La gestión de calidad se basa en esforzarse por conectar las necesidades de los clientes, analizar procesos para mejorar cada día, establecer equipos que mejoren las necesidades de los clientes y tener un ambiente sano que reconozca los valores del personal. También busca generar un buen ambiente natural y considera tanto el enfoque personal hacia el personal como recurso valioso, como el enfoque hacia el cliente dedicando atención especial a cada uno.
Bruce Strebinger's Tips for Staying Fit in the WinterBruce Strebinger
It can be hard adhering to your workout schedule when the weather gets colder. Here are some way to not only exercise during the winter, but also enjoy it. -Bruce Strebinger
Jeremy Gates has over 15 years of experience in office administration, financial management, and computer support. He has held positions as an administrative assistant, commercial cleaner, catering assistant, and maintenance supervisor. Gates also has volunteer experience in animal rescue and accounting. He holds certifications in financial accounting and accounting/bookkeeping from Alamance Community College.
This document analyzes nitrogen inputs and outputs for Canada's forests. It finds that atmospheric nitrogen deposition meets most of the nitrogen needs of forest biomass production. Nitrogen is lost from forests through processes like fire, harvesting, denitrification, and stream exports. The analysis is done on a provincial level and finds some provinces have net nitrogen fixation while others do not. It provides estimates of nitrogen amounts for various inputs and outputs and makes recommendations to refine the estimates.
La pubertad y la adolecencia son etapas únicas en las que el cuerpo cambia físicamente para permitir la reproducción y el individuo busca la independencia. La pubertad normalmente comienza entre los 10-11 años y termina a los 14, mientras que la adolecencia sigue a la pubertad y dura hasta los 19-20 años, marcando la transición de la niñez a la adultez.
Opiskelijoiden aktivointi ja osallistaminen suurryhmässäOpinpaja Oy
Miksi opiskelijoiden osallistaminen ja aktivointi kannattaa suuressa ryhmässä? Miten opiskelijoiden oppimista voi edistää?
Opiskelijoiden oppimista voi edistää suuressa ryhmässä mm. hyödyntämällä erilaisia yhteistoiminnallisen oppimisen menetelmiä sekä muita ryhmäprosessiin perustuvia työtapoja. Myös ennakkokäsitysten ja –tietojen kartoittamisen työtavat sekä opitun kertaaminen ja reflektointi syventävät oppimista.
The humanitarian reform was needed to address issues identified in a 2005 review such as unpredictable capacity, weak coordination, and donor inconsistency. The changing humanitarian context included more actors, crises, and public scrutiny. The reform established the cluster approach to strengthen response, predictability, accountability, and partnerships. This involved defining the roles of humanitarian coordinators, country teams, and global cluster leads. Challenges remained in strengthening leadership, preparedness, capacity, and accountability. The transformative agenda aimed to further address these issues.
La gestión de calidad se basa en esforzarse por conectar las necesidades de los clientes, analizar procesos para mejorar cada día, establecer equipos que mejoren las necesidades de los clientes y tener un ambiente sano que reconozca los valores del personal. También busca generar un buen ambiente natural y considera tanto el enfoque personal hacia el personal como recurso valioso, como el enfoque hacia el cliente dedicando atención especial a cada uno.
Bruce Strebinger's Tips for Staying Fit in the WinterBruce Strebinger
It can be hard adhering to your workout schedule when the weather gets colder. Here are some way to not only exercise during the winter, but also enjoy it. -Bruce Strebinger
Jeremy Gates has over 15 years of experience in office administration, financial management, and computer support. He has held positions as an administrative assistant, commercial cleaner, catering assistant, and maintenance supervisor. Gates also has volunteer experience in animal rescue and accounting. He holds certifications in financial accounting and accounting/bookkeeping from Alamance Community College.
This document analyzes nitrogen inputs and outputs for Canada's forests. It finds that atmospheric nitrogen deposition meets most of the nitrogen needs of forest biomass production. Nitrogen is lost from forests through processes like fire, harvesting, denitrification, and stream exports. The analysis is done on a provincial level and finds some provinces have net nitrogen fixation while others do not. It provides estimates of nitrogen amounts for various inputs and outputs and makes recommendations to refine the estimates.
