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Motor Neuron Disease Global Awareness Day June 21, 2012 By Karen Andrews 2 Comments Hello! You are welcome to subscribe to my updates for free. Happy reading!Today is Motor Neuron Disease (MND) Global Awareness Day. What is that, you ask? Here's some information from the MND website: Every year since 1997, the International Alliance has celebrated 21 June as the global day of recognition of ALS/MND – a disease that affects people in every country of the globe. June 21 is a solstice – a turning point – and each year the ALS/MND community undertake a range of activities to express their hope that this day will be another turning point in the search for cause, treatment and cure of this awful disease. I'm sometimes hesitant to talk more about how this disease afflicted my father, his rapid decline and death, because in part I've talked about it already and I don't want to repeat myself but yet at the same time I do want to talk about it because some readers might be new to this blog since February 2009 and some, I know, do appreciate the reminder; some people have been touched by this disease and in their grief and coping can take comfort in knowing I empathise entirely. I don't want to linger on sadness for sadness sake either. My father was an athletic man and enjoyed many sports. So in the spirit of that get-out-there-and-move mentality, I shall post the damn ugly photo that didn't make the cut when I ran the half marathon last time. This was taken just after I crossed the finish line. The horror, right? Oh, I know. Positively cringeworthy. Still, there are lessons that can be taken away from this picture. Let me list a few. 1) I have never run long distances in trackpants since that day because I invested in a proper pair of running skins. As far at the next Run Melbourne goes, I estimate the difference will probably be an improved recovery rate of about two days (because, touch wood, I won't be sick that day. Unlike above). They do help a lot. Plus, people are still incredulous when I tell them I ran in trackpants ('What? Really? Get out.') Well, there's not much to say to that, other than I was a noob. 2) I still prefer listening to music on my little shuffle over strapping my iPhone to my arm; although this time I do hope to get a few pictures along the way, so I might need to get over it. 3) I will buy a cheap cardigan that I won't mind leaving along the road somewhere instead of taking one I wanted to keep and tying it around my waist once I got hot. It was annoying as it kept slipping off. 4) The headband may not be the sexiest thing around, but they do protect the ears. And it's likely to be windy! As today is MND Global Awareness Day, and I will be running to raise money for research, if you feel moved, or if I've embarrassed myself enough, you might care to pop over to donation page, here. Don't forget, a donation over $10 will get you onto my tshirt – see here for more details. If you want to have a laugh and read a kilometre by kilometre breakdown of the last half marathon, go here. Thank you! x Edited to add: Kevin Rudd also wrote about MND Awareness Day yesterday on his website. Karen AndrewsKaren Andrews is the creator of Miscellaneous Mum. This is one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country and is a two-time finalist in the Best Australian Blogs competition. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Is an exercise junkie (when she finds the time). « Milo Active Play Sportspack GiveawaySpaghetti aglio e olio »Comments LisaDempster says June 21, 2012 at 12:25 pm That is NOT an ugly photo!! You gorgeous. Exhausted, yes. But also glowing! LisaDempster recently posted..Future Bookshop @ NGV Studio Reply Ann says June 22, 2012 at 4:37 pm Well done a greta cause Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Name * Email * Website Comment You may use these HTML tags and attributes:   <acronym title="">
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|Waterlox gave my walnut samples an amber tint? Does the Salad Bowl finish do the same? I have General Finishes one but haven't used it...
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- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Mon, Mar 12, 12 at 18:19
|No, it's crystal clear, vry low-yellowing effect.
- Posted by 2LittleFishies (My Page) on Mon, Mar 12, 12 at 18:30
|Does it protect well? I assume (but don't know) it's not as protective as Waterlox. If you put Salad Bowl Finish on an island top (no sink) do you have to reapply after a certain time? Can you "spot fix" things?
Still leaning towards mineral oil but being we'll be eating at it, I know it will get wiped down several times a day and thought a finish would be easier. (Also don't want shiny, but I heard salad bowl isn't very shiny)
|I do not know of a finish that is not food/eating safe when cured.
Any 'oil' finish is going to be less protective than almost any curing finish like varnish or Waterlox(actually a type of varnish.). It advertises it is tung oil based,, but the resins added actually provide the protection. Tung oil by itself is not very protective.
That makes Waterlox more a varnish than an oil finish. There is nothing wrong with that, Waterlox is a woodworking favorite. I know of hobby and pro woodworkers who use it.
You might look for a water based varnish. Water based finishes do not add that amber tint and can provide similar protection.
- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Tue, Mar 13, 12 at 12:53
|Salad bowl finish is very thin, and obviously not a protective as a thick film finish like w-lox or poly. But it's very pretty, looks like a hand-rubbed finish.
I don't think the "Tianamen's Best" (TM) depleted-uranium, lead-fortified tank varnish is recommended for food-prep areas.
- Posted by 2LittleFishies (My Page) on Tue, Mar 13, 12 at 13:22
|Can Salad Bowl finished be applied over mineral oil or would all traces of oil have to be removed first?
- Posted by bobsmyuncle (My Page) on Tue, Mar 13, 12 at 18:49
|I haven't used GF Salad Bowl Finish in years, but it used to be exactly the same product as their Arm-R-Seal, just re-labeled. Arm-R-Seal is labeled as a "Oil and Urethane Blend" Translation: polyurethane varnish thinned to wiping consistency.
RE: Waterlox. It is a varnish. Instead of the common linseed oil and alkyd+urethane resins, it is made from tung oil and phenolic resins. Like all varnishes, it is cooked in absence of air and the oil and resins chemically combine, inheriting properties of the type of oil and resin chosen, but no longer oil and no longer resin. Waterlox plays fast and loose with "tung oil" monicker throughout their web site, but if you search long and deep enough, they say buried there, "Waterlox has never made any claims that we manufacture anything but a varnish"
Here is a link that might be useful: what is waterlox
|I used Salad Bowl on my baking center. I put on 6 coats, and am very happy with the results. It's realy easy to "refresh",just sand and apply another coat on top.
I've never used Waterlox. Would have but the cost of a quart shipped very high and I got the other from Rockler with free shipping.
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A wildly imaginative sequel to Treasure Island—Robert Louis Stevenson's beloved classic—about two young friends and their high-seas adventure with dangerous pirates and long-lost treasure.
It's almost forty years after the events of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island: Jim Hawkins now runs an inn called the Hispaniola on the English coast with his son, Jim, and Long John Silver has returned to England to live in obscurity with his daughter, Natty. Their lives are quiet and unremarkable; their adventures have seemingly ended.
