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Posted on February 3, 2014February 3, 2014

Intelligent Crossing

"I see humanity now as one vast plant, needing for its highest fulfillment only love, the natural blessings of the great outdoors, and intelligent crossing…

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Posted on January 19, 2014January 19, 2014

A Sea of Reeds?

Barbara brought to my attention an apparent crack in my definitions of yam and agam in my earlier post.  How could the Yam Suf be…

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Posted on January 18, 2014January 18, 2014

Lakes and Seas

Words are important. When I am examining an issue, one of the first lines of clarification is, "What do the terms mean?"  I don't know…

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Posted on September 17, 2013September 17, 2013

Meter by Meter

Every spot on which your foot treads, I give to you, as I promised Moses."  Joshua 1:3 In contrast to many modern countries, where the…

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Posted on February 21, 2013

Red-Dead

"To whom it may concern, Red Sea-Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program - Invitation to public meetings" Thus read my invitation to presentation of findings on the…

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Posted on December 19, 2012December 20, 2012

Do You Diguette?

I went to the Negev yesterday with a few colleagues and I got into a discussion with Shany about the JNF (Jewish National Fund) plantings…

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Posted on October 21, 2012October 21, 2012

Some Things Never Change

Some things never change. (OK, I know that never is a long time, but in historic time, topography/geology doesn't change.)  Routes that develop naturally (through usage and…

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Posted on September 20, 2012September 21, 2012

When Water Flows Uphill

I wrote in a previous post about an aqueduct that I came across while hiking in the Golan above Nahal Zevitan.  The technology involved in…

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Posted on August 25, 2012September 24, 2012

Zevitan Hike

This week school will start for Gideon and Hill.  We spent last week squeezing the last bits out of summer while trying to prepare for…

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Posted on July 31, 2012September 3, 2012

Location, Location, Location

According to Real Estate agents, there are only three relevant factors when selling a house:  location, location and location. When choosing a location for a…

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