As I said earlier (and got modded down by one of the right wing trolls who are attempting to take over this site), this is why Conservative Stephen Harper tried to kill of the compulsory census, and shut down climate monitoring in Canada's north...and destroyed as much data as possible.
The only way to really compromise a study with access to that kind of "big data" is to put a hole in the middle of the data set where no information was collected, or where it was collected in a manner that is rendered worthless.
By making the long form census voluntary, Harper ensured that the data collection was essentially non-random, and therefore worthless in the context of data collected before and after.
This is why Conservative Stephen Harper tried to kill of the compulsory census, and shut down climate monitoring in Canada's north...and destroyed as much data as possible.
The only way to really compromise a study with access to that kind of "big data" is to put a hole in the middle of the dataset where no information was collected.
From TFA: "Although the cancer death rate remained 15% higher in blacks than in whites in 2014, increasing access to care as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare) may contribute to a further narrowing of the racial gap across all population groups. In 2015, 11% of blacks and 7% of non-Hispanic whites were uninsured, compared with 21% of blacks and 12% of non-Hispanic whites in 2010. Progress for Hispanics is similar, with the uninsured rate dropping from 31% in 2010 to 16% in 2015."
If conservatives don't kill off Obamacare quickly enough, there's a chance some of those non-whites might survive to voting age...and not be too sick to get to the polls.
Oh, they got into the Republicans' business alright. And the stakes are high...very high. Because now whatever the Russians got will be excellent blackmail material.
Only a complete moron would believe the (Republican) House Homeland Security Chair when he claimed he "misspoke" after admitting the Republicans were also hacked.P>
From TFA: "Although the cancer death rate remained 15% higher in blacks than in whites in 2014, increasing access to care as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may contribute to a further narrowing of the racial gap across all population groups. In 2015, 11% of blacks and 7% of non-Hispanic whites were uninsured, compared with 21% of blacks and 12% of non-Hispanic whites in 2010. Progress for Hispanics is similar, with the uninsured rate dropping from 31% in 2010 to 16% in 2015."
Conservatives will want to get this turned around as fast as they can.
I think what's really funny is that moronic scumbags with the intellect of a fruit fly and the integrity of a rabid weasel like to pretend there was ever the slightest chance that they'd be convinced of anything by scientific evidence.
Seriously, dude, calling them "backward rednecks" is flattery. They'd have to study for 10 years to reach that lofty plateau.
Once again stupidity triumphs. A Consumer Reports story noted that several employees were brought into a room with 15 televisions showing the same program and asked to choose their two favourite sets. Every employee chose the two plasma sets. I bet that would hold true if they brought in a hundred people.
Plasma provides a better picture. It's exactly that simple.
I'm less forgiving than you. If their own choices wind up biting them in the ass, too bad. The only sad thing is that these cretins are pulling the rest of the country down with them, including people who have supported policies that actually helped them.
Ah, so typical of a Trumpsucker. Misrepresent a Democrat's record, then use the distorted claims to justify the proved-in-court racism of the God Trump.
I expect we'll be seeing a lot of this kind of nonsense in the next four years...or until Trump's impeachment for fraud or sexual assault.
Those communities still use power. Currently that's Diesel generators. And, of course, there's major unsubsidized market penetration by solar in places like Arizona.
And natural gas only wins if you don't count all the subsidies relating to getting it out of the ground and to the point of use.
You don't seriously expect anybody to buy that argument, I hope. That "regulation nobody cares about" is going to cost Volkswagen more money world-wide than any fine in history. And yes, building Diesel automobiles that performed like gasoline autos was central to Volkswagen's business plan.
I guess you weren't aware that a decent business case can be made for solar and wind power in just about any isolated community...including those in the Arctic.
If you really want a fair comparison (which I doubt, frankly), then cut all the fossil fuel subsidies out of the evaluation when you talk about "average global coal costs". And while you're at it, let's add in coal-caused health care problems, since taxpayers usually have to foot the bill for them. In an article called "Choking our Health Care System with Coal" Forbes Magazine, which is hardly a lefty propaganda rag, estimates about 15,000 deaths a year directly due to burning coal and health care costs of between $300 billion and $800 billion annually.
If you want an apples-to-apples comparison, solar is probably already ahead. If it isn't it will be very soon.
The main reason those panels will be built in China is that the conservative-dominated US government refused to provide the kind of backing any new manufacturing technology needs when it's trying to make the jump to the big time. Instead, Uncle Sam shoveled billions of taxpayer dollars into the pockets of defense contractors for planes that don't work most of the time and ships that break down after less than a month in service.
All the Global Warming deniers, Koch Brothers trolls, PR firms and lobbyists got exactly what they wanted...a few extra years of fossil fuel subsidies and friendly regulations. And now American taxpayers will just have to live with the fact that a whole industrial sector they could have dominated for the next 50 years has developed in China instead.
Thank your right wingers for giving China a gold-plated opportunity to move right in and eat America's lunch. No the righties will be looking for somebody to blame for their poor choices.
Did you notice the goof who responded to my comment, taking the view that Facebook would never dare, and anybody who thinks they would must be a tinfoil hatter?
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As I said earlier (and got modded down by one of the right wing trolls who are attempting to take over this site), this is why Conservative Stephen Harper tried to kill of the compulsory census, and shut down climate monitoring in Canada's north...and destroyed as much data as possible.
The only way to really compromise a study with access to that kind of "big data" is to put a hole in the middle of the data set where no information was collected, or where it was collected in a manner that is rendered worthless.
By making the long form census voluntary, Harper ensured that the data collection was essentially non-random, and therefore worthless in the context of data collected before and after.
As you know (or should know, if you're going to comment on this), a voluntary long form census is useless for data purposes because it is non-random.