But for Jim and Natty, the adventure is just beginning. One night, Natty approaches young Jim with a proposition: return to Treasure Island and find the remaining treasure that their fathers left behind so many years before. As Jim and Natty set sail in their fathers' footsteps, they quickly learn that this journey will not be easy. Immediately, they come up against murderous pirates, long-held grudges, and greed and deception lurking in every corner. And when they arrive on Treasure Island, they find terrible scenes awaiting them—difficulties which require all their wit as well as their courage. Nor does the adventure end there, since they have to sail homeward again.
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"With 'Silver,' Andrew Motion places the poet adventurer up in the sky where he belongs, coasting and gliding in favorable winds, pointing the way to literary treasure." —New York Times Book Review
"Crammed with incident, intrigue and peril. . . . One gets easily swept up by the suspenseful story Silver tells, and the excitement, dread and courage of its young narrator and his companions." —Seattle Times
"A rollicking adventure. . . . [Silver] has everything: a seagoing adventure with endearing heroes, barbarous pirates, venomous snakes, a loquacious parrot, and romance. Can't miss." —Library Journal
"Elegant, affectionate homage to Robert Louis Stevenson … A piece of writing born of genuine love and respect for the original." —The Sunday Times
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"[An] elegant, thrilling sequel. . . . Motion's prose, vivid and glowingly poetic, is a brilliant counterpoint to the fascinating action." —The Daily Mail


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- Match report: Nasri and Kompany win the title for City
- Man City reaction: Under the quiet, dignified Pellegrini we have won the title in style
- Premier League fan reaction: What supporters say about their club's 2013-14 campaigns
Good Sunday to you football fan and welcome to the final day of the Premier League.
For many of you, today marks a sad occasion as the season ends but for one team, it will be a day of the utmost happiness.
That team, if we are honest with ourselves, is likely to be Manchester City.
Magnificent in attack throughout the season (and just better than Liverpool in defence) they are the team that has spent less than two weeks at the top during the 2013-14 campaign but are surely destined to be celebrating come 5pm.
Of course, stranger things have happened. Call me boring, but today I don't think there will be too much strangeness.
Anyway, let's get going shall we?
Here we go then! Sergio Aguero is back for Manchester City, replacing James Milner in the hosts' only change.
For West Ham United, Joey O'Brien starts ahead of Guy Demel.
Full line-ups to follow, but predictably it is strong from Manuel Pellegrini as he looks to complete a double.
The XIs are in, and a well-rested West Ham side are very much as predicted.
Man City: Hart, Zabaleta, Kompany, Demichelis, Kolarov; Garcia, Toure; Nasri, Silva; Aguero, Dzeko
West Ham: Adrian, O'Brien, Tomkins, Reid, McCartney; Noble, Diame; Downing, Nolan, Taylor; Carroll.
On the bench for City: Pantilimon, Lescott, Clichy, Milner, Fernandinho, Negredo, Jovetic, while West Ham United have Jarvis, Armero, Vaz Te, Collins, Jaaskelainen, C.Cole and J.Cole.
Predictably, West Ham have support around 45 miles west of here:
At Anfield, they have just played I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles.— Oliver Holt (@OllieHolt22) May 11, 2014
Andy Carroll has a big day ahead of him.
And the former Liverpool man told the Sunday People in this exclusive interview that he is backing himself to ruin City's title dream.
While easy to disregard it as facile trash talk, it's worth nothing that Manchester City are the team that the Geordie Centaur has scored the most goals against (5).
Surely he couldn't, could he?
Well isn't this just splendid? Dunno if gloves and a hat are truly necessary at this time of the year but then again it is Manchester...
Two years ago, the party was seconds away from falling horribly flat.
That seems to have coloured the mood of so many City fans. A fatalism, a sense of ''if it can go wrong, we'll find a way to make it go wrong'', still stalks around these parts.
But surely not, surely not today. One point, a draw, against a West Ham side with absolutely nothing to play for, a manager who is more likely to get a P45 than a congratulations card by the middle of the week and who they've already put 12 past in three games this season.
Keep up four goals per game average and City will break Chel'sea's 2009-10 Premier League of 103. Remember, Carlo Ancelotti's team put EIGHT past Wigan to win the title four years ago.
I don't expect eight, from a City side showing just one change from the team that took themselves to the brink of glory against Villa in midweek, Aguero in for Milner. But I do expect three or four.
As for West Ham, well, the final whistle can't come quickly enough. Seven Englishmen, though. Good news for Greg Dyke.......!
They are emerging from the tunnel at the Etihad.
The roar is deafening as Manchester salutes the team that would be champions. That could be champions.
They are but a small step away, but one that nonetheless needs completing.
West Ham know what they must do.
And this is what those players walked out to:
"together" mosaic on seats at City seems to sum up Pellegrini's first season pic.twitter.com/UeZJGZneo1— Rob Harris (@RobHarris) May 11, 2014
There is a tangible sense of expectation here at the Etihad Stadium as Manchester CIty prepare to come out for their title-deciding clash with West Ham.
A carnival-ty[e atmosphere has descended on this enclave of East Manchester, with bech balls bobbing between fans, and the home supporters here expect nothing but a win and a second title in three years.
City are often derided over their failure to sell out their stadium, but there are no empty seats as they await the defining moment of the season.
Writing in the match programme, Vincent Kompany claims Manchester City will be deserved champions if they win.
"It's been a bigger challenge this season than it's ever been in my opinion and the team crowned as champions will fully deserve to have won it," he says.
He adds: "I know that if I were in the position of Liverpool, I wouldn't give up, so I can't for one second believe that they've completely given up and we have to keep that in mind."
The heavens have opened with the obligatory Manchester weather and City and West Ham strode out from the tunnel.
The two sides have shaken hands with the officials and with each other, City's players have embraced each other and now we will learn whether Manuel Pellegrini's side have the collective mental resolve to close out this title race for a second Premier League crown.
Blue Moon rings out, and we're underway!
For kit fans, West Ham are wearing their third shirt and I, for one, have never seen it before.
Some sort of black concoction with red trimming and light blue or grey(?) shorts.
City start well with some possession but their first attack comes to nothing.
We're very much underway here and it's buzzing.
It's party time at the Etihad - despite the rain.
The City fans erupt when Blues legend Gio Kinkladze is introduced on the pitch before kick-off.
Kinkladze is a reminder of the bad old days of relegation to the third tier and that is a world away for City now.
The supporters then belt out a rousing rendition of 'Blue Moon' as the game kicks off.
AS IT STANDS, nothing has changed... but prepare to hear those words enunciated very dramatically on numerous occasions this afternoon.
City having ALL the ball in the opening eight minutes or so, and West Ham making sure they know they've got to make something special happen to earn a goal.
For all the talk of Carroll, he's not touched the ball yet I don't think!
City as a club have changed hugely in recent years. But their fans haven't.
