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We had a very nice time at the Gruene River Inn it was extremely clean, quiet and very relaxing. The views were awesome and I am sure we will make it a point to return again. The staff was very friendly and accommodating as well.
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The view from our private balcony was truly breath-taking. The serene environment was very relaxing. The service was great. The inn is also close to the historic area, nice restaurants, and other attractions. Few things which could be better are having wider table in the room to accommodate the usage of laptop, step stool for the high poster bed, and an intercom to contact the front desk. While the concept behind the inn is supposed to be "country," things could be convenient for the customers. Overall, the experience was great. I am definitely going back!
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Very relaxing, quite and close to everything I wanted to do. Breakfast was just like home. Thank You, I will be back!
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good view, clean rooms, great value, a side of the river you have not seen before!
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I stayed at gruene river inn over the Christmas holidays, it was decorated so nice, great for background for pictures, its walking distance of shopping, and you wake up to a great selections of breakfest items, the people that work there are eager to help you with any of your needs, you can tell they take great pride in the service they offer to their guest, I plan to stay there when ever I am in Gruene.


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For years, an outdated business tax structure had been placing an unfair burden on the state's largest employers and while allowing other companies to make little or no contribution the state's vital services. To explore the best approaches to resolve the disparity, Gov. Perry creating the Texas Tax Reform Commission which studied the state's tax system and recommended improvements. When the 79th Legislature codified the Commission's comprehensive business tax reform plan into law, Gov. Perry pledged to revisit the tax in subsequent sessions. As a result, the 81st Legislature responded to the governor's call to raise the revenue exemption to $1 million, essentially extending a tax cut to approximately 40,000 small businesses in Texas.The Challenge
When the basic structure of our state's tax system was developed, most business was driven by products rather than services. As the Texas economy evolved, the tax system was never reformed to keep pace. For example, the franchise tax was mainly applied to corporations, excluding business entities such as limited-liability partnerships, limited partnerships or professional associations that received liability protection from the state. This conflicted with the original purpose of the franchise tax, namely, to collect a modest levy in return for the benefit of the state-provided liability shield. Furthermore, those actually paying the tax were forced to pay the higher of two tax bases: either net income or net worth. Neither of which is a reliable indicator of business activities.Action / Initiative
Governor Perry created the Texas Tax Reform Commission to tackle the Texas tax challenge. He charged them to revise the tax system to meet five key objectives:
- be easily understandable to tax payers,
- provide a level playing field for all businesses,
- have a broad base that includes all business entities that receive liability protection from the state,
- be competitive with other states to maintain Texas' reputation for having one of the best business climates in America.
- reflect the realities of a rapidly evolving economy
To ensure all viewpoints were represented, Gov. Perry appointed members from a broad range of industries and political affiliations to the task force. After the commission had developed a revised franchise tax structure, the governor worked with legislators and professional groups to build awareness and support for the plan in the business community, support which ultimately helped ensure its passage. Its supporters included the Texas Association of Business; the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce; the Greater Houston Partnership; the Texas Trial Lawyers Association; the Dallas, Corpus Christi, San Antonio and Arlington chambers of commerce; and the Texas associations of manufacturers, homebuilders and realtors.
The Outcome
The new franchise tax went into effect January 1, 2008, replacing the anemic franchise tax structure with a broader, fairer tax assessed at a lower rate. Furthermore, it closed loopholes so that more businesses pay their share of education costs, while also lowering the primary franchise tax rate from 4.5 to 1 percent or .5 percent depending on the type of business.
When implemented, the tax exempted small businesses with total revenue less than $300,000, and implementing graduated discounts for businesses with more than $300,000 but less than $1 million in total revenue. It also exempts businesses whose total tax liability is $1,000 or less. At Gov. Perry's urging, the 81st Legislature revisited the tax and raised the revenue exemption to $1 million, granting a tax break for 40,000 small businesses in Texas.
Under the reformed tax, businesses are rewarded for making good business choices. Every time a business puts a Texan to work, pays for health insurance or invests in a pension plan, their tax liability decreases. However, the tax also penalizes bad business practices, such as hiring illegal immigrants.
These fair changes to the business tax code continue to stimulate our state's economy and encourage the entrepreneurial spirit that sets Texas apart.

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Creating a startup accelerator on the notion of open collaboration across disciplines to shrink the "idea to market time" to more than half.
Creating a space (within an historical building), where citizens, entrepreneurs, workers, researchers - in short locally engaged people - can play out their skills, knowledge, creativity in order to collectively creative economic wealth to the region they currently live in. Especially as I live in Dresden, Germany, once and again today one of the most interesting tech hotspots in Europe, built on a centuries-long legacy of innovation, and invention. Being on the edge drives innovation disrupting the current canvas of business, bringing up new opportunities to create value across the complete value chain.
Sharing is gaining shall be the motto!
Several role models of approaches and institutions are the underlying conceptual framework. Explicitly the following:
BMW Plant Leipzig - open space office environment, offering work space in the central building, designed by Zaha Hadid, for 700 employees (without any closed rooms)
Team Academy - "If you really want to see the management education of the future visit Team Academy" (spoken by Peter Senge, author of "The Fifth Discipline"; were team entrepreneurs are grown; there motto "Innovate or Die"
Singularity University - "creates a global network of like-minded entrepreneurs, technologists and young leaders to participate in crafting a road map to guide the evolution of these disruptive technologies" (written on their website)
Presencing Institute - "focuses on co-creating social technologies for change makers and social innovators around the world." (written on their website)
To set the project in motion I have applied to http://singularityu.org/gsp/ to learn more about emerging information technologies, and their impact on society, business, and education. To make it happen I have set up the following http://www.crowdrise.com/gsp12ralflippold, and ask you for your advice, support, or help in any form.
