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Absolute advantage
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In economics, the principle of absolute advantage refers to the ability of a party (an individual, or firm, or country) to produce more of a good product or service than competitors, using the same amount of resources.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Adam Smith first described the principle of absolute advantage in the context of international trade, using labor as the only input.
Since absolute advantage is determined by a simple comparison of labor productivities, it is possible for a party to have no absolute advantage in anything;[7] in that case, according to the theory of absolute advantage, no trade will occur with the other party.[8] It can be contrasted with the concept of comparative advantage which refers to the ability to produce specific goods at a lower opportunity cost.
Origin of the theory[edit]
The main concept of absolute advantage is generally attributed to Adam Smith for his 1776 publication An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations in which he countered mercantilist ideas.[7][9] Smith argued that it was impossible for all nations to become rich simultaneously by following mercantilism because the export of one nation is another nation's import and instead stated that all nations would gain simultaneously if they practiced free trade and specialized in accordance with their absolute advantage.[7] Smith also stated that the wealth of nations depends upon the goods and services available to their citizens, rather than their gold reserves.[10] While there are possible gains from trade with absolute advantage, the gains may not be mutually beneficial. Comparative advantage focuses on the range of possible mutually beneficial exchanges.
Example 1[edit]
- Party A can produce 5 widgets per hour with 3 employees.
- Party B can produce 10 widgets per hour with 3 employees.
Assuming that the employees of both parties are paid equally, Party B has an absolute advantage over Party A in producing widgets per hour. This is because Party B can produce twice as many widgets as Party A can with the same number of employees.
Example 2[edit]
You and your friends decided to help with fundraising for a local charity group by printing t-shirts and making birdhouses.
- Scenario 1: One of your friends, Gina, can print 5 t-shirts or build 3 birdhouses an hour. Your other friend, Mike, can print 3 t-shirts an hour or build 2 birdhouses an hour. Because your friend Gina is more productive at printing t-shirts and building birdhouses compared to Mike, she has an absolute advantage in both printing t-shirts and building birdhouses.
- Scenario 2: Suppose Gina wasn't as agile with the hammer and could only make 1 birdhouse an hour, but she took a sewing class and could print 10 t-shirts an hour. Mike on the other hand takes woodworking and so he can build 5 birdhouses an hour, but he doesn't know the first thing about making t-shirts so he can only print 2 t-shirts an hour. While Gina would have the absolute advantage in printing shirts, Mike would have an absolute advantage in building birdhouses.
Further reading[edit]
- Irwin, Douglas 1996. Against the Tide: An Intellectual History of Free Trade.Princeton: Princeton University Press.
- Smith, Adam. 1776. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, The Glasgow edition of the works and correspondence of Adam Smith, edited by R.H. Campbell and A.S. Skinner, 1981, Liberty Press.
- Schumpeter, Joseph A. 1954. History of economic analysis. Twelfth printing, 1981, George Allen & Unwin.
- Trefler, Daniel. 1995. "The Case of the Missing Trade and Other Mysteries." American Economic Review 85: 1029-1046.
See also[edit]
- Comparative advantage
- Economies of scale
- Gains from trade
- Global labor arbitrage
- Heckscher-Ohlin model
- Intra-industry trade
- New trade theory
- On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, by David Ricardo
- Real wage
- Relative price
- Revealed comparative advantage
- Ricardian model
- Supply and demand
- Trade
- ^ "Absolute Advantage". Dictionary. Investopedia: A forbe's digital company. 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Arthur; Sheffrin, Steven M. (2003) [January 2002]. Economics: Principles in Action. The Wall Street Journal:Classroom Edition (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458: Pearson Prentice Hall: Addison Wesley Longman. p. 443. ISBN 0-13-063085-3. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
- ^ Johnson, Paul M. (2005). "Absolute advantage". A Glossary of Political Economy Terms. Department of Political Science, 7080 Haley Center, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ "The Principle of Comparative and Absolute Advantage". Theories. Virtual Zambia. 2009. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ Keller, Lana. "Economics: Global Trade". GED Lesson Plan. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ Guillory, Gil (March 25, 2005). "comparative advantage versus absolute advantage". Mises Economics Blog. Ludwig von Mises Institute. Archived from the original on 30 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ a b c "ABSOLUTE AND COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE". INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, 2ND EDITION. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ "Absolute Advantage". Prentice Hall. 2004. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ Marrewijk, Charles van (2007-01-18). "absolute advantage". Department of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam:world economy. Princeton University Press. Retrieved 2009-05-03.
- ^ Harrington, James W. "International Trade Theory". Geography 349 Absolute advantage. University of Washington. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
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- Absolute Advantage, University of Washington
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It's a strange euphemism, somehow disconnected from reality. More than 19 million euro zone citizens were out of work during May, roughly equivalent to the combined populations of Belgium and Austria. Youth unemployment is on the wrong side of 50 percent in Greece and Spain.
