Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Monday 20 May 2013

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

"Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values."

--- Ayn Rand




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[ T O P  S T O R I E S ]




reality check
Is Meir Kahane's assassin now a changed man?
By Richard A. Serrano


Twenty years later, the first I jihadist to commit murder in the United States wants you to finally know the truth about who he is and what he did




etc.
Town raises Palestinian flag at City Hall
By Hannan Adely


Likely a first on American shores




a matter of ethics
Genetic copies of living people from embryos no longer science fiction
By Melissa Healy


Society is now entering unchartered ethical territory
Proven method may help treat many diseases but also raises concerns about human cloning; squarely renounced by American scientists as unethical and scientifically irresponsible. It also may be too late to turn back




in the money
When smart investors do stupid things
By Morgan Housel


If volatility isn't a good measure of risk, what is?




nutrition
Hunger games: Eat more, weigh less, without starving!
By Sharon Saloman, M.S., R.D.


. Even though "eat less" is the mantra of the weight loss industry, dieting does not have to be about deprivation and hunger




stargazing
Jewz in the Newz
By Nate Bloom


Jews Inducted into Rock Hall of Fame; Anton Yelchin co-stars in New "Trek" film; Kutcher (but not Kunis) visits Israel; Jewish TV Star Praises Jewish Rap Star




ess, ess/ eat, eat!
The Kosher Gourmet
By Cathy Pollak


WARNING: This WALNUT CAKE WITH PRALINE FROSTING, perfect for afternoon coffee, is addicting





[ D A I L Y     I N S P I R A T I O N ]

Step By Step: A Daily Program for Self-improvement
Compiled by Rabbi Dovid Weinberger


There are no days off for Olympic hopefuls. If you want to be a champion, you have to practice every single day. The same is true if you want to be a "mentsh." This daily program will help you become a better person by working on a single character trait each week. If one week's area of improvement -- or the author -- doesn't interest you, try another.


THIS WEEK: FAITH by Rabbi Shalom Arush


TODAY: Happiness in Our Daily routine


[ W O R T H  1 0 0 0  W O R D S  ]

Speed Bump
Rubes
Archie
Dilbert
Ripleys Believe It Or Not!
Andy Capp
Bliss
The Born Loser
Frank & Ernest
The Grizzwells
Herman
Moderately Confused
One Big Happy
Prickly City
Shoe
The Wizard of Id



Robert Arial
Robert Arial BONUS!
Chuck Asay
Chuck Asay BONUS!
Chuck Asay BONUS!
Chuck Asay BONUS!
Lisa Benson
Lisa Benson BONUS!
Chip Bok
Chip Bok BONUS!
Chip Bok BONUS!
Chip Bok BONUS!
Chip Bok BONUS!
John Deering
John Deering BONUS!
John Deering BONUS!
Bob Gorrell
Bob Gorrell BONUS!
Bob Gorrell BONUS!
Jerry Holbert
Jerry Holbert BONUS!
Jerry Holbert BONUS!
Steve Kelley
Steve Kelley BONUS!
Gary Varvel
Gary Varvel BONUS!
Gary Varvel BONUS!
Michael Ramirez
Michael Ramirez BONUS!
Michael Ramirez BONUS!
Michael Ramirez BONUS!

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[ L I F E S T Y L E S ]
AppTitude: Advice for the long-term unemployed
Ask Doctor K by Anthony L. Komaroff, M.D.: Long-term side effects of Pradaxa are as yet unknown
Frugal Living by Sara Noel: You ask; I answer


Karen Feld: A Hilarious Romp With Sam Harris
Cory Franklin: Medical Protocols Will Only Take You So Far




[ T O D A Y  I N  H I S T O R Y ]

On this day in . . .


