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Boston's leaders are continually looking to improve bicycling throughout the city. One of the biggest boosts to bicycling in Boston is the Hubway program, which affords anyone the opportunity to rent a bicycle at one of many neighborhood stations.
While the winter is here, At-Large Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley is leading the pack on discussing bicycling infrastructure from the halls of the Boston City Council. Pressley answered some bicycling questions from Patch.
Patch: You're leading a hearing on examining bicycling infrastructure in Boston on Thurs., Dec. 6 at noon at Boston City Hall - what do you hope to accomplish from this hearing, and moving forward?
Pressley: There have been a number of reported vehicle and bicycle collisions, including several that resulted in fatalities of cyclists. As I reflected on the ghost bicycles I started seeing around the city it seemed the number of collisions and fatalities were increasing. I called this hearing to find out: 1) is this true? Are there more accidents happening and why? and 2) to find out what is already happening to improve roadway safety for cyclists and explore examples of what has been successful in other cities. Answers to these questions are important not only for improving roadway safety but also making Boston a more livable city for young professionals and families. I thank Councilor At-Large Felix Arroyo for partnering with me on this.
Patch: What improvements to Boston's bicycling infrastructure would you like to see? Can you provide some specific areas in the city, or overall methods you would like to see occur.
Pressley: First and foremost, I want to examine the data collection and reporting methods the city uses to track bicycle-vehicle collisions and fatalities. As I have said so often, that which gets measured gets done. We first need to understand how many collisions are happening; are there problem areas; and how do we use the data to target our infrastructure improvements?
Secondly, I would like to explore measures to increase the safety of bicycle riders while simultaneously limiting the negative impacts on parking and traffic. Specifically, I want to discuss the feasibility of real infrastructure improvements, such as bike lane barriers.
Patch: Do you think the Hubway program has increased bicycling in Boston?
Pressley: The city has done a great job promoting cycling for recreation, exercise and as an environmentally friendly transportation option. We have expanded bike lanes across the city. This, in conjunction with the Hubway program, has led to increased ridership. I applaud our work over the last few years towards becoming a world-class cycling city and want to use our momentum to make it the safest cycling city.
Patch: Do you bicycle? Where do you bike?
Pressley: I cycle occasionally with family and friends. But my vantage point on this is that I don't own a car. I know what it is to be reliant on public transportation. I view cycling lanes as a part of our transportation infrastructure, the same as roads, subways, etc. And in the conversations I've had with young professionals and families, they name reliable and affordable transit as one of the key elements to a livable city.
Patch: More and more bicycling lanes have been added across the city, have they been successful in creating safer bicycling in the city? How can we improve safety for bicyclists?
Pressley: Recent studies show that a rider's chance of injury decreased by 50% when riding within a painted bike lane when compared to a normal street.
The same study showed that the likelihood of injury decreases 90% when these bike lanes are protected by some type of barrier.
The city has done great work to create a vast network of painted bike lanes throughout the city and they have installed barriers on Western Avenue in Allston and we know installation on Malcolm X Boulevard is in the works. This is really exciting.
During the hearing we'll explore, with city officials and cycling advocates, what other specific areas of the city we should prioritize for barrier lanes.
Patch: What else would you like to say about biking and biking infrastructure in Boston?
Pressley: I think it's also important to note, that car ownership can be cost prohibitive for many lower income residents. Even the cost of public transit can be challenging. Cycling is potentially a very efficient way for lower income residents to get to jobs, explore the city, and improve their health. If we strive towards building a world-class cycling infrastructure, cycling won't just be the green and healthy thing to do; it will also be the most affordable and reliable.


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This was the first of back to back cruises over the kids winter break 2013-14. We took the 5 day on the Carnival Victory because we were going on the Oasis of the Seas and wanted some more time and some more places to stop and snorkel as well as a longer stop in Nassau so we could visit Atlantis for a full day.
The things Carnival did good. The stops were efficient and the day at Atlantis was priced reasonably, though Atlantis is still expensive. You can go to Atlantis and get a day pass from their ticket booth outside for $135. The Carnival excursion was $180 but included transportation and lunch. It was a reasonable premium, but next time I would take the cab to Atlantis. I can't believe they would ever sell out.
In Half Moon Cay we got out and snorkeled from the beach. There is a baby reef near the private cabana with the slide near the pier. There is supposed to be a better snorkeling spot at the north end of the beach but that is a really long walk, so we didn't make it out there. I would recommend taking their boat snorkeling excursion as there was very little to see snorkeling from the beach.
In Grand Turk, all the snorkeling excursions were sold out (Xmas cruise) so we walked up to the north end of the beach near the next pier north of the cruise dock. Snorkeling wasn't bad their practically from the beach. Still I would take a cheap boat snorkeling excursion next time.
