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Published: Tuesday, February 12, 2013CALGARY - The Calgary Flames will be without goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff for at least another eight games because his knee sprain is more serious than initially thought.
General manager Jay Feaster told reporters Tuesday the veteran goalie will be sidelined at least another two weeks, which on the schedule is Feb. 26 when the Flames host the Minnesota Wild.
Kiprusoff left a Feb. 5 game in Detroit after the second period. His injury was initially diagnosed as a Grade 1 sprain of his medial collateral ligament. The 36-year-old Finn was subsequently placed on injured reserve.
Calgary Flames' goalie Miikka Kiprusoff, of Finland, makes a blocker save against the Vancouver Canucks during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday January 23, 2013. Kiprusoff will be sidelined at least another two weeks because his knee sprain is more serious than initially thought.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Email to a friendPrinter friendlyLeland Irving has gone 1-1-1 as Calgary's starter in Kiprusoff's absence, including a 2-1 shootout loss to the Wild on Monday.
Feaster says Kiprusoff felt pain in his knee when the goaltender tested it Monday morning.
"Our doctors decided that they wanted to have an MRI done and we were advised by our doctors after the game last night that the result of the MRI is that Miikka Kiprusoff has a slight Grade 2 MCL sprain," Feaster said. "He's missed a week. The projection is he'll be out two more weeks."
Feaster signed minor-league goaltender Danny Taylor to an NHL contract the day after Kiprusoff's injury and then claimed 33-year-old Joey MacDonald off waivers from Detroit on Monday, which gave the Flames (3-4-3) four goalies under NHL contracts.
Taylor, 26, was placed on waivers Tuesday and will return to Calgary's AHL affiliate in Abbotsford, B.C., once he clears waivers, said Feaster.
The GM said he'd had his eye on MacDonald for some time because of his 101 games of NHL experience. Taylor has yet to play a full NHL game and Irving's start Monday was his ninth in the NHL.
"We felt pretty strongly about Joey MacDonald as an experienced veteran backup goaltender and that's why we submitted the claim," Feaster said.
"The one thing we can't control in the game is when a team decides to put a player on waivers. If this player had been on waivers three weeks ago, we would have submitted a claim three weeks ago."
Kiprusoff is Calgary's workhorse, playing 70-plus games for the team the last seven consecutive seasons. He started the first seven games of this lockout-shortened season with a 2-3-2 record.
Irving, a Flames first-round draft pick in 2006, beat incumbent backup Henrik Karlsson out a job in January's training camp. In three games plus a period for the Flames this season, the 24-year-old's save percentage is .900 and his goals-against average is 2.62.
"At the point in time two weeks from now, when Kipper is ready to go, then we'll determine who is going to be the backup goaltender on this team," Feaster said.
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"In terms of Leland, keep doing what you're doing and put us in a situation where two weeks from now the answer is obvious."
MacDonald, from Pictou, N.S., had an 8-5-1 record, a 2.16 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage for Detroit last season. He hasn't played since March 14 because of a back injury. His career record with Detroit, Boston, Toronto and the New York Islanders is 31-48-0-13 with a .903 save percentage and a 3.04 GAA.
In other Flames developments, Feaster said forward Mike Cammalleri will play Wednesday against Dallas after sitting out three games with a hip flexor injury.
Forward Ben Street was assigned to Abbotsford and Paul Byron was called up. Feaster said forward Sven Baertschi (hip flexor) was cleared to skate with the Flames, but not allowed to take contact.


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sinus congestion, crusty eyes, allergies a/c duct
I believe me and my family have been suffering from some sort of mold in the house for the past few years, but im finally to the point where i im convinced its something in the house. I live in south Florida where its always humid.
I seem to always have a dry throat and sinus issues and occasional breathing issues. I have had allergies all my life. My wife has sinus issues on and off. And my only 7 year old son has some sinus issues.
I have always thought there may be an issue causing breathing problems in the house, but did have my doubts.
Our family has taken a week vacation each of the last 2 years and i always seem to loose my sinus issues on vacation, but then they come back as soon as im back home.
I have had my a/c replaced about 1 year ago by a company i wish i hadnt used. The installer couldnt speak any english. Anyhow, i dont believe the a/c replacement helped or hurt the breathing/sinus issue, as i had problems before the new a/c.
1. My best guess is either the ductwork has mold or something causing my symtoms.
2. The old insulation in my attic is like really old recycled something and somehow it is leaking down into the house causing the problem.
3. I have found mold behind some of the baseboard, has been replaced, maybe its around more of the house causing problems.
4. My wife uses face cleaners on her face at night, maybe there causing problems for me.
My question is if i decide i want someone to come to my house and check the ductwork for mold, should i call a normal a/c repair company or should i try to get someone that specializes in finding mold.
I am fairly handy, part of me want to just cut into an area of ductboard near an attic opening and see if theres mold. My problem is i dont want to close back and then have ac duct leaks that i cant fix.
If you have any suggestions please let me hear them.
easiest way is take one of your registers down and take a white rag and wipe the duct.
