JewishWorldReview.com The intersection of faith, culture and politics Monday, May 20, 2013 ++++ On Facebook? PLEASE join JWR's fan page! http://www.facebook.com/pages/JewishWorldReviewcom/55720892273 PLEASE also use our "share" features to spread our articles on Facebook and elsewhere! SUBSCRIBE to this newsletter: http://www.jewishworldreview.com/subs.php *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:* THOUGHT FOR THE DAY "Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values." *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:* [ 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! (Attention working columnists and editorial cartoonists: Think you have what it takes to be featured on JWR? Drop us a note by clicking here. Readers, please make suggestions, as well.) [ 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? Our Front Page: http://www.JewishWorldReview.com/ ++++ Become a fan of JWR on FACEBOOK! http://www.facebook.com/pages/JewishWorldReviewcom/55720892273 Want to drop us a note? You may send it to JWR's editor in chief by replyng to this newsletter. EVERY letter is read and valued! 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