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Sunday's time change wasn't a deterrent to either the South Webster or Notre Dame boys basketball teams.
Shortly after winning Division IV Southeast District Championship games the night before, both teams jumped back into the gym Sunday and Monday to prep for Tuesday's regional semifinal at Ohio University's Convocation Center. Both programs know that when public address announcer Lou Horvath announces that it is basketball-30, a lot will be on the line as Scioto County waits with anticipation to see who will be playing in Friday's championship at Ohio Dominican University.
It's been 40 years since the Titans were crowned as district champions and coach Matt Mader understands the road to the school's first-ever state semifinal berth will be a tough one to climb.
"The way they've been shooting the ball, that's the key," Mader said. "They've put up a lot of points…Offensively, they've been shooting the basketball well."
In the three postseason contests leading up to Tuesday's game, the Jeeps have been averaging 65 points a game with four players in double figures. The ringleader of the offense, which has been without the services of Lance Swords for the second half of the season, is Levi Cook.
The junior is near a 20-point-per-game clip, which included a 26-point outburst during Saturday's 72-57 win over Leesburg Fairfield. He is the only player on the team to not only reach double digits in all games but to also score at least 15 points.
Senior Seth Goddard found his shooting stroke against the Lions, finishing with 25 after posting four in the 51-30 district semifinal win over Miller. While Andrew Salisbury and Nick Norman have also averaged at least 10 points from the guard spots, the interior presence of Jensen Dyer and Brody Queen can be a challenge as well.
"They share the ball real well and their half-court offense, they run very well," Mader said. "They back cut and they play well without the basketball so that presents a huge problem for us."
This is the second trip to the regionals in three years for South Webster and coach Steven Ater. The last trip to the state for the Jeeps was a fruitful one as South Webster won the 2006 Division IV State Title.
"There is a little bit of an experience factor for us but I still wouldn't say that negates just how good of a team and how good of a season (Notre Dame) has had," Ater said. "Twenty-one and three is a great season and we want to make sure that we approach them the right way."
While the Jeeps have won every tournament game by at least 20 points, Notre Dame's path to the Sweet 16 has been more difficult. After pulling away in the sectional finals with a 20-point win over Clay, the Titans have won their two games over Reedsville Eastern and East at The Convo by margins of one and three points respectively.
Senior J.P. Kayser has been the mainstay of the Notre Dame offense with a 17-point average while Daniel Ogg comes in with a dozen. What scares Ater is the fact that the Titans are not led by one player.
"They're really balanced, they've got good guard play and they shoot the ball well from the perimeter," Ater said. "That's one of the main things especially when you talk about Kayser and (Kevin) Lewis…Inside, they're so physical and strong with Ogg and (Michael) Mader working down there and (Adam) Cooper coming off the bench gives them instant offense."
Cooper has scored 19 points off the bench in the last two games. After scoring 18 against the Panthers, Lewis has been held to 11 points the last two games.
Despite not playing each other this regular season, both teams have played each other in previous years. Tendencies in previous battles will be exploited when both teams tip at 7 p.m. as the winner will take on the winner of the Danville-Lancaster Fairfield Christian game.
That semifinal will be taking place at the same time but will be at ODU. Neither team is looking ahead because they both understand a loss ends the season.
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Good luck to all the teams that made the playoffs. My team got off to a bad start and just couldn't recover.
That's not nice....using your super powers to add grammatical errors to my posts and then make fun of me because of it. I may start boycotting the game chats and then watch the attendance drop right off...
As promised, the Laimbeer Llamas brought their A game, gave 110 percent, played it one play at a time, they made their own breaks, and snatched victory out of the jaws of defeat. It was a collosal win by the Llamas to knock off the 11-1 Footballers squad and it should give the Llamas great momentum heading into the 2009 season.
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we had a crap of a rotation but there wasnt a doubt that we could win with those teams cause we were stacked and reliable offensively, we were competitive in the games. this year was such a year that you either knew we were winning a game or losing a game and the shocking come from behind wins were rare.
