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What would you say is the worst viral thing the Internet has ever produced? "Gangnam Style"? Lolcats? That fucking "ERMAHGERD" meme that makes you want to track down every person who has ever used it and lock them in a shipping container with open beehives?
Nope! It's anger. Yep, I'm calling anger a meme. On the Internet, pure, unadulterated anger is viral as hell, and if you're not violently overreacting to insignificant topics, you're not a part of the clique. It's roaming the Web like a colony of fire ants, forever crawling out of your monitor and chewing on you until you get angry too, over stupid shit like ...
4 Movie Casting
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When a major movie announces its stars, the Internet instantly turns into a composite creature of rabid ox butts, toothlessly snapping at the object of our aggression and spewing bullshit everywhere. Often, the "That actor sucks!" party takes over within minutes: Everyone who knew that Jack Reacher is an 8-foot-tall ubermensch in the books was appalled to find out he was going to be played by Tom Cruise. The few people who knew that what works in a book doesn't always translate well on screen and bothered to point out that Cruise actually has a pretty decent track record of playing unstoppable badasses were quickly drowned by the outcry. And just like that, the movie lost all chance for credibility before we saw a single frame.
Daniel Craig experienced the same fate when he was cast as James Bond because he had the audacity to be blond. We just screamed and screamed, until we actually saw him in the role.
For some, the screaming hasn't stopped since.
And then there is Batman vs. Superman. Movie Batman has always hinged on the script and the director: The Dark Knight himself is literally nothing but a chin poking out of a latex suit and some alluring eye shadow everyone tries to ignore. With the right script, Alice Cooper could play the role. There's no reason why Ben "two Academy Awards and a recent string of great movies" Affleck can't. Even so, the second his casting was announced, the man had to put all his chairs on eBay thanks to the reaming he took from the Internet. I remember this because I was out there with the digital mob, mindlessly screaming into the void over the casting of this pretty boy actor who didn't fit the Batman movie playing in my head.
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"Say, that scenario sounds kind of familiar."
Of course, this is something of a bat-trend: Michael Keaton turned in a generally well-received performance in the role, despite the fact that his casting was shat on like a statue. Christian Bale enjoyed more than his share of "Fatman" jokes for initially bulking up too much. The only modern Batmen who weren't ridiculed too much before we saw the film were Val Kilmer and George Clooney.
Warner Bros.
Although that's probably because we were busy mocking other things.
The thing we never, ever learn is this: We cannot know how well the actor fits the role until we actually see the movie. We only rant about casting choices to have something to be furious about.
Oh, and it's a self-fueling engine, too: Those rants we read and write only make us feel even angrier. If someone ever manages to harness Internet hate as an energy source, all we need to do is cast Justin Bieber as Deadpool and we're set for eternity.
3 Sex and Relationships
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For a medium that is 95 percent porn, the Internet is surprisingly quick to scream "Blarrgh, gross!" when it comes to actual real-life sex and relationship issues. People protest gay marriage until they're blue in the face, despite the fact that it doesn't affect them in any way unless they're gay themselves.
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This is particularly weird, because the Web long ago took away our innocence. Illegal stuff aside, literally everyone online has their own little bag of relationship expectations and sexual fantasies that range from holding hands in the park to sweet Jesus what the hell is that fuck fuck fuck EWWWWW. Before the Internet came along, most of us kept these little kinks in a dark, slightly sticky corner of our minds. Now your dreams are just a Google search away, whether you're a guy who just wants a shy glance at boobs or the Grand Bonemaster of the Bicycle Boning Society. Both of those fantasies are somewhere out there, hanging out on the Web just like you and me and our little secrets.
*Innocuous whistling*
Now, here's where the anger comes in. A person can express online hostility in four distinct ways: contempt, spite, raiding, and outrage. Incidentally, animals are only capable of three types of anger, which technically makes your dog better suited for the Internet than you.
"Back off, man, I've got this."
In the nudelicious environment of the Internet, these strains of hate bleed into our ideas of sex and relationships, creating clashes left and right and sometimes concentrating into little communities of like-minded (and often awful) people. Too much raiding in the sex mix, and you get those fluffy-hatted "pickup artists" who go by names like "Mystery" and "Starscream" and "Butt" (I think -- I'm not going to research their actual monikers), dress like pimps on acid, and talk about women in terms of conquest. Too much contempt, and you could wind up thinking that it's society's fault you don't have a girlfriend. Too much outrage, and ... shit, that fits pretty much every one of us, doesn't it? Every time we've "jokingly" bullied someone because of their perceived sexuality (when was the last time you casually called someone gay online?) or screamed at them because of their weird fetish, we've been the person who adds two fingers of outrage to their sex cocktail.
Andrew Dressel
Sometimes this is not entirely unjustified.
It's quite impressive, really: We've managed to take a primal need like boning and turn it into an anger management test where everyone gets an F.
Hey, speaking of primal needs ...


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Was thinking about this.
Randolph really matured. Also, he knows when to pass now, and makes nice passes too.
Crawford is doing great.
Makes me wonder how Lee and Randolph would be together now, or Amar'e and Lee, what a beast front-court that would be.
Who knows. While I'm happy with our situation now, would have been great to have them play like this for us.

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Breaking Down ROE Using the DuPont Formula
by Joe Lan, CFA
Return on equity (ROE) is a commonly used profitability ratio that measures the effectiveness of management in generating earnings for shareholders.
Return on equity measures net income less preferred dividends against total stockholder's equity. The three primary drivers of ROE are better sales (or turnover), greater margins and higher debt levels, each of which can lead to a higher ROE. Although return on equity is a useful tool, it does not tell you what factors are helping or hurting the company's performance. The DuPont formula addresses this concern by breaking down ROE and allowing investors to see which characteristics are driving ROE. Analysis of the DuPont formula allows you to determine whether management is generating value for shareholders effectively.
Return on Equity
Return on equity measures the level of income attributed to shareholders against the investment that shareholders put into the firm. In other words, it measures how efficiently a company is able to generate profits using shareholder's equity, which includes stock offerings and retained earnings.
There are different ways to calculate ROE. The denominator of the equation, total shareholder's equity, can simply be the shareholder's equity at the end of the period, which is found on the balance sheet. Alternatively, the figure used can be the average shareholder's equity, which is calculated by taking the average of the shareholder's equity for the beginning and the end of the fiscal period. It is generally more accurate to use average shareholder's equity for the denominator since the ratio compares an income statement item (which lists data over a period of time) to a balance sheet item (which lists financial data for a point in time).
Investors analyze ROE against historical trends and industry benchmarks. A rising ROE signals that the firm is earning more profits from its net assets relative to previous years. In addition, a firm generating a level of ROE in excess of industry norms is likely more efficient at generating earnings than its peers. Generally speaking, a higher ROE is a positive sign. However, simply looking at the ROE paints an incomplete picture.