Amid the chants about Sheikh Mansour, going to Spain, in his Lamborghini (bet you can't guess what that rhymes with?), there are still a few inflatable bananas.
For those of more recent vintage, that's an 80s reference, to Imre Varadi (mis-heard, apparently, as Ray Bananas). Back when City were, well, City!
The rain which teemed down at the start has slackened off. City probing, although penalty appeals when Dzeko's driven cross slams into Noble more than slightly optimistic.
First proper chance for Manchester City as David Silva volleys a cross well over the bar.
The build-up was good from Argie pair Pablo Zabaleta and Sergio Aguero as the forward sent his compatriot to the byline with a clever one-two, but despite the cross beating everyone and finding the unmarked Silva, it's nowhere near the target.
Width, and those full-backs getting forward, will prove crucial in City unlocking these massed ranks of West Ham defenders.
As expected, the game immediately becomes like a training drill of attack versus defence. And no prizes for guessing which side is doing which.
West Ham, playing 4-5-1 with Andy Carroll up top, are soon creaking and James Tomkins makes a vital clearance.
City's pressure is relentless and, as Ed described, David Silva volleys over at the back post from Pablo Zabaleta's right-wing cross.
Kevin Nolan, the boyhood Red who would love to see Liverpool win the title, blazes well over on his own rare incursion into the City half.
West Ham genuinely don't appear interested in scoring a goal here, which is particularly bad news for Liverpool.
Carroll tries to lead an attack for them but the support is so slow in arriving that there seems no obvious way for them to break through.
On days like today, a pacy winger or forward would make a huge difference to the Hammers' (remote) chances.
There is a GOAL... at ANFIELD! Liverpool have gone 1-0 down to Newcastle United.
Martin Skrtel shins it past his own keeper from a left-wing cross and it's already sounding like party time at the Etihad.
Yet still they pour forward, and Yaya Toure curls one wide from 25 yards.
City are patient, and they know now they are in a better position than ever.
Of course, May 13 2012 has acquired its own, deserving, legendary status.
''We're Manchester City, we'll fight to the end'' is the chant, after Silva blasts over the top, a reference to that remarkable 94th-minute climax against QPR.
Aguero, the hero of that hour, looks somewhat dodgy after a long-range effort but the news from the 30 miles down the M62 brings choruses of ''Blue Moon'' and an even louder bellow of ''We're not really here''.
The mood has changed, even though City are yet to score.
The cliched image of the fan with a radio pressed to his ear has just been flashed across the monitors in the press box.
Does that guy not have a smartphone?
Whatever way City fans are keeping in touch with events at Anfield, word quickly goes round of Newcastle's goal at Anfield. The volume goes up a few more decibels as the City fans know the title is theirs.
And Kolarov has a rasping drive tipped over by Adrián.
If you watched Man City v Aston Villa then you'll be already familiar with the pattern of this game.
City are camped in the West Ham half, keeping possession and patiently passing and prodding away.
It's led to a few skied shots from distance but nothing significant. Yet, as we know, Manuel Pellegrini is a patient man and this lot know their class should eventually show.
And even if it doesn't, Liverpool are currently 1-0 down!
Rare to go to a game where the title will be won or lost and find no sense of urgency.
But it feels as if City know they can do what they need to do, any time, while West Ham don't really care too much.
City playing patient, calm, passing football, in and around the box, waiting for the moment to strike.
Kolarov from distance tested Adrian's finger-tips, Dzeko shot wide. Tension, though, is noticeable by its utter absence.
Hammers, so far, about as dangerous as plastic tea-spoon.
The game here is almost irrelevant for the City fans with Liverpool losing.
City still want to win and are camped in front of West Ham's 10-man wall on the edge of their box.
Finally, it stops raining and the sun comes out to warm Manuel Pellegrini as he stands on the edge of his technical area.
West Ham finally get a man to the byline and swing a cross in for Andy Carroll...
...but he's the only man in the City box and it gets nowhere near him as Kompany heads clear with ease.
If they're to catch the Mancunians out then they'll need to get everything right going forward, and there's no sign of that thus far.
And there's the Premier League!
Yaya Toure drives forward and lays it inside to Samir Nasri. The massed ranks stand between him and the goal, but he opts to fire it through them and a wickedly bending shot catches Adrián late - wiggling into the corner.
Man City lead 1-0 and the title is surely done?
This doesn't show it so well but there's some late bend on this. Perhaps a case that it still should have been saved:
And that, you have to think, is City's second title in three seasons. Nasri. https://t.co/LYZ0ShgLDR— sportingintelligence (@sportingintel) May 11, 2014
Just as I was about to start by mentioning the sun coming out, Nasri scores the goal that must finally end any doubt.
Poor defending by West Ham, who allow Toure to feed the Frenchman and then stand off him as he shapes to shoot, Nolan and Taylor culpable.
Adrian, probably, should do better, getting his right hand to the ball but diverting home off the inside of the post.
Nasri not exactly mobbed, but enjoying the moment. Think it's time to let off the party balloons and light the candles.
The Etihad Stadium breathes a collective sigh of relief as Samir Nasri puts City firmly on course for the title with a screamer five minutes before half-time.
Nasri scored City's equaliser in a 2-2 draw against Sunderland last month, to rescue a vital point in the context of the title race, and he may have plundered the goal that sees the Premier League trophy move back across Manchester for the next 12 months.
Half-way there. Virtually done and had Silva's shot deflected off Carroll and four inches lower, rather than hitting the bar, it really would have been.
Of course, they were one-up at half-time, attacking the same end, against QPR two years ago.
But that Rangers side had Mark Hughes in charge, with a point to prove, and were not safe until the last knockings of stoppage time.
West Ham don't look interested, their failure to come near closing down Nasri before he let fly a case in point.
Unless something utterly remarkable happens – both here and at Anfield – the engravers can start to go to work on that Premier League trophy.
And here is the moment that looks to have given Manchester City a Premier League title:
Back underway at the Etihad, and I can only foresee more goals for the hosts now that they've broken the deadlock.
Assuming West Ham only cranked up their attacking intent to 'mild' from 'none' it would still open up chances for the hosts.
And needless to say they'll tire after all this hard work.
More goals, more noise and building to a crescendo is my prediction.
Vincent Kompany makes it 2-0 and you can start up the open-top bus.
West Ham fail to deal with a regulation corner and the ball falls to the City skipper, who swivels and smashes home from a couple of yards.
He looks absolutely flipping delighted and rightfully so.
It's a title romp, dear chums.
And the City fans have flicked the switch to 'title celebration mode'.
Boisterous, crowing and ecstatic, the Etihad is a sea of singing sky blue - and for the second time in three years they're going to see their side crowned champions at their own ground.
Will there be more? (Prediction: Yes)
Engravers, get to work. Don't forget the sky blue ribbons. It's done.