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I'm a baseball nut too and I basically had to force myself to watch because I like to get my baseball fix as much as possible before the season ends but man the WS was so boring.
That's something Selig and fans of other teams don't get. They all root for the little engine that could and then when they get the match they don't watch. Wasn't the Giants/Rangers WS a low rated WS as well?
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There is no one in the draft coming out and trading players isn't going to happen. The Lakers are in trouble.
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My friend: I think the NBA payed off the Heat in the first yr because of the politics. They threw game four and they payed Lebron because they were angry with what he did. So he had pay one way or another.
There is no one in the draft coming out and trading players isn't going to happen. The Lakers are in trouble.
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I honestly can't say whether this was the most boring World Series ever.
I didn't watch a single inning of it.
I didnt watch 1 inning of this series. No desire to see a Giants-Tigers series but happy with the outcome. Bittersweet that Detroit got swept. Last years WS was epic though.
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A dog who was beaten so severely that he now has to wear special goggles to shield his eyes from sunlight has inspired a proposed law in Florida that would make it a domestic-violence offense to torment a family member by physically abusing or threatening to harm or kill an animal.
The dog, "Little Horatio" (an alias used to protect the identity of those involved), once belonged to an 81-year-old woman whose son bludgeoned the dog in order to manipulate his mother. Thankfully, Little Horatio and his former guardian are both safe now—in fact, Little Horatio lives with Kathy Cornwell, a victim advocate for the Area Agency on Aging of Pinellas-Pasco, who urged Florida state Sen. Mike Fasano to file the proposed law.
The abusive scenario in which Little Horatio and his former guardian were trapped is not uncommon. Tampa Bay Online references a report showing that 71 percent of women who own animals and who enter shelters for abused women say that their abusers had harmed, killed, or threatened their animals. Studies have shown that up to 40 percent of victimized women have delayed seeking refuge from their abusers for as long as two months because of concerns for their animal companions' safety.
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Are you up for a challenge? How about a Grand Challenge? NASA on Tuesday issued a Grand Challenge aimed at locating all asteroid threats to Earth and figuring out what to do about them.
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I finally got hold of Orson Welles' book of his plays "Miracle a Hollywood aka The Unthinking Lobster and A Bon Entendeur aka A Fair Warning.
( see This Is Orson Welles p.405-407)
I have read the former and it was funny and witty and I think very much in the same mood as other Welles' writings: a short story "Fifi And The Chilean truffle /The Diplomatic Crisis, the book "Une Grosse Legume "(VIP, Buzzo Gospel in Harry lime radio series) ,script "Operation Cinderella"( p.412-413 This is OW), Mr.Arkadin ( Harry Lime series , book and film) and later "The Big Brass Ring" and I guess one could include "The Other Side Of The Wind" there, too.
They seem to be satires, if that is the right word, about politics, show business etc. Same kind of wit and humor(black) unites those writings .
And they are all written while in "exile" in Europe in 50's, when "blacklisted" by Hollywood and FBI .
Themes of betrayal and maybe some kind of bitterness about movies and politics in his home country USA seems to unite all Welles' writings.


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A federal judge has upheld an ordinance that bans people from soliciting money inside terminals, parking areas and sidewalks at Los Angeles International Airport.
U.S. District Judge Consuelo Marshall ruled that the city of Los Angeles' ordinance is constitutional because, among other factors, LAX is not a public forum as defined under the First Amendment, the rule is "viewpoint neutral," and any restrictions placed on freedom of expression at LAX are reasonable under the circumstances.
The city and the Hare Krishnas have been battling over the issue in court since the Los Angeles City Council adopted the rule in 1997.
The International Society of Krishna Consciousness filed suit more than 15 years ago challenging the law banning the solicitation of contributions at LAX and its other airports.
The Hare Krishnas claimed that nonsecure areas, such as ticketing lobbies, should be treated as public gathering spots, the same as city streets.
The case has been argued before the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and the California Supreme Court.
The ordinance has been enforceable since a ruling by the state Supreme Court in July 2010.