La pubertad y la adolecencia son etapas únicas en las que el cuerpo cambia físicamente para permitir la reproducción y el individuo busca la independencia. La pubertad normalmente comienza entre los 10-11 años y termina a los 14, mientras que la adolecencia sigue a la pubertad y dura hasta los 19-20 años, marcando la transición de la niñez a la adultez.
Opiskelijoiden aktivointi ja osallistaminen suurryhmässäOpinpaja Oy
Miksi opiskelijoiden osallistaminen ja aktivointi kannattaa suuressa ryhmässä? Miten opiskelijoiden oppimista voi edistää?
Opiskelijoiden oppimista voi edistää suuressa ryhmässä mm. hyödyntämällä erilaisia yhteistoiminnallisen oppimisen menetelmiä sekä muita ryhmäprosessiin perustuvia työtapoja. Myös ennakkokäsitysten ja –tietojen kartoittamisen työtavat sekä opitun kertaaminen ja reflektointi syventävät oppimista.
The humanitarian reform was needed to address issues identified in a 2005 review such as unpredictable capacity, weak coordination, and donor inconsistency. The changing humanitarian context included more actors, crises, and public scrutiny. The reform established the cluster approach to strengthen response, predictability, accountability, and partnerships. This involved defining the roles of humanitarian coordinators, country teams, and global cluster leads. Challenges remained in strengthening leadership, preparedness, capacity, and accountability. The transformative agenda aimed to further address these issues.
El documento presenta la misión y visión del Sistema Universitario UNIMINUTO. Su misión es ofrecer educación superior de alta calidad, accesible y flexible para formar profesionales competentes y líderes de transformación social con el fin de construir un país justo y en paz. Su visión para el 2012 es ser reconocido por su aporte a la espiritualidad universitaria, la educación para el desarrollo y la cobertura a través de amplias sedes e inscripciones flexibles, además de sus programas académic
This document provides an overview and details for a mobile tower defense game called "God Save Us" where the player takes on the role of God. As God, the player must use touch commands to drag zombies away from the last remaining safe house for humanity. The player can also give orders to a human survivor to repair defenses and build traps. The gameplay involves surviving endless waves of zombies that increase in number and difficulty over time. The player aims to get the highest score by surviving as long as possible and killing as many zombies as they can using traps and their godly powers.
Hydrolysis of pyrethroids by human and rat tissuesLuke Lightning
This study characterized the expression and activity of carboxylesterases (CEs) in human and rat tissues and their role in metabolizing pyrethroid insecticides. The key findings were that human CE-2 plays a major role in metabolizing trans-permethrin in the intestine, while both human CE-1 and CE-2 contribute to its metabolism in the liver. Rat metabolism of trans-permethrin differs from humans, with a greater role of serum CEs. The study highlights interspecies differences that are important to consider for toxicology risk assessments.
The document summarizes advice from several women on successfully working remotely. Colleen Ford found she was more productive at home without distractions. Jennie Oyola notes time management is key without office cues. Amanda Somma uses collaboration tools like Google Docs. Laura Jones appreciates the flexibility to work early hours before her kids need to get to school. Cheryl Kellond emphasizes proactive communication when working remotely from a team. Katrina Larrabee says flexibility is great as long as work gets done. Dorothy Distefano stresses documentation so everyone is on the same page. Julie Petrarca uses project management tools like Basecamp for organizing work across time zones.
Softening the Social Blow with Crisis ManagementLynn Morton
This document summarizes a presentation about crisis management and softening the social blow of announcements. The presentation discusses developing a 24/7 monitoring program to manage online reaction, conducting audience research and content strategy, planning announcement disclosures with internal and external preparation, and putting a response plan into action with management of disclosure, reporting, and course correction. It provides takeaways about maintaining ongoing reactive and proactive work streams when handling announcements that may be met with negative social reaction.
DEFCON Moscow Meetup 0XB (11). Практика применения анти-APT решенийDenis Gorchakov
DEFCON-targeted version of the speech about anti-APT solutions experience and thoughts on incident reponse based on our work at one of the major Russian banks.
Este documento describe los resortes, incluyendo su definición como un cuerpo elástico que almacena energía y recupera su forma original cuando la fuerza deformadora deja de actuar. Explica que Robert Hooke demostró su comportamiento elástico y que se fabrican de materiales como acero y bronce. Los resortes se usan para absorber energía, ejercer fuerza y convertir deformación en fuerza en aplicaciones que van desde cables hasta vehículos. Finalmente, distingue entre resortes de tracción, compresión y torsión.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: It seems like the world has turned on Israel, but they are truly not alone, and good people from around the world stand with Israel despite the actions and rhetoric of the vile extremists that support terrorism.
