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Project Portfolio
No two projects have been the same, but all projects are highly analytical and can be done remotely. The project scopes range widely and are across a number of industries. Some past project scope examples include strategic, financial, market, and profitability analysis, and ideation. View the tabs below to see a sample of past projects!
Best Buy — Alternative Business Model Project
Since 1966, Best Buy's business model has been based on velocity, selling boxes and then attaching "value-adds" to the purchase. These items typically had a higher price tag but lower margins, while the add-ons were the real source of margin. With an eye toward the future, Best Buy tasked a team of Tippie students with identifying alternative business models and determining how Best Buy might take advantage of those opportunities.
Scope: The consumer electronics industry changes more with each day, with competition both on the ground and on the web becoming stronger than ever. An evolving business model is the key to staying competitive. The Tippie team set to work brainstorming and analyzing possible alternative business models for Best Buy.
Outcome: The team brainstormed a number of business model alternatives. After receiving feedback from Best Buy business partners, the team narrowed its focus to 10 ideas and performed high level research of several population segments. The data allowed the ideas to be further focused to just two, which the team pursued with detailed analysis. Findings were presented to Best Buy management at corporate headquarters in Minneapolis for further research and potential implementation.
Investment Choice Education Analysis — TIAA-CREF and The University of Iowa
To determine the cause of below-average participation by University of Iowa employees in a supplemental retirement plan, team members analyzed the profiles of plan participants and non-participants. They also conducted one-on-one interviews and administered a large-scale survey. Armed with this analysis, the team made recommendations for participation rate improvement.
Scope of Work: The University of Iowa is a major client of this firm and has a lower participation rate in the Supplemental (versus mandatory) Retirement Plan (SRP) than other universities of like size and location. The team performed a demographic analysis of University of Iowa participants/non-participants in the SRP as well as a University-wide survey to gather insight on the reasons employees participate or do not participate.
Outcome: This insight provided management with the data to focus/revise marketing strategies to increase participation in the SRP. In addition, data was gathered which provided input on communication vehicles to employees, plan name options, and characteristics of high likelihood plan participants.
The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired — Strategy Development & Implementation Planning
Overview: The Chicago Lighthouse is a not-for-profit organization pioneering programs and opportunities for the blind and visually impaired for over 100 years. This project addressed the fact that unemployment affects over 70% of blind adults, and their struggle to navigate their own communities is a primary cause. A team of Tippie MBAs spearheaded a project to provide assistive GPS-enabled cell phones to blind children throughout Illinois. These units would enable freedom, independence, and self-reliance in these children from an early age, ensuring a brighter future.
Scope of Work: The team started by analyzing the demographics of Illinois' blind and visually impaired community. GPS-enabled cell phones already on the market were assessed and potential units selected, including a cost analysis for each device. A funding strategy for the project was researched and the first steps taken, including Requests for Proposal to government, corporate, foundation, and in-kind donors.
Outcome: The cross-functional team assembled for this project was vital to its successful result. Team members versed in non-profit management presented the plan to government leaders and potential donors while team members with technology know-how dug into the software capabilities of mobile devices.
The team's final deliverable, which was translated into Braille for the management team presentation, included recommendations on devices that would meet the project's goals and a vetted list of high-potential funding sources. The team developed a communication and training strategy for project rollout and detailed the needs around the care and training of blind children that would use the GPS-enabled devices. Finally, they provided a list of next steps for maximum "plug and play" capability.
AEGON/Transamerica Capital Management — Marketing Analysis for Direct Marketing Campaign
Overview: Transamerica Capital Management (TCM), a member of the AEGON Group, offers innovative financial services and products with the goal of helping their customers build and protect their assets. Transamerica worked with a team of Tippie MBAs to identify potential markets and tactics to sell financial products directly to consumers.
Scope of Work: The team analyzed potential competitors thoroughly, researched relevant industry advertising strategies, identified and evaluated opportunities to market directly to consumers, and developed a "go-to-market" strategy. This strategy included a market analysis, market segmentation, risk assessment, financial forecasting, and media strategy and costs.
Outcome: The Tippie team recommended several tactics to target the consumer directly, including a group of marketing initiatives which top executives found valuable across multiple divisions of TCM.
Market Opportunity Assessment — Zurich North America
Zurich has incorporated a process referred to as Market Opportunity Assessment (MOA) as a means to evaluate current and potential markets and market segments ("market baskets"). Students conducted an analysis of the MOA with the intent of providing recommendations for improvement and refinement. The team also determined which of existing potential market baskets would benefit most from the MOA process.
Scope of Work: In support of corporate growth objectives, the company has developed a "Market Opportunity Assessment (MOA)" process for evaluating the business potential for new markets/products and services. The team was charged with applying the MOA process to a specific market and subsequently evaluating the effectiveness of the MOA process.
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iPrism Global — Market Entry Strategy Analysis
Overview: A paperless, virtual work environment is a new way of doing business. iPrism Global provides an online virtual workplace that replicates the workflow, objects, and application in your physical workplace to reduce costs and increase productivity. This innovative technology provides single sign-on, integrated CRM data, unified communications, document management, online workflow toolkit, content creation & management, and integrated video conferencing. Tippie MBA's were charged with researching and providing a go-to-market strategy for iPrism Global to market their innovative technology.
