Apples & Apples
Apple’s Web site on Tuesday reported shipping delays of four to five weeks on all models of the new iPad 2 — regardless the color, memory size or 3G capability — just four days after its release. Availability may be better at some retail locations. Think scarcity drives demand? There may not be an app for that, but there’s certainly a business model.
What day is it?
Wednesday is Freedom of Information Day, celebrating the March 16, 1751, birth of James Madison, the fourth U.S. president and the so-called Founding Father of freedom of information.
The list
The top 5 law schools in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report:
1. Yale
2. Harvard
3. Stanford
4. Columbia
5. University of Chicago
Northwestern came in at No. 12, while Illinois and Notre Dame finished in a four-way tie at No. 23. See the full rankings at chicagotribune.com/lawschools.
Butt out
Heavy-smoking rates have declined significantly in the U.S., according to this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association. From 1965 to 2007, the most recent year included in the study, those who consumed a pack a day declined from 56 percent to 40 percent of all smokers. That figure excludes California, where aggressive efforts have brought the figure to 23 percent and would’ve brought it lower if not for Charlie Sheen.
The number
2,954
People who applied to be the new public-address announcer at Wrigley Field, according to the Cubs. Twenty-five finalists were chosen.
