CHICKS WITH GUNS: 15 Million American Women Pack Heat.
Based on polling research and gun-sale statistics, an estimated 15 million to 20 million women in the United States own their own firearms. Dozens of those heat-packing women are documented in “Chicks with Guns,” a new book by photographer Lindsay McCrum that is sure to challenge almost anyone’s assumptions about gun ownership.
Well, almost anyone’s . . . .
DON SURBER: Anarchy In The NYT: “So when people outside Arabia protest, they oppose democracy, but in Arabia, they protest for democracy. I am not really sure how that works or why someone would conclude that 80 people demonstrating on Wall Street marks a universal cry in America to rip our constitution in half. But I do know that as 2012 approaches, Democrats know they are in for an old-fashioned thumping by Republicans and suddenly have developed a distaste for elections.”
OAK RIDGE: One-day-a-week jobs (for retirees) at Y-12. “Retiring workers at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant will now have the option of working one day a week under a new program called PReP (Post Retirement Program). . . . B&W, the government’s managing contractor at Y-12, said the idea is to allow employees to transition into the retirement while they share their decades of experience with a new generation of workers. The program will help ensure that the Oak Ridge plant retains the critical skills necessary for the national security missions, the contractor said.” This seems like a good idea for all sorts of settings.
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Seton Hall University To Offer Steep Tuition Discounts. “Starting next year, Seton Hall University will try to ease that follow-up blow for early applicants with strong academic credentials, giving them two-thirds off the regular sticker price for tuition, a discount of some $21,000. For New Jersey residents, who comprise about 70 percent of Seton Hall’s undergraduates, that would make the cost equivalent to that of Rutgers University, the state’s flagship public institution; for those from out of state, the private school would be much cheaper than the public one.”
HOW’S THAT HOPEY-CHANGEY STUFF WORKIN’ OUT FOR YA? (CONT’D): CNN Poll: Trust In Government Hits All-Time Low.
CAIN VS. UNABLE: Herman Cain within 5 points of Barack Obama.
ROGER SIMON: Nasrallah’s Happy Jewish New Year.
SOLARGATE II? Obama Gives $737 Million Dollar Loan To Solar Company Connected To Nancy Pelosi’s Brother In Law. Funny how we don’t hear Nancy talking about a Washington “culture of corruption” any more. . . .
A DEVICE FOR WHEN the world is falling apart and your smartphone won’t help.
WHAT PEOPLE WILL DO FOR A HERSHEY BAR.
SHOCKINGLY, NOT A TEA PARTIER: Man arrested in ‘step-by-step’ plot to blow up Capitol, Pentagon. “The FBI arrested and charged a man Wednesday for allegedly plotting to blow up the Capitol and the Pentagon. The 26-year-old Massachusetts man, Rezwan Ferdaus, was arrested as part of an FBI sting operation in which he was made to believe he was working with members of al Qaeda, who were actually undercover agents.”
AT TEDX OXFORD, career advice for people aged 16-25.
HOW A FREELANCER learned to be a hustler.
AT AMAZON, Markdowns on Men’s Shirts. Also, Eddie Bauer fleece.
WALTER RUSSELL MEAD: Lessons from the “Global Dissing” of Obama.
WAITING FOR THE ARCHDUKE: Reader Bill Rudersdorf writes:
I have that “waiting for a bunch of shoes to drop” feeling about the current world situation. It’s not going to be nice. It’s not going to be over quickly. It’s like the summer of 1914, but I keep wondering “Where is the Sarajevo? Who will be the Archduke?”. What we now call World War I didn’t just happen without a long run-up, but still few predicted it. This is financial, at least in part, but then again, that was at the root of the beginnings of such conflagrations as the French and Russian Revolutions, whose aftershocks are still with us. So, where will it start this time, and when?
Yeah, our political class has managed things such that we don’t have much safety margin, in a whole lot of areas.
THE REACH OF online romance scams. “New online research led by the University of Leicester reveals that over 200,000 people living in Britain may have fallen victim to online romance scams – far more than had been previously estimated. The study is believed to be the first formal academic analysis to measure the scale of this growing problem. In the ‘online romance scam’ criminals set up fake identities using stolen photographs (often of models or army officers) and pretend to develop a romantic relationship with their victim. This is often done using online dating sites and social networking sites. At some point during the relationship they pretend to be in urgent need of money and ask for help. Many victims have been persuaded to part with large sums of money before their suspicions are aroused.”
THOUGHTS ON balancing Law School and love.
NEWS YOU CAN USE: The 12 Men & Women Who Won’t Make You Happy.
MARKDOWNS ON HDTVs from Sony and from Panasonic.
USING LIGHT TO CREATE a safer, more reliable pacemaker.
WORRIES ABOUT A “China Hard Landing.”
Related: Head Of UniCredit Securities Predicts Imminent End Of The Eurozone And A Global Financial Apocalypse. Glad I unloaded those Euros. . . .
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