Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek at 9:30 Club, DC (and she’s got a friend with her)
“I hate to ruin your weekend, but let’s be honest: Mitt Romney now has a good chance of being the next President.”
John Cassidy posts on how the bad jobs report could cost Obama the election: http://nyr.kr/KiETnM
Ohio news Monday
New regulations for owning exotic animals - Marion Star
Formerly-homeless high school student accepted into Harvard, Yale, others -AP
Michigan commit burns Ohio State recruitment letter -Detroit FP
‘Anarchist’ bomb plotters headed to court - WFMJ
First “racino” - part horsetrack, part casino- to open this Friday - Cleveland PD
Links I liked:
Colorizing the famous Willie Mays catch (Beyond the Box Score)
One-third of malaria drugs in developing world counterfeit (WP)
Obama first President to open up White House visitor logs to the public … and yet:
The visitor logs for Jan. 17 — one of the most recent days available — show that the lobbying industry Obama has vowed to constrain is a regular presence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. The records also suggest that lobbyists with personal connections to the White House enjoy the easiest access. (WP)
Dropping the “the” — an indication of a broader “article-dropping trend?” (Lingua Franca)
Men seeking jobs in fields dominated by women (NYT)
Measuring the growing middle class in developing countries (Foreign Policy)
The middle class in the developing world is rising. The only question is how high it will go and how fast it will get there. About 85 percent of the world’s people live in developing countries, yet they accounted for only 18 percent of global consumer spending just a decade ago; today, they account for nearly 30 percent. Consumer spending in developing countries has been increasing at about three times the rate in advanced countries, and we’re not just seeing a growing demand for necessities, but also for middle-class staples such as meat, toothpaste, cell phones, and air-conditioners.
Offensive headline from the New York Times? “For Black Mormons, a Political Choice Like No Other”
Is it just me, or does this headline seem to be suggesting that all black people will vote Obama, and all Mormons will vote Romney, so black Mormons must really be in a pickle?
Full article here. To make things worse, the author goes on to cite no statistics, only to quote four or five black Mormons with views on the topic.
Really excellent piece on USAID/Pakistan’s FALAH Project, written by writer/family planning advocate extraordinaire Jane Silcock.
Babies born to young mothers under age 18 are more likely to be premature, have low birth weights, and suffer from delivery complications. Teen pregnancies pose health risks not only for the babies but also for young mothers. Compared to older women, girls in their teens are twice as likely to die from pregnancy and child birth-related causes and their babies also face a 50 percent higher risk of dying before age 1 than babies born to women in their 20s. In the developing world, an estimated 90 percent of infants whose mothers die in childbirth will die by their first birthday.
Looking forward to fulfilling a long-held childhood dream of seeing the wild pony herds at Chincoteague and Assateague Islands this weekend. It was this Kratt’s Kreatures episode, plus this book that planted the seed in my head. Should be a beautiful weekend, can’t wait!
If you’re interested, the NYT did an interesting piece on the effect of hurricanes on these wild pony herds. http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/19/wild-ponies-and-wild-weather/
Hey, yesterdaysmeme wrote this totally relevant thing about singles from Take Off Your Pants and Jacket! I’m reblogging it so you can all see it. In talking about “The Rock Show, I want to really emphasize the origin story: the label told them to write some upbeat songs, so Mark went home to…