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Rockwell Collins — Strategic analysis on implications (regulatory, technical, economic) of the convergence of manned and unmanned flight in common airspace
Overview: Will your next flight be in a plane with no pilot? Rockwell Collins, a $4.47 billion company, is a world-leading provider of aviation electronics and airborne and mobile communications products and systems for both the commercial and military markets. Innovation is at the forefront of their business and Tippie MBA's were tasked with researching and developing a strategic analysis on the convergence of manned and unmanned aircraft.
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By AMANDA BEAM
Local columnist
I don't completely understand our electoral system. There. I've said it. I've studied it. I've read about it. Heck, I've even participated in it, as we all do when we cast our presidential votes. But I still don't entirely get the Electoral College, the constitutionally mandated method of how we choose our presidents.
Apparently, I'm not the only one.
In a 2008 Intercollegiate Studies Institute survey on civic literacy, more than a third of Americans asked couldn't choose the correct definition of the Electoral College from five multiple choice selections. In addition, McNeese State University political science professor Albert Ringlestein once told the Morning Sun newspaper he believed that only 1 to 2 percent of Americans "understand the electoral process."
Mo Rocca wants to change this. In his new PBS documentary "Electoral Dysfunction," he gives us an in-depth look at the way we choose our presidents. The Clark County Democrats screened the film last week complete with producer David Deschamps on hand to answer questions.
Focusing on the 2008 presidential election, Rocca visited a battleground state to fully document the grassroots efforts needed to get out the vote. What was one of the most surprising swing states during that particular election? Our very own Indiana, of course.
Why the Hoosier State? Not only do we have some of the most stringent election laws in the nation, that November was the first time in nearly 40 years a Democratic presidential candidate had a shot at winning Indiana. Hollywood couldn't set up a better scenario for drama and suspense.
But everyone knows good characters make a good movie. Enter Republican strategist Dee Dee Benkie and Democratic political consultant Mike Marshall. The film follows them around as they try to get out the vote for their respective candidates.
We also meet Clark County native and former Republican chair David Buskill, an elector for the Republicans. Rocca illustrates beautifully how Americans are really voting for these electors, like Dave, to represent their votes rather than actually voting for the presidential nominee themselves.
Rocca investigates more than just the cons of the Electoral College but the legitimacy of the process itself. He touches on outdated ballot designs and the new electronic methods of voting. He also spends significant time on Indiana's voter ID law, legislation that mandated citizens must present valid photo identification before they could cast their ballot.
Of course, during the course of a documentary, the producers couldn't always predict the twists and turns along the way. No one's road got curvier than that of Marshall's. The film ends by disclosing that, since the initial taping, Marshall had been indicted in Jennings County on 45 counts of voter related fraud. At the time of the indictment, he was employed by the re-election campaign of former Jeffersonville Mayor Tom Galligan. Marshall promptly resigned and is awaiting trial.
All and all, the documentary was quite informative. Does the film lean toward certain policies over others? Sure. However, they don't seek to demonize the opposition.
Unlike in other political documentaries, the film treats both Republicans and Democrats with respect. In fact, the movie premiered at the Republican National Convention this year. Benkie, a friend of mine, goes to many of these showings and promotes the film regularly, a testament to the fact that she feels she was treated quite fairly.
Like so many things in life — and government — there's no simple solution to the problems at hand. No system is perfect. The best we can do is to weigh the pros and cons of our current approach against that of other methods and make informed decisions based on facts.
If you would like to watch "Electoral Dysfunction," check out their website at http://electoraldysfunction.org for available PBS times and stations.
— Amanda Beam is a Floyd County resident and Jeffersonville native. Contact her by email at email@example.com.


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Fan Confidence Poll: March 4th, 2013By
Spring Training Record: 3-7 (45 RS, 47 RA)
Spring Training Schedule This Week: Mon. OFF, vs. Braves (Tues. on YES), vs. Dominican Republic (Weds. on YES), @ Cardinals (Thurs.), @ Marlins (Fri.), vs. Braves (Sat. on YES) @ Blue Jays (Sun.)
Top stories from last week:
- Brian Cashman confirmed the Yankees have made a "significant offer" to Robinson Cano. A deal is not imminent and the two sides remain pretty far apart. It's obvious the club would like to get this done before Cano hits free agency.
- Johnny Damon said he has "tons of interest" in returning to the Yankees following Curtis Granderson's injury, but the team is not interested. They also don't have interest in Vlad Guerrero. The Yankees do, however, have interest in Chien-Ming Wang and had "major interest" in Javy Vazquez before he blew out his knee, but they don't have interest in Kyle Lohse.
- Injury News: Derek Jeter (ankle) has begun moving side-to-side during fielding drills. Phil Hughes (back) has resumed throwing, though he may not be ready in time for the start of the season. Kevin Youkilis (oblique) was shut down for a few days but has since returned to the lineup. Boone Logan (elbow) and Slade Heathcott (thumb) will but shut down for a few days even though MRIs came back clean. David Adams (back) has started swinging a bat and could soon begin more intense workouts.