I would find have your home tested for humidity levels, and leakage by an energy auditor, they should also be able to say it's mold, dust or what not. THen you can have repairs needed and remidiation as well as needed.
What do your return duct/filters look like? Is your house real dusty, do you find after 1 week dust build up on cabinets/tables etc? By a thermometer with humidity readings from radio shack/walmart and set it up and monitor it for a while. You should have a structure that will keep 50% RH inside anything above that you have conditions that allow mold growth and mites to live. Your home may be in a negative pressure as well, allowing air to be sucked in through every avanue of leakage.It's hard to stop a Trane. but I have made one helluva living keeping them going.
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The a/c registers duct work looks good(fairly clean), however, im concerned about the main vent work leading off the air handeler and starting up into the attic. Smokers lived in the home before i bought it 10 years ago, and its still original from when i moved in. The installer wasnt very good, so he may not have even said anything if he found mold...
An energy auditor sounds interesting, any more info on them...
I do not have any return duct lines in the house. Its a 3 ton rheem, house is 1400sq/ft 3/2 home. House was built in 1970, with very little attic space, i think its a 12/4 slope.
I installed hurricane impact windows back in 2006, and have noticed very high condensation on the windows on the cold winter days. I then installed a bathroom vent/exhaust fan in each of the bathrooms. This helped some but still had high humidity on very cold winter days, less than 50 degrees. So i bought and use a dehumidifier on those very cold days to help with the humidity.
I have 3 small humidity level devices throughout the house, so i have been watching the humidity level. In the summer when the a/c runs the hummidity is fine 45-50%. But in the winter, it gets to 75%+ on the cold nights unless i run the dehumidifier.(which i do use to control humidity)
The house does seem to get dusty fairly quickly, especially in the bathroom where the exhaust fan is running to kick out the shower humidity. What do you conclude from the house getting a lot of dust?
Thanks for the quick reply Southern Mech.
The house does seem to get dusty fairly quickly, especially in the bathroom where the exhaust fan is running to kick out the shower humidity. What do you conclude from the house getting a lot of dust?
your wife needs to clean more
If you keep a clean home, no dogs,cats etc. It tells me you have lots of air leaks in that home. Dust comming out of attic etc.
Don't take my words as God's writing, I am a tech not a building science specialist.
I would strongly reccomend and audit done, I have no idea what you have in your area, you can try calling your power company or some local contractors and ask about Home Energy Audits. Some HVAC companies do their own, I would lean to finding a good reputable HVAC company to perform it that can fix rather than outsourcing to someone that just gives you reccomendations.
Have you had the system looked at since installation, just to make sure its performing properly.It's hard to stop a Trane. but I have made one helluva living keeping them going.
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LOL about the wife.
Im going to look into getting an audit done, and i dont hold you to anything you write, other than friendly helpful advice.
I very well could have a leak(s) in the ductwork in my very hot attact. What would method would be the most common to find the leaks in the attact ductwork that are extremely difficult to climb around in?
I dont know why, but i see it as a long shot to get a quality/knowledgeable duct worker out to my house. The attic has to be at least 120 with very old recycled insulation. I guess theres only one way to find out. Thanks for the advice.
You need to keep your home <50%RH year around. You also would improve your indoor air quality with fresh air ventilation. An air change in 4-5 hours is ideal when the home is occupied. A merv 11 air filter is recommended.
Many a/cs have wet condensate pans all the time. This grows mold. Check you drain pan for draining and mold. Your ducts should have a 3-4 hours of dry time every day to stop mold from growing in the damp parts of your a/c.
Figure out how to get filtered fresh air and efficient dehumidification for the times when you a/c is unable keep the home dry.
Thats where I come in. Check out the Ultra-Aire whole house ventilating dehumidifier for fresh filtered air on a occupancy schedule and whole house humidity control. This is the easy way.
You could mix filtered fresh air in right amount and run the dehus you have. Let your fan on the a/c run "on" mode and try this for a couple weeks. lets us know how it works. Not the best, but an easy tryout. It takes a couple months for things to dry out and pollutants to be purged.
Regards TBBear Rules: Keep our home <50% RH summer, controls mites/mold and very comfortable.
Provide 60-100 cfm of fresh air when occupied to purge indoor pollutants and keep window dry during cold weather. T-stat setup/setback +8 hrs. saves energy
Use +Merv 10 air filter. -Don't forget the "Golden Rule"
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It might be something as simple as your vacuum. If your vacuum is cheap or not functioning well, it may be redepositing dust all over your carpets or not pulling all the dust up from your carpet. If there is a leak in your home, there could obviously be mold. So definitely get that checked out too. I redid my shower and discovered a bunch of mold behind the tile. Look everywhere, but don't overlook small things.


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The Gurteen perspective: Life is political
YOU CANT avoid politics. Some time back there was a fascinating debate triggered by Nirmala Palaniappan on ActKM, one of the best KM discussion forums on the web. Let me paraphrase her posting slightly:
"Ive been thinking about something that perhaps shows KM in bad light. What if a person who has been innovative has worked hard and created his or her own things and then has shared the knowledge with others in the same domain? He or she has then been taken for a ride by one of those who has benefited.
