From: William Clark on
In article <4b63a500$0$4939$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com>,
Carbon <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:48:19 -0800, dene wrote:
> > "Moderate" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> wrote in message
> > news:hjvegn$muq$1(a)speranza.aioe.org...
> >> "William Clark" <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:clark-6C0474.14035029012010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu...
> >>> In article
> >>> <b2e47378-cd18-4e37-bdb4-8a5b7dfa3e75(a)u26g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
> >>> Dinosaur_Sr <frostback2002(a)att.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Canadians living in Canada do not have access to the quality of
> >>>> care Americans have in the US. That Canadians are free to access
> >>>> the US system, and do so because of shortcomings in the Canadian
> >>>> system is further damnation of the Canadian system.
> >>>
> >>> Then how come they live longer? Oh, the irony!
> >>
> >> I suppose it has something to do with the ethic percentages of the
> >> two countries. Life expectancies of different ethnic groups vary.
> >> The United States has a higher percentage of ethnic people whose
> >> average life expectancy is lower.
> >>
> >> It is more likely genetics than irony.
> >
> > That's an interesting thought. I wonder what results would be if one
> > compared Canadians to "European-Americans." Wouldn't surprise me if
> > it's similar.
>
> It's a ridiculous thought.

Actually, it's a simple racist thought.
From: William Clark on
In article <7sht23FovqU1(a)mid.individual.net>,
"dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote:

> "Carbon" <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:4b63a500$0$4939$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com...
> > On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:48:19 -0800, dene wrote:
> > > "Moderate" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:hjvegn$muq$1(a)speranza.aioe.org...
> > >> "William Clark" <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in
> > >> message
> > >> news:clark-6C0474.14035029012010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu...
> > >>> In article
> > >>> <b2e47378-cd18-4e37-bdb4-8a5b7dfa3e75(a)u26g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
> > >>> Dinosaur_Sr <frostback2002(a)att.net> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> Canadians living in Canada do not have access to the quality of
> > >>>> care Americans have in the US. That Canadians are free to access
> > >>>> the US system, and do so because of shortcomings in the Canadian
> > >>>> system is further damnation of the Canadian system.
> > >>>
> > >>> Then how come they live longer? Oh, the irony!
> > >>
> > >> I suppose it has something to do with the ethic percentages of the
> > >> two countries. Life expectancies of different ethnic groups vary.
> > >> The United States has a higher percentage of ethnic people whose
> > >> average life expectancy is lower.
> > >>
> > >> It is more likely genetics than irony.
> > >
> > > That's an interesting thought. I wonder what results would be if one
> > > compared Canadians to "European-Americans." Wouldn't surprise me if
> > > it's similar.
> >
> > It's a ridiculous thought.
>
> Really. You don't think Euro-Americans outlive the minorities in the US?
>
> -Greg

You mean blacks, of course. Spaniards outlive Americans, so it can't be
Hispanics.
From: BAR on
In article <4b63a500$0$4939$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com>,
nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com says...
>
> On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:48:19 -0800, dene wrote:
> > "Moderate" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> wrote in message
> > news:hjvegn$muq$1(a)speranza.aioe.org...
> >> "William Clark" <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:clark-6C0474.14035029012010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu...
> >>> In article
> >>> <b2e47378-cd18-4e37-bdb4-8a5b7dfa3e75(a)u26g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
> >>> Dinosaur_Sr <frostback2002(a)att.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Canadians living in Canada do not have access to the quality of
> >>>> care Americans have in the US. That Canadians are free to access
> >>>> the US system, and do so because of shortcomings in the Canadian
> >>>> system is further damnation of the Canadian system.
> >>>
> >>> Then how come they live longer? Oh, the irony!
> >>
> >> I suppose it has something to do with the ethic percentages of the
> >> two countries. Life expectancies of different ethnic groups vary.
> >> The United States has a higher percentage of ethnic people whose
> >> average life expectancy is lower.
> >>
> >> It is more likely genetics than irony.
> >
> > That's an interesting thought. I wonder what results would be if one
> > compared Canadians to "European-Americans." Wouldn't surprise me if
> > it's similar.
>
> It's a ridiculous thought.

