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The one thing I can tell you for sure is this: He didn't sign with the Wildcats to sit on the bench – and you can take that to the bank.
He, more than anyone else, can save Joker Phillips' job. But if Towles gets the same treatment from Phillips that Couch got from Hal Mumme, Joker might as well pack his bags.
Towles is the grandson of retired U.S. Senator Jim Bunning, a great pitcher who is in baseball's Hall of Fame.
Happy knew
Here we go again.
Happy Chandler was a two-time governor of Kentucky, a United States Senator and High Commissioner of Baseball.
When he was governor of our state, he was chairman of the Board of Trustees at the University of Kentucky. While in that office, he allowed himself to get too close to UK head football coaches.
Maybe you haven't thought of this before, but UK football coaches are hired to be fired.
I can't tell you how many times he told me, "We always have treated our coaches shabby."
Are we getting close to where it's about time for another Wildcat football coach to get the ax?
Unfortunately, yes. It doesn't make any difference how many times the UK president says he's supporting Joker Phillips. Enough Wildcat fans have voted to put another good man on the edge. It took an open-records request by The Lexington Herald-Leader's Jennifer Smith, who covers UK football, to tell us how grim the football ticket sales are.
A week ago, 35,486 season tickets had been sold. Remember this: Alabama draws in the neighborhood of 85,000 for its spring game!
Here are recent numbers of how Wildcat season tickets have dropped:
2002: 49,281
2004: 48,843
2005: 45,489
2006: 42,974
2007: 52,551
2008: 54,788
2009: 56,440
2010: 52,349
2011: 48,405
2012: 35,486 through two weeks ago
It doesn't make any difference how many times Joker sheds tears, the figures are against him.
The UK schedule:
Sept. 2: At Louisville 3:30.
Sept. 8: KENT STATE 7:30.
Sept: 15: WESTERN KY. 7
Sept. 22: At Florida TBA
Sept. 29: SO. CAROLINA TBA
Oct. 6: MISS. STATE TBA
Oct. 13: At Arkansas TBS
Oct. 20: GEORGIA TBA
Oct. 27: At Missouri, TBA
Nov. 3: VANDERBILT TBA
Nov. 17: SAMFORD TBA
Nov. 24: At Tennessee TBA
The UofL schedule:
Sept. 2: KENTUCKY 3:30
Sept. 8: MISSOURI ST. 3:30
Sept 15: NO. CAROLINA 3:30
Sept. 22: At Fla. International 7
Sept. 29: At Southern Miss. 8
Oct. 13: At Pittsburgh TBA
Oct. 20: SO., FLORIDA TBA
Oct. 26: CINCINNATI 8
Nov. 3: TEMPLE TBA
Nov. 10: At Syracuse TBA
Nov. 24: CONNECTICUT TBA
Nov. 29: At Rutgers 7:30
You will notice that the starting times of nine of UK's 12 games are unavailable until TV decides starting times. Only four UofL games are listed as "To be announced."
That could cause some fans to wait to see if games will be televised and at what times.


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An evening at the V&A Waterfront – Flickr pic of the day
This image of an evening at the V&A Waterfront was captured by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Hugo, aka The dead Oak.
Hugo says: "As an ex-Cape Town citizen, the V&A Waterfront is a very special place to me, it captures the essence of Cape Town and I am drawn to it each year I visit. I have been thinking about this shot in the months leading up to my latest visit to Cape Town. I wanted to capture both Table Mountain and nightlife in the V&A Waterfront."
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Charlie Parr performs live in the Current studios
Bluesman Charlie Parr has nothing against engineers - either sound OR train engineers. However, he feels he doesn't do his best work in the traditional recording studio setting. So his new album, "Jubilee" was recorded in his neighbor's garage - birds chirping, water on the floor, kids running by - and he feels that the garage setting allowed him to perform like he wanted.
Charlie is releasing the CD this month. He dropped by the Morning Show studio, with his friend Dave Hundreiser (who happens to be a train engineer, AND his neighbor with the garage) to play a few songs.
Songs performed: "Ninety-Nine Year Blues," "Jubilee," "Ridin' Mower Blues," and "Last Freight Out of Ashville."
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I have been wondering about the axiom of choice and how it relates to physics. In particular, I was wondering how many (if any) experimentally-verified physical theories require axiom of choice (or well-ordering) and if any theories actually require constructability. As a math student, I have always been told the axiom of choice is invoked because of the beautiful results that transpire from its assumption. Do any mainstream physical theories require AoC or constructability, and if so, how do they require AoC or constructability?
No, nothing in physics depends on the validity of the axiom of choice because physics deals with the explanation of observable phenomena. Infinite collections of sets – and they're the issue of the axiom of choice – are obviously not observable (we only observe a finite number of objects), so experimental physics may say nothing about the validity of the axiom of choice. If it could say something, it would be very paradoxical because axiom of choice is about pure maths and moreover, maths may prove that both systems with AC or non-AC are equally consistent.
Theoretical physics is no different because it deals with various well-defined, "constructible" objects such as spaces of real or complex functions or functionals.
For a physicist, just like for an open-minded evidence-based mathematician, the axiom of choice is a matter of personal preferences and "beliefs". A physicist could say that any non-constructible object, like a particular selected "set of elements" postulated to exist by the axiom of choice, is "unphysical". In mathematics, the axiom of choice may simplify some proofs but if I were deciding, I would choose a stronger framework in which the axiom of choice is invalid. A particular advantage of this choice is that one can't prove the existence of unmeasurable sets in the Lebesgue theory of measure. Consequently, one may add a very convenient and elegant extra axiom that all subsets of real numbers are measurable – an advantage that physicists are more likely to appreciate because they use measures often, even if they don't speak about them.
Rigorous arguments in functional analysis are made much simpler by employing the axiom of choice. As we are free to model our physics in any set theory we like, and any set theory containing ZF contains a model of ZFC, we are entitled to use this simplification without fear of inconsistency. Discarding the axiom of choice would only make concepts and proofs more tedious, without giving any higher degree of assurance of the results.
For example, the standard proof of the spectral theorem for self-adjoint operators depends on the axiom of choice, I believe, and much in mathematical physics depends on the spectral theorem.
On the other hand, already on the level of theoretical physics, one often replaces scrupulously integrals by finite sums, takes limits irrespective of their mathematical existence, and employs lots of other mathematically dubious trickery to get quickly at the results.
So on this level of reasoning, nothing depends on subtleties that make a difference only when one begins to care about precise definitions and arguments in the presence of infinity.
The following paper may be of interest:
The abstract is as follows:
Also relevant is the fact that classical analysis doesn't require much more than dependent choice, which is consistent with "All sets of reals are Lebesgue measurable". However the combination of the two statements requires a stronger assumption as a theory (inaccessible cardinals).
What does baffle me, however, with physicists that have strong objections to the Banach-Tarski paradox, that it makes much less sense that a set can be partitioned into strictly more [non-empty] parts than elements. And that is a consequence of having all sets Lebesgue measurable.
So while you may sleep quietly knowing that you cannot partition an orange into five parts and combining the parts into two oranges (thus solving world hunger), you have an equally disturbing problem. You can cut out a line [read: the real numbers] into more parts than points.
The textbook formulation of functional analysis depends on the axiom of choice, eg via Hahn-Banach.
This means that discarding the axoim of choice will break the textbook formulation of quantum mechanics as well. However, as we're dealing with (separable) Hilbert spaces, there exists countable bases and we should be able to replace the axiom of choice with a less 'paradox' alternative like the Solovay model and still get the right physics.
The full Hahn-Banach theorem cannot be recovered, though, as it implies the existence of an unmeasurable set.


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Say you need to read someone their password over the phone and you spell it phonetically so that there is no confusion between M and N etc.
Now that is straight forward but what if the password is mixed letter case?
Let's take this password: "AbcDe".
What is the correct way to spell out this password so that the user at the end of the phone knows which characters are upper case and which are not?


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Have you ever set a product (not designed for it) on fire?
Excluding fireworks, fire logs, or other consumable goods intended to be set alight, have you ever set fire to a product? If so, what happened?
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I've used hairspray as a fuel source for a potato gun. Awesome doesn't describe it well enough.