As stated previously, ROE is a measure of company or management efficiency. Yet, each company has its own unique circumstances. For example, since ROE measures net income against shareholder's equity, it does not take into account company assets funded by raising debt. As I previously pointed out in this series on financial statement analysis, a company can raise capital either through shareholders by issuing additional equity or by issuing additional debt through bonds or notes. (See "The Cash Flow Statement: Tracing the Sources and Uses of Cash" in the July 2012 AAII Journal.) By issuing additional debt to fund a project, a company is able to increase its ROE if the project is profitable since no additional equity was issued, causing net income to increase without any increase in shareholder's equity. The key point is that profit generated by using additional debt must exceed the cost of funding, or the interest payments. This process is known as leverage. Alternatively, a firm may retire outstanding shares by issuing debt, thereby causing the ROE figure to increase again without really creating additional firm value.
Therefore, by simply looking at ROE, one is not able to tell the underlying drivers for an increase or decrease in ROE. For this reason, the DuPont formula was created.
The DuPont Formula
The DuPont formula breaks down ROE into three distinct elements—profitability, efficiency and financial leverage. The formula is used by investors to compare and analyze the source of a company's ROE compared to historical trends or other companies in similar industries. The DuPont formula breaks down ROE as follows:
ROE = net profit margin × asset turnover × equity multiplier
Alternatively, the DuPont formula can be written as follows:
ROE = (net profit ÷ sales) × (sales ÷ assets) × (assets ÷ equity)
Though a company can increase its ROE by taking on additional leverage, it is generally more desirable for firms to increase their margins or turnover.
Net profit margin
Net profit margin is calculated by dividing net income by sales. Simply put, this margin shows the net profits that a firm earns for each dollar of sales it generates after the costs of producing and selling goods, overhead expenses, interest and taxes are accounted for. The margin is a representation of a firm's pricing strategy and depends on several key factors.
Needless to say, companies try to find the optimal price point for their products and services; one that maximizes profits. The higher at which the price is set, the lower the sales volume will be, and vice versa. From an economics standpoint, the price should be set at a level where price multiplied by volume is the greatest. Of course, reality is much more complicated.
Profit margins are usually a direct result of competition that a company faces. In highly competitive industries, profit margins tend to be lower. Industries with products that have very little differentiation, which are commonly known as commodity products, are not able to achieve high profit margins. A good example of such companies is grocery stores. There is little differentiation between products. A shopper will choose a convenient store that has the lowest price on Tide or Cheerios. Companies operating in industries with low barriers to entry will also see their margins erode as new companies jump into the fray. An example is the electronics industry, where low-cost producers have driven down the price of television sets, while traditional brick-and-mortar retailers are losing market share to online competitors.
In contrast, companies able to sustain higher profit margins offer a differentiated, or "one-of-a-kind," product. These companies face decreased competitive pressures and often operate in industries with high barriers to entry. These companies tend to create products with high intellectual property value or on which they own patents. Firms in these industries generally compete on product quality, features and innovation.
Asset turnover
The asset turnover ratio is calculated by dividing sales by total assets. The ratio is a measure of how efficiently management is able to drive sales from company assets. For the most part, volume is not as critical for higher-margin companies as it is for lower-margin companies since each sale is more profitable. Higher-margin companies are able to generate the same absolute dollar of earnings with lower sales volume.
On the other hand, lower-margin firms need higher sales volume to achieve the same net income. In order for these companies to generate growth in earnings, they need the additional sales volume since their products lack differentiation and they compete on the basis of price.
Equity multiplier
The final component of the DuPont formula is the equity multiplier. This is calculated dividing assets by shareholder's equity. This ratio measures the amount of debt a firm uses, or its leverage. Basic accounting tells us that assets are equal to liabilities plus shareholder's equity. Therefore, the higher the ratio, the more debt the company employs in relation to shareholder's equity.
Issuing more debt enables a company to raise its ROE by increasing its equity multiplier. Conceptually, it is easy to see how this works. Firms can fund additional projects using debt instead of additional equity. If the project is able to generate more sales than the interest payments required to service the additional debt, ROE is increased as additional profits are generated without additional shareholder's equity funding. However, a firm can become overburdened with debt if it is unable to keep up with interest payments, and it may be forced into bankruptcy.
Analysis of the DuPont Formula
Table 1 provides calculations for the DuPont formula components using the financial statements provided in the first three installments of the Financial Statement Analysis series. For simplicity's sake, the ROE figure is calculated by using the ending shareholder's equity, which is found on the balance sheet. The sample company's ROE dropped from 21.8% in 2010 to 19.8% in 2011. At first glance, the decrease in ROE is a signal that company management has become less efficient in generating income using shareholder's equity. The company was able to generate $0.218 of income per dollar of shareholder's equity in 2010, but was only able to generate $0.198 per dollar of equity in 2011. Using the DuPont formula provides a clearer story, however.
|Example data comes from the income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement found in the Financial Statement Analysis columns in the March, May and July 2012 issues of the AAII Journal.
|Dollar amounts are in millions of dollars.
|Year 2011
|Net profit margin
|net income ÷ sales
|$82.75 ÷ $1,000 = 8.275%
|Asset turnover ratio
|sales ÷ assets
|$1,000 ÷ $1,485 = 0.673
|Equity multiplier
|assets ÷ equity
|$1,485 ÷ $418 = 3.553
|net profit margin × asset turnover ratio × equity multiplier
|0.08275 × 0.673 × 3.553 = 19.8%
|Year 2010
|Net profit margin
|net income ÷ sales
|$63.25 ÷ $800 = 7.906%
|Asset turnover ratio
|sales ÷ assets
|$800 ÷ $1,297 = 0.617
|Equity multiplier
|assets ÷ equity
|$1,297 ÷ $290 = 4.472
|net profit margin × asset turnover ratio × equity multiplier
|0.07906 × 0.617 × 4.472 = 21.8%
Breaking down ROE into DuPont formula components shows that the firm's net profit margin increased from 7.9% in 2010 to 8.3% in 2011. The firm also increased its asset turnover ratio from 0.62 in 2010 to 0.67 in 2011. ROE decreased due to significant deleveraging by the firm, with its equity multiplier decreasing from 4.47 in 2010 to 3.55 in 2011. These figures suggest that during 2011, the firm was able to generate higher margins while increasing volume of sales for each unit of asset held, both of which indicate higher management efficiency. The reason for the firm's decrease in ROE was due to the firm using proportionately less debt in relation to shareholder's equity.
By most accounts, an ROE of 20% is considered good, but it is much harder to assess the strength of each individual component without comparing them to industry norms or a competitor. To show how industry analysis can be applied, I used the financial statements from AAII's Stock Investor Pro stock screening program for computer hardware companies Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ). Stock Investor Pro calculates ROE by using average shareholder's equity, which is thought of as a more accurate assessment.