Please quit being deceptive.
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"Of course!"
"OK. Here is sentence. Hey Donald, how my dictate last night? I got cigar for you too.
...that Trump and his kids will somehow escape scrutiny.
This is why Conservative Stephen Harper tried to kill of the compulsory census, and shut down climate monitoring in Canada's north...and destroyed as much data as possible.
The only way to really compromise a study with access to that kind of "big data" is to put a hole in the middle of the dataset where no information was collected.
You can bet your house that the cocksuckers who made all the bad decisions are still pulling down major bucks...probably even bonuses.
From TFA: "Although the cancer death rate remained 15% higher in blacks than in whites in 2014, increasing access to care as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (AKA Obamacare) may contribute to a further narrowing of the racial gap across all population groups. In 2015, 11% of blacks and 7% of non-Hispanic whites were uninsured, compared with 21% of blacks and 12% of non-Hispanic whites in 2010. Progress for Hispanics is similar, with the uninsured rate dropping from 31% in 2010 to 16% in 2015."
If conservatives don't kill off Obamacare quickly enough, there's a chance some of those non-whites might survive to voting age...and not be too sick to get to the polls.
Oh, they got into the Republicans' business alright. And the stakes are high...very high. Because now whatever the Russians got will be excellent blackmail material.
Only a complete moron would believe the (Republican) House Homeland Security Chair when he claimed he "misspoke" after admitting the Republicans were also hacked.P>
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/republican-national-committee-was-hacked-rep-mccaul-says-228183
From TFA: "Although the cancer death rate remained 15% higher in blacks than in whites in 2014, increasing access to care as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may contribute to a further narrowing of the racial gap across all population groups. In 2015, 11% of blacks and 7% of non-Hispanic whites were uninsured, compared with 21% of blacks and 12% of non-Hispanic whites in 2010. Progress for Hispanics is similar, with the uninsured rate dropping from 31% in 2010 to 16% in 2015."
Conservatives will want to get this turned around as fast as they can.
Game. Set. Match.
Beautifully said. I fear, however, that you may be casting pearls before swine.
I think what's really funny is that moronic scumbags with the intellect of a fruit fly and the integrity of a rabid weasel like to pretend there was ever the slightest chance that they'd be convinced of anything by scientific evidence.
Seriously, dude, calling them "backward rednecks" is flattery. They'd have to study for 10 years to reach that lofty plateau.
Once again stupidity triumphs. A Consumer Reports story noted that several employees were brought into a room with 15 televisions showing the same program and asked to choose their two favourite sets. Every employee chose the two plasma sets. I bet that would hold true if they brought in a hundred people.
Plasma provides a better picture. It's exactly that simple.
What, then, of the LGBTQ-LED?
ROFL!
Well played, sir. Well played, indeed!
I already knew at least some humans have more than one brain. My girlfriend says I have one in my pants as well as my head.
Sadly, I have found that only one works at a time. And the lower one usually isn't all that bright.
I'm less forgiving than you. If their own choices wind up biting them in the ass, too bad. The only sad thing is that these cretins are pulling the rest of the country down with them, including people who have supported policies that actually helped them.
Ah, so typical of a Trumpsucker. Misrepresent a Democrat's record, then use the distorted claims to justify the proved-in-court racism of the God Trump.
I expect we'll be seeing a lot of this kind of nonsense in the next four years...or until Trump's impeachment for fraud or sexual assault.
I lost about 35 pounds and discovered an organ I hadn't seen in so long I thought it was a myth.
Also, that I have two feet attached to my toes.
Those communities still use power. Currently that's Diesel generators. And, of course, there's major unsubsidized market penetration by solar in places like Arizona.
And natural gas only wins if you don't count all the subsidies relating to getting it out of the ground and to the point of use.
You don't seriously expect anybody to buy that argument, I hope. That "regulation nobody cares about" is going to cost Volkswagen more money world-wide than any fine in history. And yes, building Diesel automobiles that performed like gasoline autos was central to Volkswagen's business plan.
I guess you weren't aware that a decent business case can be made for solar and wind power in just about any isolated community...including those in the Arctic.
If you really want a fair comparison (which I doubt, frankly), then cut all the fossil fuel subsidies out of the evaluation when you talk about "average global coal costs". And while you're at it, let's add in coal-caused health care problems, since taxpayers usually have to foot the bill for them. In an article called "Choking our Health Care System with Coal" Forbes Magazine, which is hardly a lefty propaganda rag, estimates about 15,000 deaths a year directly due to burning coal and health care costs of between $300 billion and $800 billion annually.
If you want an apples-to-apples comparison, solar is probably already ahead. If it isn't it will be very soon.
The main reason those panels will be built in China is that the conservative-dominated US government refused to provide the kind of backing any new manufacturing technology needs when it's trying to make the jump to the big time. Instead, Uncle Sam shoveled billions of taxpayer dollars into the pockets of defense contractors for planes that don't work most of the time and ships that break down after less than a month in service.
All the Global Warming deniers, Koch Brothers trolls, PR firms and lobbyists got exactly what they wanted...a few extra years of fossil fuel subsidies and friendly regulations. And now American taxpayers will just have to live with the fact that a whole industrial sector they could have dominated for the next 50 years has developed in China instead.
Thank your right wingers for giving China a gold-plated opportunity to move right in and eat America's lunch. No the righties will be looking for somebody to blame for their poor choices.
Did you notice the goof who responded to my comment, taking the view that Facebook would never dare, and anybody who thinks they would must be a tinfoil hatter?
Poor credulous fucker.
No doubt Volkswagen had the same mindset with respect to Diesel engine emissions. Of course they wouldn't dare! (snicker)