NY Times: Gun Ownership Rate Has Fallen in U.S. Homes Over 4 Decades By SABRINA TAVERNISE and ROBERT GEBELOFF The rate has fallen from an average of 50 percent in the 1970s to 35 percent in the 2000s, suggesting a shift in demographics even as the debate over gun control remains contentious.[...]
Archive for March 10th, 2013
March 10th, 2013 - 9:29 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: When a Medical School Converts to Judaisam
Medical College Shifts Its Religious Affiliation VALHALLA, N.Y. — An employee approached Rabbi Moshe D. Krupka in the cafeteria, voice raised and finger wagging, and demanded, “When you take over, will I be able to eat my ham sandwich here?” The rabbi, a senior vice president at Touro, cut the[...]
March 10th, 2013 - 8:06 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS:God reveals Pi to man.
Imagine the deity giving Pi to Moses.[...]
March 10th, 2013 - 4:05 am § in Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: Sainthood by PR
A study conducted by Canadian researchers has called Mother Teresa “anything but a saint”, a creation of an orchestrated and effective media campaign who was generous with her prayers but miserly with her foundation’s millions when it came to humanity’s suffering. READMORE [...]
End of the Book Stores
B&N to Close a Third of Stores So, the gods of capitalism caused there to be the mega bookstore. Soon, all the small bookstores gave up and went out of business. Even university book stores became faux fronts for Barnes and Nobel. B&N faced off with Borders, but the inevitable triumph [...]