PS.: This is an experiment of a life time, thanks for your support
Closing Statement from Ralf Lippold
2012-07-27 The project has turned out different as envisioned, it did not go to Singularity University Graduate Studies Program 2012.
However what looks like a failure at first sight, evolved as the opportunity to bring the project of the startup accelerator into being, using the energy I gained by not being accepted this time for #GSP12, and extensively reaching out in my networks.
As a result, in September there will be a MVP (minimal viable product) version of the startup accelerator with two guest speakers from San Francisco and Sweden. If you are interested to be on the list of news on that check for #ColorsOfChoice on Twitter, and register.
Thanks for your ongoing support on making a vision for the region reality
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PS.: The follow-up of the crowdfunding process for #GSP12 has become http://BlueFuture2012.blogspot.com
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Apr 11 2012: Education is a process lasting all life long. Co-operation among people having different education, experiences and interests is the best way to enrich all. People are a real source of theoretical and practical knowledge and the passion this knowledge is communicated can make the difference. A place where the exchange among people can happen in a natural and comfortable way is a dream coming true.
We all need a place where our skills can be enhanced, where our knowledge can be proved and exchanged, without having the fear to be judged. A "play-ground" where knowledge is available for all those people who are curious and see the knowledge already reached as a starting point to gain more and more of it.
I can't wait to play on this ground!
Apr 16 2012: Hi Angela, excellent question you bring up: what way to bring different education, experiences, and interests to enrich the whole?
In the age of the enlightenment it was the coffeehouse, at the turn of the century from 19th to 20th again it was the coffeehouse, now enriched with the ability to get information from a variety of newspapers (there happened to be one on Prager Straße in Dresden with 100(!) international newspapers, and magazines).
Today it is the internet that enables the sharing of ideas, knowledge, and information. Yet we as humans are born to be around other people in a physical space, may it be a park, a coffeehouse, some place.
If this is enabled by what you have said in the first place then the best example is the Semperoper Ballett, the ballet company here in Dresden (to those who don't know) where in a "small spot" a variety of dozens of cultures come together to cocreate amazing artistic work.
Shouldn't that be also possible for researchers, entrepreneurs, startups, and business folks?
That's what drives me, as I have seen that in practice in several places around the world, visited these and got sparked.
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I wanted to like "Little Britain USA" (10:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, HBO). Not just like it, I wanted to love it. From "Fawlty Towers" to "Extras," I've always had a thing for comedy imported from across the pond. I love the way British series can be layered and nuanced and smart and silly and laugh-out-loud funny, all at the same time. But have I been giving the English too much credit? I've already forgiven them the awfulness that was "Coupling." "Little Britain USA," with it's gross unfunniness, is another shot to my Anglophilia.
The show stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams, and focuses on several characters made famous in the BBC's "Little Britain" series, including Marjorie Dawes, who heads a weight-loss group called "Fat Fighters;" Vicki Pollard, a working-class teen; and Daffyd Thomas, a young Welsh man who constantly claims to be "the only gay in the village." New characters include Mark and Tom, bodybuilding buddies, and a drug-obsessed grandmother named Mildred.
As far as I can guess by three episodes, "Little Britain USA" consists of endless fat jokes, gay jokes, broad comedy and shocking simply for the sake of shocking. In the world of edgy comedy I suppose the un-PCness could be forgiven if the show didn't commit the bigger comedic sin of unfunnyness.
I keep wanting there to be more to this comedy to redeem it--some social critique hidden in the folds of the latex-laden fat women, some sly meaning in the ill-mannered working class teens, some slap at homophobia in the constant hints at anal sex. But no, "Little Britain USA" seems to be just what it is.
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The attack, which occurred earlier this month, has triggered violent public protests in India that left one police officer dead.
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Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a 12-inch frying pan over high heat. Add 12 ounces sliced mushrooms and 3/4 cup chopped shallots or onion; cook, stirring often, until mushrooms are lightly browned, 9 to 12 minutes.
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Kelmend, in the far north of Albania, is one of the most remote and fascinating parts of Europe. The Terra Madre network extends even here, with two active food communities in the region: the Thethi producers, who make traditional products like honey, raki distilled from plums and other fruits and an unusual white flour ground using water mills from a local variety of corn; and the Lepushë producers, who make cheese and caj, infusions made from wild herbs and consumed throughout the year.
These small gastronomic treasures are struggling to resist environmental degradation and rural abandonment, especially by young people, which is leaving its mark on the local communities. A few people are holding out, seeking to keep alive local traditions and reinterpret them in a way that makes sense today. One of them is Ilir, a young man who is fighting against the tide. He has chosen to stay, together with his family, and to unite traditional food production with a small tourism business, promoting Lepushë caj and making it known to the many who don't even know it exists.
Ilir now has a workshop for processing medicinal herbs, and was in the process of building a guesthouse so that he can host tourists interesting in discovering destinations completely off the beaten track. His dream was slowly coming together, but it has been brutally interrupted by a serious fall, from a height of 5 meters. Ilir risks losing the use of his legs unless he undergoes an operation only available at a private clinic.
The Terra Madre network, conscious of the fact that helping him means helping the whole community, is mobilizing itself to raise the funds necessary to support the operation, which will cost €6,000.
To help Ilir, his family and a community's dream:
VIS Albania account holder: Ambrosi Pier Paolo
Address: Rruga Don Bosco, Tirana, Albania
Bank: INTESA SANPAOLO BANK ALBANIA SH A
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The Z1000 attracts riders with its muscular good looks and then seduces them with its incredible power and charismatic feel. Serious torque, comfortable ergonomics, and a mesmerizing aesthetic make for an unforgettable experience — one that makes it easy to see why Cycle World magazine named it the "Best Standard" motorcycle for two consecutive years.