The person who benefited has tweaked some of the concepts, admittedly added, perhaps, some value to them and then projected himself as having been innovative. This idea-stealer has the people-skills to project himself as having done a great job and doesnt give credit to our knowledge-sharer. The knowledge-sharer has got a raw deal and is left high and dry wringing his or her hands. To add insult to the injury, the idea-stealer has been sweet-talking our knowledge-sharer into sharing information on a one-to-one basis and no one knows about the mentoring.
Maybe this situation helps the organisation as a whole, but there is one person who has got an unfair deal and there is another who is walking away with someone elses work without so much as a struggle and whats more, is taking the credit for it too".
What would you do in such a situation? What would your advice be to others in such a situation? There was lots of good advice from the forum: use of weblogs, creative commons, keeping logs of conversations and more. But at one stage Nirmala replies to another posting thus:
Yes. I agree. It is, partly, the givers fault. But, I feel a little irritated to think that one cannot be left with the joy of having been creative. One also has to be politically smart to be able to project, protect and safeguard ones own creations from predators and that means spending some really valuable time in non-creative pursuits to say the least thats a tough task for the apolitical.
I used to feel like Nirmala until I came across an article written by Tom Peters entitled Politics the path to achievement. Here is an excerpt:
Every relationship, with friend, spouse, or business associate, is political, rests on lots of give, some take, and the sharing of assumptions. To be sure, divorces occur regularly and business partnerships split up all the time. The fact is, such failures are political for example, the failure to invest sufficiently in a relationship. The meaning of invest is clear: paying the price of frequent compromise and, above all, spending time.
Often as not, the time spent feels unproductive, but its usually not. In truth, the wise devote most of their waking hours checking out where the other person is coming from: trying to understand what sorts of things went on for him or her yesterday that led to todays unexpected blow up over a trivial remark.1
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Welcome to this week's edition of Holding Court, a column where both sides of a fantasy hockey debate are argued just like in a courtroom, complete with a final verdict. Then you, the DobberHockey readers, can comment on whether justice was properly served! You can also leave ideas in the comments section for other debates to be settled right here in future editions of the column. Will Shea Weber's overall stats be negatively affected by Ryan Suter's departure from Nashville? Ever since Ryan Suter decided to leave Nashville to sign with Minnesota, much of the focus has been on how his departure would affect Pekka Rinne, what with half of Nashville's top defensive pairing – one of the best in the league in recent years – now gone. People wondered whether Rinne could remain arguably one of the NHL's top five netminders in wins, and if his stats like GAA or SV% would suffer. What's interesting is that largely lost in all the Rinne discussion was what the impact would be on Suter's longtime defensive partner, Shea Weber. Yes – Past examples and data point to bad numbers for Weber, especially with less talented players taking Suter's place Let's get one thing out of the way from the start. Shea Weber is a great defenseman, and even with the departure of Ryan Suter he'll still remain a player that any fantasy hockey GM will want to own in one year and keeper leagues that include defensemen. But he's also not superhuman, and the loss of Suter will no doubt hurt Weber's stats. Here's why…. People might not realize just how good the tandem of Weber and Suter was last season. Keep in mind there were only 19 defenseman in the entire NHL who had 40+ points in 2011-12, and no other NHL team had two representatives in the top ten in defensemen points like Nashville did with Weber (tied for 6th) and Suter (tied for 10th). Even beyond points, Weber (+21) and Suter (+15) combined for an impressive +36, and Suter's reliable blue line presence also allowed Weber to give his owners great peripheral stats, including over 300 combined hits and blocked shots. But now that Suter has left Nashville, Weber's stats definitely will take a hit, quite possibly a BIG hit. For proof, we can look at what happened when other tandems of 40+ point, +10 or better defensemen were split up. Each of the following two examples - one involving Weber himself! – clearly shows how the departure of a 40+ point, +10 or better defenseman has horrible effects on the stats of the other 40+ point, +10 or better defenseman who remains with a team: 2005-06 Ottawa – Wade Redden (65 games, 50 points, +35) and Zdeno Chara (71 games,43 points, +17) [Chara leaves Ottawa in the offseason] 2006-07 Ottawa – Wade Redden (64 games, 36 points, +1), a drop of 14 points and a staggering -34 change in +/- 2006-07 Nashville - Shea Weber (79 games, 40 points, +13) and Kimmo Timonen (80 games, 55 points, +20) [Timonen leaves Nashville in the offseason] 2007-08 Nashville - Shea Weber (54 games, 20 points, -6), down 11 points from the previous season (20 points in 54 games projects to 29 points in 79 games) and a huge -19 drop in +/- These numbers are jaw-dropping on their own, but the truth is that things might actually be worse for Weber than what happened with these other situations, and that is due to how ill-prepared the Predators are to replace Suter with their other defensemen. Looking at what figures to be the Predators defense next season, you have three highly-touted but still very young and inexperienced d-men in Roman Josi, Ryan Ellis and Jonathon Blum (140 total NHL regular season games between them, compared to Suter's 542), two aging veterans in Hal Gill and Scott Hannan (neither one has ever reached 25 points in an NHL season), and a capable but