@jsimsace: It's also handy for getting away from the police:
Only use Veidt brand Hairspray.
my door lock was frozen during an ice storm and i needed to get into my trailer. used wd40 (only aresol i had) and a bic. got to scrub the burn marks off the paint the following week when it warmed up.
but the most memorable fire was when i got to call a code red at walmart. i forgot to turn the heating elements off when i drained the chicken friers. had management there in seconds. but the funny part was the girl that got mad when i grabbed the phone from her hands and hung up on her personal call so i could do the page.
which reminds me of when we had fires in the friers at mcdonalds while filtering the grease. every new person does it at least once. everyone who has been there before know you just grab a lid and sit it on top to smother the fire and wait. this time the new guy just walked away and calmly stated "fire. we have a fire" and kept walking.
Lysol works better than WD-40 (much less smoke) for dealing with flying stinging things, like hornets and wasps and mosquitoes, or annoying things like roaches. (I know, @moosezilla, the wd-40 was the only aerosol you had.)
I've also used lysol and hairspray and several other spray compounds in various devices like the potato cannon mentioned above (tennis balls fit very nicely into asparagus cans).
Styrofoam dissolves in gasoline nicely and thickens it: a useful substitute for napalm.
My brother set a piano on fire back in 1963. He sprayed a can of bug spray in front of a match, an iresistable flame thrower that he also used to torch model airplanes & soldiers. The piano was in the garage & put out with a garden hose, I can't remember what his punishment was! Calcium carbide mixed with water produces acetylene gas btw, extremely explosive!
I caught a computer on fire a few years ago.
I purchased a S-Video cable thinking the graphics card had a S-Video port. Unfortunately, it was an adapter for a different kind of cable and I didn't realize that. The cable wouldn't fit in so I forced it thinking I was doing something wrong. Turned on the TV and all I got was a brief rainbow of colors and then static. Graphics card caught on fire and then fire spread to the the motherboard. Motherboard was gone by the time I could turn off power. Everything else lived.
Moral of the story: Never force a cable in to a port. If it doesn't work, it's probably not the right cable.
I've accidentally set my stove on fire. In a manner that it wasn't designed for, I mean.
I left a skillet on the element (thought I'd turned it off) and went to take a phone call. Ten minutes later, I was chatting with my sister and walked by the kitchen door. I told her "Oh, let me call you back. My kitchen's on fire."
I was pretty calm about it at first because I thought that it was small enough to just beat down with a dish towel. Turns out I had to call the fire department over, it got out of hand really quickly.
My kids and some friends set a Ken doll on fire one day while I supervised. That was awesome. I should've realized it was a chemical fire, though, before we tried to put it out with water. Thankfully everyone kept their eyebrows (barely, but still).
I was left at home to care for my younger brothers and sisters from the time I was 12, and I had lots of delightful kitchen fires. The most exciting was when a wok full of cooking oil that I was deep frying in caught fire. The "put a lid on it" trick didn't work, the lid didn't make a seal so I went from a biblical column of fire to the ceiling to a comical donut of fire to the ceiling. Baking soda and a wet towel solved that one. But the one that stumped me was when the toaster caught on fire. I used a bbq fork to unplug it but I couldn't find anything big enough to put over it to suffocate the fire, so I gave up and used the kitchen fire extinguisher. When my parents got home that evening my dad was mad that I'd used the extinguisher as it was costly to refuel. I told him, "The house was on fire. Isn't that kind of the reason we have that thing?" He grumblingly conceded the point.


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Jerrie Williams is a blogger on the Beauregard Daily News website. The name of her blog is C.O.P.E. Community Organized Parents in Education. This blog is syndicated statewide to all GateHouse websites. She will not only be blogging about local education concerns, but information about resources for parental research on different subjects concerning children and their well being. Jerrie Williams is the mother of three autistic children. Her journey began in 1999, when she discovered that her children were not developing according to the national mind stone charts. This was after they had received immunizations and developed reactions to them. She later learned the immunizations contained an agent that her children were allergic to, which led to their developmental delays. She moved her children to Georgia to be treated by a specialist in autism and brain injury in 2000. Since then she has been searching and discovering several research-based interventions and resources to educate, support and assist in the recovery of autism. She moved to Louisiana in August, 2011, and has been involved in educating the community about autism and the resources available to parents of autistic children as well as adults with autism. She has been instrumental in helping the Beauregard Parish school system to design an individualized curriculum that was suited for the educational needs of her children as well as other special needs children. Her children have since blossomed with this curriculum and continue to thrive. She will continue in her journey as a mother and an advocate for others.
In Fiscal Year 2012, Louisiana's education budget for kindergarten through high school is $8.7 billion, including $8 billion for local school districts and a half billion for the Recovery School District. More than 99% of the funding goes directly to school districts. The budget for the Louisiana Department of Education is less than one percent of the state's education budget.
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The overwhelming majority of state funding is allocated to school districts based on a formula, which is designed to ensure all school districts have a minimum amount of funding for schools. The formula is established under the Minimum Foundation Program which is adopted by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and approved by the Legislature. Funding under the Minimum Foundation Program is provided as a block grant and school districts determine how to spend the funding.
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Local tax dollars fund approximately 47% of the total education budget. For Fiscal Year 2012-2013, local government provided $## billion.
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According to "Concrete Mathematics" on page 434, elementary asymptotic methods show that $\displaystyle \sum_{k=1}^{n-1}\frac{k! \; k^{n-k}}{n!}$ is asymptotically $\sqrt{\frac{\pi n}{2}}$. Does anybody see how to show this?
How to show that $\sum\limits_{k=1}^{n-1}\frac{k!k^{n-k}}{n!}$ is asymptotically $\sqrt{\frac{\pi n}{2}}$?
The sum can asymptotically be replaced by an integral $$\sum_{k=1}^{n-1}\frac{k! \; k^{n-k}}{n!} \sim \int_1^n dk\, \frac{k! k^{n-k}}{n!}.$$ The integral can be approximated by its saddle point (which here coincides with a boundary). For that first use Stirling $$k! k^{n-k} \sim k^n e^{-k} = e^{-k +n \log k}.$$ The maximum of $-k+n \log k$ is attained at $k=n$ such that we can expand the integrand around this value and obtain $$\frac{k! \; k^{n-k}}{n!} \approx e^{-(k-n)^2/2n}$$ up to second order in the exponent. Thereby $$\sum_{k=1}^{n-1}\frac{k! \; k^{n-k}}{n!} \sim \int_1^n dk\, \frac{k! k^{n-k}}{n!} \sim \int_{-\infty}^n dk\, e^{- (k-n)^2/2n} = \sqrt{\frac{n \pi}{2}}. $$
Edit: as an answer to the comment of Didier Piau I try to be a bit more rigorous.
To estimate the integrand, we expand the exponent around the saddle point. This amounts to finding the maximum of $$\log \left[\frac{k! \; k^{n-k}}{n!} \right] \sim (n-k) \log k + k (\log k -1) - n (\log n -1).$$ Taking the derivative with respect to $k$ yields $(n-k)/k$ with the maximum at $n= k$. Expanding around this maximum to second order in $k-n$, we obtain $$\log \left[\frac{k! \; k^{n-k}}{n!} \right] \sim -\frac{(k-n)^2}{2n}.$$
What Didier Piau observed is a subdominant linear term ($i/2n$ in his comment). This leads to a shift in the position of the maximum but the curvature stays the same. In fact, the first nonvanishing term around the maximum is always second order as the linear term vanishes by definition. To make this more explicit, we have to include the next term in the Stirling expansion $$\log \left[\frac{k! \; k^{n-k}}{n!} \right] \sim (n-k) \log k + k (\log k -1) + \frac{1}{2} \log k - n (\log n -1) - \frac{1}{2} \log n.$$ The maximum is now obtained at $k^*= (2n -1)/2$ (exactly due to the shift noted by Didier Piau). Expanding to second order around this point yields $$\log \left[\frac{k! \; k^{n-k}}{n!} \right] \sim- \frac{(k - k^*)^2}{2n+1}.$$ The shifts of order 1 in the position of the maximum and in the curvature do not affect the result in leading order.
