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Court grants parents the right to impregnate strangerwith son’s sperm
JERUSALEM - In a precedent-setting decision, an Israeli court has ruled that a dead soldier’s family can use his sperm to impregnate a woman he never met.
Keivan Cohen, 20, was shot dead in 2002 by a Palestinian sniper in the Gaza Strip. He was single and left no will. But at the urging of his parents, a sample of his sperm was taken two hours after his death and has been stored in a hospital since.
When the family tried to gain access to the sperm, however, the hospital refused, on the ground that only a spouse could make such a request. Arguing that their son yearned to raise a family, his parents challenged that decision in court. And on Jan. 15, after a four-year legal battle, a Tel Aviv court granted the family’s wish and ruled that the sperm could be injected into a woman selected by Cohen’s family. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by CNP Webmaster as Health Sciences, Men's Health on January 31, 2007 - י"ב שבט תשס"ז at 2:33 pm
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By Cynthia Hanson, American Baby, October 2006
Use Your Words!
As a 2-year-old, Pete Crowley, of San Francisco, was impulsive and territorial. So his mother, Brigitte Crowley, wasn’t shocked when her son slugged a boy in his weekly playgroup who had snatched away his toy. But she was mortified. “I yelled, ‘Peeeeeeeeeeete! No hitting! We don’t hit!’” Crowley recalls. “Then I got down at his eye level, held his hands, and made him apologize.”
Unfortunately, it wasn’t an isolated incident, so every time Pete pushed and shoved, Crowley instructed him to use his words, not his fists. “I worried that Pete could turn into a bruiser,” she says. “I hoped it was just a normal stage of growing and learning how to share.”
A Common Problem, Several Reasons
Actually, hitting — and biting too — are normal behaviors during a child’s first three years, when emotions run high, but kids lack the ability to express themselves effectively. The first time your little angel does the unthinkable, you may envision the beginning of a lifetime of antisocial behavior. But there’s no cause for alarm — at least not yet. “Toddlers are little cavemen — think of Bamm-Bamm in The Flintstones,” says Harvey Karp, MD, author of The Happiest Toddler on the Block (Bantam). “Toddlers are uncivilized and primitive. Hitting and biting are just primitive ways to communicate.” Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by CNP Webmaster as Education Report, Health Sciences, Middle East Report, Recent Posts on January 31, 2007 - י"ב שבט תשס"ז at 11:19 am
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(Editor’s Note: This prescient article was originally published in October, 2002. What have we done since then?)
Jim Kloeppel, Physical Sciences Editor, University of Illinois, October 31, 2002
(217) 244-1073; kloeppel@uiuc.edu
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Regulations alone will not stabilize atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and curb global warming, an international team of climate and technology experts says. What’s needed is the further development of alternative energy technologies that permit worldwide economic development while simultaneously stabilizing carbon dioxide levels and controlling climate change.
In an article published in the Nov. 1 issue of the journal Science, scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and their collaborators evaluate known advanced energy technologies for their capability to supply carbon-emission-free energy and their potential for large-scale commercialization. There are no simple solutions, they say.
During the last century, the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide has increased from about 275 parts per million to about 370 parts per million. Unchecked, it will surpass 550 parts per million by the end of this century, the article states. Climate models and paleoclimate data indicate that 550 parts per million of carbon dioxide, if sustained, could eventually produce global warming comparable in magnitude to the global cooling of the last Ice Age. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by CNP Webmaster as Alternative Energy, Recent Posts on January 31, 2007 - י"ב שבט תשס"ז at 9:44 am
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Several restaurants listed as non-kosher in fact serve food made from kosher ingredients only
By Ofer Petersburg, YNet News, January 29, 2007
Although Israel is the state of the Jewish people, its restaurants are predominantly non-kosher. Comprehensive research carried out by the Mapa Internet site, a destination directory, found that only a third of the food industry in Israel is kosher.
