Frankfurt Cases and the Newcomb Problem

Abstract A standard argument for one-boxing in Newcomb’s Problem is ‘Why Ain’cha Rich?’, which emphasizes that one-boxers typically make a million dollars compared to the thousand dollars that two-boxers can expect. A standard reply is the ‘opportunity defence’: the two-boxers who made a thousand never had an opportunity to make more. The paper argues that the opportunity defence is unavailable to anyone who grants that in another case—a Frankfurt case—the agent is deprived of opportunities in the way that advocates of Frankfurt cases typically claim

Annual Report 1995-1996

It is our privilege to share with you, our shareholders, the 1995-96 report to our investors in the IMSA Fund for Advancement of Education. In more ways than one, this was yet another exceptional year for the IMSA Fund. Once again, we secured more than one million dollars in gifts and pledges to support margin of excellence initiatives at the Academy. We have averaged more than one million dollars in gifts during the past four years .... allowing us to touch the future of mathematics and science education in Illinois, and the nation. This year, a $350,000 grant from The Harris Family Foundation made it the first private sector million dollar donor ($1.1 million to be exact) to the Academy. This latest gift will allow IMSA\u27s Center for Problem-Based Learning to continue its work with educators throughout the state, nation and world. Other leadership gifts came from donors such as the Lloyd A. Fry Foundation to create a summer enrichment program for minority students; the Smithsonian Institution to advance IMSA\u27s Integrated Science program and partnerships; and Abbott Laboratories to support IMSA\u27s IMPACT II program. Excerpt: From the Chair and the Presiden

The Power of Debt: Identity and Collective Action in the Age of Finance

The Debt Collective is organized around the possibility for radical action within and against finance capitalism. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis it was often hard to understand how finance intersected with the everyday lives of ordinary—and especially, poor—people. But in the years since, it has become increasingly clear that mass indebtedness—from the mortgage crisis to student debt, criminal “justice” fines and fees to municipal austerity—is a direct effect of the conflict between debt payments generating value as securitized investments (mortgage backed securities, municipal bond offerings) vs. their role in providing shelter, food, and the ability to merely get by. In the age of finance, debt has become an immersive, systemic problem; but it is one that, in its ubiquity, may hold the seeds of its own solutions. As oil tycoon JP Getty famously quipped: “If you owe the bank $100 that’s your problem. If you owe the bank$100 million, that’s the bank’s problem.” Student debt alone stands today at 1.5 trillion dollars. Together, arguably, we can be the banks’ problem. This is the provocation of the Debt Collective: how can we reframe debt from an issue of isolation and shame to a platform for collective action and political mobilization

Root Cause Analysis Of A Long Term Reliability Problem With Reciprocating Compressors In H2 Service.

LecturePg. 55-66Three large reciprocating compressors in H2 makeup service had been a chronic reliability problem for 30 years. Unit revisions greatly compounded this issue by eliminating builtin spare capacity. A Root Cause Analysis Team was chartered to address the reliability problem. Results achieved by this study essentially eliminated production losses (which had peaked at over three million dollars), improved valve life from three to six months to two to four years, and decreased maintenance costs by factors of three to five (several hundred thousand dollars per year). This paper describes the overall root cause analysis study of these compressors and presents the conclusions and recommendations. It also details one phase of the analysis, evaluation of a specific valve failure, in order to permit the reader to follow the rigor utilized in the application of this type of analysis process

The Minister\u27s Role with the Drug Problem

Because of the increasing use of drugs in this country today, the writer has a deep concern for the potential dangers inherent in the problem. On August 21, 1971, the American Broadcasting Company presented on Channel two in Portland, Oregon, Heroes and Heroin. On the program they quoted President Nixon, as saying, drug abuse is America\u27s number one enemy. On June 17, 1971, President Nixon asked congress for 155 million dollars to help stem drug abuse. He described drug addiction as having assumed the dimensions of a national emergency

Corrosion of Aircraft Aluminium Alloys in Acid Solutions & its Prevention by Inhibitors

