Nicolas Pollock / The Atlantic An etiquette update: Brevity is the highest virtue. I recently cut the amount of time I spent on email by almost half, and I think a lot of people could do the same. I’m sure my approach has made some people hate me, because I come off curt. But if everyone thought about email in the same way, what I’m suggesting wouldn’t be rude. Here are the basic guidelines that are working for me and, so, I propose for all of the world to adopt immediately: None of the above. You can write your name if it feels too naked or abrupt not to have something down there. But it shouldn’t, and it wouldn’t if it were the norm. Don’t waste time considering if “Dear,” or “Hey” or “[name]!” is appropriate. Just get right into it. Write the recipient’s name if you must. But most people already know their names. Like they already know your name. The Unbearable Smallness of Benjamin Netanyahu With the death of Shimon Peres, Israel has lost its chief optimist.

And the prime minister remains paralyzed by pessimism. The Book of Proverbs teaches us that where there is no vision, the people perish. The people of Israel, now bereft of Shimon Peres, will not perish, because survival—or, at least, muddling through—is a Jewish specialty. ac unit for classic carsBut the death of Israel’s greatest visionary, a man who understood that it would never be morally or spiritually sufficient for the Jews to build for themselves the perfect ghetto and then wash their hands of the often-merciless world, means that Israel has lost its chief optimist.ac unit short circuit Peres was, for so many years, a prophet without honor in his own country, but he was someone who, late in life, came to symbolize Israel’s big-hearted, free-thinking, inventive, and democratic promise. repair window unit air conditioners

Peres came to this role in part because he had prescience, verbal acuity, a feel for poetry, and a restless curiosity, but also because, gradually but steadily, he became surrounded by small men. One of the distressing realities of Israel today is that, in so many fields—technology, medicine, agriculture, literature, music, cinema—the country is excelling. But to Israeli politics go the mediocrities. Erik de Castro / Reuters The Philippines President's Aspiration to Out-Massacre Hitler Rodrigo Duterte told reporters he’d like to kill 3 million addicts, saying the Nazi leader “massacred 3 million Jews.” Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday he aspired to accomplish in his country the level of mass murder Adolf Hitler achieved, saying, “Hitler massacred 3 million Jews. Now there’s 3 million, there’s 3 million drug addicts. I’d be happy to slaughter them.” Hitler, in fact, killed 6 million Jews. That doesn’t make Duterte’s comments any less distressing, coming as they do after several controversial remarks since before he was elected president earlier this year.

Duterte took office at the end of June, and he’s made his feelings about drug addicts well known. He ran on a campaign promise to wage war on crime and drugs, and in his first few months in office, more than 3,500 Filipinos have been killed, many in extrajudicial slayings. But striving to embody history’s most-reviled mass murderer has earned Duterte more critics and renewed repudiation. Mike Segar / Reuters Trump's Abdication of Personal Responsibility Conservatives have put families and communities at the center of their conception of a better America—but they’re notably absent from the Republican nominee’s account. Again and again at Monday night’s debate, Hillary Clinton attacked Donald Trump’s record in business. She accused him of caring only about himself. Again and again, he pleaded guilty. When Clinton quoted Trump as cheering for a housing crisis, Trump responded, “That’s called business.” When Clinton accused Trump of not paying taxes, Trump answered, “That makes me smart.”

When Clinton attacked Trump for declaring bankruptcy to avoid paying the people he owed, Trump replied, “I take advantage of the laws of the nation because I’m running a company.” Clinton set out to paint Trump as selfish and unethical. Trump basically conceded the charge. Commentators are declaring Trump’s answers a tactical mistake. But they’re more than that. They show how unmoored he is from conservatism’s conception of America.This following is intended to clarify misconceptions about the Department of Corrections. You are encouraged to copy and circulate it. The following institutions have air-conditioning in the areas indicated: Youthful Offender institution Lancaster C.I. (9 dorms and confinement area); Union C.I. (13 dorms); Lake C.I. and Zephyrhills C.I. (a/c installed in Mental Health areas in 1997 at Lake C.I. and 1995 at Z.C.I.); female institutions Homestead C.I. (all dorms); Dade C.I. (Mental Health area) and Charlotte C.I. (Mental Health area air conditioned in FY 1994-95) The six Florida prison facilities built under the privatization contract are also air-conditioned.

In addition, with the exception of Lowell Main Unit, the following facilities have air-conditioning in all housing areas: 2. "Inmates don't work." On May 8, 2012 there were 100,591 inmates in the Florida prison system. About 80% of them are assigned to work, assigned to participate in a Substance Abuse Program, or Vocational Education or Adult Education, or are assigned to some other program activity. The remaining 20% are medically unable to work, or are participating in the reception and orientation process, assigned to a disciplinary work squad as a result of rule infractions, assigned to a restricted labor squad or are in some type of confinement for management purposes, including death row. Inmate labor is used to perform work on farms and gardens managed by the department, construct new correctional facilities, perform repairs and renovations to facilities and otherwise support and maintain the ongoing operation of correctional institutions. prepare and serve all meals, maintain prison grounds, participate in sanitation and recycling

processes, and work in PRIDE (Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises) or PIE (Prison Industry Enhancement) work programs. Additionally, inmates are assigned to Community Work Squads provided by the department. These inmates perform services under agreements with the Department of Transportation, other state agencies such as the Division of Forestry, counties, cities, municipalities, and non-profit organizations. In Fiscal Year 2009-10, the DC's Community Work Squad inmates worked 6.6 million hours in our communities, saving Florida taxpayers more than $59 million. 3. "Inmates have cable television and satellite dishes." There are no correctional facilities with cable television. Television reception in our prisons is from the antennae only. Prior to 1994, money generated for the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund was utilized to purchase and maintain televisions for general inmate use. Since that time most televisions have been received through donations.

In 1994 the Florida Legislature amended s. 945.215, Florida Statutes, to prohibit the use of  funds in the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund or any other trust fund to purchase cable television service, to rent or purchase video cassettes, video cassette recorders, or other audio-visual or electronic equipment used primarily for recreation purposes.  The inmate welfare trust fund was abolished in 2003 and all funds were deposited into General Revenue. All statutory provisions related to the inmate welfare trust fund were deleted. Television privileges provide a valuable management tool to influence inmate behavior and serve to eliminate inmate idleness. Inmates have access to educational and wellness programs through television.  The department maintains televisions for general inmate use in dayrooms, in educational programs, and  to provide required programming for close management inmates. Local channel broadcast signals are received through the use of antennas. 4. "Why don't inmates grow their own food and save taxpayers some money?"

They do, but we don’t have sufficient land to grow enough crops to feed all of the inmates each year. Further, because of unpredictable weather conditions that often lead to crop loss, the crops that we do harvest are used to reduce produce purchases, not replace them. Each of the department’s four regions has a farm manager who is responsible for developing an annual plan to grow food crops, which are served to the inmate population. In Fiscal Year 2009-10, the department had four regions and each have a farm manager who is responsible for developing an annual plan to grow food crops, which are served to the inmate population. In FY 09-12, the Bureau cultivated approximately 1,700 acres at over 36 different farms and gardens and harvested over 4.8 million pounds of produce including broccoli, cabbage, cantaloupe, watermelon, bell peppers, carrots, peas, tomatoes and more. The edible crops program not only provides produce to help offset the cost of food but it also teaches farm techniques including herbicides application, crop rotation, and fertilization.