Fatigue here really means growing desperation, a public railing against rounds of budget cuts and rocketing unemployment in euro zone countries.
Judging by what economists say, that's a fast-rising political risk.
"Austerity fatigue" has been mentioned 10 times already this month in the dozens of research notes received by Reuters Polls each day, compared with just eight times from April to June.
That's down partly to the political crisis in Portugal, whose finance minister resigned earlier this month, citing growing erosion of popular support for his austerity plans. And this Wednesday, thousands chanted anti-austerity slogans outside Greece's parliament after its shaky government coalition scraped through a vote to sack public sector workers.

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Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian Through the Years
Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian have only been married four years, but they are one of the most scrutinized celebrity couples in history. Plus, four years for a celebrity couple is pretty long — well above average. And they may not have been together for a half-decade yet, but with all they've been through, it seems like they've been together forever.
As a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, Odom won two NBA championships and was named Sixth Man of the Year in 2011 while also winning a bronze medal as a member of Team USA men's basketball in the 2004 Athens Olympics.
It was during this time that Odom married Kardashian (September 2009) and his life couldn't seem to get any better. Then he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in December of 2011 and that changed his entire life. Odom has since been in the news for severe drug use, a disappearance due to depression and a slew of false rumors regarding his and Kardashian's marriage. But through it all, the couple still appears together with smiles on their faces and their friends say they're as happy as ever.
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Blood glucose, or blood sugar, levels indicate how the body handles glucose. Measuring glucose levels after fasting can help diagnose diabetes or hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).
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Michelle Alexander's acclaimed book calls attention to the mass incarceration of African-Americans in the United States.
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"The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness" challenges the conventional wisdom that our nation has "triumphed over race" with the election of Barack Obama, and argues that the sudden and dramatic mass incarceration of African-American men, primarily through the War on Drugs, has created a new racial under-caste.
Alexander, whose book is a New York Times Best-Seller and won the NAACP Image Award, is a civil rights lawyer, advocate, and professor at The Ohio State University. She was previously an associate professor of law at Stanford Law School, where she directed the Civil Rights Clinics.
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BILL PRESS (04 Jan 2013): I did run into the Vice President, hadn't seen him in about a year ah he knows I'm from Delaware, born in Delaware and have known him for a long time and he saw me and he said oh my God Delaware City yeah how you doing gave me a big hug and says 'man I'm so glad to see you." I swear I hope he doesn't mind my saying this and he said 'man you're the only man you're the only one that makes any f-ing sense.
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Joseph Heller, who embodied masculinity in American postwar literature, for better and for worse, chronicled a major shift in American Jewish identity
Among the most celebrated male purveyors of postwar American literature—some of them swaggering and brash, all of them obsessed with codes of masculinity—there was not a lot of firsthand experience of war. Philip Roth and Bernard Malamud didn't fight in World War II. Saul Bellow sidestepped combat in the merchant marine. So did Ralph Ellison. Updike was too young to fight, and anyway, just try to picture that. Pynchon joined the Navy, but he did so 10 years after the screaming came across the sky. James Baldwin shipped out to Europe after the war ended. J.D. Salinger fought in the Battle of the Bulge, but he never wrote about the war. (Yes, Kurt Vonnegut survived his own side's firebombing of Dresden and wrote about it.) Norman Mailer never shrank from a good brawl, but he saw little combat in the Philippines, and he ended his Army tenure as a cook.
Measure patriotism however you will, but Joseph Heller—2nd Lieutenant, 340th Bombardment Group, 488th Squadron, stationed on the island of Corsica—was intimately acquainted with danger. Knowing that the average life expectancy of a bombardier in heavy combat was three minutes, he could not have been faulted for asking: Why me? And his imagined interlocutor could have logically responded, as Maj. Danby does in Heller's Catch-22: "Suppose everybody on our side felt that way?" To which Heller, like the reflexively subversive Yossarian, his kindred spirit and most enduring literary creation, would have to answer: "Then I'd certainly be a damned fool to feel any other way."
In American letters, the term "postwar" connotes a decisive, epochal rupture; it's a time-stamped signifier of a modern sensibility buffeted by prosperity, psychoanalytic terminology, and the heady prospect of civil and sexual liberation that broke an overstuffed century in half. But the emphasis in literary histories, especially those written about Jewish American novelists, has usually fallen on the post and not the war. Approximately 550,000 American Jews fought in World War II, and their shared sacrifice, according to historian Deborah Dash Moore, made them "agents of a shift in the legitimization of American Jewish identity." No major novel has been written about this experience.
