On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 09:54:04 -0800, Lloyd Sumpter
wrote:

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:23:52 -0500, Dave Hall wrote:

On Wed, 10 Nov 2004 07:29:36 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Dave Hall wrote:

Define the good life.

Being able to make something of myself through hard work and
dedication, and then enjoying the results of those gains through a
lifestyle that is entirely of my own choosing.

Dave

...as long as that lifestyle doesn't involve pot,

No way....

homosexuality....

Not a chance in hell.

, or a religion other than Christianity.

I'm pretty safe there.....


If it does, better move to Canada!

What, and give up the good weather, and have to settle for mediocre
healthcare choices?

Dave

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:07:06 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Dave Hall wrote:
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:54:36 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:


Define the good life.

Being able to make something of myself through hard work and
dedication, and then enjoying the results of those gains through a
lifestyle that is entirely of my own choosing.

Dave



Gee, I have a few friends in Norway (I only know about six Norwegians)
who love their jobs and their lifestyle, and got to where they are by
hard work and dedication in a field they chose. There's nothing
particularly "country-centric" about your "good life."

Then again, some people are satisfied with the meager earnings of a
common laborer, and are quite happy living in a one room flat, with
such "luxuries" as running hot water.

So I guess once again, it's all relative.

Dave


My guess is that my Norwegian buddies do better than you do.

That depends on your definition of "better"......

Dave

Dave Hall wrote:
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:07:06 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Dave Hall wrote:
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:54:36 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:


Define the good life.

Being able to make something of myself through hard work and
dedication, and then enjoying the results of those gains through a
lifestyle that is entirely of my own choosing.

Dave



Gee, I have a few friends in Norway (I only know about six Norwegians)
who love their jobs and their lifestyle, and got to where they are by
hard work and dedication in a field they chose. There's nothing
particularly "country-centric" about your "good life."

Then again, some people are satisfied with the meager earnings of a
common laborer, and are quite happy living in a one room flat, with
such "luxuries" as running hot water.

So I guess once again, it's all relative.

Dave


My guess is that my Norwegian buddies do better than you do.

That depends on your definition of "better"......

Dave


They earn more, have better health care, have better housing, have
longer vacations, better retirement, nicer looking wives and smarter,
less neurotic children than you do. You know, the minor stuff.

--
A passing thought:

"What goes around usually gets dizzy and falls over."

Dave Hall wrote in message . ..
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:07:06 -0500, Harry Krause
piedtypecase@a href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=1&k=yahoo%20com" onmouseover="window.status='yahoo.com'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;"yahoo.com/a wrote:

Dave Hall wrote:
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:54:36 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:


Define the good life.

Being able to make something of myself through hard work and
dedication, and then enjoying the results of those gains through a
lifestyle that is entirely of my own choosing.

Dave



Gee, I have a few friends in Norway (I only know about six Norwegians)
who love their jobs and their lifestyle, and got to where they are by
hard work and dedication in a field they chose. There's nothing
particularly "country-centric" about your "good life."

Then again, some people are satisfied with the meager earnings of a
common laborer, and are quite happy living in a one room flat, with
such "luxuries" as running a href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=1&k=hot%20water" onmouseover="window.status='hot water'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;"hot water/a.

So I guess once again, it's all relative.

Dave


My guess is that my Norwegian buddies do better than you do.

That depends on your definition of "better"......


It would probably be the opposite of all the propoganda you've heard and adhered to.

basskisser wrote:
Dave Hall wrote in message . ..
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:07:06 -0500, Harry Krause
piedtypecase@a href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=1&k=yahoo%20com" onmouseover="window.status='yahoo.com'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;"yahoo.com/a wrote:

Dave Hall wrote:
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:54:36 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:


Define the good life.

Being able to make something of myself through hard work and
dedication, and then enjoying the results of those gains through a
lifestyle that is entirely of my own choosing.

Dave



Gee, I have a few friends in Norway (I only know about six Norwegians)
who love their jobs and their lifestyle, and got to where they are by
hard work and dedication in a field they chose. There's nothing
particularly "country-centric" about your "good life."

Then again, some people are satisfied with the meager earnings of a
common laborer, and are quite happy living in a one room flat, with
such "luxuries" as running a href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=1&k=hot%20water" onmouseover="window.status='hot water'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;"hot water/a.

So I guess once again, it's all relative.

Dave


My guess is that my Norwegian buddies do better than you do.

That depends on your definition of "better"......


It would probably be the opposite of all the propoganda you've heard and adhered to.

Dave lives in Insular, PA.


Norway tops UN quality-of-life index

For the fourth year in a row, a United Nations study has ranked Norway
as the best place to live in the world. The index ranks nations
according to income, life expectancy and education levels.

