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What explains Singapore's persistently low crime rate?
Why does Singapore have one of the lowest crime rates in the world? What is responsible for such a phenomena? Of course the usual PAP establishment apologists attribute this to the government's policies on crime, which they argued have kept Singapore as one of the safest cities in the world. But is there all there is to it? How exactly did the PAP do it?
Let us first examine the trend of overall crime decline. Looking at old articles, the crime rate began falling in 1989 as stated in this 1991 ST article:
Senior Assistant Commissioner Khoo Boon Hui said yesterday: "The decline in the overall crime this year is particularly heartening as it indicates that the police have successfully sustained the falling crime trend of the past 2 1/2 years."
Indeed a 1989 ST news article first records the beginning of this trend. From 1992 to 2011, Singapore's crime rate has seen a continuous decline as follows:
What could account for such a steady drop in committed crimes? Kishore Mahbubani, a Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy professor attributed it to policies such as the high level of trust between the public and police, tough laws, economic growth and development as well universal education. But is that all?
Why Singapore's stellar GDP per capita figures are unimpressive in context
Update: Amended the title just to be more specific with the content of the article.
Some time ago I wrote this post explaining why I felt that Singapore's high GDP per capita ranking is unexceptional when put into context. It's still worth a read. The main gist of the argument (more specifically the 2nd point) is that Singapore's GDP per capita when compared to numerous other cities does not rank amongst the top in the world. The obsession with GDP per capita, is understood to have reached fever pitch when Singapore was judged to have reached a Swiss standard of living simply by attaining a comparable GNP per capita with Switzerland's in 1999. For example, Matt Miller of the Washington Post gushed over Singapore's GDP per capita in a recent op-ed here.
A recent publication by an American think tank seems to support this argument. The report argues that the US is more economically developed than much of Europe simply because more of their population is packed into mega-cities:
The United States, it turns out, actually derives more economic benefit from its cities than any other country on the planet. Roughly 83 percent of America's GDP came from its "large cities," defined as cities with a population of 150,000 or more. By contrast, China got 78 percent of its GDP from large cities and Western Europe got a surprisingly small 65 percent of its GDP from its large urban areas. Here's the chart:
The report's authors argue that the city gap between the United States and Europe account for about three-quarters of the difference in per capita GDP between the two. In other words, the United States appears to be wealthier than Europe because it has a greater share of its population living in large, productive cities.
All told, some 80 percent of Americans live in large cities, versus just 58 percent of Western Europeans.
In any case, the report also notes that America's largest cities will continue to play an outsized role in the global economy. In 2025, the report predicts, about 600 cities around the globe will account for 60 percent of the world's GDP.
So what does this tell us? It means that if a country has more cities and a larger proportion of its people residing or packed in mega-cities, it is expected that the country would enjoy stronger economic growth. Taken to extremes, what happens if your country consists of just one mega-city (ie. a city-state)? The answer is that you would enjoy stellar high GDP per capita figures.
Tharman's remarks in the context of the evolving foreign talent policy
Recently, Finance Minister Tharman stirred up a ruckus when he defended the foreign talent scheme by citing how Taiwanese wages had flattened over the last decade due to its closed door policy. Popular blogger Lucky Tan rebutted Tharman here and here, primarily by turning Tharman's argument on its head: Tharman essentially put the cart before the horse; the reason why Taiwan's not attracting foreign talent is precisely because of stagnant wages which had flatlined over the past ten years, not the other way round.
This point is echoed by Taiwan's deputy Labour minister:
It is not the government's policies that have led to the brain drain, but Taiwan's "comparatively low wage levels," which have failed to retain local talent or attract professionals from overseas, Pan said.
While the average starting pay for new graduates in Taiwan is between NT$20,000 and NT$30,000, "a Taiwanese college graduate may earn NT$50,000, NT$60,000 or even NT$70,000 if they work in Singapore," he said.
"The problem lies with enterprises who are unwilling to raise salaries for their staff members," Pan said.
The riddle of GIC's performance and CPF funds
Ok let's try to talk about something other than Dr Patrick Tan's national service. GIC released its annual report last week. Unlike most investment funds, GIC doesn't provide year-on-year performances. It reports its performance in the form of a rolling annualised 20 year rate of return in USD. So there's no way to know, unlike for Temasek Holdings, how much GIC lost or made in a single year. So we make do with what we have.
Now most people, including myself is under the impression that CPF monies are managed by GIC which invests them overseas. Call this the CPF-GIC model. I recall reading a book by Rodney King, The Singapore Miracle which says that GIC is barred from investing in the domestic market because it is feared that its large size may destabilise the markets with its investment moves. True or not, I've no idea. But what's particularly interesting is GIC's performance as reported.
3-cornered electoral fights and Arrow's impossibility theorem
Recently Alex Au wrote a couple of posts here and here questioning if opposition parties' attempt to avoid 3-cornered fights might be undemocratic to voters since they offer the electorate fewer choices. Now of course this might appear to most people as a stupid conclusion to reach. There are many reasons to believe that doing so would help only the PAP, but this post would not attempt to go down that line. Lucky has done so here and has E-Jay here. To begin let's start by quoting Alex's argument that having more opposition parties contest in the same district would result in a more democratic outcome:
But this logic is based on an assumption which, strangely, no one has yet interrogated: that there is a relatively inelastic pool of voters who would not want to vote for the PAP and that they would vote for whichever opposition party happened to be standing in their constituency. You see this assumption at work whenever someone talks about not "splitting" the vote.
From what I have seen, opposition parties are not interchangeable, and even if there are days when one is frustrated with the PAP, not all of the other parties are always preferable to the PAP.
But the trend to differentiate themselves by articulating convictions and policy directions can only mean that they will become less and less interchangeable. I may like Party K and Party L for their positions; I may not like Party M and Party N. So, come election time, why should I be denied the opportunity to choose among K, L, M and N?
