By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — On my Internet rounds the other day, quite by chance, I met up online with a Berkeley novelist and social activist named Steve Masover, whose debut novel titled Consequence was published last fall. In a recent email interview, Masover was kind enough to answer a few of my questions about literature, […]
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By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO –The motto for California Labrador Retrievers and More is “Dogs + Families = Love.” Thanks to all their hard work and dedicated volunteers, this group, also known as Labs and More, has found homes for 3,900 dogs in five years. Just last week, they found homes for 50 dogs,
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By Eva Trieger CARLSBAD, California–Even Noah’s Ark may not be able to withstand the deluge of desalinated drinking water created daily by the joint venture of Poseidon Water and the San Diego County Water Authority. Monday, December 14th, saw media, journalists, photographers and local politicians, flooding in to witness the grand opening of the largest
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By Paul Wieder/JNS.org CHICAGO (JNS) Yes, he has seen the recent film The Martian. But unlike the other millions who have seen that movie, Barak Stoltz went much closer to Mars. Stoltz spent Hanukkah in the Utah desert, in a few cramped capsules that make up the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS). He lit his
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International, The World We Share, Travel and FoodBy Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO –I first saw this reservoir – er – lake about fifty years ago when quite by accident I wandered down the city street that leads to it. I was very disappointed. Newly arrived from the East Coast of the United States my eyes were used to lush green. The hills
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By Toni Robin SAN DIEGO — The new skating rink is not the only new ice at Liberty Station. The NTC Foundation recently unveiled its very first art commission, just in time for the holidays. Entitled ICE, the light sculpture is on display in the fountain in front of the Dick Laub NTC Command Center. Created
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San Diego Calendar, The World We Share, Travel and FoodBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — What did Yosef Abramowitz, CEO of Energiya Global and a pioneer of the Israeli solar energy industry, say at COP21, the global climate change conference? A. “Because it is Chanukah, I’m expecting a miracle of renewable light and that the deal will actually be done.”B. “While we Jews may be better
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International, Middle East, The World We ShareBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — With the Paris climate talks concluded, and with most climate commentators agreeing that the COP21 ”agreement” still needs some fine-tuning and follow-up, things are looking good for the future of humanity. For Sarah Newman, a 50-something Jewish writer in Cincinnati, this is is also a time to start
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, The World We ShareBy Natasha Josefowitz, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — In trying to deal with my grief after my husband died, I turned to books on grief and interviewed people who had lost a spouse or partner. It helped me to understand the emotions I felt and whether they were shared by others. I looked at the
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By Ilan Yavelberg HAIFA, Israel — For the first time, a scientific study has observed bonobos (an analogous race to chimpanzees) making sophisticated use of ancient pre-agricultural tools in a manner similar to that which has hitherto been considered the prerogative of archaic pre-human hominins and other members of the Homo genus. Among other findings, a
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Edward L. Rubin NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Among the many tragic consequences of the ISIS attacks in Paris is one that, understandably, has not received much attention but needs to be taken seriously. Paris is the site of the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference, to be held from November 30 to December 11. This widely attended
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The Heatstroke Line by Edward L. Rubin; Sunbury Press © 2015; ISBN 978-1-62006-626-3; 233 pages; $14.95 By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Our correspondent in Taiwan, Dan Bloom, who is a cli-fi enthusiast, has already written about this book, but when a copy came my way, I thought I’d check it out as well.
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, The World We ShareBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — The upcoming climate talks in Paris are less than 50 days away, and COP21, as the United Nations conference is being called, might very well decide the future of humankind. It’s that serious and that foreboding. I’m optimistic. Edward Rubin, a law professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville is
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SANTA BARBARA, California (Press Release) — The Israeli firm IDE Americas announced it has been selected to refurbish, operate and maintain the recommissioned Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant in Santa Barbara, California. Under the city’s Design-Build-Operate (DBO) process, IDE was chosen to reactivate the plant for its proven experience, modular approach, and ability to meet the
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