Headlines of the day

Bad News: One killed, at least eight injured in coordinated bomb attacks on two police stations and a market...
Get out US Troops NOW. Stop the war.
Whoops. Wrong country. US occupation stopped 60 years ago, and US bases closed 15 years ago.

Good News: Have you heard about fairy dust? Well, here's a new one: Smart dust.
(via Instapundit)

Bad news: Bears invade suburbia.
Good News: Fluffy one...Bear zero....Photo of CAT HERE.
(from Fark)

Good News: If you love kitty but he makes you sniff, help is on the way...allergy free cats.
Bad News: One cat costs $7000

Good News: Psst: Want to make money? Remember this word: Squidballs.
Japanese Fried squidring recipe is here. And here is the Chinese squidball recipe.

Bad news: What happens when you stop starvation and give people enough food?
Diabetes
And the gene causing it may have been found

Bad news: Another health related headline: Is there a cancer cluster among 9-11 rescuers and Ground Zero workers? Ongoing physical and mental health problems are well known...but cancer? HERE is a program collecting data not just on the workers but those living in the area...
Southern Manhattan is not the only area where toxic exposure is worrysome.
Military bases have major problems with poorly discarded toxic materials, some of them going back to World War II..LINK,, LINK, LINK ...
Nor is that problem limited to CONUS: LINK
Nor is the problem limited to America's military: LINK LINK

Good News: USCongress voted to cut off foreign aid to Saudi Arabia.
Most of the aid was for classrooms, but that report in the WAPOSt about Saudi textbooks teaching hatred caught some attention...of course, the cut off is symbolic, since it would never pass the Senate.