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	Odd news department: the executive director of the peanut producers' board in Texas is called [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h7V0WaQ_baK-FGzF7wBWi3Mm2OrgD96C6L3G0 Shelly Nutt]. Also, a new drug is being marketed to combat [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd4tugPM83c excessive cheerfulness] (with a nod to my daughters).		Odd news department: the executive director of the peanut producers' board in Texas is called [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h7V0WaQ_baK-FGzF7wBWi3Mm2OrgD96C6L3G0 Shelly Nutt]. Also, a new drug is being marketed to combat [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd4tugPM83c excessive cheerfulness] (with a nod to my daughters).
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		+	This shabbat we'll have guests from one of the seminaries. We'll report how that went, B"H next week.

	Until next week,<br>		Until next week,<br>

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 Help [[tsedaka|feed the hungry]] in Israel!
-'''NOTE:''' the links in this paragraph will lead to pictures of snakes -- so if you are squeamish, don't click on them!  This week we found [[media:snake.jpeg|this beauty]] in our back yard.  It appeared to be dead, but we didn't know if it was a venomous variety or not, so we looked [http://www.snakes.co.il/israsnake/israsnake.html here] and asked our local Maale Adummim chat-group for advice.  Sarah and I still haven't decided between ''Spalerosophis diadema'' or ''Coluber nummifer''.  Any of you care to take a guess?  The chat group response was that we should call the city, and they will come and take away the snake (as they are apparently also interested in knowing what kinds of reptiles are about).  But when I called the city, they told me that if it was in a "private garden", e.g. not city property, they didnt' care and wouldn't send anyone.  Fortunately, the thing was dead and I was able to dispose of it with no fuss... but yikes! I'm going to have to be doubly careful when gardening.
+'''NOTE:''' the links in this paragraph will lead to pictures of snakes -- so if you are squeamish, don't click on them!  This week we found [[media:snake.jpeg|this beauty]] in our back yard.  It appeared to be dead, but we weren't sure if it was a venomous variety or not, so we looked [http://www.snakes.co.il/israsnake/israsnake.html here] and asked our local Maale Adummim chat-group for advice.  Sarah and I still haven't decided between ''Spalerosophis diadema'' or ''Coluber nummifer''.  Any of you care to take a guess?  The chat group response was that we should call the city, and they would come and take away the snake (as they are apparently also interested in knowing what kinds of reptiles are slithering about).  But when I called the city, they told me that if the snake was in a "private garden", e.g. not city property, they didn't care and wouldn't send anyone.  Fortunately, the thing was dead and I was able to dispose of it with no fuss... but yikes! I'm going to have to be doubly careful when gardening.
-Despite pesky reptiles, now is the time to [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304788129&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull come back home].  If you so desire, here's a recent discussion I put together of [[Devar/Aliyah-Rambam|halachic reasons]] to do so, according to Rambam.  Or if you prefer, you can consider the extreme rise of [http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/02/antihamas-protest-set-upon-by-jihad-lovers-.html anti-Israel and anti-Semitic] outrages as a good enough reason.  Another example of "freedom lovers" from [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304788139&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Toronto]
+Despite pesky reptiles, now is the time to [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304788129&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull come back home].  If you need it, here's a recent discussion I put together of [[Devar/Aliyah-Rambam|halachic reasons]] to do so, according to Rambam.  If you prefer, you can simply consider the extreme rise of [http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/02/antihamas-protest-set-upon-by-jihad-lovers-.html anti-Israel and anti-Semitic] outrages.  Or look at the example of "freedom lovers" from [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304788139&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Toronto]
-My employment situation is not looking good at the moment -- I was already informed I have to give my car back next week.  That implies to me that we haven't received any fresh investments.  So I'll be taking a bit of a holiday, while I try to get a business running.  In a bit of ironic news, the [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304820660&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull unemployment department] went on strike because there were too many applicants and they didn't have enough personnel to handle the load.  As Esther said, why don't they just hire some of the applicants for assistance?  Kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.
+My employment situation is not looking good at the moment -- I was already informed I have to give my car back next week.  That implies we haven't received any fresh investments.  So I'll be taking a bit of a holiday, while I try to get a business running.  In ironic news: the [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304820660&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull unemployment department] went on strike because there were too many applicants and they didn't have enough personnel to handle the load.  As Esther said, why don't they just hire some of the applicants for assistance?  Kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.
-In local politics -- we're caught between [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304811460&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull whiners] and [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304811807&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull brown-nosers].  And in an astonishing turn of events, [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304815871&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Peres repents]... at least, kind of.  We need an equivalent local guide to this [http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=76&sid=135719#comments humorous look at American politics].
+In local politics -- we're caught between [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304811460&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull whiners] and [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304811807&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull brown-nosers].  In an astonishing turn of events, [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304815871&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Shimon Peres repents]... sort of.  We need an equivalent local guide to this [http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=76&sid=135719#comments humorous look at American politics].
-In the Arab world: [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130001 corruption at the voting booth], caught by one of my co-workers in fact.  Hamas' [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304788684&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull lies exposed] yet again, but that won't stop the useful idiots of the West from finding them excuses.  Not strictly part of the Arab world, but certainly a [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123475026027691469.html fellow traveler].  Scary man, that one.
+In the Arab world: unsurprising [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130001 corruption at the voting booth], caught by one of my actual co-workers.  Hamas' [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304788684&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull lies are exposed] yet again, but that won't stop the useful idiots of the West from finding excuses for them.  Though not strictly part of the Arab world, Chavez is certainly a [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123475026027691469.html fellow traveler].  Scary man, that one.
 In case you thought we don't have super-heroes here: [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/160838 Spiderman was arrested] in {{wiki|Rosh HaAyin}} last week.  When secularists talk about co-existence, is [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129962 this what they mean]?  That's not why I don't "hold by the `eruv", but it's a good additional reason...