However, it is not necessary to argue as E-Jay did, that 3-cornered fights can only be considered a more democratic electoral representation if Singapore were more democratic. Something known as Arrow's impossibility theorem proves that result does not hold mathematically regardless of that setting. In other words, 3-cornered fights are undemocratic and unfair purely from a rigorous and mathematical point of view. I will attempt to argue that offering the electorate more choices may paradoxically result in a less fair and undemocratic outcome from a strictly theoretical perspective, without taking into account Singapore's electoral history and landscape. Similarly the argument that having one opposition party give in the does not necessarily imply that the move was done purely out of a motive to deny the PAP their votes without any consideration whether doing so might actually result in an electoral outcome which is more reflective of the electorate's ranking preference.
A comparative analysis of real CPF returns and other provident funds
"If that is the case…does the Government short-change Singaporeans by giving CPF members 3.5 per cent of the interest rate while the GIC makes 9 per cent (and) pockets the balance of 5.5 per cent?" -Worker's Party Secretary-General Low Thia Khiang, parliamentary session on 18th Sept 2007.
"Sir, the poor rate of returns on CPF balances is one of the main reasons why the existing CPF scheme, without reform, will be inadequate to meet Singaporeans' retirement needs. As a long-term retirement savings plan, the CPF's rate of return is crucial. Unfortunately, the rate of return enjoyed by CPF members has been poor." – Then-NMP Siew Kum Hong, parliamentary session 18th Sept 2007.
"You can't completely guarantee this system that you are providing now. This is because there isn't any risk-free asset that can be certain to achieve the 2.5 per annum minimum return." – Then-Manpower Minister Ng Eng Hen in reply to Low and Siew.
How does the Singapore's CPF rate of return measure up against those of similar pension funds of other countries? This was a question which I sought to answer back in 2009. Back then I promised readers (mostly consisting of myself) that I would update the post with real returns of other provident funds instead of mere nominal figures. I barely found time (and motivation, it's a lot of work to source for and dig up data) to do so only until somewhat recently. While nominal CPF returns may appear comparatively low, Singapore's low inflation rate (disregarding issues of whether inflation is adequately measured in Singapore) leaves open the possibility that CPF provides a better real rate of return as compared that of other countries.
Notes: This post may be considered an update of the older 2009 one, but much of its contents will be plagiarised; there's no need to read the earlier 2009 post if you're reading this one.
Singapore's CPF earns the dubious honour for having the highest mandatory contribution rate (thus robbing its depositors the most of their take-home pay) and providing the lowest return (annual interest accrued where relevant). For this article, I examined four listed countries' provident funds in Wikipedia, namely Singapore, India, Hong Kong and Malaysia. There may well be more provident funds, but for some reason Wikipedia only has four listed. These four schemes would be examined in detail below.
Tharman's $3100 real median income target: Back to the future?
Singapore Budget 2011 was just released Friday. I have yet to look through all the documents, only focussing on the main highlights on the Singapore Budget 2011 website. At a quick glance much of it looks likes the standard pre-election handout, which Singaporean voters saw in 2001 as New Singapore Shares (NSS) or its 2006 successor Progress Package. Predictably both were given a few months before the General Elections.
One long-term Budget goal in particular caught my attention. It wasn't a new Budget or economic growth target. It was instead a re-affirmation of a long term economic goal which was first articulated by Finance Minister Tharman back in July 2010. Back then Tharman said that it was tied to the government's earlier announcement back in Feb 2010 of boosting Singapore's lackluster productivity by about 2-3% annually over the next decade.
Citing current median wages of $2400, Tharman said that it was the government's goal to bring that up to $3100 (30% increase) in real terms over the next 10 years. Naturally, such a proposal generated a lot of skepticism amongst Singapore netizens, some of whom claimed that the government would simply reach into its bag of tricks and pull in wealthy immigrants in order to bring up the median income instead of restructuring the economy or establishing social safety nets to do so. Yet for many others, this represented a change from vague promises such as promising to achieve Swiss standards of living, and as mentioned earlier was nothing more than a veiled GDP per capita growth target.
Standard of living and per capita GDP
Note: This was published earlier in a letter sent to The Temasek Review.
I recently re-read this article which Temasek Review re-posted on the UBS study and low relative purchasing power of Singaporean workers' wages. I tried searching for PM Goh Chok Tong's quote where he supposedly said that Singapore achieved the 1984 Swiss standard of living in 2000 but to no avail. So I decided to search the older news archive instead. Here's what I found. It turns out that for the ruling party, standard of living equates to GDP per capita. An August 6th, 1995 article from the Straits Times makes clear this point when then DPM Lee Hsien Loong said that Singapore had achieved that hard numbers target:
IN DECEMBER 1984, WHEN Mr Goh Chok Tong and the second generation of leaders had established themselves in Cabinet, they unveiled an agenda for Singapore that encapsulated their visions for the next 15 years.
Vision 1999 saw Singapore becoming a "city of excellence" and a "society of distinction" by the turn of the century. It set one hard-numbers target, with which it became most closely associated: to achieve the 1984 Swiss standard of living, as measured by per capita output, by 1999.
Six weeks ago, Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stated in an interview that Singapore had reached the goal.
There was no elaboration, but the claim is easily verifiable. It turns out that Singapore's gross national product per person hit US$ 20,415 (S$ 31,182) last year. The 1984 Swiss GNP per capita was virtually the same, at US$ 21,307 (adjusted to 1994 dollars).
WITH Singapore's economy growing by more than 7 per cent this year, it may have already crossed the mark.
In characteristic over-achieving style, Singapore appears to have reached a 15-year goal in 10 or 11.
