Shalu shalom Yerushalayim: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. (Psalm 122: 6)
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Scripture of the day:
Isaiah 43: 1-2—But now, thus says Yahweh, your Creator, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, nor will the flame burn you.”
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“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” (Hosea 4: 6)
News Items of Interest:
Israel
- Abbas: No chance I’ll concede to Israel on core Mideast issues
- Netanyahu to U.S. congressman: Mideast peace possible within year
- Livni dares Netanyahu to defy hawks and achieve peace
- MK Ahmed Tibi, do you believe Netanyahu has changed and will move toward peace?
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- U.S. plans Jerusalem talks after Egypt peace summit
- Egypt concerned over defining Israel as Jewish state
- Jordanian king: World will ‘pay price’ if direct Mideast talks fail
- Palestinian leaders slam Geneva Initiative for using their pictures in peace campaign
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- Happy Rosh Hashanah: Israel’s population reaches 7.6 million
- U.S. group plans ‘Free Palestine’ aid flight to Gaza
- Israel, Russia sign military cooperation deal
- Two Israeli officers hurt in shooting attack
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- Israel’s water shortage to intensify due to dry winter
- Israel’s Netanyahu Offers Regular Talks with Abbas
- Fayyad: 100s of Hamas members arrested following attacks
- Yigal Amir asks to be taken out of solitary confinement
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- Day of Anti-Israel Protest Reveals Iran’s Internal Rift
- IDF Beefs Up West Bank Forces to Counter Terror Attacks
- Mistakes the U.S. Must Not Make in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks
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- Most Palestinians Don’t Support Israeli-Palestinian Talks or Another Intifada
- What Abbas Wants
- Ireland Delays EU Deal with Israel on Data Transfers
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- Top Iran Cleric Rejects Holocaust as “Superstition”
- Israeli Helps Cracks Illegal Money Transfer to Iran
- Real men don’t talk Mideast peace
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Videos
- Video: Israel’s Perspective on Direct Negotiations with Palestinians
- Video: The Martin Luther King, Jr. that’s never quoted
- Video: Morgan Freeman solves the race problem
- Video: Exclusive video interview: Harvard graduate Manuela Zoninsein
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- Video: Raw Video: Colour film of London Blitz found
- Video: Blast amid prayers in Afghanistan
- Video: Guatemala mudslides kill dozens
- Video: Suicide bomber targets police in Pakistan
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- Video: Obama Set to Unveil New Tax Cuts
- Video: Should Mosque Be Near Ground Zero?
- Video: Raw Video: Plane crashes on street in Nevada
- Video: A Message of Faith at Glenn Beck’s Rally
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Perspective
- Barry Rubin: Diplomats’ Dilemma: What to Do Other Than Appeasement or War When You’re Attacked?
- Caroline Glick: The new Netanyahu?
- Mona Charen: Why These Talks Are Doomed
- Ben Cannatti and Ford O’Connell: The Path to Victory in Washington
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- Star Parker: Withdrawing From Reality
- Michael Barone: The Higher Education Bubble: Ready to Burst?
- Paul Greenberg: A Labor of Love
- Lurita Doan: Stimulating Infrastructure Projects Without Spending More Money
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- Bruce Bialosky: Budget Is Not California’s Only Problem
- Debra J. Saunders: Will Californians really fall for the Endless Recovery?
- George Will: The environmental movement in retreat
- Dick Morris: The Stimulus Kicks In: Higher Unemployment
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- David Broder: The stark choice in Pennsylvania
- Jack Kelly: Obama’s victory lap
- Kathryn Lopez: The great restoration
- Haaretz Editorial: Loyal to whom?
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- Haaretz Editorial: Doubtful declarations
- Yossi Beilin: A two-pronged approach to peace
- Akiva Eldar: Land or a nuclear umbrella?
- Amos Harel: A challenge for the cabinet
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- Zvi Bar’el: Talk to us, Bibi
- Fadi Elsalameen: Give them something to lose
- Gershon Baskin: Encountering Peace: What about the Strip?
- Jeff Barak: Reality Check: A new year, a new Bibi?
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- Jerusalem Post Editorial: A climate for peace
- Jerusalem Post Editorial: Security is a must
- LEADEL.NET: China and Israel—scarily similar, or worlds apart?
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SnyderTalk Editorial: President Obama needs Bibi Netanyahu to salvage his wobbling presidency and polish his tarnished image.
Take a look at the videos below:
- Video: Netanyahu speech at White House
- Video: Obama, Netanyahu meet in public, talk peace
- Video: Remember this—Obama snubs Netanyahu.
What a difference a few months makes. President Obama needs Bibi Netanyahu to salvage his wobbling presidency and polish his tarnished image. In reality, he’s using Israel again for personal political gain, and the Israeli people will have to pay the price. Is that what friends do to friends?
