Poisoned Pen Manuscripts and Red In... Oct 22, 2009
Cinnabar Ink in the Dead Sea Scrolls ... This casts doubt on the age of the Dead Sea Scrolls. (Suite101.com)
THINKING OUT LOUD Oct 22, 2009
Imagine being a professor of theology and having an original Dead Sea Scroll for your class to study. Imagine being a professor of social work and having a real live relic speak to your class. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Climate action events set for Oct. 24 (17) Oct 17, 2009
The first offers an opportunity to restore native habitat along one of our community waterways, the second is a single action in conjunction with a world-wide multitude of others, from the Himalayas to the Dead Sea to Sonoma Valley, drawing the world's attention to the urgency of reducing and turning around global warming before it's too late, and the third celebrates the beauty and bounty of Sonoma. For more information about the number 350 as it relates to global warming check out. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
350: Join the largest climate rally ever Oct 16, 2009
On the shores of the fast-drying Dead Sea, Israeli activists will form a giant human 3 on their beach, Palestinians a 5 on theirs, and Jordanians a 0 reminding us we need to unite on this vital issue. Here in Lexington, you can take part in a Revolutionary Bike Ride to Concord. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Spotted® The focus is on you! Oct 10, 2009
Highlights include night safaris of the Israeli desert to watch the desert birds come alive, early morning tours of wildlife preserves in the Dead Sea, Arava Valley, and Negev Desert, visits to the world-renowned bird sanctuaries of the Hula Valley up north and Eilat in the south and more. Participants will also meet with Dr. Yossi Leshem, a Tel Aviv University zoology professor, and enjoy a nature photography workshop with professional photographer Eyal Bartov. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Making barren lands bountiful Oct 8, 2009
On a DVD created by the , Lawton shows us what happened when he took this method to places like Morocco and Jordan -- just 80 kilometers from the Dead Sea. "People were amazed to see an area that was salty, sandy ground, turn into a lush green forest, that had mushrooms growing from the soil," Lawton said. (CNN -- International)
2 Americans, 1 Israeli win Nobel chemistry prize Oct 8, 2009
In 1980, Yonath first reported X-rays of crystallized ribosomes taken from microbes that thrive at high-temperature in the Dead Sea. The images began to reveal the shape of the ribosome. (USA Today -- Tech)
Plan to stop Dead Sea drought Oct 7, 2009
A plan to pump water from the Red Sea into the Dead Sea could save the body of water from a severe drought. But environmentalists warn that the so called Red-Dead project may not be enough to save the unique body of water, which is disappearing because of the diversion of rivers, industry and a severe drought that has hit the Middle East. (BBC News -- Africa)
The Great ATM Robbery Oct 7, 2009
Meanwhile, with interest rates at Dead Sea levels, Americans with balances in their checking and savings accounts are essentially lending cash to banks for nothing. And how does the industry that has received so much largesse from taxpayers repay the public. (Slate)
Water shortage Oct 7, 2009
The Dead Sea, the saltiest body of water in the world, is in retreat ... The retreating Dead Sea seen through a derelict building ... Land along the shore of the Dead Sea has been collapsing. (BBC News -- Africa)
Verdi's Nabucco Opera to Be Staged at the Foot of the Historic Masada Fortress: Sep 30, 2009
Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- A 5,500-seat amphitheatre will be constructed at the base of the towering plateau fortress of Masada in the Dead Sea region of Israel for use for one weekend only - June 3 - 5, 2010 ... Accommodations in the Dead Sea region, which are rather limited, are already set aside for the Ya'lla group. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The Nabokov Code Sep 25, 2009
And so a numinous aura surrounded the object I beheld on the 21st flooras if it were a newly discovered Dead Sea Scroll. And there was an aura of controversy as well. (Slate)
One Day in Dubrovnik Sep 17, 2009