Table 2 shows significant differences between Apple's and Hewlett-Packard's figures. Apple's ROE is 41.7%, while Hewlett-Packard's is 17.9%. In 2011, the median ROE for the computer hardware industry was 10.7%. This shows that Hewlett Packard has a strong ROE in relation to the industry median, but Apple's ROE is still much higher. A further breakdown sheds more light.
|Dollar amounts are in millions of dollars, based on fiscal-2011 financial statement data.
|Apple Inc. (AAPL)
|Net profit margin
|net income ÷ sales
|$25,922 ÷ $108,249 = 23.947%
|Asset turnover ratio
|sales ÷ assets
|$108,249 ÷ $95,777 = 1.130
|Equity multiplier
|assets ÷ equity
|$95,777 ÷ $62,203 = 1.540
|net profit margin × asset turnover ratio × equity multiplier
|0.23947 × 1.130 × 1.540 = 41.7%
|Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ)
|Net profit margin
|net income ÷ sales
|$7,074 ÷ $127,245 = 5.559%
|Asset turnover ratio
|sales ÷ assets
|$127,245 ÷ $127,010 = 1.002
|Equity multiplier
|assets ÷ equity
|$127,010 ÷ $39,537 = 3.212
|net profit margin × asset turnover ratio × equity multiplier
|0.05559 × 1.002 × 3.212 = 17.9%
Apple has a net profit margin of 23.9% compared to a net profit margin of 5.6% for Hewlett-Packard. For every dollar of sales that Apple generates, it is able to create almost $0.24 of net profit for its shareholders. On the other hand, Hewlett-Packard is able to only generate $0.06 per dollar of sales. Why is there such a large discrepancy between the two firms? As stated previously, firms with high margins tend to exhibit several characteristics, such as operating in industries with high barriers to entry and offering highly differentiated products. Barriers to entry in the computer hardware industry are similar for both firms. However, the similarities end there. Apple's main product lines—the Mac, iPhone and iPad—are highly differentiated products compared to Hewlett-Packard's. The difference is even more extreme for an iPad and an iPhone when compared to other tablets and phones, though competitors are starting to catch up.
On the other hand, Hewlett-Packard's profit margin is more indicative of a company that offers products with less competitive advantages. For the typical consumer buying an everyday laptop, there isn't a significant difference between a Hewlett-Packard and a Dell. The consumer would most likely purchase the cheaper laptop, if the specifications were the same for each. In other words, these companies' computers are closer to commodity products than differentiated products that customers are willing to pay a premium for.
There is not much difference in Apple's and Hewlett-Packard's asset turnover ratios, both of which are close to 1.00. Apple's asset turnover ratio is marginally higher, which shows that the company is slightly more efficient at driving sales using its assets.
Hewlett-Packard utilizes long-term debt, whereas Apple does not, choosing instead to rely on its large cash balance. The difference can be seen in the equity multipliers of 3.21 for Hewlett-Packard and 1.54 for Apple.
Extended DuPont Formula
The extended DuPont formula consists of five components instead of three. The main difference between the original DuPont formula and the extended DuPont formula is that the extended formula breaks down net profit margin to show the effects of taxes and interest on ROE, which can be very important in company analysis. The original formula showed that companies are able to boost their ROE by becoming more leveraged. Eventually companies that take on additional debt will reach a point where the cost of debt will diminish profit margins. The formula can be written as follows:
ROE = tax burden × interest burden × EBIT profit margin × asset turnover × equity multiplier
Alternatively, the DuPont formula can be written as follows:
ROE = (net income ÷ pretax profit) × (pretax profit ÷ EBIT) × (EBIT ÷ sales) × (sales ÷ assets) × (assets ÷ equity)
For analysis purposes, we once again compare Apple and Hewlett-Packard. Calculations are shown in Table 3.
|Dollar amounts are in millions of dollars, based on fiscal-2011 financial statement data.
|Apple Inc. (AAPL)
|Tax efficiency
|net income ÷ pretax profit
|$25,922 ÷ $34,205 = 75.784%
|Interest efficiency
|pretax profit ÷ EBIT
|$34,205 ÷ $34,205 = 100%
|EBIT profit margin
|EBIT ÷ sales
|$34,205 ÷ $108,249 = 31.598%
|Asset turnover ratio
|sales ÷ assets
|$108,249 ÷ $95,777 = 1.130
|Equity multiplier
|assets ÷ equity
|$95,777 ÷ $62,203 = 1.540
|0.75784 × 1.0 × 0.31598 × 1.130 × 1.540 = 41.7%
|Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ)
|Tax efficiency
|net income ÷ pretax profit
|$7,074 ÷ $8,982 = 78.758%
|Interest efficiency
|pretax profit ÷ EBIT
|$8,982 ÷ $9,677 = 92.818%
|EBIT profit margin
|EBIT ÷ sales
|$9,677 ÷ $127,245 = 7.605%
|Asset turnover ratio
|sales ÷ assets
|$127,245 ÷ $127,010 = 1.002
|Equity multiplier
|assets ÷ equity
|$127,010 ÷ $39,537 = 3.212
|0.78758 × 0.92818 × 0.07605 × 1.002 × 3.212 = 17.9%
The tax efficiency ratio simply measures the effect of taxes on a company's net income. The figure can be calculated as one minus the tax rate. (For example, the tax efficiency ratio for a firm paying the 35% corporate tax rate is 0.65, or 1 – 0.35.) Apple's tax efficiency ratio is lower than Hewlett-Packard's, showing that Apple pays more taxes as a percentage of pretax profits than Hewlett-Packard does. The ratio can be manipulated by the tax breaks and deductions a particular firm is able to claim.
The interest efficiency ratio measures the effect of interest on ROE. A higher borrowing cost lowers pretax profit, therefore creating a lower ROE. You may also use operating income as the denominator in this ratio to measure the effect of both interest and non-operating expense. If you choose to use operating income in this ratio, be sure to stay consistent and use operating income in the EBIT margin ratio. Apple's interest efficiency ratio is 100%, meaning that they have no interest expense, while Hewlett-Packard's interest efficiency ratio is 93%. (Hewlitt-Packard's interest expense was found using the company's 2011 annual report.) This may be one of the reasons why Hewlett-Packard has a lower tax rate, since interest reduces taxable earnings. The long-term debt that Hewlett-Packard holds enables the company to have a higher tax efficiency ratio at the expense of a lower interest efficiency ratio.
The third ratio in the formula measures the effect of earnings before interest and tax (or EBIT margin) on ROE. This ratio evaluates the effect of a company's core business operations on its final return on equity. It measures how much EBIT a firm can generate given a unit of sales. Apple's EBIT margin is 31.6%, while Hewlett-Packard's EBIT margin is a respectable 7.6%. Once again, the high margin can be attributed to Apple's ability to produce differentiated products. The final two components, asset turnover and the equity multiplier, are the same for both the traditional and the extended DuPont formula.
ROE is one of the most widely used profitability ratios, providing a quick measure of management efficiency and a company's ability to generate net income through shareholder's equity.
Through the use of DuPont analysis, investors are able to determine the actual drivers behind a company's ROE. The DuPont formula allows you to ascertain if a company has been able to effectively use debt to drive stronger profits as well as how margins and asset turnover are trending over time. Be sure to compare ROE and its drivers to other companies in the same industry rather than against all companies. Any outliers should be closely examined. An abnormally high margin or turnover is hard to maintain, while an unusually low margin or turnover may signal financial difficulties ahead.
The DuPont formula provides insight on a firm's strengths and weakness, which may give you, as an investor, a better idea of what to look for when performing fundamental analysis.
Other Articles in the Financial Statement Analysis Series
Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis, January 2012
The Income Statement: From Net Revenue to Net Income, March 2012
The Balance Sheet: Assets, Debts and Equity, May 2012
The Cash Flow Statement: Tracing the Sources and Uses of Cash, July 2012
16 Financial Ratios for Analyzing a Company's Strengths and Weaknesses, September 2012
Robert Ferguson from PA posted over 3 years ago:
Unless I'm missing something the formulas here are actually trivial. Basic fraction calculations say (a/b) x (b/c) = (a/c). All the formulas in the article can be reduced to
ROE = (net income)/ equity.