According to the survey, some 4,399 food businesses such as coffee shops, restaurants and fast food eateries operate in Israel. Of the overall number of restaurants only 1,539 carry a kosher license as opposed to 2,830 that are non-kosher. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by CNP Webmaster as Business and Commerce, Judaism, Middle East Report, Recent Posts on January 30, 2007 - י"א שבט תשס"ז at 1:22 pm
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By Steven Erlanger, NY Times, January 30, 2007
JERUSALEM, Jan. 29 — The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, celebrating its 70th anniversary, is one of the burnished centerpieces of Israeli cultural life, a distinguished institution that resonates powerfully with the Jewish diaspora whose sympathy and support remain so important to this small Jewish state.
But as it prepares for a short American tour that begins on Tuesday at Carnegie Hall, the orchestra shows some of the same ills as traditional orchestras everywhere and special problems that stem from the special nature of Israel.
Its audience is passionate but aging, with a decided musical preference for the lush and the familiar. But the orchestra has been a part of the state from the beginning and has lived through its crises, and the quality of its playing makes it among Israel’s most visible and beloved cultural symbols, able to attract global musical stars. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by CNP Webmaster as Middle East Report, Recent Posts on January 30, 2007 - י"א שבט תשס"ז at 11:08 am
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By Efraim Inbar, Jerusalem Post, January 27, 2007
Israel is missing a great opportunity to change the international diplomatic discourse on the Palestinian issue. The lasting anarchy within the Palestinian Authority and the imminent civil war among the various militias presents Israel with the opportunity to undermine the misguided conventional wisdom of the past two decades: that a two-state solution is the only hope for peace and stability in the area between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.
Many have suggested that the Palestinian national movement will be able to agree on a compromise with the Zionist movement and subsequently establish and maintain a state which could live peacefully next to Israel. Unfortunately, both assumptions have proven to be false.
Actually, the establishment of an embryonic Palestinian state, the PA in 1993, has led to more bloodshed and greater instability. The discredited Oslo process has allowed the PLO, which has been, inter alia, a terrorist organization, to get a territorial foothold in the Holy Land. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by CNP Webmaster as Middle East Report, Opinion, Recent Posts on January 28, 2007 - ט' שבט תשס"ז at 11:55 am
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By Israel Zwick, CN Publications, January 26, 2007
The State of Israel is again in the middle of an election campaign. This time, the Israeli Knesset has to vote to elect a new president to replace Moshe Katsav who resigned in disgrace. The reverberations from the resignations of IDF Chief of Staff, Dan Halutz and President Katsav will be felt for some time. After a long and distinguished military career, Lt. General Halutz was best known for doing a great job at evicting Jews form the Gaza Strip, but not doing such a good job at evicting Hizbullah from southern Lebanon. While General Halutz may be faulted for excessive military restraint in the recent Lebanon war, Katsav’s downfall resulted from a lack of self-restraint in both his behavior and language.
Now there are many Israeli citizens who are calling for the resignation of other top government officials. It is widely believed in Israel that the current government has veered off the derekh, gone astray from the original ideals, goals, and aspirations of the founding fathers of the State: Chami Weizmman, David Ben-Gurion, Abba Eban, Levi Eshkol, Golda Meir, and Menachem Begin. The people want leaders who will be more assertive, who will affirm the legitimate the rights of the Jewish people to develop communities in our ancient, historical homeland and live there in peace and security - free from discrimination. They want leaders who will assert that Jews have at least as much right to dwell in the vicinity of their ancient homeland as other people do. If the Muslims can live anywhere in the Middle East, then why shouldn’t Jews enjoy the same rights? If Muslims can develop communities all over Europe and North America, then certainly Jews should have the right to live in areas where they have strong historical, religious, and cultural associations. After many years of persecution and expulsions from European and Islamic countries, Israeli leaders must assert the rights of the Jewish people to live in their ancient homelands in peace, freedom and dignity. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by CNP Webmaster as Middle East Report, Opinion, Recent Posts, Zwick's Picks on January 26, 2007 - ז' שבט תשס"ז at 1:50 pm
Israeli Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs
World Economic Forum
Davos, 25 January 2007
Official Release From Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The basis for coexistence between the West and Islam is to allow proper expression for one identity next to another, while casting the outsider in the role of neighbor. Our obligation to show tolerance and respect for all faiths does not include an obligation to endure attempts - in the name of a distorted interpretation of faith - to de-legitimize others, to incite violence or to endanger core democratic values.
