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Top California parks officials kept $20M hidden for over decade, report says | Fox News: "Officials at the highest level of the California Department of Parks and Recreation helped keep millions of dollars secret for more than a decade, the state attorney general's office said in a report released Friday.
The report said the "intentional non-disclosure" continued because employees feared the department's budget would be cut if lawmakers found out, and that they would be embarrassed about the years of covering it up.
"Throughout this period of intentional non-disclosure, some parks employees consistently requested, without success, that their superiors address the issue," Deputy Attorney General Thomas M. Patton wrote in the report."
Friday, January 04, 2013
Who Will Pick our Apples? | Cato Institute
Who Will Pick our Apples? | Cato Institute: "To fix the unauthorized immigration problem, the legal immigration system must be fixed."
On to the Next Manufactured Fiscal Crisis | Tad DeHaven | Cato Institute
On to the Next Manufactured Fiscal Crisis | Tad DeHaven | Cato Institute: "The Budget Control Act of 2011 — promised to reduce the growth in spending over the next ten years by $917 billion. In exchange, the president got to increase the debt ceiling by $900 billion. According to the House Republican leadership, the trade was a victory because the debt increase was smaller than the spending cuts. Of course, that’s nonsense. Not only were there no real spending cuts, the federal debt has proceeded to jump another $1.8 trillion since the president signed the bill less than a year and a half ago."
"not only did the Republicans not get any spending cuts, the deal they agreed to increased spending"
"Republicans and Democrats teamed up to save economic development subsidies, export subsidies, and several energy subsidy programs. In fact, the majority of House Republican voted to save the program that led to the Solyndra debacle."
"not only did the Republicans not get any spending cuts, the deal they agreed to increased spending"
"Republicans and Democrats teamed up to save economic development subsidies, export subsidies, and several energy subsidy programs. In fact, the majority of House Republican voted to save the program that led to the Solyndra debacle."
Force Science News #62: New Findings from FBI About Cop Attackers & Their Weapons at Force Science News
Force Science News #62: New Findings from FBI About Cop Attackers & Their Weapons at Force Science News: "most would-be cop killers:
–show signs of being armed that officers miss;
–have more experience using deadly force in “street combat” than their intended victims;
–practice with firearms more often and shoot more accurately;
–have no hesitation whatsoever about pulling the trigger. “If you hesitate,” one told the study’s researchers, “you’re dead. You have the instinct or you don’t. If you don’t, you’re in trouble on the street….”"
"none of the firearms in the study was obtained from gun shows. What was available “was the overriding factor in weapon choice,” the report says. Only 1 offender hand-picked a particular gun"
"More than 80% “regularly practiced with handguns, averaging 23 practice sessions a year,” "
"victim officers in the study averaged just 14 hours of sidearm training and 2.5 qualifications per year. Only 6 of the 50 officers reported practicing regularly with handguns apart from what their department required, and that was mostly in competitive shooting. Overall, the offenders practiced more often than the officers they assaulted"
"fired 12 rounds at an officer, striking him 3 times. The officer fired 7 rounds, all misses."
"Nearly 70% of assailants were successful in [delivering at least some rounds on target] with handguns, compared to about 40% of the victim officers" "offenders might have had an advantage because in all but 3 cases they fired first"
"Because they eschew holsters, offenders reported frequently touching a concealed gun with hands or arms “to assure themselves that it is still hidden, secure and accessible” and hasn’t shifted. Such gestures are especially noticeable “whenever individuals change body positions, such as standing, sitting or exiting a vehicle.” If they run, they may need to keep a constant grip on a hidden gun to control it.
Just as cops generally blade their body to make their sidearm less accessible, armed criminals “do the same in encounters with LEOs to ensure concealment and easy access.” "
–show signs of being armed that officers miss;
–have more experience using deadly force in “street combat” than their intended victims;
–practice with firearms more often and shoot more accurately;
–have no hesitation whatsoever about pulling the trigger. “If you hesitate,” one told the study’s researchers, “you’re dead. You have the instinct or you don’t. If you don’t, you’re in trouble on the street….”"
"none of the firearms in the study was obtained from gun shows. What was available “was the overriding factor in weapon choice,” the report says. Only 1 offender hand-picked a particular gun"
"More than 80% “regularly practiced with handguns, averaging 23 practice sessions a year,” "
"victim officers in the study averaged just 14 hours of sidearm training and 2.5 qualifications per year. Only 6 of the 50 officers reported practicing regularly with handguns apart from what their department required, and that was mostly in competitive shooting. Overall, the offenders practiced more often than the officers they assaulted"
"fired 12 rounds at an officer, striking him 3 times. The officer fired 7 rounds, all misses."
"Nearly 70% of assailants were successful in [delivering at least some rounds on target] with handguns, compared to about 40% of the victim officers" "offenders might have had an advantage because in all but 3 cases they fired first"
"Because they eschew holsters, offenders reported frequently touching a concealed gun with hands or arms “to assure themselves that it is still hidden, secure and accessible” and hasn’t shifted. Such gestures are especially noticeable “whenever individuals change body positions, such as standing, sitting or exiting a vehicle.” If they run, they may need to keep a constant grip on a hidden gun to control it.
Just as cops generally blade their body to make their sidearm less accessible, armed criminals “do the same in encounters with LEOs to ensure concealment and easy access.” "
Obama administration delivers delayed regulatory agenda, could cost billions | Fox News
Obama administration delivers delayed regulatory agenda, could cost billions | Fox News: "the cost of implementing the agenda would top $123 billion. Completing the paperwork could require more than 13 million man-hours."
"By law, each April and October, federal agencies are required to release an accounting of proposed regulations that will have an economically significant impact. That didn't happen in 2012."
"By law, each April and October, federal agencies are required to release an accounting of proposed regulations that will have an economically significant impact. That didn't happen in 2012."
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