Wednesday, March 24, 2010

“Ricardo Salinas' Business Philosophy of Focusing on the Bottom of the Pyramid Was Presented to University Students on ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)” plus 3 more

“Ricardo Salinas' Business Philosophy of Focusing on the Bottom of the Pyramid Was Presented to University Students on ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)” plus 3 more

Ricardo Salinas' Business Philosophy of Focusing on the Bottom of the Pyramid Was Presented to University Students on ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 12:07 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY, March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Grupo Salinas, a group of dynamic, fast-growing and technologically advanced companies deeply committed to the modernization of the countries in which they operate, announced that last week company executives presented the business philosophy of Ricardo Salinas (www.ricardosalinas.com) -- President and Founder of Grupo Salinas -- at universities on both sides of the US-Mexico border: Chapman University, Los Angeles, and La Universidad del Valle de Mexico, Torreon.

Audiences included a mix of business administration students and professors, as well as people interested in business, economics and society issues.

A video link with Ricardo Salinas was presented that included a discussion of the business opportunities at the bottom of the pyramid. Additionally, financial and operational details of Grupo Salinas were presented along with company strategies, performance and prospects. Grupo Salinas successfully operates with products and services that target the bottom of the pyramid, a market segment that includes 80% of the global population and has traditionally been neglected by most global companies.

The audience in both forums showed great interest in learning about the entrepreneurial vision that has generated solid growth at Grupo Salinas, while improving living standards of millions of families in Mexico and Latin America. The presentation included an active question and answer session.

The presentations are in addition to seven forums in which Grupo Salinas executives have presented Ricardo Salinas' business philosophy to thousands of participants over the past eight months.

Grupo Salinas is committed to promote business activity to create jobs and value in the communities where it operates.

Company Profile

Grupo Salinas (www.gruposalinas.com) is a group of dynamic, fast growing, and technologically advanced companies focused on creating shareholder value, building the Mexican middle class, and improving society through excellence. Created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas (www.ricardosalinas.com), Grupo Salinas operates as a management development and decision forum for the top leaders of member companies. These companies include:: TV Azteca (www.tvazteca.com.mx; irtvazteca.com), Azteca America (www.aztecaamerica.com), Grupo Elektra (www.grupoelektra.com.mx), Banco Azteca (www.bancoazteca.com.mx), Afore Azteca (www.aforeazteca.com.mx), Seguros Azteca (www.segurosazteca.com.mx) and Grupo Iusacell (www.iusacell.com). Each of the Grupo Salinas companies operates independently, with its own management, board of directors and shareholders. Grupo Salinas has no equity holdings.

International Press Contact: Daniel McCosh; (5255) 1720-0059; dmccosh@gruposalinas.com.mx

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Verrelle carries out Vikings' philosophy (The Intelligencer)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 01:51 AM PDT

The junior contributes in all phases of the game, just like the rest of her unselfish teammates who will play in the state semifinals tonight.

For Archbishop Wood, a player had better play defense.

She'd better get on the glass, handle the ball a little bit and knock down an open look.

In a lot of ways, junior Christine Verrelle optimizes this Wood girls basketball team that finds itself two wins away from the school's first state championship.

"She's multi-faceted," said Vikings coach Jim Ricci, whose team plays tonight in a PIAA Class AAA semifinal against District One runner-up Villa Maria, at Archbishop Carroll (7 p.m.).

"Everything you ask her to do, she does it to the best of her ability, whether it's making a pass, making a shot or handling the basketball, she tries to do everything you need her to do."

Verrelle said that she and her teammates know that even if shots aren't falling, then they can still play well in other facets of the game, such as defense and rebounding.

"If one player is not on shooting, we know the defense is going to keep us in it," Verrelle said. "We rely on defense. We all know if we're struggling on offense, you have to pick it up with everything else, and we have the heart and effort to do that."