Lokrum has a botanical garden, a lake called the Dead Sea, and a fortress, that looks back into Dubrovnik. Since it is such a short ferry ride across, many people combine a quick visit with some sightseeing in Old Town to fill their day in Dubrovnik. (Suite101.com)
Jordan journey Sep 16, 2009
The Jordan River starts its life as snow at 2,800m on Mount Hermon and flows to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth, taking in religious symbolism, a history of conflict and ever-growing competition for its dwindling waters along the way ... The Jordan finally flows into the Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth ... The rivers reduced flow means the Dead Sea itself is shrinking. (BBC News -- Science)
Baptism battles Sep 16, 2009
At the end of a rather dreamy stretch of the river where families picnic and swim there is a dam controlling the flow of water to the Dead Sea - and immediately below that two altogether less appealing sources join the river; salinated waste water and stinking effluent from a sewage plant. In the total immersion market, it definitely gives Yardenit an edge over its competitors downstream. (BBC News -- Africa)
Leno's New Show: Earlier, Busier Than 'Tonight' Sep 16, 2009
One newspaper headline declared "Pollution Threatens to Kill the Dead Sea." And Leno chortled at a menu for a Chinese restaurant named Hung Far Low. Then it was over, which signaled, for better or worse, the biggest difference between Leno's new show and his old one: With his fade-out at 11 p.m., the local news began. (Newsmax)
Teenager dies after pub stabbing Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 15:45 GMT, Saturday, 12 September 2009 16:45 UK. Forensics officers remain at the scene in east Bristol. (BBC News -- UK)
Jordan's Abdullah: We will promote nuclear power for peaceful purposes Sep 13, 2009
January 20, 2007 Shvat 1, 5767. Israel Time: 01:40 (EST+7). (Yahoo News -- Jordan)
Agriculture pioneer Borlaug dies Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 06:37 GMT, Sunday, 13 September 2009 07:37 UK. Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize and US Congressional Gold Medal. (BBC News -- Americas)
'Father of Grammys' dies aged 85 Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 10:46 GMT, Saturday, 12 September 2009 11:46 UK. Father of Grammys' dies aged 85. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
TMZ earns respect Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 08:56 GMT, Saturday, 12 September 2009 09:56 UK. By Peter Bowes BBC News, Los Angeles. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
SAS training Libya, paper claims Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 13:49 GMT, Saturday, 12 September 2009 14:49 UK. There is ongoing defence co-operation between the UK and Libya. (BBC News -- Africa)
Brain 'can beat early blindness' Sep 13, 2009
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British actors dominate TV Globes Sep 13, 2009
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World's mega cities expand as millions quit the countryside Sep 13, 2009
Since the 1975 edition, the surface of the Dead Sea has dropped by a massive 17 metres. It is the availability of new digital satellite technology that has made the changes so shockingly apparent. (Yahoo News -- Population Issues)
US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed' Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 02:13 GMT, Friday, 1 December 2006. US sex-abstinence drive 'flawed. (Yahoo News -- Birth Control)
UK recovering but fragile, PM to say Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 08:05 GMT, Sunday, 13 September 2009 09:05 UK. PM says UK recovering but fragile. (BBC News -- UK)
Fortis to create 1,500 new jobs Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 15:06 GMT, Saturday, 12 September 2009 16:06 UK. Financial services company Fortis is set to create 1,500 new jobs as part of a deal with supermarket giant Tesco. (BBC News -- UK)
Military cross for bayonet charge Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 02:23 GMT, Sunday, 13 September 2009 03:23 UK. The Military Cross is awarded in recognition of exemplary gallantry. (BBC News -- UK)
Product placement for TV approved Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 23:59 GMT, Saturday, 12 September 2009 00:59 UK. It is hoped product placement will boost struggling broadcasters. (BBC News -- UK)
