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NCAA D1 Athlademic RatingsPosted by rtmsf on August 30th, 2007
We came across this table last week, but haven't had time to properly analyze it until today. An organization called the National Collegiate Scouting Assn. (NCSA) evaluated how schools are doing in their totality by ranking them in the classroom and on the fields of play, using the US News academic and Sears Cup athletic rankings as their evaluative criteria.
If they'd just stopped there, we'd have no problem with their rankings. However, they also felt a need to add a third criterion – the NCAA's school graduation rates for student-athletes, which have been long derided as archaic, inconsistent and generally not useful as a tool for determining how well a school is serving and educating its student-athletes. Use of these graduation rates as a performance measure ultimately results in a reductio ad absurdum situation where an elite academic and athletic instutition like Stanford is penalized because an obviously articulate and well-rounded athlete such as Tiger Woods did not formally graduate before turning pro.
A Relevant Indicator? Not Here
And not only that, the NCSA decided to weight graduation rates equally (each counting one-third) with the academic and athletic ratings. We could probably live with its inclusion if its weight was substantially minimized, but not as it currently exists. Nevertheless, here is the NCSA list. See Table A below.
Table A. NCSA Division I Power Ratings
Ok, so we have no problem with many of the schools at the top – HYP, Duke, Stanford, Rice, the other usual suspects… But look at some of the more dubious schools that piggyback a high graduation rate (and not much else) into the top 50 – UMass-Lowell?? Bentley?? Coastal Carolina?? The NCSA cannot be serious.
According to the NCSA, Bentley Does Better Than Cal & Texas as an Academic/Athletic School
Additionally, consider the schools who do not have athletes who would normally be inclined to leave school early for the pros, train for the Olympics or seek more playing time elsewhere (not even benchwarmers leave Harvard). The NCAA penalizes schools with transfers under its current metric for determining graduation rates. Therefore, the Ivies, W&M, Furman, Drury, etc., all fare well in Table A because of the disproportionate weight given by the NCSA to graduation rates. The bigger state schools that have excellent academics and athletics, yet are more vulnerable to market forces and playing time considerations – Michigan, UNC, Virginia, UCLA, Cal – are all penalized using the NCSA method.
So let's take a look at what the NCSA should look like, by eliminating the graduation rates and simply comparing academic success and athletic success. See Table B below.
Table B. Division I Ratings (US News + Sears Cup)
That's more like it. Stanford is in its rightful place at #1 (how could the #4 national university and 13-time defending Sears Cup winner not be?), and all the schools we'd expect to be near the top of such a list are there. Look at some of the highest risers – Johns Hopkins went from 59th to 3d; Cal from 88th to 5th; Texas from 78th to 14th; Wisconsin from 45th to 10th.
This list is instructive in the sense that it shows which schools are getting the most out of its academic and athletic programs, but the NCSA flubs it my weighing graduation rates on par with the other two much more informative criteria. Maybe they'll do better next year.
Update: a UCLA fan rightfully questioned us as to why the Bruins and crosstown rival USC were not originally included on our list. After a few moments of thought, we realized that the NCSA list didn't have either school in its top 100!!! This can only mean that the LA schools' respective graduation rates were so low that its weight carried both schools outside the NCSA top 100 D1 schools, essentially proving our point about the ridiculousness of its weighting system. UCLA (#25 US News and #2 Sears Cup) would earn a rating of 13.5 in our system, which would place the Bruins #4 on our overall list. USC (#27 US News and #5 Sears Cup) would earn a rating of 16.0, placing the Trojans #7 overall.
Update #2: After reviewing NCSA's data, we decided a whole new post was warranted. We revamp the entire list and also take a look at how the BCS conferences stack up in our Athlademic Ratings – Revised.


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Monday, April 2, 2012
WrestleMania 28: Some Quick Impressions
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- Warwolf said...
I'll tell you what I think. I think the show had the potential to be great and they squandered it. Completely and utterly. The John Laurinitis storyline was played out months ago and we should have finally had a situation where the faces had a chance to shine in a position of authority. Instead we have yet another crappy heel GM and this one's running both shows.
The Rock-Cena match was another major letdown. I won't go out on a limb to say I'm Cena's biggest fan, but I am someone who is a fan of Cena. And I honestly believe Rock going over last night was a mistake. So Rock goes over at Wrestlemania......