- Gary Sanchez and Mason Williams both cracked Baseball Prospectus' top 101 prospects list. Rafael DePaula and Abi Avelino were ranked among the top Dominican Summer League prospects by Baseball America. Dellin Betances will open the year as a starter with Triple-A Scranton.
- Joba Chamberlain still wants to be a starter. Melky Mesa withdrew from the World Baseball Classic because of the open left field job.
Please take a second to answer the poll below and give us an idea of how confident you are in the team. You can view the interactive Fan Confidence Graph anytime via the nav bar above, or by clicking here. Thanks in advance for voting.
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Make the playoffs: 8
Win the World Series: 6
Next year: 7
Future beyond: 8
I can't imagine if they'd signed Javy again. He wouldn't have fooled me a 3rd time.
6, as usual since Granderson went down. Confidence will go back up to 7 pending seeing him back, and seeing Hughes stay healthy on the mound for a few weeks.
I can't imagine if they'd signed
Javyany veteran starter as a reclamation project/AAA Depth on a MiLB contract again.
Javy as a flier on a non-guaranteed deal is vastly different than Javy as a bonafide rotation piece for $11M. Different expectations for different players.
Oh I should have clarified it wouldn't have been logical. The rational side of my brain is fine with it, on a minor league deal as depth.
The irrational side is mad that I spent 6 months defending the last signing and then eating all those words when he was awful/hurt.
I'll put it to you this way: While I agree, if I had a stack of applications for the position of MiLB depth, somehow, Javy's would keep on winding up on the bottom of the stack.
May the record also reflect that I almost misspelled "depth" as "death" there.
Don't worry, there is always next year for Javy to be signed.
My 5.4 has sunk to 5 with Granderson's injury and Hughes forecasted breakdown.
Granderson, losing streak, Hughes, brought me from a 6 two weeks ago down to a 4.
Granderson, fair. Hughes, sort of fair.
Losing streak in spring training…
But the losing streak is over!!!
A spring training losing streak! I guess we better start trading off everyone of value.
Grave-rolling index is high this morning.
I voted 5. Hughes & Logan injuries, Cano not traded and not interested in talking contract, and the overall age of this team. The one good thing this week was Cash saying no way to Damon.
"Cano not traded and not interested in talking contract"
Except that, for the first time in ages, the Yankees are actually talking contract extension which someone, which indicates the polar opposite of what you're saying.
The Yankees made and offer, and the next day Cano said he was concentrating on the season and not on his contract.
Cano is a Boras client which usually means he will go free agent – So yes I would vote higher if he was gone and the Yanks got something for him. If Cano does then go FA then will be able to resign him. I think Cano will be playing for another team next year regardless. And I'd rather the Yanks go something for him
I find it HIGHLY doubtful that you'd vote higher if Cano was traded.
I know I wouldn't.
7 – If Cervelli keeps looking this good, confidence will be moving up.
scariest line of the day so far. Our confidence hinges on Francisco Cervelli.
Now excuse me while I drink this Vodka-Valium-Clorox-Raid-Cosmopolitan…
A New Hampshire Iced Tea?
Very cheeky, Mr Tilapia…. verrrrrry cheeky
I had a dream that we traded Sanchez and Williams for D'Arnaud. I know this would never happen, but if we had that opportunity, would you do it?
I'd keep my guy who hasn't yet sniffed the majors rather than trading for someone else's.
Yeah dude… this.
unchanged. 5.
From a 5 to a 6, back to a 5 after the Grandy injury and still the uncertainty of the Walking Injured. I like what Juan Rivera brings to the team, as with Hafner but the kids are the wild card with all the injuries. If the Mesas and Warrens of the world prove they're ready for the call, I could get as high as a 7-8 with this current roster for this year. The coming years with the age of the players actually signed beyond 2013 and the plan to reduce spending its hard for me, with all the unknowns go any higher than a 5 for the future. It sure would be great to see a NYY MiL player bud into the next Cano or comparable player.
It's up to five since both Nova and Phelps seem to have progressed.
8 ~ from what I've seen so far in spring, the yankees absolutely own the dominican republic. those guys get closer everyday and the future is bright.
In other news. Tyler Austin looks pretty damn good and the Matt Daley looks like a sleeper bullpen guy.
I was definitely impressed by Daley when I saw him yesterday. I'd never heard of the guy but I'm gonna try to remember to follow him a bit this season.
Except that he's already be re-assigned to minor league camp.
Yeah, I meant in DotF. I knew he was reassigned almost immediately following the game.
Tyler Austin minor league stats (3 seasons): .331/.406/.563
Paul Konerko minor league stats (6 seasons) .306/.393/.535
Granted larger sample size, but still…
For shits and giggles, we should throw in Jorge Vazquez.
F.H.O.F.R.M. and Shelly "Man-Child" Duncan take offense.
I think Konerko played in a hitter friendly for part of his time in the minors ( Albuquerque ?).
For their first 3 minor league seasons, Tyler Austin's numbers are better than Konerko's, Duncan's, and Vazquez's at the same point in their careers. Optimistic buoyancy = bad thing?