The food was pretty good overall. We eat a low fat vegan and gluten free diet and it was pretty easy in both the buffet and the dining room. We were on the Oasis of the Seas the following week and they could not hold a candle to Carnival in this area. Room service tried to help us, but in truth it was easier to hit the buffet in the evening and take some food back to the cabin to save for late night snacking.
The problems. We had connecting Oceanview cabins on the Main Deck 2379 & 2381. There was a constant irregular banging that we noticed the first evening and complained about the entire cruise. They spent a lot of time following up to make sure that it was taken care of from their customer service department, though less time diagnosing it (and not till near the end of the cruise), and never did get it fixed.

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Physics of CO2 Gun: Myths & Reality
Looking through the web sites, forums and blogs devoted to Air Guns we see that users have a lot of questions concerning CO2 guns functioning. And we also notice that there is a lot of information that is not true. For example a person who was interested in Drozd CO2 BB pistol asks an air gun store manager if the muzzle velocity will decrease with every shot. A seller answers that it definitely will, because with every shot the amount of CO2 remaining in the cartridge became less. When I hear statements like this I want to become a writer (at least for a while) and to explain other people what really happens.
So, why the muzzle velocity will not drop?
CO2 guns and pistols are powered by CO2 (carbon dioxide). Notwithstanding a cartridge kind, volume and manufacturer it carries liquefied CO2. The liquid fraction constitutes 80% of CO2 gas in a new sealed cartridge (unless the cylinder was underfilled). 20% of volume is a gas fraction.
Pressure of gaseous CO2 depends on the temperature inside a cylinder (that is usually equal to ambient air temperature). Energy of this pressurized gas is used to power CO2 pistols and rifles. When a portion of gas is spent for a shot a portion of liquefied CO2 turns into equal amount of gas immediately. And interior pressure in a cylinder remains the same. And this process keeping pressure at the same level for quite a long time continues till there is no more liquefied fraction of CO2 in a cartridge. Before this point pressure of gas can be considered as constant. This effect of pressure self-stabilization allows using CO2 to power Air Rifles and Pistols including ones designed for shooting sport.
When all liquefied CO2 is spent some gas will remain in a cylinder and its volume will be equal to volume of a cartridge. After reaching this point the pressure inside the reservoir drops very quickly. It is recommended to waste the rest of gas shooting without pellets before removing a cylinder. If you continue to shoot with pellets there is a risk of pellets jamming inside a barrel because pressure becomes so low that it is not enough to let a projectile leave a barrel. If you do not dry-fire a pistol or a rifle before removing a cylinder a low temperature of CO2 gas escaping from a cartridge when you are taking it away will damage rubber seal. So you will have to change rubber o-rings in order to prevent leakage.
Now let's try to think how many shots per one cylinder we will have. At atmospheric pressure one liter of CO2 weighs 1.98 gr. So we will get about 6 liters out of 12 gr. reservoir. According to Boyle-Mariotte law for a given mass of gas multyplicating volume by pressure we will get a constant figure (providing the temperature does not change).
P1 x V1=p2 x V2=…const (t=const, m=const)
So at room temperature and 60 bar pressure we will get 99 cc of CO2. Now we deduct 15 cc (a volume a cylinder), that will be spent for the last 10-20 shots without pellets (that we have already mentioned).
This 84 cc will give an energy for full-power shots, that we will make till some liquefied gas remains in a cylinder.
Now, how much gas is needed for one shot? Barrel pressure (a pressure that force a projectile to leave a barrel) is 20-40% of maximum pressure. Knowing a barrel length we can calculate its volume, for example a volume of 6'' barrel is about 1.5 cc. So, for one cartridge we will have
84cc : 1.5cc=56 shots.
Using Boyle-Mariotte law we can calculate that at 32oF and 30 bar pressure we will have 264 cc of CO2 and twice more shots but their power will be twice less. Under these conditions it will be useless to change a cartridge after a couple of clips, it will not make shots more powerful.
But still when we shoot very quickly we notice that velocity drops. Why does it happen? The matter is that a process of turning liquid fraction into gaseous one demands some heat energy (so-called heat-absorbing process). When you shoot very quickly a temperature inside a cylinder drops, heat energy is not enough and the process of turning liquid into gas slows down.
Thus pressure of every new portion of gas will be lower than pressure of a previous one. In order to prevent this effect it is necessary to make intervals between shots enough to restore a temperature inside a cylinder till air temperature level. Some authors say that when you shoot quickly a pressure inside a cylinder decreases because there isn't enough time to turn liquefied fraction into gaseous one. But this is not right.
Muzzle velocity depends on gas pressure, volume of gas portion and distance at which a power is affecting a projectile (barrel length). So the fastest velocity will have a gun with longer barrel providing temperature being equal and a portion of gas is optimal for this gun.