No, seriously, what the hell does this add to the WWE? Sure Rock came out of Hollywood like some mythical beast people pass off as a joke, but what does this do besides utterly destroy the credibility of the supposed face of the company? This should have been a match where Cena was passed the torch by Rock. Andre did it for Hogan. Hogan had to do it twice first with Warrior and again with Rock when Warrior fizzled out, seeing the return of the torch to Hogan since he was the only name that could still carry it in the WWE. And of course as we know, two years after Hogan passed the torch to Rock...he vanished into Hollywood, only occasionally poking his head into the WWE like some demented groundhog who flees the moment he sees his shadow. Cena stepped up and for the last eight years while Rock has been off making movies, Cena has been busting his ass to entertain people, whether he's being booed or cheered. And then Rock comes back....and they give him the win. So he's going to vanish back into Hollywood and nobody will care because it somehow 'helps' the WWE. God almighty, what a waste. I'm officially sick of Rock. Bad enough he refused to lose his rematch with Hogan, but now this? I'll say it here first for the first time in over ten years:
Rocky. SUCKS.
And here's a message to The Rock that I know he'll never see:
Go back to Hollywood and stay there, Rock. I intend to ignore your movies, so stay off the WWE shows. I want to enjoy what I can of them now that Laurinitis is playing heel GM over both shows. I don't want to have to shut off the TV every time you come on the screen, but I will.
- April 2, 2012 at 9:39 PM
- Potsy said...
So I watched this show and felt besides Randy Orton vs Kane, that I should have been able to just watch the last three matches in succession without any of the other clutter. Flo Rida adding in some "Rock Bottoms" in his song was cute, but otherwise, why was there a Tron Lightcycle? Why didn't the Rock ride that down to the ring...
I digress.
Here's the interesting part... a lot of the people I expected to win, ie Jericho and Bryan, did not, and did not cleanly. We saw Jericho's fallout on Raw, very reminiscent of Raven in ROH so many moons ago, and Daniel Bryan obviously will devistate AJ with his words on Smackdown, but I have an interesting take on the Rock/Cena match...
It ended the way it needed to. Cena making a grave mistake against a celebrity and we all know that Celebrity records are actually better than the Undertaker at Wrestlemania. The Rock got the win because he was the celebrity, not because he was the better WWE wrestler.
Both Cena and the Rock on Monday night talked about giving respect to the other guy, but I didn't think this should have been the case, as Rcoky SHOULD do the Job to Cena as Summerslam or Survivor Series before beefing up for another match, and then a title shot at Mania next year.
Cena dominated their match, and it wasn't their wrestling that made it great, it was the crowd, and Miami proved during that match they DESERVED Mania...
Due to all the BS, the show deserved a 6.5 out of ten, but that crowd during the finale was an 11.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
MyMemories Review and Giveaway
This offer came at the perfect time, though, when I'd begun thinking about creating a more personalized blog header, and wanted to create a banner for my Zazzle store, Wear You Came From. (That one is still in the works.)
I started out trying to create a banner from scratch, using my own creativity. My own creativity wasn't up to the task, and I found the the album templates provided by MyMemories were better for a beginner. The result, which you can see above, was exactly what I was looking for.
This weekend, in honor of the 5th Anniversary of my first date with Ben, I decided to open up MyMemories again and scrapbook some of the pictures from a trip we took to St. Lucia last year for our first wedding anniversary. This time, not being such a rank beginner, I decided to get a little more creative. I used one of the templates available, but removed the embellishments that didn't fit the mood of our trip, and added my own photos from St. Lucia as custom background papers.
Quite frankly, my favorite aspects of these pages are the backgrounds, because St. Lucia itself looked a lot better than Ben and I did. In several of these pages, we have just finished doing things like climbing large hills, and we look it. But even when we were sweaty and haggard and had flyaway hair, the beaches, jungles, oceans, flowers, and pineapples of St. Lucia were gorgeous. (Seriously, did you know how pineapples grow? That one you see there was growing right in front of our cabin, out of a bush right on the ground!)
One of my favorite things about MyMemories is the versatility. You can pop your photos directly into the spots provided and call it a day, or you can move things around and personalize the pages with additional embellishments, photographs, and text. You can showcase historic family photos of your ancestors, or you can create visually interesting layouts for the pictures you took with your iPhone or digital camera last year, or last week.
Now, here comes the part you're interested in, the part where you get a chance to win a copy of the software yourself!
How do you enter to win? It's easy!
First, visit mymemories.com and take a look around. Choose the album template you like most, or would be most likely to use. (I see a family-tree themed template, and they have a whole category called "heritage," which I'm sure would interest my readers!) Then, come back here and leave a comment on this post, telling me which one it is. Make sure to include your e-mail address in the comment if you'd like to be eligible to win.
A winner will be chosen at random from those who comment in the comments section of this post. E-mails do not count. The contest will be open for 1 week. No entries will be accepted after 11:59 PM EST on Tuesday, March 5, 2013.
[Disclosure: I received a free copy of the MyMemories Digital Scrapbooking software to review from MyMemories.com. MyMemories.com is also providing a free copy to give away.]
7 comments:
- Jana Last said...
Your banner and scrapbook pages look great!
I checked out the website. There are so many to choose from and I didn't see all of them, but I do like the Golden Reflections 8x11 Book.
Thanks the the contest!