Israel’s allies rely on her to fight terror while they keep a “good face” on relations with the Arab community at large. But quiet support is no longer enough. Those who oppose terror must be bold.
The Biggest Threat to Western Civilization _ Andy Blumenthal _ The Blogs.pdfAndy (Avraham) Blumenthal
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: China and Russia are commonly considered the biggest military threats to Western civilization, but I believe that is incorrect. The biggest strategic threat is a terrorist Jihadi Caliphate.
Don't Be So Humble; You're Not That Great _ Andy Blumenthal _ The Blogs.pdfAndy (Avraham) Blumenthal
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Judaism teaches that our mission in life is to connect to G-d, the source of all. In connecting to the source, we are supposed to empty ourselves of vanity and materialism so that we can be filled with the Divine holiness.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Right now, hate-filled anarchists, Marxists, and radicals are foaming and frothing at the mouth, very sure of themselves, and giving phony press conferences, posting “legal observers,” and surrounding and terrorizing innocent people, while the authorities and law enforcement seem to do little to nothing.
Every one of these bad actors has had their fun and lived out their fantasy of independence and “saving the world” (not!) and now it is time when they will pay the piper for their knowing misdeeds. The parents, institutions, “professors,” and our politicians need to wake up now, restore truth and order, and salvage what is left of the shattered credibility and lives of these unfortunate and misguided souls.
America Is the Target; Israel Is the Front Line _ Andy Blumenthal _ The Blogs...Andy (Avraham) Blumenthal
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: This is not about free speech but about a takeover of America. These vile terrorist supporters are using our very Constitution against us as they falsely cry Islamophobia and free speech, all the while impeding, threatening, and committing acts of violence against students, citizens, and an orderly democracy. It is time for Americans to stop being complacent or fooled by their terrorist talking points and rhetoric of hate, racism, and Communist ideology. In the face of this evil, we are finally seeing Patriots emerge, proudly carrying and defending the American flag, singing the Star-Spangled Banner, and boldly chanting USA!
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: On college campuses across America, why do we hear "free Palestine" but not "free Ukraine" when the Ukrainian issue is so much larger and more deadly?
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: This year at Passover seder, I had the privilege to sit next to an elderly Jewish lady, whom I’ll call Esther. We sat together at a Chabad seder, and on the wall next to us was a beautiful painting of the Rebbe.
My wife and I were spellbound by his lifelike holy image, especially his knowing, piercing blue eyes. In fact, we joked that it would be funny if the eyes started to move back and forth in the painting. Esther, who was sitting directly next to me, overheard us and proceeded to tell me some amazing stories about the Rebbe, which I am pleased to be able to share with all of you.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: We have all been following the horrific news and video clips coming out of our American universities of blatant antisemitism coupled with intimidation, harassment, barring of access, and violence from Hamas terrorist protesters against Jewish students and faculty under the false guise of blaring calls for Palestinian freedom “from the river to the sea.”
As our enemies gleefully chant, “There is only one solution, intifada revolution” and “by any (violent, abhorrent) means necessary,” we must answer with our “one solution” and that is to hold accountable the corrupt and even criminal institutions and leadership that are openly permitting this to occur.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Modern-day anti-Semitism has taken the form of pro-Hamas supporters on our campuses and in our cities who pretend that they are fighting against colonialism and an occupation of Palestine. They strategically disguise their Jew-hatred by falsely portraying themselves as the victims of oppression. Instead of showing themselves as the vile racists that they are, they attempt to hide as wolves in sheep's clothing. They do this to try and get the world's sympathy and take the mantle of morality and legitimacy through lies and distortion. In so doing, they can call for resistance, intifada, and jihad, and "by any (murderous and abhorrent) means necessary," all the while pretending to be virtuous.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: One of the great issues in dealing with life is what happens when we die. Is it “game over” and we are gone for good, or as Jews we believe that while our bodies die, our souls live on in eternity with Hashem. However, another scenario to deal with is if we still have imperfections that we need to work on, does G-d bring us back again through the reincarnation of our souls (“Gilgul Neshamot”) to continue the process of learning, growth, and perfecting ourselves?