Optimal portion of gas allows achieving a high velocity while a volume of spent gas being acceptable. There is also a maximum portion of gas that moves a pellet with a maximum velocity for a given barrel. For example if optimal portion of CO2 will force a projectile to leave a barrel at 360 fps and we will have 40-45 shots per one cartridge, with maximum portion of gas a muzzle velocity will be 380-385 fps and a cartridge will be enough for 25-28 shots. Further increasing of gas portion will give nothing. At the same time if we will take longer barrel, for example 8" instead of 6" a velocity will be 50-65 fps more (gas portion being the same).
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You can recycle old tool batteries, turn sawdust into yard mulch and tear a project apart to use the lumber for something else, but saw blades, router and drill bits are a different story. Generally, unless you get them resharpened, they become waste. But there is a "greener" solution, and EAB Tool Company (formerly called Exchange-A-Blade) has been offering it to woodworkers, DIYers, contractors and industrial customers for nearly 40 years. The concept is simple: buy an EAB-branded carbide-tooth blade, and use it. When it dulls or gets damaged, bring it back to the dealer for a no-questions-asked exchange, and save up to 65% over the original purchase price on your next EAB blade purchase. Then, every time you need a comparable blade, bring your old one back, take a fresh one home for the reduced price, and keep on saving money. The company takes these used blades, re-manufactures them if possible or recycles the steel when they can't be refurbished, and keeps blade waste out of landfills. They pass the savings and the ecological peace of mind on to you.
"Last year," says EAB's marketing manager Eric Wilson, "we recycled 63 tons of steel consisting of blades and other products ... To date, we're still the only power tool accessories company that even seems to be talking about (sustainability) in this area, let alone doing something about it."
It all started when company founder Rob Forbes learned of a sharpening business in Washington that used an exchange model with its customers. Instead of waiting for their exact blade to be resharpened and returned, contractors would take a freshly sharpened, similar blade with them immediately when they dropped their worn blade off. Forbes couldn't understand why more blade sharpeners didn't do the same thing. So, he bought a pickup truck and started his own sharpening business. Back in 1976, he offered 30 options of steel saw blades which he took from one hardware store dealer to the next to exchange for used blades. He headquartered the business in the Vancouver area of British Columbia. "By 1983, Exchange-A-Blade was established with dealerships across Canada," Wilson says.
Today, the recently renamed EAB Tool Company continues its operations just outside of Vancouver, in a 35,000-square-foot manufacturing facility with 85 employees. While the majority of its blade and bit sales are to Canadian customers, the company continues to expand its operations into the western United States, with pockets more eastward. There are EAB dealerships in Washington, Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Michigan and New York.
Over the past 38 years, EAB's product offerings have grown substantially, too. The company currently offers 125 different carbide saw blades, 130 options of diamond saw blades, 65 SKUs of oscillating tool accessories, 115 router bit variations, abrasives, hole saws, jigsaw and recip saw blades, drill and SDS bits, plus screwdriver and impact bits. Most of these product families are divided into the three categories of general quality (light professional and DIY use), professional quality and industrial quality.
"We carry a very extensive selection in each product category, numbering hundreds of SKUs in all the popular sizes and profiles, and most of the oddball ones as well." Wilson says the sheer variety has been a key differentiator for EAB between it and other leading brands of blades and bits. "Whereas they blanket the market with high-volume products, we also provide hard-to-find specialty products."
EAB only remanufactures its carbide saw blades, not competitors' blades, in order to maintain the highest level of quality. Still, the company will accept any brand of used blade as a convenience and will recycle the steel at no charge to the customer. For a time, EAB also remanufactured its router bits, but Wilson says the complex geometry of router bit design made remanufacturing difficult. "We couldn't achieve our 'good as new goal,' so it was discontinued."
Other products, like screwdriver and drill bits either can't be remanufactured practically, or the process for doing so is economically unfeasible. Those sorts of non-exchangeable items constitute EAB's "StaySharp" brand.
When an EAB blade is returned to a dealer for exchange, the remanufacturing process is quite extensive. And the ultimate goal is to get the product reconditioned "to be as good as, and in most cases better than, a new blade." Each blade first gets a thorough inspection in EAB's remanufacturing plant to see if it is viable for retooling (store dealers do not make these determinations). It's sorted, cleaned and then carefully checked for plate cracking, warping and other defects. Any missing teeth are replaced with the same grade of carbide, then all four faces of every tooth are resharpened to original specs. A final cleaning and polishing follows that, rust inhibitor is applied, and the blade receives a new label. An in-house laboratory pulls random reconditioned blades for quality control testing. In the end, Wilson says, this attention to detail means that customers taking a fresh blade home should see absolutely no difference between the blade being new or remanufactured.
Wilson says the company's "green" approach to product manufacturing doesn't stop there. EAB also keeps packaging to a minimum, in order to minimize added waste. What is used for packaging contains recyclable, post-consumer content. And, blades are not chromium-plated, as is the case with some other brands, because of the negative environmental impact of its byproducts.