Jews did write postwar war novels, of course, probing and essential ones. Mailer's social-realist The Naked and the Dead, published in 1948, shocked readers with its naughty language and insufficient moral clarity, questioning as it did the motives of good soldiers. Formally, though, it seems a holdover from the 1930s proletarian novel. Heller's Catch-22, now celebrating its 50th anniversary, tipped the blasphemy scale on its side, treating the logic of war as an elaborate, absurdist con game. Though its specific brand of carnivalesque lunacy was tied to one Brooklyn Jew's experience of World War II, the novel's countercultural cachet soared a few years after publication, when the war in Vietnam sank into quagmire. For Alfred Kazin, Heller's novel is "really about the Next War, and thus about a war which will be without limits and without meaning, a war that will end when no one is alive to fight it." Catch-22 has become many things in the intervening half-century, including assigned reading for just about every high-school student, but its cumulative effect is still shocking.
For Tracy Daugherty, author of Just One Catch, the first full-length biography of Joseph Heller, published this year, the experience of combat is key not just to Heller's most justifiably celebrated novel but to the comic mindset that would invent at least a few of the terms by which 20th-century America could begin to process and understand itself. Heller's entire career—which, in Daugherty's telling, began in the "womb" at the front of a B-25 bomber, moments before the plane took a deep and terrifying dive to avoid enemy flak—was a high-octane delivery system for complaint: He distilled a life's worth of grievances about war, mortality, women, and religion into a hilarious and stylistically sophisticated form yet still couldn't quite attain a seat at the table of recognized genius.
You would think that the lasting cultural import of his work would be enough to qualify Heller as a great American writer, or even a great Jewish writer, but Daugherty's book makes clear that neither designation ever stuck. Born in 1923 to Russian immigrant parents in Yiddish-speaking Coney Island, and after attending NYU on the G.I. Bill, Heller began his literary career as an imitator, aping the terse, dialogue-based, and decidedly goyish rhythms of Hemingway, William Saroyan, and John O'Hara, whose collective convictions a mature Heller would later describe as "hard-nosed, sexist attitudes … embodying … implicit assessments of materialism, wealth, Babbitry, and ideals of masculinity and male decency that I … accepted as irreducibly pure." The New Yorker rejected his early stories, telling him to write from his own experience. He took the magazine's advice, but it never published his work.
Just One Catch unfolds as a kind of tragicomedy about a genuinely admired, widely read author who ached to be called extraordinary. Even Heller's obnoxious bad behavior, which included rampant infidelity, arrogance, and a devilish insistence on taking the best portion of food on the table for himself, seems fairly run-of-the-mill behavior for a mid-century male novelist. A man of insatiable appetites, Heller wanted to write Great Books, but more than that—in an age of monumental literary hubris, just before postmodernism arrived to loosen the threads of historical continuity—he wanted to write outsize, indispensable books. Later in life, he would self-deprecatingly temper this disappointment, in terms that seem inarguable. He never wrote anything as good as Catch again, but as he astutely boasted to one interviewer: "Who has?"
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In a few short months since being given keys to the Knicks' executive washroom, Isiah Thomas has managed to completely revamp a franchise that appeared to be drifting toward the NBA lottery for the fourth straight year, and one without hope of sliding under the salary cap for generations to come.
Thomas also had a prime trade commodity, a broken-down Antonio McDyess in the final year of his huge contract. So all Thomas had to do was find another floundering team one close enough to the cap that the right move could make them a player in the free-agent sweepstakes with something of value to the Knicks, and the makings of a deal was in place.
Enter Phoenix, and native New Yorker Stephon Marbury.
Before Thomas' arrival, the best the Knicks could hope for was to maybe sneak into the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Now, with the arrival of Marbury and new coach Lenny Wilkens, Thomas has managed to transform the team into one that, after Friday's game, had moved up to seventh in the conference standings, just a game behind sixth-place Toronto and only four games out of the fourth seed and home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Meanwhile, King, the Sixers' general manager, has none of those advantages. While the Sixers are also over the cap, Comcast-Spectacor and Ed Snider aren't about to sign any blank checks to cover an increased luxury tax bill.
The Sixers also have no McDyess-style contract about to expire to use as bait. The only players on the current roster unsigned for next season are Amal McCaskill, Zendon Hamilton, Kyle Korver and Willie Green. Between them, they don't even make as much as Greg Buckner.
There has been interest in rookies Korver and Green, along with third-year center Samuel Dalembert, but King has steadfastly maintained that he'd be extremely reluctant to deal the Sixers' young talent.
There have also been teams inquiring about Eric Snow, and the point guard is probably the most likely to go if the right deal comes along. Snow was the ideal floor general in former coach Larry Brown's system, which relied on half-court sets and taking care of the ball. But new coach Randy Ayers favors a more up-tempo offense, and it's obvious Snow doesn't fit well in that system.
There are teams in search of a point guard, including Houston, which reportedly would like to move Steve Francis off the point. But, again, Snow has a contract that escalates from $4.5 million this year to $7.3 million when it expires in 2008-09, when he will be 35.
It would also be tough to move Kenny Thomas, who signed a seven-year, $50.7-million extension over the summer that lasts until 2009-10. There probably is interest in the 6-7 forward, who is among the league's rebounding leaders at 9.6 per game, but since Thomas' salary rose more than 120 percent this season, he qualifies as a base-year player, which means in a trade the Sixers can take back just half of his reported $5.5-million contract while the team on the other end must have room under the cap for the entire amount. And Ayers has said that the 26-year-old Thomas, along with 28-year-old Marc Jackson, fits his definition of ''young talent'' he wants to develop.