If there is something else here, the author has hidden the salient information.
I would expect better editing or review.
Douglas Elrod from NY posted over 3 years ago:
The fact that the formulas can be "reduced" to the basic ROE relationship just tells you that the math is CONSISTENT.
The interesting thing about the DuPont relationship is that an ROE can be seen to be composed of several causes, compounded together. So, you might find two companies with similar large ROEs, where one accomplishes it simply by high equity multiplier (debt leverage), but the other has higher profit margins. This is decidedly NON-trivial!
Daniel Golden from PA posted over 3 years ago:
Everyone needs to be careful in using the Dupont or modified Dupont formulation. When the ratios are multiplied together the only meaning that is left is [net income]/[equity]. The meaning or value of the individual ratios is lost. That is the danger of multiplying a bunch of numbers together.
Any value of the ratios has to be in the ratios themselves and not in the final number that only has value as [net income]/equity.
Steven Sears from IA posted over 3 years ago:
This is a a truly great article for me. I have mostly thought about the various report numbers separately. This has been an enlightenment thinking about how the numbers work together much like a mechanical device. I have a long way to go. This has been a good step.
Vaseem from TX posted over 3 years ago:
This is a very good and practical article. I hope to see more of this on AAII


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Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Laurier MBA team wins first place in international case competition
Lazaridis School of Business & Economics
Apr 9/14
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A team of Laurier MBA students have won top place in the prestigious Aspen Institutes Business and Society International MBA Case Competition held April 4, 2014 in New York City.
Coached this year by faculty member and Laurier MBA graduate of 2007, Kevin McDermott, along with Laurier MBA graduate of 2011 and former Aspen champion, Priyanka Lloyd, the Laurier MBA team included Valen Boyd, Chris Buckley, Eric Goll and Steve Thompson all students in the one-year, full-time Laurier MBA program. Lauriers annual participation in the competition is sponsored and supported by the P&G Centre for Business & Sustainability in the School of Business and Economics.
Competing against 24 other teams from around the world and one of three Canadian universities including Schulich and University of Alberta from Canada, as well as prestigious international universities including London Business School, Northwestern Universitys Kellogg School of Management students presented their ideas and solutions to a case study produced by the Yale University and Tecnologico de Monterrey on the expansion of the Amaranth Market in San Miguel.
Our wins at Aspen this year and in 2011 are a great example of how the Laurier MBA program foregrounds social and environmental sustainability alongside business excellence, said McDermott. The Laurier MBA team competed against some of the best business schools in the world; they expertly delivered their solution amid significant pressure and competition from the other teams and won a well-deserved top finish.
Founded in 2009, the Aspen Institutes Business and Society International MBA Case Competition aims to communicate that social, environmental and ethical issues are central to business growth. The competition involves three rounds. The top five finalist teams presented on April 4 in New York City to a panel of esteemed judges and executives from the case company.
The Laurier MBA team won a grand prize of $15,000 and an additional $1,000 to be donated to Bridge to Health an organization that works to advance the health and well-being of communities, working with the San Miguel company studied in the Aspen case. In 2011, a team of Laurier MBA students won this international competition as well.
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Books at Bedtime: Two Cat Stories from Tulika BooksThursday, February 28th, 2013
Two very different but equally delightful books from Tulika (India) provide a treat for catlovers to share with their children.
The cover of Where's That Cat? (Tulika 2009/2011) shows a cheeky wee ginger kitten peeking from behind a curtain (and this is mirrored on the back, but Pooni the cat is no more than a cut-out outline) – but it offers no clue as to the rich detail of the book's Indian setting. However, I was sure it would be a treat because it is written and illustrated by Manjula Padmanabhan, who created the wonderful I Am Different. Manjula gave some background about Where's That Cat? in a blog post for Tulika when it was first published in 2009.
Little girl Minnie comes home from school and can't find Pooni. She goes into the garden but, funnily enough, Pooni doesn't come when she's called! Minnie asks people all along the action-packed street if they've seen the cat, and meanwhile young listeners/readers will be eagerly hunting her out as she goes about her business, practically under Minnie's nose. Unusually for this kind of book that plays hide-and-seek with the reader, there comes a point when it really does seem that Pooni has disappeared, and readers' dismay may equal Minnie's – but, of course, by the end there is general relief from everybody both inside and outside the book. Pooni has the last word – "Prrr" – and the final illustration shows Minnie cuddling Pooni, who is no doubt completely unaware of the trouble she has caused. You can almost hear her purring!
The second book is Miaow! by Alankrita Jain. There are no humans in this story, just two cats, one black, one white; both with green eyes. The story is short and whimsically charming. A black cat falls into a can of paint and becomes a white cat – until it rains and the paint all washes off. Then it meets a white cat and they become friends… maybe even fall in love, but that is left to readers to infer. The simple story is told elegantly, and the stylised cats in the illustrations capture beautifully the elegant (yes, there's that word again!) stretches and shapes that cats manage to make with their bodies. An added bonus are the absolutely gorgeous inside covers that are filled in the manner of traditional Warli art (see Tara Books' Do! for example) with little black cats doing all sorts of (human) activities.
Do take a look inside both Where's That Cat? and Miaow! via Tulika's website (click on "Look Inside" under the cover image). Like all Tulika's books, both books are available in several languages, and Miaow! is bilingual with English – the copy I have is English/Hindi, translated into Hindi by Sandhya Rao. Both these books are perfect for young children, especially if they are at the stage with their reading that they want you to read to them, and then pick the book up for themselves.


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I've been nursing my 7-month old son since day one, and have had no problems until recently. My milk supply has been steadily decreasing over the past month. First, the amounts I pumped at work (I work 3 days a week) were no longer enough for my son's feeding. So, I had to supplement the expressed milk with formula.
Currently, I nurse my son 4-5 times a day. Now, after nursing him, he is fussy and hungry sometimes. So, I have been feeding formula to him after nursing him (usually 2 times a day). The other 2-3 times a day, I am able to nurse him and he is full.
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Actually, the M62 made a huge difference to player mobility. Pre M62, players tended to play for local clubs largely because they couldn't travel far to training after work.
By 1980 the delayed eastbound M62 heading to Hull was in place so it made it easy for Hull.F.C. to sign up all the best players from Fev, Wakefield and Castleford - and what a list!! and create artificially a second successful top tier club in Hull.
The journey would have been quick, would have been easy to share, and comfortable on a largely empty big straight road with the boulevard the right side of Hull to get to. I don't think the above will happen again.
That players will travel for their career means that if Featherstone or Sheffield do find a crackerjack locally they will simply lose them to a local Super league club. It does seem like a bashing your head against the wall excersise.
The next Zac may sign on locally AT FIRST because his mates also did, but many ambitious players may well just go straight to the local SL club and my gawd pick any one of FIVE within a car ride of Fev never mind that journey travelled by Toppo, Knocker etc all those 30 years ago.
So why open an academy in the CC's?
