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However, Prasse-Freeman occasionally had problems turning the ball over. For his first 18 games, Prasse-Freeman had a lackluster 1.3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Over his last nine games, though, he improved to a 2.3-to-1 ratio and showed signs of continued development...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Basketball Begins New Season With High Expectations | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

MORE STEROID RAGE Make the use of steroids and erythropoietin mandatory and enforce it! Any athlete who tests negative for nandrolone or who has a testosterone/epitestosterone ratio of under 6 to 1 can't compete. It's that simple. Imagine players dumping a big cooler of human growth hormone on their coach after a victory. That's exciting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Are You Ready For Some Football? | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

...dork to non-dork ratio of 2.7 to 1 b) To eradicate local public schools c) To import women who like shy, balding men d) A large gay population...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: News Quiz Nov. 13, 2000 | 11/13/2000 | See Source »

...acids--found in corn and many other vegetable oils--may limit the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids. But here again, the evidence is incomplete. "We have a long way to go before we understand the minimal amount of omega-3 needed by the body and whether the ratio of omega-3 to omega-6 is critical," says Alice Lichtenstein, a professor of nutrition at Tufts University School of Medicine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: We Love Fish | 10/30/2000 | See Source »

...more ugliness to come," asserts Stan Nabi, chief investment officer at DLJ Investment Management, who notes that many tech stocks still trade way above the prices warranted by their earnings power. One common measure of value compares a company's projected annual growth rate with its current price-earnings ratio. If the P/E is lower, the stock may be attractive. A lot of tech stocks will grow earnings 35% a year in coming years but have P/Es way above that. Cisco, for example, trades at 148 times trailing earnings even after the stock has sunk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The NASDAQ: What A Drag! | 10/23/2000 | See Source »

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