And Sixer fans who yearn to see Allen Iverson dealt can forget it. Like him or not, Iverson is the reason the Sixers are among the league's top five in both home and road attendance, and among the league leaders in merchandise revenue, and Comcast-Spectacor would like to keep it that way. And even if they deal their marquee talent, past history says they don't do a very good job of it (see Wilt Chamberlain, 1968; Moses Malone, 1986; and Charles Barkley, 1992).
King is willing to deal, but he has also said he's not about to scrap the future in exchange for a few extra wins now. So, the Sixers approach the Feb. 19 trading deadline with one hand tied behind their back.
Can't get you out of my mind: Larry Brown's visit to the Sixers' practice facility on Wednesday might have been ''nothing out of the ordinary,'' as Ayers put it, but you have to question the timing, especially in the wake of Iverson's ''heart'' message the previous night.
Why give the fans, many of whom feel betrayed by Brown's abrupt departure last Memorial Day, more talk-show fodder?
Brown's visit, which coincided with a trip back to the city to see his family, didn't faze Joe Dumars, Brown's new boss in Detroit.
''I know Larry has a great relationship with a lot of people in the Philly organization,'' Dumars told the Detroit News. ''It's a nonissue for us.''
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Sheriff Bob Gualtieri announced the arrest of two men involved in the production of counterfeit bills; and a money laundering scheme that targeted multiple department store chains in Florida and California. The victims in this case are various well know department stores to include Home Depot, Lowes, Macy's and Walmart. At this point, detectives have recovered about $100,000 in counterfeit bills.
The Sheriff announced the details of the case and outlined the collaboration among the Sheriff's Office Economic Crimes Unit, The US Secret Service and the Florida Office of the Attorney General during a news conference held on Monday, March 11, 2013.
One of the suspects was arrested on March 7, 2013; the other was arrested on March 4, 2013.
The suspects were arrested in Pinellas County.
Detectives began their investigation in November of 2012 after it was determined that counterfeit bills were being passed locally.
The investigation, developed a suspect identified as 46-year-old Christopher DiPasquale as the individual posibly printing and passing counterfeit $100 bills.
The subsequent investigation, which included surveillance, led to the discovery of an elaborate scheme in which the suspect, 46-year Christopher DiPasquale was determined to be engaged in a process of bleaching $1 bills and then printing over them to convert them into $100 dollar bills. The printing was determined to be occurring within the suspect's residence located at 1800 Bay Shore Way in Clearwater. According to investigators DiPasquale would then enter retailers and purchase items with the counterfeit $100 notes. Detectives say DiPasquale would then systematically return the purchased items to the retail outlets, receiving US Currency in exchange and allowing the suspect to launder extensive amounts of counterfeit.
On multiple occasions the suspect was observed conducting counterfeit transactions, as well as returns, at various Walmart's, Home Depot's and Lowe's. On February 20, 2013, the suspect was observed driving north on US Highway 19 and observed entering Walmart's and Lowe's from Brooksville to Ocala. He would enter the business and make a purchase (with the counterfeit bills) and/or return items (receiving US currency in exchange). After numerous transactions, detectives say Dipasquale returned to his residence, still in possession of some property. Detectives executed a search warrant at the home and recovered sale receipts and counterfeit bills. DiPasquale was arrested for dealing in stolen property and uttering forged bills. Additional charges remained pending. Detectives say DiPasquale's activity occurred in 16 counties across the state from Jacksonville to Miami-Dade and occurred over a period of about two years.
During this time frame, investigators also learned that 35-year-old Robert Kowalczyk, who had been arrested in California for possession of Methamphetamine, was also found to be in possession of counterfeit notes. Detectives determined that Kowalczyk manufactured counterfeit currency in California, passed the fake bills at department stores and then returned them in exchange for real currency. His activities went on for about four years. Kowalczyks activities were subsequently determined to be linked to those of DiPasquale in Florida.
After being released on bond, detectives say on March 3, 2013 Kowalczyk traveled from California to Florida for the purpose of manufacturing and distributing additional counterfeit currency throughout the state of Florida. He was arrested on March 4, 2013 at the Clearwater home of DiPasquale and found to be in possession of 41 washed US treasury notes, a laptop computer, storage drives and additional counterfeiting tools. He was arrested for Money Laundering, Bringing Counterfeit Notes into the States and Possession of Instruments for Counterfeiting bills.
DiPasquale, who had also been released on bond, was arrested on March 7, 2013 for Money Laundering.
Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said the arrests are the result of "good police work and dedicated surveillance ." The Sheriff also commended the joint effort of the participating agencies to include the Secret Service and the Statewide Prosecutor.