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The Z1000 attracts riders with its muscular good looks and then seduces them with its incredible power and charismatic feel. Serious torque, comfortable ergonomics, and a mesmerizing aesthetic make for an unforgettable experience — one that makes it easy to see why Cycle World magazine named it the "Best Standard" motorcycle for two consecutive years.
The satisfaction begins even before you climb aboard. Its distinctive look begins with a front cowl that slopes back radically, highlighting the Z's aggression. The line-beam headlights are integrated nicely into that angled cowl. Then its shapely fuel tank is flared on the sides for serious knee grip and is slimmer in back for a snug fit. The seat is low and narrow at the front to make ground contact easy, and flows beautifully rearward to end in a futuristically retro LED tail light behind a red lens. The muscular aesthetic will definitely turn heads wherever the Z1000 takes you.
Kawasaki engineers paid special attention to this bike's heart, for maximum impact: dual overhead cams, sixteen valves, 1,043cc, liquid cooling, a high compression ratio, a long 56mm stroke for instantaneous thrust, Six speeds, and Digital Fuel Injection (DFI®)... It's all there. The result? This inline-four packs impressive horsepower combined with the sort of flexible, mid-range-heavy power delivery that pastes a silly grin on the face of anyone lucky enough to be aboard. From nearly any rpm, rolling the Z1000's throttle provides the kind of instant gratification most sportbikes just can't quite muster, all with a silky smooth, highly intoxicating response.
An aluminum frame, similar in concept to the Ninja® ZX™-10R's, cradles the engine from above. The design allows a narrow mid-section, which fosters a high degree of rider comfort and feedback in addition to keeping weight low and chassis rigidity high. The engine bolts solidly to the frame in three places, stressed-member-style, and there's also a rubber mount at the upper rear crankcase area for added vibration damping and torsional rigidity. The main frame and swingarm pivot elements are cast as a single unit, with welds eliminated wherever possible for a more aesthetically pleasing look. And the subframe is a lightweight aluminum die-casting, which is light, smooth and beautiful.
Suspension at both ends is thoroughly modern and wickedly functional: a beefy, fully adjustable 41mm inverted fork up front and a spring preload and rebound damping adjustable Uni-Trak® shock in back that's mounted nearly horizontally above the swingarm to shield it from exhaust heat and foster an added degree of mass centralization. Wheel control is simply superb, and the substantial feedback sent to the rider makes it easy to know exactly what's going on at the bike's contact patches.
There's more, of course. Check out the Z's five-spoke wheels, with spokes machined near the rims for a custom look. We carried forward the quad-pipe theme from the last Z1000 (and the first Z-1), but an under-engine pre-chamber lets engineers use shorter mufflers for great looks and better mass centralization. A solid-mount handlebar and aluminum footpegs lifted from the Ninja® ZX-10R contribute to the Z1000's quality, top-shelf feel. Brakes? Totally modern: Radially mounted calipers, Ninja-spec 300mm petal-type rotors and a radial-pump master cylinder all provide the latest in braking feel and feedback.
Conventional wisdom says many of today's motorcycles lack soul, or are all too much alike. The Z1000 proves otherwise – and happily.
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• 1,043cc inline-four with DFI® produces massive power with an intoxicating howl
• Lightweight aluminum frame specifically designed for the Z1000
• Fully adjustable inverted front fork with settings designed for sporty performance
• Horizontal rear monoshock features stepless rebound damping and spring preload adjustability
• Radial-mounted four-piston front brake calipers and radial-pump front brake master cylinder combine with 300mm discs to provide superior stopping power
• Digital instrument panel tilts to accommodate different viewing angles
• Aggressive styling makes a bold fashion statement
• Liquid-cooled inline-four offers substantial power at all rpm levels, providing effortless acceleration in almost any situation
• Bore and stroke dimensions of 77.0 x 56.0mm offer the best possible balance of peak power and low- and mid-range flexibility
• 38mm downdraft throttle bodies allow intake air to travel to the engine in the shortest possible distance
• Oval sub-throttles help keep the engine slim – a good thing since the throttle bodies are positioned between the rider's knees
• Soft rev limiter provides good overrev character; power doesn't drop off suddenly at high rpm
• The crankshaft is positioned low in the crankcase assembly to allow a longer stroke without adding engine height
• A secondary balancer, driven off a gear on the sixth web of the crankshaft, eliminates excess vibration
• The intake system routes cool air to the airbox from ducts above the radiator shrouds, minimizing performance loss due to heated intake air
• Positioning the ducts close to the rider allows the intake sound to be heard – and enjoyed – by the rider
• A resonator inside the airbox reduces noise at low rpm, and enhances intake sound at high rpm
• The exhaust system features a 4-into-2-pre-chamber-into-2 layout. Silencer end caps maintain the quad-style image
• Main and pre-catalyzers provide cleaner emissions
• Thanks to the under-engine pre-chamber, silencer volume is reduced, and silencer weight is low. Exhaust system offers excellent mass centralization and contributes to a low center of gravity
• Slim-type fuel pump features an integral fuel gauge
• Fuel tank design and slim-type fuel pump minimize unused volume inside the tank; fuel capacity is 4.0 gallons
• Aluminum backbone frame designed specifically for the Z1000 (and similar in concept to the Ninja® ZX™-10R's) helps make the bike narrow and easy to grip with the knees for maximum rider comfort and feedback
