Chris Green writes:
It is always interesting to hear the other side of stories like the
one that pervaded the Western media a couple of weeks ago
that >the man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing received a
"hero's welcome" in Libya. As it turns out, there may not have
been any such thing.
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���I have no idea how accurate this is, but here is a report in The
Guardian, 21 August 2009:
The spectacle of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the man convicted of the
Lockerbie bombing, being greeted by crowds holding Scottish saltires at
Tripoli airport triggered diplomatic aftershocks in three contin
The question in the subject line reminds of the Monty Python
sketch about World War II research on the "funniest joke in the
world' which had a scene from Leni Riefenstah's film "Triumph
of the Will" with the following made-up exchange:
Hitler: My dog has no nose!
Soldier: How does he smell?
Hi
The relationship is markedly nonlinear. Including a nonlinear component (b^2)
in multiple regression produces a multiple R of .702. Hence number of
Billionaires predicts half of variability in rankings. Or using log(bs) alone
produces r = -.66.
However, there is a MAJOR problem with the
Dear Tipsters,
And we also have this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8215554.stm
Sincerely,
Stuart
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Michael, supposing what you have "noted" is in fact the case, please
tell us who is doing the "allocating".
Allen Esterson
Allen: One does need a weatherman to "note" which way the wind is blowing.
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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The apparent correlation between number of billionaires and educational quality
is, of course, not necessarily explained by high quality educations producing
billionaires. A very likely alternative interpretation (if any correlation is
left after the statistical corrections suggested by Jim) is
Whatever happen to the use of the faked surgical procedures that was once
called sham operations? Does the new Obama health care plan allocates funds for
this placebo driven medical diagnosis?
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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Christopher DI could hardly differentiate between a glass of cream soda and one
that supposedly contained Canadian whiskey.
Michael
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Sounds like you've been drinking too much -- habituated to ethanol.
On Aug 30, 2009, at 11:19 AM, michael sylvester wrote:
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> I could hardly differentiate between a glass of cream soda and one
> that supposedly contained Canadian whiskey.
Paul Brandon
Emeritus Professor of Psychology
Minnesot
Dear Tipsters,
While I heartily approve of MS quoting a Dylan line ("You don't need a weather
man to know which way the wind blows"), it is disheartening to see that his
"pithy" comment undercuts our academic debate.
All AE did was to make a reasonable request for a citation for MS's claim, for
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If you do, were are some rules based upon an analysis of the information
about 400 Richest People in the United States for 2009 (actually only data
from the top 101 richest people was analyzed; even my OCD has it limits):
http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/54/400list08_The-400-Richest-Americans_Rank
Phantosmia and Parosmia are commonly thought to result from viral
infection, head trauma, surgery, and possibly exposure to certain toxins or use
of certain drugs. Sometimes the condition is considered psychiatric in origin.
There is evidence that anosmia, followed by parosmia, may be c
Hi
These lists, especially by themselves, do NOT allow the kinds of inferences
Mike appears to make. The list looks at (a) a tiny fraction of the relevant
population (100 people or even 400) and (b) ONLY those with enough wealth to be
billionaires.
To illustrate the problem, consider the 4 Ph
���On 30 August 2009 Stuart McKelvie wrote:
>All AE did was to make a reasonable request for a citation
>for MS's claim, for how can we debate a claim unless we
>know that it has been made?
>So I politely repeat Alan's request:
>Michael: Who has made the claim about major and minor
>theories and
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