If you have a government which thinks that standard of living equates to GDP per capita without any consideration of how much of that GDP ends up in the pockets of middle class Singaporean workers, it makes you wonder if Singapore would have been a lot better off if they had chosen to target median wages instead of GDP per capita. This is truly disappointing. So does this mean a Swiss standard of living simply means surpassing Switzerland in terms of GDP per capita, but losing out to them massively in terms of purchasing power of wages earned in Singapore. Is this really the Swiss standard of living Singaporeans were promised?
Austrian economics and the fallacy of deflation
Recently I've been engaged in an online discussion with Christopher Pang of the New Asia Republic here. Christopher wrote an article on some supposed economic myths and his attempts to debunk them. My comments on his stand and opinion may be read over there. Personally I feel that much of it is heterodox Austrian economics which is questionable theory. As I and another commentator Fox have said, Austrian economics conflates between consumer price inflation and monetary inflation, the former being a general increase in consumer prices but the latter being an increase in the money supply. But here I would like to address one particular claim, that deflation might be a good thing. This is a favourite talking point of Austrians which comes up quite often so it's worth devoting an entire post to debunking that argument.
According to the Austrians, deflation is not necessarily a bad thing. Deflation is defined as a fall in the overall level of prices in the economy, generally a fall in the price of a consumer basket of goods/services tracked. Intuitively it may be a good thing because it helps to lower prices and wages until they become affordable again. This runs counter to what is normally understood in everyday conversational economics and introductory courses. Personally I am of the opinion that in general, falling prices across the board are a bad sign, but this statement requires some clarification and qualification.
3.3% inflation due to population increase?
Note: I have not been able to update this blog as of late due to increasing work commitments. Loyal readers (and I personally thank you for that) should check this blog much less often for updates. Reader comments may be unaddressed for some time.This is likely to be the last post you see for a long time (I will be coming back eventually). A big thank you to those who have been reading this blog.
It was reported recently that the year-on-year inflation rate in Aug 2010 was 3.3%. At first glance this may not seem unusual. After all, Singapore is projected to achieve double-digit GDP growth for this year; some 20% growth is not out of question. It is perhaps with this in mind that the government has argued that letting in more foreign workers is crucial to prevent the economy from overheating. Singaporeans are told that unless more foreigners (whom are willing to work for lower pay) are allowed in, inflation will climb even more sharply higher. But a more in-depth analysis of the factors behind this inflation appears to undermine that argument.


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Tom Lawrence, who scored the only goal of the game in the impressive win against Club Brugge on Monday, is named in a squad that includes trialist Fisayo Adarabioyo.
The 18-year-old midfielder was formerly with Manchester City and Birmingham City but left the Midlanders in March.
The side is a little short on defenders with the prospect of James Weir potentially performing at full-back but there is plenty of firepower with James Wilson, Sam Byrne and Jack Barmby, who looked sharp when coming on as a substitute against Brugge, making the journey across the Irish Sea.
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A motion for a new trial was denied for Dunkerton Mayor Mike Schares.
Schares and his nephew Thomas Adamson were convicted of harassing a Dunkerton police officer during a traffic stop in December, a misdemeanor charge.
Black Hawk County Assistant Attorney Brian Williams argued that when Adamson's wife was pulled over by the police officer and Adamson called his uncle, it indicated he felt entitled to contest the speeding charges outside the court.
Williams also said that when Mayor Schares showed up at the scene and attempted to intervene, he abused his power as a public official.
On Monday, the two were sentenced in Black Hawk County court, ordered by a judge to pay $350 each, plus court costs and other fees.
The judge also denied a motion for a new trial.
Mayor Schares opted not to speak before the court during sentencing, but Thomas Adamson did offer an apology.
"I'd just like to apologize to the court. If I could go back and change my actions that night I would. These last 10 months have been hard on me - having my mug shot on the front page of the Courier and KWWL seems like it's on there every day. But for the county to say I have a sense of entitlement has been the hardest thing for me. I have no sense of entitlement. So I just apologize," Adamson said.
Both men can appeal the sentence, but attorneys representing them have not decided if they will pursue that option.
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Early voting opened Monday across the city for the May election and one of the most discussed issues on the ballot is a nearly billion dollar bond package for Austin schools.
Anderson High School is one of the many Austin schools that would benefit with a passing of the bond. Anderson needs $11million to refurbish its gym.
But this bond is raising as many questions as answers. The debate Monday was heavy and FOX 7 wanted to hear from both sides.
"The district deliberately picked an unbelievably a low turnout election," said Don Zimmerman of Travis County Taxpayers Union.
The rhetoric began Monday morning in northwest Austin. The Travis County Taxpayers Union had the media's attention with their beef on the bond proposal.
"I wanna make sure that everyone understands the district cannot advocate for or against the bond," said Alex Sanchez.
A late afternoon 11th hour press conference from AISD to counter the bond naysayers was held.
Voting early or late, this bond proposal has plenty of thorny issues, one being the timing of the bond on a historically low May ballot.
"It maximizes the special interest vote right? When you have a tiny turnout you can have contractors and bankers and school district employees who dominate the election. So this is totally wrong," said Zimmerman.
"The advantage of this bond having it in May is this is the focus of the election is it gives the press and the newspapers to fully inform the public," said Blazier AISD Bond Committee Chairman.
Taxes and how much it will affect your tax bill is another of the hot button topics weighing heavily on this proposal. The pro side estimates $70 dollars per year on a $200,000 house.
"If you anti-tax your anti-tax. What we are is pro kid, we're pro student and we wanna see the best education in Austin," said Ken Zarifis of Educate Austin.
"Once they get $10 million for a $2 million project what's to stop them from spending the whole $10 million? The answer is nothing. Tax payments have no authority over how this money is spent," said Zimmerman.
And why is this over $800 million bond proposal so large? Repairs, maintenance and schools being built. Where is this large sum of money going?
"These repairs should not be being covered by borrowed funds that are paid back over 25 years," said Roger Flak of the Travis County Taxpayers Union.
"You have to be real careful when your quoting costs to differentiate between construction costs or total project costs. What we use is total project costs," said Director of Construction Management Jeff Kaufman.