• Lightweight and highly rigid, the frame uses the engine as a stressed member for a firm, planted feeling and enhanced stability
• Frame is tuned to transmit the ideal level of engine feedback directly to the rider
• The frame's five-piece construction consists of steering stem, left and right main frames, and two cross pieces. The two main frame components have open C-shaped cross sections
• As much as possible, welds were eliminated for simplicity and appearance. The frame beams and swingarm brackets are now single die-cast pieces
• The frame uses four engine mounts; three mounts are rigid, while the upper rear crankcase mount is rubber
• The rear sub-frame is a three-piece aluminum die-casting construction, which is light, strong and optimizes mass centralization
• The sub-frame is an example of form and function combined, negating the need for side covers and allowing underseat narrowness for a shorter reach to the ground
• Rear suspension design positions the shock unit and linkage above the swingarm where it's less exposed to exhaust heat and contributes to mass centralization
• Visible from the outside, the horizontal monoshock contributes to the Z1000's aggressive appearance
• Linkage characteristics are the same as those of a standard Uni-Trak® rear suspension: Wheel movement versus shock stroke is the same ratio
• The shock features stepless rebound damping and spring preload adjustability
• The Z1000's 41mm inverted fork is adjustable for compression damping, rebound damping and spring preload – and is protected from harm by a cool-looking shroud
• Settings are designed for both sporty performance and excellent comfort
• The tubular handlebar is rigid mounted, contributing to sharp, direct handling
• A wide, flat bend handlebar offers a design similar to those on off-road bikes for excellent control
• Tapered-type grips, like those used on supersport models, offer a more direct feel
• Ninja ZX-10R-style footpegs with knurled surfaces offer good grip, direct feel and control, and no-nonsense looks
• The passenger footpeg brackets incorporate convenient luggage hooks
• The Z1000's 300mm front petal-style brake discs are gripped by opposed four-piston radial-mount calipers. (Caliper piston size is 4x30 mm)
• A radial-pump front brake master cylinder contributes to the superb control and feel offered by these high-end calipers
• The rear brake is a single-piston, pin-slide caliper gripping a 250mm petal-style disc. The caliper is mounted below the swingarm, and located by a torque rod
• A distinctive tilting instrument panel with multifunction LCD display behind an orange lens covers all systems
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The College offers an undergraduate major in Business that is administered through the Multidisciplinary Studies Center in Dewey Hall. Students with questions, or who wish to enroll in the program should see the Business advisor in the Multidisciplinary Studies Center. Students are also encouraged to talk to one of our Business Peer Advisers. For information, go to http://rochester.edu/college/CCAS/peers/index.html.
Goals of the major:
- To build on principles of statistics and economics and other social sciences.
- To provide students with an understanding of business-related disciplines such as finance, accounting, marketing, operations management and organizational theory.
- To provide students an analytical approach for addressing current as well as future opportunities and problems in either for-profit or not-for-profit organizations.
- To prepare students for graduate work that will heighten their preparation in specific disciplines.
Requirements for a Business major:
- Satisfactory completion of prerequisite in Mathematics (prerequisite Calculus courses are not subject to the College's overlap policy).
- Core set of nine required courses.
- Choice of either Track A or Track B; at least three courses from the same Track are required.
- The upper-level writing requirement is satisfied by taking two courses for W credit. Any two courses below with a W attached may be used for this requirement (i.e. MKT 203W & ECO 217W). Contact the Business advisor for more information.
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- The Business major satisfies the College's Social Sciences Division.
- Students must meet prerequisites and/or co-requisites for individual courses. Be sure to check the course description/course schedule database for current information about courses and their prerequisites and any restrictions (i.e. not open to freshman).
- College rules on overlap apply. (No more than three courses may overlap between the twelve courses comprising this major and another major. No more than two courses may overlap between this major and a minor.)
- Students may not receive credit for both FIN 204 and FIN 205.
- TRANSFER CREDIT: A maximum of three transfer courses may be used towards the Business major, no more than one of which may apply to the Track. Transfer credit is approved VIA Hillary Brower, please email a syllabus to her prior to coming for walk in hours. The approval process takes about a week if the course has not already been previously approved.
- STUDY ABROAD: This is a list of previously approved courses that students have taken abroad. Please note that although these courses have been previously transferred, you will need to contact Hillary Brower (email@example.com) before they can be applied to your major or minor. This is not a comprehensive list; if you find a course abroad that coincides with a course in the business major or minor, please also contact Hillary.
- **Please also see the Center for Study Abroad and Interdepartmental Programs' Business study abroad flyer HERE.
In order to be accepted into the Business major, students must satisfactorily complete a full sequence of Calculus: MTH 141-143, or MTH 161-162, or MTH 171-172, or equivalent. These courses are not subject to the overlap policy and may therefore be used towards the natural sciences division.
