Morality-based judgments are quicker, more extreme than practical evaluations

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Judgments made after a moral evaluation are quicker and more extreme than the same judgment based on practical considerations, but morality-based evaluations can be more easily shifted and made with other considerations in mind, according to research published November 28 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Jay Van Bavel and colleagues from New York University.

Previous research has suggested that moral reasoning usually occurs after a person makes a decision, as a post hoc justification of their choice, rather than the basis for the decision itself. This new study suggests that people can evaluate choices using either moral or non-moral considerations, and this can lead to different choices for the same actions.

For example, participants in the study were given actions that are typically evaluated in a moral context, such as murder, and non-moral actions, such as riding a bike or buying organic food, and asked to evaluate each in both a pragmatic and a moral sense. They were also asked to choose how strongly they would advocate the action to others.

The authors found that participants had different responses to the same decision depending on whether or not it was framed as a moral or pragmatic choice. They found that moral evaluations were faster, more extreme and more strongly associated with universal prescriptions ("everybody/nobody should" statements) than non-moral or pragmatic evaluations of the same actions. In addition, the authors also found that people took longer to decide on such universal prescriptions when asked to evaluate them in a pragmatic rather than moral context.

According to the authors, their results suggest that deciding to frame any issue as moral or not may have important consequences. They say, "Once an issue is declared moral, people's judgments about that issue become more extreme, and they are more likely to apply those judgments to others."

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CCM Wind Orchestra Collaborates with Xavier University ...

UC alumnus Matthew Westgate leads the Xavier University Symphonic Winds as part of the Dec. 5 CCM Wind Orchestra concert.

The CCM Wind Orchestra will present a concert celebrating the 60th anniversary of Frederick Fennel?s founding of the modern wind ensemble at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in UC?s Corbett Auditorium under the direction of Glenn D. Price. This performance will also feature guest ensemble Xavier University Symphonic Winds, under the direction of CCM alumnus Matthew Westgate.

Fennell (1914-2004) was an internationally recognized conductor and one of the primary figures in promoting the wind ensemble as a performing group. In Rochester, N.Y., in 1952, he founded the Eastman Wind Ensemble, which prompted the establishment of more than 20,000 wind ensembles in American schools. His more than 100 recordings ? with Mercury, Telarc and Reference Recordings ? remain outstanding examples of the genre.

The concert will feature works by David Maslanka, Charles Ives, John Harbison and Joseph Schwantner.

About Matthew Westgate, DMA
Matthew Westgate is the Director of Instrumental Activities at Xavier University where he conducts the Symphonic Winds, Chamber Orchestra and Xavier Pep Bands. He also teaches courses in Instrumental Methods and Advanced Conducting to graduate and undergraduate music education students. Westgate completed his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at CCM where he studied with Rodney Winther.

Westgate is a regular summer faculty member in both the concert and jazz areas at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Twin Lake, Mich., and has participated as a conducting assistant in the Opera Theatre and Music Festival of Lucca, Italy. An active guest conductor, clinician and arranger, he performs regularly as a classical and jazz trombonist in the Cincinnati area. He is currently editing John Philip Sousa?s ?Sisterhood of the States? and is working to bring a Full Score Edition of Rossini-Respighi?s?La Boutique Fantasque?for wind band to publication. Westgate?s professional affiliations include the College Band Directors National Association, Conductor?s Guild, World Association for Symphonic Bands and Ensembles and Ohio Music Educators Association.

Performance Time
8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5

Location
Corbett Auditorium, CCM Village
University of Cincinnati

Purchasing Tickets
Tickets to the ?Views of America? concert are $12 general admission, $6 non-UC students and FREE for UC students.

Tickets can be purchased in person at the CCM Box Office, over the telephone at 513-556-4183 or online at?ccm.uc.edu/boxoffice.

Parking and Directions
Parking is available in the CCM Garage (located at the base of Corry Boulevard off Jefferson Avenue) and additional garages throughout the UC campus. Please visit?uc.edu/parking?for more information on parking rates.

For directions to CCM Village, visit?ccm.uc.edu/about/directions.

CCM Season Presenting Sponsor: The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

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PFT: Roethlisberger limited in Steelers' practice

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With 176 games completed, the gap has been cut from seven to two.

After a four-game sweep of our disagreements in Week 11, MDS posted another 3-1 mark in Week 12, making it very interesting over the final five weeks.

