The Quartet

The Carmel Quartet led by Prof. Yoel Grinberg, gave a concert in Raanana. He explained what Benjamin Britten, Robert Schumann, Alexander Borodin, Oded Zahavi, and the other composers tried to say, so I could follow the intended moods and expressions. We came with a couple who sat in the first row because she is hard of hearing, on the first opportunity I moved to the back. Sitting in the middle of four energetic performers is excessive for me. European high culture - what can I say? I prefer an extra hour of sleep. As a child, the Hungarian state identified me as a potential music talent, but by the grace of God, I escaped from the Music School. 

Canine Zionist

 

The blondie handler of a heroic dog warrior of ZAHAL. The fearless animal penetrated a deep HAMAS tunnel and discovered a nest of terrorists, saving the lives of soldiers. A Zionist dog.

The twitter informs me of the fake news that Israeli dogs are trained to rape Palestinians. We also train wild boars to destroy their crops (sic). They have a vivid Oriental imagination. 

Gaza Pier Functional

It was poorly planned and at first, did not survive the strong coastal current. The Nile pours large volumes into the Mediterranean, creating a stream. A stone barrier like Herzliaya's marina would have been advised. The internet made fun of the 200 million dollars the US Navy invested in it, but today I read that it has been repaired and is working. The media is full of disinformation, making it difficult to know what is happening. 

Pilgrimage in Deadly Heat

 The pilgrimage is increasingly affected by climate breakdown, according to a Saudi study that said temperatures in the area where rituals are performed were rising 0.4C (0.72F) each decade.

The Saudi National Meteorology Center said that temperatures hit 51.8C at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on Monday. The dead are counted by the hundreds. Every Muslim must do the Hadj pilgrimage once in life if he is able.  

Kfar Saba city is also hot, and I am suffering. Today I had diarrhea and weakness, cannot sleep regularly, and lost all enthusiasm for working. I am nearing 78 years old and all my classmates rest underground, in Hades. Why am I still alive and working? I need no more money. Yet I have to buy my small daughter a gold chain, but I do not feel like going out into the sun shopping.  

Working at night

I noticed a change in my work habits: I sleep siesta and work till 2 AM. Also, ZAHAL has changed the war - it allows a humanitarian pause at midday and is active at night. There is an intense heat wave in Israel and we have the air conditioner running for many hours. I have this Schiff project on the table for two weeks and it is not ending. Projects I closed two or three years ago are being subjected to renewed criticism and demanding additional work. Clients are not paying for that extra work, but soon I must start demanding payment. 

Europe is stopping AI

 Europe does not like progress and new things. It has forced Meta (the Facebook company) to put plans for its AI assistant on hold in Europe after the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) asked the company to delay training its large language models on content posted on the internet. Europeans are basically primitive folk with weird traditions and beliefs. Pic.: The Mamoiada parade in Sardinia.

Le maschere tipiche della sfilata di carnevale di Mammoiada sono quelle del Mamuthone e quella dell’Issohadore ( o Issocadore) . Il nome Issocadore deriva dalla “so’a (o soca)”, ovvero la corda usata per catturare gli animali. L’Issohadore è l’immagine del vincitore, mentre il Mamuthone rappresenta la bestia soggiogata. I tratti marcati della sua maschera rappresentano l’angoscia per la sottomissione, questi tratti così netti ricordano moltissimo le sculture africane. I campanacci sulle spalle dei Mamuthones vogliono accentuare ancor di più l’umiliazione a cui è sottoposto. 

The typical masks of the Mammoiada carnival parade are those of the Mamuthone and that of the Issohadore (or Issocador). The name Issocador derives from the "so'a (or soca)", or the rope used to capture animals. The Issohadore is the image of the winner, while the Mamuthone represents the subjugated beast. The marked features of his mask represent the anguish of submission, these clear features are very reminiscent of African sculptures. The cowbells on the Mamuthones' shoulders want to further accentuate the humiliation to which he is subjected.

El camino es culebrero