unremarkable player in Kevin Klein. Suter averaged over 26 minutes per game last season (5th in the entire NHL), but none of these other six defensemen even averaged 20 minutes per game. Suter was +15; these other six combined to be a collective -19. Suter had 25 power play points (3rd among all NHL defensemen; Weber had 22 (tied for 6th), with many coming on plays where Suter also factored into the scoring) in over 3:40 of power play time per game, and all six of these other Nashville defensemen combined for a total of nine power play points, with none of the six averaging even half as much power play time per game. It's clear that no one is going to come close to giving Nashville – and Shea Weber – anything like what Ryan Suter provided in terms of stability and output. What's more, at least Ottawa in 2006-07 had guys like Joe Corvo, Chris Phillips, Andrej Meszaros and Anton Volchenkov to help replace the departed Zdeno Chara and Nashville in 2007-08 had Ryan Suter (oh the irony), Marek Zidlicky and Dan Hamhuis to replace the departed Kimmo Timonen. Seeing this, and knowing the lack of support Weber will receive from his Nashville defense teammates, the only possible conclusion to draw is that his stats will decline as well, perhaps even worse than what happened in these previous two examples. But wait – I've saved the best (or if you're a Weber owner, the worst) for last. The easiest way to figure out how Shea Weber will likely perform without Ryan Suter is to look to Weber's stats in games where Suter didn't play. It turns out Suter has been an extremely durable player throughout his career, but in 2010-11 he missed a nine game span in October/November. And in those nine games, Weber had only 3 points and a put up a terrible +/- of -8 (Rinne also played uncharacteristically poorly, giving up five goals in one of the games and four goals in three of the other games). So if you're a Weber owner reading this (and everything above), you should be very, very concerned about how his stats will look when faced with the reality of no Suter for an entire season. No – Weber still has Rinne, and those past examples can be countered We all know it will be very difficult for Nashville to replace what Ryan Suter gave the team, and of course Shea Weber (as well as Pekka Rinne) would prefer if Suter was still there. But we also can't lose focus of both reality and what we're debating here – this is about statistics, and with the combination of Shea Weber and Pekka Rinne remaining in Nashville there's no reason to worry that Weber's stats will suffer in the wake of Suter's departure. Let's first look at the two examples cited above, as both can be easily discredited. First, in the case of Wade Redden, it wasn't just Zdeno Chara that left Ottawa after 2005-06, it was also some guy by the name of Dominik Hasek, so of course Redden's stats suffered, as would Weber's if Rinne was leaving too. But we all know that Rinne's staying in Nashville, so the Redden example isn't analogous to what's happening here. And if you look at Shea Weber in 2007-08, he was dealing with a series of injuries all season, including a dislocated kneecap that caused him to miss six weeks and then a leg injury which caused him to miss 11 games. Also, let's not forget that he was still only 22 years old at the time. Weber is now more mature and is 100% healthy, making him far more equipped to deal with Suter's departure now than he was with Timonen's in 2007-08. What's also interesting is there are an equal number of instances from the same time frame where a 40+ point, +10 or better defenseman left a team and the 40+ point defenseman who remained behind did no worse despite the departure! Take a look: 2005-06 Los Angeles – Lubimor Visnovsky (80 games, 67 points, +7 and; Joe Corvo (81 games, 40 points , +16) [Corvo leaves LA in the offseason] 2006-07 Los Angeles – Lubimor Visnovsky (69 games, 58 points, +1), projecting to an identical 67 point pace over 80 games and only off by 6 in +/- 2006-07 Detroit - Nicklas Lidstrom (80 games, 62 points, +40) and Mathieu Schneider (68 games, 52 points, +12) [Schneider leaves Detroit in the offseason] 2007-08 Detroit – Nicklas Lidstrom (76 games, 70 points, +40), a jump of 8 points despite 4 fewer games, and an unchanged +/- In each of these cases, the stats for the 40+ point defenseman who remained with the team were virtually unchanged despite the fact that a defenseman - like Suter - who was at or above 40 points and at or above +10 left the team. The point is that you cannot automatically assume that Weber's stats will get worse simply because Suter has left. Great defensemen like Weber find a way to stay great – it's that simple. And for all the talk above about how bad the remaining Nashville defense looks on paper, if you recall LA's defensemen in 2007-08, it was Visnovsky, Rob Blake, and pretty much no one else of note. Plus, who's to say that having less skilled defensemen surrounding Weber will automatically mean that Weber's stats will take a hit? After all, if there's less talent around him, then it stands to reason that Weber will have to carry the offensive load even more, which in turn should translate into more points for someone as talented as he is. And we also cannot forget the presence of Pekka Rinne, who is a world-class goalie in his own right. Rinne's presence in the Nashville net will certainly help Weber's stats remain great, just as Weber's presence will help solidify Rinne's stats. Looking at an isolated nine game stretch in 2010-11 when Suter didn't play in order to forecast doom for Weber and Rinne is not persuasive, as in that case Suter's absence was unplanned. What's different now is Weber and Rinne (and their teammates) have known for many months that Suter will not be returning to the team, so this time they'll all be well prepared to adjust without a negative effect on their stats. Another important point that's not even touched on above is Weber's signing of the offer sheet from Philadelphia and Nashville's decision to match. Weber has now seen how important he is to the Predators, and knows that he'll be expected to perform at the level of the $110 million, 