This week, we have only one disagreement.? So it?ll be down to one or back to three by Monday.? (I are good at the math.)

Of course, that doesn?t mean we?ll be right on the picks on which we agree.? But we?re doing OK.? MDS was 11-5 for Week 12, and I was 9-7.? For the season, I?m at 112-63-1, a 63.6 percent accuracy rate.? MDS is 110-65-1, which equates to 62.5 percent.

Saints at Falcons

MDS?s take: It sounds crazy to say this about a 5-6 team facing a 10-1 team, but right now the Saints are playing better football than the Falcons. Having said that, I have a hunch the Falcons will turn in their best effort of the season at home against the team that gave them their only loss.

MDS?s pick: Falcons 28, Saints 21.

Florio?s take:? An already contentious rivalry will become even more contentious now that eggs have flown into the Saints bus and former Falcons linebacker Curtis Lofton has declared that his new team, the Saints, don?t regard the rivalry as a rivalry, given that the Saints have won 11 of 13.? With the Falcons closing in on a playoff berth and sensitive about the perception that they can?t win big games at home, it?s time to drop the Saints? mark against the Falcons to 11 of 14.

Florio?s pick:? Falcons 27, Saints 24.

Jaguars at Bills

MDS?s take: Jaguars quarterback Chad Henne has been impressive enough since replacing Blaine Gabbert that I?m tempted to pick the Jags to pull off a home upset. But these are still the Jaguars, and even if Henne has improved the offense, they still have a terrible defense, plus the Bills have a big special teams edge.

MDS?s pick: Bills 27, Jaguars 23.

Florio?s take:? The Jags are riding a rare one-game winning streak.? The Bill are trying to break a not-so-rare one-game losing streak.? Home team gets the advantage, even though the Jaguars are better with Chad Henne at quarterback.

Florio?s pick:? Bills 24, Jaguars 17.

Seahawks at Bears

MDS?s take: This might be the day?s most interesting game, especially if you enjoy watching teams that play tough, physical defense. I think Seattle?s defensive front has the potential to make life a nightmare for Jay Cutler playing behind the Bears? woeful offensive line, and yet the Seahawks have struggled so much away from home that I?m taking the Bears in a close one.

MDS?s pick: Bears 14, Seahawks 13.

Florio?s take:? It?s chicken salad time for the Chicago offensive line, with failed first-round tackle Gabe Carimi being pressed into service at guard.? But Jay Cutler knows how to avoid the pressure and deliver the ball, and the Seahawks still haven?t learned how to win on the road.

Florio?s pick:? Bears 23, Seahawks 13.

Colts at Lions

MDS?s take: The Lions are playing better football than their record suggests, while the Colts are playing worse football than their record suggests. I still think Indianapolis will be a wild card team, but in this game Calvin Johnson will have a huge day against a weak secondary.

MDS?s pick: Lions 31, Colts 20.

Florio?s take:? Assuming that the Lions haven?t folded the tents after a season-crushing Thanksgiving loss, they?ve got the horses to hold off a Colts team that has yet to learn how to win away from Indy consistently.

Florio?s pick:? Lions 27, Colts 20.

Vikings at Packers

MDS?s take: Green Bay had a letdown against the Giants last week, but that won?t happen again. This is the game when the Packers pull ahead of the pack in the NFC wild card race, as well as staying within striking distance of the Bears in the NFC North.

MDS?s pick: Packers 34, Vikings 13.

Florio?s take:? Minnesota has embarked on its long-expected late-season collapse, and the Packers will be extra salty after getting peppered by the Giants.? This one could get ugly.

Florio?s pick:? Packers 34, Vikings 13.

Panthers at Chiefs

MDS?s take: It?s too late for the Panthers to get back in the playoff race, but I do see them going on a little bit of a late-season run. With Cam Newton playing well, they?ll easily win in Kansas City.

MDS?s pick: Panthers 27, Chiefs 9.

Florio?s take:? The Chiefs can?t lose every game the rest of the season, can they?? Carolina is on the road after a Monday night on the road, cramming two rounds of travel into a short week after a game in which they are feeling better about themselves than they should.? The Chiefs, if they don?t win this one, may not win another.? Ever.

Florio?s pick:? Chiefs 20, Panthers 16.