DJ Cardamone says she's a professional mom. She wanted to be at the side of the Tax Payers Union today out of concern.
"We now need nearly a billion dollars more on top of what we're already paying, that feels inflated to me so I think we need to look at it closer... maybe it is inflated," Cardamone.
Cardamone says If we don't' challenge things like this bond then issues like this can run rampant.
Part of the money in the bond if passed 11 million of it would go to renovating Anderson High's gymnasium.
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"One of Dusty's best pitches is his changeup," Hillman said. "He didn't use it. He left a fastball out and over the plate."
Yes, ladies and gentlemen. You have read that quote correctly. But wait a minute, let's go back. Dusty Hughes, a rookie junk balling LHP, was brought into the game to face Joe Mauer the preceding inning. He retired the soon to be MVP on a 65mph sidearm curveball. He then retired the lead-off hitter (another LHB) to start off the next inning. He started this AB off by falling behind 3-0 throwing offspeed pitches in the dirt. Pitching coach Bob McClure had to intervene to make a come back to 3-2 in the count possible - an intervention that should-be Hall of Fame pitcher Bert Blyleven speculated on the Fox telecast most likely had to do with imploring Dusty to use his fastball. Sure enough, he came back with two fastballs to fill the count out at 3-2 before throwing a slider for the out.
For reasons unbeknownst to the baseball world in general, Royals manager / strategist / luminary Trey Hillman determined it would now be a good idea to leave Dusty in to face the right handed hitting, home run machine that has been Michael Cuddyer. With the game on the line. With the multi-year multi-million dollar right-handed relief pitcher Juan Cruz standing in the bullpen ready to go.
Obviously, this did not go well. Dusty fell behind in the count 2-0, throwing two pitches that appeared to be offspeed well out of the zone. He then served up a 'get me over' fastball to get himself back into the count - a fastball which was promptly blasted off into the left field seats with a force so tremendous that before poor Dusty could turn around to look, some obnoxious Twins fan was already cradling the ball like it was the first born child of Joe Mauer.
So back to what Trey Hillman saw. He saw Dusty Hughes, a rookie, pitching in the seventh major league game of his career, throw a fastball to try to get back into a count after being admonished by his pitching coach to do just that. Of course, the fastball got crushed - and all Trey could say in the postgame was... You should have thrown a changeup. That stupid Dusty Hughes, he just should have used his changeup - after all, it is one of his better pitches.
Now, why didn't he think of that?
Trey Hillman. Winning his players over. Sticking up for them, telling it how it really is.


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The following are 10 things to know about orthopedics compensation, reimbursement and case mix in an ambulatory setting.
1. In 2013, the average compensation for an orthopedist was $413,000. This is $62,000 more than the second highest compensated specialty, cardiology. Self-employed orthopedic surgeons reported earning on average $51,000 more than employed orthopedic surgeons, according to Medscape's 2014 Physician Compensation Report.
2. Orthopedic surgeons saw a 1.9 percent increase over last year's income on average. The highest average compensating region for orthopedic surgeons is the Northwest, with average compensation at $468,000 annually, according to Medscape's 2014 Physician Compensation Report.
3. 18 percent of orthopedic surgeons are currently participating in accountable care organizations, and another 10 percent plan to join an ACO in 2014, according to Medscape's 2014 Physician Compensation Report.
4. In a 2013 HealthCare Appraisers survey, orthopedics and sports medicine was the most desirable specialty in an ASC, with 100 percent of respondents saying it was desirable. It was the only specialty of those surveyed to be universally desired. According to the 2011 VMG Intellimarker survey, as a percentage of total cases, orthopedics case mix volume is 17 percent, equivalent to ophthalmology and behind GI/Endoscopy (29 percent).
5. According to the Intellimarker survey, for ASCs with between one and four operating rooms, orthopedics made up between 18 percent and 19 percent of case volume. For ASCs with 4 ORs, it made up only 14 percent of case volume. Conversely, for centers with less than 3,000 cases annually, orthopedics made up 24 percent of case volume, while in centers with 6,000 or more annual cases it made up 15 percent of case volume. Centers seeing between 3,000 and 6,000 cases each year had 17 percent orthopedic cases.
6. 47 percent of self-employed orthopedic surgeons report offering new ancillary services, in contrast with just 16 percent of employed orthopedic surgeons, according to Medscape's 2014 Physician Compensation Report.
7. On average, the gross charges per case on average for orthopedics in ASCs is $9,398, with an average net revenue per case of $2,585 and a discount to charges per case of 71.1 percent. Net revenue per case is highest in the Midwest at $2,890 and lowest in the Northeast at $2,303. In a recent CMS release of Medicare billing data, it was revealed the average surgeon reimbursement for a total joint replacement is $6,041, according to a report from nerdwallet.
8. Orthopedic surgeons are particularly conscious of reimbursements: 51 percent of orthopedic surgeons say they will drop poorly paying insurers, according to Medscape's 2014 Physician Compensation Report.
9. In surgery centers with more than 50 percent orthopedics, the average administrator salary is $112,517. Nursing staff receive an average of $33.64 per hour, and administrative staff receive around $24.38 per hour, according to the Intellimarker survey.
10. In centers with more than 50 percent orthopedics cases, centers see 735 cases per OR per year, and 2.9 cases per OR per day in about three operating rooms. Approximately half of all cases are performed by between two and five top-producing physicians, according to the Intellimarker survey.
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Vic Fangio is expected to be named the 49ers Defensive Coordinator this week. "Fangio has talked to other NFL teams about their openings, but he is very close with Harbaugh, and 49ers sources believe the job is essentially his. Also Jim Harbaugh is expected to be the de-facto Offensive Coordinator for the 49ers. He will hire a running game coordinator and a passing game coordinator. Alot of information, so check the link out.


