Little Whales Lost

Let's keep our fingers cross that this mother and child can be safely to the Pacific Ocean.

Sounds of humpback to call injured whales back to the ocean

Biologists were counting on an underwater recording of humpback whale songs Thursday to lure two injured whales back down the Sacramento River and into the Pacific Ocean.

Now if Only the Rest could get along.

About half the students who attend the Jewish primary school King David, in Birmingham, England, are Muslims, and in fact, their parents work hard to get them in because they so respect the school's ethos and its halal-like diet. All students learn Hebrew, recite Jewish prayers, and celebrate Israeli independence, but there is a Muslim prayer room, also, and Muslim teachers are hired for Ramadan. However, confided one parent, the school tries to keep a low profile so as not to inflame the religious rabble-rousers. [The Independent, 2-4-07]