Patriots at Dolphins

MDS?s take: I like a lot about the way the Dolphins are playing, especially defensively. And the Patriots? secondary has a bad tendency to leave receivers wide open, so Ryan Tannehill may have a decent statistical game. But New England?s offense is such a well-oiled machine that I like the Patriots to get into the end zone five or six times.

MDS?s pick: Patriots 38, Dolphins 28.

Florio?s take:? The Dolphins will win if the sprinklers come on again.? And if the are loaded with hydrochloric acid and aimed at the eyes of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.? Otherwise, advantage Pats.

Florio?s pick:? Patriots 35, Dolphins 24.

Cardinals at Jets

MDS?s take: This is a stinker of a game between two teams with all kinds of problems at the quarterback position, but it says something about how far the Cardinals have sunk that Mark Sanchez is easily the top quarterback in this game.

MDS?s pick: Jets 20, Cardinals 10.

Florio?s take:? It?s easy to assume the Jets will continue their implosion.? The schedule suggests they could win five in a row.? They may not get to 9-7, but 5-7 is looking pretty promising.

Florio?s pick:? Jets 30, Cardinals 17.

49ers at Rams

MDS?s take: I don?t think this game is going to be easy for the 49ers because St. Louis isn?t an easy place to play anymore, but in the end San Francisco just has too much power on both sides of the ball for the Rams to have much of a chance.

MDS?s pick: 49ers 24, Rams 13.

Florio?s take:? They pick up where they left off after five quarters that ended in a tie.? The Rams try to extend their 3-0-1 record in the NFC West.? The Niners are simply a better team with Colin Kaepernick at quarterback.

Florio?s pick:? 49ers 31, Rams 23.

Texans at Titans

MDS?s take: The Titans fired offensive coordinator Chris Palmer this week, as if that will fix anything. The Titans? problems go much deeper than the offensive playcalling, and the Texans ? getting a well deserved three extra days of rest following their back-to-back overtime games the last two weeks ? will look fresh and win this one handily.

MDS?s pick: Texans 41, Titans 20.

Florio?s take:? Yes, before the season I thought the the Titans, who were unexpectedly 9-7 in 2011, were poised to topple the Texans.? It hasn?t happened.? And it won?t happen for the Titans on Sunday, not with the Texans closing in on their second straight playoff berth.

Florio?s pick:? Texans 27, Titans 14.

Buccaneers at Broncos

MDS?s take: The Bucs are thin in the secondary after trading away Aqib Talib and losing Eric Wright to a suspension, and Peyton Manning is the last quarterback you want to face when you?re thin in the secondary. Manning will pick the Bucs? defense apart. The best chance the Bucs have of keeping this game close is to control the ball by running Doug Martin, but in the end Manning will just have too much for Tampa Bay.

MDS?s pick: Broncos 35, Buccaneers 24.

Florio?s take:? With Eric Wright suspended and Aqib Talib long gone, it?ll be a long day for the Bucs? porous pass defense.

Florio?s pick:? Broncos 31, Buccaneers 21.

Steelers at Ravens

MDS?s take: The Steelers need this one, but they?re not going to get it. Without Ben Roethlisberger the Steelers just aren?t a very good team, and I expect the Ravens to earn a big win that helps them pull away in the AFC North.

MDS?s pick: Ravens 23, Steelers 7.

Florio?s take:? With or without Ben Roethlisberger, the Ravens are tough to beat at home.? And even though it would be fitting for the Steelers to win in Baltimore after the Ravens won in Pittsburgh, the Ravens are the better team ? and the Steelers are on the verge of a late-season implosion.? All that?s left is for coach Mike Tomlin to vow to ?unleash hell.?

Florio?s pick:? Ravens 19, Steelers 13.

Browns at Raiders

MDS?s take: Both teams are 3-8, but they?re a different 3-8. The Browns are a 3-8 team that is playing competitive football and has a lot of young guys who look hungry. The Raiders are a 3-8 team that just wrapped up an 0-4 November in which their four losses came by a total of 90 points. The Browns will go into the Black Hole and come out with their first road win of the season.

MDS?s pick: Browns 21, Raiders 17.

Florio?s take:? The Browns are better than their record suggests.? The Raiders are worse.? With Browns players trying to save the job of their head coach (and in turn their own jobs), Cleveland has more incentive to try to emerge with a win.

Florio?s pick:? Browns 17, Raiders 13.

Bengals at Chargers

MDS?s take: The Bengals are rolling and the Chargers are reeling. Marvin Lewis will take another step toward the playoffs while Norv Turner takes another step toward the unemployment line.