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Effects of disfluencies, predictability, and utterance position on word form variation in English conversation (2003)
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Function words, especially frequently occurring ones such as (the, that, and, and of), vary widely in pronunciation. Understanding this variation is essential both for cognitive modeling of lexical production and for computer speech recognition and synthesis. This study investigates which factors affect the forms of function words, especially whether they have a fuller pronunciation (e.g., , , 22 , ) or a more reduced or lenited pronunciation (e.g., ). It is based on over 8000 occurrences of the ten most frequent English function words in a four-hour sample from conversations from the Switchboard corpus. Ordinary linear and logistic regression models were used to examine variation in the length of the words, in the form of their vowel (basic, full, or reduced), and whether final obstruents were present or not. For all these measures, after controlling for segmental context, rate of speech, and other important factors, there are strong independent effects that made high-frequency monosyllabic function words more likely to be longer or have a fuller form (1) when neighboring disfluencies (such as filled pauses uh and um) indicate that the speaker was encountering problems in planning the utterance; (2) when the word is unexpected, i.e less predictable in context; (3) when the word is either utterance-initial or utterance-final. Looking at the phenomenon in a different way, frequent function words are more likely to be shorter and to have less full forms in fluent speech, in predictable positions or multi-word collocations, and utterance-internally. Also considered are other factors such as sex (women are more likely to use fuller forms, even after controlling for rate of speech, for example), and some of the dif...


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My name is Sheila Johannesen, and I have lived in Danville for over 30 years. I have worked with Sgt. Ryan Furman of the Danville Police Department for seven years.
First, I would like to say that he is an excellent dad, loving husband and good family man. Sgt. Furman has served our Danville Police Department for 13 years. There is an oath each and every New Hampshire police officer takes and I would like to share this with you:
"As a law enforcement officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation, and the peaceful against violence and disorder; and to respect the Constitutional rights of all persons to liberty, equality, and justice.
"I will keep my private life unsullied as an example to all; maintain courage in the face of danger, scorn, or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be constantly mindful of the welfare of others. Honest in thought and deed in both my personal and official life, I will be exemplary in obeying the laws of the land and the regulations of my department.
"What I see or hear of a confidential nature, or that which is confided in me in my official capacity will be kept ever secret unless revelation is necessary in the performance of my duty. I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, animosities, or friendships to influence my decisions. With no compromise for criminals, and with relentless prosecution of criminals, I will enforce the law courageously and appropriately without fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force or violence, and never accepting gratuities.
"I recognize the badge of my office as a symbol of public faith, and I accept it as a public trust to be held so long as I am true to the ethics of police service. I will constantly strive to achieve those objectives and ideals, dedicating myself to my chosen profession — law enforcement."
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The Old Dominion University athletic department will celebrate two significant anniversaries on Sunday, Feb. 27, at the Lady Monarchs' home season finale with James Madison at 3 p.m. at Ted Constant Convocation Center.
Twenty-five years ago, the Lady Monarchs, led by All Americans Nancy Lieberman, Inge Nissen and Anne Donovan, captured their second consecutive AIAW national crown en route to posting a 37-1 record (the 1978/79 team won the title with a 35-1 mark). Then, five years later a new group of Lady Monarchs, led by All American Medina Dixon, Tracy Claxton and freshmen All Americans Donna Harrington and Adrienne Goodson, captured the NCAA title with a victory over the University of Georgia.
The teams will also be honored at a reception preceding the game at the Kornblau Alumni Center, 49th Street and Hampton Boulevard.
The teams will be honored during the halftime ceremonies of the game, which is being broadcast on Comcast Sportsnet in the Mid-Atlantic region. Early indications are that many of the former players will be in attendance, including Lieberman, Donovan, Rhonda Rompola, Chris Critelli, Dawn Cullen, Goodson, and more.
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↵The Opening Pitch: UNC-Duke IS a great rivalry, but it lacks something essential: ↵↵
↵Consequences. ↵
↵It's not like winning a typical regular-season game translates into the losing team's exclusion from the NCAA Tournament. Even if they play for the ACC title, both teams are going to the Big Dance, likely as high seeds. There is nothing tangible on the line. Bragging rights? Fine: There are 50 rivalries in sports where regional bragging rights are up for grabs. ↵↵
↵Compare that lack of real stakes to the biggest rivalries in other sports: ↵↵
↵• In college football's survive-and-advance regular season, a rivalry game can mean the difference between winning a conference title -- even playing for the national title -- and not. (Look at Michigan-Ohio State or USC-UCLA in 2006.) ↵↵
↵• Just last week, the Celtics-Lakers rivalry yielded a season sweep for the Lakers, which could be the edge if they play each other in the NBA Finals. ↵↵
↵• In a 16-game season, NFL division rivalry games are often the difference between going to the playoffs and staying home in January, like when the Eagles beat the Cowboys in Week 17. ↵↵
↵• Sure, the Yankees and Red Sox play each other umpteen times per season. But the intensity of their rivalry was built not on that, but on their win-or-go-home matchups in the playoffs -- a classic hatred only became transcendent after that two-act ALCS drama spanning 2003 and 2004. ↵↵