"This joint investigation was successful due to the dedicated efforts of the Pinellas County SO, the Statewide Prosecutor and the US Secret Service. With the strength of our financial crimes task force, agents and deputies worked in concert to identify, investigate and address a large counterfeiting and money laundering scheme that affected citizens throughout the state of Florida as well as the state of California, said John Joyce, Special Agent in Charge of the Secret Service Tampa Field Office.
"I am proud to partner with Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri's Office in arresting those charged with a money laundering and counterfeiting scheme to steal from our retailers throughout Florida," added Attorney General Pam Bondi.
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KSP Highway Safety Branch News Release
Ten Die On Kentucky Roadways Last Week (Jan. 2, through Jan. 8)
Date of News Release: 01/09/12
(Frankfort, Ky.) -- Preliminary statistics* indicate that ten people died in nine separate crashes on Kentucky roadways from Monday, Jan. 2, through Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012.
Eight of the fatalities involved motor vehicles and six of the victims were not wearing seat belts. Single-fatality crashes occurred in Adair, Jefferson, Larue, Laurel, Marion, Pulaski, and Rockcastle counties. The crash in Adair involved the suspected use of alcohol.
One double-fatality motor vehicle crash occurred in Greenup County.
One motorcycle involved fatal crash occurred in Marshall County.
Through Jan. 8, 2012, preliminary statistics* indicate that 13 people have lost their lives on Kentucky roadways during 2012. This is 4 more fatalities than reported for the same time period in 2011. There have been 12 motor vehicle fatalities and 6 of those victims were not wearing seat belts. One of those crashes involved a commercial motor vehicle. One crash involved a motorcycle and that victim was wearing a helmet. One fatality has resulted from crashes involving the suspected use of alcohol.
Citizens can contribute to highway safety by reporting erratic drivers to the Kentucky State Police toll-free at 1-800-222-5555 (in the state of Kentucky only, does not work out of state). Callers will remain anonymous and should give a description of the vehicle, location, direction of travel and license number if possible.
*These statistics are still preliminary as KSP waits for all local law enforcement agencies throughout the state to report any crashes and fatalities that may have occurred in their areas. Crash data for this report is generated from the Kentucky Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).


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Welcome to another edition of WTF Wednesday, where bands show us what the f**k they're looking at online. This week, we caught up with Philly band Bleeding Rainbow, who (rather appropriately, given their name) put the "life" back into the "afterlife" with some amazing videos.
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The Obama administration is still considering its response to suspected chemical attacks in Syria.
A retired Major General in the Tampa area says, whatever that response is, it will be led by commanders at U.S. Central Command based at MacDill Air Force base.
"CENTCOM is the military organization, the world is divided up into regions, militarily and CENTCOM has responsibility for planning and executing military options, approved by the President in their area of operations, which includes Syria, Iran, Afghanistan," said U.S. Marine Corps Major General Gene Deegan (Ret).
(Related story: Pres. Obama: no boots on ground in Syria)
Major General Deegan says CENTCOM commanders have already given military planning options to the Obama Administration and he says it's likely they've started to move some military assets in to place.
"To give the President the options of doing it," says Maj. Gen. Deegan. "It's too late to wait to reposition after the President makes his decision, because you've then probably got a week or more delay until you can really do it."
Still, Maj. Gen. Deegan says the situation in Syria is complex.
"The opposition has bad actors and whether the bad actors would come out on top, should Assad be overthrown, we don't have any control and I don't think we have any confidence that they wouldn't," Maj. Gen. Deegan said. "So, we might have a hand in getting rid of Assad, but what have we replaced him with."
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Langston's Hughes' Black Nativity Turned Film Set to Premiere Nov. 27th
Posted by Jessica Gold on 11/07 at 06:50 PM
On Sunday, my TV just happened to be on while I was doing my homework, and the commercial for Black Nativity appeared across my screen. I automatically stopped doing my homework, and my eyes were glued to the TV because the film looks like it's going to be really good.
Black Nativity stars: Jennifer Hudson, Jacob Latimore, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Tyrese Gibson, Mary J. Blige, Nas and many more. The screenplay for the original musical was written by the renowned Langston Hughes, but the 2013 film version was written and directed by Kasi Lemmons.
Black Nativity premiered Off-Broadway on December 11,1961 and had an all-black cast. This latest version of Black Nativity musical drama turned film retells the Nativity story by singing traditional Christmas carols with a Gospel twist, but some songs were written specifically for the play and the movie.
It is set to release on the day before Thanksgiving (November 27). It tells the story of a single mother (Jennifer Hudson) from Baltimore who cannot afford to provide for her son (Jacob Latimore) any longer. Hudson sends Latimore to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged grandparents played by Angela Bassett and Forest Whitaker. According to the trailer, the film will focus on Latimore's intense journey of both good and bad with lots of singing and performing added in the mix.
The film is rated PG, so it could be a prefect family outing during the holiday season.
