SO I GUESS WE SHOULD BE BLAMING GEORGE W. BUSH: Michelle Obama Takes Credit For Decline In Childhood Obesity That Began A Decade Ago.

PREPAREDNESS: Top general: Feds shrug off potential EMP disaster. “Michael Hayden, the retired Air Force general who ran the National Security Agency and the CIA, revealed on Tuesday that the administration has no plan to defend against an electromagnetic pulse — and isn’t doing much to come up with one. At a conference to discuss threats to the U.S. electrical grid, especially from a cyber attack, Hayden said that there isn’t a solution to handling an EMP attack, which can come from a solar eruption or nuclear bomb.”

HUGH HEWITT ON the Common Core debate.

ADVENTURES IN CONDOM HISTORY. Going back to 11,000 BC? “The first evidence of condoms is an artsy one. Caves in France known as Grotte des Combarrelles are said to be the oldest evidence of condoms, with a painting on the wall that scientists say represents them.”

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BETTER CONTROL OF CLOTTING DURING SURGERY, with laser-activated nanoparticles. Hey, it is the 21st century, you know.

REMINDER: In 2012, Rachel Maddow and other politico-media types mocked Romney for calling Russia our “number one geopolitical foe.”

I THINK I’LL WAIT FOR THE ANSWER BEFORE BUYING: Will These Wetsuits Actually Deter Shark Attacks, or Just Encourage Them? “The takeaway is that there’s no scientific consensus on what, exactly, will deter sharks.”

HIROSHIMA ANNIVERSARY THOUGHTS: Thank God For The Atomic Bomb.

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INSERT “57 STATES” JOKE HERE: Obama thinks Charleston, Savannah, and Jacksonville are on the Gulf of Mexico.

CNN PRESIDENT’S 15-YEAR-OLD SON ON BOARD OF CORY BOOKER’S STARTUP. Now that it’s public, he’s quit, but it’s just more evidence of our politico-media class’s incestuous dealings.

TRACKING FOOD-POISONING OUTBREAKS via Twitter.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Color Of Your Night Light May Affect Sleep, Mood.

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THIS MAKES SENSE, IF YOU’VE SEEN 10% OF BRITONS NAKED: Study: 10% of Britons Never Have Sex Sober.

A SEA-CHANGE IN THE NEWSPAPER WORLD, plus questionable coverage decisions.

MATH IS HARD. BUT MAYBE NOT HARD ENOUGH. Math Advances Raise the Prospect of an Internet Security Crisis. “Academic advances suggest that the encryption systems that secure online communications could be undermined in just a few years.”

TITLES OF NOBILITY: Colorado lawmakers granted immunity from parking, speeding tickets while happily gouging the little people.

GOOGLE CHROMECAST: A lot better than Google TV. Currently, demand seems to be running ahead of supply.