It's interesting to learn that EAB sees a 90 percent return rate on its industrial quality blades. Depending on the blade type and region, that percentage drops some for its professional blades and more still for the general quality category. But, Wilson points out, in some areas the return rate on general quality blades "can still can be as high as 20 to 30 percent."
EAB's success over the years is due, in part, to the fact that Forbes's objectives back in 1976 haven't really changed that much today. According to Wilson, customers continue to get a high quality product at a competitive or significantly lower price, so the value proposition is high. There's convenience, too, because blade users don't have to wait for their blade to be resharpened; they take a fresh blade back to work immediately. And, EAB's sales team visits each dealer store on a regular basis in order to maintain direct relationships with store managers and customers. "Even today in the era of massive distribution networks, EAB has stuck to this model, and it continues to work."
But, Wilson says, there's also the intrinsic value of "reusing and recycling" that goes along with investing in EAB-brand blades, and that's part of what feels good about being a pioneering company in this segment of the tool industry. It's blade consumption we can all have reason to feel good about.
"We all know there is tremendous waste in our society, and the only way we're going to reduce that is if everyone chips in. EAB makes it pretty easy for builders, contractors and woodworkers to do that — and still get a great product at a fair price."
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Bruce Pearl is eligible to return to the NCAA this August. The former Tennessee men's basketball coach was fired in 2011 amid several allegations of recruiting violations and was banned from collegiate athletics for three years. When he returns this summer, it will be to coach the Auburn Tigers.
As Gary Parrish of CBS Sports first reported on Tuesday, Pearl has reached an agreement with Auburn.
"I'm humbled and blessed to be back in the game that I love," Pearl said. "I don't know how long it will take, but it's time to rebuild the Auburn basketball program, and bring it to a level of excellence so many of the other teams on campus enjoy."
Former head coach Tony Barbree was recently fired after four seasons with the Tigers. Auburn has not appeared in the NCAA Tournament since 2003, and the school has never reached a Final Four.
Pearl spent six seasons as head coach at Tennessee and brought the Vols to the NCAA Tournament each year. As Parrish noted, Pearl could not have described Auburn any better back in August when asked about his impending return to coaching.
"It's going to need to be somebody that has the vision that Tennessee had," he said at the time. "Tennessee had a vision to try to get its men's basketball program to the level of its football program and where Pat Summitt had the women's basketball program. That was Tennessee's vision. They said, 'We're winning in everything else. We want to do it in men's basketball, too.'"
"So that would be the job I'd want — a job where somebody has that vision. It would almost need to be a school that's won a national championship in football or baseball. Somebody who's done it and wants to try to do it again in men's basketball."
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- Innovative, challenging, and practical curriculum
- Small classes taught exclusively by faculty, not by graduate students
- Focus on experiential,
hands-on learning
- "Learning to Act" -
Developing Professional Skills
- Student commitment to the student PRIDE Code of Excellence
- Emphasis on team work and oral and written communication
- Guidance in finding internships
and jobs, including "Meet
the Recruiters" events
and resume and interviewing
- "Learning to Be" -
Nurturing Personal Growth
- Individualized attention to help students recognize their strengths and interests
- Faculty advisors/mentors assigned to all students from their very first day on campus
- Study abroad opportunities
supported by fellowships to
help pay for travel expenses
The College considers student professionalism and personal development to be essential complements to academic excellence. Business students in conjunction with the faculty have therefore developed a Student PRIDE Code of Excellence to help guide students in their academic, professional and personal choices:
Student PRIDE
Code of Excellence
We, the students of the MSU College of Business, understand that in choosing to enroll at MSU we are investing in our professional futures. Therefore, we proudly commit to the following Code of Excellence:
- I am accountable for and take pride in my own learning and conduct.
- Respect
- I treat with respect all
members of my community, including
peers, staff and faculty.
- I am ethical in all that I do.
- Diligence
- I do my best work at all
The College offers a wide array of opportunities for students to develop their academic, professional and personal skills, including:
- First Year and Senior Seminars consisting of no more than 20 students.
- Courses in which students serve as consultants for real firms and not-for-profit organizations
- Minors in Accounting; Business Administration; Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management; International Business; and Management of Information Technology (see below for more detail on these minors)
- Student clubs, including Accounting/Beta Alpha Psi, Beta Gamma Sigma, Finance, International Business, HR/Management, Marketing, and Students in Free Enterprise (entrepreneurship)
- Internships at local, regional and national companies and government agencies
- Study abroad opportunities and short term international programs, including a most-expenses-paid internship in Tokyo, Japan. The Bracken Center offers scholarships specifically to support international activities.
- David B. Orser Executive Speakers Forum which brings several high-profile professionals to the College annually to interact with students and offer insights into business.
The Bracken Center also provides assistance to faculty members to support their teaching and research activities.