- February 27, 2013 at 12:41 PM
- R Jarvis said...
I would use JJs Monkey Birthday pack.
- February 28, 2013 at 7:46 PM
- Kathleen Scarlett O'Hara Naylor said...
I want to remind everyone to include your e-mail address so that you can be contacted in case you win!
- February 28, 2013 at 8:35 PM
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- March 1, 2013 at 1:19 AM
- Jana Last said...
I just wanted to let you know that your blog post is listed in today's Fab Finds post at http://janasgenealogyandfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2013/03/follow-fridayfab-finds-for-march-1-2013.html
- March 1, 2013 at 10:46 AM
- Kathleen Scarlett O'Hara Naylor said...
Thanks for the mention, Jana!
- March 1, 2013 at 4:48 PM
- Michelle said...
Nice designs, Kathleen! I have two unfinished scrapbooks for our honeymoon and anniversary cruise in a storage closet; I don't think even this program could save those. It would be perfect for a new baby scrapbook though! I like the "Tropical Fish" Kit, because it would match baby Jamie's Finding Nemo nursery :)
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Americans of all creeds gathered to grab a blue shovel to build a home – the new domain of the San Jose Earthquakes. On Sunday, a world record crowd of 6,256 fans grabbed shovels and dug for two minutes on the land destined to spring forth a new era in Bay Area soccer. The man from the Guinness Book of World Records gave his assent and the deal was done. Fans cheered when the official word came through. This was a day for the true blue Quakes fans. Everyone there deposited a little bit of heart and graft into the future of their club.
There was business to attend to after the groundbreaking event – the final homegame of the season. Across the rail tracks at Buck Shaw stadium, the Quakes took on their rivals from the southland, Los Angeles Galaxy, a distant constellation missing a couple of bulbs. David Beckham and Landon Donovan were absent but no one really noticed or much cared. After all, the Quakes had lorded over the Galaxy this season with a brighter magnitude of talent.
Pre-game, there was a majestic tifo display unfurled by the 1906 Ultras, the Quakes fireball supporters that pack a sonic boom. A marvelous roll of canvas covering their section depicted the iconic Star Wars credits featuring the Quakes stars Steven Lenhart and Chris Wondolowski in the leading rolls. The ref blew the kickoff whistle and the job of running all over the Galaxy commenced again.
Yet the Empire from LA was intent on striking back. The Quakes had won the two previous duels this season. The Galaxy were determined not to lose again and they set about their business convincingly. San Jose struggled and were lucky not to find themselves behind at the half.
After the interval, both teams powered up, more territory opened up, and the battle engaged. LA went for the win, twice taking the lead, only to have the advantage pulled back by the dogged Quakes set on keeping their unbeaten record at home this season intact.
All eyes were on Wondo, chasing the single season goalscoring record of twenty-seven, set in 1996 by Roy Lassiter, who watched the game from the stands. The Danville native needed two to tie Lassiter and when he bagged the equalizer to make it 2-2, many thought destiny was at hand. Wondo hit the post twice, prompted the Galaxy keeper to produce saves but could not fling the final peg. He has one more chance next week against Portland. "Records are made to be broken," said Lassiter, and Wondo knows it.
The Quakes had won the coveted Supporters' Shield the night before thanks to Kansas City being unable to beat New York. Naturally, the team would have preferred to snatch the silver for themselves from Los Angeles, the current holders. But it didn't stop the celebrations at the final whistle. San Jose were the rulers of the 2012 MLS season with the most points. The scenes in the locker room went pop with splashdowns of champagne. The MLS Cup now beckons, the final shot for a team that has shone brilliant all season long. May the force be with you.


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Product Description
Shandong Leader Machinery Co.,ltd. have engaged in Oil Refinery Equipment and Microwave Equipment since1997 in China,with 20 years` experience and 80 engineers,, scientific research, manufacturing, installation, commissioning.We can provide customers with design and services of 1-2000 tons oil equipment.factory occupied area is over 100,000 square meters,more than 3200 customers all around the world, we greatly hope to have the opportunity to serve you.
Shandong Leader Machinery Co.,ltd. has finished hundreds of successful projects over the years: peanut oil, soybean oil, rapeseed oil, cottonseed oil, sunflower oil, sesame oil, animal oil,grape seed oil, acer truncatum oil, peony seed oil, walnut oil, hemp seed oil, pine oil, tea seed oil, papaya oil, milk thistle seed, and other special type oil.We have independent import and export department. Our equipment has been successfully exported to more than 100 countries: Russia, Australia, India, Afghanistan, Cameroon,and so on.
LD 10-5000TPD rice bran oil refining plant with CE
Product Description
I. Pre-treatment process:
The oil material pretreatment process includes the cleaning section,breaking section,flaking section,softening section and oil pressing section.
