Is there anything to learn from the Ugandans?
Below is a news item from the Monitor, a newspaper in Uganda. In the city of Jinja, residents complained that bad smells were coming from a leather processing plant. Following the complaints, the mayor conducted a tour to locate the source of the odors, when it turned out that the odors were indeed coming from the leather processing factory, the mayor issued an immediate closure order to the factory. The order will be in effect until the plant managers show that they have done everything necessary for the pollution to stop completely.
So far the news quotes from Uganda, that is: no extension for the repair, no "permissible pollution levels", immediate closure. But Elia and Kotz Ba... in the same city there is another factory for processing leather, it is also polluting, except that it belongs to people close to the government, probably because of this proximity the factory receives "only requests" to stop the pollution... and this already reminds us of the situation in our districts!
In almost the same matter, in many African countries, regulations are being amended that prohibit the production and use of plastic bags (thin bags - 30 microns or less in thickness). In Uganda, where the installation came into effect recently, a large shipment of bags was returned to a manufacturer abroad. The installation prohibits the import, production and use of bags. Anyone who breaks the law is expected to be imprisoned for up to three years... with us? Plastic bags "decorate" every corner of our surroundings.
Dr. Assaf Rosenthal, ecologist,
Tour guide/leader in Africa and South America.
For details: Tel. 0505640309 / 077-6172298,
Email: assaf@eilatcity.co.il
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Let's respond to the topic at hand here
We miss the whole point
It's time for a change in our environment and to instill in people's minds that plastic bags are harmful and not useful.
There are very good alternatives.
Ideal
I'm sorry to read the rants here, because usually I read on the site articles / articles / contents that violate and not deter.
On the one hand, Noam is right in his claim about the proofreading errors that interfere with enjoying good content.
On the other hand - if I were in his place, I would have sent Dr. Asaf my proofreading suggestions to his private email, which is published at the end of the article and thus does not whiten his face on the one hand and contributes to the improvement of the place on the other hand.
It is permissible to point out that the rest of the rants who attack Assaf here, for his completely legitimate desire to read proper Hebrew - represent the culture of comments of bloggers who enjoy the privacy of the Internet and allow themselves things they would not dare to say in a face-to-face meeting. Roy is absolutely right in his suggestion to use pleasant ways.
Bottom line, I recommend that writers and commenters read what they have written just before they submit for publication. Both to check the scriptures and to think for a moment whether they were ready to receive such a response towards them.
Good day
Meir
Dear Noam,
I also feel like you that an article that is not well thought out is less effective and enjoyable for the readers. However, I believe that before we accuse Dr. Rosenthal, we should appreciate him for caring enough to publish his articles here.
As Ami said, we are all friends, and I am sure that if we clarify our problems to each other in a pleasant way, we will all benefit.
Tired of the ignorant and dyslexic who destroy every good plot!
It seems to me that most of the pilgrims are taking away from the important passage of the katbah and wasting their time in egotism like such a pride.
Noam Shalom,
There may be room for criticism regarding the proofreading of the articles and it should be addressed to the website editor Mr. Avi Bilizovsky who is responsible, to the best of my knowledge, for everything that happens here. At the same time, I must admit that your style is a bit stiff and sometimes seems to be educational and/or pretentious. There is no doubt that the basis of your words has merit, but you too receive constructive criticism regarding the stylistic manner in which you comment and enlighten Dr. Rosenthal.
Regardless of what was said above, it is possible that Dr. Rosenthal, just like me and every third or fourth man in the world has dyslexia. I also have many spelling errors and I try to type on a Word document with a spelling error corrector when it comes to publications in which it is important for me to receive respectful treatment from readers .
Either way, I'm sure the feedback has reached its destination.
Greetings friends,
Ami Bachar
Worth, worthwhile, profitable - you are welcome to choose your favorite synonym: in the end, the answer is negative, unfortunately.
And instead of correcting your mistakes, you keep writing "mistakes" instead of "errors". Perhaps the situation is more serious, and it is not only disdain but also teasing. And maybe you have some interesting objection to the Hebrew language?
It's a shame that such an interesting site doesn't go through minimal proofreading.
to Noam,
Sorry for the "annoyance" that printing errors cause you,
"Not worth...investing" you probably meant not worth it?
The disqualifier, disqualifies in Momo!
With us it is also the mentality of the people
Bags wouldn't fit in every hole if your people cared
By the time someone cares and unions rise up against outrageous factories it will be too late
I think it is also necessary to join the electric company, which is making our lungs angry and there is no one to talk to at all
And today there are much less outrageous alternatives, such as building solar collectors in the south that can roughly be enough for the entire country
You can always use hspell
http://hspell-gui.sourceforge.net/
Take it easy, Noam. It's true that it's jarring and it's also hard to read articles that are written like that, but it still doesn't indicate disdain on the part of the writer.
Mr. Dr. Asaf, I have a request for you: please read the things you write. The quantity and quality of your spelling and proofreading errors indicate disdain for your readers and the site itself.
I assume you meant the following:
Ugandans -> Ugandans, we begged -> we complained,
Hoya -> brought out, order -> order, quotes -> quote.
It's really annoying to read columns like this. Isn't it worth it for you to spend less than a minute re-reading and correcting?