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Misconduct warranting disciplinary action includes any significant departures from generally accepted standards of integrity and appropriate behavior. Improper conduct on the part of a degree candidate is of concern no matter where it occurs. The following offenses are examples of those warranting initiation of disciplinary procedures:
Examples of violations of academic or community standards include, but are not limited to cheating, plagiarism, unauthorized use of materials in academic exercises or examinations, misrepresentations, distortions or serious omissions of data in research reports, false statements or serious omissions on admission or financial aid applications, falsification on any other official form or petition, unauthorized removal or misuse of library books or other university property, threat or use of force against others, harassment, including sexual harassment, of another member of the university community, hazing, infractions of university regulations, and infractions of city, state, and federal laws which reflect upon the person's suitability to be a health professional.
Occasionally candidates for admission will make inaccurate statements or submit false material in connection with their application. In most cases, these misrepresentations are discovered during the admission process and the application is rejected. If a misrepresentation is discovered after a candidate is admitted, the offer of admission normally will be withdrawn. If a misrepresentation is discovered after a student has registered, the offer of admission normally will be revoked and the student will be required to leave the school. If the discovery occurs after a degree has been awarded, the degree normally will be rescinded. The determination that an application is inaccurate or contains misrepresentations rests solely with the Admissions Office and will be resolved outside the student disciplinary process.
Sanctions for Misconduct
Formal sanctions, those that become part of the student's official record, that may be imposed in cases of misconduct are described below. Please note that the Disciplinary Board may also (or instead) impose sanctions as appropriate to a specific case.
Admonition: A formal reprimand that becomes part of the student's official record but does not appear on the transcript.
Probation: A warning to the student that he/she is in serious danger of being required to withdraw from the school or a period during which a withdrawal action is pending. At the end of that time, the student may be relieved from probation by vote of the Disciplinary Board if the student's conduct has been satisfactory. A student on probation may be required to withdraw from the school by vote of the Disciplinary Board at any time if his/her conduct is unsatisfactory. No student on probation may be recommended for a degree. The fact that the student is on probation appears on the student's transcript during the period of probation. The notation on the transcript will normally read "Disciplinary Probation" and will include the dates of the period of the probation.
Requirement to Withdraw: The student who is not in good standing as a candidate for a degree must surrender his/her Harvard University student ID card and leave school property for a period usually lasting two semesters. After lapse of this time, the student may apply to the Disciplinary Board to be re-admitted, and may be re-admitted if his/her conduct has been satisfactory. The fact that the student was required to withdraw for disciplinary reasons appears permanently on the student's transcript. The notation on the transcript will normally read "Disciplinary Withdrawal Required" and will include the date of the withdrawal.
Dismissal: The student's connection with the school is terminated. This action must be approved by two-thirds vote of the Faculty Council attending the meeting where the case is presented. Re-admission is possible only if approved by similar vote of the Faculty Council. The fact of dismissal appears permanently on the student's transcript. The notation on the transcript will normally read "Disciplinary Dismissal" and will include the date of the dismissal.
Expulsion: The student is expelled from the school and may never be re-admitted. This action must be approved by vote of the Faculty Council, as described under "Dismissal". The fact of expulsion appears permanently on the student's transcript. The notation on the transcript will normally read "Disciplinary Expulsion" and will include the date of the expulsion.
Misconduct Reporting Procedures
A faculty member, staff member, or student who questions whether misconduct has taken place is encouraged to discuss the issue with the associate dean for student services.
A faculty member, other instructor, or teaching assistant who becomes aware in the course of his/her duties of a possible instance of misconduct should inform the associate dean for student services (preferably in a written report), specifying the particular circumstances of the apparent instance and supporting evidence of misconduct. Other members of the school community are encouraged to report possible instances of misconduct to the associate dean for student services in like manner.
If the reporting individual is a faculty member and the apparent misconduct concerns work submitted for credit, the faculty member remains responsible for deciding the grade to be awarded for the work on the academic merits. The board may, in consultation with the grading instructor, recommend a grade change in assignments, exams, or final course grades. When the student's grade depends upon work for which a question of misconduct is not yet resolved, the faculty member will assign a grade of "unassigned grade" until the issue of misconduct is resolved.
Preliminary Investigation of a Report of Misconduct
In many instances, reports of possible misconduct can be dealt with informally, without proceeding with the disciplinary process. Therefore, upon receiving a report of suspected misconduct, the associate dean for student services or his or her designee promptly conducts a preliminary investigation for the purposes of determining whether the incident should be treated as a disciplinary case. As part of this preliminary investigation, the associate dean for student services informs the student concerned of the report of suspected misconduct as well as the supporting evidence and seeks the student's account of the events. Students who are so informed are required to meet at least once with the director of student affairs or his or her designee.
If the preliminary investigation produces evidence indicating that disciplinary action may be warranted, the associate dean for student services initiates formal disciplinary proceedings by sending a written charge to the Disciplinary Board, to the student, and to the student's academic advisor that explains the nature of the alleged disciplinary infraction, describes in general the evidence on which it is based and identifies the possible disciplinary actions. Such a charge shall be issued only if the associate dean for student services believes it reasonably likely that the charged infraction can be established by a preponderance of evidence.