Core (All 9 courses are required)
- One Statistics course: ECO 230 (or STT 213 or MTH/STT 203) preferred since ECO 231W Econometrics shows as prerequisite; also acceptable STT 211, STT 212, STT 216, PSY/CSP 211, PSC 200 or PSC 201
- ECO 108 Principles of Economics (If student receives AP or IB credit for ECO 108, one additional higher level Economics course is required) Fall/Spring
- ECO 207 Intermediate Microeconomics (If student completes ECO 207 prior to ECO 108, one additional higher level Economics course is required instead of ECO 108) Fall/Spring
- ACC 201 Financial Accounting Fall/Spring
- ACC 221 Managerial Accounting (prerequisite: ACC 201) Spring
- FIN 205 Financial Management (prerequisite: ACC 201; ECO 207, or equivalent) Fall/Spring
- MKT 203/MKT 203W Principles of Marketing (prerequisite: ACC 201; ECO 207, or equivalent) Fall/Spring
- OMG 201 Operations & Technology Management (prerequisite: knowledge of Excel) Spring
- STR 203/STR 203W/ECO 214/ECO 214W Economic Theory of Organization (prerequisite: ECO 207) Spring
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- ECO 288/ECO 288W/PSC 288 Introduction to Game Theory (prerequisite: ECO207) Fall/Spring
- ECO 217/ECO 217W Contracts, Organizations and Markets (prerequisites: Calculus and ECO207) Fall
- ECO 251/ECO 251W Industrial Organization (prerequisite: ECO207) Spring
- STR 241/STR 241W/ECO 241/ECO 241W Pricing Strategy (prerequisites: ECO207 and MKT203) Fall
- LAW 205 Business Law Fall/Spring
- CSP 264/CSP 264W/PSY 264 Industrial and Organizational Psychology Fall
- MKT 213 Marketing Projects and Cases (prerequisite: MKT203) Spring
- STT 221W Sampling Design (prerequisites: STT211, STT212 or STT213 and STT203) Fall
- ECO 231W Econometrics (prerequisites: ECO207; ECO230 or STT213 or MTH203) Fall/Spring
- ECO 251/ECO 251W Industrial Organization (prerequisite: ECO207) Spring
- STR 241/STR 241W/ECO 241/ECO 241W Pricing Strategy (prerequisites: ECO207 and MKT203) Fall


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President Bill Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden rallied Valley Democrats at the Covelli Centre.
"He's doing the job the president is supposed to be doing," Biden said of President Barack Obama, who opted out of Monday's rally to monitor Hurricane Sandy developments. Obama canceled his appearance yesterday, sending Biden to join the rally with the former president.
Biden sounded familiar themes while attacking Republican challenger Mitt Romney, saying he was willing to bend on foreign policy, but not on women's issues. He also attacked Romney's budget plan, saying it "isn't sketchy. It's Etch-a-Sketchy."
Biden said Romney and his running mate U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan are "running from their shadow and you can't outrun your shadow."
"America is not in decline," Biden said as he wrapped up his 36-minute speech. "Gov. Romney and Congressman Ryan are in denial."
"Obama's education plan is better for the future of America," Clinton told the crowd earlier. Later he said, "3 million young people have health insurance under their parents' health care plan for the first time."
Meanwhile, the Covelli Centre was over it's 4,500 event capacity, reports Dave Skolnick, on hand for the Clinton/Vice President Joe Biden rally.
About 8,000 tickets were distributed and at least 500 ticket-holders have been turned away, a source told The Vindicator.
While the Covelli managed to get capacity up to 4,800, reporter Danny Restivo is outside the Covelli and he reports hundreds are outside chanting "We want in!"
Ronald G. Norwood, who just moved to Youngstown from Florida, said he is a lifelong Democrat and he plans to address the situation outside the Covelli with Mahoning County Party Chairman Dave Betras.
"This is disingenuous at best and egregious at worst," Norwood said, adding "It just dampens my spirit."
Reporter Ashley Luthern said Harry Meshel led the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance, the Rev. Georgina Thorton gave the invocation and Chiara Williams drew a huge applause from the crowd with her rendition of the National Anthem.
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan got a rousing welcome.
Keep watching Vindy.com for updates on the rally all afternoon.
Yes, as a life long area Democrat I am now Independent. The candidates take this area for granted which leads me to vote Republican> They can promise anything never deliver and still get a vote here. Also we lost a small business, asked for a 10% reduction to an SBA payback; Obama's SBA lost our paper work then emailed us we were wealthy. Paid the whole loan and payroll out of pocket and savings. And all while GM unions were bailed out using tax payer dollars. 23B lost on our investment. NICE. Good to see the jobs stay but Romney's managed bankruptcy would have done the same. As usual, Democrats give all to special interest. Tell me how a Catholic can vote for these guys? Amazing
Dear delphi retiree...just signed the petition. Under the last 4 years we have turned to class and special interest warfare: Rich vs. poor, black vs. white, union vs salary, we could go on and on. This is the most divisive administration of my lifetime. Spend, promise and criticize with no plan for the future.
From several miles away I was able to tell when Biden started his speech,the wind picked up by about thirty mph.
The Obama/Biden team rhetoric is getting very shrill because their ship is taking on water and sinking fast! America can see that Romney/Ryan are a viable alternative to get the economy growing again. The farce "War on Women" campaign has not worked and BHO no longer enjoys the huge lead among women. But, Romney has maintained his lead with men, especially white working-class (read "racist") men. Plus, in Ohio, this Delphi retiree issue will cost the ticket dearly.
Seriously, I cannot wait to see all of you eat your words next week. No chance Ohio will go for Romney...ergo...Obama is re-elected. The only way Romney takes Ohio is if he steals it. Gee...like that's never happened before....
The vindicator and TV news should get their stories straight--one says 5,000 tickets and the other 8,000??
Biden said that the president couldn't make this rally "because he was doing what the president was suppose to be doing", what about what the president should have been doing in Lybia or doesn't saving American lives mean anything to him!!
This is the most divisive administration in my lifetime??? How old are you? Three? If you paid any attention to the news or picked up a newspaper once in awhile you would know that it's the republicans in congress that will do anything and everything to sabotage this president- including voting down a jobs plan that may actually create jobs. However, clueless people like you and others that have been brainwashed will continue to perpetuate these lies. I'm actually kind of embarrassed for you.
Clinton is a whore, Biden is a puppet and Obama is afraid of a storm!!!!!
Only 2500 showed up for this joke. Wow, what a disgrace for the campaign.
16 trillion in debt. 12 million unemployed americans. $4 gas prices. No plan for economic expansion. Middleclass income shrank. More americans on welfare and food stamps.
That was the last 4 years. And you want to give this idiot another 4 years. Get your head examined before you do something stupid and vote for Obama.