1. Create a good product environment.
2. Minimize the total fat loss ,increase oil yield and output and improve the quality of oil and cake
3. Comprehensively utilize impurities and offal.
4. Perfectly match extraction production line ,design different production processing according to
different raw materials.
2. Solvent extraction process:
The raw material is conveyed to extractor hopper through feeding scraper, then enter into extractor through auger,after solvent spray,soak extract and drain off,fresh solvent spray and washing again(solvent and raw material flow reverse.In final,the extraction meal after eventually drain fall into the wet meal scraper conveyor ,then transported to the LD desolventizer through auger.The meal after desolventizing is conveyed into the meal storeroom through auger and scraper; strong mixing oil after removing impurities by cyclone hydraulic separator,enter into mixed oil tank sedimentation to remove impurities again,then start the first-evaporator.
Desolventizer (LD)according to SCHAMERHER theory,through pre desolventizing,mixed desolventizing ,desolventizing,drying and cooling 5 sections which are filled with a lot of direct and indirect steam,get rid of solvent, through access to a lot of heat,cold air make mealâs moisture and temperature meet the need of storage,hydrolysis of urea enzyme to fulfill the requirements of good forage.
The mixed oil which is purificator,after the flow measurement,first start the first-evaporation,the heat source of first evaporation is comes from LD Desolventizerâs second steam and negative pressure condenser jet pumpâs residual steam. The solvent is desloventizered by first-evaporation enter into vacuum condenser through separator.
Adopting negative pressure desolventizer can reduce mixed oilâs boiling point,improve the utilization rate of heat.The concentration of mixed oil after first-evaporation can achieve 70%,mixed oil flow by itself from first-evaporation to second-evaporation.
Second-evaporation use indirect steam to heat,the steam consumption of Second-evaporation is very low.the concentration of mixed oil can up to 95%.The mixed oil enter into stripper through pump,mixed oil is slowly fall down from the top of stripper to inside,at the same time inject direct steam from the bottom of stripper,get rid of the residual solvent,at the top of stripper,the mixed steam connect with vacuum condenser,this condenser is connect with inject pump,to make sure that the stripper is operated under negative pressure,at the bottom of stripper install liquid controller,make sure liquid seal and oil flow is stability.
3. Crude oil refining process:
Refining pot: also named Dephosphorization and deacidification tank,under 60-70â,it occurs acid-base neutralization reaction with sodium hydroxide ,After stirring by reduction box,it can decrease the acid value in oil and separate the impurity ,phospholipid which will enter into soap stock..The oil can be refined further.
Bleaching pot:Also named bleaching, dewatering pot,it removes water from oil by vacuum.The bleaching earth is breathed into bleaching pot ,after stirring,filtrated by filter and change the color of the oil.
Vertical blade filter machine: Equipped with vertical leaf filter to remove used bentonite from the oil, operating conveniently and continuously, low laboring tense, keeps environment well, keeps oil residence in deposable bleaching earth in low level.
Continuous and combined deodorization tower (stainless steel):
The qualified decolored oil enters into the spiral plate heat exchanger to recover most of the heat, and next goes to high pressure steam heat exchanger to be heated to the process temperature (240-260â) and then enters the deodorization tower. The upper layer of combined deodorization tower is the packing structure which is mainly used to remove the odor producing components such as free fatty acid (FFA); the bottom layer is the plate tower which is mainly for achieving the hot decoloring effect and reducing the peroxide value of the oil to zero. Oil from the deodorization tower enters into the heat exchanger to recover most of the heat and makes further heat exchange with crude oil, and then is cooled to 80-85â through the cooler. Add the required antioxidant and flavor agent, and then cool the oil below 50â and store it. Such volatiles as FFA from the deodorizing system are separated by the packing catcher, and the separated liquid is FFA at low temperature (60-75â). When the liquid level in the temporary tank is too high, the oil will be sent to the FFA storage tank.
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As a professional exporter,our target is to serve worldwide clients with high-quality products,great reliability,devoted responsibility,professional services and honorable credibility to meet customers' requirements in all aspects. We will supply you 24 hours a day and 7 days a week after-sale services.
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Company Information
II. Company introduction:
Our company is state sophomore enterprises which specialized in manufacturing large, medium and small sets of flour processing equipment, sesame cleaning equipment and other food processing equipment.
Our company has the self-management important and export rights, passed the ISO9001:2000 quality system certification. Company covers an area of 400,000.00m2, 1300 employees, more than 30 domestic well known machinery manufacturing and milling experts, more than 100 people who was graduated in all kinds of processing colleges, with assets of 34 million dollar, is the largest food machinery manufacturing enterprises.
Products are well-selling in more than 30 domestic provinces, and also exported to Asia, European, Africa and Americas.
In order to better facing fierce competition, our companyâs strategic target is âhigh grade, strict management, high quality, new technologyâ, âurgent user anxious, think what customers thinkâ as service policy.