In cases of suspected plagiarism, student papers may be submitted to a private contracted service that reviews content for originality. Results from this review may be used to inform the associate dean and Disciplinary Board in their inquiry. Papers submitted to this service are retained by that company and become part of their database of materials used in future searches. No personal identifying information is either submitted nor retained by the service.
The Registrar's Office is informed that disciplinary proceedings are under way; transcripts will not be issued to third parties for students facing disciplinary proceedings.
Disciplinary Board
The Disciplinary Board is composed of three faculty members appointed by the dean for three-year terms; one of the members is designated by the dean to serve as chair. There are three students appointed to the board as full voting members. Two of these will be assigned to specific cases on a case-by-case basis and will not be in the same division as the student facing disciplinary action. The associate dean for student services serves as an ex officio member of the board. The board is not an adversarial or prosecutorial body. Its charge is to handle matters which come before it as favorably to students and other members of the Harvard School of Public Health as possible, consistent with the maintenance of the high academic and ethical standards of the faculty of the school.
Rules for Disciplinary Proceedings
1) Upon issuance of a formal charge by the associate dean for student services, the Disciplinary Board begins its review of the alleged misconduct.
2) A member of the board who believes he/she cannot properly discharge responsibilities in a given case may excuse him or herself. At the request of the student or if required by the board, a member may excuse him or herself.
3) The student shall be asked to submit a written statement on the incident to the board within 1 week of issuance of the formal charge and to offer any evidence bearing on the matter. The student shall be advised to seek the help of his/her advisor, another faculty member, the director of student affairs, or the associated dean for student services in writing this statement.
4) The student has a right to a hearing before the Disciplinary Board. Disciplinary hearings will be private. A tape recording will be made of that portion of the meeting in which the student meets with the board. A copy of the tape recording shall be made available to the student (without charge) upon request.
5) A student appearing before the Disciplinary Board may be accompanied by an advisor (chosen by the student) from within the Harvard School of Public Health community. In keeping with the non-adversarial character of the board's proceedings, attorneys acting as student representatives or advisors will not be present at hearings of the board.
6) The student, after giving prior notice, may bring to the hearing persons who have information relevant to the facts of the alleged misconduct. Individuals wishing to attest to the character of a student may not attend the hearing but will be allowed to communicate with the board in writing.
7) The board considers any evidence which it deems to be relevant and trustworthy. Formal rules of evidence do not apply.
8) The board does not recognize a privilege of noncooperation and may, therefore, draw such reasonable inferences from noncooperation as it deems appropriate. Statements made to members of the board and others are admissible at the hearing regardless of when made.
9) If the student wishes the board to consider a medical excuse, explanation, or justification in a particular case, the student's consent must be sought for release of information obtained in confidence by University Health Services (HUHS) or other provider of either medical or psychiatric health care. Without the student's consent, such information shall not be sought or considered by the Disciplinary Board. No weight is to be given to a student's refusal to authorize disclosure of information obtained by the HUHS or other provider of health care. The absence of such information, may, however, properly preclude the board from considering a medical excuse, explanation, or justification in a particular case.
10) Disciplinary sanctions will not be imposed unless conduct warranting sanction is established by a preponderance of evidence. Decisions of the board are final, except for those recommending expulsion or dismissal, which require two-thirds vote at a faculty meeting
11) It is understood that the transaction of Disciplinary Board business will not be discussed with anyone not on the board other than the dean or advisors to the dean, except as may be compelled as a matter of law. Board members' attitudes, votes, or other such information will not be revealed. The student concerned may be told only the disposition of his or her own case and only by the chairperson of the board or the chairperson's designee (usually the associate dean for student services).
12) All decisions of the board to impose sanctions shall be communicated to the student in writing and shall be supported by specific findings of fact and conclusions, including, wherever appropriate, a statement of the reasons for the specific sanction and the principles or policies upon which the board relied in setting the sanction. This information may also be conveyed to relevant faculty and staff of the school, including the student's advisor, his or her department chair or program head, the registrar and others as appropriate.
13) The board will maintain locked files concerning all cases about which it makes decisions.
14) If the board concludes that no disciplinary action is warranted, a written statement of this decision is sent to the student. The decision is recorded in the locked files of the board. No record of the charge shall then appear in the student's file or on the student's transcript.
15) The board's decision takes effect immediately unless dismissal or expulsion is recommended, in which case the sanction becomes effective immediately when supported by a two-thirds vote at a faculty meeting.
16) When a disciplinary case comes before the faculty, the associate dean for student services will present the facts of the case in a written report to the faculty.
17) If the faculty fails to accept by two-thirds vote a recommendation by the Disciplinary Board for dismissal or expulsion, the case shall be returned to the Disciplinary Board for decision as to whether another disciplinary action should be taken.