Four minutes into the second half, Nasri's corner, Dzeko's touch rebounds off Nolan's back and Kompany, six yards out prods over the line.
Proper celebrations, a mound of players in the corner, Poznans in the Colin Bell Stand.
Done and dusted. The only question, now, is whether they break Chelsea's record. They need two more.
West Ham have had a shot! I mean, it went wide and stuff but it was a notional effort towards the general area of the goal.
Matt Taylor was the culprit, and he's pulled a bouncing ball past Joe Hart's post after a cross was headed clear.
City didn't bother with shutting him down, which either shows they've slacked off a bit or that they don't rate Matty much.
You decide...
The party is in full swing now that Vincent Kompany makes it 2-0 just after half-time.
It's a procession to the title and the blue and white ribbons are being tied onto the Premier League trophy beneath us.
The City fans sing 'We're not really here' before turning their backs on the action to do the Poznan, another one of their favourites.
They also sing about Steven Gerrard's slip against Chelsea, which does not reflect well on them, when they should be celebrating their own achievements.
City need one more goal to equal Chelsea's Premier League record of 103.
Radio 5 live reporting that West Ham fans are singing "You're getting sacked in the morning," which even with Manchester City's record of managers can't be aimed at Manuel Pellegrini.
Thus we must assume they're referring to Sam Allardyce, who admitted that he was braced for the boot this week.
Could this be au revoir for grande Sam?
A few dangerous set pieces in a row for West Ham as City look to have slacked off a little.
Downing swings it over once more but it's dealt with by the hosts, who may have lowered the tempo slightly but certainly aren't panicking.
Still 2-0 at the Etihad.
Goal Liverpool at Anfield and they are now slightly closer to the title but at the same time still absolutely miles off and with no chance of winning it.
Well, I say that, they've scored a second!
It's 2-1 Liverpool with a couple of goals inside two minutes - Sturridge adding to Agger's opener and now they need a favour off West Ham.
Edin Dzeko OFF, Fernandinho ON: There is no point taking risks here and Manuel Pellegrini opts to solidify that midfield region by bringing on the Brazil international.
Perhaps surprising that Dzeko was replaced and not the questionably-fit Aguero but he gets a great reception.
Toure will presumably operate a bit further forward, which is ominous for West Ham.
All rather subdued, although City fans enjoy a chorus of ''David Moyes is a football genius''. It passes the time.
And it's all about filling the space until the final whistle.
We've just had a miss of the season contender from Aguero, somehow managing to turn an open goal three yards out from Zabaleta's low cross into a back-pass for Adrian to collect.
The only issue, despite that Anfield turnaround, is whether City to break Chelsea's goals mark.
West Ham fans, having jeered Nolan off the pitch, opt for ''sacked in the morning'' chants at Allardyce.
Might take a few days more than that but appears to be drawing towards that inevitable end now.
Carroll has just come off. May be glad that Roy Hodgson went to Southampton but increasingly hard to see how anyone could really justify taking him rather than Lambert to the World Cup. I didn't (see earlier!)
The only real issue left at the Etihad is to see if Manchester City can equal or beat Chelsea's goals record.
Manuel Pellegrini does not appear that bothered if his substitutions are anything to go by and he takes off Edin Dzeko and brings on Fernandinho.
It does not matter today, but Sergio Aguero is having a shocker, confirmed by him missing an open goal.
Doesn't look entirely happy and may still be feeling his injury.
David Silva is now replaced by James Milner
Joe Cole ON, Momo Diame OFF: A last Hammers appearance for Cole?
He has ten minutes or so to make something happen at the Etihad, or more likely, watch on as Manchester City dominate the late stages of their title party.
Currently the team is being serenaded by a cascade of Olé's.
Oooh, this doesn't look nice for Yaya Toure.
He pulled up a bit tight after a sprint and is now limping. Someone should probably tell him that running off a hamstring injury isn't particularly wise with a World Cup a month away.
That man appears to be Manuel Pellegrini, who is now throwing on Alvaro Negredo to replace him for the last five minutes.
There's no question Manchester City are worthy champions.
They've scored the most goals, only Chelsea have conceded fewer, and Manuel Pellegrini's men managed to hold their nerve when title rivals Liverpool and Chelsea were found wanting.
They closed out the title in 2012 with six straight wins to snatch it from Manchester United on goal difference, and have put together five consecutive victories to clinch ut again. They may have only been in top spot for 16 days this season but, like a marathon runner hanging on the shoulder of the leaders, they have timed to perfection their run on the home straight and have kicked on when their opponents have wilted.
Booking for Sergio Aguero and Mark Noble here.
The Hammers captain somewhat offended by an Aguero foul that didn't appear too bad.
Some mild handbags ensued and both are punished but it all feels a bit needless from the West Ham midfielder as we tick over into stoppage time.
FT: Manchester City 2-0 West Ham at the Etihad.
"Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over!"
Well, that's because the final whistle has gone and Man City have won the title, dear Kenneth. Flares, smoke and a whole load of fans on the Etihad pitch as the players struggle to get off the field of play.
Matija Nastastic didn't even play and he's being mobbed to the extent that he can't move.
No late drama this time from Manchester City, but the title is still theirs again.
This is a procession rather than a heart-stopping finale like two years ago, but their players and fans don't care.
For the City fans, this afternoon has been one, long party. And it is going to get even better when they are presented with the Premier League trophy.
Just one slightly sour note near the end when Sergio Aguero is booked for knocking Mark Noble over off the ball.
Why did he do that? But then he has had a strange afternoon.
There's a pitch invasion at the final whistle, enveloping some of the City players.
Martin Demichelis' lack of pace is exposed again as he is swamped.
All rather tame in the end. Before the massed pitch invasion that is. Not sure it was that sort of afternoon, at all.
But Hail to the Chiefs. Coronation time.
And, over 38 games in which they have earned more points and scored more goals than anybody else, deservedly so, too.
This one lacked any of the drama of 2012, goals either side of the break from Nasri and skipper Kompany taking City over the line.
West Ham, too, were mind-blowingly awful.
But Pellegrini was brought in to restore harmony and get this collection of multi-millionaires singing from the same hymn-sheet.
At times, the harmony has been beautiful. At others, slightly discordant.
But over the whole piece, the most consistent, best, choir in the land.
Champions. And rightly so.
For every beaming, smiling face at the Etihad, Anfield mourns a title lost.
Steven Gerrard has just been asked how he feels to have missed out on a first Premier League title.
"Devastated," says the Liverpool skipper.
Pipped in the end by two points, the Reds legend's slip against Chelsea will no doubt haunt him for some time.
The opening bars of 'We are the Champions' ringing out at the Etihad.
The pitch has been cleared of the local scalliwags and now the organised, corporate-branded fun can begin.
