From: William Clark on 30 Jan 2010 09:09 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 30 Jan 2010 09:09 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 30 Jan 2010 09:37 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 30 Jan 2010 09:47 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 30 Jan 2010 10:03
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? |