Dead Sea Bath Salt Products » admin http://deadseabathsalt.org Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:14:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Reuters.com – Oil found near Dead Sea, commercial amounts unclear http://deadseabathsalt.org/2010/01/reuters-com-oil-found-near-dead-sea-commercial-amounts-unclear/ http://deadseabathsalt.org/2010/01/reuters-com-oil-found-near-dead-sea-commercial-amounts-unclear/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:14:51 +0000 admin http://deadseabathsalt.org/?p=258 JERUSALEM, Jan 24 (Reuters) – An Israeli oil exploration group said on Sunday it has found indications of oil in drilling near the Dead Sea.

But the group said it was not yet clear if there were commercial quantities of oil at the Tzuk Tamrur 4 site.

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]]> http://deadseabathsalt.org/2010/01/reuters-com-oil-found-near-dead-sea-commercial-amounts-unclear/feed/ 1 eTurboNews.com – a journey through Jordan on the paths of Lawrence of Arabia http://deadseabathsalt.org/2010/01/eturbonews-com-a-journey-through-jordan-on-the-paths-of-lawrence-of-arabia/ http://deadseabathsalt.org/2010/01/eturbonews-com-a-journey-through-jordan-on-the-paths-of-lawrence-of-arabia/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:57:45 +0000 admin http://deadseabathsalt.org/?p=253 Setting off through the sandy deserts of Jordan; the mysteriously sand-etched monuments at Petra, biblical sites, baren dunes and starry night skies at Wadi Rum all bring me a step closer to understanding just what it was about this landscape that fascinated the man who became known as Lawrence of Arabia.

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]]> http://deadseabathsalt.org/2010/01/eturbonews-com-a-journey-through-jordan-on-the-paths-of-lawrence-of-arabia/feed/ 1 IsraelNationalNews.com – Dead Sea Works Employees Going from Sanctions to Strike http://deadseabathsalt.org/2010/01/israelnationalnews-com-dead-sea-works-employees-going-from-sanctions-to-strike/ http://deadseabathsalt.org/2010/01/israelnationalnews-com-dead-sea-works-employees-going-from-sanctions-to-strike/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:32:40 +0000 admin http://deadseabathsalt.org/?p=250 (IsraelNN.com) Chairman Armond Lankri of the employees council at the Dead Sea Works is expected to announce on Tuesday that the workers will worsen their sanctions against the company to the point of a total strike by the workers over what they call “unilateral behavior by management”. The sanctions started two weeks ago, and under a work dispute approved by the Histadrut Labor Federation on Sunday, a strike could start in two weeks.

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]]> http://deadseabathsalt.org/2010/01/israelnationalnews-com-dead-sea-works-employees-going-from-sanctions-to-strike/feed/ 1 GreenProphet.com – “Petrified Bike” Metaphor for a Shrinking Dead Sea? http://deadseabathsalt.org/2010/01/greenprophet-com-%e2%80%9cpetrified-bike%e2%80%9d-metaphor-for-a-shrinking-dead-sea/ http://deadseabathsalt.org/2010/01/greenprophet-com-%e2%80%9cpetrified-bike%e2%80%9d-metaphor-for-a-shrinking-dead-sea/#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:24:12 +0000 admin http://deadseabathsalt.org/?p=246 It’s pretty shocking when you are out there to see for yourself how this world’s natural wonder is shrinking year by year. It makes you want to scream. Here are some pictures from my visit to the Dead Sea about 6 weeks ago. From the Dead Sea Spa we took a few minutes bus ride to the Dead Sea edge. The spa, about half a kilometre away used to be on the Dead Sea’s shore. The spa didn’t move, so what does that say?

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]]> http://deadseabathsalt.org/2010/01/greenprophet-com-%e2%80%9cpetrified-bike%e2%80%9d-metaphor-for-a-shrinking-dead-sea/feed/ 0 CurrentMom.com – A Working Mom’s Travel Blessing http://deadseabathsalt.org/2009/12/currentmom-com-a-working-moms-travel-blessing/ http://deadseabathsalt.org/2009/12/currentmom-com-a-working-moms-travel-blessing/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:49:15 +0000 admin http://deadseabathsalt.org/?p=241 I am sitting in the lobby of a tacky hotel on the Dead Sea. Outside the dining hall, people dressed as Greek gods performed silentDead Sea dances as we are herded into a smorgasbord of delights – meat, rice, potatoes, hummus, bread, salads of every color and texture, and of course, beautiful-looking but straw-tasting desserts.

