Boston in Winter
Anti-Semitism
Anti-Semitism exists in Pakistan in South Asia:
[World News]: Washington, Jan 6 : Anti-Semitism exists in Pakistani media but not an issue of any significance in India, nor in other South Asian nations, including Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal and Bhutan, according to a US State Department report.
http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=55856
Anti-Defamation League Criticizes Vatican Newspaper Report On Tsunami
Gary Fitleberg, December 30, 2004
The Anti-Defamation League criticized a Vatican newspaper for falsely claiming Israel had denied relief to Sri Lanka after this week’s tsunami.
The ADL noted that contrary to the report in L’Osservatore Romano, Sri Lankan officials had rejected Israel’s offer to provide a large team to help with search-and-rescue efforts because it contained Israeli military personnel, though it had agreed to a smaller team.
"This is a case of wishing to believe the worst about Israel, whether or not it is true," the ADL’s national director, Abraham Foxman, said in a statement. Sri Lankan officials reportedly had worried that the Israeli military component to the relief could anger Muslim residents.
Gary Fitleberg is a Political Analyst specializing in International Relations with emphasis on Middle East affairs.
http://www.truthnews.net/world/2004120244.htm
NY: Radio DJ stands by "thieving Jews" remark
A radio DJ is refusing to apologize for using the term "thieving Jews" on the air.
"Go after people who are actually doing something wrong," Don Imus told listeners on his morning show this week regarding a complaint from the Anti-Defamation League after he made the comment regarding the publishers of the holiday thriller "The Christmas Thief."
Imus told listeners on his show, which emanates from WFAN in New York and is simulcast on MSNBC, that he wrote a two-word note on the letter he received from the ADL, but refused to elaborate.
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1104981578453
The New Zealand Herald
Air Force transports tsunami survivors
Tsunami survivors on a Royal New Zealand Air Force flight from Banda Aceh to Jakarta. Picture / RNZAF
06.01.05 4.00pm
Two Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules are flying injured refugees from the tsunami-wracked Indonesian region of Banda Aceh to the capital of Jakarta.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=9005736
Tsunami death toll could double in days
06.01.05 1.00pm
I TOLD YOU. In a month we'll be looking at a half a million dead.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - The United Nations says Asia's tsunami death toll could double to about 300,000 unless survivors received clean water and other basic services by the end of the week to prevent disease.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=9005729
Annan urges world leaders to honour tsunami pledges
06.01.05 1.00pm
JAKARTA - United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on world leaders to honour their pledge of US$3 billion ($4.3 billion) to help tsunami victims and rebuild the stricken Asian region.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=9005719
Global Warming/Climate Change
2004: The Year Global Warming Got Respect
John Roach
for National Geographic News
December 29, 2004
In 2004 global warming made the covers of National Geographic and Business Week magazines, was the subject of a blockbuster movie, and was a theme in a Michael Crichton's best-selling novel State of Fear—all signs that the issue has captured widespread media attention.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/12/1229_041229_climate_change_consensus.html
Insurers call for action to fight climate change in the wake of Asian tsunami
The tsunami triggered by the seaquake in Southeast Asia may cause massive losses for insurers.
Munich Re, the world’s largest reinsurer, estimates losses to hover around 10 billion euros ($13.6 billion), more of a tentative estimate as the exact numbers are not yet available. Munich Re believes its own losses will total about 100 million euros, due to the fact that high-value insured property is restricted to tourist and harbor areas.
http://www.financegates.com/news/world_news/2004-12-29/tsunami_29122004.html
The polar melt in Antarctica
Glaciers are melting in the Alps at an unprecedented rate. The polar ice caps are rapidly disappearing. Worst-case scenarios from scientists predict a dramatic increase in temperatures across much of the globe. For parts of the Northern Hemisphere, however, some scientists warn that ocean-current changes could produce radical cooling. Our world, so go such arguments, is about to change radically for the worse.
http://service.spiegel.de/cache/international/0,1518,331153,00.html
Slowing global warming
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD
Stronger vehicle emission standards would do something to limit the amount of greenhouse gases pumped into the atmosphere. Cleaner, more efficient vehicle engines would also improve the quality of air around the Puget Sound region.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/202409_cared.html
NZ bids for global warming study fund
07.12.04
By SIMON COLLINS
New Zealand and Chile are seeking US$10 million ($13.8 million) in United Nations funding to conduct the first comprehensive study of the effects of global warming on Southern Hemisphere glaciers.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=5&ObjectID=9002005
Antarctica
Scott Base
Snow
-1.0°
Updated Thursday 06 Jan 3:59PM
The weather in Antarctica (Crystal Ice Chime) is:
Antarctica
Scott Base
Snow
-1.0°
Updated Thursday 06 Jan 3:59PM
The weather in Glacier Bay is
36 °F / 2 °C
Clear, MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY
Windchill:
33 °F / 0 °C
Humidity:
44%
Dew Point:
16 °F / -9 °C
Wind:
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
Pressure:
30.57 in / 1035 hPa
Visibility:
10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV:
0 out of 12
Clouds (AGL):
Clear -
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