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How did they determine that Boys Reach Sexual Maturity Younger and Younger?

Goldstein resolved this gap by studying demographic data related to mortality. When male hormone production during puberty reaches a maximum level the probability of dying jumps up. This phenomenon, called the "accident hump," exists in almost all societies and is statistically well documented.

The Daily Mail had an article a few months back entitled Woman inspector 'humiliated' by failing riot test wins up to £30k

But when Inspector Diane Bamber, 51, failed to meet the time limit, she claimed she had been left humiliated.

She brought a sex and age discrimination case against her force, Greater Manchester Police, and now stands to win up to £30,000 after an employment tribunal ruled in her favour.

... The Mail on Sunday understands that the Association of Chief Police Officers is now reviewing the lawfulness of the physical training formats for 13 specialist operational roles, including those for firearms officers, which could discriminate against women and older officers.

Once again women appear to be getting defined legally as something approximating defective men.

How did a truck crash on top of this Houston freeway sign?

Haven't seen this before. Of course, it doesn't seem too difficult to do.

The New Art of Alimony

"In 1982, when they got divorced, the split was amicable. She got the family home; he got the second home. Both agreed 'to waive any right to past, present or future alimony.' But recently, more than two decades after the divorce, Ms. Taylor, 64, told a Massachusetts judge she had no job, retirement savings or health insurance. Earlier this year, the judge ordered Mr. Taylor, now 68 and remarried, to pay $400 per week to support his ex-wife."

Scientists are talking, but mostly to each other: a quantitative analysis of research represented in mass media

"... fewer than 0.013—0.34% of papers gained attention from mass media, with health/medicine papers taking the lion’s share of coverage. Fields outside of health/medicine had an appearance rate of only 0.001—0.005%." Of course, this isn't from a newspaper, but an academic journal.

They Draw & Cook

Not sure if this will increase anyone's cooking or not. But at least it's interesting to look at.

Here's an interesting piece from Foreign Policy magazine. It concludes:

Instead of recognizing either of the two state-like entities that already exist, each having many of the attributes of statehood required by international law, the General Assembly will create an imaginary state that has two incompatible presidents, two rival prime ministers, a constitution whose most central provisions are violated by both sides, no functioning legislature, no ability to hold elections, a population mostly not under its control, borders that would annex territory under the control of other powers, and no clear path to resolve any of these conflicts.

And this isn't doesn't even fully sum up all the different large-scale territorial jurisdictions of these states.