Here are some of the contenders for today's biggest...news...of...the...day...

• Concerns for GMAC...
• Job cuts at both Yahoo Inc (YHOO) and Electronic Arts Inc (ERTS)...
• Word that America International Group Inc (AIG) "owes Wall Street firms $10 billion from trades that went sour..." [note - this can't be helping the whole swank resort controversy...]
• Bankruptcy concerns that are pressuring shares of Nortel Networks Corp (NT)...[note - it looks like the downtrend discussed in August was a good warning sign...]
• Job cuts at Rio Tinto Group (RTP)...
• The outlook from Agrium Inc (AGU)...
• The outlook from Eastman Kodak Co (EK)...
• A downgrade for Ericsson (ERIC)...

While those are all stories worth watching, I think it is obviously clear that the biggest news is this set of stories -

• Seeing red over scarlet-marked homework - "Teachers using red pen to mark students' work could be harming their psyche as the color is too aggressive..."
• Panda called 'Peace' bites Hong Kong keeper - "...'Peace', bit the experienced female keeper as she was laying bamboo leaves in the panda's habitat..."
• Man cited for jumping into rhino enclosure at zoo - "He apparently scaled a fence meant to keep humans out and then went over another metal fence..."

So...last week we saw that a teacher at a Sports College was in trouble for trying to make students exercise and today we find that red pens may harm students psyche. Seriously? Is this what the world is coming to? I am scared...

And while I am on a rant, let's talk about people mixing with wild animals. At what point will people realize that Pandas are not giant stuffed animals. Last month we saw a college student bit after he invaded the bear's enclosure and tried to hug it. Today we see someone else bit while in an enclosure. I think that even I can offer a solution to this oh so vexing problem. Stay out of the enclosures while the bears are there! And here is an idea for the rhino enclosure - don't let people out once they climb in. After the first occurrence, I am willing to bet no one else tries it.

But what do I know, my teachers used red pens so clearly this is a harmed psyche talking...