@DelphiRetiree - You have my support. Too many employed got thrown under the bus with this administration.
Biden is as dumb as a box of rocks.
8000 tickets for 4800 seats. Waiting in lines. No room. Over crowding.
In other words like medical care under obamacare will be.
To delphiretiree, you should have joined the union.
This is the truest statement on the whole page . How stupid are you
Although Bill Clinton and Joe Biden would run a more moderate White House than Obama, this is a darned uninspiring event. Reminds us how empty the national Democrats are - of both talent and good ideas. Kind of sad.
Prolly well, maybe right Issac.. But it may say something about folks who own computers, smart enough to use them, care about real issues, make valid points based on facts,,,,,,,and Care...
Lot of Obama voters only know about the freebies..nothing else
Sitting here watching President Clinton and Vice-President Biden....they both seen to be slurring their speech..what's up with that?
The Pres and Hilary and White House staff watched drone videos of the Benghazi compound and CIA station assault for OVER 7 HOURS without sending help while Navy Seal Ty Woods and colleagues were slaughtered in Benghazi . This Ohioan simply cannot vote for Obama http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/...
Maybe Hussein Obama can organize a hurricane relief effort next week in NYC, he will have time on his hands. Gdog, wonder what he looks like?, my dog probably. Gdog can assist in helping him as he has no job to go to. Sounds like Gdog would.be awesome at helping. We dont want him to have to think as his brain capacity is that of his username. Soon all of his fellow union takers can file for their annual winter unemployment welfare and carry around their pitchforks at Bottom Dollar Grocery. Meanwhile, President Romney will fix our problems. God Bless Mitt and give him the strength to fix the horrible mess left by his socialist, foreign predecessor.
Really? We'll be paying for decades for Obamacare? Since most of it doesn't kick in until 2014 we'll just have to wait and see- but somehow I don't see the hell scape everyone else is predicting.
Where is George Bush hiding?
Walt says. "America can see that Romney/Ryan are a viable alternative to get the economy growing again"
Do you mean the economy that died under George Bush 's watch? At that point 800,000 people losing their jobs a month and Obama stopped that is not enough for you. Or do you mean the stock market tanking under GWB? BVy the way the stock market has also recovered under Obama.
Walt. Please explain why the economy needed to be revovered. It happened before Obama took over, and I get told to not blame Bush.
Oh, I see, you are counting on this job creator.
On job creation, Obama beats Romney
Republican had one of the weakest employment records in the nation as Massachusetts governor
When Mitt Romney ran for Massachusetts governor in 2002, the private equity magnate said he was uniquely qualified to create jobs, particularly in the private sector, and to lure employers to the Bay State.
Instead, under his leadership the state was the fourth-weakest in the country for total job growth and the third-weakest for private-sector job growth — causing hundreds of thousands of his fellow residents to leave Massachusetts, seeking opportunities elsewhere, the data show.
President Obama Will Absolutely Win the State of Ohio. He's Definately got it Wrapped; Signed, Sealed, Delivered.
Do you see George Bush Anywhere???...Typically "the former" rallies along... BUT since Bush is Ultimately at fault for crisis, Romney and reflubs will not bring him into the arena.
Ohioians saw what Kasich TRIED to pull off and realize Romney is the Same Kind. Kasich is directed to stay out of the arena , also. and they're buddies. Reflubs Lost. Nobody can trust this Mitt Flip Flopper. Nooo-wayyy! Romney is just "shadowing" Obama where he sees approval and hears applauds.
Now, Obama Wins Ohio...There You Have It. Done deal. He's Our Re-Elected President! It's that simple.
Don't Vote like a Pagan:
Pope Benedict calls it secularism and neo-papanism. We are all in danger of paganization. It is an attitude that isolates God and that detaches God from our everyday life......short excerpts from a great homily--should be read by all voters
For a powerful sermon that churches of all demoninations should read and for all believers and non-believers
goggle: Assumption Catholic Church website- Jacksonville, Fl.
It's Father Fred's homily of Oct 28,2012--You will truly enjoy it
The Democrats let the 20% liberal bent lead for a change and realize their mistake. The majority of the Mahoning Valley are and have always been conservative democrats. Like the silent majority, they will vote for free enterprise and industrialization. The experiment with Marxism will end with a businessman leading the great USA.
Democrats will get theirs one way or another.
Romney is leading in early voting totals supposedly 52% to 45%.
Listened to Channel 21's terrible feed of the hoopla speech. Uggh.
Do Clinton and Biden think education is going to fix everything? What is the unemployment rate of recent college graduates?
53% of Recent College Grads Are Jobless or Underemployed
Education debt for college level studies cumulatively is at or above level of all consumer debt in the US. Small percent of folks go to college, so that tells you how much debt each student is amassing and just how futile education has become.
It was just another GIVE ME convention for Democrats.
I swear I saw Bill Clinton asleep at one point when Biden was rambling.
Breaking news: Democrats so desperate for money, they accepted donations from OSAMA BIN LADEN.
Obama accepts 'Osama bin Laden' donations
No block to foreign money – not even from dead terrorists
Wrapped up my foot.
If Obama had it here, Rahm wouldn't be coming to visit this weekend.
Who else from the Chicago Crime Family is going to come to the region to lie to us?
Before voting, there is a lot to consider. New rules and regulations have killed nearly a million jobs in the country (http://eng.am/KP3Ruy). How many jobs could we have if we focused on enforcing the regulations already in place instead of just adding new job-killing ones?
The current administration touts job growth, but the jobs that are being created are low paying, part-time jobs. In the retail and wholesale sector, a million full-time jobs have been cut since 2006, while more than 500,000 part-time jobs (http://1.usa.gov/Riud6o) were added.
The leaders at the top need to change to get the jobs we need.