Elton says he wants to adopt boy Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 23:46 GMT, Saturday, 12 September 2009 00:46 UK. Sir Elton said he and partner David Furnish had often discussed adoption. (BBC News -- UK)
Ageism claim on care and housing Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 07:43 GMT, Sunday, 13 September 2009 08:43 UK. By Mark Hannaby The Politics Show Wales. (BBC News -- UK)
Papers unpick PM's economy speech Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 05:36 GMT, Sunday, 13 September 2009 06:36 UK. The economy speech Gordon Brown will give to the TUC on Tuesday is covered at length across the papers. (BBC News -- UK)
Walker's family told of body find Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 14:04 GMT, Saturday, 12 September 2009 15:04 UK. Mr Kirkham has been missing since 10 August after he set off on a 9km walk. (BBC News -- UK)
A hidden message from our sponsors Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 11:23 GMT, Wednesday, 13 August 2008 12:23 UK. Thomas Turgoose plays a runaway in Somers Town. (BBC News -- UK)
Man suspended in media ban row Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 16:08 GMT, Saturday, 12 September 2009 17:08 UK. Worker suspended in media ban row. (BBC News -- UK)
Derren Brown's Lotto prediction explanation leaves fans in a spin Sep 13, 2009
Page last updated at 14:04 GMT, Saturday, 12 September 2009 15:04 UK. Brown Lotto trick 'confuses' fans. (BBC News -- UK)
Marathon effort to save waters of the Jordan Sep 12, 2009
With no fresh water flowing from the Galilee into the Jordan River, no fresh water is running into the Dead Sea, where the water level is falling by about a metre a year ... Now,'' Bromberg told The Age this week, ''95 per cent of the historical flow into the Dead Sea has been diverted ... 3 billion cubic metres of water flowing into the Dead Sea annually has dropped to about 70 million cubic metres of poorly treated sewage and agriculture run-off. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
ICL Announces Successful Placement of NIS 900 Million in Debentures Sep 11, 2009
ICL benefits from exclusive concessions to extract minerals from Israel's Dead Sea, a vast source of high-quality and low-cost potash, bromine, magnesium chloride and sodium chloride. ICL also mines phosphate rock from Israel's Negev Desert and potash and salt from its mines in Spain and the UK.. (PR Newswire)
Cecile Pierlot Strugnell, sociologist and editor Sep 10, 2009
Despite treatment for mental illness and bouts with alcoholism, he became chief editor of the Dead Sea Scrolls project until 1990, when he was dismissed for making anti-Semitic remarks in an interview with an Israeli journalist - an incident friends and family say reflected his depression and substance abuse, rather than his actual views. His wife, meanwhile, had effectively become a single mother before their separation and eventual divorce. (Boston Globe)
realbuzz.com Top 25 Things to do Before You Die Sep 9, 2009
Float in the Dead Sea 10. Go white water rafting 11. (PR Newswire)
Plano company launches new product (616) Sep 9, 2009
Also included is a combination of cleansing minerals from the Dead Sea ... The Dead Sea minerals in Fruit of the Spirit give the body alkaline minerals. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Dead Sea evaporating faster rather than decreasing Sep 8, 2009
Dead Sea evaporating faster each year rather than decreasing - Global Warming - Environment - NEWS - The Times of India ... Dead Sea evaporating faster each year rather than decreasing ... JERUSALEM: New data has suggested that the Dead Sea is evaporating faster each year rather than decreasing at a steady rate. (India Times, India)
Palestinian group protest Israeli Foreign Minister Visit Sep 7, 2009
"He is a leading promoter of apartheid in Israel against non- Jews. Such is his hatred of Palestinians that he once offered to help drown the thousands of Palestinians in Israeli jails in the Dead Sea. That Ghana, a country that prides itself on being a model of democracy in Africa and has been in the forefront of anti-racism, anti-colonialism and peace in the international arena should host such a man raises questions about the principles guiding the foreign policy of the National Democratic... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Report: Dead Sea losing water more rapidly Sep 4, 2009