Because there are several boxes to tick if you want to get into Superleague that's why. This is one of them.
OK OK someone may say stuff like "we are doing this because we believe in RL and we want to be at the forefront of developing the game (and we are proud to have supplied Leeds with Zac Hardaker) etc"
But it's there primarily as a key to SL entry, and what a costly key it is. Conversely Hunslet are sharing Leeds Academy.
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This is a very interesting article about Mark Rothstein's opinion of current governmental actions involving privacy law. Rothstein asserts, "We live in an age in which consent should not be mistaken for choice. We click through consent on software without even reading it. Even if we technically consented, I doubt very much whether the average person would say, 'Oh sure, it's OK for my phone company to accumulate all this data about me.'"
In the interview, Rothstein also comments on the views of Louis D. Brandeis, saying "He felt that the government set the tone for society. If the government doesn't value privacy and invades people's privacy, then everybody will do that. He also thought it was very important that government activities be subject to review by the political process and the people."


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WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Cosco of Columbus, Ind., is warning consumers to check more than 390,000 full-size metal baby cribs, manufactured since January 1995, that may have been mis-assembled with the mattress platform being used as a side rail. The crib side rail and mattress platform are the same size and have been used in place of one another. CPSC standards limit the space between side rail slats to no more than 2 3/8 inches. If the crib's mattress platform is used as a side rail, the distance between the slats would be about 5 inches. Spacing this large enables an infant to become entrapped in the side rails, which could result in serious injury or death.
Cosco has received more than 47 reports of cribs being mis-assembled with the mattress platform being used as a side rail, including 27 reports of babies becoming entrapped, resulting in one death.The Cosco cribs are on wheels and are made of tubular metal in a variety of colors. The cribs have date codes of 0195 or higher printed on a sticker located on the bottom of the end panel. List of model numbers and colors:
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While these names sound a little funny and cute, make sure you don't let the little guys know it, or you're bound to get a tiny elbow to your face.
These are the names of Extreme Midget Wrestling's superstars, and they're flying across the ring and off the top ropes for your viewing pleasure.
The EMW Federation has been touring the country since 2000 and wrestlers have body slammed and suplexed each other in front of as many as 1,500 fans.
The event is being held Saturday, July 14, at Vick's Place, 7136 FM 666 in Mathis, at 7 p.m., and tickets are still available.
When the federation came calling to Vick's Place, it was event coordinator Mary Freitag that answered the phone call.
"They called us and asked if we would host the event," Freitag laughed.
"I'm only 5 foot, so I said, 'You're not funny.'
"But the voice said, 'No ma'am, we're actually serious.' So, we decided to host it."
According to the federation's website, the show is broken into five extreme midget matches of crazy non-stop midget violence.
Midgets jump off the ropes and hit each other with props such as staple guns, tacks and trash cans.
They also take it out of the ring as well, wrestling on the bars and in the crowd.
And throughout the brawl, they incorporate little people games such as a kiss-the-midget contest and a lap dance contest.
The website also states that the action is more than just a novelty show and that the fight tactics of these four-foot-four wrestlers is no different than those of World Wrestling Entertainment's biggest stars like The Rock or Hulk Hogan.
Fans are also encouraged to stick around after the smackdown for a meet and greet with the tiny tumblers and get autographs and pictures taken with the wrestlers.
Freitag is expecting a huge crowd. "I'm excited about the whole thing," she said.
"We are expecting about 200-300 people, so we had to move it outside just make sure we fit everyone in."
The federation's promoter claims, "You may think you know midget wrestling, but you haven't seen the way EMW does midget wrestling."
After the show, there will be a special performance by The Pear Ratz, which is free with the purchase of a wrestling ticket.
Freitag said, "We're really excited, and we just hope everybody has a great time."
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More possible tsunami debris has washed up on the north shore of Oahu.
Covered in barnacles, a 20-to-25-foot skiff was reported to have floated into Kawela Bay on Wednesday. The Department of Land and Natural Resources believes it may be from Japan.
On Thursday, the DLNR sent out a crew to inspect the boat. Officials did not find any invasive species, though they still haven't been able to check inside the hull because the vessel is heavy and stuck in the sand.
The crew was able to find the vessel identification and has given it to NOAA. The ID will be sent to the Japanese government to see if the owner wants it back.
The DLNR says the person who found the boat has claimed it, so if no one wants it, that person would get it.
The DLNR plans on removing the boat as soon as it can but there's no timetable yet on the project. The boat is currently anchored to a tree and isn't harming any coral.
This is not the first boat to be recovered in Hawaii. Last month the DLNR removed a boat that washed up on Malaekahana Beach. Last December, a 24-foot vessel was found on the shore in Punalu'u and prior to that in September, fishermen found a boat floating at sea. The DLNR expects more large debris to make its way to Hawaii's shores.
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Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
High School: Ursuline Academy
College: Marquette University
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What is your favorite part about living in Madison?
The diversity in all respects. And in my experience, the people are the most open, accepting and respectful I have ever encountered.
What is the biggest news story that you've covered?
Pope John Paul II visit to St. Louis, MO in 1999.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Depends on the day and which way the wind blows. Sometimes get in a nap, visit friends, spend time with family, or go someplace alone and just "be".
What is your family life like? Significant other, married, kids?
Married, two kids and a cat.
What is your favorite kind of ice cream?
Coffee heath bar crunch. Closely followed by cookies and cream if the cookies are in big chunks.
What is your favorite place to vacation?
Fiji. I've never been there. But if i did go, it would be my favorite.
Who is your hero and why?
My son, Gio. He can and has endured just about everything. He is a living example of strength and love.
What was your favorite band when you were in high school?
Duran Duran.
What is your favorite sport to play or watch?
If you could possess one superhuman power, what would it be?
Toss up between being super fast like "dash" from the movie 'The Incredibles', and being invisible with force field capabilities like "violet" also from 'The Incredibles.' Yes, I know children's movies very, very well.
What are you really bad at that you'd love to be great at?
Singing and camping. And not at the same time.
What is your most memorable travel experience?
My trip to Australia for my cousin's wedding.
Who would you most like to interview alive or dead, and why?
Ellen Degeneres. She's so inspiring, real, and not afraid to show and share her feelings. That's refreshing!
What is your favorite movie of all time?
Dirty Dancing.
What is your favorite book of all time?
Toss up between 'I Love You Forever' and 'Monsters Eat Whiny Children'. (depends on the day & my kids)
If you could relive any moment...what would that be?
The grand opening weekend of Gio's Garden. We served our first family on one day and opened the home for the public to see the next. It was exciting to see two years of hard work and dedication become a reality!
Where were you when September 11, 2001 occurred?
I was interviewing Olympic champion figure skater Peggy Fleming in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Needless to say, that interview was cut short.


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It takes a lot of water to make power.
Ohio's coal-fired power plants, which produce nearly 90 percent of the state's electricity, used 2.7 trillion gallons in 2010, mostly to help cool steam used to turn turbines and generate electricity.
How much water is that? Nearly 78 percent of the3.4 trillion gallons that Ohio households, farms, businesses and industry used that year.
That thirst, however, is on the wane. In 2000, for example, power plants used 3.2 trillion gallons.