I don't think the accepted answer is sufficiently rigorous, so I dug up Knuth's derivation in The Art of Computer Programming, Vol. 1 (3rd ed.), Section 220.127.116.11, pp. 119-120. Here's a summary of his argument.
Use Stirling's approximation on $k!$ to get $$\sum_{k=0}^n \frac{k^{n-k} k!}{n!} = \frac{\sqrt{2\pi}}{n!}\sum_{k=0}^n k^{n+1/2} e^{-k}\left(1 + O(k^{-1})\right).$$
Then, use the Euler-Maclaurin formula to obtain
$$\sum_{k=0}^n k^{n+1/2}e^{-k} = \int_0^n x^{n+1/2} e^{-x} dx + \frac{1}{2} n^{n+1/2}e^{-n} + \frac{1}{24}n^{n-1/2}e^{-n} - R,$$ where $R$ is the remainder term and can be shown to be $O(n^n e^{-n})$.
Since the integral is an incomplete gamma function, we have $$\sum_{k=0}^n k^{n+1/2}e^{-k} = \gamma \left(n+\frac{3}{2},n\right) + O(n^{n+1/2}e^{-n}).$$
In a two-page analysis earlier in the section, Knuth shows that for large values of $x$ and fixed $y$, $$\frac{\gamma (x+1,x+y)}{\Gamma(x+1)} = \frac{1}{2} + O\left(\frac{y}{\sqrt{x}}\right).$$
Putting this all together yields $$\sum_{k=0}^n \frac{k^{n-k} k!}{n!} = \frac{\sqrt{2\pi}}{\Gamma(n+1)} \left[\Gamma\left(n+\frac{3}{2}\right)\left(\frac{1}{2} + O\left(\frac{1}{\sqrt{n}}\right)\right) + O\left(\Gamma\left(n+\frac{1}{2}\right)\right)\right].$$ Since, for fixed $a$ and $b$ (see, for instance, here), $$\frac{\Gamma(n+a)}{\Gamma(n+b)} = n^{a-b}\left(1 + O(n^{-1})\right),$$ we finally get $$\sum_{k=0}^n \frac{k^{n-k} k!}{n!} =\sqrt{ \frac{\pi n}{2}} + O(1).$$
Knuth says, "Our derivations... use only simple techniques of elementary calculus." So perhaps this is what is meant by "elementary asymptotic methods" in Concrete Mathematics, rather than "this derivation is easy." :)
Knuth also describes more advanced techniques whereby you can get the more precise estimate
$$\sum_{k=0}^n \frac{k^{n-k} k!}{n!} = \sqrt{ \frac{\pi n}{2}} - \frac{2}{3} + \frac{11}{24} \sqrt{\frac{\pi}{2n}} + \frac{4}{135n} - \frac{71}{1152} \sqrt{\frac{\pi}{2n^3}} + O(n^{-2}).$$


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Has anyone tried this either using bootcamp, a VM, or replacing the OS X? Google search yields old info.
I've run several different OSes on my iMac via Parallels Desktop. It worked, but was annoyingly slow and the older version (3) of Parallels I have didn't support SMP. VirtualBox seemed to be faster and free.
Bootcamp isn't virtualisation, it's directly running on bare hardware, so it's faster. But as of version 4, only Windows 7 is officially supported. Not to say other version won't work, but if you need proper support you're out of luck.
If you have a Mac and just want to play with Linux, I'd suggest a VM. If you need Linux and no longer need OS X, I'd suggest a PC because it'd give you a better bang for buck ratio and Macs have decent resale value.
Oh and if you do use another OS on a Mac, my tip is get a PC keyboard. Saves hassle.
I dunno about wise, but you can. I run Fedora on a 27" iMac, and it's a great hardware platform for it. At first, I dual booted using rEFIt, but now I've ditched OS X entirely and just run Linux as the only OS.


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Advanced (Seminar) Courses
Two sections of English 497 are the two Advanced Courses offered every fall. These are seminars designed primarily for English majors (although occasionally English minors enroll in them). The topics vary depending upon the research and teaching interests of the faculty. They demand a high level of student involvement in research and discussion. Several short papers and a long critical essay are required. Please Note: the two seminars are only offered in the fall semester.ENG 497 Seminar in English Literature
Gender Criticism
In what ways do conceptions of "masculinity" and "femininity" shape the way we create and respond to texts? In this seminar, we will consider this question, one that has been central to literary study for the past three decades. We will also look at gender criticism in relation to other critical currents like formalism, psychoanalysis, multiculturalism, new historicism, post-structuralism, gay studies, and cultural studies. During the first half of the semester we will read theoretical and critical essays, and study a range of works to create a common context for our discussions. We will also study other cultural representations of gender, including television, the web, political ads, and comics. If possible, we will interact with a gender studies course at DePauw. The second half of the semester will be devoted to individual research projects shared with the class.
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It is easy to show that similarity in matrices is an equivalence relation (two matrices A and B of same size being similar if there exists a matrix P such that B = PAP^(-1) ) Moreover, given a matrix, its equivalence class can be finite. E.g. The equivalence of nxn matrices containing the identity matrix I is singleton (i.e. it contains only the identity matrix itself). But I do not know how many equivalence classes there are for matrices of a given size.
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STEUBENVILLE - The Franciscan University of Steubenville women's tennis team swept the University of Pitt-Bradford, 9-0, Saturday at Belleview Park.
The match time was moved up due to possible imclement weather. The schedule change and the weather threw a number of curves at the Lady Baron squad including strong winds, an early start to the match, and rain the previous night. In fact, the entire team spent the pre-game on their hands and knees with, towels drying-off the rain soaked court
"They had to miss some warm up time to do that. So they went from cleaning water off the court to being able to focus on play," head coach Jenna Lynch said. "So I was happy with how they came out after that."
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Jane Crosby SUCCESSFUL?SUNDAY — Franciscan University of Steubenville runner Bill Jones finished second in the St. Vincent College Invitational Saturday, covering the 8-kilometer race in 26:31.
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SUCCESSFUL?SUNDAY — The Barons' Leann Roggensack, right, won her singles match Saturday at Belleview Park as the Barons defeated the University of Pitt-Bradford, 9-0.
Despite the distractions the Lady Barons did get off to a hot start, winning all three doubles matches with relative ease, including the undefeated doubles-team of Kristina Godnick and Alanna Murray.
The team followed up their solid doubles performances by winning all six singles matches. Lynch said that the No. 1 singles player Leann Roggensack played her best match of the year.
"Leann closed out every point she needed to close out. She just played a better strategy," Lynch said about Roggensack, who was two games away from winning with a clean sheet. "Today she played at her potential."
Playing to potential by staying mentally tough is something Lynch has been stressing to her team this season and the lessons have been paying off. The team struggled last year to finish close matches. This year it's a different story
"This year we haven't lost a tie-breaker or a third set," Lynch said. She added that the reason for the improvement is her players learning to keep their emotions in check.
"A lot of the girls are mental players. Whatever is going on in their head really affects how they play," Lynch said. "We've worked a lot on being able to manage our thought process for each point and being able to look at each point individually."
The Lady Barons visit Penn State-Altoon at 1 p.m. today.
Runners place fourth
LATROBE, Pa. - The FUS cross country teams both placed fourth in the St. Vincent College Invitational Saturday morning.
"Both teams looked stronger today even though they ran a difficult course," said head coach Dan Kuebler. "They competed better against the other teams particularly against St. Vincent than they did at Notre Dame last weekend."
Despite the challenging course senior Michael Gotta ran a personal record of 29:07 and placed 35th out of 120 runners in the 8-kilometer race. Kuebler said this shows him that Gotta has the potential to have a lot more drive in him for the rest of the season.
Senior John Kaiser also had an exceptional race placing a personal-best 13th with a time of 27:46.
The team's top runner Bill Jones continued his excellence, finishing second in 26:31.
"We have so much depth that although people are recovering from illness and injuries we are still relatively competitive and have not quite hit our potential yet," Kuebler said.
Senior Sara Mueller has improved greatly since last year and had an outstanding race placing seventh out of 129 runners in the women's 5-kilometer race with a time of 20:14. Even though sophomore Nicole Krajewski was recovering from a cold all week she placed eighth with a time of 20:21.