14 year deal he signed (including the $68 million signing bonus). Weber fully realizes that he'll be expected to justify that deal, and if anything ownership and fans in Nashville will expect his stats to get even better. And as a multiple time first team all-star and Norris Trophy finalist, I think we can all count on Weber – and his stats – to rise to the occasion. The Final Verdict This is a very tough call. The two examples provided by each side were useful, but they essentially cancel each other out. And although Weber's poor performance when Suter missed nine games in 2010-11 is quite remarkable, you cannot put too much weight in data that covers such a short stretch of time. While there's no question that - on paper - Nashville has no one who seems prepared to step into Ryan Suter's role, the steadying presence of Pekka Rinne cannot be discounted. In the end, it stands to reason that Weber's points and peripherals (like hits and blocked shots) might actually be just as likely to go up as they are to go down, as Weber leans more on his own his talents to replace the void left by Suter's departure. But it's hard not to see Weber taking at least some kind of a hit in +/-, so if your league has +/- as a category then you should take that into account. So the final verdict is that Weber's overall stats likely will not be negatively affected much, if at all, although watch out for a drop in +/-. Previous Court Sessions: Write comment
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Tuition freezes are so yesterday; waivers of higher out-of-state tuition rates are the new carrot for law schools to lure applicants.
The University of Akron School of Law got the ball rolling on February 6, announcing that it would offer in-state rates to nonresident applicants. The school also will freeze tuition for the entering class of 2013 through graduation.
The moves are intended to make a law degree more affordable and to encourage prospective students from outside of Ohio to consider Akron, interim dean Elizabeth Reilly said.
"Many law schools have shrunk their programs, or lowered their admission standards, or cut their staffs," Reilly said. "We've chosen to focus on what we believe will help our students succeed. They still need a great education, and reasonable priced, so they don't suffer under the weight of tremendous debt."
Law schools nationwide face a difficult admissions cycle. The number of applicants to American Bar Association-accredited programs was down by about 20 percent as of January, according to the Law School Admission Council, with a projected drop of 38 percent since their peak in 2010.
That has left law schools scrambling to fill their classes. A number of schools announced tuition freezes in 2011, and that tactic has grown more popular since then. Anecdotal evidence indicates that schools also are offering more generous financial aid packages.
Akron's applicant pool fell by 12 percent last year and this year is experiencing an application decline in line with the national 20 percent drop, Reilly said. Data from the admission council indicate that schools in the Great Lakes and Midwest regions have been hit hardest by declining applications.
Akron appears to be the first public law school to offer in-state tuition rates to out-of-state students. (Non-Ohioans will still pay a $50-per-semester surcharge in addition to their tuition.)
"As far as we know, this combination of changes is a first," Reilly said. "We've seen schools that have done things to reduce tuition, but having a tuition freeze and changing to in-state only tuition is unique."
Akron's in-state tuition next year will be $21,375 for full-time students. By contrast, nonresident tuition for current 1Ls is $33,349.
Reilly noted that Ohio offers a relatively low cost of living, and that the new tuition policies should pique interest among applicants around the country.
She would not be surprised to see other public law schools follow suit, she said. "We know that money is a big issue for new attorneys, and we're trying to be responsible to our students. It really felt like the right thing to do."
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The honeymoon is over. Declining law school enrollments are a clear sign that students are waking up to the realities of a moribund legal employment market that cannot absorb more lawyers chasing a limited client base. Student debt levels, particularly for graduate and professional schools, have left thousands of students with unmanageable debt and jobs whose salaries are insufficient to make the payments. The result: a lifetime of penury Paying off colleg and law school debt has already become the new mortgage for many young people. Forget about the house. What is often forgotten is that the high debt burdens of many students make it far more difficult to start a savings or investment program early enough to reap benefits by retirement age. A bright and disciplined high school graduate, in fact, can achieve far greater returns by pursuing appropriate vocational education (1-2 years) and earn a sufficient salary to begin an investment program in his or her early 20s, thereby achieveing 1, 2 or even three more doublings of an investment portfolio by the time they are ready to retire. And, remember that the last doublings will mean many thousands in additional return that will denied to the graduate student who starts saving much later. Conclusion: both college and graduate education have been oversold to a naive and financially unsophisticated population. The proliferation of drug-related, law-suit happy seminars (Vioxx, etc.) we see hourly on T.V. reflect an ever-expanding numbers of lawyers desperately seeking a profitable niche in the current job market. Sadly, they now constitute a cancerous growth on the productive side of the economy.
Darren McKinney
In-state tuition or otherwise, why would any young people in their right minds take on debt to the tune of tens of thousands of dollars for degrees that are quite likely to prove useless, at least for the forseeable future? And why would parents of such young people not vigorously counsel against such madness?