Industry officials attribute that to the recession, which has reduced demand for electricity. Less electricity means less coal and less water is needed.
"It's a direct correlation to how much power you produce," said Mark Durbin, spokesman for Akron-based FirstEnergy.
Power companies will take even less water in years to come as more old coal-fired generators close in the face of tougher federal clean-air regulations. The biggest changes will come in 2015, when new limits on mercury and other toxic air pollutants take effect.
American Electric Power plans to retire its Picway plant, a generator at its Conesville Plant and four of its Muskingum River plant generators by June 2015.
And FirstEnergy says it will retire generators at four power plants along Lake Erie while Duke Energy will shut down its Beckjord station near New Richmond.
Together, these plants used 978.8 billion gallons of water in 2010.
Industry officials are quick to point out that most of the water that power plants draw in is returned to streams and lakes, but usually much warmer.
Melissa McHenry said that AEP has had to cut back generation at plants along the Muskingum River when stream levels were low in order to avoid overheating the stream and harming wildlife.
"It's typically not a problem ever on the Ohio River," McHenry said.


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Never invite strangers home: be conscious of shared folders/resources. Check your PC configuration before you go online. Turn off your PC when it is not in use.
Use professional cleaners: install anti-spyware and anti-adware products on your PC. Update your antivirus software regularly; let it scan your incoming mail before emails are allowed into your computer.
Update your operating system continuously: make sure that all important security updates are downloaded and installed as quickly as possible after they are available from the software provider.
Be critical to the "Postal Service" – delete the email if:
• The sender is unknown.
• The subject field does not make sense.
• The mail contains a link, and you are not sure where it will direct you on the Internet.
• The email contains a suspicious attachment.
• The email seems to be from a software vendor with an attached program that claims to be a security update. Software vendors never send security updates as mass-distributed emails!
• Email is in your spam folder.You should never reply to spam messages, which often contain malicious software.
Get a trustworthy doorman: your computer has many 'entrances'for different tasks. Open ports could allow unlimited access to your computer's resources. The main purpose of a personal firewall is to protect you against unwanted 'visitors'.
Lock up "filling cabinets" with the sensitive information: store your confidential data securely.
The best solution is to use encryption tools, which handle folders as well as individual files.
Do not let anybody in: configure your web browser to ask if you allow 'active content'. Be selective
with regard to which websites you grant access to your PC and programs you download from the web and peer-to-peer systems.
Take advice from experienced IT personnel: if you use a portable computer in your daily work, familiarize yourself with your employer's rules and regulations on IT security. Consulting your company's IT personnel may help you to avoid many problems in the future.
Disclose as little as possible about yourself: never reveal information of a personal nature, unless it is absolutely necessary. It might be a good idea to use separate email addresses for different purposes.
Back up relevant information: data can be erased by an accident or malware activity. Back your valuable files that you have invested time and effort to create. Software and other system files can be reinstalled.


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are not going anywhere anytime soon.
Welcome to reality
Read in Entirety: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]After playing together for a season-and-a-half, it's apparent that Melo and Amar'e don't possess the chemistry necessary to take the Knicks to the next level. Their exorbitant salaries also make it virtually impossible for the Knicks to afford to surround them with the pieces necessary to build a championship-caliber team.
One of them needs to be traded, and Amar'e is the obvious choice.
As noted, Melo is the better defender of the two and is more versatile offensively. He has greater range on his shot, is quicker off the dribble and is able to play the 3 and the 4. He also possesses a different skill set than Chandler, who, like Stoudemire, scores most of his points off the pick-and-roll.
Melo's game is better suited for Coach Woodson's offense. Unlike D'Antoni, who built his offense around stretching the floor and running the pick-and-roll, Woodson prefers to feature his scorers in the post and with isolation plays.
At the age of 28, Melo is in the prime of his career, whereas Amar'e, though just a year older, is breaking down. He suffered such severe knee injuries early in his career that the Knicks were unable to insure his $100 million contract, and he's missed several games due to back injuries during his two seasons in New York.
This past season, Amar'e lacked the explosiveness that had made him such a potent offensive force. Unable to get any lift on drives to the basket, he had his shot blocked at an alarming rate and averaged just 17.5 points per game, the lowest since his rookie season.
The best time for the Knicks to move Amar'e would be before Thursday's [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] draft. The trade market heats up prior to the draft as team's look to add or unload draft picks and position their rosters and finances for free agency.
The Knicks don't have a pick in the first round of the draft, and general manager Glen Grunwald may be able to use Amar'e to acquire one. Trading Amar'e could also free up money for the Knicks to offer to a veteran free-agent point guard like Steve Nash.
Trading Stoudemire won't be easy, though. Teams will be reluctant to take on an uninsured contract worth $64.4 million over three years for an injury-prone player whose skills are in decline. But if Gilbert Arenas and Rashard Lewis have taught us anything, it's that no player is untradeable.
Grunwald's best bet is to find a team with plenty of salary cap space that would benefit at the box office from a marquee name. He may have to take some bloated contracts back in return.
The Knicks' organization and their fans should be grateful to Stoudemire for turning around the franchise, but there's no place for him in the Knicks' future. This is Carmelo Anthony's team now. Grunwald needs to try and trade Amar'e this week.
I'd be amazed if the knicks traded stat. it's just not gonna happen. They need to find ways to make this work, trading is the "quick fix" eay route. This team isn't about that **** anymore.
Welcome to reality!
This is a article written by someone else, I posted it here!
Perspective of fans and RESPECTED COACHES ALLA PHIL JACKSON, state that these two players WILL NOT SUCCEED together, that is reality and no matter who tries to sing like a canary and state otherwise is living in a dream world.
Melo and Stat are set in their ways, can they evolve and learn new things, maybe but will they willingly do it - most likely, NO!
Finding a team that will deal would be the issue. I'd be all for getting rid of him and freeing up that cap, but I can't imagine a team wanting him.
David Kahn is sitting back, waiting for a trade that makes no sense, so he can jump all over it.
I'm pretty confident that he can be sold on the idea of having an "explosive" big to play center, and run the 15 PnR, with Rubio.
Give us Peković, one of their 4 million wing players, and a salary dump. I'll take Nikola's hustle on the boards, and how he just smashes into the paint, seals his man off, and can make that easy baby hook. He doesn't need plays run for him (or more importantly, one specific play over and over) to be effective. He plays D, he rebounds, he can play a more traditional PF, and let everyone else operate in their comfort areas.
As long as there are dumb-dumbs in the world, there will be easy targets to fleece. Yea it sounds cruel, and it's kinda unfortunate...but ****...it's reality.
You have to go pursue these deals tho, they don't come to you (unless Otis Smith is the GM.) Glen needs to blow up Kahn's cell phone right now, and sell him on one single idea, the explosiveness of a Rubio-Stoudemire PnR. That's it. It can't hurt.
By the way....I'm back.
Guess if I was simple in the mind...everything would be fine.
Can they evolve to learn new things? wake up, Stat is trying to develop a post game, Melo is trying to get in better shape (reportedly lost 12 pounds i believe) so you cant say they aren't willingly trying. Give this team a full training camp to work out the Kinks and we see where we go from there if it does not work this season. THEN i have no doubt some moves may be made and they can really question them selves about whether it'll work.