"The women's team looked a lot stronger in the last mile, which is great to see," Kuebler said. "Nobody went out too fast and everybody kept a good pace to stay strong throughout."
The top seven runners for the Barons will compete in the All Ohio Championships in Cedarville, Ohio on Saturday. The remaining members of both teams will run in the Mt. Aloysius Invite in Edensburg, Pa. on Sept. 30.
Volleyball loses twice
STEUBENVILLE - The Lady Barons dropped both of their Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference matches Saturday at home, to Medaille College (25-19, 16-25, 25-19, 25-17) and Penn State-Behrend (25-16, 21-25, 25-15, 25-16).
In the loss to Behrend, Anna Cain totaled 18 kills while Christina Lawrence added nine. Amy O'Keefe also helped the offense with 22 assists. Christina Lawrence had 26 digs, Sam Kelly and O'Keefe had 23 digs a piece.
"Sam and Christina are really tough players. Maria is also very impressive defensively. The addition of Sam and Christina defensively is a huge thing for our team. They are great. We are asking our freshman to do a lot and they are hanging tough," coach Kelly Herrmann said.
Against Medaille, Cain and O'Keefe had seven kills apiece. Lara Holley dished nine assists. Lawrence had 19 digs, Kelly had 12 digs and Maria Prezzia added 11 digs.
FUS hosts the University of Pitt-Greensburg Wednesday.
Women's socccer loses
STEUBENVILLE - The FUS women's soccer team dropped a 7-1 home decision Saturday to Penn State-Behrend in its first conference match of the season.
"This is probably the best team in the conference, and while we were happy to play them first to get a feel for where we need to be, we can humbly say that we were outplayed today," head coach Johann Marin said "The girls played to the end though and it was an honor to take them through."
The team was suffering from several injuries over the past few weeks, which has greatly affected the Lady Baron lineup.
"It is difficult to play against a team that's fully functioning when we're not 100 percent," Marin said.
The game did, however, mark the return of starting midfielder Julia Cocozza from and ankle injury that has kept her out all season.
"It was great to have Julia back," Marin said, "Calene Dougherty, Ashley Ruttencutter, and Katherine Roemer also played well, but really, the girls play as a team, with strong effort across the board."
One bright spot for the Lady Baron offense was the goal by Edison graduate Jordan Byrley early in the second half, which served to bring the team fresh hope and increase their efforts.
"That goal was the result of consistent hard work finally paying off," Marin said, "Jordan has been in position several times before but unable to convert, so it was great to see her score today."
Ultimately, Marin stated that he was proud of the girls for "sticking to the system" and continuing to keep their formation shape on the field, something the team has been focusing on throughout the season and which has paid off in the form of smooth offense to defense transitions and increased communication.
"Other teams recognize that they're playing an organized team when they play us," Marin said. "And that's important."
The Lady Barons visit the University of Pitt-Greensburg at 2 p.m. Tuesday.
Men shut out
STEUBENVILLE - The Barons men's soccer team dropped a 7-0 home decision to Penn State-Behrend Saturday in the conference opener.
Although several turnovers in the second half led to the defeat for the Barons, the first half showed solid offensive improvement in the form of increased passing accuracy, and on-field communication.
"We were playing better in that first half than we have played all season," head coach Ward Rogers said, "Now the formation is where it needs to be, but passing speed and accuracy still need to improve. We need four to five completed passes to be able to find the open shot."
In an attempt to gain offensive speed, Rogers moved defender Peter Herrmann to center forward, which helped Baron transitions but added pressure to the defense. Rogers noted that while defensive recovery needs to be faster, defender John Herrmann rose to the challenge aided by midfielders Jace Vansteenburg, Edwin de St. Aubin, and Jesse Saltarelli.
The men visit the University of Pitt-Greensburg at 4 p.m. Tuesday.


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There is a cube and an ant is performing a random walk on the edges where it can select any of the 3 adjoining vertices with equal probability. What is the expected number of steps it needs till it reaches the diagonally opposite vertex?
Extending to $d$-dimensions
So I had enough time to procrastinate today and I extended this problem to $d$ dimensions. I would appreciate if someone could read through the answer and suggest any simplification to final answer if possible. Do the final numbers $u_n$ constitute a nice well known sequence? Further, what other interesting problems arise out this ant and the cube problem. I think another nice problem is the expected cover time. Thanks
Working out explicitly for $d=3$ gave some nice hints and a good picture of what is going on. We use these to extend to any d-dimension.
The first thing is to define a cube in $d$-dimensions. A $\mathbf{d}$-dimensional cube is a set of vertices of the form $(i_1,i_2,\ldots,i_d)$ where $i_k \in \{0,1\}$. There is an edge between vertex $(i_1,i_2,\ldots,i_d)$ and vertex $(j_1,j_2,\ldots,j_d)$ if $\exists l$ such that $\left | i_l - j_l \right| = 1$ and $i_k = j_k$, $\forall k \neq l$.
Two vertices are said to be adjacent if they share an edge. It is easy to note that every vertex shares an edge with $d$ vertices. (Consider a vertex $(i_1,i_2,\ldots,i_d)$. Choose any $i_k$ and replace $i_k$ by $1-i_k$. This gives an adjacent vertex and hence there are $d$ adjacent vertices as $k$ can be any number from $1$ to $d$). Hence, the probability that an ant at a vertex will choose an edge is $\frac1{d}$.
For every vertex, $(i_1,i_2,\ldots,i_d)$ let $s((i_1,i_2,\ldots,i_d)) = \displaystyle \sum_{k=1}^d i_k$. Note that $s$ can take values from $0$ to $d$. There are $\binom{d}{r}$ vertices such that $s((i_1,i_2,\ldots,i_d)) = r$.
Let $v_{(i_1,i_2,\ldots,i_d)}$ denote the expected number of steps taken from $(i_1,i_2,\ldots,i_d)$ to reach $(1,1,\ldots,1)$
Let $S_r = \{ (i_1,i_2,\ldots,i_d) \in \{0,1\}^d: s((i_1,i_2,\ldots,i_d)) = r\}$
Claim: Consider two vertices say $a,b \in S_r$. Then $v_a = v_b$. The argument follows easily from symmetry. It can also be seen from writing down the equations and noting that the equations for $a$ and $b$ are symmetrical.
Further note that if $a \in S_r$, with $0 < r < d$, then any adjacent vertex of $a$ must be in $S_{r-1}$ or $S_{r+1}$. Any adjacent vertex of $(0,0,\ldots,0)$ belongs to $S_1$ and any adjacent vertex of $(1,1,\ldots,1)$ belongs to $S_{d-1}$. In fact, for any $a \in S_r$, $r$ adjacent vertices $\in S_{r-1}$ and $d-r$ adjacent vertices $\in S_{r+1}$.
Let $u_r$ denote the expected number of steps from any vertex $\in S_r$ to reach $(1,1,\ldots,1)$. For $r \in \{1,2,\ldots,d-1\}$, we have \begin{align} u_r & = 1 + \frac{r}{d} u_{r-1} + \frac{d-r}{d} u_{r+1} & r \in \{1,2,\ldots,d-1\}\\\ u_0 & = 1 + u_1 & r = 0\\\ u_d & = 0 & r = d \end{align} Setting up a matrix gives us a tai-diagonal system to be solved. Instead, we go about solving this as follows.