MDS?s pick: Bengals 24, Chargers 14.

Florio?s take:? San Diego?s AFC North tour continues, and they wish it wouldn?t.? After losing to the Browns and to the Ravens, a surging Cincinnati team is ready to keep pushing toward their first consecutive playoff appearances in non-strike years.

Florio?s pick:? Bengals 27, Chargers 17.

Eagles at Cowboys

MDS?s take: The Eagles have given up on the season. At this point I don?t think I?d pick them to beat anyone, and I certainly won?t pick them to win on the road against a Cowboys team that still has slim playoff hopes.

MDS?s pick: Cowboys 28, Eagles 20.

Florio?s take:? Philly is in a full-blown free fall.? After seeing them lose to the lowly Panthers, I?m done picking them until next September at the earliest.? The Cowboys aren?t much better, but they?re good enough (and sufficiently healthier) to get it done.

Florio?s pick:? Cowboys 34, Eagles 20.

Giants at Redskins

MDS?s take: The Redskins have done a great job of pulling themselves back into NFC East contention, and if you want to see an interesting playoff race in December you should be rooting for the Redskins to beat the Giants on Monday night. But Robert Griffin III playing so well as a rookie has masked the fact that the Redskins have big problems on both sides of the ball. The Giants will be too much for them.

MDS?s pick: Giants 34, Redskins 17.

Florio?s take:? The Giants have awoken from their slumber.? That may not be enough to contain a streaking RG3 in his Monday night debut.? Forced to make a choice, however, let?s stick with the team that has shown that it still has the ability to periodically play up to its potential.? Especially when it has to.

Florio?s pick:? Giants 31, Redskins 27.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/28/roethlisberger-limited-brown-and-polamalu-practice-fully/related

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Factbox: Senate approves wider economic sanctions on Iran

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Friday approved a broader range of economic sanctions on Iran. The measures are aimed at pressuring Tehran to stop efforts to enrich uranium to levels that could be used in weapons.

The package, passed 94-0, is now part of the annual defense policy bill, which must be approved by the Senate and House of Representatives before it can become law.

Here are some of the features of the sanctions package, developed by Senators Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey, and Mark Kirk, a Republican from Illinois:

Transactions for goods and services with Iran's energy, oil, port, shipping and ship-building sectors could be targeted.

Exceptions: oil imports to countries that have obtained a formal "exception" for cutting oil purchases; natural gas purchases as long as importers hold payment for Iran in an account to be drawn on for permissible trade.

Food, agricultural commodities, medicine, medical devices, humanitarian aid are exempt.

Places sanctions on trade with Iran in precious metals, graphite, raw or semi-finished metals, such as aluminum and steel, metallurgical coal and software for integrating industrial processes in Iran's energy and shipping sectors.

Puts sanctions on insurance or reinsurance providers for trade with Iran in energy, shipping and ship-building sectors, as well as with designated persons and entities.

Puts sanctions on foreign banks that handle transactions for Iranians who have been designated by the United States.

Blacklists the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting and its president, preventing others from doing business with it.

Requires the Obama administration to report every 90 days on whether Iran is using any of the materials targeted by sanctions, such as precious metals, graphite or steel, in barters or swaps.

Requires the administration to report within 180 days on vessels that have entered Iranian ports controlled by the Tidewater Middle East Company, and on airports where Iranian aircraft subjected to sanctions have landed.

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton; Editing by Mohammad Zargham)

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Lunar Eclipse Darkens Moon Slightly Next Week

Eclipses of the sun and moon go hand in hand, and the November night sky is about to see one.

?If an eclipse of the sun takes place, it will be preceded or followed by an eclipse of the moon. Generally speaking, if the solar eclipse is a total or annular eclipse ? with the new moon appearing to centrally cross in front of the sun's disk ? a lunar eclipse occurring two weeks before or after the eclipse of the sun will be relatively minor, with the moon only skimming the outer part of the Earth's shadow. That's what moon observes will see next week.

There was a total solar eclipse visible from parts of Australia on Nov. 14 local time, and two weeks later, on Wednesday, Nov. 28, it will be the moon?s turn to undergo an eclipse. But as expected, it will be an underwhelming event since the moon will slide through the Earth?s tenuously faint outer shadow (called the penumbra) resulting in a penumbral lunar eclipse.