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Brief Instructions of LD 10-5000TPD rice bran oil refining plant with CE:
ld 10-5000tpd rice bran oil refining plant with ce is made of stainless steel, after research and development of technical personnel to improve successful general multi-functional food machinery, the roasting machine is designed according to the market need , model fashion luxury, integrating all kinds of nuts type mechanical performance advantages, stable mechanical properties, adopting closed belt transmission, use liquid gas heating type, energy saving, high efficiency, safety, hygiene.
ld 10-5000tpd rice bran oil refining plant with ce adopts horizontal cylinder, 360 - degree circular mixing roll, automatic cycle stirring, heating and stirring evenly, relative seal, braised fire effect is very good, convenient operating in pan, funnel replenish roasting materials, save time and effort. With functions of automatically be out of the pot, automatic sand and chestnut separation function, operation simple and convenient, quick, and easy to understand, and many other advantages. Shandong Leader Machinery Co.,ltd. also offer special formula and technology of making better food color and taste.
If you have any demand about microwave drying equipment and edible oil refining equipment, pls feel free contact us any time.
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Police and paramedics were dispatched around 3:10 a.m. to the 900 block of Capri Court after reports of a stabbing on Saturday.
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It was determined that the daughter of Nicassio was the person responsible for the stabbing, officials said.
Christina Nicassio, 27, was taken into custody.
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The parrot met an unfortunate end. "It's a bit embarrassing," said Ronel Smuts, manager of the Abu Dhabi Wildlife Center here, suppressing a smile at the curious ways of fate. "Someone left [the parrot's] cage door open, and he got out and flew toward Zulu, the lion.... The parrot became a midmorning snack, and Zulu had a blue feather sticking out of his mouth."
Life can be tough on the edge of a desert emirate where Mr. Smuts oversees a menagerie of exotic and endangered animals rescued from smugglers, airports, bazaars, and palaces. Two African baboons were found in a car in Dubai; a jaguar was shipped in from Kazakhstan.
When they get here, the animals meet a South African divorcee with a tin feeding bowl and an ornery side who jokes – one assumes it's a joke – that she'll throw her crew, eight Arab men in khaki shirts and matching caps, into the crocodile pond if floors aren't swept and cages aren't repaired. Smuts has a soft heart for animals and a tart tongue for most everyone else. "The animals come first here, so I guess I'm not the easiest boss," she said.
Smuts has a royal benefactor, Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed al Nahyan, a banker and equestrian with a place in line for the Abu Dhabi throne. His title makes swapping business cards intimidating, but His Highness is a conservationist with connections. When Smut asks for money, she receives it, and the two of them have planted grass, built pens, imported rocks to simulate African terrain, and pushed back the ever-encroaching desert sands.
"People keep asking me, 'Why are you doing this? You can't save the world. You can't protect all the animals,'" Smuts said. "But the one I can save, that's what it's about. Protecting that one animal. It's my path, and I have to walk it."
Smuts moved to the UAE 11 years ago with her husband, a South African pilot who trained Abu Dhabi police to fly helicopters. The couple split, but Smuts decided to stay.
In 2001, Sheikh Mansoor appointed her to run what became the Abu Dhabi Wildlife Center on the grounds of an old plant nursery. Many animals here were prizes on a black market fueled by war, corruption, and political unrest that can lead a poor Somali family or a Yemeni smuggler to sell a cheetah that will end up caged in a souk or a prince's courtyard.
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I had an idea for a real article today. But I'm tired of writing after finishing off my first e-book (more on that later) and doing taxes.
Here instead is a comic from a zine I made circa 1983. My friend Logan scanned it. But the scan is pretty bad. I fixed a couple lines that were completely illegible. Click on the image and it'll show up bigger. It's a true story! And one that I hadn't remembered in years.
Here are my upcoming live appearances in Georgia and Tennessee. For more info including links to all venues, go to my tour page.