Of course not. Just busting your chops a bit.
Up to baseline 7 from a 6 last week, which was probably my lowest in a while.
I just feel particularly inspired by some of the play of the younger players and feel bullish as to several of them, maybe even more than I thought, really taking a step forward this year. Feeling good about what I've seen from Phelps and Nova, and Pineda seems to be on the mend. Both Cervelli and Stewart seem to be embracing CATCHER WARZ to the point that they might actually avoid being an embarassment out there come the start of the season and, hey, every spot on the team actually isn't decided three months before the start of the season. That at least makes things interesting……right?
Call me old fashioned, but I actually really like that there are a bunch of guys playing for roster spots (like 28 other teams do every spring).
It makes the trip to Tampa really more than just a technicality for everyone involved… Spring Training usually sucks, but I have been intrigued this season (albeit semi irrationally).
I really want to see more of Nova. If he can get back on track we should have a heck of a rotation this season and he could be a big piece moving into the 189-years.
Nova's quick outing looked good. Gardner is also looking great in camp.
Ahem. When reference was made on RAB to this impending jump, I asked "Is this wise?" Various posters assured me it was. Cash is 45ish–even older than the average age of his team. He's lucky he didn't bust his neck. There is far too much optimism on this board. Which brings me to…
My vote is as usual 4.
1) Team is way too old and with too many question marks (arising both from age and health).
2)Upper minors talent is too modest.
3) More rivals are now able/willing to spend Yankee type money.
4) AL East stronger (see #3).
5) MLB is too determined to "level" the field.
6) Owner seems to lack the driven quality needed to keep NYY king of the hill. (Finance geeks rarely make Conquistadores.)
Optimism on a fan board? The horror !
Or maybe you're too negative. We'll see.
The second jump didn't go great, though. Cashman twisted his right ankle and said he heard a pop. Going for X-rays.
Now the Gm is out. Fuck that I'm down to a one
I bet they won't consider Mustellier for this either.
@NYDNHarper: People who attended to cashman say they're pretty sure his ankle is broken. They say bone was sticking out. Took him to hospital.
All joking aside though it was a pretty serious injury.
- Chris Stewart is competing for a starting role on the team. This alone is worth docking the team a few points.
- The 2013 team appears, at least on paper, to be weaker than last year's team, which is a downgrade from a team that failed to win (or reach) the WS. We needed upgrades, not downgrades.
- Unless the 189M plan is being scrapped, it will be very difficult if not impossible to improve the team next year unless numerous key prospects have amazing breakthrough years.
- The ESPN futures has us only #5. In other words, there are 4 teams better positioned than the Yankees in the opinion of these writers.
- The current CBA has weakened the Yankees' ability to use their financial advantage to overpay for young talent both in the draft and especially internationally.
- The Yankees' best players, excluding Cano, are well past the ages that could reasonably be considered their primes. I think this is often overstated because future HOFers or even elite but not quite HOF worthy players shouldn't be compared against the norm, but age related regression is still a real risk.
- Depending on who you ask, the Yankees aren't the favorite to win the AL East this year.
I can understand how this can sound like a spoiled Yankees fan not appreciating how much worse it can get. To be fair, I am looking forward to this season and hoping that the team exceeds expectations, since there have certainly been many times when paper tigers have done just the opposite. But as a fan I hold the Yankees to a higher standard than other teams in other sports that I follow, because…well…they're the Yankees. So I interpret this poll to be asking how I feel about the odds of the team winning some championships in the not too distant future. The owner himself has said that this is the organization's singular goal. As it stands, I feel less confident about the prospects of this happening than at any time in the last 18 year's or so. I hope I'm wrong.
Is that one about the ESPN rankings serious? I think being in the top 5 out if 30 teams is very good. That's basically saying the Yankees will be a top 5 team in baseball going forward.
It was a panel of "experts" ranking teams by how well they were set up for success over the next 5 years. A year ago the Yankees were ranked #2. This year we trail Tampa Bay in our own division, even in spite of their piggy bank budget. I'm pessimistic but I do have to question that particular ranking. Anyway, I guess I just disagree that being a top 5 team is something Yankees fans should be excited about. Any other team…yea that's pretty good news, but I expect better from this organization, unless they're conceding that the standard set for the last 18 years or so is no longer the standard going forward.
Being a top 5 team is at the very worst being the 2nd wild card in any season. If the Yankees will do no worse than that over the next 5 years, I personally will be thrilled.
Cashman adds "No protruding bone, as rumored" in his right ankle. But it's probably broken. #Yankees
What's the word on Betances? He seems to have really dropped off Yankee radar. I remember seeing him a few years back and really liking his curveball and potential.


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Suns should be regretting Michael Beasley's signing by now
Somehow, someway this organization has found a way to throw $18 million right out the window.
Hate to say I told you so, but I told you so. Michael Beasley is a joke. Are you kidding me with that 3-for-13 performance for 6 points and 2 rebounds in 30 minutes against Memphis?