↵When was the last time a Duke-UNC game yielded such a live-or-die result? And so Duke-UNC is a classic college hoops rivalry, but ultimately overrated. Why? Because for all the lofty rankings, their games never really mean anything in the bigger picture of winning a national championship. ↵↵
↵CBB Last Night: Speaking of stakes, Jodie Meeks' game-winning 3 in the final seconds saved Kentucky's Billy Gillispie from a 3rd straight home loss in the SEC -- and calls for his firing this morning. ... As expected, Marquette is imploding against a slate of tougher Big East teams. ... Tonight: Warm up for UNC-Duke with UConn-Cuse, one of the best games the Big East will provide in this wild season for the conference. ↵↵
↵MLB Scandals, Cont'd: Tejada ... yikes. Sure, A-Rod lied to fans, but at least he didn't lie to Congressional investigators, like Miguel Tejada is alleged to have. This could get ugly for Tejada in a hurry – hmm ... wonder if he'll "flip" on other players who cheated? ↵↵
↵A-Rod Watch: Derek Jeter, the Yankees' so-called "Captain," whined that he doesn't want to talk about A-Rod until spring training, even though it is reasonable to expect the team leader to have something constructive to say about it in the first 72 hours it became a scandal. ↵↵
↵Way to back up your teammate, Jeter. This is the 2nd time in the last few weeks that Jeter has shown less leadership and more "me"-dership -- he should have spoke out against his beloved ex-manager telling stories out of the clubhouse. But of course he didn't, which was as predictable as it was lamentable. ↵↵
↵(A-Rod Pop Culture Crossover: He made David Letterman's Top 10 last night. Here's the video clip.) ↵↵
↵More A-Rod Fallout: Should the list of 103 positive-testing players be released? Absolutely not. Those tests were taken under the presumption they would be anonymous and destroyed. ↵↵
↵Jose Canseco wants to help MLB: Given his successful track record, I think MLB should take him up on his offer. (Although shouldn't Canseco be making that offer to the Baseball Writers Association of America or the American Newspaper Sports Editors Association? Those were the folks who dropped the ball on PEDs in MLB at least as badly as MLB or the union.) ↵↵
↵NBA Instant History: LeBron vs. Granger produced a remarkable finish pitting the NBA's biggest star against one of its newest rising stars. Down 2 with 0.8 to play, LeBron drew a foul on Granger on an alley-oop attempt, sinking both FTs. With 0.2 to play, the Pacers ran the SAME play, with Granger ooping on LeBron. It seemed like LeBron made a great defensive play, but he was called for a foul; Granger sank a FT to win, negating LeBron's 47. ↵↵
↵(Good news for Cavs fans, though: Mo Williams was named an All-Star replacement for the injured Chris Bosh. So you can stop your whining about it now.) ↵↵
↵More NBA All-Star Mania: Rudy Gay is out of this weekend's Dunk Contest, and J.R. Smith is in (I'm sure Shoals is thrilled). Hey: What happened to Joe Alexander? Why didn't the NBA pull from their pool of "fan vote" dunk contenders that yielded Rudy Fernandez? ↵↵
↵And the H-O-R-S-E field has been announced, and it's a good one: Kevin Durant, OJ Mayo and Joe Johnson. They will have the chance to establish the bona fides of the competition for future years -- so they better be insanely creative! (Not quite as creative as changing the name H-O-R-S-E to G-E-I-C-O.) ↵↵
↵Amare Trade Rumor Mill: To the Blazers for Aldridge and Bayless? Wow: Amare, Roy and Oden? That would be a lot of fun. ↵↵
↵NCAA Tournament: Glad to hear the Selection Committee isn't going to take the economy into account when seeding the field; local fans have never had a problem coming to the closest NCAA arena to cheer on whoever might be playing. (See Boise, the best NCAA Tournament sub-regional there is.) ↵↵
↵Meanwhile, if you like reading tea leaves, when the Selection Committee chairman Mike Slive said that the committee wouldn't artificially cap the number of teams that can make it from a single conference (Big East woot!); the "last 12" game results won't be weighted as much as in recent years; and, oddly, the committee won't factor in RPI -- they must have their own proprietary quantitative system they use, because seeding without one would be the real madness. ↵↵
↵Vick Watch: Will the UFL let him into their new league? The fact that they would put it on online to a fan vote is -- I'm not being sarcastic -- one of the most awesome ideas ever. (h/t: Fly) ↵↵
↵(It's too bad that it will be a moot point -- an NFL team will poach him first. The UFL should get going on that fan-vote idea immediately, to capitalize on the publicity, even though the league doesn't launch until the fall.) ↵↵
↵Of course, if the league wants to REALLY succeed, there is an easy way to do it -- they just have to follow my advice. ↵↵
↵Phelps Tracker: I really hope that Michael's recent run-in with scandal won't dissuade him from swimming in the 2012 Olympics. Fans (and sponsors and sports media) will have long-forgotten by then. ↵↵
↵The Last Word: Stump! You don't have to be a dog-show fan to appreciate what happened at Westminster last night. Out of competition for 4 years and with virtually no recent practice, "Stump" became the oldest winner ever AND the first spaniel ever to win. It's unheard of at the top levels of dog shows, particularly for this most prestigious event in the sport. (Alas: Sorry, "Tiger Woods!") ↵↵
↵Dan Shanoff writes The Wake-Up Call every weekday morning for SportingNews.com and blogs daily at DanShanoff.com. Got any comments, questions or feedback? Email Dan at shanofftsn-[at]-gmail-[dot]-com. ↵↵
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Osasuna will atempt to overturn a two-goal aggregate deficit as they welcome Real Madrid to El Sadar Stadium for their Copa del Rey Round of 16 second leg match.
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Los Blancos have been on an excellent run of form since their loss to Barcelona back in late October. Madrid are unbeaten nine matches with their only blemish coming at the hands of Osasuna in the same stadium they'll be playing in on Wednesday. A clone of that 2-2 result would see Madrid through so the task ahead of Los Rojillos -- who themselves are unbeaten in their last four -- is a big one.
There are no notable absences for Madrid in their 18 man roster for the trip, giving Carlo Ancleotti a full range of lineup options.
Osasuna injuries and suspensions
Out: Emiliano Armenteros (hamstring), Manuel (thigh), Sisi (knee), Nino (knee).
Real Madrid injuries and suspensions
Out: Raphaël Varane (knee), Sami Khedira (knee)
Neither team has any major injuries ahead of the match with all the missing players dealing with long term issues.