Its ironic that the Obama/Biden/Clinton rally was held at the Covelli Center. The wretched financial state of the Center matches the bankrupt philosophy of the Democrat party.
A big government run enterprise, pork barrel spending and deep deficits is written all over this noose-of-a-center hanging around Youngstown taxpayers' neck. The Democrat platform of taxing a city's, state's and an entire nation's way back into prosperity is on display at 229 E. Front St. The black hole that has been created is the crown jewel of the Democrat party that has been in charge of the Mahoning Valley for the past 40 years.
In contrast, lifelong Democrat Mayor Sammarone needs to be honored and supported for his independent stance in bucking against his liberal peers in his proposition of selling the Center and cutting the losses of and running, especially with no hope in sight of the Center ever being financially self-sustaining. This failed experiment proves once again that free enterprise in the private sector is KING, and in 7 days on a national & state level we have a choice between 4 more years of destitute Covelli Center results out of Washington DC or redirecting our $$ away from the public feeding troughs and back into the pocketbooks of job-creating businesses and middle-class households.
@bsafeandproud, right on. Good summary of the bridge building between the minds that brought us Covelli Center all the way to the leaders in DC who signed NAFTA, GATT and preferential trade status with China (yeah that will Bill Clinton).
Then we have the Obamacare fiasco that Biden and Obama are so proud of.
It isn't government's job to forcibly extract wealth from the productive and redistribute it to the non productive, under paid or whoever else declares their open handed need.
Biggest issues in the land are:
2. National debt incurred by Obama and his cohorts.
3. China's collection of US debt, promissory notes and imports.
I don't hear anything out of Obama or Biden on these points. Well other than the 5 million job creation mythology. Bogus, lying, fools.
It's coming folks. Election day is going to be mighty interesting.
Attention DELPHI retirees!!!!
Singer and Romney bought Delphi's debt, sacked the workers and refused to pay salaried workers' pensions EVEN with 1.4 Billion on hand.
Still wondering why Ann and Mitt don't want to show their tax returns?
Paul Ryan continues to promote the lie that the Delphi debacle was all Obama's fault. Don't believe it for a second!
Check out:
www.dailykos.com/story/2012/10/30/115... Ryan-blames- Obama
"The job he is supposed to be doing". I don't think so. The current administration wants to impose new regulations on fracking, but what happens is that Ohio gets less investment, less development and more regs. You basically wind up with the equivalent of DMV employees being responsible for whether or not Ohio's economy grows. Don't we have enough rules and regulations already?


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The first listening forum is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, 1200 Maze Blvd., in Modesto.
The second listening forum is scheduled for 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3 at The Place of Refuge, 486 Button Ave., in Manteca.
Denham will be joined by special guest Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Immigration, at both sessions where constituents will have a chance to speak by open microphone.
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125 walkers take strides against multiple sclerosis
PETERSBURG - Roughly 125 people laced up their walking shoes this weekend to take strides against multiple sclerosis, a chronic neurological disease that targets the body's central nervous system.
Teams of supporters clad in orange National Multiple Sclerosis Society T-shirts pinned with signs bearing the name of a friend or loved one criss-crossed downtown for an hour Saturday, raising more than $3,000 to help combat MS. The event was the third annual awareness walk held in Petersburg.
This time last year, Amanda Lacks, then 20, remained blissfully ignorant of the disease. This year, she marched surrounded by family and friends wearing custom T-shirts in her honor. They raised $900, more than any other group.
Her outlook on the condition and her future has already evolved since she was diagnosed in August.
"I thought MS was a death sentence, I just didn't know anything about it," Lacks said.
"I was a wreck, she was a wreck, we just didn't know what to expect," said Lacks' older sister, Stefanie Lacks.
The sisters did their research, and what they found left them feeling more optimistic than they did three months ago.
There are more than 400,000 people living with MS in the United States alone, and they all experience the disease differently, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. MS follows four type patterns, or courses, and manifests itself with varying degrees of severity within each clinically defined path.
The main thing that Lacks, 30-year-old Charita Warren and Vonnie Parham, 44, all emphasized during the walk on Saturday is that MS is not a death sentence.
For Lacks, that information did not fully sink in until she was able to connect with people who had lived with MS for decades.
"It's hard to just sit there, alone, and think about it," she said. "When you are first diagnosed you need to find people out there who know what you're going through and talk about it."
When Parham was diagnosed 11 years ago, the last thing she wanted to do was talk about it. She was in shock.
"I got up to get ready for work in the morning and I couldn't see," she said.
The temporary blindness Parham experienced is a common symptom linked to MS, which is something she already knew. The Petersburg resident had worked at a hospital and seen first-hand the potential effects of the disease.
"I was so young, and all I wanted was to see my daughter graduate from high school," Parham said, of her reaction to being diagnosed.
That moment came and went. Vondele Parham, now 22, walked across the Petersburg High School stage in a cap and gown with her proud mother looking on.
"I was overjoyed," Vonnie Parham recalled.
She credits her mindset and the love and support of friends and family with helping her reach that first goal - and live to set some new ones.
"It's an every day thing. If you let the condition take over you, then of course you're not going to win," she said. "You can't give up, it's a fight."
Charita Warren is one year into that fight. The Chester resident was flanked by close friend Kristin Jarrell on Saturday, who said she was grateful to be able to show her support. Warren said she wouldn't be where she is today without it.
"At first, it's just kind of world shattering," she said of her initial diagnosis. "You have to make sure you surround yourself with good people."
On Saturday, those people pushed baby strollers and wheel chairs, walked dogs and carried children through the maze of streets blocked for Petersburg Live! They walked for Warren, Parham and Lacks, for the 200 people diagnosed with MS in the U.S. each week, for a cure and the hope that just maybe, by next year, they wouldn't need to walk anymore.
