Thomas Shields

1 week ago | thedinkpickleball.com | Thomas Shields

Innovation knows no bounds. Buried among the many models submitted for USA Pickleball approval recently is one paddle that may or may not be the byproduct of a manufacturing mishap. To quote the late Dr. Alan Grant (Jurassic Park 1993): What is that? According to the picture, it's called 'The Drone Attack', but the model name is listed as "The Paddle Professional" on the USA Pickleball approval list.

1 week ago | scholarship.richmond.edu | Thomas Shields

DOI10.1177/00219347022500AbstractAll across America on January 20, 1986, there were celebrations and school holidays in honor of the first holiday of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. In the county of Henrico, a suburb of Richmond, Virginia, the students were in school. Henrico's school administration and school board decided that the students should be in school learning about the contributions of Dr. King.

1 week ago | scholarship.richmond.edu | Thomas Shields

Purpose: Layered with myriad considerations, school closure and rezoning processes in urban school systems are politically fraught with the potential for damaging consequences. This article explores the politics and impacts of a closure and rezoning process in Richmond, Virginia, through the lens of themes applicable to urban school systems and students across the nation.

1 week ago | scholarship.richmond.edu | Thomas Shields

DOI10.1111/j.1747-1346.2004.tb00183.xAbstractThere has been an abundance of written work on the historic fight for black political equality in southern urban areas. However, almost no scholarly work exists on the fight for black political equality in the rapidly expanding southern suburbs. This article analyzes the rise of the black population and its fight for political representation on the local governing board in Henrico County, a large suburb of Richmond, Virginia.

1 week ago | seekingalpha.com | Thomas Shields

SummaryYETI Holdings, Inc. remains undervalued with a conservative fair value target price range of $28.78 to $29.79. Strong fundamentals include $200 million in free cash flow, $360 million cash position, aggressive share buybacks, and high returns on invested capital and equity. YETI's transition of drinkware production out of China may increase short-term costs but should stabilize margins long-term, maintaining strong shareholder value.