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Thu 10/14/21 07:37 AM
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On Rosh Hashanah, there is a ceremony called tashlich. Jews traditionally go to the ocean or a stream or river to pray and throw bread crumbs into the water. Symbolically, the fish devour their sins. Occasionally, people ask what kind of breadcrumbs should be thrown. Here are suggestions for breads most appropriate for specific sins and misbehaviors. The list ... For ordinary sins: White bread For complex sins: Multigrain For twisted sins: Pretzels For sins of indecision: Waffles If this sort of list interests you then: http://www.yoyenta.com/crummy-tashlich-humor/ some gems, on scrolling down the page: For sins committed out of the country: Italian Bread For taxation without representation: English Muffins For not supporting our troops: French Toast For the sins of Saddam Hussein: Shaken Bake For impersonating female deer: Dough For mugging Muslims: Crescent Rolled For inhaling marijuana: Stoned Wheat Bread For promiscuity with a Catholic: Hot Cross Buns -- As usual the best were reserved for the last: For the sins of Gorge W. Bush: Texas Toast For the sins of Hunter Biden: Fortune Cookies -- And for moving this post from Jokes forum: Nothin Honey |
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Explained in a minute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTCqXlDjx18 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKxUm055rU4 |
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Edited by
jaish
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Sun 10/03/21 09:57 AM
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Then there was the Panama Canal - 1904 Canal laborers mostly from China and Jamaica worked, sacrificed and died while building the largest canal the world had seen to date. Combating harsh terrain, disease, and deplorable living conditions, these workers held a variety of different jobs in the canal zone, their pay and quality of life often directly related to their ethnicity. When the United States announced its plan to build in Panama, promises of grandeur breathed fresh life into workers recruited to the area. “You here who are doing your work well in bringing to completion this great enterprise are standing exactly as a soldier of the few great wars of the world’s history,” Teddy Roosevelt announced to workers during his trip to Panama in 1906. “This is one of the great works of the world.” In December of that year, two years into the project, there were already more than 24,000 men working on the Panama Canal. Within five years, the number had swelled to 45,000. These workers were not all from the United States, but from Panama, the West Indies and Asia. http://www.researchhistory.org/2011/04/03/workers-on-the-panama-canal/#:~:text=The%20Workers&text=In%20the%20early%201850s,%20the,die%20from%20malaria%20or%20suicide. The dense and untamed jungle that covered the 50 miles between coasts was filled with deadly snakes. The venom of the coral snake attacked the nervous system, and a bite from the ten-foot mapana snake caused internal bleeding and organ degeneration. The rainy season, which lasted from May to November, kept workers perpetually wet and coated in mud. yellow fever was the most treacherous ailment, both physically and mentally. Just the mention of an outbreak caused such panic that defection rates were higher than mortality from the disease itself. Every evening, a train traveled to Mount Hope Cemetery by the city of Colón, its cars bri,mming with coffins, forcing the men to confront the great odds against their survival. U.S. citizens were used sparingly in Panama because they were both disease-prone and demanded higher wages. Skilled U.S. laborers adept at rail jobs: switchmen, signalmen, locomotive drivers, mechanics, electrical engineers, and foremen; came to the canal with the promise of a generous pay package that included free benefits and services, 42 paid vacation days and 30 days paid sick leave Most of the free spirited Jamaicans didn't last a year. They would flee, or suicide. No offense meant to Jamaicans. I know, I would not have lasted for more than 3 days. Arnold Schwarzenegger - 3 hours |
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Edited by
jaish
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Sun 10/03/21 09:17 AM
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Trans Continental Railway - 1865 - 67
Here's what it took to break through the Big Obstacle The transcontinental railroad faced geographical obstacles across the entire line but none were quite as formidable as the snowy granite mountain range rising east of Sacramento. Getting through the Sierra Nevada would require fortitude, technology -- and the sacrifice of many workers' lives. Needless to say it was mainly Chinese lives. Massive Work Force With the shaft completed, two teams of Chinese workers descended to the middle of the rock and began blasting the tunnel from the inside out. The steam engine was employed to cart out their debris. On September 1, work finished on the Emigrant Gap Tunnel (Tunnel No. 2), and those crews were redistributed to the winter quarters and tunnel work waiting upon the summit. That winter the men at Tunnel No. 6 were almost completely Chinese, with a few Caucasians on the west end. Gangs consisted of one white foreman per 30 or 40 workers, with each gang working one of three rotating eight-hour shifts a day. An average of six to ten thousand Chinese worked on the railroad that winter, with as many as 12,000 at one time. Black powder was expensive, and its preparation labor-intensive, requiring men to drill deep two-inch-wide holes by hand in order to clear shallow amounts of rock. But progress increased substantially on all fronts when British chemist James Howden appeared in February 1867. He brought nitroglycerin, which he mixed on location. The compound allowed for shallower holes of narrow width, but its blasts achieved a much greater destructive yield. Nitroglycerin debris was also much easier to move than the