O chef�o do tr�fico na comunidade do Lix�o (CV) em Duque de Caxias, abatido na manh� de ontem pela policia, tinha uma obsess�o pela ostenta��o e vaidade. Chamou aten��o algumas fotos do traficante com cord�es, pulseiras, rel�gios e at� os dentes da frente em ouro. Segundo informa��es, os seus dentes de ouro foram avaliados numaContinue reading “Charlinho do Lix�o teria dentes de ouro avaliado em 30 mil”
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Fim da linha para Charlinho do Lix�o
Nesta quarta-feira os policiais do 15� BPM (Duque de Caxias) acertaram o traficante Charlinho do Lix�o, chef�o do tr�fico na comunidade do Lix�o (CV) em Duque de Caxias. Essa a��o foi um fruto de dias de investiga��es, levando at� o esconderijo do traficante. Ele n�o se entregou e reagiu ao cerco da policia, chegando aContinue reading “Fim da linha para Charlinho do Lix�o”
Geoengineering: The Governance Problem
Solar geoengineering refers to putting stuff in the atmosphere that would have the effect of counteracting greenhouse gases. Yes, there would be risks in undertaking geoengineering. However, those who argue that substantial dangers of climate change are fairly near-term must be willing to consider potentially unpleasant answers. Even if the risks of geoengineering are tooContinue reading “Geoengineering: The Governance Problem”
Chef�o do S�o Carlos acaba com Blitz dos Rivais
Ontem um fato inusitado aconteceu no bairro de Rio Comprido, na zona central do Rio de Janeiro. Os traficantes do Comando Vermelho, oriundos do Morro do Fogueteiro em Santa Teresa, montou uma blitz falsa na Bar�o de Petr�polis com a Itapiru, bem na divisa com os morros rivais do Terceiro Comando Puro. Essa a��o doContinue reading “Chef�o do S�o Carlos acaba com Blitz dos Rivais”
CV d� novo Baque na Covanca e passa na Bar�o tamb�m
A madrugada desta ter�a-feira ficou marcada com mais uma sess�o de tiroteio no Morro da Covanca, na zona oeste do Rio de Janeiro. Segundo informa��es, o bonde expulso da Covanca, formado por soldados expulsos da Bar�o, Divino, Menezes, Caixa e Bateau Mouche, aplicaram um novo baque dentro da Covanca. Bonde do Jamaica. Ex-traficante que virouContinue reading “CV d� novo Baque na Covanca e passa na Bar�o tamb�m”
Time to Abolish "Statistical Significance"?
The idea of “statistical significance” has been a basic concept in introductory statistics courses for decades. If you spend any time looking at quantitative research, you will often see in tables of results that certain numbers are marked with an asterisk or some other symbol to show that they are “statistically significant.” For the uninitiated,Continue reading “Time to Abolish "Statistical Significance"?”
What Did Gutenberg’s Printing Press Actually Change?
There’s an old slogan for journalists: “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” The point is not to be too quick to accept what you think you already know. In a similar spirit, I of course know that the introduction of a printing press with moveable type by to Europe in 1439Continue reading “What Did Gutenberg’s Printing Press Actually Change?”
The Remarkable Renaissance in US Fossil Fuel Production
M. King Hubbert was a big-name geologist who worked much of his career for Shell oil. Back in the 1970s, when OPEC taught the US that the price of oil was set in global markets, discussions of US energy production often began with the “Hubbert curve,” based on a 1956 paper in which Hubbert predictedContinue reading “The Remarkable Renaissance in US Fossil Fuel Production”
Wealth, Consumption, and Income: Patterns Since 1950
Many of us who watch the economy are slaves to what’s changing in the relatively short-term, but it can be useful to anchor oneself in patterns over longer periods. Here’s a graph from the 2019 Economic Report of the President which relates wealth and consumption to levels of disposable income over time. The red lineContinue reading “Wealth, Consumption, and Income: Patterns Since 1950”
Reentry from Out of the Labor Market
Each year, the White House Council of Economic Advisers published the Economic Report of the President, which can be thought of as a loyalist’s view of the current economic situation. For example, if you are interested in a rock-ribbed defense of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in December 2017 or of the deregulatoryContinue reading “Reentry from Out of the Labor Market”
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