The federal court in October 2010 denied the Hare Krishnas' application for a temporary restraining order, and in January 2011 turned down a request for a preliminary injunction that would keep the city from enforcing the rule.
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City Attorney Carmen Trutanich praised Marshall's decision.
"The city of Los Angeles supports all expressions of free speech protected by the First Amendment, but also recognizes that passengers and the public have a right not to be solicited for money or accosted as they pass through our airports," Trutanich said.
"Now that the federal court has found the city's ordinance constitutional, I hope this costly litigation will end and our resources can be focused on other matters at LAX, including security and infrastructure improvements," he said.
A spokesman for the International Society of Krishna Consciousness said airports could be considered the "city streets" of America, given that people congregate at food courts, around terminals, even in children's play areas.
"It's unfortunate that the court decided to prohibit First Amendment actions, or restrict so severely First Amendment actions at the airport," said Anuttama Dasa, the society's international director of communications.
While the Los Angeles ordinance bans the exchange of money in the airport, LAX spokeswoman Nancy Castles said organizations still can distribute literature and speak to "willing travelers." They can seek financial support "as long as they do not request an immediate exchange of funds," she said.
Those found violating the city's rule face maximum penalties of up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine, Castles said.


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Academic Appointments
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Clinical Focus
- Hepatology
- Primary liver cancer
- Chronic hepatitis B and C
- Liver transplantation
- Community Outreach
- Cirrhosis
Administrative Appointments
- Committee Chair, Abstract Review for Chronic Hepatitis B, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (2013 - present)
- Executive Board of Director, Asian Health Foundation (2013 - present)
- Medical Advisory Board, American Liver Foundation (2013 - present)
- Editorial Board, Gastroenterology (2011 - 2014)
- Abstract review member for the Hepatitis B : Epidemiology/Prevention/Control review group, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (2011 - 2013)
- Director of Clinical Research, Pacific Health Foundation (2004 - present)
Honors and Awards
- Pacific Free Clinic Physician Service Award, Cardinal Free Clinics, Stanford University School of Medicine (April 2013)
- The Franklin Edbaugh Advising Award for Faculty, Stanford University School of Medicine (May 2013)
- Phi Beta Kappa, University of California, Irvine (1985)
- Magna Cum Laude, University of California, Irvine (1988)
- Excellence in Teaching Award, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine (1996)
- Chief Resident, University of California, San Diego Medical Center (1996)
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Primary research interests include the clinical aspects, molecular epidemiology and pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma with an emphasis on disease determinants, diagnostic and screening tests, and ethnic differences. The goal is to improve screening methods and treatment outcomes of patients with this cancer. Dr. Nguyens research interests also include the epidemiological and clinical behaviors of viral hepatitis, particularly in hepatitis C patients with novel genotypes and in understudied populations. Study designs used in past and current studies include cross-sectional studies, case control studies, multicenter clinical studies employing standardized questionnaires, and multicenter randomized controlled trials including treatment studies.
Epidemiology and treatment of liver cancer; Multicenter study of early diagnosis of liver cancer with novel tumor markers; Colon cancer screening in Asian Americans; Multicenter randomized studies in HCV genotypes 6; Epidemiology and treatment outcomes of Asians with viral hepatitis.
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- High proportion of hepatitis C virus in community Asian American patients with non-liver-related complaints. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2013; (4): 367-71
- Low hepatitis B envelope antigen seroconversion rate in chronic hepatitis B patients on long-term entecavir 0.5 mg daily in routine clinical practice. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013; (3): 338-43
- Low incidence of hepatitis B e antigen seroconversion in patients treated with oral nucleos(t)ides in routine practice. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013; (5): 855-60
- Precore and basal core promoter mutations in Asian American patients with hepatitis B e antigen-positive chronic hepatitis B. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2013; (4): 464-72
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Smith did it as a big-play wide receiver when he had more than 50 catches and reached double digits in touchdowns.
Sanders, meanwhile, wreaked havoc on opposing offenses as a dominant defensive lineman.
