Gun control: Cartridge ID law to take effect - SFGate:
"Worse yet, Michel said, manufacturers will be unwilling to add this expensive feature to guns sold in a single state, and will instead keep manufacturing weapons for the other states, where demand already far exceeds supply.
The effect, he said, would be a ban on new semiautomatic handguns in California, which the NRA will challenge in court."
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Last time CO2 was this high, the world was underwater? NO, actually
Last time CO2 was this high, the world was underwater? NO, actually • The Register:
"....the problem with this is that over these sorts of timescales, areas of the Earth's crust rise and fall as much as the sea does.
And nobody thus far has taken account of that - it has just been assumed that the rocky coasts have remained fixed with respect to the centre of the Earth, which means that the studies thus far have been - basically - wrong.
"No prediction of ancient ice volumes can ever again ignore the Earth's interior dynamics,” says Rowley."
"....the problem with this is that over these sorts of timescales, areas of the Earth's crust rise and fall as much as the sea does.
And nobody thus far has taken account of that - it has just been assumed that the rocky coasts have remained fixed with respect to the centre of the Earth, which means that the studies thus far have been - basically - wrong.
"No prediction of ancient ice volumes can ever again ignore the Earth's interior dynamics,” says Rowley."
DSM-5 | The Book of Woe
Book Review: DSM-5 | The Book of Woe | Saving Normal - WSJ.com:
"But he concludes that the truth needs to be told: Even in the hands of "honest and eloquent men" such as Dr. Frances, he writes, "psychiatric diagnosis is built on fiction and sold to the public as fact."
"But he concludes that the truth needs to be told: Even in the hands of "honest and eloquent men" such as Dr. Frances, he writes, "psychiatric diagnosis is built on fiction and sold to the public as fact."
In-Flight Thieves Targeting Airline Travelers’ Carry-On Bags
In-Flight Thieves Targeting Airline Travelers’ Carry-On Bags « CBS Boston:
"Travel experts such as Hobica say theft on planes is a growing problem, with bags getting swiped, valuables stolen and pockets picked.
Jewelry, money and medications are often the sought-after prizes, Hobica said."
"Travel experts such as Hobica say theft on planes is a growing problem, with bags getting swiped, valuables stolen and pockets picked.
Jewelry, money and medications are often the sought-after prizes, Hobica said."
What's behind the U.S. military's climbing suicide rate?
What's behind the U.S. military's climbing suicide rate? - The Week:
"Exposure to combat doesn't explain all of it. While post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries both may contribute to suicidal behavior, the Pentagon data shows that half of those who committed suicide were never deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan and 80 percent of them never even saw combat."
"Exposure to combat doesn't explain all of it. While post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injuries both may contribute to suicidal behavior, the Pentagon data shows that half of those who committed suicide were never deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan and 80 percent of them never even saw combat."
Red Tails and Tall Tales
Red Tails and Tall Tales - Taki's Magazine:
"Not to be quieted by accusations of Tuskegee Airmen Denialism, Haulman would author the small tract Nine Myths About the Tuskegee Airmen that pretty much shoots down all the lies sold as truth to keep the Red Tails story flying."
"Not to be quieted by accusations of Tuskegee Airmen Denialism, Haulman would author the small tract Nine Myths About the Tuskegee Airmen that pretty much shoots down all the lies sold as truth to keep the Red Tails story flying."
Climate slowdown means extreme rates of warming 'not as likely'
BBC News - Climate slowdown means extreme rates of warming 'not as likely':
"Scientists say the recent downturn in the rate of global warming will lead to lower temperature rises in the short-term.
Since 1998, there has been an unexplained "standstill" in the heating of the Earth's atmosphere.
Writing in Nature Geoscience, the researchers say this will reduce predicted warming in the coming decades.
But long-term, the expected temperature rises will not alter significantly."
"Scientists say the recent downturn in the rate of global warming will lead to lower temperature rises in the short-term.
Since 1998, there has been an unexplained "standstill" in the heating of the Earth's atmosphere.
Writing in Nature Geoscience, the researchers say this will reduce predicted warming in the coming decades.
But long-term, the expected temperature rises will not alter significantly."
D.C. man won't face gun charges for shooting pit bull attacking boy
D.C. man won't face gun charges for shooting pit bull attacking boy - Washington Times:
"Authorities last week made an agreement not to prosecute a Northwest D.C. man who used his unregistered handgun to kill a pit bull in order to stop it from mauling a child in his neighborhood.
