Restaurant owners, chefs and staff rallied together to push for recognition of soufflé, which they feel is taken for granted by many people.  “People should call their workplaces and just say, ‘Soufflé!’ says Restaurant Workers Union President, Francois Parleit, “Then they should just stay home and not buy anything, even online stuff — especially food-related stuff.  That ought to show them!”  Other strikes and boycotts gaining popularity for expression include: Day Without Olé (recognizing Mexican-Americans), Day Without Clay (recognizing Ceramacists), and Day Without Doris Day (recognizing the actress).

The operation of a simple umbrella might be a no-brainer for most people who live in regions with real levels of precipitation, but not so in Southern California, claims a new study.  The journal Weather or Not simulated rainstorms for subjects groups from within and outside of Southern California.  Results showed a clear disability to operate the basics functions of an umbrella, leading to opening times that were 40-60% slower than their counterparts; and there was a subset of the SoCal group that was described as "acutely panicked" and was unable to open an umbrella at all under pressure.

A new study published in The Weathered Politician shows that hurricanes and tornadoes historically afflict regions which comprise the so-called Red States.  Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita are just a few examples of God's wrath over the Bush Administration.  The typical patterns of hurricanes, the study points out, encompass regions that voted for Bush in 2000, 2004, and those expected to vote Republican in 2008.  One path is that of the East Coast, from Florida up to Maryland.  The other two paths come up through the heart of the South via the entry points of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas and fan out from there.  And nearly every Red State not touched by hurricanes is prone to onslaught by tornadoes, which includes most of the Midwest, as well as portions of some of the Mountain states, such as Colorado.  The study's authors state that "the coincidence is statistically overwhelming.  Although we can't say exactly that this shows acts of God targeting George Bush and the Red States for their sins, nonetheless, that's our conclusion."