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Scientists Describe Red Orange Feathers Thru Fossil Remains
Using electron microscopic technology to analyze fossil membranes, scientists at Bristol University have uncovered evidence in two samples of fossilized dinosaur remains found in northeast China in 2009, that the animals had bright-red and orange feathers. The small dog-sized creatures were apparently not able to fly, but may have used their possibly beautiful plumage for mating rituals and warmth.
February 02, 2010
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Latest News RecapPositive Mantras are Downers in People with Low Self-Esteem
According to a study published in the journal Psychological Science, people with low self-esteem feel worse about themselves after engaging in self-help type mantras to improve their moods. Researchers from the University of Waterloo and of New Brunswick asked volunteers to repeat the phrase "I am a lovable person", measuring their feelings about themselves before and after the experiment. While those with low self esteem felt worse after uttering the positive praise about themselves, their emotional state actually improved when they were permitted to express negative thoughts as well, prompting the academicians to conclude that overly positive self-praise can provoke contradictory thoughts in individuals with low self-esteem.July 04, 2009
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- KADISH: If a program designed to bring American Jews to Israel for a year -- why, when the program is sponsered by an Orthodox organization, is it titled "Binyan Olam Fellowip program" -but if Reform sponsored, is it "pseudo aliya"?
- CHAREIDIO: I don't recall reporting on the 'Binyan Olam' program so I'm not sure how I would have described it, but your point is a fair one.
- CHAREIDIO: Kadish, I changed it to 'temporary' aliya track.
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- ELCHANAN: love the site! but the most recent talk-back comments are not shown without scrolling - so i always see the same 1st one every time. is that by design - or a beta-issue?
- CHAREIDIO: You're right, it's getting changed in the next Talk-Back upgrade.
- DIDI SR.: How about offering comments or talkback directly below individual stories?
- CHAREIDIO: Moving the Talk-Back box would mean moving Sciences away from the vicinity of the main body of news, which I'd be reluctant to do, though I could just put another comment submission box up there...
- GARDIO: How long has this site been running
- DIDI SR: I was thinking more of a traditional "comments" link, like blogs have?
- CHAREIDIO: I don't really like the whole 'Comment-board' scene, and would find it hard to moderate, but having one central board I like because it opens up easy communication between the Chareidio news editors and those who visit the site.
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- ARNOLD: the talkback really should scroll up so that i see the most recent comments first. I always see ZVI TUSK'S comment first... and im tired of it!
- CHAREIDIO: I know it's a problem, but since I'm planning to drop this comments module altogether, I don't want to put more time into it.
- CHAREIDIO: Cartoon is offline until after Pesach. Major thrust now is in the new Breaking-News module followed by comprehensive Jewish news service and true-weekly updates of our feature articles.
- SIMCHA: why does the news jump to the financial page automatically and then I can't get back to the news -- this always happens to me - is it the program or my browser settings. thank you
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- YH: In glancing at your website for the first time, I am noticing that you repeatedly write "it's" with an apostrophe when it should be "its". See your mission page for two examples. See the "Quoted" about cholera, and other places. It's odd that when I cl
The Legendary Hurva Synagogue
On the 18th of Iyar in 1948, two days after the Jewish quarter was surrendered to the Jordanians, the Arab conquerers pummeled the famed Hurva synagogue located in the Old City. The Hurva, with its majestic domed roof, served as the nerve-center of cultural and spiritual Jewish life in Jerusalem. It was destroyed in 1721 by Arab creditors and rebuilt in 1864 by students of the famed Vilna Gaon. It's Holy Ark and ornamental gates were shipped to Jerusalem from the Nikolaijewsky synagogue in southern Ukraine, and it's roof served as a veranda on which to behold the site of the Temple Mount. As Jerusalem's central synagogue, the Hurva was witness to the vicissitudes of Jerusalem life for centuries. After the Six Day War, a public square, along with a memorial arch were built on the ruins of the grand structure, which remained until recently when the Jerusalem Municipality adopted a plan to restore the Hurva, which is currently under construction and nearly complete.
May 07, 2009
- PA Pres Abbas agrees to indirect talks with State of Israel mediated by US special envoy George Mitchell.
- Iran orders enrichment of country's uranium to 20 percent in fresh challenge to West.
- Gas explosion at an under-construction power plant in central Connecticut leaves 5 dead, 12 injured.
- Iranian authorities arrest 7 members of Farsi-language radio station.
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Will He or Won't He
Sometimes journalists seem to dilute "newsworthiness" to ever milder plateaus. Take Sunday's Haaretz spread for example. Top story- "Netanyahu unlikely to back Palestinian State in Meeting with Obama". Unlikely? The article quotes a Netanyahu aide who says that he won't back a Palestinian state, and later quotes Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who said Saturday that he will back a Palestinian state in talks with the new US president. Roll your dice- analysts, but do it on your own time.
May 17, 2009
Monday
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- Light NW Wind
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- Light N Wind
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- Moderate NW Wind
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Tuesday
Morning:- Clear
- 51.8F/11C
- Light NE Wind
- Clear
- 60.8F/16C
- Moderate NW Wind
- Clear
- 50F/10C
- Moderate W Wind
- Clear
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Wednesday
Morning:- Partly Cloudy
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- Moderate W Wind
- Rain
- 50F/10C
- Moderate NW Wind
- Partly Cloudy
- 41F/5C
- Moderate NW Wind
- Partly Cloudy
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- Moderate NW Wind
Chareidio Weather Center
The Chareidio Weather Center is now operational and providing a three-day forecast for the city of Jerusalem. Check back for additional Chareidio weather features in the future.
"Cholera is a calculated, racist attack on Zimbabwe by the unrepentant former colonial power, which has enlisted support from it's American and Western allies so that they can invade the country." Zimbabwean Information Minister Sikhanyiso Ndlovu commenting about the devastating outbreak of cholera ravaging the former British colony- 12/08
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