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  • It recognizes Zionism as Israel’s foundational ideology that has created and maintains an apartheid regime between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. It further affirms the right to self-determination and liberation of the Palestinian people and supports

    the establishment of a “single democratic Palestinian State in all of historic Palestine, with Jerusalem as its capital.” This effectively would eradicate the State of Israel.

    I am not sure these two are fundamentally the same.

    “Palestine should exist as a state” does not necessarily imply “Israel should not exist as a state”.









  • Uneven spacing is normal around the over wing exit(s) but I agree that it doesn’t quite seem right.

    The engine hamster-pouch seems not quite right for a 737NG. I’m a bit suspicious of the air data probes, too.

    NLG but no MLG is a very very big red flag. Altitude is also much much higher than would normally be expected to have gear down, and air to air shots with gear extended are rare.

    The viewing window on the 1L door seems a bit low.

    That said, it’s quite hard to find a picture from this angle for comparison.



  • I work in post, but not in Canada.

    Postal facilities often move >100k items a day. Or much more. Occasionally, a parcel will go missing, lose its label, be destroyed and unrecognizable, or end up in a place no one thought it was possible for something to fit. Thin items are especially bad for this.

    There is only so much that can be done to try and follow it via CCTV and/or scans. Whether they have done everything practical, I don’t know.

    We don’t machine sort passports (which reduces the chances of it getting lost/destroyed), but I think that’s only new passports coming from the printers. Your passport may have been treated like any other courier item - assuming Canada’s processes are similar.

    The rest of it is probably a question for a travel sub.


  • I work in post, but not in Canada.

    Postal facilities often move >100k items a day. Or much more. Occasionally, a parcel will go missing, lose its label, be destroyed and unrecognizable, or end up in a place no one thought it was possible for something to fit. Thin items are especially bad for this.

    There is only so much that can be done to try and follow it via CCTV and/or scans. Whether they have done everything practical, I don’t know.

    We don’t machine sort passports (which reduces the chances of it getting lost/destroyed), but I think that’s only new passports coming from the printers. Your passport may have been treated like any other courier item - assuming Canada’s processes are similar.

    The rest of it is probably a question for a travel sub.




  • Generally speaking, you want panels to:

    • Have minimal shading (especially by e.g. poles for overhead traction)

    • Not get contaminated by dripping oil/grease/brake dust.

    • Not complicate access (either by being in the way or by being damaged and live) for repairs or rescue efforts.

    • Not be subject to vibration or impact.

    • Be located densely and near connections to the electrical grid, so that the cabling per panel is minimal.

    This breaks just about every one of those.

    Go put panels on every house/mall/supermarket and then panel roofs over every carpark and railway station first, then we’ll talk.