Gleason was only six years older than Minsky, but he was already recognized as one of the world's premier problem-solvers in mathematics; he seemed able to solve any well-formulated mathematics problem almost instantly.
Premier problems 1: Sunderland 2005-06 The Premier League's all-time fall guys managed 15 points, half as many as second-bottom West Bromwich Albion.
Last week, the living wage was expediently commuted down to a Premier League problem; this week, exported racism has become football's problem, or even Chelsea's.
City's player recruitment system is the most enlightened in the Premier League – problem positions agreed months ahead with four or five targets for each one – yet the acquisitions don't always deliver immediate dividends.
The premier's problems emerged late last week when it became public that Gordon had failed to lodge tax returns and pay child support.
But with that money Mr Martin has also handed back to the premiers the problems of launching a national drug strategy, improving home care, recruiting medical staff and cutting waiting lists.
When election officials in Ohio's Butler County first spotted the problem, Premier Election Solutions — a unit of Diebold — suggested that antivirus software on the voting machines or human error was at fault.
Premier Wen's problem is that there is little he can do about the eurozone's troubles.
"First, take a deep cleansing breath," advises a premier blog addressing the problem, www.theexpiredmeter.com.
"The problem is Premier don't give us any respect -- they don't provide health insurance and they don't provide paid vacations or sick days".