Scarves up, chaps, your heroes are about to come back out the tunnel.
Keen to fulfil stereotypes, the Mancunians filling the Etihad stadium are now joining in as Wonderwall blares out over the PA system.
The players are still jumping around and hugging in the tunnel, but don't think Vincent Kompany hasn't got time to take a selfie... oh no.
Champions!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #2014 #MCFC pic.twitter.com/8TlkWPGnAP— Vincent Kompany (@VincentKompany) May 11, 2014
Wow, this is a great picture of the scenes after the final whistle.
Players are coming out now so we'll have some quotes and analysis for you shortly.
Joe Hart has been down to talk:
"You can't repeat what happened last time. That's how it went that day.
"QPR were fighting for their lives when they played us. This year I think we've really come strong when we needed to. We won the games we needed to win and this is the final result.
"We're all winners, we've got strong personalities, we've found a way for it to work, we've got a great backroom staff, some amazing people that work for Manchester City. I've been here for a while, but the boys that come here they buy into it, so it's great. It's been a great year for me, a really exciting year.
"I think it emphasised what a squad you need to win the Premier League. I was having a tough time, Costel came in and did fantastically in the games he played, then proceeded to back me up, as did Richard Wright.
"I can't thank them enough for that, how they've been this year, and they're a big reason we've won the league. The manager is a winner, he wants to win, he believes in what he does, he's a measured man and he's prepared to do what he needs to in order to win the Premier League and that's shown."
Manchester City fan Rob Pollard has taken quickly to his keyboard to get his feelings down on a page.
And he's full of praise for the efficient, quiet Manuel Pellegrini.
Politically, this is wonderful to see. Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro united in title glory:
May 11, 2014
The City players emerge for the presentation wearing '14' T-shirts to signify their success in 2014.
Some, like Edin Dzeko, wear their national flags, tucked into their shorts, and every one of them is determined to have a good time.
Joleon Lescott receives his winner's medal in what could be his last official act as a City player because he is leaving on a free this summer.
Some words from Manuel Pellegrini on how he won the title:
"We didn't start very well but i think one of the most important things this year was, after six away games we had just four points from eighteen, I told the players we can't do that and we have to improve and they reacted.
"We tried to play the whole year as a good team, as a winning team."
Some audio from our friends at the MEN of the Etihad as the final whistle went:
We've all being waiting for one person in particular to react to this news. It wasn't Noel Gallagher, it wasn't Steven Gerrard, it wasn't Roy Hodgson, it wasn't Sepp Blatter.
No, it was this man:
We have won the Premier League. I am really happy about this!— Boring James Milner (@BoringMilner) May 11, 2014
A nice piece of memorabilia for one famous Manchester City fan:
.@noelgallagher sporting @VincentKompany's captains armband about to be interviewed by CityTV! #mcfc pic.twitter.com/AXRmofNSUj— Manchester City FC (@MCFC) May 11, 2014
More from Manuel! Pellegrini has been talking to Radio 5 Live:
"I was very calm because the team was in a good moment, playing well and we just needed to do what the club has been doing all season. We did it and we won."
He also said he thought two trophies in his first season was a good return and batted away questions about targeting the Champions League next season, saying he wanted to celebrate this season's successes first."
At Anfield the mood was somewhat different. Steven Gerrard spoke to Radio 5 Live:
"If you'd said we were going to go to the last game of the season with a slim chance of winning the league I'd have taken it.
"But as the season goes on you want more.
"We've been unlucky. We've given it a great shot but we came up short."
Gerrard reflected it had taken him until the age of 33 to get this title chase experience, and he believes this campaign will have taught the younger players a lot.
And there is no mistaking his determination to be involved in another title race next season.
He said: "I believe the title's not too far away if we continue to produce performances like we did this season.
"Before this season the manager gave us a target of top four. I don't think that will be his target next season and it won't be the players'.
"Things have changed. We know it and the supporters know it.
"We deserve to be rated as title contenders before a ball is kicked."
Brendan Rodgers told Radio 5 Live: "Congratulations to Manchester City. "After 38 games if you are top of the league then you win the title and you deserve it.
"They've got some outstanding players, a manager who's come in and adapted well to English football.
"I hope they have a good evening. We will go away and celebrate the success we've had this season and go again."
Brendan Rodgers told Radio 5 Live he was proud of Liverpool's "wonderful season".
He said: "I take immense pride. I don't think anyone expected it."
And he feels this season shows a plan coming together.
He explained: "We needed to develop a culture and environment to allow the players to perform and be better.
"In the last couple of seasons that culture has spread and we've started to win on a consistent basis.
"We will strengthen in the summer. The key word is belief."
He said the club will kick off next season with a real belief, continue to grow and continue to fight at the top of the table.
And he is looking forward to the return of Champions League football.
He said: "To be back in that competition will be great, not just for the club but for the city."
This is worth a read for a bit of reflection on a frantic afternoon of football up and down the country:
Premier League final day: 10 things we learnt, by @Bruce_Archer89 http://t.co/nL0ZenGbg7 pic.twitter.com/o7FODIXY0R— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) May 11, 2014
Gary Neville was obviously not enjoying watching City win the league but he was nonetheless on typical form.
"Winning a Premier League title is the best moment of your life," he said
"People mention kids, but everyone has kids, not everyone wins a Premier League medal."
Brilliant stuff from him, and it's reflected in the joy on those Manchester City faces right now.
David Silva('s PR staff) quick on the button with the social media today:
Champions of England!!!! pic.twitter.com/tuNJAY0yxf— David Silva (@21LVA) May 11, 2014
A nod to his predecessor from the manager who has just led City to the title:
Manuel Pellegrini in press conference and just made sure to mention the work done by Roberto Mancini before him #MCFC— Daniel Taylor (@DTguardian) May 11, 2014
And for his next trick, Manuel Pellegrini decides to take on the world!
The Chilean has taken aim at Didier Deschamps:
"I can't believe Samir Nasri will not be going to World Cup... it would be an important mistake"
That's the real quiz:
There is a man currently hoovering the Etihad pitch. That's when you know you're a big club— Sam Wallace (@SamWallaceIndy) May 11, 2014
This is a superb stat:
Incredible season in Manchester. #MCFC champions with better goal-difference column (65) than #MUFC goals-scored column (64)— Daniel Taylor (@DTguardian) May 11, 2014
Raheem Sterling trying to look on the bright side of life:
Didn't win league but my teams full of champions #last day memories pic.twitter.com/O74Db786oN— Raheem Sterling (@sterling31) May 11, 2014
"You are the reason for all my achievements. I love you!"
That's Pablo Zabaleta, presumably talking about his wife and not anyone else.