Let $p_r = \frac{r}{d}$, $\forall r \in \{1,2,\ldots,d-1\}$. Then the equations become \begin{align} u_r & = 1 + p_r u_{r-1} + (1-p_r) u_{r+1} & r \in \{1,2,\ldots,d-1\}\\\ u_0 & = 1 + (1-p_0) u_1 & r = 0\\\ u_d & = 0 & r = d \end{align} Let $a_{r} = u_{r+1} - u_r$. Then we get \begin{align} p_r a_{r-1} & = 1 + (1-p_r)a_r & r \in \{1,2,\ldots,d-1\}\\\ a_0 & = -1 & r = 0 \end{align} Note that $u_m = - \displaystyle \sum_{k=m}^{d-1} a_k$ and $u_d = 0$ \begin{align} a_0 & = -1 & r = 0\\\ a_{r} & = \frac{p_r}{1-p_r} a_{r-1} - \frac1{1-p_r} & r \in \{1,2,\ldots,d-1\} \end{align} Let $l_r = \frac{p_r}{1-p_r} = \frac{r}{d-r}$ \begin{align} a_0 & = -1 & r = 0\\\ a_{r} & = l_r a_{r-1} - (1+l_r) & r \in \{1,2,\ldots,d-1\} \end{align} \begin{align} a_1 &= l_1 a_0 - (1+l_1)\\\ a_2 & = l_2 l_1 a_0 - l_2(1+l_1) - (1+l_2)\\\ a_3 & = l_3 l_2 l_1 a_0 - l_3 l_2 (1+l_1) - l_3 (1+l_2) - (1+l_3)\\\ a_m & = \left( \prod_{k=1}^{m} l_k \right) a_0 - \displaystyle \sum_{k=1}^{m} \left((1+l_k) \left( \prod_{j=k+1}^m l_j \right) \right) \end{align} Since $a_0 = -1$ and $l_0 = 0$, we get \begin{align} a_m & = - \displaystyle \sum_{k=0}^{m} \left((1+l_k) \left( \prod_{j=k+1}^m l_j \right) \right) \end{align} Hence, \begin{align} u_n & = - \displaystyle \sum_{m=n}^{d-1} a_m\\\ u_n & = \displaystyle \sum_{m=n}^{d-1} \left( \displaystyle \sum_{k=0}^{m} \left((1+l_k) \left( \prod_{j=k+1}^m l_j \right) \right) \right)\\\ u_n & = \displaystyle \sum_{m=n}^{d-1} \left( \displaystyle \sum_{k=0}^{m} \left(\frac{d}{d-k} \left( \prod_{j=k+1}^m \frac{j}{d-j} \right) \right) \right)\\\ u_n & = \displaystyle \sum_{m=n}^{d-1} \frac{\displaystyle \sum_{k=0}^{m} \binom{d}{k}}{\binom{d-1}{m}} \end{align} Note that \begin{align} u_n & = \frac{\displaystyle \sum_{k=0}^{n} \binom{d}{k}}{\binom{d-1}{n}} + u_{n+1} & \forall n \in \{0,1,2,\ldots,d-2 \} \end{align} The expected number of steps from one vertex away is when $n = d-1$ and hence $u_{d-1} = 2^d-1$
The expected number of steps from two vertices away is when $n = d-2$ and hence $u_{d-2} = \frac{2d(2^{d-1} - 1)}{d-1}$
The answers for the expected number of steps from a vertex and two vertices away coincide with Douglas Zhare's comment
Initial Solution
Problems such as these fall in the category of Markov chains and one way to solve this is through first step analysis.
We shall denote the vertices of the cube by numbers from $1$ to $8$ with $1$ and $8$ being the opposite ends of the body diagonal.
Let $v_i$ denote the expected number of steps to reach the vertex numbered $8$ starting at vertex numbered $i$.
$v_1 = 1 + \frac{1}{3}(v_2 + v_4 + v_6)$; $v_2 = 1 + \frac{1}{3}(v_1 + v_3 + v_7)$; $v_3 = 1 + \frac{1}{3}(v_2 + v_4 + v_8)$; $v_4 = 1 + \frac{1}{3}(v_1 + v_3 + v_5)$; $v_5 = 1 + \frac{1}{3}(v_4 + v_6 + v_8)$; $v_6 = 1 + \frac{1}{3}(v_1 + v_5 + v_7)$; $v_7 = 1 + \frac{1}{3}(v_6 + v_2 + v_8)$; $v_8 = 0$;
Note that by symmetry you have $v_2 = v_4 = v_6$ and $v_3 = v_5 = v_7$.
Hence, $v_1 = 1 + v_2$ and $v_2 = 1 + \frac{1}{3}(v_1 + 2v_3)$ and $v_3 = 1 + \frac{2}{3} v_2$.
Solving we get $$\begin{align} v_1 & = 10\\ v_2 = v_4 = v_6 & = 9\\ v_3 = v_5 = v_7 & = 7 \end{align}$$
Hence, the expected number of steps to reach the diagonally opposite vertex is $10$.
Call the set containing only the starting vertex $A$. You can move to any of three vertices next. Call the set of them $B$. For the next step, you can go back to $A$, or you can move on to any of three new vertices. Call the set of those vertices $C$. Finally, call the set containing the goal vertex $D$.
Call the expected number of steps from $A$ to $D$ $E(AD)$ etc.
Consider $E(BD)$. We can write an equation for $E(BD)$ by considering what happens if you start at $B$ and take two steps. You could go to $C$ and then to $D$. The probability of this is $2/3$ for the first step and $1/3$ for the second, or $2/9$ over all.
You could also go to $C$ and back, or to $A$ and back. Either way, your new expected number of steps to $D$ is the same as it was before, because you're back where you started. The probability of this is $7/9$ because probabilities add to one.
This gives
which means
It takes one step to go from $A$ to $B$, so
Hint: there are three kinds of vertices besides the target itself: 1) those one step from the target 2) those two steps from the target 3) the vertex opposite to the target Let u_i be the expected number of steps, starting at a vertex of type i, until it reaches the target. Considering the possibilities for the first step from a vertex of type i, write three equations expressing u_i in terms of the other u_j. Then solve.
I've been challenged whith this exercice but with a slight difference.
The difference is that if I get vertex 8 (beginning from 1) then the ant dies. And the question is "What probabilities I have to die?"
I know from the above answers that the number of expected steps from 1 to 8 is 10, then it means that is more difficult to die on vertex 8 than in vertex for example 7, due to the expected number of steps to reach vertex 7 is smaller than in vertex 8 and that means that the probability to die is higher on vertex 7 because of is easier to reach. But...I don't know exactly how to express it in terms of PROBABILITY.
Anyone could open my mind? Thanks


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I am cleaning markup on a website for my first customer. I did not build the site; I want to remove the table-based design and replace it with proper CSS, before I add a shopping cart to the site. http://www.theresheglowsdayspa.com
I noticed by accident that the appearance will change if 'www' is removed from the URL.
Can someone explain what's going on here? Also, is there a best practice with 'www' or no 'www' in the URL?


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GENESEO, N.Y. -- The Rochester AudioVisual Association (RAVA) has named SUNY Geneseo senior communication major Billy Cunningham a Rochester-area RAVA Scholar. He received the honor recently at the organization's 37th Annual Media Scholar Awards Banquet in Rochester, N.Y.
The RAVA Scholar Award is presented annually to select area college students who show promise in media production and have brought honor to their profession and to their respective colleges. In addition to a cash award, each RAVA Scholar receives software or merchandise donated by Rochester-area audiovisual companies and organizations. The students also have the opportunity to show samples of their media work to a panel of Rochester media professionals.
Cunningham, from Bay Shore, Long Island, has a concentration in media within his communication major. He also works as a TV production assistant in the SUNY Geneseo Department of Communication. This summer he will intern at Crescent Beach Productions, a production house that specializes in corporate marketing videos. In the future, Cunningham says he'd like to produce and direct live television events.
Past Geneseo RAVA Scholars include Rachel Kingston, a 2008 Geneseo graduate, who is a TV reporter at WIVB-TV in Buffalo, and Cory Gershon, a 2012 Geneseo graduate, who is a video editor at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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Taxing Language
There is a good argument to be made that raising taxes for anyone in the midst of a recession--or an anemic recovery--such as we are experiencing is unwise. What drives me bananas, however, are two terms that Republicans always trot out in debates over taxes. One term is "punish," as in, "Why do they want to punish people for being successful," i.e., rich. The other is "class warfare." Is it "punishment" to expect those who have benefitted most from our system--our laws, our economic and financial systems--to contribute more to it? Is it "class warfare" to point out that those who have benefitted the most from the system ought to bear a greater share of the burden of maintaining it?Both terms suggest to me that those who use them have no real sense of a commonweal, just as they have no real sense of what real class warfare is like. Let us pray that our nation's growing income inequality never gets so bad that they really find out.
