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C-note
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HBO Westworld - S3 ILP Host Breakdown
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The Best Of Isaac | Season 1 | THE ORVILLE
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newtboy
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Liberal Redneck: NRA thinks more guns solve everything
harlequinnThanks StukaFox, you managed to produce no peer reviewed papers but have claimed some sort of research victory because you got some answers from Google. Nice. I'd hire you as a researcher for sure.
So I mentioned the Australian and New Zealand legislation. Lets see if there is a peer reviewed paper that examines this.
McPhedran, Samara; Baker, Jeanine (2011). "Mass shootings in Australia and New Zealand: A descriptive study of incidence". Justice Policy Journal.
New Zealand didn't enact Australia's draconian laws. You can buy an AR15 there with high capacity magazines. They also haven't had a mass shooting in 20 years. The peer reviewed paper examines this and comes to the conclusion I stated above.
I see you have some ABS data. Nice. I use the ABS all the time.
Oh wait. You took only the last two years of data for a data set that spans over 40 years. Bad form mate. Lets see if the rate of firearms related homicide was reducing at a similar rate before the legislation changes using a much larger time period.
Lucky for me someone else already did this to make my day easier. They used Australian Institute of Criminology (the official government source) data over a 30 year period. It shows the rate did not change with the legislation change in 1997.
Nice examination of the issue on Quora
Are there peer reviewed papers which come to the same conclusion? Yes.
Lee, Wang-Sheng; Suardi, Sandy (2010). "The Australian Firearms Buyback and Its Effect on Gun Deaths". Contemporary Economic Policy. 28 (1): 65–79
Jeanine Baker, Samara McPhedran; Gun Laws and Sudden Death: Did the Australian Firearms Legislation of 1996 Make a Difference?, The British Journal of Criminology, Volume 47, Issue 3, 1 May 2007, Pages 455–469
Chicago? I wasn't going to mention it. I'm not American. I am Australian.
Conclusion: go wipe the egg off of your face.
Edit: forgot to answer your question.
"What conclusions can we draw from this? "
We can conclude that for a short period of time the homicide by firearm rate went up. Just as it goes up and down for any short period of time in most countries. This does not negate the TREND, which in the USA has been downward year on year for the last 25 years. The rate of firearm ownership has increased over the same 25 year period.
Wow, that a fascinating statistic you pulled out of your ass.
Let's see what literally THREE FUCKING SECONDS of searching on Google produces
(search term: "Australia homicide rate")
Oh, look!
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/4510.0~2016~Main%20Features~Victims%20of%20Crime,%20Australia~3
Aaaaand I quote:
"Across Australia, the number of victims of Murder decreased by 4% between 2015 and 2016, from 236 to 227 victims
A weapon was used in 69% of Murders (157 victims). A knife was twice as likely to have been recorded as the murder weapon (71 victims), when compared to a firearm (32 victims). (Table 4)"
So there was a DECREASE in the murder rate in 2017. Furthermore, of 227 murders, only -32- were from firearms, or ~14%.
Let's look at mass shootings in Aussieland.
Oh, that's right, we can't: BECAUSE THERE WERE NONE!
How about the good ol' USA where any idiot can purchase a gun?
In 2016, there were 10,182 murders by firearms. (https://www.statista.com/statistics/195325/murder-victims-in-the-us-by-weapon-used/). A total of 17,250 people were reported killed in the US in 2016, with the number of murders increasing by about 8.6% in comparison to 2015. (https://qz.com/1086403/fbi-crime-statistics-us-murders-were-up-in-2016-and-chicago-had-a-lot-to-do-with-it/)
Let's see here: ~14% of the murders is your maligned Antipodes were committed with a firearm and the murder rate was down while ~60% of the murders here in the US were committed with a firearm and the murder rate is up.
What conclusions can we draw from this?
Oh, yeah, there's this as well:
https://www.snopes.com/crime/statistics/ausguns.asp
And a nb: I know you're going to howl and wail that Chicago has the most restrictive gun laws in the US and people are getting mowed down there left, right and center.
From NPR:
(https://www.npr.org/2017/10/05/555580598/fact-check-is-chicago-proof-that-gun-laws-don-t-work)
"A 2015 study of guns in Chicago, co-authored by Cook, found that more than 60 percent of new guns used in Chicago gang-related crimes and 31.6 percent used in non-gang-related crimes between 2009 and 2013 were bought in other states. Indiana was a particularly heavy supplier, providing nearly one-third of the gang guns and nearly one-fifth of the non-gang guns."
(actual study here: http://home.uchicago.edu/ludwigj/papers/JCrimLC%202015%20Guns%20in%20Chicago.pdf )
In conclusion: maybe do a little research next time, hmm?
Matt Lauer Sexual Harassment; Trump's Unhinged Tweets
bobknight33So far, 94 and counting…
94. James Levine – Iconic Artistic Director/Composer at the Metropolitan Opera House
Suspended over three allegations of child molestation.
93. Israel Horovitz – Playwright
Nine Allegations of sexual assault.
92. Geoffrey Rush – Oscar-Winner
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Resigned as the president of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts following allegations of “inappropriate behavior.”
91. Nick Carter – Former Backstreet Boy
Accused of rape.
90. John Lasseter – Top Disney Executive
Forced leave of absence after numerous accusations of harassment, unwanted kisses, groping.
89. Russell Simmons – Mogul
Multiple accusations of sexual assault.
88. Murray Miller – Girls Writer
Accused of rape.