THE corrosion of metals is a serious problem confronting the industrially advanced countries of the world. Modern developments and war-time experiences have made it possible to manufacture metals at lower costs than before. Secondly, new sources of minerals have been discovered, thereby enabling each nation to increase its capacity for the production of metals. Iron and steel, aluminium, copper and zinc are amongst the metals in common use. In practice all of them are liable to corrode in various environments : atmosphere, soil and liquid medium. The loss of metal due to corrosion necessitating repair or removal of metal parts is one of fundamental importance affecting the economy of a country. The cost of corrosion control is rather high, the estimated figures per annum for some of the countries being U.S.A.' close to 10 billion dollars, U.K.2 600 million pounds, Canada3 500 million dollars, Australia4 100 million pounds. and India5 154 crore rupees. It becomes incre-asingly important to preserve available metals in use since a time may come when some of them approach exhaus-tion. From the available figures it has been indicated that immediate attention should be given to the non- ferrous metals, and greater attention to ferrous res-ources. In the case of iron the losses due to corrosion are estimated to be about 7.6 per cent a year. Corrosion control methods, therefore, assume great importance6

Research investigation of seepage control for dams and levees

The problems of a century old levee system have provided excellent research for the Corp of Engineers and others in the design and construction of earth dams for flood control, navigation and multi-purpose projects. A special problem on which valuable knowledge has been gained is that of seepage control. The experiences obtained in recent years have been supplemented by theoretical developments in the field of soil mechanics, but it is believed that considerable information will be gained on seepage control from further investigation and experience. The safety factor to prevent failure from seepage is believed to be the most critical in the present design of levees. It is important because the levee like a chain is only as strong as the weakest link. If the levee fails at one point the whole district is flooded. The damage estimated due to a single break in a levee protecting about 50,000 acres in 1944 was between 2 and 3 million dollars. Millions of dollars are being spent to construct levees for flood protection. About 5 million dollars was appropriated for levee construction in the St. Louis District alone for the year of 1949. This is a small part of the national program. Any effort in research, testing, or study for design of corrective measures to protect levees and dams from destruction due to seepage is believed worth while. The results of some experiments and design follow --Introduction, page ii

When Exercise is a Pain in the Head

Headache is one of the five most common chief complaints in the US, resulting in nearly 5 million visits to the ED (Lange, 2011). With great variance in quality, etiology, pathophysiology, and as a potential indicator of a serious underlying problem, it is critical that these headaches be accurately diagnosed, primarily for rapid identification of life threatening factors, but also to offer treatment and education specific to the particular type of headache the patient is experiencing. This will result in better outcomes for the patient through better control and will subsequently save health care dollars by reducing ED visits and unnecessary imaging

Analysis of the Finances of the School Districts in Brookings County, South Dakota 1932-1941

Facts and figures show that education is the largest and the most important business of the nation. Approximately one fifth of the American People are now in public elementary or secondary schools. To finance the facilities required for this vast army, who are seeking an education, more than two billion dollars are required for current expenses, including capital outlay and interest. A total instructional personnel of approximately a million is required to carry on this program. In 1938 one and one eighth million pupils were graduated from high school, and it is estimated that one out of seven of this group will continue his education through college. The per capita cost , which is the cost per pupil in average daily attendance, of education in the United States ranges from $28.35 to$159.67, and average $88.99. The problem for consideration in this study is a survey and an analysis of school finance embracing all types of schools from the one room rural school to the city schools in Brookings in South Dakot

Frankfurt cases and the Newcomb Problem

Abstract: A standard argument for one-boxing in Newcomb’s Problem is ‘Why Ain’cha Rich?’, which emphasizes that one-boxers typically make a million dollars compared to the thousand dollars that two-boxers can expect. A standard reply is the ‘opportunity defence’: the two-boxers who made a thousand never had an opportunity to make more. The paper argues that the opportunity defence is unavailable to anyone who grants that in another case—a Frankfurt case—the agent is deprived of opportunities in the way that advocates of Frankfurt cases typically claim