Pentium-4 based (vintage ~2002) PC

*Samsung 32" LCD HDTV

*Netgear Ethernet hub

*XBox 360

*Wii

*A huge surge protector, to which all of the above are connected

It's a wonderful and painstakingly configured setup, but the end result is a monster that sucks roughly 13 watts (via Kill A Watt) when it's just sitting there (i.e., everything in standby* mode).  There is, of course, a switch on the huge surge protector, so I can reduce this drain down to 0 watts every evening with one flip of this switch, but I am concerned:
Does cutting the power to these devices on a nightly basis risk damage to any of them?  As you can see in the list, all of these devices (save for the surge protector) are more-or-less computers, all with individual DC power supplies, so general advice regarding PC power supplies should apply.  Right?
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*When I say standby, I refer to the entire rig holistically, and that all of the devices are at as low of power use as possible without unplugging them.  So the PC still has limited power to the mobo to check for the use of the soft power switch and wake-on-LAN, the TV is waiting for IR signals, the Xbox and Wii are listening for RF, and the hub is at full power (there's no off button period).  Still, with everything "as 'off' as possible", it draws 13W.

A: The only thing that could cause problems by cutting the power are the TV, and the Wii (assuming everything else is powered down).
Some TV have to reboot if they lose power. On my TV it takes about minute, though it doesn't lose any settings.
It's possible the Wii could be downloading something while you unplug it (if the light is yellow instead of red) but that risk is small enough to not worry about.
Just make sure the everything is turned off and you'll be fine.
As for the CMOS batteries, those take years to run down.

A: Turning the power off at night should be fine. (Assuming you've shut down the OS and turned "off" the other components.)
I've been doing something similar for years with no ill effects.

A: When you say you put everything in standby mode, you're not actually shutting it down.  If you shut it down, the power draw should be minimal (>1W).
As for cutting the power every night -- this is not something that's recommended.  All these devices have internal clocks that typically draw from the CMOS battery or the power line (the computer definitely has this).  Cutting the power could drain the CMOS battery, which will reset the BIOS settings every time the power gets cut in the future.
Also, you have to consider the power draw from doing a full-on cold boot.  Each device draws its max power at boot, which stresses the line more than during any other moment (this is why your lights might dim when the computer boots).
Generally, you'll be fine by doing a shutdown of all the devices but leaving the surge on.  That switch is designed to turn everything back on after a surge more than to kill the power on a regular basis.

A: In the case of the PC (and depending on it's OS), if the operating system has not written what it needs to disk, you may experience some data loss when flipping the switch. You may want to shut it down first.


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Drury Lane Design Collection
Comelli, Attilio, born 1858 - died 1925
Comelli, Attilio
Evans, Will
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Theatre and Performance Collection
1915 (designed)
Comelli, Attilio, born 1858 - died 1925 (designer)
Given by George Hoare, Archivist of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
S.2088-2010
In Storage
Costume design by Comelli for 'Mr Evans' in a production of Puss in Boots at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1915. The comedian and singer Mr Will Evans (1866-1931) played the role of the Grand Duke (husband to the pantomime Dame part, the Grand Duchess of Cerulia). Will Evans was a well known for his Music Hall performances (for which he wrote many of his own songs and sketches) and made frequent appearances in the Drury Lane Christmas Pantomimes.
A production of Puss in Boots first performed at Covent Garden in 1817-1818, but was not a success. In 1832 another version entitled, Puss In Boots: or Harlequin and The Miller's Son was also performed at Covent Garden in which Eliza Povey (who played the role of the Miller's Son) was one of the earliest Principal Boys. These early productions were chiefly Harlequinades rather than the pantomime versions which are more familiar to modern audiences.
Drury Lane first produced Puss In Boots: or Harlequin and the Fairy Of The Golden Palms in 1859, and in 1868 the theatre produced Grimalkin The Great: or Harlequin Puss In Boots and The Miller's Son. They had more success with their sumptuous 1887 production, which as its title (Puss in Boots) suggests followed the 'rags to riches' storyline of the traditional fairytale.
These designs come from a production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in December of 1915 entitled Puss in Boots, (A fairy tale). The script was written by Geo.R.Sims, Frank Dix and Arthur Collins featured music composed and arranged by J.M.Glover. It starred Miss Renée Meayer as Puss in Boots. All the costumes we 'specially designed and supervised' by Comelli. The production was mounted during World War One when business was understandably poor for the theatre, with the result that the cast were actually asked to accept a half salary for the run. Fortunately the subsequent success of the show meant that it ran from December until Easter and the cast were eventually presented with cheques making up their salary to the full amount.
Comelli (1858-1925) was the house designer of the Royal Opera House from the late 1880s to the early 1920s. During this period he also worked for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and also designed costumes from a number of Gilbert & Sullivan productions.
This design comes from a collection of costume designs, some of which are costumier's copies, which were originally part of the Archives of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
Costume design by Comelli for 'Mr. Evans' in a production of Puss in Boots, Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1915. A watercolour costume sketch showing a man dressed in high waisted pantaloons striped in beige, pale orange and brown, white socks spotted with blue and a high cut pale yellow waistcoat. Over this he is wearing a loose beige overcoat trimmed with bands of dark brown at the hem, cuffs and centre front. He also wears a white frilled shirt, green necktie (tied in a large bow), green gloves and a biege top hat trimmed with a band of green around the hem. Under his left arm he is carrying a gold topped cane. The design is signed and dated Comelli, 1915.
Handwritten annotation in ink at the bottom right hand corner of the design
Comelli 1915
Handwritten signature in pen at the left hand side of the design
Handwritten annotation in pencil in the top right hand corner of the design
17 1/2, 42, 7, 20, 29 1/2/fa 17/38 1/2, 38/14 1/2, 26/42, 30, 37 1/2, 42 1/2/ Cut Loose
Handwritten annotation in pencil on the rear of the design.
Hunting cap
Handwritten annotation in the top left hand corner of the design
Height: 36.2 cm, Width: 26.2 cm
Costume design by Comelli for 'Mr Evans' in a production of Puss in Boots at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1915. Drury Lane Design Collection.
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Love the city view in your photo. Wonderful pocket page!
I really like the skyline picture that you've used on your layout. I also really like the overall composition of your layout.