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]]> http://deadseabathsalt.org/2009/12/currentmom-com-a-working-moms-travel-blessing/feed/ 0 PRNewsWire.com – SaltWorks Launches Two All-Natural Bath Salt Lines Featuring Therapeutic Salt from the Dead Sea http://deadseabathsalt.org/2009/12/prnewswire-com-saltworks-launches-two-all-natural-bath-salt-lines-featuring-therapeutic-salt-from-the-dead-sea/ http://deadseabathsalt.org/2009/12/prnewswire-com-saltworks-launches-two-all-natural-bath-salt-lines-featuring-therapeutic-salt-from-the-dead-sea/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:29:46 +0000 admin http://deadseabathsalt.org/?p=238 SEATTLE, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ — For ages, people from around the world have visited Israel’s Dead Sea for itsSaltWorks therapeutic properties. Its soothing waters have a reputation that dates back over 2000 years, and legend even cites its involvement with miracles. Now, with the introduction of two bath salt lines from SaltWorks (http://www.seasalt.com), bathers can enjoy the legendary benefits of Dead Sea salt in their own homes.

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]]> http://deadseabathsalt.org/2009/12/prnewswire-com-saltworks-launches-two-all-natural-bath-salt-lines-featuring-therapeutic-salt-from-the-dead-sea/feed/ 0 Google.com – Palestinians destroy settler-made Dead Sea cosmetics http://deadseabathsalt.org/2009/12/google-com-palestinians-destroy-settler-made-dead-sea-cosmetics/ http://deadseabathsalt.org/2009/12/google-com-palestinians-destroy-settler-made-dead-sea-cosmetics/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:22:15 +0000 admin http://deadseabathsalt.org/?p=235 JERICHO, West Bank — Palestinian customs officials on Wednesday dumped tens of thousands of dollars worth of Deaddead-sea Sea beauty products into dumpsters as part of a boycott of goods made in Israeli settlements.

“This destruction … is in keeping with the decision of the Palestinian leadership to prevent the import and sale of products produced in the settlements,” local official Munthar Erakat said.

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]]> http://deadseabathsalt.org/2009/12/google-com-palestinians-destroy-settler-made-dead-sea-cosmetics/feed/ 0 IsraelNationalNews.com – Ahava Products Turn Dutch Officials Red http://deadseabathsalt.org/2009/12/israelnationalnews-com-ahava-products-turn-dutch-officials-red/ http://deadseabathsalt.org/2009/12/israelnationalnews-com-ahava-products-turn-dutch-officials-red/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:34:31 +0000 admin http://deadseabathsalt.org/?p=231 (IsraelNN.com) Israel’s most famous luxury beauty creams, soaps, oils and salts make the average person glow.  ButAhava some members of the Dutch parliament are red in the face at the notion that Ahava Dead Sea skincare and beauty products might be manufactured in a Jewish community in Judea and Samaria.

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]]> http://deadseabathsalt.org/2009/12/israelnationalnews-com-ahava-products-turn-dutch-officials-red/feed/ 0 CNN.com – Turning Dead Sea mud into money http://deadseabathsalt.org/2009/12/cnn-com-turning-dead-sea-mud-into-money/ http://deadseabathsalt.org/2009/12/cnn-com-turning-dead-sea-mud-into-money/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:31:04 +0000 admin http://deadseabathsalt.org/?p=226 The afternoon sun beats down on the rocky hills and quicksand pits that surround the still, gray-blue body of water,dead-sea-mud-mask which is flanked by Israel and the West Bank on the west and Jordan on the east. As its name implies, there’s little life in the Dead Sea. The water’s extraordinarily high salt content prevents fish and aquatic plants from living in it. There isn’t much action outside the water either, except for a few emaciated camels trudging along the side of the road.

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]]> http://deadseabathsalt.org/2009/12/cnn-com-turning-dead-sea-mud-into-money/feed/ 0 ANSAmed.info – ENVIRONMENT: DEAD SEA UNDER INCREASING DANGER, WB EXPERT http://deadseabathsalt.org/2009/12/ansamed-info-environment-dead-sea-under-increasing-danger-wb-expert/ http://deadseabathsalt.org/2009/12/ansamed-info-environment-dead-sea-under-increasing-danger-wb-expert/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:27:41 +0000 admin http://deadseabathsalt.org/?p=223 (ANSAmed) – AMMAN – The difficult condition of the Dead Sea is worsening by the day and need an urgentdead-sea international intervention to preserve the saltiest lake in the world, an expert warned today. World Bank consultant Abdullah Malkawi said the construction of dams on Yarmouk River tributaries which feeds the Sea as well as the ongoing consumption of over 500 million cubic metres (mcm) of water annually.

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