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  #11  
Old August 26th, 2008, 01:07 AM posted to rec.arts.dance,rec.travel.usa-canada,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.caribbean
Icono Clast
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On Aug 25, 4:55 am, Icono Clast wrote:
[Please note cross-posts.]
I have prepared a an adjusted ranking of the top 23 medal-winning
countries that might be available this time tomorrow. Jamaica is
Number One, the USA 19, and China last.


http://geocities.com/iconoc/Articles/Olymp08.pdf
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Old August 26th, 2008, 05:01 AM posted to rec.arts.dance,rec.travel.usa-canada,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.caribbean
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On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:07:13 -0700 (PDT), Icono Clast
wrote:

On Aug 25, 4:55 am, Icono Clast wrote:
[Please note cross-posts.]
I have prepared a an adjusted ranking of the top 23 medal-winning
countries that might be available this time tomorrow. Jamaica is
Number One, the USA 19, and China last.


http://geocities.com/iconoc/Articles/Olymp08.pdf


Considering that I don't particularly want to live in the
Caribbean, and looking at #2, I think it's a great way of
listing the results:-)


Cheers, Alan, Australia
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Old August 26th, 2008, 05:15 AM posted to rec.arts.dance,rec.travel.usa-canada,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.caribbean
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"Alan S" wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:07:13 -0700 (PDT), Icono Clast
wrote:

On Aug 25, 4:55 am, Icono Clast wrote:
[Please note cross-posts.]
I have prepared a an adjusted ranking of the top 23 medal-winning
countries that might be available this time tomorrow. Jamaica is
Number One, the USA 19, and China last.


http://geocities.com/iconoc/Articles/Olymp08.pdf


Considering that I don't particularly want to live in the
Caribbean, and looking at #2, I think it's a great way of
listing the results:-)



What surprised me looking at medals won v population statistics, was that
Pakistan (who are quite a "sporty" nation - cricket, squash, hockey, etc.)
won no medals whatsoever.

Gerry


  #14  
Old August 26th, 2008, 05:17 AM posted to rec.arts.dance,rec.travel.usa-canada,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.caribbean
Gerald Oliver Swift
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"Alan S" wrote in message
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On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:07:13 -0700 (PDT), Icono Clast
wrote:

On Aug 25, 4:55 am, Icono Clast wrote:
[Please note cross-posts.]
I have prepared a an adjusted ranking of the top 23 medal-winning
countries that might be available this time tomorrow. Jamaica is
Number One, the USA 19, and China last.

http://geocities.com/iconoc/Articles/Olymp08.pdf


Considering that I don't particularly want to live in the
Caribbean, and looking at #2, I think it's a great way of
listing the results:-)



What surprised me looking at medals won v population statistics, was that
Pakistan (who are quite a "sporty" nation - cricket, squash, hockey, etc.)
with a poulation fast approaching 170 million,
won no medals whatsoever.

Gerry



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Old August 26th, 2008, 05:58 AM posted to rec.arts.dance,rec.travel.usa-canada,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.caribbean
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On 8/25/2008 5:07 PM Icono Clast ignored two million years of human
evolution to write:

On Aug 25, 4:55 am, Icono Clast wrote:
[Please note cross-posts.]
I have prepared a an adjusted ranking of the top 23 medal-winning
countries that might be available this time tomorrow. Jamaica is
Number One, the USA 19, and China last.


http://geocities.com/iconoc/Articles/Olymp08.pdf


You're a ****ing loon. Not that this is any surprise, given
your lame-brained self-serving predilection for off-topic spam.
  #16  
Old August 26th, 2008, 06:18 AM posted to rec.arts.dance,rec.travel.usa-canada,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.caribbean
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On Aug 25, 9:15*pm, "Gerald Oliver Swift" wrote:
"Alan S" wrote in message

...

On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:07:13 -0700 (PDT), Icono Clast
wrote:


On Aug 25, 4:55 am, Icono Clast wrote:
[Please note cross-posts.]
I have prepared a an adjusted ranking of the top 23 medal-winning
countries that might be available this time tomorrow. Jamaica is
Number One, the USA 19, and China last.


http://geocities.com/iconoc/Articles/Olymp08.pdf


Considering that I don't particularly want to live in the
Caribbean, and looking at #2, I think it's a great way of
listing the results:-)


What surprised me looking at medals won v population statistics, was that
Pakistan (who are quite a "sporty" nation - cricket, squash, hockey, etc.)
won no medals whatsoever.

Gerry


Only field hockey is in the Olympics. So only one sport for them.
And they are in some kind of war, I hear.
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Old August 26th, 2008, 07:07 AM posted to rec.arts.dance,rec.travel.usa-canada,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.caribbean
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"Icono Clast" wrote in message
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I have prepared a an adjusted ranking of the top 23 medal-winning
countries that might be available this time tomorrow. Jamaica is
Number One, the USA 19, and China last.


Except that doing your rating per capita handicaps any large Country. That
would only be fair IF we could send a far larger team that was a per capita
percentage comparable to the other Countries, but it isn't. Our team would
have to be 100 times the size of Jamaica's to start out comparably, but
Jamaica was allowed to field the same size teams as the US.


  #18  
Old August 26th, 2008, 08:34 AM posted to rec.arts.dance,rec.travel.usa-canada,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.caribbean
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"John Wheaton" wrote in message
. ..

"Icono Clast" wrote in message
...
I have prepared a an adjusted ranking of the top 23 medal-winning
countries that might be available this time tomorrow. Jamaica is
Number One, the USA 19, and China last.


Except that doing your rating per capita handicaps any large Country. That
would only be fair IF we could send a far larger team that was a per
capita percentage comparable to the other Countries, but it isn't. Our
team would have to be 100 times the size of Jamaica's to start out
comparably, but Jamaica was allowed to field the same size teams as the
US.


I was under the impression that team sizes are dictated by how many people
have qualified in pre-Olympic events.

Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore


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Old August 26th, 2008, 11:19 AM posted to rec.arts.dance,rec.travel.usa-canada,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.caribbean
Icono Clast
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[Please note cross-posts.]

On Aug 25, 9:58 pm, Republicans Hate America wrote:
You're a ****ing loon.


Thank you.

Icono Clast said:
I have prepared a an adjusted ranking of the top 23 medal-winning
countries … Jamaica is Number One, the USA 19, and China last.


Alan, Australia said:
You're a little late, although you can argue about the
weighting given to gold, silver and bronze:
http://www.geocities.com/unclebryan/Polympic.html


That's excellent. A bit different in approach but more comprehensive.

http://geocities.com/iconoc/Articles/Olymp08.pdf


… looking at #2, I think it's a great way of listing the results:-)


Thank you.

I was watching all those incredibly disciplined dancers and
drummers in both ceremonies and wondering what will happen
ater to the very few unfortunates who stood out for missing
a step or a cue.


The same thought gnawed at me.

I felt the best real performers, apart from the athletes,
were taken away in Police vans after being arrested in "Free
Tibet" protests.


Now that journalists have gotten out of the country, we should start
seeing reports about what really went down.


Pat in TX said:
gymnasts' ages are important … the power to weight
ratio and the skeletal structure, etc.


The average weight of the female USA gymnasts was something like 106
pounds; the Chinese team was about thirty pounds lighter! Yeah, sure,
they were all of qualifying age.


Miki asked:
Why do you cross post? Does it serve a special
purpose other than saving you time?


I thought this particular subject to be of interest to the groups to
which it's cross-posted. I further thought that if there were any
comments, they, too, might be of interest. But you, and others, have
the option (that I notice you ignored) to change or eliminate the
groups you regard as "other" even though you know where you can find
me. That's why I make it a point to let you know what I've done.

It's interesting to note the differences with the same post being the
last in each group:
[Dance] 17 messages, 9 authors
[USA-Canada] 18 messages, 10 authors
[Europe] 21 messages, 11 authors
  #20  
Old August 26th, 2008, 04:46 PM posted to rec.arts.dance,rec.travel.usa-canada,rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.asia,rec.travel.caribbean
PeterL
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On Aug 26, 12:34*am, "grusl" wrote:
"John Wheaton" wrote in message

. ..



"Icono Clast" wrote in message
....
*I have prepared a an adjusted ranking of the top 23 medal-winning
countries that might be available this time tomorrow. Jamaica is
Number One, the USA 19, and China last.


Except that doing your rating per capita handicaps any large Country. That
would only be fair IF we could send a far larger team that was a per
capita percentage comparable to the other Countries, but it isn't. Our
team would have to be 100 times the size of Jamaica's to start out
comparably, but Jamaica was allowed to field the same size teams as the
US.


I was under the impression that team sizes are dictated by how many people
have qualified in pre-Olympic events.

Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore



There is also a limit on the number of participants per sport. For
example, in the team sports each country is only allowed one or two
teams, regardless of the population. In track and field the upper
limit for each country is three participants.
 




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