What Wood (24-5) had the heart and effort to do on Saturday was pull off an historic upset, as it knocked off Philadelphia Catholic League nemesis Archbishop Carroll, 35-31. The loss ended a 20-year stretch of futility against Carroll, which had defeated Wood four straight years in the PCL playoffs, including in the finals on March 1 at the Palestra.

It was a win that won't soon be forgotten.

"It was a great feeling," said Verrelle, who is also a standout soccer player at Wood. "But now we know we have to keep going. We have to play as hard as we can so we can go even further."

Verrelle averages seven points a game and has been in double figures nine times, including a season-high 16 in a loss to nationally ranked Christ the King on Jan. 31. But when her offense isn't going, she doesn't stop playing. In a first-round state playoff win over St. Basil, it was Verrelle's defense and rebounding that helped the Vikings to a 51-48 come-from-behind victory.

This is a Wood team on which six players average between six and 11 points per game. There isn't a go-to offensive player or that one game-changer, and, in basketball, that sometimes that can be a problem. It hasn't been for Wood, which averages 57 points per game and has had nine different players lead the team in scoring in games this season. It makes the Vikings a difficult team to defend.

It was a season that started with a lot of question marks, as the team had to replace graduated all-state center Ashley Robinson, but the players had the confidence all along that they could still be a very good team.

"I think we pretty much knew it would work out even before the season started," Verrelle said. "We knew our star player (Ashley Robinson) was gone, but we still had almost everyone else was back. A lot of us played together in the summer. We knew how good we could be, we just had to prove it."

Todd Thorpe can be reached at 215-345-3059 or tthorpe@phillyBurbs.com.

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Larish's new outlook brings success (Detroit Free Press)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 12:39 AM PDT

LAKELAND, Fla. -- For years, Jeff Larish has admired a philosophy he heard Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. endorse: "Don't get too high or too low."

Now Larish has implemented it and benefitted from it. He might make the Tigers' Opening Day roster for the second straight season. If he does, he'll do it with a different outlook than he had a year ago.

"I'm a lot more confident and I trust myself more," said Larish, 27. "These past few years, at the plate and on defense, I've been playing not to make a mistake. That hinders you a lot. I've had some time to reflect this off-season about how I needed to come into camp, and that's being myself. Going up to the plate confident and trusting my plan."

Larish is batting .355 this spring after striking out in one at-bat Tuesday night. His chief competitors for the open bench spot appear to be Clete Thomas and Don Kelly. They all hit left-handed -- a nice trait for a bench player and potential pinch-hitter.

Larish broke in with the Tigers two years ago. In 178 major league at-bats, he has six homers and 23 RBIs. He has struck out quite a bit -- once every three at-bats.

"I've been real concerned about the results and trying to impress the people at the big league level and prove that I can play, instead of just trusting myself, relaxing and playing," Larish said.

SEAY UPDATE: Left-handed reliever Bobby Seay, already scheduled for two medical exams this week on the sore shoulder that prevents him from pitching, said Tuesday he'll get a third exam next week.

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Adam Thompson 2 Cents Worth: OT rules change far from perfect (Sheboygan Press)

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 02:16 AM PDT

Finally, the NFL changed its overtime rules, ending the "first team to score wins" philosophy that made the coin toss the most important play of a game.

Still, the NFL's new system isn't close to as good as what college football already does.

Starting next season, if a team wins the coin toss and kicks a field goal, the other team gets the ball. If that next series ends with another field goal, play continues under the current sudden-death rules.

If the team winning the toss immediately scores a touchdown, however, the game is over.

The college OT system — each team gets the ball at the 25-yard line; if there's a tie, they do it again — is an exciting way to end a game and fair to both teams.

Is the NFL concerned that statistics could get too inflated by that system, or that its millionaire players won't care if stats aren't compiled?

If the league believes it would skew stats and scores, here's a novel idea: don't count the stats! Make overtime all about winning.

Or perhaps the league is too proud or arrogant to implement an idea that college thought of first.

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