As part of the agreement, Benjamin Srigley, 39, was required to pay a $1,000 fine but will not have criminal charges filed against him for the three unregistered firearms and the ammunition that investigators found in his possession, said Ted Gest, a spokesman for the office of the attorney general. "
"Authorities last week made an agreement not to prosecute a Northwest D.C. man who used his unregistered handgun to kill a pit bull in order to stop it from mauling a child in his neighborhood.
As part of the agreement, Benjamin Srigley, 39, was required to pay a $1,000 fine but will not have criminal charges filed against him for the three unregistered firearms and the ammunition that investigators found in his possession, said Ted Gest, a spokesman for the office of the attorney general. "
We’re not “deleveraging”, we’re defaulting en masse.
We’re not “deleveraging”, we’re defaulting en masse. | RareGHTENING
Lately there has been an amusing and very spurious, not to mention wrong, argument
among both the “serious media” and the various tabloids, that US households have
delevered to the tune of $1 trillion, primarily as a result of mortgage debt reductions
(not to be confused with total consumer debt which month after month
hits new record highs,
primarily due to soaring student and GM auto loans).
The implication here is that unlike in year past, US households are finally doing the
responsible thing and are actively deleveraging of their own free will.
This couldn’t be further from the truth, and to put baseless rumors of this nature to
rest once and for all, below we have compiled a simple chart using the NY Fed’s
own data, showing the total change in mortgage debt, and what portion of it is
due to discharges (aka defaults) of 1st and 2nd lien debt.
In a nutshell: based on NYFed calculations,
there has been $800 billion in mortgage debt
deleveraging since the end of 2007.
This has been due to $1.2 trillion in discharges
(the amount is greater than the total first lien mortgages, due to the increasing
use of HELOCs and 2nd lien mortgages before the housing bubble popped).
among both the “serious media” and the various tabloids, that US households have
delevered to the tune of $1 trillion, primarily as a result of mortgage debt reductions
(not to be confused with total consumer debt which month after month
hits new record highs,
primarily due to soaring student and GM auto loans).
The implication here is that unlike in year past, US households are finally doing the
responsible thing and are actively deleveraging of their own free will.
This couldn’t be further from the truth, and to put baseless rumors of this nature to
rest once and for all, below we have compiled a simple chart using the NY Fed’s
own data, showing the total change in mortgage debt, and what portion of it is
due to discharges (aka defaults) of 1st and 2nd lien debt.
In a nutshell: based on NYFed calculations,
there has been $800 billion in mortgage debt
deleveraging since the end of 2007.
This has been due to $1.2 trillion in discharges
(the amount is greater than the total first lien mortgages, due to the increasing
use of HELOCs and 2nd lien mortgages before the housing bubble popped).
Why French Kids Don't Have ADHD
Why French Kids Don't Have ADHD | Psychology Today:
"In the United States, at least 9% of school-aged children have been diagnosed with ADHD, and are taking pharmaceutical medications.
In France, the percentage of kids diagnosed and medicated for ADHD is less than .5%. "
"In the United States, at least 9% of school-aged children have been diagnosed with ADHD, and are taking pharmaceutical medications.
In France, the percentage of kids diagnosed and medicated for ADHD is less than .5%. "
Medical Firm Sues IRS For 4th Amendment Violation In Records Seizure
Medical Firm Sues IRS For 4th Amendment Violation In Records Seizure - Slashdot:
"cold fjord writes
"A healthcare provider has sued the Internal Revenue Service and 15 of its agents, charging they wrongfully seized 60 million medical records from 10 million Americans ...
[The unnamed company alleges] the agency violated the Fourth Amendment in 2011, when agents executed a search warrant for financial data on one employee – and that led to the seizure of information on 10 million, including state judges.
The search warrant did not specify that the IRS could take medical information, UPI said.
And information technology officials warned the IRS about the potential to violate medical privacy laws before agents executed the warrant, the complaint said."
"cold fjord writes
"A healthcare provider has sued the Internal Revenue Service and 15 of its agents, charging they wrongfully seized 60 million medical records from 10 million Americans ...
[The unnamed company alleges] the agency violated the Fourth Amendment in 2011, when agents executed a search warrant for financial data on one employee – and that led to the seizure of information on 10 million, including state judges.
The search warrant did not specify that the IRS could take medical information, UPI said.
And information technology officials warned the IRS about the potential to violate medical privacy laws before agents executed the warrant, the complaint said."
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