87. Adam Fields – Producer
Multiple accusations of sexual harassment.
86. John Singleton – Director
Accused of sexual harassment.
85. Jason Mojica – Executive Producer Vice Documentary Films
Suspended over allegations of sexual misconduct.
84. Cameron Mitchell – CAA Agent
Accused of sexual harassment.
83. Sylvester Stallone – Actor, Director
Accused of the sexual assault of a 16 year-old girl.
82. Al Franken – Comedian, U.S. Senator
Groping, misconduct , bullying.
81. Matt Zimmerman – NBC Exec
Fired for sexual misconduct.
80. Andy Henry – Casting Employee
Accused of manipulating auditioning actresses to get undressed.
79. Benny Medina – Producer
Accused of attempted rape.
78. Peter Aalbæk Jensen – Co Founder of Zentropa
Harassment, bullying.
77. Eddie Berganza – Editor DC Comics
Accused of two decades of sexual misconduct.
76. Gary Goddard – Producer
Accused of child molestation.
75. Andrew Kreisberg – TV Producer
Suspended over allegations of misconduct.
75. Richard Dreyfuss – Actor, Activist
Accused of sexual misconduct.
74. George Takei – Actor, Activist
Accused of sexual assault.
73. Ethan Kath – Musician
Accusation of rape.
72. Matthew Weiner – Mad Men Creator
Accused of sexual harassment.
71. Robert Knepper – Actor
Accused of sexual assault.
70. Mariah Carey – Singer, Actress
Accused of sexual harassment.
69. Jeffrey Tambor – Emmy-Winning Actor
Accused of sexual harassment.
68. Ed Westick – Actor
Accused of rape.
67. Alec Baldwin – TV Actor
Bullying and sexist behavior towards women.
66. David Guillod – Co-CEO Primary Wave Entertainment
Alleged sexual assault.
65. Unnamed Director
Alleged sexual harassment.
64. Adam Venit – Powerful Talent Agent
Suspended for allegedly groping Terry Crews.
63. NBCUniversal
Targeted in lawsuit over “inappropriate gender-based, sexual comments”
62. Kirt Webster – CEO Country Music Firm Webster PR
Multiple allegations of sexual harassment, assaulting and drugging a client.
61. Ryan Ly – CAA Agent
Fired over multiple allegations from female staffers, including groping.
60. Erik Horine – ICM Agent
Fired for “inappropriate behavior.”
59. John Grissom – Actor
Accused of molesting Corey Feldman.
58. Danny Masterson – Actor
Four accusations of rape.
57. David Corn – Reporter, Actor
Accusations of sexual touching of female staffers, rape jokes
56. Brett Ratner – Director, Powerhouse Producer Behind RatPac Entertainment
Multiple accusations of sexual assault, harassment.
55. Dustin Hoffman – Oscar-Winning Actor
Accused of sexual misconduct, groping of 17 year-old actress.
54. Jeremy Piven – Emmy Award Winning TV Star
Accused of sexually assaulting an actress.
53. Hamilton Fish – Documentary Film Producer
Suspended over allegations of sexual harassment.
52. Andy Dick – Actor/Comedian
Fired over allegations of sexual harassment, groping.
51. Warner Bros.
Allegations of sexual harassment by former producer.
50. Andrew Kramer – Lionsgate Executive
Resigned due to allegations of sexual harassment.
newtboy
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Unboxing The $3000 Bluetooth Speaker
jmd says...#1 bluetooth uses a slight offshoot of mpeg2 audio compression which gets worse because you are most likely recompressing something already compressed with mpeg and that makes things even worse. This is the strength of AptX, it is an audio compression designed to not get exponentially worse when dealing with mpeg compressed audio. THAT SAID! Anyone know what phone he is using? The GOLD phantom supports AptX, so if he uses a samsung/htc/lg phone he would have been using AptX.
#2 speaker construction, it is an overblown Flip3 with radiators on the side. The radiators are designed to capture the back pressure of speakers and convert it into more audible sound waves, very good at saving the low frequencies and directing them back at the listener. The problem is it is a secondary uncontrolled speaker. This means your sound balance can go out of wack. Perfect for a $79 portable speaker, not ideal for a $3000 home theater setup. Also the speaker appears to be..mono? so you need 2 of them for stereo?
Yea, sorry, you can buy speakers that are not much bigger than this, hell you can buy a SET of front facing speakers and a good sub for $3000 and do better.
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AHCA: A Republican Response to The Affordable Care Act
newtboyLook it up.
America was 50th out of 55 countries in 2014, according to a Bloomberg index that assesses life expectancy, health-care spending per capita and relative spending as a share of gross domestic product. Expenditures averaged $9,403 per person, about 17.1 percent of GDP, that year — the most recent for which data are available — and life expectancy was 78.9. Only Jordan, Colombia, Azerbaijan, Brazil and Russia ranked lower.
Cuba and the Czech Republic — with life expectancy closest to the U.S. at 79.4 and 78.3 years — paid much less on health care: $817 and $1,379 per capita. Switzerland and Norway, the only countries with higher spending than the U.S. — $9,674 and $9,522 — had longer life expectancy, averaging 82.3 years.
Less than 1/10 the cost for better results sure sounds better to me.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-29/u-s-health-care-system-ranks-as-one-of-the-least-efficient
1 week of round 1 and all the bitching. This is just the first draft.. I'm sure things will change.
@newtboy Cuba is better? You must really buy into Michael Moore leftest ideas.
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