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Hello. In case you weren't aware, Sonic Adventure's OST "Digi-Log Conversation", and Sonic Adventure 2's OST "Multi-Dimentional", are both available for purchase on iTunes (with each disc listed as a separate volume). However, like with the original physical release, they're missing various songs from the game.
I edited the songs that loop, and then converted them all to M4A so they'll all match nicely with your legally-purchased soundtracks from iTunes. I did this all a long while ago, but I believe I even cut Message from Nightopia (SA2 Version) to end at the time and in the same way as it does on the official album release. ...I'm PRETTY sure it's different from the original. Again, I did this forever ago, but that's what I decided at the time. Speaking of alternate versions: Open Your Heart on the OST is an "OST Version" and is not the same as the "Album Version" from Songs with Attitude. I believe the same is true for Live & Learn.
The Chao Garden songs for all 3 gardens is not missing in Sonic Adventure 2 OST at all. Have you actually listened to these soundtracks? I have, I can tell you what is actually missing and what is not.
Instrumental versions (some do have backup vocals) missing in the original 1998 and 1999 releaeses, somewhat fixed in 2014.
Message from Nightopia is released on a different OST elsewhere for Nights Into Dreams (in full I might add) and wouldn't really be included in soundtrack release of Sonic game that cameos it.
Introduction ...featuring "Live & Learn"
Oh, right. I wa going to ask if there are any I misst. Thank you.
But all those chao songs in SA2 are mixed together into a medley. Some-times it plays the whole song before moving on the the next song, but I'm pretty sure some of the songs don't. Maybe at least the three garden songs are intact, though.
I was really only caring about the non-jingels, but I could probably do them too at some point. Thank you again. Your info is very helpful.