This final event of 2012 occurs when the moon is at apogee ? its farthest point in its orbit from Earth.? So this will also be the smallest full moon of 2012. The moon will be in the constellation Taurus positioned 6 degrees northwest of Aldebaran and about 8 degrees west of brilliant Jupiter. (Your closed fist held out at arm's length covers about 10 degrees of the sky.)

Underwhelming lunar eclipse

The moon first touches the penumbra at 7:15 a.m. EST (1215 GMT).

Theoretically, people living near and along the spine of the Appalachian mountain chain could have a chance to see the start of the lunar eclipse (from their point of view, the moon sets while the sun rises). But in practice it will be quite impossible for them to observe this, since most of the penumbra is such a light shadow that it makes no visible difference to the brightness of the moon.?

In general, at least 70 percent of the moon's diameter needs to be immersed in the penumbra before the average (casual) observer starts to notice any subtle darkening effect. In Wednesday's case, the magnitude of the eclipse is relatively large and approaches 92-percent complete. [Lunar Eclipses Explained (Infographic)]

So toward the middle of the eclipse people living within the Mountain Time zone may see the northern rim of the moon experience the slightly thicker duskiness of the inner penumbra at 7:34 a.m. MST (1434 GMT) before it disappears below the west-northwest horizon.

Farther west, for those within the Pacific Time zone where the local time will be 6:34 a.m. PST, the moon will appear a little higher and the twilight sky a bit darker, perhaps enabling sharp-eyed viewers to better see a "stain" on the moon. The northern limb of the moon should then be noticeably dimmer than the southern limb.

Observers living in Alaska (5:34 a.m. in Anchorage) or Hawaii (4:34 a.m. for Honolulul) will see the slightly dimmed moon shining high in the west-northwest in a dark sky.???

The last vestige of faint penumbral shading should disappear about 45 minutes later ? just as the moon is getting ready to set along the West Coast.

In the lunar eclipse timetable graphic accompanying this guide, if the moon has already set, then that particular event is listed as "Not visible" for your time zone.

View from the moon

An astronaut on the moon during this time might see an eclipse of the sun, but it would all depend on where on the moon our hypothetical moonwalker is located. From the crater Clavius, near the moon's lower limb, no eclipse takes place as that part of the moon remains completely untouched by the penumbra.?

In contrast, near the moon's upper limb, from Mare Frigoris ("Sea of Cold"), the Earth will appear to cover nearly nine-tenths of the sun's diameter; consequently, the brilliant solar illumination of the surrounding lunar landscape will turn somewhat more somber. And this is precisely what we're trying to see from here on the Earth when we concentrate our gaze toward the upper rim of the moon.?

If you snap a photo of the dim penumbral lunar eclipse of 2012 on Nov. 28 and would like to share it with SPACE.com for a story or gallery, send images, comments and viewing location information to managing editor Tariq Malik at: tmalik@space.com.

Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium. He writes about astronomy for The New York Times and other publications, and he is also an on-camera meteorologist for News 12 Westchester, New York.?Follow SPACE.com on Twitter?@Spacedotcom. We're also on?Facebook?&?Google+.?

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Thanksgiving Tech Support: Exactly How Much You Should Care About Everyone at Home

Your mom's router is broken, your dad's laptop is frozen, your aunt's tablet is covered in bees, and they're all looking at you, tech blog reader, to fix it before and after Turkey. Not all family is equal. More »

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Top 7 Classes to Transfer from Community College to Ivy League ...

If one of your career goals is to eventually earn your MBA, you would be well served to consider starting your college education at a local community college and transferring to an Ivy League business school. All MBA programs require that you have a solid understanding of essential business concepts that you can learn along the way.

A community college is an excellent place for you to gain this knowledge that essential to your later success as an Ivy League transfer and MBA student. Attending classes at a community college is extremely affordable, and the quality of instruction and sizes of classes at local community colleges often rivals that of regular universities.

Some community colleges even offer a pre-MBA certificate program that you can earn after you obtain your bachelor?s degree. This is an excellent, affordable way to get the business background courses you need to later earn your online MBA or regular MBA degree. (However, this requires already having a bachelor?s degree).

