Or, you could have compared it to, say, Norway, which had a LOT more students recently killed by a guy who used a gun.
Yep - Canada, Norway, all have had mass shootings. But compared to the USA, the number of gun deaths in those other countries are rounding errors compared to the USA. Plus, in those countries when kids are gunned down the nations' leadership takes action. In the USA the 'leaders' have thoughts. Oh yeah, and prayers too.
You're right, when it comes down to little kids being gunned down in Sandy Hook, I should have really compared the USA to Somalia, not Japan. USA looks much better that way. My bad.
Odd, it's difficult to get a gun in France, as well... yet...
Exactly.
It's difficult to get a gun in France so there are dramatically fewer mass-shootings per capita in France compared to the USA.
Thanks for a good example that reinforces my point.
Last year's Paris attacks killed 130 people, which is nearly as many as die from gun homicides in all of France in a typical year. But even if France had a mass shooting as deadly as the Paris attacks every month, its annual rate of gun homicide death would be lower than that in the United States.
If you have too many demerits on your account (complaining about slow/delayed shipping, returning defective items, getting a price match, etc.) Amazon will straight ban your account.
So in other words, just like every other vendor. Amazon can ban Kramer, just like Joe did with his fruit shop.
You can get back to me when the North Korean people have freedom of speech, freedom of movement, freedom of assembly, freedom to vote, equality rights and the rule of law. When they do, you can explain to me how the poor tyrant Kim Jung Un is just misunderstood and how I just have a grade-school education. Until then....
Spectre is a brilliant film, the best Craig by far, and easily in the top five of all OO7 movies.
Whereas Skyfall could have been any generic "Jason Bourne" action thriller, Spectre was a true James Bond movie.
Craig retained Fleming's literary grittiness that we've come to love, but the quips, one-liners and (small) comedic moments that the films of the past delivered returned.
Craig's performance was stellar - He *owned* the role and played it with determination. Great cars and gadgets were back as well.
FANTASTIC pre-titles opening sequence, including a 4+ minute take at the beginning with no cuts and an airborne action sequence that took your breath away.
We finally had a "classic henchman" in Mr. Hinx and all the other performances, including Christoph Waltz as the villain, were perfect.
The final minute of the movie literally made the audience in my opening night showing clap and cheer. It's a film full of subtle nods for the hardcore fans ("Hildebrand Rarities") with lots to keep the casual viewer happy.
I have a nice enough 42" Sony LED TV - But it in no way compares to the experience of seeing a move like SPECTRE in the theatre. For me, the theatre is a much better experience.
Supersonic air transport had its ascendency in the 1970s back when businesspeople were prepared to pay thousands of dollars to prevent being incommunicado for more than a few hours. Being out of touch might cost them thousands, so they were willing to pay to prevent it. Fairly soon, people will be able to make calls from planes anywhere on the planet, stream video and be online at 35,000 feet - All from the comfort of an $8,000 first-class seat. No one will be incommunicado anymore, so the business driver to get from A to B in as little time as possible won't matter as much any more.
The future belongs to aircraft like the future generations of the 787 and A350. Subsonic, but comfortable, quiet, and nearly able to fly between any two points on the globe without stopping.
While I wish no harm upon Bill Gates - in spite of being vehemently anti-Microsoft myself - I don't see what Al-Qaeda could expect to accomplish by killing him. He stepped down how many years ago from the top of Microsoft? This seems about as logical as watching too many reruns of ER and then deciding to kill George Clooney to harm our health care system.
The Gates Foundation funds education, including education for girls.
An educated populous is the greatest threat to a theocracy.
I'm for Trump because he might fight for American citizens. Maybe. Sure, he might be lying, but no one else running even bothered to lie about fighting for actual Americans.
I don't believe he will do this because he's shown no evidence of this in the businesses he ran previously.
His Trump shirts are made in China. The steel in his buildings comes from the lowest bidder, not American suppliers.
His employees are not treated well either.
If he wants to help American workers why can't be point to his own enterprises?
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You honestly can't expect anyone sane to build new housing when laws mandate that it be a poor investment
Here in Vancouver, British Columbia, there are no rent controls. Yet the city only permits a fraction of the housing required to be built.
Why?
NIMBYs of course, who object to increased density, while at the same time complaining that their kids have nowhere to live.
A big part of this is no doubt NYC protecting tax revenue. Most cities like to tax visitors because they don't vote in the district.
A NYC hotel stay has the following taxes -
New York State Sales Tax = 4%
New York City Sales Tax and Transportation District Surcharge = 4.875%
Hotel Room Occupancy Tax = $2 + 5.875%
A simpler solution would have been to pass a law requiring AirBnB to remit these taxes monthly for any booking made in New York City.
Magic ponies, yt Im still forcd 2 wrt twts lik ths du 2 idiot 140 char limt.
CBC Radio One
Agree. I have the SiriusXM app, so CBC Radio One + NPR.
For music, my wife likes CBC Radio Two and CBC Radio Three.
Or, you could have compared it to, say, Norway, which had a LOT more students recently killed by a guy who used a gun.
Yep - Canada, Norway, all have had mass shootings. But compared to the USA, the number of gun deaths in those other countries are rounding errors compared to the USA. Plus, in those countries when kids are gunned down the nations' leadership takes action. In the USA the 'leaders' have thoughts. Oh yeah, and prayers too.
You're right, when it comes down to little kids being gunned down in Sandy Hook, I should have really compared the USA to Somalia, not Japan. USA looks much better that way. My bad.
Odd, it's difficult to get a gun in France, as well... yet...
Exactly.