Projected lineups
Osasuna: Andrés, Marc Bertrán, Jordan Lotiès, Alejandro Arribas, Damià, Francisco Silva, Lolo, Álvaro Cejudo, Miguel de las Cuevas, Roberto Torres, Oriol Riera
Real Madrid: Iker Casillas, Álvaro Arbeloa, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Nacho, Xabi Alonso, Asier Illarramendi, Angel di María, Isco, Cristiano Ronaldo, Jesé
Match Date/Time: 9:30 p.m. local, 3:30 p.m. ET
Venue: El Sadar Stadium, Pamplona, Spain
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Students at John Young Middle School spent their Friday afternoon having some fun with their fellow students, teachers and staff. The school held an ISTEP+ Kickoff event for their 7th and 8th grade students. The idea behind the event was for the school to show their appreciation to their students for all of the hard work they have put in leading up to the exams.
The event included a relay race, musical chairs, a three-legged race, and the crowd favorite: letting students throw pies in their teacher's faces. In between the activities there was also time dedicated to reminding the students of good test taking habits. This was the first year that an event this big was held for the students. Organizers say they plan on making the kickoff an annual event.
The Indiana education system has been in the spotlight recently with Common Core having been voted out of school curriculums. Teachers at the school say that they are not being distracted from helping their students focus on the upcoming exam.
"I think a lot of times when you have a situation like we are here in Indiana it can affect a lot of different aspects of the whole organization as a whole, but I think us as a staff, staying focus and letting our students know that we are supporting them," 7th/8th grade English teacher Kory LaBonne said.
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Will Boston College or Maryland be the first to return to college football's bloated postseason? ESPN's Heather Dinich weighs in.
Analyzing the first two weeks of the college football schedule for Boston College and Maryland. Both programs start the season off with two tough games against Northwestern and UCF and Miami and...
Former Boston College offensive lineman Anthony Castonzo has agreed to terms with the Indianapolis Colts.
The Boston College Eagles men's ice hockey team takes the ice tonight and sets out to defend their 2010 National Championship as they take on Colorado College in the NCAA West Regional Semifinal.
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Britney Spears Working Hard On New Album!
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Will.i.am Talks About Working With Britney Spears
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Is will.i.am And Britney's "Scream & Shout" Video The Future?
With his interest firmly planted in technology and science, it's no surprise that it would crash into the world of his music — and he's bringing Britney along for the ride.
Will.i.am And Britney Spears Want You To "Scream & Shout"
If you thought you'd never hear "It's Britney, b****" ever again, you were mistaken.
Obama vs Romney: Which Artists Donated To Their Campaigns?
Some artists may not want to publicly announce who they are voting for, but public records don't lie.
Hotel Transylvania "Call Me Mavy"
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Wilson raises stakes for UW
Says in the article that Bielema had to ask the NCAA if he could visit Russell's mom in Virginia since she could not travel, and the NCAA denied that request. Isn't that like a regular in-home visit? Why is that up to the NCAA now?


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In preparation for the winter, I'm going to start a brief series about infielders the Astros could potentially acquire to bolster the lacking infield. Third base and shortstop are completely up in the air, especially the former. And since Kazuo Matsui can also play shortstop, it wouldn't be out of the question to move him there and acquire a second baseman.
In other words, all three positions are open to discussion.
In each installment, I will discuss three players. Please throw out any names you can think of, however. This time, I'd like to discuss three players who won't likely be big targets this off-season, yet might be valuable additions nonetheless. I've mentioned two of them before, but let's take a more in-depth look and bring one more to the foreground.
1. Adam Kennedy. I've mentioned Kennedy before, and I still think he would be a reasonable option. His 2009 slash line was .289/.348/.410. His BABIP was slightly above his career average, at .329. His numbers were decent in '09, and worse in '08, but the key to this pickup would be his favorable splits against RHP. He's always hit much better against right-handers, which makes him one of several good candidates (some of whom, like Russell Branyan, I will discuss in future posts) to platoon with Jeff Keppinger, who is very strong against LHP.
2. Luis Rodriguez. A great buy-low free agent pickup, Rodriguez is not the type of player you'd like to buy and pencil in at third base, but his stats are nonetheless impressive... Except, of course, for his batting average and slugging percentage.
You see, Rodriguez hit for a .202/.319/.260 line in 251 plate appearances this season. So why would I be interested in him? Here's why. He walked 15.1% of the time in 2009, while only striking out 11.1%. How did his batting average (and consequently slugging percentage) get so low, then? His BABIP was a wretched .219. Does this mean he was only making weak contact? Apparently not--his line drive percentage was a shocking 18.3%. No, poor Luis was just plain unlucky. Rodriguez can also play all the positions in the infield, by the way. In his minor league career, his slash line was .311/.383/.413. So overall, I mark him as being an inexpensive, useful bench player at worst, and a starting second or third baseman at best. By the way, he also splits well against RHP. Go figure. And yes, I do have a bit of a soft spot for quad-A players, especially when they're this useful for what should be a near MLB-minimum salary.
3. Kevin Russo. I've mentioned him before, but I still think him a great trade candidate. Russo is a 24-year old AAA utility infielder in the Yankees system. My interest in him is that he batted .326/.397/.431 in 2009 with a 10.6% walk rate and a 15.6% strikeout rate. His BABIP was a little high, at .375, so those numbers are probably a little inflated. However, his BABIP was .359 in 2008 (when he batted .306/.363/.416 at AA), so his gaudy on-base percentage may not be particularly outrageous, especially if he can continue to lower his strikeouts. He probably will never have great power, but his skill with the bat, healthy BB%, and ability to play multiple positions should make up for that.
The trouble, of course, is that he's fully under the Yankees' control. Fortunately, they have no need for him, having their infield locked in for years to come. Still, he'd be a useful bench player and remains a solid prospect, so don't expect the Yankees to part with him easily. Perhaps Chia Jen-Lo would be a tempting central piece to the Yankees--he's projected as a good bullpen arm, possibly a setup guy or a closer down the road.