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Natural Healthcare Store carries skin care, hair care, and oral care products. Be sure to check out the Dead Sea products imported from Israel and support the Israeli economy with your purchases. Natural Healthcare Store carries makeup, deodorant, and detoxification products. It also carries supplements, weight loss products, and loose leaf tea. Rounding out its product mix, Natural Healthcare Store carries natural household cleaning products.
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World
- Report: Iran Pays $1,000 for Each U.S. Soldier Killed by the Taliban
- UN report: Iran has enough uranium for three nuclear devices
- Son: Iran woman who faced stoning to be lashed
- Lawyer: Iran woman could be stoned to death soon
- Iran boosts nuclear work, bomb fears remain: IAEA
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- Can economic sanctions replace military action against Iran?
- Russian official: U.S. hindering resumption of talks with Iran
- Iran dismisses UN report citing boost in nuclear work despite sanctions
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- Shiites Accused of Seeking to Overthrow Sunni Royal Family in Bahrain
- Shiite Coup Plot Foiled in Bahrain
- Bahrain: A Beachhad for Iran?
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- The Shiites of Saudi Arabia
- Probe Circles Globe to Find Dirty Money
- Single Iraqi women over 30: the hidden victims of war
- NKorea prepares for biggest convention in 30 years
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- Nineteen killed in suicide bombing in Pakistan
- Bahamas drops charges in Travolta extortion case
- Afghans protest U.S. church’s plans to torch Koran
- Iraqi TV program plants fake bombs in celebrities’ cars
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- Guatemala resumes rescue work after landslide
- Afghan foreign troops death toll hits 500 for 2010
- Spain rejects ETA truce, demands permanent disarming
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US
- Obama assails GOP, promotes new jobs program
- Hurricane watch issued for coasts of Mexico, Texas
- US investors seek pay for pre-WWII German bonds
- NY cigarette tax plans raise reservation tensions
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- Greeting card giant Hallmark heads for 2nd century
- Colleges buy land they don’t know how they’ll use
- Condoleezza Rice reveals chaos following 9/11 attacks
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The Week That Was, September 4, 2010: Science and Environmental Policy Project
THIS WEEK, by Ken Haapala, Executive Vice President Science and Environmental Policy Project
The big news of the week is the report released by the InterAcademy Council investigating the IPCC. The Council reported severe failings in the procedures and mechanisms used by the IPCC including major errors in the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4, 2007), mismanagement and lack of supervision to correct errors, use of gray literature, and the lack of transparency. Among the more specific criticisms is that there is no scientific basis for the probability statements found in the AR4 Summary for Policymakers and many statements are scientifically meaningless.
As such, it had a little for everyone. IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri claimed it was vindication of his work, and the advocacy group, Union of Concerned Scientists, claimed it would strengthen the science behind the claim of Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW). Other comments were less sanguine. A number of newspapers editorials, including the formerly supportive Economist, ranged from calling it a sharp critique to a condemnation of the IPCC. Long range weather forecaster Piers Corbyn called a whitewash and climate change researcher Roy Spencer suggests dumping the entire IPCC process.
One of the more prudent remarks came from Craig Idso of CO2 Science and NIPCC who wrote to Harold Shapiro, chairman of the committee, pointing out that the IPCC systematically ignores a vast body of scientific research that contradicts its findings. As long as this research is ignored, IPCC reports are not scientific.
Given that the InterAcademy Council is an international organization with many members coming from the National Academies of various countries, the report may strike some as surprisingly tough. Many national academies have not only embraced the findings of the IPCC but some, such as the US National Academy of Sciences, have actively promoted the findings as scientifically unquestionable. With their outright advocacy of scientifically questionable procedures, these organizations may be losing their prestige with developing nations. This report will not help reestablish that prestige.
The report did not go into the how the IPCC procedures violate principles of science including the principle of continuity. The Summary for Policymakers of AR4 covers warming for only the past 50 years as if the physical laws changed 50 years ago (the globe cooled from about 1940 to 1975). Also, AR4 twists the principles of hypothesis testing, as explained in the book review below.
Given the western political mania surrounding the global warming issue, perhaps the InterAcademy report is the best from an international organization one can expect at this time. At least the report substantiates a claim that the US EPA finding that human emissions of carbon dioxide endanger human health and welfare is premature and, perhaps, totally false.
Recent Climate Change Articles:
- Clearing up the climate
- Climate of Uncertainty
- Meltdown of the climate ‘consensus’
- Scientist’s Firing After 36 Years Fuels ‘PC’ Debate at UCLA
- NASA/NOAA Study Finds El Niños Growing Stronger
- Clouding the debate
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