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Day after day, week after week now, we see the vile Hamas terrorist supporters acting out in public, screaming, cursing, threatening, blocking, harassing, burning flags, pushing, prodding, and violently attacking others (i.e., Zionists and Jews). In any normal situation, the police would be there protecting the innocent, stopping the harassment, and arresting the violent agitators. But these days, what do we see? The police seem to be doing virtually nothing to stop them.
Without any serious consequences from our law enforcement, courts, or politicians, we can expect things to continue to escalate and get more dangerous.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Since October 7, it has become almost a daily chorus by Hamas and their supporters around the world condemning Israel for “occupation.” However, if you really examine the facts, it becomes clear that the word occupation is nothing more than propaganda and a tool of radical Islam for hate, intifada, jihad, and terrorism.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: There are countless shakeups and wake-up calls of life that span from small to large crises that test our faith and ability to cope. In whatever circumstances we find ourselves, it's not about escaping from the difficulties, but finding G-d even when he seems absent or hidden from us. G-d is there, and so is a path toward overcoming the challenges, sanctifying our lives, and finding our meaning and significance.
El documento presenta la misión y visión del Sistema Universitario UNIMINUTO. Su misión es ofrecer educación superior de alta calidad, accesible y flexible para formar profesionales competentes y líderes de transformación social con el fin de construir un país justo y en paz. Su visión para el 2012 es ser reconocido por su aporte a la espiritualidad universitaria, la educación para el desarrollo y la cobertura a través de amplias sedes e inscripciones flexibles, además de sus programas académic
This document provides an overview and details for a mobile tower defense game called "God Save Us" where the player takes on the role of God. As God, the player must use touch commands to drag zombies away from the last remaining safe house for humanity. The player can also give orders to a human survivor to repair defenses and build traps. The gameplay involves surviving endless waves of zombies that increase in number and difficulty over time. The player aims to get the highest score by surviving as long as possible and killing as many zombies as they can using traps and their godly powers.
Hydrolysis of pyrethroids by human and rat tissuesLuke Lightning
This study characterized the expression and activity of carboxylesterases (CEs) in human and rat tissues and their role in metabolizing pyrethroid insecticides. The key findings were that human CE-2 plays a major role in metabolizing trans-permethrin in the intestine, while both human CE-1 and CE-2 contribute to its metabolism in the liver. Rat metabolism of trans-permethrin differs from humans, with a greater role of serum CEs. The study highlights interspecies differences that are important to consider for toxicology risk assessments.
The document summarizes advice from several women on successfully working remotely. Colleen Ford found she was more productive at home without distractions. Jennie Oyola notes time management is key without office cues. Amanda Somma uses collaboration tools like Google Docs. Laura Jones appreciates the flexibility to work early hours before her kids need to get to school. Cheryl Kellond emphasizes proactive communication when working remotely from a team. Katrina Larrabee says flexibility is great as long as work gets done. Dorothy Distefano stresses documentation so everyone is on the same page. Julie Petrarca uses project management tools like Basecamp for organizing work across time zones.
Softening the Social Blow with Crisis ManagementLynn Morton
This document summarizes a presentation about crisis management and softening the social blow of announcements. The presentation discusses developing a 24/7 monitoring program to manage online reaction, conducting audience research and content strategy, planning announcement disclosures with internal and external preparation, and putting a response plan into action with management of disclosure, reporting, and course correction. It provides takeaways about maintaining ongoing reactive and proactive work streams when handling announcements that may be met with negative social reaction.
DEFCON Moscow Meetup 0XB (11). Практика применения анти-APT решенийDenis Gorchakov
DEFCON-targeted version of the speech about anti-APT solutions experience and thoughts on incident reponse based on our work at one of the major Russian banks.
Este documento describe los resortes, incluyendo su definición como un cuerpo elástico que almacena energía y recupera su forma original cuando la fuerza deformadora deja de actuar. Explica que Robert Hooke demostró su comportamiento elástico y que se fabrican de materiales como acero y bronce. Los resortes se usan para absorber energía, ejercer fuerza y convertir deformación en fuerza en aplicaciones que van desde cables hasta vehículos. Finalmente, distingue entre resortes de tracción, compresión y torsión.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: It seems like the world has turned on Israel, but they are truly not alone, and good people from around the world stand with Israel despite the actions and rhetoric of the vile extremists that support terrorism.