People been saying trade state since last season? (including myself) Guess what the guy is still here.
I don't see why people bother to read Bleachers report thats like the worse place to go, it's just full of rumors, wishes and trashy articles about a whole lot of NOTHING.
Except, it seems like a long shot that he'll be able to regain the value he had when the team was comprised of completely different parts.
We can't have either Melo, or STAT acquiesce to the other. But for STAT to regain what he had when he first got here (if at all possible), we'd need Melo to just space the floor, open up the lane for the PnR, and shoot jumpers.
We saw that Melo, even out of shape, is at he best when making occasional forays into the paint, and operating down there, then he supplements it with the jumper. That's directly interfering with STAT setting the pick, and rolling, if Melo is bringing his defender closer to the cup, while you gotta assume Tyson's man is somewhere in the vicinity.
So it has to be "your turn, my turn, your turn, my turn" and annihilate any sort of ebb and flow.
STAT's value IS what he can do with a good PG, and some high PnR. Instead of waiting on him to possibly regain value, sell another team on the idea of STAT on their roster, running the PnR. If you're trying to sell something to someone, you make them invasion the item in their possession, not "see what I have, you want it, right?"
I do agree that it's a tough sell, but still....there is a David Kahn in the NBA, we need to take advantage of that. Right. Now.
Guess if I was simple in the mind...everything would be fine.
Amare isnt tradeable. His actions in the miami series and his recent conduct on twitter will make teams think hes becoming a headache. Add that with the bloated uninsured contract he has not to mention the helth problems...So yea, can we stop over valuing this guy already and can we give up this silly notion that hes easily tradeable.
A great scholar told me :
"Ooo ho ho, fiction can be fun, but I find the reference section"
- James Carey
Amare can be traded but the only chance the knicks were going to do it was before they won the arbitration and keeping Amare was likely going to hinder the team going forward.
There is no need to move him when they can in theory keep their core, Keep the majority of Mobb deep, and still add more assets to improve the team overall.
No one is saying it's an easy trade, at least I'm not, I actually said it's a tough sell.
But to just say "oh well...it's not gonna happen, cause it's a tough sell" is insane. Did we not see Nene just get a contract that was called a bit inflated, and then get traded....while having an injury riddled season? Gilbert Grape Arenas had a ravaged knee, over $60M left, brought guns into the locker room...and then was traded. Yea they might have had insurance on the contracts (not sure about Gilbert, but I see no reason why Nene didn't) but folks act like teams don't have to pay the premiums on the policies, and I don't know if they understand that you're still on the hook for a portion of the player's salary. Insurance on a contract is not a "get out of jail free" card, so while all teams would love to have some insurance on huge contracts, it doesn't alleviate them from paying portions of it, should something happen.
So yea, it's a tough sell. But if a team thinks that they can get something out of the player, they might take that risk. Once again....you tell a team "look, Amar'e is a year removed from playing center for us, and running the high PnR...hell, he even did it effectively when Melo was out of the line up. You guys can plug him in at the 5, and you're likely to get that production out of him. It's what he did his entire NBA career, it's what he's comfortable doing. It doesn't fit our scheme, so lets say we move him to you and you guys can move [insert player] without missing a beat."
You gotta dress it up a bit. It's not "pleeeeeeeease, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease take Amar'e!! We don't want him!!!! oh my god plleeeeeeease."
Unlikely? Probably. But ****....who saw Gilbert Arenas not finishing out that massive contract in Washington? Who saw Hedo Turkoglu signing that big deal in Toronto...then getting traded twice?
If the right team thinks that they can utilize Amar'e at the 5 to run some PnR, a deal can be done. Easy? No. Doable? Yes. Providing that you're dealing with the right idiot.
Guess if I was simple in the mind...everything would be fine.
I still see value in Amar'e in this franchise and this team. I don't want to trade him for an unproven role player and salary dump.
Not after we stole a game from the champs in a series (which is as well as OKC was able to do) and finally seem to have some kind of a team coming together for a full season. It will serve us well to be patient and try to find ways to make this work. Then in two years when Amar'e is entering in his contract season we can look at trading him. His value will be much higher then it is currently.
I suspect we will get a better seeding and a better result in the playoffs this year and Amar'e will be a part of that and teams will look to trade for closer to his real value. Not this peko****, 2nd round pick bull****, but honest to goodness star packages that make sense. It would be a mistake to "sell low" on our $100mill investment, especially when there have been improvements in his overall game even with injuries and weight issues.
I know its typical reaction to a sub-par season for a star player to just dump him for "potential" but the fact remains that you will get pennies on your dollar if you move him now. And the guy isn't a bad player. He gave us 17/7 over an injury plagued, team shifting, family dying, roller-coaster year.
I only mentioned Pekovic, because I watched a good number of T'wolves games (took advantage of the lower League Pass price) and he averaged around 19 points and 11 boards a game, without having plays called for him. Which meant Kevin Love still got his touches where he wanted, and needed them, Rubio was able to feed Beasley (when he played), and others.
I'm going about it in a much more analytical fashion. It's not the only way to look at it, and I can most certainly be proven wrong by STAT coming back and utilizing the post game that he should be learning from "The Dream" right now.
But, I don't want my $20M PF to only be effective when running one play, from one spot. If he rebounded and played D, maybe it would be more tolerable, but STAT didn't do that last season. The season where he had to co-exist with Melo and Tyson occupying spots that were deliberately cleared out for him in the previous season..because he was THE GUY. That doesn't fly now, because he's one of the GUYS, plural. If he's at his best playing the 5, with everyone else spaced out, that clearly doesn't work with Melo and Tyson. I brought up Pekovic because he operated on the court with Love, Beasley, and earlier in the season, Darko. He was serviceable the entire time, and his value to the team on the offensive end was not running the PnR all game, but it was crashing the offensive boards.
How many times can we expect STAT to crash the boards if Tyson is stepping out to set the pick?
Yea Pek was taken in the second round, and no he's not a big name. But his value isn't tied to one play on the offensive end. I'll take rebounding on both ends, defense on the block, and the ability to score without having to run the same play over and over again for any sort of consistent offense, over having a big name player who's extremely one dimensional.
I'm not being reactionary. I was questioning STAT, along with a few others, while everyone was telling us to give him time, then "oh wait, he might be injured", then "he has to lose the muscle he added for his back", then "his brother died", then "but...but...he came here first, he revived the Knicks."
If he returns and gives the Knicks the rebounding and defense they'll need from the 4, and if his offensive game evolves a bit so it fits with what the Knicks can achieve with a 4 who seals his man early and can score down low, or crashes the offensive boards...I'll be wrong, and happy as hell about it.
But if not...give me someone who can.
Guess if I was simple in the mind...everything would be fine.


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For Immediate Release
June 15, 2009
ISBE Promotes Literacy for Young Children and Families
More than $2.5 million in federal grants awarded to 17 educational partnerships; Money helps high-risk, low-income families
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) today announced more than $2.5 million in family literacy grants are being awarded to 17 educational partnerships involving school districts, regional offices of education, higher education institutions and community organizations around the state. The Illinois Even Start Family Literacy Program grants are designed to help the state's earliest learners, as well as their families, improve literacy skills.
