In the Mekong Delta town of My Tho, Vietnam, a flowing expanse of fishing net is carefully checked for damage. This image offers a glimpse into the
daily routine of area fishermen. After a long trip at sea, they have to check and mend the damaged nets. It sometimes takes a half day to finish
their work. Therefore, the fishermen mend the nets as fast as possible for the next trip to sea.
Costco announced yesterday they were building a chicken production plant in Nebraska.
When fully operational it will produce 1.6 million chickens a week.
That would satisfy only 1/3rd of their need for fresh chicken.
The company plans to purchase the 300,000 bushels of corn and 3,000 tons of soybean meal required per week from local providers.
That eye-popping number of “shots fired” accounts for all the times no one was hit when a firearm discharged — far outweighing how many people were killed or hurt by bullets. But ShotSpotter’s records might be a more accurate gauge of the nation’s propensity for gun violence.
In Canton, Ohio, one of the most common complaints that police chief Bruce Lawver hears is about gunfire. Shots fired. That unnerving pop of a firearm being discharged.
Last year, at least 772 bullets were fired in one tiny part of Canton, a city of 73,000 people. That is more than two bullets every day.
Yet, either by luck or intent, relatively few of these projectiles hit anyone. Gunfire across the entire city of Canton resulted in eight homicides, 11 suicides and 25 non-fatal injuries in 2015, according to police statistics.
This is how gun violence is usually measured — in the cold calculation of deaths and injuries.
But that familiar yardstick misses a lot.
It does not account for all the times when a gun is fired in anger, fear or by accident and the bullet simply misses its mark. Yet whether a bullet kills or injures someone is an almost random outcome from a violent act. It is influenced by the shooter’s aim, if the bullet happens to strike vital organs and even how far a victim must travel to reach a hospital trauma center.
“It’s just not the whole picture,” said Jennifer Doleac, an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Virginia, who studies the connection between gunfire and crime. “There’s a lot more gun violence than what is reflected in homicide rates.”
…Still, the data begins to provide a fuller picture of the nation’s rampant gunfire.
Last year, those 165,531 gunshots were divided among 54,699 different incidents — an average of 150 gunfire incidents every day.
The busiest month for gunfire was May.
The busiest day was Dec. 25, Christmas.
I FINALLY HAVE A WORKING COMPUTER AGAIN AFTER 5-6 WEEKS.
A collection of recent aerial images showing the vast diversity of landscapes across China, from cities to mountains, desert to sea shores, and much more.
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