526, an earthquake kills about 300,000 people in Syria and Antiochia
1862, the Union Congress passes the Homestead Act, allowing an adult over the age of 21, male or female, to claim 160 acres of land from the public domain. Eligible persons had to cultivate the land and improve it by building a barn or house, and live on the claim for five years, at which time the land became theirs with a $10 filing fee
1856, Edward Hughes of Louisville, Kentucky, received a patent for his telegraph ticker, the first ticker to print successfully. Hughes had already sold his patent rights to the Commercial Company for $100,000 in November 1855
1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets
1882, the Triple Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy is formed
1891, the first public display of Thomas Edison's prototype kinetoscope, which was designed for films to be viewed individually through the window of a cabinet housing its components. The Kinetoscope introduced the basic approach that would become the standard for all cinematic projection before the advent of video: it creates the illusion of movement by conveying a strip of perforated film bearing sequential images over a light source with a high-speed shutter
1916, the Saturday Evening Post publishes its first cover with a Norman Rockwell painting ("Boy with Baby Carriage")
1920, Montreal radio station XWA broadcasts the first regularly scheduled radio programming in North America
1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, N.Y., aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic solo flight to France
1932, Amelia Earhart took off from Newfoundland for Ireland to become the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic
1939, regular transatlantic air service began as a Pan American Airways plane, the Yankee Clipper, took off from Port Washington, N.Y., bound for Europe
1969, U.S. and South Vietnamese forces captured Ap Bia Mountain, referred to as 'Hamburger Hill' by the Americans, following one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War
1974, Judge John Sirica ordered U.S. President Richard Nixon to turn over tapes and other records of 64 White House conversations on the Watergate affair
1989, Chinese Premier Li Peng declared martial law in Beijing in response to heightened student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square
1993, an estimated 93 million people tuned in for the final first-run episode of "Cheers" on NBC TV
1998, the government unveiled the design for the new $20 bill, featuring a larger and slightly off-center portrait of Andrew Jackson
2003, the United States banned all beef imports from Canada after a lone case of mad cow disease was discovered in the heart of Canada's cattle country
2006, federal agents searched the Capitol Hill office of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., as part of a bribery investigation. (Jefferson was later convicted of taking bribes; his case is being appealed.)
2008, Sen. Edward Kennedy was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor; some experts gave the Massachusetts Democrat less than a year to live
2010, researchers announced the creation of a "synthetic" genetic cell that could replicate itself
2012, a two-day NATO summit hosted by President Barack Obama opened in Chicago; the allies declared the end of the long and unpopular Afghanistan war was in sight even as they struggled to hold their fighting force together in the face of dwindling patience and shaky unity. Thousands of protesters marched through downtown Chicago, airing grievances about war, climate change and a wide range of other complaints. ALSO: Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, 60, the only man convicted in connection with the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988, died in Tripoli, Libya. AND: The Pakistani government temporarily blocked access to Twitter because of what an official called "objectional" discussions about Muhammad


[ I N S I G H T ]

Mark Steyn: Big Government is erecting a panopticon state – one that sees everything, and regulates everything. It's great 'customer service,' except that you can never get out of the store
Argus Hamilton: The News in Zingers
News of the Weird by Chuck Shepherd: Suspicions Confirmed; Least Competent Criminals
Mitch Albom: The dream job nobody -- and I do mean NOBODY -- wants
Betsy Hart: There's no place like home --- especially when it's a mess
Dan K. Thomasson: Google Glass is progress at a cost
Dale McFeatters: U.S. spy in Moscow has elements of farce
David Shribman: Crossing sacred lines in Washington
Deroy Murdock: Big government's new legacy of scandal
Star Parker: The ultimate 'pro-choice' irony
Leonard Pitts: In Florida, timely injustice
Greg Crosby: Unbelievable but True Stories
Paul Greenberg: Scandal of the day
Kathryn Lopez: A look behind the veil
Jack Kelly: Scandals aplenty . . . But the AP affair pales next to the IRS and Benghazi
Mallard Filmore
Dry Bones
Bill O': What Happened, Mr. President?




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