• April 18, 2011 (Mon) 7:30 pm Universalist Unitarian Church 1911 Cliff Valley Way, Atlanta, GA 30329
• April 19, 2011 (Tue) 8:30 pm Atlanta Soto Zen Center 1167 C/D Zonolite Place, Atlanta, GA (Zazen from 7:30)
• April 20, 2011 (Wed) 7:00 pm Universalist Unitarian Church 1808 Woodmont Blvd, Nashville, TN 37215
• April 22-24, 2011 (Fri-Sun) 3-Day Zazen Retreat at Punuel Ridge near Nashville, TN Contact Nashville Zen Center for info


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Auditing the Head Start Program as Part of Your Single Audit: Avoid Common Pitfalls – Member Web Event
If your single audits include the Head Start cluster (CFDA Nos. 93.600, 93.708, and 93.709) as a major program, the information on this Web page should be reviewed very closely. Head Start is a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) program which funds local organizations to provide services that promote the school readiness of children ages birth to five from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Understanding and auditing these programs in a single audit can be challenging. Therefore, the HHS Office of Head Start (OHS) and the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center (GAQC) co-sponsored a Web event to assist auditors in understanding the Head Start program and how to audit it in a single audit.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Supplemental Follow-Up Recording and Slides Address Unanswered Questions from Original Live Web Event
The live Web event (described below) resulted in a number of questions that could not be addressed due to time constraints. Therefore, the GAQC recorded a follow-up interview with the original presenters who shared their high-level insights on the main topic areas of the previously unanswered questions. This follow-up session is intended to supplement the original GAQC Web event described and archived below. Additionally, the HHS presenters developed a follow-up PowerPoint presentation that includes many of the questions received during the live event, as well as HHS staff views on each question. To get the most out of the follow-up audio recording, participants should have either listened to the original live event or the archive of that live event (see access link below). Then, participants should open the follow-up PowerPoint presentation and listen to the follow-up audio recording. Additionally, there are more topics and details covered in the follow-up PowerPoint presentation than are discussed in the audio recording. Therefore, consider reviewing the slides in more detail after listening to the follow-up audio recording. Note that there is no continuing professional education (CPE) credit available for listening to the follow-up audio recording.
Open Follow-Up Head Start Question and Answer PowerPoint Slides
Listen to Follow-Up Head Start Audio Recording
About the Web Event
Head Start funds local organizations to provide services that promote the school readiness of children ages birth to five from low-income families by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Understanding and auditing Head Start in a single audit can be challenging. Therefore, this archived Web event is intended to assist auditors in better understanding Head Start and other important considerations when auditing the program as part of a single audit.
Participants in this archived event will:
- Hear directly from OHS leaders and staff and CPA practitioners who are familiar with Head Start;
- Gain a better understanding of Head Start requirements and related Head Start audit guidance in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Compliance Supplement;
- Hear about areas of noncompliance identified in OHS triennial monitoring reviews;
- Learn about common audit quality issues;
- Get practical suggestions for avoiding common pitfalls; and
- Have an opportunity to submit your questions.
About the Presenters (both on the original and follow-up events)
Ann Linehan, is the Deputy Director of the Office of Head Start (OHS). She joined the Department of Health and Human Services in 1992. Ann began her Federal career as Regional Program Manager for Head Start programs in the six New England states. In 1996, she joined the OHS headquarters in Washington, DC, and served in a number of key senior management positions before becoming Deputy Director. Prior to Federal service, Ann was Executive Director of a non- profit Head Start and child care agency for nearly ten years. She began her professional career working as a teacher and coordinator of services for special needs children and their families. Ann earned her B.A. in Sociology and Psychology and her M.Ed. from Boston State College.
Terry Ramsey, CPA, is a senior technical advisor in the HHS Office of Finance and provides department-wide leadership for follow-up on single audit findings. Terry's Federal service includes 12 years at OMB including the Office of Federal Financial Management where he worked extensively on OMB Circular A-133, the annual updates to the A-133 Compliance Supplement, and OMB oversight of the Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Previously Terry worked with the non-Federal Audit Staff in the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Inspector General, and at the state and local level in Virginia. He is a member of the AICPA Technical Standards Subcommittee and served on the Compliance Auditing Task Force for SAS 117.
Eric Formberg, CPA, is a partner with Plante & Moran, PLLC in the Auburn Hills, Michigan office. Eric is responsible for administration of standards and compliance in the firm's school district practice. Eric also oversees the firm's Compliance Audit Team which serves nine separate industries within the firm that are subject to compliance auditing. Eric is a past member of the AICPA GAQC Executive Committee and AICPA State & Local Government Expert Panel, and a frequent presenter of governmental related CPE conferences.
Jim Belanger, CPA, Director of Fiscal Operations, Danya International has been involved with Head Start since 1992, as a controller for a recipient organization, technical assistance provider, and compliance monitor. He has extensive experience in performing quality control reviews of Head Start monitoring reports. He is a certified public accountant and a member of the American Institutes of CPAs.
Belinda Rinker, J. D., Senior Advisor to the Office of Head Start is a graduate of the UCLA School of Law with over thirty years of experience working with grant-funded and nonprofit organizations. She has substantial expertise in the areas of fiscal compliance, employment law, program management and facilities activities. Over the course of her career, Belinda has worked with Head Start and Early Head Start grantees throughout the United States and in Puerto Rico, including AIAN and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs. Her experience includes interim management of relinquished and de-funded programs and support for development of the Fiscal Integrity section of the triennial review protocol.
Archived Web Event Listening Instructions
You should print out and have available the slides from the original event, Auditing the Head Start Program as Part of Your Single Audit: Avoid Common Pitfalls, when listening to the archive of the original event. Access the slides in PDF or PowerPoint format. There is no CPE credit available for listening to the archived Web event.
