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Monthly Archives: July 2007
EXCHANGE RATES REVISITED.
EXCHANGE RATES REVISITED. I have previously posted on the difficulty of predicting foreign exchange rate movements and questioning whether the large American trade deficit predicts a massive decline in the dollar. That post relied on Morgan Stanley’s views on exchange … Continue reading
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A RAISIN IN THE SUN—ALMOST FIFTY YEARS LATER.
A RAISIN IN THE SUN—ALMOST FIFTY YEARS LATER. Over the weekend, we saw a stunning production of A RAISIN IN THE SUN at the Darien Arts Center—wonderful performances, wonderful direction. I saw the play in the Chicago area many years … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, Theater
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BUYING SUV’S AND VOTING AGAINST THEM.
BUYING SUV’S AND VOTING AGAINST THEM. Kids, this article by James Surowiecki explains a concept that is important in both economics and law. Thomas Schelling, a Nobel Prize winner in economics, identified the concept years ago. It can be rational … Continue reading
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A HOSPITAL SUCCEEDS IN REDUCING INFECTIONS.
A HOSPITAL SUCCEEDS IN REDUCING INFECTIONS. I posted here on the importance of reducing infections in hospitals and on how much might be done cheaply (by random testing of whether hospital personnel have clean hands). This article describes how a … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Uncategorized
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BASEBALL PROSPECTUS.
BASEBALL PROSPECTUS. The link to umpire accuracy below comes from Baseball Prospectus. I want to put in a plug for the site because much of the site, including that article, is intended for subscribers only. Baseball Prospectus has wonderful statistical … Continue reading
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UMPIRE RATINGS.
UMPIRE RATINGS. Following up on yesterday’s post, here is a rating for accuracy in calling balls and strikes for each major league umpire. The percentages show that on average, the umpires miss about ten per cent of the calls on … Continue reading
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SHOULD REFEREE RATINGS BE PUBLIC?
SHOULD REFEREE RATINGS BE PUBLIC? The National Basketball Association is now faced with the nightmare of a referee (Tim Donaghy) being accused of betting on games he officiated. Did his bets influence his refereeing? Sports officials today are subject to … Continue reading
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DANISH VOCABULARY (COMMENT).
DANISH VOCABULARY (COMMENT). Molly commented as well about the few Danish words she knows. I also know only a few even though my mother was fluent in Danish. My mother was told by a Dane when she was in her … Continue reading
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DANISH WORDS (COMMENT).
DANISH WORDS (COMMENT). Molly commented that a Danish friend of hers had never heard of the word “mawngenown” (my spelling), which I posted about yesterday. I checked in a Danish-English dictionary, which I found on google. I consulted this dictionary … Continue reading
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ROWLING FOR NOBEL PRIZE?
ROWLING FOR NOBEL PRIZE? I have seen that a fans have sought to nominate J. K. Rowling for the Nobel Prize in Literature. I think she is worthy of it. There have been few writers with her genius for telling … Continue reading
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