Sos la razón de todos mis logros. Te amooooooo!!!!! pic.twitter.com/PAIX4cZWaK— Pablo Zabaleta (@pablo_zabaleta) May 11, 2014
Sergio Aguero has issued some very family-orientated thanks via his Twitter account:
"Champions once more! Very excited for our second title in 3 years! A big thank you to all the fans for all the support. This is for you all!
"I want to dedicate this title to my mom, Adriana, who's having her birthday today. What a gift, isn't it? I love you!!
"It's also for Ben, who watched it from Argentina. This cup is for you, son! I love you!!!
"To my dad, Leo, to my brothers and sisters, to my girlfriend Karina, thank you for all the support and constancy!"
Here's a round-up of how Manchester City players have celebrated winning their second title in three years.
Thanks for joining us today, it's been one hell of an afternoon but it's Manuel Pellegrini's men who come out of it with the Premier League trophy, beating Liverpool by two clear points.
That's not the end of the football action from us though, see you tomorrow for England's World Cup squad announcement, all live on Mirror.co.uk/Football


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Policies to Puncture the Student Loan Bubble
Richard Vedder participates in a panel discussion, moderated by the American Enterprise Institute's Alex Pollock. Together with Andrew Kelly of AEI, Matt Chingos of Brookings Institute, and Jason Delisle of New America Foundation, Richard Vedder discusses how the current federal financial aid system has directly led to increased costs of college tuition. Richard points out eight deficiencies with the current financial student assistance programs, which are discussed at length in the recent CCAP study: Dollars, Cents and Nonsense: The Harmful Effects of Federal Student Aid.
"What if that rate of tuition increases had continued after 1978 instead of the 3 to 4 percent increases actually observed? What would tuition fees be today? About 59 percent lower. State universities charging $10,000 in-state fees (a common fee today) would instead be charging a bit over $4,000."
View the full discussion below.
Humanities Doctorates: High Risk, Low Reward
To some, pursuing a degree in the humanities is a noble and laudable pursuit. Be it in English or comparative literature, the analysis of humanistic study can expand human knowledge and understanding. However, as the Modern Language Association (MLA) reports, doctoral programs in the discipline may prove more damaging than previously envisioned. With a median time-to-degree of nine years, sparse job market, and limited funding, the field has fallen into serious academic jeopardy.
Doctoral students in the humanities spend on average 9.2 years to complete coursework. Between 2006 and 2010, nearly 44 percent spent more than ten. Delayed workforce entrance, family planning, and financial security have all come at the expense of the program, and compared to other advanced degrees – such as a MD, JD, and MBA – a nine-year crash course might seem particularly unattractive.
According to the National Science Foundation's 2012 Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities and Colleges, roughly 1,928 of the 5,503 humanities doctorates surveyed – or 35 percent – are "seeking employment or study." Additionally, the academic job market, which employs 82.8 percent of doctorates, is declining. According to the MLA's Job Information List (JIL), tenure-track positions in the humanities have declined sharply since the 2008-09 academic year. Today, fewer than 30 percent of faculty hold tenure or are on the tenure track.
Federal support for the humanities has similarly been disconcerting. According to the Humanities Indicator Project, spending in the humanities equaled 0.48 percent of science and engineering expenditures while academic institutions covered more than 55 percent of expenses. Doctoral students now incur more than $20,000 in student debt.
Reforming the humanities doctorate by limiting degree completion and encouraging careers outside academia can ease uncertainty. Students can benefit by broadening the conventional job market and incurring more tenable debt. The future of humanistic study nonetheless rests on its vindication, and until more serious measures are taken, its legitimacy will remain in doubt.
New CCAP Study on the Harmful Effects of Federal Student Aid
With Dollars, Sense, and Nonsense: The Harmful Effects of Federal Student Aid, CCAP provides an in-depth analysis of structural issues within higher education, the incentives produced by the federal student financial aid system, and offers reforms and solutions to improve college.
From the introduction:
The federal government was once almost nonexistent in higher education. Now, it plays an important role in financing attendance at America's colleges and universities, and funds vast amounts of collegiate research. The intentions of those responsible for expanding federal involvement in higher education were admirable, although the Higher Education Act of 1965 was part of a Great Society effort to solidify and expand the progressive wing of the Democratic Party in determining national public policy. Beyond politics, however, most advocates of an expanded federal role wanted to use higher education to improve educational opportunity for those of modest financial means, thereby increasing economic opportunities and narrowing differences between the affluent and the poor.
After reviewing the various federal programs that evolved to assist college students, we conclude that they have largely failed. For example, the proportion of lower-income recent college graduates is lower than when these programs were in their infancy. The programs are complex and Byzantine, leading to forms such as the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid), whose very complexity has reduced participation by low-income students. The law of unintended consequences has reared its ugly head.
For more information and an overview of main points, see the study's research page.
A New University Mantra: Publish or Perish
With the advent of the student loan crisis and the inflationary cost of college, one would be hard-pressed to find a more opportune time to eliminate marginal research programs which have plagued higher education. As the federal government funds almost 60 percent of university research, universities and campus administrations have pushed faculty to produce an exorbitant amount of research.
To be sure, federal grants have led to significant advances in the health and sciences. From World War II to the Cold War, it can be argued that erudite scientific inquiry helped set the stage for American preeminence at the turn of the century. By 2005, more than half of all leading researchers and Nobel Prize laureates belonged to American university faculties.
Scholarly research, however, comes with a price tag. Lower teaching loads, increased discretionary time, and the de-emphasis of instruction have been unintended consequences. Between 1988 and 2004, for instance, it is estimated that teaching at loads at research universities dropped 42 percent. What's more, faculty members, responding to incentives, succumbed to a "publish or perish" mentality where quantity beats quality. In the field of English and foreign literature, for example, scholarly publications rose from 13,757 in 1959 to around 70,000 in recent years.
The dilemma arises when paltry research is subsidized. According to Derek Bok in Higher Education in America, a remarkable 98 percent of all articles in the arts and 75 percent in the social sciences are never cited. What's worse, departmental research tends to be highly specialized, bearing little relevance to undergraduate learning. Through nationwide emphasis of research over instruction, universities have fostered an environment which stresses scholarship over student.
The best way to combat the increasingly deleterious effects of trivial research might be to reexamine its purpose. If English professors, for instance, are more effective in the classroom than in the library, the impetus to publish should be reconsidered. Departments which systematically favor research to instruction should reassess the purpose of their mission to determine if departmental literature is the most salient route. In the meantime, however, the federal government should reevaluate how it finances academic inquiry. The most germane solution might be the simplest – namely, the reallocation of funds to more relevant disciplines. In doing so, the government might just make research – and college – more affordable.