Click on the below link, to listen to the archived Web event:


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RE: SEO Pricing: How Much Should You Pay For SEO Services?
So a good friend, Hugo Guzman, wrote a really great piece today "How to figure out how much you should pay for SEO services?" I consider Hugo to be wise, wily, and trusted in all things SEO and SEM. That is to say, you can trust his advice because it will rarely ever lead you astray.
The same is true of his last post. With a few exceptions. Per estimated possible achieved conversions is a smart, efficient, and fair model for both sides. Chances are, with this model, an agency or individual would earn more than if they simply estimated hours and deliverables.
The Exceptions
Exception One: Client Knowledge
This exception is the client. It's the biggest exception and wild card of all. While Hugo states in the post that a client would earn $100 profit from a single widget, we're under the assumption the client produced that number for them. Here's the problem with that single assumption: most clients have no idea what their profit from a web lead is. I know, it's hard to believe. And you probably think I'm full of crap. Experience has taught me that only a small percentage know (could be bothered after nearly a decade or more of search marketing) to find out what their margins are from web leads.
What they do know is how much that widget/product costs to produce. What they do know is the margins they make selling that widget/product at retail price. Hence the term "loss leader". This, however, is not the same as CPA (cost per acquisition). If the $100 they stated is the margin based on the cost/retail equation, then this is simply incorrect. Marketing has a cost, and all too often, clients and companies do not include this as part of the CPA equation.
Exception Two: What is a True Conversion?
For this, I have to step out of the B2C/B2B e-commerce world where conversions are tracked and measured online. If that's all of your clients, then consider yourself fortunate to have that data at your fingertips. If you're like most of us, you deal in conversions through contact forms, sign-ups, and requests for quote. SEOs and SEMs do and should consider this a legitimate conversion, but to your client it isn't. Not included in the CPA equation to achieve true ROI from website "conversion"
The conversion for your client is the physical sale/contract farther down the funnel. As SEOs we get clients 80% of the way to a sale; deliver targeted, interested, and consumer-ready leads to their doorstep. All the client has to do is knock that last 20% out of the park. Nonetheless, that last 20% isn't even revenue yet. It's still accumulating costs until it closes the full 100%.
Exception Three: Corporate Sales Channel Organization
This is beyond your control. I understand that and deal with it daily; I feel your pain. And yet, most companies sales channels are an absolute mess. Most have no idea what's up or down, if it's this or that. Here's the problem: without accurately tracking the leads life-cycle, the client honing their own sales channel into an efficient machine, there is no possibility of true ROI to ever be attained. And, if you're honest with yourself a moment, you know that your clients aren't the only ones that suffer from this. Your company does too.
Exception Four: Market Fickleness
Even though Hugo was taking an entire year's worth of data, accounting for seasonality, it does not account for market fickleness. 2008 being a perfect example. Taking all of 2007's data would have produced a number that would have been unachievable in 2008 and subsequent two years due to a complete global economic meltdown. In this case, how does the pay-per-performance model shield the client?
Why Most Still Use Hours/Deliverables Method
If nothing else, the three exceptions above should sufficiently cover why many might still want to use the "traditional" method for SEO pricing. Let's be honest, many SEOs are either clueless about different pricing models, or simply follow steadfast tradition because "that's the way it's always been done".
Hugo did bring up a very good point that by using pay-per-performance model (of sorts), you can actively price-out and have to turn away potential clients. Additionally, using the per-per-performance model, seems to be geared to fairness and reward for both participants, but one must remember the consumers and markets are volatile and never a "sure thing".
With a hours/deliverables model, there is a very likely possibility someone (you or the client) will get the sharp end of the stick. Either it takes you more hours than estimated to deliver what was promised (LOSS | Client: Gain) or it takes you less time to accomplish the work (GAIN | Client: Loss). Nonetheless, pricing out a client still has roughly chance depending on hourly service rates. Secondly, hours/deliverables model is rarely affected by market/consumers, only in the most dire of times. And, even then, corporations believe that search marketing is a right bit cheaper than a traditional campaign.
Finally, clients are accustomed to a hours/deliverables method. New systems are puzzling and raise suspicion, even properly demonstrated and explained. You have to earn trust right from the get-go.
Aug 19 2010
Excellent article Tony.
Personally I prefer to set a fixed rate price for my work, and if it happens to take less time for me to deliver than my own internal estimate of time, I don't believe the client is getting the sharp end of the stick at all.
The reason I feel this way is because of one question – did the client get the value from my work that justifies the total cost charged?
For example, my minimum rate to direct clients for SEO audits is $2500. My general hourly rate to direct clients is $250 for audit related work. On that premise, you'd assume I set 10 hours for the audit.