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Phoenix police say they've cracked a cold case from more than 15 years ago. There's been an arrest in a north Phoenix homicide.
The victim's teenage daughter is now speaking about the father she never got to meet.
20-year-old Victor Moreno was killed in the spring of 1997. His girlfriend was pregnant with his child at the time of the murder.
"To be able to not tell my daughter what actually went on or who did it has been very difficult," says Angela Lara.
"I go every day thinking about him cause I never got to meet him, he never got to meet me, it hurts. It's painful," says Gabby Moreno.
37-year-old Randall Larson was booked on charges of first degree murder. Victor's girlfriend always suspected the killer was in her boyfriend's circle of friends.
"I wasn't too surprised, but in a way I was, because what kind of friend would do that to someone," says Lara.
"That someone could do that and live on knowing that they did it," says Gabby. "There's no words to describe."
Larson was already in custody for a different homicide from a decade ago. Moreno's body was found in north Phoenix back in 1997.
Investigators recently used forensic evidence to link Larson to the murder.
"It's shocking sometimes to have to relive something like this especially if you're a member of the victim's family or friend of the victim," says Det. Clark Schwartzkopf, Phoenix Police.
Victor's loved ones think of him every day. They gave up on finding the killer years ago.
"A very loving person he couldn't wait to be able to hold his daughter," says Lara.
They're grateful Phoenix Police have a suspect in jail, so justice may be done. His loved ones say he will live on.
"Well if you can't tell she looks just like him."
Investigators say they pieced together a timeline of events from Moreno's murder in April 1997. That helped them track down forensic evidence leading them to Larson.
Larson is behind bars for a separate murder in Phoenix from 2003.
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What happens if I never repay an old debt?
Debt collectors are tenacious. Here's what can happen when you ignore them.
Maybe you can't pay. Or maybe you won't pay. Either way you have an old debt hanging out there. What if you just decide to let it go, and do nothing about it?
That's what Credit.com reader Dave, who says he can't afford to pay off the old debts he owes, asks:
My credit card debt is roughly $12,000. I consulted a bankruptcy attorney. He said filing bankruptcy should not be my first option since the amount is quite low. And the collectors have stopped calling. In California, is there a 3 or 4 years of limit by which the collection agency can file lawsuit? After that time, they can't sue? Then what happens? Can they still collect but not sue? Debt still stays on credit files. If they can't sue me since it's about 4 years since [it] went into collection and the attorney said filing may not be good idea for such small amount, then what?
Dave's question is hardly unusual. Plenty of people wonder what will happen if they simply do nothing about an old debt.
"There is no law saying that they cannot try to collect after the statute of limitations has expired," says Southern California consumer law attorney Robert Brennan. At least not in California, where he practices, and in most states it's the same - though if you're considering this move, you'll want to consult an attorney who knows your state's rules. "In California, on written contracts the statute is four years from the date of breach which, in most cases, will probably be the same as date of first delinquency."
He goes on to explain that "under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, debt collectors may not make false representations in connection with collecting debts, and may not take or threaten to take legal action that cannot be taken. So, if a debt collector threatens to sue the consumer past the statute of limitations, this may well be a FDCPA violation, and I would argue that it is. If a debt collector tells a consumer that it can sue the consumer five years past the date of first delinquency, this is a false representation made in connection with debt collecting, and is also actionable under FDCPA."
In other words, if a debt collector threatens to take you to court after the statute of limitations has expired, you can actually sue them, in which case, they may end up owing you money.
Does any of this mean Dave won't hear anything more about these debts? Probably not. "If a collector makes routine debt collection phone calls and does not otherwise violate the FDCPA or mislead the consumer, the debt collector may continue to attempt to collect the debt,"says Brennan. Nevertheless, consumers always have the right to tell a debt collector not to contact them, and if the debt collector continues to call, they again may be in violation of the FDCPA.
The statute of limitations varies from state to state, and may be different for various types of consumer debts. In many states, they often range from four to six years, calculated from the last payment on the debt.
Collections and your credit
As far as Dave's credit reports are concerned, these debts can't be reported forever. Collection accounts may be reported for seven years plus 180 days from the original date of delinquency -- the date he first fell behind with the original creditor. So if he missed a payment to his credit card company on Jan. 1, 2000, and it was later sent to collections, Jan. 1, 2000, is the original date of delinquency.
After that 7 1/2-year period elapses all collection accounts related to that particular debt can no longer be reported, regardless of whether they are paid or not. There is the risk, however, that one of the current collectors sells the account to another collection agency and that creates a new collection account.
Starting over
In addition to wondering about his old debt, Dave wonders what to do about his credit going forward:
Would you suggest I apply of secure card (can I?) even though I've debts in collection? And would a NEW secure card improve my FICO even though my old debts are showing up in my files?
A secured card, which requires the cardholder to place a security deposit with the issuer, is often an excellent option for rebuilding credit, and the applicant generally need not have good credit to get one of these cards since the line of credit is fully backed up by the deposit, at least initially.
When it comes to rebuilding credit, it's usually best to start as soon as possible. It takes time to build positive credit references. One of the factors used to calculate credit scores is the age of accounts.
At the same time, however, Dave should also be thinking about ways to shore up his finances so he'll have adequate emergency savings in case he runs into difficult times in the future. He can review his annual credit reports for free once a year and monitor his credit score months for free at sites like Credit.com, where he will also get an action plan for improving his credit over time. As these unpaid accounts become older and his new account is paid on time, he should see his credit scores continue to get stronger.
More from Credit.com:
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- Tips for improving your credit: Your amount of debt
- Statute of limitations on debt, by state
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