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Today's news round-up

Good News

• Mormon feminists? Yes they exist, and they're for Obama
• Star Commentator Is Out as Christian College President After Scandal I'd call him a hypocrite except idiot seems more appropriate: “I had no idea that it is considered wrong in Christian circles to be engaged prior to being divorced.”
• Doctors say shot Pakistani girl improving
• Ill. Amtrak train set to hit 110 mph in test run

Bad News

• Soup kitchen in Ryan photo op losing donors The Romney campaign should make a donation to compensate for this loss.
• Judge allows Texas cheerleaders to use "Bible banners" for now Regardless of who pays for the uniforms, when they are on the football field they are representing their school. What they do should be considered an official act of the school.
• France delays debate on gay marriage

Traveler's insurance fail

Now I understand more fully why my automated credit card payment for my Traveler's insurance failed last month. I had made an extra payment on the credit card, as I was getting close to my limit and the charge was large. I just thought the payment got delayed. It seems that was not the problem.

After the charge didn't go through, I got a letter from Traveler's saying that my automatic charges to my credit card had been cancelled, and I had to sign up for it again. I did this, specifying that I wanted the charges to made on the 20th of the month. I then got another letter from them saying my credit card would be charged on October 22 (because the 20th is a Saturday).

The charge went through today, the 19th.

Recent news round-up

Good News

• Dad Protests for Son Suspended After Standing Up to Bully I was once punished a couple of times for standing up to bullies. The school administrators who do this should be fired.
• Man held in plot to attack Federal Reserve in NYC I'm really glad there are law enforcement people out there catching fanatics like this.
• New Polls Have Good News for Obama
• Appeals court rules against Defense of Marriage Act
• Belfast judge: Gay, unmarried couples can adopt
• Same-Sex Marriage Support Has Grown Among Latinos, Survey Finds

Bad News

• Turkey tries pianist Fazil Say for insulting Islam

What a waste of money, Knights of Columbus

Thugs still active off west Africa

Pirates kidnap seven crew members off Nigerian coast

Recent news round-up

Good News

• Pakistan sends girl shot by Taliban to UK for care
• High court won't block early voting in Ohio
• Obama extends slim lead over Romney in White House race: Reuters/Ipsos poll
• Cuba to End Exit Visa Requirement in January

Bad News

• Exotic Bird Decapitated at Las Vegas Casino; Law Students Charged I kind of doubt they will ever be lawyers.
• UK blocks extradition of alleged hacker to US

Cartoon of the day

Plat du jour

Semi-random thoughts

• Recently I had lunch with an old friend at his office. He works for Google, and it's as wacky a place as I've heard. If I worked there I'd probably be as big as a house, with all that yummy, free food. The most amazing thing I saw was a rack where people can park their scooters. There were two scooters neatly parked.
• Somehow I'm on the Chabad's mailing list. Oy.
• The Browns finally won a game! After only 11 losses in a row (dating back to last season).

Micro movie review

Argo: The gripping story of the 1980 escape from Iran of the U.S. embassy employees who were not captured there. Despite some over-dramatizations and exaggerations (trucks, even police cars, can't go that fast), a fine movie.