A College Ratings Scheme Can't Make the Grade
The Obama administration plans to release a federal rating system of colleges with an unspecified launch date to measure the benefit of attending a specific college. They hope to use it to determine how much financial aid colleges receive. Regardless of the quality or accuracy of the system, tying financial aid to it is incredibly problematic.
The president argues that colleges often act in their own interest to improve their rankings, and that the federal rankings will ameliorate that effect. Tying financial aid to rankings, however, will exacerbate the problem. The huge financial incentives (the ability to attract more students) offered by financial aid will make colleges aim for high scores, even if they don't improve any outcomes for students. Then, as students will have more money available due to higher financial aid, colleges will be able to increase their costs to students: financial aid actually increases costs since it increases the students' ability to pay through scholarships or, more commonly, loans, and thus, colleges can charge more. Even if the rating system accounts for affordability —which it almost certainly will, as increasing affordability is the main goal of the system — it will always be possible to hide costs, such as having cheap and low-quality housing in their price estimation but charging students more for higher-quality housing.
The administration's overconfidence does not engender any hope for the quality of the system— Jamienne Studley, a Department of Education official, claimed that rating the higher-education system is "like rating a blender." As Reason's Bobby Soave points out, the claim is absurd. Unlike blenders, colleges are expected to perform several tasks—house and feed students, teach them huge varieties of knowledge, help them get employment, etc. While a blender will blend the same regardless of the quality of fruit, the outcomes from college depend heavily on the characteristics of the student enrolling. If the administration thinks that a college can be rated as easily as a blender, their rating system will be oversimplified and offer no real information.
Rather than increasing college accessibility, the proposed system will encourage colleges to reach their metrics without actual improvement. Additionally, given the simplistic approach that seems to be taken on the ratings, the metrics it sets forth may not even be worthwhile goals. Most problematically, by tying financial aid to the ratings, the system will increase already overinflated college costs.
Senate Budget Committee on Student Financial Aid
Last Wednesday, Richard Vedder testified at a Senate budget committee hearing concerning student financial aid, debt, federal loan interest rates, and related topics. Video of the hearing is on C-SPAN, but CCAP has Dr. Vedder's unabridged testimony online. An excerpt follows:
I wish to make three key points this morning. First, the current student loan debt crisis would never have happened had college costs increased at the general rate of inflation. The major cause of the student debt problem is increased university fees –period. To deal long term with this issue, you must address the root cause, namely runaway college cost inflation.
Second, there are many reasons for this university price inflation, some of which are mentioned in this written statement that I submit for the record. But one relevant major contributor to the rise in tuition fees, in my judgment, is the federal student financial assistance program itself. No significant successful solution to the problem of rising college costs can occur without rethinking the magnitude and nature of the federal financing role.
Third, we are at or near a tipping point, where fundamental change will come to higher education. Early indications are that these changes are starting to happen. I will elaborate a bit on this. I will argue that many policy proposals gaining prominence these days do not fundamentally address the problems leading to big changes, and, indeed, they would likely worsen rather than improve the existing situation.
Universities Win with Guaranteed Tuition
Recently, as attention focuses on the rising cost of college tuition, some colleges have been moving to some form of a guaranteed tuition model. It ensures that the nominal price a student (or a student's parents) will pay for four years will not increase from year to year. Supporters say that it helps parents plan for the student's financial needs.
A guaranteed tuition plan takes the expected tuition total for four years and divides by four to get the annual payment. It means students pay more in the first two years than they would under an unbounded tuition system, and less in their last two years.
Who does this help? In at least one significant way, universities. According to the National Center for Education Statistics almost 41 percent of students fail to graduate within six years. Of those, consider drop-outs or transfers during the first year. They will pay some percent more for the year that they are enrolled than they would under a traditional tuition system the schools capture a premium on those students. Under a guaranteed tuition system, the schools are not incentivized to push out students, but for students who drop-out or transfer, schools collect higher tuition revenues. Statistics show that failure to complete is higher for minority and low income students, exacerbating this problem.
For instance: Ohio University will be moving to a guaranteed tuition system in Fall 2014 for the class of 2018. Under the current system, the National Center for Education Statistics tuition calculator estimates a 2.8 percent annual tuition increase for a four-year in-state total of $44,845. A guaranteed tuition model would charge $11,211.25 per year rather than $10,744 the first year, $11,050 the second, $11,364 the third, and $11,688 the fourth. When we consider the full-time first-time enrollment and a first-year retention rate of 79 percent, the university will make an additional $500,000 with a guaranteed tuition model on the freshman year transfers and dropouts alone. This does not even include those that transfer or dropout after their sophomore year.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, author's calculations.
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By guaranteeing tuition a university ensures that annual tuition payments will not increase. This allows for families to better plan their financing. These students will pay an above cost price the first two years, and below cost price the latter two. Each cohort of students faces a different price that reflects the average cost of attendance over the next four years. The University captures more on students that leave, drop out, or are awarded scholarships for later years in their first two than they do under a non guaranteed system, and this difference can be significant.
The Inherent Difficulty of Measuring Teacher Quality
The primary purpose of colleges and universities is to educate their students, and it's necessary for professors at these institutions to teach effectively. Evaluating the teaching quality of professors allows students to make better decisions about which classes to take and incentivizes good teaching. Schools usually evaluate teaching quality in three ways: standardized testing, the success of students after graduation, and student evaluations. However, no method can be objective, and although subjective reports can be useful for students, systematically incentivizing good teaching is next to impossible.
Standardized testing has been implemented at the K-12 levels of education to measure teaching quality, starting with the No Child Left Behind Act, but that has had mixed results at best. There's no evidence to think that it will have more success on the post-secondary level. However, there are compelling reasons to think that implementing it would have negative consequences. It will result in a higher homogeny of knowledge among students and narrow the possibilities for coursework down to the absolute necessities. Additionally, it will incentivize professors to teach for the test instead of comprehension of the material. Most significantly, it will impair the abilities of less privileged students to attend college, since the institutions will only want students that are certain to perform well.
Measuring teaching quality through graduate success poses problems, as it is institutional, not individual, feedback, and doesn't account for the effect of the individual student on outcomes. Additionally, good teaching does not always result in post-graduate success. Some courses do not correlate to material well-being, no matter how well they are taught.
Student evaluations are the least of the three evils, as they offer direct information about teachers. For potential students, knowing how other students view a professor helps them assess the value of a class. Yet one can already see the main complication from a website such as Rate My Professors: selection bias. Only students with strong opinions about the teacher will submit a rating. Mandating them won't fix the problem either, as students who have no interest in providing feedback will not evaluate a professor accurately or fairly.