The Alderson Program in Entrepreneurship and the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship for the New West
The Alderson Program in Entrepreneurship enables students to study entrepreneurship through the College's minor in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management. The culmination of the Program is a course through which students gain valuable experience working with start-up or growth technology companies through the Jake Jabs Center for Entrepreneurship for the New West, which assists scientists at MSU in commercializing their scientific discoveries. This partnership not only allows students to apply knowledge gained from their academic work to businesses, but also makes a significant contribution to the economic development of the state of Montana. The Alderson Program has been recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the top 10 entrepreneur-emphasis programs in the U.S.
Degree Programs
The College grants two degrees: a Bachelor of Science in Business, with options in Accounting, Finance, Management, and Marketing; and a Master of Professional Accountancy. For information about the College's Master of Professional Accountancy program, please see the Division of Graduate Education section elsewhere in this catalog.
The College of Business undergraduate curriculum is structured on a four-stage model. The four stages include the University Core, the Business Pre-Core, the Business Core, and the option courses. Courses are numbered to reflect their position within the curriculum. 100-level courses are generally taken in the freshman year, 200-level courses in the sophomore year, 300-level courses in the junior year, and 400-level courses in the senior year.
The University Core, which is required of all MSU students, is described elsewhere in this catalog.
The Business Pre-Core consists of 100- and 200-level courses that are necessary to develop fundamental knowledge and skills in business, accounting, Mathematics, statistics, economics, information technology, and communication. Completion of the Business Pre-Core is required for formal admission to the College. The Business Pre-Core includes:
101 Freshman
BUS 201 Managerial Communication
BUS 211 Business Software Applications
ACTG 201 Principles of Accounting I
ACTG 202 or Managerial Accounting (MGMT and MKTG students)
ACTG 223 Principles of Acct II (ACTG and FIN students)
161 Survey
of Calculus
ECNS 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECNS 204 Microeconomics
STAT 216 Introduction to Statistics
STAT 217 or Intermediate Statistical Concepts
MGMT 231 Business Research Methods
*Students transferring into the College of Business, either from another institution or from another MSU department, who have already earned credit for a University Seminar (US) course must take MGMT 204 instead of BUS 101.
The Business Core courses, most of which are 300-level courses designed for juniors, establish the basis for business education in management, marketing, finance, information technology, production and operations management, law, and strategy and policy. The Business Core courses are prerequisites for most upper-level option courses. The Business Core courses include:BUS 301 Management and Organization
BUS 302 Career Perspectives
BUS 311 Information Systems
BUS 331 Operations Management
BUS 341 Principles of Marketing
BFIN 322 Business Finance
BUS 361 Introduction to Law
BUS 474 Business Senior Seminar
The option courses, most of which are 400-level courses designed for seniors, enhance the depth of understanding in one area of business: accounting, finance, management or marketing. Please see the descriptions of the option requirements for more detail on the option courses.
Formal Admission to College of Business
All business majors must be formally admitted to the College of Business in order to enroll in all upper-division (300-400 level) option courses (ACTG, FIN, MGMT, MKTG) and BUS 474, Business Senior Seminar.
The performance criteria for formal admission to the College of Business are as follows:
- Junior Standing (completion of 60 semester credits)
- Completion of all Business Pre-Core Courses with no grade less than a C-
- Score of at least 3 on the ACT Workkeys Written Exam
- Minimum 3.00 cumulative MSU GPA (grade point average) for Priority Admission
Admission to the College of Business is competitive, and the number of students admitted each term is limited by the instructional, classroom and resource constraints of the College. To be considered for admission, students must submit a completed admission application prior to the deadlines below. Students who meet all performance criteria and have a 3.00 or higher cumulative MSU GPA will be given priority admission. Applications from transfer students and students with cumulative grade point averages less than 3.00 will be considered on a case-by-case basis with preference based on academic performance. Applications from students with a cumulative grade point average less than 2.50 will not be considered.
To graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business, a student must earn a C- or better in all required business courses.
Applications for formal admission to the College will be considered twice a year. The application deadlines for admission are as follows:Admission for Fall/Summer Term On or before May 1st
Admission for Spring Term On or before December 1st
Applications are available in the College of Business Student Services Office, 338 Reid Hall. Notification of admission decisions will be made via the student's official MSU e-mail.
The Montana Board of Regents has established a common policy on minimum course grades across all campuses in the Montana University System. According to the policy, a grade of C- or better is required to satisfy requirements for pre-requisite and required courses in majors, minors, and certificate programs and for all core requirements. Further, a grade of C- or better is required in all courses that will be counted toward the 42 upper-division credits required in all degrees. Courses with a passing grade of D-, D, or D+ may only be counted toward the overall 120 credit requirement. This policy creates a minimum requirement, which may be superseded by more stringent requirements within specific majors. Any such requirements are explained within the descriptions of those curricula.
Advising and Student Services
The College's Office of Student Services coordinates new and transfer student orientation, continuing student registration, formal admission to the College, and certification of College degree requirements. Each student is also assigned a faculty advisor to consult about the student's career-related goals and objectives.
