8 Kislew 5768: Occult Day

Greetings.

Worthy cause of the day: “Tell the U.S. Navy to Protect Right Whales from Deadly Sonar!”

Today’s news and commentary, some of which Barry is responsible for:

• “Oy Veh, it's OJ!”
  
• “Forgetting long-time bonds, Alzheimer's patients fall in love”
  
• “Parents ordered to court for kids' shots” (This is serious business. Vaccination is the best defense we have against many diseases. Keep in mind that the ultimate goal of vaccination is the extinction of harmful viruses, which has already been accomplished with smallpox and is nearing with polio. The anti-vaccination paranoia at the end is completely unjustified due to a complete lack of evidence of danger.)
  
• “'Cannonball' driver burned across US in 31 hours”
  
• “BBC added fake crying to quintuplets report”
  
• “Japan Hunts Humpback Whales For First Time In Decades” (Bad idea.)
  
• “Menstruation May Yield Adult Stem Cells”
  
• “Al Dura Affair: France 2 Cooks the Raw Footage”
  
• “Israel continues its assistance to Gaza” (Whose stupid idea was this?)
  
• “In West L.A., A Homeless Man Inspires New Brand”
  
• “Expelled Jews hold deeds on Arab lands”
  
• “Dinosaur could vacuum up food”
  
• “CARMA - Carbon Monitoring for Action” (Pointed out to me by Mom. Not news or commentary, but a potentially useful resource.)
  
• “Paralysed man's mind is 'read'”
  
• “Battling Ghost Calls, That Telemarketing Annoyance”
  
• “Saudi court orders lashes, prison for rape victim” (I cannot make up a judicial outrage like this.)
  
• “ACLU, Muslim Groups Resist Anti-terror Measures Again”
  
• “Genetic-Engineering Competitors Create Modular DNA Dev Kit”
  
• “Don't Forget to Back Up Your Brain” (Title is something of a misnomer.)
  
• “Watch your mouth!”
  
• “U.S. City Ponders Winter Holiday Decoration Plans” (Why exactly is any city government putting up religious decorations? There’s a violation of the separation of church and state involved, not to mention that governments have more critical things to spend their money on than Christmas trees.)
  
• “How the Inca Leapt Canyons”

Today’s weird thing is foldschool - cardboard furniture. Enjoy and share the weirdness.

Aaron