Elderly drivers slower to react to pedestrians, study finds

BEER-SHEVA,  Israel (Press Release)– Elderly drivers are half as likely to see pedestrians on the sidewalk due to a limited field of view, and compensate in part by driving more slowly, according to a study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers. In the online edition of Accident Analysis and Prevention, the study compared

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A Bissel This, A Bissel That…San Diego Jewish News and Chatter

(Column 24, March 7, 2011)   Compiled by Donald H. Harrison   San Diego Jewish Organizations Nechama Eilfort, rebbetzin at Chabad at La Costa, knows a thing or two about computers. So, she’s offering four classes, beginning at 7:30 p.m. tonight and continuing the next three Monday evenings, on the baiscs of personal computing, Internet

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Netanyahu may hope Arabs will provide him a face-saver on settlements

By Rabbi Dow Marmur  JERUSALEM–“Build, Bibi, build!” That’s the heading of an advertisement that has appeared here. It’s issued by Likud and sponsored by its strong settlement lobby. The ad shows pictures of eight party members in the current government who have spoken in favour of settlements expansion in the West Bank. In addition, there’s also

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Another day at the peace office

By Ron Pundak TEL AVIV (Press Release)–Last Wednesday I returned home and thought to myself, we’ve had an interesting day today at the Peres Center. Yes, it wasn’t necessarily the most representative of days, but it wasn’t really that different from other days. And yes, it doesn’t necessarily reflect the situation in which we live, but

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Muslim debunks some anti-Semitic myths in Islamic writings

The Jew is Not My Enemy: Unveiling the Myths That Fuel Muslim Anti-Semitism by Tarek Fatah, McClelland & Stewart, Toronto; ISBN 978-0-7710-4783-1 ©2010, $24.95, p. 208 plus notes, bibliography, and index Reviewed by Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Like most people with an Internet account, I receive quite a few emails each day. Most

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Adventures in San Diego Jewish History, November 25, 1955, Part 3

Compiled by San Diego Jewish World staff Lasker Lodge News Southwestern Jewish Press, November 25, 1955, Page 5 This Sunday, November 27, is the annual dinner for the loedge. The dance will be held at Mission Valley Country Club and the evening will include a complete steak dinner and dancing for only $8.00 per couple.

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U.S. needs to focus on what IS Middle East reality, not what SHOULD BE

By Barry Rubin   HERZLIYA, Israel — President Barack Obama told Democratic Party contributors  in Miami: “When you look at what’s happening…in the Middle East, it is a manifestation of new technologies, the winds of freedom that are blowing through countries that have not felt those winds in decades, a whole new generation that says I want

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Obama administration encouraging Islamist takeovers in Middle East

By Barry Rubin HERZLIYA, Israel — In a moment, I’ll present you with what might be the most frightening paragraph in the modern history of U.S. Middle East policy. But first, here’s one that’s among the most deplorable. It’s from a Washington Post article: “The Obama administration is preparing for the prospect that Islamist governments

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Gilad Shalit, a pawn in a deadly chess game between Israel and Hamas

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM—1714. That’s the number of days On Saturday, March 5, that Gilad Shalit, the kidnapped IDF soldier, has been in Hamas captivity and there’s no sign that his release is imminent or, for that matter, that he’s still alive. For all the precise intelligence that Israel is reported to have in

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