To resolve the issue, Rebecca Schuman at Slate suggests attaching names to student evaluations. Accountability might increase the amount of care put into evaluations, but it does not resolve the fundamental problem of student bias. Additionally, it will discourage negative feedback and constructive criticism. If a student is going to take a teacher again (which is fairly likely if they major or minor in the professor's department), they do not want to stress their relationship with a critical evaluation. If evaluations cannot be negative, they are pointless.
While student evaluations might help other students choose teachers and classes, none of the three methods are sufficient if we want to have objective measure of teaching quality. Although it's very important for schools to be able to ensure that their professors are teaching effectively, more complex methods will have to be implemented to determine the quality of a teacher. Teaching quality is an essential part of a professor's job, and one might think that they should have their teaching evaluated and be rewarded based on those results. Although the sentiment is sensible, the inherent bias precludes the use of teacher evaluations to incentivize better teaching in higher education.
The Over-Qualification Epidemic
by Christopher Denhart and Joseph Hartge
Earlier this year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the 2012-2022 employment projections report, analyzing the employment landscape and its relation to education attainment. It concludes that over half of United States workers over-qualify for their work.
Using the data, we can distinguish between the level of education "typically required for employment" in a particular occupation and the number of people at various levels of education who have that job. A total of 52.6 percent of employed people are overqualified for their job, meaning that their highest level of education exceeds the average requirements for that job. So don't be surprised if your taxi driver is as educated as you are. One out of 20 holds a bachelor's degree or higher, and 85 percent have at least a high-school education. The BLS says that this education is unnecessary for the job.
Being overqualified for a job carries an opportunity cost. If a graduate waits tables at a restaurant, he forfeited four years of wages to pay tuition. But fear not: he should rest assured that he is in good company, with 354,330 other graduates.
Most people do not plan to take those jobs. The condition of the labor market plays a role in labor outcomes. Many who, out of desperation, take jobs that don't require a degree search for better employment as they work. However, this phenomenon, known as frictional unemployment, does not seem to explain the pernicious underemployment problem.
Are college degrees still as strong of a signal for employers as colleges claim? Is the labor market flooded with degrees? If so, is it the specific degree's fault or because companies are not hiring? Most importantly, why is this problem so persistent?
Most likely, it's signaling. Regardless of whether a job requires a degree, an employer is likely to choose the more educated applicant. The degree conveys information to the employer which is otherwise costly to obtain. For example, a bachelor's degree serves as an indication of work ethic, discipline, and general intelligence, while a high-school diploma might indicate laziness or a lack of ambition. Even if that is a misrepresentation of the applicants, or if the job does not require a degree, a college graduate is usually a safer hire than a high-school graduate. That reasoning crowds out qualified applicants who lack a degree, and they trickle down to jobs that they are overqualified for. When there is nowhere to trickle down, underemployment and unemployment rise.
The popular line is that unemployment rates decline and income increases with improved education. Therefore, college is the only way for a high-school graduate to prosper. But not necessarily. No law of economics says a college degree is a ticket to success, nor should we treat it as one.
The fact that many graduates are in positions that don't require a degree suggests that too many people attend college. Combine that with rising tuition costs, one trillion dollars in federal student loan debt, and a college incompletion rate of approximately 40 percent, and it's an equation for an economic disaster in education.
How Not to Criticize College Rankings
When a college ranking is released or updated, backlash inevitably follows. Usually, colleges who performed poorly lead the charge, but it's also a reaction against a root issue. Higher education is so diverse that it's impossible to objectively compare schools.
Which is great! Diversity gives students a wide swath to pursue their education. Universities can achieve different goals. Would the system be better if students were limited to Harvard or the local community college? Yet, as a result, any metric or ranking will be of limited use in comparing some schools. Community colleges, liberal arts colleges, and state research universities don't expect the same from students, and it is tricky to measure them on an equal footing.
So, when Jordan Weissmann at Slate noted a new return on investment (ROI) metric released by Payscale.com, criticism of using an ROI metric came swiftly. Unsurprisingly, Weissmann found many colleges with a negative ROI; that is, the graduate would be better off if he or she didn't attend. Weissmann then wrote a rebuttal to the criticism.
On a certain level, not addressing the concept of college leaves those discussions fruitless. College falls into three categories: economic, hedonic, and intellectual. It's used for job training, but it's also viewed as a consumption good to enjoy, and a process of self-fulfillment in the pursuit of truth and knowledge.
Payscale's ROI figure treats college as job training. Weissmann evaluates Payscale's usefulness with that lens. The best argument against that is not "college isn't just about getting a job." It's to point out the limitations of one metric. In fact, a ROI metric is relatively weak due to data limitations. Colleges resist transparency, especially for information about graduate earnings, and Payscale uses self-reported data. That's problematic, but more useful than anything legally available at this point until higher education institutions provide the information. Otherwise, we'll remain standing on the quad surrounded by fog.
I'm not sure Payscale claims to present an all-encompassing ranking; criticisms of their rankings reveal more about the critics than the target.
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Simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers are a valuable tool for many purposes, such as mapping, fingerprinting, and breeding. However, they are only available in some economically important crops because of the high cost and labor intensity involved in their development. Comparative mapping reveals a high degree of colinearity between closely related species, which allows the exchange of markers between them. Our objective was to examine the transferability of SSR markers among wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), rye (Secale cereale L.), and triticale (X Triticosecale Wittmack). One hundred forty-eight wheat and 28 rye SSR markers were used to amplify genomic DNA extracted from five lines each of wheat, rye, and triticale. Transferability of wheat SSR markers to rye was 17%, whereas 25% of rye markers were amplifiable in wheat. In triticale, 58% and 39% transferability was achieved for wheat and rye markers, respectively. Wheat markers gave an average of 2.6, 2.7, and 2.4 polymorphic bands in wheat, rye, and triticale, respectively, while rye markers gave an average of 2.0 in rye and none in wheat and triticale. These transferable markers can now be exploited for further genetic and breeding studies in these species.
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- Transferability of SSR markers among wheat, rye, and triticale
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Theoretical and Applied Genetics
Volume 108, Issue 6 , pp 1147-1150
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- 2004-04-01
- 10.1007/s00122-003-1532-5
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- 0040-5752
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- 1432-2242
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- Springer-Verlag
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- C. Kuleung (1)
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The first add-on for Black Ops II has finally made its way to PlayStation 3 and PC. The DLC, titled Revolution, was a timed-exclusive for Xbox 360 and released in January 2013. Available for $15, Revolution features...
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Treyarch recently let the world know that there will be another Call of Duty: Black Ops II Double XP weekend happening, starting today. The event is confirmed for all platforms, including the 360, PS3, PC, and Wii U. As usual...
|Chris Carter
The first DLC pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops II is ready to hit the PlayStation 3 and PC platforms on February 28, 2013. Sadly, there was no mention of the Wii U version at all in the announcement, but I've reached out to A...
|Chris Carter