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Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell used to point out that throughout the history of human civilization, all societies have redistributed wealth---either by taxation, or by violent revolution. The question for the wealthy then becomes: which do you prefer?
The redistribution of wealth that we're discussing here, istm, is from American taxpayers to Chinese bondholders.
As has been predicted, accurately, for decades now, the fisacal punishment (tax increases) is being visited upon the sons for the fiscal sins (irresponsible deficit spending) of the fathers.
It's often pointed out that Felix Frankfurter noted the sign of how civilized a society was was the percentage of taxes it paid."Class Warfare" and "punishing" are just part of the "free speech" semantics paid for by the powerful.(Here in New Mexico, the news this morning is that gubernatorail Republican candidate susanna Martinez has gotten several mil in the past weeks and a good chunk from the oil and gas folks (while she promises "real change'; also a big contributor is Mr. Brooks of Houston and swift Boat Veterans fame. The real change promised means "cutting taxes" toi "help small businesses and encorgae job growth - or so the appeal goes.))
Lets not forget to tax the beautiful, those with high IQs and the highly educated, the healthy, the long-lived, and especially the lazy. They also benefit the most from our system and should be expected to contribute more to it. Think what enormous good the government could do with added revenue from those favored outside the income hierarchy! I think monetary redistribution (I dont call this a contribution) is the least painful method of redistribution but it does have economic consequences. I admire those who are willing to trade off a great deal of economic growth for a slightly more egalitarian post-tax income distribution. Some would even favor smaller absolute (but equal) shares to larger amounts in an unequal (but otherwise just) distribution. But Im troubled when contemporary Robin Hoods assert that theres a free lunch to be had by taxing the rich and no important consequences for economic growth would follow. I also believe that its possible to reach a limit beyond which efforts to redistribute income are either futile or counter-productive and may reach a point so as to generate a backlash jeopardizing a much needed safety net.
Just a couple of facts to add to the conversation:1) The WW II and post-WW II era (1941-1973) was a generation of higher marginal tax rates and higher economic growth than the past generation.2) The tax hikes passed in the early 1990s under Presidents Bush and Clinton led to over 20 million new jobs and federal government surpluses. The tax cuts passed in the early 2000s under President Bush (George W.) led to a weak economy (virtually no jobs created) and $5 trillion added to the federal debt.
I just want to add that NPR has a week long series on the Tea Party starting today, and should be worth a listen.My image of the Tea Party is a picture of a rally wher ea woman is holding a sign, "God Hates Taxes."The problem with that view is that it's rooted in the deerply individulaistic view of each loks out for himself (so I've got mine" or hope to get it) and at base is ultimastely rooted in selfishness.
Hello Don,I think these are fair questions to ask. The obvious short answer might be that in some cases these terms are bandied about because the political rhetoric used to push such tax hikes often...well, smacks of "class warfare." Or at least is perceived that way by many.But I think you are also getting at deeper questions about what constitutes a fair or just tax rate - in other words, to what degree tax structures are intended (or should be intended) to create a more equitable redistribution of wealth?Hello Luke,I think we want to be careful here: It is true that the top marginal income tax rates in the postwar era were 91% (until 1963) and 70% (after the Kennedy-Johnson tax cuts of 1963-64) - far higher than we have experienced since the Reagan years. However, these rates also had major tax shelter exemptions, and the result was that most top bracket earners placed much of their money in them to avoid the tax hit. Few were actually paying anything like 91% or 70% on most of their income. There was, after all, no AMT In 1945-1973. As for the economic boom of the 90's - I think you have to give a fair amount of the credit to the IT bubble - and, for that matter, the mounting real estate bubble as well. More to the point, however, both sides too easily overlook the ongoing deeper structural changes (including globalization) that have been underway over the past few decades.
I'm a PhD student in exactly this topic - public policy & public finance, with a focus on redistributive policy. Anyone who is telling you that higher taxes (i.e. social spending, redistribution) leads to lower economic growth has not proven empirically that this is the case. Study after study suggests the opposite, yet it remains an axiom of orthodox economic thinking that a single dollar in taxes reduces overall economic efficiency.One could argue that the costs of a poor, hungry and miserable populace - who are as a result less productive - far outweigh the theoretical inefficiencies of redistributive policy.
Control of the US has always been a marriage between the rich and the middle class. The rich have persuaded the middle class that the status quo is their assurance of greater prosperity for the them. Trouble is the middle class is in deep trouble now while the rich have never been richer. And they are making certain people rich to keep it so. Sarah Palin is getting richer with Russ Limbaugh, O"reilly, Hannity etc. The joke is on the middle class who are seeing their jobe outsourced to other countries while they go without health care.
Is it punishment to expect those who have benefitted most from our systemour laws, our economic and financial systemsto contribute more to it?The government taking your earnings by force of law does not constitute a "contribution", a word that implies some level of choice.
Is "punishment" the oposite of "contribution?"
Let's see if Americans in November will buy into the usual Commonweal tax and spend policies - there should be a fund to "contribute" extra taxes for those who want to save the world by taxing and spending - I'm sure most of you will join the club.
Jim S,Nice political slogan and hardly original. The point is taxing those over $300,000 more. As you can surmise, those in the top 5 percent have no problem spending at all. They don't even need health care.
Thanks for the compliment, Bill - it's what I think, not a slogan - don't puff people off as stupid by claiming they use slogans and are not thoughtful - if you are right about taxes, it should show itself in the will of the American people in November - don't be mad when the majority disagrees - I am being punished by taxes as a retiree and I don't like it. Don't tell me I'm not being punished - regarding politics, both parties are to blame - I don't belong to either one - but I know who Commonweal supports - and you guys love to spend!
Thomas Jacobs,Its not hard to find views contrary to yours from reputable economists. Heres an excerpt from yesterdays WSJ by Harvard's Robert Barro (often mentioned as a likely Nobel prize recipient):From the standpoint of incentives, the important point is that higher marginal tax rates harm the economy. For example, if all of the 2003 Bush tax cuts (which alone reduced the average marginal rate by two percentage points) were undone for 2011, I estimate that GDP growth for 2011-12 would be reduced by 1.1 percentage points.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870359720457548356204865478... point is not that tradeoffs are never justified or that maximizing GDP is the only value worth pursuing. But I do think citizens are rightly skeptical when they are told there is no deadweight loss or administrative burden involved and therefore nothing to worry about when politicians want to spread the wealth around. If only our representatives were sufficiently shrewd as to accomplish this they might gain more sympathy. However, I can understand why citizens are less than inspired by the example of Timothy Geithner and Charles Rangel. Even with angels in power It would would be worth knowing how they balance equity and efficiency.Arguments about taxation among economists and real people like Joe the plumber are not likely to be soon resolved. In the absence of controlled experiments nothing is ever definitively proven in the social sciences. But the view that incentives matter should not be lightly tossed aside as often happens on the Democratic side. I hope Mr. Wycliff understands why that stance drives people bananas.
Patrick,We've been discussing Barro extensively in my classes. As far as I am aware, in terms of actual studies, not theory, Barro has no empirical evidence of his claims. He is taking lots of flak for this unsubstantiated position from those who work on this issue, including one of my professors. My point was not to say that people don't make that point - most do - it was that data does not back them up.
By the by, I read about a study recently that said most people grossly overestimate the amount that they pay in taxes. If you ask people on the street how much they pay, they will often say upwards of 50%. In fact, despite all cries to the contrary, we pay about 30% in taxes in the US (including the superrich - don't let them pretend otherwise). So, perceptions of tax rates may go a long way towards describing much of our cultural anxiety over taxes. We think we're being taxed at much higher rates than we actually are.On the other hand, people also tend to like the programs we wind up with, which is why its so hard to cut programs & funding once they've begun. No one wants to cut social security, for example, or medicare. Or highway funding. Or the billions in federal aid that fills ailing state budget gaps every year.I've made this point before, and had people jump down my throat over it, but it remains true nonetheless: most people don't actually know much about issues of public finance, which is why there is so much misinformation out there. Before I'm accused of elitism, I'd like to point out that this is not grounds for dismissing people's opinions out of hand. I think that everyone - and more than a few politicians included - should be better educated on the topic because it clears has so much to bear on our democracy.