It's difficult to get a gun in France so there are dramatically fewer mass-shootings per capita in France compared to the USA.
Thanks for a good example that reinforces my point.
Last year's Paris attacks killed 130 people, which is nearly as many as die from gun homicides in all of France in a typical year. But even if France had a mass shooting as deadly as the Paris attacks every month, its annual rate of gun homicide death would be lower than that in the United States.
Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06...
You know what stops mass shootings?
Yes I do: Creating a culture where it is very difficult to get a gun. You know why there aren't mass shootings in Japan?
Nutballs who want to kill a room full of people can't lay their hands on a gun.
Gun violence is at an all time low.
Compared to the rest of the developed world, gun violence in the USA is still at appalling levels.
If you have too many demerits on your account (complaining about slow/delayed shipping, returning defective items, getting a price match, etc.) Amazon will straight ban your account.
So in other words, just like every other vendor. Amazon can ban Kramer, just like Joe did with his fruit shop.
What a curious nonsensical response.
So, it's a belief nevertheless.
Belief in something doesn't make it a religion. I believe in gravity.
You can get back to me when the North Korean people have freedom of speech, freedom of movement, freedom of assembly, freedom to vote, equality rights and the rule of law. When they do, you can explain to me how the poor tyrant Kim Jung Un is just misunderstood and how I just have a grade-school education. Until then....
How exactly do you know North Korea exists to destroy everything you know and love?
Because North Korea is trying to build nuclear bombs and missiles that can reach North America.
Last time I checked, Mexico and Belgium weren't working hard to try to figure out how to drop a bomb on my head.
Even though the movie itself sucked
Incorrect.
Spectre is a brilliant film, the best Craig by far, and easily in the top five of all OO7 movies.
Whereas Skyfall could have been any generic "Jason Bourne" action thriller, Spectre was a true James Bond movie.
Craig retained Fleming's literary grittiness that we've come to love, but the quips, one-liners and (small) comedic moments that the films of the past delivered returned.
Craig's performance was stellar - He *owned* the role and played it with determination. Great cars and gadgets were back as well.
FANTASTIC pre-titles opening sequence, including a 4+ minute take at the beginning with no cuts and an airborne action sequence that took your breath away.
We finally had a "classic henchman" in Mr. Hinx and all the other performances, including Christoph Waltz as the villain, were perfect.
The final minute of the movie literally made the audience in my opening night showing clap and cheer. It's a film full of subtle nods for the hardcore fans ("Hildebrand Rarities") with lots to keep the casual viewer happy.
Bernie is telling everyone, "free everything", and he couldn't do that either, even if he wanted to.
Bernie's "free everything" plan has a documented funding mechanism behind it based on changing taxation models.
Trump's "Jobs for everyone" plan appears to have zero actual explanations behind it.
But a whole lot of people are tired of this and Trump keeps saying he'll do something about it
Canadian here.
Honest question: Has Trump said things that are pro-union? Has he spoken out against Governors that want to suppress unions in "right-to-work" states?
Cause the way to prevent (or at least slow down) this sort of thing would be via unionization.
Is that necessarily a bad thing?
I have a nice enough 42" Sony LED TV - But it in no way compares to the experience of seeing a move like SPECTRE in the theatre. For me, the theatre is a much better experience.
> When was the last time you rode on a commercial airline...?
...but regardless, you're not getting it. Supersonic air travel isn't competing with cattle class. It's competing with this -
Four hours ago.
http://www.airlinereporter.com...
Or 1st class for ~$7k on United or American, who can navigate to the UK just as well as the airline with British in the name.
Does American offer first class? I thought they only have Business Class. I know United does, but they're pulling it from most aircraft.
(pause)
OK, I just checked United for next week, EWR to LHR. Business Class only, no first class.
Moar speed plz x x.
Well of course everyone wants more speed - But why do *you* want it?
If your option was Supersonic in an economy seat for $25K or First Class for $15K, which one would you choose?
Most people pick option 2, which is why Concorde failed.
$8000 first-class seat? Some people do have money to waste.
I stand corrected - I just checked.
New York to London return next week, first class on British Airways: $20,000
Supersonic air transport had its ascendency in the 1970s back when businesspeople were prepared to pay thousands of dollars to prevent being incommunicado for more than a few hours. Being out of touch might cost them thousands, so they were willing to pay to prevent it. Fairly soon, people will be able to make calls from planes anywhere on the planet, stream video and be online at 35,000 feet - All from the comfort of an $8,000 first-class seat. No one will be incommunicado anymore, so the business driver to get from A to B in as little time as possible won't matter as much any more.
The future belongs to aircraft like the future generations of the 787 and A350. Subsonic, but comfortable, quiet, and nearly able to fly between any two points on the globe without stopping.
While I wish no harm upon Bill Gates - in spite of being vehemently anti-Microsoft myself - I don't see what Al-Qaeda could expect to accomplish by killing him. He stepped down how many years ago from the top of Microsoft? This seems about as logical as watching too many reruns of ER and then deciding to kill George Clooney to harm our health care system.
The Gates Foundation funds education, including education for girls.
An educated populous is the greatest threat to a theocracy.
This is what naming Gates is all about.
I'm for Trump because he might fight for American citizens. Maybe. Sure, he might be lying, but no one else running even bothered to lie about fighting for actual Americans.
I don't believe he will do this because he's shown no evidence of this in the businesses he ran previously.
His Trump shirts are made in China. The steel in his buildings comes from the lowest bidder, not American suppliers.
His employees are not treated well either.
If he wants to help American workers why can't be point to his own enterprises?