Sometimes it turns out I need to take 12 or 13, other times, I only need 7 or 8. Yet the end value to them is always infinitely more than the fee charged, regardless of hours. Because that audit/action plan gives them a road map to generate exponential additional revenue. If they implement what I recommend.
And in that range of hours process, I don't mind putting in a couple extra hours if needed and NOT charging for them. Because it's all about producing a result that I can be proud of.
The same holds true for my $5,000 audits and even my $10,000 audits. A few less or a few extra hours is part of the process, yet it all comes down to that end value.
Aug 20 2010
I like end value too but how does one break out the value proposition such that we do not get penalized or forced to sacrifice heavily to the point it's actually detrimental for us to do this work despite bringing the client very good value?
Aug 20 2010
Pay for performance involves risk. It's a gamble some folks are not willing to take and why should they? SEO's relying on sales channels (people) to deliver their part of the ROI equation are taking a risk they can't control. The operative word is control. It's like going to a casino for your weekly paycheck. You have little or no control as to a paycheck for each week. Billable hours brings control to both sides of the business equation
Aug 20 2010
First, good post
Second, I am going to be a devils advocate here, and what I am about to say I do not endorse per se.
The traditional way of pricing works, but it comes down to the subjective nature of "value". This is true in all service related fields. But even if we or the client gets "shafted" how do you determine the client got the "value" you profess. If I say it is going to cost $10,000 dollars to do X, how do we evaluate that client got more value than they invested (Rankings, Traffic, Contacts, Sales. Phone Calls, Etc). That is the beauty of Pay-Per-Performance. It is a tough pill to swallow, and there are a lot caveats as Tony mentions, which I agree on.
My only question is how do you justify value or expected perceived value?
Aug 20 2010
Solid post, Tony! But let me clarify a few things:
My post was geared toward the client (not the provider). The question was how much can a company afford to pay for SEO, and the illustration I used was intended to reveal the fact that most businesses underpay for SEO (because they fail to properly calculate its value) and because of that, they end up with sub par providers.
Also, my calculation is intended to determine a price ceiling (i.e. the max that can be spent). This is something that can be used to as a guide whether hiring a third-party provider (agency, consultant, etc) or hiring an employee or team of employees.
There is no doubt that from provider's perspective, hours/deliverables must be taken into account. In fact, at my agency, we have made calculating deliverables/hours for a particular engagement a science. Why? Because we need to make sure that the price we charge will allow us to provide the level of work that gives us the best chance of meeting the client's expectations (both in terms of hard ROI figures and that personal and strategic touch that turns a client into a partner).
As for your point about companies not knowing what the value of a conversion really is, you couldn't be more correct. And sure enough, this is another way that we help our clients. We essentially help our clients figure out that number (if they don't already have one) so that we can, in turn, plug it into our ROI calculations, so that they can see just how valuable our services really are.
And incidentally, we rarely if ever charge on a pay-for-performance model. We charge a fixed monthly cost (based on hours/deliverables) and simply use this calculation to show our clients just how much they are profiting from our engagement (in other words, they're spending X per month but are making 5x in terms of incremental revenue from SEO efforts).
Thanks for adding to the conversation, Tony, and I'm looking forward to the next time we can grab some beers!
Aug 20 2010
I love this topic and have wrestled with it from every angle for years now!
Hugo, you developed the term "marketing equity" and to me that means that the client does not make a quantifiable ROI on their SEO right away; that is if you charged properly.
Why, as SEOs, do we always get the shaft in terms of the marketing equity LONG after the client has stopped paying us (in a retainer/hours model)? If you look at SEO traffic gains over a two year period there is almost always a great ROI. But companies cannot think that far out.
Now what about a performance model. Works well for ecommerce when you have accurate revenue tracking. But even then there are issues with returns, etc. But how long do you get paid on that performance as an SEO. I would argue that it should be AT LEAST a two year agreement if you consider marketing equity. Also, you SHOULD get paid a great deal more in a performance deal. You as the SEO are taking on a much greater percentage of the risk. In an hourly/retainer model the risk is with the client, therefore the cost should be less.
I agree with Alan's comments on how he charges and charge similarly. Another consideration is the years of knowledge and experience we have built up. How do you equate that to someone's consulting that has less experience. I figure that they are paying for my experience because I am going to definitely see things that most people do not and am probably going to be more efficient with my time. I, like Alan, don't mind putting in extra hours if the situation calls for. But then again I am genuinely concerned with improving my clients' business instead of just being concerned with rankings or deliverables (didn't mean for that to seem like Alan or anyone else here is not like that BTW).
Performance is OK in ecommerce situations, and in lead gen situations where the client clearly knows the value of a lead. The other 95% of clients need retainer/hours based pricing.
This is just such a great topic. I could go back and forth on it forever.
Sep 15 2010
We (we are a team of SEO at Techmodi) do agree to "Alan Bleiweiss", the rate varies from work and time.
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