If you don?t have a bachelors degree already, you may want to transfer from community college to Ivy League?business schools or other consider transferring to other top business schools including:

• Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
• Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University
• Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
• Sloan School of Business,?Massachusetts?Institute of Technology
• McIntire School of Business, University of Virginia

Below are some of the best classes that you can in order to?transfer from a community college to an Ivy League or top ranked business school and perhaps eventually earn a degree at?a good MBA school. The exact names of the courses you take will vary, of course, depending upon the community college, but the general content will be very similar:

#1 & #2: Foundations of Accounting (FA 101 & 102)

This introductory course in accounting will provide you with a good working knowledge of the basic concepts and tools that you will use in financial accounting. This type of class will stress the identification and interpretation of important accounting information for making good decisions in a business environment. Some of the most typical foci in a basic accounting class includes the income statement, the statement of changes in equity, the balance sheet and the statement of cash flows.

Other possible subjects in this class includes:

• How to prepare financial statements
• The role of ethics in making decisions in accounting
• Valuation and reporting
• Cost volume profit analysis
• Planning and product costing for use by managers

**I would also like to add that a Managerial Accounting or Cost Accounting class is highly advantages for community college transfers.

#3 & #4: Foundations of Economics (ECO 101 & ECO 102)

A basic course in microeconomics studies individual economic units, such as product markets, individual consumers, and companies. You also will study macroeconomics, which includes the study of broad economic aggregates, including GDP.

#5 Foundations of Marketing and International Business (BUS 101)

This course will give you a solid introduction to the world of international business that includes the nature and concepts of international business, the environment that surrounds international business, opportunities in the international global marketplace, and also many theoretical and applied examples. Such a course also will illustrate how international business concepts are used in product marketing, as well as services for an individual company.

Other potential topics, depending upon the community college you attend, include:

• Customer behavior
• Segmentation
• Targeting and positioning in marketing
• Environmental analysis

#6 Quantitative Methods?

This basic course will give you a strong knowledge of the analytical tools and concepts that are used in making strong decisions in the pursuit the business goals, such as cost efficiency, delivery of services, profit and supply chain management. Some of the analytical concepts that will be covered include the theory of probability, statistics, regression analysis, utility theory and forecasting.

#7 Foundations of Finance?(FIN 101)

This basic course in finance gives you the tools in financial management that you need to fully analyze complicated business problems, and to provide logical, alternative remedies. Such a curse will build upon some of the principles that you studied in previous courses on finance and accounting. You also will be introduced to more advanced financial principles, which may include:

• How to use financial statements to analyze liquidity, assets, debts and profitability
• How to do financial forecasting
• Understanding concepts of risk, return, and also valuation of stocks and bonds
• What is the right mix of debt and liquidity in a company?s capital structure
• Understanding criteria of capital budgeting and how to evaluate investment projects
• Issues surrounding mergers and acquisitions

#8 Operations Management

This important introductory program will describe how products go through the value chain. This includes from sourcing, to delivery, to the end user. It also will cover the essential concepts that are related to creation/delivery or products. Some of the most common topics will include:

• Management of the supply chain
• Delivery of goods and services
• Inventory, quality, planning and forecasting
• Application of information technologies

#9 Introduction to Statistics

This basic course is essential to your later success in MBA school. You will learn:

• How to apply vital statistical concepts and computation in the business world
• Determine the need for inferential or descriptive statistics in a certain situation
• Study methods of probability from both practical and applied perspectives
• Analyze data and interpret results using basic statistical tools
• Learn how to gather the data that is essential to answer important statistical questions

**You?ll also want to take another statistics course of a higher level that covers forecasting, time series, linear regression, etc.

By taking these basic business courses at your local community college, you will have an excellent foundation to transfer to Ivy League business school and for your later regular MBA studies or online MBA, some with no GMAT options. Further, you will have saved yourself a good deal of money, as well.

If you have any questions, please leave it in the comments below and don?t forget to Like us on facebook!

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Mining stocks push TSX lower - Financial Post

TORONTO ? The Toronto stock market registered a triple-digit tumble Wednesday morning as investors feared that a failure to resolve the looming American ?fiscal cliff? crisis will send the U.S. into recession and pull down other economies.

Such a scenario is bad news for a resource-heavy market like Toronto?s as slowing economies in other countries will slash demand for oil and metals and pressure mining and energy stocks.

The S&P/TSX composite index dropped 115.58 points 12,023.31 with losses spread across most sectors, while the TSX Venture Exchange fell 20.65 points to 1,266.24.

The Canadian dollar lost 0.09 of a cent to 99.72 cents US.