JERUSALEM, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Dead Sea has dropped more quickly in this two years than the average for the past decade, local daily Ha'aretz reported Thursday. The average drop of the Dead Sea in 1998-2007 was 98 cm a year, but last year the drop was 138 cm and this year it has already dropped 113 cm, the report quoted Israel's Water Authority figures as saying ... The Dead Sea is famed as the lowest spot on earth and for containing the saltiest water -- where tourists can sit up in the... (Xinhuanet, China)
Qualified staff makes Court run smoothly Sep 3, 2009
To an outsider, it seems as illegible as the Dead Sea Scrolls, but it makes sense to Hoskyn. Because the Arkansas County Circuit Court has such a high caseload, I try to schedule things so we always have a full day in court, Hoskyn says. (DeWitt Era-Enterprise, AR)
MJ to be laid to rest at last Sep 2, 2009
Scott Michaels, who runs the successful "Dearly Departed" tours of notorious Hollywood death locations, said officials at Forest Lawn guard celebrity graves "like the Dead Sea Scrolls.". "The Great Mausoleum where he is going is like the Holy Grail of grave hunters," Michaels told The Los Angeles Times. (iAfrica.com)
Conservative Lutherans see gay pastors differently; many 'saddened' by vote (1057) Sep 2, 2009
dogs4you wrote on Aug 31, 2009 10:00 PM:" Max, a scholar who me, not hardly, just a retired welder and a good one at that. I believe in what I can do, and made a good living for my wife and family. Dead Sea Scrolls mean nothing to me, I relied on my ability that was learned on the streets of San Francisco many years ago. If I fail I failed on my own. Good nite Max. " ... max stanfield wrote on Aug 31, 2009 9:07 PM:" Dogs4You: You seem to be a scholar of all antiquities. Do the Dead Sea Scrolls... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
What BP's New Oil Strike Means Sep 2, 2009
The London company's two-decade commitment to the gulf has helped resurrect a region that was being dismissed as "the Dead Sea" in the 1990s, after companies hit a series of dry holes. "With respect to the Gulf of Mexico, BP has done very, very well," says Richard Gordon, president of Gordon Energy Solutions, an Overland Park (Kan. (BusinessWeek)
Zebra mussels confirmed in Texoma Aug 28, 2009
A lake may be offer good fishing for a few years then, become what one might call the dead sea. Whether it is fishing pressure, weather cycles, water fluctuations or better breeding conditions, who knows. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)
Palestinian settlement builders Aug 28, 2009
"It's hard to describe the feeling, it's a very bad feeling - you can see how we're losing our land, bit by bit," says Hossam Hussein, 26, as he mixes mortar to put the finishing touches to a home with sweeping views from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea hills. All the workers I spoke to said they wanted a settlement freeze, even if it meant losing their jobs, although none seemed to have a clear alternative plan. (BBC News -- Africa)
VIDEO: Dead Sea Still Shrinking Fast Aug 27, 2009
August 26, 2009 As the Dead Sea really a giant freshwater lake dramatically shrinks, Palestinian, Israeli, and Jordanian environmentalists have begun to devise ways to slow the decline ... Unedited Transcript Praised far and wide for the reputed healing powers of its minerals and waters, the Dead Sea has been luring visitors for thousands of years ... Today, the Dead Sea continues to drop at the rate of about 1 meter per year. (National Geographic)
Middle Eastern Odyssey Part III (251) Aug 24, 2009
A small archeological museum is chock full of fascinating antiquities including the Dead Sea Scrolls, which look like fragile rolls of blue-green corroded copper ... I stand on Mt. Nebo overlooking the Dead Sea, not far off in the distance lay the West Bank of Palestine and the ancient city of Jerusalem ... I get excited as we cruise down the mountain and head for the Dead Sea. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
ICL Reports Financial Results for Second Quarter of 2009 Aug 24, 2009