debris of black powder, saving a lot of cumulative time and sweat. Workers were able to advance up to two feet per day on all four faces, instead of measuring each hard-won inch. The railroad lost uncounted men to snow. Avalanches could cut down dozens at a time. "There was one large snowslide at Strong's Canyon known as Camp 4. In this camp were two gangs of Chinese for Tunnels 11 and 12, also a gang of culvert men. The slide took it all, and one of the culvert men was not found until the following spring," wrote Gilliss. Tunnel No. 6 was a truly staggering feat of engineering. It measured 1,659 feet in length, and reached, at its deepest, 124 feet into the rock. It sat more than 7,000 feet above sea level. Calculations used to position its end points and the central shaft were so accurate that the workers found they were only two inches off when they broke through. And it had been hand-carved, without electricity and without steam-powered tools, except for the single old engine used to hoist debris. The Union Pacific ramped up their track-laying speed and built confidently into Nevada, knowing their hardest task was behind them.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/tcrr-tunneling-sierra-nevada/ The tunnels united the Nation in a very practical way but there's no memorial, just nothing for those Chinamen who tunneled, bored through granite, inch by inch - on blood, sweat and tears. |
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Huawei's Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou arrives at China's Shenzhen International Airport, after nearly three years of detention in Canada. Meng's house arrest in Canada ended on Friday after the U.S. Department of Justice dropped its request for her extradition. Meng was arrested in 2018 at Vancouver International Airport by Canadian authorities at the request of the United States. The two Michael’s, Canadians arrested by China have been releases as part of the exchange program sought by Canadian foreign minister who lobbied in US. In my opinion .., I've changed my opinion on Trump ..., kind of bit immature, arresting a finance guy of a tech company. |
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Edited by
jaish
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Wed 09/29/21 01:00 AM
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Manny Pacquiao, boxing star and a Philippine senator, announced his retirement from boxing on Wednesday. He is now planning to run for president in the 2022 Philippine elections. 
Manny was among the staunchest allies of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, backing the leader’s bloody war on drugs and his bid to reintroduce the death penalty. But their political ties soured after Manny criticised Duterte’s friendly (reluctant actually) relationship with China and corruption in the government. Sadly, Manny was asked to leave the Party by Duterto. ======= Manny holds 12 world titles in eight different divisions, Watch it, China |
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China started with building islands in the South China Sea - Spratly reefs became Islands. 2016 Next they built military bases on these islands. 2019 / 20 Taiwan soon, after Harris becomes President, by choking off passage through South China Sea / Air. There’s a lot of steel now, below sea level |
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China's electric car leaders predict new energy vehicles will dominate the world market by 2030 The best-selling EV in China is not Tesla's Model 3, but the tiny Hongguang Mini EV;s It'd produced by SAIC-GM, a joint venture between China's state-owned SAIC Motor, US carmaker General Motors and another Chinese company, Wuling Motors Tesla may close down their Chinese Plant So that's where the steel is going. |
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Edited by
jaish
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Sat 09/25/21 02:28 PM
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The railway lines, from Yiwu to Madrid - 12,600 kms Now Yiwu to London The London end of the line is located in Barking, East London - that's a lot of steel there 
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Edited by
jaish
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Fri 09/24/21 03:56 AM
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Around 50 years ago, Mao Tse Tsung's period China was closed to the World, Population, Poverty, Communism, Then Kissinger went to China (to offset the Soviet's) Gave China - preferred trading partner status 50 years later - the sleeping giant awakes, stands and is growing taller For example, take steel. "steel industry remains at the core of a sustainable modern society". Steel is essential to our society. As a permanent material which can be recycled over and over again without losing its properties, steel is also fundamental to a successful circular economy. From transport systems, infrastructure and housing, to manufacturing, agriculture or energy, the industry is continuing to expand its offer of advanced high strength steels which reduce the weight of applications and encourage circular economy practices. For society, the benefits include durable products, local jobs, reduced emissions and the conservation of raw materials for future generations According to World Steel China is top consumer and consumed 56% of world steel production in 2019 EU - 9% NAFTA (US, Canada, Mexico) - 7.6% India - 5.7% New Zealand, Australia - 0.4% China is also the largest producer of crude steel - 996 Million Tons per Year World production - 1,865 MTPA =============== =============== Which brings up the question and not, Where did China get the money to buy and build steel plants but..., what is China doing with all this steel? |
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If policies count, what little I know are:
Trump reducing taxes on businesses, Biden increasing; T spending on modernizing military, B reducing; Trump’s great wall and Biden on road and bridge repairs; T less on education (he merged Ed with Labor Dept.) B on reducing the loan burden There’s a pattern - under Republicans, Businesses prosper - new wealth is generated. Under Democrats - wealth is distributed. Thus far, okay; as it's internal matter of US Now in case Joe develops a ‘condition’ Jill’s around to hand hold him or flag it to the Party so there’s a smooth transition Transition, needless to say, is KH taking over If this; then the scary part ..., not because she’s a woman; but because she’s a micro manager. I strongly suspect that it is she who taunted Biden to force the Military to stick to the 31 August withdrawal date - whatever the ground situ, ‘no excuses’. Don’t know whether she learnt anything at all, knowing the Indian part of her gene. Her presidency could extend the follies. (Trump has a lower attention span ... but funnily he is total attention when he listens for 3 minutes and processes it very fast. From what I read and by observing his interaction with reporters. Never seen him refer to notes.) During KH’s term, Big Tech will grow bigger with AI; Dominion Software will monitor from Germany using AI. Last time they made the big mistake of giving a 30% lead in Penn. When 4% was sufficient. But wait, 4% would have been exposed in manual recounting. So 15% it is, in 2024. Goodbye Trump US Exports reduce because ... Economically, China will be Number One, US will reduce her presence in South East Asian Seas and Philippines, apart from Taiwan, will not be taken over because of the export angle, nonetheless be slave to Chinese policies. North Korea may light a stick and Japan forced to defend. Iran’s sanctions maybe lifted but Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan; this entire block will go with China. Islam has no issues with Communism - it is a form of C. KH cannot order a Military re-occupation because of recent past precedent. The only country that stands in the way is India. Australia government is bankrupt and has become a joke. (sorry. but it’s Australians saying these things in Sky News. Among other things watch Kerry Packer interview; the Country is mired with layers of legislation that has been anti-business while leasing out land and water assets to Chinese firms. Corruption by previous government is suspected) Unfortunately, India has all along had a defensive approach; never fired the first shot. Defense is no policy. So anybody but KH; and I sincerely pray for Biden, a healthy and happy full term |
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On the planes left behind - a correction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIeyvuOQHVA |
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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told a journalist it was "irresponsible" to say Americans are “stranded” in Afghanistan last week. They are claiming the military mission has been completed. I'm guessing the Americans stuck in Afghanistan may say the military mission has ENDED, I'm pretty sure they DON'T agree the military mission was COMPLETED. ISIS didn't agree to stop their terrorist activities, in fact they were just emboldened by the Taliban who released them from prisons in Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda was emboldened for the same reason. Time will tell if Biden's pathetic foreign policy history will repeat itself. It's official: US has left behind 176 Artillery guns 22,000 humvees 64,000 machine guns 169 armored vehicles 159 mine proof vehicles 42.000 pick ups 358,000 assault rifles 126,000 pistols 8000 trucks 160,000 radios 16,000 night vision goggles and more .... --- As I recall, if a soldier drops his gun, he's punished |
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Topic:
IT Confidence
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This joke is a bit awkward because anybody can take off. At 200 kmph ground speed, flaps down, anything will go up like a kite. It’s the landing that requires training. I doubt they have AI evolved enough to land a plane. Still, as a joke, passable.
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Kamala's laugh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxfvQtbcd7I 55 seconds |
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Topic:
IT Confidence
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A situation where 20 CEOs board an airplane
They are informed that the flight that they are about to take is the First-ever to feature Pilotless technology. It is an un-crewed aircraft. Each one of the CEOs is then told, privately, that their company's software is running the aircraft's automatic pilot system. Nineteen of the CEOs promptly leave the aircraft, each offering a different type of excuse. One CEO alone remains on board the jet, seeming very calm indeed. Asked why he is so confident in this first Pilotless un-crewed flight, he replies : "If it is the same software that is developed by my company's IT department, this plane won't even take off." "Better call in the pilot" |
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Topic:
Why my house is a mess
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May be in September's issue
I received it as an article alert, been getting several since a week mostly bloopers, like today's for instance, This Travel Pillow Helped Me Sleep on a Plane for Eight Solid Hours https://www.rd.com/article/trtl-pillow-review/?trkid=pushnotification |
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This week in India, First, MI 6 Chief, Richard Moore then, CIA Director William Burns followed by Russian Security Adviser, Nikolai Patruchai visited India, notably, on his way back Burns flew to Pakistan Meanwhile the new Afghan Interior Minister Haqqani bears 5 million dollar US bounty https://www.dtnext.in/News/World/2021/09/07235431/1316685/Armed-and-Dangerous-New-Afghan-Interior-Minister-Haqqani-.vpf |
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Topic:
Why my house is a mess
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The percentages are from a survey conducted by FBI on inmates and published in Readers Digest.
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