Every summer, the United Nations Development Program issues a thorough,
state-of-the-world-like report in which the world's countries are ranked
according to the Human Development Index, a system for determining
standard of living. This year, as in the previous three, Norway tops the
list, while neighboring Sweden has climbed one spot to number two.

The UNDP has created the index in order to measure the extent of human
development in countries around the world. In the report's foreword, its
authors write that in order to reach the UN's Millennium Goals,
countries must strive to become inclusive, culturally diverse societies.

"Human development is first and foremost about allowing people to lead
the kind of life they choose—and providing them with the tools and
opportunities to make those choices," the report reads.

High average income
The report states that Norway has a life expectancy of 79 years and a
school enrollment ratio of 98 percent.

As usual, industrialized nations figure heavily in the top 20, with the
United States coming in at eighth place, and the United Kingdom at 12th.
At the bottom of the list, for the seventh year in a row, lies Sierra
Leone, still suffering from the consequences of civil war.

Norway tops the list, the report argues, because of its high wealth
combined with a small population. The average income in Norway is,
according to the report, a staggering USD 36,600. Only Luxembourg, with
an average income of USD 61,190 can top that. In comparison, Sweden's
average income is USD 26,050, while that of Ethiopia is USD 780.

Millennium Goals
But the report is not primarily created as a way of seeing how well the
already rich countries fare when compared to each other. More
imporantly, the report shows how far the United Nations have come in
implementing the Millennium Goals that were agreed upon in 2000. See the
link on the right hand side for more information on these goals.

The 2004 report shows disturbing signs that development is actually in
reversal in 20 of the world's nations. 13 of these lie in sub-Saharan
Africa. According to the report, the main reason for this reversal is
the ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis. Life expectancy in eight of the sub-Saharan
nations has now fallen below 40 years because of the disease.

"The Aids crisis cripples states at all levels because the disease
attacks people in their most productive years," Mark Malloch Brown,
head of the UNDP, told the BBC.

Read the full report by clicking the UNDP link on the right.

The top 20:
1. Norway
2. Sweden
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Netherlands
6. Belgium
7. Iceland
8. United States
9. Japan
10. Ireland
11. Switzerland
12. Britain
13. Finland
14. Austria
15. Luxembourg
16. France
17. Denmark
18. New Zealand
19. Germany
20. Spain


--

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 07:32:05 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Dave Hall wrote:
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:07:06 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Dave Hall wrote:
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:54:36 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:


Define the good life.

Being able to make something of myself through hard work and
dedication, and then enjoying the results of those gains through a
lifestyle that is entirely of my own choosing.

Dave



Gee, I have a few friends in Norway (I only know about six Norwegians)
who love their jobs and their lifestyle, and got to where they are by
hard work and dedication in a field they chose. There's nothing
particularly "country-centric" about your "good life."

Then again, some people are satisfied with the meager earnings of a
common laborer, and are quite happy living in a one room flat, with
such "luxuries" as running hot water.

So I guess once again, it's all relative.

Dave


My guess is that my Norwegian buddies do better than you do.

That depends on your definition of "better"......

Dave


They earn more, have better health care, have better housing, have
longer vacations, better retirement, nicer looking wives and smarter,
less neurotic children than you do. You know, the minor stuff.

How many immigrants, whose earnings are part of your statistics, does
Norway get on an annual basis?

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

JohnH wrote:
On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 07:32:05 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Dave Hall wrote:
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:07:06 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Dave Hall wrote:
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:54:36 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:


Define the good life.

Being able to make something of myself through hard work and
dedication, and then enjoying the results of those gains through a
lifestyle that is entirely of my own choosing.

Dave



Gee, I have a few friends in Norway (I only know about six Norwegians)
who love their jobs and their lifestyle, and got to where they are by
hard work and dedication in a field they chose. There's nothing
particularly "country-centric" about your "good life."

Then again, some people are satisfied with the meager earnings of a
common laborer, and are quite happy living in a one room flat, with
such "luxuries" as running hot water.

So I guess once again, it's all relative.

Dave


My guess is that my Norwegian buddies do better than you do.

That depends on your definition of "better"......

Dave


They earn more, have better health care, have better housing, have
longer vacations, better retirement, nicer looking wives and smarter,
less neurotic children than you do. You know, the minor stuff.

How many immigrants, whose earnings are part of your statistics, does
Norway get on an annual basis?

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!


Wow...eight posts in a row from Herring...must have gotten out of
Detention Class early.

