Sports Scholarships vs. Diversity
The News Review:
- Sports Scholarships vs. Diversity
- Morrison strikes again in dour China clash
- Building a Foundation Like Home Depot Did
- Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About…
- First players based on Taiwan’s FVD HD disc to ship next month
Sports Scholarships vs. Diversity
Christian Science Monitor – Mar 29, 2005
Whether the same criteria for a math genius from India attending MIT should apply to an Australian hoopster who plays for Georgia Tech is an institution-specific decision. Each student fills a special niche in a learning community with a unique background that rubs off on other students. What is critical with any sports scholarship is that it be given to an athlete – foreign or home-grown – who probably will complete a meaningful four-year degree. This mission of higher education must not be compromised. Fielding educated students is far more important than winning games.
Morrison strikes again in dour China clash
Ireland Online – Mar 29, 2005
They were given the task of preserving Kerrâs unbeaten record of 11 wins and four draws from 15 matches at Lansdowne Road. That should not have proved difficult against a China team in transition following the appointment earlier this month of a new head coach in Zhu Guanghu. The Chinese FA opted for a home-grown figure after former Holland star Arie Haan was sacked last year after failing to guide the Peopleâs Republic into the third group phase of qualifying for the World Cup from the Asian Zone. Guanghu started his reign on Saturday with a 3-0 defeat to Spain in Salamanca but will have been greatly encouraged by this display. There was no Sun Jihai and Li Tie to call upon, with the Manchester City defender and Everton midfielder both on the long-term injured list with their respective clubs. It meant Shao Jiayi was the only European-based player in the line up, with the left winger currently plying his trade with 1860 Munich. The hosts predictably dominated in terms of possession and territory with Kenny having just two touches in the opening half-hour and both of those were in dealing with back passes.
Building a Foundation Like Home Depot Did
thestreet.com – Mar 29, 2005
The report was superb, laying out the rationale to be long-term bullish on a company that has changed the face of home-improvement retail. What’s interesting is that this strong buy recommendation was written by an Alex Brown analyst way back in 1991. Since then, Home Depot has grown sevenfold, from a $10 billion company to a $70 billion company. Building for the Long TermBuying companies like Home Depot early in their growth cycle is rife with advantages for the investor. Forget worrying about the daily quote. If your plan is to hold as long as the story is intact, the short-term quote becomes meaningless. Whether we’re in a bull or bear market in equities also becomes meaningless.
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About…
Chosun Ilbo – Mar 29, 2005
He downplayed suggestions the U. role has been a decisive factor in political upheaval in such places as Ukraine, Georgia, and most recently, Kyrgyzstan, saying, in every instance, the key has been home-grown pressure for change. “It’s not what we do, as much as much what people inside do. At the end of the day, it’s going to be people taking back their own countries. We can show support for that,” he said. “We can give them help and the tools to be able to do that.
First players based on Taiwan’s FVD HD disc to ship next month
Register – Mar 29, 2005
FVD was developed by the Opto-Electronics Systems (OES) division of the government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). The format will be maintained and promoted by the Advanced Optical Storage Research Alliance (AOSRA), which comprises 29 local player and disc manufacturers, and media firms. Like China’s home-grown EVD format, FVD was created as much in protest to the overseas ownership of key DVD patents as to satisfy a specific market demand. According to ITRI, “for every DVD player [made in Taiwan], royalties can be as high as $10 – about one third of the roll-out price”. A desire to be free of those payments was the key motivation for many local firms to join AOSRA. ITRI has ties with the DVD Forum, and is thought to have submitted FVD to the organisation, possibly as an interim format bridging the gap between DVD and HD-DVD. ®Related storiesChina sends DVD royalties SouthChina favours EVD over DVDDVD Forum punts blue laser HD-DVDChina unveils DVD killer video disk format Track this type of story as a.