A Universe from Nothing: Why is there Something Rather than Nothing? by Lawrence M. Krauss; ISBN 978-1-4516-2445-8 ©2012, $24.99, p. 202 The Fallacy of Fine-Tuning: Why the Universe is Not Designed for Us by Victor J. Stenger; ISBN 978-1-61614-443-2 ©2012, $28.00, p. 341, including notes, bibliography, and index By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — At least four Democrats and four Republicans will serve on the San Diego City Council, with the swing-vote contest being in the 1st Councilmanic district between Democratic incumbent Sherri Lightner and Republican challenger Ray Ellis. There is a heavy concentration of Jews in the district, and the election
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Yaakov Lappin WASHINGTON, D.C. — Recent developments on Israel’s southern borders have illustrated the direct relationship between the changes sweeping Arab lands and mounting threats to Israel’s national security. This past weekend, as Egyptians went to the polls, terrorists operating in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula fired two Grad rockets into southern Israel. The projectiles
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Middle EastCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Press Notes Southwestern Jewish Press, January 11, 1957, Page 3 By Julia Kaufman London-U.S.A. A friend of mine occasionally shares London newspapers with me. Last week I gave their “Sunday Times” a thorough going-over. I noted that out of twenty-five cinemas listed in the amusement section, twenty-two had
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By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO — What was so revealing at the time of his painful thrust into the national spotlight was the media refrain about “Motorist Rodney King.” It was as though the unlucky young man was in constant motion, agitated, seeking a place to alight, and ultimately homeless. It was 1991, Los
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By Cynthia Citron BURBANK, California — No matter how intently you pay attention, No Way Around But Through doesn’t make a lot of sense. Billed as a “dark romantic comedy,” this new play by actor/playwright Scott Caan is intermittently comic but persistently cranky rather than dark. As for romance, Caan, who plays Dano on
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By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel –Awell-organized, well-equipped group of terrorists has attacked Israel from Egyptian territory Monday morning, possibly the second such Egyptian-assisted assault in a week. An armed squad of two men—said to be Hamas, though this is not confirmed—crossed the border after travelling 30 miles from the Gaza Strip through Egyptian territory. They
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By Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Q: My teenage daughter is planning to get a job this summer. Do you have any advice for her? A: Your daughter should expect income tax withholding on her wages. She might be able to claim exempt status if she had no income tax liability for last year, and expects to
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Sheryl RowlingCompiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Wedding Told Southwestern Jewish Press, January 11, 1957, Page 2 Donna Gail Godes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Ivan Godes, became the bride of Harvey Lewis Cohen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Cohen, on December 23 at Temple Beth Israel. Rabbi Morton J. Cohn officiated. A
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By Isaac Yetiv , Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — Since his election, President Obama ‘s relationship with the U.S. Supreme Court has been one of defiance and antagonism. In his State of the Union address of 2010, he flatly insulted the Justices who came to honor him by their presence . The TV picture clearly showed Justice Alito shaking
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By David Brin ENCINITAS, California–Amid the media frenzy leading up to release of Existence (June 19), some interviewers posed questions that I found especially interesting. Here are a few fun examples. (Followed by some miscellany and science and humor!) The Amazon Book Blog Like Earth, your new novel is set in the 30 to 50
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By Ernie Weir NAPA, California — I was not at the White House ceremony last Wednesday, June 13, at which time President Obama honored Israeli President Peres with the US Medal of Freedom. Nevertheless, my family and I were immensely proud of the honor bestowed by our President upon Israeli President Peres. Our wines have
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Remember when some of the kids in your class –not you, of course– would pass the course simply by skimming through the comic book version of the great piece of literature that you all had been assigned to read? It used to be that comics were shortcuts
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Perhaps county residents who want their children to become proficient in modern Hebrew should be thankful that young Jennie Lipowich used to feel left out when her family traveled from Chicago to Israel to see her father’s family. Her father and all her relatives would chatter away a mile a
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