Israel’s allies rely on her to fight terror while they keep a “good face” on relations with the Arab community at large. But quiet support is no longer enough. Those who oppose terror must be bold.
The Biggest Threat to Western Civilization _ Andy Blumenthal _ The Blogs.pdfAndy (Avraham) Blumenthal
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: China and Russia are commonly considered the biggest military threats to Western civilization, but I believe that is incorrect. The biggest strategic threat is a terrorist Jihadi Caliphate.
Don't Be So Humble; You're Not That Great _ Andy Blumenthal _ The Blogs.pdfAndy (Avraham) Blumenthal
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Judaism teaches that our mission in life is to connect to G-d, the source of all. In connecting to the source, we are supposed to empty ourselves of vanity and materialism so that we can be filled with the Divine holiness.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Right now, hate-filled anarchists, Marxists, and radicals are foaming and frothing at the mouth, very sure of themselves, and giving phony press conferences, posting “legal observers,” and surrounding and terrorizing innocent people, while the authorities and law enforcement seem to do little to nothing.
Every one of these bad actors has had their fun and lived out their fantasy of independence and “saving the world” (not!) and now it is time when they will pay the piper for their knowing misdeeds. The parents, institutions, “professors,” and our politicians need to wake up now, restore truth and order, and salvage what is left of the shattered credibility and lives of these unfortunate and misguided souls.
America Is the Target; Israel Is the Front Line _ Andy Blumenthal _ The Blogs...Andy (Avraham) Blumenthal
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: This is not about free speech but about a takeover of America. These vile terrorist supporters are using our very Constitution against us as they falsely cry Islamophobia and free speech, all the while impeding, threatening, and committing acts of violence against students, citizens, and an orderly democracy. It is time for Americans to stop being complacent or fooled by their terrorist talking points and rhetoric of hate, racism, and Communist ideology. In the face of this evil, we are finally seeing Patriots emerge, proudly carrying and defending the American flag, singing the Star-Spangled Banner, and boldly chanting USA!
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: On college campuses across America, why do we hear "free Palestine" but not "free Ukraine" when the Ukrainian issue is so much larger and more deadly?
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: This year at Passover seder, I had the privilege to sit next to an elderly Jewish lady, whom I’ll call Esther. We sat together at a Chabad seder, and on the wall next to us was a beautiful painting of the Rebbe.
My wife and I were spellbound by his lifelike holy image, especially his knowing, piercing blue eyes. In fact, we joked that it would be funny if the eyes started to move back and forth in the painting. Esther, who was sitting directly next to me, overheard us and proceeded to tell me some amazing stories about the Rebbe, which I am pleased to be able to share with all of you.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: We have all been following the horrific news and video clips coming out of our American universities of blatant antisemitism coupled with intimidation, harassment, barring of access, and violence from Hamas terrorist protesters against Jewish students and faculty under the false guise of blaring calls for Palestinian freedom “from the river to the sea.”
As our enemies gleefully chant, “There is only one solution, intifada revolution” and “by any (violent, abhorrent) means necessary,” we must answer with our “one solution” and that is to hold accountable the corrupt and even criminal institutions and leadership that are openly permitting this to occur.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Modern-day anti-Semitism has taken the form of pro-Hamas supporters on our campuses and in our cities who pretend that they are fighting against colonialism and an occupation of Palestine. They strategically disguise their Jew-hatred by falsely portraying themselves as the victims of oppression. Instead of showing themselves as the vile racists that they are, they attempt to hide as wolves in sheep's clothing. They do this to try and get the world's sympathy and take the mantle of morality and legitimacy through lies and distortion. In so doing, they can call for resistance, intifada, and jihad, and "by any (murderous and abhorrent) means necessary," all the while pretending to be virtuous.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: One of the great issues in dealing with life is what happens when we die. Is it “game over” and we are gone for good, or as Jews we believe that while our bodies die, our souls live on in eternity with Hashem. However, another scenario to deal with is if we still have imperfections that we need to work on, does G-d bring us back again through the reincarnation of our souls (“Gilgul Neshamot”) to continue the process of learning, growth, and perfecting ourselves?
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Day after day, week after week now, we see the vile Hamas terrorist supporters acting out in public, screaming, cursing, threatening, blocking, harassing, burning flags, pushing, prodding, and violently attacking others (i.e., Zionists and Jews). In any normal situation, the police would be there protecting the innocent, stopping the harassment, and arresting the violent agitators. But these days, what do we see? The police seem to be doing virtually nothing to stop them.