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 In the Arab world: [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130001 corruption at the voting booth], caught by one of my co-workers in fact.  Hamas' [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304788684&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull lies exposed] yet again, but that won't stop the useful idiots of the West from finding them excuses.  Not strictly part of the Arab world, but certainly a [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123475026027691469.html fellow traveler].  Scary man, that one.
-In case you thought we don't have super-heroes here: [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/160838 Spiderman was arrested] in Rosh Ha`ayin last week.  When secularists talk about co-existence, is [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129962 this what they mean]?
+In case you thought we don't have super-heroes here: [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/160838 Spiderman was arrested] in {{wiki|Rosh HaAyin}} last week.  When secularists talk about co-existence, is [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129962 this what they mean]?  That's not why I don't "hold by the `eruv", but it's a good additional reason...
 Odd news department: the executive director of the peanut producers' board in Texas is called [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h7V0WaQ_baK-FGzF7wBWi3Mm2OrgD96C6L3G0 Shelly Nutt].  Also, a new drug is being marketed to combat [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd4tugPM83c excessive cheerfulness] (with a nod to my daughters).

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 '''NOTE:''' the links in this paragraph will lead to pictures of snakes -- so if you are squeamish, don't click on them!  This week we found [[media:snake.jpeg|this beauty]] in our back yard.  It appeared to be dead, but we didn't know if it was a venomous variety or not, so we looked [http://www.snakes.co.il/israsnake/israsnake.html here] and asked our local Maale Adummim chat-group for advice.  Sarah and I still haven't decided between ''Spalerosophis diadema'' or ''Coluber nummifer''.  Any of you care to take a guess?  The chat group response was that we should call the city, and they will come and take away the snake (as they are apparently also interested in knowing what kinds of reptiles are about).  But when I called the city, they told me that if it was in a "private garden", e.g. not city property, they didnt' care and wouldn't send anyone.  Fortunately, the thing was dead and I was able to dispose of it with no fuss... but yikes! I'm going to have to be doubly careful when gardening.
-[http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304788129&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Make aliyah!]
+Despite pesky reptiles, now is the time to [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304788129&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull come back home].  If you so desire, here's a recent discussion I put together of [[Devar/Aliyah-Rambam|halachic reasons]] to do so, according to Rambam.  Or if you prefer, you can consider the extreme rise of [http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/02/antihamas-protest-set-upon-by-jihad-lovers-.html anti-Israel and anti-Semitic] outrages as a good enough reason.  Another example of "freedom lovers" from [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304788139&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Toronto]
-Employment:
+My employment situation is not looking good at the moment -- I was already informed I have to give my car back next week.  That implies to me that we haven't received any fresh investments.  So I'll be taking a bit of a holiday, while I try to get a business running.  In a bit of ironic news, the [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304820660&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull unemployment department] went on strike because there were too many applicants and they didn't have enough personnel to handle the load.  As Esther said, why don't they just hire some of the applicants for assistance?  Kill two birds with one stone, so to speak.
-The political situation:
+In local politics -- we're caught between [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304811460&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull whiners] and [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304811807&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull brown-nosers].  And in an astonishing turn of events, [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304815871&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Peres repents]... at least, kind of.  We need an equivalent local guide to this [http://www.mynorthwest.com/?nid=76&sid=135719#comments humorous look at American politics].
-Arabs/Antisemitism:
+In the Arab world: [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130001 corruption at the voting booth], caught by one of my co-workers in fact.  Hamas' [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304788684&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull lies exposed] yet again, but that won't stop the useful idiots of the West from finding them excuses.  Not strictly part of the Arab world, but certainly a [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123475026027691469.html fellow traveler].  Scary man, that one.
-World:
+In case you thought we don't have super-heroes here: [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/160838 Spiderman was arrested] in Rosh Ha`ayin last week.  When secularists talk about co-existence, is [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/129962 this what they mean]?
-Odd and unusual:
+Odd news department: the executive director of the peanut producers' board in Texas is called [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h7V0WaQ_baK-FGzF7wBWi3Mm2OrgD96C6L3G0 Shelly Nutt].  Also, a new drug is being marketed to combat [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd4tugPM83c excessive cheerfulness] (with a nod to my daughters).
 Until next week,<br>

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	Help [[tsedaka\|feed the hungry]] in Israel!		Help [[tsedaka\|feed the hungry]] in Israel!
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		+	'''NOTE:''' the links in this paragraph will lead to pictures of snakes -- so if you are squeamish, don't click on them! This week we found [[media:snake.jpeg\|this beauty]] in our back yard. It appeared to be dead, but we didn't know if it was a venomous variety or not, so we looked [http://www.snakes.co.il/israsnake/israsnake.html here] and asked our local Maale Adummim chat-group for advice. Sarah and I still haven't decided between ''Spalerosophis diadema'' or ''Coluber nummifer''. Any of you care to take a guess? The chat group response was that we should call the city, and they will come and take away the snake (as they are apparently also interested in knowing what kinds of reptiles are about). But when I called the city, they told me that if it was in a "private garden", e.g. not city property, they didnt' care and wouldn't send anyone. Fortunately, the thing was dead and I was able to dispose of it with no fuss... but yikes! I'm going to have to be doubly careful when gardening.

	[http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304788129&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Make aliyah!]		[http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304788129&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull Make aliyah!]

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 * [http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/160838 Spiderman] arrested in Rosh Ha`ayin
 * The executive director of the peanut producers board in Texas is called ... [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h7V0WaQ_baK-FGzF7wBWi3Mm2OrgD96C6L3G0 Shelly Nutt]
 Until next week,<br>

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 Land of the "Free":
 * [http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2009/02/antihamas-protest-set-upon-by-jihad-lovers-.html anti-Hamas protestors] set upon
 The political situation:

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 The political situation:
 * [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304811460&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull whiners]
 * [http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1233304811807&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull blackmail]