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Espo: 'Seven Seconds or Less' is now ancient history
Published: January 09, 2011 @ 9:06pm
New York Knicks' Amare Stoudemire, right, shakes hands with Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash prior to the start of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, in Phoenix. Stoudemire is back in Phoenix with his new team after leaving the Suns for the Knicks. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
I never thought much about the fact that my copy of Jack McCallum's in-depth look at the 2005-06 Phoenix Suns, Seven Seconds or Less, sat on the shelf next to a book about the Roman empire and one about the reign of Julius Caesar. Now it seems apropos because as of Friday evening, all three can be found in the ancient history section of your local bookstore.
As I watched the Suns play former power forward Amar'e Stoudemire and coach Mike D'Antoni's New York Knicks Friday night, it became abundantly clear that the moniker seven seconds or less no longer referred to the offensive style the team played but rather the amount of time fans could go without being disgusted by something they saw on the court.
The game proved to be a lot like an awkward high school reunion where you realize your ex has become much hotter and more successful than you remember. Stoudemire and D'Antoni's new team looked like a well oiled machine ready to dominate a Suns' team that looked disinterested at times.
The Suns somehow had become Bizarro from Superman. A creature that possessed the opposite powers of their former super selves. Somehow Planet Orange had become the antithesis of what it once was. It was now a world where the Suns were no longer the faster, better, more skilled and more athletic team. They'd become everything they once stood against and lost the ability to make basketball fun. Think about the last time you saw Steve Nash smile in that boyish way of his, and APS commercials don't count. In the meantime, their former coach and star had turned the once basement dwelling Knicks into a mirror image of the old team that called US Airways Center home for the last six years.
It's not just the game against the Knicks though. The Suns have struggled to reach the century mark since trading their leading scorer, Jason Richardson, to Orlando. In exchange they received players unaccustomed to their fast paced style and more familiar with a physical defensive minded game. Planet Orange seems to be slowly dying and the trade may prove to be the point of no return.
Even Sunday's game against one of the league's worst, the Cleveland Cavaliers, a game that once would have been a cake walk for the talented team, proved to be a back and forth affair and was tied heading into the fourth quarter. In a game against a poor defensive team, the Suns only managed to score 108 points. They won by eight points pulling away late but in years past they probably would have dropped 120 points on an inferior team without a true star.
Like the Romans proved, every great empire will eventually crumble and apparently now is that time for the Seven Seconds or Less Suns. Someday we will tell our kids about the years Nash, Stoudemire, Marion, Hill, Diaw and others thrilled us with their fast paced and high flying antics. We'll tell them about how they made the sport fun again after years of slow, mythical and plodding offense ruled the league. We'll show them our Nash and Amar'e jerseys as if they were some great artifact of a golden age long since past and we'll point to McCallum's work as if it's a textbook because that's what we do with ancient history. Now, the Suns we once knew are in that same category.


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During the Fourth Quarter of the Fiscal Year (Q4) federal agency contracting offices and the contracting officials who "make it happen" are working as diligently as they can to quickly but responsively contract for goods and/or services to meet the needs of their internal customers. The key here is to move the procurement process along as fast as possible without violating any acquisition regulations or other contracting regulatory guidance. One great solution for the busy contracting official is to use existing GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contracts (often referred to as "schedules") to procure what they need. And you want to take advantage of this opportunity.
The agency contracting official benefits several ways from using a GSA schedule to contract for goods and services, especially during the Q4 buying season, and it is important that you understand these benefits to the government so that you can position your company to benefit also. Some of the benefits are:
So, how do you take advantage of this opportunity? How do you make your company a known quantity to the government buyer? You want a GSA MAS contract. This will allow you to be a "player" in this particular aspect of the Q4 buying period. Bottom line: if you aren't on schedule or able to team with a schedule holder you will be on the sidelines watching the Q4 game play out.
Now if you are on a GSA Schedule here are some of the strategic and tactical things you want to do to be prepared for this aspect of the Q4 buying season.
The important take away is that a very critical way to take advantage of the Q4 buying season is to be prepared by being on one or more GSA schedules. This will allow you to match your company's capabilities with the government's desire to contract quickly and efficiently. You will be in the game and in position to win contracts by "helping" the acquisition process as part of the Q4 solution.
Doña Storey is the American Express OPEN Advisor on Procurementand through her experiences as an active woman-owned small business contractor, she lends her expertise to help small businesses navigate the procurement maze and find success.
For more information, please visit http://www.openforum.com/governmentcontracting.
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During the fourth quarter of the federal fiscal year, which ends on September 30, government agencies are finalizing their acquisition for the year and assessing their remaining dollars to potentially check off a few items not purchased on this year's wish list. Many small business contractors find that they can pick up a few hundred thousand dollars or even a few million dollars from various government customers during this period. This is especially true for small businesses with special certifications. In some cases this may be your first chance to get in the door if you are prepared and satisfied to capture something on a smaller scale.