Next time, I'll talk about some higher-profile targets: Second basemen who could continue in their role or convert to third base.


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Earlier this week, I saw a commercial for a love advice hotline - $5 to let a complete stranger tell you how to live your life.
Why pay $5 when I can butt into your personal business for free?
And before someone asks, I'm not the guy wearing the suit in the picture.
Ladies, send your inquiries to firstname.lastname@example.com, or find me on twitter at @etbowser. Dudes, you can get in touch with Javacia at firstname.lastname@example.com. Just provide your initials, or a fun nickname.
Here's today's question:
Why do men cheat? And why is it that when women cheat on them in return they can't handle it?
Getting Even, k.e.
Oh lord.
So let me get this straight.You wanna know why these evil, no-good men break the hearts of the ones they love to chase after their sinful, carnal desires and DARE to get mad when women break the hearts of the ones they love to chase after their sinful, carnal desires?
Playa, please.
OK, let's start with the easy part. Why do men cheat? We've covered this before: Depends on the situation. It doesn't always mean that the guy is a poorly groomed, shoeless sex addict (word to Eric Benet). Sometimes a man falls out of love, sometimes he's too cowardly to admit his current relationship is over, sometimes he feels the grass is greener in his neighbor's lawn (so to speak) and sometimes it truly is a one-time mistake. And yeah, sometimes he's just Eric Benet.
The reasons vary and they're not always malicious - not that that's an excuse. Cheating is wrong, period.
And speaking of excuses...
Nothing fires me up more than the old adage "if he cheats, that means I can cheat." Just to refresh your memory: Cheating is wrong, period. Ladies, if you're so eager to jump in some other guy's sheets, or couch, or backseat of his '74 Pinto, clearly you weren't very attatched to Mr. Cheater in the first place. And what exactly does this endless cycle of cheating accomplish? That a woman can beat a man-whore at his own game? What does that make the woman?
Stooping to your cheating man's level proves nothing, and solves nothing. Here's a novel idea - if your man won't get his act together, break up with him.
You wanna know why men can't handle it when women cheat? Because cheating is a painful destruction of trust. The SAME PAIN women feel when men cheat. Passing that pain around doesn't do anyone any favors.


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Bishop's Hull globetrotter celebrates 100th birthday (From This is The West Country)
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Bishop's Hull globetrotter celebrates 100th birthday
12:00pm Monday 5th May 2014 in News By Phil Hill
A GLOBETROTTER has celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by her family at Frethey Nursing Home in Bishop's Hull.
Molly Merrifield, born 102 days before the outbreak of the First World War, still enjoys 'happy days and good health', says her son, Mike.
Molly, who grew up in Cheltenham, where she attended Cheltenham Ladies College, met her Cornish husband of 50 years in Fowey.
They moved to London in 1936, where they experienced many close shaves during the Blitz and had two children, Jill and Mike.
Molly, who lived in Trull and then Comeytrowe for nearly 30 years, was very active until moving to Frethey – she used to swim every week, played bridge and worshipped at St Mary Magdalene Church in Taunton.
Mike said: "She loved travelling, attending my wedding in Jamaica when air travel was a novelty and more recently visiting her great grandchildren in New Zealand. She also visited many European countries with Jill."
She also has four grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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|Hazel McBride Scholarship (1991)
This scholarship was established by the estate of Hazel McBride Engeseth. Mrs. Engeseth was a 1916 graduate of Valley City State Normal. She returned to Valley City State Teachers College between 1934-36 to further her education. Students receiving the McBride Scholarship must sign a Declaration of Intent to seek entry into the program of Teacher Education. A change in program of study will result in forfeiture of remaining scholarship amounts.
Available scholarships for upper-level students:
20 - $1,000 - scholarships divided as evenly possible between elementary and secondary majors with three set aside for minority students.
A special application form for returning students is required for upper-level McBride consideration.
Several scholarships are available to freshman & transfer students at the $1000 & $2500 levels. Eligibility depends on your GPA or ACT/SAT score.


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The 48-year-old son of a Salvation Army preacher has won tens of thousands of followers portraying himself as a Christian soldier fighting for South Africa's downtrodden miners.
"I was chosen by the plight and the suffering of the working class in South Africa," Joseph Mathunjwa, president of the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), told workers last month from Lonmin's Marikana platinum mine, site of a demonstration last August where police shot dead 34 wildcat strikers.
AMCU's emergence as the main labour force in South Africa's platinum belt – home to 80 percent of the world's known reserves of the metal – is an unprecedented grassroots challenge for President Jacob Zuma's ruling African National Congress (ANC).
The labour unrest in South Africa's mines last year cost platinum and gold producers billions of rand in lost output, resulting in sovereign credit downgrades. Fears of more turmoil in the mines as workers, unions and companies square off for a new wage bargaining round have helped drive the rand to four-year lows in the last month.


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Kalamazoo Citadel Band
The Kalamazoo Citadel Band is a traditional brass band with over 100 years of history in Kalamazoo. The band provides musical accompaniment to worship on Sundays and participates in local parades. All the band members are volunteers ages 14 and above, who love playing music for the Lord. The band rehearses on Wednesday nights at 7:45 p.m.


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The pain at the pump for Illinois drivers, especially in Chicago, is getting worse.
A recent spike in gas prices has Chicago drivers paying the highest prices in the U.S., averaging $4.36 in the city. People who live in the suburbs are being hit with an average price of $4.26.
The average price across the state is $3.95, meaning Chicago pays 75 cents more per gallon than the rest of the country.
Every year, the EPA mandates Chicago-area stations to switch from winter to summer blend gas, and it's more expensive for refineries to produce.
Analysts tend to disagree on when pump prices may come down. One says we'll see some relief in a couple of weeks, while another says they may not fall until after the Fourth of July.
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