Bob Schwartz said: "The government taking your earnings by force of law does not constitute a contribution, a word that implies some level of choice."Unless, of course, the government is a freely elected one in an election in which you voted.
The republicans agrument that raising taxes on the "rich" will cause our economy to somehow decline is a "bill of goods" if I've ever seen one. I hope they whine until they lose the next election. Where else are we going to get the money we need to climb up for air from deficit spending? Republicans--whine about taxes--and I hope you sit on your hands another 4 years while Obama is elected again--with all of the possible problems that may entail.
Where to begin?"The government taking your earnings by force of law does not constitute a 'contribution,' a word that implies some level of choice."Part of what we pay for with taxes is the protection of laws, so that saying "your earnings" or "my earnings" can have real meaning. And better to do this "by force of law" than by force of arms, which is the alternative.There is a choice: As Socrates (if I recall correctly) said in the Apology, each of us can decide at some point--or maybe at many points--to remain a part of the society into which we were born or to leave it for another. That option is always available. There are places in the world where one can go and pay far less in taxes than one does in the United States--and, I suspect, get commensurately less in the way of a dependable legal system, roads and bridges and highways and schools and all the other things that not only make life nice, but that make it possible for one to make the kind of income one can make in this country. Taxes are not "punishment." They are the cost of having a civilized society within which one can live, work and amass wealth that is protected "by force of law." If someone supposes he can get all that the U.S. offers in some other place at a cheaper price, I suppose that, economically speaking, he ought to grab it.Of course there are incentives and disincentives. My frustration is not with a discussion of those. My frustration is with hyperbolic language--"punishing success," "class warfare"--that obscures that very fact--that this is a discussion about incentives, disincentives and what kind of society we want to have, not a cry for blades to be sharpened and tumbrils to roll.
Thomas --About the economy improving when taxes are raised -- my whole life (80 years) I've heard it said that it is cutting taxes that encourages economic growth. Is that another an urban myths like the flat earth? How come the liberal economists haven't discovered this? Or have they?
Hi Ann,You point to one of the most interesting and intractable pieces of the debate, namely, whose opinion makes its way into the public sphere. Liberal (or heterodox) economists definitely have questioned the assumption that taxes hinder growth (on various grounds) - the problem is, economics is dominated primarily by orthodox "conservative" theorists. Paul Krugman at the Times is a good primer if you're looking for someone who's both respected & critical of some mainstream thinking. One reason he's so good is that he operates within the orthodox framework, but arrives at some different conclusions.I should probably clarify this, since it's at the heart of the post. It's not that cutting taxes encourages growth; or even that raising taxes encourages growth. The problem is that it is almost impossible to prove a cause and effect. One could argue, for example, that our average lower tax rates led to America's dominant economic position in the 20th Century. On the other hand, as someone else pointed up above, the periods of our most rapid growth (such as after WWII) reflect markedly higher tax rates and increases in government spending as a percentage of GDP. And our cyclic busts (2007-2008) are almost always preceded by periods of extremely low taxes.Unfortunately, these arguments too often take place in the realm of theory - and theoretically, taxes = inefficiencies. Reality, it turns out, is much, much, much more complicated.
"On the other hand, as someone else pointed up above, the periods of our most rapid growth (such as after WWII) reflect markedly higher tax rates and increases in government spending as a percentage of GDP. And our cyclic busts (2007-2008) are almost always preceded by periods of extremely low taxes."Thomas --Hmm. Very interesting. Could it be that what growth requires is simply major spending, whether of private monies or government monies -- that the money taken from investors by the government in the form of taxes is later spend by the government for public works, etc,?Since the economic busts have followe low taxes, might the busts happen because the private sector spends its investment money less productively than the government does? Further, given that in the last 15 years or so major investment money has gone into actually non-productive investment (I mean derivatives) that such "investment" probably wouldn't be approved of by Adam Smith? So non-productive, but money-earning investment should be banned??
Ann, that's exactly right, which is why you hear politicians saying "we need to increase demand." What they mean is that people need to want things, which companies then produce for them to spend their money on. The whole point is that people are spending their money on goods which are produced.The anti-tax argument says that both more and more accurate stuff (i.e. what people really want, as opposed to what government wants to give them) will be produced when people and companies don't have to give up their money in the form of taxes. Stimulus arguments, on the other hand, say that when people aren't spending their money, government needs to spend their money for them.I read Adam Smith in college, but I don't remember him well. I hope to revisit him soon. My gut says that he has been misused by idealogues who put words in his mouth that he would not have used. If I remember correctly, he was deeply skeptical of shareholder corporations (don't hold me to that). And I'm afraid I don't know enough about derivatives to say anything useful.
I just stumbled across this, which some may find interesting:http://ourfuture.org/files/documents/don't-kill-growth-and-jobs.pdf
Thomas --I got a "Page not found" note for that address.I don't even remember how many years ago I looked at Adam Smith :-)
Thanks, Thomas.It seems to me that the biggest problem people have with your position is that it seems to make perfectly good sense for the Tea Partiers to say that you don't reduce debt by spending more money, and that includes the government. But the real issue is not whether to pay taxes, it's : when is a good time to pay taxes? You economists have a lot of educating of the public to do! We the people need the *reason* for spending more money in the face of a gigantic debt.


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#3. The Economy Is Killing the Library
Proponents of book destruction warn against the mentality that sees the library's function as a "museum of the book." Their point is that while you may think of the library as shelf after shelf of beloved old works of literature, the most important function (and often biggest cost) of a library is maintaining active subscriptions to dozens or hundreds of journals that students and academics use for research.
It's less about arts and entertainment and more about not flunking out of $30,000 worth of classes.
Think about how much your porn subscriptions cost you every week. The really nasty stuff that you have to import from Europe is particularly vulnerable to market fluctuations -- if your country's currency drops or rises, then the cost of a foreign subscription changes a little. Now imagine that, instead of a handful of foreign subscriptions, you hold about 100,000, and instead of ordinary market fluctuations, you get hit by the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
Back then, people ate books to survive.
When the median cost of library subscriptions is tens of millions of dollars, we're talking about the price of a Lear jet disappearing from your budget overnight. If you can't afford a Lear jet, then you have a problem here. It may seem like the only rational response is to throw these subscriptions out the window like they are made of flaming bees, but this is the stuff that the library's power users -- academics and students -- actually need to have access to every day. What they don't need is a hand-illustrated copy of the Necronomicon.
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It can scream for hours, but it never burns.
And you can't give that old stuff away to some other library, because they're all facing the exact same problem. It doesn't matter how irreplaceable it is, there's just no room for it anywhere. Because ...
#2. Libraries Can't Grow Fast Enough
Sure, it's one thing that libraries are forced to shred their collections because of an implosion in the economy. That's depressing, but understandable. But what about when thousands of turn-of-the-last-century books and newspapers become landfill because the library wants to install a coffee shop? Also understandable, if the head librarian is Mr. Burns.
But that's what's happening at the University of New South Wales in Australia, where books and newspapers dating back to the 1850s have been pulped to make room for more social space, seating room and computers, which Professor Peter Slezak describes as turning the library "into a kind of Starbucks."
"And with your late fee, that comes to $6.72."
But look at it from the library's point of view. Students and library patrons are demanding this stuff. It's not enough to house a bunch of books, they also need to provide space for people to, well, actually use the books.
And remember that publishers are still cranking out new books by the million. So the library is assaulted on both ends -- by the demand that they grow to accommodate all the new books, and also to provide a space for everyone to order a cappuccino and put their feet up.
Wi-Fi and caffeine do more for the average grad student than a dozen racks of fire hazards.
So why not just build a new floor? Well, the problem is that nobody wants to fund that. As this report on the subject reveals, the institutions in charge of providing funding to libraries are incredibly hesitant to cough up money. A library, after all, doesn't exactly rake in a profit. When was the last time you went into a library and paid for something? Even the late fees are laughable. So when the library says, "We need money to expand," the funding bodies adjust their monocles and reply, "Find another way."
"The school can't afford to expand the library, but we are willing to throw down for matches and liquor."
For most libraries, there is another way to make room (that doesn't involve setting fire to the building to collect the insurance money) ...