U.S. indexes were lower despite a strong earnings report from tech bellwether Cisco Systems and retailer Abercrombie & Fitch.

The Dow Jones industrials slipped 77.25 points to 12,678.93, the Nasdaq dropped 9.97 points to 2,873.92 while the S&P 500 index backed off 6.4 points to 1,368.13.

Cisco Systems Inc. shares surged over six% after the world?s largest maker of computer networking gear said that its earnings rose 18% in the latest quarter to US$2.1-billion or 39 cents a share.

Cisco?s growth was propelled by a renewed willingness by large U.S. businesses to invest in big-ticket networking gear, as orders from large business customers in the U.S. rose nine% from a year ago, helping to make up for continued weakness in Europe.

Stock markets have registered a series of losses over the last week after the results of the U.S. election essentially left the political landscape unchanged ? and amid heightened pessimism that lawmakers can come together and arrange a compromise to avoid a so-called fiscal cliff at the start of the year.

That?s when a series of tax cuts from the Bush-era expire, which would raise tax bills for almost all Americans. As well, huge spending cuts are automatically set to take effect, which would take a huge chunk out of U.S. gross domestic product and likely push the economy back into recession, taking other countries? economies with it.

President Barack Obama said Wednesday the economy cannot afford a tax increase on all Americans and President Barack Obama said Wednesday that the U.S. can?t afford plunging into tax increases at the start of the year. And he called on congressional Republicans to support an extension of existing tax rates for households earning US$250,000 or less.

Losses have been especially severe on U.S. markets this past week with selling across all sectors because investors are worried they will be paying substantially higher dividend and capital gains taxes in the new year.

?That?s what?s driving a lot of it these days ? taxes are bound to go up,? said John Tsagarelis, managing director and senior portfolio manager at Manulife Asset Management.

?It may not be the full effect that is the doomsday scenario, but at the margin, I think taxes will go up.?

The gold sector led TSX decliners, down 2.35% with December bullion up $5.30 to US$1,730.10 an ounce.

Iamgold Corp. tumbled 17.61% to $12.26 after the miner reported a 10% drop in revenue to $386.8 million in the latest quarter. Net earnings ran up 56% to $78-million. Ex-items, earnings came in at 60.2 million, or 16 cents a share, down from $112.4-million a year ago. Analysts had called for adjusted earnings per share of 24 cents on $427-million in revenue.

?Gold prices at $1,730 are roughly flat for the year but cost pressures continue to go up for resource companies so that?s taking the shine off that sector for sure,?added Tsagarelis.

Elsewhere in the sector, Goldcorp Inc. lost 89 cents to $42.04.

The base metals sector was down 1.1% with December copper down two cents at US$3.46 a pound. Rio Alto Mining lost 29 cents to $5.44 while Taseko Mines shed 11 cents to $2.71.

The energy sector was off 0.47% as December crude on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose $1.01 to US$86.39 a barrel. Suncor Energy declined 34 cents to $32.21.

Industrial stocks were also weak and shares in Bombardier Inc. fell six cents to $3.24 after the S&P ratings agency lowered its long-term corporate rating one notch to ?BB? from ?BB+? with a stable outlook. S&P cited Bombardier?s ?significantly lower-than-expected? cash generation this year as customer advances and operating profit fell amid the weak global economy. Fitch Ratings recently did the same and Moody?s shifted its outlook on the company from stable to negative and lowered its liquidity rating, citing similar reasons.

The consumer staples sector was higher amid positive earnings reports from the country?s biggest grocers.

Loblaw Companies Ltd. shares ran up 68 cents to $34.03 as the company increased its quarterly dividend by nearly five%. The retailer also said net income fell by 5.9% to $222 million or 79 cents per share, however, due to several items excluded from the adjusted earnings.

Metro Inc. reported its quarterly net income was up 75.9% compared with the same time last year, rising to $145.1-million or $1.46 per share. Metro?s overall sales were up 11.1% to $2.9 billion, while same-store sales from locations open at least a year were up 1.1%. Its shares ticked 84 cents higher to $59.42.

Another strong gainer on the TSX was home improvement chain Rona Inc.. Its stock rose 52 cents or 4.74% to $11.50 after fund manager Invesco Canada, which controls about one-tenth of the company?s stock, called for shareholders to remove Rona?s board of directors and install new directors.

The Canadian Press

Source: http://business.financialpost.com/2012/11/14/mining-stocks-push-tsx-lower/

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