"This program reaches children at a critical age while also helping their parents improve their own basic educational skills," said State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch. "Perhaps best of all, it helps parents learn how to become full partners in their children's educational experience. This has the potential of creating new learning and parenting habits that could be passed on from one generation to the next.''
The federally-funded Even Start grant is part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and aims to improve the academic achievement of young children and their parents, especially in the area of reading. For example, teachers supervise and support parents as they work with their children in literacy activities, such as reading aloud, so that parents will continue to foster their children's literacy at home.
The Even Start Family Literacy Program grants are designed to help break the cycle of poverty and illiteracy by improving the educational opportunities of low-income families through the integration of early childhood education, adult literacy, parenting education, and interactive parent and child literacy activities into a unified family literacy program for parents and children, primarily from birth through age 7.
Locally, school districts and regional offices of education partner with community organizations, community colleges or local libraries to help parents improve their literacy or basic educational skills and help parents become full partners in educating their children.
Since Fiscal Year 2002, more than $57.5 million in grants have been awarded to programs that have served more than 15,600 families. In Fiscal Year 2008 alone, through 33 Even Start programs, 951 at-risk families, which included 1,345 children and 980 adults, received services and support to be successful in school, at work, and in their communities. At-risk factors for these families include:
- 85% of these families are at or below the Federal Poverty level
- 73% of the parents are unemployed
- 75% of the parents do not have a high school diploma or a GED
- 45% of the parents have not gone beyond the 9th grade
The Even Start grant is made for a four-year period, dependent upon sufficient funding from the federal government for future years. A total of 36 proposals were submitted in response to the competitive Request for Proposals. Thirteen of the partnerships were awarded a new four-year grant through the competitive process, while four partnerships were awarded a continuation grant.
The 17 partnerships receiving the Even Start grants, totaling more than $2.5 million are:
- Thirteen New four-year grants:
- Four Continuation grants:


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Questions. Ever have any?
Ever have any about Compassion? Maybe not, but others sure do.
This is a common one that our phone center representatives hear a lot.
- Doesn't my Compassion child attend school at Compassion's child development center?
Fortunately for you we're not just giving you the question, here is the answer as told to us by those very same folks on the phone.
Compassion does not provide formal schooling for the children. Many children may attend the local government school. When needed, part of the $32 for sponsorship goes towards paying for the child's school fees such as books or uniforms.
The children do attend the Compassion child development center for a variety of activities. The Compassion development center may enhance what the child is learning in school and it focuses on the most important areas of growth while promoting life skills.
Many people think Compassion provides official schooling like a private school, but we don't. And now ya know.
Have other questions?
We have a list of frequently asked questions you may be interested in, but if you're not interested in traveling over to compassion.com to read them, stay tuned because we'll be highlighting some more right here.


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Morning News for Thursday, April11th
More than a year after the Ukiah City Council first considered a resolution that would allow its Public Works Department to demolish the Palace Hotel, it is still waiting for the building's owner, Eladia Laines to complete two important steps.
"We discussed the same things we've discussed before, and expressed concern about the rate of progress," said Mayor Doug Crane, referring to the fact that Laines still needs approval from the Mendocino Air Quality District to begin removing the large amount of debris amassed after decades of decay.
"They appear to be at a point of getting a permit, at least phased, from Air Quality, so that they could commence removal," he said, referring to Laines and contractor Norm Hudson.
Once the MCAQMD declares that Laines has hired a qualified inspector to oversee removal of lead and asbestos, she can file for a building permit.
"It is our hope that, by two weeks from tonight, there will be positive movement in that direction, but we shall see in two weeks," Crane said. Laines is expected to give her next update to the council at its April 17 meeting.
A feature story in Sunday's SR Press Democrat says that Mendocino County is drowning in alcohol.
The number of alcohol outlets per capita here is more than twice that of the state. When compared to six other rural counties, including Lake, Mendocino County has the highest off-sale outlet density.
The impact assessment shows a correlation between the density of alcohol outlets and arrests for aggravated assault, drinking and driving and underage drinking.
The initial findings led to the the Ukiah city council to prohibit new off-sale alcohol outlets in the downtown area as an amendment to the city code.
The state's latest Healthy Kids survey shows that alcohol abuse among Mendocino teenagers rises to alarming rates as they approach graduation.
By the time Mendocino students reach the 11th grade, 49 percent reported drinking alcohol and 35 said they binge drank. Statewide, 33 percent reporting drinking in the past 30 days and 22 percent reported binge drinking.
Some good news today for the Mendocino Coast District Hospital; they've received accreditation for its mammography program from the American College of Radiology which confirms the quality of the service and reports produced by the Diagnostic Imaging Center,"
The Imaging Center's digital mammography machine can image virtually any patient with flexible, off-centered ergonomic paddles to improve both patient comfort and image accuracy,
The American Cancer Society estimates that a woman in the U.S. has a one in eight chance of developing breast cancer during her lifetime and is the leading cause of death among women 40-49.
To learn more about the Diagnostic Imaging , call DI Manager Hinojosa directly at 961-4632.
The Hoe Down for Hope is back and you're invited.
The Willits Rotary Club and the Hannah Foundation will host the fundraiser for the fifth year and is set for April 13.
The Hannah Foundation event benefits families in need of non-medical financial assistance while caring for a sick child. The foundation is currently assisting 23 families in our area.
Along with dinner and dancing to the music of Cottonwood, the evening will include a silent auction and a raffle. The Hannah Foundation hopes to raise $15,000 to $20,000 this year.
The Hoe Down for Hope will be held at the Willits Community Center April 13. Dinner will start at 5:30 p.m. Tickets include dinner, free non-alcoholic drinks and a full no-host bar. Tickets are available at LoBuck$, or call 459-4291 .
Stay Tuned for Mind Body Health & Politics @ 9:00 AM
With your host, Dr Marvin Trotter


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Whole-wheat flour recipes can have all the allure of regular baked goods. We have the breads, scones, muffins, and cookies to prove it.
Whole Wheat, Oatmeal, and Raisin Muffins
These muffins don't stop with whole-wheat flour. With four whole grains and three dried fruits, these muffins are a great way to get a variety of antioxidants and fiber. Wheat germ is a good source of vitamin E. Look for untoasted wheat germ in the organic food section of the supermarket. Adding boiling water to the batter and allowing it to sit for 15 minutes before baking allows the hearty oats, wheat germ, and bran to soak up the liquid for a more tender muffin.


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Blowing in the wind
I am writing to support Proposition 3, which requires Michigan's utilities to get 25% of their power from renewable sources by 2025. I don't think that our utilities, in flatly rejecting Proposition 3, have fairly evaluated the considerable renewable resources that exist in our state.
Take wind, for example. If you look at a wind map of Michigan, (Google "Michigan 50 meter wind map") you will see that just offshore Michigan is surrounded by winds that are classified as excellent to outstanding. Offshore wind power is rapidly being developed by Denmark, Germany and the U.K. The technology could readily be adapted to the coast of Michigan.
Very little will happen, however, unless we commit ourselves to a significant increase in the production of renewable electric power. There needs to be a market in order for investors and manufacturers to show interest. Proposition 3 will create that market...