Acceptance of Transfer Credits and Residency Requirements
University undergraduate programs in business administration normally concentrate professional business courses in the last two years of a four-year program. The objective is to allow students the opportunity to build a foundation of work in the arts, sciences, and humanities prior to beginning professional course work. As a result of this approach and because of the standards and requirements of AACSB - International, most students transferring into the College from another university should do so no later than the end of their sophomore year.
Students taking their first two years of work at a junior college or at another four year institution should take only those business courses offered at the freshman or sophomore level at Montana State University. Lower-division business courses may not be used to satisfy upper-division course requirements of the College of Business.
If at all possible, students should complete courses which will transfer to Montana State University as the equivalent to the Business Pre-Core.
All students transferring to the College of Business must meet the College of Business residency requirement. Students are required to complete at least the following 28 credits in residence at MSU.
of 12 credits of upper division
option courses/4 courses
a minimum of 12 credits of
upper division required
BUS and/or option courses/4 courses
|BUS 474, Senior Seminar
For additional guidance on transferring to Montana State University, see the Admissions section of this catalog and contact the Office of Student Services, College of Business at email@example.com .
Pre-Professional Requirements for the Master of Business Administration (MBA)
The College does not offer a Master of Business Administration degree. The following courses are recommended for non-business undergraduate students who are considering graduate study in business at another institution. These courses provide the "common body of knowledge" required for most MBA programs. Completion of these courses can reduce the time required to obtain an MBA, but students should correspond with the Graduate Admissions Officer at their intended graduate school to confirm the acceptability of these courses.
|ACTG 201--Principles of Accounting I
|ACTG 202--Managerial Accounting
|BUS 201--Managerial Communication
|BUS 211--Business Software Applications
|BUS 301--Management and Organization
|BUS 311--Information Systems
|BUS 331--Operations Management
|BUS 341--Principles of Marketing
|BFIN 322--Business Finance
|BUS 361--Introduction to Law
|BUS 474--Senior Seminar
|ECNS 202--Principles of Macroeconomics
|ECNS 204--Microeconomics
|M 161--Survey of Calculus
|STAT 216--Introduction to Statistics
|STAT 217--Intermediate Statistical Concepts (or)
|MGMT 231--Business Research Methods
Master of Professional Accountancy
The College of Business offers the Master of Public Accountancy degree. This demanding and highly reputed program should be considered by students who are interested in pursuing CPA certification or advanced financial positions. Information about this program can be found in the Division of Graduate Education section of the catalog.


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Storybook beginning
Cal Ripken's remarkable career and unbelievable streak began 30 years ago with lofty promise
By Trevor Hayes
May 30, 2012
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – For the second year in a row, Cal Ripken Jr. is celebrating the 30th anniversary of an event that stands as a testament to his durability.
Last year, he celebrated the 30th anniversary of the longest game in professional baseball history, a 33-inning marathon between Ripken's Triple-A Rochester Red Wings and fellow Hall of Famer Wade Boggs Pawtucket Red Sox that began on April 18, 1981 and went 32 innings into the night and morning of April 19th before being resumed for the final inning on June 23rd.
On May 30, 1982 – 30 years ago today – Ripken began something no one really saw coming, a streak of 2,632 consecutive games. It would best Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig's 2,130 game streak on Sept. 6, 1995, break the world record in 1996 and end up topping the Gehrig's unbreakable mark by more than 500.
It's only fitting that the man who put together the longest playing streak in history participated in the longest game in professional baseball history. Just as the game included staggering numbers, the longevity of Ripken and his streak is overwhelming.
Ripken is one of eight men to hit 400 home runs and collect 3,000 hits. His 19 All-Star selections are behind only Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Stan Musial. Not only did he break the Iron Horse's 56-year record and set the consecutive games mark, the Iron Man also played 8,243 consecutive innings in 904 games from 1982-87. During the streak, which encompassed most of 17 seasons, Ripken played 2,504 complete games and more than 23,100 innings while hitting .277 with 534 doubles and 381 home runs. Ripken reached base at a .345 clip and slugged .449. He had 1,061 walks – 103 of which were intentional. He was hit by 57 pitches.
"Early in my career, I decided I never wanted to get out of shape," Ripken told reporters late in his career. And it certainly proved to be the truth. The stories about injuries almost keeping him out of the lineup have taken on mythical proportions. But the fact is, he played in 162 or more games 10 times during his career, had three seasons in which a rainout limited the Orioles to 161 and had two seasons shortened by the 1994-95 strike.
"I think a lot of players when you play it every day, you get into a routine, it is not until you do it once where you know you can do it," Ripken told ABC News' George Will in 2001 after announcing his pending retirement at the end of the season. "Some players never get a chance to do it once. But once you do it, it doesn't seem so hard."
The prodigy of a baseball family, Ripken's father and uncle had both played minor league ball. And his brother, Billy, would be his teammate and double play partner in Baltimore for seven years.