--
A passing thought:

"... it is important to realize that any lock can be picked with a big
enough hammer." -- Sun System & Network Admin manual

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:18:29 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

basskisser wrote:
Dave Hall wrote in message . ..
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:07:06 -0500, Harry Krause
piedtypecase@a href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=1&k=yahoo%20com" onmouseover="window.status='yahoo.com'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;"yahoo.com/a wrote:

Dave Hall wrote:
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 08:54:36 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:


Define the good life.

Being able to make something of myself through hard work and
dedication, and then enjoying the results of those gains through a
lifestyle that is entirely of my own choosing.

Dave



Gee, I have a few friends in Norway (I only know about six Norwegians)
who love their jobs and their lifestyle, and got to where they are by
hard work and dedication in a field they chose. There's nothing
particularly "country-centric" about your "good life."

Then again, some people are satisfied with the meager earnings of a
common laborer, and are quite happy living in a one room flat, with
such "luxuries" as running a href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=1&k=hot%20water" onmouseover="window.status='hot water'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;"hot water/a.

So I guess once again, it's all relative.

Dave


My guess is that my Norwegian buddies do better than you do.

That depends on your definition of "better"......


It would probably be the opposite of all the propoganda you've heard and adhered to.

Dave lives in Insular, PA.


Norway tops UN quality-of-life index

For the fourth year in a row, a United Nations study has ranked Norway
as the best place to live in the world. The index ranks nations
according to income, life expectancy and education levels.

Every summer, the United Nations Development Program issues a thorough,
state-of-the-world-like report in which the world's countries are ranked
according to the Human Development Index, a system for determining
standard of living. This year, as in the previous three, Norway tops the
list, while neighboring Sweden has climbed one spot to number two.

The UNDP has created the index in order to measure the extent of human
development in countries around the world. In the report's foreword, its
authors write that in order to reach the UN's Millennium Goals,
countries must strive to become inclusive, culturally diverse societies.

"Human development is first and foremost about allowing people to lead
the kind of life they choose—and providing them with the tools and
opportunities to make those choices," the report reads.

High average income
The report states that Norway has a life expectancy of 79 years and a
school enrollment ratio of 98 percent.

As usual, industrialized nations figure heavily in the top 20, with the
United States coming in at eighth place, and the United Kingdom at 12th.
At the bottom of the list, for the seventh year in a row, lies Sierra
Leone, still suffering from the consequences of civil war.

Norway tops the list, the report argues, because of its high wealth
combined with a small population. The average income in Norway is,
according to the report, a staggering USD 36,600. Only Luxembourg, with
an average income of USD 61,190 can top that. In comparison, Sweden's
average income is USD 26,050, while that of Ethiopia is USD 780.

Millennium Goals
But the report is not primarily created as a way of seeing how well the
already rich countries fare when compared to each other. More
imporantly, the report shows how far the United Nations have come in
implementing the Millennium Goals that were agreed upon in 2000. See the
link on the right hand side for more information on these goals.

The 2004 report shows disturbing signs that development is actually in
reversal in 20 of the world's nations. 13 of these lie in sub-Saharan
Africa. According to the report, the main reason for this reversal is
the ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis. Life expectancy in eight of the sub-Saharan
nations has now fallen below 40 years because of the disease.

"The Aids crisis cripples states at all levels because the disease
attacks people in their most productive years," Mark Malloch Brown,
head of the UNDP, told the BBC.

Read the full report by clicking the UNDP link on the right.

The top 20:
1. Norway
2. Sweden
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Netherlands
6. Belgium
7. Iceland
8. United States
9. Japan
10. Ireland
11. Switzerland
12. Britain
13. Finland
14. Austria
15. Luxembourg
16. France
17. Denmark
18. New Zealand
19. Germany
20. Spain

How many of those countries in the top ten have a border over which
come 3,000,000 unemployed, uneducated, uninsured, and illegal
immigrants every year? Can you answer that?

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

JohnH wrote:

The top 20:
1. Norway
2. Sweden
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Netherlands
6. Belgium
7. Iceland
8. United States
9. Japan
10. Ireland
11. Switzerland
12. Britain
13. Finland
14. Austria
15. Luxembourg
16. France
17. Denmark
18. New Zealand
19. Germany
20. Spain

How many of those countries in the top ten have a border over which
come 3,000,000 unemployed, uneducated, uninsured, and illegal
immigrants every year? Can you answer that?



Why? Are you and the rest of the Herrings looking to relocate?

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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JohnH saild
How many of those countries in the top ten have a border over which
come 3,000,000 unemployed, uneducated, uninsured, and illegal
immigrants every year? Can you answer that?


Harry said
Why? Are you and the rest of the Herrings looking to relocate?

Still king of the one-liners.