He insisted that a sitcom's jokes shouldn't be mean-spirited or at someone's expense, that the dialogue not be one inane crack after another, and that the quiet poignancy of certain moments should override the laugh track. Rest happy, Mr. Griffith.

<t>One textbook approach to deriving g is taking the product of return on equity and the firm's reinvestment (or 'plowback') rate. If, e.g., a company is getting a 14% return on its invested capital, and it's paying out 30% of its earnings as dividends (hence plowing back 70%), you might figure the ...

QuoteOriginally posted by: edouardhow could chocolate malt balls get divorced? that doesn't make sense.Gracias, and right back atcha! (Although, as scotch puns go, I suppose mine was acceptable.....but just barley.)

I do look forward to the price of premium Scotch coming down a bit, thanks to the sharp increase in the supply of Single Maltans.

<t>Taken by itself the monetization clause sounds like a version of the typical "investments may be cashed out only upon the occurence of a XXX event", with "XXX" being specifically defined elsewhere to include things such as a merger into another entity, a wholesale disposition of the assets, a lar...

<t>rexlex, seasoned investors are professional skeptics--they see it as their strongest asset. When you go shopping for the dough, they WILL challenge you; they'll even intentionally throw a few barbs at you just to see how you maintain your composure.Anyone who's easily rattled by criticism won't r...