After failing to make the majors, Cal Sr. became a minor league manager for the O's at age 25, teaching not only his charges but also his two sons the Oriole Way. Cal Jr. was about as highly touted a prospect as they come. In reverence toward Cal Sr., they called Cal Jr., "Little Rip" despite eventually growing bigger and taller than his father.
Hall of Famer and future teammate to Cal Jr., Jim Palmer, could remember seeing "Little Rip" at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium as far back as three-years-old. Before signing with the team in 1978, a 17-year-old Ripken had a workout in which he battered Memorial Stadium's left field bleachers. During his first spring training with the club in 1982, Washington Post writer Thomas Boswell wrote, the stroke "had been built with this park in mind from a very early age. The vets buzzed that day as though they'd seen the future and it was Cooperstown."
The 6-foot-4, 205-pound "Little Rip" was called up in August of 1981 and played in 23 games, though he only started nine, often being used as a pinch-hitter, pinch-runner or defensive replacement at third and short. He recorded just five hits – all singles – in 39 at-bats. The future face of the franchise would make his impact in 1982 and shed the "Little" tag for good. One-time Oriole third baseman Doug DeCinces, who was traded in January 1982 to make room for the young heir apparent to third, was quoted in the Post, "I'm just playing between two legends (i.e. Brooks Robinson and Ripken)."
After tearing up every league he'd been put in, including earning the MVP of the Puerto Rican winter league a month before reporting to camp, Ripken was ready. He hit a home run in his first game in 1982, a special moment because his father was Baltimore's third base coach.
Ripken soon struggled, seeing his average dip to .123 by the end of April. Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver gave him in three games off during the season's first two months, letting the rookie catch his breath. Finally toward the end of May, Ripken was adjusting at the plate and once he'd found his stride, Weaver unleashed him on the American League. Starting with the Orioles 6-0 loss against Toronto on May 30th, the 21-year-old wouldn't sit on the bench for an entire game again until after he turned 38.
"There was nothing to keep him from being a star in the Major Leagues," Weaver later said. "That was inevitable."
He'd end the season in 1982 by playing in 160 of the team's 163 games, including the final 118. By September, Ripken established himself as the team's shortstop – a position he would be credited later in his career with helping re-invent because of his size and power. He belted 28 home runs and knocked in 93. His efforts netted him the AL Rookie of the Year Award, beating out Kent Hrbek in Minnesota and Boggs in Boston.
While Weaver wouldn't return in 1983, Ripken won the MVP Award that year while teaming with Palmer and Hall of Famer Eddie Murray to lead the Orioles to their first World Championship since 1970. In the World Series, the 37-year-old Palmer picked up a win while Murray provided two home runs against the Phillies.
Ripken's consecutive innings streak ended in 1987, when his father Cal Sr., at that point manager of the Orioles, took him out in the eighth of a Sept. 14th blowout loss in Toronto. While current Rangers manager Ron Washington replaced Ripken at short, the future Hall of Famer was back in the field for the next game.
When the streak ended in Sept. 20, 1998 it was under Ripken's terms. It was at home, and at first rookie Ryan Minor thought it was a prank, being told to play third instead of Cal Ripken Jr. Finally the fans and the visiting Yankees noticed and gave Ripken an ovation. Three years later, he would conclude his Hall of Fame career.
Ripken was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2007.
"So many good things have happened to me in the game of baseball," Ripken said. "When I do allow myself a chance to think about it, it's almost like a storybook career. You feel so blessed to have been able to compete this long."
Trevor Hayes is the editorial production manager at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
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A tough test for tech
A look at the charts provides clues on whether upcoming earnings announcements can provide the much-needed catalyst for a rally.
By Tom Aspray, MoneyShow.com
Stocks closed with slight gains Monday, but for a change, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($INDU) lagged up just 0.14%, which was one-third the 0.47% gain in the S&P 500 ($INX). The market internals were clearly positive and leading the market was the Nasdaq 100, which was up over 1%.
Asian markets were hit hard overnight with over a 2.5% loss in the Shanghai Composite but the European markets have ignored the losses in Asia as they were up nicely. The focus this week is on the tech sector as the much weaker than expected earnings from International Business Machines (IBM) shocked many analysts.
On the other hand, the earnings from Microsoft (MSFT) were a positive surprise as its stock has gained over 7% in the past two days. Today the focus will be on Apple (AAPL), who along with AT&T (T), reports after the close. (Microsoft owns and publishes Top Stocks, an MSN Money site.)
There are a number of tech companies reporting this week including Juniper Networks (JNPR), which reports after the close today, while Lexmark International (LXK) reports before the opening. Later in the week, we have Amazon.com (AMZN) and Chinese internet giant Baidu (BIDU).
Oftentimes, the technical studies can alert investors and traders to post-earnings shocks (MoneyShow) and the technical outlook for Apple and two other tech stocks could help set the tone for this week's trading.