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Federal agencies try to ensure that they wisely use the funds budgeted for them during a fiscal year. This often leads to conserving funds until the fiscal year is almost over and then identifying requirements that could be funded by remaining budget dollars. This apparent rush to obligate funds to meet the needs of each agency's internal customer opens a window of opportunity for the prepared contractor. So how can your small business become the prepared contractor?
First and foremost, get your past performance documents ready so that you can successfully respond in the little time you will have available. Why is this so important?
Read more about the importance of past performance here…
There is a recent proposed rule for the bundling of task and/or delivery orders that could further address the issue and make changes that supplement or reinforce the legislation found in the Small Business Jobs Act (see below). Below is the "proposed" rule that you need to be aware of and understand how it could favorably impact your strategic marketing plan. Take special note of the due date for comments on proposed rule as you can make a positive statement in support of actions that are good for your business.
PROPOSED: Task and Delivery Order Contracts, Bundling, Consolidation (3245-AG20) This proposed regulation addresses task and delivery order set-asides under multiple-award contracts, multiple-award contract partial set-asides, and reserving multiple-award contracts when using full and open competition (See interim FAR rule 2011-024). The procurement authority must publish rationale for bundling on agency website and for consolidated contracts valued at greater than $2M it requires that a Senior Procurement Executive / Chief Acquisition Officer ensures that market research was conducted and that it was determined consolidation is necessary and justified. This was published on 5/16/2012 (77 FR 29130) and comments due 7/16/2012.
The bundling of contracts has always been an issue with contractors and especially with small businesses. The act of bundling is seen as a limit to competition and favors large businesses who have the assets to bid on and manage large complex single awards with multiple sub-contractors.
This bundling issue has been the subject of many complaints to SBA and testimony before Congress. Recently there have been efforts to address this through both legislation and regulation and you owe it to yourself to become familiar with what's going on that can open opportunities that previously were not available.
Small Business Jobs Act: Implementation of Conforming & Technical Amendments (3245- AG15). This establishes the requirement to publish a list and the rationale for any bundled contracts on the agency website within 30 days of data certification. This was published on 10/13/2011 (76 FR 63542) and was effective as of 11/28/2011.
The Obama administration has proposed combining the functions and staff of the Small Business Administration; the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; the Export-Import Bank; the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; and the Trade and Development Agency.
This proposed restructuring is being pitched as a way to ease the regulatory burden on businesses and a savings $3 billion over 10 years is being claimed. That said, there are some trade groups who are concerned about the execution of the proposed restructuring and they are concerned that the move could strip resources from entrepreneurs rather than reinforce the needs of small businesses.
Such a massive reorganization will face difficulties getting approved in an election year and Congress may be less likely to approve the idea because several of the affected agencies currently report to different Congressional committees.
Many small business groups are concerned that the restructuring will take resources away from small-business programs. Several of the agencies in the proposed consolidation concern themselves primarily with large firms and although small businesses tend to be skeptical of government in general, they have a favorable impression of the SBA and don't want its influence diminished.
Personally I am worried that small contractors would be disoriented by the change. With fewer resources, the new agency might not be able to adequately educate small contractors on how to pursue government dollars. As I told the Washington Post, "If you change an entire agency, how are they going to put together the outreach? Where is that money? The confusion it's going to cause in the market place is my number one concern,"
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It is very important that federal contractors, especially those new to federal contracting, understand that only contracting officials (KO) can modify an existing contract. That means that only they can:
• Change the scope of the work (approve additional or new work)
• Change due dates or formats for deliverables
• Authorize additional payments
• Change the FAR clauses that are part of your contract (add or delete)
• Change how you must invoice for payment
The point is that your "customer/client/PM" can't do any of the above without going through the KO. Where businesses get in trouble is usually getting caught between wanting to provide outstanding customer service (the "rock") and the actual scope of work in the contract (the "hard place"). It is great to expand existing work on a contract but you also want to get paid for doing that work. If you do work without the proper KO authorization the government is not obligated to pay you.
So what should you do? If your customer wants to expand your work:
• First, tell the customer that you are more than willing to do the work on the third floor and ask her to contact the KO responsible for your contract to request a modification.
• Send an email to your customer verifying the conversation and the details of the proposed additional work.
• Send an email to the KO to give them a "heads up" that the government customer should be contacting them to modify the contract for additional work.
• The KO may require that you submit a price quote for the new work. If so, respond quickly.
• When the KO issues the modification, acknowledge it and start working.
All communications should be in writing and/or verified in writing by email.
I was recently asked to provide my thoughts for a Washington Post article titled, Small federal contractors feeling the pinch of reduced government spending, concerning how contracting "batting averages" have declined for both primes and subcontractors. American Express Open provided data that showed that the success rates, or "batting averages" for prime contractors bidding on government work have declined in 2008-2010, from 2007-2009. The decline has been greater for subcontractors than for primes.
As all small businesses know, providing services for the federal government has always been hard work, and now it's getting even harder. Small business owners are having less success in securing federal government contracts even as they go after contracts more aggressively, according to data from a new report released this week by American Express OPEN, which polled 740 small business federal contractors in an online survey.