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NM MILSURPS Match - 800 meters
Favorite Vice Long Range
Elaine August 10, 2021, 1:39am #1
I don't know if this is the right spot to post this. If not, let me know & I'll move it to where it's supposed to be.
August 28, 2021 Shooting Match will be '800 Meters'
20 rounds with 3 sighting in rounds allowed.
The positions the shooter wishes to shoot at will be left to their discretion which would be prone supported or un-supported, kneeling, sitting or offhand. Table/Bench type shooting may only be used by members/guests who cannot shoot from the other positions due to health conditions.
A front rest, sand bags, etc. can be used for the prone supported firing or Table/Bench of which only the forearm of the firearm can be laid upon them. The usage of rear resting bag or sandbags to support the buttstock will not allowed to be used.
Targets to be used:
AR 500 steel target cut out in the form of human silhouette (21" x 43"). The human silhouette will be painted in black paint.
Scoring:
A direct hit on the target will be scored as one point; a miss or 'Alibi' (unused) rounds that were not fired during each course of fire will be scored as a zero.
All scores will confirmed by the use of a spotter and scorer.
Firearms to be used:
All The firearms that NM MILSURPS members will use in the monthly match competitions shall be unmodified, originally configured, surplus military service firearms (single-shot, bolt-action or semi-automatic) that were or that still are issued in all the world's standing armies. The firearms themselves must be ones that were issued to ordinary soldier who used these firearms in the various armies in both the past and present. The iron sights must be the original style as issued on the firearms, which does not include in any aftermarket, target, match adjustable sights or micrometer sights as these were not issued to the ordinary soldier.
Give me a holler if you're interested.
Match will be held at Albuquerque's Shooting Range Park.
srdiver (Tim) August 10, 2021, 3:15am #2
Time to dig out my Swiss G11
Robert August 10, 2021, 11:00am #3
Elaine:
where it's supposed to be
But, where is it supposed to be?
Elaine August 10, 2021, 3:09pm #4
Oh… I am sorry. I just copied the announcement off the club page & didn't think to include the 'where'. My blonde roots are showing.
The match is being held at the Albuquerque Shooting Range Park off Atrisco Vista Rd.
MAC82 (Chief Tiny TeePee) August 10, 2021, 4:09pm #5
My blonde roots are showing.
Time to get an appointment with your stylist for a touch up.


TFGA is looking for dynamic and self-driven individuals who can join our team in the role of a Pattern Designer Trainee. The successful candidate will be required to make Patterns using a sketch of a garment from the Designer. The Pattern Designer is responsible for creating required pattern pieces on Lectra in order to ensure successful garment interpretation, proportion and fit.
The successful candidate would form part of a driven and talented team set against a creative and fast paced environment focused on Fast Fashion.
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Saratoga After Dark: Hattie's Throws Epic Soirée For Mardi Gras 2018—And The Good Times Rolled!
Restaurant hosted its annual N'awlins-inspired fundraiser for AIM Services, Inc. at the Canfield Casino.
It's not every day you get Latin music, jambalaya and salsa dancing here in Saratoga, and on January 13, Hattie's Mardi Gras Soirée gave us all three. The 18th annual fundraiser raised nearly $100,000 for AIM Services, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to partnering with people of diverse abilities; and as always, showed us northerners how they party in N'awlins.
Arriving at the Canfield Casino on "Mardi Gras" night, the first thing I noticed was how loud it was; jazz music spilled over from the parlor, masked guests talked and laughed noisily and glasses clinked at the bustling bar. The volume only went up from there as the party's 400 revelers moved into the ballroom, where Garland Nelson and Soul Session were belting out tunes such as Aretha Franklin's "Respect" and Luis Fonsi's smash "Despacito." The crowd loved it.
The scene on the dancefloor was best described by my friend, whom I texted a video of it to: "That looks like serious fun." I couldn't agree more.