Chart Analysis: The weekly chart of Apple (AAPL) shows that an LCD was triggered one week after AAPL made its high last September (MoneyShow).
- AAPL close below its 20-week EMA the week ending October 20 as the decline picked up momentum.
- The weekly starc- band was tested for two consecutive weeks in early November before AAPLrebounded for two weeks.
- The stock is down over 44% from its highs and is testing the major 50% Fibonacci support from the 2008 lows at $391.64.
- The 61.8% support level is at $347.566, which corresponds to the lows from early 2011.
- The weekly relative performance broke its uptrend, line a, in October and has continued to make lower lows.
- The weekly OBV did make new highs with prices, line b, in September, which was misleading.
- The OBV dropped below its WMA in the middle of October but reached long-term support, line c, in March.
- The volume was high on last week's decline so a sharply higher close on higher volume is needed to turn the OBV around.
The daily chart of Apple (AAPL) shows the break of support, line d, in the $420 area last week.
- AAPL has been testing its daily starc- band over the past few days, which reflects its short-term oversold status.
- The daily OBV dropped below its support, line f, last week so the multiple time frame OBV analysis is negative (MoneyShow).
- AAPL dropped below its quarterly pivot in late October 2012 and has been below its quarterly pivot line ever since.
- There is resistance now at $420 and then $437 with the quarterly pivot at $465.86
Juniper Networks (JNPR) is an $8.72 billion developer of network and communication devices that peaked in February at $22.98.
- The February high was well above last fall's high but below the 2011 high of $45.01.
- JNPR is trying to hold above the early April low of $16.75 with the monthly S1 pivot support at $16.65.
- The relative performance analysis still looks weak as it topped out in February (MoneyShow).
- The RS line is below its WMA and the downtrend, line b, making new lows on Monday.
- The OBV is also below its downtrend (line c) and its WMA but is still above the early April lows.
- JNPR formed a doji on Monday so a close above Monday's high at $17.24 would trigger a daily HCD.
- There is further resistance at $17.70 to $19.05, which is April's high.
Amazon.com (AMZN) reports its earnings on Thursday afternoon and most are expecting earnings to drop as they also missed in the first quarter.
- The daily chart shows that prices have been in a flag formation, lines d and e, since last December (MoneyShow).
- Prices are now testing the lower boundaries of the formation in the $255 area with the daily starc- band at $252.
- The 50% retracement support level is at $251.39 with the quarterly S1 pivot support at $247.55 (MoneyShow).
- The relative performance turned up Monday and has formed a short-term uptrend, line g.
- There is major resistance for the RS line at line f.
- The OBV tested its rising WMA last week and has turned up. It has further support at line i.
- The OBV has short-term resistance at line h.
- The quarterly pivot is at $266.13 and a close above $277.40 would be an upside breakout with targets in the $292-$294 area.
What it Means: Clearly, strength in the tech sector would be a big plus for the overall market so this week's earnings and the tech stocks' reaction to the earnings will tell us more.
For Apple (AAPL), the expectations are so low that a rally would not be surprising. From a technical standpoint, a sharp rally is needed just to start the bottoming process.
For Juniper Networks (JNPR), the close will be interesting as a close above $17.24 would be a positive sign.
Amazon.com (AMZN) has the best looking daily technical outlook while the weekly studies need a strong weekly close to turn positive.
How to Profit: Aggressive traders, go 50% long Amazon.com (AMZN) at $260.84 and 50% at $257.20, with a stop at $249.33 (risk of approx. 3.7%).
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Blog & Updates
Election Analysis: Immigration as a Wedge Issue
December 08, 2008 - Posted by Maurice Belanger
In 21 House and Senate races in swing districts where a Republican candidate used illegal immigration as a wedge issue against the Democratic challenger, Democrats came out on top in 19 of the races. While not all of the successful candidates said they favored comprehensive reform, they advocated policies beyond enforcement only. (America's Voice)
The lack of success of the wedge issue strategy, in the case of immigration, was not entirely due to its rejection by Latinos. In a post-election national poll, a majority of both McCain supporters and Obama supporters indicated they favored a comprehensive approach to the immigration problem. In the general electorate, 57% favored a comprehensive solution (verses 28% favoring enforcement only). This margin has not changed much in the past two years. (National Immigration Forum, America's Voice)
Will Republicans, who have tended to latch on to the hard-line on immigration, learn that this is not a productive position to take for those who want to win elections? Republican strategist Karl Rove recently wrote an essay, The Way Out of the Wilderness, printed in Newsweek. He says in part, The GOP won't be a majority party if it cedes the young or Hispanics to Democrats. Republicans must find a way to support secure borders, a guest-worker program and comprehensive immigration reform that strengthens citizenship, grows our economy and keeps America a welcoming nation. An anti-Hispanic attitude is suicidal.
A summary of information on the election results from various sources has been compiled by the Immigration Policy Center, and can be obtained here: