25 Nisan 5768: Day 10 of the ‘Omer/Queen’s Day/Hairstylist Appreciation Day/Hairstyle Appreciation Day

Greetings.

Today’s news and commentary:

• “Middle East Reporting”
  
• “Legless lizard, other new species discovered in Brazil”
  
• “Colossal Squid to be defrosted by scientists”
  
• “Score one for the Muslim Brotherhood”
  
• “Evidence of New Jersey Election Discrepancies”
  
• “Immunization Rates Falling, CDC Study Finds”
  
• “Young Galaxies Surprisingly Packed with Stars ”
  
• “Huge Black Hole Catapulted Through Space ”
  
• “Why Microsoft can Blow-Off with C#?” and “COMPUTER LANGUAGES AND FACIAL HAIR – TAKE TWO”
  
• “'Hamas stole 60,000 liters of Gaza fuel'”

My brother Barry (a violinist) and I (a guitarist) have a long-standing discussion on what aspects of our chosen instruments are superior to each other’s. Today’s weird things deal with deviation on one aspect of string instrument design, the fingerboard: Unfretted - Fretless Guitar Resource and Fretted Violins and Violas. Enjoy and share the weirdness (or wonder if violinists and guitarists are wasting their time arguing about something that really does not matter).

Aaron