This fall, the two Grangers will look to make the same kind of impact on the collegiate level.
On Wednesday, during the signing-day ceremony in the LaGrange High media center, Smith and Sanders signed their letters of intent to play football for Iowa Western, a two-year school in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Last season, Iowa Western went 12-0 and won the junior-college national championship.
Also signing on Wednesday was defensive lineman D.J. Hudson, who'll be joining a championship program as well at Valdosta State.
Last season, Valdosta State won the NCAA Division II national championship.
Three other Grangers, running back Demoton Boyd, defensive lineman Chris Manning and defensive back Qua Baldwin signed with West Georgia Tech, and they'll be a part of that program's first ever team this fall.
West Georgia Tech will compete as a junior-college program.
LaGrange head coach Donnie Branch called it a "life-changing opportunity" for each of the players.
"You get an opportunity to go get an education," Branch said. "They got here through their talent, hard work, and all that adds up to an opportunity."
As for the five players going the junior-college route, Branch said the sky is the limit for them.
"The guys that go to junior college, they have another opportunity," Branch said. "They've got two years to show you that they're good enough to play in the SEC. And I know some of those guys are. It's an awesome deal for them."
Branch said "there are a lot of roads" to get to a big-time program, and junior-college football is one of those roads.
"Everybody doesn't travel the same road," Branch said. "There are guys playing in that national-championship game who went by way of some junior college. Those kids that are going to junior college, I look for big things out of them."
Sanders, who has been recruited by a number of major programs and had earlier committed to Tennessee, believes spending a year or more at Iowa Western will be beneficial.
"It'll help me a lot," he said. "I've got a chance to get bigger, stronger, faster, get me ready for the D-I level."
Sanders also said having a friend and fellow Granger with him in Iowa will be nice.
"It's going to help out a lot," he said. "If I'm down, he can help me out. If he's down, I can help him out. We'll just do what we have to do."
Smith said if things work out, he and Sanders will making the next leap together as well.
"After that, me and Joe, we'll probably go to Washington," Smith said.
Smith said he enjoyed his visit to the Iowa Western campus, and that the coaches did a great job recruiting he and Sanders.
"They showed us a lot of love," Smith said.
Smith added that there's a "championship environment" surrounding the program.
That same championship environment can be found at Valdosta State where Hudson is headed.
The Blazers have won three national championships since 2004, including the 2012 title.
Hudson visited the campus, met with the coaches, and he felt at home.
"I liked it a lot," Hudson said. "It seems like it'll be a pretty good fit. I'm really looking forward to it."
The 6-foot-1, 280-pouind Hudson had 80 tackles, including 10 sacks and 10 tackles for loss as a senior.
In 2011, Hudson had 106 tackles.
Hudson is also a standout in track and field, and he won a region championship in the shot put as a junior.


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this drive is beautiful, be sure to allow time for a few short hikes, this is Colorado, very close to Denver for a day trip
this drive is beautiful, be sure to allow time for a few short hikes, this is Colorado, very close to Denver for a day trip
Go when it is clear and be prepared for cool weather. The drive is nice and has great views. The top is really neat. But the weather can change in an instant so be prepared in case it moves in on you.
Very scenic drive a short distance from Denver. Easily 15 degrees cooler than Denver so bring appropriate clothing and be prepared for afternoon storms. Great bike ride that will challenge your lungs. Go early to avoid the afternoon tourist crowds.
This is an amazing drive and it is so beautiful. If you are driving all the way to the top, make sure you bring water and dress warm. When we went the weather in Denver was in the 70s and at the top of Mt Evans with 50 mph winds it felt like it was in the teens. Drive safe... More
This was a nice time driving up the mountain. The views were incredible and there are some hikes that even a beginner can take. Rememberyou are at altitude and this can zap you strength quickly, so expect to go half the distance you normally hike unless you are acclaimated to the altitude.
On a Sunday afternoon my husband and I drove to the top of Mount Evans. We had a blast. Echo Lake was awesome. Recommend driving up from the Evergreen side. The views are breathtaking. The scenery changes quickly as the altitude changes. I especially loved the bristle cone pine trees. A word of warning...it's cold and windy at the top!
Love the view and the restaurant is always pretty good. I loved seeing the clouds inside of the mountains! Make sure to bring your jacket and camera!
Mount Evans road is such a great experience...from Echo lake at the entrance to the park, to the site at the top. Bring warm clothes, even during the summer,and plenty of sunscreen! If you have time, come up from the Evergreen side, it's a nice mountain drive...especially if you,re driving a high performance car or motorcycle :) Its a good... More
You have a paved road (unlike pikes peak) all the way to the parking area just 100 feet below the summit. Fantastic views all the way. Be sure to stop and see the very old trees near tree line. Summit lake is a great short hike as well.
This road goes over squaw pass and past the turn off to Mt Evans. Incredible drive even better bicycle ride.
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In a major u-turn, Education Minister Hekia Parata says staff pupil ratios will not change.The move comes in the face of a backlash from teachers and parents after Budget moves to increase class sizes.Sources this morning confirmed the policy was not "set in stone" and the Government was open to other ways to achieve its goal of lifting the quality of teaching, after a signal from Prime Minister John Key that it was prepared to listen to alternatives.Speaking to Radio New Zealand from London, Key said: "My view is that we want to achieve the outcome that we stated. And that is to improve the quality of teaching and teacher quality in general and that's the purpose of the policy."Asked if there was another way to achieve that he said: "Other people will suggest that. That's one of the reasons why the minister is talking to the unions. She is talking to the sector. I'm sure she will continue to do that."It is understood feedback to the Government, especially to electorate MPs, has been highly critical of the plan.
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When you say 'what was not in itself a bad policy' and 'takes the heat out of the issue of teacher-pupil ratios for now' what part of increasing class sizes against good evidence do you find good policy?
Also, by stating 'we daresay that she will be getting a call' did you intend the singular transitive verb 'daresay' to agree with the plural 'we' or should your readers interpret this use of language in another way? - June 7, 2012 at 2:31 PM
Steady KS..
You're doing fine.
Keep ignoring the trolls. - June 7, 2012 at 2:40 PM
Trolls try to change the focus of a debate. Interested parties ask pertinent questions about what the blogger posted to distill ideas or to clarify meaning.
MvL you seem ignorant of this fact. - June 7, 2012 at 2:58 PM
You appear to be the only one fulfilling the definition of a troll. - June 7, 2012 at 3:10 PM
Now, despite the plausible link between two terrible policies, even I'd cede to accusations of trolling here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/7059546/Opposition-takes-aim-at-asset-sales
Still. It has very valid and relevant implications based on the hopelessness of the government across the board. - June 7, 2012 at 3:19 PM
- James Stephenson said...
Hekia's been well and truly out-politicked on this one.
It was never about teacher pupil ratios, but the vested interests managed to frame it that way and have once again staved off performance pay for teachers. - June 7, 2012 at 3:41 PM
Parata presented this proposal to the National Party caucus. They agreed to it.
Bill English is the author of the Budget. He agreed to it.
John Key is the Prime Minister. He approved of it.
Incompetence from bottom to top. These incompetents can't even put out a Budget that's sound. How can any of us believe they can run a country?
Fiscal prudence? Don't make me laugh! English and Key haven't a clue. This f***ing-up of policy and practice is the hall-mark of this National Government. - June 7, 2012 at 3:42 PM
Huge numbers of New Zealanders are telling you that you are wrong. Your understanding of the situation is wrong and your support for the fools that tried to foist bigger classes onto us, is wrong and still you whine that they just don't understand. We understand alright. We didn't fall for your and National's ideological crap. We booted it out the door. National and it's hopeless ministers is next. - June 7, 2012 at 3:46 PM
The government has backed down on education cuts, and reversed its position on class sizes. Good. By their own actions Cabinet Ministers didn't believe the bullshit they were spouting, and expecting ordinary kiwi parents to swallow larger classes while John Key sent his kids to private schools specifically for smaller ones was never going to fly. For the government, it was either back down, or get rolled at the next election.
Meanwhile, this sends a clear message to voters: if you get angry, policy changes. But class sizes aren't the only thing we have to get angry about at the moment; the government is also planning to sell our assets. Time for a bit more public anger on that, I think. - June 7, 2012 at 3:49 PM
- Keeping Stock said...
Steady on Anon (3.46pm) - James Stephenson has said on any number of occasions that he's NOT a National voter!
- June 7, 2012 at 3:50 PM
A great victory to the Unions and a humiliation from which the minister cannot recover. The teacher Unions now rule the roost and call the shots.
- June 7, 2012 at 4:01 PM
Parata Pariah
- June 7, 2012 at 4:02 PM
- James Stephenson said...
Oooh shall we touch that nerve again and see if the knee jerks as violently?
"Huge numbers of New Zealanders" is not the sense that I get hanging out with the Yummy mummies club on the school run...I'm seeing a very squeaky wheel getting dollop of grease in lieu of being properly fixed.
I'm an ordinary parent of a primary school child and I've already seen the difference between a very good and a very average teacher of James Jr. Most parents I speak to would say smaller classes are a "nice to have" but a decent teacher is essential.
Disclaimer: I'm not a Nat voter but I am the child of a teacher, so I do actually have a lot of time for those at the "chalk face" (and hey, some of my best friends are teachers). It's still under consideration as a career change for me in the next few years but without performance pay, it's a lot less likely. - June 7, 2012 at 4:06 PM
Give it up! Parata and Key have taken a well-earned whipping over this. I don't care if you voted for them or not. Stop apologising for stupidity.
- June 7, 2012 at 4:11 PM
KS are you going to answer anon's 2.31pm question? It would shed a lot of light on an interesting position.
Cheers! - June 7, 2012 at 4:17 PM
- The Gantt Guy said...
Yep. Parts, English, Key 0, Teachers' Union 1
Only rational solution: time to Scott Walker the teacher's union! - June 7, 2012 at 4:59 PM
Now that the education sector has taken the victory, other sectors can see that National caves when the pressure is applied. Watch for the next round, Natty-lovers, and weep!
- June 7, 2012 at 5:59 PM
Hekia's burning like a witch over this, but it's really the bloated team of Key, English, Joyce and English that's responsible. They're happy though to have Parata torched while they lurk in the shadows. Cowards.
- June 7, 2012 at 6:47 PM
Keeping Stock's not even commenting on his own blog but manages to talk about this issue at Kiwiblog.
Weird! - June 7, 2012 at 6:55 PM
"June 7, 2012 3:46 PM"
PPTA member detected.
By the way, there is no apostrophe in "its" if it's possessive. Good job. I imagine you would never get a pay hike for good performance. - June 7, 2012 at 7:42 PM
What is there in any of these comments for the blog author to comment on?
A handful of anonymous gloaters trolling in the absence of you know who.
Not much of an adult conversation going on is there? - June 7, 2012 at 8:17 PM
@South Island The Home Of Losers.
What is there in the comments for the blog host to address so far?
Just the gloatings of a handful of anomymice in the absence of the S.I.T.H.O.L. role model. - June 7, 2012 at 8:49 PM
It was good to see someone on the panel on Campbell Live finally publically correct Parata's repeated referencing of the 20% tail number. That figure came from the 2005 PISA report by the OECD, but in the 2009 report the number had fallen to 14%. In the years since 2009 we have seen NCEA performance continue to improve, so when the newest numbers come out this year it is likely the so-called tail will have fallen even more.
- June 7, 2012 at 8:52 PM
KS. Where are you to back up your opinions and to encourage good debate?
- June 7, 2012 at 10:39 PM
- bsprout said...
I'm hoping Parata has learned from this and time will tell whether her reaction was motivated by political survival or what is good for education. She comes across as a clever woman, so I'm hoping it is the latter.
Education is too important to stuff around and for a profession that relies on an evidence base to determine change the last three years have been hell. The 20% failure stuff is largely a myth and child poverty has more to do with educational outcomes than good teaching. I am hoping Hekia will see the light and begin collaborating with the profession.
http://localbodies-bsprout.blogspot.co.nz/2012/06/paratas-future.html - June 8, 2012 at 12:08 AM
- Keeping Stock said...
@ Claude - unlike some, I have a life, and visitors.
@bsprout - finally; an intelligent assessment of yesterday's developments, instead of the gloating. I agree; this mess will either make or break Ms Parata, but the damage may already be too much to recover from. What she needs to do now is get around the table with the unions and sector groups (even if she finds that unpalatable), and get them involved in the process of developing an alternative strategy. - June 8, 2012 at 6:18 AM
"The 20% failure stuff is largely a myth...."
So teachers are not part of the solution then? - June 8, 2012 at 9:05 AM
When you say '@ Claude - unlike some, I have a life,' you know that reflects more on you than on others, particularly in your selective engagement, don't you?
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@ bsprout
Perhaps the 20% are an ideal test-bed for the Charter Schools initiative?
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A large chunk of the "assets" is empty gas, though. The accumulated goodwill, for instance, is treated as an asset, even though the value of the underlying "assets" has fallen precipitously since HP began piling them up with a spate of acquisitions over the last ten years. The latest charge, for instance, is assigned only to the company's services business and is related primarily to the $13.9 billion purchase of Electronic Data Systems in 2008. Other large acquisition-related goodwill exists on HP's balance sheet, but none is more controversial than the $10 billion purchase of Autonomy Corp. in 2011. HP paid a whopping 64 percent premium on Autonomy's closing stock price one day prior to the announcement of the transaction last August. Many in the investment community panned the acquisition on the conviction that HP overpaid for the British enterprise information management software company. I didn't like it either because it represents some of what is wrong with the company today. (See: Five Sources of Risk in 2011.) HP insists the goodwill write-downs that follow transactions like the purchase of Autonomy and EDS do not "result in future cash expenditures or otherwise affect the ongoing business or financial performance of its services segment," said the company in a statement announcing a batch of organizational changes for enterprise services business. That's correct, but it's also baloney. It's the type of switcheroo companies lob at investors and shareholders after a transaction they thought was solid had gone bad. Here's how I see it, in HP's case. The company paid about $10.2 billion for Autonomy, representing "24 times Autonomy's trailing earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization," according to a Bloomberg News calculation. Before the Autonomy deal, HP had also made other good-deals-gone-bad, including its $1.2 billion purchase of Palm Inc. The transaction helped HP secure Palm's WebOS, but soon it discontinued the devices and took a "one-time charge" of about $1 billion in goodwill write-down. Previous acquisitions that helped to balloon HP's "goodwill" include the 2010 purchase of ArcSight Inc. and 3Par Inc., for $1.5 billion and $2.35 billion, respectively. The excess premiums paid for these companies are sitting like two tired elephants on HP's balance sheet, distorting its financial profile. And, while HP and companies in similar situations may claim goodwill charges are not cash transactions and don't hurt the enterprise on a long-term basis, they do represent actual monetary (or stock) outlays initially. A write-down, no matter how it is described, is an admission that resources were misused and demonstrates initial poor judgment on the part of the executives and board. All this has long-term implications for the enterprise. These events foster the creation of an environment of seeming ineptitude and lack of trust in company senior executives. For example, would I trust HP if it were to announce today another big purchase? Would I believe the management had done its due diligence? Do I think they seriously consider long-term fiduciary responsibility and are not pandering to their own whims? And would I be certain the board of directors isn't just hurling another dart at a board and hoping to hit the jackpot? Investors clearly think HP isn't a hot investment, and the reasons for this certainly include its acquisition history. HP's market value of $38 billion, as at the time of writing this article, is about half its 52-week high, which is 64 percent below the two-year peak and vastly less than the $227 billion market capitalization of IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM), not to mention the even more stunning $592 billion for Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL). 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