Why? Would it blow holes in your argument?


From: BAR on
In article <clark-B79122.09584229012010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-
state.edu>, clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu says...
>
> In article <MPG.25ccb4457acbf6f3989add(a)news.giganews.com>,
> BAR <screw(a)you.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <bd2a7183-1bb3-45af-9786-e1c1ac0cb5c2
> > @b10g2000yqa.googlegroups.com>, frostback2002(a)att.net says...
> > >
> > > The most interesting aspect of this is your great concern. IF you take
> > > the position that I have never published anything in the area of
> > > materials science, you become, as a point of fact, a liar. It is not
> > > just a matter of being misinformed, because my CV was published online
> > > and available for many years, for anyone to see.
> > >
> > > What is more relevant is that your concern suggests that you are
> > > unpublished, or publish little in the area, isn't it, and it bothers
> > > you because you think there is some sort of academic status associated
> > > with who employs you in this business, when in fact academic status is
> > > solely a function of your accomplishments.
> > >
> > > Now as I claim zero status as a materials scientist, and I claim none,
> > > it becomes a problem for you that I have published in the area,
> > > because you want to claim some sort of status here, when you, like I,
> > > have none!
> > >
> > > In any event, the $5K bet is still open.
> >
> > I have a $1US that says Billy doesn't take your bet.
>
> Damn right I am not. This is not an issue for "bets", this is about the
> core of academic integrity. He is claiming to have attended meetings and
> published in a field where it is absolutely clear he has not. George
> O'Leary lost his job for doing exactly the same thing, but I am sure
> your wingnut double standards can find a way around that.

If you are so cocksure you are right why not take the bet. You get $5K
and you get to nail a college prof to the wall. "Dr." Phil Jones of
UEA's CRU nailed himself without a bet.


From: BAR on
In article <wclark2-0C1BA2.09095230012010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-
state.edu>, wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com says...
>
> In article <7sht23FovqU1(a)mid.individual.net>,
> "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote:
>
> > "Carbon" <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message
> > news:4b63a500$0$4939$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com...
> > > On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:48:19 -0800, dene wrote:
> > > > "Moderate" <no_spam_(a)no_mail.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:hjvegn$muq$1(a)speranza.aioe.org...
> > > >> "William Clark" <clark(a)nospam.matsceng.ohio-state.edu> wrote in
> > > >> message
> > > >> news:clark-6C0474.14035029012010(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu...
> > > >>> In article
> > > >>> <b2e47378-cd18-4e37-bdb4-8a5b7dfa3e75(a)u26g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>,
> > > >>> Dinosaur_Sr <frostback2002(a)att.net> wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> Canadians living in Canada do not have access to the quality of
> > > >>>> care Americans have in the US. That Canadians are free to access
> > > >>>> the US system, and do so because of shortcomings in the Canadian
> > > >>>> system is further damnation of the Canadian system.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Then how come they live longer? Oh, the irony!
> > > >>
> > > >> I suppose it has something to do with the ethic percentages of the
> > > >> two countries. Life expectancies of different ethnic groups vary.
> > > >> The United States has a higher percentage of ethnic people whose
> > > >> average life expectancy is lower.
> > > >>
> > > >> It is more likely genetics than irony.
> > > >
> > > > That's an interesting thought. I wonder what results would be if one
> > > > compared Canadians to "European-Americans." Wouldn't surprise me if
> > > > it's similar.
> > >
> > > It's a ridiculous thought.
> >
> > Really. You don't think Euro-Americans outlive the minorities in the US?
> >
> > -Greg
>
> You mean blacks, of course. Spaniards outlive Americans, so it can't be
> Hispanics.

Show the data to support that Hispanics, specifically central American
Hispanics outlive European-Americans?