According to the survey, active small business contractors reported that they spent an average of $86,124 seeking federal contracts in 2009, but they spent $103,827 doing so in 2010 - an increase of 21 percent. The costs include both staff time and expenses such as travel, mail and meetings.
The success rate declined even more - by 27 percent - for subcontractors, who tend to be smaller. The AMEX OPEN research team thinks this might be because prime contractors are holding on to more of their work as government spending dries up, rather than doling it out to subcontractors. "Large primes are not opening up for as much subcontracting activity," an AMEX OPEN research advisor said. "Federal spending is down, and it's impacted big contractors, which then has a ripple effect on small businesses that are suppliers to the larger primes."
My point of view is that a small contractor should network with agencies and prime contractors, attend all industry trade shows and build a stellar Web site that showcases examples of past work.
My rule of thumb is that a contractor should "say 'no' more than they say 'yes' to decisions to bid" so as to ensure that they're not wasting resources on contracts they likely won't get. The AMEX OPEN survey found there are diminishing returns for those taking a scatter-shot approach. Bidding on more than six contracts in a three-year period actually caused a business's "batting average" to decrease suggesting companies are better off trying for just two or three contracts each year.
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In May of 2006, President Bush signed into law the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act (TIPRA) (Public Law No. 109-222). The measure was a combination of small tax provisions, including extension of capital gains tax rates, increased expensing provisions for small businesses and some alternative minimum tax relief. To offset these revenue-negative provisions it also contained sixteen "revenue offset" provisions to make the bill revenue neutral.
While most of the provisions of the bill were debated in both the House and Senate, there was a provision that emerged from the conference committee that had never been part of the original bills and never discussed in hearings on the chamber floors. Section 511 mandates that federal, state, and local governments withhold 3 percent of their payments for goods and services (the "government withholding regime") starting in 2013. Assumptions are that it was added into the bill to help reconcile the bill and make it "revenue neutral."
Implementation was delayed until 2013 largely due to the fear that many contractors would increase bids on projects to account for the delay in payment, increasing the overall cost of projects dramatically. An increase in project costs on a local level could have been devastating to communities that are struggling to finance projects while dealing with deep budget cuts.
Because the profit margin for many businesses working with local and state government is often less than three percent, the withholding tax would have created significant cash flow problems for day-to-day operations in addition to reducing capital that could be invested in job creation and business expansion. Many planning, architecture, landscape architecture, and engineering firms work extensively with government agencies and would have been negatively affected by this change.
This provision was repealed as a part of a larger bill (HR 674) that contained several elements of President Obama's jobs bill. Introduced by Reps. Wally Herger (R-Cal.) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), the bill was a bipartisan effort with 269 co-sponsors. It was passed unanimously. The Senate previously approved the bill on a 94-to-1 vote.
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During tough and challenging business times your main goal becomes survival….staying alive! At this time there are three key areas of your business that you must examine and focus on in order to ensure your survival. These areas are:
Your core competency must be your brand and can be defined in the following areas. Intangibles… what are you known for? I hope one intangible is being known as an ethical business. Do your customers trust you and is your word your bond? What are you known for? On-time delivery or low cost, high quality? What do you and your customers get as their return on investing with you?
Another key to survival is to make sure that you have all your critical business processes defined and documented. You need to ensure that your business data is secure and that you are managing the knowledge that defines your business. The key processes that must be defined and documented are proposal management, contract management, and financial management. These three all have important elements of data that must be created, tracked and maintained to ensure that you are ready for opportunities that come your way.
During these tough times do you need to re-examine your go-to Market Strategy? How you have positioned your firm in the marketplace can be referred to as your go to market strategy. Are you a Sub or a prime contractor to the government? Do you have key customers you have served that no longer seem to hold potential? Have you teamed with a partner who seems to have changed direction and no longer includes you in their strategy? These may all be signs that you need to step back and re-examine how you survive and thrive in this economy. Your examination and the plan developed from that review should result in a strategy that allows you to turn around the circumstances and sue your strengths to re-position your small business for survival and possible even growth you had not considered in the past. In many instances this forced examination will result in a new beginning with surprisingly good results!
This is part of a presentation I made at the Virginia Beach Minority Business Council "Connect and Grow Your Business" conference and Expo. To learn more go to the link below.
As more businesses, especially small, are looking for more opportunities in a shrinking economy the world of federal contracts are looking more and more appealing. The maze of small business certifications can be very confusing. When you add to the mix terminology that gets into the daily conversations that are incorrect, you have the perfect storm of confusion in a marketplace that can already be a challenge for the new comers. Make a point of understanding the difference between the uses of the term 'set aside' versus 'sole source' in federal procurement. People have the tendency to use the term set aside thinking and meaning sole source. A set-aside means that the government can determine that there are enough of one type of companies…let's say for example 'small' to be able to 'set aside' a requirement for only small businesses to compete for that work. It does not mean that a requirement will be 'sole sourced' or 'directed' or awarded to a firm without competition. It means that eligible small businesses can compete on a more level playing field to compete among themselves for a specific requirement. I have found this confusion in terminology even used by well intentioned and seasoned government employees.


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