18) In case of emergence of new information at any time, a student may request the board to reconsider its decision. If the board refuses such a request it must notify the student in writing of the reason for the refusal.
19) In the case of a disciplinary proceeding against an alleged perpetrator of a violent crime, HSPH is allowed to disclose the results of the proceeding to the alleged victim of that crime, without prior written consent of the alleged perpetrator. In the case of sexual misconduct involving violence, disclosure to the victim of the outcome of the review process against the alleged perpetrator is required.
20) Should situations arise which are not covered by these rules or in which the application of these rules, in the judgment of the board, is inappropriate, the board may formulate and follow an appropriate ad hoc procedure. In any event, departures from these rules of procedure shall not, ipso facto, constitute a defense to the imposition of a disciplinary sanction.
21) Copies of these procedures shall be published and made generally available. These procedures also should be given to any student involved in a report of misconduct as soon as it appears that the matter may be treated as disciplinary.
Academic Standing, Review of
In fulfilling its responsibilities, the Committee on Admissions and Degrees (CAD) must decide whether applicants have met requirements for admission, requirements for registration as degree candidates, whether students' academic progress is satisfactory, and whether students applying for degrees have met degree requirements. (A matriculant is defined here as an applicant who has been accepted for degree candidacy, has accepted the offer, and has registered.)
Procedures followed by the CAD in taking any of the actions described below:
1) When any of the actions listed below is contemplated, the individual concerned is informed in writing, and if possible in person (by the associate dean for student services or the registrar), of the conduct under consideration and of the actions which might be taken by the CAD.
2) The individual is invited to write to the CAD within a given time interval to describe or explain the conduct under consideration by the subcommittee.
3) The CAD, meeting after this time interval, considers the individual's written submission (if one is sent) and any other known circumstances of the case and decides upon action. The decision is communicated promptly in writing to the individual concerned.
4) The decision of the CAD is also communicated to the individual's department or program head, advisor, and to instructors in any course then being taken by the individual.
Decisions of the CAD may lead to the following actions:
1) Revocation of the offer of admission. An offer of admission may be revoked when the CAD determines that admission requirements have not been met or concludes that the application contained erroneous or misleading material, or omitted relevant material. When an offer of admission is revoked, the individual neither receives credit for any course work taken nor will be required to pay tuition. The individual may apply again for admission, including a statement concerning his or her view of the circumstances leading to revocation of the offer of admission and the reasons why he/she believes reconsideration of admission is warranted. A record of the reasons for revocation of admission will be kept in the Admissions Office.
2) Denial of registration. A matriculant may be denied registration if he/she fails to comply with stated policies and procedures governing registration. When registration is denied, the individual neither will receive credit for any course work taken nor will be required to pay tuition. The CAD may decide to permit the matriculant to register subsequently if specified conditions are met, or may require the matriculant to apply again if he/she desires reinstatement as a degree candidate. Deposits confirming intent to register may be retained by HSPH. A record of the reasons for denial of registration will be kept in the Registrar's Office.
3) Academic probation. A student may be put on academic probation for a defined period if he/she fails to comply with stated school policies and procedures concerning degree candidacy or if his/her academic progress is unsatisfactory. A student on academic probation is on warning that he/she may be required to withdraw at any time during the period of probation if the CAD decides that the conditions of probation have not been met. The fact that a student is on academic probation appears temporarily on the student's official transcript but is removed if the term of probation is satisfactorily completed. The notation on the transcript will normally read "Academic Probation" and will include the dates of the probation period.
4) Requirement to withdraw from degree candidacy. A student who is conditionally registered, previously registered or currently registered, may be required to withdraw from degree candidacy if he/she fails to comply with stated policies and procedures governing degree candidacy or with the terms of the documents signed by the student at the time of conditional registration, or if his/her academic progress is unsatisfactory.
When requiring a student to withdraw, the CAD decides whether the individual will receive credit for any course work taken (ordinarily, if no credit is received the student will not be required to pay tuition); and whether to permit the individual to register following a stated period if specified conditions are met, or to require the individual to apply again if he/she desires reinstatement as a degree candidate. Non-tuition fees, such as registration and late fees, may be retained by HSPH. The reasons for the requirement to withdraw are permanently recorded on the student's official transcript. The notation on the transcript will normally read "Academic Withdrawal" and will include the effective date of the withdrawal.
Three other actions may be recommended by the CAD but can be taken only if approved by two-thirds vote of the faculty.
1) Dismissal. The student's connection with the school is terminated. Re-admission is only possible if approved by two-thirds vote of the faculty. The fact of dismissal will appear permanently on the student's transcript.
2) Expulsion. The student is expelled from the school and shall never be re-admitted. The fact of expulsion will appear permanently on the student's transcript.
3) Revocation of degree. A graduate who is found after graduation to have misrepresented his/her compliance with degree requirements may have his/her degree revoked. The fact of degree revocation will appear permanently on the student's transcript.


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