In parallel, the Company has recommitted itself to investments on the areas of safety, environmental responsibility and strategic capacity expansion, and, given the current market's low demand, continues to stockpile potash at the Dead Sea for future sales ... ICL benefits from exclusive concessions to extract minerals from Israel's Dead Sea, a vast source of high-quality and low-cost potash, bromine, magnesium chloride and sodium chloride. (PR Newswire)
200 Dead Sea Lions Found Along Chilean Coast Aug 24, 2009
Sunday, August 23, 2009. SANTIAGO, Chile At least 200 sea lions have been found dead along Chile's northern coast. (Fox News)
Lady Gaga Gets Racy At Tel Aviv Show Aug 22, 2009
" Gaga also serenaded the crowd with an impromptu version of "Shalom, Friends" (while crouching onstage in a sparkly unitard), attempted to lead the audience in "a motherf---ing Hail Mary," and said that, after swimming in the Dead Sea, she felt like "motherf----ing Superwoman ... " Perhaps feeling inspired, Gaga also performed two versions of her massive hit "Poker Face," one in which she mounted her piano (and, according to local reports, told a lengthy story about how she "did it" while... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Chris Gatley Aug 21, 2009
Although this region is named the Mud Hole, many began to refer to it as the Dead Sea as it has puts more skunks in the boat than any other body of water I know. But, it is all the small boater has, so we fish it. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Lady Gaga Tones Image Down In Israel For 'Spiritual Experience' Aug 19, 2009
Lady Gaga Tones Image Down In Israel For 'Spiritual Experience. Gaga plans an 'emotional' trip to Jerusalem before Tel Aviv concert. (VHI.com -- Music News)
The King, the Queen, and a New Kind of Green Aug 19, 2009
Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our (revised 3/19/09) and (revised 3/19/09). 2009 Cond; Nast Digital. (Concierge.com)
Cole Porter song brought to life Aug 19, 2009
Jazz musician Mr Roberts described how he felt when he discovered the book: "It is kind of like, for a jazz singer, finding the Dead Sea Scrolls or the Holy Grail. "In amongst all the usual Robbie Williams biographies and various things I spotted this book on the shelf. "I brought it back and one of the great pleasures and responsibilities I have in my capacity as a jazz singer is to find rare hidden gems of songs, personalise them, embrace their meaning in the context of my own life and... (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Lady Gaga Toning It Down In Israel Aug 18, 2009
The songstress born Stefani Germanotta says her visit to Jerusalem will be "an emotional and spiritual experience." She also has plans to swim in the Dead Sea. In a nod to local fans at a press conference Monday, Lady Gaga covered her skimpy top with a black leather jacket emblazoned with a Star of David made of silver spikes on the back. (CBS News)
Condors get help from northern Calif. tribe Aug 18, 2009
With a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the tribe is trapping turkey vultures to test for lead poisoning from eating the rotting remains of deer and elk contaminated by lead bullets, and cutting plugs of blubber from dead sea lions to measure the legacy of DDT pesticides ... That's why he drove two hours South to Ferndale, then hiked nearly an hour back up the beach to find a dead sea lion reported by another biologist. (MSNBC -- Environment)
The Secret Sextet, Ari Shavit, Haaretz Aug 15, 2009
From the Dead Sea Coupon cofe Haaretz for 10% off. David Citadel Hotel, come stay at the finest of Jerusalem hotels. (Harper's Magazine)
Israel struggles with African refugee dilemma Aug 13, 2009
Perhaps no city better reflects the unstable position of Israel's asylum seekers than Arad, a remote, sun-baked city in eastern Israel near the Dead Sea ... On a recent afternoon, scores of tall, black Sudanese could be seen walking through the town center, returning from work in Dead Sea resorts ... He now lives with his wife and infant daughter in a small, rented apartment and works washing dishes at a Dead Sea hotel. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Seacoast bookstores prepare for Dan Brown's ‘Lost Symbol' Aug 11, 2009
The food is very disappointing and very over priced for (Seacoast New Hampshire)