I can make the argument that through 19 games this master under-performer has played two or three decent games -- not great games mind you, just decent. I never thought he could help this team, but even I thought that he would tease Suns fans once every eight to ten games with a 30-point performance. That's what he has done throughout his career -- tease everyone with a great game here and there that makes you question why he doesn't do it on a regular basis.
Beasley was a waste of money and Phoenix should be regretting that decision by now. Too bad they couldn't get a money back guarantee on him the way the fans are for the game on Thursday.
Look, in a nutshell he is not a smart basketball player, no basketball IQ whatsoever. He wastes possessions. He can't defend. He is not a small forward and he is not a power forward.
There is a reason that guys like Rick Adelman, Pat Riley, Kurt Rambis and Eric Spoelstra didn't want him. He was the #2 pick in the 2008 draft and he is on his third team already. Miami drafted him and gave him away for a second round pick. Um RED FLAG! Then Minnesota got him and couldn't give him away all last year. NBA teams rarely rid themselves of good players, but two teams gave up on Beasley in a heartbeat. That should have told the Suns everything they needed to know.
It is so frustrating watching him play. Why is he playing? Is it to justify the waste of a contract they gave him? I don't get it. Put him on the bench and give him 15 minutes a game. Jared Dudley is a better player, yes he is! A much better player. Unfortunately you can't trade Beasley because the rest of the NBA knew what the Suns didn't.
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For parents of children with autism, it's a ray of light — a chance for their child to get the kinds of treatment that could lead to a fuller, more complete life, something most parents of these children could never hope to afford.
The state Senate this month passed a package of bills that will require insurers to cover an autism diagnosis and treatment, which can run into the tens of thousands of dollars a year.
To make that possible, the bills also direct the state Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Department to create an autism coverage "incentive" program that insurance carriers and third-party administrators could apply to for reimbursement.
The cost to the state is expected to come in at $15 million in the first year.
Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, a vocal advocate of the coverage and the parent of a child with autism, said the bills will eventually save taxpayers money.
This is a classic case of investing now to spend less later, but with an ethical imperative that puts the debate in a new light: With the proper diagnosis and treatment, many of these children can look forward to college, a career and an independent life.
Without that promise of treatment, we get what we get now — the reality that many of these children will eventually become wards of the state and live lives of dependence.
While Calley says providing diagnosis and treatment to children with autism could save the state $13 billion, even a much more modest return — even half that — is astounding. And who can put a price on a full and rewarding life?
For those seeking full parity for mental health insurance, the autism bills weren't a victory. But that does not mean the wider fight shouldn't continue.
The massive gap in insurance coverage between physical and mental ailments is a scandal in a society that spends billions on fast food and reality TV.
Not being able to close that gap in Michigan today cannot take away from the promise of autism treatments.
Nine Senate Republicans — including Traverse City's Howard Walker — voted against the bills. They unsuccessfully argued to cap spending at up to $45 million and add a sunset provision.
The bills are now in a House committee, and are expected to pass. Gov. Rick Snyder said he'll sign them.
Michigan has taken a major step in the struggle to overcome autism. With treatment within reach, thousands of Michigan children may have a better future.


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---- — NORTHFIELD, MINN.—On a day when the Central College cross country teams competed against some of the top teams in the region, the men and women showed progress at the St. Olaf Invitational.
The Dutch men's team finished seventh in the 16-team field, while the women was 11th in the 15-team field.
The Central men, ranked second in the Central region, finished seventh in the 16-team field with 151 points on Saturday morning. Junior Eli Horton, who missed the Central Dutch Invitational two weeks ago, led the Dutch on the eight-kilometer course with a 15th-place finish at 26:03.7. Highly-touted freshman Isaac Steffensmeier finished three seconds behind Horton in 17th.
Junior Drew Jackson was the third Central finisher at 26:15.4, good for 19th. Senior Cody Doughan finished 47th in 27:14.4 and junior Timothy Shepherd (Knoxville) 53rd.
St. Olaf, the top-ranked team in the Central region, won the invitational with 52 points. The top finisher was Matt Horan of Sioux Falls at 25:01.4.
The Central women finished 11th in the 15-team field with 296 points on Saturday morning. Junior Alyssa Eaves was the top Dutch finisher on the six-kilometer course for the second-consecutive meet, finishing in 42nd place at 24:09.6. Senior Amanda Dunkin (Pella) was 60th in 24:53.1 and sophomore Molly Bramble 63rd in 25:00.0.
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Structuring XML Documents
Author: David Megginson
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Take a close look at any of the various documentation projects operating within the Linux community, and you will find SGML. The Linux Documentation Project, the Debian Documentation Project and others are using SGML as the primary tool in producing consistently structured and styled documentation. The search for a more sophisticated replacement for HTML has led to the development of XML, which is based heavily on SGML. XML has nearly all of the power and features of SGML, but will probably be much better supported because of the web-driven market for browsers and editors. For this reason, XML will probably replace SGML in many applications.
SGML and XML both provide a means of describing the structure of a document. SGML and XML rely on definitions called DTDs, Document Type Definitions, that describe document structure.
