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Archive for March, 2015
Why do Jews spell “God” as “G-d?”
My bottom line? I find the name J—–H offensive because it disrespects Jewish law. As for “God?” .. the being who crucifies his son after screwing the son’s mom? Sounds rather Greek to me! In the Torah it says that the Deity, when asked what His name was. did not [...]
March 24th, 2015 - 4:51 pm § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
Some Good News!
Palestinian scientist wins top job at Israeli ministry Tarek Abu-Hamed of East Jerusalem is appointed deputy chief scientist of the government tech bureau timesofisrael.com[...]
Who sponsored Geo. Zimmerman’s criticism of Pres. Obama?
Vigilante killer George Zimmerman made news again this week by criticizing President Obama for expressing sympathy for Zimmerman’s victim, Trayvon Martin. Let’s skip over the fact Zimmerman is alive, Martin is dead, and Zimmerman is his killer as possible reasons why Obama sympathizes wi[...]
March 24th, 2015 - 8:43 am § in Misc.
Beating the Hell Out of the NFL!
Urschel earned a Master’s in mathematics on his way to a 4.0 GPA at Penn State, but decided to enter the NFL after he was drafted in 2014. In a piece published in The Players’ Tribune last week, Urschel explained why he decided to put his brilliant mind at risk by playing such a violent [&hellip[...]
March 24th, 2015 - 8:22 am § in Israel/Palestine
IS PALESTINE A RELIGIOUS BELIEF?
The Religious Dogma of Palestinian Statehood Moshe Phillips and Benyamin Korn of the Religious Zionists of America, Philadelphia, argue in the Algemeiner, a German newspaper, that advocates for a Palestinian state are “religious.” Their argument is ironic because they ignore the idea[...]
March 24th, 2015 - 1:51 am § in America, The Ave Scene
Seattle’s Wealth vs Poor: The GUARDIAN
The Guardian Writes About Seattle: Many business owners, (the Seattle entrepreneur) said, have an “econo-erotic fantasy”, imagining that even if they aren’t paying their employees enough to buy goods and services from other firms, those firms are. ” The Guardian’s Alastair Gee describ[...]
March 23rd, 2015 - 5:57 pm § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough Says the Israeli Occupation ‘Must End’
This … the picture and the headline, are the outcomes of Netanyahu’s stupidity. White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough told a crowd of 3,000 attendees at a J street gathering, that “an occupation that has lasted for almost 50 years must end, and the Palestinian people must have t[...]
March 23rd, 2015 - 3:29 pm § in Politics
How conservative is Ted Cruz?
He’s more conservative than any GOP nominee ever, or recent Republican candidate, even farther to the right than Barry Goldwater and Michelle Bachmann, according to this ranking from pollster Nate Silver. (Click on image to enlarge.) And that, along with the fact even many of his own part[...]
Climate Change
“Cosmic Rays, Solar Forcing, and 20th Century Climate Change” A talk to the Physics Dept, UW, March 15th, 2015, by Dr. Nir J. Shaviv, of the Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew Univ. Jerusalem. This review by hh Dr. Shaviv delivered a spirited talk to the Physics/Astronomy/Atm.Sci. commun[...]