Without any serious consequences from our law enforcement, courts, or politicians, we can expect things to continue to escalate and get more dangerous.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Since October 7, it has become almost a daily chorus by Hamas and their supporters around the world condemning Israel for “occupation.” However, if you really examine the facts, it becomes clear that the word occupation is nothing more than propaganda and a tool of radical Islam for hate, intifada, jihad, and terrorism.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: There are countless shakeups and wake-up calls of life that span from small to large crises that test our faith and ability to cope. In whatever circumstances we find ourselves, it's not about escaping from the difficulties, but finding G-d even when he seems absent or hidden from us. G-d is there, and so is a path toward overcoming the challenges, sanctifying our lives, and finding our meaning and significance.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Tick-tock.
The days are, oh, so long.
The years of the past now seem so short.
I am waiting for salvation.
In my heart, I pray over and over:
“Blessed are You, L-rd our G-d,
King of the Universe,
Who sets free those in bonds.”
I know you are coming to rescue me.
I am waiting for you.
The Topsy Turvy World of Baby Killers and Nazis _ Andy Blumenthal _ The Blogs...Andy (Avraham) Blumenthal
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: One of the toughest things to bear is when our enemies hypocritically use psychological projection and try to turn the tables, calling us "Baby Killers," "Rapists," and "Nazis," when this is exactly the criminal behavior that the Hamas terrorists perpetrated at the October 7 massacre in Southern Israel.
For Israel, it's as if being barbarically attacked and victimized with the rape and mutilation of women, beheadings and burnings of babies, and murders and abductions of young and old aren't enough. But then to suffer the grotesque turning of reality on its head by having the perpetrators of these crimes call you out as the aggressor is beyond imagination.
As we approach the Jewish holiday of Purim, we have to maintain our ultimate faith in the Almighty that those corrupt evildoers who seek our destruction "by any means necessary" will ultimately themselves face justice like the evil Haman (perhaps the forefather of Hamas).
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: What blind love and hate do have in common is an irrational mob mentality that destroys one's ability to think rationally and morally. When you either deprive people of real information and outside perspectives, brainwash them, or create a sense of baseless fear and anger, you can bring out a real destructive side of humanity that borders on the psychotic and sociopathic. Thus, when people get back to their family, friends, and "real life," similar to when Hitler was killed and the Nazis and their propaganda machine were defeated, then perspective and normalcy could return. This is why it's so important to fight the fake news and brainwashing that are so prevalent right now.
In the end, love is not actually blind, but hate most certainly is completely blind, deaf, and utterly dumb.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: Foes are turned into friends.
Families grow rather than attend early funerals.
Communities bustle and prosper rather than lie as dying evacuated ghost towns.
We all become part of a community of nations working to solve life's biggest problems, instead of planning how to maim and kill each other with greater pinpoint accuracy and effect.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: We know that Israel wants more than anything to live in peace and that they have tried virtually everything to make peace with their neighbors, including multiple offerings of a state for the Palestinians (and even giving in to practically their every demand, often to the Israelis own detriment), only to meet with one repeated rejection after another reiterating the Arab League's Khartoum Resolution: "no peace with Israel, no negotiation with Israel, and no recognition of Israel."
After October 7, the deadly abuse absolutely could not continue any longer.
There is a time to walk away and a time for necessary action.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: While there are many factors that contribute to our national success, certainly if we are going to be able to confront the challenges we face both at home and abroad, we must have strong and courageous leadership. Not only to unite us but also to evoke our very best, we need leadership that commands respect from both left and right, with a mighty and passionate vision that moves us not only to farseeing human progress but equally to moral righteousness. With this, we can instill pride in both who we are and where we are going and not be in fear of what’s threatening our streets or our shores anymore.
Article in The Times of Israel by Andy Blumenthal: In my opinion, the only tactical way to rescue the hostages is to locate and map the tunnel they are hiding in and then gas them all to sleep. The gas would need to be carefully regulated so as not to alert the terrorists that it is being used and not to harm the hostages. The gas needs to be odorless and colorless (like nitrous oxide) to camouflage its use, and the Israeli commandos will need to be hairpin-ready to blow the blast doors and get in to rescue the hostages.