In this book, David Megginson competently explains the process of good quality DTD design. While the title suggests it is XML-specific, it is not. SGML and XML have so many similarities that it is possible to describe both simultaneously, highlighting differences between the two where they arise. This book is another in the Charles F. Goldfarb series, and in it, Mr. Megginson describes document structuring using both SGML and XML, managing to avoid confusing the reader during the process. The book has four main parts, and includes a CD-ROM with software that implements XML parsers, and a selection of modern and popular DTDs.
Part One provides some background on XML, describes how it is different from SGML and examines five popular and useful DTDs. This chapter isn't for people with no prior SGML or XML experience and isn't designed to teach you either, but if you are familiar with at least one of them, it will assist you in learning about the other. The chapter on DTD syntax clearly illustrates the differences and similarities between the two. DTDs examined in detail are:
Text-Encoding Initiative (TEI)
HyperText Markup Language (HTML 4.0)
The first four of these are in common use and have inspired many other DTD designs. The CALS table design, for example, has been borrowed many times and used in other DTDs.
Part Two covers the principles of DTD analysis. The core material of the book begins in these chapters. They describe how to critically analyse a DTD from three important perspectives: ease of learning, ease of use and ease of processing. The ease with which a particular DTD can be learned is critically important in having a DTD accepted by authors. If the DTD is difficult to learn, authors will tend not to use it, use only a small subset of it, or worse, misuse it by bending it to suit their needs. Mr. Megginson describes how to analyse the ease of learning of a DTD with the aim of instructing you how to design easy-to-learn DTDs.
The chapter entitled "Ease of Use" describes how to analyse a DTD to determine if it will be easy for authors to use when they are writing their documentation. Some of the issues explored are the naming of tags and attributes, when to use a new tag and when to add an attribute to an existing tag, and structural issues that can simplify or complicate an author's job.
The chapter on ease of processing is of particular interest to those who publish and develop processing tools. A DTD may be easy for the author to learn and use, but this doesn't always translate into something that is easy to process into printed or published form. The lessons are mostly common sense applied to the specific task of DTD design.
The third part of the book covers a number of advanced DTD maintenance and design issues. It will be of interest mostly to people who intend to use SGML or XML for purposes other than publishing, such as database systems or other information management applications. The first topic covered is that of DTD compatibility. I mentioned earlier that the CALS table design had been borrowed for use in other DTDs. When DTDs are similar, it is fairly simple to translate a document from one DTD to another. This is very useful if you wish to exchange documentation with a group which has a different DTD. This chapter describes how to identify compatibility and the advantages of keeping compatibility in mind when designing a DTD.
The second topic extends this discussion to exchanging document fragments. A document fragment might be a single chapter or paragraph from a book. If you wish to share portions of a document with a group using a different DTD, you will find useful tips in this chapter on ways to simplify the task.
The final topic in this section is DTD customisation. DTD customisation is the process of taking an existing DTD and modifying it to suit your specific purposes. Designing a sophisticated DTD can be a complex task. Often, there is little reason to design a DTD from scratch; an existing DTD may provide 95% of what you need, requiring only a small amount of customisation to fully meet your needs. This can save a lot of time and provides advantages in terms of document exchange and compatibility. This chapter describes how to customise DTDs, and how to design DTDs that are easy to customise. The DocBook DTD, for example, was designed with hooks in place that allow for easy customisation.
The fourth and final part of the book covers DTD design using a technique called Architectural Forms. Architectural Forms allow DTD designers to specify the method by which their DTD should be translated into one or more other DTDs. Architectural Forms allow you to write documents which are simultaneously valid for a number of different DTDs. This section of the book describes the concepts and the implementation of Architectural Forms and offers useful hints and advice to designers wishing to use this facility. I found this part of the book a little difficult to comprehend, but that was almost certainly due to my limited exposure to applications requiring use of this advanced technique. I'm confident that anyone with an application for Architectural Forms will find the information presented to be a good introduction to the topic.
I am pleased to report that the CD-ROM includes Linux versions of the XML parsing software. Two XML parsers are provided. The first is a precompiled version of the popular "SP" parser. The second is a Java-based XML parser called "Aelfred". Each DTD described in the book is included in its SGML form, as well as a number of links to useful resources on the Internet. The CD-ROM provides some HTML-based documentation, but is otherwise not well documented. I am left with the impression that the CD-ROM was a last-minute addition to the book; nevertheless, it does provide tools to allow the reader to experiment with the techniques described, and to that end it is adequate.
I found Structuring XML Documents to be an interesting and informative book that I will certainly be using as a reference in the future. David Megginson has done a nice job of concisely capturing a lot of material while keeping the pace slow enough to allow one to absorb the information fairly comfortably. The book is ideal for both SGML or XML designers, and SGML designers should not be misled by the title. I recommend that anyone with an interest in DTD design, especially those involved with Linux-related documentation projects, take a look at this book. It is certain to be of assistance in your efforts.
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Father Son and Holy Ghost
I have not ever seen my father's grave.
Not that his judgment eyes . . .
I have not ever seen my father's grave.
Not that his judgment eyes . . .
An emerald dungeon's blacklight glow
glimmered in the deeper reaches
where my son and I could hear the slub . . .
Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs
About the lilting house and happy as the grass was green,
The night above the dingle starry, . . .