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Kadayawan: Mindanao's festival of all festivals
By HENRYLITO D. TACIO
It all started in the 1970s when then Mayor Elias B. Lopez initiated tribal festivals featuring the lumad (native) and the Muslim tribes of Davao City where they showcase their dances and rituals of thanksgiving. Lopez himself was from a Bagobo tribe.
In 1986, the government initiated a program called "Unlad Proyekto Davao," whose main objective was to unite the Dabawenyos after the turbulent Martial Law era. The festivity was called Apo Duwaling, in honor of the three royalties for which Davao is famous for.
The word apo was taken from Mount Apo, the king of all mountains in the Philippines as it is the country's tallest peak at 10,311 feet above sea level. Du came from durian, the king of tropical fruits which has been described as having a smell "like hell" but has a taste that can be compared to that of "heaven."
The term waling was from waling-waling, the queen of orchids whose ethic term means "graceful movement of a butterfly in flight." They were once found only in the forests of Davao and Cotabato province. It was discovered in Davao around 1880 by Carl Roebellin, a German plant enthusiast for the Orchid House of Sanders.
At that time, Apo Duwaling was meant to showcase Davao City as a peaceful destination for other people from all over the country to visit and to do business in. This was post-EDSA Revolution.
Two years later, then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte renamed the festival as "Kadayawan sa Dabaw." Kadayawan is derived from the friendly greeting Madayaw, a term taken from a Dabawenyo word dayaw which means "good," "valuable," "superior" or "something that brings good fortune."
Mayor Duterte envisioned the festivity as a way to celebrate the bountiful harvest of Davao's flowers, fruits, and other produce as well as the wealth of the city's cultures. Today, the festival continues to honor the city's richness and diverse artistic, cultural, and historical heritage in a grand celebration of thanksgiving for all of the city's blessings.
In the early stage, ethnic tribes lived together harmoniously, in peace and friendship like the Bagobos, Mandayas, Manobos, Mansakas, T'boli, and others. They were the ones who gave the province a name; Davao came from the word daba-daba, which means fire.
According to history, Davao's ethnic tribes residing at the foot of Mount Apo would converge during a bountiful harvest. This ritual serves as their thanksgiving to the gods particularly to the Manama (the Supreme Being).
Various farming implements, fruits, flowers, vegetables, rice, and corn grains were displayed on mats as villagers give their respect and thanks for the year's abundance. Singing, dancing, and offerings to their divine protectors were the highlights of this ritual.
Although times have changed, this practice of thanksgiving (pahinungod in local dialect) is still very much practiced by modern day Dabawenyos. This tradition flourished and evolved into an annual festival of thanksgiving. And that's how Kadayawan sa Dabaw came into existence.
Today, Kadayawan has transformed into a festival of festivals, with a number of spin-off festivals in the region. The festival honors Davao's artistic, cultural, and historical heritage, its past personified by the ancestral lumads, its people as they celebrate on the streets, and its floral industry as its representatives parade in full regalia in thanksgiving for the blessings granted on the city.
Actually, the celebration interfaces three aspects: Tribal, industrial, arts and entertainment. It is a week-long celebration which is highlighted by floral floats, street-dancing competitions, and exhibits that showcase the island's tourism products and services.
The two big parades of the festival are often held during weekends. The street dancing, called Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan, is done on Saturday while the floral float parade falls on Sunday.
The street dancing has two main components. The first is the street parade, where performers groove it up while parading along selected points of the city (at the streets of CM Recto, San Pedro, Pelayo, Bonifacio, Ponciano, and Roxas Avenue). The second is the showdown, where the very same people perform on the same venue, which has traditionally been San Pedro Street. The parade normally takes place in the morning, the showdown from the afternoon to evening.
One pundit puts it: "The Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan is wildly popular because of the distinctively Mindanaoan beat and costumes. Several tourists come to Davao to watch hundreds of people dancing with vigor in the streets, clad in their native attire and carrying extravagant props that would give Hollywood studios a serious run for their money."
This year's competition has only one category and is open to any group, organization, institutions, or communities. Participating Mindanao-based contingents must showcase the festival of their locality, while participating Davao City-based contingents must interpret the Kadayawan festival or Mindanao folklores, myths, or legends.
Criteria for judging are as follows: Main showdown, 70% (choreography and creativity, 25%; performance, 30%; musicality, 25%; and production design, 20%), and street performance, 30% (choreography and creativity, 25%; performance, 30%; musicality, 25%; and production design, 25%).
Prizes for the competition are as follows: Grand champion, P300,000; first runner-up, P200,000; second runner-up, P100,000; third runner-up P75,000; fourth runner-up, P50,000; and fifth runner-up P30,000. Nine consolation prizes, at P10,000 each, will be given and five presentation awards and special awards for best in performance and best in costumes and parade to receive P50,000 each.
The floral float parade, called Pamulak Kadayawan, is a spectacular finale – patterned after the Pasadena Parade of Roses in the United States – where flowers and fruits are set in colorful floats by business establishments, community assemblies and peoples' organizations as they promenade on the streets symbolizing all the bounty sustainably enjoyed by the city's residents. Want to see giant replicas of animals the size of a truck made up of nothing else but flowers? No problem. Go watch the parade and you will see one.
The competition is open to any person, group, organization, institution, or company. It has three categories, namely small (maximum size of 8 feet x 16 feet), big (over 8 feet x 16 feet) and alternative (use of miniature cars, golf carts, mini tractors, push carts, karo, kalesa, pedicabs or similar vehicles, motorized, mechanical, or animal driven).
The competing floral floats will be using at least 80% fresh flowers, plants, fruits, and vegetables as medium, while non-competing entries are required to use at least 10%. Judging criteria are symbolism (20%), design (40%) and execution (40%). Prizes are as follows: big category (P500,000 for first, P300,000 for second, and P200,000 for third), small category (P300,000 for first, P200,000 for second, and P100,000 for third), and alternative category (P100,000 for first, P75,000 for second, and P50,000.00 for third).
If you have nothing to do this weekend, come to Davao. Here's what Dabawenyos will tell you about its festivity: "Kadayawan is an art form in itself, a festival perfectly fit for a local government that tries to position itself as the cultural capital of the Philippines. This is the best time to catch the sights, the sounds, the colors and the scents all mixing together to encapsulate the rich diversity of a place which was long ago described as the garden of the gods."
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