#1. The Books Are Going Digital
Let's face it, books are going out of vogue anyway. In the last three months of 2010, e-books began to outsell paper books on Amazon. E-books don't take up any space; you can fit an approximate infinity of them on a decent hard drive. When your entire local library can be replaced by a USB drive the size of your fingernail, the only thing keeping those books out of an industrial-size furnace is people who have some innate fondness for books. And there isn't much room in this economy for innate fondness.
This process actually goes back about three decades -- in the 1980s, it wasn't actual digitization that was solving libraries' space issues, but a hip new technology called microfilm. By scanning books and newspapers onto microfilm, an entire library full of books could fit into a filing cabinet.
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The same could not be said for the ridiculous machine required to read them.
Nicholson Baker wrote a scathing historical account of the microfilming fad, in which the British Library, the Library of Congress and other super-prestigious libraries tore through their oldest and most valuable holdings, scanning and destroying them by the thousands. The account broke the hearts of book lovers worldwide, but librarians angrily hit back, holding up their microfilms and insisting "We haven't destroyed shit! Look, it's all right here!"
Today, the struggle to condense books has only surged forward with the introduction of the Internet. Some institutions use a simple method to decide what gets pulped -- whether or not Google Books has a copy of it.
Of course, that doesn't always address the concerns of book lovers, who see some books as having an intrinsic value beyond just the words printed inside them. The people who complained about a British library pulping the private library of a beloved prime minister probably weren't encouraged by the fact there are probably other copies of those books out there.
But that's the real world for you -- it runs on a train made of money, on tracks made of paperwork and fueled by bureaucracy. And I'm sure that, when we finally get around to knocking down the pyramids, it'll be based on sound, pragmatic economic advice.
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Generally, one is not allowed to clap to a beat on Shabbos (S.A. O.C. 339:3) Some have said that nowadays the gezeirah doesn't apply since we're not adept at instrument repair and the incidence is not common. The Rema brings this for even dancing. Others only permit for hand-clapping. I don't even know if this heter would apply now since instrument repair has become pretty easy.
Some other areas which are debated are:
Clapping not to a musical beat (e.g. applauding, attention getting). Magen Avraham there permits. The Mishna Berurah there brings down those who argue, but even the M.B. sounds like it's a chumrah (compare 339:9 to 338:1)
For a mitzvah. The M.A. above and Taz in Y.D.282 disapprove of bells on a sefer torah. The Mishna Berurah brings the Shach that argues with the Taz, but I didn't see where the Shach says that.
Generally, I have seen the bnei yeshiva clapping to zemiros. I don't know if it's based on mitzva, or a combination of heterim.
Yalkut Yosef 338:1
In a circumstance of happiness and singing, it is prohibited.
To wake people up it is permissible because it is not in a way of music.
I have heard the sefer Minchas Elazar writes about this subject (and other Chasidic minhagim), in support of a heter.
In practice sefaradim prohibit and some ashkenazim permit for sake of a mitsva, like singing during meals or the bet hacneset.
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WATERBURY -- Sacred Heart High coach Jon Carroll put into words the thoughts of most city basketball fans: "If things work out, hopefully we get to see them again."
In other words, Carroll, all of Sacred Heart, coach Nick Augelli and all of Crosby, and every one of us who live and breath in the city would love to see a third game between the Hearts and the Bulldogs.
In our wonderful and intense world of high school boys basketball, city fans now enjoy another season series between outstanding teams.
There seemed little chance that we could expect a repeat of the brilliant basketball that Crosby and Wilby delivered in 2013. But gosh darn it, here we go again. This time, it is Crosby and Sacred Heart. The teams have split two regular-season games and appear destined to meet again in a Naugatuck Valley League tournament title game.
The Bulldogs and the Hearts are the two best the NVL have to offer. Certainly, Kennedy, Wilby and others have the talent to win against any opponent on any given night. However, there are two teams that have captured our attention: Crosby and Sacred Heart.
And as Coach Carroll said, if things work out ...
In the crowd: I did not see them myself, but fans told me that the Terryville boys basketball team attended the Crosby-Sacred Heart game Tuesday. The Kangaroos will play in the Class S state tournament along with the Hearts.
The 'Roos now know that a daunting task is ahead.
Also, former Torrington star John Strawson was at the game. He is head coach at the Forman School in Litchfield and Coach Strawson brought along all the lads.
Should have bought a ticket: The winning dollar figure in Tuesday's 50-50 raffle was $306.
City traffic: I have lived in this town all of my life, but was I smart enough to avoid the traffic mess that torments I-84 every rush hour? Of course not.
Late-arriving fans to Crosby suffered as well. Traffic was snarled and backed up out of the Crosby entrance driveway on Pierpont Road. It stretched all the way back to East Main Street.
You have to love a big game.
The usual suspects: There are hoop fans who rarely miss the big ones, and they turned out again for the latest city epic. Former city parks director Sam Leisring routinely attends city games and he was in the Palace. Actually, it would be news if Sammy wasn't there.
Waterbury Mayor Neil O'Leary was in the Palace, as was his chief of staff, ardent Crosby fan Joe Geary. Geary had a seat. The mayor had to stand. That tells you who has the juice in this town.
Also on hand were the state's biggest high school hoop fans, bar none, no question, Frank and Sheila Beneski. The Suffield couple are at every big game in this state. They have already taken in at least three city games this season. Along with Tuesday's game, they were spied at the first Crosby-Hearts game and also the first Crosby-Wilby game, always in the front row, always keeping score and taking notes.
Stars came out: Former city stars in the gym included Jayson Johnson, the Lotts, Phil and Keith, Marcus Robinson and also former Hearts and San Diego State star Kelvin Davis. Current Hearts player Malik Petteway is Davis' nephew.
Kudos to the crowd: Once again, city fans deserve our praise. Once again, city fans cheered for both teams, not against. Once again city fans were passionate but respectful. Stories that come out of gymnasiums around the state often tell a different tale.
Time and again in our big events, city spectators demonstrate that they are true fans of the game, with a rooting interest for sure, but with a healthy admiration for all of our city kids, no matter the uniform.
Final word: Carroll had the first word, and we will let him have the last word, too. After Tuesday's game, Carroll said: "The crowd was tremendous and the atmosphere great. It was a great night in the city."
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" I thought I read yesterday , home sales ROSE!!! "
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" You mean you can't buy a McMansion with a McJob? I love how people say the market is bottoming out. Right? So if they ever end the zero interest rate policy, or will they start paying people to buy. I think the market will really find the bottom when interest rates go up a few percent. People who own better hope our filthy politicians can keep the rating agencies playing their games or the gig will be up. You think houses are high now, wait till interest rates hit 7 or 8 percent. Or will the economy continue to punish savers to prop up investments. Savers just need to say no to putting their money in any kind of bank in a zirp environment. "
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Chainlink lattice side table. Versatile airy white tray-style side table. The table style can function in any room: as a pretty nightstand, handy side table, accent piece in an entryway or stationary serving cart. Elegant lattice table constructed of tubular steel. Table finished in a durable powder-coated finish. Adjustable foot glides ensure levelness. Table measures 27 ¾ W X 21 ¾ D X 29 ¾ "H. Easy assembly. Wipe clean. Imported. Fresh but familiar, our airy white Lattice side table injects a pop of brightness wherever you choose to place it. Designed with a durable powder coated finish, our fun and functional table is sure to become a home décor favorite. The versatile Lattice side table can function in any room: as a pretty nightstand, handy side table, accent piece in an entryway or stationary serving cart. Equal parts pretty and practical, our Lattice side table lends a romantic air to any space. What better way to serve breakfast in bed, display your favorite picture frames or hold a beautiful table lamp? Our elegant Lattice table lamp will have endless purposes in your home. The size, 27 ¾ W X 21 ¾ D X 29 ¾ "H, makes this side table easy to place just about anywhere. The sturdy steel base on our Lattice side table gives a lighthearted nod to British campaign furniture while the top is framed with an intricate lattice design reminiscent of antique wrought iron garden furniture. The table also features adjustable foot glides that ensure levelness at all times. Due to the size and weight of our larger items, special care and handling is required. Therefore, an additional shipping charge of $50.00 will be added to the total cost.
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