The heat so peaked tonight
the moon can't cool
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You sway like a crane to the tunes of tossed stones.
I am what you made to live in
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Come, let's go in.
The ticket-taker
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My mother's mother, widowed very young
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Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire . . .
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Pity the poor NCAA lacrosse selection committee. They're going to have quite a mess in their laps in a few weeks.
At the moment, identifying the at-large teams won't be nearly as much of a problem as seeding the field. That can change, naturally, with conference tournament upsets. But based on the selection criteria (RPI, strength of schedule, quality victories), it was still pretty easy to pick out eight at-larges with solid profiles.
(For what it's worth, Syracuse again edged out Denver for the last at-large spot this week; each has only one top-20 victory, with Denver holding a slight RPI edge and Syracuse facing the more arduous schedule).
In many season, the sum of a team's RPI and strength of schedule is a raw, informal tool that also happens to divvy up the teams at the top rather effectively for bracket projecting purposes. With this top five in that simple metric, good luck finding easy answers (data courtesy of LaxPower.com):
7: Virginia (RPI: 3/SOS: 4)
9: Duke (7/2)
10: Johns Hopkins (2/8)
10: Maryland (5/5)
11: North Carolina (10/1)
In short, mathematical formulas might not solve a lot in the committee room, or at least less than usual.
This week's projection, which qualifies more as a guesstimate:
(1) Virginia vs. AMERICA EAST/Stony Brook
(8) North Carolina vs. Villanova
Virginia, despite its lousy showing against Duke, still owns the best profile – No. 3 RPI, No. 4 schedule strength, three top-10 wins. But we also know the Cavaliers have a lower floor than anyone would have surmised last week. … Stony Brook edges Albany based on the RPI to take the America East's spot in this field. … No one has more at stake than North Carolina in this week's ACC tournament. The Tar Heels have two nifty wins (Maryland and Hopkins) but also lost to Penn. A setback to Virginia on Friday could make them a coinflip to host in the first round. … Villanova staved off St. John's last week and can get itself into the discussion to host if it upends Notre Dame on Saturday on the Main Line.
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(4) Duke vs. Lehigh
(5) Johns Hopkins vs. PATRIOT/Colgate
Seriously, how fantastic would another Duke-Lehigh NCAA tournament game be? Call it the Russ Dlin Special. … Duke, by the way, has won eight straight. It knocked off Georgetown, Brown, Syracuse and Marist by a combined six goals, then followed it up with a 13-5 rout of Virginia. Bizarre. … Lehigh has yielded 19 goals over its last two games, its most in a two-game stretch since surrendering four to Saint Joseph's and 17 to Villanova to open the season. … In most years, Hopkins' March sweep of Princeton, Syracuse and Virginia would provide a cushion to earn the No. 1 seed. But with Princeton and Syracuse anything but postseason locks, the Blue Jays' profile suffers. … Colgate can clinch the Patriot League regular season crown with a win at Bucknell on Friday.
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(3) Maryland vs. Syracuse
(6) BIG EAST/Notre Dame vs. Penn State
Maryland solved a lot of issues by beating Johns Hopkins. It's hard to imagine the Terps going on the road for the first round, but that was the prevailing wisdom after they won the ACC tournament last year. … Syracuse, Denver and Fairfield are the most logical contenders for the final at-large spot. Good luck parsing those profiles. … Notre Dame will get as much of a strength of schedule bump in the next three weeks as anyone. Up next are Villanova, Syracuse and the Big East tournament. The Irish could double their games against top-20 opponents; they're 3-1 against that group at the moment. … Penn State (RPI: 11; strength of schedule: 6) remains in excellent shape for an at-large. The Nittany Lions will be hard to keep out of the NCAA tournament if they win their next three (Delaware, Hofstra, CAA semifinal).
(2) ECAC/Loyola vs. METRO ATLANTIC/Siena
(7) COLONIAL/Massachusetts vs. IVY/Cornell
Loyola might be a stretch at No. 2 thanks to its strength of schedule, but this much is certain: With Hopkins and a likely date with Denver or Fairfield in the ECAC final still to come, the Greyhounds' SOS should improve. Their RPI, however, can't; Loyola is No. 1 in that metric. … Siena has won seven straight, reaching double figures in each game during the run. The Saints also haven't beaten a team that now has a winning record all season. … Massachusetts continues to stir the echoes of 2009 Notre Dame. The Irish went unbeaten, but thanks to a soft schedule earned the No. 7 seed. The Minutemen remain a prime candidate for a similar fate. … Cornell has the same schedule strength problem as Massachusetts, though playing Princeton once (and possibly twice) could help that to some degree. Given the committee's travel requirements, this looks like an especially plausible game.


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It's not as if Buffalo fans need additional reasons to hate Tom Brady. The Patriots' superstar quarterback has beaten the Bills 18 times in 20 games. Brady has carved up the Bills on a regular basis. New England has outscored the Bills by 20 points a game during that time. He's a pretty boy with three Super Bowl titles. His rise to stardom has directly paralleled Buffalo's long playoff drought.
