12-09-2015, 10:33 PM
After just 10 weeks, the effects were already visible. The mice exposed to the air pollution showed greater volumes of body fat, both around the belly and around the internal organs; at the microscopic level, the fat cells themselves were around 20% larger in the mice inhaling a fine mist of pollutants. What’s more, they seemed to have become less sensitive to insulin, the hormone that signals to cells to convert blood sugar into energy: the first step towards diabetes.
BBC - Future - The air that makes you fat
It warned that the "potential for spillovers" to emerging markets from higher US interest rates was larger now than it was during the so-called "taper tantrum" in 2013. BIS data show the stock of dollar denominated debt rose to $9.8 trillion (£6.5 trillion) in the second quarter of 2015, with dollar credit to borrowers in emerging markets doubling since 2009 to more than $3 trillion.
'Uneasy' market calm masks debt timebomb, BIS warns - Telegraph
Almost three years ago I wrote The Future's so Bright .... In that post I outlined why I was becoming more optimistic. Last year, 2014, was the best year for employment since the '90s, and 2015 will be the 2nd or 3rd best year since the '90s. It time for another update!
Calculated Risk: The Future's so Bright ...
Concluding that there had been some disagreement in the European Central Bank’s governing council over the need for further easing, Goldman said it remained convinced that the trend of the euro’s fall would resume over time, “but regrettably that time is not now”.
Currency market divided over euro outlook - FT.com
But what if guns worked only after recognizing shooters' fingerprints? That's just one technology already being used to keep guns away from unauthorized users. Other so-called smart guns rely on radio-frequency identification, or RFID. These guns can only be used when they're near, say, a watch that's sending out the correct radio waves.
Smart guns: One answer to the mass-shooting epidemic? - CNET