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The Agitator: “The TV show Cops has actually sent cameras on several raids that ended up targeting the wrong address. At the request of police, each time they’ve decided not to air the footage.”

Hit & Run: US longevity stats:

…A new study out from the online journal of the Public Library of Science has some unexpected findings on longevity. Race remains relevant (blacks and Indians are the shortest-lived), but income is less important than conventional wisdom holds. And three biggest predictors of longevity?: Location, location, location. …

Other interesting tidbits:

* American Indians who don’t live on or near reservations in the West have life expectancies similar to that of white people.

* Lack of health insurance wasn’t a powerful factor, it explained only a small portion of differences observed

* Longevity gaps have been about the same for the last 20 years, despite increased focus on race-related health problems and numerous government programs designed to better insure minorities.

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Plus bonus link: Catholic Vietnamese rebuilding New Orleans.

Stuart Buck: Quotes from Mark Gerson’s book on teaching in a Jersey City Catholic school:

Because they worked hard and wanted and expected to work hard as adults, my students took an almost instinctive interest in money and economics. One of the parts of the Constitution that captivated them was the interstate commerce clause, because it allowed the government to limit the number of hours they could work. I did not expect to spend much time on this, but the students were fascinated by the idea that the federal government could regulate working conditions in a Jersey City restaurant on the basis of the fact that the tablecloth was made in New York. I was surprised that this point generated significant ire among my students. Carmen reacted first: “No one should tell me how much I should work except my mother. How does Bill Clinton know how much money we need or how many hours I can work and do well in school?”

Walt added, “She be right, yo. And if I ain’t workin’, you think I’m studyin’? No. I am out with my boys.”

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And She-Devil author finds God: “The soul is the essential part of us, the inner recognisable core which stays the same while the body which ties us down changes.” Plus lots more, on women vs. men, adultery vs. divorce, visions, vodka, and vicars…. (via Thunderstruck)