But crushing the community's spirits for a decade isn't enough, apparently. Now Brady is taking gratuitous cheap shots at our city. During his press conference at the Pats' hotel on Wednesday morning, in an otherwise harmless reminiscence about his father, Brady decided to take a swipe at the quality of the Buffalo hotels.
"He's been there every step of the way," Brady said of his dad. "Then I went to school a long ways from home, and he and my mom were there at every home football game that they could possibly be at and a lot of road games, too. And even when I started my pro career, he traveled to Buffalo. I don't know if you guys have ever been to the hotels in Buffalo -- they're not the nicest places in the world -- but he would travel to those."
After 23 years, I've learned to laugh off the occasional rip on Buffalo. I've been telling people for years that with global warming on the increase, a time will come when Buffalo will be the chic destination. But I figured I should at least challenge Brady and get him to elaborate. His media session ended a few minutes later, so I had to intercept him as he was being led out of the hotel ballroom.
"Tom, are you saying that Buffalo's hotels are the worst in the league? Do you rank them?"
Brady kept walking, but gave a little laugh and said, "No, they're fine."
As he approached the door, he looked back and said, "Don't write that, you'll get me in trouble."
Sure, Tom, I'll keep it between us. And we won't tell anyone about the four interceptions you threw at Ralph Wilson Stadium back in September.


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WAKE FOREST — Police are searching for a 14-foot trailer stolen from Wake Forest High Schools marching band and the thieves who took it.
School officials noticed on July 1 that a blue-domed, white trailer was not parked in its usual spot near the baseball field, town spokesman Bill Crabtree, said Friday.
The school officials initially thought one of the members of the bands booster club had moved the trailer. After making several calls to booster members, however, they notified police on Monday that the trailer had apparently been stolen.
Crabtree said the trailer is used to carry the marching bands equipment, but was empty when it was stolen.
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FORT MILL — EDITOR'S NOTE: This is part II of an ongoing series examining the reality of homelessness in Fort Mill.
Learning about Fort Mill's homeless community of about a dozen people in woods near Carowinds Boulevard is sparking call to action.
"I was surprised there was anyone living that way in this area," said York County Councilman Michael Johnson, R-District 1, who represents that part of the township. "I think it was a shock to most people to hear there were people living in the woods around Carowinds."
Johnson has been on the job only a few weeks and is still learning his way around the Council. He said he plans to ask Sheriff Bruce Bryant about the homeless situation and talk to the county manager to find out what the county is doing to help the homeless.
"I think this is a new challenge for our area. If these people want and need help, we need to do what we can, certainly," Johnson said.
Warm connection
Lora Holladay, head of the Homeless Task Force for the United Way of York County, said a frequent perception is no homeless people live in still-growing Fort Mill, where a residential construction boom saw the rise of hundreds of high-end homes.
"But that's untrue," Holladay said. "Some [homeless people] are from York County but not all; the majority have migrated from Mecklenburg (County, N.C.), or up north who are coming to the area because they think there are more jobs."
Holladay helped open the United Way's two warming centers in Rock Hill five years ago. She said Fort Mill is an ideal location for a third center. The warming centers are open from November to March for the homeless to get a respite on cold nights.
"A warming center can be a jumping-off place," Holladay said.
"They come inside, and we can connect with them. Maybe over time, they realize what services are available to them."
She said if the money were available, she would like to see the centers open year-round.
Building relations
An interested church or community center in the Fort Mill area would need to help by providing security, staffing and a hot meal for residents in the evening, Holladay said.
"We could teach them what we've learned and help them get resources to help pay for the few costs," she said. "There are not many costs."
Meals are almost always covered by volunteers, Holladay said.
"I know the Fort Mill community is a great community. If someone did that [opened a warming center], you wouldn't have trouble finding people to help," she said.
Dale Dove, founder of Renew Our Community, suggests an alternative to a warming center similar to what the homeless men and women in the Carowinds Boulevard area are used to – but with upgrades.
"Why don't we create a campground?" he said. "They could create a space appropriate for these people to live in. Put in showers for them, toilets and Laundromats. Give them police protection, sanitation, garbage pickup. They need a place they can stay and no one will run them off.
"They can wash themselves and wash their clothes, and use the bathroom with dignity, because a lot of these folks are happy with the freedom they have right there."
Like a warming center, a campground would allow the homeless a chance to interact with social workers or agencies that could suggest services available to assist them.
"If you had them coming to one place, you can get to know them and learn them, and they start to trust you and you can say, 'Let me help you work on your GED or getting your driver's license.' Then you can start trying to help them.
"You start building relationships with them."
Community plan
That's when the real work starts, Dove said.
Helping the homeless with immediate, basic needs, such as giving them a coat to keep warm or food when they are hungry is the "relief" work, he said.
But once those immediate needs are met, the work has to begin to help address the problems that caused the homelessness.
"It's easy to give relief, but how do we get you to where you don't need relief?" Dove said.
ROC is working to help answer that question for its clients, he said. But ROC needs help finding clients temporary and permanent jobs, transportation, housing and other services.
"This is our community and our responsibility. These are our neighbors," he said.
"The community's got to have a game plan."


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