We have a responsibility to broadcast to the communities in which this debate is raging, through our actions and our words, that the path of extremism and rejection is a dead end. That it is a formula not for glory but for hopelessness and despair. It promises more hatred and more violence.” - Tzipi Livni
Dear Colleagues, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentleman,
Thank you for this unique opportunity to join this distinguished panel. It is an honor for me to be part of this special gathering.
The topic of this event is West-Islam dialogue.
For me, both the notion of the “West” and the notion of “Islam” mean too many different things to be grouped together in this way. There are many Moslems in the West. Many followers of Islam have adapted themselves to the western values, and find no contradiction between the two.
The real test is not the type of religion or location of the believer. The basis for the division today is the value system.
People today are divided more by their values than by their national or religious identity. The principles of justice, co-existence and tolerance do not belong to any religion or national identity. They were proclaimed by Moses, by Jesus and by Mohammed. Similarly, radical approaches are not foreign to any of the three principal monotheistic faiths. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by CNP Webmaster as Middle East Report, Opinion, Recent Posts on January 26, 2007 - ז' שבט תשס"ז at 8:46 am
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(Editor’s Note: Arabs are continuing their violent, unprovoked attacks against their Jewish neighbors. Perhaps George Bush, Condi Rice, and all the others who are promoting the establishment of a Palestinian state should first learn the simple basic principles of conflict resolution. See articles below.)
Arutz Sheva, Israel National News, Jan 24, ‘07 / 5 Shevat 5767
(IsraelNN.com) One civilian was lightly injured in a spate of Arab attacks against Jewish targets in Judea and Samaria Wednesday.
• A resident of Beit Hagai was lightly injured in the face by broken glass after his vehicle was pelted with rocks.
• Arabs opened fire at a technician working on the security fence near Atarot, north of Jerusalem.
• Arabs threw rocks at an Israeli bus between Adam and Hizme, in Samaria. Damage was caused to the bus.
• IDF forces shot an Arab terror suspect dead near the Gaza security fence north of Kisufim.
• An IDF force arrested four Arabs who threw rocks in Silwad northeast of Ramallah.
• Arabs threw rocks at tourists near the Jewish cemetery in Hevron.
• Arabs threw rocks at a Border Guard jeep near the Atarot airfield.
End of Article. Below are three articles on basic conflict resolution
Conflict is a natural part of life brought on by our different beliefs, experiences, and values. If not managed carefully, however, conflict can harm relationships. Here are seven steps adults can use to resolve conflicts, followed by five similar steps adults can use to help children resolve their differences. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by CNP Webmaster as Education Report, Middle East Report, News Articles, Opinion, Recent Posts on January 24, 2007 - ה' שבט תשס"ז at 2:33 pm
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Their ability to predict fractures in postmenopausal women is questionable, study finds
Health Daily News, January 23, 2007
TUESDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) — Doing a follow-up bone mineral density (BMD) scan up to eight years after an initial scan doesn’t improve doctors’ ability to predict fractures in healthy older postmenopausal women, a U.S. study finds.
Currently, guidelines recommend the use of BMD measurements to screen for osteoporosis in women when they reach age 65. There’s little evidence to support the use of repeat BMD testing in order to assess a woman’s fracture risk, but repeat BMD scans are commonly performed in clinical practice, according to background information in the study. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by CNP Webmaster as Health Sciences, Recent Posts, Women's Health on January 24, 2007 - ה' שבט תשס"ז at 8:20 am
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